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Every year food-borne bacteria cause thousands infections in humans and animals. Outbreaks of E.Coli and Salmonella commonly occur in meat, vegetables and processed food products. The most recent and the deadliest recorded E.Coli outbreak caused 39 deaths and over 3500 reported cases of poisoning in May and June 2011 in Germany.
United States Patent, Dahlen. Patent No.: 7,965,007 B2
Date of Patent: Jun. 21, 2011
My design solves the ever-increasing demand on our National Electrical Power Grid Network & Advances Electric Vehicle Viability.
The benefits include; Reducing Green House Emissions, Our Dependence on Fossil Fuels for Electrical Power Production.
Replacing the traditional display with a heads up display.
The video phone has an interface that is displayed as a heads up display. By holding AVA in front of you, the user interface is projected on the retina. At the same time the camera
transfers the video image to the receiver.
Device for preventing injury or death by electric shock
This design is for preventing the chances of getting electric shock to an electrician or operator performing troubleshooting or maintenance work in a office or industry. The device is basically based on principle of communication over power line.
Portable bidet is a small nozzle that attaches to a plastic bottle and transforms it to a fully functional, personal bidet. The nozzle provides a convenient and time-saving alternative to the exclusive use of toilet paper, cumbersome and expensive bidets, a watering canteen or showering after using the washroom.
Robotic vision has been forecast for decades, but in reality machine vision does not yet work very well. I suggest using a new approach to image analysis, similar to what evolution has done for mammals. If machines and robots could see the way mammals do, then it would be much safer to work with them,
The ElectraCopter is a single-seat ultralight electric helicopter. At 150 lbs empty with batteries, it will fit into the 254 lb limit USA ultralight category for unlicensed aircraft. It can be potentially used in other categories and in other countries, depending on regulations and design criteria.
Balloon materials used, like nylon or dacron, withstand great amounts of heat, and a material of this nature that is clear and magnifies heat, could allow UAV water purification and distillation within the balloon envelope, much like a solar still. The solar still relies on sunlight to warm and evaporate the water to be purified. The water vapor condenses,
HYDROXY (HHO) WaterFuelCell EVALUATION TEST SETUP
Using water as a clean economical fuel source has been the dream of mankind for centuries and it now appears this dream has become reality.
In the hot climates, people are using shades inserted on the interior of a car to reduce the heat buildup inside the cab. They work moderately. I believe the shade needs to be on the outside of the car.
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