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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 |
| 7906666 | DHA enrichment process The present invention relates to a continuous process of DHA enrichment of a solution of fatty acids or derivatives thereof comprising less than 50% of DHA relative to the total fatty acids of the solution or to derivatives thereof, wherein the process comprises the... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7718817 | Vegetable sterol ester-containing composition and additive that increases the feeling effects from a hair cosmetic A safe additive that increases the feeling effects from a hair cosmetic is provided at low costs. The additive that increases the feeling effects has less stickiness, can be easily and uniformly mixed with hair cosmetics, and can provide feelings, effects and advant... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7161017 | Method for fractionating grease trap waste and uses of fractions therefrom A process for producing unsaturated and saturated free fatty acid from trap oils, trap greases, brown greases and grease trap waste as starting material. The process consist in subjecting the starting material to a pretreatment, a first purification step, a fraction... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150807 | Rotary evaporation with variable dosage metering Method and system for evaporating at least one substance. During at least one dosing phase (TG) a predefined or predefinable quantity of a product (M) which contains at least one substance to be evaporated is imported via a feed system (7, 14, 17, 33, 36) int... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7122216 | Vegetable oil extraction methods This invention relates to methods for treating oil bearing vegetable material, especially oilseeds. Methods of the invention provide for the isolation of certain components of oil bearing vegetable material, including isoflavones, vegetable oil, and a phosphatide fr... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7094917 | Processes for refining compositions containing dialkyl carbonates Processes for refining dialkyl carbonate-containing compositions are described, wherein a composition comprising a dialkyl carbonate is provided; and the composition is subjected to a rectification wherein low-boiling impurities are removed, and a rectification wher... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7034086 | Melamine and guanamine-based crosslinking composition This invention relates to a crosslinking composition comprising a compound having the structure of Formula I: where Z is a hydrogen, an alkyl of 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, an aryl of about 6 to about 24 carbon atoms, ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7002026 | Removal of propylene glycol and/or propylene glycol ethers from aqueous streams An aqueous stream containing propylene glycol and/or ethers thereof is treated by counter current liquid—liquid extraction with propylene and/or propane to separate the propylene glycol and/or ether from the aqueous stream. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6953499 | Equipment for physical refining and deodorization of edible oils and fats Equipment for use in the physical refining and deodorization of edible oils and fats, including a shell containing a number of superimposed trays for degassing, heating, cooling and deodorization purposes. The equipment also includes a scrubber that is located at th... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6750359 | Methods for treating deodorizer distillate This invention relates to methods for treating distillates obtained during the process of deodorizing various oils. More particularly, this invention relates to methods for recovering fatty acids, tocopherols, and sterols from a distillate obtained from the deodoriz... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6677469 | Supercritical fluid fractionation process for phytosterol ester enrichment vegetable oils A two-step (two-stage) columnar supercritical fluid fractionation process enriches phytosterols and phytosterol esters in vegetable oils, particularly vegetable oils containing oryzanol and/or fatty acid or ferulic esters of phytosterols. The first stage ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6528669 | Recovery of polyunsaturated fatty acids from urea adducts Polyunsaturated fatty acids, as free fatty acids, fatty acid esters or fatty acid amides, especially EPA and/or DHA, DPC 9/02, are recovered from urea adducts, such as obtained as by-products in the processing of fish and other oils, by treatment with a s... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6498261 | Process for improving color and color stability of oleic acid The invention is a method for improving the color and color stability of oleic acid by a two column distillation process in which the oleic acid to be color improved is introduced into a first distillation zone containing an enriching section and a stripp... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6291688 | Processes for preparing 2-(omega-alkoxycarbonylalkanoyl)-4- butanolides omega-hydroxy-(omega-3)-keto fatty esters, and derivatives thereof A method, with high yield and improved selectively, for making a 2-(ω-alkoxycarbonylalkanoyl)-4-butanolide and an alkaline metal salt thereof, an ester of ω-hydroxy-(ω-3)-ketoaliphatic acid as a novel compound and a derivative thereof, and a method for... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6288252 | Milkfat treatment The color level in milkfat is reduced by heating milkfat to 200 degrees C. and 300 degrees C. for a period of less than tern minutes, preferably using an intimate thermal contact between the heater and the milkfat. The heater may in one embodiment have a ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6204401 | Purifying polyunsaturated fatty acid glycerides A composition containing polyunsaturated fatty acid glycerides is purified by means of supercritical fluid fractionation in one or more countercurrent columns operated either with internal reflux achieved by a temperature gradient along the column or with... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6172247 | Methods for refining vegetable oils and byproducts thereof The present invention relates to improved methods for refining vegetable oils and byproducts thereof. This invention also relates to an improved process for deodorizing lecithin. The invention additionally relates to deodorized lecithin and deodorized veg... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6165325 | Vacuum vessel for continuous or semicontinuous treatment of fatty oils A vacuum vessel for continuous or semicontinuous treatment of fatty oils in connection with deodorization includes spaces through which the oil which is to be treated is brought to pass. The vessel also contains U-tubes used to heat or cool the oil and pe... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5948209 | Stripping of volatile substances from less volatile fluids Stripping of volatile substances from less volatile fluids as in the deodorisation and steam refining of fats and oils in an elongate conduit (1) in which the rate of flow of stripping gas is accelerated by having it emerge from a constriction (5;18) to w... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5719302 | Processes for chromatographic fractionation of fatty acids and their derivatives A process for recovering at least one of purified polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and polyunsaturated fatty acid mixtures from a feed composition includes a step of (i) treating the composition by either (a) stationary bed chromatography or (b) multist... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5637338 | Modification of edible oil flavor A useful method for shifting the flavour balance of edible oils comprises sparging nitrogen through the oil at a temperature of 20°-65° C. Olive oil is preferably treated at 30°-40° C. The treatment may be combined with usual purification steps a... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5437714 | Semi-continuous deodoriser A combined vertical column and shallow tray semicontinuous deodoriser for edible oils and fats and comprising a column (10) of discrete vessels and a deodorising vessel (13) disposed within or valve-connective thereto. In the operation of the device, heat... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5434280 | Process for preparing pure monoglycerides, pure diglycerides and/or pure triglycerides The invention relates to a process for recovering monoglycerides and optionally diglycerides and/or triglycerides as well as optionally glycerol from mixtures comprising glycerides and glycerol containing glycerides, respectively, by countercurrent extrac... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5401866 | Method of recovering waste heat from edible oil deodorizer and improving product stability The invention relates to a process for recovering heat from deodorized edible oils and stabilizing the same comprising: introducing or injecting non-condensible inert gas into hot deodorized edible oil as the hot deodorized edible oil is cooled by indirec... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5374751 | Deodorizing edible oil and/or with non-condensible inert gas and recovering a high quality fatty acid distillate The invention relates to a process for deodorizing edible oils and/or fats comprising: heating edible oil and/or fat to an elevated temperature; introducing or injecting non-condensible inert gas into said edible oil and/or fat to strip or remove substanc... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5362895 | Method of recovering unsaturated fatty acids A method for recovering at least one unsaturated fatty acid having sixteen or more carbon atoms and/or at least one compound of such a fatty acid from a mixture derived from vegetable, animal or marine sources is provided. Fatty acids and/or fatty acid co... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5315020 | Method of recovering waste heat from edible oil deodorizer and improving product stability The invention relates to a process for recovering heat from deodorized edible oils and stabilizing the same comprising: introducing or injecting non-condensible inert gas into hot deodorized edible oil as the hot deodorized edible oil is cooled by indirec... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5290959 | Mass separation of materials An extraction process comprising contracting a material to be extracted with an extracting fluid at elevated pressure within a defined space, and separating the extracted fluid and extract as a mass, from the extracted material while reducing the volume o... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5281732 | Solvent extraction of oil from oil-bearing materials An improved low temperature process for extracting oil from oil-bearing materials by extracting the oil-bearing material in an extraction zone with a normally gaseous solvent selected from propane, butane, and mixtures thereof. As the resulting solvent/oi... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5241092 | Deodorizing edible oil and/or fat with non-condensible inert gas and recovering a high quality fatty acid distillate The invention relates to a process for deodorizing edible oils and/or fats comprising: heating edible oil and/or fat to an elevated temperature; introducing or injecting non-condensible inert gas into said edible oil and/or fat to strip or remove substanc... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5225159 | Deodorization of sewage sludge-derived oils A method is provided for treating a sewage sludge-derived oil having a particular chemical composition, to reduce its odor. The method includes the first step of distilling the sewage sludge-derived oil to 150° C. to remove water and volatile organic com... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5138075 | Extractive separation method The present invention provides an extractive separation method in which a solute contained in a medium can be efficiently extracted and separated with a lower consumption of energy under the remarkably gentle operating conditions. This method consists in ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5092964 | Production of low cholesterol butter oil by vapor sparging Butter oil is heated under high vacuum and sparged for up to about 6 hours to remove cholesterol. Walls surrounding a vapor space above the sparged mass preferably are heated to remove cholesterol with reduced loss of desirable low molecular weight compon... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5091116 | Methods for treatment of edible oils Improved methods for treatment of edible oils such as soybean oil and cottonseed oil to improve its stability, flavor and/or to deodorize the oil.... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5061505 | Process for the removal of cholesterol and/or cholesterol esters from foodstuffs The present invention provides a process for the removal of cholesterol and/or cholesterol esters from foodstuffs by extraction with compressed carbon dioxide, wherein a) the cholesterol-containing extraction material is treated with compressed carbon dio... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5023100 | Fish oil An edible fish oil is disclosed which contains EPA and DHA. This oil, with significantly reduced undesirable impurities, is obtained by subjecting fish oil to vacuum steam distillation contacting the oil with an adsorbent and recovering the oil. The oil c... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5013443 | Extraction and separation method and apparatus using supercritical fluid Extraction and separation method and apparatus using a supercritical fluid for extracting a specified component from a sample by a supercritical fluid and introducing the supercritical fluid containing the extracted component into a silica gel column coat... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5008047 | Procedure for the refining of oils Procedure for the refining of oils, especially triglyceride oils, characterized in that it is able to provide the catalystic treatment of oil with an immobilized Lewis acid as catalyst (12), with which the oil is brought into contact by the flow (B).... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4996072 | Physical process for the deodorization and/or cholesterol reduction of fats and oils Disclosed are physical processes for fats and oils, especially fish oils and dairy oils and fats, involving deodorization and/or cholesterol level reduction. Either freshly refined oils or stored oils that have oxidized (such as reverted fish oil) can be ... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4983329 | Preparation of esterified propoxylated glycerin from free fatty acids A novel method is provided for the preparation of a esterified propoxylated glycerin having food grade quality by reacting at temperatures of from about 100° C. to about 250° C. a propoxylated glycerin having from 2 to 100 oxypropylene oxide units per g... | 01/08/1991 |
