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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 |
| 8056502 | Film forming equipment The present invention provides film forming equipment that can reduce the space necessary for coating. The film forming equipment has an object conveyor for moving an object (50); a spray gun conveyor (41) for moving a spray gun (30) that sprays... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8006638 | Analytic substrate coating apparatus and method An apparatus and method for producing a coated analytic substrate using a compact and portable automated instrument located in the laboratory setting at the point of use which can consistently produce one or a plurality of coated analytic substrates “on demand” ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7987813 | Apparatuses and methods for maskless mesoscale material deposition Apparatuses and processes for maskless deposition of electronic and biological materials. The process is capable of direct deposition of features with linewidths varying from the micron range up to a fraction of a millimeter, and may be used to deposit features on s... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7591906 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a display, such as, for instance, a polymer OLED display, a display and a substrate for use in the method Described is a method for manufacturing a display including a substrate on which a structure, such as, for instance, a matrix structure in relief, is provided, which structure bounds a number of areas, wherein, with the aid of an inkjet printhead, substantially in e... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7351290 | Robotic pen A robotic pen includes a computer numerically controlled machine having a multiaxis stage for mounting a workpiece, and a cooperating elevator which translates relative thereto. A pen tip is rotatably mounted to the elevator. And, a dispenser is joined in flow commu... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7332037 | Numerical jet machine for the application of a coating onto a substrate The invention concerns a contactless numerical printing machine for products of average fluidity, such as varnish, glue, and conducting or scratchable ink, onto a substrate of variable thickness and dimensions. The machine includes a special device for printing with... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7305933 | Seasoning apparatus, and product manufacturing system provided therewith The present invention provides a seasoning apparatus capable of evenly seasoning each individual article, without seasoning any too heavily or too lightly. Therein, a screw having a helical blade is installed in a tube. The helical blade provides partitions that are... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7228053 | Transporting matter that is enclosed within a container through a hollow optical fiber A payload is enclosed within a container that is dimensioned to fit within the channel that runs through a hollow optical fiber. The container is also adapted to carry a payload. When laser light shines into the optical fiber, some of the laser light strikes the con... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7201823 | High throughput plasma treatment system A method for the plasma treatment of parts. The method includes sending loading signals from an electronic control to a transfer mechanism and loading the parts from a position outside of the treatment chamber to a plurality of treatment positions within the treatme... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7106759 | Network timing reference for an integrated services hub A method and apparatus for synchronizing the sampling rate of digital cells in an integrated services hub. A timing signal is extracted from an asymmetric digital subscriber line. A phase-locked loop modifies the frequency of the extracted signal and generates an ad... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7063301 | Facilities connection bucket for pre-facilitation of wafer fabrication equipment A facilities connection locator is provided for use with a support apparatus for supporting manufacturing equipment. The facilities connection locator comprises a fluid tight bucket having a bottom surface, a plurality of side walls extending upwardly from the botto... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7045015 | Apparatuses and method for maskless mesoscale material deposition Apparatuses and processes for maskless deposition of electronic and biological materials. The process is capable of direct deposition of features with linewidths varying from the micron range up to a fraction of a millimeter, and may be used to deposit features on s... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6972071 | High-speed symmetrical plasma treatment system A plasma treatment system (10) and related methods for rapidly treating a workpiece (56) with ions from a plasma having an ion density that is reproducibly uniform and symmetrical. The processing chamber (12) of the plasma treatment system (1... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6939407 | Methods and apparatus for making color filter by discharging a filter material The present invention provides a method for making a color filter having a plurality of filter elements aligned in a dot-matrix on a substrate. The method has a first-scanning step of moving the inkjet head having a nozzle line including a plurality of nozzles relat... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6908514 | Wafer alignment marks protected by photoresist In this invention a coating of unexposed photoresist is used to protect from semiconductor processing the area immediately above a zero layer alignment mark used for a wafer stepper alignment. The entire surface of a wafer is coated with photoresist and all shot sit... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6712906 | Control system for metering pump and method An apparatus for controlling a speed of a motor of a metering pump providing pressurized fluid at a dispensing gun. The dispensing gun is opened and closed to dispense fluid onto a substrate being carried by a conveyor past the dispensing gun. The apparatus has a pr... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6630028 | Controlled dispensing of material A system for controlled dispensing of a material onto an elongated window component. A nozzle dispenses the material into contact with a surface of the elongated window component at a delivery site located along a path of travel of the elongated window co... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6416583 | Film forming apparatus and film forming method A film forming apparatus comprising a substrate holding section for holding a substrate to be processed, a nozzle unit arranged and opposing the substrate holding section, having a discharge hole for continuously applying film-forming solution, in the for... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6299931 | System and method for setting, regulating and monitoring an applicator A system and method for setting up an applicator to treat a target blank traveling on a conveyor includes placing a mark on an example blank, where the mark represents a desired location for treatment of the target blank. The marked example blank is passe... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6258167 | Process liquid film forming apparatus An apparatus for forming a film of a process liquid, comprising a mounting table for supporting the substrate to be processed substantially horizontally, a process liquid supply device for supplying a process liquid for processing the substrate, a linear ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6221162 | Apparatus for forming a resist layer over an electroconductive substrate An apparatus for supplying a liquid resist into a through hole part of an electroconductive substrate comprises an application roll, rotating in a single rotational direction, for coating the electroconductive substrate carried by a carrier with a liquid ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6139639 | Coating machine having a timer for continuously forming a coating of uniform thickness on a substrate A coating apparatus which comprises a feeding means to feed a coating liquid, a coating liquid applicator having a slot extending in one direction to discharge the coating liquid fed by the feeding means, and a conveying means to move at least either the ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6023644 | Monitoring system for electrostatic powder painting industry A system for monitoring an electrostatic powder painting process having a conveyor line adaptable for transporting articles to be electrostatically powder painted sequentially through a plurality of zones in the process. For monitoring the usage of powder... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6007632 | System and method for impregnating a moving porous substrate with active materials to produce battery electrodes A system for infiltrating, with active materials, a porous substrate to form electrodes, typically used for batteries, is described that features a vacuum device having a dynamic distribution assembly which allows for continuous and controlled deposition ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5831855 | Monitoring system for electrostatic powder painting industry A system for monitoring an electrostatic powder painting process having a conveyor line adaptable for transporting articles to be electrostatically powder painted sequentially through a plurality of zones in the process. The monitoring system dispenses po... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5803972 | Semiconductor fabrication apparatus A semiconductor fabrication apparatus including a plurality of process units for sequentially processing a semiconductor wafer. A heating unit, a cooling unit, a resin coating unit, and a resin hardening unit are included. Also, a sender unit and a proces... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5773095 | Method for a reducing the stringing of adhesive from an applicator An apparatus (10) and method for reducing stringing of adhesive from a nozzle (20) of a dispensing apparatus (12) includes a pneumatically driven cylinder (50) which translates the source of adhesive co-linear with the translating substrate (100). The gun... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5769949 | Automated coating process A system for applying a coating to an article of manufacture comprises a first conveyor assembly which conveys articles through a coating booth for application of a coating. The first conveyor assembly has a section aligned with and in close proximity to ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5672207 | Apparatus for application of a color coat to a workpiece An apparatus for color coating and further manipulating workpieces of wood, plastic material or metal includes a color coating station and further product-manipulation stations for finishing the workpiece. Through provision of a conveyor, the workpiece sh... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5669974 | Spray coating process and apparatus A continuous spray coating apparatus and process generally comprises a housing defining a closed coating chamber, the coating chamber having inlet and outlet openings. Automatic doors are provided to cover the inlet and outlet openings, and the opening an... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5620513 | In-line application of solid lubricant to steel strip A solid lubricant application procedure is combined in-line with a steel strip processing method which comprises processing steps upstream and downstream of the lubricant application procedure. The latter comprises applying the lubricant material in molte... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5587018 | 360 degrees fast spot gluing machine for screws A fast spot gluing machine for screws is disclosed, having a vibrating body, a horizontal conveyor, a support board, a rubber wheel, a spot gluing plate, a speed-adjustable motor, a control circuit and a glue compressor. A spiral slope is disposed on an i... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5554225 | Device for dispensing thixotropic materials A fluid dispenser for use in consistently depositing relatively thick and lumpy materials onto receiving surfaces which employs a supply path to a plurality of pump/valve combinations and a feedback pressure line to assure an adequate pressure at the poin... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5534063 | Apparatus for removing image forming substance from sheet and sheet processing apparatus An apparatus capable of surely removing a toner or similar image forming substance stably cohered to a sheet, and an apparatus for processing a sheet are disclosed. A liquid supply unit uniformly supplies a liquid to a toner carried on the sheet. The shee... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5514214 | Eyeglass lens and mold spin coater Hard substrates such as ophthalmic lenses or molds are coated with a UV curable monomer which is polymerized to construct a scratch resistant coating on a surface of the lens. The present invention is directed to an apparatus for and method of applying th... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5479352 | System for accurately positioning operations on conveyed products A system for accurately controlling the start and stop positions for operations on conveyor-moved products, such as for applying glue lines, perforations or slits on sheets of paper, uses product position rather than timing to accurately control "on" and ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5476545 | Rotary ceramic tile glazing and decorating machine The machine employs a rotary apparatus comprising a matrix-bearing cylinder coupled on an underlying transfer cylinder contacting over at least a tract of external surface thereof with an upper surface of a tile transiting on a rest plane. The tile is gri... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5464474 | Apparatus for cleaning strips before press forming, having de-oiling rolls and tacky rolls to remove oil and foreign matters A cleaning apparatus for removing foreign matters from workpieces in the form of strips or sheets cut from a larger blank, before the workpiece is subjected to a press forming operation, which apparatus includes a feeding device for feeding the successive... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5421887 | Method and apparatus for applying adhesive to sheet insulation A method and apparatus for sequentially applying a predetermined amount of adhesive to a series of sheets of insulation having a frame with a conveyor mounted at one end, a magazine adapted to maintain and dispense sheets of insulation, one at a time onto... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5401531 | Coating system A system for processing components which are to be transferred to second system. Portions of the system are selectively controlled so that when demand from the second system is stopped, processing of the components is allowed to be completed as needed. Th... | 03/28/1995 |
