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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: Erb, Nathan


Primary examiner statistics: 6 patents; average approval time: N/A
Assistant examiner statistics: 33 patents; average approval time: 49 days

Patents as Primary Examiner

Patent No. Patent Title:
8082214 System and methods for rating plural products
8046311 Postal indicia generating system and method
8036948 Article joint purchase system using network
8019694 System and method for estimating forward retail commodity price w...
8005714 System and method for providing a discount
8001059 IT-system design supporting system and design supporting method

Patents as Assistant Examiner

Patent No. Patent Title:
7962420 Information handling system including battery assembly having mul...
7958021 Method and device for collecting and reporting data
7925595 Method for postage payment
7925533 System and method for providing a discount
7921060 Methods and systems for pricing products that enhance productivit...
7912794 Computerized cost estimate system and method
7904357 System, method and apparatus for monitoring and billing food prep...
7895133 Pricing method and system
7865396 Managing storage in a networked environment
7853537 Letter flow control
7805380 Systems and methods for optimized water allocation
7778939 Outbound mail piece tracking
7769700 Method and apparatus for transferring post meter data
7765165 Engine to present user interface based on a logical structure, su...
7742941 Toll road toll paying method and apparatus using a portable termi...
7707124 Mail piece verification system having forensic accounting capabil...
7698232 Method and system for controlling processing performed by a maili...
7689434 Satellite based global positioning system for feedlot computer ne...
7684997 Machine readable colored envelopes
7676402 Customized security tint system and method
7668786 Method and system for estimating the robustness of algorithms for...
7668728 Time polynomial arrow-debreu market equilibrium
7647281 Systems and methods for modeling approximate market equilibria
7627486 System and method for rating plural products
7624024 Systems and methods for dynamically updating a dispatch plan
7624025 Methods and systems for supporting the production of shipping lab...
7596532 Web server integrated directly into an inserter system to provide...
7593855 Consumptible identification system and method
7580900 Information apparatus, cost management method, and cost managemen...
7567941 Document lifecycle tracking system and method for use with a docu...
7529683 Principals and methods for balancing the timeliness of communicat...
7499864 Integrated travel industry system
7467114 System for collecting commodity specifications and related custom...
 
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