Abstract: A glove with optimized safety markings designed to improve worker safety in hazardous environments by increasing the visibility of the glove in the work environment and more easily distinguishing between the front and back of the glove. A preferred embodiment has fluorescent yellow hazard stripes, fluorescent yellow triangular safety icon and black negative space within the safety icon, all on protective members. The protective members, black in color except for the fluorescent yellow portions, are attached to the glove back.

Abstract: A multi-purpose glove includes protective or shock absorbing padding over the pulleys and tendons of the boney prominences of the fingers and thumb between adjacent joints of the boney prominences or phalanxes. The center axis of rotation of the individual joints are provided with expandable material positioned to overlie specific finger and thumb joints thereby defining motion or flexion zones at these joints.

Abstract: A controller apparatus for manipulating objects in an electronic application. The controller apparatus comprises a free-standing graspable controller. The controller apparatus comprises a first optical component and a second optical component to determine the rotation direction and speed of the controller. The direction and speed data are relayed to the electronic device to produce an object manipulation in the electronic application.

Abstract: System and techniques for transmitting information from a remote information source use a reflector for reflecting a laser beam or other light source back to its originating location. A reflector coupled to an information source receives a laser beam from a laser source. A movement of at least one surface of the reflector is controlled to modulate the laser beam, and the modulated laser beam is reflected toward the laser source. The modulated laser beam can be received by a receiver at or near the laser source to detect and decode data embedded in the modulated laser beam.

Abstract: Infrared marking devices and methods for marking an object, such as a door, inside a structure, such as a smoke-filled or burning structure. The infrared marking device comprises a ring-shaped, elasticized outer sleeve having a tubular sidewall and an amount of a self-heating material confined inside the tubular sidewall of the outer sleeve. The self-heating material emits infrared radiation when activated to initiate an exothermic chemical reaction. The infrared radiation is visible in a thermal imaging camera. The method comprises activating a self-heating material confined inside a marking device to initiate an exothermic reaction that emits infrared radiation and applying the marking device to an object inside the structure.

Abstract: A Fabry-Perot resonator apparatus and method including an in-resonator polarizing element improves detection/measurement sensitivity of an optical system, provides both fields at a single end of the resonator, and overcomes other structural and performance limitations of particular optical systems. A polarizing element, which may be a quarter-wave plate, a 45-degree Faraday rotator or other polarizing element capable of converting between linear and circular polarizations and back, is placed in the resonance path of the Fabry-Perot resonator. The polarizing element effectively doubles the cavity length and orthogonally isolates forward from reverse reflection rays within the resonator, eliminating interference between rays and providing isolated bright and dark fields at each end of the resonator.

Abstract: The apparatus uses retro-reflected light, having a fixed component (41) and a variable component (37) varied by a person, from a retro reflector (31) connected to a person to input data (37A) to an information system (13) and does this for each of several persons in the same time interval.

Abstract: A new safety glove for allowing a user, such as a police officer or a road worker, to direct traffic more easily. The inventive device includes a hand cover having an interior hand space, a front or palm panel and a back or dorsal panel the two panel being fastened to each other on three sides to form the interior hand space and open on one side to form a wrist opening into the interior hand space. The exterior surfaces of the palm and rear panels are brightly and reflectively or retro-reflectively colored; the palm panel being red and the rear panel being green. A pocket, with a closure, in one of the panels is provided to carry a self-contained warming device for keeping the user's hand warm. The palm panel may bear a brightly colored octagonal stop sign including the word “STOP”. The fingers portions of the panels might have a reflective or retro-reflective arrow shape pointing to the finger ends, to increase the visibility of the fingers as they point in a direction.

Abstract: A bicycle rider expandable light reflective strap which can be worn around the arms, legs, waist or wrist of a bike rider. Also, the strap can be used for receipt around the frames or handle bars of a bicycle or scooter. The light reflective strap provides for increase safety when ridding in traffic, at night and when traveling during poor weather conditions. The light reflective strap is expandable and retractable and can be coupled together with another light reflective strap for forming various sizes of a light reflective belt. The bicycle rider expandable light reflective strap or straps include a flexible webbing with one or more parallel light reflective stripes along the length of the webbing. The stripes are used for reflecting light thereon. A first end of the webbing is attached to a first female attachment buckle, A second end of the webbing is looped through a portion of a first male attachment buckle and attached to a webbing length adjustment slide.

Abstract: In a self-service health parameter measuring apparatus and method, a person's elbow is placed at a spatial reference point, and means surrounding a user's forearm locate an infrared body fat apparatus measurement point at a substantially fixed distance from the spatial reference point. Motor drive means adjustably tighten or loosen a cuff around an upper arm so that measurements on each user are made at substantially the same pressure of the measuring apparatus against a forearm irrespective of the size of the arm. In a preferred form, the preselected measurement pressure is achieved by inflating the cuff to a maximum level, and allowing deflation. Measurement is made when a lower, second preselected level is reached. Blood pressure is also measured in connection with the inflation and deflation operation. Further health parameters may be measured.

Abstract: A signaling glove is disclosed that includes a body portion that is worn on a user's hand and at least one reflective surface mounted on the body portion. In some embodiments, the glove further includes a light source with a light-emitting unit adapted to illuminate the reflective surface. The light-emitting unit is preferably housed within a pocket formed at least in part by the reflective surface. When the light-emitting unit is housed within the pocket, the reflective surface includes a transparent or translucent region overlying the light. The reflective surface may be adjustable positionable on the body portion of the glove to enable a user to interchange the reflective surfaces and to orient the reflective surface to best fit the user's current signaling or other needs.

Abstract: A signal mirror assembly has a laminated sandwich construction and includes a transparent center sighting disk. The disk interconnects a relatively thick plastic front sheet with a thin rear plastic sheet to provide enhanced structural integrity and to eliminate potential interference due to condensation. A retrodirective wire screen provides enhanced viewfinding capabilities and is centered within an opening in the adhesive sheet that bonds the plastic sheets together. Reinforcing rods along the horizontal sides of the mirror are rigidly anchored along a center portion and resiliently connected at opposite ends to limit warping over time while allowing for correction of focus by bending, if necessary. Optionally, the mirror may include foam pads for buoyancy.

Abstract: A mirror which is attachable to an item of an underwater diver's equipment. By placing the mirror in front of his face mask and controlling the line of sight reflected by the mirror, the diver can inspect equipment on his body or easily access equipment with the hand not wearing the mirror. In addition, the diver's peripheral vision is improved so he or she can see objects, fish or a diving partner located behind them. The mirror is attached to the item of diver's equipment by attaching a portion of the periphery of a pouch to the equipment item. Affixed to the pouch is a tether which is further attached to the mirror. The pouch is formed of water resistant material such as nylon or rubber.

Abstract: A rearview device comprises a convex dome which has a reflective outer surface. The dome is hollow and a closure plate is snap-fitted into the open side of the dome. The plate has apertures in it through which a strap can be passed to enable the dome to be fitted to the wrist or arm. The space between the dome and the plate serves as a storage compartment. The dome, because it reflects search radar etc, can be used as a homing device to enable lost persons to be located.

Abstract: A mirror which is attached to an underwater diver's wrist or arm. By placing the mirror in front of his face mask and controlling the line of sight reflected by the mirror, the diver can inspect equipment on his body or easily access equipment with the hand not wearing the mirror. In addition, the diver's peripheral vision is improved so he or she can see objects, fish or a diving partner located behind them. The mirror is attached to the diver's wrist or arm by a wrist strap made of water resistant material such as nylon or rubber. Alternate embodiments include a pouch containing the mirror on a flexible strap and a diver's handheld console with a hinged plate containing the mirror.

Abstract: A reflective safety device is provided which consists of an article made of light reflecting material worn on a person at night, so that the person can be seen by the lights of a motor vehicle to prevent accidents.

Abstract: A safety stick for joggers and other pedestrians has a shaft with high reflectivity. A grip can be provided as one end of the shaft and a hard plastic cap at the other. A wrist strap is provided adjacent the grip, with a break away connection to the shaft. The high reflectivity of the shaft may be provided by reflective (e.g. silver) paint on the shaft covered with a coat of clear lacquer having reflective glass beads (e.g. microspheres at a ratio of about two parts beads to one part lacquer by weight). Alternatively, the shaft may be spirally wrapped with retroreflective tape and covered with a clear plastic tube (e.g. pvc shrink tubing). A clear lacquer is applied over the clear plastic shrink tube.