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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 |
| 8066218 | Anti-missile defense suite A system and method for an aircraft (10) that provides an IR decoy (12) for an incoming missile (18) to track instead of an engine (14) of the aircraft (10) is disclosed. The IR decoy (12) is deployed during or just after ta... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7925159 | Non-directional laser-based self-protection A missile or other weapons countermeasure system includes a non-directional, modulated laser energy signal designed to protect an object (such as an aircraft, land vehicle, building, or vessel). Once a potential threat has been detected, a laser energy source genera... | 04/12/2011 |
| 6888382 | High speed track and hold amplifier for direct digital down-conversion An X-band capable track and hold amplifier capable of handling input frequencies of greater than 1 GHz, and as high as 15 GHz. The amplifier is built using a pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor (PHEMT) process which gives high yield and uniformity. ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 5335784 | Dump platform materials screener A dump platform materials screener includes a horizontally fixed support frame to which is pivotably coupled a materials staging and screening frame. The materials staging and screening frame includes a materials staging area having a bottom region of non... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5335352 | Reconfigurable, multi-function data storage system controller selectively operable as an input channel adapter and a data storage unit adapter A reconfigurable, multi-function data controller for use in a data storage system is selectively adaptable for use as a data channel adapter or a storage device adapter. The controller includes a data channel interface having at least one independent, bi-... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5313103 | Auger shaped fluid medium engaging member An auger shaped, fluid medium engaging member is disclosed which includes a helically or auger shaped outer region disposed about a longitudinal axis which passes through a central region of the member. The auger shaped outer region establishes at least o... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5299485 | Stringed instrument pick and slide holder A combined pick and slide holder for a stringed musical instrument is disclosed which includes a pick and slide holder body formed by first and second parallel major planer surfaces separated a predetermined distance, and establishing first and second pai... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5295184 | Dynamically adjustable call pacing system A dynamically adjustable call pacing system computes the average time a call spends on hold. An Average Hold Time is computed and dynamically updated by monitoring the number of current calls on hold and the amount of time by which current calls on hold e... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5278898 | System for managing a hold queue A system for electronically managing calls in a hold queue wherein the hold queue is prioritized into a number of priority categories according to user selectable priority criteria. As an operator becomes available, the system selectively assigns the call... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5269011 | Dynamically reconfigurable data storage system with storage system controllers selectively operable as channel adapters on storage device adapters A dynamically reconfigurable data storage system includes a plurality of storage system controllers, each of which is selectively operable at any given time as one of a channel adapter and a storage device adapter as established by commands received by ea... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5261556 | Modular tool and hardgoods organizer and storage unit for a bucket A modular tool and hardgoods organizer and storage unit converts the interior of a bucket into a number of tool and hardgoods storage units. A plurality of bucket interior divider segments divides the interior of the bucket into a number of storage areas.... | 11/16/1993 |
