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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 |
| 5621839 | Optical waveguide device having substrate made of ferroelectric crystals In order not to vary a light dividing ratio, a light insertion loss and a light extinction ratio, even if an environmental temperature is varied, in a first aspect, an optical waveguide device has at least one optical waveguide substrate made of ferroelec... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5537732 | Method for manufacturing a magnetic head core slider A composite type magnetic head core slider including a slider body and a core chip, wherein a slot is formed in the slider body such that the slot is open in an end face of the slider body and located within a width of a central recessed portion between t... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5519080 | Insulators An insulator includes a housing portion. The housing portion is composed a silicone rubber obtained by curing a composition containing diorganopolysiloxane (A) and a fine silicon powder (B) by heating, and a methylalkylpolysiloxane oil (C). The diorganopo... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5519763 | Communication apparatus with wireless intercommunication A communication (comm) apparatus coupled to a telephone (tel) line comprises a base having a tel portion, a fax portion including a fax modem, a first switch for switching the mode between fax and tel, and a first wireless comm portion, and at least a cor... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5515789 | Grip guiding device for aerial cableways A single-cable aerial cableway including guide rails forming a lead-in guide, secured to a stationary cable support structure. The lead-in guide cooperates with a wheel secured to the grip so as to stabilize and position the grip and the load before they ... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5512720 | Auxiliary trip device for a circuit breaker An auxiliary trip device for a circuit breaker which includes an electromechanical actuating device and an energy storage system. The electromechanical actuating device includes a coil housed in a sheath which has a central bore containing a plunger fixed... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5510758 | Multilayer microstrip wiring board with a semiconductor device mounted thereon via bumps A semiconductor device includes a microstrip wiring board. The microstrip wiring board includes a substrate having a main surface, a ground conductor extending on the main surface of the substrate, a dielectric film extending on the ground conductor, and ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5506831 | Method for controlling a head during a starting operation of a disk storage device Elimination of mis-detection of a front erasure section of reference information for controlling the position of a read/write head on the disk storage device is accomplished, by zoning a part of a disk surface for a specific zone RZ separately from a data... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5504284 | Device for mechanical and electrical lockout of a remote control unit for a modular circuit breaker The invention relates to a device for both mechanical and electrical lockout of a remote control unit for a modular circuit breaker. This device includes a retractable ring pivoting around a spindle and provided with a locking nose arranged to cooperate w... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5504290 | Remote controlled circuit breaker with recharging cam A remote controlled circuit breaker including a mechanism linked to a handle by a drive lever equipped with a roller cooperating with a recharging cam of an energy storage system including a spring. A bearing surface is arranged to block the roller in the... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5504542 | Stereoscopic retinal camera having judging mechanism of alignment condition In an stereoscopic retinal camera having a photographing optical system capable of photographing a pair of stereoscopic fundus images by dividing a light beam reflected by the fundus of an examinee's eye into two light beams through a two-hole diaphragm, ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5501462 | Golf practice device for playing A golf practice device includes an inclined elongated base having a plurality of golf balls contained therein. An inlet hole is laterally defined in the base. A gate operating mechanism is mounted in the base and operates to stop the plurality of golf bal... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5502003 | Silicon carbide electronic device manufacturing method Reciprocal diffusion is prevented in a SiC electronic device by interposing an intermediate layer composed of W or a W-Si alloy rather than forming the Ni electrode directly on a SiC base, providing a stable electrode for which the contact resistance does... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5502323 | Lateral type field effect transistor To widen the width of under layer wiring connected to a source region and to lower the resistance of the under layer wiring in a semiconductor device, a direction connecting a through hole with a contact hole connected to a drain region is tilted by 45 or... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5502517 | Soft contact lens with a back surface whose central and intermediate portions are formed by different ellipsoidal surfaces continuously contiguous to each other The present invention was developed to improve wearing conditions of a soft contact lens while improving production efficiency of the soft contact lens and assuring an enhanced optical effect offered by the lens. The present soft contact lens has a back s... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5502365 | Driving control apparatus of motor-driven compressor utilized for automobile A driving control apparatus consists of a battery for storing electric energy supplied to a motor-driven compressor and a drive motor, a direct current detector for detecting a direct current supplied from the battery to the compressor, a direct current v... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5502519 | Optometric apparatus An optometric apparatus for measuring optical characteristics of an eye to be examined comprising moving device for moving measuring section to adjust alignment with the eye to be examined, first and second deviation amount detecting devices for detecting... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5502521 | Ophthalmometric apparatus An ophthalmometric apparatus comprising an eyeball observing device for observing the front part of the eyeball and a measuring unit moving device for moving a measuring unit relative to the eyeball, characterized by: a first optical index forming system ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5502619 | Heat sink assembly for computer chips A heat sink assembly for computer chips includes a base plate, a fan and a combinative heat dissipation unit including a plurality of heat dissipation sheets having a plurality of slots therein and X-shaped washers which are alternatively stacked between ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5499863 | Seat back frame The upper frame 3 and a pair of the side frames 5 in the frame body 2 are simultaneously formed by bending the first frame plate 20 which is obtained from a raw flat plate by pressing treatment. And the upper frame 3 is formed into a pipe form having a sl... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5500103 | Method for preparing thin film electro-luminescence element A light-emitting layer is prepared by using sputtering gas containing H2 S gas at a concentration greater than 20% by volume, and by sputtering a target under the optimal electric discharge power corresponding to the concentration of H2 | 03/19/1996 |
| 5500697 | Ophthalmic apparatus for measuring refractive characteristic of eye to be measured An ophthalmic apparatus measures characteristics of an eye using a projection mechanism that projects a target onto a fundus of the eye in a plurality of meridional directions in a cornea of the eye so as to substantially cover all over the cornea. A dete... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5498073 | Corner junction for cabinet, and electrical cabinet comprising such junctions A corner junction for a cabinet, including a gusset plate having two profile sections secured thereto and including two adjacent joining surfaces which extend perpendicularly to a plane of the profile sections. A foot having complementary joining surfaces... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5496798 | Superconducting tube for shielding magnetic fields A superconducting tube for shielding magnetic fields including a substrate having a tubular wall, a superconducting layer supported by the substrate, and at least two ring-shaped reinforcing members connected to the radially-outer surface of the tubular w... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5496799 | Method for making rare earth superconductive composite A method for making a rare earth superconductive composite which includes a matrix of REBa2 Cu3 O7-x grains and fine particles of RE2 BaCuO5 dispersed therein. The method includes a step of forming a ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5497130 | Layered transmission line filter with a capacitively coupled electrode in a layer opposing stripline resonators A compact stripline filter for use in a high frequency circuit for a portable telephone, for example, including an internal ground electrode. The filter includes first resonator having a first main surface, a first ground electrode disposed in an opposed ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5497507 | Portable wireless telephone apparatus with use specific power monitoring In a portable wireless telephone capable of providing a cellular mode which allows users to place or receive telephone calls through a cellular telephone network and a cordless mode which allows the users to place or receive telephone calls through an ass... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5496419 | Wear-resistant high permeability magnetic alloy and method of manufacturing the same The present invention provides a wear resistant high permeability magnetic lloy Ni, Nb, N, O and Fe as main components. The alloy may include secondary components of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mo, Ge, Au, Co, V, W, Cu, T... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5496632 | Magnetic recording medium and manufacturing method thereof A magnetic recording medium capable of making a high-density recording, with improved magnetic characteristics such as coercive force (Hc) and other factors, in which the flatness of the surface of a magnetic recording medium is maintained, and a method f... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5496760 | Method for manufacturing dielectrics dividing wafer with isolated regions A dielectrics dividing wafer, and a method of manufacturing the wafer, is disclosed in which embedded dielectric films are provided in the interior of the wafer in a predetermined pattern extending laterally parallel to a face surface of the wafer, and pa... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5493083 | Rotary control device of a circuit breaker A rotary control device for a circuit breaker having a front plate having an opening through which a crank pin extends, the crank pin being pivotal between first and second positions, the rotary control device including a housing and a rotary handle mount... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5493262 | Dielectric ceramic composition containing ZnO-B2 O3 -SiO2 glass, method of preparing the same, and resonator and filter using the dielectric ceramic composition A dielectric ceramic composition is disclosed which consists essentially of: a main ceramic composition containing barium oxide, titanium oxide, rare earth oxide and bismuth oxide as major components, which composition is represented by xBaO.yTiO2.z | 02/20/1996 |
| 5493264 | Protection apparatus formed by association of a circuit breaker in series with an effector An electrical protection apparatus is formed by association of a circuit breaker electrically connected in series with an effector. Switching of the arc onto an electrode when tripping of the mechanism occurs following a fault causes shunting of the effec... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5493475 | Cooling device for an integrated circuit A cooling device includes a radiator. Each of two frames includes a central wall, first and second side walls protecting from the central wall, two claws formed on the central wall, a tab formed at a connection between the central wall and each of the sid... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5493077 | Printed wiring board having a blind via Disclosed is a printed wiring board 1 with a through hole 5 in which a hollow portion 7 wider than both an upper opening 5A and a lower opening 5A is formed, and a solder resist film 9 is formed at the hollow portion 7 so as to firmly adhere to an inner w... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5490205 | Telephone set for handling a call A telephone set provided with a telephone ringer for producing a ringing sound, a telephone number storing device for storing a telephone number of a specific party in response to a registration operation performed by a user, a telephone number detecting ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488965 | Washing nozzle utilized in dishwashing machine Disclosed is a washing nozzle by which tableware 5 positioned at blind spots in a rack 6 can be effectively washed without disturbing the tableware. In the washing nozzle A, a support part 22 is formed at a central position of the washing nozzle A and arm... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488870 | Coriolis type mass flow meter Measurement of a mass flow rate is accomplished by equalizing the output amplitude values of upstream and downstream sensors without causing a lowering of the mechanical Q of a vibration system. One of the upstream and downstream sensors includes a perman... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488019 | Dielectric ceramic composition containing ZnO-B2 O3 -SiO2 glass, method of preparing the same, and resonator and filter using the dielectric ceramic composition A dielectric ceramic composition is disclosed which consists essentially of: a main ceramic composition containing barium oxide, titanium oxide, rare earth oxide and bismuth oxide as major components, which composition is represented by xBaO.yTiO2.z | 01/30/1996 |
| 5486331 | Process for degreasing ceramic molded bodies A process for degreasing ceramic molded bodies containing a large quantity of paraffin wax includes a constant-temperature heating conducted for a certain period of time appropriately determined according to the size and shape of the ceramic molded bodies... | 01/23/1996 |
