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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 |
| 6266942 | Packaging kit for wrapping paper A chest including a box for holding a plurality of rolls of paper. It includes a tray at the front for holding extra items, slidable between an inner position and an outer position. A roller and pressure shoe are operable for advancing linear lengths of p... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266943 | Separable laminated container and associated technology A separable laminated container (A) of the present invention comprises an outer layer (1) made of synthetic resin and having an air suction hole (10) and an inner layer (2) made of synthetic resin and separably laminated on the inside of the outer layer, ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266944 | Machine and process for the automatic enveloping of messages with a variable number of sheets A machine and a process for the automatic enveloping of messages with a variable number of sheets provide; the supply of message sheets on a first accumulating plane (9, 48); the supply of envelope sheets on a second accumulating plane (17, 28, 29), which... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266945 | Ice supply system An ice supply system includes a dispenser system, an ice bagger system, and an ice transport system for providing a supply of ice. The ice transport system is operatively linked with the dispenser system for transporting ice to the dispenser system and wi... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266946 | Positive count rotary slat packaging apparatus and related methods An automated positive count rotary slat packaging apparatus and related methods include independently rotatable rotary slats. In one embodiment, the apparatus also includes a positive count mechanism disposed in the pill delivery path adjacent the contain... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266947 | Method and apparatus for calibrating packaging containers Packaging containers for liquid contents, for example milk, are normally manufactured from laminated packaging material including a carrier or core layer of fibre material which is coated on each side with plastic layers. In order to facilitate folding of... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266948 | Box opening and filling machine The base of the machine consists of three modular casings (1, 2, 3) which are aligned with one another and fixed together and inside which the synchronized systems for the various work stations are arranged. The frames of the parallel and vertical-axis be... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266949 | Methods of exchanging implements and casters A method of exchanging a first implement for a second implement on a mower is disclosed. First, the first implement is disconnected from the mower and then the mower is adjusted to accommodate the second implement. The second implement is then operatively... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266951 | Cut resistant yarn and apparel A knittable, cut-resistant yarn for use in protective wear, such as gloves, arm protectors, aprons, or the like, including a core with at least one strand of flexible, stainless steel wire having a diameter of about 0.002 inches and at least one strand of... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266952 | Process for controlling compressors A process for controlling a system for generating electricity which contains at least two compressors and two microturbines. Compressed gas from a pressure vessel is supplied to the first microturbine, and thereafter the pressure within the pressure vesse... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266953 | Method of operating a gas and steam turbine plant A method of operating a gas and steam turbine plant includes operating a gas turbine with a fuel to produce an expanded working medium and generating steam for a steam turbine from heat contained in the expanded working medium leaving the gas turbine. A r... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266954 | Double wall bearing cone A double wall bearing cone closes an opening between a bearing housing and an exhaust frame in a gas turbine. The bearing cone includes a conical forward plate having an inner diameter and an outer diameter and a conical aft plate nested with and spaced f... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266955 | Diagnostic system for an emissions control on an engine A selective catalytic reduction emissions control includes a NOx -reducing reagent stored in a vessel. The system includes apparatus and a method for determining when the vessel is empty or when the vessel is filled with a substance other than ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266956 | Exhaust emission control system of hybrid car An exhaust emission control system of a hybrid car capable of relieving a load upon an engine fuel injection device by eliminating a use of sub-injection and recovering from S-poisoning as well as purifying an exhaust gas even by eliminating the use of su... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266957 | Catalyst activation control system for engines An engine variable valve timing mechanism is controlled during engine starting to set valve opening overlap of intake and exhaust valves around 30° CA. In this case, internal EGR is actively conducted, fuel burning velocity within a cylinder becomes rela... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266958 | Stator wheel for a hydrodynamic torque converter A stator wheel for a hydrodynamic torque converter comprises a stator wheel hub arrangement and a plurality of stator wheel blades arranged successively in the circumferential direction of the stator wheel hub arrangement. Each stator wheel blade has a ra... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266959 | Device for saving energy A device to save energy for hydraulically-operated tool shanks uses a piston-type accumulator having a housing in which at least two longitudinally displaceable pistons are arranged and are connected to by a coupling part. The coupling part is guided to b... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266960 | Hydraulic control for a quick coupler Earthmoving machines are often provided with quick coupling devices that allow them to change work implements in a relatively rapid fashion when compared to changing conventionally mounted implements. A locking system between the machine linkage and the i... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266961 | Film cooled combustor liner and method of making the same A combustor liner for use in a gas turbine engine includes a first annular panel section having a first cooling nugget formed at one end thereof and a second annular panel section having a second cooling nugget formed at one end thereof. A first row of co... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266962 | Highly reliable thermoelectric cooling apparatus and method Apparatus, method, and signal for sub-ambient cooling using thermoelectric dynamics in conjunction with configurations and activation schemes to maximize the mean time between failure (MTBF) of thermoelectric coolers. In one form, a signal is provided whi... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266963 | Apparatus using stirling cooler system and methods of use There is disclosed a novel apparatus for use as a beverage container glass door merchandiser. The apparatus includes an insulated enclosure, the enclosure having an outside and an inside and at least partially defining a drain from the inside to the outsi... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266964 | Use of electronic expansion valve to maintain minimum oil flow A method of controlling an expansion valve including the steps of: measuring a primary system condition; determining an error in the primary system condition; measuring a secondary system condition; determining an error in the secondary system condition; ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266965 | Refrigerant cycle system having hot-gas bypass structure In a refrigerant cycle system, a refrigerant discharge side of a compressor is directly connected to a refrigerant inlet side of an evaporator through a hot-gas bypass passage so that the evaporator is used as a radiator during a heating mode due to the h... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266966 | Cooling system for compartments maintaining the relative humidity of refrigerated products A cooling system for compartments that keep the relative humidity of products in refrigeration, characterized because it has a contact duct by means of a heat transfer plate, applied to the functioning of a two-door and two-compartment refrigerator with i... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266967 | Refrigerant cycle system for vehicle air conditioner In a refrigerant cycle system for a vehicle air conditioner, when a continuous operation time of a compressor elapses a predetermined time after the compressor operates, operation of the compressor is forcibly interrupted so that a refrigerant pressure at... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266968 | Multiple evaporator refrigerator with expansion valve A refrigerator that efficiently cools multiple cold spaces at different temperatures with one compressor and one condenser is disclosed. Multiple, fan equipped evaporators are in series, and an expansion valve regulates superheat from inlet to outlet of t... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266969 | Device for defrosting evaporator in a refrigerator compartment A device for rapidly defrosting a refrigerator compartment, such as a freezer compartment or the like, said compartment comprising a plurality of adjacent walls, in correspondence with at least one of said walls there being arranged a hairpin coil evapora... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266970 | Vertical partition cover assembly of side-by-side type refrigerator A vertical partition cover assembly of a side-by-side type refrigerator includes a cover (70) coupled to the front of a vertical partition (20) and a fixing member (80) for fixing a hot tube (60) to the inside of the cover (70). The cover (70) includes a ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266971 | Refrigerant charge valve A refrigerant charge valve for a refrigerant system includes a housing adapted to receive a refrigerant system component of the refrigerant system having refrigerant flowing therethrough. The housing has a cavity and a passageway fluidly communicating wit... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266972 | Modular freezer pallet and method for storing perishable items A modular freezer pallet having an interior perishable item storage area is provided. The modular freezer pallet includes a heat sink material for maintaining the interior perishable item storage area at a desired temperature for storage of perishable ite... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266973 | Refrigeration system The present invention relates to a method and device for use in a refrigeration unit, whereby the invention causes air to flow in a circular motion whereby the air flows in an initial downward arc before flowing upward. Importantly, the present invention ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266974 | Refrigerated beverage mug A refrigerated beverage mug is provided which includes a self-contained mechanical refrigeration unit which is powered by a power unit mounted onboard the beverage mug. The mechanical refrigeration unit is a closed loop system which is mounted to the beve... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266975 | Heat pump/engine system and a method for utilizing same The invention provides a heat pump/engine system having a water/brine flash evaporator in fluid communication with a first air/brine heat exchanger, a brine condenser in fluid communication with a second air/brine heat exchanger, and a vapor compressor/tu... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266976 | Cryogenic H2 and carbon monoxide production with an impure carbon monoxide expander A process for obtaining purified carbon monoxide from a gaseous mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide and one or more additional impurities to be removed by one or more vapor-liquid separation devices is provided which includes the steps of providing a ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266977 | Nitrogen refrigerated process for the recovery of C2+ Hydrocarbons C2 and C3 hydrocarbons, particularly ethylene and propylene, are recovered from refinery or petrochemical plant gas mixtures by cooling and fractionating a feed gas mixture containing these hydrocarbons and lighter components. Refrig... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266978 | Method for producing synthetic quartz glass for use in ArF excimer laser lithography A simple method for producing a synthetic quartz glass having excellent homogeneity and high transmittance, which is useful as an optical material in producing steppers equipped with an ArF excimer laser as a radiation source. A method for producing a syn... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266979 | Spinner disc alloy Cobalt alloys are disclosed for use in the fabrication of spinner discs for fiberizing molten glass into fibers in rotary fiberizing processes. The cobalt alloys fall within the following ranges, in percentage by weight, Co 22.0-54.0; Cr 30.0-34.0; Ni 9.0... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266980 | Centerline protection using heavy inert gases Disclosed is a method of minimizing re-wetting of a preform upon removal of the preform from the consolidation furnace and producing core cane and/or optical fiber therefrom. During removal, the consolidated preform and, in particular, the centerline aper... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266981 | Lock, in particular mortise lock for an exterior door A lock for a door including a latch bolt and a further bolt mounted in a housing for parallel displacement relative to the housing. A bearing is fixed in place in the housing and along with a turning element and a two-armed hinged lever, also mounted to t... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266983 | Method and apparatus for detecting flaws in strip, method of manufacturing cold-rolled steel sheet and pickling equipment for hot-rolled steel strip A flaw detecting method and apparatus for continuously testing a strip that is continuously carried through a liquid includes features for reducing air bubble generation in a liquid. The apparatus includes a liquid, carrying rolls for passage of the strip... | 07/31/2001 |
