Abstract: A method and apparatus for reliably vacuum packing any size bottle, jars or bowl. The method being to stack progressively larger overlapping vacuum lids atop one another to fit size opening of a food storage container. The apparatus consisting of an assembly of overlapping circular vacuum lids wherein the bottom surface of each circular vacuum lid is covered with a flexible elastomeric gasket that can form an air-tight seal with either a mating overlapping circular vacuum lid or the opening of a food storage container.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reliably vacuum packing any size bottle, jars or bowl. The method being to stack progressively larger overlapping vacuum lids atop one another to fit size opening of a food storage container. The apparatus consisting of an assembly of overlapping circular vacuum lids wherein the bottom surface of each circular vacuum lid is covered with a flexible elastomeric gasket that can form an air-tight seal with either a mating overlapping circular vacuum lid or the opening of a food storage container.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing the severity of blows delivered to protective headgear hard outer shells. The method consists of applying cushions to the hard outer shell, forcing the cushions to conform to the contour of the hard outer shell by laying straps over the cushions, applying tension to the straps, and holding the cushions in place by anchoring the straps at the front and rear of the hard outer shell. The apparatus consists of rectangular-shaped cushions, straps that lay atop the cushions, and a rear anchor strap whose ends attach on opposites sides of the front of the hard outer shell, and whose middle extends backward to provide anchor points for other straps in the system. A crown cushion runs over the crown of the hard outer shell and a side cushion wraps around the side of the hard outer shell with overlapping ends that anchor to themselves.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for mitigating concussions resulting from sharp blows to protective headgear. The method consists of attaching cushioning pads to the outside of the headgear, held in place by straps and anchors. The apparatus consists of substantially flat flexible pads, which are made to conform to any helmet by the pressure exerted by the straps wrapping around the curved helmet. The anchors consist of clips and hooks that attach the straps to features of the helmet such as holes, edges, and protrusions. The main pad is a strip that runs over the crown of the helmet, from front to back, making the helmet to resemble a “Mohawk” haircut. Optional side pads protect the sides of the helmet. All apparatus can be repeatedly installed and removed without using special tools.

Abstract: The present invention is a dual anchor device that quickly, inexpensively and space-efficiently anchors objects to free-standing slabs. The dual anchor device consists of a notched stem and a bushing. The device works by first inserting the bushing into a hole through a free-standing slab, and then inserting the notched stem into the bushing. Doing so automatically anchors the entire assembly to the free-standing slab. The bushing employs a first anchoring mechanism, consisting of flexible legs, which automatically latch onto free-standing slabs, and a second anchoring mechanism, consisting of a split sleeve possessing ledges that latch onto the notch in the stem.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for readmitting air into vacuum containers, such as canning jars, by incorporating a flexibly-mounted check valve in the container lid or body, and sandwiching an elastomeric seal member, such as an O Ring, between the check valve and the vacuum container's lid or wall. The check valve is flexibly mounted to the airtight container by a retainer member that permits the check valve to move vertically and horizontally and compresses the elastomeric seal member sufficiently to prevent leakage. Air is readmitted into the vacuum container by applying a force to the check valve that sufficiently decompresses a segment of the elastomeric seal member to cause leakage. The displacement force on the check valve may be applied by hand, without using any tools.

Abstract: A multi-frequency projected energy gun system and method delivers energy to a target. The method includes generating simultaneously at least two signals from a source, amplifying the signals, combining the signals, and transmitting the signals into a medium or a vacuous space. The source includes one or more of a plurality of waveform generators configured to simultaneously generate at least two signals simultaneously. The signals are amplified by a power amplifier configured to amplify the power of the at least two signals. The signals are transmitted by one or more of a plurality of antennas configured to transmit the at least two signals simultaneously into a medium or a vacuous space.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for closing a resealable vacuum bag while the vacuum bag is still inside the vacuum chamber of a heat-sealing vacuum packing machine. The resealable bag may be automatically closed, at least temporally, by either (1) the compressive forces that vacuum packing machines exert against the sides of vacuum bags, or (2) an autonomous, vacuum-activated device that closes the open section of the vacuum bag's sealing strip. Finally, the cost of the resealable vacuum bag may be minimized by eliminating the air valve that is imbedded in the sides of conventional resealable vacuum bags, but which is superfluous for the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for readmitting air into vacuum containers, such as canning jars, by incorporating a flexibly-mounted check valve in the container lid or body, and sandwiching an elastomeric seal member, such as an O Ring, between the check valve and the vacuum container's lid or wall. The check valve is flexibly mounted to the airtight container by a retainer member that permits the check valve to move vertically and horizontally and compresses the elastomeric seal member sufficiently to prevent leakage. Air is readmitted into the vacuum container by applying a force to the check valve that sufficiently decompresses a segment of the elastomeric seal member to cause leakage. The displacement force on the check valve may be applied by hand, without using any tools.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for closing a resealable vacuum bag while the vacuum bag is still inside the vacuum chamber of a heat-sealing vacuum packing machine. The resealable bag may be automatically closed, at least temporally, by either (1) the compressive forces that vacuum packing machines exert against the sides of vacuum bags, or (2) an autonomous, vacuum-activated device that closes the open section of the vacuum bag's sealing strip. Finally, the cost of the resealable vacuum bag may be minimized by eliminating the air valve that is imbedded in the sides of conventional resealable vacuum bags, but which is superfluous for the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus that helps golfers consistently execute the ideal golf swing. To consistently execute the ideal swing, golfers must be able to consistently align the shafts of their clubs at the ideal angle with respect to the ground during setup, prior to executing the swing. The present invention helps golfers achieve such consistency by mating the golf club with a level-indicating device that shows when the golf club angle matches the ideal angle. The level-indicating device is a small, lightweight bubble tube, of the type commonly found in carpenter level tools, that quickly clips onto an off of the golf club shaft. The level-indicating device is sufficiently small and lightweight that it can be used during both practice and actual play. The same device may be used on different golf clubs to show the ideal angle for the club in use.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for quickly, reliably, and inexpensively evacuating air from ordinary re-sealable plastic bags without employing special adapters to interface with vacuum pumps. The system consists of a vacuum pump, an outer re-sealable plastic bag that acts as a flexible vacuum chamber, a vacuum tray that fits inside the outer plastic bag and prevents the outer bag from collapsing onto the vacuum port. Users operate the system by inserting the re-sealable bag to be evacuated inside the outer plastic bag until the seal of the inner bag is in the proper sealing position inside the vacuum tray. The user then seals the outer bag, turns on the vacuum pump and allows the vacuum process to run to completion, during which the re-sealable inner bag is automatically sealed by the device. The user then opens the outer plastic bag and removes the vacuum-packed inner bag.

Abstract: The present invention is a system for observing stationary and mobile subjects and sending alarms and initiating remedial actions at the observation site by using an observation device, having the recording, and communications capabilities typically found in cell phones, to observe the subject and send recordings and relay alarm signals directly to a controller device possessed by the user. The controller device has the recording and communications capabilities typical of cell phones and allows users to review the data from the observation device and take appropriate actions. Such actions include commanding the observation unit to activate on-site devices that can mitigate damage, issuing an alarm to appropriate emergency response units, and augmenting data sent to emergency response units with the subject's location and descriptive information that can help responders arrive at the scene quicker and act more effectively when they arrive.

Abstract: The present invention is a system for making online purchases using electronic funds transfers from the buyers' bank account to the vendor's bank account, enabled by an intermediate funds transfer from the buyer's account to a holding account maintained by the buyer's bank or a third party. The system is further enabled by the buyer's bank acting as a portal to the Internet that pre-authenticates buyers, enforces security, and speeds the execution of online transactions.