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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 |
| 7867566 | Method for fabricating reinforced composite materials A method for fabricating a reinforced matrix composite comprising the step of providing a composite preform having a fibrous structure and applying matrix material onto the preform in locations along the preform. A barrier material is applied to at least a portion o... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7547466 | Method of manufacturing spindle motor One aspect of the present invention relates to a spindle motor manufacturing method for forming an oil repellent film which prevents a lubricating oil from flowing out, on a predetermined area adjacent to a hydrodynamic bearing, the predetermined area being located ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7381446 | Sprayed preforms to forming structural members A preform and method for forming preforms and structural members are provided. The preform can be formed by cold spraying a structural material onto a base member, such that the preform has dimensions approximating the dimensions of the machined structural member to... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367264 | Method and apparatus for treating sheets including a vacuum roller for retaining sheets in curved configuration An apparatus and method for retaining individual sheets of substrate in a curved configuration during coating or printing is disclosed. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361706 | Water- and oil-repellent, antistatic composition A water- and oil-repellent, antistatic composition comprises (a) at least one nonpolymeric ionic salt consisting of (i) at least one cation selected from the group consisting of monovalent metal cations, divalent metal cations, and organic onium cations, and (ii) at... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361380 | Process for improving corrosion resistance of thin-film recording media & media obtained thereby A method for increasing the corrosion resistance of a data/information storage and retrieval medium comprises sequential steps of: (a) providing a thin film data/information storage retrieval medium comprising, in overlying sequenc... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354619 | Protection of the SiC surface by a GaN layer The invention relates to a process for protecting the surface of an SiC substrate. This process comprises deposition of a temporary protection layer with a thickness equal to at least two monolayers on the surface of the substrate to be protected, the protection lay... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344749 | Method for coating a substrate with calcium phosphate A method for coating substrates with calcium phosphate. The aim of the method is to be able to carry out a simple coating for all materials as well as for particles. To this end, the substrate to be coated is placed in a calcium phosphate gel, whereupon this substra... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7325750 | Powder coating system with improved overspray collection Powder overspray that is extracted from a spray booth is recovered back to a powder supply that is used to supply powder to the spray guns inside the spray booth. The powder overspray extracted from the booth is separated from the high flow air stream by a separator... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7312018 | Film forming method, film forming apparatus, pattern forming method, and manufacturing method of semiconductor apparatus There is disclosed a film forming method comprising continuously discharging a solution adjusted so as to spread over a substrate by a given amount to the substrate through a discharge port disposed in a nozzle, moving the nozzle and substrate with respect to each o... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309513 | Broad spectrum filter system including tungsten-based impregnant and being useful for filtering contaminants from air or other gases Filter systems that are effective against a broad range of contaminants including HCN, cyanogen chloride (CK), acid contaminants. and basic contaminants such as ammonia without the need (but with the option, if desired) for using molybdenum or chromium containing ma... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7232589 | Process for dispersing a reinforcing layer in a layered article A process for covering at least a portion of an article with covering material, applying a wet material composition between the cover material and a core material of the article, and de-watering the wet material to form a reinforcing layer. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7217683 | Lubrication via nanoscopic polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes Nanoscale chemicals based on polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) and polyhedral oligomeric silicates (POS) are taught as lubricants, mold release agents, and as additives to control the viscosity, lubrication, wear, and thermal properties of conventional lu... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7208202 | Methods of finishing medical barrier fabrics A method of finishing a barrier fabric includes applying a non-aqueous solution of low surface tension solvent and fluorochemical repellent to a barrier fabric, subjecting the barrier fabric to conditions sufficient to remove the solvent from the barrier fabric, and... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205025 | Apparatus and method for drying under reduced pressure, and coating film forming apparatus In drying a coating liquid such as a resist applied to a substrate under reduced pressure, a coating film in a peripheral portion tends to lose good shape regardless of duration of a drying period, and it is difficult to set an appropriate exhaust flow rate. After t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7196151 | Functionalized main chain polymers A non crosslinked, covalently crosslinked and/or ionically crosslinked polymer, having repeating units of the general formula (1) —K—R— (1) In which K is a bond, oxygen, sulphur, t... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194845 | Stucco wall building arrangement The present invention comprises a stucco wall structure for a building. The wall substrate is arranged for receipt of subsequent layers of surface material. The margin or periphery of said wall to be treated has a screed attached thereto. A sprayed-on coating of ure... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179504 | Substrate processing method and substrate processing system The present invention relates to a processing method for processing a substrate, and comprises a step of coating a coating solution on a surface of the substrate while relatively moving a coating solution discharge nozzle and the substrate and discharging the coatin... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7157116 | Method for the production of plane-parallel platelets by using organic separating agents A new method is proposed for the production of plane-parallel platelets, comprising the steps a) vapor-deposition, at a pressure below atmospheric pressure, of a separating agent onto a carrier to produce a separating agent layer, b) vapor-deposition, at a pressure ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7128948 | Sprayed preforms for forming structural members A preform and method for forming preforms and structural members are provided. The preform can be formed by cold spraying a structural material onto a base member, such that the preform has dimensions approximating the dimensions of the machined structural member to... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128965 | Cementitious product in panel form and manufacturing process The present invention relates to a product, in particular a panel, that can be obtained by the Hatschek process and without autoclaving, and can be used as siding, cladding element or partition element, this product being formed from a fibre-reinforced cementitious ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7112348 | Coating method and apparatus The coating apparatus and method enable the coating liquid having been scraped-off to be reused without doing any one of the fluid adjusting treatment and the filtering treatment, while maintaining the features of the scraping-off type of extrusion coater, which is ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7105202 | Process for coating inner wall of a thin tube with a resin A process for coating the inner wall surface of a thin tube having an inside diameter of 0.2 to 5 mm with a resin. The tube is first filled with a resin particulate dispersion. The dispersion filling the tube is held therein by its surface tension and does not flow ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7090716 | Single phase fluid imprint lithography method The present invention is directed toward a method for reducing pattern distortions in imprinting layers by reducing gas pockets present in a layer of viscous liquid deposited on a substrate. To that end, the method includes varying a transport of the gases disposed ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7060081 | Microkeratome blade with arbitrary blade angle A cutting blade (56) having a cutting edge (80) defined by an intersection of a first cutting edge surface (72) and a second cutting edge surface (66) is disclosed. The angle between the first cutting edge surface (72) and the seco... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7017845 | Drag material and apparatus for fishing reels A drag mechanism in a fishing reel has a friction material impregnated with a phenolic resin before it is laminated to a drag plate. The material is 30% phenolic coated 99+% carbon fabric. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018474 | Coating apparatus In coating with two slits of a coating slit and a recovering slit, by optimizing the slit clearance of the coating slit and the recovering slit, a coating layer with a very small and even thickness can be obtained. In a coating apparatus in which after a coating liq... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6993818 | Multi-fixture assembly of cutting tools Multiple cutting blades (56) are fabricated from a wafer (130). This wafer (130) is disposed on a blade handle mounting fixture (224) such that a blade handle (24) maybe mounted on each of the individual blades (56). A cutti... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979474 | Heat treatment method, heat treatment apparatus and treatment system When a substrate coated with a coating solution which oxidizes at high temperatures is heat-treated, an oxygen concentration of a treatment atmosphere is lowered when the temperature is low. Next, the substrate is heat-treated in the treatment atmosphere of which th... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974600 | Method and apparatus for coating a photosensitive material In a method and an apparatus for coating an object with photosensitive material, a roller stabilizes a supply amount of the photosensitive material and is disposed between the object and a slit coater, so that the stabilized photosensitive material is supplied to th... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6966315 | Smooth surface gas cooktop having an electric ignition/turndown system A cooking appliance includes smooth cooking surface having at least one cooking zone, a base frame section, at least one gas burner assembly located between the smooth cooking surface and the base frame section, and a control unit. A wire filament coil, electrically... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6962878 | Method to reduce photoresist mask line dimensions A method for reducing the dimension of a patterned organic photoresist area by reducing the pressure of a reactive environment surrounding the patterned photoresist to cause outgasing. The outgased materials CxHyOz are then decompose... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6875466 | Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus The wafer coated with the resist is deliberately placed in the vapor before being transferred to an aligner that exposes the resist on the wafer, the vapor, for example, the moisture, uniformly adheres onto the resist on the wafer. As a result, the substrate can uni... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6875462 | Method of making a field emission cold cathode A method for making a field emission cold cathode for use in vacuum tubes. A carbon velvet material is coated with a low work function cesiated salt and bonded to a cathode surface. Alternatively, the carbon velvet material is bonded to the cathode surface before be... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6872418 | Film forming method A method for forming a film using a rotating cup application apparatus in which a rotatable inner cup is provided within an outer cup, the upper openings of the inner cup and the outer cup are closed with corresponding lids, and the lid for the inner cup is integral... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6838115 | Thermal processing system and methods for forming low-k dielectric films suitable for incorporation into microelectronic devices Single wafer processing methods and systems for manufacturing films having low-k properties and low indices of refraction. The methods incorporate a processing station in which both curing and post-cure, in situ gas cooling take place. ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6824826 | Use of photocatalytic preparations of colloidal titanium dioxide for preserving the original appearance of cementitious, stone, or marble products Use of photocatalytic preparations of colloidal titanium dioxide optionally doped with a metal chosen from groups I-VA, and the lanthanide and actinide series of the periodic table, for preserving the original appearance of cementitious, stone, and marble products. | 11/30/2004 |
| 6821631 | Method and composition for treating substrates A method of treating substrates, such as wood, including the steps of applying an alkali silicate solution to one or more substrates and applying an alkali borate solution with boric oxide (B2O3) content to the substrates. Substrates that have ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6811820 | Friction lining for wet running A friction lining for wet running consists of a fabric which can be applied to a carrier (6) and is partly impregnated with resin. In order to provide favorable friction conditions it is proposed that the porosity of the fabric (1) impregnated with res... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6808744 | Method for preparing and regenerating a composite crucible A composite crucible for pulling up monocrystalline silicon, which is superior in shape stability and suitable for a large-sized one is provided. The composite crucible is characterized in that a carbonaceous material as an outer layer and a quartz glass as an inner... | 10/26/2004 |
