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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 |
| 7922354 | Solid-state lighting fixtures A high performance, high efficiency solid state electronic lighting device, having a sealed fixture body for use outdoors or in environments requiring IP rated sealed fixtures, uses light emitting diodes for producing light from AC current that operates on an as nee... | 04/12/2011 |
| D635509 | Battery | 04/05/2011 |
| 7897275 | Electrical rechargeable battery An electrical rechargeable battery having positive and negative electrodes arranged in a housing with separators between them, and having an electrolyte, at least one end pole is surrounded by a contact protection device in the form of a wall which surrounds the end... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896654 | Asymptotic head and socket electrical connection An electric connection structure includes a metal element (1) with an axle cavity and a metal element (2) with an axle head. The cross section edges of the hinge faces between the axle cavity and the axle head are in gradual spiral line type. As both t... | 03/01/2011 |
| D630545 | Hanging ornament | 01/11/2011 |
| 7833658 | Battery and battery container A battery for a vehicle that includes a housing comprising a top portion and a cover coupled to the top portion. The battery also includes a plurality of containers extending below the top portion and arranged in a plurality of rows, with each of the plurality of ro... | 11/16/2010 |
| D626028 | Hanging ornament | 10/26/2010 |
| D626027 | Hanging ornament | 10/26/2010 |
| D625254 | Battery | 10/12/2010 |
| D625253 | Battery | 10/12/2010 |
| D625222 | Hanging ornament | 10/12/2010 |
| 7799463 | Method of producing battery plates A method of forming battery grids or plates that includes the step of mechanically reshaping or refinishing battery grid wires to improve adhesion between the battery paste and the grid wires. The method is particularly useful in improving the paste adhesion to batt... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7798177 | Removable transition sleeve for a transition tube of a vacuum sweeper A transition sleeve is inserted into a transition tube of a vacuum system of a vacuum sweeper. The transition sleeve extends the useful life of the transition tube by sacrificially wearing instead of the transition tube. Such wear arises from abrasive grit and other... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7789175 | Modular dual wheel drive assembly, wheeled devices that include modular dual wheel drive assemblies and methods for moving and/or maneuvering wheeled devices using modular dual wheel drive assemblies A wheel assembly for a small-scale machine includes a pair of opposing, individually-driven wheels, associated motors and possibly one or more gear assemblies. The motors receive separate drive signals from a control electronics subsystem of the wheel assembly. The ... | 09/07/2010 |
| D621353 | Battery | 08/10/2010 |
| 7767347 | Battery grid A battery grid includes a frame that includes a top element, a bottom element, a first side element, and a second side element. The battery grid also includes a plurality of wires provided within the frame and defining a plurality of open areas and a current collect... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7763084 | Method for making battery plates A method of making a plurality of battery plates includes forming a strip including a plurality of battery grids. Each battery grid includes a grid network bordered by a frame element and includes a plurality of spaced apart grid wire elements. Each grid wire elemen... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7714886 | Systems and methods for obtaining improved accuracy measurements of moving rolling stock components Reference markers are attached to rails and/or other dynamically moving components of railroad tracks, and/or located at fixed and stationary positions adjacent to the track. When images of railway rolling stock are obtained, the reference marker(s) appear in the im... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7707931 | Clean room food processing systems, methods and structures Some food pathogens are not well controlled by lethality treatments followed by refrigeration. A food processing facility according to this invention reduces the likelihood that food pathogens will be able to enter the food processing facility, or spread should they... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7690943 | Battery connector A device for electrically connecting a plurality of batteries includes a member including a handle and two arms extending from the handle. The handle includes a first portion, a second portion spaced apart from the first portion, and a connector extending between th... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7681443 | Apparatus for detecting hunting and angle of attack of a rail vehicle wheelset An apparatus and method for estimating the angle of attack of wheels, wheelsets, trucks and railway vehicles traveling over a track employing a wayside system having a plurality of sensors, adjacent to the rails of the track, for detecting the passing of each wheels... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7675292 | Method of determining acid stratification in rechargeable batteries A method of determining a stratification of an electrolyte in an active mass of positive electrode plates in rechargeable batteries includes determining a variation of at least one of a charging current and a charging voltage of the rechargeable battery occurring du... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7674551 | State of charge indicator for a battery A state of charge indicator for a battery having a liquid electrolyte includes a viewing rod having an observation surface at a first end, a conical reflection surface at a second end, and a generally cylindrical outer surface intermediate the first end and the seco... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7674163 | Fillet board for use with fish having horns A fillet board for filleting fish having spines or horns on their pectoral fins extending outwardly from the sides of the fish body. The board defines apertures each sized to receive the horn of a fish laid flat on one side with the horn secured by the board. A plur... | 03/09/2010 |
| D610089 | Battery | 02/16/2010 |
| D609631 | Battery | 02/09/2010 |
| 7654022 | Adjustable scroll mounted on pedestal A horizontally-aligned, adjustable scroll including scroll assemblies frictionally and/or mechanically engaging a base pedestal. The scroll also includes a fixed display horizontally-aligned between the scroll assemblies. The scroll is adjustable by moving the scrol... | 02/02/2010 |
| D609179 | Battery | 02/02/2010 |
| D609178 | Battery | 02/02/2010 |
| D608283 | Battery | 01/19/2010 |
| 7646918 | Systems and methods for recognizing objects in an image An image is analyzed to locate an object appearing in the image. A contour of that object is extracted from the image and normalized. Based on the normalized contour, one or more summation invariant values are determined and compared to templates comprising one or m... | 01/12/2010 |
| D607407 | Battery | 01/05/2010 |
| D607406 | Battery | 01/05/2010 |
| D607405 | Battery | 01/05/2010 |
| 7638063 | Methods for replenishing a charge of oxidizing gas within an oxidation tank Contaminants are removed from fluid in a system where the fluid is sprayed into an air head at the top of a tank through a diffuser and withdrawn through a pick-up tube. A solenoid valve operates to allow oxygen-containing gas from a compressed gas source to flow in... | 12/29/2009 |
| D606940 | Battery | 12/29/2009 |
| D606939 | Battery | 12/29/2009 |
| D606938 | Battery dust cover | 12/29/2009 |
| 7625186 | Large area fan and fan blades usable for large spaces Conventional large area fans generally create a cylinder of air having a diameter that is essentially equal to the diameter of the fan. Larger diameter fans require heavier-duty motors and gearboxes to drive the longer fan blades and are heavier, and thus are more d... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7612535 | Charge indicator A charge indicator for a battery includes a transparent inspection rod comprising an observation area at a first end and a tip formed by a conical reflection area at a second end. The charge indicator also includes a ball cage that includes a gas bubble collection c... | 11/03/2009 |
