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48% of US consumers are unhappy with store bought tomatoes. In 2009, 43 million households grew vegetables; 9 million were new to gardening. Tomatoes are one of the most challenging vegetables to grow. Lack of space, expertise, time, sunlight, or unpredictable outdoor conditions prevent home gardeners from successfully growing tomatoes.
LANDIT SYSTEMS INC. U.S. PATENT US 7,414,527 B2
Security/identification system for the transportation industry. Applicable at warehouses, military installations, ports of entry and any place requiring high level of security. Here's how it works:
A. LANDIT LINE - Partially ground-imbedded structure resembling parking area painted guidance line, at parking area deploying Line R/D.
The traffic situation is bad and getting worse. Congestion delays the average American driver hundreds of hours per year. Such a situation robs productivity, increases air pollution, and wastes petroleum. The need to alleviate the congestion leads to the building of new roads and bridges that do little to help.
One constraint causes much of the congestion.
The Quantitative Measuring Dispenser provides an easy way for dispensing medicaments and other materials directly from the original container. The device meters the dose exactly with minimal tolerances and with no chance for a partial dose or dose larger than required. The device is easy to affix to the container and easy to use,
Electrical and Thermal Characteristic of Biological Tissue Modeling (ETCBM™)
Abstract:
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a nonsurgical medical procedure used for treatment of cardiac disorders such as arrhythmia or destruction of cancerous tumors in lung, kidney, breast, liver or any other dysfunctional tissue diseases. RFA is also used for treatment of varicose veins,
This device, when attached to a ladder, keeps it from falling or sliding off of walls. Its secure spring loaded clamp allows the stabilizer to be attached to two rungs of a ladder. Through simple manipulation,
SODIS (solar disinfection) is a proven method of water treatment for the developing world that utilizes ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun to kill pathogens living in drinking water. All that is required is a clear plastic bottle, filled with contaminated water, to be exposed to direct sunlight for 6-8 hours.
Utilizing kinetic energy to "automatically" activate a non-aerosol pleasant spray, ridding restrooms (or portable restrooms) of unpleasant odors.
The product offers an immediate solution before entering a restroom which may have a lingering foul odor. As one opens the door to the restroom, the mere action of opening the door activates the spray...
An effective, efficient, and safe air transportation system for moving people and goods is an important part of our national infrastructure; to be competitive globally, it's important that infrastructure is developed, maintained, and updated. If we fail in this, other nations will become increasingly competitive and eventually eat our lunch.
Problem description
There so many credit cards and their variants available in the market along with associated services and offers. From the end user's view it makes it nearly impossible to utilize the best available option also it creates an overhead to maintain so many cards.
It adds up to the cost incurred by companies to produce and market cards.
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