Abstract: A washing method and apparatus characterized by employment of the electric form of energy in addition to the traditional three forms of energy (kinetic energy, thermal energy, and chemical energy) to do the work of cleaning, thereby reducing the requirement for and dependency on the traditional three forms of energy. Electric charge is employed to do work of cleaning by various physical phenomena. The phenomena include, but are not limited to effecting the physical characteristics of surface chemistry, the physical characteristics of water, and the chemical characteristics of water, Such characteristics include but are not limited to surface tension, agitation, hydrolization, and adhesion. Such effects of the physical or chemical characteristics are temporary, and are not detectable after the washing water is discarded so as to have minimal polluting effect on the environment.

Abstract: An automatic laundry washing machine that is suitable for use in living units having no area set aside for laundry facilities is achieved by replacing the heavy bulky parts of the currently popular automatic washing machine design with a light flexible bag. A large portion of the volume of any washing machine is the vessel for containing the laundry solution and articles to be washed. That vessel is a flexible bag made of modern durable material so as to be collapsible both while in use and for storage. The method of use includes the complete process of washing, rinsing, and extracting excess water in an automatic cycle analogous to standard automatic washing machines popular today. The vessel containing the items being laundered is a waterproof laundry bag with automatic washing apparatus attached. Items are automatically washed in that bag.

Abstract: A transmitter identification system to determine if cellular phones in a cellular phone system are authorized as distinguished from cloned phones, operated by fraudulent users, that are unauthorized. Components used in the manufacture of cellular phones vary slightly from one phone to anther so that, when the phones are used, the transmitter signals from each phone have different external signal traits. For each cellular phone call, the transmitter signal is received and characterized using a received set of features resulting from the external signal traits. The received set of features is compared with previously stored sets of Features in a database to determine if the call is authorized or unauthorized and, if unauthorized, the call is stopped and access to the fraudulent user is denied.

Abstract: Apparatus for identifying wireless subscriber units and for granting or denying access to a subscriber service includes a plurality of wireless subscriber units each for generating a wireless subscriber signal including internal data traits and external signal traits. The internal data traits include an identification code. The plurality of wireless subscriber units also receive a transmitter/receiver signal. A receiver/transmitter is located remote from the wireless subscriber units and receives the wireless subscriber signal and transmits the transmitter/receiver signal. A characterizing device is connected to the receiver/transmitter and generates a plurality of characterizing signals for one of said wireless subscriber units.

Abstract: Authorized use of a wireless subscriber system, e.g. cellular telephone system, is distinguished from unauthorized use by electronically observing a plurality of external signal traits which represent alterations in the radio frequency signal due to physical characteristics identified with a particular transmitter. Examples of such external signal traits include those which are produced as a consequence of manipulating the carrier to encode information upon it and those produced by transmitter timing circuit idiosyncrasies. The external signal traits are converted into a signature code or security pattern which is then stored along with the existing subscriber system identification code to generate a historic security pattern database for use in subsequent authorized use validation.