U.S. patents available from 1976 to present.
U.S. patent applications available from 2005 to present.

Icon_funbox Bizarre Patents

Patent No. 6637447

Beerbrella

A small umbrella which may be removably attached to a beverage container in order to shade the beverage container from the direct rays of the sun.

Newsletter  PatentStorm News

Make the Most of Our Site

See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.

Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.

Registered users: Manage your profile.

 

Examiner: Epps, Georgia


Primary examiner statistics: 5416 patents; average approval time: 5414 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 442 patents; average approval time: 703 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8063351 Photoelectric conversion apparatus and image pickup system using ...
8057052 Laser projector
8049155 Processing method and apparatus for energy saving of an active in...
8042950 Projection apparatus and image display apparatus with individual ...
8038301 Projector with heat radiating construction
8038303 Projection apparatus and optical ranging method
8029149 Illumination for projecting an image
8029140 Device to produce a floating image
8029142 Polarized, LED-based illumination source
8029144 Color mixing rod integrator in a laser-based projector
8030606 Pixel with differential readout
8025416 Integrated optical polarization combining prism for projection di...
8017900 Photon counting apparatus
8007114 Small-sized projector with high heat dissipating efficiency
8007116 Video projection device having a converter lens attachably and de...
7997738 Color wheel fabrication
7993004 Projecting device
7993012 Laser display system with optical feedback configured to reduce s...
7988303 Image projection apparatus and image display system
7976173 Projector and control method therefor
7835059 Tristate electrochromic device
7798653 Projection display and optical aperture unit
7763844 CCD scanner capable of scanning at an arbitrary angle with elasti...
7582882 Solid state multi frequency fluorometric measurements system and ...
7462815 Absolute encoder utilizing a code pattern carrier having a varyin...
7462813 Semiconductor device and method with a light shielded second phot...
7462811 Light detection circuit
7462810 Photoelectric conversion apparatus and image pickup system using ...
7462805 Focus detection apparatus having a luminous flux deformation memb...
7459711 Surface mount type photo interrupter and method for manufacturing...
7459672 Motion sensor with LED aiming aid
7459661 System for evaluating luminance and movement within an observatio...
7459660 System and method for calibrating light emitting device
7453079 Surface mount type photo-interrupter and method for manufacturing...
7453055 Image reading apparatus
7453054 Method and apparatus for calibrating parallel readout paths in im...
7449706 Photocoupler with compensation circuit
7449673 Peak power and speckle contrast reduction for a single layer puls...
7446305 Angle-measuring instrument having a spacer for positioning a cap ...
7446299 Multi-spectrum image capturing device and multi-spectrum illumina...

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6339492 Tunable optical filter
5042047 Laser apparatus
5040185 Large volume gaseous electric discharge system
5027361 Efficient laser harmonic generation employing a low-loss external...
4979176 Acousto-optical device with lithium tantalate transducer
4975922 Multi-layered dielectric film
4974231 Visible light semiconductor laser
4972352 Semiconductors lasers
4969156 Laser cavity having an adjustable optical path length extender
4969151 Semiconductor laser devices
4965806 Semiconductor laser devices having lateral refractive index tailo...
4964135 Semiconductor laser
4964132 Laser arrangement with frequency stabilized and intensity stabili...
4961199 Methods for reducing the loss of metal in a metal vapor laser
4961196 Semiconductor laser
4961197 Semiconductor laser device
4961200 Process and generator for generating atomic iodine in the fundame...
4959839 Rib waveguide type semiconductor laser
4959840 Compact excimer laser including an electrode mounted in insulatin...
4958354 Apparatus for stabilizing the intensity of light
4958355 High performance angled stripe superluminescent diode
4956847 Electrodes for a gas laser apparatus and method of making the sam...
4955725 Laser oscillator/amplifier with compensation for stress birefring...
4956848 Electrodes for gas apparatus and method of making the same
4954971 Bidimensional laser array with two groups of active regions
4955036 Semiconductor arrangement for producing a periodic refractive ind...
4955033 Metal vapor laser apparatus
4955034 Planar solid state laser resonator
4953176 Angular optical cavity alignment adjustment utilizing variable ...
4951294 Diode pumped modelocked solid state laser
4951293 Frequency doubled laser apparatus
4951285 Laser with adjustable mirror for mode control
4951291 Semiconductor laser device with a protective film on the facets
4951290 Semiconductor laser device
4951292 Coating for DFB/DBR laser diodes
4949354 Laser apparatus having a discharge triggering device inside a las...
4949352 Laser manufacture
4949346 Conductively cooled, diode-pumped solid-state slab laser
4949350 Surface emitting semiconductor laser
4949351 Surface-emitting semiconductor laser and manufacturing method of ...
 
Sign InRegister
Username  
Password   
forgot password?