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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 |
| 7901944 | Vitamin D deficiencies Methods for determining the amount of vitamin D compounds in a sample are provided. The methods can employ LC-MS/MS techniques and optionally the use of deuterated internal standards. Methods for diagnosing vitamin D deficiencies are also provided. ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7700365 | Vitamin D deficiencies Methods for determining the amount of vitamin D compounds in a sample are provided. The methods can employ LC-MS/MS techniques and optionally the use of deuterated internal standards. Methods for diagnosing vitamin D deficiencies are also provided. ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7670843 | Polymeric film sensor for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons A method of and device for sampling polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the ambient environment, the method including: (a) providing a polymer film for collecting the PAHs; (b) exposing the polymer film to a gas containing the PAHs, and (c) performing an anal... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7514266 | Synthetic receptors for the detection of analytes Synthetic receptor cores are provided that comprise a compound represented by the following formula: wherein R1, R2, and R3 independently comprise at least one moiety chosen from a hydroxyl ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7422907 | Process for measuring mercury concentration within hydrocarbons A process for measuring the mercury concentration within a hydrocarbon is provided that enables the mercury concentration to be measured simply and quickly, and with good reliability and good reproducibility. A process for measuring the mercury concentration within ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7393689 | Method and apparatus for characterizing coal tar in soil The present invention provides a method and apparatus or system for determining an amount of coal tar that can enter, and subsequently be displaced from, a given type of soil for a range of depths of the soil. The method and apparatus also provide verification of th... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7374942 | Process and apparatus for the combinatorial production and testing of catalyst material libraries by using at least two analytical methods A process and apparatus for testing material libraries, in particular catalysts, by means of coupled use of at least two analytical methods, preferably IR thermography and mass spectrometry. Owing to the selected arrangement, the disadvantages of the two previously ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7247494 | Scanner with array anti-degradation features A reader is provided that, itself, addresses the issue of damage or degradation to arrays within the reader by virtue of air exposure. In doing so, experimental variability is reduced, and read/scan signal strength degradation is minimized for arrays/slides scanned ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238847 | Apparatus and method for determining and controlling the hydrogen-to-carbon ratio of a pyrolysis product liquid fraction A process and apparatus for determining the hydrogen-to-carbon ratio of the liquid fraction of a pyrolysis product by determining the hydrogen-to-carbon ratio of the pyrolysis product gas fraction and subtracting the thus determined value from the determined hydroge... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232992 | Charged droplet sprayers Charged droplet spray is formed from a solution with all or a portion of the charged droplet spray current generated from reduction or oxidation (redox) reactions occurring on surfaces removed from the first or sample solution flow path. In one embodiment of the inv... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7179421 | Multi-pin chemiresistors for microchemical sensors A multi-pin chemiresistor for use in microchemical sensors. A pair of free-standing, bare wires is supported by an electrically insulating support, and are oriented parallel to each other and spaced closely together. A free-standing film of a chemically sensitive po... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172903 | Method for on-line monitoring of lubricating oil using light in the visible and near IR spectra Oil aging and particulate building in a lubricant other than one exposed to combustion products is monitored by detecting light transmitted through the lubricant at least one, and preferably, two or more preselected wavelengths over a pathlength greater than about 0... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7153694 | Quantitative method for hydrocarbon analysis A method for quantitative determination of hydrocarbon species in a hydrocarbon sample is disclosed. The method uses Townsend Discharge Nitric Oxide Chemical Ionization Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7090759 | Apparatus and method for light-controlled electrokinetic assembly of particles near surfaces A method and apparatus for the manipulation of colloidal particulates and biomolecules at the interface between an insulating electrode such as silicon oxide and an electrolyte solution. Light-controlled electrokinetic assembly of particles near surfaces relies on t... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7066011 | Liquid chromatograph and analysis system The present invention aims to provide a liquid chromatograph, an analysis system, and a gradient elution method, which are designed to permit a gradient change of eluent with higher precision and also permit a high sensitive detection or analysis. For attaining the ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052914 | Automated method for examining catalytic and spectroscopic properties of the components of combinatorial libraries The invention relates to an automated method for carrying out reactions with high spatial resolution on libraries of different materials and for analysis of the products obtained using a simple robot system and an analyzer, for example a mass spectrometer. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7034194 | Compositions comprising decamantanes and processes for their separation Disclosed are compositions comprising one or more decamantanes. Specifically disclosed are compositions comprising 25 to 100 weight percent of one or more decamantanes. Also disclosed are novel processes for the separation and isolation of decamantane components int... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7003405 | Methods for characterizing subsurface volatile contaminants using in-situ sensors An inverse analysis method for characterizing diffusion of vapor from an underground source of volatile contaminant using data taken by an in-situ sensor. The method uses one-dimensional solutions to the diffusion equation in Cartesian, cylindrical, or spherical coo... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6935618 | Valve component with multiple surface layers A sliding component, particularly a disk valve plate. The sliding component includes a multi-layer surface structure comprising a strengthening layer harder than the substrate material, and an amorphous diamond top layer. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6908768 | Process for testing catalysts using thermography Apparatus for testing catalyst candidates including a multi-cell holder e.g. a honeycomb or plate, or a collection of individual support particles that have been treated with solutions/suspensions of catalyst ingredients to produce cells, spots or pellets holding ea... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6861262 | Composition and method for detecting an adulterant in an aqueous sample It is discovered that a composition comprising at least one amine and at least one stabilizer may be useful in detecting the presence of an adulterant in a urine sample. Such adulterant includes an oxidizing agent. ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6828153 | Method and apparatus for measuring the accessibility of porous materials with regard to large compounds The present invention provides a method for testing the accessibility of porous materials with regard to large, often high-molecular weight compounds and correlating said accessibility to the porous material's accessibility under conditions of use, i.e. the applicat... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6773921 | Predicting proximity to coke formation Indicia of stability or thresholds of instability may be used to assess the proximity of hydrocarbon materials such as petroleum residua to deposition of carbon rich materials. The invention may be used to evaluate suitability of such hydrocarbon materials to variou... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6667178 | Optimization of caustic usage A method for determining the quantity of phenol extracted into an aqueous solution of an alkali metal hydroxide uses a measurement of the pH of the solution, from which the equivalents of phenol relative to alkali metal hydroxide in solution is determined... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6642056 | Process for determining the stability of asphaltenes in live oil A process is described for determining the stability of asphaltenes in oil fields, which comprises the following steps: a) titrations of stock tank oil are carried out; the values measured are then used, together with physico-chemical analyses of the stock... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6599747 | Soil test A test for determining the bioavailable fraction of an organic pollutant present in soil comprises determining the fraction of the organic pollutant present in the soil which may be extracted by a cyclodextrin or derivative thereof.... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6419880 | Systems and methods for catalyst reactivation The invention includes systems and methods which allow reactivation of supported noble metal catalysts. The method involves heating the catalyst in the presence of a gaseous hydrocarbon in the absence of oxidizing agents. Systems of the invention provide ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6376254 | Biomimetic reagent system and its use A biomimetic reagent system is provided containing an oxygen donor and a catalyst based on porphyrin, which are applied to a carrier. A device that contains the system is also provided for determining components of gas or vapor samples, especially aromati... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6333199 | Method of analyzing bisphenols and polyphenols The method of analyzing polyphenols and bisphenols in accordance with the present invention comprises a step of reacting a bisphenol and/or a polyphenol with a labeling reagent having a pyrene group, so as to generate a fluorescent derivative; a step of i... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6319725 | Method for estimating composition of product obtained by liquefaction of coal The present invention provides a method of estimating ingredients of liquefaction products of coal or its analogues from a resonance spectrum thereof obtained using their solid state 13 C nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer. The method comp... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6221673 | Materials, method and apparatus for detection and monitoring of chemical species A method for investigating a target environment to determine whether or in what amount a chemical species may be present therein, which comprises: (a) exposing to said environment an article of manufacture comprising a multiplicity of particles in close-p... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6207462 | Microwave apparatus and method for analysis of asphalt-aggregate compositions A method and apparatus are disclosed for analyzing the aggregate content of asphalt-aggregate compositions. The method includes placing a preheated, preweighed container carrying a sample of an asphalt-aggregate composition into a preheated furnace with t... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6190917 | Microwave apparatus and method for analysis of asphalt-aggregate compositions A method and apparatus are disclosed for analyzing asphalt-aggregate compositions. The method includes directing sufficient microwave radiation from a microwave source to a sample of an asphalt-aggregate composition to ignite the asphalt in the compositio... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6051438 | Structural analysis and verification of structures of chemical compounds In the course of a method for the structural analysis of a chemical compound by data signals measured with the chemical compound being compared with calculated data, a first data signal is generated for at least one first compound having a structure which... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6046054 | Semiconducting oxide gas sensors The selectivity of response of resistive gas sensors to specific gases or vapors is improved by the selection of specified gas-sensitive materials which are not previously known for the applications described, which include detection of hydrocarbons in th... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6040188 | In vitro gastrointestinal mimetic protocol for measuring bioavailable contaminants The present invention relates to measurements of contaminants in the soil and other organic or environmental materials, using a biologically relevant chemical analysis that will measure the amount of contaminants in a given sample that may be expected to ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5965451 | Use of a gas sensor for the selective detection of hydrocarbons in low-oxygen gases The invention provides a gas sensor for selective detection of hydrocarbons in low-oxygen gases, having a capacitive element and a gas-permeable sensitive layer as a dielectric. The sensitive layer is a precious-metal-doped zeolite which has a regular cry... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5958777 | Device for determining CO2 and CO in a geologic sediment A device for determining at least one petroleum characteristic of a geologic sediment sample placed in a boat, said device including a first heater heating said sample in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, a measuring component determining hydrocarbon-containing... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5935863 | Cracking property determination and process control A method of determining or predicting a value Px of a property of a feed X to a steam cracking process or yield of said process, which method comprises measuring the absorption Dix of said material at more than one wavelength in the ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5919710 | Optical method for quantitating dissolved oxygen in fuel A method for the quantitative determination of dissolved oxygen in a liquid fuel includes the steps of doping a sample of the fuel with a preselected concentration of a probe material including a luminophor which exhibits luminescence of wavelength which ... | 07/06/1999 |
