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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 |
| 8157048 | Splash proof acoustically resistive color assembly An acoustically resistive protective cover assembly for an opening in a casing is provided, the casing separates an enclosed space from the ambient space and has an exposed face oriented toward the ambient space and an internal face oriented toward the internal spac... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8147583 | Multiple layer filter media The invention provides a multiple layer filter media for removal of particles from a fluid stream. The multiple layer filter media may include a depth filtration layer, a membrane filtration layer and a support layer. Additional layers may be present. The membrane f... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8114201 | Air pollution control filter elements for filtration systems An improved filtration apparatus, filtering method and filtering material for capturing mercury and other pollutants in pollutant-laden fluid streams such as flue gases generated by process gas streams are disclosed. The improved filtration system may include two po... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8075669 | Composite material There is described a composite material such as venting materials and vents containing said venting materials. The vents are air- or more generally gas-permeable venting composites that are oleophobic and liquid repellent. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7972493 | Filter wash for chloralkali process Filter wash methods and apparatuses for chloralkali processes are provided. The filter wash uses in-process fluids from the chloralkali process to wash filters. The in-process fluids may be drawn from a point in the chloralkali process where the in-process fluids co... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7956514 | Ultrasonic attenuation materials Improved acoustic attenuation materials and applications are provided. An improved acoustic attenuation material may include a woven layer of fibers made of porous polymers, such as porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), that include interstitial space. An improved ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7927405 | Porous composite article Porous composites comprise a porous membrane having a structure defining a plurality of pores extending therethrough, nonporous discontinuous surface layer affixed to said porous membrane, in which the nonporous discontinuous surface layer forms regions of gas perme... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7888847 | Apodizing ultrasonic lens An improved acoustic lens and an improved ultrasonic transducer system comprising an improved acoustic lens and related methods are provided. The improved acoustic lens may have a uniform loss along an elevation axis or may have a loss along the elevation axis that ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7808157 | Ultrasonic attenuation materials Improved acoustic attenuation materials and applications are provided. An improved acoustic attenuation material may include a woven layer of fibers made of porous polymers, such as porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), that include interstitial space. An improved ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7727297 | Reduced fiber disk/shroud filter for removing contaminants from an enclosure The invention relates to a device for filtering contaminants, such as particulates and vapor phase contaminants, from a confined environment such as electronic or optical devices susceptible to contamination (e.g. computer disk drives) by providing an improved reduc... | 06/01/2010 |
| D609775 | Cylindrical cage for a filter | 02/09/2010 |
| 7601192 | Recirculation filter The invention relates to an improved electrostatic filter and filter media for filtering contaminants, such as particulates and vapor phase contaminants, from a confined environment such as electronic or optical devices susceptible to contamination (e.g. computer di... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7572502 | Ultrathin flexible sheet and method for manufacturing same The invention provides an ultrathin high-strength flexible sheet that has exceptional appearance, surface smoothness, and feel; and that presents no risk of rubber residues forming even in the case of degradation. An ultrathin flexible sheet is formed from an elasto... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7572321 | Membrane, method of making same and heat exchanger furnished with said membrane A membrane 12 that exhibits superior condensation resistance regardless of the type of moisture-permeable resin, that has satisfactory adhesion between a porous film and a reinforcing member, and that can be manufactured in a simple manner. The membran... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7557167 | Polyester compositions, methods of manufacturing said compositions, and articles made therefrom Crosslinked polymer compositions have backbones with first and second divalent saturated aliphatic moieties, a divalent saturated aliphatic secondary alcohol moiety, and a trivalent saturated aliphatic moiety. Hydrolytically labile ester bonds joined together these ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7501003 | Composite filter media The invention provides a renewable composite filter media for removal of particles from a fluid stream. The filter media includes a membrane filtration layer comprising a porous polymeric membrane having an upstream side and a downstream side relative to the directi... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7498385 | Polyester compositions, methods of manufacturing said compositions, and articles made therefrom Crosslinked polymer compositions have backbones with first and second divalent saturated aliphatic moieties, a divalent saturated aliphatic secondary alcohol moiety, and a trivalent saturated aliphatic moiety. Hydrolytically labile ester bonds joined together these ... | 03/03/2009 |
| D576948 | Cover for mechanical cable termination | 09/16/2008 |
| 7357709 | Metal vent A metal vent having an aperture for the passage of a fluid, a porous membrane sealing the aperture, wherein the components of the vent are assembled by an interference fit. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7318859 | Modular adsorbent filters A compact sorbent filter for selectively sorbing contaminants and method of removing contamination from an enclosure with a filter is disclosed. Filters of the present invention comprise two or more modular adsorbent units that can be foldably connected and possibly... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7306659 | Adsorbent breather filter The invention relates to a device for filtering contaminants, such as particulates and vapor phase contaminants, from a confined environment such as electronic or optical devices susceptible to contamination (e.g. computer disk drives) by improving performance and p... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7291204 | Separation membrane module with hollow fiber and a method of making the same A separation membrane module having hollow fibers, wherein a plurality of hollow fibers are heated and melted to bond and thermally fuse the external surfaces of the hollow fibers with each other; and a method of manufacturing a separation membrane module having hol... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291208 | Grooved active and passive adsorbent filters The invention relates to a device for filtering contaminants, such as particulates and vapor phase contaminants, from a confined environment such as electronic or optical devices susceptible to contamination (e.g. computer disk drives) by improving performance and p... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7217314 | Venting system for minimizing condensation in a lighting assembly In one aspect, the invention is a lighting assembly comprising a housing defining an internal space within the housing, and an ambient space surrounding the housing, a light source within the internal space; a high capacity desiccant within the internal space, the h... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7138057 | Filter media In one aspect, the invention provides an article consisting essentially of a paper layer including about 10 Wt % to about 40 Wt % of a thermoplastic polymer and an ePTFE membrane laminated to the paper layer. Preferably, the paper layer includes about 10 Wt % to abo... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6824595 | Gas adsorption filter To provide a mounting structure for a gas adsorption filter and a housing equipped with the gas adsorption filter that make it possible to overcome the contradiction between achieving a further reduction in the size of airtight containers such as casings for magneti... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6800118 | Gas/liquid separation devices A gas/liquid separation element is provided comprising: a frame having an opening therein; waterproof/moisture permeable sheets affixed to both sides thereof so as to cover the opening, whereby the frame and waterproof/moisture permeable sheets define a liquid flow ... | 10/05/2004 |
