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Patent No. 6060700

Microwave Oven With Removable Storage Cassette in Dashboard of Motor Vehicle

A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.

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Patents Published on 09/08/2009


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7584513Compact drain-cleaning device with hair-snagging pad
A compact, smooth surfaced, flexible and formable, elongate apparatus that has a hair-clog snagging end portion for insertion into drains for snagging and removing the common hair clogs that exist in the upper portion of drains typically around the drain pop-up mech...
09/08/2009
7584514Foldable infant sleeping apparatus
An infant sleeping apparatus for providing an infant sleeping enclosure that can rest on top of a mattress comprising an enclosure component having an open top, a base, a front rail, a back rail, and a first and second side rail; and a mattress securing mechanism co...
09/08/2009
7584515Snuggle pockets
A fitted sheet-blanket (30) suitable for use with a crib or bassinet mattress (33) is provided. The fitted sheet-blanket can include a pocket coverlet (21) securely detachable on a top of the fitted sheet-blanket to form an open-ended pocket, an...
09/08/2009
7584516Knee pillow
A knee pillow assembly comprises a pillow and a tether assembly. The tether assembly comprises a tether and a waistband. The tether is supported in relation to the pillow at a first end and in relation to the waistband at a second end. The waistband is structured fo...
09/08/2009
7584517Weather shield for underneath a dock leveler
A shield system for shielding the area underneath a dock leveler allows a gap to be created either above or below the shield when the deck rises, whereby a shield of a given height dimension can used on dock levelers of various lift heights. In some embodiments, the...
09/08/2009
7584518Attachment mechanism to removably and securely retain a cleaning implement attachment on a butterfly sponge mop
The present invention is a cleaning implement such as a scrub brush attachment which removably holds the scrub brush attachment in place on a butterfly mop head and will not fall off during the vigorous scrubbing action because it is locked in place by means of a no...
09/08/2009
7584519Disposable mitt or glove containing treatment composition
A disposable mitt or glove for treating hard surfaces. The mitt or glove includes at least two layers and a treatment composition. The layers may be laminated, co-extruded, or otherwise attached. The outer layer is preferably nonwoven. The mitt or glove may be lined...
09/08/2009
7584520Windshield wiper arm and adaptor assembly
A windshield wiper frame connector assembly for a windshield wiper assembly for motor vehicles which accommodates different size wiper arms, wherein the assembly accommodates connectors adapted to receive regular and large hook type wiper arms, pin type wiper arms, ...
09/08/2009
7584521Dust mitigation and surface cleaning system for maintaining a surface free from dust and other materials
A dust mitigation and cleaning system for cleaning a surface includes a system housing secured around at least a portion of a section including the surface to be cleaned. The system housing includes a hollow member extending within the system housing toward and in g...
09/08/2009
7584522Vertical cyclonic vacuum assembly
The present invention relates to a cyclonic vacuum cleaner and, more specifically, to a cyclonic vacuum cleaner having a cyclonic station that maintains a vertical position when the vacuum is maneuvered across a floor space. The instant abstract is neither intended ...
09/08/2009
7584523Anti-sag hinge
There is disclosed an anti-sag hinge (10) which includes a mounting flange assembly (12) pivotally coupled to a strap assembly (15). The mounting flange assembly includes a mounting flange (16) having four mounting holes (17) there...
09/08/2009
7584524Hinge for a notebook extension pad
A hinge for a notebook extension pad is mounted in an expansion pad of a notebook and has a pivoting assembly, a positioning disk, a limiting stationary leaf, a limiting disk, a pressing assembly and a locking assembly. The expansion pad has a mounting segment and a...
09/08/2009
7584525Hinge assembly
A hinge assembly includes a body member having a mounting tab and a housing adapted to receive a plug. The plug is locked in the housing such that the plug is not rotatable relative to the housing. The hinge assembly also includes an elastomeric sleeve having two, f...
09/08/2009
7584526Grip for a motor vehicle
A grip consists of two grip shells which can be connected with one another by gluing and in which a supporting carrier is arranged. The supporting carrier has connection elements on the end side for a fastening to a vehicle structure. ...
09/08/2009
7584527Combination logo pin holder and eyeglasses holder
A combination logo pin holder and eyeglasses holder has a generally elliptical body portion that has a plurality of outwardly extending projections upon its perimeter. The projections have downwardly extending portions, and the body portion has an elongated slot in ...
09/08/2009
7584528Shoelace reel operated easily and conveniently
A shoelace reel includes a support seat, a spool rotatably mounted in the support seat, a shoelace having two distal ends each secured to the winding zone of the spool, a limit sleeve mounted on the support seat, a drive member rotatably and movably mounted in the l...
09/08/2009
7584529Casket with alcove memorialization feature in vertical puffing of cap dish assembly
A casket comprises a shell, a cap closable on the shell, and a cap dish assembly mounted to an underside of the cap. The dish assembly comprises a cap panel having opposite sides and opposite ends, a puffing member positioned at each of the opposite sides and each o...
09/08/2009
7584530Method and apparatus for compressing scrap metal strip
A stream of scrap metal strip is continuously compressed in an apparatus comprising a pair of compression rolls and a traveling shear disposed, in that sequence, along a processing path having a substantial vertical component. The process is performed continuously, ...
09/08/2009
7584531Method of manufacturing a golf club head with a variable thickness face
A method of manufacturing a golf club head with a variable thickness face having a central thickened region surrounded by a transition region tapering from the central thickened region to a thinner peripheral region. The method includes locating a ball end mill revo...
09/08/2009
7584532Apparatus for processing a magnetic head slider
An apparatus for processing a magnetic head slider used for a magnetic disk apparatus for performing a magnetic recording/reproducing process in a discoid recording medium. The apparatus for processing a magnetic head slider includes a discoid recording medium used ...
09/08/2009
7584533Method of fabricating an inductor structure on an integrated circuit structure
A damascene process is utilized to fabricate the segmented magnetic core elements of an integrated circuit inductor structure. The magnetic core is electroplated from a seed layer that is conformal with a permanent dielectric mold that results in sidewall plating de...
09/08/2009
7584534Remote inspection device
A remote inspection device is provided for inspecting visually obscured locations. The device is generally comprised of a imager housing and a display housing disposed on opposite ends of a modular, flexible cable. An imaging device is embedded in the end of the cyl...
09/08/2009
7584535Method of manufacturing multi-layer wiring board
A method of manufacturing a multi-layer circuit wiring board, including simultaneously laminating a second flexible resin film on one surface of a first flexible resin film having a first wiring pattern on at least one surface thereof, and a third wiring pattern on ...
09/08/2009
7584536Process for precise alignment of packaging caps on a substrate
The specification discloses an apparatus comprising an alignment plate having a plurality of depressions therein, each depression being sized to receive a packaging cap therein and to prevent its movement, and a force applicator to apply a force to press the packagi...
09/08/2009
7584537Method for making a microcircuit card
A method for mounting a microcircuit module in a card body to make the card non-detachable without damage includes fixing the module (22) in a cavity (12) of the card body (11) with a resin after adjusting the adherence of the resin (30) ...
09/08/2009
7584538Method of forming a turbine blade with cooling channels
A method of constructing a turbine blade for a gas turbine engine is provided. The method includes casting the blade, forming a plurality of spaced-apart notches in the airfoil proximate the tip on the pressure sidewall and forming at least one hole in each tip shel...
09/08/2009
7584539Electropolishing of inkjet printer components
A method of manufacturing an inkjet printer component and an inkjet printer component electropolishing device are provided. The method includes positioning an electrode in a fluid passageway of an inkjet printer component, the electrode including a conductive face a...
09/08/2009
7584540Method of constructing formwork and an element for casting concrete components
A concrete component firstly includes arranging on a casting substrate, a plurality of elongate casting elements to define the outline of the component to be cast. A plurality of wall portions are then selected having a width commensurate with the width of the sides...
09/08/2009
7584541Rotary electric shaver
A rotary electric shaver including a substantially disc-shaped outer cutter 18 having hair introduction openings and held in the upper part of the shaver main body 50 housing therein a motor, and an inner cutter that, while elastically contacting the i...
09/08/2009
7584542Trimmer
A trimmer comprises a cutting head (1) housing a cutter (5), and an elongate shaft (2) for supporting the cutting head. The cutting head (1) is connected to the shaft (2) by connection means (3) permitting the cutting head (...
09/08/2009
7584543Archery bow sight
An archery bow sight has a rear sight and a front sight that remain in a line of sight from the archer's sight eye to targets of varying distance. The sight includes (a) a frame adapted for mounting onto a bow; (b) a rear sight attached to the frame, the rear sight ...
09/08/2009
7584544Gravity gradiometer
The present invention provides a gravity gradiometer for measuring components of the gravity gradient tensor. The gravity gradiometer comprises a housing and a gimballed support structure with at least one actuator. The gravity gradiometer further comprises at least...
09/08/2009
7584545Floating sheet article thickness detecting device
A floating sheet article thickness detecting device for use in a sheet article processing mechanism includes two guiding slots, two glidable guide blocks, an elastic sustaining member and at least one thickness sensing module. The two glidable guide blocks are respe...
09/08/2009
7584546Alignment control for a water-jet cutting system
Device for checking the alignment of a water jet in a water-jet cutting system, comprising means for positioning an annular element at the outlet of a focusing tube, at some distance from this outlet and aligned with respect to the axis of this focusing tube, this a...
09/08/2009
7584547Fluid level measuring gauge
A fluid level measuring gauge for accurately measuring and reading a fluid level in a fluid level access chamber having one or more bends and interior chamfered shoulder zones, the fluid level measuring gauge including an elongate blade having an upper and lower por...
09/08/2009
7584548Tape measure
A tape measure comprises a housing having a tape outlet opening. A flexible measuring tape is movable between a retracted position in which the measuring tape is substantially disposed within the housing, and an extended position in which at least a portion of the m...
09/08/2009
7584549Tape measures providing access to the spooled blade
A tape measure having a case, in which is a spooled concave measuring blade, the blade being extendable from the case via an opening, the tape measure having a spring which acts to urge the blade back into its spooled configuration, and an end piece at the free end ...
09/08/2009
7584550Apparatus and method for measuring waviness of sheet materials
A device and a method for measuring and quantifying waviness of sheet materials such as paper. The device in accordance with one embodiment comprises a base having a planar, smooth, and level upper surface for supporting a stack of sheets thereon, a plate-shaped wei...
09/08/2009
7584551Absolute position measuring apparatus
An absolute position measuring apparatus includes a first rotary encoder that detects a rotation of a spindle as a phase signal which varies in a first cycle and a second rotary encoder that detects the rotation of the spindle as another phase signal which varies in...
09/08/2009
7584552Heel stabilizer
The present invention relates to heel stabilizing technology. In one embodiment, when incorporated in footwear or a footwear cover, the heel stabilizing technology includes an adjustable heel tension fastener that is used in conjunction with an upper stabilizing mea...
09/08/2009
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