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Disclosed is a geometric puzzle comprising a plurality of three-dimensional components of at least one type, each component of the same type being derived by notionally dividing a fundamental shape into a plurality of equal parts, said fundamental shape being selected from the group consisting of a regular tetrahedron having edges of equal length and a regular pyramid with a square base and also having edges of equal length, said components being capable of assembly into multiple composite shapes. Each component may be equal and identical to one another or each pair of components may comprise mirror images of one another. Surfaces of said components may be provided attractive magnetic elements to hold said components in a composite shape.

Method and apparatus for heating and / or compressing plasmas to thermonuclear temperatures and densities are provided. In one aspect, at least one of at least two plasmoids separated by a distance is accelerated towards the other. The plasmoids interact, for instance to form a resultant plasmoid, to convert a kinetic energy into a thermal energy. The resultant plasmoid is confined in a high energy density state using a magnetic field. One or more plasmoids may be compressed. Energy may be recovered, for example via a blanket and / or directly via one or more coils that create a magnetic field and / or circuits that control the coils.

The present invention relates to a pet game assembly, comprising at least two pet game pieces, each having a body, wherein the body of one of said pet game pieces comprises at least two sections and the body of the other of said pet game pieces comprises at least one section, each of said sections having an interface surface, and wherein at least one of said pet game pieces comprises at least one recess in one section, said recess being suitable for holding a small object, characterized in at least one section of at least one of said pet game pieces having an interaction portion arranged so that said pet game piece can be arranged onto the other pet game piece.

System and method for providing isolated power to a component that is also subject a set of RF signals that includes at least a first RF signal having a first RF frequency is provided. There is included providing a DC voltage signal and modulating the DC voltage signal into an isolated power signal using an isolation transformer. The isolated power signal has an intermediate frequency that is higher than 60 Hz and lower than the first RF frequency. There is included supplying the DC voltage signal to the primary winding and obtaining the isolated power signal from the secondary winding; and delivering the isolated power to the component using the isolated power signal.

System and method for providing isolated power to a component that is also subject a set of RF signals that includes at least a first RF signal having a first RF frequency is provided. There is included providing a DC voltage signal and modulating the DC voltage signal into an isolated power signal using an isolation transformer. The isolated power signal has an intermediate frequency that is higher than 60 Hz and lower than the first RF frequency. There is included supplying the DC voltage signal to the primary winding and obtaining the isolated power signal from the secondary winding; and delivering the isolated power to the component using the isolated power signal.

A variable difficulty balance board for standing desk and fitness use is provided. The balance board facilitates the conditioning and rehabilitation of the nerves, bones, muscles, and joints of the body by limiting the range of motion and biomechanical forces around the longitudinal and lateral axes. The balance board comprises a deck, a fulcrum receiver, and a fulcrum insert. The fulcrum insert is press-fit into a fulcrum cavity of the fulcrum receiver. The fulcrum insert extends outward from the fulcrum receiver and provides an area where the balance board can pivot. The fulcrum insert may be replaced by the user such that it may occupy either a first orientation or a second orientation within the fulcrum cavity. The first orientation and the second orientation configures the fulcrum insert such that it provides a lateral or longitudinal axis of balance relative to the deck, respectively.

Method and apparatus for heating and / or compressing plasmas to thermonuclear temperatures and densities are provided. In one aspect, at least one of at least two plasmoids separated by a distance is accelerated towards the other. The plasmoids interact, for instance to form a resultant plasmoid, to convert a kinetic energy into a thermal energy. The resultant plasmoid is confined in a high energy density state using a magnetic field. One or more plasmoids may be compressed. Energy may be recovered, for example via a blanket and / or directly via one or more coils that create a magnetic field and / or circuits that control the coils.

Disclosed is a geometric puzzle comprising a plurality of three-dimensional components of at least one type, each component of the same type being derived by notionally dividing a fundamental shape into a plurality of equal parts, said fundamental shape being selected from the group consisting of a regular tetrahedron having edges of equal length and a regular pyramid with a square base and also having edges of equal length, said components being capable of assembly into multiple composite shapes. Each component may be equal and identical to one another or each pair of components may comprise mirror images of one another. Surfaces of said components may be provided attractive magnetic elements to hold said components in a composite shape.

A word puzzle device, method and apparatus, is disclosed which is based on the popular “find a word,” and “form a word” games. The puzzle employs logical structures to scramble an initial board display of characters, and requires a player to reconstruct the scrambled board before finding predefined words hidden in the display. The logical structures include a shift process, and a cause / effect process to change the position of characters in the display, or to replace characters with other characters based on predefined rules. When playing “form a word” game, a player is permitted to shift rows and / or columns, and / or activate control points to replace characters, to form as many new words as possibly can within a predetermined period of time. The puzzle device includes means to store a plurality of games, and input control mechanisms to enable a player to interact with the device. The device keeps a score that measures the player's skills in solving the word puzzle.

An interactive projection system for outputting illuminated indicia upon a projection surface. A detection system is operable to detect both stationary and movable features. A control system is operable to determine the position of the stationary and movable features. A reflective device reflects light from a light source (natural and / or artificial) upon the projection surface as the illuminated indicia. A drive system moves the reflective device, thereby moving the illuminated indicia across the projection surface in response to control system thereby simulating the stationary feature on the projection surface as a physical boundary to the illuminated indicia and simulating the movable feature contacting the illuminated indicia.

An assisted perception (AP) module comprises an attachment mechanism to attach the AP module to a helmet, and a housing to integrate modular components of the AP module. The housing comprises a front portion and side portion, the front portion located over an eye of the user. The modular components include sensors to collect information about an environment as sensor data, and processors located in the side portion. The processors execute one or more assisted perception engines that process the sensor data from the sensors into enhanced characterization data. Output devices electronically communicate the enhanced characterization data to a user, wherein at least one of the output devices protrudes from the front portion of the housing in front of an eye of the user.

A flying saucer includes a soft and hollow main body, a soft shape-maintaining ring positioned around and joined to an outward edge of the main body for maintaining the shape of the main body, and many pellet-shaped loads held inside the main body; the flying saucer is flying, the pellet-shaped loads will gather near the outward edge of the main body owing to centrifugal force, and the gravity center of the flying saucer will shift constantly; consequently, the flying path of the flying saucer is changeable, and the landing position more difficult to predict; in addition, the flying saucer won't cause pain or injury to the catcher's hand because the main body and the shape-maintaining ring are made of soft materials.

An electronic device is protected from unauthorized access by use of a security wrap which comprises at least a substrate, a security screen, a layer of adhesive and decoy pattern. The security screen is disposed over one side of the substrate and includes a pair of screen terminals and a conductive path between the pair of screen terminals. The layer of adhesive bonds the first side of the substrate to the electronic component with the security screen sandwiched there between. The decoy pattern is at least partially impervious to X-ray and overlays said security screen.

An ear instrument assembly includes a base unit and a tool. The base unit includes a first housing defining an opening. The tool is movable between a storage position in which the tool is partially disposed into the opening such that the tool is secured to the first housing and a use position in which the tool is removed from the opening such that the tool is spaced from the first housing. The tool includes a tip contained inside the first housing when the tool is in the storage position. The tool includes a camera at least partially disposed in the tip of the tool, and the tool includes a curette attachable to and detachable from the tip of the tool.

A golf training aid apparatus and a method of using the same, that assists golfers in identifying, understanding, and implementing proper body and golf club positioning so as to consistently hit a golf ball accurately, with extended distance, and with a proper golf swing. The golf swing training device includes a body attaching element, a plate that is fastenable to the body attaching element which includes at least one opening therein and a connecting element that is connectable to the plate and includes a fitting for mating with a head of the golf club by encompassing part of the head the golf club.

A variable difficulty balance board for standing desk and fitness use is provided. The balance board facilitates the conditioning and rehabilitation of the nerves, bones, muscles, and joints of the body by limiting the range of motion and biomechanical forces around the longitudinal and lateral axes. The balance board comprises a deck, a fulcrum receiver, and a fulcrum insert. The fulcrum insert is press-fit into a fulcrum cavity of the fulcrum receiver. The fulcrum insert extends outward from the fulcrum receiver and provides an area where the balance board can pivot. The fulcrum insert may be replaced by the user such that it may occupy either a first orientation or a second orientation within the fulcrum cavity. The first orientation and the second orientation configures the fulcrum insert such that it provides a lateral or longitudinal axis of balance relative to the deck, respectively.

An electronic device (16) is protected from unauthorized access by use of a security wrap (20) which comprises at least a substrate (26), a security screen (30), a layer of adhesive (28) and decoy pattern (30). The security screen (30) is disposed over one side of the substrate (26) and includes a pair of screen terminals (48) and a conductive path (46) between the pair of screen terminals. The layer of adhesive (28) bonds the first side of the substrate to the electronic component with the security screen (30) sandwiched there between. The decoy pattern is at least partially impervious to X-ray and overlays said security screen.

A penetration device for cable(s), wire(s) or pipe(s) that pass through an opening arranged to a wall, a ceiling or a floor is disclosed including an insert, which has an intumescent material and heat resistant flexible material layers, where the intumescent material is arranged between the heat resistant flexible material layers. The insert includes at least one penetrating opening for a cable, a wire or a pipe elongated through the width direction of the insert. The penetration device further includes a housing, which has an outer casing surrounding the insert, which outer casing is at least partly perforated. The outer casing includes a first end and a second end in the length direction of the housing, which first end and second end have inward bent edges and / or a structural element to make an area of the opening of the first end and the second end smaller.

A method at a network node for compensating for inter-frequency coverage disparity between multiple cells operating across a coverage area of a wireless communications network. The method determines a disparity in signal coverage over the coverage area between a first cell and a second cell, wherein the first cell operates at a different frequency spectrum or frequency band from the second cell and wherein the network node determines the disparity in signal coverage by analyzing network data collected for the first and second cells. The method determines when the disparity in signal coverage meets a set criterion; and when the disparity in signal coverage meets the set criterion, adjusting coverage shape of one of the first cell and the second cell over the coverage area to reduce the disparity, wherein the adjusting of the coverage shape is performed by tilting signal coverage of the antenna at the transmission point.

An ear instrument assembly includes a base unit and a tool. The base unit includes a first housing defining an opening. The tool is movable between a storage position in which the tool is partially disposed into the opening such that the tool is secured to the first housing and a use position in which the tool is removed from the opening such that the tool is spaced from the first housing. The tool includes a tip contained inside the first housing when the tool is in the storage position. The tool includes a camera at least partially disposed in the tip of the tool, and the tool includes a curette attachable to and detachable from the tip of the tool.

A golf training aid apparatus and a method of using the same, that assists golfers in identifying, understanding, and implementing proper body and golf club positioning so as to consistently hit a golf ball accurately, with extended distance, and with a proper golf swing. The golf swing training device includes a body attaching element, a plate that is fastenable to the body attaching element which includes at least one opening therein and a connecting element that is connectable to the plate and includes a fitting for mating with a head of the golf club by encompassing part of the head the golf club.

The Backhand Series is a collection of card counting games derived from the classic game of blackjack, but wholly novel and uniquely based on the concept of allowing a player to predict if / when the next card in the deck when added to their initial player hand comprising of two cards dealt to the player face up from a standard deck of playing cards with the jokers removed, will cause their initial hand value to exceed a total hand value of 21. The Series is comprised of three individual card games with the following names: “Backhand, the card game;”“Buffalo Bayou Backhand” and “Missouri City Backhand.”

A combined spring and poppet assembly incorporated into a valve housing which communicates with a fluid inlet and outlet. The integral assembly includes an elongated and three dimensional shaped, resilient body positioned in linearly displaceable fashion within the valve housing, and along a path established between the fluid inlet and outlet. The body includes a forward-most disposed poppet which seats against the fluid inlet in a normally flow disrupting fashion. The body further includes an integrally formed spring biasing portion. Upon a pressure in the fluid inlet exceeding a predetermined value, the poppet being caused to unseat from the inlet and to displace linearly against the spring portion, concurrent with fluid flow being established across the outlet.

This invention relates to the field of surgical implants, and in particular to a method of treating biomedical material, and more particularly bioprosthetic heart valves and tracheas, to mitigate calcification when implanted in a mammalian body.

A circular checkered game board which can support a set of eighteen pieces controlled by opposing players on boards consisting of eight rings intersected by seven columns having a plurality of 56 multi-colored playing spaces per player which provides two battlefronts, and is based on an infinite modular formula with a minimum of fourteen columns to support two players, which can be increased to an unlimited number of players by adding a group of fourteen columns for every two additional players as such that four players require a board with 28 columns, and six players require a board of 42 columns; this formula can be replicated to accommodate an infinite number of players.

A watercraft is adapted to mount and support one or more wave cannons for the generation of high volume waves in a body of water, including natural beach environments lacking reliable surf. A wave cannon is an elongated tubular chamber having a closed rear end and an open front end, an anchor, a supply of compressed air, and a control valve for admitting compressed air into the elongated chamber. When mounted on a watercraft, only the interior of the chamber is exposed to corrosive water, reducing maintenance. The simple mechanics of the wave cannon further reduce expense. The watercraft may be positioned and moored at a desired offshore or lakeshore location with the open end of the chamber oriented to a shoreline. When compressed gas is discharged through the chamber, a large volume wave is generated that breaks on the shoreline.

A system, method and apparatus for making evident, diesel exhaust fuel (DEF) contamination is provided. The system, for use with a diesel exhaust fluid system, includes a container having an opening to receive a diesel exhaust fluid. A reactive device is located near the opening and reactive upon exposure to one or more predetermined components potentially present in a fluid pourable into the container through the opening. The reactive device is not reactive to the diesel exhaust fluid.