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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 |
| 7683167 | Separating agent for enantiomeric isomers The present invention provides a separating agent for enantiomeric isomers exhibiting high separation power. That is, the present invention provides a separating agent for enantiomeric isomers including, as an active ingredient, a polysaccharide derivative having at... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7326542 | Compositions and methods for regulating bacterial pathogenesis The production of a purified extracellular bacterial signal called autoinducer-2 is regulated by changes in environmental conditions associated with a shift from a free-living existence to a colonizing or pathogenic existence in a host organism. Autoinducer-2 stimul... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7304153 | Polyol polyester synthesis Polyol polyesters useful as nondigestible fat substitutes are prepared by improved heterogeneous interesterification processes between fatty acid esters of easily removable alcohol and polyol characterized by having one or more improvements such as using low levels ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7297324 | Microchannel reactors with temperature control Microchannel devices and method of use are disclosed wherein a reaction microchamber 52 is in thermal contact with a heat exchange channel 61. An equilibrium limited exothermic chemical process occurs in the reaction microchamber 52. Sufficient ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7276485 | Flowable nondigestible oil and process for making A flowable nondigestible oil composition having a Consistency in a temperature range of 20° C. to 40° C. of less than about 600 P.sec(n-1). The flowable nondigestible oil contains a liquid polyol polyester having a complete melt point less than 37° C.,... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7244839 | Maize starch containing elevated amounts of actual amylose The present invention is directed to a starch comprising a novel percentage of actual amylose. A grain comprising the starch is also embodied by the present invention. The present invention is also directed to a plant comprising the novel starch. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7217696 | Glycuronamides, glycosides and orthoester glycosides of fluoxetine, analogs and uses thereof Disclosed are glycosides, orthoester glycosides and glycuronamides of fluoxetine and analogs thereof to treat conditions and diseases such as depression. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7157573 | Hydrophobic starch derivatives The invention relates to a process for preparing a hydrophobic starch, comprising etherification, esterification or amidation of a root or tuber starch comprising at least 95 wt. % of amylopectin, based on dry substance of the starch, or a derivative thereof, with a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7129216 | Glycuronamides, glycosides and orthoester glycosides of fluoxetine, analogs and uses thereof Disclosed are glycosides, orthoester glycosides and glycuronamides of fluoxetine and analogs thereof to treat conditions and diseases such as depression. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7112555 | Use of glycuronic polysaccharides and oligosaccharides as phytosanitary products and/or fertiliser This invention concerns the use of compounds selected among 1,4β-D-glucuronans, and/or glycuronic polysaccharides derived from polymers of formula (I), and whereof the number of saccharide units is less than about 30, and/or esters and/or ethers correspondin... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7078519 | Enzyme catalyzed organosilicon carbohydrates Methods for forming structurally defined organosilicon carbohydrates are provided. Additionally, structurally defined organosilicon carbohydrates are provided. The structurally defined organosilicon carbohydrates may be formed by contacting a hydrolase enzyme with a... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7033765 | Site-specific drug delivery Compounds and methods which are useful for the site-specific delivery and localization of drugs are provided. The compounds can be represented by the formula: A-L-D wherein A is an anchoring moiety; L is a linking group; and D is a drug. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7018667 | Meltable form of sucralose The present invention provides a meltable sucralose and acesulfame-k sweetener. This sweetener may be incorporated in a wide variety of reduced calorie food products such as cooked and hard candies, microwaveable food products, glazed food products, deep fried food ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015200 | Gamma-hydroxybutyrate compositions containing carbohydrate, lipid or amino acid carriers The present invention provides compositions comprising at least one GHB moiety bonded to at least one physiologically compatible carrier molecule. The compositions can enhance the uptake of the drug, deliver effective therapeutic doses in a time-delayed fashion, or ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6974804 | Esters Acylated cellobiose compounds (CHME) which satisfy the formula; wherein X represents an acyl group (R—CO—) or H, Z represents an acyl group (R′—CO—) or H and not more than a... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6969531 | Sodium hyaluronate microspheres The present invention relates to microspheres comprising hyaluronan derivatized with a bifunctional crosslinker to form microspheres. Methods of making such microspheres, comprising mixing hyaluronic acid and a dihydrazide with a crosslinker in an aqueous solution, ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6965043 | Process for making high purity fatty acid lower alkyl esters Processes for the synthesis of high purity fatty acid lower alkyl esters comprise the steps of: (a) converting a fatty acid source to a product mixture comprising lower alkyl esters and by-products; (b) water-washing the product mixture at elevated temperature and e... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6958394 | Cellulose ester film A cellulose ester film is disclosed which comprises a polyhydric alcohol ester, which is an ester of one or more kinds of monocarboxylic acids with an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol, wherein the cellulose ester film has a water vapor transmission rate of from 20 to 26... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6951934 | Method for preparing functionalized β-(1,3)-glucan derivatives The present invention relates to a novel method of chemically preparing functionalized derivatives of β-(1,3)-glucans, enabling obtaining oligosaccharides which are free or which comprise specific groups such as, for example, sulphate, phosphate, methyl, in pre-def... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6939962 | Method for the synthesis of sucrose-6-esters There is described a process for the synthesis of a sucrose-6-ester comprising: (a) reacting a mixture comprising sucrose and a polar aprotic solvent with an organotin-based acylation promoter, while adding a solvent capable of removing water by co-distillation, and... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6936435 | Compositions and methods for regulating bacterial pathogenesis The production of a purified extracellular bacterial signal called autoinducer-2 is regulated by changes in environmental conditions associated with a shift from a free-living existence to a colonizing or pathogenic existence in a host organism. Autoinducer-2 stimul... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6900310 | Staged synthesis of purified, partially esterified polyol polyester fatty acid compositions This invention relates to processes for the production of purified, partially esterified polyol fatty acid polyesters and the compositions derived from those processes. The purified, partially esterified polyol fatty acid polyesters of the present invention are part... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6900295 | Polymeric compound comprising glycopolymer and a method for decomposing the same The present invention is an enzyme-decomposable polymer compound having recyclable decomposition products. The polymeric compound is a glycopolymer of a saccharide having only glucopyranose rings and a second component. In addition, the glycopolymer may contain mole... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6891036 | Process for the preparation of ribofuranose derivatives The present invention relates to a new process in 3 steps starting from 2-C-methyl-D-ribopentono-1,4-lactone for the preparation of tetra-acyl ribofuranose derivatives of formula (I): useful in the synthesis of nucleot... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6872820 | Finely divided polysaccharide derivatives Finely divided polysacharide derivatives are described. The finely divided polysacharide derivatives are prepared by a process comprising: a) forming an aqueous composition comprising a polysaccharide derivative and water, in which the polysaccharide derivative is s... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6852852 | Method of producing regioselectively substituted esters of oligo- and polysaccharides A method of producing a cellueose ether that is predominantly substituted in the C2 position of the anhydroglucose unit of the cellulose is described. The regioselectively substituted saccharide ester produced according to the method of the present invention is sele... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6846916 | Trans-acidolysis process for the preparation of carbohydrate fatty-acid esters The present invention relates to a low temperature, solvent-free trans-acidolysis process for preparing surface-active carbohydrate fatty-acid esters comprising the steps of: (e) reacting acylated carbohydrate with free fatty acid ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6680304 | Disaccharides with anti-arthrosic properties The invention relates to novel disaccharides of formula (I), wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear or branched (C1 -C4) alkyl, phenylalkyl with less than ten carbon atoms and --COCH3 | 01/20/2004 |
| 6677318 | Cross-linked agent for generation of a long-lasting satiety effect and method for the production of the said The invention relates to an orally administerted agent containing stable, uronic acid-containing polysaccharides cross-linked to each other and in the form of a sponge-like structure which dissolves poorly in water and/or gastrointenstinal liquids or can ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6670341 | Compositions and methods for double-targeting virus infections and targeting cancer cells The invention includes compositions and methods useful for treatment of a virus infection in a mammal by double-targeting the virus (i.e. targeting the virus at more than one stage of the virus life cycle) and thereby inhibiting virus replication. The com... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6642366 | Process for making morphine-6-glucuronide and its analogues using haloglucuronate ester intermediates A process for manufacturing morphine-6-glucuronide and related compounds of the general structure of Formula 1: ##STR1## wherein optionally substituted morphine is conjugated with an optionally substituted member of a new class of intermediates, namely, ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6632940 | Method for laminaribiose synthesis The invention concerns a method for preparing Laminaribiose comprising a step for glycoside binding between a donor and an acceptor of glycosyl. The invention is characterized in that the glycosyl donor is in pyranose form and corresponds to formula (II);... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6632801 | Method and composition for inhibiting human cholesterol esterase A method and composition for inhibiting human cholesterol absorption comprising ingesting a therapeutic amount of an inhibitor of human cholesterol esterase comprising very high molecular weight sulfated polysaccharide having a sulfate to monomer ratio of... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6620921 | Glucofuranoses A ଲ-D-glucofuranose compound which is 1,2,3,5,6-penta-O-propanoyl-ଲ-D-glucofuranose, preferably in crystalline form, is prepared from D-glucose. The compound is prepared by reacting D-glucose with boric acid, or an equivalent thereof, followed... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6605715 | Process for the preparation of a starch ester Process for the preparation of a starch ester, in particular a starch acetate, wherein a starch-based feedstock is reacted with an organic carboxylic acid anhydride in the presence of a catalyst. The reaction of the starch-based feedstock and the anhydrid... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6602996 | Modified gellan gum composition process for preparation of same and use thereof The invention relates to a modified gellan gum in which the total acyl content as well as the ratio of acyl substituent groups to glycerate substituent groups per linear saccharide repeat unit is altered to be higher than 1. The invention further relates ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6545146 | Lower alkyl alcohol recovery from a stripping mixture Methods of removing a lower alkyl alcohol from a polyester mixture of polyol fatty acid polyester and lower alkyl alcohol comprise (a) contacting the polyester mixture with a stripping mixture comprising an inert stripping gas, up to about 10,000 ppm lowe... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6534647 | Surface-active alkylurethanes of fructans The invention concerns the use as surface-active agent of a fructan N-alkylurethane (I) which is composed of saccharide units of general formula (II) A(O--CO--NH--R)s (II) wherein A represents a fructosyl unit (F) or a terminal glucosyl unit (G) of... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6528643 | Esterified polysaccharide products and B-lactone ring opened ketene dimer products containing the compositions, and process of making the same Product of esterified polysaccharides and the process of making such product. The process can be enzymatic where an enzyme is used as a catalyst for the reaction. The process can also be chemical where no enzyme is used. Novel products are obtained throug... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6511965 | Ether type lipid A 1-carboxylic acid analogs A compound of formula (I) below, which exhibits excellent macrophage activity inhibitory action, is useful for the treatment or prophylaxis of inflammatory disorders, autoimmune diseases or septicemia. In a preferred embodiment, R1 and R3 | 01/28/2003 |
