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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 |
| 8178049 | Carbon nanotube or carbon nanofiber production apparatus and recovery apparatus A discharge gas containing carbon nanotubes and discharged from a reactor unit (12) is led to a filter (26) through a discharge pipe (24). A blower (28) is disposed downstream from the filter (26). The blower (28) is used to... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178060 | Dividing wall fractionation in integrated oxygenate conversion and product cracking Improved processing of an oxygenate-containing feedstock for increased production or yield of light olefins is provided. Such processing involves oxygenate conversion to olefins and subsequent cracking of heavier olefins wherein at least a portion of the C4+ | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173072 | Conversation of nitrogen dioxide (NO) to nitric oxide (NO) A nitric oxide delivery system, which includes a gas bottle having nitrogen dioxide in air, converts nitrogen dioxide to nitric oxide and employs a surface-active material, such as silica gel, coated with an aqueous solution of antioxidant, such as ascorbic acid. A ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8163244 | Cyclopropenes-generating devices to control ripening processes of agricultural products Provided is a device for generation of cyclopropene compounds which is capable of achieving direct in situ preparation and application of cyclopropene compounds inhibiting the action of ethylene which accelerates the ripening process of plants, the device comprising... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158086 | Polyisocyanate production system and gas treatment apparatus A gas treatment apparatus for treating a gas by bringing the gas into contact with a treatment liquid. The gas treatment apparatus includes a gas-liquid contact chamber for a gas-liquid contact of the gas with the treatment liquid, a storage chamber, located over th... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8142741 | Reactor and method for manufacturing reactor A channel forming body of a reactor has a base plate, a first sealing member bonded to one surface of the base plate and a second sealing member bonded to the other surface of the base plate. A plurality of first inlet grooves forming first inlet paths and a plurali... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8133458 | Reactor and the use thereof for producing cyanides A reactor for converting methane, ammonia and oxygen and alkaline or alkaline earth hydroxides into alkaline or alkaline earth cyanides by two-stage reactions comprising a first stage with a gas inlet, wherein the first stage is formed by a cone with distribution pl... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128895 | Integrated production of FCC-produced C3 and cumene Processing schemes and arrangements are provided for obtaining propylene and propane via the catalytic cracking of a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock and converting the propylene into cumene without separating the propane from the propane/propylene feed stream. The discl... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128877 | Energy efficient polyolefin process A manufacturing process for producing polyolefin, having a feed system, a reactor system including at least one polymerization reactor, a diluent/monomer recovery system, a fractionation system, and an extrusion/loadout system having an extruder. The manufacturing p... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124035 | Process and apparatus for alkylation of aromatic compound with aliphatic mono-olefin compound of 8 to 18 carbon atoms Continuous processes for monoalkylating aromatic compound with an aliphatic feedstock comprising aliphatic olefin of 8 to 18 carbon atoms per molecule are effected using at least 3 reaction zones in series, each containing solid alkylation catalyst with effluent coo... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124017 | Systems and methods for high efficiency regenerative selective catalytic reduction The invention provides a system for regenerative selective catalytic reduction including a catalyst chamber that contains a catalyst for reducing NOX in a gas stream passing therethrough. The system also includes a reactant injector, first and second heat... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8110161 | Alkylation process for increased conversion and reduced catalyst use The invention relates to a process for the production of alkylated aromatic compounds comprising introducing olefin and aromatic compounds into at least first and second vertically spaced catalytic reaction zones in an alkylation unit under alkylation reaction condi... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8097226 | Catalytic reaction device A catalytic reaction device for fluid-solid heterogeneous catalytic reactions including a distributor, flow controllers, parallel reactors, temperature controllers, coolers and product receivers with reactive fluids flowing into the flow controllers to control the t... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8088344 | Rod-shaped inserts in reactor tubes A multi-tubular reactor system for catalytically reacting a fluid reactant mixture to form a fluid product comprising a shell and a plurality of reactor tubes housed therein. The reactor system is adapted to allow heat-exchange fluid to flow between the shell and th... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8080222 | Apparatus for the recovery of ethylene glycol in the production of polyethylene terephthalate In an apparatus for the recovery of ethylene glycol in a polyethylene terephthalate(PET) production process water accumulating in the esterification reaction is mixed with a process fluid containing 2-methyl-1,3-dioxolane (MDO). The mixing is carried out in a tank u... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8080207 | Coil piping system for reactor vessel A reactor vessel system includes a reactor vessel including a first port in fluid communication with an interior of the reactor vessel and an outlet port connected in fluid communication with the interior of the reactor vessel. A base supports the reactor vessel. A ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8029748 | Process and apparatus for improved methods for making vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) The invention provides methods, apparatus and chemical systems for making vinyl acetate from ethylene, oxygen, and acetic acid. ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8012436 | Quenching vessel A quenching vessel being, in use, vertically elongated and provided with an inlet for gas at its upper end, an outlet for cooled gas at its lower end defining a pathway for a gas flow directed downwardly, the vessel being provided at its upper end with a first inter... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7993592 | Process for production of amphoteric electrolyte resin by continuous bulk polymerization and apparatus for the production A continuous polymerization apparatus is provided for producing an amphoteric electrolyte resin by continuous bulk polymerization at low cost, which apparatus includes a reaction vessel, the reaction vessel including at least four polymerization zones adjacent to ea... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993591 | Spouted bed device and polyolefin production process using the same A spouted bed device of the present invention includes a cylinder which extends vertically; a closing plate which closes a top end of the cylinder; a decreasing diameter member which is formed at a bottom end of the cylinder, has an inside diameter that decreases pr... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988936 | Chemical reactor including heat exchangers The present invention discloses to a chemical reactor with high heat efficiency and small volume, the chemical reaction of the present invention comprises a first unit for performing heat exchange of exothermic reaction products with exothermic reaction raw material... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7964151 | Apparatus and method for producing carbon nanotubes Provided is an apparatus for producing carbon nanotubes, that is provided with a reaction chamber and a dispersion plate. The dispersion plate is provided with a plate and a gas guiding portion provided on an edge of the plate, and a catalyst supply hole is defined ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7964150 | Apparatus for continuous production of hydrates A system, process, and apparatus are provided for the efficient continuous production of hydrates. Gas separated from a well fluid is fed into a hydrate reactor that is submerged under the sea at a predetermined depth. The hydrates generated in the hydrate reactor a... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7947229 | Apparatus and method for dissolution reaction When fly ash is added to a cement kiln to materialize it after being desalinated by washing, scale is prevented from growing in a dissolution reaction apparatus depositing calcium-containing compounds dissolved in slurry, and the fly ash is effectively used as a cem... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7935320 | Alkylation process with recontacting in settler A system and/or process for decreasing the level of at least one organic fluoride present in a hydrocarbon phase contained in an alkylation settler by contacting the hydrocarbon phase with an HF containing stream, containing greater than about 80 wt. % and less than... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7931871 | Inner tray for a chamber The invention concerns an inner tray, arranged inside a chamber, comprising a plurality of parallel beams (1), located in a common horizontal plane and fixed through their ends to the wall of the chamber, and, between said beams and supported thereby, rows of... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7914754 | Integrated production of FCC-produced C2 and ethyl benzene Processing schemes and arrangements are provided for obtaining ethylene and ethane via the catalytic cracking of a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock and converting the ethylene into ethyl benzene without separating the ethane from the feed stream. The disclosed processing... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914745 | Method of hydrogenating aldehydes and ketones Methods and systems for the hydrogenation of aldehydes and/or ketones are described herein. The methods and systems incorporate the novel use of a high shear device to promote dispersion and solubility of the hydrogen-containing gas (e.g. H2 gas) in the a... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914744 | Method for making chlorohydrins Methods and systems for the preparation of chlorohydrins are described herein. The methods and systems incorporate the novel use of a high shear device to promote dispersion and solubility of olefins into the chlorinating phase. The high shear device may allow for l... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7910069 | Method of making alkylene glycols Methods and systems for preparing alkylene glycols are described herein. The methods and systems incorporate the novel use of a high shear device to promote dispersion and solubility of alkylene oxides with water. The high shear device may allow for lower reaction t... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7910068 | Method of making alcohols Methods and systems for the synthesis of alcohol are described herein. The methods and systems incorporate the novel use of a high shear device to promote dispersion and solubility of olefins in water. The high shear device may allow for lower reaction temperatures ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7883670 | Methods of making devices by stacking sheets and processes of conducting unit operations using such devices New designs, methods and processes are described that in which laminated devices and configured in a style named the “ortho” style. To form a device in the ortho style, plates or sheets are machined to have apertures and then stacked together such that the apert... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7875248 | Thin film tube reactor with rotating reservoir A tube reactor having a substantially tubular body portion including a conical section, an entry port, an opposing exit port, and an axis extending between the ports through the body portion. The tubular body portion being rotatable about the axis. At least one reac... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7862780 | Apparatus and method of making transformed water The present invention provides an apparatus and method of producing transformed water without contact between the original transformed water and the water to be transformed. This is accomplished by organizing the original transformed water into a geometric contained... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7854902 | Modular and reconfigurable multi-stage high temperature microreactor cartridge apparatus and system for using same A microfluidic reactor cartridge having glass capillary tubing wound in a coil and surrounded by a ceramic housing capable use in high temperatures and method for using same. In another embodiment, the microfluidic cartridge is a serpentine reactor cartridge with a ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7815868 | Microfluidic reaction apparatus for high throughput screening An SBS-formatted microfluidic device where the geometry of the plate defines an array of interrogation areas, and where each interrogation area encompasses at least one reaction site. ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7803325 | Integrated reactors, methods of making same, and methods of conducting simultaneous exothermic and endothermic reactions Integrated Combustion Reactors (ICRs) and methods of making ICRs are described in which combustion chambers (or channels) are in direct thermal contact to reaction chambers for an endothermic reaction. Superior results were achieved for combustion chambers which con... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7794669 | Chemical reaction cartridge Disclosed is a chemical reaction cartridge including a substrate which is a rigid body and an elastic body, and a flow path and two or more chambers connected by the flow path are formed inside the cartridge, the cartridge is structured so as to move or block a flui... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7794667 | Gas ring and method of processing substrates A process gas to a reactor volume of a semiconductor processing reactor is provided through gas injector ports of a gas ring. The process gas flows horizontally from the gas injector ports across a principal surface of a rotating susceptor to exhaust ports of the ga... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7794668 | Reaction block for parallel synthetic chemistry and vessel therefor A reaction vessel for use in an apparatus for parallel synthetic chemistry with a reaction chamber space for containing contents of a chemical reaction and a discharge channel for selectively removing liquid contents of the reaction chamber. The invention includes a... | 09/14/2010 |
