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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 |
| 7137333 | Single-piece electro-polished air cylinder for a fluid coupling device One advantageous embodiment of the claimed invention is an air cylinder (12) for a pneumatic fan drive system (10). The air cylinder (12) is comprised of a single-piece stamping, which is utilized for covering a piston (22) of the pneumat... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7111476 | Electrophoretic deposition process for making quartz glass products Cup-shaped porous silica preforms suitable for manufacture of large 24-inch crucibles used in Czochralski crystal-growing furnaces are produced by a unique electrophoretic casting process using a high-purity aqueous silica slip or slurry having a predetermined parti... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6524458 | Process and installation for coating a surface by electrophoresis An electrophoretic coating process of the surface of a sample in a bath, and a coating system, in which, during the flow of an electrophoretic current, one subjects the bath or the sample to vibrational movements so as to produce vaporous cavitations in t... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6372107 | Process and conveyor device for conveying vehicle bodies through a treatment tank A process for conveying vehicle bodies through a treatment tank for the surface treatment of the vehicle bodies, where the liquid of the treatment tank offers only a slight immersion resistance to the vehicle bodies during immersion and the flow velocitie... | 04/16/2002 |
| 5624540 | Device for the electrophoretic coating of the internal surface of hollow bodies Device for the electrophoretic coating of the internal surface of electrically conductive hollow bodies, in particular of packaging cans, having at least one mount, forming the anode or cathode, for at least one hollow body with the opening pointing downw... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5494561 | Apparatus for surface treatment by cataphoresis of metal parts, particularly of motor vehicle bodies Apparatus for surface treatment by cataphoresis of metal parts (5) particularly of motor vehicle bodies, supplied by direct current. A tank (1) whose sides carry anodes (2) is provided where the treatment occurs. An overhead conveyor is provided which bri... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5435899 | Method, device and apparatus for the surface treatment of metal can bodies, in particular of Al or alloys thereof An apparatus for cleaning, rinsing and coating a metal can body comprising a tank for containing a liquid, an electrically conductive nozzle maintained in a substantially vertical direction and means for supporting a can body inverted over the nozzle. An ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5298142 | Cleaning device for a contact element of a car-body skid in a paint plant Cleaning device for a web-like or rib-like contact element (contact blade) of a car-body skid for a plant for cathodic dip electropriming, which comprises at least one cleaning element resiliently engageable on the contact blade and moving relative theret... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5164056 | Apparatus and process for the anodic or cathodic electrocoating of hollow bodies, in particular of cans An apparatus and process for the anodic or cathodic electrocoating of hollow bodies, in particular of cans, such as beverage cans, by means of a water-soluble lacquer as an electrolyte liquid, which is in contact with the cathode or anode and is sprayed i... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5110440 | Roll immersion system In a vehicle body processing apparatus, a process tank assembly comprises a plurality of process tanks each having a treatment liquid therein. A carrier supports the body in road position above the tanks. A rotating means rotates the carrier and the body ... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5096564 | Electro-coating apparatus and method In a high speed electro-coating apparatus having a plurality of electro-coating cells arranged around the periphery of a rotable turntable, each can is placed upright on a cell lid below a hollow cell body and is introduced into that body by upward moveme... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5009758 | Closed noncontinuous electrodeposition painting system The present invention is a painting and filtration system wherein the system is capable of non-continuous operation, and wherein the system is capable of automatically removing impurities from the filtration system during operation. The system is particul... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4959137 | Electrocoating system with multistage voltage application to prevent electrode coating An electrocoating system with multistage voltage application includes an electrocoating bath filled with a coating material and having inlet and outlet sides, a feeding arrangement for supporting and moving an object to be immersed and coated in the elect... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4940526 | Electrophoretic painting apparatus An apparatus is provided for electrophoretically depositing paint upon a cathodic substrate, e.g., a truck body, comprising a tank having introductory and exit regions, with a coating region positioned therebetween. The coating region comprises two or mor... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4911818 | Method and apparatus for surface treatment on automotive bodies The present invention is for an apparatus and method of batch type surface treatment on a car body. The car body is rolled in the bath about the horizontal and longitudinal axis of the car body.... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4908153 | Transport apparatus for electrocoating machines An electrocoating machine has a frame supporting a series of tanks containing solutions for electrocoating work pieces such as can ends. A wheel is mounted for rotation on the frame and has a plurality of work piece holders spaced about its periphery. Eac... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4904365 | Electrodeposition coating facility An electrodeposition coating facility comprising a conveyor for conveying articles to be coated, hangers each suspended from the conveyor and formed into an L-shaped configuration composed of a vertical portion and a horizontal portion, hanger support rol... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4883578 | Electro-coating apparatus and method In an high speed electro-coating apparatus having a plurality of electro-coating cells (96) arranged around the periphery of a rotatable turnable (14), each can (128) is placed upright on a cell lid (100) below a hollow cell body (94) and is introduced in... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4772374 | Electrodeposition system and method therefor A work processing system comprising: a plurality of work processing stations or tanks arranged in a predefined manner; superstructure means suspended above the process stations; a programmable controller situated remote from said processing stations for g... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4746416 | Hanger for use in electrocoating The invention provides a hanger for use in electropainting which solves the problem of removing trapped air bubbles from workpieces which, due to their shape, tend to retain air when lowered into a paint bath. The hanger according to the present invention... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4676881 | Electrocoating cell An electrocoating cell preferably for use in a rotary turret machine for electrocoating a container or the like in an upright orientation, wherein all requisite coating medium inlet connections and electrical connections to the cell, as well as both the i... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4659450 | Apparatus for making an electro-immersion finish by forced circulation of a liquid bath in a tank An improved and substantially contamination free electro-immersion finish is provided on an electrically conductive substrate such as a motor vehicle body. An immersion tank holds an aqueous liquid containing an electrophoretically precipitable resin. The... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4612107 | Device for holding hollow bodies A device for holding hollow bodies of electrically conductive material, such as cans of sheet metal, while they are conveyed through an electrophoretic dip bath, is provided with a conveying element which runs through the dip bath, which seizes in success... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4544475 | Electrocoating apparatus An electrocoating apparatus for electrocoating a plurality of metal containers through coordinated cycling of a plurality of electrocoating cells, preferably in unison, through the requisite electrocoating operating cycle and including transfer means for ... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4515677 | Apparatus for electrocoating A method of electrocoating the surface of an article such as the internal surface of a can body using as electrode a mandrel having an external surface of substantially the same shape as the surface to be coated. The can body is positively located in a ce... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4512869 | Overhead conveyor installation for motor vehicle bodies particularly for electrophoresis paint lines, and a body carrier usable in this installation An overhead conveyor installation for motor-vehicle bodies is provided which is particularly suited for use in electrophoresic paint lines. The installation includes a loading station whereat body carriers conveyed by conveyors of the installation are loa... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4501649 | Method of controlling electrocoating bath and apparatus therefor The present invention provides a method of controlling an electrocoating bath using an ion exchange resin. The ion exchange resin is maintained in a porous container in a suspended state in the electrocoating bath, and is used in a quantity of not more th... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4452680 | Electrocoating apparatus and method of use thereof An electrocoating apparatus has a plurality of cells movable successively to each of a plurality of operating stations. An electrical circuit is provided to monitor the cells and initiate the application of electrical pulses to each cell if the cell has n... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4163703 | Method of coating the inside surface of a hollow body The method is particularly suitable for applying enamel by electrophoresis inside a hollow body, e.g. a sheet metal part. It consists in using an expandable cathode which, when expanded, approaches the interior angles of the hollow body, thereby favoring ... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4158619 | Method and apparatus for removing excess electro-phoretic material from a coated interior workpiece surface Improved method and apparatus for removing excess electrophoretic material from a coated interior workpiece surface wherein a flow of air is passed over the entirety of the electrophoretic coating to remove such excess electrophoretic material therefrom.... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4119522 | Nozzle apparatus for electrophoretic coating of interior surfaces An improved nozzle for electrophoretically coating the interior surface of a workpiece, such nozzle having an electrically conductive linear portion corresponding to a selected linear dimension of the workpiece, an electrically conductive head portion con... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4107016 | Method and apparatus for electro-phorectic coating Method and apparatus for electrophoretically coating a surface of an electrically conductive work piece having a selected linear dimension including the steps of: establishing the work piece at one electrical potential, flowing an electrophoretic coating ... | 08/15/1978 |
