Abstract: An elevator counterweight assembly is described. This assembly comprises: an electrical energy generator module comprising at least one electric generator for generating electrical power when an axis of said at least one generator is rotated; at least one mechanism for converting a linear motion of said assembly into a rotatory motion for rotating the axis of said at least one electric generator; an accumulator module for storing electrical power produced by said electrical energy generator module. An elevator system comprising such an assembly is also described.

Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to a liquid treatment system comprising a fluid input channel and a plasmatron coupled to the fluid input channel, the plasmatron operative to affix nitrogen to liquid received from the fluid input channel resulting in treated liquid. The system further comprises a liquid chamber connected to the plasmatron for storing treated liquid and a treated fluid output channel connected to the liquid chamber.

Abstract: A device designed to replace or supplement the factory grip of a firearm, said device improving accuracy by allowing better placement of the user's trigger finger upon the trigger of the firearm, said device also providing an attachment point for carry of the firearm about the user's person when the firearm is not in use.

Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to a liquid treatment system comprising a fluid input channel and a plasmatron coupled to the fluid input channel, the plasmatron operative to affix nitrogen to liquid received from the fluid input channel resulting in treated liquid. The system further comprises a liquid chamber connected to the plasmatron for storing treated liquid and a treated fluid output channel connected to the liquid chamber.

Abstract: A device designed to replace or supplement the factory grip of a firearm, said device improving accuracy by allowing better placement of the user's trigger finger upon the trigger of the firearm, said device also providing an attachment point for carry of the firearm about the user's person when the firearm is not in use.

Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to a liquid treatment system comprising a fluid input channel and a plasmatron coupled to the fluid input channel, the plasmatron operative to affix nitrogen to liquid received from the fluid input channel resulting in treated liquid. The system further comprises a liquid chamber connected to the plasmatron for storing treated liquid and a treated fluid output channel connected to the liquid chamber.

Abstract: A flexible bougie tube having a proximal end that has an opening for receiving a fluid and a distal end that is sealed for insertion into a patient having LSG a bariatric weight loss surgical procedure. The tube has a channel which extends from the opening in the proximal end to the distal end that is sealed, and at least one perforation or opening which communicates with the channel proximate the distal end of the flexible tube that is sealed to allow fluid received by the opening at the proximal end of the tube to pass thru the flexible tube. The bougie tube performs three functions of Ensuring patency of the esophagus and that the integrity of the entire stomach remains attached to the esophagus; Serving as a guide for the amount of the stomach that can be removed; and Testing the suture line integrity while remaining is place.

Abstract: A band with a reinforced construction. The band has an attachment portion that defines a connector bar passage, a reinforcement pin passage and a reinforcement plate recess intersecting both the connector bar passage and the reinforcement pin passage. The band also has a reinforcement plate and a reinforcement pin. The reinforcement plate defines a connector bar aperture and a reinforcement pin aperture, and is positioned within the reinforcement plate recess such that the connector bar aperture intersects the connector bar passage and the reinforcement pin aperture intersects the reinforcement pin passage. Typically, the reinforcement plate is formed from a resilient material, such as metal or hard plastic. The reinforcement pin is positioned within the reinforcement pin passage such that the reinforcement pin extends through the reinforcement pin aperture of the reinforcement plate.

Abstract: A band with a reinforced construction. The band has an attachment portion that defines a connector bar passage, a reinforcement pin passage and a reinforcement plate recess intersecting both the connector bar passage and the reinforcement pin passage. The band also has a reinforcement plate and a reinforcement pin. The reinforcement plate defines a connector bar aperture and a reinforcement pin aperture, and is positioned within the reinforcement plate recess such that the connector bar aperture intersects the connector bar passage and the reinforcement pin aperture intersects the reinforcement pin passage. Typically, the reinforcement plate is formed from a resilient material, such as metal or hard plastic. The reinforcement pin is positioned within the reinforcement pin passage such that the reinforcement pin extends through the reinforcement pin aperture of the reinforcement plate.

Abstract: A mobile electronic device, such as a smart personal object includes an antenna system for emitting and receiving signals. The antenna system includes at least two antennas electrically connected in parallel to define an equivalent circuit having a reduced inductance with a substantially unaffected induced voltage for the equivalent circuit.