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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 |
| 4500949 | Chopping type electrical converter A chopping type electrical converter having a primary circuit utilizing controlled rectifiers for chopping the input voltage, a secondary circuit for providing a DC output voltage, and a control unit which continuously monitors current flow in the seconda... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4487355 | Nailing machine An improved nailing machine having a longitudinally reciprocating nail driving ram and a loose nail feeder means associated therewith, which feeds nails to an alignment chamber positioned in a plane adjacent to the stroke path of the driving ram. The nail... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4476754 | Automatic cable measuring and cutting machine A machine for measuring and cutting predetermined lengths of electric cable such as armored (BX) or insulated cable which is supplied from a coil or reel to a "caterpillar" feed assembly and then to a cutting assembly, the feeding and cutting being synchr... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4473022 | Sail construction A hand maneuverable sailing rig includes a sail construction having a mast, a sail attached thereto and a bowed, wishbone boom encircling the mast and sail. The wishbone boom is attached to the mast and sail by stays and tie lines. The mast is pivotably s... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4465961 | Motor control system A motor control system for AC motors utilizing an inverter which is switched to provide pulsewidth modulated DC voltage to be applied to the motor in phase sequence. The pulsewidth modulation is a function of an input reference signal, a signal dependent ... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4452095 | Overload protection for metal forming machine A metal forming machine for forming articles from metal workpieces has a plurality of driven members for performing work on the metal workpieces. A drive shaft is connected with the driven members for transferring force to the driven members. A frangible ... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4446086 | Process and apparatus for extruding stabilizers A process and apparatus for producing a dust-free blend of additives for use in plastic manufacture wherein the materials are extruded through apertures in a thin die plate supported by a strong die plate support, the apertures in the die plate being larg... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4441711 | Wrist and ring finger support for bowler A wrist and ring finger support for bowlers comprising a flexible glove element in combination with a rigid support piece, the glove element having straps for attachment to a bowler's hand and wrist and pocket for receiving a straight flat portion of the ... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4440261 | Portable high-rise escape device A portable high-rise escape device for attachment to the windowsill of a tall building is disclosed comprising a telescoping length extendible boom, an actuable pneumatic driver for extending the boom, a detachable wall mounting bracket to securely connec... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4437237 | Swing saw for cutting metal conduit A hand tool comprising elements for clamping a conduit or cable to be cut, a saw blade supporting assembly pivotally connected to the clamping elements, in a manner to guide the saw in its desired cutting path, and means for causing sawing movement of the... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4433892 | Terminal strip with auxiliary support A strip of interconnected edge clips for attachment to contact pads on a circuit-bearing board, in which a plurality of edge clips each have a free end and a stem end with the stem ends of the clips connected with a carrier rail or strip. A pair of spaced... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4432376 | Method for determining the extensibility of selected non-excised tissue of the uterine cervix, ear or skin A method for determining the extensibility of selected non-excised tissue of the uterine cervix, ear or skin by: (a) positioning the tissue between two force transmitting members, applying a varying compressive force to the tissue through the force transmittin... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4423637 | Ultrasonic testing instrument and method An ultrasonic testing instrument and a method of non-destructive and non-invasive testing. The instrument and method employ a high intensity collimated ultrasonic beam. The collimated beam is achieved by means of acoustical lenses and/or reflectors.... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4407741 | Hydrotropic cleaner A cleaner which is particularly suited for use as a bilge cleaner comprises (a) methyl-2 pyrrolidone, (b) an alkylaryl polyether alcohol obtainable as the reaction product of octylphenol and ethylene oxide and containing an average of five ethylene oxide ... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4395302 | Metal dissolution process using H2 O2 --H2 SO4 etchant An improved process for dissolution of metals by etching, and particularly the etching of copper in printed circuit board processing or the like, using an aqueous H2 O2 --H2 SO4 etching solution, in which the co... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4388565 | Control circuit for a discharge lamp A control device for a discharge lamp, comprising an electronic switch connected between an AC supply source and a loading circuit including the discharge lamp to be controlled, and a control circuit delivering pulses to a control electrode of the switch ... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4384738 | Exit device with lock down mechanism A lock-down mechanism for use with an exit door wherein an electromagnet on the door attracts an armature on the push rail when the latter is pushed to unlatch the door, the door being held unlatched as long as the electromagnet is energized.... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4376069 | Hydrotropic cleaner and deoxidizer A cleaner detergent and deoxidizer composition which is particularly suited for removing oil, grease, dust and oxides in a single step operation comprises (a) methyl-2-pyrrolidone, (b) an alkylaryl polyether alcohol obtainable as the reaction product of o... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4371192 | Tension stop for safety belt of the inertia reel type The present invention relates to accessories for safety belts in the form of a tension stop which comprises a support piece defining a passage for a belt, as well as a blocking piece mobile with respect to the support piece and adapted to occupy two posit... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4367910 | Mini-terminal A mini-terminal clip for attachment to a circuit bearing chip wherein the clip is made from strip stock of normal gage by folding the body along a line or lines parallel to the body's length, the free end of the body beyond the fold or folds being slit to... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4359819 | Quick clamping device to hold BX cables A hand tool for cutting the armor of armored cable, comprising two elongated handle members hingedly connected, the first member carrying a manually operated circular saw and the second member having a channel in which the cable is clamped during cutting.... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4357988 | Air-conditioning/heating system A dual capacity air-conditioning/heating system including an evaporator, a blower, a compressor and compressor motor, the compressor motor having a two-speed mode of operation. The compressor motor speeds are changed by changing the shunt field current of... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4356405 | Fail-off photosensitive switch A photosensitive switch including control means for turning a load on or off in response to the ambient light level. The switch is so arranged to turn the load off if the components thereof fail.... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4352470 | Combined payoff and winder for strip rolling mills A machine unit which is capable of functioning alternatively as a payoff and as a winder in the handling of coils of metal strip to be fed into a rolling mill (payoff mode) and to be received from the rolling mill (winder mode) comprising an expandible ma... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4343306 | Cleaning device for syringe type needles A cleaning device for re-usable surgical needles of the type wherein a needle having a hub is sheathed in a cannula also having a hub, the hubs being designed to interfit in use and the cleaning device comprising adapters which direct cleaning liquid forc... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4339939 | Drawing heavy walled parts The method of drawing uniformly heavy walled parts in a multiple plunger machine without any intermediate anneals and a machine for carrying out the method. The method comprises a number of press operations which convert a flat blank to a final desired dr... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4328799 | Sacral topical hyperbaric oxygen chambers A hyperbaric oxygen treatment apparatus for use by a patient recumbent on a bed comprising, an openface chamber and an adjustable rigid support therefore, the chamber having a closed rear side and an open front side, the opening in the front side of the c... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4329402 | Micro-throwing alloy undercoatings and method for improving corrosion resistance Novel micro-throwing alloy undercoatings, multi-layer coatings containing a novel micro-throwing alloy undercoating and method of improving the corrosion resistance of ferrous metal articles are provided in accordance with the invention. The novel micro-t... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4327515 | Starter for muzzle loading firearm A starter for use in the loading of projectiles in a muzzle loading firearm. Means for aligning the starter with the bore of the firearm is provided by a rod which is received in the ramrod guides mounted on the barrel of the firearm. The rod also serves ... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4326867 | Gas recovery A gas recovery method and apparatus for the recovery and storage of a gas from a gas enclosure or circuit particularly for the recovery of sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) from the arc chamber of a high voltage/current circuit breaker. A gas bottle i... | 04/27/1982 |
