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A housing has an upper component formed of an upper plate and a periphery. The upper plate has an upper central aperture. The housing has a lower component formed of a lower plate and a periphery. The lower plate has a lower central aperture. An annular printed circuit board is positioned within the housing. A plurality of light emitting diodes are secured to the printed circuit board and extend downwardly therefrom. A plurality of equally spaced small apertures in the lower plate of the lower component each receive one of the light emitting diodes for providing light.

The system, method, and apparatus of the present invention, address the problem of identity theft associated with the use of payment cards such as credit and debit cards, as well as identity theft associated with the use of identity cards such as driver's licenses and social security cards. An apparatus including a biometric input component that authenticates a system user is disclosed herein. Upon authentication, a proxy account number and a time varying security code are generated and displayed on the apparatus. The dynamically generated number and security code are then used to validate the user's identity within the system. Furthermore, the system, method, and apparatus of the present invention can be used to consolidate into one instrument, several payment and identity instruments.

A module has a metallic mass with an upper surface having laterally spaced wiring channels and outwardly extending fins. A circuit board is mounted on the module and fabricated of an insulating bottom layer with trace patterns thereon. A plurality of electrical components, including at least one light emitting diode, are coupled to the trace patterns of the circuit board. A pair of continuous conductor wires couple the electrical components with each wire and extend through the wiring channels of the module. At least one pair of connectors extend through the circuit board with upper ends coupled with the trace patterns and lower ends extending downwardly to electrically couple with the wires.

A wooden post protective sleeve including a collar having an open upper end, a closed lower end, and a surrounding side wall. The open upper end is dimensioned for receiving the lower end of the wooden post therein. The surrounding side wall has a plurality of apertures therethrough downwardly of the open upper end. The apertures are dimensioned for receiving wood screws therethrough for engaging the lower end of the wooden post. The closed lower end has a plurality of drainage apertures therethrough. The drainage apertures include a central aperture and four peripheral apertures. The collar is fabricated of plastic.

A method and apparatus for conditioning air through the removal of moisture from air to be conditioned comprising a first path for a first flow of air to be dehumidified, the first path having an input end and an output end with a first blower between the input end and the output end to effect the movement of air from the input end to the output end; a second path for a second flow of air, the second path being independent of the first path and adapted to remove moisture from the second flow of air, the second path being in a closed loop configuration with a second blower for continuously moving the second flow of air around the second path and with a plurality of temperature changing devices sequentially positioned in the second path including an air precooling device, a cooling condenser device for condensing moisture from the second flow of air, a reheating device coupled to the precooling device, and a heating device; and a desiccant wheel with a motor to rotate the wheel in a continuous path of travel through a first zone and a second zone, the first zone being in the first path of travel between the input end and the output end, the second zone being in the second path of travel between the heating device and the precooling device.

A universal modular external fixation system for immobilizing bone fragments in long bone fractures. The universal modular external fixation system includes a frame assembly comprising a plurality of pins designed to be coupled to various portions of a fractured bone. The external sections of the pins are fixated to a variety of different coupling devices designed to attach to a series of connecting bars along the length of the fractured bone. A plurality of connecting members interconnect the connecting bars thereby securing the pins and thus the bone sections to aid in proper healing of the fracture(s).

A shoulder support is fabricated of a light weight material. The shoulder support has a generally cylindrical front portion. The shoulder support has a connecting end and a rear portion. In this manner a generally triangular configuration is formed. The shoulder support has a central extent having a top end and a rear end with an intermediate portion. The rear portion has a concaved resting member. The resting member is adapted to rest against the front of a shoulder of a user. A coupling means is rotatable about a vertical axis and is adapted to couple the shoulder support to an end of a rifle.

An illumination system has a mounting plate, a plurality of thermally conductive circuit boards in thermal contact with the mounting plate, a plurality of light emitting diodes electrically and thermally communicating with the circuit board strips, an optical lens formed as a translucent dome covering the circuit boards and light emitting diodes, and a lamp base operatively coupled to the mounting plate and circuit boards. The light emitting diodes receive power from an external electrical source entering the system through the base and the circuit boards.

A midsole for footwear includes at least one solid or hollow cushioning tube positioned therein for improving the cushioning of the midsole. Preferably, the midsole includes a plurality of cushioning tubes fabricated of an elastomeric material. The tubes may vary in diameter and / or wall thickness relative to one another for varying the cushioning and stability characteristics of the system. Each tube may also vary in diameter and / or wall thickness along its length.

An outlet covering system for restricting access to an outlet mounted on a wall surface. The outlet covering system includes an enclosure mountable to a wall surface for covering an outlet. The enclosure comprises a plate member that includes an opening for receiving the outlet and a cover member pivotally coupled to the plate member for selectively blocking access to the outlet. The cover member includes a front wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of side walls. A securing member is provided for releasably securing the cover member to the plate member. A locking means is provided for selectively locking said cover member in a closed position.

A vehicle has a dashboard, a windshield, a driver area with a steering wheel. A transceiver transmits and receives digital data for both text messages and voice messages. A voice activated wireless electronic device with a keyboard and a screen is built into the dashboard. A voice assembly includes a speaker and a microphone. A text assembly includes a display mounted in the dashboard. A joystick is adapted to allow a driver to manipulate data on both the screen of the electronic device and the display. A central processing unit operatively couples the transceiver, electronic device, speaker, microphone, and joystick.

A semi-automatic firearm has forward and rearward ends. A receiver has a safety selector aperture, a barrel, a reciprocating loading mechanism and a magazine. A trigger finger and inner portions. The inner portion has a seat with a groove. A disconnector has a hammer hook coupled to the trigger. A trigger mounting pin couples the trigger to the firearm. A trigger disconnector spring couples the trigger and the disconnector. A hammer having an upper striking portion with a disconnector hook receptacle. A hammer mounting pin couples the hammer to the firearm. A hammer spring is coupled to the hammer and hammer mounting pin. A cam body subassembly comprises a cam body housing, a cam and a cam mounting pin. The cam body subassembly is coupled to the firearm. A safety selector is coupled to the firearm. A trigger extender is mated with the upward trigger groove.

A radiant heating and cooling system clip for positioning a tube and construction support wire with one hand comprising an interior having a main channel for positioning a tube with a narrowing second channel within said main channel for positioning a wire.

A handle has opposed ends and a central extent. A grip rotationally receives the central extent of the handle. An adjustment wheel is secured to each end of the handle. A side cover is fixedly secured to each end of the grip. A dowel disk is on the handle adjacent to one side cover with fingers and spaces. A plurality of cam bits are supported on the handle. A safety lock is within the side cover adjacent to the dowel disk. The safety lock has a first end extent and a second end extent with a radial recess and a central extent with an axial projection. A coil spring within the radial recess urges the safety lock radially outwardly.

A primary air flow path has a pre-cooler and an evaporator. A secondary air flow path includes portions of an air conditioner assembly including a compressor and an condenser. The air conditioner assembly also has lines connecting the compressor and the condenser the evaporator. A cooling tower has a coolant fluid input and output with a heat exchanger section. The heat exchanger section conveys coolant fluid. A pump causes cooling flow of water over the section. The coolant fluid output is adapted to feed a coolant fluid in two coolant fluid paths. The first fluid path is in heat exchanging relationship with the air conditioner assembly. The second fluid pat is coupled to the pre-cooler.

A fuse box system and method providing for visual and / or remote sensing of interrupted fusing elements is disclosed. The system incorporates LEDs and / or remote sensing apparatus to permit indication of a “blown” fuse and / or circuit protection breaker. This system may be configured for both polarized and / or non-polarized applications and generally provides for indicator illumination when a fuse / breaker is blown. Some preferred embodiments may incorporate current sourcing technologies to permit operation of the system over wide range of system voltages, as well as provisions for wired and / or RF / wireless interrogation of the fuse / breaker status. Alternate embodiments including systems / methods to permit remote sensing of fuse status and / or circuit current monitoring, and may be retrofit within existing fuse / breaker panel systems in some configurations.

A new Utility Meter and Display System for reading and displaying utility usage information within a building structure. The inventive device includes an encasement, a microprocessor within the encasement, a display, a keypad, and a printer within the encasement for printing selected information for the user. The microprocessor is electronically connected to a water meter, an electric meter, a gas meter and a telephone for reading the usage of the various utilities. The printer is electronically connected to the microprocessor for printing out selected screens on the display. The inventive device preferably includes a modem within for receiving billing information from the utility companies for determining the current rates.

A removable base magazine is in a rectilinear configuration. The magazine has side faces and front and rear faces. The magazine has inwardly flared flanges spaced beneath the lower extent of the side and front and rear faces. A base plate assembly has a base plate and a retainer. The base plate has essentially parallel side edges, a rear edge and a front edge with a circular aperture. The retainer has essentially parallel side edges, a rear edge and a front edge. A cylindrical projection extends downwardly from the bottom face through the circular aperture of the base plate for the coupling there between. The rear and front edges of the retainer are curved upwardly from the base plate. A resilient element within the magazine is adapted to urge bullets within the magazine upwardly toward the barrel.

A window air conditioning mounting system comprising a base subassembly having generally I-shaped configuration. There is also a shackle being coupled to the base subassembly. There is a strut having a generally T-shaped configuration coupled to the shackle and to the base subassembly. Lastly there is an upper cross member comprising a pair of generally C-shaped components. The components slidably receiving each other.

A dipole fractal antenna and a method of manufacturing thereof are described. The antenna includes a pair of oppositely directed radiating arms coupled to a feeding terminal and extended therefrom along a central axis in a common plane. At least a portion of each radiating arm has a fractal geometric shape. The antenna also includes at least one pair of electrical shunts configured for connecting at least two points selected within the fractal portion of one radiating arm correspondingly to two points selected within the fractal portion of another radiating arm. The dipole fractal antenna further may comprise a balun arranged at the feeding terminal and configured for coupling the pair of oppositely directed radiating arms to a coaxial cable to provide a balanced feed.

A chute is fabricated of a resilient, generally rigid material. The chute has a central section and two side sections coupled to the central section. The central section and each side section have input edges, output edges and side edges there between. Each side section has a cut out extending from its output edge toward its input edge. The cut out extends inwardly from its exterior edge. The chute is adapted to be held in an open orientation. The side sections are in a spaced configuration. The input ends and L-shaped cut outs within a trash container and the remainder of the chute extend outwardly from the trash container. In this manner a user may sweep leaves and other debris onto the central section of the chute between the side sections and into the trash container.

A housing has walls terminating with an opening and a circular aperture adapted to hold a bottle. A fan assembly has a motor within the housing. The fan assembly has propellers exterior of the housing. The fan assembly has a rotatable shaft and a button. The button is operatively coupled to the motor. A spray assembly has a tube. The tube has an input end and an outlet end. A trigger extends through the opening. A pump operatively couples the trigger and the tube. A drinking assembly has a passageway extending through the housing. The drinking assembly has a straw. The straw has a lower end positionable within the bottle and an upper end positioned above the housing.

A bender wrench for removing fasteners from hard to reach places. The bender wrench includes a wrench having a pair of first ends coupled to a plurality of head members that are positionable with respect to the handle. Each of the head members is designed to remove or tighten a fastener without slipping.

An apparatus rides along a rail of a railroad track. A transmitter transmits ultrasonic guided waves bidirectionally along the rail while the apparatus and transmitter are moving along the railroad track. A sensor detects flaws in response to the transmitted ultrasonic guided waves while the apparatus, transmitter and sensor are moving along the railroad track. An electronic coupler operatively couples the sensor to monitoring equipment.

An insect terminating pet food dish apparatus includes a base, a bowl or rest member, and a support supporting the bowl or rest member above the base. An insect terminating assembly on the support includes at least a pair of electrically conductive coils extended about the support member in a substantially uniformly spaced relationship to each other. A first coil is relatively positively charged and a second coil is relatively negatively charged such that an insect simultaneously contacting both coils closes a circuit that includes the insect's body. The terminating assembly also includes a power source for producing a potential difference between the pair of coils. In one embodiment, the support is substantially cylindrical, and the coils are substantially helical on the outer surface of the support and each of the helical coils extends, from a lower position to an upper position on the support.

Each of a plurality of weights has a central hole and a slot extending through the central hole. A shaft has a grip handle. A rotatable spindle extends through the grip handle with a plurality of cam plates adjacent to each end of the spindle and an adjustment knob at each end of the spindle. The cam plates each have an outer diameter adapted to fit the central hole of a weight. The weights include a set of weights positioned adjacent to each end of the rotatable spindle and adjacent to the cam plates. A holder is cooperable with the shaft with protrusion blocks adapted to cooperate with the shaft to form a self-locking mechanism.

A chamber has upper end and lower ends. A base has an annular trough receiving and supporting the lower end of the chamber. When water is within the trough, air flowing through slots in the lower end of the chamber becomes moisture laden. A fan in the chamber directs the air flow in a recirculating path of travel. A carbon dioxide tank in the chamber dispenses carbon dioxide into the recirculating path of travel of the air flow. A solenoid has an input line coupling the tank and the solenoid and an output line with an exterior extent with apertures and a foam covering constituting a reservoir. A control assembly activates and inactivates the fan and the carbon dioxide tank in a timed sequence.

A support has an interior section positionable on one side of a wearer's head. The support has an exterior section positionable over the wearer's face. The exterior section has a free end with a recess. A plurality of light emitters is located in the recess and adapted to function within the germicidal spectrum for air. An electrical assembly is coupled to the light emitters. A shield of light is formed adjacent to the wearer's nose and mouth. When the wearer breathes air, the breathed air becomes sanitized by the passage of pathogens through a curtain of light immediately prior to being breathed.

A dog diaper system comprising pants having a central section and a lower section and an upper section and a pair of side sections. The pants have an interior surface positionable adjacent to the dog wearing the pants and an exterior surface. An upper strap has a free first end stitched to the upper section adjacent to one side section and a second end coupled to the upper section adjacent to the other side section. Fasteners are attached to the surface of the side sections for coupling the pants to a dog.