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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 |
| 8183717 | High power bipolar pulse generators A bipolar pulse generator is implemented in a simple structure while providing a high efficiency design having a relatively low total size, while still allowing access by fibers used to control a photoconductive switch that activates the generator. The bipolar pulse... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8004120 | High power bipolar pulse generators A bipolar pulse generator is implemented in a simple structure while providing a high efficiency design having a relatively low total size, while still allowing access by fibers used to control a photoconductive switch that activates the generator. The bipolar pulse... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7987163 | Apparatus and method for dynamic web service discovery An apparatus and method is provided to dynamically search for available Web services by persistently searching a distributed multi-level UDDI registry chain, interrogating their published technical specifications and enabling the consumer to find, bind, and invoke t... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7911962 | Integrating local congestion and path interference into QoS routing for wireless mobile AD HOC networks A method and apparatus is provided for using a distributed multi-path QoS-aware routing scheme that considers basic MANET characteristics to meet transport service requirements of real-time applications and makes use of multiple discovered paths to calculate a next-... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7902695 | Bipolar pulse generators with voltage multiplication and pulse separation A bipolar pulse generator includes a pair of two-conductor transmission lines coupled together with a load positioned between the two transmission lines. Two segments of one transmission line are charged and switchably coupled to two segments of the other transmissi... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7681504 | Method and apparatus for displacing material and projectile thereof Hard material can be displaced by firing a frangible projectile from a firing device. The projectile has a rear portion that engages the bore of the barrel of the firing device and a front portion that is rotatably journaled to the rear portion. The front portion ca... | 03/23/2010 |
| 6989485 | Electronic music apparatus and program There is provided an electronic music apparatus that can make effective use of song data by separately controlling external outputting of the song data according to songs while protecting the rights. When song data is selected, the song data is read from a second RO... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6946166 | Magnetic recording medium, a method of manufacturing the same, and a magnetic storage device using the magnetic recording medium A magnetic recording medium according to the invention includes a nonmagnetic substrate made of a polymer resin, the nonmagnetic substrate having been treated to improve an adhesion characteristic thereof; an adhesive layer on the nonmagnetic substrate, a nonmagneti... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6939595 | Magnetic recording medium substrate using thermoplastic allyloxymethylstyrene resin, magnetic recording medium using the substrate, and method of manufacturing the magnetic recording medium An injection molded thermoplastic magnetic recording substrate a medium formed therewith, and a method thereof is composed of a thermoplastic or allyloxymethylstyrene type resin. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6936352 | Magnetic recording medium with controlled lattice spacing and method of forming thereof A magnetic recording medium can be produced without substrate heating during sputtering. The recording medium has a substrate, an underlayer of a nonmagnetic film with a bcc structure formed on the substrate, an intermediated layer of a nonmagnetic film with an hcp ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6930584 | Microminiature power converter A microminiature power converter includes a semiconductor substrate on which a semiconductor integrated circuit is formed, a thin film magnetic induction element, and a capacitor. The thin film magnetic induction element includes a magnetic insulating substrate, and... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6911692 | Semiconductor device A MOS semiconductor device includes n−-type surface regions, which are extended portions of an n−-type drift layer 12 extended to the surface of the semiconductor chip. Each n−-type surface region 14 is shaped wit... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908146 | Side member of automobile A side member is a complement of a pair located on either side of the body of a vehicle so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, passing under a dash panel located in the front part of the interior of the vehicle so as to cross the vehicle ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6903418 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor device facilitates obtaining a higher breakdown voltage in the portion of the semiconductor chip around the drain drift region and improving the avalanche withstanding capability thereof. A vertical MOSFET according to the invention includes a drain ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6899091 | Breather apparatus of internal combustion engine A breather apparatus includes a first oil separation chamber disposed in a case and extending substantially in a vertical direction. The case constitutes a part of a vertical wall of an internal combustion engine, and blowby gas flows inside the case. A second oil s... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6900081 | Method of manufacturing semiconductor integrated circuit device A semiconductor device has a depletion type MIS transistor, a transistor forming a masked ROM, and a submicron CMOS integrated on a single or common semiconductor substrate, while minimizing the steps of manufacturing the depletion type MIS transistor. During implan... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6899652 | Continuously variable transmission A belt-type continuously variable transmission is provided with a housing end wall that is formed with a bearing mounting hole, through which one end portion of a primary shaft penetrates, a rolling bearing that rotatably supports, in a state that it is fitted in th... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6900109 | Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device with a vertical drain drift layer of the alternating-conductivity-type A semiconductor device includes an improved drain drift layer structure of alternating conductivity types, that is easy to manufacture, and that facilitates realizing a high current capacity and a high breakdown voltage and to provide a method of manufacturing the s... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6900996 | Method and apparatus for controlling a DC-DC converter Method and apparatus for controlling a DC-DC converter change the switching frequency of the switching devices and the on-off ratio of the switching devices. The on-off ratio can be changed in response to the output voltage and the switching frequency can be changed... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6899964 | Magnetic recording medium and method for manufacturing the same A magnetic recording medium, and method of manufacturing the same, is provided with excellent recording performance by employing a granular magnetic layer having a specified composition. A magnetic recording medium according to the present invention comprises a nonm... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6892528 | Catalyst deterioration detecting apparatus A catalyst deterioration detecting apparatus aims at accurately determining whether or not a catalyst deteriorates even if a strict standard for catalyst deterioration is established. The catalyst deterioration detecting apparatus includes catalyst temperature sensi... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6893082 | Suspension mounting structure A vehicle suspension mounting structure capable of sufficiently improving the strength and rigidity of a strut fixing part, while minimizing adverse effects such as increased vehicle weight. Side members of a sectional shape having an upper opening are curved inward... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6890211 | Connector holding structure A connector holding structure which facilitate an operation of inserting a connector from the bottom surface of a headlining to the top surface thereof and prevents an occurrence of damage of the connector and abnormal noises due to vibrations of the connector. The ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6886329 | Exhaust emission control apparatus for internal combustion engine There is provided an exhaust emission control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, which comprises a cylinder suspend operation control section that provides control to suspend combustion of suspended cylinders selected from among a plurality of cylinders ac... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6884520 | Perpendicular magnetic recording medium and method of manufacturing the same and product thereof A perpendicular magnetic recording medium has a nonmagnetic substrate, a nonmagnetic underlayer, a magnetic layer, a protective film, and a liquid lubrication layer sequentially laminated on the substrate. The nonmagnetic layer is composed of a metal or alloy having... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883833 | Knee protector A knee protector is arranged in front of a seat in a vehicle, and includes a load receiving part that is comprised of an upper portion positioned or shaped suitably for a person who is relatively large in stature and a lower portion positioned or shaped suitably for... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6882751 | Arithmetic decoding method and device and storage medium An arithmetic decoding method and apparatus process both binary image data and multi-level image data. When 4-bit image data is decoded, four complete sets of pairs of a more probable symbol and a state value or a probability estimate corresponding to pixels of four... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6881525 | Method of manufacturing color-converting filter A simplified method of manufacturing a color-converting filter is disclosed which permits highly detailed patterning. Color filter layers are formed on a transparent substrate, a colorant layer containing a color-converting colorant is formed on the color filter lay... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6877807 | Vehicular under-seat compartment mechanism To utilize limited space in a vehicle cabin, a vehicular under-seat compartment mechanism includes a hinge mechanism, a compartment and a lock mechanism. The hinge mechanism interconnects a seat-frame and a seat-cushion in such a manner that the seat-cushion is pivo... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6879453 | Method of magnetic transfer to magnetic recording medium having two recording layers and the magnetic recording medium thereof A method of magnetic transfer allows transfer of magnetic signals independently to two recording layers included in a magnetic recording medium. The coercive force Hc1 of an upper recording layer, the coercive force Hc2 of a lower recording layer forme... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6874843 | Vehicle front-end body structure A vehicle front-end body structure, includes: front side members provided along a left side and a right side of a front portion of a vehicle body, a front deck cross member provided between side walls of the vehicle body, including joint portions for joining the fro... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6876824 | Image forming apparatus and sheet setting control method There is provided an image forming apparatus that is capable of reducing the burden on the user and improving the usability by eliminating the necessity of performing such a complicated operation as to input the lengths of a free size sheet in the vertical and horiz... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6871009 | Image storage system, image storage method and storage medium This invention provides an image storage apparatus, which is capable of quickly and easily downloading images from an electronic film, and which is manufactured at low costs. When an instruction is given to copy the images stored in a CF card to an HDD, the image st... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6870319 | Optical axis adjusting system for vehicle head lamp An optical axis adjusting system for a vehicle head lamp detects the inclination of the front part of a vehicle with respect to a road surface and controls an optical axis adjusting system by an ECU according to the detected inclination to adjust the optical axis of... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6865620 | Image forming device control system and method A peripheral device control system is provided, which is capable of storing predetermined usage conditions of a peripheral device for every user or every operating mode without increasing the memory capacity of the peripheral device. In a multifunction printer, a us... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6860357 | Motor vehicle that acquires driving power for running from high voltage power supply A motor vehicle acquires driving power for running from a high voltage power supply. The vehicle has a collision detecting device that detects a vehicle collision, a deceleration detecting device that detects a deceleration of the motor vehicle, and a high voltage s... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6854767 | Shoulder belt anchor mounting structure for a vehicle and a vehicle thereof A vehicle has a shoulder anchor mounting structure. In the shoulder anchor mounting structure, a side roof rail extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle at a roof side of the vehicle is constructed such that an inner member and an outer member thereof form... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6853034 | Semiconductor device exhibiting a high breakdown voltage and the method of manufacturing the same The invention provides a semiconductor device exhibiting a stable and high breakdown voltage, which is manufactured at a low manufacturing cost. The semiconductor device of the invention includes an n-type silicon substrate; a p-type base region in the surface porti... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6852918 | Automatic accompaniment apparatus and a storage device storing a program for operating the same An automatic accompaniment apparatus includes: a storage unit for storing accompaniment style data including basic accompaniment data for automatic accompaniment and replacement accompaniment data to be reproduced in place of the basic accompaniment data; and a repr... | 02/08/2005 |
