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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 |
| 8442258 | Headphone A headphone including a headband, an ear cup attached to the headband, a baffle plate fixed to the ear cup and having a rib wall at its periphery, an ear pad engaged with the baffle plate, and a gas permeable buffer between the ear cup and the baffle plate, wherein ... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8295530 | Headphones and headset Headphones comprising a headband (10) having a first and second end. A first and second earpiece (20) is attached to the first and second end of the headband (10), respectively. The headband comprises a first and second spring layer (11, 12 | 10/23/2012 |
| 8213667 | Headphones Headphones include a head harness and two ear pieces provided to respective ends of the head harness. Each ear piece is movably coupled to the head harness by a ball and socket arrangement structured to allow spherical articulation of each ear piece with respect to ... | 07/03/2012 |
| 7653207 | Bistable spreading head harness The invention is directed to a spreading head harness for headphones or headsets and to headphones or headsets having a spreading head harness of this kind. In order to provide a spreading head harness for headphones or headsets which automatically spreads when open... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7424125 | Ergonomic behind-the-head personal audio set and method of manufacturing same A behind-the-head personal audio set for a personal audio device is disclosed. The personal audio set has a headband portion sized to grasp the crown area of the wearer's head while aligning at least one ear cup adjacent to the wearer's ear. The headband portion def... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7406180 | Headphone with behind-the-head headband There is provided a headphone with a behind-the-head headband comprising at least one transducer and a behind-the-head headband for receiving the transducer. The behind-the-head headband further comprises first and second contact locations for resting against a temp... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7382891 | Modular personal audio set and system A modular personal audio set and related system of use is disclosed. The modular personal audio set has a connector for detachably securing different mating-fittings for engaging jacks of different audio products is disclosed. Preferably, the personal audio set is a... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7356362 | Headset structure with built-in audio source A headset having a built-in audio source and cable management mechanism is disclosed herein. The headset is composed of two loop-style earpieces and a cable connecting the two earpieces. One earpiece has a built-in audio source such as a MP3 player, an AM/FM receive... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7283641 | Extensive mobility helmet headset and helmet which includes said headset A mobility helmet headset includes a hinged headband and a setting support to secure the headband onto the helmet, an intermediary arm and a mounting support of an earcup. The mounting support is hinged to the earcup and the intermediary arm is hinged to the mountin... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7245735 | Earmuff structure for headset or ear protector An earmuff structure for headset or ear protector includes two earmuff shells and two integrally injection molded speaker mounting plates that are screwed to an inner side of the earmuff shells and each has a central hole for receiving a speaker therein. The speaker... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245737 | Behind-the-head mounted personal audio set A reversible behind-the-head mounted personal audio set that may be worn on either a wearer's left or right ear is disclosed. The behind-the-head headband occupies a substantially horizontal plane and a headset-mounting portion is pivotally secured to the headband a... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7212645 | Ear warmer with a speaker system A frame has an interior side and an exterior side. The frame is configured to extend around the back of a user's head. A first membrane is coupled to at least a portion of the interior side of the frame. In one embodiment, a second membrane is coupled to the first m... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7172052 | Headphone A headphone has a headband and two earpieces each connected to the headband so as to be pivotable about at least two pivot axes. The two pivot axes intersect one another at a point of intersection that is positioned on or near a central axis of the earpiece, respect... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7072483 | Headphone A headphone has a headband and two earpieces each connected to the headband so as to be pivotable relative thereto. When assuming a Cartesian coordinate system having a Z plane that is a symmetry plane of the headphone, having a Y plane that is positioned perpendicu... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7035421 | Earphone set An earphone set includes two earphones and a connecting device. Each of the earphones has a sound output device respectively. The connecting device is connected to the two earphones. It is characterized in that the two earphones output sound signals in the same dire... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7024013 | Sound reduction/elimination device A sound attenuating device including an earmuff-like headset with two earpieces that is adjustable to accommodate different sized heads and includes a removable headband sleeve that eliminates hair entanglement. Additionally, one of the earpieces is fixedly attached... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6978483 | Apparatus and method for making an ear warmer and an ear warmer frame The present invention relates to an ear warmer device. More specifically, the present invention relates to apparatus and methods for making ear warmers and ear warmer frames. ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6888950 | Ear warming article including electronic device and easily interchangeable advertising areas An ear warming article that can be comprised of a C-shaped resilient band, an outer sleeve and a speaker or other electronic device is described. The outer sleeve is dimensioned to contain the resilient band, and includes two insulating, ear-receiving portions as we... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6868164 | Head phone device Apparatus that prevents the end of a tube that covers a band of a headphone apparatus from being exposed and that, when a cord for transferring an audio signal or the like passes through the tube covering the band, prevents the cord from becoming wound around the ba... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6829365 | MP-3 player An MP-3 player includes a first speaker portion in which a speaker is mounted so as to be positioned at an ear of a user, an electric device portion which is mounted in the first speaker portion and provided with electric parts for reproducing sounds from an MP-3 fi... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6792122 | Acoustic device An audio device has an electroacoustic transducer mounted on a clamp for converting an electric signal into an acoustic signal, an electromechanical vibration transducer for converting the electric signal into a mechanical vibration, and an abutting member having th... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6785396 | Earphone An earphone comprises a main body and an ear hanger. The main body is to be placed at an entrance of an external auditory meatus of an ear of a user. The main body includes a loudspeaker received therein. The ear hanger is connected to the main body. The ear hanger ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6711273 | Chin loop headset A chin loop headset comprising two acoustic transducers, and two side pieces, to the upper ends of which are fixed respective ones of the transducers and the upper ends of which can be moved elastically away from each other and which are connected together at their ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6622029 | One-hand adjustable headband headset A headset capable of being donned with one hand comprises a headband with a variety of possible hinges disposed between the edges of the headband. In response to flexing the hinge by bringing the edges of the headband towards each other, the headband open... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6603863 | Headphone apparatus for providing dynamic sound with vibrations and method therefor A headphone 10 has a pair of sound generating units 16 designed to be placed adjacent to ears of a user and a vibration generating unit 14 designed to be placed on a back neck of the user. In response to an audio signal, the sound generating units 16 gene... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6600826 | Modularly expandible, multi-user audio headphone An audio headphone is disclosed having a pair of earpiece speakers affixed to an adjustable leaf spring such as to allow the headphone to affix to a user's head in such a manner as to align the speakers with the user's ears. The speakers are in electrical... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6456721 | Headset with bone conduction speaker and microphone A headset with both a bone conduction speaker (1) and a microphone (2) is: excellent in fittingness to a wearer's head; free from any feeling of physical disorder; comfortable in use for a long period of time; and, substantially free from howling produced... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6434250 | Stereo headset with angled speakers Stereo apparatus having angled speakers so as to direct sound at a desired angle relative to the ears of the listener. The disclosed arrangements enhance the stereo sound effect and provide accurate stereo imaging, as well as sound stage expansion, throug... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6430299 | Headset assembly including replaceable battery A headset assembly includes an electronics housing and a replaceable battery. The battery includes a recessed region for limiting contact between the battery housing and the electrical contacts of the electronics housing. The contacts of the battery inclu... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6385325 | Headphone device A headphone device includes first and second head band members, a first fulcrum portion for pivotally supporting top ends of the first and second head band members so that the lower ends of the first and second head band members are moved towards and away... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6295366 | Aircraft headset An aircraft headset includes a headset band, including a head element and a pair of ear cup supports slidably received in the head element, ear cups pivotally attached at one end of each ear cup support; and a microphone boom pivotally attached to one of ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6236732 | Headphone CD player A headphone based compact disk player is designed to be worn on a user's head in normal fashion and to play a compact disk received within the device through speakers located within the device. The headphone based compact disk player has a first housing h... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6081604 | Electric sound converter A head-phone having a case member storing therein a headphone unit, wherein a coating film containing a light discolor pigment to be discolored by irradiation of sun light is provided on the whole surface or a predetermined surface of the case member.... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5970155 | Headset for hearing protectors The invention relates to a headset (1) for a hearing protector provided with a padding part (12) having an essentially elliptical ear opening (18). The headset comprises a microphone (2), an earphone (3), and conducting wires (7) for bringing signals to t... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5792878 | Process for preparing chiral epoxides using chiral manganese triazanonane complexes as oxidation catalysts A process for preparing chiral epoxides using chiral manganese triazanonane complexes as oxidation catalysts. These catalysts have the general formula Mnu (L)v (OR)w (μO)x (μOAc)y !Xz !(III )... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5457751 | Ergonomic headset Headset framework apparatus designed to be worn around the back of the head, and supported, in part, by the ears of the user, and, in part, by the nape, or back of, the user's neck. The framework and support means of the apparatus, is preferably, substant... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5384857 | Snap-in attachment for ear defender cup A snap-in attachment of a headband or other support means for a hearing-protection cup is described. The snap-in contact comprises a sliding pin (6) the journal section (7) of which is oval or elliptical in cross section, and a jaw element with two resili... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5381486 | Communications headset having a universal joint-mounted microphone boom A communication headset is disclosed having a microphone for transmitting the user's voice and a receiver for transmitting audio signals into the user's ear. In a monaural configuration, the headset includes a resilient, generally U-shaped headband, to be... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5357585 | Headphone assembly A headphone assembly adapted for engaging a user's head includes an adjustable headband having first and second ends. A right ear piece is attached to a first end, and a left ear piece is attached to a second end of the headband. Each ear piece is substan... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5280651 | Portable sound system having a detachable headset for selectively engaging the body to form a carrying handle A portable sound system including a body having an audio signal generator, such as a radio receiver or a tape cassette player, a headset and a communication line extending between the headset and the audio signal generator. The headset releasably engages ... | 01/18/1994 |
