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Flying Solar Power Plant

This is a design for a mobile aerial solar power plant (MASP) that uses the large surface area and heavy lifting capabilities of a remote-piloted airship to provide a platform for the collection, storage, and wireless delivery of solar-derived energy to a rectenna unit capable of powering an ad hoc electrical power grid on the ground.

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Stuart Laforge
Reno, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 4569
Sustainable Technologies
Jun 29, 2012

Flying Traffic Light Robot

The concept I am putting is to solve the problem of traffic accidents and congestion created due to accidents. According to WHO research, more than 1.27 million die due to traffic accidents globally every year. This problem is worst in countries where roads are not properly maintained.

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Ankit Kapoor
Delhi, India
Votes: 30
Views: 7081
Safety and Security
Jul 1, 2012

Flyscalebar

Problem: In-flight entertainment (IFE) refers to the entertainment available to aircraft passengers during a flight which provides the joy of flying while letting the airline recover its cost and increase profits. Due to increasing fuel costs and energy saving,

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Nasim Nosoudi
Stillwater, United States
Votes: 31
Views: 5541
Transportation
Jul 2, 2012

Folding Garment Hanger for Narrow Neck Holes

The insertion of garment hangers through narrow neck holes is a problem which is relevant in an industrial context, at clothing retail and in the household. Hangers must be repeatedly inserted or removed through the lower ends of garments or a button or two must be opened and closed.

The prior art addressing this issue,

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David Briggs
Haltern, Germany
Votes: 0
Views: 5351
Consumer Products
Jun 27, 2012

Free Energy Home of the Future

My design began with trying to find a way to build a home that uses wind energy to produce its own electric power, even in a low wind speed locale. Due to my background in farming and construction, I began looking at round building structures such as a silo (i.e., a vertical cylinder),

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Doug Mills
Ashland, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 5306
Sustainable Technologies
Jul 1, 2012

Free Sphere Rotor Peizo-Electric Energy Harvester

This Energy Harvester is unique by exploiting the energy of angular momentum and gravity through the vortex created by water draining in a vessel and capturing this energy with peizo-electric materials, either in cantilever or radial form. This module can be stacked to produce greater storage capabilities or scaled up for greater output.

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Shaun Lopez
Spring, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 4372
Sustainable Technologies
Jun 7, 2012

Fresh Breath of Air for Commuter Vehicles

The majority of personal vehicles in the US are utilized for commuting to and from work. The average commute time is 25.1 minutes each way with an average distance of 16 miles. Over 75% of workers commute in a single vehicle. Most of these vehicles sit outside, in the sun, for well over 8 hours.

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Andrew Womack
Plano, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 4173
Transportation
Jul 1, 2012

Fresh Water Hat

Star Wars began with Luke Skywalker working on a moisture farm. Moisture farming was the only way to get enough water to sustain life on the desert planet of Tattooine. This hat was designed as a portable moisture farm.

There are many places on earth that fresh water is not readily available.

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Frederick Burke
San Diego, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 33182
Sustainable Technologies
Jul 2, 2012

Frost Fire

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?

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Shaam Sundhar
Princeton, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 4705
Consumer Products
May 16, 2012

Full Mouth Mechanical or Sonic Toothbrush

Proper dental care is very important to an individual's overall health and general well-being. Additionally, proper brushing can significantly reduce the expense and discomfort of dental restorations, cleanings, and examinations - which is why there are now many mechanical aids available for cleaning teeth.

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Paul Connor
Bothell, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 7113
Consumer Products
Jul 2, 2012

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