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The objective of this proposal of an ionized air motor is to improve the efficiency of the conventional motor by reducing the inhibiting factor which is the weight of its armature. My proposal of an alternative form of motor uses an armature made up of light weight plastic containers containing positively and negatively charged ionized air.
On cold days, and especially on rainy days, people tend to leave their bikes at home and find an alternative mean of transportation, causing a large concentration of vehicles on the streets and people in the public transportation system. In other words,
POWERLOOM
A powerloom was designed by Edmund Cartwright in 1785 .The control of powerloom is controlled by a line shaft. The purpose of powerloom is to weave the clothes which is used for different purposes. The main components of loom are warp beam, take up roll, shuttle, reed, heddles, cam, line shaft, pulley, dead weight.
Now, I will explain about a Perpetual Motion Machine using an Inverse Magnetostrictive Effect. I hope this Machine is to contribute to solving the world‘s energy problems. Also, please see the attached YouTube video. This YouTube video will help you to understanding the invention.
This Machine generates a rotational energy by using the Inverse magnetostrictive effect.
The Broadhead-Bullet is exactly what the name describes; the combination of both an arrow and a bullet into one firearm projectile that can be used in 12-gauge smoothbore shotguns without significant modification to the firearm. The Broadhead-Bullet is designed to enhance the performance of an arrow shot from the best compound bows in a simple, inexpensive,
Water is essential for human life. Provision for clean water has being more difficult year after year due to shorter rain periods or lack of rain mostly because of global warming. Most places around the world have a relative humidity above 20%, but since the dew point is not reached, it doesn't rain.
We want to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) with our novel product. Our device is a pulse-oximetry based rescue garment worn by an infant on the hand. The device monitors heart rate and blood oxygenation.
Electronic Toric Marker is a medical instrument used in the case of Glaucoma eye disease, which is primarily observed in millions of sugar patients. Toric Marker head places two small lines/dots across pupil for pre-op/intra-op reference marking for alignment purpose.
Describe product idea
My product idea came about one day when I was visiting a friend in a major restaurant chain (Chili’s). I’m one of those people that when in the restroom, I wash my hands and use the paper towel to dry my hands and open the door to exit the laboratory. Well, that day at Chili’s,
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