Abstract: The invention is an informational clock, wherein the clock displays information correlating to time displayed on the clock. Information is also varied by a randomizer, wherein a specific entry of information in a database, within an array selected to correlate with the time, is determined at random. Database information can be downloaded and be thematically-based.

Abstract: A mailbox advertisement bonnet dimensioned to fit over and be secured to a conventional mailbox, wherein a durable, waterproof board having a printed public notice and a raised or popped-up region is provided, and wherein the raised or popped-up region gives the mailbox advertising bonnet a three-dimensional quality.

Abstract: The present invention is a device for the elimination and control of termites and other insects, comprising a plurality of cellulose-containing strands and at least one pesticide-containing component interwoven with said strands to form a generally circular rope. In one embodiment, the pesticide-containing component may be comprised of a single extruded filament or a treated fiber. It may alternatively be comprised of a cellulosic tube containing the pesticide, or a cellulose paper upon which the pesticide is placed prior to being twisted into a strand. It can also be comprised of a group of fibers or filaments woven into a stand. Finally, the rope may incorporate an identifier strip and be covered by a mesh, which constricts upon removal, thus containing the spent material securely. In application, the pesticide containing rope can be entrenched in the ground, placed in areas frequented by termites, or wound around trees to control wood-eating insects.

Abstract: The invention is a device for monitoring humidity, comprising a first layer, which is a visual indicator, a second layer covering and obscuring the first layer, with the second layer comprising a deliquescent material. The deliquescent material picks up moisture and dissolves itself in the moisture, becoming transparent and exposing the first layer. Also included is a viewing means, such as a sight glass, disposed on the opposite side of the second layer from the first layer. The components of the device are mounted or placed in an enclosure that allows entrance of moisture. The activation humidity level may be selected by choosing the appropriate deliquescent material. The device may be in the form of a component of a moisture-containing system and used to detect the moisture should it leave its containment. It may also be in the form of a stand-alone device, such as a capsule, used to monitor exposure to humidity.

Abstract: A filter unit includes a cross-flow filtration assembly. The cross-flow filtration assembly includes an elongate cylindrical filter housing having an interior cylindrical wall defining an elongate filter cavity. The filtration assembly also includes a tangential feed inlet in fluid communication with the filter cavity extending substantially tangential to the interior cylindrical wall and an opposed retentate outlet port in fluid communication with the filter cavity. An elongate cylindrical filter cartridge supported in the filter housing includes an elongate porous cylindrical filter wall having an elongate cylindrical outer filter surface and an elongate inner filter surface defining a permeate passageway. One end of the filter cartridge defines a permeate outlet port in fluid communication with the permeate passageway and the opposite end of the cartridge is closed by a non-porous filter cap.