Abstract: A payload transporter, including a truck frame, a body having at least one waste storage tank storage tank, and a vacuum system, wherein the vacuum system is used to remove waste material from a portable toilet, wherein the waste material is stored in the waste storage tank, and wherein the payload transporter transports both the waste and the portable toilet to a preferred location. Special baffles are placed within the compartments to prevent liquid surge during transport and to provide structural support for both the top of the bed when transporting toilets and while the bed is under vacuum. Optionally, fresh water tanks can be included in the payload transporter and used to clean and replenish the portable toilets.

Abstract: The invention consists of several novel solutions to overcome specific problems currently encountered in propagating bamboo. The invention consists of these novel solutions both individually and in combination.

Abstract: A motion detector comprising a rotator member having at least one radially positioned member and being mounted for rotation from at least a first position to at least a second position; a detector member, preferably a Hall Effect sensor; and a magnet producing a magnetic field; wherein, the radially positioned member is characterized by altering the magnetic flux of the magnetic field when it moves into and out of proximity to the magnet; and wherein the detector member detects the alteration of the magnetic flux. The motion detector is preferably used to detect the speed, type, position, presence, and absence of a printer ribbon cartridge.

Abstract: A new process and device are described which together make it possible to quantify and monitor the percentage of remaining or regained ligament function by externally measuring anatomical reference points using electronic sensors which have been added to existing ligament stress devices and then applying mathematical models to these measurements, thereby eliminating the need for x-rays or other imaging modalities. The device is compact and portable and can be operated by a technician, eliminating the need for the physician to conduct the test. The information generated by the device and the method is presented in an easy to read clinical format eliminating the need for the physician to make computations in order to make a diagnosis.

Abstract: A load-dispersing device for non-free standing ladders or other devices that require reduction of horizontal slippage. The single strip load-dispersing bumper can be used in combination with a ladder having side rails with a load-bearing surface. The bumper consists of a pair of flexible, resilient, load-dispersing members, each of which has a contact area and a method of affixing the members to the ladder. A first side of the contact area is placed adjacent and secured to the load-bearing surface. The second side of the contact area is placed between the load bearing surface and a support surface to prevent the ladder from sliding. The bumper can be affixed to the load bearing surface by an adhesive, tape or hook and loop material or using multiple dome-topped pins that are integral with the first side. The dome-topped pins are dimensioned to fit within holes that are placed along the load-bearing surface.