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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 |
| 7355140 | Method of and apparatus for multi-stage sorting of glass cullets A method and system for sorting different colored objects, preferably glass cullets, into separate groups of same colored objects comprising a plurality of sorting devices for receiving an input feed of different colored objects and sorting the different colored obj... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351929 | Method of and apparatus for high speed, high quality, contaminant removal and color sorting of glass cullet A system for sorting a mixed stream of different colored cullet into separate groups of same colored cullet comprises a light emitting source for transmitting light, such as white light, through a cullet, and a camera having a plurality of pixels for receiving light... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7314188 | Warewash machine arm and nozzle construction with set spray pattern A warewash machine includes a housing including an area for receiving wares to be washed and a liquid dispensing arm removably positioned within the housing, the liquid dispensing arm including a nozzle receiving opening. Removably positioned in the nozzle opening i... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7284714 | Water shutoff and discharge control apparatus for sprinklers A water shutoff and discharge control apparatus for sprinklers comprises a water intake apparatus mounted to a support seat and swung back-and-forth by a sprinkling control assembly. The water intake apparatus has a tube with a platform and multiple outlets thereon,... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7270749 | Pump system A pumping system comprising: (a) an inlet adapted for connection with a supply of low pressure water; (b) a filtration unit in fluid communication with the inlet, wherein the filtration unit filters impurities from the low pressure water so as to discharge a flow of... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258286 | Water shutoff and discharge control device for sprinklers A water shutoff and discharge control device for sprinklers comprises a water intake assembly mounted to a support seat and swung back-and-forth by a sprinkling control assembly wherein the water intake assembly has a tube with multiple bores drilled thereon for the... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252246 | Oscillating sprinkler with pattern select feature An oscillating sprinkler having a pattern select feature. The sprinkler includes, in one embodiment, a tubular member having a plurality of spaced apart longitudinal slots thereon and an end portion having the same plurality of apertures therein. A plurality of lume... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7152815 | Dispensing system, nozzle and method for independently dispensing and controlling liquid A dispensing system comprising first and second valve modules each having an output for delivering a liquid under pressure, a nozzle assembly coupled to the first and second valve modules, the nozzle assembly having at least two separated, at least partially coexten... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152812 | Front mounted zero turn radius walk behind sprayer The present invention comprises a walk behind zero turn radius drive unit and a front spray frame carrying a plurality of transversely spaced, clearly observable spray nozzles. The drive unit permits accurate and high productivity traverse of the application area wi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7124961 | Sprayer system A sprayer system includes one or more spray nozzle systems and a recirculation line which contains a Venturi for recirculation of non-sprayed liquid into a tank during breaks in spraying. To facilitate circulation, restrictors are placed in an upstream area of each ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118820 | Method and apparatus for humidification control of an energy recovery device in a fuel cell power plant An arrangement is provided in a fuel cell power plant (10) for dispensing (58 74, 60, 64) a liquid medium, such as water (66), into a process oxidant (air) stream (53) that flows through one gas channel (42) in an energy recovery d... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108196 | Method and apparatus for depositing snow-ice treatment liquid on pavement Method and apparatus for depositing liquid brine on roadway surface. Substantially horizontally disposed streamer nozzles are employed in conjunction with brine pumps which are operated in correspondence with the forward speed of the treatment vehicle. Substantially... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097121 | Color shuttle valve arrangement of a coating plant Valve assemblies for the color change valve arrangement of a coating plant, for example for the production coating of vehicle bodies, wherein various measures are proposed to miniaturize the needle valves forming the valve body of the color changer based on the prin... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083121 | Modular automatic spray gun manifold A modular automatic spray gun manifold is provided. The manifold includes a plurality of spray gun modules arranged in an array in laterally spaced relation from each other. A junction element is arranged at an upstream end of the manifold. The junction element incl... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7066402 | Spraying device for spraying liquids, in particular, for spraying liquids for agricultural purposes A Spraying assembly for spraying liquids for agricultural purposes is provided whose respective sprayer valves attached to a common liquid supply line are at least configured in the form of valve housings whose pair of valve channels share a common distributor bore.... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7021562 | Macrolaminate direct injection nozzle A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine includes a bulkhead having adjacent angled wall segments, each of which includes an injector opening. Fuel injectors are supported by the bulkhead on adjacent wall segments. Each fuel injector includes an inlet fitting includ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6991186 | Spray boom for a hydraulic descaling facility In order to provide a spray boom with a plurality of spray nozzles for a hydraulic descaling facility with which a high temperature constancy from beginning to the end of the rolling stock is insured and a too rapid cooling of the surface is prevented, it is propose... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6981661 | Spraying gun A spraying gun includes a gun body, an adjusting device, a guide pipe, and a spraying nozzle. The adjusting device includes an rotatable knob, and a connecting member. Thus, the sprinkling manner of the spraying gun is adjusted by rotating the rotatable knob of the ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6932282 | Water supply system for a fuel cell Apparatus for supplying water to a plurality of individually controllable water injectors, has a pump adapted to provide water under pressure to the water injectors. Each water injector has associated therewith a respective controllable solenoid valve to control the... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923893 | Liquid distributor A distribution tube includes multiple liquid discharge openings provided in a sidewall of a tube body that has one liquid inlet, but is sealed off at its front end. The liquid distributor has a simple structure that allows manual adjustment of the amount of liquid d... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6827299 | Gang mountable spray gun A liquid spray module which can be individually used, or which can be easily mounted in ganged side-by-side relation with a plurality of such modules. Each module includes a spray gun cartridge having liquid passages through the liquid to be sprayed, is directed and... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6786425 | Sprayer controller and method A device for delivering a controlled dose of a fluid to an outlet from a fluid supply at an operating pressure which includes an actively operable check valve and pressure exerting means to selectively exert first and second pressures on the check valve. When one of... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6739526 | Spray bar assembly A coating apparatus for coating a material to be coated with a solution is disclosed, preferably for coating pharmaceuticals. A spray bar having a spray gun receptacle, a solution inlet conduit and an atomizing air conduit is disclosed. The spray gun is positionable... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6736340 | Controlling device for a sprinkler A controlling device for a sprinkler includes multiple seals detachably received in the tube in a watertight manner. Each seal has outlets defined in a top face of the seal and passages defined to respectively communicate with a corresponding one of the outlets. Mul... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6685104 | Landscape sprinkling systems Landscape sprinkling systems that incorporate fire sensors, optional moisture sensors, and control electronics that continuously monitor the perimeter of a property for fire and/or smoke, and optionally low soil moisture conditions. When an alarm is detec... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6622946 | Device for coating workpieces A device for coating of workpieces has an application unit provided with a distributing plate which has at least one nozzle and at least one valve unit, the at least one valve unit being formed as a plate valve with at least one inlet slider and at least ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6547157 | Method and device for making snow The present invention provides a method for making snow. The method includes discharging a supply of pressurized water in ambient air, discharging a supply of pressurized air in ambient air, and controlling the discharge of the supply of pressurized water... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6474567 | Water cooling device for wire A water cooling device for a controlled cooling of wire, small sections, and ribbed concrete wire guided along a wire rod guiding line out of the rolling heat has a support frame that is parallel-slidable or rotatable. Parallel, adjacently arranged coolin... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6453215 | Irrigation controller An irrigation controller in one embodiment comprising a microprocessor for controlling a plurality of watering zones of an irrigation system, a keyboard for enabling an inputting of commands relating to watering programs, a display for displaying informat... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6402052 | Pressure sensitive windshield washer nozzle A windshield washer nozzle for an automotive vehicle, including a housing for retaining the nozzle, at least one fluid input port defined by the housing; and at least a first flow path and a second flow path defined by the housing in fluid communication w... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6325302 | Airless spray tool A spray assembly for applying material to an object is provided. The assembly includes a plurality of spray nozzles each having spray openings for applying material to the object. Four nozzles are provided having two orientations each orientation with two... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6322009 | Common nozzle for resist development A combination nozzle for applying a developer material and a washing solution material at different time intervals to a photoresist material layer disposed on a wafer is provided. The combination nozzle includes a number of developer nozzle tips connected... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6126088 | Extended rate range sprayer nozzle system A nozzle mounting and control system for use in sprayers comprising multiple sets of nozzles mounted in the operating position on a sprayer boom. Control valves are operable to select which sets of nozzles are operating at any given time. The valves may b... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6053434 | Device for application of fluid Apparatus is disclosed for applying a fluid to a surface and adapted to be mounted on a holder, the apparatus is adjustable in a plurality of directions and includes at least one nozzle which can be rotated by the apparatus. The apparatus includes a feed ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6019295 | Adjustable arc fixed spray sprinkler nozzle A fixed spray sprinkler nozzle has adjustable arc coverage. The nozzle has a nozzle body with sideward facing water discharge slots including a bottom slot and a top slot. Flow blocking skirts control the open length of each of the slots. The bottom slot ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5993193 | Variable heat flux low emissions burner A gas fired burner is provided for use in applications such as chemical process furnaces for process heaters in refineries and chemical plants, and the like. The burner is provided with a plurality of fuel gas inlets for enabling manipulation of the flame... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5937907 | Manifold having outlets equally spaced from inlet A manifold having a plurality of outlets each equally spaced from the inlet in the radial direction is provided. The equal spacing of the outlets from the inlet provides substantially equal flow across each outlet. Preferably, the manifold has a main body... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5879515 | Jet device The invention proposes a jet device for a machine for producing a material web, in particular a paper or board web, having a nozzle device for dispensing a jet of liquid which is under pressure and is directed onto the material web and/or a transport belt... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5865549 | Apparatus for applying a coating to a substrate A device for applying a fluid coating, including a feed tube assembly having a plurality of feed tubes and valves for controlling the flow of fluid through each of the tubes, an extrusion tube coupled to each feed tube, and a fluid spreader coupled to the... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5839662 | Water distribution system with variable water-saving diffusers A water-saving diffuser for which a user perceives a relatively higher flow rate than the actual flow rate includes a lower chamber portion housing a distributor disk therein, and an accelerator portion attached to the lower chamber portion, the accelerat... | 11/24/1998 |