Abstract: The present invention may be used for discharging a fire retardant material. A container element may be connected to a pressurized gas source controllable to pressurize the container element and to flow a gas and fire retardant material mixture through a discharge conduit. A discharge device may be connected at an inlet to the discharge conduit. The discharge device may have an inlet duct attached to an inlet end of an expansion section. The expansion section may be connected to an inlet end of an outlet duct having an outlet nozzle. A diffuser may be disposed in the inlet duct and an upstream portion and may be attached in the upstream portion. The diffuser may have a nose element attached by a diffuser shaft to a base element with a rotor element having multiple vanes rotatably attached to the diffuser shaft intermediate the nose and base elements.

Abstract: The present invention may be used for attachment to a vertical structural element such as a building wall for support of an electronic display. A wall mount frame may have two wall mount brackets spaced apart, slidably disposed and fixedly attachable on two horizontal adjustment bars inserted in two bar apertures in each of the wall mount brackets. There may be an articulating arm assembly rotatably attached at a first extension arm by a wall mount hinge to the two horizontal adjustment bars. An equipment attachment frame may be rotatably attached to a second extension arm of the articulating arm assembly by a frame hinge.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of using carpet scraps to improve paint coating durability. Waste carpeting may be collected that may be formed from one or more of the materials polyamides, polyesters, polyurethane's, nylon and the like. The face yarn and nap material may be removed from the backing material of the waste carpeting. The face yarn and nap material may be mixed in a paint at a ratio of 50% or less by volume and in a manner to produce a generally uniform distribution of the face yarn and nap material in the paint.

Abstract: The present invention is used for removal of compression sleeves from cylindrical objects. An outer body may have a bore longitudinally therethrough, an exteriorly threaded attachment end, and a second end with an interior wall of the bore threaded adjacent the second end. An inner element may have a bore longitudinally therethrough and may have a threaded end for threadable engagement with the outer body threaded interior wall. A push rod may have a force portion for insertion in the inner element bore and may be attached to the inner element. A push portion of the push rod may be slidably disposed in the outer body bore when the inner element may be threadably engaged in the outer body. The inner element may have a torque portion.

Abstract: The present invention may be used for insertion in and coupling with a neck of an open bottle that may have a fluid therein. A pour spout may have a conduit therethrough. A coupling portion of the pour spout may have a generally hollow cylindrical form that may form a portion of the conduit. An outer wall may have an intake flange at an intake end and an opening flange adjacent an annular lip member. The outer wall may have a flat portion and the intake flange may have a corresponding flat portion. A coupling sleeve may be disposed on the coupling portion. A discharge portion of the spout may have a generally half spherical member that may have a bore therethrough. The bore may form a portion of the conduit and the half spherical member may abut the annular lip member. The half spherical member and the opening flange may have a pressure equalization duct therethrough that may be parallel to and adjacent to said conduit.

Abstract: The present invention may be used for human exercise. A track assembly may have two bottom cross members attached approximately perpendicular thereto and extending approximately horizontally from each side of the track assembly. Two vertical frame members may be attached to a first end of each of the bottom cross members. A handle may be attached at an upper end of each of the vertical frame members. A seat may be disposed in an upper portion of the two vertical frame members for seating to face a second end of the bottom cross member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for control of a steam generating process having a steam generator with multiple water flow conduits disposed in a convection section and a radiant section. A first conduit may have a first diverted convection section water that may flow through a second preheater of a second conduit intermediate a first element of the convection section and a first radiant section. The second conduit may have a second diverted convection section water that may flow through a first section preheater intermediate a second element of the convection section and a second radiant section. A first temperature controlled valve may control the first diverted convection section water flow rate and a second temperature controlled valve may control the second diverted convection water flow rate.

Abstract: The watercraft accessory tower mount may be used for attachment of watercraft accessories to a watercraft tower structure. A clamp bracket may be attachable to a clamp base. An accessory attachment may have a rotational shaft disposed for insertion in a rotational aperture of the clamp base. An attachment device may be used to rotatably attach the rotational shaft to the clamp base.

Abstract: The underwater visibility device may be used for improved visibility viewing of an underwater device in an underwater diving environment. A closed container may have a flexible portion formed of a relatively transparent material with respect to an underwater device to be viewed. A fluid that may be relatively transparent with respect to the underwater device may be contained in the closed container. The closed container may be attached to the underwater device in a position for viewing the underwater device through the closed container.

Abstract: A method and system is disclosed for treating wastewater that utilizes membrane processes, preferably in combination with anaerobic biological treatment, to provide for economical and environmentally superior treatment without high production of biological solids. The process eliminates the need for conventional secondary treatment processes.

Abstract: The present invention may be used for treatment of waste streams using domestic wastewater. A concentrate waste stream containing one or more of perchlorate, nitrate, bromate, selenate and chromate may be combined with a domestic wastewater stream. The concentrate waste stream may have not less than 3000 mg/l of total dissolved solids. The concentrate waste stream and domestic wastewater stream may be combined at a ratio of between 20% volumetric flow rate and 75% volumetric flow rate to produce a blended stream. The blended stream may be processed in a bioreactor.

Abstract: The present invention may be assembled for use in conveying fluids flowing on terrain. A conduit may have two elongated side walls and a bottom connector formed in an approximate V cross section shape. The two elongated side walls may have an upper flange with an edge element that may have an expanded diameter relative to the upper flange thickness. A side panel may have a length that is approximately the same as the two elongated side walls. The side panel may have a groove in each longitudinal edge for attachment to the edge element. The side panel may be attached to a terrain ground structure.

Abstract: The present invention may be used in methods for treatment of drinking water contaminated with algal metabolites. An inflow of water in a drinking water treatment facility may have multiple types of algal metabolites wherein each algal metabolites has a concentration of less than 20 ?g/l. The water may contain indigenous bacteria that may serve as a bioreactor inoculum. The water may be dosed with a biodegradable electron donor at a concentration of less than 7 mg/l to form water, electron donor solution. The water, electron donor solution may be processed through a fixed-bed bioreactor for an empty bed bioreactor contact time of less than 30 minutes. An effluent of the fixed-bed bioreactor may have an algal metabolite concentration for each algal metabolite of less than 10 ng/l.

Abstract: The present invention may be used for debris collection and vegetation removal. An interior shaft may be slidably disposed in an exterior tubular shaft. The interior shaft may protrude out of a lower end of the exterior tubular shaft and a prong assembly may have a plurality of prongs oriented in a subtending direction may be attached at a lower end of the interior shaft. A tubular housing may be attached at the lower end of the exterior tubular shaft in a position to receive the plurality of prongs when the interior shaft may be pulled upwardly relative to the exterior tubular shaft.