Abstract: A tool for aiming a nozzle assembly having a fluid outlet and a cap is provided. The tool includes a housing defining a bore. The bore has a side wall radially disposed about an axis. The tool also includes a laser assembly including a laser emission source configured to produce a light beam collinear with the axis of the housing. The laser assembly also includes a power supply. The tool further includes at least one of a switch and an electrical contact provided within the housing and adapted to be in electrical communication with the power supply and the laser emission source based on a contact with the nozzle assembly. The tool is installed on the nozzle assembly such that the bore is adapted for placement about an outer surface of the nozzle assembly so that the fluid outlet is substantially concentric about the axis.

Abstract: A tool for aiming a nozzle assembly having a fluid outlet and a cap is provided. The tool includes a housing defining a bore. The bore has a side wall radially disposed about an axis. The tool also includes a laser assembly including a laser emission source configured to produce a light beam collinear with the axis of the housing. The laser assembly also includes a power supply. The tool further includes at least one of a switch and an electrical contact provided within the housing and adapted to be in electrical communication with the power supply and the laser emission source based on a contact with the nozzle assembly. The tool is installed on the nozzle assembly such that the bore is adapted for placement about an outer surface of the nozzle assembly so that the fluid outlet is substantially concentric about the axis.

Abstract: A modular food storage apparatus for storing dry goods and/or perishable goods. The food storage apparatus may be fixed or mobile. The apparatus includes a scalable frame. A plurality of scalable side panels are securely affixed to the frame. A plurality of scalable roofing panels are securely affixed to the frame and to the side panels. The food storage apparatus may be stationary and affixed to a concrete foundation. The apparatus may be modified with monitoring devices and venting devices for storage of dry goods. The apparatus may be modified for storage of perishable goods using refrigeration or a controlled atmosphere environment.

Abstract: Described herein is a block set including a plurality of blocks having latently adhesive surfaces. Also described is a method of creating a bound structure from the individual blocks, including activating the adhesive of the latently adhesive surface of one or more of the blocks; and contacting an activated adhesive surface of the one or more blocks with another of said blocks, to bond the blocks together.

Abstract: Methods of temporarily protecting an exterior surface of a structure, an interior hard surface, and an automobile part, including the step of applying to the surface a solution including a water-soluble polymer, and allowing the solution to dry, thereby forming a water-soluble polymer coating on the surface, is disclosed. The protective coating can thereafter be removed by washing the surface with water, such as with a power sprayer, taking with it any secondary substance which has coated it or otherwise has been bound to it.

Abstract: A method of dust abatement, including applying and reapplying to a surface having particulate material a single-phase solution including a water-soluble polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, derivatives thereof, and combinations thereof, at a rate of 0.1 g/m to 6 g/m2, on a dry basis, and suitable solutions for the method optionally including surfactants, plasticizers, tackifying agents, and nanoclays, are disclosed.

Abstract: A method of stabilization and anchoring for low density objects such as leaves, including applying to the surface of a collection of leaves a solution including a water-soluble polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, derivatives thereof, and combinations thereof, at a rate of 0.5 g/m2 to 20 g/m2, on a dry basis, and suitable solutions for the method optionally including crosslinking agents, surfactants, plasticizers, nanoparticulates, and tackifying agents, are disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus or a vehicle for applying multiple coatings of fluid to a surface in a single moving pass comprises a manifold having a plurality of nozzles. A first nozzle applies a first layer of fluid to the surface in accordance with a first spray pattern. A second nozzle carried applies a second layer of fluid to the surface in accordance with a second spray pattern. The second layer substantially covers the first layer. A third nozzle applies a third layer of fluid to the surface in accordance with a third spray pattern. The third layer substantially covers the first and second layers. The apparatus provides for multiple coatings of one or more fluids onto a substrate in a single pass, whereby the application of the various layers is accurately controlled to achieve a desired result.

Abstract: A method of dust abatement, including applying to a surface having particulate material a single-phase solution including a water-soluble polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, derivatives thereof, and combinations thereof, at a rate of 10 g/m2 to 150 g/m2, on a dry basis, and suitable solutions for the method optionally including surfactants, plasticizers, tackifying agents, and nanoclays, are disclosed.