Abstract: A fighter bomber aircraft having a rhomboid airframe with a dihedral bottom surface and a top surface designed as an airfoil. The rhomboid cross-sectional configuration gives it increased lift, stealth characteristics, and enhanced load-bearing capacity. It also has two central tubes stacked on top of one another and extending front-to-rear, with the upper tube extending part way through the airframe and preferably housing a pilot, guns forward from and in line with the pilot, a gear/equipment compartment behind the pilot, and fuel tanks positioned behind the gear/equipment compartment. The lower tube extends substantially throughout the airframe and preferably houses the air-intake for the engine, radar, nose gear, bombs, and rear engine. The aircraft has no conventional wing structure and its dihedral bottom surface allows it to make wheels-up emergency landings on water and hard runway surfaces. In addition, rockets can be optionally mounted on the top of the lift area.

Abstract: A combination filter assembly housing (4) and treatment chamber (8) for use in recovering and sanitizing condensates from air conditioning systems and other sources with vapors released from dissolvable tablets (32), such as those used for treating swimming pool water or laundering purposes. Filter assembly housing (4) has a removable bottom cover, an internal p-trap and valve structure configured to reduce the likelihood of treatment vapors from treatment chamber (8) traveling back through filter assembly housing (4) and entering the associated condensate producing system. Applications can include, but are not limited to, use with systems that replenish water lost from swimming pools due to evaporation, to provide water for filling toilets, pressure washing, cleaning, and other gray water uses, and to provide potable water in areas where is in limited supply.

Abstract: A fuel-storing ordnance canister for release from military aircraft that does not explode upon impact, its collapsible accordion-like structure instead forcefully dispersing atomized fuel in an upwardly direction in the impact zone after descent for dispersal in, around, and beyond the impact zone. When the fuel from multiple canisters is released into a drop zone and later ignited by a dropped or ground-based incendiary device, all life in the dispersal area is eliminated. Tail fins assure nose-down flight and provide handles for easy canister handling and loading onto airplanes. The configuration of a pop-open tail plug allows for its partial release upon canister collapse to create a spray nozzle that atomizes the fuel stored in the canister as it is being dispersed. The most preferred application is by the U.S. Military to eliminate terrorists hiding in caves, hidden ordnance, and other areas previously resistant to air-released ordnance.

Abstract: An apparatus for improving a golf swing that comprises a telescopic arm link shaft connected between a golfer's upper arm and the grip of a golf club held in the golfer's hands. The arcuate grip attachment member of the apparatus is easily held against the golf club grip by the golfer's hands. The shaft-to-grip connection pivots, while the shaft-to-arm-attachment-member connection provides swiveling movement. The arm attachment member can also be adjusted around the golfer's upper arm to provide a comfortable but non-slip connection. A stop on telescopic arm link shaft further allows the golfer to adjust the maximum amount of angle change desired during a golf swing. Thus, angle and rotational changes for the golfer's lower arm are permitted, while absolute alignment of the golfer's upper and lower arms to the golf club is maintained throughout the golf swing. Applications can include any sports implement used with a swinging motion.

Abstract: A retaining device positioned against the free end of anything dispensed from a roll to secure it and thereby prevent unattended or surplus dispensing. The device prevents excessive unwinding of paper towels in a motor home or travel trailer due to travel vibration, as a result of wind and other air movement, and where assistance with efficient repeat one-handed separation of a single towel or sheet from a roll is needed. One end of the device mounts to the support surface behind the roll, without any attachment to the holder supporting the roll, wherein a primary contact area adjacent to the device's opposed end becomes biased against the free end to prevent excess dispensing until the roll is completely spent. Dispensing applications include, but are not limited to, commercial and non-commercial use of paper towels on a roll, and retail outlet use of other commercial paper on a roll.

Abstract: A two-part semi-buoyant fishing lure that through select design and materials solves the problem of controlling and maintaining the placement of the lure without the usual complicated rig system accompaniment. The balance of weight that enables an angler to place and keep the lure in the top three feet of water, where it will be most attractive to top water fish, is derived from the combination of a buoyant head and a solid soft body. If pull is maintained, it will stay in the area three feet or less from the surface. The shape of the head allows for a true straight pull. It also looks like live bait and behaves in a manner attractive to top water fish, including popular sport fish. Further, a kink in the shank holds the head on and prevents its rotation relative to the body portion of the lure during use.

Abstract: A portable exercise machine for performing upper extremity exercises including seated chest press, seated-row, seated triceps pull down, and modified seated abdominal crunches. It has two adjacent vertical pieces and one opposing taller vertical piece, each attached to a base member. It also has a pivoting member oriented in an operator-selected direction and an adjustable articulated arm bar with holes at various locations for handgrip attachment and adjustment according to operator stature for optimal user comfort during exercises. Mass resistance is secured by a filamentous member to the pivoting member and moved via pulley systems. The portable exercise machine provides functional body alignment and mimics the range of motion and type of movement needed for daily living, in activities such as but not limited to feeding and dressing. Most importantly, the present invention maximizes the productivity and efficiency of the user and the therapist in a rehabilitation setting.

Abstract: A portable marine lift capable of multi-directional off-loading of yachts, ships, and other marine vessels at ground level to dry-dock them. It is compact and barge-like, and can be shared by independent shipyards, or used to expand the work area within a single port facility or shipyard. It is also self-contained when fitted with generators and/or propulsion means via add-on pods, and comprises independent platform sections joined together to meet any hull design, length and water depth. Platform sections have the ability to submerge, and may also be employed to capture and temporarily contain environmentally hazardous materials commonly produced by shipyards. In addition, the platform sections are preferably open-framed for weight savings. Computerized lifting, via multiple lift modules secured to platform sections, assures lifting of vessels in substantially level orientation.

Abstract: A spoiler attached to helicopter main rotor blades, tail rotor blades, propellers, aircraft wings, and machined into turbine blades, that reduces vibration and silences their operation. Also, when added to a substantial part of the trailing edges of its rotor blades, the spoiler eliminates the repetitive pop-pop sound common to current helicopter flight. Preferably, the spoiler is made from durable resilient materials that bend with resistance for high speed oscillation and it is secured on the top or bottom side, or both, of the trailing edge of a blade or wing. Further, the free edge of the spoiler exhibits a non-repeating pattern of feather-like projections that collectively break up vortex formation so that the next wing or blade traveling through the same location has clean air/fluid in which to move. In addition to noise reduction, the spoiler increases blade efficiency and wing lift.

Abstract: A gravity-assisted water saving system, and method of use, utilized for collecting condensate from air conditioning and other condensate-producing systems, sanitizing it, and then diverting it for constructive use. It has a chamber with an inclined bottom surface, a removable basket for containing tablets used for sanitizing swimming pool water or bleach tablets used for laundry sanitizing purposes, a double P-trap assembly on its water inlet side that prevents sanitizing vapors from entering the air conditioning system to which it is connected, a removable cap sealing its top opening to prevent escape of sanitizing vapors into the atmosphere, and an optional mounting bracket for enhanced stabilization against a stationary object. Inflow tubing connected to the chamber permits ready attachment of the present invention to an air conditioning condensate discharge pipe, while a discharge tube in an inferior position transports reclaimed water to its location of subsequent use.

Abstract: A debris catch assembly used between a plumbing fixture and drain piping. It has two strainers and structure for supporting the larger strainer in a superior position. Both strainers are configured with holes through their side and bottom surfaces, to catch all types of solid debris in waste fluid, including hair. During use, both strainers are rapidly removed and inserted without tools into their usable positions from a location above the plumbing fixture's drain opening. The larger strainer initially catches all of the debris. When it is filled up, it is withdrawn from the drain via finger engagement with a protruding stub, after which collected debris is emptied into a dry waste receptacle. During such cleaning, debris collects in the second strainer. When void of fluid, the second strainer can be removed from the drain for cleaning via a handle having a bent configuration that clears the strainer above it.

Abstract: A method and device for generating hydrogen and oxygen from water using the heterodyning or impacting of two radio frequencies on the surface of water in a shielded and grounded enclosure, with separation and collection of gases accomplished by a superimposed manifold. One radio frequency is higher than the other, one typically in the ultra high radio frequency bandwidth (UHF) and the other typically in the very high radio frequency bandwidth (VHF). The heterodyning creates two additional radio frequencies that are also used to fracture the water's molecular bonds. The method is clean, odorless, silent, and environmentally friendly, with no residue, fumes, or other unwanted byproducts. Optionally, water filtering means, water heating means, saltwater, and/or fresh water can be used. A water spray can also be used to increase the water surface area available for bond fracture by the radio frequency disturbance.

Abstract: A portable therapeutic seat exercise apparatus and method that provide a lightweight personal exerciser designed for a person to use to improve physical status, and for the exercise, alignment, and stress reduction of a person's trunk, spine, abdomen, pelvis, and thighs. It encourages and enhances low back mobility in contrast to the static nature of regular sitting. It consists of a lightweight contoured seating surface supported by at least one arcuate hemispherical base that allows unrestricted motion in all directions, including twisting, tilting, and rocking. It can be placed on many seating surfaces including but not limited to sofas, dining chairs, school desk chairs, office chairs, factory benches, and motor vehicle seats. Its use facilitates low back muscular stabilization, conditioning, strengthening, coordination, and enhancement of proprioceptive senses.

Abstract: A tailgate adaptation for motor vehicles, preferably pick-up trucks, with at least two flat panels that are constructed of aluminum, molded fiberglass, plastic, or other suitable materials, and which convert an ordinary tailgate into a surface that provides a number of useful purposes, including but not limited to, work bench, picnic table, and bed extension. It is completely self-supporting and mounted on the tailgate using simple hand tools. In the closed position it uses a minimum of the available truck box space. In the open position it provides a large flat surface with a small number of moving parts. Because of its self-supporting design element, any dependency on mechanical supports, such as attached legs or braces, positioned between the panels and the ground or other surface supporting the motor vehicle is eliminated. This versatile tailgate adaptation device can be installed during truck manufacture or utilized in after market applications.

Abstract: An air conditioning pad that is to be placed under an air conditioning unit to support it, raise it off the ground, and maintain it in a preferred position of use, even when subjected to strong winds or flooding. It has a plurality of openings therethrough for the insertion of tie-down straps, several central supports to give it strength, and has at least one interior cavity that can be filled with fluid or other material on site to provide the weight needed to meet new building code requirements relating to severe storm conditions and/or otherwise maintain an air conditioning unit in its originally selected position of use. Applications include, but are not limited to, use in supporting air conditioning units in outside locations.

Abstract: A quickly installed and quickly removable tubular mounting bracket that supports a side view mirror and is connected at a minimum to the upper hinge structure remaining on the side of the vehicle after the door is removed. On two-door 4×4 off road vehicles commonly referred to as JEEP, two hinge members remain after a door is removed, one above the other and set at a spaced-apart distance from one another, and the present invention can be manufactured to engage one or both of them. The mounting bracket herein further has an angle that follows the angle of the windshield for aesthetic, practical, and aerodynamic purposes, with the mounting of the brackets used for securing driver and passenger mirrors to the vehicle without doors being slightly different from one another to provide optimum driver visibility.