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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 |
| 7238106 | Air delivery system The present invention relates to a system for delivering temperature and flow rate controlled warmed air to outlets for use in various apparatus. The system is typically in residential structures, such as homes, but could easily be adapted for apartment buildings as... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7090142 | Hot air aggregate The invention relates to an arrangement in a hot air aggregate comprising a cover (2) having a built-in fan (3), an enclosed chamber (4) after said fan (3) which extends into a conically formed, front portion (5), to which a burner... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083110 | Window having a ventilation equipment The present invention relates to a window having ventilation equipment. The window having ventilation equipment according to the present invention includes a window frame formed with a mounting hole penetrating from outdoor side to indoor side, a casing which can be... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6959719 | Fire collar A fire collar or fire damper for location within a concrete slab of a building. The device incorporates a damper arrangement (12) and a heat detector (18, 19) comprising a metal alloy or lead which melts when a preset temperature is reached, causing th... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6877670 | Boiler ventilation system A method of ventilating a boiler system (10) during boiler system outages includes shifting (64) to the ventilation system (11) by stopping (70) the boiler system induced draft fan (32), closing (71) an internal isolation da... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6799727 | Flame-effect heating apparatus Flame-effect heating apparatus comprises a housing with walls defining an air duct extending therethrough. Simulated fuel is supported by the housing, externally of the duct, and at least one flame-effect generator is disposed in the duct. A light source is provided... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6679771 | Cooling fan with light-emitting device A cooling fan with a light-emitting device has a frame, multiple light-emitting diodes (LEDs), a circuit board, a stator, permanent magnets and an impeller. The permanent magnets are formed around the inside-perimeter of the casing of the impeller. The im... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6575379 | Frame structure with far infrared heating function The present invention discloses a frame structure with far infrared heating function, wherein a far infrared electro-thermal plate is mounted on the back of the canvas, and an energy chamber extends backwards from the back of the frame, and the energy cha... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6431457 | Air heater control A heater control system is operable to modulate a heater of a building or warehouse or the like, in order to maintain the temperature rise of air passing through the heater at or below a maximum allowable temperature rise value. The maximum allowable temp... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6321997 | Method for operating a stove in a building, and a device for carrying out this method Method to operate a combustion device in a house or similar building, with fossil fuel furnaces, such as wood or oil furnaces. Outdoor air is supplied to a heat exchanger that is connected to the smoke tube of the furnace, in such an amount that an interi... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6257230 | Adapter for ventless fireplace A gas fireplace is provided having a plenum formed around at least a portion of the fireplace firebox. Room air enters the plenum and is heated by the firebox prior to venting back into the room. Two openings are provided from the outside of the fireplace... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6227194 | Fireplace A gas fireplace is provided having a plenum formed around at least a portion of the fireplace firebox. Room air enters the plenum and is heated by the firebox prior to venting back into the room. Two openings are provided from the outside of the fireplace... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6186885 | Integrated HVAC system for an automotive vehicle An integrated HVAC system for an automotive vehicle, including mating forward and rearward shells each have mating portions of left and right duct arms for delivering conditioned air therethrough. The mating shells define a central enclosure within which ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5983146 | Electronic control system for a heating, ventilating and/or air conditioning installation for a motor vehicle The control system includes: a memory for memorizing a table of correspondence between inputs which comprise, on the one hand, sets of parameters and, on the other hand, operational adjustments of the working parts of the installation; an installation int... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5915620 | Apparatus for heating and ventilating a farm enclosure An apparatus and method for heating and ventilating a farm enclosure. The apparatus includes an energy exchange unit for preheating fresh intake air delivered to the enclosure. The unit has a first air manifold on its upper end including a fresh air intak... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5887785 | Apparatus for qualitative and quantitative air management for ceiling fans The present invention improves both the quality and the flow of air delivered by a ceiling fan. Ceiling fans provide limited indoor air flow, but do not function as air quality improvement apparatus. The present invention provides all ceiling fans with an... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5855320 | Combined furnace and heat recovery system The present invention relates to a combined furnace and air recovery system. The system is comprised of a furnace housing having an inlet opening for connection to a cold air return duct and an outlet opening connected to a heating duct. A negative pressu... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5123595 | Method and apparatus for heating and ventilating a poultry house The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for growing poultry or other domesitcated fowl in an indoor environment. In particular, it is directed to an apparatus for efficiently heating and ventilating a poultry house and a method for usi... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5106447 | Bonding method employing hot melt adhesives for insulation assembly Insulation assemblies for the HVAC industry are bonded by spray application of a hot melt adhesive composition comprising 10 to 50 percent of an isostactic thermoplastic polybutene-1/ethylene copolymer containing from about 5.5 to about 10% by weight ethy... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4850264 | Regulation of atmospheric conditions within a confined space An improved system for maintaining atmospheric conditions within prescribed parameters throughout the interior of a building. The building interior is essentially an enclosed system and sufficient outside air is admitted through air handling units to cont... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4830276 | Heater system for greenhouses A heating system for warming the space within a greenhouse or similar structure. The heating system comprises a heater means having a heating chamber for air, mounted in a plenum chamber. The plenum chamber is located below the base of the structure and i... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4773309 | Heating and air conditioning system incorporating contaminant control Method, system and apparatus particularly advantageous for reducing the level of irritants and life threatening contaminants which exist in air within houses and other buildings the interior of which presents a relatively sealed environment. The embodimen... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4742957 | Heat recovery ventilator A heat recovery unit for use in association with a fluid distribution system including: a heat exchanger; means to: circulate fluid through said system and to introduce fresh fluid across one end of said heat exchanger and into said system for mixing with... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4735130 | Fresh air make-up apparatus Fresh air make-up apparatus for a furnace located in an enclosed building comprises an elongated diffuser housing positioned adjacent the furnace, with the housing having an inlet in communication with fresh outside air and a pair of outlets, one being co... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4723533 | Combustion air vent with automatic lock An air vent for supplying air for combustion to a fireplace or the like inside a building, the vent comprising a duct having an inlet end outside the building and an outlet end inside the building, a cover hingedly mounted over the outlet and pivoting bet... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4662562 | Air heating and ventilating system An air heating and ventilation system particularly suitable for well-insulated and draught-proof dwellings or buildings, there being provided a supply duct for fresh external air, connected to a main fan, a combustion chamber with an exhaust duct for the ... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4633768 | Supplemental ventilation apparatus for manufactured housing Supplemental ventilation apparatus is provided for manufactured housing whose window and door openings are tightly sealed when closed. Exterior air is drawn in by the furnace's room air circulating blower through a flexible duct flattened wideningly at it... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4608474 | Negative thermal expansion metal electrically connected to motor means for microwave oven A high frequency heating apparatus including a motor having a first and second windings, the apparatus comprising damper means for controlling the intake of air into a heating chamber and negative thermal expansion metal for moving the damper means in res... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4596284 | Regenerative heat recapturing device The regenerative heat recapturing device for the vertical insertion into a roof of a building or the like serving for the ventilation of space and recapturing of heat. It has a rotatingly drivable storage mass which is located partly in an intake air chan... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4570850 | Modular ceiling air control device An air control device includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet with fixed and movable plates extending across the inlet that both have indentically configured and spaced openings. The movable plate is moved by a room temperature-sensing device to ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4557321 | Ventilator apparatus A room ventilator structured to define therethrough both a primary airstream and a secondary airstream arranged in heat exchange relationship with each other. A heat exchanger located to have both said primary and secondary airstreams flow therethrough is... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4537117 | Fresh air device for mobile home or other dwelling A fresh air device is provided for a mobile home or other dwelling which has an attic and a furnace with an air blower for supplying conditioned air to the dwelling. The fresh air device includes a fresh air blower for supplying fresh, outside air to an a... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4537349 | Motor vehicle with an internal-combustion engine and with means for heating a payload space The invention relates to a motor vehicle with an internal-combustion engine, with a heatable payload space and with a pipe flowed by air and leading into the atmosphere, which is divided into two pipe branches. A first heat exchanger flowed by the waste g... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4523518 | Apparatus for controlling temperature in a unit type curtain wall An apparatus for controlling temperature in a unit type curtain wall for arraying the outside of a building wherein pipings within the body of the building can be minimized and the air conditioning effect at the window can be sufficiently achieved. The te... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4477020 | Ventilating and heating apparatus and heat-sensitive unit The invention relates to a ventilating and heating apparatus for rooms of particularly high headrooms. It comprises one or more air-heating units and one or more room heating units. A feature of the apparatus is that the room is equipped with ventilating ... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4429679 | Modulair air heater An improvement of the space heating system delivering a composite comprising of heated outdoor air, unheated outdoor air and recirculated indoor air into a building to counter a natural infiltration of outdoor air by modulating the composite air supply de... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4401106 | Solar and standby fireplace system A home heating system for supplying heated air and water is made up of a solar energy heating unit. The solar energy heating unit is provided with a channel in an insulating layer mounted within the housing, which channel directs heated air to the interio... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4352349 | Control circuit for air conditioning systems A control system is disclosed for use in a restaurant having a forced air input air conditioning and/or heating system and a grill with an exhaust fan operating therewith. The invention includes an exhaust fan sensor means for monitoring the operative con... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4351475 | Environmental control room dividers A portable wall-like room divider rests on a floor and rises to a height of preferably at least three feet. Front and rear facings of the divider, in conjunction with edge and internal members, form a cavity in which a light source (two diverse light sour... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4337894 | Wall protective heating system A space heating stove is located near a wall-supported shield which has an internal airflow passage. Heat radiated by the stove to the shield heats air in the airflow passage, and a fan moves this heated air from the channel into a duct system which relea... | 07/06/1982 |
