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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 |
| 7171454 | Method for providing real-time production information using in-situ web services embedded in electronic production equipment Electronics assembly equipment 12 includes a controller 13 including computer readable medium having stored thereon, executable instructions defining at least one web service 10. The web service includes information relating to the equipment. Th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7171659 | System and method for configurable software provisioning A system and method for the automated provisioning of software applications onto one or more computers. The provisioning system uses a model of the application, which describes the application in terms of its software features and the actions to manipulate the appli... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167767 | Glass production sequencing A method and apparatus for controlling production run sequences of insulating glass units based on manufacturing variables. The method creates a sequence of runs of insulating glass units to be produced for assembly to window or door sash and frames at a plurality o... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7168075 | Automation device and updating method A device used for control or monitoring of a process is updated without interruption or exceeding upper response time limits for response to a change in the state of the process. If the updating task requires too much run time, the updating task is terminated. As so... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165119 | Search enhancement system and method having rankings, explicitly specified by the user, based upon applicability and validity of search parameters in regard to a subject matter The system and method comprises enhancement of results for a search engine, wherein the results from the search engine are refined or reorganized, based upon information from an identified secondary source. The results obtained using a conventional search are compar... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7164959 | Method and system of classifying demand data A method of classifying demand for an allocation term. The inventive method first inputs demand data, order data, and supply data. The method then classifies the demand data into prioritized demand data according to the order data and the supply data. The method fin... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7164958 | Modification planning arrangement A modification planning arrangement and method for a paper, board, finishing, or pulp machine, which includes as parties, a customer (10), a main supplier (11) and at least one sub-supplier (12), as well as a server linked to them over a telecom... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162318 | Resource management and planning using a memory resident data module A method for resource management and planning includes loading into memory near real-time information associated with multiple enterprise and affiliated production facilities, the near real-time information including demand information indicating demand for a produc... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162320 | Assembly line quality control Disclosed herein is a method of controlling an assembly line, comprising the steps of providing an article assembly line; designating, on the assembly line, an upstream processing station and a downstream processing station; delivering a first article to the upstrea... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7155377 | Method and system for calculating the spatial-temporal effects of climate and other environmental conditions on animals The present invention is a system and method for accurately calculating the spatial-temporal effects of a variety of environmental conditions on animal individual, population and community dynamics, given the animal's temperature-dependent behaviors, morphology and ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7155519 | Systems and methods for enhancing connectivity between a mobile workforce and a remote scheduling application Systems and methods for enhancing connectivity are discussed. An illustrative aspect of the invention includes a method for enhancing connectivity. The method includes scheduling an order to be performed by a worker into a schedule, accessing the schedule by a mobil... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151972 | Method for autonomic control of a manufacturing system Disclosed is a method of controlling a manufacturing system. The invention automatically monitors current levels of partially completed products waiting to be processed by a tool (or group of tools) and determines whether the current levels exceed a predetermined li... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7151973 | Methods and systems for scheduling and buffer balancing A method of scheduling and making material time balancing decisions for a set of balanced tasks. The method includes steps of scheduling a first task from among the set of tasks, maintaining a reversible buffer over the interval, values of which over the time interv... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7149679 | Complex process modeling and simulation system and method A method and apparatus for creating a complex process model for use in a graphical environment, with the process utilizing defined entities including places, transitions, and arcs. Places represent data types, transitions represent actions, and arcs represent the co... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7149657 | Method, system and computer product for estimating a remaining equipment life A method, system and computer product for estimating a remaining equipment life is provided. Data are collected relating to the parameters. The data are stored and integrated. Then, the remaining equipment life is estimated using the integrated data. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146048 | Representation of shapes for similarity measuring and indexing A method for analyzing an image includes constructing a graph to represent an object appearing in the image, and generating a string of symbols corresponding to the graph. The string is processed so as to classify the object. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7146239 | Methods and systems for coordinating customized manufacturing of consumer products There are provided methods and systems for manufacturing consumer products such as clothing. In accordance with the invention, customer measurements and preferences are collected by a unique, small-footprint or private custom clothing shop. These measurements and pr... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7142937 | Capacity management in a wafer fabrication plant In a wafer fabrication plant, the capacity management process 10 begins with identifying an initial capacity plan based on a demand plan (step 12). For each Product Group in the initial capacity plan a consumption sensitivity factor is defined (step | 11/28/2006 |
| 7143419 | Device for running offline applications and synchronizing with a central computer system A device, such as a personal digital assistant, Internet enabled phone, handheld computer, laptop computer or desktop computer, being capable of running business applications online or offline and of synchronizing data related to such applications with a central com... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142936 | NC data management apparatus and method A production system including a production line having a series of pieces of production equipment each of which has a parts supply unit. The production system includes: an NC management apparatus that is connected with each piece of the production equipment via a lo... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7143108 | Apparatus and method for deletion of objects from an object-relational system in a customizable and database independent manner An apparatus and method for deleting objects from an object-relational system in a customizable and database independent manner. The apparatus and method provide a customizable and database independent mechanism for the deletion of object data from a relational data... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7139719 | System for scheduling product planning A product development scheduler uses a distributed, constraint based system for modeling allocation of resources. All resources for all active development projects are provided at a central location, so that resources are not allocated twice across different project... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7139629 | Planning and scheduling for failure recovery system and method A computer controlled system provides for configuration-specific recovery of operation in a reconfigurable production system having a plurality of modules with a plurality of alternative capabilities for processing work units. The system includes a system controller... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7139627 | Calibration of plural processing systems Plural processing apparatuses 3 such as CVD apparatuses 31 and diffusion apparatuses 33, measuring apparatuses 5, and a control computer 7 for management are connected through a LAN 9. Each processing apparatuses 3 st... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7139628 | System and method for fabrication backup control A backup control system within a fabrication system is provided. The fabrication system contains a plurality of separately located fabrication facilities, each of which contains a computer assisted production control system and a plurality of processing tools. The b... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7139637 | Order allocation to minimize container stops in a distribution center An order allocation algorithm maximizes throughput by reducing the number of stops that a container makes in the process of fulfilling a customer order. This is accomplished by first identifying a pod that stocks the largest number of different items in a customer o... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7136715 | Working-system for single path and control method thereof A working-system for a single path having a plurality of equipment set along the single path and a plurality of working-objects performing predetermined jobs on the plurality of the equipment while moving along the single path, including: a simulator estimating job ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7133735 | Experiment management system and method thereof in semiconductor manufacturing environment A system and method thereof for experiment management. A storage device stores an experiment plan record, a merge constraint and an integration rule. A processing unit configured to acquire a first experiment plan from the experiment plan record, and a second experi... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133737 | Program for controlling laser apparatus and recording medium for recording program for controlling laser apparatus and capable of being read out by computer The object of the present invention is to solve problems treatment time when using an SLS method or continuous-oscillation laser. An indispensable portion is scanned with a laser beam in order to crystallize a semiconductor film by driving a laser and so on in accor... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133804 | Maintenance request systems and methods A method for requesting one or more machines to be maintained includes monitoring the machine or machines and detecting when a failure of at least one machine occurs. The method further includes executing a computer program on an electronic terminal associated with ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7130712 | Method and system for small-lot orders to optimize production runs in the steel industry Steel making is a batch production process in which batches of 250 tons, called charges or heats, are grouped together in a single production run, called a cast. Because of fixed costs and downtime associated with cleanup and setup between casts, a cast of less than... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130707 | System and method for manufacturing planning and control A customer-orientated manufacturing planning and controlling system. An order management module is programmed to receive an order for a product and reserve a capacity for the order based on a capacity model that considers a plurality of capacity vectors in a product... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130706 | System and method for scheduling a fabrication process The present invention is a job scheduling system and method that provides enhanced on-time delivery (OTD) of a fabrication process. The present invention provides on-time delivery (OTD) of a fabrication process. A scheduling heuristic, referred to as Weighted Forwar... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127310 | Method and apparatus for determining cost functions using parameterized components A method for generating a cost function includes providing a resource for processing a workpiece. A plurality of cost function parameters is provided. A library of parameterized cost function components is acessed based on the plurality of cost function parameters t... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7127311 | Exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method An exposure apparatus having a plurality of units includes a scheduling unit which schedules a process step with respect to each lot, a combining unit which combines process steps of first and second lots, to be processed consecutively, with respect to which the sch... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125179 | System and method of evaluating print shop consolidation options in an enterprise A system and method of evaluating the required operating capacities for each production function for each consolidation configuration of distributed print shops in an enterprise so that the most appropriate print shop consolidation options can be selected. Operating... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7127314 | Fabrication monitoring system System and method for monitoring a fabrication process. Generally, an actual-to-planned variance is calculated by determining a daily part index as a percentage of the delta between the planned quantity and the actual quantity over the planned quantity. A weekly par... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7127421 | Method and system for identifying bottlenecks in a securities processing system A method and system for assessing the ability of a securities processing system to apply straight through processing to securities transactions includes identifying one or more assessment issues in an issue and resolution log and capturing process and technology per... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7127307 | Generation/management apparatus of production processing structure in factory production management system In an apparatus for generating and managing production processing structure in a production management system of a factory, the structure of factory made up of the names or other identifiers of process points obtained by subdividing the factory production line is hi... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123986 | Family molding A customer sends CAD files for two or more parts to be molded in a family to the system. The system provides the customer with a quotation form that allows the customer to select several family-level parameters which are independent of the shape of the part, such as... | 10/17/2006 |
