With Liquid Conduit Or Gas Duct Patents (Class 108/50.18)
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Patent number: 11457732Abstract: A furniture system includes a first table having a first tabletop and one or more first legs supporting the first tabletop. The first tabletop includes a first upper surface and a first lower surface opposite the first upper surface. The furniture system also includes a second table having a second tabletop and one or more second legs supporting the second tabletop. The second tabletop includes a second upper surface and a second lower surface opposite the second upper surface. A chase is coupled to the first lower surface and the second lower surface to physically connect the first table to the second table. The chase includes a first channel extending therethrough. The first channel is configured to receive one or more cables.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: MillerKnoll, Inc.Inventors: Kimberlee Colin, Luca Corvatta, Samuel Hecht, Gary Craig Smith, Romain Voulet, Tyler Gregory Finses
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Publication number: 20150107495Abstract: A rotary joint includes an input member and an output member rotatably sleeved on the input member. The input member defines a through hole extending along a vertical axis of the input member. A plurality of mounting portions circumferentially protrudes from an outer surface of the input member. Each two adjacent of the plurality of mounting portions form a first receiving groove. A plurality of transmission holes is defined in the input member. An opening of each transmission hole away from the end surface of the input member is formed in a sidewall of the first receiving groove. An output member is rotatably sleeved on the input member. Sidewalls of the first receiving groove and an inner wall of the output member cooperative form a channel. An outlet is defined in the inner wall of the output member. The invention also discloses a worktable using the rotary joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventor: GUI-HAI SU
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Publication number: 20130167758Abstract: An inflatable table includes an inflatable base having an inflation cavity, an inflatable tabletop extended from the inflatable base to provide a receiving cavity for holding food or beverage; and at least one inflation valve provided at the inflatable base or the inflatable tabletop for injection air into the inflatable table, so that the inflatable table is able to move between a deflated state and an inflated state.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2012Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: IP POWER HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventor: Shou Qiang Zhu
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Publication number: 20120260831Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for lactation accommodation with a product table that utilizes in one locale the combination of a chair, counter, sink, splash guards and anti-microbial surfaces to construct lactation support for nursing mothers that meets food handling and health care standards. A vertical splash guard is placed between the pump table space and the sink table space to reduce splash from the sink onto the counter. The system includes a sink with countertop hole to accommodate a hands-free faucet with or without water temperature control levers, but has no other holes or seams that will permit microbial growth. The lactation accommodation comes in two sizes, one non-handicap accommodation with shorter length countertop spaces, and a second handicap accessible accommodation with longer countertop space and is wheelchair accessible. The apparatus includes a chair attached to the table or floor so that it cannot be removed from the installation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Inventor: Qena McCarty
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Publication number: 20110083587Abstract: A portable table apparatus which can be releaseably attached to a vehicle is disclosed. The portable table assembly comprises a horizontal assembly having a tubular member and a second member, wherein the second member is slidingly and rotatably disposed within the tubular member, and a fixturing means capable of releaseably attaching the second member to the tubular member. The portable table assembly further comprises a tubular vertical assembly attached to the second member and a table that can be releaseably attached to the vertical assembly, wherein by rotating the second member within the tubular member the vertical assembly is rotated with respect to the horizontal assembly and wherein the top surface of the table can be placed in a gravitationally level orientation by rotating the second member within the first member. The portable table assembly further comprises a shield assembly that can be releaseably attached to the table.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Inventor: SCOTT E. FISHER
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Publication number: 20110048288Abstract: A portable outdoor utility table has stable folding supports that allow the surface to be easily transported to locations of various outdoor activities. The surface can be stabilized by support structures that contain two legs in a fixed arrangement that limits the independent movement of the legs. The portable outdoor surface can have with a water delivery system and/or one or more electrical receptacles. Additionally, the portable outdoor utility table can have a plurality of accessory receptacles for installing various accessories that allow a user to customize the surface for a particular use. Accessories may be provided for mounting, storage, waste disposal, lighting, cooking and/or to aid in specific tasks such as fish cleaning or oyster shucking.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventor: Scot E. Sheldon
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Publication number: 20090041568Abstract: A substrate table includes a substrate table main body provided with a heater embedded therein and having an upper surface serving as a heating face for heating a target substrate, and lifter pins inserted in the substrate table main body and configured to be moved up and down. Recessed portions are formed in the heating face of the substrate table main body at positions corresponding to the lifter pins and have a bottom lower than the heating face. Each of the lifter pins includes a lifter pin main body and a head portion formed at a distal end of the lifter pin main body and having a diameter larger than the lifter pin main body, the head portion being formed to correspond to each recessed portion and to be partly accommodated in the recessed portion. The head portion has a head portion upper end for supporting the target substrate and a head portion lower surface opposite to the head portion upper end.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2007Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Sunao Muraoka, Jun Yamashita, Atsushi Ueda
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Patent number: 7448252Abstract: A modular system for monitoring a hydrogen-cooled generator includes a skid having a platform, a support attachable to said platform and attachable to a plurality of modules for monitoring the hydrogen-cooled generator, and at least one module for monitoring the hydrogen-cooled generator. The module may include a vibration monitoring module. The monitoring modules may allow monitoring the operation of the hydrogen-cooled generator and generating data such as an optimization factor regarding the performance of the hydrogen-cooled generator. The module may be connected via a communications link to a remote control center.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2005Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignee: Environment One CorporationInventors: Ronald F. Brosnihan, Thomas J. Chenaille, James T. Clark, Steven D. Kilmartin, Stephen E. Kodesch, Robert A. Williams
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Publication number: 20080141910Abstract: A table comprise a tabletop with at least one portion suitable for over hanging at least a portion of a chair; at least one foot for carrying said tabletop; and an integral aquatic container.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2006Publication date: June 19, 2008Inventor: Robert Anthony Young
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Patent number: 7296321Abstract: A tabletop wood-waste-collecting machine includes a support frame, a machine base, a guide shade, a work faceplate and a dust-collecting unit. The machine base has its opposite upper side bored with plural transverse assistant guide grooves and its central portion bored with a longitudinal lower main guide groove communicating with a connecting opening in the front center. The guide shade covered on the lower main guide groove is formed with an upper guide groove. The work faceplate fixed on the topside of the machine base is bored with numerous wind-sucking vents. When the dust-collecting unit is started to operate, every wind-sucking vent of the work faceplate and the wind-sucking space in the machine base will receive a balanced suction force to let the wood waste produced completely sucked out.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2004Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: San Ford Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chieh-Yuan Cheng
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Patent number: 7066096Abstract: A tow vehicle-drawn wash system and game butchering station comprises a re-fillable storage tank, a hand-pump for pressurizing the tank, a wash hose connected for discharging the tank in a wash stream, and optionally a game-butchering table attached to the tank. There are furthermore included provisions for mounting the tank to either a tongue of a trailer or else a draw bar.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2003Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Inventors: Kevin K. Harker, Kevin R Smith
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Patent number: 6959585Abstract: A modular system for monitoring a hydrogen-cooled generator includes a skid having a platform and an upwardly extending support. The support is attachable to a hydrogen gas purity monitoring module, a generator overheat monitoring module, a hydrogen gas dryer module, a gas/generator monitoring module, and a gas manifold. The gas/generator monitoring module allows monitoring the operation of the hydrogen-cooled generator and generating data regarding the performance of the hydrogen-cooled generator. The gas/generator monitoring module may display an optimization factor or data regarding the performance of the hydrogen-cooled generator, and/or may be connected via a communications link to a remote control center.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2001Date of Patent: November 1, 2005Assignee: Environment One CorporationInventors: Ronald F. Brosnihan, Thomas J. Chenaille, James T. Clark, Steven D. Kilmartin, Steven E. Kodesch, Robert A. Williams
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Patent number: 6877506Abstract: The present invention provides for an electronic control system for an adjustable kitchen island having a cooking surface and a vent hood, an island height control for controlling the height of the adjustable kitchen island and a vent hood control for controlling the position of the vent hood over the cooking surface. The vent hood is laterally adjustable between extended and retracted positions, and is height adjustable between raised and lowered positions.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2003Date of Patent: April 12, 2005Assignee: Maytag CorporationInventor: Nache D. Shekarri
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Patent number: 6276358Abstract: A ventilation system for a cooking appliance includes one or more slidable vent hoods arranged in a tabletop extending above a heating surface of a cooking appliance to exhaust gaseous byproduct developed during a cooking operation performed on the heating surface. The tabletop is vertically adjustable relative to the heating surface in order to alter the distance between each vent hood and the heating surface. Each vent hood can be retracted within the tabletop or extended to a position disposed directly, vertically above at least a portion of the heating surface. Preferably, a pair of adjacent vent hoods are provided, with each vent hood opening into a common exhaust manifold formed in the tabletop. The tabletop is preferably mounted through multiple pillars which are connected to a vertical adjusting mechanism. One of the pillars is preferably provided with an elongated duct for directing exhaust gases from the manifold to a remote exhaust location.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 1999Date of Patent: August 21, 2001Assignee: Maytag CorporationInventors: George G. Brin, Jr., Luke Michas, Marc S. Harrison, Michael T. Lye