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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 |
| 7272499 | Monitoring water sports performance A data logger for a rowing shell and crew which includes an accelerometer, an impeller or flow sensor to sense velocity, a GPS unit to sense position and velocity, a heart rate monitor, a controller programmed to manipulate the data and provide a display of the hear... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7263939 | Simplified elevated sailing apparatus An elevated sailing apparatus that extracts traction power from the wind. It operates without the heeling moment (typical of conventional sailboats), which constrains the design and limits the power that can be used. A wing or sail is attached beneath a streamlined ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7234406 | Fast sail This invention belongs to the field of wind propelled vehicles. The goal of the invention is to provide large sails creating no overturning force. This is achieved by placing the top part of the sail above the vehicle and the bottom part of the sail aside from the v... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7143363 | Method for displaying marine vessel information for an operator A method for displaying marine vessel information automatically selects a chosen visual display based on the magnitudes of one or more vessel-related parameters, such as engine speed, gear selector position, or vessel velocity. Based on the selected marine vessel op... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128014 | Watercraft compensation system A watercraft is disclosed that includes a hull, a deck supported by the hull, a propulsion system that is mounted to at least one of the hull and the deck, and a helm that is connected to the deck and configured to control the direction of the watercraft. A pole is ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6990916 | Sailboat mast stepping system A sailboat mast stepping system for efficiently using mechanical aids to raise or lower the mast of a sailboat. The sailboat mast stepping system includes a base, a support member substantially housed within the base, a catch member positionable at the end of suppor... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6959659 | Articulated sailing watercraft In a sailing catamaran provided with a forwardly directed pivoted arm carrying at the free end a third pontoon into alignment in front of either of the catamaran hulls a triangular truss assembly is provided bridging across the hulls. The apex of the truss assembly ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6923131 | Windsurfing catamaran with dynamic shock dampened rig centering keel and hull support A windsurfing catamaran with a self-stabilizing wing. The wing is moved to the correct position by counter balancing water pressure from a rotating central keel connected to a central mast. The keel rotates in the opposite direction of the wing when the wing is move... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918346 | Marine craft towed by a kite-type canopy A marine craft includes a floating body, elements adapted to generate a center-board effect, in particular a center-board projecting beneath the floating body, and a rigging. The rigging includes at least a directional kite forming a canopy and a series of sheets co... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6910434 | Control device for steering kite on a boat A control device for a steering kite on a boat. The steering kite can be steered by a steering device and at least two or three, preferably at least four or five, suspension lines. The control device comprises at least one force introduction rail that extends horizo... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6609471 | Sailing boat having mast force detection A method of operating a sailing boat is provided, comprising detecting a force of a mast of a sailing boat on a mast step of a hull of the sailing boat, while the sailing boat is sailing across a body of water, and providing a reading of the force.... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6308649 | Sailboat and crew performance optimization system A sailboat and crew performance optimization system includes a modular system of sensors, data acquisition, computational analysis, graphical display and optional feedback control for optimizing sailboat and crew performance. The system acquires data rela... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6189472 | Craft with tilting sail A single or multi-hulled sailing craft has a stub mast 5 upstanding from the hull. A sail 10 has a luff edge 11 secured to a luff boom 20 and a foot edge 12 secured to a foot boom 21 which is connected to the lower end of the luff boom. Part way along the... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6148753 | Reconfigurable foresail A system is provided for changing the shape of a foresail from a spinnaker shape to a Genoa shape through the utilization of a tensioning line which runs from the head of the spinnaker shaped sail to its tack. Tensioning of this line provides that the fla... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6065416 | Wind propelled watercraft A wind propelled watercraft system is provided including a floating disk for supporting a user on a body of water. Also included is a sail assembly for driving the user on the floating disk by way of wind. The floating disk has an inwardly-facing groove f... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6003457 | Boat powered by means of a kite via a hinged arm Apparatus for powering a boat by a kite so as to use wind as a prime mover and without generating significant rolling and yawing moments, having, in combination with the boat, an arm hinged at one extremity to the boat with means for controlling the posit... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5988086 | Sailboat and methods The invention provides various improved sailboats and methods for their use. In one exemplary embodiment, a sailboat comprises a hull and a deck that is operably attached to the hull. The deck has a longitudinal axis extending along its center. A mast is ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5957071 | Sailboat A sailboat having a cross-shaped body to which a pair of pontoons are attached. Additionally, a pontoon-like rudder is attached to the aft portion of the body. A steering mechanism is provided for steering the rudder by application of force, via the opera... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5934214 | Method of sailing a boat, and sailing vessel A sailing method and a sailing boat (1) are designed for low or even non-drift sailing, wherein the total power provided by the sail (5) is established, after which the keel (3) is adjusted in terms of its effective surface and/or its curvature and/or the... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5894807 | Sailboat A sailboat comprising at least one hull that is connected to a deck that has a line formed in a closed loop connected thereto. A sail, defined as a jib, being attached at its lower corners to the line so that moving the line moves the sail therewith, pres... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5887841 | Pole support for use in mast assembly to adjust sail tension A pole support is adapted for use in a mast assembly of a sail craft to selectively adjust tension of a sail. The mast assembly comprises an elongated and rigid tubular member having a central longitudinal axis and a surrounding sidewall defining an inter... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5884575 | Nautical balance system A nautical balance system for installation on small sailboats. The system improves the ability of a helmsman to counter the heeling force of the wind on the sails by providing a swinging seat supported by semicircular rail for supporting the weight of the... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5865136 | System for lifting and lowering a sailboat mast The inventive system and method provides a portable sailboat mast hoisting crane which is safe, light weight, easily assembled, easily disassembled, and operable by one man. The crane can be locked down for security on the frame of the boat trailer for st... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5860378 | Recreational water vessel The present invention is for a recreational water vessel that may by operated driven by a manually operated propeller and drive system or it may be driven by wind under sail. The vessel includes two boards mounted to a main frame. Each board has a concave... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5845593 | Man and wind powered aquatic vehicle A non sinkable, easily re-rightable aquatic vehicle has a lightweight body with a front, a rear, a bottom and opposite sides and contains a seat for supporting a pilot. A pair of front sheaves are rotatably mounted to opposite sides of the body near the f... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5673641 | Wind-propelled hydrofoil A wind-propelled hydrofoil comprising a forward assembly with at least partially submerged forward foils and a fully submerged aft foil. The forward foils (43, 44) are such that the resultant of the vertical forces drops when said assembly is translated v... | 10/07/1997 |
| 4854255 | Sailing provisions including release to prevent capsizing A sailing provision includes a multiprofile sail with a plurality of individual profiles, which overlap each other and which are variable in their distance from each other. The multiprofile sail replaces conventional one piece head sails or main sails. Th... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4646670 | Sail system for sailboards, and boardsailing apparatus and method An improved single-boom sailing rig for sailboards, and methods of use, are disclosed. A curved, rotatable boom (100) is provided with a forward end set at a slight angle with respect to the chord, with a separately-rotatable camber control (110) located ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4474126 | Sailing rig A sailing rig for use on a sailboat comprising a sail formed in the shape of two approximately ellipsoidal portions with a free-standing mast being rotatable on its vertical axis, the mast being curved near its top from the vertical axis of rotation of th... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4365570 | Sail system for sailboards In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, the sail portion of a sailboard has upper and lower sections, and the lower edge (foot) of the upper section is lapped relative to the upper edge (head) of the lower section. Apparatus is provided to cause ... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4314518 | Simplified sailing system A method and device are disclosed for sailing a wind-propelled vehicle whereby when a rig positioning indicator identifies the same portion of an identifiable code on a second coded structure that a wind indicator identifies on a first coded structure, th... | 02/09/1982 |
