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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 |
| 8020856 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section which forms normal images on sheets sequentially based on normal image data and forms sample images on sheets based on sample image data; a discharge section which discharges normal image sheets in a stac... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7931269 | Rotational jam clearance apparatus A media path jam clearance apparatus installable in a supporting structure includes media drive mechanisms for moving flexible media through media paths and a rotatable, removable jam clearance element. Within the jam clearance element facing surfaces of guide eleme... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931270 | Method and system for personalizing a multiplicity of security documents using a plurality of processing stations A method for personalizing a plurality of documents and a personalization installation which comprises a plurality of processing stations arranged one behind the other along a longitudinal axis of the personalization installation for carrying out individual personal... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7841594 | Apparatus for altering the orientation and/or direction of sheet material in mailpiece fabrication systems An apparatus is provided for altering the spatial orientation and/or direction of sheet material. The apparatus includes an input deck for receiving sheet material along an input feed path, an output deck for forwarding sheet material along an output feed path, and ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7828286 | Automatic document scanner with upright visible document images Digital scanning of document sheets with a substantially vertical scanning system is provided by sequentially feeding the uppermost document from an upright input loading and image viewing area to a scanning head, and then to an output, along a sheet feeding path wh... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7828287 | Printer star wheel A printer includes a housing, one or more print cartridges, and a positioning system configured to position print media for printing by the one or more print cartridges. The positioning system including a rotatable star wheel for translating the print media relative... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7766322 | Sheet transfer direction changing apparatus A sheet transfer direction changing apparatus having a plurality of discharge sections, a direction changing device, discharge sheet transfer device and transfer device wherein a sheet transferred from an image forming apparatus is changed by its direction, obverse ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7651088 | System, method, and program for stacking multi-thickness sheets of media Systems, methods, and programs for adjusting an output orientation of multi-thickness media input marking data, determine a number of sheets of the multi-thickness media that is to be alternated within an output stack, and adjust the output orientation of at least o... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7431293 | Dual path roll for an image forming device A dual roll to move two separate media sheets simulatneously along a section of a media path. The dual roll includes a first path formed by a first nip, and a second path formed by a second nip. A drive roll forms a section of both nips. Methods of using the dual ro... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422207 | Apparatus for transporting sheets along a transport track with a bend passing around a transport roller An apparatus for transporting sheets from paper or other material that is form-retaining in its plane, having a transport track with a transport roller with a circumference, of which a circumferential section extending through an angular range of the circumference f... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421241 | Printing system with inverter disposed for media velocity buffering and registration Parallel printing systems and methods incorporate inverter assemblies for not only inverting media during transport through the system but also to register the media or provide a velocity buffer transports with different drive velocities. The inverter assemblies can... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7396012 | Flexible paper path using multidirectional path modules A modular flexible media handling apparatus includes an input module (28) through which flexible media enters the apparatus, at least one main path module (28, 30, 32, 34) through which flexible media passes along a main path (24), at least one ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7360758 | Accumulator apparatus non-marring pusher system An accumulator apparatus for accumulating one or more sheets or articles is provided and includes a sheet accumulator portion for accumulating one or more sheets or articles, a ramp disposed upstream of the sheet accumulator portion relative to a flow direction of t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357389 | Transport device comprising a branch for transporting sheets The invention is concerned with a transport device for sheets, with which branching of the transport path can be implemented in a manner which is simple and not susceptible to faults. This object is achieved by a transport device which comprises a first belt transpo... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7328897 | Card printer and method of printing on cards A compact system adapted for card imaging, card laminating, or other card processing, comprises a card processor positioned on a horizontal card feed path and configured to process one or both faces of a rectangular card such as a plastic credit or debit card. A car... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318585 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus to reverse a sheet, includes a branched conveyance path branched from a connection point between an entry and conveyance path and a reversal and conveyance path provided downstream of the entry and conveyance path. When a sheet conveyor fe... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7274903 | Integrated fuser unit and drive system for use in an electrophotographic imaging process An integrated fuser unit has a drive system with a motor and a drive train mounted in the fuser unit frame. A swing arm assembly engages and disengages the hot roll from the drive train. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7255340 | Sheet stack ejecting apparatus, image forming apparatus, and sheet stack processing apparatus It is intended to provide a sheet stack ejecting apparatus, an image forming apparatus and a sheet stack processing apparatus applicable to ejection of a sheet stack while ejection errors are prevented by reducing disorderliness of ejected sheets of paper. A sheet e... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7234696 | Method of, and apparatus for, handling blanks, in particular coupons For producing (cigarettes) packs (10) with a coupon positioned between the pack and outer wrapper made of film, the coupons are supplied to a packaging machine for the outer wrapper and are transported in the region of the packaging machine by a coupon convey... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226049 | Universal flexible plural printer to plural finisher sheet integration system A multifunction printed sheets interface system with plural sheet input areas for receiving printed sheets from plural printers, plural sheet outputs areas for plural outputs to different sheet processing systems, a sheet position sensing system, and a sheet transpo... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213808 | Enclosure-collating device, in particular for mail-processing installations In an enclosure-collating device, in particular for mail-processing installations, a shorter dimensioning of the enclosure-conveying compartments on a collating path in the direction of the enclosure conveying on said collating path is achieved in that enclosures ar... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7201372 | Sheet accumulator systems and methods Sheet accumulator systems and methods are provided for forming a stack of under-accumulated sheets. The method can include advancing sheets in a predetermined sequence and under-accumulating a first portion of the advanced sheets in a first stack. The method can als... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201524 | Media path direction control device and method of reversing a media path A media path control device has two sets of parallel arms with opposing rollers to manipulate the movement of print media. The arms are moveable in a substantially vertical plane through motors. The arms can be of different lengths to establish an optimal trajectory... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7183730 | Method and apparatus for receiving and manipulating sheet material Disclosed are systems and methods for receiving and manipulating the travel of a sheet material, such as paper, from a device such as an imaging device. One embodiment of a system can be implemented as a system for handling a sheet material including a flipper devic... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172186 | Sheet stacking apparatus and image forming apparatus equipped with the same A sheet stacking apparatus includes a sheet transport path for transporting a sheet; a discharge device disposed adjacent to the sheet transport path for sequentially transporting the sheet; a support tray disposed adjacent to the discharge device for temporarily su... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165493 | Transport apparatus for printing plates including plate holder having two parallel, intercoupled holding decks A method for handling printing plates includes moving the printing plates from a first process station to a second station by a printing plate holder. The process stations are all arranged on a cylinder circumferential surface around a mid-axis, and it is possible f... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7134654 | Sheet finisher and image forming system using the same A sheet finisher for executing preselected processing with a sheet conveyed thereto of the present invention includes a first processing tray configured to temporarily store the sheet and deliver it. A first and a second path are positioned downstream of the first p... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124877 | Method and device for the conversion of a conveyed stream of flat articles For converting a stream of flat articles from transverse conveyance to parallel conveyance, two continuously operated conveyors are provided, a transverse conveyor having a direction (FQ) of transverse conveyance and serving as supplying conveyor and a parallel conv... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121544 | High throughput sheet accumulator An improved sheet accumulator for stacking serially fed sheets transported on a paper path. The accumulator includes a guide deck. Above the guide deck, a plurality of parallel belts are positioned to provide a driving force for sheets on the deck. Within the accumu... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7111842 | Printing apparatus and sheet cartridge In a sheet feeding mechanism wherein a spring can be used to properly regulate a sheet feeding position, sheets are not deformed in spite of the urging force of the spring, and a required conveying force is prevented from being increased after sheet feeding. Specifi... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108368 | Recording apparatus Disclosed is a recording apparatus that helps to achieve a reduction in size and cost. The recording apparatus has a U-turn sheet feeding mechanism for reversing and feeding a recording medium and a duplex transport mechanism for reversing the recording medium and p... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093831 | Media path modules A media transport array for forming sequential media streams feeding a media processing system in which serial flows, parallel flows, or both are desired are structured from standard, batch fabricatable media path modules. Each media path module includes a frame uni... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7066463 | System and method for sheet transporting using dual capstan rollers A platesetting system and method comprising a pair of dual capstan rollers that receives a recording medium and records an image on the received medium as the medium is transported through the system. The system and method advantageously enable at least a portion of... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066335 | Apparatus for receiving and distributing cash The present invention relates to methods and systems for receiving and distributing currency. In particular, the present invention provides a novel apparatus for the inflow and outflow of a variety of currency. The systems of the present invention are capable of rec... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063013 | Card-flipping device for use in card printers A card-flipping device for a card printing apparatus is provided. The card-flipping device comprises a card-carrier unit for transporting the card in a vertical direction, a motor drive means for moving the unit in the vertical direction, and an actuator assembly in... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063312 | Streak free apparatus for processing and stacking printed forms An apparatus for processing, stacking and thereafter collecting printed forms, includes: a dual registering stacking interface, that stacks and accumulates forms in a stack or in a continuing feeding as separate forms; and, a sequencer merger that receives the forms... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059521 | Systems and methods of providing inserts into envelopes The present invention provides exemplary mail processing systems and methods, including systems and methods for retrieving paper sheets, statements, inserts and/or cards, and inserting same into an envelope. In one embodiment, an apparatus (200) includes a pa... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055816 | Method of processing sheet-like products, and apparatus for implementing the method A method and apparatus for processing a stream of sheet-like products, such as printed magazines and newspapers, whereby the orientation of the products in the stream is changed to facilitate subsequent processing. The products are conveyed in an imbricated stream, ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051928 | Document diverter apparatus for use in a self-service terminal A document diverter apparatus is provided for use in a self-service terminal at which a self-service user can deposit a document to conduct a self-service transaction. The document diverter apparatus comprises first and second roller members. The document diverter a... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050180 | Loading facility for small printer media A printer having a media tray with a media support surface and a media edge registration surface. A removable media holder has a lower portion contacting the media support surface, and defines a media receptacle above the lower portion, and having a lateral opening ... | 05/23/2006 |
