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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 |
| 8099827 | Device for suction of waste and contaminating substances from the ground The invention relates to a device for suction of waste and contaminating substances from the ground of the type used in machines for cleaning roads and similar, comprising a suction pipe (2) and a recirculation pipe (3), the device comprising: an inlet... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8020250 | Artificial turf cleaning The invention relates to a device for cleaning a ground surface of artificial turf with filler, comprising a frame, moving and supporting means arranged on the frame for the purpose of moving the device over the ground surface, and processing means arranged on the f... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7836545 | Manually guided suction apparatus A manually guided suction apparatus for suctioning up material via a suction air stream, comprising a suction fan having a fan housing surrounding a fan wheel and provided with an intake opening. A centrifugal separator is disposed upstream of the intake opening and... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7765637 | Manually guided suction apparatus A manually guided suction apparatus for suctioning up material via a suction air stream, comprising a suction fan having a fan housing surrounding a fan wheel and provided with an intake opening. A removal opening for sucked up material is disposed upstream of the i... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7555812 | Brushless vacuum cleaner The brushless vacuum cleaner is an electrical cleaning device that would feature conventional components from traditional upright vacuum cleaners but would use forced air to agitate debris from the surface to be cleaned. The brushless vacuum cleaner would consist of... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7458130 | Closed loop vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner with a closed loop air system is disclosed that is intended for the cleaning of soft-coated floors, such as carpets and rugs. The cleaner includes two main units: a floating foot, containing an intake nozzle and an expanded chamber for the returning... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7383607 | Agitation apparatus An agitation apparatus which is suitable for use in a cleaning head of a vacuum cleaner includes first and second flow paths. Each of these flow paths has a resonant cavity and an inlet/outlet port which joins the cavity to a space within the cleaning head. A genera... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7363680 | Floor-cleaning machine with manual adjustment for two distinct and repeatable fluid flow rates A floor-cleaning machine (10) has a chassis (12) that is mobile on a surface and carries an agitating mechanism (14) to engage the surface. A fluid delivery system (18) conveys fluid from a reservoir (16) to the surface proximate t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360276 | Electric vacuum cleaner An electric vacuum cleaner including a suction tool main body, a vacuum cleaner main body which communicates to the suction tool main body, and a dust colleector provided at the vacuum cleaner main body. The dust collector includes a dust collection container, a tub... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356875 | Air exhaust system for a cleaning machine A cleaning machine for cleaning a surface in which cleaning solution is dispensed to the surface and substantially extracted along with the dirt on the surface in a continuous operation is provided. The cleaning machine includes an airflow source that produces an ai... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350264 | Mobile vacuum sweeper A vacuum sweeper vehicle has a sweeper body including a frame. A pair of front wheels are supported by an axle apparatus at a forward end of the sweeper body. The axle apparatus is constructed to provide a space between the front wheels. A pair of rear wheels are su... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337493 | Upright-type electric vacuum cleaner with detachable dust collector An upright-type electric vacuum cleaner including a vacuum cleaner main body with at least a dust collector and an exhaust outlet, and a suction body provided at a lower front of the vacuum main body. The dust collector is disposed on a rearward side of the vacuum c... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329297 | High efficiency separator apparatus for yard debris An apparatus for collection and reduction of yard debris combining a frontally facing vacuum pick up with a chipper-shredder-blower unit to induce airflow for entraining debris collected at the vacuum pick up; reduce the entrained debris to a more manageable volume;... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320735 | Fan cleaning method and apparatus A simple yet effective system for cleaning fans and air circulators facilitates the cleaning of ceiling and hard-to-reach units without having to remove the blades or other parts to be cleaned. A flexible bag encloses parts of a fan to be cleaned. A source of compre... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320151 | Vacuum cleaner An electric vacuum cleaner of the present invention includes: a base plate connected to the lower face of a cleaner body so that the base plate is freely movable up and down, and having an exhaust hole formed in a surface facing the surface to be cleaned for blowing... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311785 | Automatic air-blown cleaning device for liquid crystal display component in LCD assembly and method thereof An automatic air-blown cleaning apparatus for cleaning a liquid crystal display (LCD) component in an LCD assembly process. The automatic air-blown cleaning apparatus has an assembly station for receiving and assembling the liquid crystal display component, a convey... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7266862 | Suction apparatus of cleaner A suction apparatus of a cleaner includes: a suction motor inserted in a cleaner body and generating a suction force; a filter for collecting dust or filth sucked by a suction force generated for the suction motor; a suction head connected to the filter by a suction... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7234197 | Unattended spot cleaning apparatus A spot cleaning apparatus comprises a fluid distribution system, a fluid recovery system, an agitation system, and a controller system to automatically monitor and control inputs and outputs to said systems for removal of spots and stains from a surface without atte... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7199711 | Mobile floor cleaner data communication In a method of communicating data from a mobile floor cleaner to a remote receiver a data communication is initiated from a communicator of the mobile floor cleaner to the remote receiver and data is communicated to the remote receiver with the communicator. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191485 | Lawn waste sweeper with recirculating airstream A vacuum sweeper includes a blower for pulling debris in a stream of air through a vacuum duct, past the blower, out a blower discharge duct and into a hopper. Debris settles to the bottom of the hopper and the air exits the hopper through a return air duct having a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7175364 | Suction device and suction method for the disposal of dust in milling machines Disclosed is an automotive milling machine for machining ground surfaces, comprising an engine frame (2), a movable milling drum (8) which is mounted on the engine frame (2), at least one conveying device (14, 18) which is arranged on the... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171722 | Heated vacuum carpet cleaning and drying apparatus A vacuum cleaning and/or drying systems having heaters which provide drying air to aid in drying or combined cleaning and drying. The system is particularly adapted and beneficial for use on carpets, but can also be used to clean other surfaces such as smooth floors... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166022 | Suction head for cleaning of the surface of carcass parts A suction head for cleaning of the surface of carcass parts consists of an oblong handle (1) and a nozzle (3) mounted at one end of the handle. An air duct (6) passes through the handle and the nozzle, and it can be connected with a suction devi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7143468 | Vortex vacuum cleaner nozzle with means to prevent plume formation The present invention is a novel design for a recirculating vacuum cleaner nozzle that addresses the problem of pluming by venting some internal fluid to the atmosphere. The nozzle guides fluid flow around an inner shroud within a housing. The distal end of the nozz... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134166 | Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic airflow A vacuum cleaner includes a first housing defining a cyclonic airflow chamber and a second housing defining a main suction opening that is in communication with an inlet of the cyclonic chamber. A suction source has a suction airstream inlet in communication with an... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131165 | Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic airflow A vacuum cleaner includes a first housing defining a cyclonic airflow chamber and a second housing defining a main suction opening that is in communication with an inlet of the cyclonic chamber. A suction source has a suction airstream inlet in communication with an... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7100235 | Automatic air-blown cleaning device for liquid crystal display component in LCD assembly and method thereof An automatic air-blown cleaning apparatus for cleaning a liquid crystal display (LCD) component in an LCD assembly process. The automatic air-blown cleaning apparatus has an assembly station for receiving and assembling the liquid crystal display component, a convey... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097714 | Particulate removal from an electrostatic chuck The cleaning of particles from an electrostatic chuck. In one embodiment, a method of cleaning an electrostatic chuck in a processing chamber is disclosed. The method comprises directing a flow of gas across the electrostatic chuck to dislodge particles from the ele... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086118 | Street sweeper with vacuumized dust control A street sweeper with vacuumized dust control where a rotary broom chamber surrounds a rotary broom. The rotary broom chamber connects by a conveyor housing containing a conveyor mechanism to a hopper having a powered fan and a filter. A vacuum or low pressure is cr... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7059013 | Fluid recovery device An apparatus and method for extracting soiled cleaning solution from carpets and other surfaces utilizing a low-profile pick-up head is disclosed. The apparatus includes a vacuum chamber or enclosed space positioned in a fluid recovery device to provide a uniform va... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059012 | Robot vacuum cleaner with air agitation A robot vacuum cleaner comprises a cleaner body having a wheel disposed at a lower portion and a suction port through which contaminants are drawn in from a cleaning surface; and an air circulating mechanism for filtering out contaminants from the contaminant-laden ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051399 | Cleaner cartridge A cleaner cartridge includes a container having an interior cavity, in which cleaning agent can be stored. A first end of conduit is fluidically coupled to the interior cavity. A second end of the conduit is connectable to a chemical dispenser. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7017226 | Dust removal apparatus In a dust removal apparatus, a front air nozzle unit emits air jets onto a region of a workpiece surface near a rotary brush along a linear front end edge of a hood covering an upper half portion of the rotary brush. Rear air nozzle unit emits air jets onto another ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7000286 | Water absorbing and drying cleaner A water absorbing and drying cleaner comprises a washing apparatus and a drying apparatus, wherein the washing apparatus and the drying apparatus are mounted in the casing of the water absorbing and drying cleaner, a drying inlet in the drying apparatus and a washin... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6966097 | Street sweeper with dust control Street sweeper having dust control from two or more cleaning heads with one air source where one fan provides vacuum for a centrally located rotating broom which is surrounded by a vacuumized chamber and for a gutter broom which is surrounded by a vacuumized chamber... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964082 | Waste recycle vacuum cleaner for generating power Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention is to provide a waste recycle vacuum cleaner for generating power which comprises a flow guide seat, a flow guide tube, at least one blade set and at least one driving device. By above components, exhausted wa... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6959466 | Power management system for street sweeper A power management system for a surface maintenance machine, such as a street sweeper is disclosed. The system includes a variable speed engine for transporting the surface maintenance machine, a hydraulic pump powered by the engine, a vacuum fan motor powered by th... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6957472 | Cannister and upright vortex vacuum cleaners The present invention relates to upright and cannister vacuum cleaners. The improved vacuum cleaners utilize toroidal vortex technology to provide efficient airflow in a sealed system. The sealed system prevents dust from escaping into the atmosphere and retains kin... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6952858 | Water extraction device A water extraction device aids in extracting water or other liquids from a floor covering such as a carpet and an associated pad. A housing has a generally cylindrical cavity defined within its interior, and a rotor assembly housed in the cavity. The bottom of the h... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6732404 | Electric vacuum cleaner having exhaust air return feature Pressurized filtered exhaust air from a motorized fan in a vacuum cleaner body passes on an exhaust path to a floor suction tool. The exhaust air is directed by the floor suction tool generally parallel to the surface to be cleaned to agitate dust and thus to improv... | 05/11/2004 |
