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Dining Table Having Integral Dishwasher
A space-saving dishwasher, which may be installed within a counter top or table, having a dish-carrying rack that is vertically shiftable through the open top of the dishwasher for facilitating loading and unloading of the dishes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7481200 | Start-up control of internal combustion engines An electric power generation system (20) is disclosed, which includes an electric power generator (22) driven by a four-cycle internal combustion engine (30). The engine (30) includes a plurality of reciprocating cylinders (C1-C... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7240584 | Connecting rod with profiled bore for increased load capability An engine cylinder piston connecting rod subassembly, for use in an engine, includes a piston (53), a piston pin (52) and a connecting rod (51). The connecting rod has a piston end portion with a piston pin bore (62). The piston pin is in... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7028918 | Fuel injector having a nozzle with improved cooling A fuel injector having a nozzle with improved cooling including a retainer and a nozzle housing received therein. The nozzle housing includes a nozzle shank, an outer peripheral surface and at least one injection hole at a tip of the nozzle shank. The nozzle shank i... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6876097 | System for regulating speed of an internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine system is disclosed that improves regulation of engine speed relative to a speed setpoint. The system controls ignition timing, throttle plate actuation, fuel valve actuation or a combination thereof in accordance with maintaining a set... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6725819 | Rocker lever ball socket retainer The present invention provides a mechanism of retaining a rocker lever ball socket on a rocker lever ball. The mechanism provided is a retaining cap which is adapted to fit over and securely engage to the socket through a tab and groove arrangement and is made of a ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6718425 | Handheld computer based system for collection, display and analysis of engine/vehicle data A novel and improved engine data system for collecting, displaying and analyzing engine/vehicle data is provided. The system have advantageously results in a more effective, convenient, portable and low cost method of monitoring and processing vehicle data. The vehi... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6679953 | Method for assembling and hardening a ball plug in a counterbore of a fuel injector nozzle assembly According to the method of the present invention, the ball plug is press fit into the counterbored passage of a fuel injector nozzle assembly prior to hardening of the fuel injector nozzle assembly. A core hardening and gas nitriding process is then appli... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6651638 | System and method for derating an engine to encourage servicing of a vehicle In one embodiment of the present invention, a system is disclosed for monitoring the backpressure produced by a particulate filter of an internal combustion engine. When the backpressure of the engine exceeds a predetermined threshold, indicating that the... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6629349 | Apparatus for removal and installation of a fuel injector A method and apparatus for the manipulation of a fuel injector in association with an internal combustion engine. In one form a fuel injector tool is pivotally coupled to a cylinder head and rotated to apply a removal or installation force to a fuel injec... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6601015 | Embedded datalogger for an engine control system An apparatus is disclosed including an internal combustion engine, a number of sensors configured to detect operating parameters of the engine, and art engine control system responsive to the sensors to regulate engine operation. The control system includ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6595436 | Proportional needle control injector The fuel injector includes a solid state actuator that operates through an actuator motion amplifying lever to directly control the needle valve motion. Hydraulic forces, which act along the axes of the needle valve and the motion amplifying lever, are co... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6578282 | Disposable cylinder head bolt torque sequence template A torque sequence template includes a head gasket backing that is constructed and arranged to support a head gasket when packaged with the backing. The head gasket backing has a plurality of tightening sequence punch-outs arranged thereon in positions cor... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6575022 | Engine crankcase gas blow-by sensor An engine crankcase gas blow-by sensor. In a closed crankcase ventilation system, crankcase gases are caused to flow through a venturi which includes high pressure and low pressure taps. The high and low pressure taps are coupled to a differential pressur... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6557779 | Variable spray hole fuel injector with dual actuators An improved closed nozzle injector assembly for injecting high pressure fuel into the combustion chamber of an engine is provided which includes a first needle valve element associated with a first set of injector orifices, a first needle valve control de... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6550455 | Cyclic pressurization including plural pressurization units interconnected for energy storage and recovery A fuel injection system is disclosed for an internal combustion engine that has multiple combustion chambers and a camshaft which cyclically imparts pressurization energy to and recovers pressurization energy from fuel being supplied to the engine. The fu... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6546912 | On-line individual fuel injector diagnostics from instantaneous engine speed measurements Manufacturing imperfections and component failures in the fuel system of an engine, can lead to non-uniform torque production among the cylinders. Non-uniform cylinder torques can be observed as small engine speed fluctuations about the average engine spe... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6543227 | Automated active variable geometry turbocharger diagnosis system The present invention relates to an engine diagnostic system for detecting malfunctions in an engine system having a variable geometry turbine exhaust system. The engine diagnosis system includes an electronic control module adapted to periodically initia... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543113 | Tooling components for crankshaft seal removal and installation A kit of tooling components for use in facilitating the removal as well as the installation of a crankshaft seal includes a housing assembly which is constructed and arranged for attachment to a crankshaft seal during the removal procedure and for pushing... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6532929 | Vented fastener A fastener for venting gas around the shank of the fastener. The present invention includes various embodiments for venting gases such as combustion gases that seep from a head gasket of an internal combustion engine to the area around the shank of a cyli... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6502293 | Tooling for camshaft gear removal A kit of tooling components for facilitating removal of a gear from a shaft includes a plurality of jaw members that are adapted to fit through blanking holes defined in the gear. The jaw members are further adapted to engage the gear. The kit further inc... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6484686 | Method and system for idling a diesel engine A system is disclosed for implementing a technique for idling a diesel engine. The system comprises an engine controller, an air temperature sensor, and an engine speed sensor. The air temperature sensor provides a first signal indicative of an internal t... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6474319 | Filter system for the removal of hydrocarbon deposits from a cooled exhaust gas recirculating engine The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for removing hydrocarbons from the exhaust stream of a diesel engine prior to cooling the exhaust for recycling through the intake manifold. A filter is used to remove hydrocarbon combustion products... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6463898 | Rocker lever ball socket retainer The present invention provides a mechanism of retaining a rocker lever ball socket on a rocker lever ball. The mechanism provided is a retaining cap which is adapted to fit over and securely engage to the socket through a tab and groove arrangement and is... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6457467 | Internal combustion engine with air/fuel ratio control One embodiment of the present invention includes sensing speed or an internal combustion engine that includes a manifold coupled to an air pathway and a gaseous fuel line, sensing manifold pressure, and sensing manifold temperature. Air mass flow rate is ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6445996 | Method and system for dynamically estimating atmospheric air pressure ambient to an internal combustion engine A system for executing a method for estimating atmospheric air pressure ambient to an internal combustion engine as a means to preclude the need for an atmospheric air pressure sensor. The system includes an absolute boost pressure sensor, an engine speed... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6440038 | Method and system for managing torque of a drivetrain A system is disclosed for implementing a technique for managing torque of a drivetrain. The drivetrain includes an air intake passage having a throttle valve, an internal combustion engine having an output shaft, a transmission having an output shaft, and... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6434841 | Pulley alignment tool A pulley alignment tool for checking the centerline alignment between a driving pulley and a driven pulley which are connected by a V-belt includes a targeting laser which is constructed and arranged to generate a beam of light which will be directed from... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6434809 | Tooling component for camshaft removal and installation A kit for both removal of a camshaft from a cylinder block and for installation of a camshaft into a cylinder block includes a minimum of six unitary, molded plastic camshaft guides, an extraction tool, and a pilot to be attached to a rear face of the cam... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6438510 | Recursive vehicle mass estimation system A method and apparatus is disclosed for recursively estimating vehicle mass and/or aerodynamic coefficient of a moving vehicle. The vehicle speed and push force data are collected and a segment of qualified data is then selected from the collected data. N... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6425382 | Air-exhaust mixer assembly An air-exhaust mixer assembly includes an air intake to supply air and an exhaust gas intake to supply exhaust gas. A mixer is fluidly coupled to the air intake and the exhaust gas intake. The mixer has an inner passage and an outer passage defined therei... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6408625 | Operating techniques for internal combustion engines An electric power generation system is disclosed, which includes a back-up electric power generator driven by a four-cycle internal combustion engine. The engine includes a plurality of reciprocating cylinders each rotatably coupled to a crankshaft, which... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6390046 | Valve train with a single camshaft A valvetrain with a single camshaft is disclosed. The valvetrain has one or more intake valves, and one or more exhaust valves per cylinder of an engine block. The valvetrain comprises a cylinder head. The valve head of each intake valve is removably seat... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6385500 | Hybrid servomechanism for micro-electrical discharge machining The present invention relates to an improved servomechanism for regulating the spark gap in micro electrical discharge machining (micro-EDM). The present invention utilizes a hybrid two actuator servo system for positioning the micro-EDM electrode. The hy... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6367316 | Real-time mass flow measurement A real-time mass flow measurement system that accurately measures fuel mass delivered to each cylinder per stroke of an injection pump or a fuel injector in an internal combustion engine. In accordance with preferred embodiment of the present invention, t... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6363318 | Method to compensate errors in engine speed measurement The invention provides a software method to correct for non-fuel injection induced errors in measured engine speed. This invention provides a means to calculate a least squares regression of the measured engine speed data when the engine is motoring witho... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6354084 | Exhaust gas recirculation system for a turbocharged internal combustion engine An exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) enhancement system for a turbocharged internal combustion engine includes a throttle valve arranged in the exhaust duct of the engine, downstream of the EGR system. The throttle valve is controlled in response to engine ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6343574 | Load distribution rib for the combustion deck of an internal combustion engine A unitary combustion deck for an internal combustion engine includes a main body portion having a cylinder-facing surface and a coolant-side facing surface. The combustion deck further includes a plurality of bolt bosses which are integrally cast as part ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6330872 | Cylinder head casting with gusset ribs A unitary cylinder head casting for an engine includes a plurality of valve guide bore casting portions, each valve guide bore casting portion defining a valve guide bore and a plurality of head bolt bore casting portions, each head bolt bore casting port... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6328001 | Replaceable cylinder liner with improved cooling A replaceable cylinder liner for an internal combustion engine. The position of the liner within the block is established by a midstop. An interference fit below the midstop seals the bottom end of a cooling passage that extends around the liner. The top ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6321536 | Pneumatically controlled exhaust throttle for delivering EGR on turbocharged engines A pneumatic throttle system for maintaining sufficient exhaust pressure to maintain exhaust flow through an EGR system. The throttle system includes an apertured throttle plate positioned to selectively restrict the flow of exhaust gasses exiting the engi... | 11/27/2001 |
