Abstract: A clothing deodorizer for deer hunters. The deodorizer includes a bag in which is placed the clothing to be deodorized of human odor. Within the bag a perforated container holds a granular material which can adsorb the human odor from the clothing. An object which can pulverize the granular material is placed in the container, so that as the bag is tumbled e.g. in a clothes dryer the object grinds the granular material into a powder which comes out through the perforations, contacts the clothing, and adsorbs the human odor exuded by the clothing.

Abstract: An adjustable continuous filtration system for cooking fats and cooling oils. Using a variable orifice restriction such as a valve, the amount of cooking fat or cooking oil recycled to a filter is controlled in accordance with the results of testing the discharged cooking fat or cooking oil for quality control, by changing the size of the orifice. If the discharged fat or oil not within industry standards, the proportion being recycled is increased. If the fat or oil tests appreciably above industry standards, the proportion recycled to the filter is decreased.

Abstract: A propeller-driven educational vehicle for teaching science, mathematics, technology, and research methodology. The educational vehicle includes a body, one pair of wheels at the front end of the body and a second pair of wheels at the front end of the body, and a number of interchangeable propellers of different sizes for attachment by means of a propeller shaft to the front end of the body. A rubber band connects the rear end of the body to the propeller shaft. Rotation of the propeller and the propeller shaft in one direction winds and tightens the rubber band, thus storing in the rubber band potential energy which is transformed into kinetic energy and causes the propeller and propeller shaft to rotate in the opposite direction as the rubber band unwinds and loosens, causing the vehicle to move at an acceleration and speed which are directly related to the size of the propeller, and illustrating the conversion of potential energy into kinetic energy.

Abstract: A temporomandibular rehabilitator having (a) a lower planar member having a longitudinal center, first and second ends, and a segment connecting the first and second ends to one another; and (b) an upper angular member having first and second ends, and first and second planar faces having an obtuse interior angle between the faces. The angular member is pivotally connected at the vertex of the obtuse interior angle to the segment of the planar member which connects the first and second ends of the planar member to one another, so that the first planar face of the angular member can be brought into parallel contact with the first end and with a first portion of the segment connecting the first and second ends of the planar member to one another, or the second planar face of the angular member can be brought into parallel contact with the second end and with a second portion of the segment connecting the first and second ends of the planar member to one another.

Abstract: Apparati and methods for controlling the distribution of steam to a number of boilers, and for optimizing the performance of a steam boiler. The distribution of steam to the boilers is controlled by a master control system in communication with the boilers, steam subheaders, steam-flow sensors, a comparator module, a summer module, a main steam-supply header, and a pressure sensor in the main steam-supply header. The performance of an individual boiler is optimized by (a) maintaining a constant steam pressure in the boiler, (b) measuring the relative humidity of the air supply for fuel combustion, and (c) supplying and controlling the amount of steam to be mixed with the air supply to optimize the combustion process.

Abstract: A retrievable boat mooring device for reversible attachment to an off-shore oil platform. The mooring device includes a modified U-shaped hook, one end of which is attached to a cable. A tubular Nylon rope is attached to the other end of the hook, and the cable and the rope are attached to one another. The free end of the cable terminates in a loop for grasping and pulling the cable. The mooring device is secured to the platform by casting the hook over a stationary elongated horizontal support, and is retrieved by pulling on the cable loop, thereby drawing the hook over and away from the stationary horizontal support. The advantage of the present invention over the present state of the art is that it enables one to tie a boat to and untie a boat from an off-shore oil platform without having to come dangerously near the platform.

Abstract: A portable wire puller designed to be operated from a motor vehicle having a hydraulic system. The wire puller utilizes a spool mounted on an axle which is made up of two rods which can be easily connected to and disconnected from one another, so that it is simple and easy to change spools quickly without dismantling the entire apparatus.

Abstract: A remotely-steered trailer, and a sensor for sensing the direction of motion of a vehicle towing the trailer. The sensor includes a source of varyng electrical potential, rigidly fastened to the trailer; a pointer in electrical contact with the source of varying electrical potential; and a bar resiliently and perpendicularly connected to the pointer, pivotally connected to the trailer, and held in contact with the towing vehicle by a spring disposed between the pointer and the bar.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for determining the percentage of free fatty acids in cooking fats and oils. A kit for this analysis includes a test cylinder calibrated for (a) volume of test sample, (b) volume of acid-base indicator solution, and (c) a set of lines marked to be read directly as the percentage of free fatty acids in the sample.

Abstract: A scent-releasing pole for attracting deer to a hunter. Two tapers are disposed in a hollow tube, and extend above the open upper end of the tube. Each taper is made up of a combustible stick, around the upper end of which is wrapped a layer of peat. The layer of peat is partly overlaid with a semicricular layer of wax impreganted with a scent which attracts deer. The scent is released by burning the tapers.

Abstract: A non-lethal, graded method for deterring an assailant by using a hand-held self-defense device which includes an electrical storage battery which acts as a power source, a lamp which emits a directed beam of high-intensity white light, a lamp which emits high-intensity diffuse blue light, a siren, and a source of pressurized chemical repellent. First, an intense beam of white light is directed at the eyes of the assailant; then intermittent high-intensity diffuse blue light and high-intensity sound are simultaneously emitted. If these operations prove inadequate to deter the attack, a spray of chemical repellent is discharged at the eyes of the assailant, using the beam of white light as a guide.

Abstract: A concrete building block for erecting a wall and/or disposing of used rubber tires and other waste material detrimental to the environment. The block is made up of three rectangular portions, and includes a central chamber in which a bale of used rubber tires is encased. The tongue-and-groove design of the block facilitates the construction of a strong wall by joining the blocks end-to-end, with the tongue of one block disposed in the groove of another.

Abstract: An extended motor vehicle having steerable wheels at the front and rear ends of the vehicle, and fixed wheels near the middle of the vehicle. The steerable wheels at the rear of the vehicle are forcibly and remotely steered in accordance with the orientation of the steering wheel and the geometry of the motor vehicle. The position of the steering wheel is sensed electrically and transmitted to the steerable rear wheels.

Abstract: A composition for inhibiting corrosion. The composition contains a mixture of a dessicant and a vapor-corrosion inhibitor. The mixture of dessicant and inhibitor is synergistic: the service life of the corrosion inhibitor is signficiantly longer when so used than when used alone or in in the presence of but not physically mixed with the dessicant.

Abstract: A container for displaying a statuette. The container includes a transparent hollow globe which is attachable to and detachable from the base. The globe and the base form a seal when attached to one another, so that water can be used to magnify the image of the statuette. The flat upper surface of the base has perforations in which floral wire can be inserted, for attaching the statuette to the base.

Abstract: A tool for attaching springs to a trampoline mat, and a method for using the tool to assemble a trampoline. The tool has a straight rigid shaft and a curved rigid handle connected and separated by a rigid plate. The handle is curved to fit the closed hand of a user, and the plate prevents accidental contact of the spring with the user's hand regardless of the orientation of the tool. One end of each spring is connected to the frame of the trampoline. The other end of the spring is slipped over the straight shaft of the tool, then attached to one of the "D" rings on the mat. By pushing the tool away from him or her, the user causes the spring to slide down the shaft and hook onto the "D" ring. The process is then repeated for the other springs and "D" rings.

Abstract: A housing for a sheet of phase-separating material. The housing has first and second plates which hold the sheet between their interior surfaces. The first plate has a circular central opening and a peripheral opening. On the interior surface of the first plate are several concentric channels. The second plate has a circular central opening which is coaxial with the central opening in the first plate. The central opening in the first plate serves as an inlet port for a multiphase feed stream. The central opening in the second plate serves as an outlet port for one of the phases of the feed stream. The peripheral opening in the first plate serves as a bypass port for the feed stream, or as an outlet for a second phase of the feed stream.

Abstract: A method for monitoring oil-drilling mud. A supported capillary membrane (SCMS) device having a support member, a capillary membrane permeable to hydrocarbons, and flights on the surface of the support member within which the capillary member is supported is disposed in a stream returning mud from a drill hole to the surface of an oil well. A stream of inert gas is passed through the SCMS device, thereby entraining hydrocarbon vapors in the gas stream and providing a sample of the hydrocarbons associated with the oil-drilling mud. The hydrocarbon-laden gas stream is input to an analytical instrument such as a gas chromatograph capable of identifying and quantitatively determining the concentrations of the hydrocarbons.

Abstract: A method for protecting luggage in transit. A strip is made of a material which adheres to itself but not to the luggage or to a lock for the luggage. The strip is wrapped around the luggage and the lock, and the ends of the strip are pressed together, causing them to stick to one another and seal the luggage and the lock. If further protection is desired, a strand of wire, rope, cord, string, or the like is tied over the strip used to seal the luggage and lock, and a second strip of the same material wrapped over and around the strand, the first strip, the luggage, and the lock, and used to further seal the luggage and the lock by pressing the ends of the second strip against one another.

Abstract: An in-line algicide dispenser for disposal upstream of a condensation line or cold-water drain line which provides an outlet for condensate from an air-conditioning unit, an ice-maker, or other device utilizing a condensation or drain line. A water-leachable algicide placed in the dispenser provides protection from clogging or plugging of the condensation or drain line by growth of cold-water algae.