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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 |
| 7694904 | Auxiliary drive An apparatus includes a shell connection mechanism configured to be actuated between a connected state in which a mechanism is connected to a shell and a disconnected state and an actuator configured to move the first mechanism while the first mechanism is in the co... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7694545 | Adjustable stroke mechanism An adjustment stroke connection for a mechanical press includes an eccentric bushing disposed within a press connection member and an eccentric crankshaft member disposed within the eccentric bushing. A rotatable crankshaft is connected to the eccentric member. A me... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7690236 | Method and apparatus for hole punching A hole punching method capable of executing hole punching with high material yield at a low load and preventing occurrence of underfill is provided. The hole punching method includes a step of expanding a hole punching scheduled portion 2 of a raw material | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690237 | Radial piston crimping tool A crimping tool is disclosed that includes a housing assembly carrying a crimping assembly having jaws with engagement surfaces designed to move in the radial direction under controlled load and controlled displacement with application of hydraulic pressure to pisto... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690855 | Binding tool for documents or the like A binding tool for documents or the like is provided which is capable of suppressing the height of protruded portions from a surface of a base portion thereby to expand a space thereabove, and which is also easy to manufacture and assemble. The binding tool includes... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690402 | Method, an implement and a twister for tying together end portions of wire material extending around a bale For tying wire material around a bale, a pair of end portions of the loop is held in a substantially mutually parallel orientation. An engaged section of at least one of the end portions is moved about a longitudinal axis of the other end portion of that pair, such ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690238 | Work carrying device of pressing machine A transfer feeder 41 has a lift/clamp device 80 moving a bar 14 in a lift direction and a clamp direction, a plurality of feed carriers 52 installed on the bar 14, and feeding linear motors 53 driving the feed carriers 52... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7685858 | Sheet metal bending brake A bending brake assembly for manually bending pieces of sheet metal material including a base supporting a plurality of c-shaped members presenting opposing clamping surfaces for receiving the sheet metal material. An extension extends away from the clamping surface... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7686557 | Device for backing book blocks A device for backing rounded book blocks (2) clamped near the spine, by a pressing beam (9) and a slide (7) that accommodates the pressing beam (9) and can be alternately displaced along arc-shaped races (6) in a swinging fashion b... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7686341 | Data carrier, method for the production thereof and gravure printing plate The invention relates to a data carrier having a security element that is at lest visually testable and has an embossing in at least a partial area, the embossing being a halftone blind embossing executed by inkless line intaglio printing, and to a method for produc... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7685859 | Crimping apparatus and method A crimping apparatus and method are provided that enable secure crimping of objects to one another even when the objects are subject to thermal or stress cycling. Specifically, an apparatus for crimping a work-piece includes a die pair with a first die that defines ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7685860 | Control device for press machine A control device for a press machine, by which one of the slide and the die cushion is suitably controlled, when a malfunction occurs in the other, such that the force between the slide and the die cushion does not excessively increase. The control device includes a... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7686239 | Synthesis of calcium phosphates by mechano-chemical process A low crystallinity calcium phosphate powder is prepared by mechanically grinding a calcium phosphate solid under grinding forces local heating sufficient to mechanically alloy the calcium phosphate solid and reduce the crystalline domains of the calcium phosphate s... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7681921 | Automobile identification labeling and tracking system A system, method, computer program, and business form that may be used to more quickly, accurately, and efficiently label, identify, track, and inventory new and previously-owned vehicles on an auto dealer's lot. Many aspects may also be used to track other objects ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7681426 | Unitary rear axle housing and method for manufacturing same A method for manufacturing a one piece axle tube housing with an integral spindle includes providing a tube blank, providing the blank with a region of increased thickness, inserting a mandrel having a reduced diameter profile, passing a reducing die over the tube t... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7681430 | Method and apparatus for reducing a stent A medical device crimping system comprises a crimper and a plurality of protective strips. The crimper defines a crimping iris, which has an open state and a closed state. In the open state the cross-sectional area of the crimping iris is greater than in the closed ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7677073 | Method of manufacturing tooth profile part A method of manufacturing a part with a tooth profile by cold forging includes an initial step of forming a initial tooth profile and a finishing step of forming a completed tooth profile by sizing. Between the initial step and the finishing step, is an intermediate... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677074 | Method for the production of hollow elements, hollow element, assembly piece, and follow-on composite tool for carrying out said method Disclosed is a method for producing hollow elements (200), such as nut elements, which are to be mounted on parts generally made of sheet metal, particularly for producing hollow elements having an at least substantially square or rectangular outer contour ( | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677601 | Patient starter kits A patient starter kit for distributing a product sample together with educational materials or additional product samples is disclosed. Integral to the kit is a one or a two-compartment packaging technique that provides pharmaceutical product samples in the same con... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677855 | Conditioned sheets for binding and method/apparatus for making same Apparatus and method of increasing adhesion of thermal binder strips to coated papers by conditioning an edge of the sheet by splitting the edge which results in an expansion of the edge followed by compressing the edge so as to reduce or eliminate the expansion. In... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7674062 | Ring binder mechanism The invention relates to a ring binder mechanism comprising a housing (10) for receiving two carrier rails (20), wherein the carrier rails are positioned adjacent one another with at least a portion of their inner longitudinal edges (23) facing ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7673490 | Method of making an easy open can end with high pressure venting An improved convenience closure that is adapted for sealing an end of a can includes an end panel having a peripheral score, a rivet formation, a mustache score and a flex line score defined therein. The mustache score may include a central portion that is positione... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7673908 | Foldable clipboard A foldable clipboard. The foldable clipboard includes a pair of support panels that are hinged together. The hinged design allows the clipboard to be conveniently folded for easy transportation and storage. The clipboard also can be unfolded into a substantially fla... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7673909 | Dual-adhesive label for applying to an article, particularly an item of cosmetic product packaging A label intended to be applied to an article, and in particular to an item of cosmetic product packaging. The label includes a substrate having a first face which is covered, at least in part, by a first printing. A second face of the substrate is intended to be adh... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7673440 | Energy guiding chain An energy guiding chain with a plurality of links, which are connected to each other in articulated fashion, is provided where the links consist at least partly of an electrically conductive material that permits the discharge of electrical charges over at least par... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7673485 | Hot press forming method Hot press forming of a steel material is made possible by coating the surface of the steel material with a plated layer of zinc or a zinc alloy and forming thereon a barrier layer which prevents the vaporization of zinc even when heated to 700-1000° C. Corrosion re... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7673488 | Wire winding apparatus and method for producing magnetic excitation coil A fixing apparatus of the present invention for an electronic induction heating system includes a heat roller and a magnetic excitation coil that generates Joule heat within the heat roller. The fixing apparatus includes a coil positioner that positions the magnetic... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7673489 | Forging method, forged article and forging apparatus An axial intermediate portion of raw material is held with a holding die in a state in which the intermediate portion is prevented from being enlarged in diameter. The axial end portions of the raw material is inserted in forming dented portions formed at axial end ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7670075 | Binder unit A binder unit, for binding a sheet stack having a mounting hole, includes an elongated binding body and two fastening arms. The binding body has a first binding portion biasing against a top side of the sheet stack at an edge portion thereof, a second binding portio... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7669452 | Titanium stretch forming apparatus and method A stretch-forming apparatus includes a main frame which carries a die enclosure between jaw assemblies. An insulated die is mounted in the enclosure. A method of forming a component includes placing a workpiece in the enclosure, heating the workpiece to a working te... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7669446 | Indexer for use with a sheet bending brake An indexer is used on or in combination with a sheet bending brake to cut or bend a piece of sheet metal at a predetermined location without having to make pre-measurements and marks. The indexer comprises a scale and a rotable shaft having a handle. A first bending... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7669447 | Combined use of oil and emulsion for the cold-rolling of strips The invention relates to a method for cold-rolling strips consisting of, inter alia, special steels and/or nonferrous metals, in a multi-stand tandem rolling mill. The first stand(s) carry out comparatively high reductions and the last stand(s) determine the surface... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7669448 | Lockseaming process and apparatus for same An apparatus for forming a thin wall sheet with first and second edge portions into a shell with a predetermined body configuration and a lockseam in which the edge portions are folded over each other. The apparatus includes a mandrel, a means for at least partially... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7669453 | Cartridge for machine tool A cartridge for a machine tool is provided. The cartridge has a main body, two punch-retention arms, and two die-retention arms. Preferably, the two punch-retention arms are spaced apart and at least generally parallel to each other. Likewise, the two die-retention ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7669621 | Stationary bedknife for disc chipper apparatus A disc cutting apparatus for chipping wood chips from a log includes a chipper frame, a rotary cutting disc having a plurality of substantially radially disposed knife assemblies in relation to a proximal facing side of the disc and a feed spout into which a log is ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7665926 | Ring mechanism with spring biased travel bar A ring mechanism for retaining loose-leaf pages comprises a housing, hinge plates, and ring members. The housing supports the hinge plates for pivoting motion relative to the housing to open and close ring members mounted thereon. The mechanism comprises a thin, fla... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7665943 | Punching and binding system and elements thereof An apparatus for punching and binding a stack of papers is disclosed. The apparatus includes a paper clamp and a binding element insertion device that are movable relative to each other. The binding element insertion device is configured to receive and detect bindin... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7665925 | Binder and binding device A number of ½ ring parts (13 and 14) are arranged at constant intervals on both sides of the spine portion (12) of binders, and the spine portion (12) and the ½ ring parts (13 and 14) on both upper and lower sides are coup... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7665341 | Negative-angle press-working die To enable formation at a negative angle with deep bending and forming a high-quality panel, a negative-angle press-working die includes an elevatable pad fixed to an upper die, a slide cam supported to be slidable laterally on the upper die or a lower die and having... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7665343 | Identification attachments for compression tools An identification attachment is provided for a compression tool of the character having a pair of jawarms pivotally mounted between a pair of side plates by pivot pins having outer ends including pin retainers for maintaining the jawarms and side plates in assembled... | 02/23/2010 |
