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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 |
| 8184852 | Character recognition system and method for shipping containers A system and method, which enables precise identification of characters contained in vehicle license plates, container I.D, chassis I.D, aircraft serial number and other such identification markings. The system can process these identified characters and operate dev... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181646 | Adapter for use in an aerosol delivery system An aerosol inhalation system includes a first conduit member for delivering medication in the form of aerosol particles to a patient. The system also includes a first device in fluid communication with the first holding chamber for producing the aerosol particles an... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177060 | Retail box for displaying a tie A tie box suitable for receiving one or more ties includes a base structure having a floor and upstanding peripheral walls that extend outwardly therefrom to define an interior compartment and a cover that is constructed to mate with the base structure. The tie box ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8167855 | Ocular drug delivery device An ocular device for insertion into an eye is provided and includes a body having an anterior surface and a posterior surface for placement on one of superior sclera and inferior sclera of the eye. The posterior surface is defined by a base curve that is substantial... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167125 | Transparent box and arrangement of articles of clothing therein In one embodiment, a retail display includes a first box having walls that define a first interior compartment. The walls include a top wall that is formed of a transparent material to permit viewing of the first interior compartment. The display also includes an in... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8156859 | Machine and method for making smores A machine for toasting a marshmallow loaded on a pick and concurrently melting at least a portion of a chocolate bar provided on a separate support. A housing has an internal heat source, a rotatable pick holder shaped to removably and securely receive a pick and su... | 04/17/2012 |
| D657775 | Portable media player | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156004 | Method, system and apparatus for users to build and use digital products and for advertisers to communicate with users in a manner that does not mitigate user experience Serving targeted advertisements to a user within a virtual environment. The virtual environment is displayed to the user on a client and enables selection of components for use within the virtual environment. Component selections, associated with one or more attribu... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152795 | Method and device for cardiac tissue ablation Methods and apparatus are disclosed for forming annular lesions in tissue. The methods include introduction of an optical apparatus proximate to a tissue site, via, for example, a catheter. The optical apparatus includes a pattern-forming optical wave guide in commu... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152117 | Adjustable bushing An adjustable bushing according to one embodiment includes a first part having a threaded section that extends outwardly from a base section such that an upper surface of the base section defines a ledge that surrounds the threaded section. The adjustable bushing al... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152002 | Container support and storage plate Container support plate and the use thereof for the storage of containers by stacking said plates. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151835 | Automated drug delivery bag filling system An automated medication preparation system for delivering a dosage of medication to a drug delivery bag having a fill port through which the medication is delivered into the bag includes an automated transport device for controllably delivering each drug delivery ba... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8149407 | Method and apparatus for trace gas detection using off-axis cavity and multiple line integrated spectroscopy A sensor for NO2 with ultrahigh sensitivity of detection is created by combining off-axis integrated cavity output spectroscopy (OA-ICOS) (which can provide large path lengths of the order of several km in a small volume cell) with multiple line integrate... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147096 | Lighting fixture zoom device, and lighting fixture comprising said zoom device A zoom device for a lighting fixture has a first lens assembly of positive refractive power; a second lens assembly of negative refractive power; and a third lens assembly of positive refractive power. The first lens assembly, second lens assembly, and third ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142879 | Pre-applied protective jacketing to grooved insulation A V-grooved composite insulation is provided with an adhesive coating and a protective jacketing material bonded to the adhesive. The protective jacketing material extends beyond the perimeter of the grooved insulation board and comprises at least one intact release... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142493 | Method of heart valve repair Catheter based systems and methods for securing tissue including the annulus of a mitral valve. The systems and methods employ catheter based techniques and devices to plicate tissue and perform an annuloplasty. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140351 | Centralized sterile drug products distribution and automated management of sterile compounding stations Central management of dose order preparation retrieves an unprocessed dose order record, selects a workstation from a set of workstations, forwards the order for conversion into a drug dosage form, and repeats the process for additional unprocessed dose order record... | 03/20/2012 |
| D656216 | Insect trap | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134385 | Split cascode line amplifier for current-mode signal transmission Current-mode transmission is implemented in a cascode amplifier by splitting a cascode circuit into a front end and a back end to ensure wideband current-mode transmission of an audio signal. A transmission cable is located between the high impedance output of the f... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131633 | Liquidity and fill optimization for crossing institutional orders Presented is a system and method for performing crossing of institutional security orders. The system includes a first server interconnected to a second server that provides an away market for order execution, and includes client stations across a communication netw... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8129336 | Inhibitor of the uracil-DNA glycosylase enzyme and uses thereof The present invention relates to a protein which has the capacity to bind to and inhibit the viral uracil DNA glycosylase (UDG) enzyme and its use as a therapeutic agent; in particular, as an antiviral agent. ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8117671 | Necktie According to one exemplary embodiment, a necktie includes a front tie material of elongated shape having first and second end portions including tips and first and second tipping pieces having a periphery complementary to the first and second end portions, respectiv... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113438 | Governor arrangement for contactless point of sale terminal gateway Gateway for contactless purchase transactions identifies plural transaction cards held by a customer at a point of sale terminal and loads account information into a memory. The customer's payment options are presented and a selection is received through a user inte... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8105467 | High strength sputtering target for forming phosphor film in electroluminescence element Provided is a sputtering target for forming a phosphor film in an electroluminescence element, which can maintain high strength even when it is allowed to stand in the atmosphere for a long time. The target has a chemical composition of Al: 20 to 50 mass %, Eu: 1 to... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105424 | Hydrogen permeation/separation thin membrane A hydrogen permeation/separation thin membrane including a Ni—Ti—Nb alloy. The Ni—Ti—Nb alloy is a cast foil material obtained by roll quenching and a refining heat treatment. The membrane has a thickness of 0.07 mm or less. The Ni—Ti—Nb alloy has the fo... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103581 | System for continuously offered guaranteed fund having dynamically adjusted guarantee level and full and permanent allocation to risky market investments A system has a guarantee valuation engine that configures a processor with code and enables a continuously offered fund to give effect to a guaranteed return while being always fully invested in traditional assets that correlate to a benchmark. In part, the system h... | 01/24/2012 |
| D652983 | Light projector | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097656 | Nitrogenated trans-stilbene analogs, method for the obtention and medical applications thereof This invention is related to new nitrogenated trans-stilbene compounds, more specifically, imine, pyrrole and indole derivatives, with procedures for the preparation and use thereof as pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment and/or chemoprevention of those mam... | 01/17/2012 |
| D652203 | Umbrella having reflective material | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095213 | Transdermal patch A transdermal patch can include a drug source, a porator, and an energy storage device on-board the patch. Conductive contact terminals can extend from the energy storage device for connection to an external source of power. The porator operates free of any concurre... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088276 | Oil re-refining system and method A lubricating oil re-refining system and process provide a highly efficient and environmentally sound alternative for reclaiming and reusing spent oils. The re-refining process advantageously removes the additives, water, wear metals and other contaminants from the ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086489 | Method and apparatus to provide information and consumer-acceptable advertising via data communications clients In a data communication system a SMS data communication client operates in known fashion. An additional communication channel is established and data being entered into the client is transmitted to a central server. At the server end the user is identified in a cust... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082434 | System and method for providing a secure computing environment A system and method for providing a secure computing environment to untrusted computer systems is described. A carrier media and an interface are provided, the interface being connectable to a computer to enable communication between the computer and the carrier med... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8074649 | Endotracheal tube with feature for delivering aerosolized medication Current methods of drug administration to the lungs are inefficient. ‘Endotracheal Tube with Aerosol Delivery Apparatus III’ is specifically designed for uniform intrapulmonary delivery of aerosolized medication in patients on mechanical ventilation. As opposed ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070302 | Laminate type light-emitting diode device, and reflection type light-emitting diode unit A laminate type light emitting diode device having excellent heat radiation performance and high output capability is provided. A plurality of reflection type light emitting diode units 10 each of which includes a light emitting diode 2 and a dichroic ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8065819 | Hands-free step-in closure apparatus A hands-free fastening mechanism for releasably securing a user's foot to footwear is disclosed. The fastening mechanism comprises at least one pivotable strap which is coupled to a hinge mechanism which, in turn, is secured to the footwear. The hinge mechanism allo... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8064625 | Portable entertainment system A portable entertainment system for use with a vehicle, such as a bicycle, that amplifies a signal from a portable media device docked therein, and includes a substantially cylindrical housing unit having a speaker and a portable media device docking unit, the speak... | 11/22/2011 |
| D649156 | Icon for a portion of a display screen | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057046 | Projector device having assembly of reflection type light emitting diodes A laminate type light emitting diode device having excellent heat radiation performance and high output capability is provided. A plurality of reflection type light emitting diode units 10 each of which includes a light emitting diode 2 and a dichroic ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052539 | Swing performance analysis device A swing performance analysis device (10) is described. The device (10) includes a sole single axis accelerometer securable to an entity (60, 70) to be swung to measure centripetal acceleration. The accelerometer is arranged to communicate with a... | 11/08/2011 |
