Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided herein for a container that can include one or more functions, and is modular in construction. In embodiments, the container is assembled to be relatively lightweight, while being stiff, strong, flexible, and/or durable. The container may include one or more functional elements configured to perform functions, such as power generation, power storage, wireless communications capability, data storage, sensor functions, display functionality, and/or further functions. The container may be formed from one or more multilayered panels. Materials forming layers of the panels may be enhanced with micro-scale and/or nano-scale technologies/components.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided herein for a smart panel. In embodiments, the smart panel is assembled to be lightweight, while being stiff, strong, flexible, and/or tough. The smart panel may include one or more functions, such as power generation, power storage, wireless communications capability, memory, one or more sensors, a display for graphics/video, being enabled to programmatically change colors, and/or further functions. In an embodiment, the smart panel is a multilayered panel, assembled from one or more materials. The materials may be optionally enhanced with micro-scale and/or nano-scale technologies/components.

Abstract: Methods and systems for modularly constructed panels are described. A panel is formed by stacking and attaching together multiple layers of one or more materials. A layer of a panel may be formed completely of a single material, such as a polymer material, or of a combination of materials. One or more layers of a panel may include one or more nanomaterials.

Abstract: A three phase method of treating solid waste to eliminate hazards and preserve the resource value of the constituent materials, separating and recovering the constituent materials, and productively using those constituent materials, includes, in the first phase, steps to separate ferrous metal constituents from the waste stream, shred and grind the solid wastes to generally uniform small particles, dry the waste material to remove essentially all free moisture and render the wastes biologically inert, compact the dried waste materials into uniform high density blocks, and encapsulate the compacted blocks; includes, in the second phase, steps to return the compacted blocks to uniform particles and separate the combined constituent materials on the basis of density, with primary processing utilizing a series of fluidized bed and cyclonic separator assemblies and with secondary processing utilizing combinations of vibratory conveyors, melt separation assemblies, and the like; and includes, in the third phase, st

Abstract: A method of separating solid waste materials, in the form of dried particles of substantially uniform size, into constituent materials on the basis of density, with primary stage processing utilizing one or more fluidized bed and cyclonic separator assemblies to separate materials on the basis of density, is provided by the invention. Secondary stage processing utilizing combinations of vibratory conveyors and melt separation assemblies, is also provided. As the waste materials move through the separator assemblies the initial stream is further refined into a plurality of streams of increasingly specific densities as a result of air flow separation of lighter particles from heavier particles in each assembly. Further refined separation may be achieved through the use of vibratory conveyors and melt separation.

Abstract: A three phase method of treating solid waste to eliminate hazards and preserve the resource value of the constituent materials, separating and recovering the constituent materials, and productively using those constituent materials, includes, in the first phase, steps to separate ferrous metal constituents from the waste stream, shred and grind the solid wastes to generally uniform small particles, dry the waste material to remove essentially all free moisture and render the wastes biologically inert, compact the dried waste materials into uniform high density blocks, and encapsulate the compacted blocks; includes, in the second phase, steps to return the compacted blocks to uniform particles and separate the combined constituent materials on the basis of density, with primary processing utilizing a series of fluidized bed and cyclonic separator assemblies and with secondary processing utilizing combinations of vibratory conveyors, melt separation assemblies, and the like; and includes, in the third phase, st

Abstract: A method of separating solid waste materials, in the form of dried particles of substantially uniform size, into constituent materials on the basis of density, with primary stage processing utilizing a series of fluidized bed and cyclonic separator assemblies to separate materials on the basis of density, followed by secondary stage processing utilizing combinations of vibratory conveyors, melt separation assemblies, and the like, is provided by the present invention. As the waste materials move through the separator assemblies the initial stream is further refined into a plurality of streams of increasingly specific densities as a result of air flow separation of lighter particles from heavier particles in each assembly. Further refined separation may be achieved through the use of vibratory conveyors, melt separation, and the like.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of making a high strength, shock absorbing wheel generally comprising a two piece hub, preferably of molded construction a unitary solid wheel molded onto the hub of the wheel, and axle shaft bearings pressed into a central aperture provided in the hub of the wheel. The hub of the wheel comprises two identical halves, divided along a plane of separation perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the axle upon which the wheel will rotate, with each hub section including a plurality of apertures disposed about its outer rim to form a plurality of passageways through the outer rim of the assembled hub sections, and further including a plurality of concentric groooves disposed about its outer edge and face to form a plurality of keyways therein.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a high strength, shock absorbing wheel generally comprising a two piece hub, preferably of molded construction, a unitary solid wheel molded onto the hub of the wheel, and axle shaft bearings pressed into a central aperture provided in the hub of the wheel. The hub of the wheel comprises two identical halves, divided along a plane of separation perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the axle upon which the wheel will rotate, with each hub section including a plurality of apertures disposed about its outer rim to form a plurality of passageways through the outer rim of the assembled hub sections, and further including a plurality of concentric grooves disposed about its outer edge and face to form a plurality of keyways therein.

Abstract: A road marker having a stiff but resilient body including a cavity formed therein to receive a suitable adhesive material for securing the marker to the road surface, and adaptable for the inclusion of one or more apertures in said body to receive one or more hermetically sealed lens and retro-reflector elements prior to adhesion of the road marker to the roadway. The body of the road marker is formed with a continuous edge portion and a frusto-conical central portion configured so as to limit contact between vehicle tires and the outer lens surface which may be disposed therein, thereby limiting abrasion and extending the useful life of the road marker. The body of the road marker also includes an aperture to receive a nail in order to facilitate installation of the road marker on the road surface.