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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 |
| 6279330 | Apparatus and method for cleaning pipes of refrigerating unit A piping cleaning system switches over a four-way switching valve 43 of a heat pump circuit 200 so that two transfer heat exchangers 25, 26 are operated alternately as a cooling device and a heating device, by which a cleaning refrigerant in a cleaning ci... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279331 | Vehicular refrigerating cycle with a bypass line A vehicular refrigerating cycle with a by-pass line is provided, whereby even in an environment of extremely low temperature with the refrigerating cycle left at rest after being operated in cooling mode, refrigerant accumulated in a condenser can be driv... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279332 | Performance testing method of air conditioner A performance testing method of air conditioner, adapted to simultaneously test performance of indoor units and outdoor units on a production line for concurrently assembling the indoor units and outdoor units, the method comprising the steps of: firstly ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279334 | Refrigerating apparatus for vehicles In a refrigerating device for a vehicle (1) major components for performing a refrigerating cycle, i.e., an evaporator (19), an evaporator fan (25), a condenser (15) and a condenser fan (23), except for the condenser, are preliminarily attached to an evap... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279335 | Refrigerated case cover A refrigerated case cover and method of use. The refrigerated case cover comprises a cover sheet made of insulating material having air cells sandwiched between an outer cover sheet and an inner cover sheet. Eyelets are disposed along the top and bottom e... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279336 | Assembly for switching electrical power The invention relates to an assembly for switching electrical power, wherein a semiconductor switch is arranged in a pressure-resistant vessel which is partially filled with an inert liquid in order to effect a fluid cooling of the semiconductor switch du... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279337 | Refrigeration system for electronic components having environmental isolation To cool heat-emitting electronic components, a compact, non-moving-parts compressor, an evaporator in juxtaposition to the electronic components and a condenser are mounted as a unit, preferably within a vacuum can. A heat exchanger is mounted external to... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279338 | Cold compresses apparatus A cold compresses apparatus comprises a bladder used for cooling the forehead and/or the limbs of the feverish patient to reduce his temperature. The bladder is cooled by passing cold air inside it. The source of cold air is an air cooling unit containing... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279339 | Snap-in plastic grille for an air conditioner housing An air conditioning unit is provided, which includes an outdoor section which has a condenser coil mounted therein and an outer protective housing at least partially enclosing the outdoor section. The housing has a substantially rectangular opening therei... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279341 | Self-retaining adsorbent unit An adsorbent unit for a refrigerant accumulator having a housing with a bottom wall and a side wall and a U-shaped pipe with a return bend adjacent the bottom wall and with first and second pipe portions extending from the return bend along the side wall,... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279342 | Absorption refrigerator and production method thereof An absorption refrigerator includes a high temperature regenerator for heating a water solution including a halogen compound to generate steam. An oxide film having thickness of 0.02-5.0 μm, one of the colors blue, purple and gray, or a hydroxyl group is... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279343 | High temperature regenerator for absorption water cooling and heating machine A high temperature regenerator for an absorption water cooling and heating machine for extracting steam as coolant by heating and condensing a dilute solution of lithium bromide. An inner casing (2) defines therein a combustion chamber (11B) on the blow o... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279344 | Cryogenic air separation system for producing oxygen A cryogenic air separation system for producing oxygen employing a double column and a side column wherein side column liquid is vaporized against nitrogen heat pump fluid taken from the higher pressure column of the double column and then used to reflux ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279345 | Cryogenic air separation system with split kettle recycle A cryogenic air separation system, which may be used to produce ultra high purity nitrogen or ultra high purity oxygen, wherein kettle liquid is vaporized in two steps using a split kettle top condenser and vapor from the first step compressed and then re... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279346 | Method for reducing hot sticking in molding processes The method of the present invention overcomes the hot-sticking problems between an inorganic non-metallic material (=insulator) to be molded and a forming die by maintaining an assembly comprising a forming die and the insulator in a polarized state durin... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279347 | Method and apparatus for producing bent glass sheet This invention provides a method and an apparatus for producing a bent glass sheet. A heated glass sheet (4, 24, 24*) conveyed from a heating furnace (1, 21) is bent by pressing with at least one belt (5, 9, 25) made of a heat-resistant material against a... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279348 | Differential pressure process for fabricating a flat-panel display face plate with integral spacer support structures A process for fabricating a face plate for a flat panel display such as a field emission cathode type display, the face plate having integral spacer support structures is disclosed. Also disclosed is a product made by the aforesaid process. The support st... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279349 | Method for making glass sheet heating furnace A method for making a furnace for heating a glass sheet by lower electric resistance elements (50) supported by a furnace housing (12) below a roll conveyor (40) and by supplying a gas burner heated hot gas flow from a forced convection heater (56) that p... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279350 | Adjusting cooling air in glass tempering machine A method and an equipment for adjusting the cooling air of a glass tempering machine. Cooling air is led by at least one fan (1, 2) to a tempering area (4) for cooling the glass exiting a tempering furnace (11). By means of a closing device (10) the tempe... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279351 | Method and apparatus for making glass and particularly ceramic frits A method for making glass and particularly ceramic frits, comprising the steps of: introducing in a wet grinding unit, after a metering step according to chosen proportions, materials which constitute a mixture to be melted, to produce a slurry; screening... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279353 | Electric furnace extension method and extension apparatus for optical fiber glass preform An electric furnace extending method and apparatus for an optical fiber glass body alignment when connecting the extension use body and pulling member and making it possible to immediately start the extension after the fusing of the connection portion. A ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279354 | Cooler of optical fiber draw tower A cooler of an optical fiber draw tower, situated below a melting furnace for melting a preform for an optical fiber, for cooling the optical fiber drawn from the preform melted in the melting furnace, includes at least one heat exchanger installed with a... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279355 | Structure of knitting machine A convertible circular knitting machine having mechanical main body, cylinder mechanisms, yarn feeders, and a fabric winding system. The cylinders are mounted on the top of the base of the main body. The upper and lower cylinder mechanisms are driven by s... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279356 | Warp-knitting fabric exhibiting interference color tone A warp-knitted fabric comprising a dark-colored base weave and an insertion weave of a lighter color than the base weave, wherein the base weave has formed therein mesh-like gaps with a maximum length of 0.5-15 mm which are present at 5-200 per square inc... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279357 | Washer dryer In a washer dryer in which a drum supported by a spider is rotatable in a tub, the rear wall of the tub is contoured such as by providing castellation-like recesses, and water may be fed over this rear wall via a water inlet so that, in a drying mode, whe... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279358 | Seal with anti-theft device for items having rod-like portions A seal with anti-theft device for items having rod-like portions, particularly eyeglasses, comprising a hollow body suitable to contain an electronic signaling component and defining a contact surface for a rod-like portion. Two parallel and mutually oppo... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279359 | Dislodge lever assembly for surface mountable safe A safe assembly includes a portable lockable enclosure, a mounting plate for securing the lockable enclosure to a stationary surface, and a latching element actuatable from an interior of the safe assembly to detach the lockable enclosure from the mountin... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279360 | Cylindrical lock with simpler positioning assembly A cylindrical lock includes a transmission assembly and a positioning assembly. The transmission assembly includes a retractor, an inside spindle, an outside spindle, a latch bolt, a lock core transmission device, an inside handle, and an outside handle. ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279361 | Lock in particular for motor vehicle doors A lock, suitable for use in a car door, has a rotary latch which cooperates with a locking wedge, or the like, and can be locked by a locking pawl in a locking position. The pawl is actuatable by a setting device for bringing the rotary latch at least int... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279362 | Belt clip assembly A belt clip assembly for use with a belt comprises a clip having first and second members defining a gap for slidably engaging the belt, a latch pivotally connected to a receptacle of the second member of the clip to pivot with respect to the second membe... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279364 | Sealing method and press apparatus A method and apparatus for sealing the net shape of the end of a final product tube to eliminate or minimize scrap for a wide range of shapes of the end of the product. A sealing tool has a neck, and a coining portion comprising a shoulder extending outwa... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279365 | Cold forging forming method for three-dimensional hollow article A cold forging forming method for forming a three-dimensional hollow article without rough edges, wherein, an alloy of low melting point is used instead of mercury as a filler with plasticity. When the alloy of low melting point is heated and molten, it c... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279366 | Item with external teeth and method of forming the same Using a form roller in which a plurality of gear-like tooth generating sections are arranged along the rotation axis of the form roller in the outer periphery thereof to increase tooth heights of the tooth generating sections in a stepwise manner along th... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279367 | Multiple bar straightening and cutting system in bar steel rolling line A multiple section bars straightening/cutting system in a bar rolling line comprises a multiple section bars straightening apparatus, an inlet side introduction pinch roller, a multiple traveling section bars cutting apparatus and a rear surface tilting t... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279368 | Nitinol frame heating and setting mandrel An apparatus for heating and setting a stent having curved limb elements. The apparatus is a mandrel having a restraining mechanism such as pins placed on the outer surface of the mandrel or shallow grooves machined in the outer surface of the mandrel to ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279369 | Pipe bending method and mandrel assembly for carrying out the method A first mandrel segment comprised of first and second resinous sheets including proximal end portions vertically spaced from each other is initially inserted into a pipe having a weld seam extending longitudinally thereof. Since the first mandrel segment ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279370 | Hydraulic arrangement for performing a secondary operation in a pressing tool for sheet metal forming The invention relates to an arrangement for performing a secondary operation in a pressing tool for sheet metal forming comprising a primary cylinder/piston unit (1) arranged to pressurise an operating fluid upon closing of said pressing tool for performi... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279371 | Hand-held riveting tool A hand-held tool for forming a rivet head at the plain end of a rivet includes an elongated handle having an elongated internal cavity with a guide wall surface extending to an adjacent guide wall surface in an insert having an end wall. The end wall is p... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279372 | Method of correcting the characteristic curve of a linear lambda probe In order to correct the characteristic of a linear lambda probe which is arranged in an emission control system of an internal combustion engine upstream of a catalytic converter, in an overrun fuel cut-off phase the throttle valve and/or at least one gas... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279373 | Automatic reference-pressure balance method The present invention provides a system and method for calibrating pressure sensors associated with chambers in a processing facility. The system calibrates the pressure sensors while the chamber are open to each other, such as through an open slit valve ... | 08/28/2001 |
