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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 |
| 8113125 | Carriage traction vehicle The invention is a carriage traction vehicle for use with a monorail. The vehicle is self-propelled along the monorail by one or more motors engaging a fixed rack attached to the monorail. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7963229 | Monorail bogie assembly comprising a linking member A monorail bogie assembly for supporting at least one monorail car over a monorail track that has a running surface and two side surfaces. The monorail bogie assembly comprises a first monorail bogie for supporting a first monorail car. The first monorail bogie comp... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7559282 | Monorail sortation system A universal cross belt sorter system (1) consisting of four major components: a monorail track (26), a drive car (20), multiple cross belt cars (24) and system controls. The drive cars (20) pull multiple cross belt cars (24)... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7341004 | Rail transportation system and method of constructing same A transportation system including two spaced parallel guide ways on which tracks are mounted for receiving vehicles. At least one beam extends between the guide ways for absorbing torsional forces caused by the composite centers of gravity of the vehicles being offs... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7322461 | Guide rail for stairlifts The present invention provides a stairlift rail of non-circular cross-section. The wall surfaces of the rail define a single internal cavity and the outer surface of the rail is free of additional members added to the rail in order to prevent rotation of a stairlift... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7080725 | Sorting conveyor provided with cross sorter A sorting conveyor has a cross sorter which can travel smoothly on a semicircular corner part of a traveling path. A large number of transporting units 1 are connected and travel on loop shaped transporting route in which an endless belt conveyor 2 pro... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6923124 | Tritrack system of mass transit A rail system for transporting dual use vehicles includes a network of multiple non-interconnected rails where each rail comprises an extruded triangular shell and a support material. The rails are supported by a system of support structures where each support struc... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6755136 | Carriage roller adjusting mechanism for stairlifts An apparatus for adjusting the rollers of a stairlift carriage, for ensuring that the carriage is firmly located on a stairlift rail, includes rollers for engaging one side of the stairlift rail, as well as rollers located on an opposite side of the rail, such that ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6722284 | Steering mechanism for rail guided robots in a library A steering mechanism for a track-mounted robot is provided. The steering mechanism comprises guide wheels, which are fixed to yokes that pivot around secondary drive wheels. The pivot action of the yokes allows the guide wheels to maintain full contact with the trac... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6668732 | Column guided and supported self-propelled vehicle A column guided and supported self-propelled vehicle which is rigid in its pitch and roll axes but flexible in its yaw axis. The vehicle thus forms a beam between a series of columns which support and guide the vehicle. The vehicle is propelled by a flexi... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6622637 | Arcuate tilting mechanism for high speed trains The present invention is directed to an arcuate tilting mechanism for use with a vehicle having a passenger compartment and a carriage traveling on a track where the mechanism comprises an arcuate roller gear divider mounted on the underside of the passen... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6602038 | Unified conveying apparatus, and semiconductor device manufacturing facility comprising the same A conveying apparatus conveys articles used for manufacturing semiconductor devices. The conveying apparatus has a conveying rail section that includes a first rail providing a first conveying route, a second rail providing a second conveying route, and a... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6564516 | Support structure for elevated railed-vehicle guideway A guideway and support structure (50) for supporting an elevated guideway (52) for a railed-vehicle (54) include individual unassembled components sized for easy transport. The components may be prefabricated with known materials and methods and transport... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6523480 | Drive system for transport system of the dual-mode type A transport system of the dual-mode type which comprises dual-mode vehicles (1) and a monorail (2), whereby said dual-mode vehicles can run both on an ordinary roadway (10) and as rail vehicles on the monorail (2). The monorail has a substantially triangu... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6523481 | Bogie for use with a monorail car At one end in a running direction of a bogie, two guiding wheels are arranged, and at another end in the running direction of the bogie, two stabilizing wheels are arranged. The stabilizing wheels are positioned at a level lower than that of the guiding w... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6371032 | Trolley with passive discharge mechanism A passive discharge mechanism for discharging articles from a trolley at selected locations is disclosed. The trolley may be equipped with on-board intelligence for communicating with an external controller, monitoring the trolley's location, and signalin... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6360673 | Trolley chassis A trolley car for conveying articles along a monorail having arcuate portions includes a rigid frame having a longitudinal axis and opposed ends. A pair of rotatable yokes are coupled to the frame adjacent to the opposed ends of the frame for rotational m... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6360671 | Friction drive system trolley conveyor A friction drive system trolley conveyor includes a conveyor rail having a circular cross-section, laid along a conveyor line, multiple J-shaped rail suspension members that bear the undersides of the rail at intervals in the longitudinal direction, multi... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6220172 | Camera track system and controls therefor A camera track system comprising a track (100), a camera mounted on a movable truck (102) driven by drive means (104), control means (110) for controlling movement of the truck (102) along the track (100), in which commands between the control means (110)... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6220176 | Travelling mechanism, especially for lifting devices A travelling mechanism for travelling rail having flange parts and web parts. The mechanism including rest running wheels located opposite to each other which can rest on the flange parts. The flange sides of the rail guide rollers are arranged parallel t... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6058849 | Traveling mechanism in a lifting arrangement which is moveable on rails A traveling mechanism for a lifting device, especially for a lifting device having a laterally cantilevering boom, is movable on rails with at least two running wheels. A connection element for attaching a load to said traveling mechanism is supported in ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6044766 | Playground carriage In accordance with the present invention, a playground carriage (10) is provided for moving people (100) from one play area to another. The playground carriage comprises a rotatable support pipe (12) having a first end (14) and a second end (16). The supp... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5974978 | Stabilized lightweight equipment transport system A lightweight, remote-controlled, self-propelled equipment support and transport system is stabilized against unwanted angular deviation in each of three perpendicular axes and adapted for motion at high speed along a simple tubular monorail. The system c... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5816167 | Playground carriage In accordance with the present invention, a playground carriage (10) is provided for moving people (100) from one play area to another. The playground carriage comprises a rotatable support pipe (12) having a first end (14) and a second end (16). The supp... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816169 | Model monorail system A model monorail system having at least one engine and at least one car coupled thereto, both being configured to move along a single upper rail member that is supported in an elevated position by a plurality of upright rail supports. In the preferred emb... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5810541 | Apparatus and method for manually exchanging pallets A manual pallet exchange system for exchanging a pallet on a work table of a horizontal machining center with another pallet from a storage rack or an optional set-up station. The system comprises a pallet shuttle cart which travels along a guideway that ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5784966 | Stabilized lightweight equipment transport system A lightweight, remote-controlled, self-propelled equipment support and transport system is stabilized against unwanted angular deviation in each of three perpendicular axes and adapted for motion at high speed along a simple tubular monorail. The system c... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5676061 | Carrier cell for a monorail sortation system A carrier cell is provided for use in a high-speed sortation system having an I-beam monorail with vertically spaced upper and lower horizontal plates connected by a web. The carrier cell includes a cover having a horizontally-extending top surface above ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5664503 | Container for linear motor driven transport system A linear motor driven transport system of an improved design is presented. The conventional roller configuration for holding the transport vehicle on the rail track has been replaced with a spring-loaded design so as to maintain the contact between the ro... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5662045 | Locomotive for material handling train An automated material handling system including one or more train assemblies moving along a rail with each train assembly including a locomotive pulling a plurality of trolley cars. The locomotive includes a front truck adapted for movement along the rail... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5653173 | Induction motor monorail system A magnetic levitated vehicle, including a linear rotor connected thereto, runs on a tubular track having a circular cross-section and a tubular linear induction motor stator mounted therein. The rotor is movably mounted within the stator and the vehicle i... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5626080 | Traveling carriage for the transporting of workpieces In a traveling carriage for the transporting of workpieces, material, or the like, particularly in a longitudinal transfer system on a rail against which travel rollers (3, 4) which move at least one support plate (7) rest. The support plate (7) is connec... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5421268 | Conveying system A conveying system is provided for moving a pallet along straight and curved paths. The conveying system includes a track on which the pallet is mounted for movement by means of a motor driven roller pivotally mounted on the pallet which engages a station... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5339773 | Track with moveable trolley for tethering and restraining an animal A semi-permanent apparatus and a method for tethering and restraining grazing animals, house pets and security dogs comprises a moveable trolley mounted on a track attached to a solid surface, such as the ground. One end of a tether is attached to the ani... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5269228 | Travelling mechanism of an automatic service carriage for spinning or twisting machines The instant invention relates to a travelling mechanism of automatic service carriages for spinning or twisting machines. The invention includes a travelling mechanism having a supporting wheel mounted in a pivot bearing, the guiding axis of the pivot bea... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5141100 | Device to convey parts to one or more processing stations and remove them Disclosed is a device to convey parts towards one or more processing stations and to remove them therefrom. This device includes a rail forming a continuous closed circuit and supporting a series of supports which are in contact with the rail by rollers, ... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5131330 | Cylindrical linear transportation system with linear motor propulsion A linear motor transportation system is constituted by a movable member 11A in the form of a ring and a plurality of cylindrical stationary portions 3B-3E arranged in series to form a cylindrical guide. The movable member has an inner diameter larger than... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5086705 | Linear positioning system The present invention is a positioning system providing precise linear and arcuate movements of the carriage along either straight or curved sections of rail comprising a pair of pivoting bogies attached to the carriage which have a pair of oppositely-dir... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5058506 | Bidirectional drive and brake mechanism A space transport vehicle including a body movably mounted on an elongated guide member disposed in outer space and driven therealong. A drive wheel is mounted on a drive shaft in rolling engagement with the elongated guide carrying the vehicle. A brake m... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4996928 | Integrated chassis and suspension systems for monorail vehicles A monorail vehicle support system for supporting a vehicle body along a monobeam rail having top and side running surfaces. An attachment frame is secured to opposed ends of the vehicle chassis. A single steerable load carrying wheel is supported in a ver... | 03/05/1991 |
