Abstract: The invention is a strut assembly for attaching to vehicle frames as a set to provide a secure and stable anchor or effective platform for a vehicle mounted hoist or other load bearing or load resisting accessory. A particular embodiment is directed to fitting into rectangular apertures found in pickup truck bed side panels, and these strut assemblies are attached to the frame of the vehicle.

Abstract: Wire or cable holder assemblies employed in a solar power system are disclosed. In some embodiments, an assembly could include a cap and a base configured with channels. When the cap and the base are clamped to an object (e.g., a solar module frame), enclosures defined by the channels and a surface of the solar frame module are formed to hold cables. In some embodiments, an assembly could include a plunger with at least one leg and a base that includes a receptacle for receiving the plunger and a hook for holding electrical cables. A leg include a rack having teeth adapted to fall into notches or spaces formed by complementary teeth of a pawl found in the receptacle that forms a ratchet which permits insertion of the plunger into the receptacle but not an extraction. If extraction is desired, an external force may be applied to release the pawl.

Abstract: Provided is a laser ablation system and method for decontamination of radioactive particles. The system includes a laser head assembly, comprising a laser for ablating radioactive particles from an underlying material, a shroud surrounding the laser for containing the ablated radioactive particles; and a suction nozzle for receiving an airflow from the shroud and releasing the airflow, wherein the airflow contains the ablated radioactive particles, and the waste management system for removing and containing the ablated radioactive particles, comprising a gas pulse regenerable filtration system for removing radioactive particles from the airflow and depositing them in a containment flask, and a vacuum for moving the airflow through the hose into the containment flask.

Abstract: The invention is an apparatus and method for lifting objects onto the bed of a pickup truck. The device includes a rack assembly, a swing arm assembly, and at least one hydraulic arm. The invention can be optimized and adapted to fit on a standard pickup truck or a flatbed truck.

Abstract: The invention is a strut assembly for attaching to vehicle frames as a set to provide a secure and stable anchor or effective platform for a vehicle mounted hoist or other load bearing or load resisting accessory. A particular embodiment is directed to fitting into rectangular apertures found in pickup truck bed side panels, and these strut assemblies are attached to the frame of the vehicle.

Abstract: The invention is an apparatus and method for lifting objects onto the bed of a pickup truck. The device includes a rack assembly, a swing arm assembly, and at least one hydraulic arm. The invention can be optimized and adapted to fit on a standard pickup truck or a flatbed truck.

Abstract: The invention is an apparatus and method for lifting objects onto the bed of a pick-up truck. The device includes (1) a rack assembly, (2) a swing arm assembly, and (3) at least one hydraulic arm. The invention can be optimized and adapted to fit on a standard pick up truck or a flat bed truck.

Abstract: A motor-driven concrete cutting saw and method in which the motor has an idler gear, a top slider gear slidably engageable and disengageable with the idler gear; and a bottom slider gear slidably engageable and disengageable with the idler gear. Both the top and bottom slider gears have two toothed disks, and the idler gear has two toothed disks, a main gap, and a third toothed disk. The toothed disks are sized to produce, when engaged with one another, multiple speeds including a neutral setting that would allow the motor to disengage from the saw blade while running.