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Helium-Filled Sun Shade

A helium-filled sun shade for protecting individuals engaged in outdoor activities.

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Examiner: Punnoose, Roy M.


Primary examiner statistics: 186 patents; average approval time: 1017 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 542 patents; average approval time: 542 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7460217 Device for determining a refractive index in a large number of po...
7456962 Conical refraction polarimeter
7453562 Ellipsometry measurement and analysis
7453582 Position detection system
7450249 Position sensor
7450248 Three-dimensional measuring method and three-dimensional measurin...
7450224 Determination of the boundaries between fractions and extraction ...
7446888 Matching optical metrology tools using diffraction signals
7446886 Three-dimensional reconstruction of surface profiles
7446887 Matching optical metrology tools using hypothetical profiles
7446874 Reagents for arsenic meter
7443517 Measuring instrument and laser beam machine for wafer
7443490 Medium discrimination device, image forming apparatus, and progra...
7436497 Apparatus and method for providing spot lighting for gemstone obs...
7436527 Systems and methods for immersion metrology
7436525 Three-dimensional shape measuring method, three-dimensional shape...
7433026 Microscope with LED illumination source
7430047 Small container fluid dynamics to produce optimized inspection co...
7430051 Methods for characterizing semiconductor material using optical m...
7428049 Apparatus and method for inspecting film defect
7426030 Reduced gas flow purging system in reflectometer, ellipsometer, p...
7423758 Gloss sensor for a paper machine
7423768 Scanning unit for a position measuring system for the optical sca...
7423740 Reticle and optical characteristic measuring method
7420685 Dispersion-free, automatically phase-matched, and broad spectral-...
7420660 Systems and methods for optically sensing characteristics of a bl...
7420681 Gas purge system and methods
7420680 Method for designing a colorimeter having integral CIE color-matc...
7414725 Method and apparatus for a microscope image selector
7414720 Measuring particle size distribution in pharmaceutical aerosols
7414712 Large dynamic range Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor
7411679 Optical filter and fluorescence spectroscopy system incorporating...
7411663 Apparatus for generating data for determining a property of a gem...
7411677 Driverless ellipsometer and ellipsometry
7408655 Lithographic apparatus and method for calibrating the same
7408642 Registration target design for managing both reticle grid error a...
7403276 Photomask for measuring lens aberration, method of its manufactur...
7400400 Method for monitoring particle size
7394539 Method and apparatus for improved ellipsometric measurement of ul...
7391515 Automated visual inspection system for the detection of microbial...

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7379167 Hemoglobin test strip and analysis system
7345747 Arrangement and method for checking optical diffraction structure...
7315356 Fire demonstration tool and method for using thereof
7209232 Device for ellipsometric two-dimensional display of a sample, dis...
7209236 Biochip reader
7209237 Optical system for analyzing multi-channel samples and multi-chan...
7199881 Apparatus for and method of measurements of components
7196792 Liquid crystal based polarimetric system, a process for the calib...
7196794 Systems and methods for limiting power using photo-induced anisot...
7193694 Method for grading gemstone cut and symmetry
7193693 Apparatus for manufacturing flat panel display devices
7190443 Reticle and optical characteristic measuring method
7190453 Film measurement
7190441 Methods and systems for preparing a sample for thin film analysis
7187456 Method and apparatus for measurements of patterned structures
7187454 Measuring device
7184136 Optical alignment method and system
7173702 Sensor comprising multi-wavelength LEDs
7158242 Method to determine the volume of small, spherical moving objects
7154602 Method for measuring fluorescence correlations in the presence of...
7151604 Optical system and method for particle detection
7151602 Particle size distribution analyzer
7148974 Method for tracking the location of mobile agents using stand-off...
7145655 Methods and apparatus for measuring refractive index and optical ...
7142301 Method and apparatus for adjusting illumination angle
7139074 Optical system and method for optically analyzing light from a sa...
7136170 Method and device for determining the spatial co-ordinates of an ...
7136173 Method and apparatus for end-point detection
7133124 Security element structure for documents, devices for checking do...
7130062 Rapid-response electron-beam deposition system having a controlle...
7123355 Method for determining core positions of optical element array an...
7123366 Method and apparatus for measurements of patterned structures
7119890 System and method for illuminating a platen in a live scanner and...
7119899 Particle sensor system
7116406 Security element structure for documents, devices for checking do...
7113281 Device for the pixel-by-pixel photoelectric measurement of a plan...
7113269 Angle measuring device, optical switching system, and information...
7113266 Flow cytometer for differentiating small particles in suspension
7110123 Pig sensor arrangement for high voltage coating system
7110112 Concentration measuring instrument, concentration measuring conta...
 
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