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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 |
| 8185589 | Presenting and manipulating electronic mail conversations The present invention extends to methods, systems, data structures, and computer program products for organizing electronic mail messages into conversations. Electronic mail conversation items store attribute values representing attributes of corresponding electroni... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185554 | Storage of data with composite hashes in backup systems Seek operations required to perform backup and/or restore processes at an HFS server are reduced by localizing storage of data referenced by hash values included in a recipe near the recipe. In a typical embodiment, an HFS server receives a recipe and new underlying... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185143 | Selectively buffering voice data at a server during a voice communication session Systems and methods for selectively replaying voice data. Voice data received in a communication session is both buffered by a server such that the buffered data can be played by a recipient device. When input is received from a recipient, the voice data currently b... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185109 | Identifying communications between telecommunications networks A telecommunications system is disclosed including a host telecommunications network (A) having a radio access network (6) and a virtual telecommunications network (C) with which a telecommunications device (3) is registered and operable to communicate... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183678 | Semiconductor device having an interposer A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same. An interposer used for the semiconductor device includes integrated circuits therein to realize the functions of a decoupling capacitor, an ESD preventing circuit, an impedance matching circuit, and termin... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182903 | Multivariate color system with texture application Implementations of the present invention relate to a translucent and/or transparent polymer-based panel system that incorporates multi-colored insert layers that enable manipulation of color, transparency or light transmission of the finished panel system. Implement... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182726 | Process for preparing lime pellets A lime pellet for use in asphalt applications is prepared to include lime fines and an asphalt-compatible binder. The pellet is characterized as having a rigid structure with a dimension greater than about 1.5 mm and being compatible with a hot mix asphalt so as to ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182497 | Closure device A clip for engaging tissue includes a generally annular-shaped body defining a plane and disposed about a central axis extending normal to the plane. The body includes alternating inner and outer curved regions, defining a zigzag pattern about a periphery of the cli... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182064 | Waste liquid treatment device and liquid ejecting apparatus A waste liquid treatment device includes a storage unit configured to store waste liquid which is cured upon reception of an ultraviolet ray and an irradiating unit configured to irradiate a liquid surface of the waste liquid in the storage unit in an uncured state ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181163 | Program synthesis and debugging using machine learning techniques One embodiment is directed to synthesizing code fragments in a software routine using known inputs and corresponding expected outputs. A computer system provides a software routine with known inputs and corresponding expected outputs, infers software routine instruc... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8181155 | Unified expression and location framework Allowing a continuation based runtime to resolve different types of location expressions, value expressions, and/or locations. This may be accomplished using a different class for each particular type. The location expression classes may each have a common method us... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8181151 | Modeling and managing heterogeneous applications The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for modeling and managing heterogeneous applications. Application intent can be described in a relatively straight forward manner that abstracts underlying implementation details. Thus,... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180838 | Efficiently managing modular data storage systems The management of a data storage system. The system may store data objects that are subject to change in container sets. The data storage system uses location maps to map the data objects to a corresponding container. When there has been, or will be, a change in the... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180748 | Surrogate key generation and utilization The subject disclosure pertains to databases as well as generation and utilization of keys. A desired or default number of values can be requested from a domain and allocated for use. These values can be utilized to generate surrogate keys. Subsequently or concurren... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180663 | Facilitating automated meeting scheduling A computer-implemented method for assisting in the scheduling of a meeting. A user who desires to schedule a meeting simply inputs the relevant meeting parameters. In response, the computer evaluates a number of possible meeting times by comparing the input constrai... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180101 | Calibration method for structure parameters of structured-light vision sensor This disclosure provides a calibration method for structure parameters of a structured-light vision sensor, which includes setting up the coordinate frames of a camera, image plane and target for calibration. The calculation of coordinates in the camera coordinate f... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179378 | Input apparatus and control method of input apparatus An input apparatus has a touch sensor for receiving an input, a load detection unit for detecting a pressure load on a touch face of the touch sensor, a tactile sensation providing unit for vibrating the touch face, and a control unit, when the pressure load detecte... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179164 | Pulse signal generating device, transport device, image forming apparatus, and pulse generating method A pulse signal generating device includes: an encoder that outputs a pulse with a period corresponding to the speed of an object to be detected; a measurement unit that measures a period of the pulse; a storage unit that stores the measured period; an operation unit... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177470 | Cutter dome for reclaim system A cutter dome for use with a reclaimer includes a sidewall that at least partially encircles a central axis and that extends from a lower end to an upper end, the sidewall having a lower portion that bounds a first chamber and an upper portion that bounds a second c... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177355 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes: a recording head that executes recording by ejecting ink onto a recording surface of a recording material; a platen that supports a face opposite the recording surface of the recording material positioned on a recording execution regi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177354 | Recording device A recording device includes: a first suction unit which has a support member for supporting a recording medium and a plurality of suction holes provided in the support member to support the recording medium under control that a second suction force of the suction ho... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177345 | Liquid ejecting head, liquid ejecting apparatus, and method for manufacturing liquid ejecting head A liquid ejecting head including a plurality of nozzle orifices for liquid ejection, a reservoir plate made of rolled metal rolled in a first direction which includes a liquid reservoir communicating with the plurality of nozzle orifices, and a compliance plate made... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177314 | Printing apparatus and method of switching filled states A printing apparatus includes a head which discharges color inks and into which clear ink that prevents the head from being clogged and white ink are selectively filled. A selection portion communicates either of a white or a clear ink container with the head. A con... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177311 | Storage and organization system A storage and/or organization system may be used to store and/or organize various items. For example, the system may include one or more panels and one or more attachment members, which may be connected to the panels and may be used to hold and/or position various i... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176831 | Armor plate An armor plate transforms projectile energy into solid-state lattice waves and facilitates absorption of these waves at different wavelengths. For high frequency lattice waves, dopants are used for absorbing the lattice waves and converting them to thermal energy. H... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176707 | Methods of constructing movable walls A system for partitioning an interior space includes a plurality of slotted, horizontal and vertical frame components configured for stable, permanent or temporary mountings. In one implementation, the frame components are configured to receive a plurality of differ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176574 | Protective helmet Described herein are various protective helmets, including helmets designed for equestrian use. In one embodiment, an equestrian helmet (1) includes a front shell (2) and a rear shell (3). Shell (3) is moveable with respect to shell (1... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659887 | Dahlia lighting fixture | 05/15/2012 |
| D659885 | Dandelion lighting fixture | 05/15/2012 |
| D659775 | Pulley device for exercise | 05/15/2012 |
| D659744 | Eyeglasses | 05/15/2012 |
| D659743 | Eyeglasses | 05/15/2012 |
| D659648 | Cable consolidation box | 05/15/2012 |
| D659647 | Secure wall cable box | 05/15/2012 |
| D659389 | Handbag with interchangeable cover | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176200 | Distributed aggregation on an overlay network The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for distributed aggregation on an overlay network. Embodiments of the invention utilize tiers of nodes that are cascaded in a layered system. Each tier reduces the size of data by order... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8176085 | Modular forest automata Modular forest automata (MFA) provide a unified description of partially-ordered regular tree patterns. MFAs provide simple methods for determinization, sub-typing, intersection, and complementation of these patterns. MFAs support high-performance pattern analysis a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8176052 | Hyperspace index Hyperspace index data structure. A data structure indexes identifiers corresponding to parameter patterns. The presence of an identifier in the data structure indicates that the corresponding parameter pattern may be present in a set of parameter patterns, while abs... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175495 | Position regulation member and transport apparatus A position regulation member, provided in one of a base unit and a removable unit that is attached to the base unit in a removable state, that positions the removable unit relative to the base unit, the positions regulation member including a position regulation arm... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173709 | Anti-infective methods for treating pathogen-induced disordered tissues Compositions, methods and systems for treating disordered epithelial tissues, such as is caused by pathogens and/or by toxins produced thereby. The invention relates to the use of an anti-infective and/or antimicrobial active agent in a carrier, with vigorous agitat... | 05/08/2012 |
