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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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| 7276204 | Carburization treatment method and carburization treatment apparatus The invention provides a carburization treatment method in which a carburization treatment is conducted simultaneously with an operation of supplying a hydrocarbon gas and an oxidative gas into a furnace kept under a reduced pressure. Preferably, the internal pressu... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7012219 | Cooking apparatus and method of controlling the same A cooking apparatus and a method of controlling the cooking apparatus allow a temperature distribution of hot air to be uniform in a cooking cavity so that food in the cooking cavity is uniformly cooked, and enables initial heating of the air in the cooking cavity t... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6693263 | Convection type brazing apparatus for metal workpieces The invention provides a convection type brazing apparatus for metal workpieces such as aluminum, copper, iron and so forth that enables uniform heating of the metal workpieces to prevent deformation of the workpieces and can shorten a heating time to ach... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6524650 | Substrate processing apparatus and method Substrate processing apparatus and method, by which an outside air and a gas-phase backward flow are restrained from entering the inside of a reaction chamber during the inside of a reaction chamber is opened to the outside through a substrate carrying-in... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6210149 | Pulse combustion system and method A pulse combustion system having at least one combustion chamber, having an outlet end of a generally coaxial air conduit, a fuel nozzle, and an ignitor arranged generally in a first section of the chamber, and having a tangential exhaust pipe arranged ge... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5660543 | Method and apparatus for enhanced convection brazing of aluminum assemblies A convection furnace is provided for brazing workpieces in a heated recirculating atmosphere, in which the workpieces are positioned within a heating chamber of the furnace and are alternately heated from different sides in a controlled manner such that a... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5613847 | Heat transfer in a tunnel kiln In a tunnel kiln for the firing of ceramic products in a tunnel kiln having a preheating zone, a firing zone and a cooling zone, pulse-modulated gas flows from a ventilation unit in the cooling zone to a suction unit in the preheating zone. As a result, t... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5462216 | Process for brazing metal, and apparatus therefor In a process for brazing a metal in a continuous manner, a work consisting of a base metal and a part to be brazed thereto is disposed in a box-like heat retaining container which is opened at its upper portion to surround lower and side surfaces of the w... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5252061 | Pulse combustion drying system A system for material drying comprising a pulse combustor and an associated combustion chamber whereby a pulsating flow of hot gases are generated. A tail pipe is connected to the outlet of the combustion chamber for receiving the pulsating flow of hot ga... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5184951 | Regenerative thermal oxidizer An apparatus having an incineration chamber and at least one burner for oxidizing fumes is provided. First and second regenerators are in fluid communication with the incineration chamber, as is a bypass which introduces unburnt fumes to the incineration ... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5136793 | Heat recovery system for a pulse combustion drying apparatus A heat recovery system is disclosed for a pulse combustion drying system in which the exhaust gas of combustion from a pulse combustor passes successively through a dryer, a product collector and a scrubber. The heat of the exhaust gas is recovered in the... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5092766 | Pulse combustion method and pulse combustor It is an object of the present invention to provide a pulse combustion method and a valveless pulse combustor in which the strong sound wave energy and the combustion gas generated by explosions in the combustion chamber are effectively used for drying of... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092767 | Reversing linear flow TPV process and apparatus A linear combustion emitter regenerator process capable of operating at high temperatures for sustained periods of time, that includes flowing reactants including fuel and air to a combustion zone; adding regenerated heat to at least one of the reactants ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5044939 | Reversing linear flow TPV process and apparatus A linear combustion emitter regenerator process capable of operating at high temperatures for sustained periods of time, that includes flowing reactants including fuel and air to a combustion zone; adding regenerated heat to at least one of the reactants ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5004718 | Process for calcining a denitrating catalyst A process for calcining a sulfate-containing denitrating catalyst to reduce the sulfate content therein is provided. A plurality of catalyst units are arranged on a reticulating belt in a calcining furnace. The reticulate belt is continuously moving withi... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4941820 | Pulse combustion energy system A pulse combustion energy system including a pulse combustor coupled to a processing tube for flowing material to be processed therethrough, the processing tube being coupled to a pair of cyclone collectors for receiving the material flowing therefrom. An... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4846674 | Method and apparatus for heating removably attachable heading tool dies An apparatus for precisely heating a continuous stream of heading tool dies to a desired temperature for immediate use thereafter in a rivet heading operation comprises a closed-loop transport system having a variable-speed drive and receptacle means for ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4834644 | Premix oven pulsing control system A plurality of burners are provided for burning a combustible gas mixture. A conduit extends to each of the burners for supplying a combustible gas mixture thereto. A mixing device is coupled between the conduit and a source of air and a source of combust... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4805318 | Acoustically enhanced heat exchange and drying apparatus A heat transfer apparatus includes a first chamber having a first heat transfer gas inlet, a second heat transfer gas inlet, and an outlet. A first heat transfer gas source provides a first gas flow to the first chamber through the first heat transfer gas... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4721458 | Gas feeding device for feeding a combustible gas mixture consisting of at least two components A gas feeding device is suggested which is used for feeding a combustible gas mixture consisting of at least two components into a combustion chamber of a thermic deburring installation for treating work pieces (3) by means of temperature and pressure sho... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4701126 | Elevated temperature dehydration section for particle drying pulse jet combustion systems Improved construction for the dehydration sections of pulse jet combustors for the drying of particulate materials including provisions for maintaining the surface of the downstream end thereof at elevated temperatures.... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4699588 | Method and apparatus for conducting a process in a pulsating environment An improved pulsating processing system for thermal, chemical, and physical processes which employs nonlongitudinal acoustic modes in a processing chamber to enhance the processing. An acoustically resonant processing chamber is provided as the processing... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4695248 | Pulse combustion drying apparatus for particulate materials Pulse combustor apparatus for the drying of particulate materials having the combustion chamber and the exhaust system components disposed on a common longitudinal axis and wherein backflow gas flowing through an adjacent augmenter duct is directed into e... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4695249 | Feed system for particle drying pulse jet combustors Improved longitudinal axis feed system for the dehydration section of pulse jet combustion apparatus used for the drying of particulate materials.... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4640682 | Pulse jet combustor dehydration cone construction Improved dehydration section construction for pulse jet combustion apparatus for the drying of particulate materials that includes vibratable finger like sections at the downstream end thereof to minimize particle accumulationthereon.... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4637794 | Pulse combustion drying apparatus for particulate materials Pulse combustion apparatus for the drying of particulate material having the combustion chamber and the exhaust system components that direct the exhaust gas into a settling and collection chamber disposed on a common longitudinal axis and wherein the vol... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4624635 | Construction for pulse jet combustor dehydration section Improved dehydration section construction for pulse jet combustion apparatus for the drying of particulate materials that includes a plurality of exhaust flow disturbing rings on the confining walls thereof.... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4591339 | Device for treating of work pieces with an explosive gas mixture A device is suggested wherein the work piece finishing chamber (31) serves simultaneously as a mixing chamber for mixing the gas components, and wherein a gas deceleration stage (47) is integrated in chamber block (30) between chamber (31) and a spark plu... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4583936 | Frequency modulated burner system A furnace (A) defines a combustion chamber (10) in which a pair of burners (B) are mounted for oxidizing the fuel to heat the combustion chamber. An air blower (12) supplies air to the burners at a rate controlled by a rate control valve (18). A frequency... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4529377 | Pulse combustor apparatus A pulse combustor apparatus including a combustor tube having open ends and containing at least one combustion zone where combustion of a fuel occurs and heat is released, resulting in the formation of a standing acoustic mode with nodes and anti-nodes in... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4488871 | Process for producing uneven coloring effects on firing plate-like ceramic material For producing uneven coloring on firing plate-like ceramic material such as tiles or flags in a kiln, more specially a roller kiln, made up of preheating, firing and cooling zones, and through whose oxidizing atmosphere in the firing zone the material to ... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4487576 | High-temperature, high-pressure article treatment apparatus, and method To separate combustion within a combustion chamber for deburring or high-temperature, high-pressure article treatment from gas supply valves, the combustion chamber is formed of a dual wall structure, having an outer wall (21) which is telescopically slid... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4480991 | Process of and apparatus for operating a shaft furnace In a shaft furnace for burning limestone or similar raw materials, gaseous, liquid or solid fuels are supplied through fuel supply pipes to the burning zone of a furnace shaft. To permit the simultaneous supply of at least two different fuels, the fuel su... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4473348 | Method for pulse-burning fuel gases in industrial furnaces The burner for metallurgical furnaces comprises a main combustion chamber (7) and an auxiliary combustion chamber (5) presenting a plurality of outlet channels (6) communicating with the main combustion chamber (7). To the main combustion chamber there is... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4382779 | Regenerative shaft furnace for burning carbonate-containing raw materials A regenerative shaft furnace for burning carbonate-containing raw materials is disclosed having two or more shafts which are interconnected by ducts which operate in an alternate manner and wherein the burned raw material is cooled in the cooling zone of ... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4329141 | Method of and device for heating finely divided solid particles in conveying ducts In a pneumatic conveying heater or drier for dispersed solid particles, a pulsating device in the form for example of a rotary throttling disk is arranged in the circulation conduit for the conveying stream of hot gas so as to periodically accelerate and ... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4315735 | Process for calcining mineral raw materials in a uniflow regenerative shaft furnace Either sulphur-containing raw materials or sulphur-containing fuels may be used in the calcination of mineral raw materials in a calcining furnace, with significant desulphurization of the calcined material being achieved if, on the one hand, cooling air ... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4283170 | Method of firing a tunnel kiln with coal, and coal firing installation for tunnel kilns PCT No. PCT/DE78/00042 Sec. 371 Date Sept. 10, 1979 Sec. 102(e) Date Sept. 10, 1979 PCT Filed Dec. 22, 1978 PCT Pub. No. WO79/00492 PCT Pub. Date July 26, 1979 To fire a tunnel kiln with coal, the coal is stored in a preferably airtight bunker, and transp... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4265617 | Apparatus for spray drying of liquid and paste-like materials An apparatus for spray drying of liquid and paste-like materials comprises a chamber for combustion of a gaseous drying medium passing therein in a pulsating flow, which chamber has an inlet pipe for feeding therein the gaseous drying medium, coaxial with... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4254221 | Method of burning lump-sized combustible material, and an annular shaft kiln for carrying out this method This invention deals with a method of burning crushed or lump-sized combustible material, such as limestone, dolomite, magnesite or a similar material, in an annular shaft kiln having an annular outer shaft and an inner shaft, where the annular and the in... | 03/03/1981 |
