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Removing a compressor from a package air-conditioner has a number of challenges. There is usually little to rig any lifting equipment, the compressor is well over the weight anyone should attempt to lift alone. Removing the unit top and using a very large mobile crane is a possible solution, though very expensive to do.
This design is a concept of incorporating mine detection electrics within the fabric of military boots for protecting our troops by outfitting the boots with mine detectors. Simple and cheap.
It can also be made available to many of the warring countries to protect civilians.
This is a new wheel assembly in a combination of a rim, tire and a hoop member that encircles the outer periphery of the tire. The hoop member is a combination of two rigid circular bands of metal spaced apart and restrained by a rigid bracing.
Reading laptop screens outside or on bright days can be difficult because the backlights can't compete with the brightness of daylight. So why not use that daylight to your advantage?
My invention uses a cylindrical lens to take the light coming down from above and focuses it into the backlight plate. Therefore,
Instant Cooling (Fast Freeze) & Instant Heating (Microwave) in one convenient attractive embodiment as a small home appliance. Insert a wine bottle, soda/beer cans and press a button. Cools in 3 minutes or less from room to refrigerated temperature. For different variety of wines different temperature settings can be done. Saves plenty of energy. Reason?
A Gaussian Surface Lens Quantum Photon Converter and Methods of Controlling LED Colour and Intensity
This invention is a photon-interactive Gaussian surface lens method that converts incident photons from a single or a plurality of wide band gap semiconductor class light emitting diode dies into a secondary emission of photons emanating from a composite photon transparent colloidal stationary suspension of quantum dots, high efficiency phosphors,
The common person's boat, back water hospital, mobile generation station, loitering platform. Has the capability to mount over 3 Kw of solar and 14 Kw of alkaline fuel cell (NH3 ammonia with cracker or straight hydrogen).
The MOG is a solar electric boat created for shallow intracoastal waters and a steady pace. Here are some stats:
Length 39 feet,
CatherinaS presents autonomous indoor lighting that utilizes recent advances in LED technology. This luminaire is designed to be used as a compact light source with high efficiency, long life time and smart autonomous behavior. Due to its compact size, almost any design idea can be accommodated and realized. With the implementation of a highly sensitive PIR detector, CatherinaS behaves autonomously.
An improvement in evaluating patients with a Strabismus type problem as a result of strokes or accidents. It is a patient driven digital projection system coupled to a laptop reducing technician time from up to 45 minutes to less than one minute with a digital image with all pertinent calculations prepared.
Germgard Lighting has developed and tested a small ultraviolet light dispenser, specifically designed for instantly and safely disinfecting bare and gloved hands. It achieves -6log10 inactivation in less than 3 seconds of all relevant pathogens, including antibiotic resistant bacteria such as MRSA, tough-to-kill Clostridium difficile spores, and infectious virus such as norovirus.
In contrast,
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