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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 |
| 7318302 | Equipment support for a metal building A device for supporting equipment on a wall panel having protruding ribs. Channels are mounted perpendicular to the ribs. The channel has a base wall, and a pair of side walls extending outward from the base wall. The channel also has an outward wall portion communi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 6949161 | One step multiple-ply panel pressing A method for making in a single step a multiple-ply panel comprising the steps of forming and sandwiching a raw mat assembly of resinated furnish between two sheets of green incised wood veneer, applying a layer of thermosetting high-moisture tolerant adhesive at in... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6887583 | Low pressure melamine/veneer panel A layered composite product for use as a floorboard, a door, a cabinet, a wall, etc. is disclosed. The product is a layered structure that includes a rigid substrate layer having two substantially planar sides, a resin-saturated sheet layer disposed on each of the s... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6821636 | Method of producing formaldehyde laden layered products having reduced emission of formaldehyde A method of producing formaldehyde laden layered products, the products having reduced emission of formaldehyde, of at least 2 layers, at least one of the layers being a veneer, comprising a step of treating at least one of the surfaces of said veneer, prior to bond... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6749949 | Method of producing formaldehyde laden layered products having reduced emission of formaldehyde A method of producing formaldehyde laden layered products, the products having reduced emission of formaldehyde, of at least 2 layers, at least one of the layers being a board or veneer, comprising a step of treating at least one of the surfaces of said board or ven... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6733888 | Floor-covering material using phenol composite resin Disclosed is a floor-covering material, in which a phenol composite resin comprising phenol resin of resorcinol-formaline and polyurethane resin is incorporated with paper and dried, to form a prepreg, which is then thermally compressed to the upper side of a PVC ba... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6589660 | Weatherable building materials Weatherable building materials particularly well suited for entry door skins and other exterior building components are prepared by compression molding lignocellulosic fibers digested under conditions such that partial breakdown of hemicellulosic and othe... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6458468 | Photocurable coatings for polyester articles Coated articles having improved chemical resistance comprising an article formed from a moldable polymer coated on at least one surface with a coating composition comprising at least one vinyl ether oligomer compound, and at least one photoinitiator are d... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6051613 | Nitrogen monoxide production suppressor A pharmaceutical composition containing an extract from inflammatory tissue inoculated with vaccinia virus may be used to suppress the death of cells caused by endotoxin, and suppress excessive production of nitrogen monoxide induced by endotoxin. The ext... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5944938 | wood bonding method The invention is a method of gluing wood using a reactive two component thermosetting adhesive such as a phenol-resorcinol-formaldehyde (PRF) condensation product. One component is first coated on one of the members to be bonded. The second component is t... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5770319 | Densification of lignocellulosic material The invention comprises a method of densifying lignocellulosic material such as wood. The wood is impregnated with a maltodextrin solution under vacuum and/or pressure and the maltodextrin is then cross linked to insolubilise the maltodextrin. A wood-poly... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5736218 | Wood board and a flooring material made therefrom The present invention provides a wood board, and a flooring material using this, which uses thin wooden strands as a raw material, has superior surface smoothness, and possesses sufficient strength and rigidity. The wood board in accordance with the prese... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5637374 | Resorcinol-glutaraldehyde resin as an accelerator for curing phenol-formaldehyde resins The invention relates to the use of a resorcinol-glutaraldehyde reaction product as an accelerator for thermosetting phenolic resin and to a method of making the accelerator. Further, the invention relates to a resin blend comprising phenol-formaldehyde a... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5626705 | Rapid setting adhesive and method of its use A rapid curing adhesive for wood finger jointing and laminating and a method of its use are disclosed. The adhesive consists of two parts that are used as a honeymoon system. One part is used on one side of the joint being formed and the other part on the... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5569542 | Composite board A composite board which includes a core and inner and outer surface layers, said core and surface layers each including cellulose material and a cured resin binding said cellulose material together, wherein the resin in the core of the composite is an aci... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5401793 | Intumescent fire-resistant coating, fire-resistant material, and process for producing the fire-resistant material An intumescent fire-resistant coating and a fire-resistant material using the same are disclosed, the coating essentially including (A) at least one inorganic compound selected from the group consisting of a carbide, boride, nitride, carbonitride, or carb... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5378544 | Wood composites with light colored glue lines A composite wood product made from discrete wood particles secured together by a cured bisphenol A formaldehyde resin cured from an A-stage bisphenol A formaldehyde resin having an A-stage bisphenol A to formaldehyde mole ratio of 1 to between 2.5 and 4 a... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5281486 | Roofing material containing non-leachable fire retardant comprising an alkaline condensation product of a fusible phenolic resin and a dialkyl-n,n-bis(hydroxyalkyl) aminoalkyl phosphonate A fusible phenolic resin and a dialkyl-N, N-bis (hydroxyalkyl) aminoalkyl phosphonate are condensed to form a water-insoluble resin having fire retardant properties. Fire resistant materials are made by causing the condensation to occur in situ when a nor... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5248541 | Board of non-timber hardwood-replacement lumber The invention is a board of non-timber hardwood-replacement lumber. The primary constituent is rinds of a grass selected from the group of grasses consisting of sugarcane and sorghum. The board has an integral mass of parallel elongate flattened rinds ali... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5235021 | Resole resin products derived from fractionated organic and aqueous condensates made by fast-pyrolysis of biomass materials A process for preparing phenol-formaldehyde resole resins by fractionating organic and aqueous condensates made by fast-pyrolysis of biomass materials while using a carrier gas to move feed into a reactor to produce phenolic-containing/neutrals in which p... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5234747 | High strength laminated veneer lumber A laminated veneer lumber product utilizes low density veneers and is able to provide an edge stiffness value or MOE of at least 2,000,000 psi. This is the same strength as attained with high density veneers. The product has adjacent surface layers formed... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5223601 | Phenolic compounds containing/neutral fractions extract and products derived therefrom from fractionated fast-pyrolysis oils A process for preparing phenol-formaldehyde novolak resins and molding compositions in which portions of the phenol normally contained in said resins are replaced by a phenol/neutral fractions extract obtained from fractionating fast-pyrolysis oils. The f... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5106697 | Fast curing phenolic resin for making plywood A phenol-formaldehyde resole resin solution useful in adhesives for preparing wood laminates from a plurality of wood veneers, prepared by reacting at least an equal molar amount of formaldehyde with phenol in the presence of sodium hydroxide and a water-... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5091499 | Process for preparing phenolic formaldehyde resole resin products derived from fractionated fast-pyrolysis oils A process for preparing phenol-formaldehyde resole resins and adhesive compositions in which portions of the phenol normally contained in said resins are replaced by a phenol/neutral fractions extract obtained from fractionating fast-pyrolysis oils.... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5089348 | Precured laminate overlay An improved method for providing a smooth, abrasion resistant surface substantially free of surface irregularities on a solid substrate possessing surface irregularities, the method comprising the steps of: (a) forming an uncured and unbonded laminate ove... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5074946 | Wood bending methods employing fast curing phenolic resins It has now been found that when there is a partial or complete replacement of the sodium hydroxide that is used to make a sodium phenolate resole resin by a molar equivalent of potassium hydroxide, a far faster curing resin is obtained. Such potassium-mod... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5071688 | Building plywood product The disclosure relates to a medium density overlay plywood panel used as an exterior trim product for a residential building having a relatively high number of plies to total board thickness, and exposed edges with void free sanded surfaces having a prede... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5057591 | Foamability of phenolic resins The invention is a solution of highly advanced phenolic resin with improved inherent foamability that is made from the reaction of phenol, aldehyde, water and alkali the improved foamability being brought about by the incorporation of up to 1.0% by weight... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4985307 | Flame retardant for wood and flame resistant wood There are disclosed a flame retardant for treatment of wood and a wood product coated with the flame retardent, which comprises (A) 3-(dialkylphosphono)propionamides respresented by the following general formula: ##STR1## (in which R1... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4897314 | Phenol formaldehyde adhesive for bonding wood pieces of high moisture content and composite board and veneers bonded with such adhesive An improved phenol formaldehyde resin not requiring fillers or extenders and capable of bonding wafers or veneers having a moisture content of 10% or above is disclosed. The adhesive composition is prepared by mixing together a caustic solution of a high ... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4869957 | Releasing carrier with transfer coating for decorative laminates A temporary support with a transferable film composition coated on its surface is used in the manufacture of heat and pressure consolidated laminates to produce laminates of improved surface strength and functional properties. The film is composed of poly... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4828643 | Liquified cellulosic fiber, resin binders and articles manufactured therewith, and method of manufacturing same A method of manufacturing a liquified fiber-phenol-formaldehyde resin includes heating a mixture of phenol, formaldehyde, liquified cellulosic fiber and alkali at a temperature of 60° C. to 100° C. and a pH of 8-13. The liquified cellulosic fiber compri... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4778530 | Almond shell flour glue extenders Finely divided almond shell flour is used as an extender in plywood- and laminating-adhesives, alone or in combination with other, different, vegetable shell flours.... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4758478 | Fast curing phenolic resins and bonding methods employing same It has now been found that when there is a partial or complete replacement of the sodium hydroxide that is used to make a sodium phenolate resole resin by a molar equivalent of potassium hydroxide, a far faster curing resin is obtained. Such potassium-mod... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4751131 | Waferboard lumber Substitute lumber pieces having strengths and densities substantially equivalent to lumber are cut from single layer panels of over about 1 and normally less than 4 inches thickness made from wood wafers. The wafers are oriented with their lengths having ... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4743484 | Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) A dimensionally stable composite wood panel having wood veneer sheets with their grains disposed in the same direction, and a core of adhesively-bonded biomass particles is improved by including a third wood veneer sheet having its grain substantially per... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4701373 | Difficultly flammable veneered or coated extruded boards The disclosure relates to difficulty flammable wooden articles, especially chip boards comprising solid and pipe boards, prepared by extrusion from wooden chips and/or woody fibrous materials. The articles contain as a flame-retarding addend a product of ... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4663418 | Novel calcium hydroxide catalyzed phenolic resin binder and method An improved moisture-stable phenolic resin binder with calcium ions from the catalyst complexed with the phenolic resin and a process for its preparation and laminate boards with the said binder as the binding agent.... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4654259 | Method and composition for bonding solid lignocellulosic material Wood surfaces are bonded together by heating and pressing with a bonding composition containing, on a bonding agent solids basis, from 10-70% of one or more sugars and from 90-30% of an aminoplast, and the bonding composition being used in an amount equal... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4643860 | Preservative treated composite wood product A composite wood product, such as waferboard, is treated during manufacture with preservative chemicals to improve resistance to decay and insect organisms. The process avoids having to treat a finished product and is not limited to only surface protectio... | 02/17/1987 |
