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Pillow with retractable umbrella
A pillow assembly having a supporting assembly and a retractable umbrella assembly that is easily transportable and allows a user to support his/her head while covering their face from sunlight.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7809638 | Methods and apparatus for child support payment processing and child support disbursement processing This disclosure describes a child support payment and child support disbursement system, wherein an employee (who is a noncustodial parent who owes a child support obligation) authorizes a child support payment and child support disbursement to an employer and the e... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7788173 | Methods and apparatus for child support payment processing and child support disbursement processing by a processing entity This disclosure describes a child support payment and child support disbursement system at a processing entity (such as a state disbursement unit or any other commercial, governmental, or other entity), wherein an employee (who is a noncustodial parent who owes a ch... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7752131 | Methods and apparatus for child support payment processing and child support disbursement processing This disclosure describes a child support payment and child support disbursement system at a processing entity (such as a state disbursement unit or any other commercial, governmental, or other entity), wherein an employee (who is a noncustodial parent who owes a ch... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7752127 | Apparatus and methods for providing a national portal for electronic services Apparatus and methods for providing a single location where an entity may conduct electronic services over a national portal. The entity includes an employer, a state, an employee, or any other entity. The electronic services include employee obligations, employee g... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7720797 | Method and apparatus for electronic collection, translation, grouping, and delivery of wage assignment information A system that electronically collects, translates, groups, and delivers wage assignment information from at least one initiator to at least one recipient via an accumulator is described. An initiator initially receives the wage assignment information. Then, an accum... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7225155 | Method and apparatus for payment processing using debit-based electronic funds transfer and disbursement processing using addendum-based electronic data interchange This disclosure describes a payment and disbursement system, wherein an initiator authorizes a payment and disbursement to a collector and the collector processes the payment and disbursement through an accumulator agency. The accumulator agency processes the paymen... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7072909 | Method and apparatus for electronic collection, translation, grouping, and delivery of wage assignment information This disclosure describes a system that electronically collects, translates, groups, and delivers wage assignment information from at least one initiator to at least one recipient via an accumulator. An initiator initially receives the wage assignment information. T... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6567821 | Method and apparatus for electronic collection, translation, grouping and delivery of wage assignment information This disclosure describes a system that electronically collects, translates, groups, and delivers wage assignment information from at least one initiator to at least one recipient via an accumulator. An initiator initially receives the wage assignment inf... | 05/20/2003 |
