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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 |
| 6244686 | Print head drive mechanism A print head drive mechanism utilizing a lead screw is provided. In one embodiment, the print head drive mechanism comprises a lead screw that is coupled to the print head and extends through the threaded hub of a gear. The gear is driven by a stepper mot... | 06/12/2001 |
| 5158376 | Electronic typewriter An electronic typewriter has a reduced number of electrically-powered actuators and comprises a motor powering a differential motion transmission unit having first and second output members. Transmission control means powered by a solenoid moves a slider ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4613245 | Device for controlling the carriage return of a lead screw driven printing head Disclosed is a travelling control of printing head in which when a printing head is to be returned to its home position, the printing head is returned in a selected one of two modes, the first mode being such that a lead screw is reversely rotated upon co... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4437777 | Printer having plural type wheel assembly In a printer for desk calculators etc., return control means is disposed in order to control return means for resetting a carriage as well as a hammer to a starting position. When a type wheel has been shifted to a specified position in a carry direction ... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4379646 | Paper feed roll rotated by print head carrier movement A thermal printer paper feeding mechanism having a reciprocable print head carrier. A paper feeding roller has a ratchet cross section with the ratchet teeth twisted along the length of the paper feed roller. The paper feed roller rotates for advancing pa... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4203679 | Print head control A printer for printing characters on paper supported adjacent a path along which a print head can be traversed. Two servo-motors are mounted adjacent the path and each connected to the head by a toothed belt. Control means connects the servo-motors in one... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4173273 | Printer device A printer device using thermosensitive paper as a printing medium includes a thermal head for effecting printing on the printing medium, and means for moving the printing medium and the thermal head relative to each other. An electromagnetic plunger and a... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4050564 | Electronic control for optimizing carrier turnaround in printing apparatus Printing apparatus has an ink jet printhead mounted on a carrier for movement during printing of characters between left and right margin locations relative to a document. A directionally oriented grating and associated circuitry is provided to maintain a... | 09/27/1977 |
| 3973663 | Typewriter power roll construction and mounting A typewriter power roll having a hollow core is assembled with end bearings which are adapted to rotatably support the power roll on a stationary center shaft. Assembling the core and end bearings as a unit allows the periphery to be ground concentric wit... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3944029 | Damper for printing and the like A damper for line printers and the like in which the print head moves from left to right across a paper document during the printing phase and upon completion of a line of print, moves in the "carriage return" direction at a more rapid rate to return to t... | 03/16/1976 |
