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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 |
| 4403727 | Multi-compartmented display carton An open top, multi-compartmented display carton for the displaying and dispensing of upstanding pouches, envelopes or packets, and which includes a mechanically locking bottom wall structure, an apertured or windowed front wall, a back wall, two end walls... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4390551 | Heating utensil and associated circuit completing pouch An arrangement for allowing comestible products to be conveniently heated in a disposable pouch. A kitchen utensil is constructed with a top rim shaped to support the disposable pouch containing a packaged comestible. The disposable pouch has an outer per... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4374063 | Process for the preparation and purification of gelatin and pyrogen-free gelatin so prepared A process of preparing an essentially pyrogen-free gelatin solution from cattle hides and/or tanner's stock is described. The essentially pyrogen-free gelatin solution and the use of the pyrogen-free gelatin solution for various pharmaceutical, surgical a... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4359072 | Product shaping mechanism for horizontal pouch-making machines Associated with a horizontal pouch making machine for packaging a free flowing granular product between webs of flexible packaging material is a product lay down mechanism operable for receiving measured amounts of the product and depositing it in precise... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4354815 | Apparatus for the preparation of a food product An apparatus and method for the automatic, rapid and continuous preparation of generally friable or fragile ready-to-eat food product bacon analog strips of predetermined configuration, simulating natural, cooked bacon, wherein a slab or bulk material of ... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4351374 | Pouch filling machine A horizontal filler comprising a rotating turret supporting open-top containers and mounting a turntable for receiving a falling stream of particulate material is provided with tiltable trays on said turntable disposed to collect individual divided amount... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4349573 | Low density coffee process A low density roast and ground coffee product which yields 20% more brewed coffee than and of equal quality to conventional roast and ground coffee product. Modifications to conventional roasting and grinding operations result in a faster roasting operati... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4341804 | Decaffeination of aqueous roasted coffee extract Aqueous extracts of roasted coffee are stripped of aroma, concentrated and thereafter decaffeinated by means of contact with a decaffeinating fluid such as liquid or supercritical carbon dioxide. Aroma loss is minimized by using water to remove caffeine a... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4340249 | Jar stabilizer for pick-up assembly A jar pick-up assembly having a plurality of pivotal fingers insertable into the mouth of a jar when in a closed retracted condition and expandable within the jar to engage interior jar surfaces is provided with an annular stabilizing member adapted to be... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4324823 | Selective tamper resistance for on-package peelable premiums A laminated carton comprising a paper board substrate and an outer paper ply including a peelable section in the paper ply defined by a perforated tear outline providing a leading edge, said ply being bonded to the substrate by a water soluble laminant co... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4308679 | Laminated container structure incorporating a peelable panel section having a heat transferable image A laminated or multiple-ply container structure comprising an inner wall of a substantially rigid material and an outer wall of a thin, generally pliant material, such as a glossy finished paper, adhesively fastened thereto by a suitable adhesive or glue.... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4306367 | Tamper resistant means for on-package peelable premium In cartons made from laminated packaging material wherein a peelably removable section of the outer ply is defined by a weakened tear line and said section is unadhered to the substrate, resistance to unauthorized tampering or removal of such section from... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4271220 | Laminated structure incorporating expandable pockets A laminated or multiple-ply structure comprising an inner wall of a substantially rigid material and an outer wall of a thin generally pliant material, such as a glossy finished paper, adhesively fastened thereto by a suitable adhesive or glue. A pluralit... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4247236 | Bulkhead door locking arrangement A locking arrangement for a bulkhead door in a freight transport vehicle in which locking plates are selectively positioned along tracks on each side of the vehicle floor, and are engaged by locking pins in the bulkhead door. A locking track is mounted in... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4200660 | Aromatic sulfur flavoring agents Enhancement of the flavor of foodstuffs is achieved by the addition of an effective flavor-modifying amount of an aromatic sulfur compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy or alkyl and R2 is ... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4165390 | Process for solubilizing FD&C Red #3 under acidic conditions and composition FD&C Red #3 is solubilized under acidic conditions to provide a substantially cloud-free and precipitate-free product by dispersing the Red #3 in a solvent having a pH above about 4.5, fixing the Red #3 with a substrate, and solubilizing the fixed Red #3 ... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4138410 | Flavoring agent Thiophene sulfur compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein X is ethylidene and R is hydrogen or a methyl group; and wherein X is a carbonyl group and R is an ethyl or furfuryl group.... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4126618 | Ethyl or acetyl derivatives of 2-pyridylmethanethiol Pyridine sulfur compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is ethyl or acetyl which are useful as flavor additives for foodstuffs and beverages.... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4122948 | Carton incorporating easily openable and reclosable pouring aperture A carton is constituted of end wall and side wall panels, extensions on the panels forming top closure flaps and dust flaps, weakening lines being provided on the top closure flaps to define severable flap sections. One of the dust flaps is shaped in conf... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4113891 | Flavoring agents The enhancement of foodstuffs is effected by the addition of a small but effective flavor-modifying amount of a compound from the compounds having the general formula ##STR1## Wherein R is hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms, or an ... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4107339 | Soluble coffee process and product Soluble coffee process involving the addition of a partial condensate of volatile flavorful components to a concentrated coffee extract which has previously been stripped of its volatile flavorful components and subjecting this enhanced concentrated coffe... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4105661 | 2-Mercapto, alkyl, acetyl and furfuryl-sulfide pyrazines Disclosed is a group of compounds which has been found to be useful in the area of flavor-note alteration. The compounds have the following formula: ##STR1## wherein n, R1 and R2 are as defined below.... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4101681 | Dearomatization of coffee oil This invention relates to an improved process for the separation and isolation of coffee aroma constituents from roasted coffee, combining the aroma constituents with an edible substance and subsequently incorporating the aromatized substance in a food pr... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4097616 | Low temperature soft candy process A process is provided for the manufacture of soft candy in which a finely subdivided crystalline sweetener is blended with a binder and other ingredients of soft candy at relatively low temperatures (below 60° C) and with controlled amounts of moisture t... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4079151 | Frosted coating for sweetened foods A comestible coating composition and method of application utilizes a high intensity sweetener such as the dipeptide APM applied to a cereal or like food surface by spraying discrete microcapsules of coating solution thereon and partially drying same inci... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4068009 | Bread crumb coating composition and process A bread crumb coating composition which, when coated onto a batter-coated comestible and then baked, imparts the resultant comestible with the taste, texture and appearance of a fried comestible. The bread crumb coating composition comprises bread crumbs ... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4067760 | Gate control for printed web scanner A continuous clear surfaced web adapted to be fed from a supply roll thereof for a converting operation thereon is preprinted with a succession of identical repeat patterns extending over the entire width of the web. Each pattern consists of areas which c... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4062982 | Method for sterilization of food products A method for sterilization of food products which maximizes microbial kill while minimizing residue formation comprising subjecting the food product to a free-flowing system containing a sterilant gas at a concentration and for a period of time effective ... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4038427 | Process for preparing a dried agglomerated cereal mixture A natural, ready-to-eat breakfast cereal or snack product is produced by aggregating an assortment of amylaceous and proteinaceous particles around puffed and preferably at least partially cupped toasted cereal flakes which serve as focal points for the p... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4038435 | Flavoring agent The enhancement of foodstuffs is effected by the addition of a small but effective flavor-modifying amount of a compound from the compounds having the general formula ##STR1## wherein, when n is 0, R is hydrogen, methyl, acetyl, ethyl or pyridyl-2; ... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4013802 | Corn flake process and product Corn grits are treated in a hot, humid atmosphere prior to flaking in order to produce a cereal particle which can be readily flaked and which when toasted has a blistered surface that does not go prematurely soft in milk.... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4013188 | Induction sealed closure A novel membrane-to-closure mouth structure is effected by causing a paraffin-based heat activatable peelable sealing ply on a thin metallic foil to adhere to a sealing face of a closure mouth composed of a polymer such as polyethylene by electromagnetica... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4008340 | Method for stabilizing coffee grinder gas aroma Grinder gas aroma evolved from the comminution or fracturing of freshly roasted coffee beans is stabilized by condensing the gas and adding an oxygen scavenger to the condensate. This condensate is then briefly contacted and extracted with a fluorinated-c... | 02/15/1977 |
| 4006263 | Iron-fortified soluble coffee and method for preparing same Liquid coffee extract having a solids concentration of from about 10 to 30% by weight is maintained at a temperature below about 70° F for a period of time sufficient to permit precipitation of materials which interact with elemental iron. The tempered e... | 02/01/1977 |
| 4005227 | Flavoring agent The enhancement of foodstuffs is effected by the addition of a small but effective flavor-modifying amount of a compound having the general formula ##STR1## wherein R1, R2 and R3 are hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl or ... | 01/25/1977 |
| 4002793 | 7-Methyl-2-benzofuran carboxaldehyde The chemical compound 7-methyl-benzofuran-2-aldehyde which is useful as a flavor additive for foodstuffs and beverages.... | 01/11/1977 |
| 4000328 | Flavoring agent The enhancement of foodstuffs is effected by the addition of a small but effective amount of a flavor modifying compound from those compounds having the formula: ##STR1## wherein n is 0 or 1, R1 is hydrogen or methyl and R2 is m... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3996384 | Cereal flakes product and process Triticale is soaked at an elevated temperature, drained, tempered and then bumped preparatory to being cooked with added syrup, partially dried, flaked and toasted to produce a curled, crinkly, crisp breakfast cereal.... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3993792 | Flavoring agent The enhancement of foodstuffs is effected by the addition of a small but effective amount of a flavor modifying compound from those compounds having the formula: ##SPC1## Wherein R is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butenyl, propenyl and n is 1 or 2... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3991926 | Swatch cutting and binding apparatus and method Several different webs of textile material or other like fabric are simultaneously unwound from their respective rolls and are fed in intermittent stepwise fashion in superposed relation to one another to the bed of a cutting press. The press head is prov... | 11/16/1976 |
