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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 |
| 5784432 | Large angle solid state position sensitive x-ray detector system A method and apparatus for x-ray measurement of certain properties of a solid material. In distinction to known methods and apparatus, this invention employs a specific fiber-optic bundle configuration, termed a reorganizer, itself known for other uses, f... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5724401 | Large angle solid state position sensitive x-ray detector system A method and apparatus for x-ray measurement of certain properties of a solid material. In distinction to known methods and apparatus, this invention employs a specific fiber-optic bundle configuration, termed a reorganizer, itself known for other uses, f... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5414747 | Method and apparatus for in-process analysis of polycrystalline films and coatings by x-ray diffraction An accurate, real-time method for monitoring and analyzing crystalline specimens having polycrystalline platings. The method is capable of individual or simultaneous analysis of any combination of the following: 1) composition of the substrate and plating... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5312043 | Parking lot paint striping cart A paint striping cart is provided with a parallelogram linkage oscillatable in a horizontal plane. The forward arm of the linkage carries a downwardly directed nozzle which sprays paint in a fan or web, i.e., in a plane. The parallelogram linkage is actua... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5288453 | Method for forming double walled integral hinge members in blowmolded plastic articles A die construction for forming integral hinges (60) for a blow molded carrying case. An edge of the main cavity of a lower die (12) of a blow molding die pair is provided at one peripheral wall portion (40) with sloping channels (38). A core pin (32) exte... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5182119 | Apparatus for production of free flowing polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) molding pellets An apparatus and process for the production of agglomerated pellets from a polytetrafluoroethylene (PFTE) resin powder. Such agglomerated pellets are commonly used in molding apparatus. The pellets of this invention exhibit better and more consistent flow... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5148458 | Method and apparatus for simultaneous phase composition and residual stress measurement by x-ray diffraction It is often important to measure the phase composition and residual stress resultant from many materials processing procedures. For example, the carburization and heat treatment of steel components where the phase content of austenite versus ferrite or ma... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5133618 | Rod end joint A joint for connecting a tip member to the end of a rod or shaft. The joint is particularly useful for joining a rod end to a tip member of a material which is not easily brazed, cemented or otherwise adhesively joined together. In the specific example de... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5095769 | Safety control device The invention relates to a safety control device for operator-presence controls, particularly for lawnmowers. The device disclosed comprises a movable control lever (20) linked to a deadman handle (28) by a pin (36) which is movable relative to a guide sl... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5055658 | Security system employing digitized personal physical characteristics A security system including a security lock which can be programmed by the use of a master key to recognize specified slave keys. The system may include apparatus for digitizing a characteristic such as the thumb print, voice pattern, or retinal image of ... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5027613 | Floating ice rink An ice rink formed from a shallow container having flotation elements on its bottom. The container is filled with water to such an extent that when frozen, the resultant ice layer will be suitable for ice skating. The bottom of the container may be provid... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4988247 | Blind rivet and method of making same A self-plugging blind rivet comprises a tubular shell shank having a preformed radially enlarged head at one end a region of increased diameter and hardness at the tail end, adjacent the head of the stem. The rivet is formed by compressing the stem and a ... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4979346 | Window and door frame A molding for a UPVC sealed unit double glazed window or door comprises core and adaptor sections which may be assembled together to provide L, T or Z cross sections, in which the adaptor sections are provided with tongues which are longitudinally slidabl... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4972874 | Power-operated valve In a power-operated valve in which the pressure of a working fluid is used to control the opening and closing of the valve member in dependence on the condition of an integral power-operated bleed valve, a compensation passage being formed in the valve me... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4958127 | Method and apparatus for determining the state of charge of a battery A method of determining the state of charge of a motor vehicle battery 1 in which a stabilization load 2 is applied to the battery 1 after the engine is switched off to accelerate the stabilization of the charge distribution within the battery 1. The stab... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4938284 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger is provided in which two header tanks (11,12) are structurally connected together by two spaced apart casing members (15,16) therebeing a number of fluid conduits (13) to provide a fluid transfer connection therebetween. Each of the heade... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4934472 | Power assisted steering system for a motor vehicle and control means therefor A power assisted steering system which utilizes a brushless electric motor having a rotor and a wound stator. The rotor is directly connected to the steering shaft 12 rotated by a driver of the vehicle, and is formed by a number of permanent magnets secur... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4914351 | Electron multiplier device having electric field localization Photomultiplier dynodes (D1, D2 . . . ) each comprise two spaced planes (D11 and D12) made up elementary laminations having a cross-section in the form of an isosceles triangle which is symmetrically disposed re... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4895175 | Method for the preparation of aromatized reconstituted tobacco Aromatized reconstituted tobacco is prepared from tobacco particles by extracting the particles with water to form an extract containing between 5 and 20 g/l of sugar, fermenting the extract with a yeast of the genera kluyveromyces, saccharomyces or candi... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4889075 | Duck house A duck house for Wood Ducks is formed of two double walled, half cylindrical sections and a double wall bowl. Each cylindrical half section carries hinge elements on its sides to enable the front section to be opened about either side edge thereof for ins... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4884917 | Flow modification at the bifurcation of a branch channel from a main channel carrying a water flow An arrangement for opposing the formation of eddies and diminishing the deposition of sediment at the junction of a branch channel with a main, water carrying channel. The upstream corner of the intersection of the channels is provided with a deflector to... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4881405 | Method and device for mechanical testing of civil engineering structure surfacings The method comprises the determination of at least one signature (2a) of the response to an impulse shock of a sound reference coating or covering, and a plurality (2b-2i) of signatures of the response of an impulse shock to a covering having sample defec... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4861248 | Apparatus for repairing buried pipes There is disclosed apparatus for repairing pipes buried underground such as sewer pipes, comprising a cylindrical packing device which is capable of being inflated by compressed air and has pipes for the supply of sealing material, leading to the outside ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4818297 | Process for removing solvents from bulk material To remove solvents such as alcohol from bulk material the solvent-laden bulk material is intensively loosened mechanically into a virtual fluidized bed through which a liquid in gaseous phase such as steam is passed so that the solvent having a lower boil... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4802850 | Dental-porcelain color matching system A dental-porcelain color matching system comprises a plurality of dental-porcelain beads arranged in a closely spaced manner on a common support so that their colors vary in an ordered manner. The beads are carried at the ends of arms which are either fle... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4764051 | Road having curved grooves An apparatus and method for cutting grooves on the edges of an already formed road. Each of a plurality of toothed cutting wheels revolves about a substantially vertical driving shaft. Simultaneously, each cutting wheel (attached to a respective rotary sh... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4745062 | Plasmid vectors for cloning and expression of a protein in a microorganism, comprising at least one promoter for expression of ଲ-glucosidase in yeasts; microorganisms containing these plasmids; a fermentation process and the enzymes obtained The present invention relates to a plasmid vector for cloning and expression of a protein in a microorganism, which comprises at least one structural gene which codes the synthesis of the said protein and elements which ensure the expression of the said s... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4737271 | Hydrocyclone separation of different-sized particles A hydrocyclone comprising a vertical-axis separating chamber having an upper cylindrical portion and a lower, coaxial conically-tapering portion has: a tangential inlet at its upper end for a suspension to be classified; an upper, axial outlet for the ove... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4732430 | Blow molded drawer front A drawer construction including a drawer front and a drawer frame, wherein the drawer front is a unitary, hollow, blow-molded thermoplastic member and the drawer frame is of sheet metal. The drawer frame is defined by a bottom wall, a rear wall and two si... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4731010 | Extrusion die for forming thin-walled honeycomb structures An extrusion die for extruding a honeycombshaped structure having rectangular channels. The die is formed of a hard, rigid material, preferably metal, and includes a body plate and an abutting face plate. The outlet face of the body plate is brazed to the... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4726329 | Inlet manifold for V-configuration internal combustion engines An inlet manifold 7 for both banks of cylinders of a V-configuration internal combustion engine has two different lengths of tuned inlet passage between a plenum 14 and an inlet valve 3. A first length extends from an opening 13a in one face (in this case... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4724415 | Level measuring probes A level measuring probe for a liquid contained in a reservoir of the type having a detecting element constituted by a conductor having a high temperature coefficient and intended to be immersed in the liquid; and an electrical connection means intended to... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4720021 | Utility tray having foldable handle A portable utility tray formed from a resilient thermoplastic material, such as polyethylene. The tray is provided with one or more continuous upward protrusions, of generally inverted V-shape, with one of the protrusions defining a raised rib running cen... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4718299 | Driveline for a track laying vehicle A driveline for a track-laying vehicle having a prime mover and a pair of output shafts (L, R) connected to drive left- and right-hand tracks comprises: two similar continuously-variable-ratio transmissions (10, 20) of the toroidal race-rolling traction t... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4713895 | Sports shoe cover A gaiter for sports shoes having a first flexible sheet portion adapted to completely cover the upper and heel of a sports shoe and a second flexible sheet portion adapted to cover the ankle and lower calf of the wearer. A first hook and pile type fastene... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4712736 | Method and system for maintaining a spray pattern A method of, and system for, spraying is provided in which voltages generated by the passage of pressurized medium through a spray nozzle is monitored. The generated voltage has characteristic patterns. Monitoring the variations in these patterns or the e... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4712258 | Baby changing mat A baby changing mat comprising a central padded body with a raised sill extending about a majority of the edge of the body and a pair of straps for holding a baby to the mat. The mat is formed from a flexible material and has at least one centrally locate... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4710736 | Flexible waveguides with 45° corrugations to allow bending and twisting of waveguides A flexible waveguide (1) has corrugated seamless walls (2) the corrugations of which are inclined to the transverse planes of the waveguide, that is, planes perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the waveguide, at an angle of substantially 45°. The in... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4707987 | Exhaust system for internal combustion engine A part of an exhaust system 1 for an internal combustion engine has a valve 2 which can be moved by means such as a vacuum actuator 3 from a fully open inoperative position to an operative position in which it restricts the exhaust passageway by a variabl... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4708254 | Insulated bottle holder An insulated bottle holder defined by an outer shell of a moldable, resilient plastic material and an inner, removable insulating liner inside of a lower, cylindrical portion of the outer shell. The uppermost portion of the shell is conical, being truncat... | 11/24/1987 |
