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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 |
| 8167245 | Fuel barrier Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus, method, and system for managing deflections comprising a fuel dam, a first portion of the fuel dam connected with a stringer, a second portion of the fuel dam connected with the first portion, and a third p... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8157213 | Integrated composite skin for aircraft mid-box lifting surfaces A composite skin (11) with swept angle and dihedral for an aircraft mid-box lifting surface having a left side (5), a right side (7) and a central transition area (9) where both sides meet, that is designed and manufactured as a single pa... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8128031 | Spar for sailwings A sail wing for a lightweight aircraft comprising a membrane; a front spar; and a tensioned rear wire attached to a trailing edge of the membrane, such that when the front spar is bent to match a curve of the tensioned trailing edge of the sail wing membrane, the sa... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8113465 | Trailing edge aircraft structure with overhanging cover An aircraft structure comprising: a rear spar; and a composite cover attached to the rear spar and having an overhanging portion extending to its rear. The overhanging portion of the cover comprises one or more ramps along which the thickness of the cover reduces. A... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8091829 | Lifting structure for aircraft A lifting structure for aircraft is essentially applicable to a horizontal stabilizer that includes two side symmetrical boxes that converge at one end (its root) thereof in a shared center area in order to connect integrally in the central area. Both boxes connect ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8074929 | Methods and systems for composite structural truss Methods and structures for a composite truss structure are provided. The structure includes an upper chord member, a lower chord member, and a plurality of web members extending therebetween. Each of the upper chord member, the lower chord member, and the plurality ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070100 | Aircraft structure An aircraft structure comprising: a spar; a primary cover attached to the spar and extending on a first side of the spar; and a secondary cover positioned on a second side of the spar and partially overlapping an internal surface of the primary cover. A bracket is a... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8056859 | Airplane wing structure A rib of an airplane wing is prevented from deforming due to a machining load when machining a rivet hole in parts where the rib and a skin are joined. With regard to a rib that provides a connection between first and second spars of the airplane wing, the rib is fo... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7975964 | Airplane wing, method for manufacturing an airplane wing and use of a welding process for welding a wing spar An airplane wing has a lower wing cover, an upper wing cover and a wing spar. A first end portion of the wing spar is welded to the lower wing cover and/or a second end portion of the wing spar is welded to the upper wing cover. ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7967252 | Fairing and airfoil apparatus and method An airfoil for use on a high speed, jet powered airborne mobile platform and secured to an exterior surface of said mobile platform at a location so as to be disposed within a boundary layer during flight of the mobile platform. The airfoil produces a peak Mach numb... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7954763 | Methods and systems for composite structural truss Methods and structures for a composite truss structure are provided. The structure includes an upper chord member, a lower chord member, and a plurality of web members extending therebetween. Each of the upper chord member, the lower chord member, and the plurality ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7942368 | Composite aircraft component This invention relates to improving the tolerance of composite laminate structures to damage and/or delamination, resulting in weakening of the structure and/or to reducing the possibility of such damage and/or delamination. In particular, but not exclusively the in... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7931233 | Protective skin for aircraft A protective skin (143a, 143b) for an aircraft is disclosed. The protective skin (143a, 143b) forms the leading edges of wing members, horizontal stabilizers, and vertical fins. A portion of the skin material (... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7874517 | Process for making a composite material assembly and aircraft wing and stabilizing element obtained by this process Process for manufacturing an assembly made of a composite material and wing and stabilizing element obtained by this process. The junction zone for a part (P) made of a composite material comprising two parts (A1, A2) in which the principal dire... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7837148 | Composite wing-body joint Embodiments of integral composite panels and joints for composite structures are described In one implementation, an integrated panel spanning substantially the entire wingspan of an aircraft, includes at least a center portion and a pair of outwardly projecting win... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7810757 | Mounting device for an aircraft The invention relates to a mounting device in an aircraft. In one aspect of the invention, a method is disclosed for assembling a metal securement member of the mounting device. In another aspect of the invention, a mounting device is disclosed. In another aspect of... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7753313 | Composite wing slat for aircraft An aircraft wing slat is formed from composite materials using lay-up and vacuum bagging techniques. The slat lay-up comprises a central honeycomb core sandwiched between upper and lower composite skins, a pre-cured spar and pre-cured stiffeners. After the lay-up is... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7740202 | Wing structure for aircraft In a wing structure for an aircraft, a rib extends in a chord direction for connecting spars to each other with upper and lower stringer through holes through which stringers of skins pass being formed in upper and lower edges of the rib. A bead is formed on the rib... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7677496 | Stringer for an aircraft wing and a method of reinforcing thereof The present invention relates to a stringer for an aircraft wing and a method of reinforcing such a stringer in which the stringer is formed with a substantially lambda shaped section. ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7673832 | Aircraft component exposed to streaming surrounding air An aircraft component, such as a wing, has perforations through an outer wall for boundary layer suction. In the space between the outer wall and an inner wall partition walls form pressure channels and suction channels that are adjacent to each other and alternate,... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7641147 | Airplane wing, method for manufacturing an airplane wing and use of a welding process for welding a wing spar An airplane wing has a lower wing cover, an upper wing cover and a wing spar. A first end portion of the wing spar is welded to the lower wing cover and/or a second end portion of the wing spar is welded to the upper wing cover. ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7578473 | Rib for aircraft wing and methods for the manufacture thereof There is provided a method of manufacturing a rib for an aircraft wing, the method comprising providing a billet of material for forming the rib, machining away material from all sides of the billet to form a rib for use in an aircraft, the rib including a web that ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7575194 | Apparatuses and methods for joining composite members and other structural members in aircraft wing boxes and other structures Apparatuses and methods for joining composite members and other structural members in aircraft wings and other structures. An aircraft wing box structure configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a first composite member having a first s... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7546979 | Trapezoidal panel pin joint allowing free deflection between fuselage and wing The invention is directed a trapezoidal panel pin joint for allowing deflection of an aircraft between a fuselage section and a wing section, wherein the pin joint comprises a vertical pin portion, a lug portion, and a clevis portion; wherein at least one vertical f... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7422177 | Sealing device for a flap track in a belly fairing of an aircraft for a flap-actuating shaft Sealing device for the flap track for the flap-actuating shaft, in the belly fairing of an aircraft, with a top hollow body 1 and a bottom hollow body 7 which are flexibly compressible, each comprising at least one interior chamber 2, 8 with ope... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7398586 | Methods and systems for manufacturing a family of aircraft wings and other composite structures Methods and systems for manufacturing composite aircraft wings and other structures are disclosed herein. A tool assembly for use in manufacturing composite laminates in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a tool plate carried by a movable suppo... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7384016 | Adaptive compliant wing and rotor system Variation in the contours of first and second compliant surfaces is produced by a compliant frame having a first resiliently variable frame element (120) having a corresponding first outer surface (122) and a first inner surface (124), and a sec... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380753 | Composite material structure A laminated composite material structure, in the form of a load-bearing rib of a wing of an aircraft, comprises an upper laminated portion, which is angled with respect to a middle laminated portion, and a curved corner portion being continuous with and interposed b... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7357351 | Linear shock wave absorber A linear cavity is provided on the leading edge of an object that is subject to the flow of liquids or gasses, where said cavity preferably has a wall that follows the curvature of a diminishing sine wave, although other configurations are possible that do not follo... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357353 | Method of joining structural elements in an aircraft A structure for use on an aircraft and a method of manufacturing said structure. The structure comprises first and second structural elements and a fastening device. The fastening device comprises a bolt that engages with a barrel nut. The first structural element i... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357358 | Aircraft leading edge device systems and corresponding sizing methods Aircraft leading edge device systems and methods for sizing such systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a spanwise lift coefficient distribution for an airfoil corresponding to at least one design condition and at least one aircraft angle of attack is identified,... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7334759 | Airplane surface protection film kits Described herein is a computer design-aided shield for exposed surfaces on aircraft, a method for manufacture, and kits derived from collections of shields, each kit appropriate for use on a single aircraft type. The shield is contemplated for first use on general a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331546 | Bendable wing for micro air vehicle A micro air vehicle having a bendable wing enabling the micro air vehicle to fly. The bendable wing may be bent downwards so that the wingspan may be reduced for storing the micro air vehicle. The bendable wing may be formed from one or more layers of material, and ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316539 | Vane assembly with metal trailing edge segment Embodiments of the invention relate to a vane assembly formed by a forward airfoil segment and an aft airfoil segment. The aft segment is made of metal and can define the trailing edge of the vane assembly. The forward segment can be made of ceramic, CMC or metal. T... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316372 | Fuselage spar for aircraft and central sparbox provided with such a spar A fuselage spar for aircraft is vertically mounted between an upper surface panel and a lower surface panel of the fuselage at the junction between a first wing structure spar and a second wing structure spar symmetrical with the first wing structure spar relative t... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7282681 | Microwave fabrication of airfoil tips A method of producing a metallic component includes: providing a body made of a first alloy; providing a preform comprising a metallic powder made of a second alloy and formed in the shape of an extension of the body; and heating the preform with microwave energy to... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7252324 | Spoiler for vehicles and manufacturing method thereof Described herein are a spoiler for vehicles and a method of manufacturing the spoiler. The spoiler has a first surface and a second surface which define an appearance of the spoiler, and a hollow part defined in the spoiler. The spoiler includes a reinforcing member... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243879 | Lattice fin for missiles or other fluid-born bodies and method for producing same A method for the manufacture of lattice fins for fluid-born bodies is provided. In one embodiment, lattice fins having a metallic cell structure are manufactured from strips or sheets of metal. In another embodiment, composite lattice fins are manufactured from a lo... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7219855 | Rising and moving apparatus and manufacturing method thereof A fluid-structure interactive analysis is performed while n types of wing structure models are caused to flap in accordance with a prescribed model of flapping manner. Based on an analysis, data 1, data 2, . . . data n of physical values related to flu... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7198691 | Fastenerless internal support for hollow structures A reinforced structural member having a tubular member and a support structure. The tubular member has a sidewall that defines a hollow interior portion. The support structure is formed from a composite material and bonded to the sidewall in at least two predetermin... | 04/03/2007 |
