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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.

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Examiner: Sherry, Michael J.


Primary examiner statistics: 1602 patents; average approval time: 1600 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 336 patents; average approval time: 649 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7462952 Electrical power control system
7463460 Arc quenching device for a solar array
7462953 Control system for engine starting
7462957 Multi-conductor plug and socket apparatus
7463466 Integrated circuit with ESD protection circuit
7463470 Electrical barrier
7463471 Spark-gap device, particularly high-voltage spark-gap device
7463473 Resonance field discharge
7463467 Relay-to-relay direct communication system and method in an elect...
7459803 Iso-parallel UPS system configuration
7459806 High voltage magnetic compression modulator
7460345 Data carrier comprising an integrated circuit with an ESD protect...
7459804 Static transfer switch device and method
7456516 Power line terminating circuit and method, and power line relay d...
7456523 Power generation system, and administration apparatus and adminis...
7456524 Apparatus for and methods of polyphase power conversion
7456520 Control system, method and product for uninterruptible power supp...
7457089 Load driving device with diagnosing unit for overcurrent detector
7457092 Current limited bilateral MOSFET switch with reduced switch resis...
7457087 Electrostatic discharge protective circuit and semiconductor inte...
7456518 Method and apparatus for providing uninterruptible power
7457086 High voltage ESD power clamp
7457093 Protection and indication apparatus
7453678 Power interruption system for electronic circuit breaker
7453674 Method for protecting an electric generator
7453676 RC-triggered ESD power clamp circuit and method for providing ESD...
7453171 DC power source determination circuitry for use with an adapter
7453169 Integrity testing of isolation means in an uninterruptible power ...
7453680 Power supply with disconnect fuse
7453681 Metal oxide varistor with a heat protection
7450364 Automatic static grounding device for electrical components
7450363 Combination electrical connector
7450362 Method and apparatus for disconnection of a fault current which h...
7450361 Semiconductor integrated circuit
7450359 System and method for providing a temperature compensated under-v...
7450357 Electrostatic discharge protection circuit and semiconductor stru...
7450354 Linear voltage regulator with improved responses to source transi...
7449801 Semiconductor circuit arrangement for controlling a high voltage ...
7449798 Co-generated power supply system
7449797 Storage apparatus power supply unit and storage apparatus managem...

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6324039 Circuit for protection against slow circuit breaker closure durin...
6108181 Electrostatic discharge (ESD) circuit
6043967 Early trigger of ESD protection device by a voltage pump circuit
6034853 Solid state relay
6031702 Short circuit protected DC-DC converter using disconnect switchin...
6018449 Method for automated reconfiguration of a distribution system usi...
6016245 Voltage overshoot protection circuit
6008971 Fault protection arrangement for electric power distribution syst...
6005758 Communication terminal for electrical power line distribution sys...
6002561 Arcing fault detection module
5999383 Arrangement for detecting quenches in superconducting coils
5978195 Circuit protection arrangement
5969928 Shunt for circuit protection device
5959818 Method and apparatus for self-powered three-phase sensing to dete...
5956221 Overload relay having accurate trip current dial markings
5946172 Installation for power transmission by means of high-voltage dire...
5946173 Ground fault circuit Interrupter with enhanced range
5943205 Driver and overload protection circuit
5933306 Circuit breaker with ground fault detection module
5933303 Device for protection against overload of the switch contacts of ...
5930095 Superconducting current limiting device by introducing the air ga...
5923514 Electronic trip circuit breaker with CMR current sensor
5923519 Surge protection device
5920452 Circuit and method for protecting from overcurrent conditions and...
5920451 Earth leakage circuit breaker assembly
5917689 General purpose EOS/ESD protection circuit for bipolar-CMOS and C...
5912793 Device and method for protecting a CPU from being damaged by over...
5910876 Printed circuit board having conductors which can be decoupled fo...
5909348 Fault current recognition circuitry
5907461 Molded case circuit breaker with ground fault protection and sign...
5905617 Differential amplifier having a protection circuit
5905621 Voltage scaling circuit for protecting an input node to a protect...
5905622 Transient voltage surge suppressor with internal barriers
5905616 Load selectivity system for use with electronic trip circuit brea...
5905620 Apparatus for protecting a device
5903417 Self-excitation type switch power supply unit with overcurrent pr...
5903424 Method for protecting an integrated circuit against electro-stati...
5901024 Apparatus and method for circuit protection
5901027 Metal oxide varistors having thermal protection
5898558 Protective overload device
 
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