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.

Abstract: An insulative sleeve for a beverage cup is disclosed which includes a flexible insulative sheet having a first end and a second end, when the flexible insulative sheet being rolled into the insulative sleeve, the first and the second end being next to each other without overlapping, and a joinery strip having approximately the same length as the first end, approximately one half of the joinery strip removably engaging the first end and approximately another half of the joinery strip removably engaging the second end.

Abstract: A cooking system is disclosed which includes a wok for receiving food, the wok being placed on top of a base unit housing a heating element for heating up the wok, a lid substantially covering the wok, at least a portion of the lid being able to rotate relative to the wok, a shaft secured to the rotating portion of the lid, a stirrer pivotally mounted to the shaft, a controller housed in the base unit controlling the heating element and rotations of the shaft and the lid, the rotation of the shaft causing a part of the stirrer to sweep from an edge of the wok to approximately a center of the wok in a low path and return to an edge of the wok in a high path, in the low path the part of the stirrer approximately touching a surface of the wok, in the high path the part of the stirrer being high above and not touching the surface of the wok, and a computing device residing outside of the base unit and signally coupled to the controller, the computing device storing a computer program upon execution instructing th

Abstract: A restaurant ordering process operative in a server includes parsing a first plurality of packets received from a first computing device over the Internet, extracting a first order and a first serial code from the first plurality of packets, parsing a second plurality of packets received from a second computing device over the Internet, extracting a second order and a second serial code from the second plurality of packets, creating a third plurality of packets carrying the first order, the second order and the first serial code upon receiving an instruction from either the first or the second computing device or both to do so if the first and the second serial code are the same, and transmitting the third plurality of packets to a third computing device placed in a restaurant.

Abstract: An optical touch sensor is disclosed which includes a first and a second light detector mounted side by side forming a gap therebetween, the first and the second light detector commonly facing a touch sensing surface area, and a light emitter mounted behind the first and second light detector and aligned with the gap, wherein a light beam emitted from the light emitter can pass through the gap.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a tape dispenser which includes a body having a downward facing concave space at a bottom thereof, a cutting blade mounted to the body and positioned in the concave space with an cutting edge recessed in the concave space, a groove member being able to move vertically between a first and second location, at the first location, the groove member being partially submerged in the concave space and pocketing at least a portion the cutting blade for cutting a piece of tape, at the second location, the groove member being downwardly away from the bottom of the body for threading a piece of tape through a gap formed between the groove member and the bottom of the body, a side plate attached to an end of the groove member, the side plate being slidably accommodated in a hollowed space formed inside the body, the side plate having a slot for retaining a spring to urge the side plate to slide downwardly resulting in the groove member to move from the first location to the second location