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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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| 7296363 | Shape-acceleration measurement device and method The present invention provides for a sensor array having at least one field-measuring sensor and at least one curvature-measuring sensor within a flexible substrate, the field-measuring sensors capable of providing orientation data of the flexible substrate relative... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7260920 | Mounting structure for attachment to a building A mounting structure, for attachment to a building, for mounting articles such as satellite dishes, flags and other articles, comprises a unitary rectangular substantially flat panel having top and bottom flanges, side edges and an inner surface. Bosses are formed i... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7207136 | Method and protective, E.G., for grass protection, restoration, seed germination A protective heat absorbing and heat reflective covering material comprising an open mesh weave of scrim material, the mesh having warp and weft strips forming a substantially thin layer having opposed major surfaces, where at least one of the warp or weft strip mat... | 04/24/2007 |
| 6993977 | Remote structural material evaluation apparatus A method of unobtrusive evaluation of structural material integrity without requiring physical contact for referencing integrity values, comprising: directing an impact source at said structural material; obtaining signal information from the structural material by ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6984292 | Water treatment process for thermal heavy oil recovery There is disclosed a method and apparatus for treating produced water from a heavy oil thermal recovery unit to achieve water recovery and recycle levels of greater than 80% and as high as 100% to achieve zero discharge criteria. The method includes the initial step... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6981659 | Liquid mist fire extinguisher A liquid mist fire extinguisher, comprising a container for holding a gas and a liquid under pressure. The extinguisher has valve assembly at the upper end of the container, a valve for simultaneously releasing said gas and said liquid separately from the container,... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6980661 | Method of and apparatus for producing apparent multidimensional sound The production of multidirectional or instantaneous live virtual surround sound broadcasting is obtained by positioning a plurality of microphones on an oval frame in a predetermined pattern and with a predetermined orientation, connecting the microphones to a virtu... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6959590 | Emission sampling apparatus and method A self contained field sampling system for measuring engine exhaust emissions includes a mini-dilution tunnel adapted for the collection of proportional samples of emissions to be analyzed, an engine air intake flow measurement instrument, a system controller and da... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955831 | Protein and lipid sources for use in aquafeeds and animal feeds and a process for their preparation A process for preparation of nutritionally upgraded oilseed meals which are protein and lipid-rich and have a reduced fiber content, and plant oils from oilseeds for use in fish or other non-human animal diets or human foods comprising the steps of: providing a sour... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6938579 | Pet toilet A pet toilet suitable for use indoors, including a housing having electronic sensors built within the walls of the housing, which in operation, the electronic sensors are adapted to determine the ingress and egress of a pet, after which the sensors automatically rel... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6921986 | Horizontal omni-directional windmill This invention relates to a horizontal omni-directional windmill comprising a rotor including an upper platform and a lower platform, a plurality of identically configured blades, wherein each of the blades is of a substantially aerodynamic configuration, each of th... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6827761 | Particle concentrator Particles in a fluid flow are concentrated by a combination of electrical charging and focussing and passage through a virtual impact concentrator. The fluid is passed through an electrical charging section and an electrical focussing section and then to a virtual i... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6788295 | Touch pad using a non-electrical deformable pressure sensor A touch pad for controlling electronic equipment includes a deformable touch surface and a compressible pad body in contact with the touch surface. The compressible body is formed from a material which scatters or diffuses light within the material. Multiple sources... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6766542 | Method for and protective winter covering for swimming pools A protective winter covering for swimming pools including an open mesh weave of scrim material, the mesh having warp and weft strips forming a substantially thin layer having opposed major surfaces, where both the warp and weft strip materials are of a heat absorbin... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6626443 | Retractable guide means for a snowboard A multi-position binding system for snowboards having at least two preset positions, including a first position where the user is able to control the snowboard under conventional use, and a second position where the user is able to rotate the binding syst... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6568273 | Pressure sensor A sensor for detecting localized pressure bearing on the sensor, comprises a volume of compressible, light translucent material having light-scattering centers evenly dispersed throughout the material. A light emitter communicates with the material to for... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6556149 | Switches and joysticks using a non-electrical deformable pressure sensor Switches and joysticks comprise user-moveable two position and multi position switches, including simple on/off and variable switches such as dimmers. The switches operate on the principle of detecting the position of a user-grippable switch arm, a portio... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6536523 | Water treatment process for thermal heavy oil recovery There is disclosed a method and apparatus for treating produced water from a heavy oil thermal recovery unit to achieve water recovery and recycle levels of greater than 80% and as high as 100% to achieve zero discharge criteria. The method includes the i... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6533946 | Apparatus and method for recycling drilling slurry An apparatus and method for recycling drilling mud contaminated with particulates, consists of channelling a stream of contaminated slurry onto a screen deck, with the partly cleansed liquid entering a mixing tank. Liquid within the tank is continually mi... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6528131 | Insulated assembly incorporating a thermoplastic barrier member An insulating spacer for use in glazing assemblies comprises a linear array of insulating chambers of linked cylindrical or semi-cylindrical shape. The spacer core may be formed from a semi-rigid material such as hollow blow moulded PVC or vinyl. A vapour... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6520033 | Apparatus for sampling & analysis of thermally-labile species and a method relating thereto An apparatus for, and a method of, sampling and analyzing thermally-labile chemical species, comprises a quartz tube having a filter member positioned in the bore of the tube. The filter member comprises a plug of quartz beads having a layer of quartz fri... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6491982 | Molten metal immersion bath of wire fabrication An apparatus and related process for immersing a moving wire within a both of molten metal is applicable to wire forming processes. A flat-bottomed tray has at one end a nozzle for dispersing molten metal across the floor of the tray, from a first end to ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6416133 | Control device for trailer gates A conventional dump trailer includes discharge members or doors which are typically mounted beneath the trailer. The movement of the doors is controlled by a control device of the present invention having a position sensor which is mounted on the trailer ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6394164 | Strip applying hand tool with corner forming apparatus There is disclosed a strip applying tool for applying strip material to substrates. The tool includes at least one cutting blade to slit cut the strip material from its exterior surface into its body to thereby facilitate the formation fo a corner while m... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6378586 | Apparatus for automated application of spacer material for window assembly An apparatus for applying an adhesive spacer material to a substrate such as a glass lite for the manufacture of insulated windows includes an infeed and an outfeed conveyor for advancing a glass lite, and a transverse beam on which is mounted a first tra... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6354841 | Educational toy clock An educational toy clock which has a base with a plurality of spaced apart recesses about the outer periphery thereof reflecting the number positions of a clock face. The base further includes a central recess. A rotatable mounting unit is provided for re... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6332415 | Sewing machine with fabric-retaining bed and method for sewing fabric thereon A sewing machine for sewing large work pieces such as sails or tarps, has a sewing bed with a large trough, the axis of which is perpendicular to the axis of the sewing head support arm. Fabric is held within the trough, either by being folded, bunched or... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6332948 | Apparatus and method for sealing insulated glass units An apparatus and method to seal a spacer between a pair of substrates within an IG assembly having a pair of spaced apart substrates and a bondable spacer therebetween, having support means for supporting an IG assembly to be treated and zonal energy appl... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6329030 | Composite insulated glass assembly and method of forming same The invention relates to a composite insulated glass assembly, comprising a pair of spaced substrates with a flexible and resilient polymeric spacing member between the substrates, at the periphery thereof. At joints in the spacer, or at corners, where sm... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6306214 | Molten metal immersion bath for wire fabrication An apparatus and related process for immersing a moving wire within a both of molten metal is applicable to wire forming processes. A flat-bottomed tray has at one end a nozzle for dispersing molten metal across the floor of the tray, from a first end to ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6267875 | Reusable spin-on multi system oil filter and method of reclaiming used filter canisters The invention is a spin-on type filter with a reclaimed permanent filter casing and permanent filtering media that are washable and reusable. There are three distinct progressive filtering systems that function simultaneously,but separately within one fil... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6263733 | Sensor for detection of acceleration and attitude within a vehicle A vehicle acceleration and attitude sensor is provided, having use as a vehicle collision sensor for activation of air bags and the like, and as well for detecting an unsafe angle or attitude of the vehicle. A compressible carrier medium of light or other... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6257054 | Portable roller dynamometer and vehicle testing method A roller dynamometer is provided, having at least one supporting carriage having a rotatable roller and a dynamometer linked to the roller for measuring torque output of a vehicle. The carriages are rollable on a substrate for positioning under a vehicle.... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6233767 | Inflatable support pillow A portable support pillow suitable for use as a nursing pillow is disclosed. The support pillow has a generally crescent shaped configuration, having a central portion and two opposed arms projecting from the center. The support pillow includes an inflata... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6213903 | Tape for hockey sticks There is disclosed a protective blade wrap (10) for wrapping the blade of a hockey stick. The wrap comprises an adhesive unitary sheet material which has a front panel (14) and rear panel (16) and a releasable backing sheet (20). The front panel (14) is o... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6189625 | Liquid mist fire extinguisher A liquid mist fire extinguisher, comprising a container for holding a gas and a liquid under pressure. The extinguisher has valve assembly at the upper end of the container, a valve for simultaneously releasing said gas and said liquid separately from the... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6174270 | Training and exercise apparatus for golf The present invention discloses a golf training and exercise device capable of restricting a player's body position and movement to follow a rotation plane variably adjustable in three axes while exerting a lateral force against a player's upper body. The... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6170667 | Apparatus and method for preparation of liquid/solid slurries An apparatus and method are disclosed for the continuous formation of slurry. The apparatus includes a hopper to receive particulate material; one or more transport/mixing assemblies that mix and transport the solid material and a carrier liquid; and a mi... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6148890 | Apparatus for the automated application of spacer material and method of using same An apparatus for applying adhesive spacer to a glass pane to produce an insulated glass window including a first applicator head for applying the spacer; a supporter for supporting the head a distance from the pane, an advancer for advancing the pane rela... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6131626 | Power tool mounting jig A jig for fastening to a hand-held power tool such as a router, effectively converting the tool to a bench mount type tool. The jig comprises a mount plate consisting of first and second separable halves that join to clamp the tool within an opening withi... | 10/17/2000 |
