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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 |
| 7314135 | Tampon and medication holder with date indicator A unitary apparatus is provided that includes in one device a holder for one or more prepackaged feminine hygiene absorbers, related medication, and a date indicator. In one form it is a portable device that may be compact enough to be carried inconspicuously in a p... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7278548 | Closure lid with a dual panel and the production thereof The invention pertains to a cover for a beverage can body (3) with an inner and an outer cover panel (30, 10) that are spaced apart from one another (h20) in the axial direction (100) such that an intermediate space (20) is for... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7191507 | Method of producing a wireless communication device A method for manufacturing wireless communication devices for use in tracking or identifying other items comprises a number of cutting techniques that allow the size of the antenna for the wireless communication device. Further, the chip for the wireless communicati... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168596 | Cask for drawing off liquids under the effect of pressure A keg is formed from (A) a shaped jacket or liner forming a container, obtained from at least two nonsymmetrical parts (1a, 1b) welded together, one of the parts containing an opening provided with a neck, and (B) a filling/tapping device... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165306 | Overcap having improved fit The combination of an injection-molded, snap-on cap and a blow-molded, plastic container are designed to act together to provide a seal that prevents a loss of freshness to the porous product stored within, regardless of variations in the manufacturing process. Inst... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150597 | Method for manufacturing design tab end using pilot hole of tab coil The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a design tab end using a pilot hole of a tab coil. The method includes punching a pilot hole on a tab coil in the same pitch as that of tab forming pitch of a conversion press prior to design printing, wash... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7131536 | Overcap packaging device for disc-shaped items and related materials and method for packaging such discs and material A packaging device is provided for packaging at least one disc-shaped item such as a CD-ROM or a DVD. The packaging device includes a first member for the storage of disc-shaped media in a chamber or cavity, which container may be attached to storage devices of vari... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7098850 | Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method A wireless communication device includes an antenna for wireless communication with a remote interrogator. Several embodiments are disclosed to increase the options available to designers of wireless communication devices. In some embodiments, the antenna is a quart... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7028424 | Article marker A marker device for identifying an article or possessions including a tab member extending from a mounting member. The mounting member is adapted to be releasably secured to an article and is of inverted channel-shaped configuration. The tab member is preferably an ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7017762 | Medication reminder system A cap or closure for medication bottles, containers or vials has a base with a peripheral wall to define a recess. A cover is notably located in the recess below the rim of the peripheral wall. The cover has a marker that is selectively aligned with indica indicatin... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6994227 | vacuum container to preserve food A vacuum container for preserving food is disclosed herein that includes a cover member for covering an upper part of a container member in which food is filled, a piston member equipped with the cover member and ascending and descending movable, and first and secon... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6964549 | License plate mounting fastener A license plate fastener assembly useful in attaching a license plate to a motor vehicle includes a cup-like resilient adapter provided with an annular base surface conformed to receive the license plate fastener. The skirt of the adapter surrounding the fastener he... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6938771 | Film wrapped containers and processes for the production and marketing thereof A film wrapped container is disclosed including a container having no human-readable visible display markings thereon; and a heat shrinkable PVC or PETG film wrapping having human-readable display markings thereon is heat shrunk on the container in a manner such tha... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926487 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing marked articles to be included in cans In a method and apparatus for manufacturing articles (e.g., opening tabs) to be included in cans, a metal strip is fed into an article forming unit in which the metal strip is punched and stamped to form the articles. Before the article forming operation, the strip ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926456 | Guiding device for a marking arrangement A device for guiding a continuous strip past a marking unit, which is arranged to non-mechanically provide markings on at least one strip surface, includes a longitudinal channel for receiving the strip. The channel is at least partly defined by guiding elements tha... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6330760 | Promotional product A promotional product including a figurine capable of balancing on a food container or a beverage drinking vessel adjacent a top thereof, the figurine being custom made to balance on each different type of a food container or a beverage drinking vessel an... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6158155 | Lid for a beverage container A lid for covering a beverage container. The lid includes a platform configured for engaging the container, and the platform includes retaining structure and a top surface with indicia associated therewith. An index member is retained generally on the top... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6082030 | Beverage can identification system An identifier tag for identifying the owner of a beverage can having a beverage can top equipped with a lever tab with a gripping end having a gripping end tab aperture formed therein, and a securing rivet securing an affixed end of the lever tab to the b... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6053349 | Beverage can identification apparatus and method for reducing the spread of disease by limiting the chance of inadvertent drinking from an open can of another A technique for avoiding the risk of spreading communicable diseases in drinking inadvertently from another's open beverage can by applying distinctive user identification markers on the can top cover, positioned arcuately about the cover and identified b... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6000159 | Datable food storage containers A datable food storage container including a vessel having an upper mouth-defining structure, a vessel wall and a vessel bottom; a lid fixable to the upper mouth-defining structure, the lid having a top surface and a bottom surface, the lid having a lid c... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5896990 | Container with consumption indicator A container assembly is provided for use in monitoring consumption of a liquid from the container assembly. The container assembly includes a body constructed and arranged to hold a liquid. The body has a base portion and an opposing top portion. The top ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5863072 | Data tag for writing implements A data tag(1) for a writing implement (8) fitted with a clip (7). The clip has a longitudinal recess in its underside facing the writing implement (8). The tag is a strip of material (1) with a tab (2). The tab is insertable into the clearance between the... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5799815 | Device and kit for identifying pop-top cans An improved device for identifying an individual pop-top can having a pull tab for levering open the can is provided. The device includes a flexible resilient sleeve of elastomeric plastic or rubber or the like which slides over and seats on the free end ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5671558 | Flush valve advertising display device An advertisement display device which is removably secured to a toilet flush valve cap. The device is comprised of a clear plastic valve cap cover which receives advertisements therein and is then placed over the valve cap. The device may be secured onto ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5592766 | Container lid/closure with printed closure insert An improved container closure and printed matter insert. The closure includes a central recess for receiving the insert with an inwardly projecting flange for retaining the insert therein. The closure includes an outer skirt, a top wall, and an angled sid... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5492077 | Indicating pop top beverage container An easy open beverage container has a lever tab for breaking open a scored panel portion of the end wall by lifting up the distal lift end. The tab is held rotatably to the end wall by a rivet, which acts as a fulcrum forcing the proximal end of the tab d... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5422152 | Sleeve label attachment A sleeve label for application to the peripheral exterior of an article such as a gas cylinder, including a flexible label sleeve having a circumference and a central axis, and first and second portions parallel to its axis and extending the length of the... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5375828 | Cup lid game A combination drinking glass lid and game includes a base which operates to cover and seal a drinking glass. The base includes an opening there through for passage of a drinking straw. Supported upon the base is a game of skill or chance, such as a target... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5316166 | Containers A combined pull tab and token is disclosed in which the token includes a body and the pull tab includes a clinched peripheral curl portion. The pull tab is adapted to be attached to a container wall, and a portion of the token is engaged within the clinch... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5283061 | Cosmetic color display apparatus and methods A color display facsimile of a cosmetic product comprised of the formulation of an original cosmetic product and prescribed amounts of each of a thermoplastic, copolymeric hardening agent and a hydrocarbonous-based temperature control component. The resul... | 02/01/1994 |
| 4662520 | Lid construction for bowls and the like A lid construction adapted to be utilized on bowls and the like includes a lid member having top and bottom surfaces, a first set of indicia disposed upon the top surface of the lid member, a rod member extending through and upwardly from a center portion... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4518096 | Drink-through container lid with removable drink-through section A drink-through lid for beverage containers is disclosed in which a pre-scored drink-through section is included which is removable by squeezing gripping surfaces on opposite sides of a score line which fractures the score line and permits the section to ... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4407426 | Round ice cream carton lid A closure for a cylindrically shaped ice cream carton or the like includes a unitary circular shaped plastic lid provided with a depending skirt portion. The top surface of the lid includes an upwardly and inwardly extending concentric bead inwardly taper... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4389802 | Scalloped paperboard insert for use with plastic lid A lid insert is provided for releasable connection to a plastic lid having a subtantially flat top surface and an upwardly and inwardly projecting peripheral bead disposed above and spaced from the top surface of the lid. The lid insert is made of paperbo... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4380129 | Proof-of-purchase for self-opening cans A novel proof-of-purchase configuration for a pull ring, lever style opening device is disclosed for both a detachable and non-detachable self-opening can lid.... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4363179 | Promotional can end An improved can end of the type openable without tools by a consumer moving a tab to rupture a can end along a score line, which features promotional material concealed beneath the tab until the tab is pivoted so as to open the can, is disclosed.... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4322016 | Proof-of-purchase means for self-opening cans A pressure-sensitive proof-of-purchase label is transferably affixed to the undersurface of an opening lever of a self-opening can such that the label is inaccessible without actuating the lever to open the can. The label, after opening the can, is transf... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4282974 | Plastic-enclosed metal barrel A plastic encased metal barrel has annular stack edges of plastic, which axially project beyond the barrel bottom and top. The top and bottom stack edges form annular noses which project axially. The diameters of the annular noses are so related to one an... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4227613 | Lid for goods dispatch container A goods dispatch container having a superimposed lid for the dispatch of goods from the wholesale warehouse to the customer having two rows of ten marking points on the upper side of the lid which are provided with symbols and two are identified with addi... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4219119 | Decorative cake container A two piece decorative cake container is adapted in dimensions to completely cover a cake, and the cake container is appropriately decorated to provide the decorations suitable for a specific celebration. The invention can include suitable removable decor... | 08/26/1980 |
