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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 |
| 6106092 | Driving method of an ink-jet head In a multi-drop system, a drive pulse voltage for increasing a volume of an ink chamber is applied for a time of AL, a drive pulse voltage for decreasing the volume of the ink chamber is subsequently applied for a time of 2AL, application of the drive pul... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6091438 | Transfer-type thermal printer and thermal transfer printing method using the same A technique for transferring at least a part of inks of a plurality of colors onto a recording web sheet in superposition by heating the inks with a thermal head, and by passing the recording web sheet and an ink ribbon, superposed with each other, betwee... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6057651 | Lighting apparatus A lighting apparatus includes a full-wave rectifier circuit for rectifying an AC voltage from a commercial power source, a smoothing condenser connected is series with an inductor and a diode between output terminals of the full-wave rectifier circuit, a ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5992746 | Optical code reader wherein guide light source is turned on before turn-on of an illumination light source and is turned off after turn-on of the illumination light source An optical code reader includes a reading window, a reading control circuit for sensing an image of a 2-dimensional code via the reading window in a state where the reading window is set within a preset distance from the 2-dimensional code and converting ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5963243 | Exposing device for correcting an fθ error of a rotatable polygon mirror without using an fθ lens An exposing device is composed of a photosensitive drum having a surface partitioned into a plurality of exposure areas in a main scanning direction, for carrying an image formed by exposing the surface, a laser light source for emitting a laser beam, a p... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5936644 | Head driving device of ink-jet printer A head driving device includes an ink-jet head having a large number of ink chambers arranged side by side and separated by piezoelectric elements, FETs for connecting electrodes of the ink chambers to a +Vcc power source line, FETs for connecting the ele... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5923440 | Facsimile apparatus which outputs a communication monitor list A facsimile apparatus generating a monitor report. The facsimile apparatus stores kinds of causes of communication troubles and codes corresponding to the kinds of causes of the communication troubles. A control circuit recognizes an occurrence of the com... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5923357 | Line thermal printer A platen is located at a print position in a sheet path leading from a sheet supply position through the print position to a sheet delivery position, and a thermal head having an edge portion at which a plurality of heating elements are arranged in a line... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5914790 | Image reader An image reader includes guide plates for defining an original convey path, a conveying mechanism for conveying an original along the original convey path, an optical reading section for illuminating the original fed by the conveying mechanism and for rea... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5909781 | Power-assisting device for a bicycle and a bicycle equipped with the same A power-assisting device for use with a bicycle includes a hollow shaft which is adapted to be rotatably supported in a hanger lug of the bicycle. The hollow shaft is restricted to movement along a rotation center line thereof, and has (i) a first end por... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5900614 | Self-scanning checkout device A self-scanning checkout device includes a registration section having a stationary scanner for permitting a customer to input article information for a purchased article, a counter arranged on the downstream side from the registration section in the arti... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5848982 | Lounger-type air massager A lounger-type air manager comprises a lounger body (1) including a seat portion (2) and a backrest portion (3) provided on the rear end of the seat portion, bags (4, 5, 10) provided in the seat portion and the backrest portion and adapted to inflate and ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5831658 | Printer device and method for printing deviation test patterns to measure deviations of printing positions A deviation test pattern includes a reference scale printed by one reference printing unit among a plurality of printing units arranged to print overlaid images of yellow, magenta, cyan and black. The reference scale has a plurality of scale bars arranged... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5825011 | Handle like reading unit for use in code reading apparatus and having plural light reflectors and direct light shielding plate The apparatus for reading a symbol of a 2-dimensional code has a diffusion plate and a diffuse reflection surface between a light source unit and an opening to prevent light emitted from the light source unit from directly reaching the opening. Illuminati... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5822522 | System for transferring data through a communication interface using control information in request data for controlling data receiving rates independent of the CPU A data processing apparatus which has a communication interface element for connecting between an external apparatus and outputting element. The outputting element outputs the data received from the external apparatus by a normal speed parallel communicat... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5821974 | Color printer Of a plurality of page memories for storing printing data corresponding to the printing heads, at least the page memory is associated with an auxiliary memory for storing at least two continuous pages of printing data for at least one printing head, where... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5819138 | Electrophotographic apparatus having a device for removing paper dust from the photoreceptor An electrophotographic apparatus including an electrically conductive brush roller for recovering and discharging a residual toner and removing paper dust which is located in contact with a photoreceptor drum. A positive voltage is applied to a transfer r... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816722 | Printer and tractor device therefor A printer allowing attachment and detachment of an external device for improving a paper feed system. The printer allows either an automatic sheet feeder for successively feeding a plurality of cut sheets of paper or a tractor device for feeding a continu... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815192 | Printing apparatus having print head type detection for interchangeable and selectively mounted print heads having opposite scan directions A printing apparatus in which one of two types of printing heads with opposite scan directions is selectively mounted and the mounted printing head is supplied with printing data representing an image to be printed, thereby printing the image, includes a ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5784053 | Two-dimensional pattern digitizer A digitizer includes a reference level generator for generating a reference level, a comparator for comparing a signal level of the analog input with the reference level to provide a digitized output, a first detecting circuit for detecting a moderate cha... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5775820 | Thermal printer having a press releasing mechanism The present invention is provided with a head pressing mechanism for pressing a thermal head against a platen, a paper feeding mechanism for feeding print paper between the thermal head and the platen in a secondary scanning direction, a ribbon transporti... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5771718 | Concentrated washing machine The present invention provides a concentrated washing machine having a rotatable cylindrical drum made of punched metal. The drum has an inner surface lined with wire mesh and the drum is housed within a case body. A handle-shaped end plate, which is equi... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5761590 | Developing apparatus having a bias voltage supplied to a conductive blade A developing apparatus includes a developing roller which rotates along with the photosensitive drum on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, and feeding toner to be adhered to the electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive drum, a c... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5756984 | Handy scanner A handy scanner removably held by a scanner holder is composed of an LED unit for illuminating a bar code affixed to an article, a light-receiving unit for producing an output signal corresponding to reflected light from the bar code, and a processing sec... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5750977 | Optical code reader having plural spot beams which intersect one another a preset distance away from a reading window of the optical code reader An optical code reader includes a reading window, a reading control circuit for sensing an image of a 2-dimensional code via the reading window in a state where the reading window is set within a preset distance from the 2-dimensional code and converting ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5742324 | Exposing device having power controller for controlling laser power during dot exposing cycle in an electrophotographic process An exposing device includes a laser light source section for emitting a laser beam, an optical scanning section for scanning a surface of a photosensitive drum in one direction with the laser beam emitted from the laser light source section, and a light s... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5738448 | Ribbon cassette for printer Disclosed herein is a ribbon cassette for use with a printer, including a cassette case detachably mounted in the printer and an ink ribbon stored in the cassette case and partially exposed to face a print head provided in the printer. The ribbon cassette... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5723826 | Load cell unit A load cell unit in accordance with the present invention comprises a load cell and a wiring board. The load cell comprises a flexible member provided with a through hole formed between the fixed end and the moving end thereof so as to form four flexible ... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5722882 | Automatic coin discharge apparatus An automatic coin discharge apparatus includes a housing which has a coin-receiving opening and a coin discharge opening, a coin-storing unit which extends in the horizontal direction in the housing and stores a plurality of coins of the same denomination... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5719611 | Ink jet printer with holding member for easily replacing cleaning member An ink jet printer is featured by pinch rollers disposed so as to be in contact with the printed surface of a printed recording sheet to press the printed recording sheet against an ejecting roller in contact with the non-printed surface of the printed re... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5710415 | Sales-registration-data processing apparatus A sales-registration-data processing apparatus includes a display unit being independent of a control unit housing and having a display portion on an outer surface thereof, and a tilt-angle adjustment and maintaining mechanism rotatably connecting the dis... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5701563 | Developing apparatus and image-forming apparatus using the same A developing apparatus includes a housing having a toner holding space and toner discharging aperature, a developing roller rotated in a predetermined direction in the aperature, a toner leveling member closing a gap between a periphery of the developing ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5701000 | Code reader and code reading method for reading code printed on surface of printing medium A code reader, for reading a code printed on a surface of a printing medium, includes a photoelectric device for converting light reflected from the code into an electric signal. An amplifier is provided for amplifying the electric signal converted by the... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5701559 | Cleanerless image forming apparatus using an electrophotographic process An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member, a charging device for charging the surface of the photosensitive member at a constant potential, a light beam for exposing the photosensitive member charged by the charging device to form an ele... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5697539 | Label or tag sheet feeding apparatus with failure detection A transmission type optical sensor, which is disposed in a position facing a label sheet fed by a sheet feeding mechanism. It detects the position of a label according to the output value of the same, and a reflection type optical sensor, which is dispose... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5696545 | Ink jet printer head Disclosed herein is an ink jet printer head including a substrate which includes a piezoelectric member polarized across a thickness thereof and a plate-like low-rigid member bonded to an upper surface of the piezoelectric member. The low-rigid member has... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5697023 | Electrophotographic device for ensuring the compatibility of an electrophotographic process unit to be received in an electrophotographic apparatus body An electrophotographic device for enabling an electrophotographic process unit to be detachably received in an inner receiving section of an electrophotographic apparatus body. The electrophotographic apparatus body is selected from a plurality of kinds o... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5689104 | Optical code reader with devices to locate a code in a reading window An optical code reader is held in a hand of an operator and is brought near an article having a 2-dimensional code affixed thereto at the time of reading. The optical code reader includes a read window, a light source for illuminating an article via the r... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5687923 | Gradual pressure applying type de-inking device for paper material The present invention provides a gradual pressure applying type paper deinking device in which material for manufacturing paper is fed by cylinder presses. The deinking device includes: three cylinders arranged in an approximately triangular shape when vi... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5682582 | Process unit of image forming apparatus The present invention comprises a photosensitive member supported for rotation within a unit case and a charger for uniformly charging the photosensitive member. The charger includes a conductive member in the form of a sheet held in contact with the phot... | 10/28/1997 |
