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A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6866754 | Electrochemical cover for inhibiting diffusion/infiltration of oxygen into reactive sulphide materials Acidity in water leaching from a mass of sulphide tailings is prevented by de-oxygenating the water prior to entering the mass. A cover comprising an electrolytic cell, either galvanic or impressed-current, gives rise to a cathode reaction in which the redox voltage... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6851473 | Enhancement of flow rates through porous media For extracting a liquid (such as oil) from a porous medium, the liquid is subjected to pulses that propagate through the liquid flowing through the pores of the medium. The pulses cause momentary surges in the velocity of the liquid, which keeps the pores open. The ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6823575 | Securement of head rest support into automobile seat frame The headrest support tubes are secured to the seat frame member not by the usual welding, but by gripping the web of the member between two rings or lock-beads swaged into the metal of the tube. The first ring is swaged-out by compressing the tube. The tube, with th... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6808636 | Treatment of sewage sludge A method for reducing sludge viscosity of a sewage sludge having a solids concentration of at least 10% (w/w). The method comprises the steps of increasing the pH of the sludge to 9.5-12.5%, at least one step selected from subjecting the sludge to a holding step of ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6799390 | Greetings device having loop for securement to a bottle The device comprises a sheet of paper or card, having a slit formed therein. The slit makes an inverted U-shape, having left and right leg portions, and a cross-bar. The slit divides the sheet into a front panel, on which a greetings message can be written or printe... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6758274 | Sample extraction system for boreholes The use of extruded plastic continuous-multi-channel (CMC) tubing for conveying water samples from different depths up out of boreholes is enhanced by the compressed-grommet sealing system as described. The rubber grommet is placed inside one of the many conduits of... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6749745 | In-pipe wastewater treatment system In place of the conventional aerobic treatment station, wastewater undergoes aeration in a treatment-pipe. The treatment-pipe has a long/narrow configuration. Open-cell foam serves as treatment material, in the treatment pipe, and promotes attachment of microbial co... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6727091 | Room air cleansing using hydroponic plants The plants are disposed on a near-vertical matrix panel of porous or fibrous inert material, in which the roots of the plants are embedded. Hydroponic water trickles down the panel, keeping the roots wet. A fan draws the air to be treated horizontally through the pa... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6719519 | Apparatus for loading packing carriers into a packaging machine For automatic unloading of soft-drink pack carriers form boxes, and depositing same into the carrier-magazine of a packaging machine. The carrier box is loaded into a bucket, from a full-box-conveyor. The bucket is pivotable, and is overturned to enable the box to b... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6701594 | System for securing interface strips at road/rail crossings At a crossing, rubber interface strips are positioned between the rails and the asphalt or concrete. A U-shaped spring-clip fits underneath the rail, and has upstanding arms that carry tappets, which engage the strips. One of the arms is threaded, and car... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6688048 | Utilities container For houses and other buildings in remote locations, which are not serviced with mains (municipal) utilities, a module includes the electric generator, water supply, sewage disposal, etc facilities. The module and its utilities are constructed, assembled, ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6682298 | Rotating shaft confinement system In a double-ended Francis turbine, shaft whip at critical speed is alleviated by pitching tappets in the housing, around the rotor. The tappets are adjusted to lie closer to the rotor than the (labyrinth) seal grooves. The tappets are of polythene, and ar... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6675389 | Garment with zippers enabling easy access A wetsuit comprises separate jacket and pants. The arm-sleeves and leg-sleeves have zippers running lengthwise, whereby the sleeves can be completely opened up. A wearer, e.g. a physically-disadvantaged child, can simply be laid upon the opened-out garmen... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6652752 | Biodegradation of oil sludge A method for the biodegradation on an oil-based sludge comprising a mixture of petroleum hydrocarbons is disclosed. The method comprises forming an aqueous solution in a reactor of an oil-in-water emulsion of the oil-based sludge, bacterial culture and nu... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6623642 | System for removing phosphorus from waste water Phosphate-contaminated water passes through a domestic sewage treatment system, in which oxidation of the ammonium progresses far enough to cause a lowering of the pH to 5 or less. The water is passed over sand grains coated with aluminum hydroxide (gibbs... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6610963 | Ergonomic handle attachment for welding torch The attachment provides an overhandle, which overlies the handle of the torch, thereby creating a tapering space. The welder places the first web area of the hand into the space, whereupon the connection between the hand and the torch is made more secure.... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6589781 | Farm composting system For disposing of liquid pig manure by composting same with solid carbonaceous matter. The composting material is contained in a trough, and is turned by means of an apron, which is supported in a carriage for a travelling along the trough. The apron carri... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6581682 | Expandable borehole packer The borehole packer is for sealing the annular space around a pipe in a borehole. The packer is pre-manufactured, in-factory. To give the packer the rigidity it needs for handling and transport, the packer is built around an inner sleeve of rigid (metal) ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6568800 | Ink reservoir for ink-jet printer A replaceable ink reservoir for an inkjet printer includes a bag of flexible plastic film. The film is stretched over a plastic plug formed as a thick disc, and an annular ring is pressed over the plug, trapping the film therebetween. The grip achieved by... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6560944 | Wood trim system For holding solid wood trim in place, around door/window frames. The trim has grooves in its undersurface. Corresponding splines are attached to the face of the wall around the frame. The splines enter the grooves, and the frictional force exerted by the ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6550321 | Apparatus for measuring and recording data from boreholes For collecting data from a water well, down-hole sensors are housed in modules. The modules are arranged to be screwed together in-line to form a vertical string. Mechanically, the modules are secured to each other only by the screw connection. Data is tr... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6544092 | Toy ornithopter aircraft The fuselage or airframe is a solid, characterised as two-dimensional, plastic moulding. The flapping wings pivot at the inner ends both to a pin on the airframe. Connecting-rods go from the crankshaft to intermediate points on the wings. The various pivo... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6499963 | Coolant pump for automotive use An impeller pump with thermostatically adjustable guide vanes is suitable for use as an automotive coolant pump. The pump is driven by a constant speed electric motor, and flow variation is controlled by varying the orientation of the vanes. Orientation o... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6481724 | Adapter for converting in-line roller skates to ice skates The adapter comprises an ice-blade mounted in a blade-chassis. The blade-chassis is a plastic molding, which fits between the support rails of an in-line roller skate, and is clamped therebetween by the spindle-rods that serve as the spindles of the rolle... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6454031 | Vehicle transmission apparatus The ATV transmission includes an epicyclic arrangement, which serves as a drive-differential. One road wheel is geared to the planet-carrier or spider, and the other to the ring gear, while the engine drives the sun. An idler-gear between the ring and its... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6405797 | Enhancement of flow rates through porous media For extracting a liquid (such as oil) from a porous medium, the liquid is subjected to pulses that propagate through the liquid flowing through the pores of the medium. The pulses cause momentary surges in the velocity of the liquid, which keeps the pores... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6401318 | Apparatus for securing interface strips at road/rail crossings At a crossing, rubber interface strips are positioned between the rails and the asphalt or concrete. A U-shaped spring-clip fits underneath the rail, and has upstanding arms that carry tappets, which engage the strips. One of the arms is threaded, and car... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6382743 | Door-hinging system for news-stands The news-stand body comprises a rotation-moulded plastic shell. The walls of the shell are arranged in folds, and the hinge-pin mounting holes are provided therein. The hinge pin straddles the folds, which provides for a secure and rigid mounting. The edg... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6361430 | Balanced ventilation doors A pair of door-sections make up a mine ventilation door. The door-sections are hinged to the side-walls of the passage. One of the door-sections opens upstream and the other downstream, so one is blown open, and the other blown closed, by winds passing th... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6338191 | Securement of head reset support into automobile seat frame The headrest support tubes are secured to the seat frame member not by the usual welding, but by gripping the web of the member between two rings or lock-beads swaged into the metal of the tube. The first ring is swaged-out by compressing the tube. The tu... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6334598 | Apparatus for supporting low-ground-clearance vehicles during servicing End and side panels, welded together to form a frusto-pyramid, are surmounted by a dished wheel-receiving platform, for supporting a truck etc wheel. The units are wide open underneath, for stacking. Hand holes in the end panels allow the units to be manh... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6309193 | Coolant pump for automotive use An impeller pump with thermostatically adjustable guide vanes is suitable for use as an automotive coolant pump. The pump is driven by a constant speed electric motor, and flow variation is controlled by varying the orientation of the vanes. Orientation o... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6309533 | Removal of oxygen from water For alleviating acid mine drainage arising from oxygenated water passing through pyrite, the water is de-oxygenated in an intercepting protective layer, which comprises a mixture of grains of pyrite and grains of iron. The grain sizes, concentrations, etc... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6287472 | Method for treating contaminated water Groundwater, or other water contaminated with chlorinated organic contaminants, is passed through a permeable body of iron particles. The particles are coated with nickel, but the coating is incomplete, in that, in patches, the iron is directly exposed. T... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286603 | Packing system and method for boreholes The packer includes the usual outer bladder, which is inflated against the sides of the borehole, to seal around a work-pipe. But the packer also includes an inner bladder. The packer is mechanically secured to the work-pipe by the grip of the inner bladd... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6274048 | System for alleviating DNAPL contamination in groundwater Lenses of DNAPL suspended on clay strata in a sandy aquifer are treated with potassium permanganate. The solution is injected out into the aquifer from a port, and forms a horizontal disc of treatment liquid. The (heavy) liquid then gradually percolates d... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6270661 | System for infiltrating water into the ground Water from a septic tank is aerated, at an above-ground aeration station. The aerated water is infiltrated onto the floor of a trench in the ground through drainage holes in a pipe. The pipe is pressurized with water during dosing. The pipe is arranged to... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6224359 | Apparatus for forming adobe blocks A rotating carrousel having four mould cavities equally spaced at ninety degrees from each other. The moulds are open vertically to the sky and in the opposite direction. The mould cavities are on the same pitch circle from the center of the axis. The rot... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6213707 | Automatic system for unpacking boxes Cardboard cartons are delivered to a soft-drink-can packaging line in boxes. The boxes are placed on a box-conveyor, from which the boxes are tranferred one by one into a bucket. The bucket holds the box while the box is overturned. In one version, the ov... | 04/10/2001 |
