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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 |
| 8157448 | Bearing There is a requirement to provide bearings in relatively low speed non continuous situations such as with regards to turnover stands for engine and winding assembly. Previous bearings incorporating rolling elements are relatively expensive and over specified for suc... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7927017 | Lower a-frame bushing assembly Bearing assembly that is of integral construction or manufacture and is capable of internal lubrication. The all metal construction gives a long lasting, easily installable, easy to lubricate, smooth ride bushing assembly. ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7658546 | Bearing assembly A bearing assembly comprising a housing and a ball at least partially housed within the housing. The housing comprises a race having a concave bearing surface, a sleeve surrounding the race, and a resilient member disposed between the race and the sleeve. The surfac... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7604412 | Self-lubricating bearings A self-lubricating bearing for use in low pressure, high frequency, small amplitude applications and methods of operating and constructing the same, the bearing having a self-lubricating liner and a counterface surface in close sliding contact therewith, the counter... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7568840 | Sealed spherical bearing A sealed spherical bearing having a bearing housing (1), a ball (2) located therein and a ring-like seal (4) having an inner edge (6) and an outer edge (5) located between the bearing housing (1) and the ball (2), one... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7559698 | Spherical bearing arrangement A split ball portion for a spherical bearing arrangement, which split ball portion is to form one of a plurality of split ball portions to be arranged together in a bearing housing of the spherical bearing arrangement to form a composite ball, the split ball portion... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7396017 | Shaft seal assembly A shaft seal assembly for maintaining a seal during shaft misalignment comprising a first sealing means adjacent said shaft with a defined clearance between said shaft and said sealing means, said shaft moveable axially in relation to said first sealing means; a sec... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7387444 | Oil-impregnated sintered bearing Disclosed is an oil-impregnated sintered bearing in which local relative sliding between the oil-impregnated sintered bearing and the shaft is avoided, thereby mitigating stress concentration on the bearing surface of the oil-impregnated sintered bearing. An oil-imp... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7374257 | Machine track roller assembly A track-type work machine is provided, including a roller frame and a track extending about the roller frame. A track roller is mounted along the roller frame and rotatable against the track. The track roller is rotatably supported by a bearing that includes a shaft... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7344311 | Suspension joint bearing An improved bearing for use in movable sockets and suspension joints. The improved bearing is annular, having an outer dimension sized to seat within the housing of a suspension joint or movable socket. An inner surface of the bearing is configured to receive the he... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7306374 | Special type bearing device The invention provides a special type bearing device that is insusceptible to damage, is light in weight, has a long service life and excellent wear resistance, is insusceptible to the effect of change in temperature, is easy to fabricate, and has little offensivene... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7240584 | Connecting rod with profiled bore for increased load capability An engine cylinder piston connecting rod subassembly, for use in an engine, includes a piston (53), a piston pin (52) and a connecting rod (51). The connecting rod has a piston end portion with a piston pin bore (62). The piston pin is in... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7223019 | Swivel slide bearing The invention relates to a swivel slide bearing comprising an inner first bearing part (31) with an outer first bearing surface (31a) and comprising an outer second bearing part (32) with an inner second bearing surface (32a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207561 | Sheet feeder In the sheet feeder, a first intermediate gear support shaft is inserted into a bearing of a first intermediate gear, and contains a bearing engaging part including a sectional shape having a substantial D-shaped cut having a flat part and a circular part. The beari... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7178985 | Bearing holding structure and motor having same In a bearing holding structure in which a bearing whose outer circumferential surface is formed in a spherical shape is sandwiched between an end frame and a holding plate, the holding surfaces of the end frame and the holding plate extend axially in opposite direct... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172352 | Bearing In one embodiment, a bearing comprises a cylindrical bearing surface supporting a spherical journal surface. In another embodiment, a device comprises a shaft having a spherical journal surface supported inside and rotatable against a cylindrical bearing surface. In... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7108331 | Generation of in-line skates and skate-boards with safety “EDGING FRICTION CONTROL™” The invention discloses a technology to safely control speed and brake on in-line skates using a ski-like technique, wherein in-line skate wheels can rotate both vertically and at an angle. When angled (or “canted”) the wheels contact a friction strip within the... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7091640 | Motor with a multifunction bearing cap and method of assembly A motor and method of assembly of a motor having a stator core and at least a first end shield. The method includes selecting a bearing cap from one of a plurality of bearing caps. Each of the plurality of bearing caps has a different bearing cap length and is dimen... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090403 | Articulated seal A combination of a bearing isolator shaft and housing with a stator member affixed to said housing, a plurality of spherical faces or interfaces between said rotor and said stator, said spherical interfaces having identical center points between said shaft and radia... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077573 | Contact bearing A bearing adapted to support and allow controlled relative movement with an opposed bearing surface. The bearing is constructed to have a long life by incorporating a surface that addresses many causes of friction and wear. The bearing includes a plurality of suppor... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7055439 | Interior contour for bore of a friction support bearing of a railway locomotive traction motor A contour or profile of a bore of a locomotive traction-motor support bearing structure, where such profile preserves the currently center-loading of the upper load zone but moves inboardly the lower load zone to a more general central location. The profile of the b... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040812 | Bearing assembly and method of manufacturing a bearing assembly A bearing assembly and method of manufacturing a bearing assembly exposable to transmission fluid, the method comprising the steps of: providing a bearing housing (2) having: a base; an annular wall (11) upstanding from the base having an inner (6 | 05/09/2006 |
| 7008113 | Roller bearing in a deep-drilling apparatus A ball-bearing unit for a bearing of a deep-drilling apparatus having bearing races made from steel with balls disposed therebetween. Contaminated drilling medium passes into the space between the bearing races. Load-bearing balls made from ceramic alternate with se... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6974258 | Limited swivel self-aligning bearing assembly A motor shaft bearing assembly restricts the pivoting or swiveling movement of a self-aligning bearing supporting a motor shaft in a bearing seat. The bearing assembly provides projections adjacent the bearing seat that engage with an exterior surface of the bearing... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6960024 | Center bearing assembly including a support member containing a rheological fluid A center bearing assembly rotatably supports an intermediate portion of a vehicle driveshaft assembly during use. The center bearing assembly includes a rigid bracket that is secured to a support surface of the vehicle, a support member that is supported within the ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955473 | Bushing joint A sleeve joint with a mount assembly unit (1) and with an inner part (2) is presented, in which the mount assembly unit (1) has a housing (3) as well as a bearing shell (4) inserted into the housing (3) for the slidingly mov... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6860638 | Spherical bearing A spherical bearing including a generally annular first portion having at least a partial substantially spherical outer surface and a generally annular second portion having at least a partial substantially concave surface, the outer surface at least partially engag... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6860637 | Bearing arrangement A bearing arrangement for an articulatable support (6) comprises bearing assemblies (20/28, 22/29, 24/30 and 26/32). In one embodiment the assemblies comprise a ball (20, 22, 24, 26) and aperture (40 FIG. 2) having sliding c... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6786642 | Compliant foil-fluid bearing support arrangement A foil-fluid bearing assembly adapted for supporting a shaft within an outer bearing housing. The foil-fluid bearing assembly comprises a bearing sleeve having an outer surface and an inner circumferential surface diametrically sized to receive the shaft therewithin... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6758381 | Pinch roller device A pinch roller device for running the tape includes a rotatable hollow cylindrical elastic member; a sleeve for holding the elastic member; a bearing integrated with the sleeve; a pinch roller shaft for rotatably supporting the bearing, which has an effective bearin... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6755333 | Tape guide post mechanism A tape guide post mechanism for guiding running of a tape is provided. The tape guide post mechanism includes a post arm, the post arm including a tape guide post, around which the tape is looped, and which guides running of the tape, and a hole. The tape guide post... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6752306 | Pinch roller apparatus A pinch roller apparatus which can stably move a tape in accordance with a sufficient self-aligning function is provided. A circular sliding plate brought into contact with both of an upper end surface and a lower end surface of a plain bearing is mounted to a pinch... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6709183 | Joint A joint having a metal or plastic core and a metal or plastic outer shell. The core has two studs extending in a direction of an axis of rotation and arranged vertically at 180° from each other. The outer shell consists of two half shells, each having a reinforcing... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6700255 | Bearing system with flexible bearing bracket A bearing system that includes a bearing 50 supported in a flexible bearing bracket, for example for use in fractional horsepower shaded pole type electric motors. The bearing system is self aligning, the bracket being able to deflect to compensate for de... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6648513 | Plain bearing There is disclosed a plain bearing comprising: a back metal; and a bearing alloy layer bonded onto the back metal which bearing alloy layer is provided at a surface side thereof with a cylindrical bearing face extended in the direction of the axis of the ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6520682 | High strength ball end for a hitch link A bearing assembly for a hitch link having a removable spherical bushing within a socket is arranged to be symmetrical about a plane dissecting the socket lengthwise of the link. The socket is formed with laterally extending protrusion to increase the soc... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6517246 | Flexible support and method for a steady bearing An improved flexible support for a steady bearing in rotational contact with the surface of a shaft allows the bearing and housing to substantially track the contact surface of an impeller shaft when the shaft is subject to elastic deflection during opera... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6467669 | Pinch roller device A pinch roller apparatus which can stably move a tape in accordance with a sufficient self-aligning function is provided. A circular sliding plate brought into contact with both of an upper end surface and a lower end surface of a plain bearing is mounted... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6457868 | Shaft bearing with spherical collar for the shaft A shaft bearing system having a housing including a spherical collar for the shaft. The shaft bearing is made up of a cage (19) into which the spherical collar (20) is inserted. The cage is installed in a recess (18) in a housing (16); a sleeve (21) is ar... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6390700 | Absolute location low wear bearing for an imaging apparatus A bearing for an imaging apparatus includes a first bearing flank including a first bearing surface having a shape in cross-section defined by a first arc having a first radius extending from a first surface axis. The bearing further includes a second bea... | 05/21/2002 |
