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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 |
| 7997537 | Conformal airlock assembly and method A conformal airlock assembly for ingress and egress through a door from a high pressure environment to a low pressure environment. The airlock assembly includes a flexible, gas impermeable membrane that cooperates with a support wall in an airtight manner to form an... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7262957 | Modular communication fixture for installation on board of a passenger conveyance A modular communication fixture is installed in a passenger aircraft adjacent to an entrance and exit area adjoining a passenger boarding door. The fixture includes a housing, at least one access door that is selectively movable to an open position and a closed posi... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7195206 | Apparatus and method for servicing and inspecting small free-flying platforms in orbit in space A small, substantially spherical, free-flying utility platform for use in space can be docked, inspected and serviced in an apparatus including a container with a chamber therein mounted on the outside of a space vehicle or space station. A motorized closing mechani... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7159821 | Integrated transport system for overhead stowage One advantageous embodiment of the present invention is an integrated transport system (14) for moving an object (20) in an aircraft (10) between a main cabin (16) and an overhead cabin (18) via a shaft (24) in connection th... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156344 | Long-haul airplane A long-haul airplane has a private cabin for the pilots within a storage compartment disposed on a floor below the flight deck. The private cabin is in communication with the flight deck through an opening in the floor. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7108228 | Hydrogen-fueled spacecraft A spacecraft having facilities for carrying astronauts and payloads into the earth satellite orbit and space having a composite fiber body with a Kevlar exterior skin. Said craft having a substantially round shape with a portion covered with solar cells. Said solar ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7013827 | Multipurpose underwater vehicle for carrying diverse payloads and method of using same An underwater vehicle includes an elongate body defining a longitudinal channel and having a waterproof interior with a processor operably connected to a memory in the interior, a payload holder in the channel for releasably securing a payload, and a communication p... | 03/21/2006 |
| 5279484 | Manned space vehicle with low-level hydrogen-oxygen-carbon dioxide propulsion unit A manned space vehicle is described whose altitude control is achieved by constant drag compensation through the action of low level thrusters. The space vehicle include a low pressure electrolyzer that generates hydrogen and oxygen from water in a mass r... | 01/18/1994 |
| 4865270 | Passive zero-gravity leg restraint A passive zero or microgravity leg restraint (10) includes a central support post (17) with a top (12) and a bottom (20). Extending from the central support post (17) and calf pad tab (15), to which calf pad (16) is attached, and foot pad tab (19), to whi... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4842224 | Suitport extra-vehicular access facility In a system (20) for entering and leaving a space station, a bulkhead (30) divides module (22) into an antechamber (32) and an airlock (34). A space suit (36) has a portable life support system (PLSS) interface (38) on its back. The suit is removably atta... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4828207 | Fluid lock This fluid lock permits transiting an object between different fluid pressure through a transiting hole in a wall separating a higher fluid pressure side from a lower fluid pressure side on opposite sides of the wall; has higher and lower fluid pressure d... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4669413 | Transfer chamber and method of operating same An improved transfer chamber for a space vehicle has an enclosure mounted on the hull of a spacecraft, and is provided with inner and outer doors. Two bladders are placed within this transfer chamber, and are selectively movable toward and away from one a... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4643375 | Space living quarters having artificial gravity environment Living quarters for a space vehicle including a rotary cylindrical module enclosing a living compartment for human occupancy, and means for rotating the module about its longitudinal central axis to create a force of approximately 1 G within the module ad... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4175723 | Method and apparatus for neutralizing the effect of accelerating and decelerating forces A man-carrying vehicle modified with a device for alleviating accelerative forces particularly useful for space travel is provided with a personnel carrier which automatically orients its occupant, with an imaginary Z-axis parallel to the spinal column an... | 11/27/1979 |
