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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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20080148577 | APPARATUS FOR CUTTING A CANDLE A candle cutter may include a case having an outer surface and in inner surface, which may form an inner cavity. The outer surface may have one or more outer surface slots and the inner surface may have one or more inner surface slots. The candle cutter may further incl... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080147568 | Computer System and Method for Pricing Financial and Insurance Risks with Historically- Known or Computer-Generated Probability Distributions A computer-implemented system and method for pricing financial and insurance risks with historically-known or computer-generated probability distributions is disclosed. The method is also used to quantify uncertainty of a variable within any historically known or comput... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080143055 | SEAL WITH GUIDE MEMBER An oil seal having the usual lips for retaining oil and a guide member made of a variety of relatively stiff or rigid materials. The guide member is made slightly larger than the smallest diameter of the seal member when the seal rests on the shaft. The seal member can ... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080136658 | Tilting Display Assembly and Method The present disclosure relates to an assembly and method for use of an electronic display, and more particularly, to an electronic display device including a proximity sensor and a switch for a handicap or a small person both connected to a tilting mechanism. The displa... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080128206 | DRAIN BOLT A drain bolt which includes a threaded shank portion, a driving head, and an enlarged primary flange and a pair of secondary circular flanges of reduced diameter with respect to said enlarged flange, said reduced diameter flanges holding a captive O-ring between them. T... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080128207 | DRAIN BOLT A drain bolt which includes a threaded shank portion, a driving head, and an enlarged primary flange and a pair of secondary circular flanges of reduced diameter with respect to said enlarged flange, said reduced diameter flanges holding a captive O-ring between them. T... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080131493 | Method and Multilayered Device for Controlled Topical Delivery of Therapeutic Agents to the Skin A multilayered composite sheet for delivering one or more therapeutic agents to the skin is disclosed. The composite sheet comprises a flexible porous polymer with open cells of a sufficient size for holding a therapeutic agent, an encapsulating agent for encapsulating ... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080127694 | Pin Tumbler Lock A pin tumbler lock, operating between a locked position and a released position, comprising a first lock member having at least one first bore with a biasing device and a first pin deposing in the first bore, and a second lock member engaging with the first lock member,... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080122879 | APPARATUS FOR REFILLING INKJET CARTRIDGES AND METHODS THEREOF An integrated inkjet-cartridge refilling system that is comprised of an arrangement of mechanical, electrical, electronic, pneumatic, and software elements, which is used by an operator in a retail environment to automatically connect one of many types of inkjet cartrid... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080126958 | ADDING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE TO DISPLAY To operate a computer, a first graphical user interface of a server application is displayed in a first display region, which has user interface elements for presenting output from the server application and receiving runtime user input to the server application. A seco... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080127008 | TEST SOLUTION DEVELOPMENT METHOD A test solution for one or more circuits implementing a communication standard is based on a design specification received from a development organization and a communication standard. The test solution is evaluated with one or more prototype circuits and is selectively... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080117950 | DEVICE FOR DRAINING OFF LIQUID DROPLETS FROM A TEMPERATURE SENSOR A device for draining off liquid droplets from a temperature sensor, said device comprising a fixture for mounting a temperature sensor, a ledge arranged relative to the edge portion of the temperature sensor mountable in said fixture such that any liquid droplets at th... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080114444 | Modular stent graft and delivery system A modular aortic stent graft and a modular branched stent graft, expandable between a compressed condition and an expanded condition, for assembling with each other at the treatment area of an aneurysm. The aortic stent graft includes at least one axial opening for rece... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080110786 | BLISTER CARD CARRIER A blister card carrier and methods of inserting and removing a blister card from the blister card carrier are disclosed. The blister card carrier is designed to hold a blister card in a substantially planar state. The blister card carrier may include a bottom section ha... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080105285 | Parts Washer Heater Pump Module A parts washer including magnets located near a pump inlet to collect metallic particles suspended in the cleaning fluid; a casing to protect the pump mechanism from impact during handling; the pump oriented horizontally to take advantage of the separation of the cleani... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080109380 | System, Report, and Computer-Readable Medium for Analyzing a Stock Portfolio The present invention is directed to a stock portfolio analysis system able to determine an optimal covered call trade for each of a plurality of stocks within a stock investor's portfolio, determine an improved key rating factor associated with each optimal covered cal... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080098532 | MULTI-CHAMBER AIR DISTRIBUTION SUPPORT SURFACE PRODUCT AND METHOD An air distribution support surface product includes a vapor permeable material such as a sheet of breathable material, a fluid resistant material, such as a sheet of waterproof material and an intermediate fluid passing material interposed between the vapor permeable m... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080102132 | Continuous multi-microencapsulation process for improving the stability and storage life of biologically active ingredients The invention relates to microcapsules, and a continuous micro-encapsulation water-in-oil-in-water microencapsulation process through in situ and interfacial polymerization of the emulsion. The formulation comprises a continuous water phase having a dispersion of microc... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080099568 | WIRELESS TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM An apparatus such as a wireless temperature control system or a method for controlling an HVAC unit from a central location may include a control transmitter for sending programming data. One or more thermostats, each wired to an associated HVAC unit or units, have a wi... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080087508 | DRUM BRAKE ADJUSTERS A method of manufacturing a drum brake engagement fork. The method includes selecting a blank of flat sheet material, forming the blank so as to have tongue portions on one side and grooves on the other side of said blank, forming a tube from the blank with the side sea... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20080078850 | SPREADER DEFLECTION PLATE APPARATUS AND METHOD The present disclosure relates to an improved broadcast deflector plate designed to create a cascade-like deflection of material over a series of angled tabs separated by open intervals where indirect flow is created. A first volume of material falls without deflection ... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080079206 | CARTRIDGE AND ROD END ISOLATOR An elastomer-containing rod end isolator. The isolator includes a handle for connection to a load and inner and outer members. The outer member is a pocket and the inner member is spherical or nearly so. The pocket and the inner member are concentric and the inner membe... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080072927 | Water-Based Cleaning Agent and Method for Cleaning a Spray Gun The present invention generally relates to a cleaning agent for a spray gun and a method and apparatus for cleaning the spray gun, and more specifically, to the agent and method of use thereof for cleaning a water-based spray gun using a novel cleaning agent comprising ... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080075797 | Nutraceutical with Tart Cherries and Method of Treatment Therewith The present disclosure provides a nutraceutical for the use of a vacuolar flavonoid pigment from a natural source such as tart cherries as an additional compound as part of a mixture including at least an amino sugar, such as glucosamine, and a sulfated glycosaminoglyca... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080067086 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH ROTATING SUPPORT The present invention generally relates to an aesthetically pleasing display device equipped with a rotating support for a prized item, and more specifically, to a display device with a transparent or semitransparent dome, where the prized item is placed on slowly movin... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080068436 | Apparatus for Electrostatic Coating The present invention generally relates to an electrostatic coating apparatus for spraying a stream of particles onto a medium, and in particular to an apparatus equipped with a powder coating suspension device such as a multivolume chamber, or a air stream creation dev... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080061579 | CYCLE WINDSHIELD A windshield for a motorcycle, which when compared to other, earlier windshields, having a more upright profile and which also has a larger radius of curvature when viewed from the top, and a greater width towards the top as opposed to a shield having a tapering profile... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080059228 | Operation Of A Remote Medication Management System An integrated medication management and compliance system for enabling a care provider to remotely manage and deliver individual doses of medications to a patient, in a non-sequential fashion. The system includes delivery apparatus remotely located from the care provide... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080053940 | Inverted cell honeycomb structure shelving A shelf panel for support of items made of an array of honeycomb-shaped cells, alternatively closed at opposite ends to create an array. The thickness of the honeycomb cells may be varied along an arch distribution with the shape of contemplated deformations. The array ... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080055338 | MULTI-STAGE EDGE-DIRECTED IMAGE SCALING A multi-stage method of scaling an input image to form a scaled output image and an apparatus for doing the same, are disclosed. The method includes forming pixels of an intermediate image from the input image using edge-directed interpolation in the first stage. The in... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080059382 | Computer System and Method for Trading Clipper Financial Instruments A computer and data-processing system and method for specifying, trading, and clearing Clipper financial instruments. A Clipper is a new, “all-in” margined derivative that can be applied to almost any referenced Underlying financial instrument. A Clipper's value at ... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080059813 | ADAPTIVE POWER STATE MANAGEMENT In a power management scheme for a power-consuming (e.g. electronic) device, one of multiple predefined operating parameter sets is selected. Each of the sets comprises multiple operating parameter values for the device. Examples of operating parameters include clock fr... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080059829 | CLOCK GENERATION FOR SYNCHRONOUS CIRCUITS WITH SLOW SETTLING CONTROL SIGNALS A circuit includes a clock generator for providing a clock signal to a synchronously operated digital circuit and a control signal generator for providing a control signal to the synchronously operated digital circuit. The control signal generator is interconnected to t... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080057821 | Magnetic Top Toy A wheel-shaped top with magnetic spindles projecting from the body. A circular disk with a beaded rim is mounted on each end of a shaft; the rims of the disks forming a two-rail track encircling the shaft. A handle has two legs attached to opposite ends of the shaft. Th... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080055227 | REDUCED COMPONENT DISPLAY DRIVER AND METHOD A display driver circuit for driving display elements in a row of a display array, includes an m input, n-bit input multiplexer; a digital to analog converter, and a one input, m output, analog output multiplexer. A clock source, clocks the input and output multiplexers... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080054572 | SEAL WITH PYRAMID SHAPED FORMATION A seal assembly having a seal bumper wall with a series of pyramid shaped formations lying on the bumper wall. The formations cause their apex portion to wear down rapidly in use, while the remainder of the pyramids remain and act as slingers and/or produce a convection... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080055651 | HIGH-PASS DITHER GENERATOR AND METHOD A method and circuit for generating an M-bit digital dither signal with a substantially uniform probability density function and high-pass spectrum are disclosed. The circuit includes a linear feedback shift register (LFSR) with N storage elements where N>M, and a high-... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080057625 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES A method of packaging a plurality of semiconductor chips comprises: providing a substrate panel having a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE); providing a carrier having a second CTE that is less than the first CTE; heating the substrate panel and the carrier to... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080059814 | POWER SOURCE DEPENDENT PROGRAM EXECUTION An electronic device having a processor powered by a power source may be operated by providing a plurality of program portions individually executable by the processor for performing the same computing function. Each program portion causes the processor to exhibit a dif... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080055134 | REDUCED COMPONENT DIGITAL TO ANALOG DECODER AND METHOD An n bit D/A decoder is formed using P-type and N-type transistor switches, instead of convention CMOS switches. Each P-type and N-type switch may be formed of fewer transistors than those used to form a CMOS switch, thereby reducing the overall transistor count. The de... | 03/06/2008 |
