Abstract: A sock with a shoehorn which is generally an elongated elastic tube band. The tube band has a slippery inner wall which is not very thick. The tube band is attached closely to a bottom heel portion of the sock with its two opposite ends fixed on a symmetrical line on both sides of the sock. A wearer holds an open collar or rim of the shoe and inserts their foot into the shoe such that their foot pushes forward and down on the bottom heel portion of the sock, which in turn pushes the tube band against the collar of the sock, where the tube band is rolled against the collar to a location adjacent to a rear heel portion of the sock. The tube band which was under the bottom heel portion of the sock is rolled back to the rear heel portion of the sock and concealed inside the shoe.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating impacts which has a hydraulic cylinder and a reciprocating piston. The hydraulic cylinder has an impact chamber, a cavity which receives and diverts fluid, and a throat which connects the impact chamber with the cavity. When the pressure line is connected to the cavity, the piston is lifted to an upper position. When the overflow line is connected to the cavity, the piston drops down such that the piston enters and covers the throat at the impact chamber. The pressure in the chamber remains low as the chamber is sealed by the piston entering the throat, where the energy loss is insignificant. The piston enters into the throat such that it is stopped and presses against the fluid inside the impact chamber, and thereby generates an impact therein. The piston is lifted up to repeat the cycle, when the cavity is connected to the pressure line.

Abstract: A method and system for identifying and providing absolute identification on any visual medium or devices, to permit accurate recall of unique characteristics of the device being identifying. The recorded production information become the characteristics of the device, enabling fast and accurate identification and retrieval at a later date. The recording apparatus basically comprises a keyboard for inputting identification information for each device of a production lot, an electronic encoder for encoding the identification information into an index code, a laser device for etching or engraving the index code to a surface of each device, an inking device for filling the etched surface of each device with ultraviolet or infrared ink, and a spraying device for spraying a protective coat over the etched surface of each device. The index code can be retrieved at a later time for identifying each device from the production lot and the index code will remain invisible and not be seen by the naked eye.

Abstract: An illusion mirror light display has a frame with a view opening, a front partially reflective mirror, a second fully reflective mirror, a middle frame member located between the front and second mirrors, one or more light sources installed on the periphery of the middle frame member for displaying a lighting illusion effect which is viewed through the view opening, and retaining members for retaining all of the elements within the frame. When the illusion mirror light display is activated, it provides an illusion effect. The illusion mirror light display also has pressure points for causing the light sources to emit at that location.

Abstract: A protective pet collar has two sheets of flexible material fastened around an animal's neck for preventing the animal from bending its neck and thereby biting or licking an affected injured area of its body. The protective pet collar has a width adjustment so that the pet collar can easily be adjusted to accommodate different lengths of the necks of different animals.

Abstract: A lens-gate divider system for a camera bag. The gap or opening of the dividers is covered by swinging gates which can accommodate long camera lenses or camera bodies without the lenses attached thereto and also provide a plurality of different size compartments without the need to change to different dividers. In one embodiment, the lens-gate divider system comprises at least one lens-gate divider with two panels spaced apart and leaving a gap therebetween. Each panel has a swinging gate or door hingeably attached thereto and can swing open or closed in a lateral direction. In another embodiment, the system has at least one divider with a cut-out opening. A swinging lens-gate is hingeably attached to the divider to open or close the cut-out opening.

Abstract: An adjustable reading stand which can be mounted on any wall of a home or the like and is utilized for retaining a book or the like so that a user's hands are unoccupied to perform other tasks. The adjustable reading stand comprises a mounting base, a vertical rod, a slidable arm base, a proximal connecting rod, two spaced apart distal connecting rods, a reading platform pivoting bracket, a reading platform and a spring-biased book spring. The slidable arm base is installed on the vertical rod and slidable on the rod to adjust a vertical height for the reading platform. One end of the proximal connecting rod is attached between one ends of the two spaced apart distal connecting rods and the other end is attached to the reading platform pivoting bracket. The other ends of the two spaced apart distal connecting rods are attached to the slidable arm base.

Abstract: A lens-gate divider system for a camera bag. The gap or opening of the dividers is covered by swinging gates which can accommodate long camera lenses or camera bodies without the lenses attached thereto and also provide a plurality of different size compartments without the need to change to different dividers. In one embodiment, the lens-gate divider system comprises at least one lens-gate divider with two panels spaced apart and leaving a gap therebetween. Each panel has a swinging gate or door hingeably attached thereto and can swing open or closed in a lateral direction. In another embodiment, the system has at least one divider with a cut-out opening. A swinging lens-gate is hingeably attached to the divider to open or close the cut-out opening.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for processing a plurality of small work-pieces which each weighs under five pounds using a robot gripping a rotatable pallet for holding an array of small parts. The robot has a removable tooling plate mounted on its head for mounting an array of processing tools operating on the rotatable pallet such as pick-and-place tools, work-piece ejection tools, vertical and horizontal video cameras, reflective photocell sensors, and laser distance ranging sensors. The tools operate under control of the robot and in conjunction with rotation and elevation of the rotatable pallet with respect to the tool array. The tools are mounted by an interchangeable, standard bracket to permit quick installation or removal of the tool mounting plate and addition or placement of individual devices and sensors appropriate to particular robotic tasks.

Abstract: A two piece shoe bottom construction including a platform structure and a heel structure. The platform structure has a forward toe support portion and a rear raised portion, the rear raised portion being elevated substantially above the toe portion so that it will correspond to a particular height of a heel portion. The heel structure has a heel portion and a downwardly inclined protruding tongue portion integrally formed with the upper front part of the heel portion. The protruding tongue portion has a concave shaped lower side. An alignment anchor is integrally formed with the protruding tongue portion and located at one end which is remote from the heel portion. The platform structure has a closed cavity which extends from the middle of the toe portion through the end of the rear raised portion.

Abstract: A continuous-flow oxygen valve for oxygen rebreathers employs the use of reversible rotary motors to control continuously variable valves in order to provide more constant gas flow to oxygen rebreathers. The motor is connected by gears to a valve which can be adjusted over the appropriate control range necessary to maintain the optimum gas balance. Once the valve is adjusted, the amount of gas flowing through it remains constant until a subsequent adjustment is performed. The gas levels are measured by sensors and conditioning circuitry. Once the appropriate gas flow is computed by the unit control elements, the controller will cause continuous or pulsed current to flow through the valve motor until the flow is set at the appropriate level. Current will then cease to flow. When conditions cause the balance of the gasses to vary from the optimum level, the controller will again make an adjustment in the valve position.

Abstract: An anatomical restoration dental implant system for posterior and anterior teeth comprising an anatomic implant fixture which is press-fitted within the tapered alveolus of a patient's jawbone, a matching abutment member seated above the anatomic implant fixture and a bolt member for securing the abutment member to the anatomic implant fixture. The implant fixture has a head section with a bevel periphery top surface and a tapered shaft section with a bottom end. The matching abutment member has a bottom end which has a complementary interior bevel periphery surface, where the abutment member is installed over the top end of the implant fixture such that the complementary interior bevel periphery surface of the abutment member matches the bevel periphery surface of the top end of the implant fixture, thereby providing a perfect match therebetween.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating impacts which has a hydraulic cylinder and a reciprocating piston. The hydraulic cylinder has an impact chamber, a cavity which receives and diverts fluid, and a throat which connects the impact chamber with the cavity. When the pressure line is connected to the cavity, the piston is lifted to an upper position. When the overflow line is connected to the cavity, the piston drops down such that the piston enters and covers the throat at the impact chamber. The pressure in the chamber remains low as the chamber is sealed by the piston entering the throat, where the energy loss is insignificant. The piston enters into the throat such that it is stopped and presses against the fluid inside the impact chamber, and thereby generates an impact therein. The piston is lifted up to repeat the cycle, when the cavity is connected to the pressure line.