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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 |
| 6068278 | Method and apparatus for connecting side-by-side recumbent bicycles to form a quadracycle A method and apparatus for connecting side-by-side recumbent bicycles to form a quadracycle. The apparatus includes a pair of recumbent bicycles having front wheels and rear wheels. The bicycles have substantially rigid frame members supporting the front ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5907913 | Device for reducing knee stress when climbing and descending stairs and method of use A device and method of use for reducing knee bend, and therefore knee stress, when climbing and descending stairs. The method includes a first step of removably securing to a first foot of a user a device having an elevation of approximately half a step r... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5882454 | Process for manufacturing a venting cap The present invention is a venting cap (1) with a hole (4) and a semi-permeable membrane (7). The membrane is fitted in a housing (6) of particular dimensions which is in turn fitted in a protrusion (5) corresponding to the hole in the cap. The present in... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5799445 | Roof gutter overflow protection method and apparatus A method and apparatus for providing rainwater overflow protection for a roof gutter. The method includes removing rainwater under the force of gravity from the gutter via a conduit connected at an opening in a substantially vertical wall at one end of th... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5749103 | Toilet seat having a sanitary lifting surface A substantially annular toilet seat having a lifting surface which remains sanitary throughout a range of toilet seat positions between a toilet bowl and a toilet tank. The seat has a hinged end and an outer perimeter wall. The outer perimeter wall has a ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5741318 | Elastic back wrap having diamond-shaped thermal pattern and anti-slip means A substantially rectangular piece of flexible web having a first end and a second end and an elastic portion therebetween, stretchable along a longitudinal axis of the piece of web. The piece of web has a length great enough to encircle a user's waist suc... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5735889 | Thermal neck wrap having means for position maintenance A piece of flexible material forms a neck wrap having a first wing portion, a second wing portion, a central body portion therebetween, and a body-facing side. The neck wrap also has a plurality of individual thermal elements embedded therein. The plurali... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5728146 | Thermal neck wrap having wing shape and means for position maintenance A substantially triangular piece of flexible material, which has the appearance of a delta-winged aircraft when flattened. The piece of flexible material has a first wing portion, a second wing portion, a central body portion therebetween, and a body-faci... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5728058 | Elastic knee wrap A substantially rectangular piece of flexible web having a first end and a second end and an elastic portion therebetween stretchable along a longitudinal axis of the piece of flexible web. The piece of flexible web has a length great enough to encircle a... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5728057 | Elastic knee wrap having glue stays A substantially rectangular piece of flexible web having a first end and a second end and an elastic portion therebetween stretchable along a longitudinal axis of the piece of flexible Web. The piece of flexible web has a length great enough to encircle a... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5728416 | Container for heating frozen french fries in a toaster A container for heating frozen French fries in a toaster. The frozen French fries preferably have a moisture content by weight ranging from 35% to 55% prior to heating in the toaster. The container comprises an upright structure adapted to removably fit i... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5725918 | Cardboard and/or paper based multilayer material The present invention relates to multilayer materials for reforming into package containers with state of the art glues, which adequately protect moisture sensitive compounds and prevent the migration through the wall of greasy compounds. This material is... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5718955 | Composite for controlling oxygen flux into thermal cells A composite material for controlling oxygen flux into a thermal cell comprises a bottom sheet formed to have a pocket. The bottom sheet is impermeable to oxygen. A plurality of particles is placed in the pocket. The plurality of particles reacts exotherma... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5715561 | Personal cleansing implement made of stretched scrim providing softness benefit A personal cleansing implement is made from a hydrophobic piece of tubular scrim. The piece of tubular scrim is gathered along a longitudinal axis thereof to form circumferential pleats. The circumferential pleats are permanently fixed in a gathered condi... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5711061 | Lightweight, composite container A composite package comprising an inner plastic container (10) and an outer sleeve (20), wherein the outer sleeve has an aperture (21) cut into it in the region of one of its edges. The inner plastic container has an integral plastic handle (11) formed al... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5699935 | Inverting bag co-dispenser An inverting bag co-dispenser for dispensing a plurality of fluids simultaneously but separately through, a spout and, with a predetermined discharge volume ratio for each fluid. An upper portion defining a housing has a spout connected thereto. The housi... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5690764 | Collapsible tube package and method of construction A collapsible tube package having a reclosable closure comprises a tubular body having a first open end and a second open end. It also comprises a tube head having an outer shoulder surface and a perimeter edge. The tube head is located just inside the fi... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5687588 | Package assembly for granular product A package assembly for a granular product. The package assembly has a container for storing a granular product and an external surface to which is releasably attached a separate device for dispensing a granular product in an automatic washing machine. The... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5683644 | Method for stripping open ended bellows part from injection mold A method for stripping a resilient bellows part from an injection mold has a step of injection molding a resilient bellows part around a colinear core pin and a stripper rod, surrounded by a split cavity. The bellows part has two open ends, one of which i... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5674270 | Thermal pad having a common attachment and oxygen permeable side A disposable thermal pad comprises a substantially planar laminate structure having a first side and a second side and a plurality of heat generating cells embedded between the first and the second sides. The plurality of heat generating cells each are sp... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5669519 | Jug having a secondary bottle in the handle opening A two container assembly comprises a first container for containing a fluid and a second container for containing a fluid. The first container has a handle and a handle opening, and the second container has a resilient sidewall, a top end and a bottom end... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5667612 | Personal cleansing implement using knitted tubing and method of construction A personal cleansing implement comprises a substantially rectangular hydrophobic batt. The batt is a piece of knitted tubing made from extruded linear low density polyethylene monofilaments knitted into a tube on a knitting machine having a setting rangin... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5662758 | Composite material releasably sealable to a target surface when pressed thereagainst and method of making A method for making a flexible film having pressure sensitive adhesive protected from inadvertent adherence. The method coats a forming screen with an interconnected layer of pressure sensitive adhesive and places a piece of flexible film in contact with ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5657891 | Container for fluids A container suitable for containing and dispensing fluid materials comprising a hollow body wherein said container comprises a sealing and venting system consisting of a perforated area (4) comprising one or more perforations of the container in combinati... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5656282 | Package for containing and applying a bug repellent patch A pouch package, containing a volatile solution-impregnated patch, is made of a peelable barrier film. The pouch envelops an absorbent substrate saturated preferably with bug repellent fluid. A PSA (pressure sensitive adhesive) coated backing film is lami... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5647413 | Scoop assembly for granular materials and method of use A scoop assembly capable of being lifted through a granular material to a headspace of an upright container from a location in the container below the headspace when the granular material is fluidized by shaking the container along a substantially vertica... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5630245 | Implement for personal cleansing and method of construction A personal cleansing implement comprises a tubular piece of hydrophobic diamond-mesh scrim, which is stretched to expand the diamond mesh, gathered along a longitudinal axis of the tubular piece of scrim to form circumferential pleats, and heat set in an ... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5594970 | Personal cleansing implement using knitted tubing A personal cleansing implement comprises a substantially rectangular hydrophobic batt. The batt is a piece of knitted tubing made from extruded linear low density polyethylene monofilaments knitted into a tube on a knitting machine having a setting rangin... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5595051 | Minimal shipping container and method of construction A Minimal Container, made of pre-cut corrugated cardboard strips fastened together at overlapping surfaces and folded to form a rectangular frame, without generating any scrap corrugated cardboard. The Minimal Container is intended to protect contents for... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5577625 | Venting and dispensing cap for a container A cap for a container having a body and a closure. The body has a side wall and an adjoining top. The Side wall has means to let gases escape from the container to ambient. The top has an interior and at least one recess on the interior. The body further ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5573176 | Minimal shipping container and method of construction A Minimal Container, made of pre-cut corrugated cardboard strips fastened together at overlapping surfaces and folded to form a rectangular frame, without generating any scrap corrugated cardboard. The Minimal Container is intended to protect contents for... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5568820 | Compact case having a 360 degrees rotatable cover A compact case comprises a base and a cover portion. The cover portion includes a cover integrally joined to a hinge link by a flexible hinge strap. The compact case further comprises a hinge pin for rotatably attaching the hinge link of the cover portion... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5566824 | Packaging assembly with improved stackability The present invention relates to packaging assemblies with improved stackability. The packaging assembly comprises multiple inner containers which are combined by a tight fitting outer case into the packaging assembly. The inner containers are flexible an... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5564261 | Method and apparatus for feeding resiliently compressed articles to a form/fill/seal machine A method and apparatus for feeding resiliently compressed articles into a form/fill/seal machine. The method includes steps of receiving horizontally compressed articles into an infeed end of a pair of conveyor belts, continuously conveying the compressed... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5551629 | Granular substance storing and dispensing container A granular substance storing and dispensing container is disclosed, that comprises: (i) a nearly rectangular parallelepiped carton being adapted for storing and dispensing a granular substance and having a front panel, a rear panel, a pair of side panels,... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5531325 | Storing and dispensing system for products packed in a sealed pouch A storing and dispensing system for a product packed in a sealed pouch. The dispensing system includes a container of rigid material having a dispensing opening covered by a lid. The container is sufficiently air-tight in its closed condition to prevent f... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5524778 | Labelled container incorporating recycled plastic A container of thermoplastic material having a label which substantially covers the visible outer surface of the body of the container. The container is made either as a single layer or multi-layer extrusion. The layer of the container which is visible fr... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5524787 | Lightweight, composite container A composite package comprising an inner plastic container and an outer sleeve, wherein the outer sleeve has an aperture cut into it in the region of one of its edges. The inner plastic container has an integral plastic handle formed along part of one of i... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5518566 | Method and apparatus for combining a tensioned elastic garter A method and apparatus for forming a tensioned garter. A garter is any continuous loop of elastic material or a laminate of elastic bands and one or more flexible backing sheets. In one embodiment mandrels having a perimeter of the desired garter shape ar... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5518172 | Cardboard carton for granular materials A cardboard carton for granules includes a lid having a locking recess. The carton also includes a downwardly folded tab which cooperates with the locking recess on the lid to retain the lid closed. The locking tongue is formed by forming a slit in a face... | 05/21/1996 |
