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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 |
| 4773282 | Piston rod assembly including an injection bonded piston head and fabrication method Piston rod assembly includes a piston head and rod which are formed separately and subsequently jointed together by injecting adhesive through a porting passage in the piston head into an annular space formed by an internal groove in the piston head and a... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4765719 | Optical protection using smectic liquid crystal Apparatus (10) for responding to incident electromagnetic radiation (16) to prevent direct transmission thereof when the magnitude of E-vector exceeds a predetermined value includes a first medium (12) through which incident electromagnetic radiation may ... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4759450 | Office paper and the like storage and handling system An assembly for supporting and storing paper, reference materials and other like items on a space divider and furniture system off of work surfaces includes paired hanging vertically extending brackets having one or more horizontally projecting cantilever... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4759397 | Louvre blind guide carriage A guide carriage for a louvre blind has a bearing sleeve which is provided in a bushing forming part of a housing and in which a bearing pin is frictionally engaged, the bearing pin being provided at its lower end with a louvre holder for a vertical louvr... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4757967 | Box support An electrical box support for supporting an electrical box or other like device in a studded wall. The box support comprises a horizontal strut having a centrally located outwardly opening horizontally extending V-shape channel and a pair of legs formed a... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4750856 | Car carrier A car carrier having a bed linked to the frame of a truck for movement from a horizontal position on the frame to a tilted car loading or unloading position in a single motion entailing simultaneous upward-rearward movement of the front end of the bed and... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4745665 | Elongated clips having a metal core and metal core for such clips A core for making elongate flexible clips having a plastic covering is a length of a flexible metal ribbon having transversely disposed slits cut into the edges of the ribbon. The ribbon includes a generally longitudinal carrier. The slits on opposite sid... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4746086 | Nose landing gear jump strut assembly Nose landing gear jump strut assembly includes an outer main housing cylinder containing a jump cylinder which is normally retained in a retracted position but is extendable on command during the take-off ground roll of the aircraft to accelerate the oute... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4744739 | Tire curing press A tire press having upper and lower cavity molds with a tire loader which is vertically and horizontally movable and has a chuck which grips a tire by the tread rather than the bead. The gripper has plural gripping shoes movable by bell-cranks and piston ... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4736564 | Conversion ceiling pan and system The conversion ceiling system disclosed may be installed immediately under a pre-existing ceiling without dismantling or removing the pre-existing ceiling. The conversion ceiling system includes pans which are adapted to cooperate with conventional invert... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4737586 | Process for the preparation of bis-indolic compounds The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of bis-indolic compounds, and the bis-indolic compounds produced by the process.... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4734016 | Plug-in type pump assembly Pump assembly includes a rotatable handle with integral cams thereon to releasably retain the pump assembly within a receiver. During assembly, the pump assembly is initially inserted only part way into the receiver to a first intermediate non-operating p... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4731941 | Dragline hoe, method and apparatus Method of excavating overburden from a mineral or coal deposit seam using a low wall winch component, a high wall which component and a hoe. The hoe is attached to the low wall winch component by one or more draglines and the hoe is attached to the high w... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4729261 | Stepless transmission A stepless transmission including a fixed displacement rotary pump and an adjustable pressure compensated flow control valve which adjustably limits the output of the pump to any selected value between a predetermined maximum and a predetermined minimum w... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729665 | Fluid mixer/charger and method According to one aspect of the invention, a fluid mixer/charger includes an inlet for receiving input flowing fluid, the inlet including a flow directing portion for directing fluid in the first directional flow path, an outlet positioned to receive fluid... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4730022 | Polymer compositions and alkaline zinc electroplating baths Compositions are described which are useful particularly in improving the electrodeposition of zinc from aqueous alkaline plating baths. In one embodiment, the new composition comprises a polymeric composition prepared by the process which comprises the s... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729529 | Landing gear mechanism including bypass valve assembly for reducing damping loads during taxiing Landing gear mechanism includes a restrictor assembly containing a main orifice for controlling the rate of instroke of the landing gear mechanism during landing and a taxi instroke bypass valve which provides for increased flow of hydraulic fluid within ... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4727996 | Variable grip lifting mechanism A grab assembly for handling articles such as hot and cold steel ingots and molds, characterized by multiple current relays and limit switches that enable selection of different grip forces. The assembly comprises complemental tongs, an electrically power... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4726115 | Manufacture of low profile clip connector A method of manufacturing an electrical clip-like connector of low profile including an electrical cable having plural insulated electrical conductors, and at least one connector body including therein plural electrical contacts having contacting portions... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4727253 | TLD card reader A TLD card reader comprising infeed and outfeed carousels for sequentially indexing cartridge holders for stacks of TLD cards to infeed and outfeed stations, and a shuttle transport for sequentially transferring TLD cards from the infeed station to a card... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4726081 | Bath with a vertically movable seat A bath for use by a physically handicapped or physically impaired person, comprising a bath structure (11), a seat (13) located within the bath structure (11), said seat (13) being connected to a seat support (16), said seat support (16) being connected t... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4724837 | Method and apparatus for performing radial keratotomy refractive eye surgery An apparatus and a method for performing radial keratotomy refractive eye surgery. A plurality of blades are supported in predetermined relation to the cornea of a patient's eye. The blades are simultaneously moved along predetermined paths to simultaneou... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4725212 | Tire curing press and loader A tire press of the slideback type has mounted on the press head beam a precision loader for the uncured tires. The beam moves vertically and then laterally or horizontally while maintaining the top mold section in parallelism with the bottom mold section... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4723641 | Contact collector shoe assembly A collector shoe assembly for transmitting current from an electrified rail to a mobile unit such as a trolley, crane, conveyor, or the like. In a preferred embodiment the electrical collector comprises an electrically conductive shoe for slidably engagin... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4723749 | Channel clip This invention relates to a construction fastener and more specifically to a clamp or clip for securing a horizontally extending channel to another hoizontally or vertically extending construction element of miscellaneous configuration. The fastener is fo... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4723745 | Display and method of forming A point of purchase display including a sign and a fastener made of a flat formable strip of clear vinyl or like bendable plastic material with adhesive surface portions on each side which may attach to the sign or to surfaces such as a shelf, wall or a w... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4723024 | Preparation of silver carboxylates The invention discloses a method of preparing a silver salt of an organic acid comprising the steps of: (A) preparing a mixture of: (1) at least one organic carboxylic acid, (2) a hydrocarbon solvent, and (3) a mineral acid; and (B) adding a source of silver cation... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4722692 | Cable termination assembly, nipping and knuckling machine, and method A cable termination assembly, includes a multiconductor electrical cable having plural electrical conductors and insulation, electrical contacts for effecting electrical connection between a respective conductor of said cable and a further member, said el... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4721531 | Pigment dispersions exhibiting improved compatibility in polyurethane systems A method is described for improving the compatibility of pigments and, optionally, stabilizers in the polyol-containing component of two- and three-component polyurethane systems. The method comprises (A) preparing a dispersion comprising at least one pigment ... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4718968 | Finger ply down for tire building machine A spring finger ply down for a tire building machine comprising an annular array of spring fingers, an annular support for the fingers and a constrictable clamp for securing each finger to the support at an axial interference between each finger and the s... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4718551 | Collation strip A collation strip for use in conjunction with a power actuated tool having a plurality of cylindrical housings interconnected by narrow webs. The housings, each of which is adapted to receive an axially extending fastener, include a plurality of inwardly ... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4718770 | Extruder for elastomeric material A screw extruder of the elastomeric material type includes a feed section with a power driven feed roll in a feed box running adjacent and counter the rotation of the screw. The roll is journaled for rotation on a frame which may easily be moved to and fr... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4718508 | Driving and steering system A driving and steering system for a vehicle having at least two propelling tracks or wheels driven by output shafts from within a housing containing respective planetary gear sets, each planetary gear set including a sun gear element, a planet gear-carrie... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4718860 | Tapered strain relief electrical interconnection system A strain relief and a cable termination assembly using the same. The strain relief includes tapered beams for minimizing stress applied to a cable during relative movement, particularly angular movement, namely bending, of the cable and a cable terminatio... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4717421 | Solid tin-palladium catalyst for electroless deposition incorporating stannous salts of organic acids An improved method of producing a tin/palladium catalyst for use in electroless plating baths is disclosed. The method comprises the steps: (a) preparing a mixture of stannous halide, an alkali metal halide and water, (b) reacting said mixture with a palladium... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4717035 | End closure for composite pressure vessels A composite pressure vessel includes retaining rings at opposite ends of a side wall structure having circumferentially spaced oppositely facing tabs thereon about which longitudinal tension windings are progressively wrapped back and forth in a continuou... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4715161 | Suspended ceiling grid clip A spring steel clip for suspended ceiling grids may be used both as an edge molding attachment starter clip and also as a clip for holding intersecting tee bars together with the intersection being horizontally adjustable with simple finger pressure. The ... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715724 | Head attachment for a hydraulic synthetic-resin working machine for colored synthetic resin The invention relates to a head attachment for a hydraulic synthetic-resin processing machine for colored synthetic resin, the attachment comprising a mixer, a synthetic resin supply vessel directly connected with the former and a coloring mass supply ves... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4714530 | Method for producing high purity quaternary ammonium hydroxides A process is described for improving the purity of quaternary ammonium hydroxides. In one embodiment, the process of the present invention comprises the steps of (a) charging an aqueous solution containing the quaternary ammonium hydroxide to the anolyte ... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4714006 | Fluid actuator with feedback mechanism A fluid actuator characterized by a feedback mechanism for indicating actuator position. The feedback mechanism is driven by the actuator screw shaft, whereby the movements of the feedback mechanism are proportional to the rate and position of the actuato... | 12/22/1987 |
