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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 |
| 7118631 | Method for separating substances from particulate solids A method for separating a substance such as a hydrocarbon from a particulate material such as soil is provided. An aqueous slurry is formed and a shear force is applied to the slurry, such as in a reversible helical screw conveyor, while the slurry is vibrated. The ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108137 | Method and apparatus for separating particles by size A method and apparatus for separating a mixture of particles of various sizes in a capillary tube into groups by size using multiple forces of controlled amplitude. Ultrasonic radiation at a first selected frequency is applied to set up a standing pressure wave in t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7083764 | Method and apparatus for treating liquids A method and apparatus for treating fluids by transmitting ultrasonic energy into the fluids to produce high intensity cavitations in the fluids as the fluids pass through the apparatus. The fluids are retained in the apparatus for a sufficient period of time to des... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6376560 | Ink follower for water-base ballpoint pens and method of manufacturing the same This invention relates to ink follower for a water-base ballpoint pen with its bubbles removed, time-dependent stability, less oil separation, and greatly reduced lot-to-lot viscosity difference and associated performance difference, and a method for manu... | 04/23/2002 |
| 5951456 | Ultrasonic methods and apparatus for separating materials in a fluid mixture An efficient method of separating a first material from a second material in a fluid mixture is provided. The fluid mixture of interest is caused to flow through two different sonic wave fields. In one field, the sonic waves travel in a direction perpendi... | 09/14/1999 |
| 4582629 | Use of microwave radiation in separating emulsions and dispersions of hydrocarbons and water Oil and water emulsions can be more rapidly separated when exposed to electromagnetic radiation in the range of from 1 to 300 millimeters, commonly called microwaves. The microwave treatment can be in conjunction with other separating and heating devices ... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4263160 | Process for the preparation of stable dispersions of alkyl phosphate esters A method for preparing storage stable dispersion of an alkyl phosphate ester dispersed in an alcohol which can be used as a component of detergent, which comprises heating the dispersion to a temperature sufficient to form a molten blend by liquifying the... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4176605 | Lithographic printing process A lithographic printing process characterized by demulsifying an emulsion ink by the action of a cooling means and, if desired, a shearing force-giving means provided in a region of ink distributing rollers in an inking system.... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4139451 | Method for dewatering coke tar-water mixtures A method for dewatering tar-water mixtures obtained from the coking of coal is disclosed. The method involves adding to the tar from 150 to 3,000 ppm of a di-tri butyl ethoxylated phenol compound dissolved in water, heating the tar-water mixture, and then... | 02/13/1979 |
