Abstract: The present invention provides a telephone user a convenient means of temporarily disconnecting their telephone line to avoid unwanted distraction by the telephone when the need arises. It may also be used for security against unauthorized use of the telephone. It does this manually by the user operating a switch on the control to turn the telephone line ‘off’ and ‘on’. The switch operates a relay within the control which is connected to the telephone line coming from the telephone company. The control is designed to receive a common small appliance automatic timer which can be plugged directly into the control housing. The timer is supplied by the user which allows the disconnect control to be used in automatic as well as manual mode. The control will not disturb a telephone base power supply because only the telephone line from the phone company is connected to the disconnect control. This invention does not apply to cell phones.

Abstract: The basis for the Intake Air Pre-Heater Assembly For Automotive Gasoline Engines is my understanding and experience with automotive gasoline engines. It has been mentioned in the automotive industry that only half of the energy in a gallon of gasoline is used to move the vehicle down the road. Another 25% is transformed and lost to heat and the rest is blown out the tail pipe as unburned fuel even if the engine is at a running temperature of 180 degrees. It is common knowledge that heat speeds up the vaporizing of gasoline and that a lot of fuel is lost during the first 10 minutes the engine is running (cold start). I am sure this is true for any automotive gasoline engine including the multiple fuel injector engines that are the majority of of the automotive engines in the world today. I believe this invention will help reduce this waste of energy and it can easily be installed by the average do it your self person and commercial auto garage mechanic.

Abstract: The spark plugs on a automotive gasoline engine are and have always been dependent on the metal body of the engine for its path of least resistance for the flow of electricity from the spark plugs back to the vehicle battery. No doubt there is a disadvantage to this because this path is subjected to high heat which increases the resistance to the flow of electricity. In addition to the high heat there are mating surfaces of metal to metal which are internal within the engine and become corroded over time and they also offer a higher resistance to the flow of electricity. To solve this problem I have developed a spark plug connector which I call the O-Spring spark plug grounding connector which is attached to the external metal section of the spark plug and eliminates the need for the metal body of the engine as the path of least resistance to the flow of electrical current from the spark plugs to the vehicle battery.