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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 |
| 8042568 | Fluid controller and a method of detecting an error in a fluid controller The invention provides a fluid controller for controlling a machine, e.g. for steering a vehicle. The controller comprises a housing defining an inlet port connected to the source and an outlet port connected to the pressure operated device. The flow rate is control... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7934518 | Detecting device for valve opening-closing Disclosed is a device for sensing the opening degree of a valve, which can easily determine the upper and lower limits without using upper and lower limit switches so that, besides simplifying the mechanical structure, the device can be easily installed, maintained,... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7886767 | Hydraulic valve with spool position sensing assembly A hydraulic valve includes a valve body, a valve spool that is movable relative to the valve body for controlling fluid flow through the valve body, and a spool return assembly for biasing the valve spool into a centered position relative to the valve body. The hydr... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886766 | Device and system for monitoring valves The invention relates to a network system for monitoring valves in a facility, which comprises: (a) a plurality of valve monitoring devices—VMDs, each monitoring device is affixed to a valve, and comprises: (a.1) a sensor for sensing the status of the valve; (a.2)... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7743788 | Faucet assembly with water quality indicator A faucet assembly including a base defining a water delivery passageway, a valve member received in the base and movable between a closed position wherein flow through the water delivery passageway is blocked and an opened position wherein flow through the water del... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7735515 | Valve system A valve system both controls fuel flow by means of a valve and senses the condition of the valve. The valve is actuated by an actuator via a rotatable shaft. Light is transmitted by a laser diode, via a polarising filter (which is mounted to rotate with the shaft), ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7721758 | Valve with increased dynamic response A valve (1) comprises: a body (2); a bushing (3) slidably mounted on said body; a valve spool (4) slidably mounted on said bushing; said bushing and spool having respective control edges (5) that are adapted to cooperate with one a... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7669611 | Motorized fluid control valve with safety device A motorized fluid control valve includes a valve unit having a fluid inlet and outlet provided in a tube for controlling fluid flow, wherein the valve unit is adapted to operate between an opened and closed position. The motorized fluid control valve includes a moto... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7650905 | Emergency isolation valve apparatus An emergency isolation valve has a valve plug in a valve body connected to a pipeline. The valve plug is connected to a valve shaft around which a sector gear is provided and engaged with a rack of a piston rod in a cylinder. The piston rod has a piston at one end a... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7624755 | Gas valve with overtravel A gas valve may include a valve body and a valve member disposed within the valve body. A resilient sealing ring may be disposed within the valve body such that the valve member achieves a closed position when the valve member contacts the resilient sealing ring. In... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7537023 | Valve body assembly with electronic switching A valve body assembly including a valve member coupled to a handle for adjusting the position of the valve member. The valve assembly includes a sensor for detecting the position of the valve member to determine whether the handle is in an OFF position and/or an ON ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7537022 | Valve actuator assembly A valve actuator is provided that comprises a unitary housing and a piston translatably mounted within the housing. The piston comprises a first portion having a first diameter and a second portion having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter. A ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7503342 | Proportional directional control valve with a magnetic positioning sensor A proportional directional control valve having a linearly movable valve element, a magnetic assembly operatively connected to the valve element where the magnetic assembly provides a magnetic field responsive to the linear motion of the valve element, a linear Hall... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7469715 | Chamber isolation valve RF grounding A method and apparatus for grounding a chamber isolation valve are provided. Generally, the method makes use of an electrically conductive elastomeric member or members to effectively ground a chamber isolation valve and/or isolation valve door while avoiding metal-... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7461670 | Cycle indicator for fluid distribution systems A cycle indicator is provided for monitoring movement of a fluid control piston of a divider block for a fluid distribution system. The cycle indicator connects to the divider block in a manner that allows fluid communication between the divider block and the cycle ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7438800 | Arrangement for filtering hydraulic fluid An arrangement for filtering a hydraulic fluid having a bypass line connecting the feed channel to the discharge channel where the bypass line is opened by a pressure switching valve when a pressure change is caused by the contamination of the filter element. ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437778 | Automatic bathroom flushers An automatic bathroom flusher includes a body having an inlet in communication with a supply line and an outlet in communication with a flush conduit, a valve assembly in the body positioned to close water flow between the inlet and the outlet upon sealing action of... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7411184 | Microfluidic device comprising an electrospray nose A microfluidic device including a microfluidic chip assembled to an electrospray structure. The microfluidic chip includes at least one microfluidic channel leading through an outlet aperture to a surface area of the microfluidic chip. The electrospray structure inc... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7401624 | Method for monitoring a pipeline and position regulator for a control valve The invention relates to a method for monitoring a pipeline in order to detect the slow reduction of the free inner cross-section by means of the position of a control valve in the pipeline. When the flow rate is essentially constant, a first position is determined ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398796 | Valve arrangement The invention concerns a valve arrangement (1) with a high-pressure connection (P), a low-pressure connection (T), at least one control valve (2 to 5), which is accommodated in a control valve module and has at least one working connection (A, B... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7380565 | Spill prevention system with safety valves The present invention is for a spill prevention system to prevent fuel spills from a connecting line connecting duel fuel tanks on a truck when the connecting line is severed or detached from one of the reducer fittings to which it is attached. The connecting line p... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367359 | Proportional micromechanical valve The present invention provides a proportional microvalve having a first, second and third layer, and having high aspect ratio geometries. The first layer defines a cavity with inlet and outlet ports. The second layer, doped to have a low resistivity and bonded betwe... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360595 | Method and system for underground treatment of materials A method for underground treatment of subsurface materials comprises providing an injection pattern and a recovery pattern, the injection pattern and the recovery pattern located proximate to a subsurface treatment zone and at least one of the injection pattern and ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353837 | Pressure reducer with adjustable flow restrictor A pressure reducer has a housing comprising an inlet and an outlet in which a flow-around body is arranged in a flow channel connecting inlet and outlet. A flow restrictor is adjustably mounted relative to the flow-around body for varying a flow rate and is movably ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347050 | Fuel metering unit A fuel metering unit 10 for an aircraft. The unit 10 having an inlet leg 12 within which fuel flows, which leg 12 splits into controlling legs 18, 20 which rejoin downstream to form an outlet leg 30. Shut off valves 28, 3... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347275 | Apparatus and method to detect actuation of a flow control device An apparatus for use in a wellbore comprises a flow control device having an open position, a closed position, and at least one intermediate position. The apparatus further comprises a chamber and a movable member for actuating the flow control device, where the mov... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341238 | Device for locking out a pressurized storage container and method for the same A device and method for locking out an explosion suppressor that includes a discharge valve with a load end and a discharge end. The load end and the discharge end define a discharge path therethrough. The discharge valve includes a side opening transverse of the di... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339297 | Drive for an elevator installation with integrated sensor A drive for an elevator installation which drives a car and a counterweight with supporting and driving belts includes a drive shaft and a drive pulley. A motor is arranged at either side of the drive pulley and is equipped with a signal transmitter. An inner ring o... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331365 | Lavatory service shut-off valve A shut off valve (10) is provided for use in an aircraft lavatory system (70) during maintenance sanitizing operations. The shut off valve includes an inlet passage (20) in intermittent fluid communication with an outlet passage (30) and ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332839 | Electric machine having a laminated core with a portion jutting from the outer surface to form a gap for a flux sensor An electric machine includes a stator and a rotor interacting with the stator, wherein the stator and/or the rotor has/have a conducting device for guiding a magnetic flux. The conducting device includes a gap which is provided in a path of the magnetic flux, and a ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328719 | Valve state sensing module A sensing module for a fluid valve utilizes a sensor body having a sensing chamber. An extension member is fixedly coupled to a main valve element, is slidable within the sensing chamber along a first axis, and has an inclined cam surface. A plunger has a cam follow... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328720 | Solenoid valve To construct solenoid valves used as a solenoid assembly by assembling the solenoid valves in a group so that both collective wiring and individual wiring can be performed and the solenoid valves can be simultaneously cut off from a collective wiring power supply an... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325781 | Automatic bathroom flushers with modular design A bathroom flusher includes a flusher body, a valve assembly, an electronic control system, and a flusher cover. The flusher body includes an inlet and an outlet, and is designed to accommodate the valve assembly that controls water flow between the inlet and the ou... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322374 | Actuator for actuating a lift valve An actuator for actuating a non-camshaft driven lift valve (12) of an internal combustion engine (10) includes a reciprocating tappet (20) that is coupled to the lift valve (12), a target ring (26) being attached to the outer circu... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318577 | Motor-operated valve assembly A motor-operated valve assembly has a housing, a motor, a driving force transmission means and a valve member. The housing has a fluid passage therein. The motor is installed in the housing. The driving force transmission means has an output rotor rotatably supporte... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318350 | Valve monitoring system and method A valve monitoring system includes an alert generation system and a memory. The memory encodes baseline acoustic emission data on the valve for a predetermined period of operation. The alert generation system is arranged to receive acoustic emission data for the val... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316216 | Valve adjusting device The invention relates to a throttle valve adjusting device (1) which comprises a throttle valve housing (2) linked with a drive unit (6). According to the invention, the electric motor (7) of said drive unit (6) is disposed both ou... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7310996 | Sensor A sensing system having at least one magnetic or inductive sensor for determining the position of a piston. The sensor system has a positioning device with which at least two sensing positions for the sensing system can be set and adjusted. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308904 | Electric gear motor drive for switching valve Electric drive for a switching valve, the switching valve having such a drive, and a regenerative thermal oxidizer including the switching valve and drive system. The electric drive system allows for the starting and stopping of the rotation of a rotary valve with a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308908 | Device and method for controlling the flow of fluid in a conduit The present invention provides devices and methods for controlling the flow of fluids in very high pressure situations. The devices feature valve shafts having bearings and pins to hold stator surfaces and rotor surfaces in proper alignment. ... | 12/18/2007 |
