ea Linear Hydraulic Pump for Submersible Applications By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A submersible pumping system has an electric motor, a rotary hydraulic pump driven by the electric motor, and a linear hydraulic pump that is configured to move a production fluid. The rotary hydraulic pump produces a pressurized working fluid that drives the linear hydraulic pump. In another aspect, a method is disclosed for controlling the temperature of an electric motor within a submersible pumping system disposed in a wellbore. The method includes the steps of circulating motor lubricant through a hydraulically driven production pump to reduce the temperature of the motor lubricant. Full Article
ea Acrylate-Terminated Urethane Polybutadienes From Low-Monomer 1:1 Monoadducts From Reactive Olefinic Compounds and Diisocyanates and Hydroxy-Terminated Polybutadienes for Liquid Optically Clear Adhesives (LOCAs) By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The present invention relates to an optical clear resin and a method for producing a liquid optical clear photo-curable adhesive. Full Article
ea SHOWERHEAD HAVING A DETACHABLE GAS DISTRIBUTION PLATE By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT Embodiments of showerheads having a detachable gas distribution plate are provided herein. In some embodiments, a showerhead for use in a substrate processing chamber includes a body having a first side and an opposing second side; a gas distribution plate disposed proximate the second side of the body; and a clamp disposed about a peripheral edge of the gas distribution plate to removably couple the gas distribution plate to the body, wherein the body is electrically coupled to the gas distribution plate through the clamp. Full Article
ea METHOD OF FORMING A PATTERN USING ION BEAMS OF BILATERAL SYMMETRY, A METHOD OF FORMING A MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND AN ION BEAM APPARATUS GENERATING ION BEAMS OF BILATERAL SYMMETRY By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A pattern-forming method includes providing a first ion beam at a first incidence angle and a second ion beam at a second incidence angle to a surface of an etch target layer formed on a substrate. Patterns are formed by patterning the etch target layer using the first and second ion beams. The first ion beam and the second ion beam are substantially symmetrical to each other with respect to a normal line that is perpendicular to a top surface of the substrate. Each of the first and second incidence angles is greater than 0 degrees and smaller than an angle obtained by subtracting a predetermined angle from 90 degrees. Full Article
ea METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HEAT SEALING MULTIPLE PLIES OF A LAMINATE By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A method and a device for heat sealing multiple plies of a laminate from which gable top packaging can be produced, wherein the laminate has a carrier layer made of electrically non-conductive material and a sealing layer made of thermoplastic material on at least one surface of the laminate. To heat seal multiple plies of a laminate in a high-frequency alternating electric field, the alternating electric field is generated by a first lead of an HF voltage supply in a first sub-region of the sealing region and is generated by a second lead of the HF voltage supply, differing from the first lead, in at least a second sub-region of the sealing region, so that a different heat distribution is obtained over the sub-regions of the sealing region. Full Article
ea BREATHABLE AND CROSSLINKABLE THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The present invention relates to novel thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) compositions that contain linear monohydric alcohols. The present invention provides for TPU compositions which may be applied at relatively low temperatures, but upon activation (e.g., activation by ultraviolet light), exhibits higher temperature and melt resistance. Full Article
ea Process and Apparatus for Detaching a Display Module Bonded by a Liquid Optically Clear Adhesive By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The present invention relates to a process for detaching a component from an electronic assembly. In particular, the present invention relates to a process for detaching a component bonded with a liquid optically clear adhesive (LOCA) in a display module by using electromagnetic radiation (EMR). Full Article
ea AIR CONDITIONER OUTDOOR UNIT INCLUDING HEAT EXCHANGE APPARATUS By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A heat exchange apparatus includes a first heat exchanger configured to transfer heat between a refrigerant and another medium, a plurality of second heat exchangers configured to transfer heat between the refrigerant and the liquid, a compressor configured to pressurize the refrigerant and a plurality of expansion devices for each of the plurality of second heat exchangers and configured to expand the refrigerant pressurized by the compressor, wherein the refrigerant flows through the plurality of second heat exchangers in parallel, and the liquid flows through the plurality of second heat exchangers in series. Full Article
ea HEAT EXCHANGER FOR A VAPOR COMPRESSION SYSTEM By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a vapor compression system that includes a refrigerant loop, a compressor disposed along the refrigerant loop and configured to circulate refrigerant through the refrigerant loop, a condenser disposed downstream of the compressor along the refrigerant loop, where the condenser includes a plurality of tubes disposed in a shell and a diffusion area configured to enhance thermal energy transfer within the condenser, where the diffusion area is defined by a cavity of the condenser without a tube of the plurality of tubes, and an evaporator disposed downstream of the condenser along the refrigerant loop. Full Article
ea HEAT EXCHANGER WITH WATER BOX By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a vapor compression system that includes a refrigerant loop, a compressor disposed along the refrigerant loop and configured to circulate refrigerant through the refrigerant loop, and a heat exchanger disposed along the refrigerant loop and configured to place the refrigerant in a heat exchange relationship with a cooling fluid. The heat exchanger includes a water box portion having a first length, a shell having a second length, a plurality of tubes disposed in the shell and configured to flow the cooling fluid, and a cooling fluid portion having a third length, where the water box portion and the cooling fluid portion are coupled to the shell, such that the first length, the second length, and the third length form a combined length of the heat exchanger that is substantially equal to a target length. Full Article
ea HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICE By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A heat exchange device has a plate stack unit obtained by continuous stacking of a plurality of plates. This plate stack unit includes a condenser unit, an evaporator unit, and an internal heat exchange unit. The condenser unit is configured such that a passage for allowing a high pressure refrigerant to flow, and a passage for a heat medium for absorbing heat from the high pressure refrigerant are stacked between a set of plates among the plurality of plates. The evaporator unit is configured such that a passage for allowing a low pressure refrigerant to flow, and a passage for a heat medium for applying heat to the low pressure refrigerant are stacked between a set of plates among the plurality of plates. The internal heat exchange unit is configured such that a passage for allowing the high pressure refrigerant to flow, and a passage for allowing the low pressure refrigerant to flow are stacked between a set of plates among the plurality of plates. Full Article
ea CONTAINER TREATMENT INSTALLATION WITH REFRIGERATION INSTALLATION, AND METHOD FOR STARTING THE OPERATION OF A REFRIGERATION INSTALLATION OF A CONTAINER TREATMENT INSTALLATION By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A container treatment installation having a refrigeration installation, and a method for starting the operation of a refrigeration installation of a container treatment installation, are provided. The refrigeration installation comprises a refrigerant vessel for receiving a refrigerant which can be used for cooling a component of the container treatment installation, and a control device for controlling an amount of the refrigerant in the refrigerant vessel such that, after operation of the refrigeration installation, only a predetermined residual amount of refrigerant remains in the refrigerant vessel for the transport of the refrigerant installation, and after the transport of the refrigeration installation, the predetermined residual amount is filled up with a predetermined replenishment amount of refrigerant. Full Article
ea PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR HEAVY HYDROCARBON REMOVAL FROM LEAN NATURAL GAS BEFORE LIQUEFACTION By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A process is described herein for removing high freeze point hydrocarbons, including benzene compounds, from a mixed feed gas stream. The process involves cooling process streams in one or more heat exchangers and separating condensed compounds in multiple separators to form a methane-rich product gas stream. Select solvent streams from a fractionation train and/or separate solvent streams are employed to lower the freeze point of one or more streams that contain high freeze point hydrocarbons. A corresponding system also is disclosed. Full Article
ea HEAT DISTRIBUTION IN A MOTOR VEHICLE By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A device and method for heat distribution in a hybrid motor vehicle are provided. The device includes an engine cooling circuit; and a refrigerant circuit for a combined operation in a refrigeration heat pump mode and a reheating mode, includes an evaporator, a compressor, a heat exchanger to supply heat from the refrigerant to air being conditioned for a passenger compartment; and a heat exchanger to transfer heat between a refrigerant of the refrigerant circuit and coolant of the engine cooling circuit, wherein the heat exchanger operates as an evaporator for the heat transfer, and as a condenser for the heat transfer from the condensing refrigerant to the coolant. Full Article
ea CASCADE HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEM By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A transport refrigeration system (TRS) includes a first heat transfer circuit including a first compressor, a condenser, a first expansion device, and a cascade heat exchanger. The first compressor, the condenser, the first expansion device, and the cascade heat exchanger are in fluid communication such that a first heat transfer fluid can flow therethrough. The TRS includes a second heat transfer circuit including a second compressor, the cascade heat exchanger, a second expansion device, and an evaporator. The second compressor, the cascade heat exchanger, the second expansion device, and the evaporator are in fluid communication such that a second heat transfer fluid can flow therethrough. The first heat transfer circuit and the second heat transfer circuit are arranged in thermal communication at the cascade heat exchanger such that the first heat transfer fluid and the second heat transfer fluid are in a heat exchange relationship at the cascade heat exchanger. Full Article
ea HYBRID SOLAR HEAT ABSORPTION COOLING SYSTEM By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT Provided is an hybrid solar heat absorption cooling system comprising: an absorption refrigerator; a solar heat steam generator configured to generate steam using solar heat; a daytime steam supplying unit configured to supply steam generated by the solar heat steam generator during the day as a heat source for the absorption refrigerator; a daytime hot water storage tank configured to store hot water discharged from the absorption refrigerator during the day; a nighttime hot water supplying unit configured to supply hot water stored in the daytime hot water storage tank during the night as a heat source for the absorption refrigerator; a nighttime hot water storage tank configured to store hot water discharged from the absorption refrigerator during the night; and a daytime hot water supplying unit configured to supply hot water stored in the nighttime hot water storage tank during the day to the solar heat steam generator. Full Article
ea SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATION OF A COMPRESSOR UNIT IN A HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The present invention provides for a system for calibrating operation of a compressor unit in a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. A measuring device measures an operating parameter of the HVAC system at a position where the measuring device is mounted on a refrigerant line of the HVAC system. The measuring device switches states when the value of the measured operating parameter reaches a switching value. A controller estimates a value of the first operating parameter at the position where the first measuring device is mounted on the refrigerant line, and the controller determines whether the estimated first operating parameter is within a threshold percentage of the switching value. Full Article
ea SELF-COOLING BEVERAGE CONTAINER HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGE UNIT USING LIQUID CARBON DIOXIDE By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A container for food or beverage which has a heat exchange unit secured internally thereof to be in contact with the food or beverage, the heat exchange unit is filled with liquid carbon dioxide and has a valve which when activated allows the liquid carbon dioxide to pass from the liquid state directly to the gaseous state through a restricted orifice which functions to maintain residual carbon dioxide in the heat exchange unit in the liquid state until all of the liquid carbon dioxide is exhausted from the heat exchange unit. Full Article
ea Review of Isango Ensemble in SS Mendi at Nuffield Theatres Southampton By www.dailyecho.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 09 Jul 2018 09:50:38 +0100 As shocking fact is laid upon shocking fact, it becomes hard to judge SS Mendi- Dancing The Drill Of Death at NST City as a piece of theatre, such is one’s outrage at how the British behaved towards black people from the Empire a hundred years ago. But Isango Ensemble have created a powerful musical to tell the human story behind the appalling facts. Full Article
ea Copenhagen at Chichester Festival Theatre - review By www.dailyecho.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 16:29:28 +0100 Copenhagen at the Minerva Theatre is an exhilarating look back at a mysterious meeting during WW2 that may have altered the outcome of the war. Full Article
ea Tom Burke excels in Don Carlos at Nuffield Theatre By www.dailyecho.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 28 Oct 2018 15:49:17 +0000 Schiller’s 1787 play about about love, freedom and a revolt against totalitarianism is given a powerful, engrossing production by Tom Burke of Strike fame Full Article
ea Beauty And The Beast - Theatre Royal Winchester - review By www.dailyecho.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 15:20:50 +0000 Theatre Royal Winchester’s Beauty And The Beast manages to tell the romantic tale while still being a traditional panto. Full Article
ea Marry at the Great hall, Winchester By www.dailyecho.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:09:34 +0000 It has hosted royal weddings, banquets, Parliament and even courts of law in its 750-year history as well as being home to the greatest symbol of all medieval mythology, the world-famous Round Table of King Arthur. Full Article
ea Create your own period drama at Chawton House By www.dailyecho.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:14:49 +0000 There are few who aren’t familiar with the classic works of Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Persuasion, the list goes on. Full Article
ea A City greater than its parts By www.dailyecho.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:16:42 +0100 There were five of us queuing in the rain - two druggies, one old Brigadier, an HCC worker and Winchester Bloke - What did we all want - apart from an umbrella? Full Article
ea Tuesday's Briefing: Orinda nursing home has 49 cases of covid-19; Analysis predicts state will have lower death toll during peak surge By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0700 News you don't want to miss for April 7: 1. A nursing home in Orinda is being hit hard by a covid-19 outbreak that has infected 49 people, including 27 residents and 22 staff members, the East Bay Times reports.… Full Article
ea Wednesday's Briefing: Alameda County public schools will not reopen this academic year; Sanders ends bid for president By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0700 News you don't want to miss for April 8: 1. Schools in Alameda County, and five other Bay Area counties, will not re-open this academic year, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.… Full Article
ea Thursday's Briefing: Six dead from Hayward nursing home covid-19 outbreak; Ghost ship master tenant released from jail By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0700 News you don't want to miss for April 9: 1. Six residents at a nursing home in Hayward have died from covid-19, the East Bay Times reports.… Full Article
ea Tuesday's Briefing: ; Santa Rita Jail inmates are recovering from covid-19; Oakland Panthers cancel inaugural season By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0700 News you don't want to miss for April 14: 1. Six of the 15 confirmed covid-19 cases at Santa Rita Jail have recovered, the East Bay Times reports.… Full Article
ea Wednesday's Briefing: Alameda County covid-19 deaths jumps to 36; East Bay elected official dies from covid-19 By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0700 News you don't want to miss for April 15: 1. The number of covid-19 deaths in Alameda County increased from 23 to 36 over a two-day period, SFGate reports.… Full Article
ea Friday's Briefing: California is heading toward a deep recession; Oakland city auditor urges for quick action on budget By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0700 News you don't want to miss for April 17-19: 1. "The good news: California has an $18 billion rainy day fund, the biggest in its history.… Full Article
ea Monday's Briefing: 51 covid-19 cases, 1 death reported at Safeway distribution hub; Barbara Lee endorses Biden By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0700 News you don't want to miss for April 20: 1. Fifty-one employees at Safeway's distribution warehouse in Tracy have been infected with covid-19, including one death, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.… Full Article
ea Tuesday's Briefing: Bay Area covid-19 hospitalizations are dropping; poor air quality is a risk for covid-19 patients By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0700 News you don't want to miss for April 21: 1. Those who suffer the effects of poor air quality are at greater risk of complications associated with the coronavirus, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.… Full Article
ea Thursday's Briefing: BART anticipates huge budget deficit next year; San Leandro Police release body-camera video of fatal shooting at Walmart By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0700 News you don't want to miss for April 23: 1. BART learned on Thursday that $250 million in recent federal relief funds will allow it to balance its budget for this fiscal year, with $78 million remaining, BART Board Director Rebecca Saltzman said.… Full Article
ea Friday's Briefing: There's signs the local shelter in place order will be extended; covid-19 outbreak at Oakland nursing home By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0700 News you don't want to miss for April 24: 1. San Francisco Mayor London Breed provided a hint on Friday that the city's shelter in place order will be extended past May 4, possibly weeks or a month, KPIX reports.… Full Article
ea Tuesday's Briefing: School year may start in July; A's could be back on the diamond in late June By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0700 News you don't want to miss for April 28: 1. The upcoming school year could open early, maybe in July, Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday, the East Bay Times reports.… Full Article
ea SL Cops Release Shooting Video By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 01:00:00 -0700 Plus, the Alameda County Sheriff's Department updates it budget request. Body-camera video of the fatal shooting of Steven Taylor by San Leandro Police last Saturday shows the officer and the victim were face-to-face just moments before he was shot in the chest. The San Leandro Police Department released what they called a "critical incident video" last week.… Full Article News & Opinion/Seven Days
ea Wednesday's Briefing: Alameda County to allow some outdoor activities to resume; Layoffs hit Bay Area tech companies By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0700 News you don't want to miss for April 29: 1. Alameda County and five other Bay Area counties issued a revised shelter in place order on Wednesday that will allow for some outdoor activities to resume, such as, construction work, landscaping, gardening, golf and tennis, SFGate reports.… Full Article Blogs/News
ea Thursday's Briefing: Fired Oakland officers reinstated after Police Commission violated Brown Act; Covid-19 ICU cases down in the Bay Area By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0700 News you don't want to miss for April 30: 1. The five fired Oakland police officers involved in the shooting of Joshua Pawlik in 2018 were reinstated after it was found the Oakland Police Commission violated the Brown Act, the state law for transparency in public meetings, KPIX reports.… Full Article Blogs/News
ea Friday's Briefing: Judge dismisses Oakland's lawsuit against the Raiders; Bonta's 'Green New Deal' bill done in by covid-19 By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 04:00:00 -0700 News you don't want to miss for May 1: 1. Oakland's lawsuit against the Raiders and the NFL over the team's relocation to Las Vegas was dismissed by a federal court judge on Thursday, according to Bleacher Report.… Full Article Blogs/News
ea Monday's Briefing: Newsom to allow some retailers to reopen; Alameda distillery gets James Beard Award nod By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 17:38:00 -0700 News you don't want to miss for May 4: 1. Businesses such as bookstores, florists, clothing retailers, among others, can begin to reopen on Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced, according to the Associated Press.… Full Article Blogs/News
ea Tuesday's Briefing: U.C. wants to buy, maybe raze rent-controlled building in Berkeley; DeSaulnier released from hospital By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 04:00:00 -0700 News you don't want to miss for May 5: 1. "UC Berkeley is in negotiations to purchase — and then potentially tear down — a 111-year-old rent-controlled apartment building on Walnut Street where some residents have lived for more than 25 years," Berkeleyside reports.… Full Article Blogs/News
ea It's Already Hard Enough By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 01:00:00 -0700 Having a baby was complicated even before the coronavirus pandemic added a new set of issues to the equation By Amani Hamed Every morning, Shanell Qualls, 26, leaves her two toddlers with her husband and travels to the hospital where she gave birth to their third child on March 9.… Full Article News & Opinion/Feature
ea Bay Area Eases Shelter-in-Place Restrictions By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 01:00:00 -0700 Coronavirus Journal: restrictions are easing across the region and state Bay Area health officials have eased some restrictions in the latest shelter-in-place order that's at curbing the coronavirus outbreak.… Full Article News & Opinion/News
ea Thursday's Briefing: California projects a $54 billion budget deficit; East Bay grocery store accused of price gouging By www.eastbayexpress.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 04:00:00 -0700 News you don't want to miss for May 7: Just a few months ago, California was sitting on an overflowing reserve fund. After covid-19, the state is now reconciling with a massive $54.3 billion deficit over the next fiscal year, Calmatters reports.… Full Article Blogs/News
ea HEAD GUARD WITH COUPLED PADDING LAYER By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A head guard is provided which has a fabric layer and a padding layer. The padding layer can be attached to the fabric layer. The head guard is stretchable between a relaxed configuration and an expanded configuration. The expanding configuration has a convex shape such that it can conform to a head of a wearer. The head guard can be worn by a wearer in combination with a helmet. Full Article
ea Garment Having Integrated Sweat-Eliminating Front Section or Sections By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT Provided is a shirt garment,—a short-sleeved, or long-sleeved, waist-length, hip-length, or tunic-length—shirt, which is made of material that is a relatively non-absorbent or hydrophobic substance able to wick perspiration off of the wearer's body, and which also contains an integrated section on the front of the shirt, and at the bottom one-third, to bottom one-half of the front of the shirt, but which may extend beyond this region, which is made of a relatively absorbent or hydrophilic substance, which, when grasped by the wearer, and lifted upward by the wearer and towards the wearer's face, is capable of wiping off the sweat from the wearer's face, eyes, eyebrows, and forehead, thereby absorbing sweat from this area, all the while the wearer continues to engage in his or her physical activity. In a second scenario, and using these same principles, the absorbent layer is detachable, and while detached, is used by the wearer to wipe sweat away from the wearer's face, brow and neck. It is then re-attached all the while the wearer continues to pursue the physical activity. Full Article
ea Umbrella Weather Pack By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT The disclosed herein is a personal rain protection device that serves as an umbrella combined and connected with a vest. The umbrella and vest combination can function in all types of rainstorms. The vest aspect is located at the torso of a wearer and extends from the users shoulders. The vest element also includes relatively light weights at the tail end of the vest to protect against succumbing to powerful wind gusts. The present invention, including the umbrella, is not handheld, but rather it is worn along with the vest to which the umbrella is attached to. Full Article
ea GARMENT HAVING INTERCHANGEABLE PORTIONS By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT A garment worn on the upper body is disclosed having a right and left body portions that are joined at the front and rear by a corresponding fastening mechanism. This allows the right body portion and left body portion to separated from one another and interchanged with other body portions to vary the visual characteristics of the garment. The right and left body portions can have different visual characteristics. Full Article
ea BREAKAWAY CLASP FOR HEADWEAR By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EDT Embodiments are disclosed for headwear including a crown including a cap, a strap extending from the crown, the strap including two strap portions extending from different locations of the crown, and a clasp coupled to the strap at terminal ends of the two strap portions, the clasp having a top loop and a bottom loop, wherein the top loop is joined to the bottom loop via a hinge, a top surface of the bottom loop extending from the hinge having a substantially linear declination along at least a portion of the top surface. Full Article