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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 |
| 7348038 | IOL insertion apparatus and method for making and using same Apparatus for inserting intraocular lenses (IOLs) into eyes include a hollow tube including a material and having an interior wall defining a hollow space through which an IOL is passed and an outlet through which the IOL is passed from the hollow space into an eye,... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7325392 | Control system for catalytic processes The present invention provides methods and systems for controlling a catalytic process. The control system includes: an electroconductive support having a layer of a catalyst thereon; a first electrode in contact with said electroconductive support; a second electro... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7252744 | Treatment of fluorocarbon feedstocks A method of treating a fluorocarbon feedstock includes generating, in a high temperature zone, an electrical arc between at least one cathode and at least one anode, generating in the high temperature zone and by means of the electrical arc and a plasma gas, an upwa... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7198854 | Silicone composition useful especially for the production of anti-friction varnish, process for the application of said varnish to a substrate, and treated substrate A silicone composition useful especially for the production of varnishes applicable to substrates whose coefficient of friction it is sought to reduce. The object is to provide an anti-friction silicone varnish for textiles coated with silicone elastomers which is e... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7166198 | Treatment of fluorocarbon feedstocks A method of treating a fluorocarbon feedstock includes generating, in a high temperature zone, an electrical arc between at least one cathode and at least one anode, generating in the high temperature zone and by means of the electrical arc and a plasma gas, a therm... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163641 | Method of forming high aspect ratio apertures A plasma etch process for etching BPSG employing two primary etchants at low flows and pressures, and a relatively low temperature environment within the etch chamber, which includes a fluorine scavenger in the form of silicon. The two primary etchant gases are CHF | 01/16/2007 |
| 7157145 | Article having a plasmapolymer coating and method for producing the same An article is described comprising a substrate and a plasma polymer coating comprising silicon, oxygen and carbon bonded to the surface of the substrate, in respect of which coating the following applies in the cas... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7148942 | Protective film for polarizing plate A protective film for polarizing plate is disclosed in which an contact angle of the surface in contact with a polarizer with respect to pure water is less than 55° and the surface in contact with a polarizer becomes hydrophilic due to a plasma treatment. In... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7087147 | Electroactive catalysis The application of an electric current to catalysts useful for the vapor phase oxidation of hydrocarbons allows for processes for obtaining enhanced catalytic processing of a given feed material with a given catalyst, processes allowing the ready change-over from on... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7001500 | Electroactive catalysis The application of an electric current to catalysts useful for the vapor phase oxidation of hydrocarbons allows for processes for obtaining enhanced catalytic processing of a given feed material with a given catalyst, processes allowing the ready change-over from on... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6924401 | Plasma microjet arrays for selective oxidation of methane to methanol An apparatus and method for converting methane to methanol by partial oxidation comprises a source of methane, a source of oxygen, and a capillary tube having an outflow end and an inflow end communicating with the sources of methane and oxygen. An anode is position... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6797913 | Treatment of fluorocarbon feedstocks A method of treating a fluorocarbon feedstock includes radio frequency induction heating of a zone of a reaction chamber to a temperature not exceeding 950° C. The feedstock heats up in the heating zone, and the reaction chamber pressure and heating zone temperatur... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6787002 | Compact plasma reactor A device for purifying an exhaust gas contains at least one first and one second component with a respective shell and core through which the exhaust flows, as well as with two front faces each. At least one of the front faces of the first component and at least one... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6649217 | Method for producing parts of an antiadhesive organic powder, parts produced by such a method, and device for performing such a method A method for manufacturing parts from an antiadhesive organic powder includes the step of plasma-treating the antiadhesive organic powder and processing the antiadhesive organic powder for forming the parts. The device for performing the method has a hous... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6610212 | Method of forming high aspect ratio apertures A plasma etch process for etching BPSG employing two primary etchants at low flows and pressures, and a relatively low temperature environment within the etch chamber, which includes a fluorine scavenger in the form of silicon. The two primary etchant gas... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6605750 | Method for decomposition-treating organic halogen compound and decomposing device A product gas generated through the decomposition reaction of organohalogen compounds and steam is neutralized with an alkali solution and is left to stand for a predetermined period of time, while a neutralization product generated in this neutralization... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6277347 | Use of ozone in process effluent abatement A method and apparatus for abating a compound in a substrate processing system's effluent gases. The method of the present invention begins by introducing ozone and the effluent gases into an abatement device's combustion chamber. Energy is then applied t... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6118040 | Method and apparatus for purifying a gaseous mixture including molecules and/or cells of toxic or polluting substances The method includes a step of creating a flow of the mixture, a step of generating an electron discharge at a velocity such as to create a zone in which the mixture is ionised and a step of directing a series of electron beams so as to intercept the flow ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5906715 | Multi-stage gaseous pollutant destruction apparatus and method A corona discharge pollutant destruction system has two or more corona discharge reactors in series, with each stage optimized for either oxidation of hydrocarbons (HC) and carbon monoxide (CO) or reduction of nitrogen oxides (NOx). The reactor... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5843626 | Method for manufacturing a master disc for optical discs In a method for manufacturing a master disc for optical discs, patterns to be displayed on the disc are classified into a main object and a background. The background is commonly assigned as the background pattern for glittering rainbow colors by diffract... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5637198 | Volatile organic compound and chlorinated volatile organic compound reduction methods and high efficiency apparatus This invention is drawn to a Volatile Organic Compound environment effective reduction apparatus comprising a reactor-efficient coronal discharge zone, and at least one pair of high-dielectric coated electrodes. In particular embodiments Halogenated volat... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5611896 | Production of fluorocarbon compounds The invention provides a method and installation for the production of a desired fluorocarbon compound, which includes the steps of providing a high temperature zone; and feeding at least one input material into the high temperature zone to generate a bod... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5549795 | Corona source for producing corona discharge and fluid waste treatment with corona discharge A corona source suitable for use in vehicle ignition systems uses a conductive coil that receives an RF input at one end and has a corona discharge site at the other end, with a reference electrode capacitively coupled to the coil. The pitch and the lengt... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5543017 | Atmospheric pressure glow discharge plasma treatment method An atmospheric pressure glow discharge plasma treatment method, in which a gaseous mixture comprising argon, argon and helium, or argon and hydrogen, mixed with water vapor or water vapor and ketones at room temperature or a specified temperature, is intr... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5498826 | Plasmatron with steam as the plasma gas and process for stable operation of the plasmatron The present invention refers to a plasmatron as well as to a process for stable operation of plasmatrons with steam as the plasma gas, in the case of which the operational fluctuations which are typical of steam plasmas as well as the increased degree of ... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5409766 | Nonwoven fabric in an electret state and process for its production The improved nonwoven fabric in an electret state is composed of monofilaments with an average fiber diameter of 0.5-100 μm that are formed of a polymer composition containing no more than 1 mol % of polar groups; the fabric has a weight of 5-100 g/m | 04/25/1995 |
| 5340451 | Process for producing a metal organic polymer combination A process is disclosed for producing a metal-organic polymer combination by contacting the polymer with a plasma followed by an aqueous solution of a metal salt. In one embodiment a water or nitrous oxide plasma is used to treat a polyimide or a fluorinat... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5310461 | Cold oxidation in gaseous phase A vapour and gaseous effluent purification process wherein the gaseous flow is made to proceed between metal plates (1) subjected to oscillating electrical high voltages and then over a porous siliceous mass (2) having adsorbed therein an oxidation cataly... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5229163 | Process for preparing a microtiter tray for immunometric determinations A microtiter plate containing a plurality of reaction wells for conducting immunogenic reactions the bottom wall of the reaction well has an inner surface which is substantially hydrophilic, and the side wall of the reaction well has an inner surface whic... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5186974 | Self-supporting sheet-like structure comprising a substrate and a coating, and a process for its production A self-supporting sheet-like structure comprises a coating, which reduces sliding friction, on at least one surface of the substrate. The slip-improving coating is produced by treating this substrate surface by means of an electric corona discharge betwee... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5156919 | Fluorocarbon coated magnesium alloy carriage and method of coating a magnesium alloy shaped part A magnesium alloy structural member for supporting at least one actuator arm in a hard disk drive and a method for making a shaped magnesium part having a fluorocarbon coating is disclosed. The coating is applied by exposing the member to a reactive gas i... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5122245 | Process for the synthesis of "oxo" products by the plasma route and installation comprising a plasma reactor usable in the process The present invention relates to a process for the synthesis of "oxo" products or their derivatives consisting of hydrocarbon compounds containing carbonyl and/or hydroxyl groups, characterized in that a hydrocarbon substrate containing an unsaturation, s... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5108718 | Method for the destruction of toxic waste products and a plasma chemical reactor Toxic wastes are destroyed by contact thereof with a steam plasma jet and immediately thereafter with an oxidizing medium followed by washing of the resultant gaseous product with an alkaline medium. An apparatus for carrying out this method is in the for... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5034108 | Plasma process for increasing the molecular weight of hydrocarbons and/or derivatives thereof A process is disclosed for increasing the molecular weight of hydrocarbons and/or derivatives thereof by contacting them with an active hydrogen-containing system which comprises generating a hydrogen-containing plasma at a pressure of at least 5 mm and a... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5026463 | Process and apparatus for preparing the surface of a plastic molding by means of an electrical corona discharge Moldings having a thickness of 1 to 60 mm and made of flexible webs or rigid sheet of plastic are passed through a corona discharge treatment system consisting of high-voltage electrodes and a counter-electrode and a high-frequency alternating current vol... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4978436 | Corona-discharge treated release films Polyolefin coatings and films having release characteristics, also known as release sheets, are disclosed. The release sheets are formed by treating a sheet formed from polyolefin and dimethyl polysiloxane having functional end groups with a corona discha... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4966666 | Fluid energizing method and apparatus The energizer of the instant invention includes an electric discharge apparatus for creating an electric discharge and a focusing mechanism for focusing the electric discharge on a fluid to be energized. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the foc... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4948485 | Cascade arc plasma torch and a process for plasma polymerization The present invention is directed to an arrangement of cascade arc plasma torches in a process for plasma polymerization. The arrangement is utilized in low temperature plasma polymerization coating and utilizes a plasma reactor with concentric electrocon... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4940521 | Process and apparatus for pretreating the surface of a single-layer or multilayer molded material by means of an electrical corona discharge Pretreating the surface of electrically conducting molded materials, such as metal foil or plastic films in whose polymer matrix electrically conducting particles have been incorporated, by means of electrical corona discharge is provided. A generator sub... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4929319 | Process and device for surface pre-treatment of plastic by means of an electrical corona discharge For surface pre-treatment of a plastic article, such as a film sheet or the interior of a plastic molded article, by means of electrical corona-discharge, a device is provided having a generator 5 and a corona discharge device 11. The generator applied a ... | 05/29/1990 |
