Abstract: A laptop computer including a display securely attached by one or more swing arms, pivotally mounted at their opposite ends to the laptop body and the display, which allows the display to be manually elevated and rotated forward to a position over the keyboard of the computer. The swing arms are sufficient in length to allow the display to be positioned along the rear edge of the computer for normal viewing or rotated and elevated forward or upward for close-up viewing in tight viewing situations. The invention is ideal for near sighted individuals and for use in tight, restricted locations, such as an airplane seat, because the monitor can be moved upward and forward so the display screen is closer to the user and he or she can still adequately type.

Abstract: A survival suit including two inner bladders filled with air exhaled from the user to provide warmth and floatation. The first inner bladder is located against the user's back that covers the entire dorsal region. Located behind the first inner bladder is a second inner bladder that acts as an insulation layer when submerged under water. Both the first and second inner bladders are filled with fibrous filler material to provide insulation and allow exhaled air to flow freely therein. An air conduit extends from the user's mouth to the second inner bladder. Formed between the first and second inner bladders is an air passageway that delivers air from the second inner bladder into the first inner bladder. Air outlet ports located on the first inner bladder allows exhaled air to escape into the body cavity and that completely surround the user. The exhaled air in the body cavity eventually escapes through the face opening.

Abstract: A survival suit including two bladders filled with air exhaled from the user to provide warmth and floatation. The first bladder is located against the user's back that covers the entire dorsal region. Located behind the first bladder is a second bladder that acts as an insulation layer when submerged under water. Both the first and second bladders are filled with fibrous filler material to provide insulation and allow exhaled air to flow freely therein. An air conduit extends from the user's mouth to the second inner bladder. Formed between the first and second bladders is an air passageway that delivers air from the second bladder into the first bladder. Air outlet ports located on the first bladder allows exhaled air to escape into the body cavity and that completely surround the user. The exhaled air in the body cavity eventually escapes through the face opening.

Abstract: A portable aircraft cushion that may be selectively used by passengers seated in standard aircraft seats to provide greater back, head, and neck support so that the passengers may sleep easier. In the preferred embodiment, the cushion comprises a lower body support section made of a plurality of transversely aligned, interconnected air chambers which are filled with air using a supplied pump or the aircraft air ventilation system. When inflated, the top air chambers in the body support section are positioned approximately level with the top edge of the seat when fully reclined. Located above the body support section is an inflatable head and neck support section that extends above the top edge of the seat when inflated to support the user's head and neck. In the preferred embodiment, the head and neck section comprises two lateral support chambers separated by non-inflating webbing material.

Abstract: A portable aircraft cushion that may be selectively used by passengers seated in standard aircraft seats to provide greater back, head and neck support so that the passengers may sleep easier. In the preferred embodiment, the cushion comprises a lower body support section made of a plurality of transversely aligned, interconnected air chambers which are filled with air using a supplied pump or the aircraft's air ventilation system. When inflated, the top air chambers in the body support section are positioned approximately level with the top edge of the seat when fully reclined. Located above the body support section is an inflatable head and neck section that extends above the top edge of the seat when inflated to support the user's head and neck. In the preferred embodiment, the head and neck section comprises two lateral support chambers separated by non-inflating webbing material.

Abstract: A motion detection system detects both a soft, or near, jam and a complete, or hard, jam in movement of a paper web. A first sensor generates signals in response to the web driver, and a second sensor generates signals that are responsive to actual web movement. The signals from the second sensor are connected to a register to exhibit a signal state, and the signals from the first sensor are totalled in a counter between a cycle of changes in the state of the signal in the register. If there is a significant deviation in this total, an "error" signal is generated to advance a counter. If the number of "error"s are counted above a preset number, a shut down signal is generated.