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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 |
| 8152563 | Electrical connector having a spin ring, a pre-mold and an over-mold An electrical connector assembly is provided and includes an electrical conductor, an electrical connector having an electrical connector front and rear, wherein the electrical connector rear includes an electrical connector termination connected to the conductor, a... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8118709 | System and method for processing information A system for processing biological data is provided and includes a monitoring device configured to receive biological data responsive to a living being. The system also includes an interface device communicated with the monitoring device to receive the biological da... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8074567 | Container compression device and a method for implementing same A container compression device and a method for associating a beverage container with the container compression device is provided, wherein the container compression device is configurable between an extended configuration and a compressed configuration, container c... | 12/13/2011 |
| D637856 | Handle | 05/17/2011 |
| 7914231 | Leaching chamber having a diagonally ribbed top A leaching chamber having opposing inwardly and upwardly running sidewalls extending toward a top portion is provided, wherein the leaching chamber includes a plurality of peak and valley corrugations formed by the sidewalls and extending over the top portion and a ... | 03/29/2011 |
| D627682 | Decorative cover for a multi-leg hanging basket | 11/23/2010 |
| 7806960 | Fluid treatment device A method and apparatus for treating a fluid is provided and includes a fluid storage tank for partially containing a fluid and a gas, wherein the fluid storage tank includes a fluid inlet pipe and a fluid outlet pipe. The fluid treatment apparatus also includes a fi... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7766161 | Portable tool box A portable tool box is disclosed. The portable tool box can be utilized in two positions by the user. The portable tool box has shelves coupled at an angle that is configured to retain the tools within the portable tool box during transport, while providing easy acc... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7745805 | Product inspection system and a method for implementing same that incorporates a correction factor A system and method for measuring the physical characteristics of an object is provided, wherein the method includes disposing the object within the sensor optical path of an inspection system, causing a source collimated light beam to propagate along the source opt... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7707588 | Software application action monitoring A method for collecting runtime information generated by an active software application is provided wherein the method is implemented by a computer and includes identifying an occurrence of a function event generated for a software application operating on a predete... | 04/27/2010 |
| D609794 | Water storage tank | 02/09/2010 |
| 7637108 | Power compounder A power compounder is disclosed. The power compounder comprises a working fluid configured to receive thermal energy from waste heat of a prime mover, a working fluid collector, an evaporator configured to transfer waste heat to a working fluid producing a phase cha... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7597381 | Recreational vehicle mat device A mat device for a recreational vehicle is disclosed comprising a mat configured to be utilized on a ground surface near the recreational vehicle. The mat device includes a roller unit having a rotatable bar disposed between a first end opposite a second end. The ro... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7455616 | Removable thrust washer retainer for a motorized wheel off-highway dump truck A thrust washer retainer is provided and includes a first retainer portion, wherein the first retainer portion defines at least one first mating structure and includes a first interface structure, a second retainer portion, wherein the second retainer portion define... | 11/25/2008 |
| D579373 | Maternal jewelry | 10/28/2008 |
| 7416504 | Lubrication plug In an off-highway vehicle having an electric propulsion system which includes a motorized wheel, a traction motor and a transmission for transmitting power from the traction motor to the motorized wheel, wherein the transmission comprises a reduction stage, a low sp... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415394 | Integrated modularity design A method for developing a product is provided, wherein the method includes developing a three-dimensional product design, translating the three-dimensional product design into a two-dimensional product design, wherein the two-dimensional product design includes at l... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7367291 | Locomotive apparatus In a railroad locomotive for operation in low ambient temperature conditions with the locomotive having an engine which includes a cooling system using a coolant liquid, a coolant liquid containment system is provided and includes a containment tank, an inlet port i... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7306400 | Leaching chamber having dosing pipe hanger A molded plastic corrugated arch shape cross section leaching chamber, which is adapted for connection to a like chamber with a pivotable connection, has a hanger for a dosing pipe which is contained within the concavity of a peak corrugation of the end of a mating ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7256528 | Tie ring A tie ring is provided wherein the tie ring includes a tie ring structure defining at least one strap cavity. The tie ring structure includes a tie ring top surface and a tie ring bottom surface, wherein the tie ring top surface defines at least one top surface open... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7227163 | Product inspection system and a method for implementing same An inspection system and a method for using the inspection system, wherein the inspection system includes a collimated light source defining a source optical path, the collimated light source being operable to cause a collimated light beam to propagate along the sou... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217063 | Latch for leaching chamber Two identical arch shape cross section chambers are joined together so that a dome shape part of one end of the chamber is overlapped by the opposing plain end of the second chamber. Thus, one chamber may pivot in the horizontal plane, for adjustment during installa... | 05/15/2007 |
| D539201 | Vehicle exhaust tip | 03/27/2007 |
| 7159699 | Adjustable shock absorber A shock absorber is provided and includes a first end adapted for connection to a vehicle, a second end adapted for connection to the vehicle, a case containing a piston rod and a piston valve and a compression adjustment device disposed exterior to the case, wherei... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7128298 | Component positioning device A component positioning device including a first support device, the first support device having a first upper structure and a first lower structure, the first upper structure including a first inner wall disposed at a first predetermined angle and defining a first ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7045981 | Optimized locomotive traction system A high-altitude railroad locomotive adapted for more reliable operation at high altitudes, wherein the high-altitude railroad locomotive includes a semiconductor electric power control component, and wherein due to the high altitude the locomotive would be exposed t... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6724730 | Test system for simulating a wireless environment and method of using same A method and system for simulating a wireless environment is provided including a central RF combining component; a plurality of connection nodes, each connection node in RF connection with the central RF combining component through a programmable attenuation compon... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6658589 | System and method for backup a parallel server data storage system A system and method for safe and effective backup and restore of parallel server databases stored in data storage systems. Parallel server databases allow multiple nodes in MPP (Massively Parallel Processor) or SMP (Symmetric Multi-Processor) systems to s... | 12/02/2003 |
