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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 |
| 7366759 | Method and system for characterizing relationships in social networks Relationships among members of a social network are automatically characterized by determining the pattern and purposes of electronic messages communicated between such members. By leveraging an organization's existing messaging infrastructure, the present invention... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7345705 | Photonic buoy A photonic buoy including a lengthy hull with a ballast portion which resides below the waterline and a top portion which is disposed above the waterline; an optical bench at the top portion of the hull configured to provide a panoramic view of the horizon; and a tr... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7316519 | Paving member A paving member (2) comprising a surface (4) for being walked on, an image (6) below the surface (4), and a source of light for illuminating the paving member (2), the paving member (2) being of such a material and construct... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317360 | Fractional-N synthesizer system and method A fractional-N synthesizer system including a plurality of fractional-N synthesizers all updated to simultaneously generate an output frequency from the same reference frequency, a phase locked loop having an output signal whose frequency is a fractional multiple of... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315269 | Continuous time ΔΣ modulator system with automatic timing adjustment A continuous time ΔΣ modulation system with automatic timing adjustment includes a loop filter having continuous time elements for receiving an input; and an ADC for sampling the output from the loop filter in response to an ADC clock; a DAC responsive to the outp... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313754 | Method and expert system for deducing document structure in document conversion An expert system for more efficiently and accurately deducing document structure from document formatting, the expert system including a conversion engine for converting an unstructured file to a structured file, and a verification engine, responsive to the output o... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312674 | Resonator system with a plurality of individual mechanically coupled resonators and method of making same A resonator system wherein a plurality of resonators each including piezoelectric material are suspended relative to a substrate. An edge of each resonator is mechanically coupled to an edge of another resonator and the plurality of resonators expand and contract re... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312734 | Calibratable analog-to-digital converter system A calibratable analog-to-digital converter system with a split analog-to-digital converter architecture including N Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs) each configured to convert the same analog input signal into a digital signal. Calibration logic is responsive to ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305037 | Calibration system for a communications system A calibration system for a communication system is provided featuring a transmitter circuit, a receiver circuit, a transmission medium having a transfer function for transmitting a signal between the transmitter and receiver circuits, and a calibration system respon... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304483 | One terminal capacitor interface circuit A differential capacitor one terminal capacitor interface circuit for sensing the capacitance of first and second capacitors includes a differential integrating amplifier having first and second summing nodes and an input common mode voltage; and a switching circuit... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302848 | Force compensated comb drive A force compensated comb drive for a microelectromechanical system includes a MEMS mechanism for providing an output signal representative of a physical quantity; a comb drive for actuating the MEMS mechanism; a comb drive circuit for providing a drive signal to the... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300814 | Method for fabricating micro-mechanical devices A method of fabricating micro-mechanical devices. A mesa is etched in a homogeneous wafer. The wafer is bonded to a patterned substrate with the mesa defining device elements suspended above the substrate. A portion of the wafer is removed until a desired device thi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302025 | Efficient joint equalization/decoding method and apparatus for Complementary-Code-Keying based systems An efficient approach to generating the bias resulting during the joint equalization/decoding of a Complementary-Code-Keying (CCK) based system is provided that includes a bias generator system having a plurality of inputs responsive only to feedback filter coeffici... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288940 | Galvanically isolated signal conditioning system A galvanically isolated signal conditioning system includes a signal conditioning circuit on an integrated circuit chip; a flying capacitor; and a galvanically isolating MEMS switching device on an integrated circuit chip for selectively switching the flying capacit... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286633 | Fuel analysis system A fuel analysis system and method wherein an x-ray source emits x-rays at an energy level below but proximate the absorption edge of sulfur. A monochromator is in the optical path between the source and a fuel sample for directing x-rays at a single energy level at ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285994 | Rotational frequency detector system A rotational frequency detector system including a rotational frequency detector responsive to a data signal and a clock signal. The rotational frequency detector is configured to compare the frequency of the clock signal to the frequency of the data signal to defin... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283628 | Programmable data encryption engine A programmable data encryption engine for performing the cipher function of the data encryption standard (DES) algorithm includes a Galois field linear transformer system (GFLT) responsive to a first input data block to execute an E permutation to obtain an expanded... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281809 | Open lattice mirror structure and method of making same A method of making a mirror structure includes assembling a supporting isogrid framework, assembling an isogrid back plane, interconnecting the supporting isogrid framework with the isogrid back plane by a truss core, and disposing an optical surface on the supporti... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7272929 | Variable turbocharger apparatus with bypass Variable turbocharger apparatus comprising a housing, a compressor, a turbine, a chamber which extends around the turbine, a bearing assembly for the turbine, vanes mounted in the chamber, a piston positioned between the housing and the turbine, a control device con... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7271683 | Electromagnetic switch element An electromagnetic switch element that through electromechanical actuation is able to be used to influence the propagation of an electromagnetic signal within a guiding medium. An electromagnetic switch element that is activated by displacement of conducting element... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270724 | Scanning plasma reactor A scanning plasma reactor for exciting reactant gases at a substrate surface including a beam forming module, a gas injection module, a reaction chamber with a window and a vacuum chuck, a gas exhaust module. Radiation from the beam forming module and the reactant g... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268714 | Rapid response current measurement system and method A rapid response measurement is accomplished by providing to a programmable gain amplifier an input to be measured, providing to an analog to digital converter having a predetermined output rate, the output from the programmable gain amplifier, determining when the ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266990 | Flexural plate wave sensor and array A method for manufacturing a flexural plate wave sensor includes the steps of depositing an etch-stop layer over a substrate, depositing a membrane layer over the etch stop layer, depositing a piezoelectric layer over the membrane layer, forming a transducer on the ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269615 | Reconfigurable input Galois field linear transformer system A reconfigurable input Galois field linear transformer system includes a Galois field linear transformer including a matrix of cells; a plurality of storage planes for storing control patterns representing a number of different functions; a storage plane selector ci... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265628 | Margin tracking cascode current mirror system and method A margin tracking cascode current mirror system including a current mirror circuit having a current source device having a predetermined operating voltage for providing a current to a load, a cascode circuit interconnected between the current mirror and the load for... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265615 | Multiple differential amplifier system and method for transconductance mismatch compensation A multiple differential amplifier system and method for transconductance mismatch compensation which in a first phase connects to a differential switched input of a null amplifier, the differential signal input of the main amplifier, inverted, for compensating for o... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262726 | Quadrature bandpass ΔΣ converter An improved quadrature bandpass ΔΣ converter includes a loop filter, an ADC responsive to the loop filter, and a first feedback DAC responsive to the ADC; a first summing circuit is responsive to the first DAC and an analog input for providing an input to the loop... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7257771 | System and method for converting a page description file to a composite representation thereof for fast Web viewing A system for converting a page description file to a composite representation thereof for fast web viewing, the system includes a conversion engine configured to convert a page of graphics into an aggregate file, a rendering utility for rendering the aggregate file,... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253079 | Coplanar mounting member for a MEM sensor A coplanar mounting member for a MEM sensor includes a first surface coplanar with a connection pad on the surface of a MEM sensor board containing the MEM sensor control circuit; a second surface inclined to the surface of the board for mounting a MEM sensor and an... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250819 | Input tracking current mirror for a differential amplifier system An input tracking current mirror for a differential amplifier system includes a current mirror having an input leg and an output leg, a differential amplifier including a first set of at least two transconductance components, each having at least one input terminal ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246489 | Position control actuator system A position control actuator system includes a control element and first and second actuators. The first and second actuators are each comprised of magneto-active twinned material. The first actuator is configured to extend and drive the control element in a first di... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7239747 | Method and system for locating position in printed texts and delivering multimedia information Apparatus and methods are disclosed for processing printed material to provide an index of locations within the printed material that can be associated with external actions such as displaying a graphical image, providing an audio or video output, or providing a mul... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235983 | One terminal capacitor interface circuit A one terminal capacitor interface circuit for sensing the capacitance of a capacitor includes a differential integrating amplifier having an input common mode voltage and two summing nodes whose voltage is substantially equal to the input common mode voltage, a swi... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226328 | Extendable spar buoy sea-based communication system An extendable spar buoy sea-based communication system includes a spar buoy having a retracted configuration deployable from an underwater vessel and an extended configuration after deployment, and a communication subsystem mounted to the top of the spar buoy and su... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7218019 | Linear reluctance motor A linear reluctance motor including a stator with a set of spaced blades each extending in the direction of the actuation axis, each blade including a plurality of alternating low permeability and high permeability teeth. A shuttle also includes a set of spaced blad... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216036 | Integrated inertial stellar attitude sensor An integrated inertial stellar attitude sensor for an aerospace vehicle includes a star camera system, a gyroscope system, a controller system for synchronously integrating an output of said star camera system and an output of said gyroscope system into a stream of ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212682 | Method and system for enhancing measurement A method and system for enhancing measurement of a bar code or other object includes storing a pixel image containing a bar code; determining bar code orientation relative to the stored pixel image; determining a scan track through the pixel image in a succession of... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204255 | Endovascular tissue removal device An endovascular tissue removal device including a lumen with a distal steerable tip portion extending from a joint portion, registration means for holding the joint portion fixed in place in the vasculature, and a source of ablation energy in communication with the ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7202717 | Chopped charge pump A chopped charge pump with matching up and down pulses including a first pair of current sources, a second pair of current sources, and a switching circuit for switching on in a first phase one current source of each pair to provide up current pulses, and the other ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7202805 | Amplifier gain calibration system and method A gain calibration system for an amplifier includes an amplifier having inputs and outputs and an analog to digital converter having inputs and an output. There is a voltage supply for providing a plurality of output voltages. A first switching circuit couples at le... | 04/10/2007 |
