Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7478643 | Umbrella cover There is provided a cover for umbrellas and the like. The assembly includes a nearly cylindrical cover made of a material or materials that can have at least one waterproof layer. The cover is closed at one end to itself or to the article to which it is perma... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7255117 | Umbrella retaining apparatus An apparatus for preventing a closed outdoor table umbrella from opening. To attain this, a continuous ring fixably attached to a distal end of a long handle is placed around the body of an umbrella. In use, a user extends the ring above the umbrella, and lowers it ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249792 | Lawn debris carrier Lawn debris such as leaves and grass clippings are carried in a rectangular sheet of material. The sheet has a pocket along two of its opposite sides. Each pocket is sealed at each end. Inside each pocket is a rigid pole made of two sections fitting together end-to-... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7174907 | Basketcane A walking cane device which supports a basket (2) and lid (7), permitting a storage area to transport objects. A support ring (4) and support columns (3) are secured to the shaft of the cane (1). The support columns (3) exte... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7124516 | Device for removing water drops from an umbrella and foundation promotion system of the device The device for removing water drops from an umbrella is constituted such that a number of water absorption members with elastic property are disposed at certain intervals radially in the inserting opening for an umbrella of the device body, the inserting space for t... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7089878 | Resiliently expandable cautionary structure A spiral configured structure formed of metal or polymer is naturally biased into an erected and spiral arranged position, to form either a cone, a cylindrical structure, or other shaped structure, and which includes a series of lights, or a highly illuminated or ph... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7069939 | Automated umbrella assembly An automated umbrella assembly includes an outer housing having a bottom wall, a top wall and a peripheral wall. A tube is rotatably mounted in the housing. The tube extends upwardly toward an aperture in the top wall and has an open upper end. An inwardly extending... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7000788 | Umbrella-type laundry drying apparatus with protective cover An umbrella-type clothes drier can be covered with a protective cover when it is not in use. An unfolding and folding spreading frame that supports a clothesline is preferably disposed in an adjustable manner on the central upright tube of the apparatus. The protect... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6910491 | Golf umbrella case suitable for positioning in a golf bag A golf umbrella case is designed for positioning in a golf bag between two transverse partitioning strips at a top opening of the golf bag for receiving a golf umbrella therein, so that the golf bag has an integral and valuable appearance without an outward protrude... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6805144 | Protective cover for umbrellas and umbrella with the protective cover fixed thereto An expansible and retractable protective cover is provided for umbrellas. The cover is mountable to align with the shaft of the umbrella and can be expanded parallel to the shaft of the umbrella to cover the umbrella after the umbrella has been folded into a closed ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6701947 | Wet umbrella carrying bag A wet umbrella carrying bag that allows a wet umbrella to be stored so that water will be collected for later disposal and not dampen floor areas including a collapsible bag portion dimensioned for receiving an umbrella therein. The collapsible bag portio... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6694992 | Wet umbrella holder A holder for wet articles such as umbrellas includes a liquid absorbent interior portion and a leak resistant exterior portion. The liquid absorbent interior portion includes a central cavity for receiving the wet article and access means for extending th... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6655399 | Portable, absorbable umbrella stand A portable, absorbable umbrella stand including a hard casing for supporting an umbrella, a nylon case containing a drawstring, the case being attached to the casing for enclosing the umbrella, a sponge for collecting water, and fold-up legs attached to t... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6651682 | Rugged assemable, disassemable and storable umbrella An umbrella frame includes a hub, a center pole coupled to the hub for supporting the hub, and a plurality of ribs disposable into the hub. The ribs serve to extend, stretch or support the cover. The hub has a corresponding plurality of pairs of bores def... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6334454 | Collapsible umbrella with sheathing handle A collapsible umbrella shaft is attached to a cap having two sets of threads formed thereon. The cap is attachable to a housing by the threads in two alternate orientations to close the interior of the housing. In one cap orientation the folded umbrella i... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6332471 | Fixing structure for large-size sunshade Fixing structure for large-size sunshade, including a series of chain elements, a locating seat and a locating pin. The series of chain elements are composed of several identically-sized chain elements looped with each other and tied to a middle section o... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6273111 | Retractable umbrella An improved retractable umbrella including a canopy, a plurality of extending arms for supporting the canopy, an outer housing having an interior cavity for housing the canopy and the plurality of extending arms, and a collapsing mechanism for pivoting th... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6223759 | Umbrella apparatus Umbrella apparatus is provided for use by disc golfers and others. The device includes a hollow, cylindrical, longitudinal member which can provide a storage compartment for an umbrella slidably disposed therein. A suction cup mounted atop the longitudina... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6164304 | Umbrella The umbrella has a tie strap with a width preferably of at least about one-half the length of a rib linkage's cover rib so that the tie strap tends to function as a cover for a collapsed and furled umbrella. The tie strap preferably has a centerline that ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6015077 | Hands-free protective carrier for an umbrella A protective cover for enclosing an umbrella is disclosed which is structured to provide easy and quick attachment of the cover to an item of apparel so that the umbrella may be carried by the user in a hands-free manner. The protective cover of the inven... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5625960 | Unit for removing rainwater from umbrellas Disclosed is a unit, for removing rainwater from umbrellas, that can easily, effectively, and quickly remove rainwater from umbrellas. This unit comprises an umbrella insertion portion into which an umbrella that is wet with rain is inserted, a rainwater ... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5513786 | Hands-free umbrella holder An umbrella holder which straps to an individual's torso is adapted to hold an open umbrella upright so as to permit the user's hands to be unencumbered. The umbrella holder includes a harness having a shoulder strap which crosses the back and chest of th... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5465743 | Sheathing device for umbrella A sheathing device for receiving wet umbrella in order to collect water. The device includes a flexible tubular member having a handle and a cap secured to the ends. The cap includes an enclosed end having an orifice for engaging with a plug and for relea... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5443086 | Umbrella cover assembly An umbrella cover assembly includes a truncated conical cover made from felxible water repellent material and closed at its upper end has a longitudinal slit extend from its open lower end toward its upper end. Elongate battens made from resilient flexibl... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5427346 | Beach umbrella carrying case and anchoring system A carrying case and anchoring system for a beach umbrella and its support shaft is disclosed comprising in combination: (1) Container means consisting of top, bottom and side members wherein the top and bottom members are operationally connected at one edge by... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5425388 | Telescopic safety umbrella case A telescopic umbrella case which possesses water-collecting function and light-reflecting effect for enhancing the safety of a user when walking at night. The umbrella case is composed of an innermost top sleeve member and several subsidiary sleeve member... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5406968 | Collapsible umbrella A collapsible umbrella includes a radiating frame including a plurality of telescoping ribs, an umbrella canopy having portions thereof respectively attached to the ribs of the frame, a folding sheathing assembly, and a centrally disposed telescoping stic... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5385162 | Umbrella having automatically closed water collector An umbrella includes a plurality of telescopic sleeves telescopically extendibly and retractibly mounted on an umbrella shaft covered with umbrella cloth, a water collector secured on a tip portion of the umbrella communicating with interior of the telesc... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5323802 | Umbrella bag An umbrella carrying bag employs an inner and outer sleeve. The inner sleeve is water absorbing and air permeable to help capture and disperse water collected on an umbrella after use. The outer sleeve is air permeable and water resistant to prevent the w... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5280798 | Protective system for golf clubs and bag A system for protecting golf clubs and a golf bag from exposure to natural elements such as rain. The system includes a protective cover comprising a club head protector for covering the head of a respective golf club, a compartment, such as a hidden pock... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5146940 | Umbrella cover comprising extensible cylindrical roll An umbrella cover for covering a closed umbrella is provided. The umbrella cover comprises a cylindrical roll of a spirally wound strip which may be elongated by axially pulling out the outer end of the the wound strip. The inner end of the wound strip is... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5135017 | Umbrella cover In an umbrella cover, in which each of a plurality of short connector cylinders has its diameter gradually decreased, inner protuberances are provided at the inner circumferences of the small diameter sides or ends and outer protuberances are provided at ... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5111835 | Water collecting handle with a foldable sheath for a folding umbrella The present disclosure is related to a water collecting handle with a foldable sheath received therein which is engaged to the bottom of a folding umbrella. The handle is equipped with a downward movable cap that is provided with a cork-like element at th... | 05/12/1992 |
| 4798219 | Umbrella package An umbrella package is disclosed in which the umbrella is housed in a golf ball pick-up tube. A golf ball pick-up device may be already installed on the end of the tube, or housed therein as a separate component. The pick-up device is essentially a cylind... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4732285 | Collapsible structure A collapsible structure consisting of an umbrella-like clothes drier or of a garden umbrella comprises a central tube and a folding frame, which carries a clothesline or a covering. A flexible sheath is provided, which is adapted to be slipped over the fo... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4730199 | Photographic apparatus A photographic apparatus comprising an objective including a front lens unit for forming an image of an object and a rear lens unit, a beam splitter arranged between the front and rear lens units for splitting an optical path, a viewfinder including a roo... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4597400 | Umbrella, parasol and the like An umbrella having substantially the appearance of a conventional umbrella extends to open in the form of a baseball hat with the brim extending. The hat includes baseball team insignia. The closing of the umbrella infolds the brim on a linkage interconne... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4445720 | Umbrella storage tube in automobile dashboard An elongated tube with one closed end and one open end is provided in an automobile dashboard for holding a collapsible umbrella and for passing water on the umbrella safely to a drain. The tube is preferably located within the glove compartment of an aut... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4367762 | Umbrella cover and method of making An umbrella cover (10, 100) is provided in which a sleeve (10, 100) contains a substantially rigid telescoping support rod (20) which enables the cover (10, 100) to be readily mounted on an umbrella canopy (12) while facilitating compact storage of the co... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4350175 | Folding umbrella Folding umbrellas which close into a compact condition, for convenience in storage and portability are, of course, well known. To such umbrella, having the characterizing closing mode in which lower rib portions fold bodily against upper rib portions, the... | 09/21/1982 |
