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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 |
| 6210767 | Release liner base stock for printed films or labels A release liner carrier web including a paper layer, a release layer including a polypropylene layer coated onto the substrate and a silicone release agent coated onto the polypropylene coating layer. The liner further including a second coating layer mad... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5286594 | Photographic elements utilizing a single photosensitive layer containing a photopolymerizable compound, photoinitiator, diazonium compound and barrier material encapsulated pigment particles Photopolymeric printing plates are presented wherein an electrochemically etched and anodized, silicated aluminum substrate has a single photosensitive coating thereon composed of a photopolymerizable combination which includes a photopolymerizable pigmen... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5250353 | Enhanced paper and paperboard biodegradability Paper and paperboard materials having enhanced biodegradability are produced by treatment of substrates with aqueous chemical solutions having properties which increase the decomposition of the substrates so treated. The chemical solutions consist of chem... | 10/05/1993 |
| 4770325 | Pour spout for containers A pour spout fitment for a flat top or a gable top paperboard container. A flat strip of rigid plastic material is bent over upon itself to form upper and lower strips integrally hinged together. The lower strip carries a plug coplanar with it, the upper ... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4713510 | Package for microwave cooking with controlled thermal effects A microwave ovenable package including a layer of material that will convert a portion of the microwave energy to heat and a layer of paperboard interposed between the energy-converting layer and the food in the package which is to be cooked and browned. ... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4701360 | Heat sealable barrier material for improved juice packaging (EVOH) The present invention relates to an improved container for citrus juices and other liquids. The container utilizes a paperboard barrier laminate for the containment of essential oils and the prevention of losses of Vitamin C. Also disclosed is a process o... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4698246 | Novel laminates for paperboard cartons and a process of forming said laminates The present invention relates to an improved container for citrus juices and other liquids. The container utilizes a paperboard barrier laminate for the containment of essential oils and the prevention of losses of Vitamin C. Also disclosed is a process o... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4692212 | Kraft linerboard by densification and heat treatment Both the wet strength and the folding endurance of kraft linerboard are improved by subjecting the board to steps of densification and high temperature treatment during its production.... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4680917 | Process for providing filled containers The present invention is an end closure structure for a container having a flexible central member (6) with an outwardly dished center section and at least one opening structure (18) in the central member (6), a removable thin flexible closure member (12)... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4676429 | Octagonal tray with vertical stacking posts and stabilized corner panels An octagonal tray and one-piece blank for forming it. The tray is formed from corrugated paperboard and is provided on at least its interior bottom and wall surfaces with a wax coating. The tray includes vertically disposed posts at its end walls, the pos... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4673126 | Moisture barrier carton with reclosable cover An open ended carton which includes a recessed moisture barrier closure provided by a membrane liner and an overlying cover. The membrane liner includes a perforated cut-out area which defines a pour spout. The cover which is affixed to the cut-out area b... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4671453 | Tamper-proof sleeve A one piece blank which may be erected into a tamper evident sleeve for housing a container. The sleeve blank includes hingedly connected top, side, base and attachment panels. The tamper-proof feature of the invention is provided by a retention panel whi... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4664058 | Coating roll surface configuration for applying liquid sterilant to a moving web An apparatus for coating a plastics coated paperboard web with a sterilizing liquid such as hydrogen peroxide, the web adapted to be folded and cut to form aseptic packages for filling with foodstuffs such as fruit juices and milk. The apparatus includes ... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4664772 | Insertion probe system for continuous measurement of pH level in process lines A sensor system for measuring the pH level in a process flow pipe, such system utilizing a sensing electrode that fits within, and is protected by, a rugged cylindrical metallic sheath. The sensing electrode is slid by an insertion tube through a ball val... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4651918 | Divided cell container construction A divided cell container and blank for making it, the container formed from paperboard, particularly corrugated paperboard. The specific improvement of this invention relates to the addition of alignment panels to the divider panel. These added alignment ... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4637199 | Induction sealing of paperboard A method and apparatus for use in form, fill, and seal machines wherein a polyfoil material is compressed between two jaws, one jaw having a secondary induction coil which passes through an electromagnetic field and induces a current in the metallic layer... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4622101 | Method of oxygen bleaching with ferricyanide lignocellulosic material Delignifying bleaching of lignocellulosic materials, particularly wood pulps already partly delignified by conventional alkaline pulping processes by electrochemically generated ferricyanide in the presence of an effective amount of molecular oxygen is di... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4622100 | Process for the delignification of lignocellulosic material with oxygen, ferricyanide, and a protector The use of primary and secondary amines and certain other compounds in ferricyanide assisted oxygen delignifying bleaching of lignocellulosic pulps permits more rapid removal of a desired amount of lignin from the pulp and, hence, the retention of higher ... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4621763 | Container end construction A paperboard container having a side wall formed from a single blank. A band or zone along one edge of the blank is provided with a plurality score lines each of whose edges are non-parallel to thereby yield a wedge score indentation. The blank is rolled ... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4619362 | L-shaped shipping container A one piece substantially rectangular corrugated paperboard blank is folded into a generally L-shaped container for packaging a chair. It includes back, side and lower front panels. Foldably attached to and partly separated from these panels and from each... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4617211 | Method and apparatus for skiving and hemming A method and apparatus are disclosed for skiving and hemming one or more edges of a paperboard web or blank to improve the sealing qualities of a container made from the paperboard. The paperboard is skived twice generally parallel to its edge, once to de... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4600142 | Reverse elbow lock flap produce box A box or container for yams or other bulk products wherein there are closure panels having lock panels at each end thereof, and which lock panels interlock in lock notches formed in end panels carried by a bottom panel of the box. The relationship between... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4598825 | Corner protector for picture frames and the like A rectangular or square shipping package or wrapper for a picture frame, mirror, or the like, having four corner protective forming elements is made from a one-piece, die-cut blank of corrugated board, paperboard or fiberboard with the corner protectors b... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4596630 | Process for the electrochemical reductive bleaching of lignocellulosic pulp Reductive bleaching of lignin containing pulps employing polydentate ligand complexes of dipositive vanadium, chromium and titanium. High brightness pulps with good reversion stability are obtained. The process is essentially polution free as the reduced ... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4595611 | Ink-printed ovenable food containers An ink-printed ovenable food container is prepared by (a) printing a layer of paperboard with an ink containing a sulfonated polyester pigment binder, (b) coating the resultant ink-printed paperboard with an unpigmented composition containing a sulfonated poly... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4591485 | Method and apparatus for sonicating articles A method and apparatus are provided for sonicating an article such that the liquid used as the sonication medium cannot recontaminate the article. A sonication medium in the form of a film of liquid is streamed over the article. A probe of a sonic horn is... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4589614 | Aerial burning and fire control unit for a helicopter This invention relates to an aerial burning and fire control unit which is to be carried by a helicopter, but is separate and independent of the helicopter so that the helicopter is in no way encumbered by the unit. When carried by the helicopter, the uni... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4583678 | Bottom speed lock for container This invention is directed to an improved container made of corrugated paperboard or the like. Appropriately shaped slots in the bottom lock panels permit a fast-locking action without any binding as in conventional containers that are designed for interf... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4583680 | Serving container with paperboard base plate A serving container for a food product such as a hamburger. The bottom of the container is in the form of a flat plate having an upstanding rim near its periphery and is formed of paperboard. The top or crown of the container is an inverted cup formed of ... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4579628 | Process for chlorine bleaching of kraft pulp using a sulfite extraction stage Extraction of chlorine bleached kraft wood pulps with aqueous peracids at pH values of 7 or below, aqueous sulfites at pH values below 10 or with certain non-aqueous solvents provides extracted pulps having lower residual color and permits use of lesser q... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4577761 | Easy-open pinch closure bag A multi-ply pinch closure bag having an easy-open feature. The bag comprises a multi-ply bag having a front wall, a back wall and a pinch closure at one end, the pinch closure being formed by folding an extension of at least one of the plies of the back w... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4575000 | Food wrapper package A wrapper for a food product such as a hamburger which is defined by an outer layer of paperboard and an inner layer of glassine type of paper. The outer and inner layers are of generally rectangular form, the glassine type of paper extending beyond the s... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4573579 | Taco tray A tray for supporting a taco in an upright position. The tray may be formed by molding or die forming. The midportion of the tray sides contacts the taco to hold it upright, while the ends of the tray are enlarged to inhibit tipping over of the tray and t... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4570817 | Slideable reclosable plastic lid A container lid composed of a plastic material comprising a main lid member and a slide member is disclosed, as well as a method of constructing and a mold for forming same. The main lid member has supporting guideways between which the slide member is si... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4569475 | Flip top carton A container in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. The front and side walls are provided with severable perforated lines. Upon rupture of the severable lines, a hinged, box-like lid is formed which is reclosable. The container front wall is associa... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4568420 | Multi-stage bleaching process including an enhanced oxidative extraction stage A multi-stage process for the delignification and bleaching of lignocellulosic pulp is disclosed wherein the first alkaline extraction stage comprises extracting the pulp with caustic in the presence of oxygen and either a hypochlorite or a peroxide.... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4568018 | Recessed gable top carton This invention is directed to an improved thermoplastic coated paperboard carton commonly employed in the packaging of milk, orange juice, and other dairy and juice products. A novel gable-top closure having an upstanding ridge with a recessed upper edge ... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4558785 | Tear tape openable container A severable wall construction for a tray forming package or carton. One or more circumferential zones is each defined by overlapping wall portions of the package or carton, each zone being Z-shaped in transverse cross-section. A tear strip (filament tape)... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4557398 | End closure structure for a container The present invention is an end closure structure for a container having a flexible central member (6) with an outwardly dished center section and at least one opening structure (18) in the central member (6), a removable thin flexible closure member (12)... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4550826 | Semi-rigid container with a bottom of improved stability A container is disclosed, having a substantially V-shaped creasing pattern on the bottom end wall portion to promote an inward bending of the bottom end wall to improve the stability of the container. The container has a V-shaped crease line on the bottom... | 11/05/1985 |
