34 results about "Private home" patented technology

This invention is directed to a modularized interface for connecting a plug-in electric vehicle to the energy grid. For use with public or semi-public outlets, the modularized interface comprises a module and a smart socket, where the module is integrated within or capable of being connected to, the vehicle's charging interface. The module is normally disabled, but is enabled only after the end user is authenticated, the smart socket and its associated meter have been identified, and the module and the end user's account with the local utility are validated. The module meters the energy consumption, and, when the module is disconnected from the smart socket, indicating termination of the charging session, the metered data is communicated to the utility for updating the end user's account, and the module is disabled. The module is also capable of use with conventional outlets located, for example, in private residences.

A self-propelled vacuum-cleaning device for cleaning smooth and textile floor coverings, particularly in the private home sector. The device has a housing, a vacuum blower, an electrically driven cleaning roller, an electrical drive mechanism, control electronics, and a power source. The maximal electric power of the self-propelled vacuum-cleaning tool lies between 150 watts and 300 watts during cleaning operation, whereby between 120 watts and 220 watts are allocated to the vacuum blower, between 10 watts and 40 watts are allocated to the electrical roller drive for the cleaning roller, and between 5 watts and 40 watts are allocated to the drive mechanism, and whereby the control electronics have a power demand of less than 5% of the maximal electric power.

A bathtub apparatus for persons with disabilities, including a removable front panel and an elevated bed that allows direct lateral access by the user. The bed of the bathtub is elevated above the bathroom floor, approximately at the height of a chair, toilet seat, or standard bathtub front rail. The relative movement of the front panel / wall can be accomplished in a number of different ways, as can sealing between the front panel and the stationary parts of the bathtub. In one embodiment of the invention, the bathtub can be installed above an existing conventional bathtub, thereby avoiding the necessity of removing the old tub before installing the new one. The bathtub can be used in private homes, hotels / motels, and other locations; it can be used by persons with disabilities that would otherwise preclude them from bathing unattended or unassisted.

The invention relates to refining actuators known from the state of the art. To this end, an actuator particularly comprises an electric motor and a lock displaceable by means of the electric motor. The actuator further comprises a lever, by means of which the lock can be drawn back mechanically from the locking position thereof. The invention further relates to a charge socket for an electrically powered motor vehicle. As is known from a motor vehicle powered by an electric motor and / or from a plug socket present in a private home, the electrical contacts of the charge socket are protected in one or more recesses. Corresponding pin or bar-shaped contacts of a charge plug can be inserted into said recess(es) for making contact. An adjacent, particularly circumferential housing is present around the one or more recess(es). A gap-shaped space, particularly enclosing the recess(es) thus remains between the recess(es) and the adjacent housing, into which a corresponding housing of a charge plug can be inserted. An actuator having a lock is mounted on the exterior of the adjacent housing. The lock can be displaced into the adjacent housing through a corresponding opening for locking a charge plug.

A self-propelled vacuum-cleaning device for cleaning smooth and textile floor coverings, particularly in the private home sector. The device has a housing, a vacuum blower, an electrically driven cleaning roller, an electrical drive mechanism, control electronics, and a power source. The maximal electric power of the self-propelled vacuum-cleaning tool lies between 150 watts and 300 watts during cleaning operation, whereby between 120 watts and 220 watts are allocated to the vacuum blower, between 10 watts and 40 watts are allocated to the electrical roller drive for the cleaning roller, and between 5 watts and 40 watts are allocated to the drive mechanism, and whereby the control electronics have a power demand of less than 5% of the maximal electric power.

This invention pertains to advanced medical walker that provides tremendous safety to the users of the medical walker. The novelty introduced here is the addition of the foldable seat pads and safety legs to the medical walker to protect the user from falling down in an uncontrollable situation or fatigue condition, wherein falling down and its resulting traumatic injuries is a serious concern for the users who are in the low-energy state, or are without the accompany of a caring attendance. This invention addresses this concern. There is a wide variety of operation for this invention; this walker can be used in any private or public place such as private homes, hospitals, nursing homes, medical care centers, and alike.

A private home entertainment system including plural playback devices can receive discrete content that can be played by any appropriate publicly available devices. The home system can convert the discrete content to content that is bound to the private network using, e.g., cryptographic keys. The bound content can be freely copied and played among the devices in the private network but cannot be played outside the private network. Should the user elect to convert bound content back to discrete content to permit playing the content outside the network, all bound copies in the network are destroyed or otherwise rendered unusable.

A composition including the fermentation supernatant from a fermentation of yeast is intended to be conveniently introduced through the wastewater plumbing system of a private home or other facility into a septic system servicing the home or other facility to substantially accelerate the ability of the bacteria resident in the septic system to substantially digest biologically available organic compounds present in the septic system, and methods of accomplishing the same.

A method and apparatus to equalize the voltage across each light bulb in a low-voltage lighting system, commonly found in the yards of private homes and businesses. The present invention consists of a power compensation element that is inserted in-line with each light bulb connected to the bus lines that distribute current from a power source, such as an electrical transformer, to the light bulbs. The function of the power compensation element is to compensate for the voltage drop along the bus lines due primarily to the electrical resistance of the bus lines. Therefore, a compensation rating of the power compensation element may depend upon its location along the bus lines and the electrical resistivity of the bus lines, as well as the internal electrical resistance of the light bulbs. The preferred embodiment is an electrical resistive power compensation element where the rating of the element is its resistance value. One alternate embodiment is an electrical transformer power compensation element where the rating is the transformer ratio of output-to-input voltage, while another alternate embodiment is a diode-based, voltage-limiting circuit power compensation element, typically with equal rating where the rating is the voltage-limiting reference level of the circuit.

Embodiments are disclosed to provide the crowdsourcing of viewable events. Crowdsourcing can be used to determine what is viewable in a particular venue, such as a restaurant, bar, or private home. Information about venues and events is populated in a database by a plurality of users. Events are associated with venues by a crowdsourcing engine. Users wishing to view a particular event can find a venue showing that event through information provided by other users.

A waste water purification plant purifies water by means of plants and a waste water purification process. The waste water purification plant has at least one plant container, a feed unit, an evacuation unit and plants. Waste water to be purified can be supplied to the purification plant by the feed unit. Purified waste water can be discharged from the purification plant by the evacuation unit. The plants are arranged in the plant container without a substrate. A plant container preferably has at least two plant basins. At least one other container can be provided. At least part of the plant container is arranged on the roof of a building. Plants of at least two different plant species are provided in the plant container. Depending on the type of waste water for example industrial and / or sanitary waste water the waste water to be purified may be purified in a predeterminable sequence by the plants of the different plant species. This purification plant makes it possible to purify industrial and / or sanitary waste water, i.e. it is applicable to industries and / or private homes. In particular, the waste water purified by the purification plant should possess a high degree of purity, for example that of drinking water.

A diagnostic device system has a weight-reduced rechargeable battery. When a portable radiographic apparatus and a portable X-ray source are carried to and used for imaging at a private home or a care home, the portable radiographic apparatus and the portable X-ray source are loaded on an automobile. When the charge amount of rechargeable batteries for operation housed in the portable radiographic apparatus or the portable X-ray source loaded on the automobile is low, or when there are plural destinations and the charge amount of the rechargeable batteries becomes low, a rechargeable battery for charging mounted on the automobile is used to charge the rechargeable batteries for operation while traveling. Because the rechargeable batteries for operation are charged while traveling, a large number of rechargeable batteries for operation does not need to be charged in advance, whereby the weight of the rechargeable batteries for operation can be reduced.

Embodiments are disclosed to provide the rating of viewable events. Rating viewable events will allow users to know whether a venue, such as a restaurant, bar, or private home, is a satisfactory place to view their favorite teams. Information about venues and events is populated in a database by a plurality of venues or users. Users wishing to view a particular event can search for a venue that has a high venue rating. Users may also vote whether a venue was satisfactory and the results of the vote may be used to generate future ratings.

A new karaoke system intended for use in private homes. The complete system is included on a Karaoke-DVD-Disc playable in a DVD-player intended for use in private homes. The system is manoeuvred by the remote control of the DVD-player and program instructions on the DVD-disc. A microphone with a SCART-connector can be connected between the DVD-player and the TV-set. The music-video, the text of the lyrics and the songs are stored on the DVD-disc. The sound and the pictures are presented on the TV-set.

The invention discloses a pastry distribution vehicle with a semiconductor refrigeration system. The pastry distribution vehicle with the semiconductor refrigeration system comprises a vehicle body, alithium battery pack, a semiconductor refrigerator and a cool air tube. A connecting block is installed at the front end of the vehicle body in a bolt mode, and a worm is installed in the connectingblock in a penetrating mode. A worm wheel is installed on the inner surface of the connecting block, and the worm wheel is connected with the worm. A supporting block is fixedly connected to the outerside of the worm wheel, and a movable block is installed on the outer side of the lower end of the supporting block in a penetrating mode. A connecting shaft is installed on the inner surface of thesupporting block, and a reset spring is fixedly connected to the inner surface of a storage box body. According to the pastry distribution vehicle with the semiconductor refrigeration system, privatehome food made by a merchant can be directly put into a cold and warm box which is adjusted to the suitable temperature through a control platform in advance, the private home food can be transportedand distributed, because of the temperature controllability of the cold and warm box, the distribution range can be greatly increased, and the cold storage / heat preservation transportation is realized.

Methods and apparatus for providing manned, e.g., live customer support to customers, e.g., people using the Internet to purchase goods and / or services are described. A person viewing a Web Site, e.g., a customer, is presented with a button which provides the opportunity to talk to a customer service representative. Upon activating the button, e.g., by clicking on it, the customer's computer or other Internet browser device sends a signal, e.g., a call request message, over the Internet indicating that the customer wants to talk with a service representative. The call request message includes the customer's telephone number and / or IP address. In response to the call request message, calling equipment is used to establish a customer service call between the customer and a customer service representative. The equipment can be owned by the telephone company thereby avoiding the need for E-business companies to make investments in telephone equipment. In addition, a customer service representative can be located either at the E-business site or remotely, e.g., at the customer service representative's private home or other site, with the representative being called by the conference equipment as required to service a customer. Voice over IP conference equipment may be used instead or in conjunction with telephone conference equipment where one or both of the customer and service representative have voice over IP capability.

A Modular Security Suite™ of rooms / modules is for the protection of families and / or valuable personal property during Earthquake related and other emergencies. The “Dual Use” space MSS model has two or more adjacent rooms or modules and an adjacent hallway module. One room could be a W.C. and the other module could be a kitchenette or pantry or walk-in high security storage room. Its steel walls and ceiling would be made with interior and exterior steel plates which are welded and / or otherwise fastened to its vertical and horizontal steel / stud pipes or I-beam / studs and then can be filled with concrete.Thusly, the Modular Security Suite becomes a steel and concrete monolithic extension of the building's foundation. Moreover, the design's ship like steel bow / superstructure should resist earthquake related emergencies, flying debris and / or most types of ammo should an intruder invade a private home, bank, school or other building.

A composition including the fermentation supernatant from a fermentation of yeast is intended to be conveniently introduced through the wastewater plumbing system of a private home or other facility into a septic system servicing the home or other facility to substantially accelerate the ability of the bacteria resident in the septic system to substantially digest biologically available organic compounds present in the septic system, and methods of accomplishing the same.

DESAC is an after-market supplemental wireless (battery-operated, non-contact, radio-linked) pair of transmitter-receiver sensing modules designed to significantly enhance the safety of many wheelchair-bound semi-mobile residents prone to falling while transferring without assistance, many with varying degrees of dementia, in Skilled-Care, Nursing, Rehabilitation, CCRC, Assisted-Living, Memory-Care, and other forms of Senior Living Facilities (including private homes). It works as an automatic trigger of a standard hospital CALL button that works with any standard ¼ inch plug, normally open, Push-to-Close, mechanical-contact (fully isolated, non-electronic) call-box jacks. Functionally, it appears as though the resident physically pushed their bedside, cabled call button for a constant 10 seconds.

Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for a water soluble hygienic glove. The glove includes a first layer, a second layer, an opening and a sealed perimeter. The opening is adapted to accommodate insertion of a user's hand into the opening and into a formed cavity. All possible shapes of gloves are considered. One embodiment has an outer perimeter designed for dispensing gloves in a role where each glove has an outer perimeter in a rectangular form and joined through a line of perforations which can be easily torn to separate a glove. The user easily inserts a hand in the glove for subsequent cleaning of the rectal area or other areas of an individual and then disposes of the used glove in a flush toilet where it readily dissolves in the presence of water. The glove is convenient and safe for conventional septic systems and / or sewage treatment facilities. The present invention further considers storage and dispensing devices. Other embodiments incorporate the use of germicidal agents and drying agents. The system is applicable in commercial restrooms or bathrooms in private homes.

A device used to release, retract and store a cable or a cable-like structure provides an easy way for cable or cable-like structure applications. The device can be widely used for all kind electronic devices in private homes and in public facilities tidily and safely. By apply the devices in present patent application, there will significantly reduce safety hazards and solve problems related to cable messing up or winding each other around electrical devices.

Disclosed is a portable household and picnic multipurpose steaming cabinet. The steaming cabinet comprises a cabinet body, a heating system and a steaming cabinet main body, wherein the heating system and the steaming cabinet main body are located inside the lower portion and the upper portion of the cabinet body respectively. The heating system comprises a gas stove or an electric stove, and an ignition button used for operating the gas stove or the electric stove to work. The steaming cabinet main body comprises a plurality of steaming trays which are distributed at intervals and can horizontally get in and out of the steaming cabinet body, and a water containing basin which is opened upwards. The bottom face of the water containing basin directly faces the gas stove, and the upper portion of the water containing basin aligns the steaming trays. The steaming trays and the water containing basin are arranged in a steam space of the cabinet body. A cabinet door is arranged on the front face of the steam space. Due to the fact that the size of the steaming cabinet is small, carrying is convenient. Besides, electricity or gas can be used, and thus the steaming cabinet is quite suitable for household use and outdoor picnic activities. In addition, for the reason that the steaming cabinet is free of cooking fume pollution, the steaming cabinet can be used cleanly, sanitarily and rapidly, and picnic dining can be achieved anytime and anywhere. The steaming cabinet not only can be used for automotive and boat self-driving people but also can be used for business family feast private home cuisines and even emergency relief.

Embodiments are disclosed to provide the prediction of viewable events. Predicting viewable events will allow users to know what events will likely be viewable in a particular venue, such as a restaurant, bar, or private home. Information about venues and events is populated in a database by a plurality of venues or users. Users wishing to view a particular event can search for a venue that has a high probability of showing that event.

An entertainment device typically described as a pinball machine, usually found in myriad places such as arcades, restaurants, private residences, etc. A conventional pinball machine allows one or more players to play a game in which points are accrued by physically striking one or more balls on an inclined play field within a cabinet having a transparent top surface. Interaction of the machine with the ball is typically limited to events when the ball strikes an object on the play field. To enable more machine-ball interaction and therefore increase entertainment value ball tracking is needed. A way to track the ball in a very fast manner to better enable open space interactivity while not having excessive cost and while not limiting the game designer.