Abstract: An apparatus for washing baby includes a rigid U-shaped pipe having a first and a second end orienting toward substantially a same direction, a snap coupler disposed at the first end of the U-shaped pipe for removably coupling the first end of the U-shaped pipe to a downward directing snap fitting adapter of a water faucet, and a first spray head capping the second end of the U-shaped pipe, the second end of the U-shaped pipe orienting the first spray head upward.

Abstract: A watercraft propulsion system includes a shaft slidably disposed through an opening formed in a hull, a pull-up cable coupled to the shaft at a predetermined location of the shaft for pulling the shaft upward, a pull-down cable coupled to the shaft at the predetermined location of the shaft for pulling the shaft downward, a fluke disposed beneath a bottom of the watercraft, the fluke having a front portion and a horizontal plate behind the front portion, the front portion being solely and removably attached to a lower end of the shaft, wherein when the shaft is pulled downward by the pull-down cable, the horizontal plate tilts upward, and when the shaft is pulled upward by the pull-up cable, the horizontal plate tilts downward.

Abstract: A watercraft propulsion includes an elongated fin disposed below a bottom of the watercraft, the fin having a pivotal spot located closer to a forward end than to an aft end of the watercraft, a hinge attached to the bottom having a slot confining the forward end to a first vertical range of motion, a shaft passing through a hole formed in a hull of the watercraft, the shaft having a lower end below the bottom of the watercraft and an upper spot above a deck of the watercraft, the lower end pivotally engaging the fin at the pivotal spot, a first foot pedal linked to the shaft at the upper spot via a first wheel disposed below the upper spot of the shaft, and a second foot pedal linked to the shaft at the upper spot via a second wheel disposed above the upper spot of the shaft.

Abstract: A manual propulsion system for a watercraft includes an axle horizontally mounted below a bottom surface of the watercraft in a direction perpendicular to a centerline of the watercraft, an elongated fin rotatable around the axle, the elongated fin being oriented along the centerline of the watercraft, a location of the axle dividing the elongated fin into a forward portion in front of the axle and an aft portion behind the axle in reference to a travel direction of the watercraft, the forward portion being shorter than the aft portion, a first foot pedal linked to the forward portion of the elongated fin, a forward motion by the first foot pedal lifting the forward portion of the elongated fin, and a second foot pedal linked to the aft portion of the elongated fin, a forward motion by the second foot pedal lifting the aft portion of the elongated fin.

Abstract: A paperboard cut into a predetermined shape to be folded into a box for removing dog waste is disclosed which includes a first rectangular section (235) serving as a bottom panel for the box, a pair of fold-up members (342L and 342R) flanking the first rectangular section (235), a second rectangular section (223) juxtaposing the first rectangular section (235) and serving as a back panel of the box, a pair of side sections (122L and 122R) flanking the second rectangular section (223) serving as side panels of the box, a third rectangular section (102) juxtaposing the second rectangular section (223) and serving as a front panel of the box, and a pair of side tab sections (108L and 108R) flanking the third rectangular section (102) for engaging a pair of side slots (124L and 124R) formed on the pair of side sections (122L and 122R), respectively.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing dog waste is disclosed which includes a bottom panel (235) for scooping up a piece of dog waste from a ground, a left side panel (122L) and a right side panel (122R) both attached to a back panel (223), each of the left side panel (122L), the right side panel (122R) and the back panel (223) also attached to the bottom panel (235) to form a concave space with only one front opening, and a front panel (102) pivotally connected to a top edge of the back panel (223), wherein when the front panel (102) pivots to a first position the front panel (102) reaches the bottom panel (235) and completely covers the front opening, and when the front panel (102) pivots to a second position there is a gap between the front panel (102) and the bottom panel (235) for accommodating the piece of dog waste.

Abstract: A paperboard cut into a predetermined shape to be folded into a box for removing dog waste is disclosed which includes a first rectangular section (235) serving as a bottom panel for the box, a pair of fold-up members (342L and 342R) flanking the first rectangular section (235), a second rectangular section (223) juxtaposing the first rectangular section (235) and serving as a back panel of the box, a pair of side sections (122L and 122R) flanking the second rectangular section (223) serving as side panels of the box, a third rectangular section (102) juxtaposing the second rectangular section (223) and serving as a front panel of the box, and a pair of side tab sections (108L and 108R) flanking the third rectangular section (102) for engaging a pair of side slots (124L and 124R) formed on the pair of side sections (122L and 122R), respectively.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing dog waste is disclosed which includes a bottom panel (235) for scooping up a piece of dog waste from a ground, a left side panel (122L) and a right side panel (122R) both attached to a back panel (223), each of the left side panel (122L), the right side panel (122R) and the back panel (223) also attached to the bottom panel (235) to form a concave space with only one front opening, and a front panel (102) pivotally connected to a top edge of the back panel (223), wherein when the front panel (102) pivots to a first position the front panel (102) reaches the bottom panel (235) and completely covers the front opening, and when the front panel (102) pivots to a second position there is a gap between the front panel (102) and the bottom panel (235) for accommodating the piece of dog waste.

Abstract: A system and method for establishing a one-to-one voice call between two selected smartphones are disclosed which include the sequential steps of receiving predetermined preference data and an indication of ready for internet telephony call by a data storage device from a first smartphone, retrieving from the data storage device a list of smartphones each having the same predetermined preference data and being ready for internet telephony call, the list of smartphones including feature data of a second smartphone, displaying the list of smartphones on the first smartphone, alerting a request for an internet telephony call on the second smartphone when the second smartphone is selected on the first smartphone, and establishing an internet telephony call between the first and the second smartphone when the request is accepted on the second smartphone.

Abstract: An electric waterborne transport system is disclosed which includes a plurality of electric power generators deployed over a waterbody, the plurality of electric power generators generating electricity from a renewable energy source, and a power line suspended above a surface of the waterbody and spanning between two distant destinations, the power line receiving electricity from the plurality of electric power generators and transmitting the electricity to a cargo ship to propel the cargo ship to travel along the power line.

Abstract: An arm exercise apparatus is disclosed which includes a substantially rigid framework having a stand supporting a first, a second and a third frame member, a rod flexibly coupled to the first frame member at a vicinity of a first end of the rod, the rod having a second end opposite to the first end for being held by a user's hand during an exercise, a first elastic band coupling the rod at a predetermined location to the second frame member, the predetermined location being between the first end and the second end and having a predetermined distance to the first end, the first elastic band exerting a first force at the rod, and a second elastic band coupling the rod to the third frame member, the second elastic band exerting a second force at the rod countering the first force, wherein the rod is statically suspended in a space between the second and the third frame member.

Abstract: A stationary bike includes a flywheel mounted to a frame, and a chair coupled to the frame, the chair having a first, a second and a third section each having a flat area, wherein the flat area of the first section is substantially horizontal for supporting a user's buttocks when the user is in a sitting posture, the flat area of the second section forms a first angle to a vertical plane for the user's lower back to lean against when in the sitting posture, and the flat area of the third section forms a second angle to the vertical plane which is larger than the first angle, when the user's upper back rests on the third section, the user's lower back and buttocks are raised above the second section and the first section, respectively.

Abstract: A passive-type treadmill is disclosed which includes a closed-loop belt rolling around two spaced apart rollers for providing a substantially horizontal running platform, a first and a second support-rail parallel to each other, rigidly coupled to a frame of the running platform and extended upward, a first and a second handrail adjustably attached to the first and the second support rail, respectively, and a first and a second handle protruding from the first and the second handrail, respectively, the first and the second handle being separated and positioned in front of a user at approximately his or her shoulder height in operation by adjusting the first and the second hardrail.

Abstract: A plastic slider zipper is disclosed which includes a pair of plastic zipper strips with ends melted together to form an end piece with a predetermined thickness, a slider slidably engaging the pair of plastic zipper strips with two side walls and a plow, a first gap between the two side walls near a first end of the slider being small enough to squeeze the zipper strips into an interlocking position, the plow located between the two side walls being able to separate the interlocked zipper strips, a top of the slider having an opening near a second end of the slider, the second end being opposite to the first end, and a fork-like part removably inserted in the opening, the fork-like part having two columns with a space therebetween approximately matching the predetermined thickness for the two columns to straddle the end piece.

Abstract: A passive-type treadmill is disclosed which includes a closed-loop belt rolling around two spaced apart rollers for providing a running platform, a first and a second handrail parallel to each other and extended upward angling to a surface of the closed-loop belt at larger than 45 degrees, and a towel rack having at least a first and a second clip for stretching a towel between the first and the second handrail.

Abstract: A stationary bike is disclosed which includes a flywheel mounted to a frame, and a chair coupled to the frame, the chair having a first, a second and a third section each having a flat area, wherein the flat area of the first section is substantially horizontal for supporting a user's buttocks when the user is in a sitting posture, the flat area of the second section forms a first angle to a vertical plane for the user's lower back to lean against when in the sitting posture, and the flat area of the third section forms a second angle to the vertical plane which is larger than the first angle, when the user's upper back rests on the third section, the user's lower back and buttocks are raised above the second section and the first section, respectively.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for creating customized garments are disclosed which include executing on a processor in a central server the steps of generating a first cut pattern upon receiving a first electronic communication from a first remote computer identifying a first garment design using a first fabric, generating a second cut pattern upon receiving a second electronic communication from a second remote computer identifying a second garment design also using the first fabric, identifying a supplier of the first fabric by searching in a fabric database using a code of the first fabric, and sending electronic communications containing the first and the second cut pattern to a third remote computer relating to the identified supplier of the first fabric.

Abstract: A passive-type treadmill is disclosed which includes a closed-loop belt rolling around a first and a second roller for providing a running platform, the first and second rollers being space apart, a resistance wheel contacting the first roller for providing resistance to the rotation of the first roller, the resistance wheel being capable of rotating around a shaft, and a spring urging the shaft and thus the resistance wheel against the first roller.

Abstract: A passive-type treadmill is disclosed which includes a closed-loop belt rolling around a first and a second roller for providing a running platform, the first and second rollers being space apart, a resistance wheel contacting the first roller for providing resistance to the rotation of the first roller, the resistance wheel being capable of rotating around a shaft, and a spring urging the shaft and thus the resistance wheel against the first roller.

Abstract: A passive-type treadmill is disclosed which includes a closed-loop belt rolling around two spaced apart rollers for providing a running platform, a first and a second handrail parallel to each other and extended upward angling to a surface of the closed-loop belt at larger than 45 degrees, and a towel rack having at least a first and a second clip for stretching a towel between the first and the second handrail.