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A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7832680 | Continuous sheet processing apparatus A continuous sheet processing apparatus has a main body portion that accommodates a roll formed of a wound continuous sheet, a door portion movable to opened and closed positions for opening and closing an inlet of the main body portion through which the roll is int... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7686244 | Paper roll feed mechanism, paper roll feed cassette, and image forming apparatus A paper roll feed mechanism rotates a paper roll including recording paper wound in a cylindrical shape to unwind the paper. The paper roll feed mechanism includes the following components. A supporting mechanism rotatably supports the paper roll. At least one paper... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7527216 | Continuous yarn delivery creel An apparatus and method for unwinding yarns with: (1) a drive roll with a polished metal finish to ensure good fiber/metal contact; (2) a drive roll/separator roll combination that enables multiple wraps of yarn on the drive roll; (3) pivoting yarn holding arms for ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7441721 | Device for preventing welding wire from tangling Disclosed is a welding wire tangling-prevention device for preventing tangling of a welding wire received in a large-capacity pail pack in the form of a vertically-extending tube-shaped wound body including eccentrically-stacked continuous spiral loops, when the wel... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441722 | Coil reel hold-down device The present invention generally includes a coil reel hold-down device having a base plate operatively arranged to be secured to a floor and a snubber arm pivotably mounted to the base plate, the snubber arm having a first section and a second section disposed at an ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438253 | Spool support system A base of a spool support system has a central extent with a first leg and a second leg. A cylindrical rod is secured to the second leg and has a free end facing toward the first leg. A spool retention component supported on the rod has an interior end adapted to co... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7424096 | Systems and methods for tape advancement in laser produced plasma equipment Disclosed herein are systems and methods for advancing tape/ribbon through a targeting area where laser ablation of the tape occurs in laser produced plasma equipment. Disclosed systems include a first positioning surface perpendicular to further positioning devices... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7407130 | Paper magazine A paper magazine includes a shaft portion for rotatably supporting a paper roll inside a box-like frame, a paper transporting system configured for pinching a paper drawn out of the paper roll supported on the shaft portion by transport rollers and delivering this p... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7284618 | Method and a device for automated control of coil pipe operations An apparatus and automated control of the apparatus for use in coiled pipe operations is provided. The apparatus includes a mobile rig or trailer that carries a tower having attached thereto a reel of coiled tubing and a standard coiled tubing injector. The tower is... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281678 | Decurl unit and printing device A decurl roller 22 of a decurl unit 20 is an axially rotatable member that eliminates curl of printing paper 24 drawn out of roll paper holders 21b. The decurl roller 22 is pressed by tension springs 23b, which... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7255303 | Paper guide apparatus and method with curl control A paper guide for mounting in front of a paper dispensing slot, has a top wall angled downward with respect to the paper ejection direction by an angle alpha, a pair of opposed side walls at the sides of the top wall, angled inwardly relative to the side edges of th... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249728 | Wear surface cover clip A novel wear surface cover clip for use with a conventional wire dispensing reel of the type used for dispensing tie wire such as that used for tying rebar during concrete construction projects. The wear surface cover clip of the invention can be easily removably in... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7228620 | Tape guide and magazine at a component machine A tape guide for guiding a carrier tape in a component mounting machine, a tape magazine for receiving the tape guide, and a system including the tape guide and the tape magazine. The carrier tape carries components that are positioned in sequence on the carrier tap... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222816 | Guide roller with flanges for a dispenser An apparatus adapted for use with a dispenser housing for rolled sheet material to provide reliable dispensing of sheet material therefrom is provided. The apparatus is adapted for a dispenser housing which includes a roll support configured to hold at least one cyl... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220942 | Feeder for endless welding wire A device is provided for feeding an endless welding wire stored in a first container in a first coil generally concentric with a first vertical axis and a second container in a second coil generally concentric with a second vertical axis spaced longitudinally from t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210646 | Cord seat assembly A cord seat assembly includes a seat, a spool rotatably supported by the seat, and a cord. The seat includes an end wall and a through-hole in a bottom thereof. The cord extends through the through-hole of the seat. The cord is wound around the spool and includes an... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201343 | Carrier-less patch protection including cassette and separation device The present invention is a laminate media, in the form of a continuous strip of carrier-less, pre-cut plastic patch protections, connected by perforations. The invention further describes both a method for separating the patches from each other by stressing the perf... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7185839 | Razor wire dispensing and retrieving apparatus A razor wire dispensing and retrieving apparatus for installing razor wire along a perimeter to create a protective border and collecting the wire when the border is no longer desired. The razor wire dispensing and receiving apparatus essentially comprises a frame w... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185842 | Dispenser for rolled sheet material The present invention provides an apparatus for dispensing rolled sheet material, the apparatus including a housing that defines an interior adapted to rotatably support rolled sheet material and having a dispensing opening sized to allow sheet material to be dispen... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178756 | Automatic perforated web splicing system An automated perforated web splicing system includes a web stock roll of a perforated web, supported on a single unwind spindle, and having both a precut web leader edge and a web trailer edge for splicing. Also included in the automated perforated web splicing syst... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156334 | Pay-out tube A pay-out tube adapted to be used in conjunction with a capable container for directing cable from a winding disposed within the container. The pay-out tube includes a molded tube for receiving and guiding cable from the interior of the cable container and includes ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7124980 | Wire spool guide assembly The wire spool guide assembly is a conduit through which wire is dispensed in a controlled and orderly manner. The assembly has at least one wire spool guide, a handle bar and a spindle. The spindle may be a single spindle or part of a wire spool cart. The spindle i... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121497 | Anit fall off apparatus and method of use thereof An apparatus to prevent strip material from falling off the edges of a strip material package when unwinding. The package comprises a generally cylindrical and flangeless core around which the strip material is wound transversely in a plurality of overlapping layers... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114678 | Film extraction apparatus and method utilizing a bi-stable film stripper mechanism In a film extraction apparatus, a flexible stripper blade tongue is held in a relaxed condition with the tongue extending downwardly of the blade by a natural curvature in the tongue near the tongue's juncture with the remainder of the blade. Inducing stress in the ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100863 | Floating liner A floating liner for a container of welding wire which floating liner includes a tube having two ends and a passageway extending between the two ends. The floating liner is unsupported between the top of the container and the retaining ring. The floating liner is de... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7063285 | Cassette device for reliable filament delivery A cassette for use in delivering a continuous length of filament provides improved reliability by employing means for preventing tangling of the filament in the cassette. The cassette has a substantially closed housing defining a chamber in which a spool is rotatabl... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7014375 | Thermal printer and method determining battery condition based on temperature A tape print apparatus is capable of setting a weak voltage value, serving as a criterion on indicating a power weakness condition on a display, to an appropriate voltage value based on various kinds of usage conditions by considering that the degree of consumption ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6988854 | Cable dispenser and method Fiber-optic cable is dispensed underwater into a trench from a vehicle moving along the bed of the body of water. The cable is wound on a stationary spool and dispensed over the end of the spool by a rotary arm driven by a motor controlled to maintain a desired tens... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6934459 | Reel to reel manufacturing line The invention relates to a line for processing an optical fiber having first and second ends, the line comprising a support for receiving a reel with the fiber wounded thereon; a de-winder for unwinding the fiber without substantial rotation of the reel; and a proce... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929210 | Fiber payout follower A follower apparatus mounted on a track running parallel to an axis of rotation of a spool. The apparatus has a base with a roller mounted thereon and having an axis of rotation parallel to the rotational axis of the spool, the roller providing support and guidance ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6902134 | Dispenser for rolled paper The present invention provides an apparatus for dispensing rolled sheet material, the apparatus including a housing defining an interior adapted to contain rolled sheet material and a dispensing opening for allowing sheet material to be dispensed from the interior o... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6869040 | Method, system and arrangement for handling component tapes A method, a system and an arrangement for handling component tapes in connection with mounting components onto circuit boards in a component mounting machine are disclosed, which utilizes a carrier for carrying component tapes. Each component tape is held by a compo... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6834827 | Wire pulling apparatus having adjustable orientation and pull angle A wiring cart for use by electricians is provided whose wire collator outlet from which the wires are drawn is adjustable relative to the position of the conduit opening through which the wires are to be pulled. Such adjustability is provided in one embodiment by ad... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6782606 | Tape guide and magazine at a component machine A tape guide for guiding a carrier tape in a component mounting machine, a tape magazine for receiving the tape guide, and a system including the tape guide and the tape magazine. The carrier tape carries components that are positioned in sequence on the carrier tap... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6773205 | Apparatus and method for cable installation in ducting An apparatus for and method of installing a cable in ducting from a location intermediate the length of the ducting. The cable is provided in a coil at the location and some cable is passed from one end of the coil into a first portion of the ducting extending from ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6726142 | Twist controlling device, rotatable nip and axial feed system A twist controlling device for ribbon material wound in a coil about a central axis. The device controls twists in the ribbon material as it is fed from the coil to a processing machine. The device includes a gate adapted to be positioned along a ribbon feed path fr... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6726079 | Wire feed device The present invention provides a wire feed device for guiding and straightening a wire which is comprised of a wire infeed unit and a self-cleaning deflection head which are connected together by a flexible guide hose. The wire infeed unit has a guide passage theret... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6712311 | Apparatus for manufacturing an adjustable covering for architectural openings An apparatus is disclosed for fabricating a laminate product having a pair of sheet materials spaced by a plurality of flexible parallel vanes which are secured to the sheet material so that planar movement of the sheet materials in opposite directions cause the van... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6705059 | Rolled fabric carriage apparatus Apparatus which is capable of rotatably carrying a fabric roll in a vertical orientation and which is movably attachable to an element of a known fabricated wall structure. In particular, such apparatus is useful in the practice of dispensing a sheet of vapor retard... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6694606 | Electric-component supplying apparatus and circuit-board assembling method for feeding a plurality of electric-component tapes An apparatus for feeding a plurality of electric-component tapes each of which includes a carrier tape and holds a plurality of electric components in a lengthwise direction of the carrier tape, and supplying, from the each electric-component tape, the el... | 02/24/2004 |
