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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 |
| 7670526 | Method of manufacturing a guidewire with an extrusion jacket A method of manufacturing a guidewire having a discrete length. The method includes the steps of feeding a first end of a corewire into an extrusion device, gripping the first end of the corewire with a gripping apparatus, and extruding a first extrusion material on... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7641835 | Trashcan having improved bag retention member A trashcan includes a container having a base and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from the base forming an interior space for receipt of a trash bag therein; and a trash bag retention member disposed on the peripheral wall, the retention member defining a passa... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7357891 | Process for making an ingestible film The invention relates to film products containing desired levels of active components and methods of their preparation. Desirably, the films disintegrate in water and may be formed by a controlled drying process, or other process that maintains the required uniformi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7309068 | Rubber gasket for separator of fuel cell A rubber gasket to be disposed in a compressed state between separators of a fuel cell includes a sealing portion having a sectional shape of a two-projection structure with a first projection having a curved slope of a first curvature radius (D), and a second proje... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7291301 | Method of manufacturing an airbag assembly and vehicle trim component A method of manufacturing an airbag assembly and a trim component for vehicle including the step of providing a first mold structure having a first surface formed therein, a second mold structure having a second surface formed therein and a third mold structure havi... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7269887 | Method of making applique for pillar area of vehicle A pillar applique for use at a pillar area (e.g., A-pillar area) of a vehicle. The pillar applique includes a substrate portion and a thermoplastic elastomer portion. Each of the substrate portion (21) and the thermoplastic elastomer portion (23) are f... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7244384 | Method for manufacturing two and three piece golf balls constructed from polyurethane material A novel method of manufacturing a golf ball. A golf ball made with this invention exhibits the characteristic feel and playability of a balata cover with superior durability characteristics (cut and shear resistance) which exceed those of a balata or ionomer cover. | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234573 | Brake shoe and method for producing a brake shoe In a brake shoe (1) comprising a carrier plate (2) having arranged thereon first a dampening and noise-reducing intermediate layer (4) and then a friction lining (6), it is provided that the intermediate layer (4), on the side ther... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7223181 | Polyurethane material for two and three piece golf balls and method A novel composition useful for golf ball covers that comprises a blend of a dilsocyanate/polyol polyurethane prepolymer with a curing agent comprising a blend of slow-reacting diamine with a fast-reacting diamine such as dimethylthio 2,4-toluenediamine and diethyl 2... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7211212 | Golf ball manufacturing method A golf ball comprising a core and a cover is manufactured by the steps of (A) enclosing the core with a thermoplastic resin and (B) tailoring the thermoplastic resin layer by applying heat and pressure thereto, for adjusting the thickness of the thermoplastic resin ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7168877 | Adhesive applicator A brush applicator forms a tapered inner wall and inwardly extended flange inside of a nozzle, which secures either molded or crimped brush assembly. Two edge applicators apply a substantially uniform thin layer of adhesive or glue only on the edge surface of a work... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7141197 | Grip element A grip element having a soft, compressible and deformable outer layer supported by an underlying support structure sufficiently rigid to maintain a receiving channel of the grip element in an open configuration. The support structure facilitates manipulation of the ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138081 | Method for fabricating a seal-integrated separator A method for fabricating a seal-integrated separator for a fuel cell is presented, with which seals can be accurately positioned and the assembling time for the fuel cells may be greatly reduced. The method comprises the steps of: providing an upper mold having a gr... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135138 | Retractable pin reaction injection molding A retractable pin reaction injection molding device and method for forming a layer on an object are disclosed and claimed. The device includes mold plates that cooperate to form a cavity. Retractable pins hold the object within the cavity. Material is inserted into ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7107683 | Forming method of throttle apparatus for internal combustion engine A molding dies have a first shaft holding portion and a second shaft holding portion. The first shaft holding portion supports an outer surface of a metal shaft which is exposed between an axial end surface of the throttle valve and a first collar molded in the thro... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7074357 | Gasket A film-integrated gasket comprising a resin film and an adhesive rubber layer directly molded on the resin film. The adhesive rubber layer is molded from addition reaction type silicone rubber. The adhesive rubber layer can have a reduced thickness and can prevent p... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7056464 | Method of forming a steel insert for molded rubber part An insert for a combustion head gasket seals a coolant or oil aperture. The insert is manufactured separately from the main gasket structure, and is formed of two materials, a metallic body and an elastomeric sealing bead bonded thereto. A disclosed method for manuf... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7018579 | Manufacturing system and process A manufacturing system and method for use in the production of high strength plastic materials which can be used in the construction arts. The system and method includes a central rotary mold element which has vacuum means and cooling means placed inside thereof. He... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008584 | Method for fabricating a seal-integrated separator A method for fabricating a seal-integrated separator for a fuel cell is presented, with which seals can be accurately positioned and the assembling time for the fuel cell units may be greatly reduced. The method comprises the steps of: forming a through hole in the ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6976835 | Manufacturing system and process A manufacturing system and method for use in the production of high strength plastic materials which can be used in the construction arts. The system and method includes a central rotary mold element which has vacuum means and cooling means placed inside thereof. He... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6955778 | Method for producing syntactic polyurethane Syntactic polyurethanes are prepared by mixing hollow microspheres with polyurethanes by a process in which, in a first step, the polyurethane system components are reacted and, in a second step, the feeding of the hollow microspheres is effected in a mixing apparat... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6932937 | Methods and apparatus for manufacturing molded articles Apparatus for manufacturing a molded article having a substrate material and skin material may include a first die that receives and supports the substrate material and a second die that receives and supports the skin material. The first die is arranged and construc... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6875390 | Method of manufacturing a vehicle trim component A method of making a multi-layered trim component for attachment to a structure of a vehicle is disclosed herein. The method includes providing a mold having a cavity formed therein which defining first and second surfaces. The mask is magnetically secured to the mo... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6849218 | Method for manufacturing a multi-layered molded synthetic part and thus obtained part The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a multi-layered molded synthetic part comprising a preformed elastomeric molded skin (5), a molded carrier (8) of a thermoplastic material and optionally an intermediate foam layer (6). In this... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6793864 | Polyurethane material for two and three piece golf balls A novel composition useful for golf ball covers that comprises a blend of a diisocyanate/polyol polyurethane prepolymer with a curing agent comprising a blend of slow-reacting diamine with a fast-reacting diamine such as dimethylthio 2,4-toluenediamine and diethyl 2... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6787091 | Reaction injection and compression molding of a golf ball A method of molding a layer of a thermoset or thermoplastic material around a golf ball component within a mold, in which the component is positioned within a mold cavity defined by opposing mold portions of the mold, to leave a cavity space between the component an... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6709619 | Double-cast slush molding method An apparatus for slush molding a thin shell having an outer layer and an inner layer. The apparatus includes two tubs alternately movable to a cast position for dispensing their respective material contents into a mold cavity. According to another embodiment of the ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6663819 | Conductive plate molding method According to a molding method for a conductive plate of this invention, a substrate having through holes each corresponding to each protruded portion is employed and the substrate is sandwiched between both dies. Then raw powder is filled into each housin... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6660192 | Molded waveguides Chemically or biochemically active agents or other species are patterned on a substrate surface by providing a micromold having a contoured surface and forming, on a substrate surface, a chemically or biochemically active agent or fluid precursor of a str... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6660193 | Method of manufacturing a lens for microwave frequencies A method of manufacturing a microwave antenna lens includes the provision of a mold that has a lens defining cavity formed therein. The shape of the lens defining cavity is predetermined. The lens defining cavity is filled with a suitable filler material ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6635213 | Method of producing centrifugally cast, glass fiber reinforced plastic tubes The subject of the invention is a method of manufacturing centrifuged, glass fiber-reinforced synthetic material pipes wherein liquid, curable resin, which contains a filler, together with glass fibers, additives for the curing process, possibly also with... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6599597 | Barrier membranes including a barrier layer employing aliphatic thermoplastic urethanes The present invention relates to membranes including a barrier layer which includes a blend of one or more aliphatic thermoplastic urethanes and one or more polar and partially crystalline materials. Under multi-layered embodiments, the barrier layer is l... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6596058 | Film degassing system A flow-through vacuum degassing unit for degassing a mobile phase in liquid chromatography applications includes a relatively flat self-supporting thin membrane disposed in a compact degassing component, whereby the thin membrane is gas-permeable and liqu... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6555509 | Multi-phase toilet articles and methods for their manufacture A multi-phase solid toilet article whose phases are separated by a membrane, and processes for making the article are described. Each phase is reproducibly fabricated to form an article allowing the user to sequentially or simultaneously derive benefits f... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6419869 | Method of producing high-grade plastic parts and an injection-moulded part A method of producing an injection molded part in which an insert is disposed within a mold cavity and extrusion coated with a plastic material fed via injection cylinder by layering at least one hard component and at least one soft component of a plastic... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6378598 | Plates for use in continuous casting process for the manufacture thereof The present invention provides an improvement to the plates for the side containing in apparatuses for the continuous casting of thin flat products, said plates comprising: at least one insert (8) of a ceramic material; a plurality of joints (11) for the ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6276020 | Toothbrush structure In making a toothbrush of the type having a shaft-like handle (3), a neck section (4) joining the handle and a head (5) for holding a plurality of toothbrush bristles (6), the body is made of a first plastic material through an injection molding step. In ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276019 | Toothbrush and method for making such toothbrush Toothbrush body having a handle, a head, and a neck section joining the neck to the handle. This body is made of at least two materials, separated from each other for strength and aesthetics.... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6254968 | Plastic moulding and a process for production thereof Conventional plastic mouldings with several fields of which at least one is laminated with a covering material are produced in a single operation. In order to prevent the covering material from becoming warped in the laminated region, the plastic substrat... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6251324 | Applicator for applying sealant onto a glass block and method of use An applicator for applying streams of a sealant onto a glass block and a method for applying streams of a sealant onto a glass block. The applicator is guided manually along the edges of the vertical surfaces of the glass block, while the sealant is being... | 06/26/2001 |
