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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 |
| 7902959 | Radio communication system of water heater A radio communication system of a water heater comprising a slave set which remotely operates a water heater main body by radio communication, and a master set which continuously communicates with the water heater main body by wired communication and which intermitt... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7852194 | Vehicle electronic key system To ensure a perform authentication based on a request signal Sr which is the authorized radio signal even under a bad radio environment in which radio noise comes continuously. A portable device receives a request signal Sr transmitted from a vehicle-mounted device ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7737819 | Theatrical lighting control network A theatrical lighting control network is disclosed which incorporates a local area network for communication among a number of node controllers and control consoles or devices employed in establishing lighting or other effects levels in a theater, film production st... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7471186 | Radio remote control system It is an object of the invention to provide a radio remote controller system that, when power saving for a radio remote controller is realized by intermittently setting a data receivable period in the radio remote controller, can easily and flexibly change a length ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7417556 | Wireless addressable lighting method and apparatus An improved technique of utilizing a centralized control protocol for lighting devices such as DALI. A technique is disclosed for utilizing such protocols in a wireless environment. The first step involves associating particular slave devices with a specified master... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7408439 | Method and apparatus for accessing medical data over a network A method and apparatus for retrieving, accessing, and storing medical data relating to a patient during a medical procedure. The invention provides a single interface to many disparate forms of medical data, which is accessible over a local area network; wide area n... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7403839 | Water shut-off system A moisture monitoring and control system comprising: 1) a plurality of moisture sensors; 2) one or more local or remote control stations capable of monitoring and controlling each of the individual elements of the moisture monitoring and control system; 3) at least ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7365282 | Pull out air gap switch for wallbox-mounted dimmer A push/pull switch control is incorporated into the surface pattern of a wall box dimmer having a planar face surface. The switch control is finger nail operated and contains a finger nail groove which is accessible on the bottom end surface of the operator so it ca... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363268 | Anonymous trading system with improved quote input capabilities A process for displaying quotes on a trader's screen used in an automatic trading system of the type which includes a plurality of traders. Some, but not all, of the traders have bilateral credit with one another, those traders having bilateral credit with one anoth... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7352972 | Method and apparatus for the zonal transmission of data using building lighting fixtures This invention relates to the zonal transmission of data by radio means and optionally by optical means through the modulation of light from common building light fixtures, including the light output of fluorescent, mercury vapor, and other arc or discharge lamps an... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349766 | Systems and methods for remote power management using 802.11 wireless protocols Systems and methods are disclosed for using 802.11 based wireless protocols in various energy management applications wherein a host controller uses various types of communication networks to distribute information to an on-premise processor that in turn uses 802.11... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337139 | Ascending bid auction for multiple auctions An automated system for conducting an auction and a method for operating the system. The system comprises a plurality of bid entry terminal and a bidding information processor communicatively coupled to the bid entry terminals. Bidders at the bid entry terminals obs... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332997 | Remote control device for vehicle A door lock drive controller, after outputting a drive signal to a drive circuit of a door lock actuator based on a signal from a remote control terminal, outputs an answer back signal in the form of pulses to a lamp drive circuit to light a hazard lamp. In a buzzer... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333771 | Mounting pedestal for a cellular signal enhancer A relatively low cost, easy to install and aesthetically pleasing cellular signal enhancer, also known as a wireless repeater, suitable for use in a home or business. The device includes a removable mounting pedestal that can be plugged into both an upper and a lowe... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7321302 | Central test radio frequency system for emergency lighting A central test radio frequency system for emergency lighting comprising a set of emergency light units or emergency lamps (L1-L13) and a remote control unit (CU) that manages the system's functionality, wherein each of said emergency lamps (L1-L... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7313540 | Electronic communication system and method for facilitating financial transaction bidding and reporting processes A system and method for electronically communicating investment plan information between money managers and issuers of investment contracts to facilitate plan inquiry and plan bidding processes. An import specification is defined, identifying database format charact... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7302322 | Vehicular interface including armrest control assembly A user control assembly is provided for use on a vehicle equipped with a processor, an armrest, and a plurality of vehicular systems each having at least one adjustable feature associated therewith that may be controlled by the processor. The user control assembly c... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7262683 | System for controlling starting and stopping of engine A system for controlling starting and stopping of an engine that prevents a user from erroneously determining that the system is not functioning properly. The system includes an electronic key that may be inserted in a socket. The key selectively transmits a key ID ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259652 | General purpose distributed operating room control system The present invention pertains to control systems and provides a run time configurable control system for selecting and operating one of a plurality of operating room devices from a single input source, the system comprising a master controller having a voice contro... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246093 | Automated exchange for trading derivative securities An automated exchange is provided for trading the financial instruments, such as options contracts. The exchange receives an order to purchase or sell a quantity of the instrument. Information concerning the order is transmitted to one or more market participants. R... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7233831 | Systems and methods for controlling programmable lighting systems One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a control system. The control system may be adapted to control one or more lighting systems (e.g. stand-alone or networked lighting systems). The control system may also have a user interface (e.g. dial or butto... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231363 | Method and system for rebrokering orders in a trading system Systems and methods are described herein for supporting the trading of bonds in a computerized system using broker dealers as intermediaries. Broker dealers receive orders relating to particular transactions and have the option to accept the order by submitting a ma... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7193620 | Wireless device lighting system A wireless device lighting system provides backlighting of a display (104) and/or a user interface (1526) of a wireless device (100). A user interface (1526) includes a plurality of buttons (112) for entering information and at lea... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7193503 | Electronic lock system and method for its use with a secure memory card An improved electronic lock system is provided for use with real estate lock boxes. Each user has an identification card with a non-volatile secure memory for exchanging data with the lock box, and for exchanging data with a central computer. The user first inserts ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7187986 | Internet based home communications system An Internet based home communications system for allowing a homeowner to monitor and control various features of their home. The system comprises a plurality of control devices positioned within a home, a control unit in communication with the plurality of control d... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7167087 | Remote SPA monitor A method and apparatus for remotely monitoring a status of a spa installation includes transmitting wireless status commands from a spa monitor to a spa installation over a wireless link, and generating an alarm if status data is not returned via the wireless link. | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167083 | Recording and indicating the state of an apparatus remotely A system for indicating a past state of an apparatus through the use of a remote device by indicating the state with the remote device whether or not the remote device is still within communications range of the apparatus. In one embodiment, an indication can be mad... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165048 | Differential commission and electronic order matching process for the distribution of primary market fixed income securities An apparatus and process (collectively the “system”) for conducting and managing the primary offering of fixed income securities, specifically, but not exclusively, fixed rate municipal bonds at different prices for like maturities over electronic networks, part... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7161311 | Multicolored LED lighting method and apparatus Apparatus and systems including one or more first LEDs, each first LED configured to generate first radiation having a first spectrum, and one or more second LEDs, each second LED configured to generate second radiation having a second spectrum different than the fi... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7136725 | Load shed notification method, product, and apparatus At a first time, an authorized directive is received by the utility provider to perform an operative action for shedding load of a power system by a minimum system load value on or before a second time. The utility provider may operate the SCADA/DCS system to assist... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7135974 | Power source system for RF location/identification tags Described is a RF device (e.g., an RF tag) which includes a communication arrangement and an input arrangement. The communication arrangement sends and/or receives data relating to a target device. The RF device may also include a memory for storing the target devic... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7130823 | Computer system for data management and method for operation of the system An automated trading system makes use of various components, such as one or more transaction servers and one or more rate servers and a number of terminals. A request for a proposed transaction for a user is entered at either a user's terminal or a sales trader's te... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7126291 | Radio frequency lighting control system programming device and method An independent radio frequency programming device automates a setup process for a lighting system with lighting control devices and master controls. The programming device intercepts communications between the lighting control devices and the master control during a... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7110836 | Controllable appliance arrangement A transmission/reception device is provided merely as an embedded system, and a domestic appliance control program and/or an industrial appliance control program is/are transferred from the transmission/reception device to an external control apparatus, and the latt... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7103565 | Initial product offering system A system and method for making an initial product offering of tangible products and services. A price for a product may be determined by calculating an aggregate customer history factor by aggregating customer history factors of potential purchasers in a buying grou... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7080025 | System and method for scheduling medical examinations utilizing queues and providing medical examination route guide information to the scheduled examinations In an on-site medical examination, an appointment is made from a work office in order to shorten the entire medical examination time of the patients and the order and the route can be shown at the medical examination site. The scheduler includes a waiting queue for ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7068153 | Vehicle window control system for a vehicle having a data communications bus and associated methods A vehicle window control system for a vehicle having a data communications bus may include at least one vehicle device associated with operating a window of the vehicle, a window operation transmitter, and a controller connected to the data communications bus for co... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7047092 | Home automation contextual user interface A user interface having a plurality of user interface elements including: background, passive elements such as frames and borders, information display elements that present information from application software operating on the control unit, and control elements tha... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7046126 | Vehicle window control system for a vehicle having a data communications bus and associated methods A vehicle window control system for a vehicle having a data communications bus may include at least one vehicle device associated with operating a window of the vehicle, a window operation transmitter, a receiver at the vehicle for receiving signals from the window ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7023358 | Method and an assembly for determining the existence and the size of a gap A method and an assembly 10 for identifying the existence and the size of a gap. Particularly, the assembly 10, in one embodiment, includes a member 50, which forcibly engages a staring gauge 16 as two members or portions abuttingly engag... | 04/04/2006 |
