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 |
| 7981937 | Stable dispersion of DBNPA in viscosified brine A dispersion of 2,2-dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide (“DBNPA”) particles in a restrictedly viscosified concentrated brine solution effectively negates gelling of the brine solution because the naturally occurring gum used does not exhibits Ellis-Plastic behavior in... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7842747 | Block copolymer composition for overmolding any nylon A thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) for overmolding (OM) a nylon substrate with an overmolded layer consists essentially of an inert filler, a plasticizer, preferably a mineral oil, and chosen combinations of ingredients from the following: (i) a functionalized “high ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7644535 | Aerated bucket for live bait A container for live bait is provided with a bait retrieval assembly of readily available structural components which are combined in an unexpectedly useful manner to allow all operations to be carried out using one hand only. The container, which is closed with a s... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7513725 | Low-profile wheel chock assembly A low elevational profile of each of a pair of first and second wheel chocks for restraining a current “low-drag” motor vehicle in a carrier, such as a railway car, is derived from each wheel chock having an internally webbed, elongated stepped-box body terminat... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7435776 | Block copolymer composition for overmolding any nylon A thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) for overmolding (OM) a nylon substrate with an overmolded layer consists essentially of an inert filler, a plasticizer, preferably a mineral oil, and chosen combinations of ingredients from the following: (i) a functionalized “high ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7337994 | Rope-on-spool uncoiler and granulator Rope made of cellulose fibers, the polymeric chemical structure of which fibers has not been modified (referred to as “raw” cellulose fibers), are subjected to intense electron beam irradiation insufficient to degrade their chemical structure but sufficient to m... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332047 | Adherent, removable barrier film for tire carcass A bond of a rubbery component to a virgin surface of a tire's cured innerliner which virgin surface has never been contaminated by the remnants of a release agent left after buffing with a wire brush and solvent-cleaning the cured innerliner, is unexpectedly stronge... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7261759 | Powder metal mixture including micronized starch A powder metal mixture comprises a lubricant powder conventionally used to produce powder metal parts in combination with a modified lubricant. A lubricant conventionally used to compact and sinter a chosen powder metal mixture is modified by adding to it starch par... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7153381 | Cured applique or label with protective film on arcuate sidewall or tread of pneumatic tire An applique having a vulcanizable adhesive layer is co-cured on a rubber article by precuring the applique of predominantly pale natural rubber optionally imprinted with a bar code; coating the upper surface of the applique with a protective self-supporting film of ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150775 | Powder metal mixture including micronized cellulose fibers A powder metal mixture comprises a lubricant powder conventionally used to produce powder metal parts in combination with micronized cellulose fibers in an amount less than 2% by weight of the mixture. The addition of fibers with the lubricant increases green streng... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7128799 | Method of manufacturing precured tread with reflective grooves A laminar “precured” or “replacement” tread for wheeled vehicles operating at night on retreaded tires is made more readily visible when grooves in the tires are provided with elastomeric strips or bands in which are embedded retroreflective elements such as... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7056971 | Essentially gas-impermeable thermoplastic elastomer A thermoplastic elastomer (“TPE”) which is oxygen-permeable is provided with excellent barrier properties against oxygen by melt-blending with a liquid polyisobutene oil plasticizer in an amount insufficient to render the plasticized elastomer tacky. If made tac... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7037439 | Emollient carrier gel A waxy solid having ultrafine particles homogeneously distributed in a mixture of vegetable oil and waxy solid, the oil being present in a major proportion by weight, forms a homogeneous colloidal solution which is then cooled and subjected to high shear to form ult... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6998371 | Nail polish remover comprising fatty acid ester and alkyl lactate A nail polish remover is formulated from a combination of solvents derived from naturally occurring materials, which combination consists essentially of a (i) a major proportion by weight (“by wt”) of esters of fatty acids having from 16 to 18 carbon atoms where... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6984688 | Injection-moldable transparent thermoplastic elastomer A plasticized HSBC blended with polypropylene and free of a filler material which adversely affects clarity, provides an injection-moldable composition for an article required to have specific properties, namely, tensile strength in the range from about 4.13 to 8.96... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6939920 | Tire sidewall compounds having improved flex fatigue and tread compound having improved tear strength Sidewalls of a pneumatic tire have greater resistance to failure due to dynamic flexing and abrasion, and the tire's tread has better resistance to tearing than with conventionally used rubber compositions, when sidewalls and tread are formed from a compound having ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6837809 | Practice device for a baseball pitcher A passive pitching target comprises a portable device including a resilient rectangular laminar backstop indentable by a baseball pitched at a velocity of 100 km/hr (62 mph); the target is higher than it is wide, and rests with its base supported on the ground; one ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6827007 | Pitting knives having an axial bore and method for decontaminating a drupe A drupe which is infested with a larva of a moth or larvae of other insects, and is contaminated with related excretions, referred to as a “frass”, in a central zone within the drupe, is cleansed with a longitudinally bored pitting knife mounted in the pitting h... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6824871 | Subcoat for poly (p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole) fibers Poly(p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole) (“PBO”) yarn or cord is first coated with a subcoat of a mixture of (a) an aliphatic polyglycidyl ether having a flash point greater than 150° C. with enough OH-groups to be substantially water-soluble and (b) a vinyl pyrid... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6817301 | Railroad freight car truck suspension yaw stabilizer Yaw stabilization device provides a light-weight mechanism for increasing the linear yaw stiffness levels between the side frame and bolster to provide the proper inter-axle shear stiffness without affecting the compliancy required of the vertical suspension system.... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6767945 | Tire sidewall composition A black rubber sidewall compound essentially free of a silanated rubber which includes a combination of less than 10 phr of a rosin acid type “tackifier” and less than 1 phr of a t-alkanolamine generates, upon curing against a metal mold surface having a finish ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6727690 | Test method for determining imminent failure in metals A method for determining a “safe-operation” point for a metal structural element subjected to repeated loading, the same or different, generating variable levels of strain and residual stress in the worked element; and, predicting the imminent failure of the str... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6562133 | Crucible for growing macrocrystals A crucible having an inner surface is not wetted by a melt which shrinks when it solidifies is provided with indentations in the walls of the crucible to support an ingot grown in it. Supporting the crystal provides a gap between the bottom of the ingot a... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6491956 | Food containing active strains for inhibiting infection and treating gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers Live strains of Lactobacillus acidophilus HY2177 and Lactobacillus casei HY2743 maintained in nutritious foods, such as yogurt, imbue them with prophylactic and/or therapeutic properties. Such foods are beneficial in the prevention and/or treatment of gas... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6471104 | Demountable wheeled container for carrier of a sports utility vehicle A wheeled container is constructed so as to be demountably secured to a cargo carrier assembly (or "carrier") which is externally carried at the rear of a sports utility vehicle or truck. The carrier includes a support beam to which the container is secur... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6423900 | Active cover plate for an electrical outlet An active cover plate is provided for a standard electrical device such as a switch or receptacle which has a body unit-molded from a synthetic resin. The active cover plate is so termed because an active load is embedded within it. The exterior of the bo... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6423136 | Crucible for growing macrocrystals A crucible having an inner surface which is not wetted by a melt which shrinks when it solidifies, is provided with indentations in its walls, the indentatons located remote from its rim. The indentations are located beneath a lateral plane through the wa... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6410069 | Method for decontaminating a drupe A drupe which is infested with a larva of a moth or larvae of other insects, and is contaminated with related excretions, referred to as a "frass", in a central zone within the drupe, is cleansed with a longitudinally bored pitting knife mounted in the pi... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6354444 | Hollow fiber membrane and braided tubular support therefor An asymmetric membrane comprising a tubular polymer film in combination with a tubular braid on which the film is supported, requires the braid be macroporous and flexible, yet sufficiently strong to withstand continuous flexing, stretching and abrasion d... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6329002 | Food for inhibiting infection and treating gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers Live strains of Lactococcus sp. HY 49, Lactobacillus casei HY 2782, and Bifidobacterium longum HY 8001 maintained in nutritious foods, such as yogurt, imbue them with prophylactic and/or therapeutic properties. Such foods are beneficial in the prevention ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6319411 | Method of maintaining clean vertical skeins of hollow fiber membranes and system therefor This invention teaches a system and method to improve the renewal of water being filtered and to prevent the accumulation of solids within a cassette of multiple vertical skeins of hollow fibers used in membrane filtration.... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6294039 | Potted header for hollow fiber membranes A filtration device is provided for withdrawing permeate essentially continuously from a multicomponent aqueous substrate containing growing microorganisms in a reservoir. A vertical skein of fiber is scrubbed with coarse bubbles which emanate from a conv... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6277351 | Crucible for growing macrocrystals A crucible having an inner surface is not wetted by a melt which shrinks when it solidifies is provided with indentations in the walls of the crucible to support an ingot grown in it. Supporting the crystal provides a gap between the bottom of the ingot a... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6216863 | Double-walled container for compact disc A container with double-walled construction eliminates problems encountered with a conventional jewel box; the container comprises a rectangular shell and a cartridge non-removably held within the shell, the cartridge in turn holding a disc; the disc is e... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6214231 | System for operation of multiple membrane filtration assemblies Limitation of the number of cassettes in an assembly currently used for the production of permeate is obviated by grouping plural cassettes into racks one or more of which may be isolated while permeate production from the remaining racks is uninterrupted... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6200385 | Crucible for growing macrocrystals A crucible 40 having an inner surface 42 not wetted by a melt which shrinks when it solidifies is provided with indentations 41 in the walls of the crucible to support an ingot grown in it. Supporting the crystal provides a gap between the bottom of the i... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6193890 | System for maintaining a clean skein of hollow fibers while filtering suspended solids The outer surfaces of hollow fiber membranes in a skein, or a bank or cassette of stacked skeins, are kept essentially free of solids by maintaining a substantially uniform flow of a stream of coarse bubbles through each of plural orifices in an aerator d... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6182545 | Wedge-lockable removable punch and die bushing in retainer A conventional ball lock mechanism has been replaced with a wedge adapted to lock a tool, such as a punch, forming tool or die bushing in a retainer block in which the tool can be accurately positioned relative to the retainer block. The tool is released ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6168058 | Demountable wheeled container for carrier of a sports utility vehicle or truck A wheeled container is constructed so as to be demountably secured to a cargo carrier assembly (or "carrier") which is externally carried at the rear of a sports utility vehicle or truck. The carrier includes a support beam to which the container is secur... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6087588 | Active cover plate for an electrical outlet An active cover plate is provided for a standard electrical device such as a switch or receptacle which has a body unit-molded from a synthetic resin. The active cover plate is so termed because an active load is embedded within it. The exterior of the bo... | 07/11/2000 |