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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 |
| 7159259 | Gelatinous elastomer compositions and articles Novel gelatinous compositions and articles are formed from an intimate melt blend admixture of one or more of a selected block SEEPS copolymers in combination with one or more polymers of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene)n, poly(sty... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7036162 | Cooling mattress for sunbathing A cooling mattress for supporting and cooling a sunbather while sunbathing includes a number of pads joined by a number of fasteners. Each pad includes a liner defining a cavity and a cooling medium deposited within the cavity. The fasteners interconnect the pads to... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6996864 | Cushion for a wheelchair A cushion for a wheelchair, including a matrix of cushion modules, wherein each cushion module includes a cushion element that has a phase change material included in its filler material that sits above an additional cushion element of a larger volume of filler mate... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6842926 | Gelatinous cushion having fiberous base A gelatinous cushion includes a base member made of fibrous material, and a cushioning member attached onto the fibrous base member and made of gelatinous material for cushioning purposes, and having an outer peripheral surface and a number of orifices for cushionin... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6767621 | Gelatinous composite article and construction The present invention relates to a gelatinous composite article. The article has a first and a second heat formable and heat reversible gelatinous elastomer material, a first permeable layer, and a control gap. Each of the gelatinous materials is a three-dimensional... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6694553 | Baseless cushion A baseless cushion includes a pad with a layer of stable elastomeric block polymer gel with a pad having an opposite top and bottom surfaces, opposite longitudinally extending sides and opposite longitudinally spaced ends. A frame is provided for supporti... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6691355 | Mattress means as synergetically effected by dual-fluid fluidizing units A mattress device includes a plurality of dual-fluid fluidizing units juxtapositionally secured in a mattress envelope; each dual-fluid fluidizing unit consisting of a lower air cell and an upper gel (or gel-like) cell superimposed and secured on the lowe... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6687933 | Body support system with energy dissipation means A body support system is provided having improved static and dynamic mechanical response characteristics and improved thermal regulation, and which can provide energy dissipation capabilities. The body support system can be of a modular construction to pr... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6625830 | Wheelchair cushion A wheelchair cushion having a solid gel patient interface, a matrix or honeycomb panel and a foam base. The gel layer is mold around and over the honeycomb panel to produce a composite panel with patient interface characteristics of a gel layer, but with ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6598251 | Body support system A body support system is provided having improved static and dynamic mechanical response characteristics and improved thermal regulation. The body support system can be of a modular construction to provide mechanical response characteristics suited to a p... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6523198 | Modular medical-bed mattress with underlying bed pan A mattress system includes a mattress unit having a plurality of self-contained mattress modules supported on a frame unit that is accommodated on an electric bed unit. The mattress modules are interchangeable, removable and replaceable whereby a bed can ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6484716 | Hyperbaric oxygen patient treatment system with therapeutic surface A hyperbaric oxygen patient treatment system generally comprises and inflatable enclosure for encasing a patient having at least partially contained therein an inflatable mattress system. By integrating the therapeutic functions of the inflatable mattress... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6447865 | Gelatinous composite article and construction The present invention relates to a gelatinous composite article. The article has a first and a second heat formable and heat reversible gelatinous elastomer material, a first permeable layer, and a control gap. Each of the gelatinous materials is a three-... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6393640 | Mattress pad and pocket combination A mattress pad and pocket combination for holding a pad in place on a mattress. The mattress pad and pocket combination includes a pad and a pocket. The pad has a distal edge, a proximal edge and pair of side edges. The pocket has a bottom wall, a back wa... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6243899 | Mattress device A mattress includes a bag in which an amount of fluid is sealed. A portion of the bag is provided with an adjuster which adjust an inner volume of the bag. Adjusting the inner volume changes a pressure of the fluid in the bag which is regarded as a softne... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6219867 | Cushion pad with enhanced conformability A wrist cushion includes an elastomer having the physical properties of flexibility and compressibility in the range of flexibilities and compressibilities of stable isomer block polymer gels, with the elastomer having a top surface and a cavity therein. ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6202234 | Therapeutic pillow A therapeutic pillow for placing on a seat and for being sat upon by a user and for supporting the tail bone of the user and for cradling the buttocks of the user to assure that support for the tail bone of the user is held in place. The pillow includes a... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6197099 | Flowable cushioning media including lubricated spherical objects A composite mixture of spherical objects and lubricant useful for its cushioning properties is disclosed and claimed. The composite mixture may be composed of microspheres typically less than 2000 microns in diameter with inert atmospheres sealed within t... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6052850 | Head support device for infants A suitable support device for newborns including premature babies comprises a doughnut-shaped structure having a gel-filled GORE-TEX casing of about five to six inches outer diameter with a central aperture of about two to three inches in diameter. The st... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6026527 | Gelatinous cushions with buckling columns A cushioning element that has a number of substantially parallel elongate columns which buckle under an appropriate load. The cushioning element may be formed from a soft, easily deformable elastic or visco-elastic cushioning media. As a force is exerted ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5966763 | Surface pad system for a surgical table A surface pad system for a surgical table includes a cover having an upwardly-facing patient-support surface defining an interior region of the surface pad system, and a vacuum bead bag received in the interior region. The vacuum bead bag includes a flexi... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5918334 | Cushion with gel sac and gel overlay A cushion, generally indicated, comprises a foam portion and a gel portion. The foam portion has a rear section defining a cavity, while the front section is shaped to support the users' thighs. The gel portion comprise a gel sac, which substantially fill... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5916088 | Cooling beach pillow The present invention is a pillow/headrest designed to keep a user cool and comfortable when sunbathing, using a tanning bed or reclining in any uncomfortably warm environment. The pillow system comprises a housing in a generally rectangular configuration... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5836025 | Gel containing positioning cushion for infirm patients A positioning cushion prevents a sitting infirm patient from sliding forward. The cushion comprises a base portion, and gel bladder filled with a gelatinous mixture of resin and water, and a top cover. The base portion defines thigh supporting recesses an... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5826841 | Therapeutic elbow support system A prevention and therapeutic support system for body parts susceptible to repetitive strain injury comprising an assembly having a centrally located gel-pack sandwiched between, upper and lower foam layers each having downwardly depending perimeter edges ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5749111 | Gelatinous cushions with buckling columns A cushion that includes a cushioning element. The cushioning element has a number of substantially parallel elongate columns formed in a gelatinous cushioning media. The columns are configured so that when a force is applied to the cushioning element in a... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5737788 | Attaching arrangement in a multi-layered pad A multi-layered pad primarily intended to prevent and treat decubitus ulcers. The pad includes at least first and second layers with the first layer being a bladder made up of separate, discrete pouches containing a viscous fluid. The second layer underli... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5680662 | Cushioning mattress for reducing shear and friction A cushioning mattress is provided to normalize and distribute the weight of a patient's body to reduce the tangential forces bearing on the skin of the patient. The cushioning mattress comprises a top surface, a bottom surface and a series of alternating ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5678266 | Method and apparatus for supporting various parts of a person's body A method and apparatus for supporting a person in a seated or lying position, and for supporting a person's appendages, such as arms, wrists, hands and elbows, above a work surface. An appendage can be rested on an upper surface of a support pad provided ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5670232 | Method for manufacturing integral elastic supports, and supports obtained with this method A method for manufacturing integral elastic supports formed by an upper covering (2), by an intermediate filler (3) and by a semirigid shell (4) entails the use of a mold with a hollow lower part, a flat upper part, and at least one intermediate plate. Th... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5652985 | Self-adjusting pressure relief support system and methodology A pressure relief support system utilizes a self-adjusting approach to maintaining generally constant pressure in fluid support bladders. A constant force, such as from a constant force linear spring or from a counterweight system, is applied directly to ... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5636395 | Mattress pad with gel filled chambers coupled to a foam cushion A pad for individually supporting portions of a human body relative to a mattress. The inventive device includes a flexible pad positionable atop a mattress of a bed. An individual support assembly is coupled to an upper surface of the flexible pad and in... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5626657 | Composite microsphere and lubricant mixture A composite mixture of spherical objects and lubricant useful for its cushioning properties is disclosed and claimed. The composite mixture may be composed of microspheres typically less than 2000 microns in diameter with inert atmospheres sealed within t... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5590430 | Gel filled deformable cushion and composition contained therein This invention provides for an ultra low density gel filled deformable cushion (10) which includes a fluid impervious flexible enclosure (12) forming an internal chamber (14). Contained within the internal chamber (14) is a padding fluid composition (16) ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5475882 | Gel filled deformable cushion and composition contained therein This invention provides for a gel filled deformable cushion (10) which includes a fluid impervious flexible enclosure (12) forming an internal chamber (14). Contained within the internal chamber (14) is a plasticizer composition (16) and a plurality of pa... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5457833 | Seating system method for a wheelchair A method for assembling a seating system by providing a base member and pad filled with fluid. The pad has a front, rear, and sides with the sides flaring outwardly of each other and of a center axis. The pad further includes an arcuate, transverse seal e... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5445858 | Attenuating pad A gel-encapsulating, load-supporting pad construction with an outer sheath provided with extended flanges for attachment purposes is disclosed. The attenuating device further discloses an elastomeric yieldable foam casing between the outer sheath and the ... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5441676 | Method for manufacturing integral elastic supports using an expandable resin A method for manufacturing integral elastic supports formed by an upper covering (2), by an intermediate filler (3) and by a semirigid shell (4) entails the use of a mold with a hollow lower part, a flat upper part, and at least one intermediate plate. Th... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5369829 | Seat cushion for reclining wheelchairs A seating system for a wheelchair including a base member and fluid pad. The base member has forward and rearward sections respectively supporting the user's thighs and buttocks. The rearward section supporting the user's buttocks includes a depressed, se... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5336708 | Gelatinous elastomer articles Novel composites are formed from a low rigidity gelatinous elastomer composition of poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene) triblock copolymer and high levels of a plasticizing oil. The gelatinous elastomer composition is physically interlocked with an op... | 08/09/1994 |
