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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 |
| 7849792 | System for printing passing objects Objects to be printed are loaded one-by-one onto a conveyor extending through and upstream from a printing station in a longitudinally extending row in groups each having a predetermined number n of longitudinally aligned objects and a longitudinal length equal to n... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7845273 | Transfer device and printing press A transfer device (26) intended to move an object (8) between a support zone (28) and a cap (12), includes: a frame (30); at least one holding arm (32) which is able to carry the object (8) to be moved; and drive elem... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7540237 | Printer The present invention provides an improved printer and recording device having an improved design for providing efficient operation and improved print and recording speed to one or more storage devices. In one aspect, the present invention meets the above needs by p... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7347141 | Single drum rotary printing machine A rotary machine including a substantially vertical rotatable drum having pellet-receiving receptacles in its peripheral sidewall. Gravity causes pellets to collect toward the drum's bottom. As the drum rotates, pellets received in the receptacles are carried upward... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328540 | Automated bagger and method A product bagger and method where products are placed in inflated lead bags on a bag assembly without actuating a sensor for shutting down the bagger. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7311041 | Printing device, printing system and printing method A printing device contains a printing medium supporting member having a supporting face for supporting a printing medium; a screen plate fitting detachably onto said supporting face in a state where the printing medium is sandwiched between said screen plate and sai... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311045 | Method for printing multicolor images on edible pieces Multicolor image, formed from at least two component images, are printed on non-planar surfaces of edible pieces by maintaining registration of the pieces from one printing station to another. The registration is maintained by firmly securing the pieces to the trans... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7291226 | Progressive stencil printing A progressive stencil printing system and method for applying encapsulant onto an inkjet printhead body is described. The system relates to a continuous stencil printing apparatus that can print encapsulant on different types of inkjet printhead bodies and clean the... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270056 | Print stripper for ESD control A system may include a static dissipative device to secure a semiconductor component, and a printer to print indicia on the semiconductor component while the semiconductor component is secured with the static dissipative device. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261033 | Printing machine with a drive system for displacement of each mandrel A printing machine includes a support stand, a plate rotational with respect to the stand about an axis of rotation, elements for driving the plate in rotation, at least two mandrels for holding two articles to be printed in succession, the mandrels being carried by... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255221 | Transport device in a card embossing system A device is constructed for processing or customizing cards or flattened portable objects, for example memory cards, smart card, magnetic strip card, or badge. The device is characterized in that it comprises a flexible or rigid mobile transport structure (1)... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7238543 | Methods for marking a bare semiconductor die including applying a tape having energy-markable properties A method used for marking a semiconductor wafer or device. The method and apparatus have particular application to wafers or devices which have been subjected to a thinning process, including backgrinding in particular. The present method comprises reducing the cros... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7182018 | Apparatus for printing multicolor images on edible pieces Multicolor image, formed from at least two component images, are printed on non-planar surfaces of edible pieces by maintaining registration of the pieces from one printing station to another. The registration is maintained by firmly securing the pieces to the trans... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172286 | Colored contact lens A colored contact lens comprising a generally uncolored pupil region, a generally annular-shaped iris region and a multicolored pattern on the iris region. The multicolored pattern is sufficiently colored to change the apparent color of an iris of a person wearing t... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7167194 | Printing a code on a product A method for printing is described. The method includes providing a printing system for printing a code on a product moving in a direction. The code is constructed from a plurality of pixels in a first data set indicating the positions of the pixels and generates a ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7148644 | Marking robot A robot adapted to operate in association with an interface surface having disposed therein or thereon coded data indicative of a plurality of reference points of the interface surface, the robot comprising: movement means to allow... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7114445 | Method to print multicolor images on edible pieces Multicolor image, formed from at least two component images, are printed on non-planar surfaces of edible pieces by maintaining registration of the pieces from one printing station to another. The registration is maintained by firmly securing the pieces to the trans... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7094618 | Methods for marking a packaged semiconductor die including applying tape and subsequently marking the tape The present invention provides a method and apparatus for marking a semiconductor wafer or device. The method and apparatus have particular application to wafers or devices which have been subjected to a thinning process, including backgrinding in particular. The pr... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086793 | Goods-wrapping apparatus including a printer According to the present invention, a goods-wrapping apparatus for wrapping a particular article of a plurality of articles, includes: a goods storing section operable to store the plurality of articles; a goods carrying in/out section operable to carry in the artic... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7063013 | Card-flipping device for use in card printers A card-flipping device for a card printing apparatus is provided. The card-flipping device comprises a card-carrier unit for transporting the card in a vertical direction, a motor drive means for moving the unit in the vertical direction, and an actuator assembly in... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7030338 | Pharmaceutical laser drilling system A laser drilling system forms an opening in the coating of a pharmaceutical dosage form and includes an orienting assembly to correctly orient dosage forms, a debris removal assembly to reduce buildup of and reduce exposure to drilling debris and a quality control a... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022202 | Method for applying images to surfaces High quality full color images are printed with sublimation inks on transfer paper. The images are applied to prepared surfaces on parts, especially surfaces such as anodized aluminum prepared according to specific processes but also to other materials. Image transf... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6993885 | Printer for shingled bags and method A bagger feeds shingled open-ended bags to a workstation. Each bag is printed with information, typically date and product source information. The print area on each underlying bag is located by flipping up a trailing portion of an overlying bag. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971213 | Method for the separate rejection of defective items, in particular strip packages, during transferring from a packaging line to a conveying line A method for the rejection of single defective items, in particular strip packages, during transferring from a packaging line to a conveying line, includes a preliminary check of the integrity of each product present on the packaging line and the subsequent removabl... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964722 | Method for producing a wood substrate having an image on at least one surface A method and system is provided for producing an image on one or more surfaces of a wood or wood composite substrate by applying a receptor coat to at least the one or more surfaces of the substrate, transferring the image to the receptor coat using a variety of ima... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962110 | Apparatus for decorating stiff objects In an apparatus for decorating stiff objects, the objects are transported stepwise along an arcuate conveyor path. Printing stations and drying stations are arranged alternately along the conveyor path with the printing stations at a level above the conveyor path an... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6948425 | Machine for printing on articles A printer machine for printing on articles, includes a plurality of article-carriers suitable for moving in indexed manner in a plane around a circular path. Each article-carrier is stationary in an indexed position and mobile between the indexed positions, and a pl... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6918337 | Tamp pad Tamp printing of at least one picture (4) occurs by means of at least one tamp pad (1, 18, 24, 34) on a piece (3), which has boundary surfaces (5, 13) forming angles relative to each other, the tamp pad first printing in one direction ( | 07/19/2005 |
| 6874419 | Providing customized text and imagery on organic products The present invention features various systems and methods for providing an image on an organic product to provide a communication to the recipient or otherwise individualize the organic product. Notably, the present invention features an organic product printing sy... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6845711 | Stack support transfer system and a printing machine including the system A system for transferring supports for objects which can be stacked and unstacked between a conveyor and a machine for printing the objects, characterized in that it includes: a mobile transfer table which has two locations each ad... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6840167 | Multi-color pad printing apparatus and method A system for color printing in an economical, simple, yet accurate manner comprises a computer (200) which causes an inkjet printer (210) to print a multi-color image of ink (215) on the surface (302) of a pad (300). The pad is mad... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6837023 | Printer for shingled bags and method A bagger feeds shingled open-ended bags to a workstation. Each bag is printed with information, typically date and product source information. The print area on each underlying bag is located by flipping up a trailing portion of an overlying bag. ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6834581 | Method and apparatus for transporting a plurality of articles, and shaped article having serially registered component images An apparatus for transporting and processing a plurality of articles includes a transport loop including a plurality of carrier bars and a plurality of pockets formed between adjacent ones of the carrier bars. The articles are laterally, longitudinally and rotationa... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6823781 | Workpiece steady for a decorating machine A reduction to the traveling motion of bottles along a delivery conveyor in an intermittent motion decorating machine is provided by one of a pair of workpiece feed cams rotatably supported in a side-by-side relation to rotate about spaced horizontal axes lying in a... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6811239 | Method of inkjet printing in high efficiency production of hygienic articles Disclosed is a method of inkjet printing of tone and/or color images at a high efficiency production of hygienic articles. The method provides a reliable system of combining inkjet-printing operations with converting operations on a converting line producing hygieni... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6766844 | Peel assembly for a printer A peel assembly for separating a label from a liner is provided. The assembly includes a structure for mounting the assembly to a printer, a structure for driving the liner and labels through the assembly, a stripper for bending the liner therearound, a plurality of... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6663712 | Dual track stenciling system with solder gathering head A dual track stencil system includes a first set of rails and a second set of rails, each of the rails being independently controlled for allowing for independent movement of circuit boards through the stencil system for processing. A stencil, having two ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6619196 | Apparatus for printing golf tees An apparatus for printing on golf tees or other conical objects. The apparatus includes a singler from which the objects are discharged one-by-one. From the singler, the objects are deposited onto a rack. In some versions of the invention, the singler vib... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6568320 | Heat transfer printing device and method for printing on toroidal-shaped bodies A tire, for example, is nipped by a pair of bead portion support members and filled with an internal pressure. Logo marks printed on a transfer film are positioned in front of the tire at a transfer position at which the logo marks are to be transferred o... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6554510 | Printing aid, assembly jig therefor, and recording device A printing aid includes a printing position-determining member 22 for determining a position of a material to be printed 30 on a printing position of a printer device, and a placement member for material to be printed 21 for placing the material to be pri... | 04/29/2003 |
