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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 |
| 5332247 | Articulated joint An articulated joint for pivotally connecting adjacent sections of a vehicle. The joint includes a first slewing ring and a second slewing ring and each slewing ring has an outer member connected to an inner member. A bearing race is located between the o... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5327735 | Refrigerant reclaiming and recycling system with evaporator chill bath The present invention relates to a refrigerant recycling and reclaiming system capable of removing refrigerant from a refrigeration machine for filtering and reclaiming of the refrigerant, whereupon the refrigerant can be either stored or reintroduced int... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5327245 | Method and apparatus for combining adjacent channel television signals Disclosed is a method and apparatus for combining a plurality of television signal channels which are immediately adjacent in frequency to each other. A main transmission line transmits a plurality of television signals therethrough in a predetermined dir... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5318279 | Receptacle for molten metals, material for this receptacle and method of producing the material The invention concerns a composite material for a receptacle for transferring molten metal. It is comprised of a refractory material and a frame chosen in the group comprised of mineral refractory wires and metallic wires. Application to the foundry industry.... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5313673 | Electronic flush valve arrangement A sensor for a flushing device having an electric solenoid operated flush valve. The sensor includes a control box, a first radiation emitting source mounted in the control box, a radiation detector adapted to detect reflected radiation from the first rad... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5314054 | Buffer apparatus and driving system An apparatus for buffering or temporarily storing articles is disclosed. The apparatus includes a feed for the articles with at least one endless flexible member moving past the feed. Doglike elements which engage the articles and between which the articl... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5313062 | Automatic focusing and astigmatism correction for electron beam apparatus A method of automatically and accurately accomplishing focusing and astigmatism correction in an electron beam apparatus such as a scanning electron microscope. The electron beam is raster scanned to scan a specimen in two dimensions. If the obtained sign... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5309658 | Display element of transparent plastic with fluorescent colorant An element is disclosed for displaying one or more portions of characters or shapes, wherein the display element comprises partially transparent plastic in which fluorescent colorant is incorporated. Preferably the inside of one head end is provided with ... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5307612 | Lawn mower having a steering handle switchable between a walking mode and a riding mode A lawn mower for use in a walking mode and a riding mode, having a chassis frame, an engine mounted on a rearward position of the chassis frame, front wheels, driven rear wheels, transmissions for transmitting drive from the engine to the rear wheels afte... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5309216 | Method of and an apparatus for determining particle size distributions by measuring the spectral light extinction during sedimentation A method of determining particle size distributions in the range of from about 0.03 to 10 μm by measuring the spectral light extinction during sedimentation of particles suspended in a transparent liquid in a centrifugal field. The light transmissions th... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5305769 | Drain separation system for power spray parts washing machine A power spray washing machine includes an enclosed wash cabinet positioned above a wash holding tank and a rinse holding tank. Openings are provided through a floor of the wash cabinet directly into the wash and rinse tanks, respectively. Vertical plug va... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5306251 | Device for injecting a fluid or inserting an object beneath the skin of an animal A hand held device for injecting a fluid (such as a vaccine) or an object (such as a transponder) beneath the skin of an animal, the device comprising a mounting (2) for receiving a conventional hypodermic syringe (5,6,7), a weight (7) (which may be part ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5304034 | Method for constructing a pumping installation The disclosure discloses a method for constructing a pumping installation which includes a prefabricated concrete pump house and a prefabricated concrete suction box. The pump house and suction box are then placed on and coupled to a workfloor manufacture... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5304801 | Electron microscope An electron microscope is disclosed which permits one to observe a high-contrast TEM image at a high-resolution. The electron microscope according to this invention comprises an objective lens OL which forms a first diffraction image P1 at the ... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5302004 | Method of removing asbestos from a building A method for removing asbestos containing material from an area of a building by creating a containment area substantially surrounding the area of the building where the asbestos containing material is located. Removing and compressing compressible asbest... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5302027 | Refractory sight tube for optical temperature measuring device A sight tube for an optical temperature measuring device suitable for immersion in molten steel comprises an elongated, cylindrical body having an optical sighting bore therein extending axially from an open end of the body to a closed end. The body is a ... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5302071 | Dust containment system for bottom dumping railroad cars Fugitive dust generated by a bottom dumping railroad hopper car is captured by a dust containment system. The dust containment system includes an open railroad track segment for supporting the car above a hopper pit defined by enclosed end walls, an inter... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5301787 | Articulated shuttlecar An articulated shuttlecar having two end sections and at least one center section with spaced longitudinal edges. A vertical pivot connecting the center section to one end of each end section. Each section has a pair of driven wheels mounted on an axis lo... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5300548 | Process for the preparation of a graft copolymer including a monomer of esters of unsaturated carboxylic acids or vinyl esters and polyamide oligomers Disclosed herein are a novel graft copolymer comprising a stock copolymer (A) of at least one monomer selected from esters of unsaturated carboxylic acids and vinyl esters (a), ethylene (b) and carbon monoxide (c), and a polyamide oligomer having a primar... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5297645 | Industrial lift truck An industrial lift truck having a body which includes a battery container cover, spaced straddle legs projecting from the body and a lift mast which moves along the straddle legs. The lift mast is moved along the straddle legs by a mechanism operated by a... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297743 | Device for processing chocolate mass Chocolate is ground in order to obtain a very small average particle size. A determined viscosity is necessary for further processing. In order to keep as small as possible the fraction with particle size lying above the desired value and having an advers... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297882 | Liquid dispensing brush with cam valve A brush dispenser designed to emit a controlled amount of liquid through and out the ends of or other opening in the middle set of bristles. Selection of the number of bristles being used as conductors can be achieved by adjusting the shaft to which cams ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297358 | Device for applying a liquid to a crop A method for applying a liquid to a crop (8;13) according to the invention comprises of moving a body (2) containing the liquid over the crop (8;13) such that the body (2) comes at least partially into liquid transferring contact with the crop (8;13). Pla... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5295379 | Vertical piercer mill A vertical piercer/elongator mill includes a mill housing having a base, an open top and an open interior defined by a plurality of vertically extending mill posts and interconnecting side portions. A cylindrically shaped bottom cradle supports a rotatabl... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5295689 | Golf club head A golf club head has a pyramid-shaped truss located within an interior of the club head. The truss employs a triangular base placed directly behind a club head striking plate, with a plurality of struts extending from the base to converge at an apex at th... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5296915 | Method and apparatus for controlling direction of excavating machine There is disclosed a method and an apparatus for easily controlling the advancing direction of an excavating machine without causing the excavating machine to largely trace in a zigzag way. The direction control is done by the steps of mounting a reflecto... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5295686 | Golf club set An improved set of golf clubs has iron club heads in a correlated set such that the weight of longer shafted, less lofted clubs is concentrated more towards the heel of the head, while the weight of the shorter shafted, more lofted clubs is concentrated m... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5294318 | Crustbreaking assembly for aluminum electrolysis cells A crustbreaking assembly comprising elongated rails supported on a frame and a carriage moveable along the length of the rails. A slide assembly pivotally mounted on the carriage for rotation about an axis which is substantially parallel to the rails. A h... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293963 | Forklift truck A forklift truck having a drive section and a load section which is vertically movable relative to the drive section. A parallelogram hinge connects the drive section to the load section and the load section has a front wall adjacent to a rear wall of the... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293832 | Outboard motor mounting system An outboard motor mounting system for mounting a motor on an outboard boat with a cutout transom. A transom sealing device is provided to seal the cutout of the outboard boat transom. The sealing device may include a mounting flange which is engagable wit... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5295086 | Method of producing noise free frequency spectrum signals Method of making a spectral analysis of a free induction decay signal picked up by a pulse nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer. The sine component and the cosine component of the signal which are π/2 out-of-phase are sampled. The resulting data is an... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5292505 | Sulphated vinyl polymer in composition for treating retroviral infections Sulphated vinyl polymers such as sulphated polyvinylalcohol, sulphated copolymers of (meth)acrylic acid and vinylalcohol, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, have an antiviral effect against human immunodeficiency virus and may therefore be use... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5292281 | Vertical soffit vent A vertical soffit vent in which a length of frieze board is affixed adjacent a length of soffit molding, with a unique arrangement of vents--volutes--in between. More particularly, a length of frieze board having particularly shaped and dimensioned volute... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5293466 | Method and apparatus for selecting interpreter for printer command language based upon sample of print job transmitted to printer A printer and method of operating same which receives print jobs from a host computer encoded in any one of several printer control languages. The printer has the capability of interpreting print jobs in each printer control language. The printer samples ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5290516 | Moisture indicator A method and product whereby color changing indicator salts such as cobaltous salts, preferably CoCl2 or CoBr2, are firmly adhered to sand, other particulate silicas or other carriers so that unwanted fines, material loss and solvent... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5290030 | Cue stick A cue having a hollow cylindrical handle and a hollow cylindrical shaft with a constant external diameter. A tip member fixed to one end of the shaft and a connector fixed to the other end of the shaft. A butt member fixed to one end of the handle and a c... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5289827 | Uterine contraction sensing method An extra-uterine sensing device for directly measuring changes in pressure brought about by uterine contractions of a wearer. The sensing device includes an outer member adapted for fixed attachment to the abdomen in an area of the wearer's uterus to esta... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5289761 | Device for making a snack A snack, such as an egg roll with a substantially block shape, can be made by employing a method and device for making such a snack. The snack has a filling enclosed in at least one pancake wrapping with at least one pancake wrapping edge fused and the pa... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5290228 | Two-compartment syringe The present invention is a two-compartment syringe which may contain a medical substance, such as a freeze-dried powder, and a solvent separately. When used, the medical substance and solvent are mixed for injection. A silicone coating is used inside the ... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5289005 | Electron microscope An electron microscope capable of performing accurate X-ray analysis. A specimen stage on which a specimen to be investigated is placed, is disposed between the upper and lower magnetic pole pieces of the objective lens. The specimen is irradiated with th... | 02/22/1994 |
