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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 |
| 7278598 | Blender blade In one embodiment of the invention, a blender blade (10) includes a body portion (12) having an upper surface (15) and a lower surface (16). The body portion includes an aperture (13) effectively defining an axis of rotation for th... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7178973 | Continuous annular layer mixer High levels of treated fumed silica, processing fluid and high molecular weight silicone polymer are continuously compounded into a homogeneous silica filled heat-vulcanizable silicone composition by forming a premix in a continuous annular layer mixer and continuou... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172337 | Low shear impeller One or more mixing impellers is carried on a driving shaft received in a mixing vessel. Impeller blades are angularly and/or axially distributed on the shaft and can be single staggered axially-spaced blades or groups of two or more placed angularly around the shaft... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7114844 | Aeration apparatus and method The present invention provides an improved aeration impeller for use in a mixing assembly having an axis of rotation. The aeration impeller includes a hub and a first and second blades that are connected to the hub. Each blade has a first portion positioned at an an... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6647235 | Mechanism for agitating the toner in the replenisher of an electrophotographic machine A replenisher for facilitating flow of toner in an electrophotographic apparatus. The replenisher includes a sump for receiving the toner. An beater element having a plurality of blades is rotatably mounted within the sump wherein some of the blades impar... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6536936 | Mix head assembly for a molding material delivery system A mix head assembly for a rapid discharge multiple material delivery molding system includes an output chamber assembly having a plurality of impellers, a main body assembly, and a drive assembly. The main body assembly preferably includes a plurality of ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6414054 | Continuous preparation of heat-vulcanizable silicone compositions High levels of treated fumed silica, processing fluid and high molecular weight silicone polymer are continuously compounded into a homogeneous silica filled heat-vulcanizable silicone composition by forming a premix in a continuous annular layer mixer an... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6345908 | Device for mixing and degassing a flowable mass The device is used to mix and degas a flowable mass (5), in particular a filler-containing casting resin. It is provided with a cylindrically constructed, evacuatable container (1), the container axis (2) of which is oriented essentially vertically. Guide... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6012447 | Heated mixing kettle with dual acting agitators A heated kettle for melting and mixing a thermoplastic resin into a homogeneous mixture has a helically-formed agitator which rotates about a central shaft in close proximity to the internal wall of the kettle. Fixed to the shaft at approximately the cent... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5580168 | Mixing system employing a dispersion tank with venturi input for dissolving water soluble additives into irrigation water A mixing system for dissolving water soluble additive into irrigation water employs a venturi system for introduction of water soluble additive into a water stream for injection into a dispersion tank employing low speed contradirectional impellers. Dispe... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5161888 | Dual shaft preconditioning device having differentiated conditioning zones for farinaceous materials A preferred preconditioning device for use with an extruder includes two juxtaposed, frustocylindrical, intercommunicated chambers one of which presents a greater cross-sectional area than the other. A respective pair of rotatably driven mixing shafts ext... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5061319 | Process for producing cement building material A process produces a paste with improved workability. At least 30% by volume of the paste when cured under ASTM conditions crystallizes into monolithic crystals of calcium silicate hydrate exhibiting a unique crystalline structure and having improved comp... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4944595 | Apparatus for producing cement building material A cement paste generator produces a paste with improved workability. The cement paste generator includes a housing, a shaft and a series of blades and baffles which have critical dimensions.... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4930576 | Slurry mixing apparatus A mixing apparatus is provided for mixing slurries, particularly high density, high viscosity fracturing fluid slurries containing a large proportion of proppant material. A mixing tub has a generally round horizontal cross-sectional shape. A relatively l... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4917501 | Internal mixer with improved rotors A rotor for an internal mixer includes blades whose profile assures a suile stress of the rubber between the blade and the inside wall of a chamber. This profile includes a gradual convergent surface, a fine passage surface, a gradual divergent surface a... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4887911 | Developer mixer for electrophotographic copying machine A developer mixer for an electrophotographic copying machine comprises a shaft which is rotatably mounted in a developer tank and a plurality of fins affixed obliquely to the shaft. Each fin has a fan-shaped grooved section and the missing sections of mut... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4715724 | Head attachment for a hydraulic synthetic-resin working machine for colored synthetic resin The invention relates to a head attachment for a hydraulic synthetic-resin processing machine for colored synthetic resin, the attachment comprising a mixer, a synthetic resin supply vessel directly connected with the former and a coloring mass supply ves... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4594228 | Mixing apparatus A mixing apparatus is disclosed which comprises a vessel; first impeller means positioned within said vessel immediately subjacent to the top of said vessel but sufficiently spaced from said top to rotate; second impeller means positioned within said vess... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4552463 | Method and apparatus for producing a colloidal mixture A method and apparatus for producing a colloidal mixture of a high degree of hydration comprising a hollow enclosure having a feed inlet to receive at least two dissimilar products to be colloidalized and a discharge outlet to dispense the colloidal mixtu... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4479721 | Agitator for grape mash fermentation tanks An agitator for grape mash comprising a rotary shaft and blade-shaped stirring wings having at least one first section inclined at an angle relative to the sense of rotation is characterized in that the said first section (19, 23) ends--viewed in at least... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4449826 | Apparatus for preparing mortar or the like The percentage of entrapped air in mortar, plaster, concrete or a like building material which is prepared on a continuous basis is increased, preferably by at least 100 percent, by providing a mixing chamber with one or more barriers which oppose the pro... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4376515 | Apparatus for the continuous manufacture of a mixed fodder An apparatus for the continuous manufacture of a mixed fodder comprises a stationary drum having an infeed opening for straw bales at one end of the peripheral drum wall and an outlet for finished fodder mix at the opposite end. Centrally of the drum ther... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4344692 | Developer transportation device for electrostatic copying machine A developer transportation device for transporting and evenly distributing developer for use in electrostatic copying machines, which has a rotary shaft, a first blade provided on the rotary shaft for transporting the developer in a first direction, a sec... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4269798 | Method for producing a curable, filled resin composition, e.g., artificial marble A filler material and a heated, catalyzed synthetic resin are sequentially introduced into a mixer. The mixer has a conveying section and a mixing section. The resin and filler are introduced into the conveying section, which forces the combined resin and... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4200614 | Turbine mixer A turbine mixer for a polyethylene reactor of the stirred autoclave type in which a turbine rotor is mounted on a rotating stirrer shaft extending along the longitudinal axis of the reactor and a turbine stator is mounted adjacent to and upstream of the r... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4144805 | Nut huller and/or sheller A nut huller and/or sheller comprising, in combination, a container with its long axis vertical, a rotatable shaft concentrically mounted within said container, a plurality of radially extending blades mounted on said shaft to form a rotor assembly, said ... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4054272 | Paint and bedding blender A blender for mixing slurries, suspensions and the like that include particulate solids in a liquid characterized by a plurality of blades disposed along a bottom mixing zone of an elongate central shaft, the blades being fixedly connected with the shaft ... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4043540 | Mixer paddle assembly and drive system A plaster or mortar mixer embodying a stub shaft mounting assembly for the mixer paddles disposed interiorly of the mixing drum and a reduction gear drive system enabling use of a standard electric motor or universal internal combustion engine with the re... | 08/23/1977 |
| 3964732 | Apparatus for mixing molding sand A molding sand mixer comprises an elongated tub with a pug mill type agitator therein. The agitator comprises a series of paddles mounted an an oblique angle on a shaft. Blade portions of the paddles which sweep the wall of the tub have a greater circumfe... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3946995 | Inter arc ingredient mixer An ingredient whipper that utilizes the mixing action of a plurality of rotating axially spaced apart inclined blades of segmental arc, cycloidal like, configuration in a chamber that is adapted to receive materials to be mixed through one opening and to ... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3934858 | Method and apparatus for mixing foundry materials A method of, and apparatus for, mixing foundry sand, resin binder and catalyst, wherein sand/resin and sand/catalyst mixtures are prepared separately in continuous mixers and conveyed to a final mixing chamber having a vertical high speed rotating shaft w... | 01/27/1976 |
