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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 |
| 7308898 | Process for making a bandcast tobacco sheet and smoking article therefrom A bandcast tobacco sheet for use in a cigarette includes from about 5 to 15% by weight of wood pulp, from about 15 to 40% by weight of binder and from about 15 to 40% by weight of tobacco. A humectant may be included up to 30% by weight and an additive, such as ment... | 12/18/2007 |
| 6637439 | Tobacco smoking mixture for smoking articles such as cigarettes A tobacco smoking mixture is provided that includes tobacco and at least one inorganic particulate material. The at least one inorganic particulate material is effective to reduce the temperature of a burning portion of the tobacco smoking mixture upon co... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6408856 | Smokable filler material for smoking articles The invention relates to a smokable filler material which attempts to mimic tobacco leaf in its simplest components in order to provide a simpler smoke to the smoker. The smokable filler material comprises aerosol generating means, a substantially non-com... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6397852 | Smokable filler material for smoking articles A smokeable filler material which includes casing material as a fuel material, along with an inorganic filler, a binder and an aerosol generating source. This material has good taste and flavour characteristics and contains relatively little tobacco mater... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6109272 | Method for producing a tobacco flavor-tasting article A tobacco flavor-tasting article is manufactured by preparing a heat-irreversibly coagulated glucan sheet containing a tobacco extract. The glucan sheet is prepared by preparing a sheet-like material from a high viscosity aqueous dispersion containing the... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5988176 | Cigarette for electrical smoking system A novel cigarette adapted for use in an electrical cigarette system comprising a tobacco rod having filled and unfilled tobacco rod portions and being arranged so that electrical heater elements may overlap the filled and unfilled tobacco rod portions. Th... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5947128 | Method for making a reconstituted tobacco sheet using steam exploded tobacco A process to improve the smoke quality and mechanical properties of reconstituted tobacco is accomplished by adding tobacco materials to an aqueous solution containing ammonium salts and urea. The resulting first tobacco slurry is then pressurized under s... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5908034 | Method for making a band cast reconstituted tobacco sheet using steam exploded tobacco A process for improving smoke quality and mechanical properties of a cast reconstituted tobacco sheet is accomplished by adding tobacco materials to an aqueous solution containing ammonium salts and ammonium hydroxide. The resulting first tobacco slurry i... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5715844 | Tobacco reconstitution process The process of the present invention involves extracting components from a tobacco material or other plant material using a solvent having an aqueous character to provide separately an aqueous tobacco extract and a water insoluble tobacco portion. The ins... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5203354 | Restructured tobacco dryer An apparatus and method for manufacturing reconstituted tobacco sheet in which a tobacco containing slurry is metered on to the outer surface of a rotating heated cylindrical dryer and then, after sufficient drying, is removed from the cylindrical dryer.... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5078156 | Method and apparatus for producing sheet tobacco A sheet tobacco producing apparatus comprises a mixer, a kneader, a crusher, and a shaping machine. The mixer mixes tobacco chips with auxiliary substances including water, to produce wet round pieces. The kneader has a pair of rollers for kneading the we... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4972854 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing tobacco sheet material An apparatus and method for manufacturing tobacco sheet material comprising the steps of acoustic mixing with ultrasonic vibration a slurry containing tobacco components and forming sheets of tobacco material by casting the slurry after acoustic mixing. A... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4333482 | Process for increasing filling power of reconstituted tobacco A method for increasing the filling power of sheet or shredded reconstituted tobacco which is normally not susceptible to conventional expansion techniques is provided. In the practice of the method reconstituted tobacco having a uniform moisture content ... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4306578 | Tobacco sheet reinforced with hardwood pulp Tobacco sheet is prepared from high solids aqueous slurries incorporating a reinforcing agent constituted by unrefined short cellulose fiber, having an average length of less than 2.0 mm.... | 12/22/1981 |
