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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 |
| 7479079 | Variable speed generator for a human powered vehicle A generator for a human powered vehicle comprises a hub shaft structured to be mounted to the human powered vehicle, a hub shell mounted to rotate relative to the hub shaft, a power generating mechanism including a coil and a magnet that rotate relative to each othe... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7360616 | Method for controlling and regulating a power train of a hybrid vehicle and power train of a hybrid vehicle A method for controlling and regulating a power train of a hybrid vehicle and a power train of a hybrid vehicle having one internal combustion engine, one electric machine, one shifting element and one output in a power flow of the power train and designed with cont... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7322898 | Active front steering actuator A steering system includes a differential transmission having an input shaft and an output shaft, a rotary input device attached to the input shaft, a movable steering effector in operable communication with the output shaft, an angular-to-linear converter which con... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7284463 | Attachment for a socket wrench, and method The invention includes an attachment for a socket wrench that is capable of imparting torque about an axis simultaneously in opposite directions. The invention also includes a method for imparting torque about an axis simultaneously in opposite directions. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273433 | Continuously variable transmission A constant mesh gear driven continuously variable transmission including a minimum of two cones in mesh with either an axial sliding ring gear or an axial sliding circular gear. The cones and ring gear or circular gear are enclosed in a housing. An input shaft is jo... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7247111 | Vehicle steering apparatus A vehicle steering apparatus comprises a rotation transmission mechanism 4 which connects a first shaft 3 connected to an operating member 2 with a second shaft 5 connected to vehicle wheels 9 so as to enable the rotation to be tra... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7168340 | Ratchet wrench having constant drive Ratchet wrenches are provided that allow for drive on both the forward and return strokes of the ratchet handle. A combination ring gear, sun gear and planetary gear system is used in combination with a drive pawl arrangement to achieve power drive in both direction... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7108625 | System for generating a rotational movement of a shaft An apparatus for generating a rotational movement of a shaft with a first device for generating a rotational movement, driving a first drive path, and a second device for generating a rotational movement, driving a second drive path, at least one rotatable planet pi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7063636 | Mechanically linked active steering system An active steering system with variable assist includes a differential actuator having an input gear and an output gear. The differential actuator has a default kinematic relationship between the input gear and the output gear such that magnitude of an output speed ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059989 | Bottom bracket structure with dynamo A bicycle bottom bracket structure is provided that has a dynamo for generating electricity when the rider is pedaling the bicycle. The dynamo has a stationary part fixed to a portion of a bicycle frame and a rotational part coupled to rotate relative to the portion... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052427 | Electric screw actuator system An electric screw actuator system, e.g. for an electrically driven and controlled steering device, comprises a screw actuator, an electric motor (2) engaging the screw actuator through a reduction gear mechanism (3), electronic operating means for oper... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6955623 | Single planet steering position planetary differential A single planet planetary differential including a shaft mechanism, a planet gear, disposed so as to be meshingly communicated with the shaft mechanism, a carrier device, the carrier device defining a carrier cavity for rotatingly containing the planet gear, a worm ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6053841 | Toroidal drive system for electric vehicles A drive system for an electric vehicle, which can make the number of parts as small as possible and minimize the space for arranging the parts in a direction perpendicular to the axis. Between a motor acting as a prime mover and left and right output shaf... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5242335 | Planetary-gear train for hybrid-drive vehicles A planetary-gear train for a hybrid-drive vehicle employing muscle power and an auxiliary motor, where said auxiliary motor drives a sun wheel, the crown gear is driven by muscle power, and the power take-off is provided by a planetary-gear carrier on the... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5201690 | Gear system for motion transformation A gear system for mechanically transforming motion on an infinitely variable basis as desired, having a unique arrangement of gear elements and clutches between the input and output shafts (1 and 6). A first set of gears (2) divides the motion put into th... | 04/13/1993 |
| 4896562 | Valve actuator differential worm planetary gear drive A valve actuator differential worm planetary gear drive provides forward or reverse motion to a valve stem, from an input from either a motor-driven worm or a handwheel driven worm, by using a plurality of planet gears to send motion to the sun gear. If t... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4732053 | Multi-axle vehicle steer drive system A multi-axle vehicle steer drive system divides driving torque with a driving differential 15 and steering torque with a steering differential 20 and combines the divided torque outputs additively on one side of the vehicle and subtractively on the other ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4719816 | Device for positioning an actuator A linearly reciprocable actuator is reciprocated by a mechanism which includes a rotatable part which is operably connected to the actuator to produce linear movement of the actuator in response to rotation of the rotatable part. A fine drive motor is ope... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4680985 | Continuously variable transmission with epicyclic constant mesh gearing A gear driven continuously variable transmission including an epicyclic cone in mesh with an axially slidable nonrotating ring gear. The cone and ring gear are enclosed in a housing. An input shaft is journaled in the housing. The cone revolves about the ... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4619158 | Balanced steerable transmission This power transmission has a steerable yoke mounted for pivoting about an axis coaxial with an input or output shaft. The steerable yoke can be pivoted in either direction with equal torque regardless of rotation of the shaft. Two balanced drive trains i... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4616517 | Monoaxial coarse-fine adjusting mechanism for optical instruments, such as microscopes A monoaxial coarse-fine adjusting apparatus for optical instruments has a pair of friction wheels whose peripheries are in engagement with the fine adjusting shaft. The axles to which the friction wheels are mounted are received in slots formed in the coa... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4503717 | Shock actuated unit A seismic actuator preferably including a differential gear mechanism having an output connected to a valve or other element to be controlled, an input connected to a manually operated member, and an input/output connected to a power unit which acts autom... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4469375 | Taumel hinge recliner Power hinge recliners for vehicle seat backs wherein sandwich taumel gearing provides high rigidity and torque capacity for accommodating power adjustment under occupant back pressure loads and including gravity release inertia latch back rest retention. ... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4306513 | Weather-vane steering-device and coupling device for use in such weather-vane steering device A weather-vane steering-device comprises a gearbox secured to a boat, a turntable rotatable in the gearbox, a weather-vane rotatable in the turntable, a steering element rotatable in the gearbox, a first differential gear between the weather-vane and the ... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4088306 | Rope or cable winch A winch for coiling rope or wire having a rope or wire-supporting drum mounted for free rotation, an off-drive shaft mounted axially to the drum, a clutch for engaging the drum to the shaft, a driving motor, a driving shaft rotatable by the motor and a ge... | 05/09/1978 |
| 3979971 | Differential drive A differential drive in which a reference sprocket is stationary for power drive and rotated for manual drive. In power drive, planet sprockets are orbited around the reference sprocket and rotated thereby. Drive planet sprockets on the same shafts drive ... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3949626 | Differential gear system and actuator assembly A differential gear system is disclosed for selectively transmitting power from one of two alternative power sources and which is particularly suited for use in actuating assemblies. The differential gear system includes an input gear rotatable about a sl... | 04/13/1976 |
