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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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| 20100277722 | INTEGRATED FLOW CELL WITH SEMICONDUCTOR OXIDE TUBING An integrated flow cell, the flow cell comprising a semiconductor substrate, and a fluidic conduit having an at least partially transparent semiconductor oxide tubing, wherein the semiconductor oxide tubing is formed with the semiconductor substrate.... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100272610 | METHOD OF ANALYZING INORGANIC PHOSPHORUS IN ORGANIC MATERIAL AND APPARATUS THEREFOR A method for simply and rapidly analyzing inorganic phosphorus contained in an organic material and an apparatus for analyzing for carrying out the method of analyzing are provided. The method for analyzing inorganic phosphorus contained in an organic material includes ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100055802 | Analysis using separation combined with chemical conversion followed by optical spectroscopy The present invention relates to the separation, quantitative measurement, and analysis of trace species using a combination of three steps in succession. First, trace species are separated from other species that are present. Second, the trace species are chemically mo... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100041159 | HYDROPHOBIC COMPOUND CAPTURE-APPARATUS MADE FROM BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS AND METHODS BASED THEREON An apparatus and methods for concentrating or removing hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) are provided. A biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) polymer is provided and the HOC (or a material containing a HOC) is contacted with the PHA. PHA polymers can be used to e... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20080274561 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A TOTAL CONCENTRATION OF A COMPONENT IN A MIXTURE OF COMPONENTS The invention relates to a method and apparatus for determining a total concentration of a component in a sample, including a reactor for oxidizing or reducing the sample, a chromatographic column coupled to the reactor for separating the component in the sample, and an... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080260587 | Hydrocarbon Preparation System An apparatus for the preparation of hydrocarbons for mass spectrographic analysis by their conversion into carbon dioxide. The apparatus uses an isothermic environment for chromatography in conjunction with separate columns tuned to isolate specific hydrocarbons. The ap... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080173532 | Method and system for producing a hydrogen enriched fuel using microwave assisted methane decomposition on catalyst A method for producing a hydrogen enriched fuel includes the steps of providing a flow of methane gas, and providing a catalyst. The method also includes the steps of heating the catalyst instead of the reactor walls and the methane gas using microwave irradiation at a ... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080014652 | Method and Apparatus for Introducing Samples of Gas at Controlled Pressure in a gas Chromatograph Apparatus for analysing a gas sample comprising a variable volume chamber (8) in fluodynamic connection through a line (21-22) with a sample holding container (30), in which the gas sample is contained, and through a line (11-19... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20070258861 | Analytical Instruments, Assemblies, and Methods Person-portable mass analysis instrumentation configured to perform nultidimensional mass analysis is provided. Mass analysis instrumentation can include a housing encompassing components of the instrumentation with the housing of the instrumentation defining a space ha... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070048187 | Use of temperature and flow profiles in gradient elution based analytical process A method and apparatus are provided for optimizing a liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry system for gradient elution. A temperature profile is determined according to which a gas is flowed into an atmospheric pressure ionization interface for vaporizing a matrix flo... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20060257288 | Hydrogen sulfide tolerant oxygen gas sensing device According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a hydrogen sulfide tolerant oxygen gas sensing device comprises a gas sensing portion including a gas inlet, a sensing electrode adjacent the gas inlet, a counter electrode, and an electrolyte contacting the sensing ele... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060216205 | Analyzer An analyzer includes a reforming unit which reforms fuel containing an organic compound which contains carbon and hydrogen into a reformed gas containing hydrogen, a flame ionization detector which is connected to the reforming unit, and detects an ion generated by comb... | 09/28/2006 |
| 20060210442 | Apparatus and method for analyzing nitropolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contained in diesel particulate The invention provides an apparatus and method for efficiently analyzing nitropolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contained in diesel particulates. The invention comprises a step of extracting soluble organic fraction from diesel particulates contained in the exhaust of a d... | 09/21/2006 |
| 20060210441 | Miniaturized gas chromatograph and injector for the same The invention relates to a miniaturized gas chromatograph and injector for the same. Said micro-GC is compact and simple and economical to construct. Dead volumes are largely avoided in order to achieve reliable and reproducible measured results. Said miniaturized gas c... | 09/21/2006 |
| 20060099716 | Interface assembly for pre-concentrating analytes in chromatography A system for interfacing a sampling device and a chromatograph and for pre-concentrating analytes in a sample prior to introducing the sample into the chromatographic column is generally disclosed comprising an interface housing with a first channel and an adsorbent hou... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060081073 | Multi-zonal detection of explosives, narcotics, and other chemical substances A multi-zonal system and method for detecting contraband substances associated with a human subject. Objects containing such substances may be carried by the subject or in a garment worn by the subject, or as vapors entrained by the subject's garments. Alternatively, th... | 04/20/2006 |
| 20060008385 | Method and apparatus for an analytical instrument oven module with variable speed fan An oven module for use in controlling the temperature of a component of an analytical instrument. The oven module has an enclosure to accommodate the component and a heating element. The enclosure has a fluid intake and a fluid outlet. A variable speed fan, mounted with... | 01/12/2006 |
| 20050123452 | Gas chromatograph and method for analyzing a mixture of substances by gas chromatography A gas chromatograph for analyzing natural gas, with a first separation column (6). A first detector (7) is provided following the first separation column, the first separation column and the first detector operable to separate or detect propane and higher ... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050106068 | Sol-gel dendron separation and extraction capillary column The present invention provides for a capillary column including a tube structure having an inner surface and a sol-gel substrate bonded to a dendrimer substrate to form a sol-gel dendrimer matrix that bonds to a portion of the inner surface of the tube structure to form... | 05/19/2005 |
