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2019

Mosquito Stopper

Mosquitoes breed in the basins beneath planter pots. In many, there is a protruding lip used to water the plant. Planter pots are generally of a two-part design with the water basin at the bottom and the plant with potting soil on the top.

Shawn Hendricks
Huachuca City, United States

Votes: 0
Views: 1606

Consumer Products
Mar 13, 2019

Autonomous Meal Plan Platform for Appliances (AMPPA™)

I. NEED

My wife is an ecclectic collector of recipes. I always joke with her that she has the
largest collection of Internet- supplied recipes in the world. And, despite that, she never
fails to ask me: “So,

Tom Freund
West Hartford, United States

Votes: 0
Views: 1655

Consumer Products
Mar 12, 2019

Solarcycle Renewable Off-Grid Tiny Home

Our off-grid tiny home designs will be on a trailer powered by solar energy and propane. The goal is to use the latest in renewable technology to create a daily living space that is equal or better in providing comfort and the convenience of a larger home.

Isaac Porras
Portland, United States

Votes: 0
Views: 1744

Sustainable Technologies
Mar 12, 2019

APPLY! Condom Applicator

An NIH Tested, US Patented, FDA Approved Hi/Lo Density Polyethylene. flattened polymer ring to which a conventional latex or polyurethane condom is detach-ably-attached,

Leon Kassman
Mt. Kisco, United States

Votes: 1
Views: 2600

Consumer Products
Mar 11, 2019

Solar Silo

The purpose of the solar-silo is to decrease the geological footprint of solar arrays (using existing technologies) while maintaining maximum array output, eliminating solar tracking and reducing maintenance.

William Bivens
Park Forest, United States

Votes: 3
Views: 3996

Sustainable Technologies
Mar 11, 2019

THORSE

Overcome consumer reluctance to the adoption of self-driving car technology by anthropomorphizing a separate AI-controlled self-driving vehicle which controls the navigation and operation of a connected passenger compartment. Within certain safety parameters,

Garri Hendell
Jupiter, United States

Votes: 0
Views: 1709

Automotive/Transportation
Mar 4, 2019

Dual-Adaptive Camouflage and Dual-Holodeck Properties: The Two Symmetries

Dual-Adaptive Camouflage, or DAC

Adaptive camouflage merely to an environment's background scenery is only half of the property of true invisibility.

It require a dual-adaptive camouflage; one adaptable to the outside of the suit ( usually the case) itself,

Keith Carlock
Owensboro, United States

Votes: 0
Views: 1930

Electronics/Sensors/IoT
Mar 2, 2019

Dual-Holodeck Properties: Exterior 3-D Scenery and Internal Hologram Casting

External 3-Dimensional Holodeck Scenery

In it's simplest form, invisibility is depicted outside of the Light-Interface System, while an intersection ( holodeck) of the outside light is displayed, painted all along the interior walls in the Light-Interface, itself.