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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 |
| 6889549 | Assembling method of tire and wheel rim A phase θc of a correction unbalance found by the following formula (1) is determined by using a Radial Runout (RRO) value Wr1 in a primary component of the RRO of the wheel rim, a phase θr1 (unit: °) of a peak position thereof, an unbalance level W... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889550 | Planar mechanical resonator sensitive along an axis perpendicular to its plane The invention concerns a mechanical resonator with a planar monolithic vibrating structure extending along a closed contour whereof the axis of sensitivity is substantially perpendicular to the plane of said structure. The invention is characterised in that the plan... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889551 | Method of estimating timber stiffness profiles The invention relates to methods and apparatus for estimating stiffness or elasticity profiles across timber. This involves measuring a velocity of a plane compression wave propagating in the timber, determining density information relating to the timber and estimat... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889552 | Acoustic waveguide system An acoustic waveguide system including a waveguide, a housing with a port in one side of the housing for receiving the proximal end of the waveguide, the port opening into a channel in the housing. A first shear transducer is located in the channel of the housing an... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889553 | Method and apparatus for vibration sensing and analysis A method and apparatus for sensing and measuring stress waves. The method comprises the steps of: a.) sensing motion, where the motion comprises a stress wave component and a vibration component; b.) separating the stress wave component from the vibration component ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889554 | Method of adjusting pressure sensor It is an object to provide a method of adjusting a pressure sensor, in which adjustment of a diaphragm portion and adjustment of an amplification circuit connected to the diaphragm portion are simplified. A flexible circuit board having the amplification circuit mou... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889555 | Magnetoresistive semiconductor pressure sensors and fingerprint identification/verification sensors using same An alternate method of designing and manufacturing a semiconductor pressure sensor inherently allows for significantly improved sensitivity, thereby allowing miniaturization of the sensor. As a result, the design lends itself to arranging the pressure sensors using ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889556 | Pressure sensor A pressure sensor is provided with two supporting bodies (10,11) with plane supporting surfaces (12,13) between which a hose (14) is compressed or flattened. For measuring the internal pressure of the hose (14), pressure transmission mean... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889557 | Network and topology for identifying, locating and quantifying physical phenomena, systems and methods for employing same A method and system for detecting, locating and quantifying a physical phenomena such as strain or a deformation in a structure. A plurality of laterally adjacent conductors may each include a plurality of segments. Each segment is constructed to exhibit a unit valu... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889558 | Real-time display of internal gyration angle in gyratory compaction material testing A gyratory compacting apparatus and data capture and display system for compacting a specimen of material within a mold as the mold is gyrated, and capturing and displaying data on an internal angle of gyration during mold gyration, the apparatus and system having a... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889559 | Flow metering A flow meter incorporating thermal loss sensors and an installation adapter to provide known flow conditions upstream of the meter. The installation adapter is in the form of a tubular extension projecting from a flange which in use is sandwiched between a pipeline ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889560 | Noninvasive characterization of a flowing multiphase fluid using ultrasonic interferometry An apparatus for noninvasively monitoring the flow and/or the composition of a flowing liquid using ultrasound is described. The position of the resonance peaks for a fluid excited by a swept-frequency ultrasonic signal have been found to change frequency both in re... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889561 | Mass flowmeter and method for correcting the measurement signal of a mass flowmeter Disclosed is a method for correcting the measurement signal of a mass flowmeter for flowing media of the type which works on the Coriolis principle and has at least one straight measuring tube conveying the flowing medium, at least one oscillation generator acting o... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889562 | Flow rate measurement for industrial sensing applications using unsteady pressures Flow rate measurement system includes two measurement regions 14,16 located an average axial distance ΔX apart along the pipe 12, the first measurement region 14 having two unsteady pressure sensors 18,20, located a distance X1 | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889563 | Position measuring device using change in inductance of coil, float-type flowmeter, and position measuring method A float-type flowmeter measures the rate of a fluid flowing upwardly through a tube based on the position of a float movably disposed in the tube and including a magnetic material. A coil is wound around the tube such that the intervals gradually decrease in an axia... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889564 | Peak flow meter A peak flow meter for measuring a peak flow or air exhaled by a patient. The preferred peak flow meter includes a substantially hollow housing having a top portion, a bottom portion, an air inlet and at two air outlets. A flow restriction is disposed within the hous... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889565 | Fingerprint sensors using membrane switch arrays A sensor for identifying fingerprints or other skin textures includes an array of cells each including a membrane switch. Each switch includes a fixed lower electrode disposed on a chip substrate, and a flexible membrane disposed over the lower electrode and capable... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889566 | Foil strain gauge This invention provides a foil strain gauge having a plurality of sensing portions and a plurality of turnup tabs that are connected to each other through respective turnup portions, each turnup portion having an inner side defining a curve with a curvature that cha... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889567 | 3D array integrated cells for the sampling and detection of air bound chemical and biological species An integrated mesopump-sensor suitable for disposition in two- and three-dimensional arrays having small dimensions is disclosed. One mesopump is formed of an electrostatically attractable flexible diaphragm disposed through cavities or pumping chambers formed betwe... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889568 | Process condition sensing wafer and data analysis system A measuring device incorporating a substrate with sensors that measure the processing conditions that a wafer may undergo during manufacturing. The substrate can be inserted into a processing chamber by a robot head and the measuring device can transmit the conditio... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889569 | Change speed apparatus for a working vehicle that engages in an operation while moving forward and backward A change speed apparatus for a working vehicle includes a first shaft for receiving driving torque from an engine, a second shaft for transmitting the driving torque to a rear wheel differential, a change speed mechanism for changing speed of the driving torque rece... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889570 | Gear-type automatic transmission and an automobile using the gear-type automatic transmission A vehicle transmission system has a gear-type transmission with a plurality of gears and a plurality of claw clutches which transmits a torque between an input shaft of said gear-type transmission and an output shaft of said gear-type transmission. The transmission ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889571 | Actuator An actuator including a rotatable gear wheel reversibly drivable by a motor, the gear wheel being operably connectable to an output element by a drive transfer device, the output element being moveable between a first and second position, in which the drive transfer... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889572 | Power-split angular gear An angle drive having a housing (11) with a first axis (A1) for bearing means and a second axis (A2) for bearing means, which latter axis (A2) intersects the first axis (A1) at right angles, having an input shaft | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889573 | Shift actuator for a transmission A shift actuator for transmission, for turning, in a direction of shift, a shift lever support mechanism mounting the shift lever of the transmission. An operation lever is coupled, at an intermediate portion thereof, to the shift lever support mechanism. A first el... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889574 | Fixing device for securing an actuating cable A fastening device for fixing a cable to a shift actuator or a transmission of a motor vehicle is provided. The device has a jacket end piece (5) jacketing the cable and a mounting element (6) accommodating the jacket end piece at the shift actuator or... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889575 | Motor vehicle brake or clutch pedal A motor vehicle brake or clutch pedal comprising a two part blade with a first blade part (1) adapted at one end to carry a foot pad, and a second blade part (2) adapted to be connected to a push rod of an operating mechanism of either a brake booster ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889576 | Method of producing a vehicle steering wheel as well as a vehicle steering wheel The invention relates to a method of producing a vehicle steering wheel. The method comprises the following steps: a) a one-piece steering wheel skeleton having a hub, at least one spoke and a steering wheel rim is produced by one of casting and injection-molding, b... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889577 | Energy-absorbing housing for high-speed flywheels The invention provides a flywheel system with energy-absorbing housing. The system provides a novel liner and restraint ribs which serve to de-energize debris particles resulting from the catastrophic failure of a flywheel. Also provided are energy-absorbing housing... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889578 | Electro-mechanical actuator An electro-mechanical actuator including a plurality of motors for driving an output shaft. The actuator may be incorporated into a window lift mechanism, such as a mechanism including a dual rack and pinion assembly. According to another aspect of the invention the... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889579 | Adjustable gripping tool A self-energizing and de-energizing adjustable gripping tool for engaging a workpiece to impart movement thereto includes a first element and second element connected for relative angular movement. The second element includes an actuation portion having a plurality ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889580 | Socket for adapting itself to open ends of wrenches of different sizes A socket capable of adapting itself to an open end of one of a plurality of wrenches of different sizes is disclosed. The socket comprises a lower connecting section including a cavity, and a four-sided actuation block projected from a top of the connecting section,... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889581 | Wrench capable of clamping a screwed member and preventing the screwed member from slipping out of a socket of the wrench and permitting the screwed member to pass through the socket A wrench including a stem having a head section at one end of the stem and a polygonal socket formed in the head section for fitting onto a screwed member. A resilient ring is disposed at the head section and pivotally connected with a controlling switch pivotally d... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889582 | Coupling device for locking push-on couplings of tools A coupling device includes a polygonal coupling part on one of the parts to be coupled for engaging a complementary polygonal counterpart on another of the parts to be coupled. The polygonal coupling part has outer side faces, a longitudinal bore therein, and a firs... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889583 | Polyaxial impact tool A polyaxial wrench can apply torque to bolts, nuts and screws in close confines where leverage perpendicular to the axis of the bolt is restricted. The wrench has one end for mounting on the bolt, a shank and a sleeve. The shank extends longitudinally from the one e... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889584 | Wrench A wrench includes a main shaft having a working portion provided at the top thereof; a torsion member having an elastic restoring force against torsion about the axis of the main shaft; at least one operating handle disposed so as to intersect with the middle of the... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889585 | Cutter blade position detection mechanism and method of reporting cutter malfunction A sheet cutting device utilizing cutter blades as a position detection mechanism and a method of reporting cutter malfunctions is provided. The sheet cutting device including a cutter having a pair of cutter blades, one of the blades connected to a cutter driving me... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889586 | Work cutting apparatus and method for cutting work A work cutting apparatus comprises a bed. The bed has an upper surface provided with a column including a rail slidably mounted with a slider. The slider has a front surface mounted with a supporting portion supporting two end portions of a rotating shaft. The rotat... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889587 | Die cutter blanket A first layer of urethane sheet material is molded with a plurality of interlocking male and female fingers at opposing blanket ends and which fingers form a projection for insertion into an anvil channel. The fingers are arrayed in a plane beneath the plane of the ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889588 | Compensating blister die cutter apparatus A compensating blister die cutter apparatus is disclosed which has the purpose of cutting a sheet of blisters which have been formed on a sheet of plastic material in individual blisters which are generally symmetrical in configuration. The apparatus includes at lea... | 05/10/2005 |
