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Rolling COMBS FLAT MULTI Rullatici machines currently in use are made of tool rooms where there are housing-combs roll geometries that in most cases are threads in metric units or English. In this case, the adjustments that will produce perfect geometry and finishing details, are obtained by the classical rules supplied with the machine. Not always, however,
Field of the Invention The inventions described below belong to child strollers and in particular mobile applications. Background of the Invention Typical strollers are limited by the fact that the child does not have mobility to flex leg muscles and requires the infant lay or sit.
Most traditional methods of producing electricity are too expensive to build and maintain for the many developing countries of the world. Although many of these countries have rivers that could be dammed for hydroelectric power the cost would be too great. In addition to the cost most of these rivers lack the height required for hydroelectric power.
The US and world economy is impeded by the slowness of traffic during rush hours. Reducing the traffic jam problem, on the existing roads infrastructure can have a dramatic improvement on many aspects of our lives.
Sleep disorders affect about 40 million Americans every year. This problem results in more than 38,000 deaths and costs $30 to $35 billion annually to the health care system. To address this problem, a Contactless Sleep Disorder Monitor (COSDIM) based on Doppler radar and electro-acoustic sensor technology is proposed.
A cleanest form of energy for our planet also renews itself daily challenging efficiency rates i.e. energy output compared to the solar energy input which has been uncommercially low now changing as new materials yield substantial improvements. Consequently interest is now quickly growing for solar energy as a serious alternative source of energy. Manufacturers of solar energy panels,
Problem: kids can be hurt when exiting an inflatable "bounce house". The most common injury occurs when the child exits the inflatable in an uncontrolled manner, falling to the ground, and often striking their head on the ground.
Problem: It is estimated that speed is a factor in 1/3 of fatal vehicle accidents. It is my belief that thousands of lives could be saved every year by encouraging drivers to drive within the posted speed limit.
Introduction The concepts that I would like to present are a thermal-magnetic motor and a planetary transmission that operates off a set of calipers, instead of a band. I was first introduced to the thermal-magnetic motor in 1980. A thermal-magnetic motor works off the Currie Point of metals.
I haven't driven a car since November of 2009 and I use my bicycle as my primary mode of transportation. During these past months I realized that my iPhone would run out of power while riding my bike using GPS navigation and stopping to take pictures, surf the web, play games, call, watch videos and listen to music.
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