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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 |
| 7238543 | Methods for marking a bare semiconductor die including applying a tape having energy-markable properties A method used for marking a semiconductor wafer or device. The method and apparatus have particular application to wafers or devices which have been subjected to a thinning process, including backgrinding in particular. The present method comprises reducing the cros... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7222715 | Fruit handling equipment A conveying assembly for fruit handling, comprising a carriage (20) adapted to be attached to a conveying chain arranged to displace the carriage in a conveying direction, a cup (30) adapted to support a single piece of fruit, the cup being secured to ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7004331 | Methods and apparatus for watermelon sizing, counting and sorting Methods and apparatus for sizing watermelons by weight in which a conveyor belt carries watermelons from a loading station to a weigh station and finally to a discharge station where they are directed to one of several bins depending on their weight. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004330 | Methods and apparatus for watermelon sizing, counting and sorting Methods and apparatus for sizing watermelons by weight in which a conveyor belt carries watermelons from a loading station to a weigh station and finally to a discharge station where they are directed to one of several bins depending on their weight. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6949710 | Mail weighing system and scale apparatus An apparatus and method to individually weigh continuously fed mail pieces wherein each mail piece is configured in a vertical orientation and fed through the weighing system in seriatim. The apparatus contains a scale transport assembly for transporting mail pieces... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6905030 | Tilting platform checkweighing method A checkweighing station includes a weigh platform mounted on a load cell which in turn is mounted on a rotatable shaft so that the entire assembly can be rotated to tilt the platform in one direction for an acceptable weight of a weighed item and in another directio... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6478162 | Weight sorter The invention provides a weight selecting apparatus capable of automatically performing calibration, and provides a weight selecting apparatus capable of certainly carrying objects to be inspected with a relatively simple mechanism and performing weight m... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6397565 | Apparatus for dispensing change The apparatus for dispensing change of the present invention comprises: a data input device for inputting change data; a base sheet supplier for supplying a base sheet; a top sheet supplier for supplying a top sheet; a cash deliverer for delivering cash b... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6267249 | Transport system for an automatic article grading apparatus A roller element for a roller assembly used in an endless conveyor system for grading/sorting articles. The roller element has a faceted peripheral edge, each facet being of equal length, with approximately 12 facets per unit. Also, a quick-release roller... | 07/31/2001 |
| 5977501 | Sortation and sequencing system A sortation and sequencing system for sorting a plurality of different items into discrete orders and putting the items into a predetermined sequence within each discrete order or group of orders. The system includes an induction station for accepting ite... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5677516 | Article weighing and sorting apparatus with improved weigh cup Weighing and sorting apparatus for articles such as fruit or the like, and an improved weigh cup for use therewith. The weigh cups move along a predetermined path including a scale that weighs each cup and its contents. The cups are supported on the weigh... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5323912 | Conveyer with an automated sorting system A conveyer with an automated sorting system comprises a transport mechanism, a guide mechanism, and a sorting mechanism. A sorting sensor activates electrical spiral tubes which, in turn, actuate left and the right separation pieces to guide pins of the t... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5306877 | Apparatus for sorting spherical products according to weight An apparatus for sorting spherical products, comprising an endless conveyor equipped with bearing rollers (2), with a product lifting element (10) arranged between each pair of successive bearing rollers (2), this product lifting element (10) being capabl... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5244100 | Apparatus and method for sorting objects An apparatus for sorting objects according to preselected weight and/or visually ascertainable criteria. Each object is singulated and transported between adjacent pairs of a plurality of roller assemblies attached to a conveyor chain to be freely rotatab... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5114015 | Delivery device and sorting machine for rod-like articles A device for sorting rod-like articles, for example cigarettes, according to their weight. The device feeds a single article from a hopper into a channel with the aid of two ribbed drums. The article then drops into a groove in a delivery shaft where it i... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5022532 | Unit for grading produce, such as fruits The invention is embodied as a unit for grading produce and comprises a transporting device having parallel belts and receptacles which open downwardly and in which produce is arranged, and a weighing station comprising a weighing wheel driven in rotation... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4884696 | Method and apparatus for automatically inspecting and classifying different objects Univeral conveying apparatus and method for automated inspection and classification of a variety of natural or man made product classes, having various geometrical configurations, e.g. spheroidal, spherical, cylindrical, parallelepiped, disc and plate sha... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4768600 | High speed weighing system A high speed weighing system for weighing articles moving along a conveyor or the like wherein the article to be weighed is dropped onto a weighing platform and weighed during a predetermined time period as it traverses the weighing platform. The weighing... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4765488 | Apparatus for sorting items according to detachable characteristics A sorting apparatus for sorting items according to weight or other measurable characteristics. An elongated conveyor feeds the items to be sorted to a combined weighing and conveying mechanism, which after weighing the item, is driven in one direction or ... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4730733 | System for delivering and inspecting packages A system for delivering and inspecting packages including an apparatus for delivering packages and an inspecting device of packages delivered from the apparatus. The apparatus for delivering packages comprises a first delivering device for receiving packa... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4610361 | Conveyor and associated control system for sorting poultry carcasses A conveyor system for sorting poultry carcasses comprises a plurality of poultry carcass carriers arranged successively to convey a plurality of carcasses along a closed path past a plurality of data input stations and then a plurality of carcass release ... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4609059 | Weighing device with load sensing of traveling balances A weighing device having an endless track to which balances are connected, the track having a region for loading the balances with objects, and a region for letting the movement of the balances during weighing of the objects dampen out so that the balance... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4450073 | Automatic weight grading and sorting apparatus A weight grading and sorting apparatus including a base having a top surface, a plurality of trolleys riding on the top surface, each having a tippable cup and an endless conveyor mounted on the base engaging in conveying the plurality of trolleys around ... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4426006 | Method and apparatus for sorting fruits, vegetables or the like by weight A method and an apparatus for sorting fruits, vegetables or the like by weight. An electronic weighing device is used in combination with a basket conveyer system arranged by mounting evenly spaced receiving or weighing baskets on a chain conveyer. The ba... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4413739 | Automatic weight sorter An automatic weight sorter for weighing a series of articles successively fed by a belt conveyer and then sorting them into predetermined classes based upon their measured weights, which includes an improved automatic weight correcting device for cancelli... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4413690 | Weighing cup An article carrying cup transfers an article along a continuous conveyor from a load zone through a weighing zone to a discharge zone where the article is discharged into areas according to weight. The cup is pulled along by a transverse tow bar loosely p... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4412620 | Plural hook poultry grading carrier system A plurality of hooks on each poultry carrier are adapted to receive poultry of different specified grades. Such carriers convey poultry along a common conveyor path to a plurality of stations, each of which services a single poultry grade corresponding to... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4363408 | Weighing and grading samples in order to grade large batches of fruit Method and apparatus for grading large batches of fruit by sampling technique. A sample, drawn from a batch, is divided into two approximately equal portions, one portion being inspected without being weighed. The other portion is weighed and then inspect... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4193502 | Pellet dimension checker A pellet dimension checker for determining the weight, length, and density of a pellet such as a nuclear fuel pellet. The checker comprises a rotatable arm for transferring a pellet from a pellet conveyor, to several dimensional measuring stations, and ba... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4106628 | Sorter for fruit and the like Apparatus for automatically sorting fruit and the like by weight or color, or both, using conveyance system to move objects to be sorted past an electromechanical weighing station and an optical color sensing station which, in conjunction with sequential ... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4096950 | Sorting systems and sensing devices for use therewith The invention discloses a weight sorting system wherein a single weighing station controls a plurality of weight-range article removal stations. These removal stations are disposed downstream of the weighing station and sorting information is synchronousl... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4024053 | Apparatus and method for detecting and dispensing articles of preselected weights suspended from shackles Apparatus is disclosed for detecting and dispensing articles of preselected weights suspended from shackles movable along a path by conveyor means. The apparatus comprises scale means for successively weighing the shackles and articles at a weighing stati... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4021336 | Grading apparatus Grading apparatus is provided for use in associating one of a plurality of a grade with each of a plurality of articles travelling in succession along a feed path. The apparatus comprises a grading station of sufficient length to accommodate at least two ... | 05/03/1977 |
| 3997013 | Sorting systems and sensing devices for use therewith A sensing device is provided which increases the versatility of sorting and conveying systems employing the device while simplifying their construction. The sensing device comprises a weight sensor and means for at least momentarily causing the weight of ... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3978987 | Cutting of a stream of tobacco into measured weight portions Method and apparatus for dispensing particulate material in portions of predetermined weight by providing a flow of material measurable by a radiation detector, measuring the flow rate per unit time of the material and removing successive determined porti... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3974888 | Method of weighing and apparatus therefor A method of weighing and an apparatus therefor, wherein articles varying in unit weight are continuously weighed by a single weighing machine to classify them into three ranks, one for articles having error weights outside the allowable error limits, anot... | 08/17/1976 |
