Abstract: A wagering system having a processor operatively connected to a random number generator that has a wagering base with at least first and second different information that is each accessed by an input wager. The random number generator is configured so that a probability of accessing the first information through an input wager is higher than a probability of accessing the second information. The processor is programmed to identify: a) one return for an input wager that accesses the first information; and b) a second higher return for an input wager that accesses the second information. The processor is programmed to factor in a higher percentage commission for one of the first and second returns than a percentage commission for the one return.

Abstract: A progressive wagering system having at least one processor and a wagering base with information. Wagers are input from a plurality of terminals to create a first pool and to access the information in the wagering base. The at least one processor is programmed to: (a) identify wagers that have accessed information in the wagering base; and (b) identify a return for each input wager accessing the information in the wagering base. The plurality of terminals are configured to allow selective inputting of at least a part of an input wager to a second pool. The at least one processor is programmed to award a payout to a first player from the second pool based upon criteria related to the first player's activity related to the first pool.

Abstract: A medication storage system having a container for a medication to be taken by an individual and information on the container to advise an individual at least one of: a) when to take medication in the container; b) how many doses of medication in the container are to be taken; and c) how to take medication in the container. The information includes at least one pictorial representation that visually conveys at least some of the information to the individual.

Abstract: A betting system with a processor that receives a wagering input from a user and in response to the wagering input randomly generates different outcomes with: a) different probabilities; and b) no payout or different payouts. The processor triggers a bonus round based on one or more of the outcomes generated. A first display area at which first information, including at least some of the outcomes generated in response to the wagering input, is viewable by a user. The first information remains viewable by a user while a user is participating in the bonus round. The processor is configured so that a user can continue to make wagering inputs to the processor without terminating the bonus round, once triggered, and view the first information at the first display area while participating in the bonus round.

Abstract: A wagering system has a processor through which information regarding a plurality of competing contestants in a horse or dog race is made available to entities betting on the outcome of the race to seek a payout from a wagering pool. The information for at least one of the competing contestants is prepared based upon selected handicapping criteria to give the at least one of the competing contestants a time adjusted race identity. An input is provided for wagers to be placed on the race. The outcome of the race for wagering purposes is determined using the time adjusted race identity for the at least one of the competing contestants.

Abstract: A method for the cleanup of ionic species such as cobalt and nickel in nuclear power plant aqueous streams using a sequestration resin material is disclosed herein. The method includes the steps of providing a sequestration resin for removal of radioisotopes of transition metal impurities contained in the plant process streams, and distributing the sequestration resin into the plant process streams such that the sequestration resin interacts with the process streams and removes the transition metal impurities.

Abstract: A wagering system has a processor through which information regarding a plurality of competing contestants in a horse or dog race is made available to entities betting on the outcome of the race to seek a payout from a wagering pool. The information for at least one of the competing contestants is prepared based upon selected handicapping criteria to give the at least one of the competing contestants a time adjusted race identity. An input is provided for wagers to be placed on the race. The outcome of the race for wagering purposes is determined using the time adjusted race identity for the at least one of the competing contestants.

Abstract: A wagering apparatus having an input at which a user can make at least one wager on the outcome of first and second different events, each with different outcomes equated to value. A processor causes the outcomes to be identified in response to the making of a wager through the input. Information relating to the events is visually observable on a display screen. The information includes at least information relating to the outcomes of the events. The information relating to the first and second outcomes is independently identifiable upon the display screen by a user.

Abstract: A display device (10) is provided for displaying an article (50) of interest in a substantially opaque member (46) such as a table having a utility surface (47). The display device (10) includes a spectacle element (52) incorporated in the opaque member (46) such that the utility surface (47) is substantially uninterrupted at least in the vicinity of the spectacle element (52), and the article (50) to be displayed is capable of being placed behind the spectacle element (52), or at least partly encapsulated in the spectacle element (52), to facilitate viewing of the article (50) from the utility surface (47). A method of displaying an article interest in a substantially opaque member is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method and system that broadcasts different messages into different geographic areas based on the appropriateness, desirability or necessity of broadcasting each messages to each area is disclosed. In particular, the illustrative embodiment of the present invention is a wireless telecommunications system that uses a portion of its spare bandwidth to broadcast messages to the receivers within its domain. The content of the messages can represent advertising, public service announcements, weather and stock reports, etc. One aspect of the illustrative embodiment is that the domain serviced by it is partitioned into a plurality of tessellated areas called “geographic regions.” From a single broadcast server, the various messages to be broadcast are broadcast not to the entire domain of the system, but to only those geographic regions within the domain where the content of those messages is appropriate, necessary or desirable.

Abstract: A highly combustible fuel which exhibits low exhaust pollutants is developed by exposing an atmosphere of a gaseous hydrocarbon fuel, for example, gasoline, to a source of energy such as an electrical potential difference, ultra-violet radiation, microwave radiation or laser radiation. The combustible fuel can be fed directly to the cylinders of an internal combustion engine. It is clearly visible in the flask as being whitish silvery grey in color. The combustible fuel can also be condensed and the condensate employed as a fuel.

Abstract: A communication cabling system wherein elongate communication distribution assemblies (CDAs) are joined serially together by connector units at opposite ends thereof. The interconnected CDAs include access ports or openings into which a tap unit may be inserted and connected to a circuit which is accessible through the access port. Each CDA can be adapted to carry a selected number of circuits wherein each connector unit at an opposite end of a CDA includes a block-like shielded housing having a predetermined number of mounting sockets on a back end thereof. A plurality of modular cable assemblies are provided which have plugs that plug into a respective one of the mounting sockets of the shielded housing so as to assemble a CDA. This system provides for the ready construction, installation and reconfiguration of the communication cabling system.

Abstract: A contact alignment body (14) is provided with a plurality of alignment region grooves (87) and wire openings (88). A plurality of contact elements (62) are provided, each having a wire side end positioned in one of the alignment region grooves (87) with the wire side end extending into the wire openings (88) of the contact alignment body (14). A contact displacement member (66) is connected to the contact elements. A wire guide (64) is positioned adjacent the contact alignment body (14) and includes a plurality of wire channels (63). The wire guide (64) has a cable end of a small width and a contact alignment body end of a larger width. The wire channels (63) provide wire paths of substantially identical lengths extending from the cable end to the contact alignment body end. A cable (22) with wire terminating ends (110) are inserted in the wire channels (63) of the wire guide (64) with a contact portion of the wire terminating ends (110) extending out of the wire channels (63).

Abstract: An apparatus for producing a highly combustible fuel comprising a reactor chamber maintained under negative pressure, a nozzle for spraying an atomized fuel under pressure into the reactor chamber forming atomized droplets, a nozzle for introducing air into the reactor chamber to mix in a reactor zone with the atomized fuel for supplying a high voltage electrical potential differential, including at least one electrode located in the reaction zone, for providing an electrical charge to the atomized droplets, and means for passing the resulting atomized fuel and air to the manifold of an internal combustion engine.

Abstract: A highly combustible fuel which exhibits low exhaust pollutants is developed by exposing an atmosphere of a gaseous hydrocarbon fuel, for example, gasoline, to a source of energy such as an electrical potential difference, ultra-violet radiation, microwave radiation or laser radiation. The combustible fuel can be fed directly to the cylinders of an internal combustion engine. It is clearly visible in the flask as being whitish silvery grey in color. The combustible fuel can also be condensed and the condensate employed as a fuel.

Abstract: A telecommunications/data link and connector assembly is provided including a transmission cable comprising a plurality of transmission lines, a first interface end assembly and a second interface end assembly. The first interface end assembly comprises a first contact alignment body including a line connection end and an opposite end. A first end plurality of contact elements is provided with each of the contact elements being positioned and aligned by the first contact alignment body and extending from adjacent to the line connection end toward the opposite end. Each of the first side contact elements is movable between a contact position and a non-contact position. Each of the first side contact elements includes a contact area and a line connection area for an electrical connection with a line. A first end shield housing is provided wherein the first contact alignment body is disposed in the first end shield housing in a locked position.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is presented for cleaning engines which includes processing a previously condensed process fuel and passing it through a vessel which is provided with electrodes that provide a negative electrical charge to the molecules of the liquid fuel. The electrically charged fuel is then connected through the fuel line to the engine to be cleaned, and the engine is operated for approximately half an hour utilizing the electrically charged fuel whereby carbon deposits and other contaminants are cleaned from the engine and the catalytic converter. The vessel has an inlet and an outlet port, a pressure regulator at the inlet port for permitting air under pressure to enter into the vessel to pressurize the liquid fuel and an outlet port for exhausting the charged fuel into the engine to be cleaned.

Abstract: A method of wagering, including the steps of providing a random number generator that has a wagering base which is randomly accessed by an input wager, using as at least a part of the wagering base the outcome of at least one horse/dog race or jai alai game that has been completed, pre-assigning a probability value to the outcome of the at least one horse/dog race or jai alai game and programming the random number generator so that the probability of accessing the outcome of the at least one horse/dog race or jai alai game in the random number generator through an input wager identifying the outcome of the at least one horse/dog race or jai alai game is correlated to the probability value, directing an input wager identifying the outcome of the at least one horse/dog race or jai alai game to the random number generator, and identifying a return for an input wager identifying the outcome of the at least one horse/dog race or jai alai game that accesses the outcome of the at least one horse/dog race or jai alai

Abstract: Apparatus (10) for measuring the anorectal angle comprises an outer rubber-like sheath (12), which may be a suitably modified catheter, within which is disposed an elongate angular deflection detector (14) which provides on display (16) a read-out of the angular deflection of the apparatus. The sheath (12) may include pressure ports with associated pressure lines back to the proximal end of the sheath to allow the pressure to be read at different points along the anal canal.

Abstract: A communication cabling system wherein elongate communication distribution assemblies (CDAs) are joined serially together by connector units at opposite ends thereof. The interconnected CDAs include access ports or openings into which a tap unit may be inserted and connected to a circuit which is accessible through the access port. Each CDA can be adapted to carry a selected number of circuits wherein each connector unit at an opposite end of a CDA includes a block-like shielded housing having a predetermined number of mounting sockets on a back end thereof. A plurality of modular cable assemblies are provided which have plugs that plug into a respective one of the mounting sockets of the shielded housing so as to assemble a CDA. This system provides for the ready construction, installation and reconfiguration of the communication cabling system.