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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 |
| 7286935 | Method and device for hydrometeor detection This publication discloses a method and apparatus for measuring hydrometeors. According to the method, the mechanical impulses of hydrometers falling on a detection surface are measured. According to the invention, part of the measuring device (1) is used to ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282903 | Longitudinal balance measuring bridge circuit A longitudinal balance measuring bridge circuit includes a common mode signal injection circuit in the form of a center tapped, 4:1 balanced matching transformer. The signal injection circuit is coupleable to an item under test (IUT) and to a source of common mode s... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7201042 | Measuring instrument provided with solid component concentrating means The present invention relates to a measuring instrument (1) comprising a channel (60) for moving a sample liquid (BL) containing a solid component (B1) and providing a liquid reaction field and first and second electrodes (31, 32) which a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7150284 | Device for monitoring a wash process A device is provided for monitoring a wash process inside a mechanical washing apparatus, comprising sensor means for measuring physical and/or mechanical parameters of the wash process and recording means for recording the measured parameters within the device. Thi... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6992494 | Method and apparatus for monitoring the purity and/or quality of steam A method and apparatus for monitoring at least one of steam purity and steam quality for steam used in a decontamination process. A capacitor is exposed to the steam, wherein the steam acts as a dielectric between the plates of the capacitor. Permittivity of the die... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6963205 | Electrically measuring soil dry density The object of the Electrical Density Gauge (EDG) invention is to provide a low cost, portable, non-nuclear, and rugged field-use device that measures dry density in soils that have been constructed for use as road-beds and building foundations. This data is used to ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6946852 | Method and apparatus for measuring concentration of a chemical component in a gas mixture A chemical concentration detecting system for determining the relative concentration of a chemical component in a gas mixture. The gas mixture may include chemical components that are antimicrobial chemicals, as well as chemical components that are base chemicals, a... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6373264 | Impedance detection apparatus and method of physical variable An apparatus for detecting an impedance variable in response to a sensed physical amount of a sensor is provided which comprises an impedance-frequency conversion unit and a counter. The impedance-frequency conversion unit converts the sensor impedance to... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6351132 | Miscible liquid capacitive sensing system A capacitive sensor is employed to measure the dielectric constant of miscible liquids, and thereby determine the relative concentration of the two liquids. Further, a feedback circuit may be provided to change the operation of the system in accordance wi... | 02/26/2002 |
| 5436613 | System for detecting human presence in hazardous situations The disclosure relates to a system for the detection of human presence in hazardous situations near moving machinery; appropriately shaped electrodes are placed in an area to be safeguarded and a radio-frequency signal of appropriate frequency and voltage... | 07/25/1995 |
| 4847594 | Sensor for detecting the exhaustion of an adsorbent bed A sensor includes a vapor sensitive medium and a means for monitoring at least one property of the vapor sensitive medium. The vapor sensitive medium is chosen such that it exhibits a response to the vapors absorbed by an absorbent bed which is substantia... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4733166 | Apparatus for measuring the moisture content of moving materials Moisture in wood veneer strips received from a drying oven is measured by passing the veneer strips on a conveyor between arrays of conducting elements including a pair of transmitting bars on one side of the veneer and a pair of receiving plates juxtapos... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4580233 | Method of measuring moisture content of dielectric materials The present invention is a method for measurement of moisture in dielectric materials. It is particularly useful for lumber. In the preferred version, at least two alternating current signals whose frequencies differ by a factor of at least 10 are capacit... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4540936 | Soil moisture sensor A moisture sensor including in one embodiment a probe formed with a first cylindrical tube extending outward from a base and having a plurality of axially extending slots around the periphery thereof and a second slotted cylindrical tube extending outward... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4399404 | Moisture tester with probe The tester has a probe to be inserted into granular or fluid materials for measuring instantly permittivity and temperature. The characteristics of materials are measured according to permittivity, the characteristics of moisture of grains being used as a... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4288742 | Electrical moisture sensor A moisture sensor including a probe formed with a first ring of spines extending in parallel outward from a base and a second ring of spines extending in parallel outward from the base separated and insulated from the first ring, the spines forming an eff... | 09/08/1981 |
| 3992665 | Electrical impedance measuring apparatus Apparatus for measuring the electrical impedance of a variety of materials including an electrode arrangement providing sample data to an impedance bridge, a frequency generator providing a test signal to the impedance bridge, the impedance bridge includi... | 11/16/1976 |
