2010
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Based on the principle of a bi-material effect, a closed roof construction opens with temperature change. Deformations of each roof element occur creating openings in the roof structure. The designed size of the elements can vary within the populated structure.
In the wake of the BP oil spill, this device can be used to contain the oil from deep sea drilling blowouts. A large tube of heavy duty fabric/equivalent material are sewn together and then attached to large concrete sections on one end and to large floatational booms on the other end.
For large farms, current irrigation technologies are limited to two options: large sprinklers or drip irrigation systems. Each option comes with a set of problems. Drip irrigation requires tubes to be spread on or under the ground. The tubes can get plugged, become damaged by, plant roots, farm equipment and even animals.
PRACTICAL LARGE SCALE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) are extraordinarily efficient, regularly achieving fuel conversion efficiencies of 80% (heat and electricity). The pollutants from these electrochemical devices are almost zero and the CO2 discharged is about half of traditional power generating methods. Another compelling advantage is the ability to utilize many different fuel sources.
This design presents a method for preventing vehicles from corroding each other. As experienced by most of people that two cars are driven on the road, the second car (the car behind) is often approaching the first car (the front car) so close that the driver in the first car almost feels that the second car will him.
My entry is a remote controlled laser sight that indicates the position of the forks on a forklift. (Source )
Loss of Valuable Resources
Accidents also have the capacity to destroy tangible assets valuable to your company. Damage to expensive industrial equipment such as forklifts may only be the tip of the iceberg; damage to the merchandise being transported,
Military/Police/Security Forces need cheaper, yet just as effective NIJ level IV protection from heavily armed adversaries. The Salamander Research And Development design is lighter, cheaper and “greener” to produce; as my design does not require a Kiln/Sintering oven to produce “plates”. My design is also very flexible as it has very few limitations to potential sizes or shapes.
The "Level with Built-in Line Drawing Mechanism" is a simple improvement to the standard carpenter's level to enable easy line marking. Often when standing on a ladder, trying to hold a level still, and then attempting to scribe a line on the wall, the level slips from the force of the pencil against the level,
High-Flow Lift Pump
In fighting wildfires, and in many other applications, there is a need to lift water a few feet, say from a creek or river, to fill a header tank or mobile water tender. Particularly in firefighting, turnaround time is what measures success at the end of the day.
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