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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 |
| 8178479 | Compatibilized polymer processing additives The present invention relates to compositions and methods for improving the melt processing of polymeric materials, and more particularly to the use of compatibilized polymer processing additives to enhance the melt processing of polymeric matrices. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8053398 | Lubricant compositions, condom products and methods of making same Warming personal lubricant compositions, condom products including such compositions and methods of making such condom products are disclosed. The present warming lubricant compositions include at least about 50% by weight of a polyalkylene glycol component, prefera... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8030260 | Pre-shave compositions and methods of using same Preshave compositions and methods of using such compositions are disclosed. The present preshave compositions include at least about 50% by weight of a polyalkylene glycol component, preferably including at least two portions of different molecular weights, and an a... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8030261 | Lubricant compositions, condom products and methods of making same Warming personal lubricant compositions, condom products including such compositions and methods of making such condom products are disclosed. The present warming lubricant compositions include at least about 50% by weight of a polyalkylene glycol component, prefera... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7977287 | Microemulsion (nanotechnology) additive to oil A micro-emulsion forming (nanotechnology) oil additive composition is disclosed which improves the fuel economy and reduces the exhaust emissions of internal combustion machines when used at a cost effective dose level of about 20:1 to 2,000:1 in the crankcase lubri... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7932220 | Water compatible hydraulic fluids A composition for use in an oil chamber of a tool includes a hydraulic oil; and a surfactant, wherein the surfactant is present at an amount sufficient to form micelles in the hydraulic oil. The composition may further include an amphiphilic copolymer. A method incl... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7875581 | Lubricant composition for resin conveyor and method for using same A lubricant composition for a resin conveyor, comprising specific (A) a nonionic surfactant and (B) water and, if necessary, (C) (a) a cationic surfactant and/or (b) an amphoteric surfactant, and a method for using same. Using a specific nonionic surfactant as the m... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7863230 | Lubricant compositions, condom products and methods of making same Warming personal lubricant compositions, condom products including such compositions and methods of making such condom products are disclosed. The present warming lubricant compositions include at least about 50% by weight of a polyalkylene glycol component, prefera... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7846885 | Glyceryl ethers as preservatives for cooling lubricants Cooling lubricant (concentrate or solution) comprising a cooling lubricant base based on mineral and/or synthetic oil and preservative comprising (a) one or more 1- or 2-(C3 to C24 alkyl)glyceryl ethers. ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7776803 | Working materials with smart cutting fluids An process for working a material in which a reverse thermal fluid is used as a cutting fluid and, as a result of heat generated during the working process, the fluid increases in temperature above its transition temperature and viscosifies and thickens. In another ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7741259 | Environmentally compatible hydraulic fluid Environmentally safe and compatible fluids that are useful as lubricants, and especially as hydraulic fluids, in mobile machinery are formulated to be non-contaminating when accidentally contacted with surrounding vegetation, and removable from vegetation by simply ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7737095 | Hydrodynamic bearing device, and spindle motor and information device using the same A hydrodynamic bearing device comprises at least one of a rotating component and a fixed component having a dynamic pressure-generating mechanism, and a lubricant present in a gap between the rotating component and the fixed component; wherein the lubricant contains... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7531488 | Lubricating oil for refrigerator with compressor Disclosed is a lubricating oil for compression-type refrigerator comprising, as a main component, a polyoxyalkyleneglycol derivative represented by the general formula: R1[(OR2)mOR3]n wherein ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7517839 | Lubricating oil for refrigerator with compressor A lubricating oil for compression-type refrigerator includes, as a main component, a polyoxyalkyleneglycol derivative represented by the general formula: R1(OR2)m-OR3]n wherein R1 is a methyl group, R2 is a propyl... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7504367 | Method of controlling lubricant properties by means of diluting the same A process is provided for controlling two or more properties of a lubricant or working fluid for use in a system in which operating conditions change. The process contains the steps of: (i) providing a base fluid in which the two or more properties are optimal for â... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7456138 | Functional fluids containing alkylene oxide copolymers having low pulmonary toxicity The invention relates to a method of reducing the inhalation toxicity of functional fluids by incorporating into a functional fluid an effective amount of copolymer which is obtainable by copolymerizing etheylene oxide, propylene oxide and/or butylenes oxide with an... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7435273 | Alkoxylated alkyl phenols and the use thereof in fuels and lubricants Alkoxylated alkylphenols which have at least one long-chain alkyl radical having at least one tertiary or quaternary carbon atom are prepared and are used as fuel or lubricant additives in fuel and lubricant compositions. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7405186 | Lubricant compositions, condom products and methods of making same Warming personal lubricant compositions, condom products including such compositions and methods of making such condom products are disclosed. The present warming lubricant compositions include at least about 50% by weight of a polyalkylene glycol component, prefera... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7385089 | Fluorochemical ketone compounds and processes for their use A fluorochemical ketone compound consists of two terminal, branched, independently fluoroalkylcarbonyl or perfluoroalkylcarbonyl groups and an intervening linear perfluoropolyether segment, each of the terminal groups optionally comprising at least one catenated het... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384895 | Conveyor lubricant, passivation of a thermoplastic container to stress cracking and thermoplastic stress crack inhibitor Thermally formed thermoplastic articles can be protected from stress cracking in the presence of stress cracking promoting compounds by forming a shaped article comprising a thermoplastic and a liquid hydrocarbon oil composition. We have found that the liquid hydroc... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381690 | Stable aqueous slurry suspensions An aqueous slurry composition for lapping, saw wire cutting, and finishing operations which contains about 0.1 to 70% by weight of abrasive particles, 0.1 to 20% by weight of suspending particles that have a density of less than or similar to the aqueous or semi-aqu... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7371712 | Conveyor lubricant and method for transporting articles on a conveyor system The passage of a container along a conveyor is lubricated by applying to the container or conveyor a mixture of a water-miscible silicone material and a water-miscible lubricant. The mixture can be applied in relatively low amounts and with relatively low or no wate... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371711 | Conveyor lubricant and method for transporting articles on a conveyor system The passage of a container along a conveyor is lubricated by applying to the container or conveyor a mixture of a water-miscible silicone material and a water-miscible lubricant. The mixture can be applied in relatively low amounts and with relatively low or no wate... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7332461 | Anionic surfactants A lubricant composition for metal forming and cutting has at least one compound of the formula (I): R1—(AO)n—OOC—(CH2)m—Ph—(R2)p where R1 is a C1 to C15 alky... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326274 | Binder compositions and methods for binder assisted forming Multiphase polymeric binders for binder assisted forming of sinterable powder bodies are formulated to demonstrate improved rheological properties in the form of newtonion or near newtonion flow behavior thereby reducing dependence of binder viscosity on shear by ta... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323117 | Refrigerating oil composition for natural substance-based refrigerants This invention describes a refrigerating oil composition for natural substance-based refrigerants which comprises (A) a synthetic oil component comprising a polyether compound having a pour point of −10° C. or lower and (B) a mineral oil component comprising sulf... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7288506 | Aluminum carboxylate drag reducers for hydrocarbon emulsions Aluminum carboxylate drag reducing agents are described herein. These materials are useful to reduce drag in hydrocarbon fluids and multiphase fluids of hydrocarbon(s) and water. No injection probes or other special equipment is expected to be required to introduce ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282159 | Process for heat transfer utilizing a polytrimethylene ether glycol or polytrimethylene ether ester glycol based heat transfer fluid Heat transfer fluids comprising a polytrimethylene ether glycol or random polytrimethylene ether ester glycol, or mixtures thereof, and processes of using them in order to transfer heat. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276467 | Insulating medium The disclosed invention provides a composition that possesses insulation values approaching that of uncompressed foam neoprene. The liquid composition is incompressible and may be formulated to be neutrally buoyant in water. The composition is suitable for a use in ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7268102 | Glyceryl ethers as preservatives for cooling lubricants Cooling lubricant (concentrate or solution) comprising a cooling lubricant base based on mineral and/or synthetic oil and preservative comprising (a) one or more 1- or 2-(C3 to C24 alkyl) glyceryl ethers. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252779 | Transesterification composition of fatty acid esters, and uses thereof This invention is a composition that includes a transesterified fatty acid ester resulting from the reaction of a fatty acid ester, in the presence of an acid, with a hydroxyl-containing compound. The fatty acid esters of the invention are selected from those with a... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244695 | Method for reducing wear of steel elements in sliding-rolling contact According to the invention there is provided a method of reducing wear of one or both of two steel elements having surfaces in sliding or sliding-rolling contact. The method involves applying an HPF friction control composition to one, or more than one contacting su... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7217373 | Fluorocarbon, oxygenated and non-oxygenated lubricant, and compatibilizer composition, and method for replacing refrigeration composition in a refrigeration system The present invention relates to refrigerant compositions comprising a fluorocarbon, an oxygenated lubricant, a non-oxygenated lubricant, and a compatibilizer. The present invention further relates to methods for replacing a chlorofluorocarbon and/or hydrochlorofluo... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7205337 | End-capped polymers and compositions containing such compounds End-capped polymers, methods for making those end-capped polymers, compositions containing those end-capped polymers, and methods for using those compositions are disclosed. One of the disclosed end-capped copolymers has the formula (I): | 04/17/2007 |
| 7196042 | Grease composition and rolling apparatus A grease composition is produced by mixing a thickener comprising a fluoro resin and a second thickener component (a metallic soap, a complex metallic soap, an N-substituted terephthalamic acid metal salt, organic bentonite or a calcium sulfonate complex) into a bas... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185699 | Water compatible hydraulic fluids A composition for use in an oil chamber of a tool includes a hydraulic oil; and a surfactant, wherein the surfactant is present at an amount sufficient to form micelles in the hydraulic oil. The composition may further include an amphiphilic copolymer. A method incl... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179769 | Poly (trimethylene-ethylene ether) glycol lube oils A lube oil composition is disclosed which comprises poly(trimethylene-ethylene ether) glycol and at least one lube oil additive. The base stock can be optionally mixed with other base stocks. Preferably, the composition is used as hydraulic fluid, brake fluid, heat ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176169 | Refrigerator lubricant compositions A lubricant composition for use in a rotary vane compressor has a base oil component that comprises an alkylbenzene as a major component thereof and a polyol ester as a minor component thereof. In particular, the base oil component comprises at least 55% by weight o... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7148188 | Bottlewash additive comprising an alkyl diphenylene oxide disulfonate An alkaline bottlewashing concentrate effective for removal of mold and for protecting polyethylene terephthalate containers including at least one cleaning/protecting surfactant which is a C4 to C20 alkyl diphenylene oxide disulfonate, an etho... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7135441 | Lubricating grease composition and rolling apparatus A grease composition is disclosed, wherein a metallic soap-base thickener containing a long-fiber material having a major axis part length of at least 3 μm is blended with a base oil obtained by mixing a lubricating oil having a polar group within the molecule stru... | 11/14/2006 |
