Abstract: Providing a drinking lid with an under-lap between a valve base and a lid body. The valve is created with an “L” shaped exterior step around the valve side wall adjacent the wall bottom. A coining die stamps the L-shaped step producing a smooth side wall and forcing excess plastic material under a die-cut at the wall bottom creating a flange which under-laps the lid body.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods and systems for collecting and managing animal-related information. One aspect of an embodiment of the invention includes a method for collecting and managing animal-related data. The method includes logging in a network user, and receiving a selection of an animal management function. The method also includes defining an animal-related group and related data, and defining at least one template based at least in part on animal-related data. Furthermore, the method includes locating at least some of the desired animal-related data, and processing at least some of the desired animal-related data. Moreover, the method includes managing at least some of the desired animal-related data.

Abstract: This invention relates to a toilet bowl sealing device or assembly for use with floor closet flanges when capped upon the sewer drain pipe to which the toilet bowl is attached so that gas and water leakage is prevented. A plastic sealing ring is used that has both external and internal tapered sealing seats, the internal seat for a corresponding tapered seat in the depending sleeve portion of the closet flange and the internal tapered seat for receiving a corresponding external tapered seat on a centering funnel adapted to be rigidly adhered to the bottom surface of the toilet bowl about its discharge outlet and used in re-assembling the toilet bowl upon the floor closet flange after inspection or replacement of a sealing ring.

Abstract: A triple hybrid power system for driving a motor vehicle utilizing an internal combustion engine to drive an electric generator to charge a bank of batteries that provide electrical energy to drive an electric motor/generator that supplies power to a planetary gear set from which power is directed through a variable drive transmission to drive the wheels of the vehicle, a flywheel is used to apply periodic power through the planetary gear set to provide added power for acceleration, with a speed regulator disposed between the flywheel and the planetary gear set to maintain a substantially constant input speed that facilitates operation of the motor/generator at an optimum efficiency output. The drive transmission is operable to apply regenerative braking energy back through the planetary gear set to recharge the flywheel and, through to motor/generator, to recharge the batteries.