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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 |
| 7887744 | Method of injection stretch blow molding heatproof bottles A preform of injection-molded PET has a body wall thickness of 3.0-4.5 mm. The preform is high-temperature mold-released from an injection cavity mold and an injection core. Pre-blowing of the preform is restricted at 5±0.5 seconds after the mold release, at a temp... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7316798 | Biaxial orientation blow molding process The double blow molding process comprises a primary blow molding step of biaxially drawing and blow molding the preform into a primary intermediate product, a step of heating the primary intermediate product to shrink-mold it into the secondary intermediate product,... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7264458 | Process and apparatus for forming medical device balloons Medical device balloons are formed from a tubular parison by a process or apparatus which establishes a controlled location (initiation zone) on the parison where radial expansion is initiated. Initiation within the initiation zone is achieved by heating the parison... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7229587 | Blow molded container having holes therein and method and apparatus for facilitating the creation thereof A method and apparatus for facilitating the creation of holes in a blow molded container is disclosed generally comprising first and second mold portions mounted adjacent each other along a seam and a mechanism for creating holes at the seam. In some embodiments, fi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7172721 | Thermoplastic molding process The invention provides a novel thermoplastic molding process useful in the manufacture of hollow, deformable thermoplastic articles such as hollow doll heads. In the process of the instant invention, a parison is formed at a first injection station and is transferre... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7063222 | Plastic container In a plastic container manufactured by melting blow molding a heated and molten parison extruded from an extruder, a mouth 3 and/or a specified part of a body 2 has a thicker thickness than the body proper. One or more thick parts of the body 2 ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7011646 | Balloon catheter having a balloon with a thickened wall portion A balloon catheter having a balloon with a thickened wall portion extending along at least a portion of the working length section of the balloon in a noninflated configuration. The balloon has a first layer formed of a first polymeric material and a second layer fo... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004745 | Stretch blow molding machine having improved control of the stretch rod A machine for making thermoplastic containers by stretching and blowing a preform including at least a stretch rod which is slidably controlled along its axis by an actuator from a retracted position to a stretching position to stretch the preform during the blowing... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6926859 | Method of forming container with high-crystallinity sidewall and low-crystallinity base A method of making a polyester container having an enhanced level of crystallinity in the sidewall while maintaining a low level of crystallinity in a thickened base portion. The container is particularly useful as a refillable container which can withstand higher c... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6915560 | Apparatus for contracting, loading or crimping self-expanding and balloon expandable stent devices An apparatus for manipulating a medical device is formed of at least three coupled movable blades which are disposed about a reference circle to form an aperture whose size may be varied. The aperture capable of being sized to contain a medical device. Each blade is... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910596 | Water bottle with handle A liquid storage bottle is provided with a generally cylindrical liquid storage chamber and an integral handle. A well is formed in the liquid storage chamber to accommodate the handle. The walls of the well are configured to prevent water from pooling thereon, and ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6863861 | Process for forming a medical device balloon A balloon blowing process which involves radial expansion of an extruded tubing segment which has been subjected to a stretching step prior to radial expansion, the process utilizing an internal pressure and a temperature which together cause at least a portion of t... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6863856 | Slotted mold for making a catheter balloon A method of making a catheter balloon, and a balloon formed thereby, in which a polymeric tube is radially expanded in a mold having a wall with an outer surface and an inner surface defining a chamber, and having at least a section with one or more channels in the ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6787095 | Process for manufacturing polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) catheter balloons A processing technique and a composition which allow compositions of PBT polymers or copolymers to be formed into blow molded articles, especially medical balloons such as dilatation or stent placement balloons, from extruded tubular parisons. The process includes a... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6645422 | Method for manufacturing a balloon for a dilation catheter A method for forming a balloon for a dilation catheter is provided herein. The method includes the steps of: (i) positioning a tube in a preconditioned mold; (ii) expanding the tube in a preconditioned mold to form a parison; (iii) positioning the parison... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6627279 | Polyester container The invention provides a highly heat-stable polyester container and a method of manufacturing the polyester container, which can be treated by retort sterilization at a high temperature after filling food, a drink or the like in the container and sealing ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6451243 | Method of molding heat-resistant containers A heat-resistant container molding apparatus and method which are compact and inexpensive and can reliably increase the crystallinity, reduce the residual stress in a container filled with a hot content such as thermally sterilized fruit juice, and preven... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6344166 | Container having a reduced amount of acetaldehyde released therefrom and method of molding the same A container molding method for reducing the amount of released acetaldehyde. The method comprises a primary blow molding step of stretch-blow-molding a preform into a primary blow-molded article; an acetaldehyde reducing step of reducing the amount of ace... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6224817 | Method and apparatus for making containers from thermoplastic materials A container (5) such as a bottle made of thermoplastic material and provided with a bottom wall having an inwardly convex curved central portion (3) is disclosed. The container is produced by blow moulding a blank (4) with at least one incipient bottom re... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6153145 | Method for making containers such as bottles having a self-stabilizing base A container such as a bottle or the like consisting of a biaxially oriented thermoplastic material and capable of withstanding a relatively harsh use environment without noticeably losing its shape. Said container has an inwardly curved base (2) with an i... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6090334 | Heat-resistance pressure-resistance and self standing container and method of producing thereof A container obtained by biaxially stretch-blow-molding a resin. Except the mouth-and-neck portion, vicinities thereof and the center of the bottom portion, the container as a whole is reduced in thickness under a highly drawing condition without accompani... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6080353 | Method of molding a heat-resistant container A method of molding a heat-resistant container comprising a primary blow molding step, a primary heat treatment step, a secondary heat treatment step, and a secondary blow molding step. In the primary blow molding step a synthetic resin preform is blow-mo... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6079579 | Preform for making a container A preform adapted for being subjected to blow molding into a container is provided. The preform has a bottom (4), and a tubular wall (1) extending upwardly from the bottom (4) in an elongated manner. The part of the wall (1) opposite bottom (4) forms a po... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5975880 | Apparatus and method of molding heat-resistant containers A heat-resistant container molding apparatus and method which are compact and inexpensive and can reliably increase the crystallinity, reduce the residual stress in a container filled with a hot content such as thermally sterilized fruit juice, and preven... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5928742 | Double-blown pet bottle shaped container having essentially no residual stress and superior heat resistance A biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate resin bottle-shaped container, and method of blow-molding the same, is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of heating the body portion of a preform at 90° to 130° C., biaxial-orientation blow-molding... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5795534 | Primary mold of bottle body with handle and method of manufacturing bottle body with handle A primary molded bottle body 1 is blow molded with a bottomed and tubular lower body blank portion 9 suspended and continuously provided from the bottom of an upper body portion 2. The upper body portion 2 comprises a mouth tube 8 continuously provided th... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5792415 | Method for manufacturing a balloon catheter A method is provided for manufacturing a balloon for a catheter. The method comprises the steps of providing a mold having a mold cavity that generally corresponds to an intended expanded form of the balloon. Securing elements are provided at opposite end... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5785921 | Method and an istallation for manufacturing thermoplastic receptacles, in particular bottles The invention relates to manufacturing a receptacle (23) suitable for being subsequently subjected to severe temperature conditions without deforming significantly, in which an intermediate receptacle (2) is molded by blowing or by stretching-blowing a pr... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5753175 | Method of molding a heat-resistant container and a set of molds for the method A method of easily molding a heat-resistant container which has a heat-resistant bottom portion, including a steps of primary blow-molding for molding a preform into a primary molded article, a step of heat treatment for the primary molded article, and a ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5747130 | Intermediate product capable of being formed into a biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate resin bottle-shaped container and method of blow-molding the same A biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate resin bottle-shaped container, and method of blow-molding the same, is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of heating the body portion of a preform at 90° to 130° C., biaxial-orientation blow-molding... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5702665 | Process for heat treating thermoplastic containers A process for preparing a thermoplastic container including the steps of providing a biaxially oriented, crystallized precontainer having a first contained volume, and further crystallizing the precontainer by applying heat thereto while the precontainer ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5681520 | Method of molding large containers by the process of stretch blow molding There is provided a method of molding a large container including the steps of preparing a preform from an injection-molded, thick-wall, closed-end parison by repeatedly and intermittently applying an air blow pressure to the parison and releasing the air... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5640720 | Medical apparatus There is disclosed a method of manufacturing flexible elastomeric articles such as gloves, which comprises molding the glove body from a parison of the elastomeric material and stretching the stump portions into finger and thumb portions.... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5641451 | Method for forming heat-resistant containers A heat-resistant container forming method includes a step of thermally shrinking a primary blow molded article in a heating furnace before secondary blow molding the primary blow molded article into a final product or container. Into the furnace, hot air ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5618489 | Apparatus and process for blow molding containers An apparatus and method for blow molding hot-fill containers by a double blow process while utilizing a single blow molding wheel. The apparatus has multiple stations including preheat station for conditioning the preforms, a blow molding station having a... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5585065 | Biaxially-stretch-blow-molded container having excellent heat resistance and method of producing the same A biaxially-stretch-blow-molded container and a method of producing the same. Redraw ratio at the bottom portion is small in the secondary blow molding without employing a complex heating system but in which a secondary article obtained by subjecting a pr... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5562960 | Double-blown PET bottle shaped container having essentially no residual stress and superior heat resistance A biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate resin bottle-shaped container, and method of blow-molding the same, is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of heating the body portion of a preform at 90° C. to 130° C., biaxial-orientation blow-mold... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5556648 | Quick bottle production changeover utilizing multi-cavity molds in an extrusion blow molding system A blow molding apparatus is provided including a blow mold, an extrusion apparatus, a locator mechanism, and a blow pin. The blow mold has first and second blow mold halves which are engageable and disengageable with one another. The first and second blow... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5540879 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing biaxially oriented, thermally stable, blown containers A method of producing a blow-molded PET container suitable for hot-filling includes the steps of injection molding a preform, blow-molding the preform into a primary molded article larger than the desired final container, heating the primary article in a ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5520877 | Method of forming container with high-crystallinity sidewall and low-crystallinity base A method of making a polyester container having an enhanced level of crystallinity in the sidewall while maintaining a low level of crystallinity in a thickened base portion. The container is particularly useful as a refillable container which can withsta... | 05/28/1996 |
