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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 |
| 8174236 | Battery charging device and battery with the same A battery charging device includes a power terminal unit to be connected to a power source and provided with power therefrom, a charging terminal unit to be connected to a power terminal of a battery, and a holding device to be fixed to side faces of the battery whe... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8143848 | Video game controller charging system having a docking structure A video game controller charging system is provided. The video game controller charging system includes a base; at least one structure on the base for providing physical support to at least one video game controller while it is being charged; and at least one DC por... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8040104 | Workstation A workstation including a workstation body, a horizontal omni-directional moving carrier, a sensor mechanism, a grabbing device, and a control unit is provided. The horizontal omni-directional moving carrier carries the workstation body. The sensor mechanism include... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7956575 | Charging device for battery Abnormal detecting means 112 for detecting that an electrically conductive foreign substance has migrated into a charging device 1 is provided, and whether or the foreign substance has migrated is judged from the detection result of the abnormal detect... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7944175 | Battery charging systems A system for charging a power tool battery includes a charging device capable of charging a battery, a memory device capable of storing data of a plurality of sound patterns, a selecting device capable of selecting a sound pattern data from the plurality of sound pa... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7932694 | Battery charger operable for selective one of a plurality of power supplies A battery charger is configured to use selective one of two or more power supplies including a commercial AC power supply and a DC power supply. An AC cable is fixedly secured to the body of the battery charger and a DC cable is detachably connected to the body of t... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932695 | Power tool, battery, charger and method of operating the same A power tool battery, battery charger, and a method of operating the same. The battery and the charger can be lockingly engageable with each other. The battery can be electrically coupled to a charging circuit of the charger for charging the battery. One of the batt... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7855530 | Battery charging system and method of reducing variation in battery charging cycle count A battery charging system includes a housing having a plurality of docking stations coupled therewith. A control device is coupled with a battery charging interface of each of the plurality of docking stations, and is configured to reduce variation in charging cycle... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7839119 | Charging device for portable electronic device battery and portable phone battery A charging device for a portable phone is provided which is capable of achieving its improved usability by making the device small-sized, improving its portability, and enabling instant telephone speech even in a state in which a battery of the portable phone has be... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7777448 | Battery-recharging device A battery-recharging device (6), which can also be used to hold a pack of batteries (5) which may be blister-packaged, for display at the point of sale. The battery-recharging device has a support (1, 17, 51), which includes a series of housings... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7719229 | Charging system for legged mobile robot A charging system for a legged mobile robot that facilitates positioning of a robot to be charged and does not put a load on the robot is provided. The charging system includes a battery 2, a power receiving connector 4 and a movable shutter member ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7705559 | Aseptic battery with a removal cell cluster, the cell cluster configured for charging in a socket that receives a sterilizable battery A battery assembly with a housing that contains a removable battery pack. The housing, which is sterilizable, has a head designed to couple to a power consuming device. The battery pack, which is not sterilizable, contains at least one rechargeable cell. The battery... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7683573 | System and method for powering docked portable information handling system A portable information handling system powered through a docking station charges an internal battery based on available power sensed at the docking station and communicated to a charger of the information handling system. A dock sensor on the information handling sy... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7671561 | Host machines for battery charging system Various embodiments of the present invention are directed at a method and system for recharging batteries for wireless electronic devices. According to one embodiment, a host machine for recharging rechargeable batteries for wireless devices is disclosed. The host m... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7638970 | Search light with remote charger A battery charging station having a main docking station to recharge the battery while the battery is installed in a electrical device and a second charging station that can be removed from the main base is disclosed. The removable charging station allows a user to ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7570018 | Rechargeable powered device A rechargeable device is provided having a motor and a small-capacity battery coupled to the motor. The small-capacity battery has a storage capacity sufficient for an average use of the device up to a few average uses of the device. A charger may also be provided f... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7428145 | Electronic apparatus The present invention provides an electronic apparatus typified by a personal computer for example. The electronic apparatus has: a main unit; and an openable and closable display unit that is attached to the main unit. The main unit has a battery-attachment section... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7409571 | Systems and methods for a controllable release of power supply in a mobile device Systems and methods are disclosed for removing a power supply from a host unit running a computer program, without losing data or causing a cold boot. The present invention employs a retaining assembly for the power supply that delays removal of the power supply unt... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7394221 | Mechanically isolated battery charging apparatus A battery drawer for a cordless telephone or other apparatus that operates from both regular AC power and battery power and that has a stand-by battery recharging system and associated battery charging circuit. The battery drawer is slidably mounted in a body and is... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7383065 | Wireless transaction enabled handheld computer system and method A handheld computer system is disclosed. The handheld computer system includes a housing, a display supported by the housing, and a processor coupled to the display. The handheld computer system also includes a rechargeable battery configured to power the processor ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7375491 | Battery charge circuit with multi-charge stage and method thereof A charge circuit having multi charge stages for charging at least one battery includes: a first current generating circuit for generating a first charge power having a first charge current in pulse form with a first frequency and a first charge voltage to charge the... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368960 | Circuit and method for monitoring the integrity of a power supply Circuits and methods are provided herein for monitoring the integrity of a power supply, the circuits and methods providing additional resources/information for diagnosing a cause behind a reset signal, and in some cases, a reason behind a power failure. A first met... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7370200 | Validation for secure device associations The present invention provides for validating an association between computing devices using a succession of human-perceptible stimuli such as sounds, lights colors or shapes. Commands are sent from the initiating device to the responding device in encrypted message... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7332889 | Battery charger A battery charger. The battery charger includes a housing having an outer surface, a battery being supportable on the outer surface, a charging circuit supported by the housing and electrically connectable to a power source and the battery, and a protective structur... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7314286 | Flashlight with rotatable lamp head A flashlight with a rotatable lamp head is provided. The lamp head pivots about two cylindrical coaxial electrical connectors. The lamp head also includes reflector having a major parabolic reflective surface and a minor reflective parabolic surface. The reflector i... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7298113 | Battery pack A detecting switch which is turned on/off in accordance with whether or not primary batteries have been attached to a primary battery holder is provided. In a normal state where no primary battery is attached, terminals (a, c) of a charge change-over switch are conn... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7299373 | Systems and methods for a controllable release of power supply in a mobile device Systems and methods are disclosed for removing a power supply from a host unit running a computer program, without losing data or causing a cold boot. The present invention employs a retaining assembly for the power supply that delays removal of the power supply unt... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7285934 | Combination of power supply and detachable electric implement A combination of a power supply and a detachable electric implement is constructed to include a housing holding a power pack, a first coupling device fixedly located on the housing, an electric implement, which can be an electric sealing apparatus, electric fan, fla... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7268519 | Portable battery charger for a mobile device A portable battery charger for a mobile device having a rechargeable battery includes battery contacts, a switching regulator, and a charger interface. The battery contacts are configured to receive a battery having a low-voltage value. The switching regulator is co... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259541 | Battery charger amusement device A battery charger amusement has a receptacle adapted to receive a rechargeable battery, an electronic circuit monitoring battery charge status, and a mechanical movement signal activated upon charge status attainment. The battery charger can include a motion actuato... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247954 | Portable AC power system A portable ac power system for providing cordless remote electrical power. The portable ac power system includes a pair of portable power supply devices, and a recharging assembly. The pair of portable power supply devices each including a portable housing, an outle... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7239146 | Indicator of remaining energy in storage cell of implantable medical device A manganese dioxide (MnO2) or silver vanadium oxide (SVO) or other battery of an implantable medical device having a relatively flat quiescent battery voltage during a beginning portion of the battery's useful life, makes it difficult to use quiescent battery voltag... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236087 | On-premises pager and charging unit, and methods for using same On-premises pager loss is reduced by alerting patrons they are out of range. Pagers include an LCD with messages or promotions. An LED on the pager emits different colors indicating the level of battery charge. Circuitry in the pager causes a higher charge to be del... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7227755 | Integrated power supply and platform for military radio An adapter assembly including a base for supporting a SINCGARS radio and a radio frequency power amplifier, a first connector for electrically connecting with the SINCGARS radio and a second connector for electrically connecting with the power amplifier, a first pow... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7221123 | Battery container for an electric vehicle A battery container of an electric vehicle is installed on the battery container supporting stand of the electric vehicle body. The container is a composite type and formed through alignment and combination of first and second cases. There are connecting ports, mutu... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7215084 | Power control arrangement, as for a flashlight In a battery-operated apparatus comprising a load, a battery and a switch in circuit for selectively energizing the load: a comparator compares a potential produced by the battery and a reference potential for de-energizing the load when the battery potential is bel... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212102 | Device integrated battery backup with power source monitoring and manipulation and public safety communications infrastructure incorporating the same A system for, and method of, providing device integrated battery backup with power source monitoring and manipulation and a public safety communications infrastructure incorporating the system or the method. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a power supply... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7199554 | Desktop charger for bar-type portable wireless terminal A desktop charger for a portable wireless terminal, comprising: a charger housing; a slot for receiving and holding a stationary body of the terminal, the slot being recessed a determined depth from the front side toward the rear side of the charger housing; and an ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197584 | Removable personal digital assistant in a dual personal computer/personal digital assistant computer architecture In order to provide desirable features of a low power personal digital (PDA) and a powerful computing personal computer (PC), the PDA and the PC are combined as one integrated computer architecture. When low power consumption is desired, the PDA controls the compute... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194308 | System and method for monitoring or reporting battery status of implantable medical device A system and method monitors or reports the battery status of an implantable medical device to a user. The battery terminal voltage and charge delivered are measured. Before the battery terminal voltage falls below an Elective Replacement Indicator (ERI) threshold v... | 03/20/2007 |
