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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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| 8155575 | Systems and methods for orienting media for improved scan quality Systems and methods systems and methods for orienting media for improved scan quality are disclosed. In an exemplary implementation, a method may include receiving a transparency media in a media holder, and guiding the transparency media into the media holder. The ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7365889 | System and method for transparency optimization One embodiment pertains to analyzing a document that is to be printed on a transparency, determining whether the document formatting is optimized for transparency printing, and alerting a user if the document formatting is not optimized for transparency printing. An... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7099053 | Mount carrier unit and film scanner Based on the difference in shape between a mount and a dummy mount subjected to scanning, an output signal having a pattern which differs depending on whether the mount or the dummy mount is transported is outputted from a photo coupler 54 along with driving ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7034967 | Image reading apparatus and transparent original adapter An image reading apparatus for imaging an original document or photographic film includes an original placement bed on which to place the original, and a reading device to form an image of the original. A transparent original adapter, detachably connected to the ima... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6867886 | Apparatus for viewing originals An apparatus for viewing originals in a flatbed scanner includes a fixed copy holder and a movable scanning unit with a light source for illuminating the original to be scanned, an optoelectronic transducer, and a scanning lens for projecting a scanned line of the o... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6734995 | Light lid with a previewing window A light lid with a previewing window is disclosed. The light lid provides a lightsome window to preview a transparent original. The light lid comprises a housing that has an opening, and a light conductive plate, which is positioned under the housing to conduct ligh... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6714324 | Film scanner A film scanner for scanning images formed on a film is provided with a film type identifying system that automatically identifies a type of a film to be scanned, and a scanning condition setting system that automatically sets a scanning condition in accordance with ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6678075 | Slide securing device for flatbed scanning system A slide securing device, using in a flatbed scanner, includes a frame and a securing cell. The securing cell comprises an aperture, a first securing clip, a second securing clip, a first securing groove, a second securing groove, a picking portion, a firs... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6529295 | Image scanner utilizing rollers to bias an original in a holder against a support such that the holder enters the image scanner by a nibbling action of the roller and support An image scanner in which an original is scanned by a trilinear CCD array, i.e. the original is scanned line by line, three lines at the time, one line for each color. Thus, at a specific time "only" the area of the original that is scanned by the triline... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6113346 | Method for loading and unloading a supply of plates in an automated plate handler The primary function of the optional handler is to make plates available on demand to the imaging engine. A multitude of plates are stored inside cassettes and these cassettes are loaded into the handler. There may be up to four cassettes residing in the ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6043866 | Carrier sheet and original reading apparatus This specification discloses a carrier sheet for original having an upper sheet and a lower sheet, the two sheets having their leading end portions as viewed in the direction of advance of the original adhesively secured to each other in the widthwise dir... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5726773 | Apparatus for scanning and digitizing photographic image objects and method of operating said apparatus An apparatus for scanning and digitizing image objects includes a conventional scanning unit for processing individual image objects with the aid of a first electro-optical scanning unit. Furthermore, an optional roll-film unit is provided for processing ... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5666611 | Image scanner with one lighting unit and one drive system for scanning either reflective or transparent objects An image scanner with one lighting unit and one drive system for scanning both reflective and transparent objects includes a lighting unit, a reflect mirror unit, a lens and an image sensing unit. The planes for placing reflective objects and transparent ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5010366 | Slide transparency projector apparatus for use with an electrophotographic reproduction machine Apparatus for enabling an electrophotographic reproduction device to make reproductions of slide transparencies. The electrophotographic reproduction device includes a transparent platen for supporting information to be reproduced. A main lens assembly pr... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4431299 | Projection apparatus A projection apparatus for forming an image of original on a photosensitive material opposed to the plane of the original. The projection apparatus has a projecting system composed of a plurality of projection optical system arrays. Each individual projec... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4249328 | Electrophotographic slide and method of making same An improved slide for electrophotographic film which comprises a pair of slide frame forming panels hingedly connected along adjacent edges enabling the panels to be folded together in superposed relation. The inner surfaces of each panel is coated with a... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4111542 | Collating system for opaque documents and slide reproductions An electrostatographic printing machine in which a plurality of transparencies and at least one opaque original document are reproduced. The transparencies are stored in an ordered sequence and advanced automatically into operative communication with the ... | 09/05/1978 |
