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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7490375 | Food preparation sink trash interceptor system A garbage disposer replacement unit for straining food waste comprises a drainage means fitted to one or more sink for transporting food wastes to a sewer system and a main interceptor connected in series with the drainage means. The main interceptor is fluidly conn... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7331539 | Noise reduced food waste disposer A food waste disposer having devices to reduce noise is disclosed. The disposer has a food conveying section, a motor section, and a grinding section. To reduce the emitted noise that may result when food waste impacts the various components of the grinding section,... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7021574 | Overmolded vibration isolation gasket for mounting food waste disposer to sink Disclosed herein is a vibration isolation gasket for mounting a food waste disposer to a sink that is at least partially molded onto a portion of the housing of the disposer, and preferably to the disposer's container cover. The vibration isolation gasket preferably... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6938627 | Dishwasher A dishwasher is provided such that an impurity-collecting filter collecting impurities is detachably mounted to a front of a cabinet, thus allowing the impurity-collecting filter to be easily cleaned, and keeping a bottom of a washing tub cleaner. The dishwasher inc... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6193879 | Reject water drain line installation system and apparatus for under sink reverse osmosis filter system Reject waste water adapter coupling fitting, system and installation method for use with a household undercounter reverse osmosis (R/O) water filtration installation associated with an in-counter sink having a garbage disposer with its outlet connected by... | 02/27/2001 |
| 5992430 | Automatic hand washing and drying apparatus including combined blow drying means, towel dispensing means and waste disposal means A hand washing and drying apparatus comprising a washing and drying chamber including at least one access port providing access for inserting at least one hand to be washed, a wash liquid dispenser in fluid communication with the interior of the washing a... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5944985 | Reject water drain line installation system and apparatus for under sink reverse osmosis filter system Reject waste water adapter coupling fitting, system and installation method for use with a household undercounter reverse osmosis (R/O) water filtration installation associated with an in-counter sink having a garbage disposer with its outlet connected by... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5732422 | Combination hand sink and trash receptacle A combination hand sink and trash receptacle comprises a hand sink having a horizontal support surface and a wash basin downwardly extending from the support surface. A fixed trash skirt is positioned around the wash basin, and the skirt is secured to the... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5687434 | Portable stand-alone sink unit A portable wash station, comprising an outer water tank, a flexible inner water tank secured within the outer tank, and a sink basin affixed atop the outer tank including at least one sink, one water faucet for dispensing water from the outer tank and one... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5377362 | Combined sink strainer stopper and scrub brush A combined sink strainer and scrub brush unit (10) with or without a sink stopper disc (14) is provided which seats into a garbage disposal inlet (31) depending from a sink bottom (30a). A horizontal strainer base (11) has a series of drain apertures (17)... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5377941 | Support frame for sink waste bags A device is provided for holding a disposal waste bag in a kitchen sink. The device comprises an open frame through which the waste bag may be inserted with the bottom of the bag supported upon the floor of the sink in order that the load of the waste is ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5305478 | Ecology sink A waste storage and removal assembly for use with a waste chute under a sink wherein a carrier for a waste container is pivoted from positions outside and under the sink as well as raised and lowered in conjunction with a sealing member of the waste chute... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5271108 | Sink drain guard A sink drain guard is formed of an annular sleeve of flexible, resilient plastic material having a central cylindrical annular wall portion connected at its bottom to an inwardly extending shoulder. The shoulder is provided on its outer perimeter with a p... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5073997 | Built-in sink A built-in sink including at least one wash basin (16) and at least one garbage chute (28, 30) is provided with a cover plate (40, 42) which is fastened to the sink so as to be laterally displaced or folded into a position next to the sink. The cover plat... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4935991 | Fish cleaning station and method of using the same The new and improved fish cleaning station includes a heavy duty stainless steel top with a durable metal base to make the facility nearly indestructible. Attached to the table are two heavy spray nozzles with steel braided hoses for providing a convenien... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4847927 | Garbage collection device for a sink unit, in particular, a built-in sink unit Garbage collection device for a built-in sink unit with a garbage discharge opening which is integrated into its top surface and below which a holder is arranged for several waste containers, one of which can be loaded with garbage through the discharge o... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4839931 | Counter top waste disposal unit A receptacle for waste disposal adapted to be recessed into a counter-top. An outer rectangular container has a flange resting on the counter-top. A removable inner container is supported in the outer container and is adapted to contain a plastic bag fold... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4813087 | Kitchen sink unit with refuse disposal opening To provide a single structured sink unit in which, selectively, household refuse can be separated into garbage (which is biodegradable) and trash (which is not biodegradable), the sink unit is formed with two aligned openings (4, 5) positioned front-to-ba... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4761235 | Waste collection device for garbage grinder A waste collection device for accumulating solid waste downstream of a kitchen garbage grinder includes a separator for settling solid material from waste water and a removable waste accumulating container into which household garbage is collected. The wa... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4706818 | Magnetic flatware retriever A device for preventing magnetically attractable flatware and other objects from falling into a food disposer. Round tubes containing magnets are arranged parallel to one another across a collar at the mouth of the disposer. Each tube contains an assembly... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4689840 | Built-in sink Built-in sink with a waste opening which is adjoined downwardly by a drop shaft terminating above a waste bin. The latter is guided in horizontal guide rails supported by a holding device which is attached to the underside of the built-in sink and also su... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4531246 | Removable garbage bag holder for kitchen sinks A removable garbage bag holder for holding garbage bags open in kitchen sinks, such as the plastic food bags used in bringing food home from grocery stores, for receiving peelings of fruit and vegetables being peeled above it, and for receiving leftover f... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4367138 | Flatware recovery food scraper A substantially cylindrically shaped rubber food scraper is mounted on a steel dish cleaning table over a refuse container located below the table. The interior of the scraper is substantially hourglass shaped and includes a plurality of magnets embedded ... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4135258 | Waste disposer mounting apparatus Mounting apparatus for installing a food waste disposer in a sink in a bottom opening thereof wherein the disposer is moved downwardly through the opening and is clamped to the sink about the edge of the opening. A water inlet connector is mounted to the ... | 01/23/1979 |
