Abstract: The invention is a method of use of an assemblage of a electrified base member having a plurality of perforations holding an array of sockets for light sources for optional lighting of the interior of various miniature buildings, a white cover material to simulate snow and a plurality of figurines of people and animals.

Abstract: The invention is a stove that is portable, has a double walled external structure for the passage of air used in combustion of the fuel, which air also maintains the external surface at a cool enough temperature that it can be touched, and which air flow prevents the waste of heat laterally to the ambient air from a hot outer surface. This increases cooking efficiency, because almost all heat that reaches the air flow between the two walls is drawn right into the combustion chamber in the form of preheated air by reason of the chimney effect. Thus almost no heat can escape the outside wall except by reaching the cooking pot bottom and pot sides after passing out the cover vents as exhaust. The stove is preferably powered with coal, and uses about half as much coal as a conventional coal fired stove resulting from cooking efficiency.

Abstract: A certificate of deposit (“CD”) portfolio system and method to attract institutional investors through dealers to CD issuing small to medium sized community deposit taking institutions. The central entities of the system include a system operator and a system clearing house. The system operator contacts and signs up the institutions to become a part of the system. These institutions are community banks that are too small to individually attract institutional investors. It also contacts and signs up dealers and then unitizes FDIC insured CD's into single investment instrument portfolios which the dealers then market to their institutional investor clientele. The clearing house is in communication with the system operator, the institutions and the dealers to act as an agent facilitating transactions by issuing the CD's, handling funds, settling transactions, and acting as custodian/trustee for all transactions.

Abstract: The present invention discloses and claims a single vehicle that has both full fire fighting capability in the form of a pumper in permanent combination with full medical rescue and transport capability. Provided is a transport pumper of conventional design having a crew cab with four entrances, a large capacity fire pump, a tank containing a quantity of water, another tank containing a quantity of foam, a substantial length and diameter of fire hose, ground ladders, a side controlled pump operator's panel, and all other necessary equipment to be in substantial compliance with NFPA Standard 1901. Permanently provided on the same chassis as the pumper is an ambulance or rescue transport including rear entry double doors for patients, a rear dump capability, two supine patients on stretchers carrying capabilities, air conditioning, a side entrance door and all necessary equipment be in substantial compliance with federal standard KKK-A-1822E for a rescue transport.

Abstract: The invention is a game for two or more players comprised of twelve dice, a cup for shaking and rolling the dice, a score card and game instructions/rules of play. In each round of preferably nine rounds each player in sequence can roll the dice up to three times to complete the dice combination called for in the rules for that given round, referred to as a round goal. When a player achieves a round goal, scoring is based upon the count of the face numbers on the three or more dice required to complete the round goal. A player that fails to achieve the round goal in a particular round scores a zero if that objective is not achieved in three rolls of the dice. The rules provide for the number of dice to be rolled in each round.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for gas sampling from a harsh environment which comprises a chemically resistant plastic housing suitable for suspension in a confined spacial environment. The housing has apertures for inlet and outlet tubes by which sampled air is drawn into and then discharged from the housing. Included are two three way valves to control selective fluid communication with the environment, a gas sensor, a filter selectively remove contamination from the housing and prevent saturation of the gas sensor, a pump disposed within the housing to effect selective fluid flow through the gas sensor and filter, and a power source that is preferably batteries. The apparatus electronics are all integrated into an electronics module configured so as to communicate with an external readout in a remote location via several methods.

Abstract: The invention is an apparatus and method of use that involves a movable cleat on a boat. The movable cleat includes a base neck supporting two cleat arms above two cleat channels on both sides of the base neck, a base tunnel and two base apertures. One aspect of the invention involves use of the apparatus with a boat having a slotted toe rail around the periphery of the deck, from which is desired to be hung bumpers using the movable cleat and a bumper line at any desired point. The movable cleat may also be used elsewhere on a boat, especially a sailboat. Several such applications are to tie up the mainsail along the boom such as, but not limited to, when reefing, typing up a lowered head said to the life line, and tying up a lowered head sail to the toe rail.

Abstract: Presented is a beachable high speed marine vehicle with air cushioned hull(s) capable of transporting heavy loads at very high speeds to beachheads and then departing the beachhead under its own power. The artificially pressurized air cushions allow the bow of the vehicle to be raised to the water surface at all speeds including when stationary. The design of the forward end of the air cushion recesses allows both high speed breaking of water from the hull at that point and backing off of the beachheads in spite of sand, rocks, and the like being inside the air cushion forward end. An optional upward raising secondary bow is also described. Monohull, multi-hulled such as catamaran, and outrigger hull versions of the same conceptual invention are disclosed with all derived from the same basic concepts regarding loading and unloading of cargo, beaching abilities, air cushion performance, and other features.

Abstract: A shutter system is disclosed which is unitized in a single rectangular frame or bracket with a window or door for use in a building opening that includes a plurality of shutter plates that can be folded and unfolded, each of the shutter plates having a hinged joint with adjoining shutter plates. The rectangular bracket has guide members with tracks for guiding the shutter plates using extensions with rollers from each of the hinged joints to cooperate with the guide members. There are also further extensions at the ends of the shutter plates on no less than every other plate, each of these securing wheel carriers at the end of the shutter plate and within a track in the rectangular bracket. The wheel carriers are equipped with a spring to put the secured shutter plate in tension because this adds additional strength to the shutter plates to resist bending and impact of the shutter system when in a fully deployed configuration.

Abstract: Disclosed is a preemie warmth stocking cap comprised preferably of several components including in a multilayered construction two layers of a woven or knitted stretchable but resilient fabric, such as cotton, which forms an outer and inner layer between which is disposed a thin and flexible insulating plastic layer to minimize heat loss that is readily deformable, but not readily breakable and which includes an adhesive to achieve positional stability between the plastic layer and an adjoining fabric layer. A third optional component is comprised of a clamping structure comprised of an inert material used to close the top of tubular fabric about the top of the infant's head if the fabric layers are made with a tubular stockinette.

Abstract: Disclosed is a combination flower protector and variable diameter display sleeve for cut flower bouquets that is fabricated from a single sheet of flexible planar plastic or other material that is adapted to be rolled about the stems of a bouquet of cut flowers, preferably roses. The apparatus is comprised of a pie shaped segment in which are disposed a pair of elongated parallel slots that extend to near the left side of the sheet while at the right edge is disposed a tab structure. The tab structure may be inserted into the elongated slots to hold the cone together but also to allow its upper diameter to be varied in amount commensurate with the length of the slots.

Abstract: The present invention includes an apparatus for delivery of pressurized particulate matter against a surface or target to abrade, texture, sandblast, etch, erase, cut, penetrate, smooth, clean, polish, harden and/or deburr the surface or target. The invention is expected to be used in slightly different embodiments, both by dentists and oral hygienists to clean teeth, and by hobbyists, although numerous other uses are within the contemplation of the inventors. The dental embodiment features a prefilled, sealed, and disposable fluidizing chamber and cannula assembly that avoids contamination and which has been approved by the FDA for dental use. The general utility embodiment features a refillable fluidizing chamber and detachable cannula.

Abstract: Presented is an efficient propulsion system for boats that operates, with the boat going forward at high speeds, with its fluid accelerating rotor operating on an air and water mixture. The rotor is disposed, as seen in vertical transverse planes of the boat, at least in its majority to sides of hulls of the boat. The lower periphery of the rotor is proximal a keel of the boat when the boat is moving forward at high speed thereby insuring a shallow draft situation. When the boat is going in reverse, the rotor is supplied only with water so that it can act to pressurize the water in its discharge. The pressurized water from the rotor discharge is then reversed by one or more reversing buckets. An inlet flow adjusting system, inlet flow directing vanes, and air fences are options. This efficient new propulsion system for boats may be applied to all manner of boats including monohulls and multi-hulls.

Abstract: Presented is a vehicle aerostabilizer(s) that is at least partially actuated by momentum forces generated on a weight when the vehicle is decelerating as when the brakes are applied. Movement of the weight translates forces to the vehicle aerostabilizer that cause the aerostabilizer to rotate to a more vertical position thereby adding aerodynamic drag forces to help slow the vehicle. Several options to doing this are offered including two or more aerostabilizers that may or may not rotate in concert. Much is dependent upon having an aerodynamically and weight balanced aerostabilizer(s) and limits on such balance are described. Damping systems to provide smooth operation and movement of the weight(s) and the aerostabilizers are also offered.

Abstract: A single generally rectangular frame, with extruded guides on the lateral sides, which guides contain tracks for a retractable pleated shutter system, and similarly contain channels for the mounting of a window or a door. The shutter system utilizes extracted pleated plates of uniform cross-section. At the ends of the shutter panels, provision is made for a guide assembly which is secured internally of the tracks on the lateral sides of the frame. In one embodiment, means are provided for removing and replacing the shutter system and shutter panels, which does not require the removal of any cement, stucco, or any other permanent securing materials.

Abstract: There is provided dual use body armor that can be alternately used either as a hand held shield which can be concealed in a standard bag (such as an attache case) or worn as an armor vest, and which can be quickly converted from one use to the other. For this reason the shield would normally be of an approximately rectangular shape. The exact shape may be varied in order to fit in different types of carry bag, or to better conform (for the purpose of comfort or protection) to the shape of the body when unstowed or deployed and worn as a vest. When used as a vest, the invention is preferably comprised of two or more armor panels that unfold or deploy to protect an area of the front and back, and preferably also the side and lower abdomen, of the torso. The front armor panel, back armor panel, side armor panels, and lower abdomen armor panel, are all located on the body by means of a support system.

Abstract: Presented is a high efficiency high-speed boat or ship that has multiple hulls. These multiple hulls can include recesses in their undersides that are supplied with pressurized air to form supporting air cushions. There is a support and stability adding hydrofoil disposed between two of the multi-hulls and one trimmable hydrofoil mounted to the transom in the preferred embodiment of the invention. There are water deflecting steps forward of recesses inset in one or more sides of the multi-hulls where such recesses are preferably above the sidehull chines.

Abstract: Presented is a highly efficient and stable ship concept that is at least partially supported by an artificially produced gas cushion(s). Addition of a stern bustle aft of the gas cushion(s) improves hull efficiency. Special location of water inlets for waterjet propulsors allows the inlets to take in the ship's boundary layer to thereby enhance the waterjet's efficiency. Other features of the invention include an aft stabilizer that can have trim capabilities, a forward stabilizer that can include trim capabilities and that can also provide an expansion of gas cushion area, and forward stabilizing fins that can retract into the gas cushion recess which is an advantage when operating in shallow water or near docks. A further enhancement includes water deflectors disposed mainly in a gas cushion recess(es) whereby impingement of a bow wave on such water deflectors adds to the overall lift and hence efficiency of the ship especially at low to medium speeds.

Abstract: Presented is an improved marine vehicle propulsion system that utilizes a water accelerating rotor that operates efficiently when either partially or fully submerged all the while enclosed in a duct like a standard pump impeller pressurized nozzle waterjet. This new waterjet propulsor has a simple gas supply system without moving parts that supplies either gas or water to the water accelerating rotor dependent upon level of the waterline relative to the gas supply's inlet. One or more fluid inlet flow directing valve elements are offered that can vary the level of water reaching the rotor's inlet and can also, in an extended position, prevent water from impacting the waterjet's inlet. The latter item is valuable when the marine vehicle is either being towed or when it is being propelled by another propulsor as it reduces drag due to water flowing through an inoperative instant invention waterjet propulsor.