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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 |
| 8176878 | Method and apparatus for restraining and muzzling animals A semi-rigid animal head enclosure with a handle effective in muzzling and controlling a fractious animal using a lead passing through a portion of the enclosure and secured thereto or in corporation with a special capture stick having a lead forming a loop secured ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8104746 | Energy efficient cooling tower system utilizing auxiliary cooling tower A cooling tower system, including a principal cooling tower; an auxiliary cooling tower for receiving a portion of the warm water flow into the main tower; a central shaft mounted vertically in the auxiliary tower; a turbine mounted on a portion of the shaft; a cool... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8002032 | Hydraulic overshot with removable setting and testing core A hydraulic overshot apparatus designed to slide over plain end tubing and set by applying hydraulic fluid, under pressure, via a hydraulic setting port, into a center chamber which allows pressure to direct to two different piston areas. The setting piston compress... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7938137 | Method of direct hot tapping into a multiple production string without removing outer layers of casing A method of hot tapping into a multiple string configuration for obtaining access to the production tubing without removing outer layers of casing by providing a multiple casing string that includes at least an outer casing and an inner casing or production string; ... | 05/10/2011 |
| D635295 | Makeup protector mask | 03/29/2011 |
| 7896080 | Method of improving hydrocarbon production from a gravel packed oil and gas well This invention relates to enhancing hydrocarbon production from a subterranean formation via a well completed with a gravel pack. Gravel packs suffer plugging and damage over time from produced particles and other plugging materials brought into the pack as producti... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7757851 | Pot belly bag A pot belly bag which includes a bag portion having four walls and a top portion, and a floor portion; a portion extending outwardly and downwardly from the floor portion, which defines the pot belly portion; a pair of channels formed along either sidewall of the po... | 07/20/2010 |
| D616545 | Decorative stethoscope retainer apparatus | 05/25/2010 |
| 7712530 | Pre-stressed annular sealant and method of creating a durable seal in a well bore annulus A pre-stressed annular sealant and method of creating a durable seal in a well bore annulus which is based on hydraulic cement that is designed to be easily pumped and placed into a casing-wellbore annulus, to set into a hardened mass, and to then undergo post-set c... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7708069 | Method to enhance proppant conductivity from hydraulically fractured wells A method of mitigating proppant settling in a hydraulic fracture in order to better suspend the proppant as well as ensure a more uniform pack, by mixing a pre-determined volume percent of low density additive, such as glass beads or other suitable material, such as... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7703419 | Animal toe nail covering and method of manufacture A new and improved animal toenail sheath or cap, a method for its manufacture and various methods for securing said cap to an animal's toenail. The improved toenail cap utilizes a double dip polymeric manufacturing process to produce a layered cap, each layer being ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7699820 | Device for irrigating the ear canal A device for irrigating cerumen from one's ear canal, which includes a universal adaptor affixed to the spout of a lavatory faucet (one which allows the cold and hot to be mixed); a flow line extending from the adaptor; a valve on the adaptor, which when opened allo... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7694609 | Light bulb base extractor apparatus A hand-held device for extracting a base of a light bulb from a socket, including a body portion, circular in cross-section, and of a diameter which is easily grasped by the human hand; and constructed of rubber or the like material which does not convey electrical ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7681639 | Process to increase the area of microbial stimulation in methane gas recovery in a multi seam coal bed/methane dewatering and depressurizing production system through the use of horizontal or multilateral wells A process to increase the area of microbial stimulation in a process of methane gas recovery in a multi seamed coal bed/methane dewatering and depressurizing production system by first utilizing an underbalanced multilateral drilling technique. At this point in the ... | 03/23/2010 |
| D611990 | Message slate in frame | 03/16/2010 |
| D611117 | Mardi gras doubloon fishing lure | 03/02/2010 |
| 7597599 | System for sealing a keel cooler to a vessel hull An improved system for sealing a keel cooler to a hull of a vessel, of the type including a plurality of flow channels for exchanging heat between vessel water flowing in the channels and surrounding sea water; nozzles extending from ends of the keel cooler, for all... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7594551 | Downhole supercharger process A method and apparatus to stop the influx of down hole fluids while drilling utilizing the downhole Supercharger Process including the steps of providing a down hole fluid supercharger tool in he drilling operation; detecting permeable zones at the surface while dri... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7591370 | Pot belly bag with a pair of sleeves A pot belly bag which includes a bag portion having four walls and a top portion, and a floor portion; a portion extending outwardly and downwardly from the floor portion, which defines a pot belly portion; a pair of sleeves formed along either sidewall of the pot b... | 09/22/2009 |
| 6764269 | Frame apparatus mountable on a forklift A frame apparatus which is positionable on the tines of a forklift which includes a pair of lower feet portion, having an upper flat surface, and having an opening therethrough in which the forklift tines remain fully inserted therein so that the frame work is fully... | 07/20/2004 |
| 7534358 | Horizontal vibratory centrifuge apparatus A horizontal vibratory centrifuge, which includes a slurry separating component; a drive motor; a drive unit for rotating the separating component; a feed pipe for feeding the slurry into the separating component; a product discharge for discharging the solid portio... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7495162 | Process for producing and applying a laser heat transfer capable of printing on flat, cylindrical, curved, and irregularly shaped objects The process, which includes the concept of first producing a unique type of heat transfer formed of laser toner particles as well as the subsequent application of the heat transfer to a drumstick or decorated item, would include the steps of obtaining a sheet, roll,... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7431695 | Neonatal transilluminator apparatus A transilluminator device for use with neonatal patients, which includes a power housing for providing power to the unit; a flexible cord, extending from the housing, and terminating in a small container for housing LED's; a plurality of red and white LED's containi... | 10/07/2008 |
| D575063 | Bag carrier | 08/19/2008 |
| 7373996 | Method and system for separation of drilling/production fluids and drilled earthen solids A method of separating drilling/production fluids from solid cuttings from a mixture received from down hole, without the use of shale shakers, de-sanders, or de-sanders, through the steps of flowing the mixture from the well bore into a flow line above the surface ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374590 | Reducing sulfur dioxide emissions from coal combustion A process of treating high sulfur coal to reduce sulfur dioxide emission when the high sulfur coal is burned comprising placing coal in pressure tank (16) of reduced pressure sufficient to fracture a portion of the coal by withdrawing ambient fluids trapped w... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7296832 | Locking mechanism for door hinge A locking mechanism for hinges, which includes a butt hinge of the type securable between a door frame jamb and a door stile, having first and second leaves moveable along a common axis; upper and lower loops formed along the upper and lower edges of the leaf secure... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7243738 | Multi seam coal bed/methane dewatering and depressurizing production system A process for underbalanced drilling into multiple coal and shale formations, and dewatering the drilled formations, which includes drilling a first borehole through several coal seams to a certain depth; lowering an upstock on the end of a carrier string to the dep... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238741 | Carbonaceous material with broad aggregate size distribution and improved dispersibility A carbon black with a ΔD50/M greater than about 0.9 was produced. The carbon black has an aggregate heterogeneity index (HI) via QTM of greater than about 2.3. The carbon black has a ΔD50 via DCP of greater than about 0.07 μm. The QTM-HI of the present carbon bla... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7185718 | Method and system for hydraulic friction controlled drilling and completing geopressured wells utilizing concentric drill strings A method and system of drilling straight directional and multilateral wells utilizing hydraulic frictional controlled drilling, by providing concentric casing strings to define a plurality of annuli therebetween; injecting fluid down some of the annuli; returning th... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178588 | Flexible cup for downhole devices An improved cup and method for making same for use on a “pig” or any other down hole equipment for engaging the wall of a pipe line, which comprises an inner metal sleeve portion; a metal shoulder portion extending outward from the sleeve around its perimeter ex... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7134218 | Odd offset fabrication kit A template that would be created with a given line for outside, centerline and inside radius of ell marked in one degree increments, starting with zero degree from the end of each radius of ell and ending at ninety degrees. Incorporated on the template would be a sk... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7104398 | Protective case for night vision goggles A protective case for Integrated Panoramic Night Vision Goggles (IPNVG) which includes a first container portion having a rigid protective exterior, and a top portion having a rigid exterior, the container and top portions connected along a common edge, so as to def... | 09/12/2006 |
| D527822 | Patient support apparatus | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090434 | Caisson removal process A method of removing a pipe, such as a caisson, from a body of water, after the platform has been removed which includes the steps of a high pressure head having a lifting padeye is secured to the upper end of the caisson; the caisson is then flooded with water; pre... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090010 | Gauge carrier sub apparatus A sub apparatus for delivering and protecting a gauge being lowered down a well bore, which includes a sub body having a first and second ends threadably engageable to sections of pipe in the drill or production string; the sub body including a first chamber for hou... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7066263 | Tension multiplier jar apparatus and method of operation A tension multiplier jar apparatus which multiplies the tension by a multiple factor using a compressible energizing fluid acting on differential areas to provide greater over-pull to jar objects in the well. There is first included an overall assembly which include... | 06/27/2006 |
| D522932 | Rattan walker | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044087 | Unisex protective garment for dogs A unisex protective garment worn by both male and female animals, particularly dogs, the garment having a first forward harness portion and a rear genitalia protection portion. The rear portion includes a woven vinyl mesh material covering both the male genitalia an... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7025142 | Bi-directional thruster pig apparatus and method of utilizing same A retrievable pig apparatus having a substantially cylindrical body portion, the body portion having a central flow bore therethrough, and secured to coiled tubing, including a central fluid flow bore in fluid communication with the interior bore of the coiled tubin... | 04/11/2006 |
