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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 |
| 7789735 | Device for machining a strip or plate-shaped metal workpiece The invention relates to a device for machining a strip or plate-shaped metal workpiece, which comprises at least one conveying device which is provided with machining elements. The conveying device guides the machining elements at an angle and/or in a transversal m... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7347769 | Method of fabricating pliant workpieces, tools for performing the method and methods for making those tools An improved method of manufacturing automotive accessory drive belts or other workpieces of pliant material which have a grooved operative face, a tool having an abrasive ramp configuration for performing said improved method and a method of manufacturing said tool ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7318245 | Vehicle surface preparation apparatus A passive vehicle surface preparation apparatus includes a mounting assembly and a support arm assembly having support arms pivotally connected to the mounting assembly. The vehicle preparation apparatus further includes a first wiper assembly having a stationary pr... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7223159 | Centerless cylindrical grinding machine A centerless cylindrical grinding machine, for through-feed and in-feed grinding of various workpieces (8), has a first driven positioning axis XS for a grinding spindle head (2) with a grinding wheel (1) and a second driven positioni... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207753 | Apparatus and method for shaping an edge of a tile An apparatus and method for shaping an edge of a tile. The preferred embodiment enables an operator to place a tile between an elevator and a reference plate. The operator snugs the edge of the tile up against a reference plate, and causes the elevator to press the ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7147542 | Centerless grinder A centerless grinder for grinding an elongated workpiece includes a grinding wheel having a working surface with a plurality of raised areas extending circumferentially around at least a portion of the working surface. A platform is provided having an elongated top ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140948 | Machine for machining elongate workpieces provided with cutting teeth, in particular for grinding bandsaw blades A machine for machining bandsaw blades. A machining device, a feed device, a workpiece-fixing device and a workpiece guiding device are mounted to a common central machine block. The machining device has a rotatably driven positionable adjustable grinding wheel with... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128640 | Drum for drum sander for surface mounting of sandpaper blanks A powered floor sanding system with a rotating sanding drum having a drum core, to which is adhered a compliant sole and thereto a hook component material, using suitable adhesives; in combination with a sanding sheet having a loop fabric laminated to its backside w... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7102735 | Substrate holding device, semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and device manufacturing method A substrate holding device includes a base member capable of removably holding a plate having a contact member to come into contact with a substrate, and a sensor that identifies an identification sign provided on the plate. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7060593 | Method of and mechanism for peeling adhesive tape bonded to segmented semiconductor wafer An adhesive tape peeling mechanism has an adhering section and a porous member. The adhering section adheres to a segmented semiconductor wafer bonded to adhesive tape. The porous member is provided on the surface adhering to the semiconductor wafer of the adhering ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7013542 | Process and apparatus for the transformation of yarns and a yarn thus produced Process for the mechanical transformation of a thread (F) of vegetable, animal or artificial or synthetic origin, characterized in that it includes abrading the thread (F) when the latter is supported in the air between two supports (55, 56). ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7001249 | Methods and systems for finishing edges of glass sheets Methods and systems are disclosed whereby the edges of a glass sheet may be beveled with minimal equipment down time. Preferably such methods and systems bevel the upper and lower edges along lateral sides of a glass sheet. In especially preferred embodiments, later... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997790 | Method of fabricating pliant workpieces, tools for performing the method and methods for making those tools An improved method of manufacturing automotive accessory drive belts or other workpieces of pliant material which have a grooved operative face, a tool having an abrasive ramp configuration for performing said improved method and a method of manufacturing said tool ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6991518 | Automated system for precision grinding of feedstock A grinding system for grinding feedstock includes a transport apparatus, a grinding apparatus, and a controller. The transport apparatus continuously transports feedstock of an arbitrarily long length at a desired feed rate, and the grinding apparatus grinds the fee... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6949146 | Ultrasonic cleaning module for singulated electronic packages The invention provides an ultrasonic cleaning module and a method for cleaning singulated electronic packages. The module comprises a cutting chuck having a surface with a plurality of cutting recesses defined in it for enabling a cutting device to separate individu... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6796886 | Apparatus for grinding rigid materials A method and apparatus for processing of planar rigid materials is provided whereby the edges of separate materials can be processed simultaneously, quickly and efficiently. Separate planar materials are moved in position and are clamped in place in horizontal align... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6645054 | Portable drum sander A portable drum sander, including a base, a drum mounted for rotation on the base for carrying at least one grade of sand paper on a peripheral surface thereof, a feed table carried on the base and having a slot therein through which the drum is exposed f... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6533648 | Surface preparation device A production type surface finishing apparatus for finishing the surfaces of workpieces such as cabinet doors and the like which include a plurality of relatively large, very lightweight finishing platens that are simultaneously movable in both a reciproca... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6500048 | Method for separating profiled foils The method for separating a profiled foil (5) is carried out using a rotating separation foil (1) which forms a planar surface with a circular periphery (11). The separation foil is rotated (1a) about the circle center (10) and in the plane (10a), the foi... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6428390 | Method and apparatus for edge finishing glass sheets A method and apparatus for holding a sheet of material during grinding of the edge of the sheet. The method and apparatus comprises supporting one surface of the sheet on a conveyor. A force is exerted on the sheet with a fluid pressure device, either usi... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6347977 | Method and system for chemical mechanical polishing A system for chemical mechanical polishing, and a method of chemical mechanical polishing and the preparation of wafer surfaces is provided. The preparation can either be a polishing operation or a buffing operation. The chemical mechanical polishing syst... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6341740 | Cutting-and-transferring system and pellet transferring apparatus Disclosed is an improved cutting-and-transferring system for cutting and separating a workpiece into pellets. The workpiece is held by a holder member. The system comprises: a holding table for holding a workpiece to be cut; a cutting unit including at le... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6227953 | Apparatus for removing burr by multiple-stage grinding machine This apparatus has plural fixed grinding machines, which are installed along the direction of travelling line of billets. Facing pairs of grinders are equipped in a manner that the distances between each facing pair of grinders are gradually shorter along... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6199468 | Profile cutting machine The contour cutting machine comprises an endless circulating bandknife (22) which is guided around bandknife pulleys (30-34). To allow adjustment of the cutting strand (23) in the Y-direction, the bandknife (22) forms two loops (28,36) merging into each o... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6171176 | Method of effecting a precision saw-toothed grinding on the surface of a given workpiece Disclosed is an improved method of forming a series of hills and valleys alternately arranged at a predetermined pitch on the surface of a given workpiece. It comprises the steps of: carrying out a first grinding on the workpiece with a saw-toothed grinds... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6080045 | Machining methods and apparatus A rotating fixture releasably carries work pieces in a circular path for parading the work pieces, one-by-one, through machining engagement with a grinding wheel for grinding a desired feature or surface onto each work piece. The fixture is adapted such t... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5951379 | Bumper polishing machine A bumper finishing apparatus comprises a guided fixture for carrying a bumper past a fixed rotary finishing head. An external drive moves the fixture as guided by a guide profile to coordinate travel of the bumper past the finishing head so that the finis... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5888123 | Automatic golf club grinder A golf club grinder including a base frame, a first grinding mechanism and a second grinding mechanism respectively mounted on the base frame for grinding the hosel and the shaft respectively, the first grinding mechanism including an abrasive belt mounte... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5830042 | Surface abrasive treatment of small objects Rice or like small objects is milled in a machine comprising a rotating vertical drum having an endless abrasive belt. Chambers are spaced about the drum so that the belt acts as a floor to the chambers with a slight gap in between. The objects are passed... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5803797 | Method and apparatus to hold intergrated circuit chips onto a chuck and to simultaneously remove multiple intergrated circuit chips from a cutting chuck A cutting chuck for use with a cutting blade and for holding a semiconductor wafer in place during a dicing process and a die pick for picking the segmented semiconductor wafer from the chuck. The chuck includes a surface for supporting the wafer and seve... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5725419 | Apparatus for removing excess material from workpieces An apparatus for removing excess material, such as spur bits or sprues, from workpieces, provided with a support surface having a guide channel therein for receiving excess material therein for guiding to a rotatably driven removal tool having a periphera... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5700183 | Sanding wheel assembly A sanding wheel assembly is provided which allows the operator to quickly change and replace worn sanding belts. The device includes a pinion joined to a rachet wheel which controls a series of tensioning levers. A manual latch secures a rachet wheel. As ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5643056 | Revolving drum polishing apparatus A drum-type polishing apparatus for producing a flat mirror polish on an object such as a semiconductor wafer, is capable of three degrees of freedom of movement of a drum member with respect to the wafer. The relative movements can be made, successively ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5577951 | Process and apparatus for abrading extrusions A combination of an apparatus or an extrusion for lengthwise movement of the elongate metal extrusion. The extrusion having therein a lengthwise cavity which has a central portion and two pockets disposed on opposite sides of and opening into the central ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5567195 | Method and apparatus for grinding bars A method and apparatus for initially taking an individual bar from a supply of bars and placing it on an entry conveyor while preventing movement of the remaining bars. Other mechanisms are provided for adjusting the entry conveyor to accommodate the diam... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5518438 | Apparatus and method for grinding needle workpieces An apparatus for grinding tapered points on needles is disclosed. The apparatus has a frame and a transport associated with the frame for transporting a plurality of needles. The transport has a predetermined curvature and a feeder is mounted adjacent the... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5501629 | Buffing apparatus suitable to buff thin plate work and controlling method for the apparatus A buffing apparatus which can buff a thin plate work without causing buckling. The buffing apparatus comprises a plurality of buffing rolls removably secured in a predetermined spaced relationship from each other to a shaft which is driven to rotate, a ba... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5480342 | Centerless grinding machine control system A control system for controlling the position of a moveable regulating wheel in a centerless grinding machine, to provide a varying contour to the object being ground. The control system includes sensing means which measures the feed rate at which the obj... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5361544 | Apparatus and method for grinding, polishing and burnishing operations on a stationary workpiece to relieve internal stresses or preclude material flow in the workpiece during operations thereon An apparatus and a method for performing working operations, such as grinding, polishing and burnishing, on a workpiece. A first and a second working tool are disposed for working movement in, respectively a first and second axis in a first plane and a se... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5203067 | Reuse of plastic Plastics having coatings are reused by first removing the coatings as by shaving or treatment with solvents or jets of hot liquid or vapor that melt the coatings and blow them away. Thin plastic pieces like compact discs are passed through surface milling... | 04/20/1993 |
