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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 |
| 7607300 | Fluid pressure booster A fluid pressure booster includes: a control piston in which brake operation input acts in an advancing direction, and reaction based on fluid pressure of a booster fluid pressure generation chamber that generates fluid pressure for actuating a master piston acts in... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7516616 | Bicycle hydraulic brake actuation device A bicycle hydraulic brake actuation device includes a hydraulic master cylinder housing having a bore and a push rod guide surface, a master piston and a radial seal received in the bore, a push rod and a lever. The push rod is supported by the push rod guide surfac... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7444813 | Volume-conversion techniques for active-materials-based morphing structures Described is a volume-conversion structure for causing a volume transfer. The volume-conversion structure includes a first reservoir and a second reservoir. The first reservoir includes a first volume for holding a fluid therein. An actively deformable material stru... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7364123 | Self powered railway monitoring system A data gathering apparatus comprises a power generation device configured to generate power via movement of the rail. The data gathering apparatus further comprises a sensing device configured to receive power from the power generation device and to sense at least o... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354116 | Vehicle brake hydraulic pressure generator In a brake hydraulic pressure generating device in which the brake operating force is applied to a pressure adjusting valve through a stroke simulator and the hydraulic pressure supplied from the hydraulic pressure source is adjusted to a value corresponding to the ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347510 | Braking force generator for a hydraulic vehicle braking system In a brake force generator (10) for a vehicle hydraulic brake system having a force input element (14), which is connectable or connected to a brake pedal (P) and displaceable in a base housing of the brake force generator (10), a master cylinde... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7339307 | Sealing arrangement for a piezo actuator of a fuel injector A seal (10) for a piezo-actuator of a fuel injector with terminal posts (12) projecting out of the piezo-actuator and a head arrangement (14) mounted on the piezo-actuator with openings (16) for passage of the terminal posts (12) i... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322657 | Stroke simulator A second piston includes a first protruding portion that protrudes toward a first piston and a second protruding portion that protrudes toward a stopper. By changing a height of the first protruding portion and a height of the second protruding portion it is possibl... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321799 | Flexible interface for controlling a motion platform A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing a motion signal to a motion platform comprising a plurality of actuators. The apparatus comprises a formatting unit receiving a motion signal indication of a motion to perform on the motion platform and formatting th... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7287376 | Hydraulic cylinder, in particular slave cylinder for a hydraulic clutch actuation system for motor vehicles A hydraulic cylinder comprises a piston assembly with a piston and a piston rod, a cylinder housing with a housing bottom, a pressure chamber in the cylinder housing delimited by the piston and housing bottom, a spring element which prestresses the piston assembly a... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275373 | High pressure device and method for clean room applications A device uses hydraulic actuation for the closure of a vessel by a rotation-symmetric reciprocating piston mechanism of an extremely compact type, which includes a reciprocating hydraulic piston and an intensifier piston, which are in each case moved in cylinders. T... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7222486 | Diaphragm assembly A diaphragm assembly for use with a hydraulic apparatus. The diaphragm assembly includes a cap formed of a rigid material and a diaphragm formed of an elastomeric material. The diaphragm is generally tubular and includes an upper annular collar portion defining an o... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222703 | Apparatus for controlling hydraulic brakes in bicycles, motorbicycles and the like Apparatus for controlling brakes in bicycles and the like, made with a pump connected to a relevant reservoir, characterized in that the reservoir is disposed inside a containment body and exhibits a concave portion shaped complementarily to a handlebar's portion to... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216752 | Hydraulic cylinder A hydraulic cylinder (10) is disclosed comprising a cylinder housing (12) with a housing bore (14), a piston (16) held longitudinally displaceably in the housing bore, a piston rod (18) allocated to the piston and a fixing element ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204565 | Electrohydraulic assembly for an electronically controlled brake system The invention relates to an electrohydraulic assembly for an electronically controlled brake system with an accommodating member which includes accommodating bores for electrohydraulic valves, accommodating bores for hydraulic supply devices and an accommodating bor... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204350 | Master cylinder lever for a hydraulic disc brake having favorable handle pivot geometry A bicycle hydraulic disc brake master cylinder includes a housing having a bar clamp at one end configured for fastening the housing to a bicycle handle bar, the bar clamp receiving the handle bar along a clamp axis. A handle is pivotably connected to the housing to... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7190102 | Apparatus and method for charging and discharging a capacitor to a predetermined setpoint An apparatus using electrically-stimulated smart material requires a power source to stimulate the material. This power source has three main functions, (1) to apply a known voltage potential across the smart material, (2) to convert from the control voltage to a le... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178882 | Servo brake system comprising a decompression piston integrated with the primary piston of the master cylinder A boosted brake for actuating a primary piston (54) of a master cylinder through a feeler and a reaction disk having a decompression piston (62) that is elastically returned by a spring (70). The decompression piston (62) has at least two... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165469 | Shift rod piston seal arrangement for a vibratory plate compactor An easily accessible phase adjustment mechanism for a vibratory plate compactor includes an improved seal arrangement to protect against leakage of internal lubricating oil into the hydraulic cylinder providing fluid pressure to the adjustment mechanism. An easily d... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159696 | Hydraulic braking pressure generating apparatus for vehicles A pressure generating apparatus includes a first piston moved in response to operation of a brake pedal, an elastic member for providing a stroke of the first piston in response to braking operation force of the brake pedal, a second piston accommodated in a housing... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7148581 | Rail based electric power generation system An electrical power generation system comprises a variable capacitor and a power source. The electrical power generation system is configured to generate electric power via movements of the rail. The power source is used in the form of a generator to prime the varia... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7132781 | Temperature compensating insert for a mechanically leveraged smart material actuator An apparatus having a smart material actuator, a support structure and at least one temperature compensating material insert, either externally mounted to the support structure, integrally formed with the support structure, or any combination thereof. The apparatus ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7107768 | Hydraulic system The present invention relates to a hydraulic system, in particular for motor vehicles, including a master cylinder having a housing, a piston which is axially movably disposed therein, which bounds a pressure chamber filled with a hydraulic fluid, and which, upon ac... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100751 | Hydraulic pump for vehicles controllable by handlebars A master cylinder which has an unusual ability to limit space requirements, to be fitted in vehicles controllable by handlebars, comprises a cylinder body provided with a seat for housing a portion of the handlebar. A chamber for slidably housing a piston extends al... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100997 | Servo brake system comprising a decompression piston integrated with the pushrod A boosted brake (10) having a booster (12) for activating a primary piston (54) of a master cylinder (14) by way of a feeler (42), a reaction disk (28) and a push rod (52). The push rod (52) that is housed a de... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7070026 | Brake actuator apparatus and method for actuating a brake A brake actuating apparatus includes a force transmission element operable to transmit a brake actuating force and an abutment member moveable to abut the force transmission element. A piezo-electric device operable on expansion applies a force between the abutment ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7055322 | Master cylinder A master cylinder includes a primary piston and a secondary piston, each formed with piston ports which include two different kinds of ports, i.e. first ports for ensuring communication between a reservoir and a pressure chamber of the master cylinder, and second po... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047868 | Piston and cylinder assembly with push rod retention A piston and cylinder assembly in which the rear end of the piston defines an arcuate concavity opening in the rear face of the piston, a retainer having an arcuate configuration matching the arcuate configuration of the piston concavity is positioned in the concavi... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021406 | Method of drilling with magnetorheological fluid A method of drilling a bore hole into a stratum, wherein via the drill hole drilling fluid is introduced and fed to the drill head. In order to avoid dilution or leak-off of the drilling fluid the same is in accordance with the invention a magnetorheological drillin... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7003951 | Hydraulic system In a hydraulic system (1) for motor vehicles in particular, comprising a master cylinder (4), a slave cylinder (5) and a hydraulic medium line (15) connecting the two, the flexibility and hydraulic rigidity are improved by the fact that t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6979933 | Apparatus and method for charging and discharging a capacitor An apparatus for electrically stimulating a smart material includes a controllable power source for charging the smart material and/or switching circuitry for discharging the smart material. The controllable power source includes a regulated DC to DC converter havin... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974143 | Hydraulic shock absorber for vehicle In a hydraulic shock absorber for a vehicle in which a slide pipe is slidably provided within a cylinder tube, and a working fluid chamber is provided within the cylinder tube and the slide pipe, a guide bush coated with a polytetrafluoroethylene and an oil seal sea... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6936932 | System and method for electrical power generation utilizing vehicle traffic on roadways The present invention relates to methods and systems for power generation including a method and system for electrical power generation by utilizing forces due to vehicle weights from traffic on roadways. An embodiment of the invention uses multiple compressible hyd... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6923153 | Piston and connecting rod assembly having phosphatized bushingless connecting rod and profiled piston pin The present invention relates to a connecting rod and piston pin assembly for an internal combustion engine to improve wear of the piston/connecting rod pivot point and reduce deformation of the pin bore. To this end, the assembly includes a piston having a pin bore... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6922305 | Apparatus and method for reducing vibrational excitation in storage devices with dual stage actuators Disclosed is an apparatus and method for reducing vibration in dual stage actuators of storage devices such as hard disk drives. The apparatus comprises a compensating mass disposed on an outer arm of the storage device in order to balance the mass and inertia of th... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6912851 | Hydraulic brake valve A hydraulic brake valve comprising a body, a passageway defined in the body, an inlet to the passageway, an outlet from the passageway and a movable valve member in the passageway, the valve member is movable between a first position blocking the passageway to preve... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6789388 | Triple action damper for hydraulic clutch actuator A clutch hydraulic actuator system having a vibration damper provided in the system between a master cylinder and a slave cylinder of the system. The damper includes a housing, an elastomeric diaphragm, and a spring steel diaphragm. The upper face of the elastomeric... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6772672 | Actuator holding structure for vehicle An actuator holding structure for a vehicle has: a first retainer attached to the housing; a second retainer attached to the piston rod; and, a plurality of protruded engaging portions formed on the outer peripheral surface of the housing, wherein the piston rod is ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6752106 | Pressure pulse generator A pressure pulse generator comprising a circuit (12) filled with a pressure fluid, and at least one communication channel (15) that is connected to the circuit and via which the pressure fluid can flow into and out of the circuit. The pressure pulse ge... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6719083 | Vehicle master cylinder attachment structure An attachment structure for a vehicle master cylinder that suppresses displacement of a pedal towards the rear of the vehicle to make it possible to maintain large legroom in front of the driver's seat. A clutch pedal is fitted to a dashboard via a pedal bracket. Th... | 04/13/2004 |
