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Combination Beverage Container and Spittoon
A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5316394 | Radial roller bearing The radial roller bearing has an outer ring (1), an inner ring (2), several roller members (3), and a cage (4). The cage (4) is guided on the edges (1a) of the outer ring (1) via several supporting rollers (5) distributed around the circumference in the f... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5309151 | Current-supplying integrated circuit A current supplying integrated circuit which has multi-output for controlling current supply from a current source to a plurality of elements to be driven, such as LEDs, and comprises a plurality of switching devices for controllably supplying the current... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5309560 | Data selection device A data selection device having M+1 stages. Each stage has stored therein prioritized data. Selection of the highest prioritized data available at any instant in time is based on a comparison repeated M times of both the selectability and priority of data ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5298031 | Method for treating velvet-like fabric which is simultaneously embossed and decorated The present invention relates to an improved method for embossing and decorating a thermoplastic velvet-like fabric. A transfer sheet supporting a thermally-activated decoration is simultaneously passed with a fabric between two rolls which are under pres... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5294555 | Method of manufacturing thin film transistor and active matrix assembly including same Thin film transistor including polycrystalline silicon or amorphous silicon thin film channel regions having a thickness of less than 2500 Å and active matrix assemblies including thin film transistors provide improved thin-type displays.... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5295240 | Apparatus and method for generating character pattern data A character pattern generating apparatus providing a character pattern which can be reduced or enlarged in size providing high fidelity. The apparatus stores outline data of the dot patterns to be displayed. The outline data includes line segments and/or ... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5289956 | Rod coupling construction for garment hangers A garment hanger adapted to support an elongated rod. The garment hanger includes an elongated body having two ends and a supporting portion therebetween. The ends of the body extend downwardly to form a pair of spaced legs each having a rod receiving por... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5281037 | Wire dot print head and method for manufacturing same An improved wire dot print head for increased integrated density is provided. The wire dot print head includes a frame. A plurality of drive coils are mounted within the frame. A lever for driving print wires has a print wire mounted at one end and its ot... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5282069 | Active device and active matrix display having ferroelectric layer as active layer An active element on an insulating substrate of an electro-optical display device includes a layer of ferroelectric material as an active layer between two electrodes for each pixel in the display. The active device includes a first electrode formed on an... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5279513 | Illuminating toy An illuminated toy sword includes a handle. A light source mounted in said handle provides focused light. A light rod has a first end and a second end, the first end being optically coupled to the light source. The light source is focused upon the second ... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5279457 | Exterior watch box An exterior watch carton having a removable support insert is provided. The walls of the support insert align with the walls of the carton to form a reinforced carton. The support insert interlocks with the base of the carton so that the support insert ma... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5245290 | Device for determining the size and charge of colloidal particles by measuring electroacoustic effect An apparatus for determining the particle charge and size distribution of particles in suspensions of arbitrary concentration is provided. The apparatus includes a cell for application of an unsteady electric field or an unsteady mechanical force across t... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5229031 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device including a super twisted nematic liquid crystal material with a twist angle between about 180° and 360°, including between about 5 and 40 weight percent of a liquid crystal compound terminating with a cyano group or a fl... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5225846 | Wrist carried wireless instrument A wrist carried wireless instrument for minimizing the effects of coming in contact with the wrist of the user is provided. A case contains wireless instrument circuitry. A loop antenna extends without the case. An antenna resonance circuit has two capaci... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5211492 | Serial impact printer A serial impact printer is provided for printing on a printing medium. The serial impact printer is provided with a carriage, a printing head supported on the carriage and a platen having an outer surface adjacent the printing head to define a printing re... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5208852 | Sound generation circuit A sound generation circuit for producing a dual tone which includes memory circuitry for storing data for controlling production of the dual tone, selection circuitry for selecting data stored in the memory circuitry and frequency dividers for producing a... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5196964 | Magnifier A magnifier for observing a surface includes a housing, a detachable window attachment coupled to a first end of the housing and an eyepiece coupled to a second end of the housing. A light source attachment is coupled to the housing for supplying light to... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5195063 | Electronic timepiece including integrated circuitry An integrated circuit for an electronic timepiece includes at least one semiconductor nonvolatile memory device. Reference data can be checked across a pair of output terminals prior to being stored in at least one EPROM to check the accuracy and acceptab... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5191450 | Projection-type color display device having a driving circuit for producing a mirror-like image A projection-type display device for producing a synthesized symmetrical projected image. The device includes three liquid crystal light valves associated with the three primary colors producing three separate images. One of the light valves is horizontal... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5182116 | Combination molded article with brackets and mold for manufacturing same A molded article having an embedded bracket, such as a whirlpool tub, the mold and a method of molding the article are disclosed. The article includes a rigid shell having a non-finish side and a finish side. The non-finish side is coated with a polymeric... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5180111 | Controlled flow dispensing unit The present invention comprises a water spout for a sink, bathtub or the like, for providing a sheet-like flow of water. The spout has an inlet with a central longitudinal axis and an inlet cover disposed within the spout for directing inflowing water awa... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5179460 | Input device having double-layer adhesive conductive connecting portions An input structure for a display device having opposed substrates an electrodes disposed on the inner surfaces of the substrates and a seal about the periphery thereof with a relay electrode crossing the seal to connect the electrodes on the opposed subst... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177712 | Calendar display device for a timepiece A calendar display device for a timepiece having a spindle which selectively rotates to drive the timepiece. The display device includes a day of the week wheel selectively rotatably coupled to the spindle, and a dial overlying the day of the week wheel h... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5175055 | Thermal transfer ink and transfer medium A thermal transfer ink composition including a first component not having a distinct melting point below about 200° C. The first component can be present as about 5 to 75% of the ink composition. The ink composition also preferably includes a second comp... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5170642 | Ear piercing earring A reusable ear piercing earring includes a piercing pin with a circumferential groove formed therein. The groove is positioned between a pointed end of said piercing pin and a proximate end of said piercing pin. A distal end portion of the piercing pin in... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5170442 | Character pattern transforming system Character pattern transforming system providing a character pattern whose size can be reduced or enlarged with an optional scale factor includes a gray scale device providing a plurality of values per pixel for adjusting the gray scale associated with the... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5167706 | Silane primer composition The present invention relates to an improved silane primer composition utilized to form multi-layer sanitaryware such as kitchen and bathroom fixtures. The silane primer composition includes N-2-(vinyl-benzylamino)-ethyl-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane mono... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5158363 | Steam sterilization indicator A steam sterilization indicator for indicating both exposure to steam and sterilization is provided. The steam sterilization indicator includes a backing member. A tablet formed of a compound having a first melting point and second melting point which is ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5157387 | Method and apparatus for activating a liquid crystal display A method and circuit for activating a liquid crystal matrix display panel in which during each selecting period, each liquid crystal cell pixel of the matrix, whether selected or unselected, receives either a primary selecting signal voltage or non-select... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5156472 | Dot matrix printer supply system having ink absorbing member filled under reduced pressure An ink-supply system for a dot matrix printer including an ink-supply tank having an ink-supply delivery port, an ink impregnated member formed of a porous material within the ink-supply tank, and ink impregnated in the ink absorbing member under a pressu... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5156471 | Ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head An ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head for actuating wires with ink attached to tip ends thereof into contact with a sheet of print paper to transfer ink to the sheet, thereby forming ink dots thereon. The ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head i... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5156469 | Impact dot printer An improved impact dot print head having improved electrical integrity and improved heat radiating qualities is provided. The print head includes a magnetic frame, a plurality of solenoids coil for driving print wires mounted on the frame, a nose for guid... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5157386 | Circuit for driving a liquid crystal display panel A circuit for driving an active matrix liquid crystal display having M rows and N columns by video digital data of K bits is provided. The rows and columns intersect at a plurality of thin film transistors which form at least in part a pixel at each inter... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5151886 | Analog electric timepiece using an intermittent driving signal An electronic timepiece provides continuous rotation for a hand in response to a discrete driving rotation. An energy storage mechanism is coupled to the discrete driving rotation and converts the discrete driving rotation into stored energy. A control me... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5149214 | Print wire driving apparatus A print wire driving apparatus for use in a printer having a stabilized power source, a print wire, an urging coil for driving said print wire and a power source including a smoothing capacitor for energizing the urging coil is provided. An accumulating c... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5144981 | Sanitary water valve with actuating mechanism In a sanitary water valve having a control member which consists of three disk cams arranged above one another and which is enclosed by a casing, whereby the lower and the upper disk cam are stationary and the middle disk cam is moveable relative to the s... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5146545 | Memory device for a page printer A memory device for a page printer utilizing a one port random access memory in connection with a central processing unit to process print data is provided. A first memory circuit is provided to receive head address data from the CPU. A second memory circ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5141559 | Ink composition An ink composition particularly well suited for use in an ink jet printer wherein the ink is jetted at temperatures higher than room temperature. The ink composition includes a metallic complex solvent dye coloring material dispersed in a vehicle of at le... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5140569 | Magneto optical recording system with a laser mounted on a slider A recording system for use with a recording disk including a slider positioned near the surface of the recording disk a small distance away therefrom is provided. The slider traverses the disk by displacement to and away from the center of the disk. A las... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5130960 | Power supplies for electronic device An electronic device, in a preferred embodiment an electronic watch, including a power generating device, a secondary power source for storing generated electric energy fed from the power generating device and serving as the power source for the electroni... | 07/14/1992 |
