Abstract: The cooking apparatus comprises a collection plate and a cooking plate. The collection plate overlie the heat source of a barbecue grill having a center surface with semicircular cross section and a curved lip. The curved lip deflects gases being released by the heat source back toward the heat source reducing flames. Extruded apertures are provided through the center. The extrusions extend oppositely from the concavity of the center to direct a portion of the secretions onto the collection plate. A fluid retention channel is provided about the center. The outer surface of the inner retention wall retains secretions on the center of the collection plate. The cooking plate covers the barbecue grill fire chamber and has a plurality of apertures. The terminal end of a curved flange mates with the inner wall of the barbecue grill. A back stop member is connected to the top of the cooking plate.

Abstract: A bladeless turbocharger is disclosed for use with an internal combustion engine. The apparatus includes a drive shaft engaged with a bearing assembly that has a turbine driven by the exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine at one end and a blower driven by the turbine at the other. The turbine and blower have flat disks spaced at a critical distance apart with open circular centers that have spokes mounting them to the drive shaft. The critical distance between the turbine disks promotes the boundary layer drag effect of the exhaust gas against the turbine disks. The blower transfers rotational energy to air entering the critical distance between the blower disks by boundary layer drag effect of the air against the blower disks only. The energy transfer increases the mass per unit volume of the air that exits the blower through a blower outlet.

Abstract: A balustrade product for connecting to a support structure includes an elongated molded housing to form a synthetic material. An insert member is embedded within the molded housing to form a plurality of holes extending longitudinally through the molded housing. The insert member includes a plurality of supports having openings and a plurality of pipes extended through the openings. The plurality of supports each have a circumferentially spaced plurality of tabs that are sized to extend to an outer portion of the molded housing. The plurality of pipes are positioned in parallel relation to one another and in parallel relation to a longitudinal axis of the balustrade product. Each of the plurality of holes are configured to receive connecting pins for releasable connection with the support structure.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a system for controlling environmental conditions in connection with ceiling hatch use particularly on watercraft. The invention generally comprises a suspended support platform, a water diversion conduit cooperatively associated with a water exhaust aperture in the platform, and a water collection and containment structure for collecting and containing fresh water. The platform is suspended from a watercraft hatch for capturing and diverting water away from the watercraft hatch, yet allows continual airflow, heat exchange and filtered light to enter the hatched cabin. The platform is suspended so as to allow for easy removal of the platform from the path of egress through the watercraft. Manually adjustable baffle structures may be included at the perimeter of the platform to allow for prevention of wind blown rain from escaping the platform through the opening between the water collection receptacle and the underside of the watercraft deck.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a decoy apparatus with wind-driven rotatable wings. The rotatable wings are mounted on a shaft member, which extends transversely through a bird-like body portion. Head-on horizontal-axis rotor blades are integrally mounted on the rotatable wings for collecting and converting kinetic wind energy to rotational power in the shaft member. When collected and converted to rotational power, wind energy causes the wings, the shaft member and the rotor blades to rotate in unison through 360 degrees about a horizontal-axis of rotation extending through the shaft member. The wings and integrally-mounted rotor blades co-rotate in a clockwise direction or in a counter-clockwise direction depending on the wind energy being directed against the rotor blade members. The rotor blade members thus create wing movement in the wings and in the rotor blades for alluring game located vertically, laterally and longitudinally relative to the decoy apparatus.

Abstract: A weighing transducer is secured onto a fixed base. The fixed base is positioned in order to allow the weighing transducer to rest securely over a conveyor belt. An electrically actuated gripper is connected to the weighing transducer allowing the weighing transducer to accurately weigh any item freely suspended from the electrically actuated gripper. The conveyor belt works synchronously with the holding device in order to obtain an accurate weight reading by taking a no load weight reading prior to the weighing of each item to be measured. The conveyor belt delivers an item to be weighed to the electrically actuated gripper which in turn captures the item. When the item is delivered to the electrically actuated gripper, the conveyor belt stops. The item is captured by the electrically actuated gripper and the conveyor belt is lowered to a height sufficient to enable the item to be suspended freely on the electrically actuated gripper.

Abstract: A process that arranges information warehoused at individual accounting and tax preparation firms at a central location for the purpose of marketing information. Data contained at these firms have qualitative and quantitative characteristics that are different from data archived at the Internal Revenue Service or other tax authorities. This fact makes the data valuable as data in two ways. First the data can be exchanged to provide new revenue streams. Secondly, these data, if grouped into data warehouses of other firms, has value as pure data, not just customer lists. These data may be sold or rented creating additional revenue streams for their originators. The purchasers of this bulk data are interested in using this data in the field of data mining. Data mining is a technique of analyzing vast amounts of information to uncover relationships to predict events and has wide application in many areas of the economy.

Abstract: A portable mixing device for quickly and efficiently combining dry constituents with water to form a mix having a thin batter consistency and no unmixed material. Mounted on a wheeled, pivoting frame, a single individual can use the device to mix the material and pour it in the proper location. The device includes a cylindrical mixing drum and agitation tool mounted within the mixing drum. The agitation tool includes a motor and housing, a drive shaft, wiping assembly, and mixing assembly. The stationary wiping assembly, which extends downward into the mixing drum co-mingles so as to pass closely between and among the blades of the rotating mixing assembly such that the flexible edge portions of the wiping assembly blades are in intermittent contact with the blades of the mixing assembly. The “wiping” action of the wiper assembly on the mixing assembly insures complete and efficient agitation and mix of materials.

Abstract: This invention concerns a ozone injector system for injecting ozone into a dry cleaning machine after a solvent cycle has completed while recirculating solvent residual gas that has gravitated outside the dry cleaning machine. The invention comprises an ozone generator, an ozone injection assembly and a controller. The ozone generator is slideably positioned next to the dry cleaning machine while the ozone injection assembly is flexably connected to the ozone generator. The ozone injector assembly comprises a solenoid solvent valve and a solenoid ozone valve which are connected to each other by fixtures and communicate with each other via the controller to inject ozone after the solvent flow. The ozone generator further recirculates heavier than air solvent gas which gravitates outside the dry cleaning machine upon opening after the ozone cycle.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a decoy apparatus with wind-driven rotatable wings. The rotatable wings are mounted on a shaft member, which extends transversely through a bird-like body portion. Adjustable-pitch rotor blades are integrally mounted on the rotatable wings for collecting and converting kinetic wind energy to rotational power in the shaft member. When collected and converted to rotational power, wind energy causes the wings, the shaft member and the rotor blades to rotate in unison through 360 degrees about a horizontal axis of rotation extending through the shaft member. The wings and integrally mounted rotor blades co-rotate in a clockwise direction or in a counter-clockwise direction depending on the wind energy being directed against the rotor blade members. The adjustable pitch rotor blade members thus create wing movement in the wings and in the rotor blades for alluring game located vertically, laterally and longitudinally relative to the decoy apparatus.

Abstract: A protective body vest for protecting against impact upon torso when worn by an athlete during sporting activities. The invention comprises a multi-section, one-piece garment comprising of a vest sized and shaped to be worn on the torso of an athlete with a multi-layered protective padding that automatically adjusts for varying body sizes and can be customized by the wearer based on safety, comfort and athletic performance concerns. The invention further comprises a shoulder portion with oversized apertures for the arms, an anterior portion, a pair of lateral portions and a tapered-design posterior portion. The invention further utilizes an offset opening located off set from the medial line of a human torso to protect the heart and a flap or overlap to protect the region of the offset opening and cover the vest area about the offset opening.

Abstract: A chin strap which can be used to retrofit an existing head covering so as to provide a means to retain the head covering on the wearer's head without damage to or modification of the head covering. The chin strap is an elongate strand and is provided with a clip at each end. The clips are used to secure the elongate strand to the interior band of the head covering by attachment of a clip on both the left and right side of the interior band. The clip slips over the interior band and is maintained in place by means of clip spring tension. The elongate strand extends between the two clips and is provided in a length which allows generous slack. The amount of slack in the chin strap is adjusted to the comfort of the wearer using a bead or adjustment clip mounted in the mid portion of the elongate strand. The bead or adjustment clip may be imprinted with a logo or trademark so that the chin strap may be used as an advertisement or promotional item.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a baby doll gift set comprised of component gift items which, when assembled, are sized and shaped so as to resemble a human infant. A baby doll gift assembly comprises essential component items of this set. Flexible, elongate, cylindrically shaped gift items are transversely inserted through a centralized elastic fabric sleeve to simulate infant appendages. At least one gift item sized and shaped so as to resemble an infant torso is longitudinally sandwiched between the cylindrically shaped gift items inside the elastic fabric sleeve to simulate an infant torso. A spherically shaped gift item is inserted spatially superior to the arm-simulative gift item to simulate an infant head. The resulting baby doll gift assembly may then be further accessorized as desired to complete the baby doll gift set.

Abstract: A taste bud shield for preventing contact between food stuff and taste buds on a tongue including a form fitting protective sheath extending the apex to the root of the tongue completely covering the dorsal surface to at least the terminal sulcus, the ventral surface to at least the frenulum, and the side surfaces. The sheath has an inner and outer surface, the inner surface of the sheath directly overlaying the fungiform, foliate and circumvallate papillae, and at least one sheath fastener on either side and extending outwardly from the outer surface of the sheath adjacent the molars. A programmable mating fastener is affixed to at least one molar on either side of the sheath and adjacent the sheath fasteners for removably coupling with same for a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: The bottle cap reminder device has a cap with an electronic counter means disposed within the cap. The electronic counter means progressively counts the time when activated and resets the time when deactivated. A power source preferably a battery provides the energy to run the electronic counter means. The power source is preferably housed within the electronic counter means and connected in circuit to the electronic counter means. A switching means is employed to activate and deactivate the electronic counter means. The switching means is comprised of a conductive contact lever connected in circuit to and extending from the electronic counter means, a conductive contact spring in conductive contact with the power source, and a conductive contact plate in conductive contact with the conductive contact spring.

Abstract: A segmented elongate, hollow convection pipe formed with an angled mid portion which extends through the body cavity of stuffed poultry during cooking. The device is provided in plural individual sections of tubing that are serially joined in a nested fashion. Overall length of the device can be grossly adjusted by selecting greater or fewer numbers of sections of tubing to form the device, and finely adjusted by telescopically sliding the sections relative to each other. The angled mid portion may be provided as a fixed angle, or provided as a selectively adjustable angle to accommodate anatomical differences in poultry. Overall cooking time of both the poultry and the stuffing is uniform and reduced as a result of cooking from the inside as well as the outside. A method is provided for using the convection pipe to safely, quickly, and uniformly cook a raw, stuffed poultry.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a fishing lure that comprises a body member comprising a leading end, a tail end, a top side, a bottom side, an outer shell, a passageway, a reservoir, and a ball located within the passageway for controlling the releasal of attractant from the reservoir. The outer shell longitudinally extends from the leading end to the tail end along a longitudinal axis and axially extends concentrically about the longitudinal axis from the top side to the bottom side and encloses a cavity defined therein and has an outer opening along the bottom side. The reservoir and the passageway are located within the cavity and are fluidly connected to each another with the reservoir extending from the top side to the passageway and the passageway extending from the bottom side towards the top side and the tail end.

Abstract: A pre-fabricated wood underlayment and tile system comprising, in layers, wood underlayment, layer of adhesive, and a layer of vinyl or ceramic tile with a plastic film protectant that is peeled away after installation which provides a pre-fabricated panel to be attached to any flat surface such as a floor or a wall.

Abstract: The present invention provides in combination, a food container and a condiment container. The food container includes a front panel, a back panel attached to the front panel by at least one side panel and a bottom panel for defining an enclosure therebetween. A cut-out portion is provided in the at least one side panel and is attached to the front panel and to the back panel and extends into the enclosure. The condiment container includes a top end, a bottom end, and side walls sized for placement against a side panel of the food container. A clip structure is positioned at the top end for attaching and suspending the condiment container to the at least one side panel of the food container. The cut-out portion is sized and positioned for securing the condiment container near the bottom end in coaction with the clip structure.