181 |
Opening and closing structure for umbrella combining automatic and non-automatic modes |
US15590624 |
2017-05-09 |
US10064465B2 |
2018-09-04 |
Jiangbo Pan; Weijie Wei |
An opening and closing structure for an umbrella combining automatic and non-automatic modes including an electric mechanism, a cranking mechanism and a clutch structure is described herein. The electric mechanism includes a screw rod, a motor and a first transmission element. The motor is configured to drive rotation of the screw rod, and the first transmission element is mounted at the screw rod. The cranking mechanism includes a second transmission element and a cranking handle. The second transmission element is engaged with the first transmission element, and the second transmission element is connected with the cranking handle via the clutch structure. The invention overturns a conventional method of using an electric umbrella, and provides a manual lifting-and-lowering function under the premise of maintaining a electric lifting-and-lowering function, that is, in case of insufficient or no power supply, the umbrella can be opened and closed through the cranking handle. |
182 |
UMBRELLA ACCESSORY |
US15870542 |
2018-01-12 |
US20180199682A1 |
2018-07-19 |
Fenton SAWH |
Systems and devices for rain equipment. A device removably attachable to a top of an umbrella is provided. The device has a receptacle which may contain a thin, folded umbrella or a folded hat, or any other suitable rain gear. The outside of the device is shaped to resemble cartoon characters, sports related items, team logos, or any other suitable shape. The device is configured to attach to the top of the umbrella by an attachment means which uses a screw, a hook and loop mechanism, or friction. |
183 |
Intelligent Umbrellas and/or Robotic Shading Systems Including Noise Cancellation or Reduction |
US15681377 |
2017-08-19 |
US20180190257A1 |
2018-07-05 |
Armen Sevada Gharabegian |
An intelligent umbrella, includes a shading expansion assembly, a support assembly, coupled to the shading expansion assembly, to provide support for the shading expansion assembly and a base assembly, coupled to the support assembly, to provide contact with a surface. The intelligent umbrella may further comprise one or more wireless communication transceivers, one or more microphones to capture audible commands, one or more memory modules, one or more processors, and computer-readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules are executed by a processor to convert the captured audible commands into one or more audio files and perform noise reduction or noise cancellation on the one or more audio files to generate one or more noise-reduced audio files. |
184 |
UMBRELLA WITH WIRELESS TETHER |
US15379737 |
2016-12-15 |
US20180174427A1 |
2018-06-21 |
DAVID KAHNG |
The umbrella cooperates with a software application adapted to run on a mobile communications device wirelessly synced to the umbrella. The umbrella includes a communications module adapted to transmit a wireless beacon signal in response to the detection of movement of the umbrella. The software application detects the beacon signal when the smartphone is within range of the umbrella and generates an alert when the beacon signal is no longer being received, indicating that the smartphone is no longer within range and the umbrella has been forgotten. In one embodiment, the GPS application on the smartphone is cause to generate a location update signal in response to detection of the beacon signal such that the software application can run continuously in the background on the smartphone to ensure timely range entry and exit notifications |
185 |
Solar-Powered Charging Umbrella with USB Ports |
US15884258 |
2018-01-30 |
US20180146753A1 |
2018-05-31 |
Sarah Akin; David Johnson |
A solar-powered umbrella has a cap structure that is connected by hinges to struts. The struts are relatively rigid and positioned above the umbrella shade and house solar panels. When the umbrella is opened and closed, the struts rotate via the hinges from an open to closed position. When the solar panels are exposed to the sun, light is converted to electrical energy to charge a rechargeable battery. The battery supplies power to one or more USB ports. A user can recharge an electronic device (e.g., smartphone or tablet computer) by connecting to a port of the umbrella using a cable. |
186 |
Holding Arrangement and Protective Cover |
US15577766 |
2016-05-27 |
US20180126914A1 |
2018-05-10 |
Domenico Ferreri; Francesco Mittiga |
A holding arrangement for holding an umbrella in a position to keep rain off a user while user is attending to matters in a vehicle with the vehicle door open, the holding arrangement is configured to be mounted to a vehicle door comprising a movable portion and a mountable portion, the movable portion including a securing arrangement for securing the holding arrangement to an umbrella the movable portion comprising engaging formations configured for convenient removably engaging with complementary engaging formations on the associated mountable portion. |
187 |
Protector for rib tip of umbrella |
US15426071 |
2017-02-07 |
US09943148B1 |
2018-04-17 |
Ching-Chuan You |
An umbrella is provided with a frame including a shank, a handle at a lower end of the shank, a grommet at an upper end of the shank, a runner slidably disposed on the shank between the handle and the grommet, ribs radially extending from the grommet, and stretchers having two ends pivotably secured to the runner and an intermediate portion of the rib respectively; and a canopy assembly including a canopy secured in covering relation on the ribs, protection members each secured to an edge portion of an inner surface of the canopy adjacent to a tip of each rib, and rib tip protection elements each secured to both the protection member and the inner surface of the canopy. Each rib has an end releasably inserted into the rib tip protection element. |
188 |
Portable umbrella stand and method of use |
US15270522 |
2016-09-20 |
US09890551B1 |
2018-02-13 |
Joseph Delao; Mark Mitchell |
A tubular holder with a circular base, a central column, spokes attached to the central columns and ground spikes attached to spokes or bottom of the circular base. In some variations the spokes have orifices for engaging a cup with a cup spike. |
189 |
Solar-powered charging umbrella with USB ports |
US14803724 |
2015-07-20 |
US09877554B2 |
2018-01-30 |
Sarah Akin; David Johnson |
A solar-powered umbrella has a cap structure that is connected by hinges to struts. The struts are relatively rigid and positioned above the umbrella shade and house solar panels. When the umbrella is opened and closed, the struts rotate via the hinges from an open to closed position. When the solar panels are exposed to the sun, light is converted to electrical energy to charge a rechargeable battery. The battery supplies power to one or more USB ports. A user can recharge an electronic device (e.g., smartphone or tablet computer) by connecting to a port of the umbrella using a cable. |
190 |
UMBRELLA |
US15613802 |
2017-06-05 |
US20170354214A1 |
2017-12-14 |
Jerry Nevola |
An improved umbrella is a handheld umbrella which protects the user from the sun and inclement weather, with a switch on the handle to illuminate streaming or solid lights along the borders for decorative and safety purposes. The umbrella is able to emit a sound with the push of a button in case of emergency. The lights help a person be seen at night or in inclement weather. |
191 |
Shading system with artificial intelligence application programming interface |
US15418380 |
2017-01-27 |
US09839267B1 |
2017-12-12 |
Armen Sevada Gharabegian |
A modular umbrella system, comprises one or more shading elements and a support assembly, coupled to the one or more shading elements, to provide support for the one or more shading elements. The modular umbrella system further comprises a base assembly, coupled to the support assembly, to provide contact with a surface. The base assembly comprises one or more microphones to capture audio commands, one or more processors, one or more memory modules and one or more communication transceivers. Computer-readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules are executed by a processor to convert the captured audio commands into audio files and communicate the captured audio commands to an external computing device utilizing the one or more communication transceivers. The computer-readable instructions are part of an artificial intelligence application programming interface that communicates with an external artificial intelligence computing device to process the communicated audio file. |
192 |
Magnetic Swivel Umbrella Holder System |
US15607381 |
2017-05-26 |
US20170342737A1 |
2017-11-30 |
Joshua Mitchell Cooley |
A magnetic umbrella swivel holder system comprising a swivel umbrella holder, further comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion is a first tube with a diameter sized to hold an umbrella pole, the lower portion is a second tube. Preferably, the upper portion is connected to the lower portion with a pivot device. A magnet is preferably removably attached to the lower portion using a fastener that threadably attaches to a receptacle fitted within the lower portion such that the magnet forms a bottom surface. |
193 |
OPENING AND CLOSING STRUCTURE FOR UMBRELLA COMBINING AUTOMATIC AND NON-AUTOMATIC MODES |
US15590624 |
2017-05-09 |
US20170332749A1 |
2017-11-23 |
Jiangbo PAN; Weijie WEI |
An opening and closing structure for an umbrella combining automatic and non-automatic modes including an electric mechanism, a cranking mechanism and a clutch structure is described herein. The electric mechanism includes a screw rod, a motor and a first transmission element. The motor is configured to drive rotation of the screw rod, and the first transmission element is mounted at the screw rod. The cranking mechanism includes a second transmission element and a cranking handle. The second transmission element is engaged with the first transmission element, and the second transmission element is connected with the cranking handle via the clutch structure. The invention overturns a conventional method of using an electric umbrella, and provides a manual lifting-and-lowering function under the premise of maintaining a electric lifting-and-lowering function, that is, in case of insufficient or no power supply, the umbrella can be opened and closed through the cranking handle. |
194 |
Umbrella tip structure for vertical placement of umbrella |
US15340998 |
2016-11-02 |
US09788616B1 |
2017-10-17 |
Ta-Wei Hsu |
An umbrella tip structure for vertical placement of an umbrella is disclosed, including a fixed pillar, a movable barrel, a spring, and at least two tip blades. The umbrella tip structure is mountable to an umbrella in such a way that tip blades can be automatically expanded and/or collapsed so that in use, with a movable barrel positioned against a horizontal surface, the tip blades may be opened automatically to make the umbrella tip structure a stable and firm support stand that stably and firmly supports the umbrella in a vertical, upright condition on a horizontal surface, achieving vertical placement of the umbrella. The operation and use of the umbrella tip structure is simple and easy. |
195 |
DYNAMIC GAME DECOY |
US15463969 |
2017-03-20 |
US20170188570A1 |
2017-07-06 |
WILLIAM GLEN DOWNARD; Debasish Chanda; Swarup Mandal |
An apparatus and method for attracting game animals such as a turkey. An asymmetric canopy is provided with the image of a game animal such as a turkey. The canopy is coupled to a shaft and a plurality of extensible rib assemblies. A runner provided along the shaft and coupled to the extensible rib assemblies deploys and collapses the canopy as the runner is moved back and forth. The canopy is provided with a truncated flat bottom so as not to interfere with a hunters feet when the hunter is moving and to reduce snagging of the canopy on weeds and brush. The canopy may be deployed and collapsed to mimic the action of a strutting tom turkey. |
196 |
Rain protection system with umbrella and stored rain gear |
US14317369 |
2014-06-27 |
US09655415B2 |
2017-05-23 |
Yianni Adam Feldman; Sofia Feldman |
A rain protection system is provided herein which includes, (a) an umbrella having a canopy mounted to a post, and a handle at a lower end of the post, the handle having an open bottom end and having a hollow axial cavity; and (b) rain gear which is adapted to be removably insertable into said hollow axial cavity. |
197 |
Easily Controllable Umbrella |
US15334967 |
2016-10-26 |
US20170122547A1 |
2017-05-04 |
Xiong Luo |
An easily controllable umbrella includes a base, a column, an umbrella frame, lighting elements, a control device for controlling the lighting elements, a power supply assembly with a power plug for powering the lighting elements, a control panel, a touch control circuit board, and a remote control circuit board; the lighting elements, the control panel, the touch control circuit board, the remote control circuit board and the power plug form a lighting circuit, and the remote control circuit board controls the touch control circuit board. The control device includes a touch control circuit board and a remote control circuit board, remote control of the umbrella being realized through a remote control signal-matched with a receiver on the remote control circuit board, touch control of the umbrella being realized by pressing the umbrella. That is, the umbrella can support both remote control and touch control, and is thus easy to use. |
198 |
Origami Shading Object |
US15334228 |
2016-10-25 |
US20170105496A1 |
2017-04-20 |
Armen Sevada Gharabegian |
An intelligent shading object includes a base assembly, a support assembly coupled to the base assembly, a telescoping support rod housing coupled to the support assembly, a plurality of telescoping rods housed in the telescoping support housing, and a shading element, the shading element coupled to the plurality of telescoping rods. The intelligent shading object may include one or more photo cells installed on the shading element. The intelligent shading object may include comprising one or more light sensors installed on the shading element. |
199 |
Automated hands-free umbrella |
US15058496 |
2016-03-02 |
US09603422B1 |
2017-03-28 |
Raynel Lazo-Antunez; Bertha Rocio Andrade-Madriñan |
An automated hands-free umbrella, having a controller unit integration module with a motor assembly. The motor assembly has a shaft and a directional propeller. A power module has a housing. The housing has a gas container module. The gas container module has a container having gas. Further having an umbrella canopy module, a handle assembly, and a data coordinator system module. The automated hands-free umbrella sustains itself in the air by controlling the umbrella's buoyancy or floatability with an incorporated gas, such as helium. Also has means to hover over a user, even as the user is stationary or while moving. |
200 |
ENERGY TRANSMISSION, GENERATION, AND UTILIZATION DEVICE AND METHOD |
US15350978 |
2016-11-14 |
US20170063096A1 |
2017-03-02 |
Chih-Cheng Tai; Lucas John Myslinski; Chyh-Yih Chang; Shih Ming Tseng; Shih Hsiang Tseng |
The power generation and transmission device and method is able to be used to harness power such as solar and/or wind power and then transmit the power to a device on the other side of a physical structure such as a house, a car, a umbrella, a tent, and an awning. |