Abstract:
A fragrance dispensing device has a shape correlated with the fragrance being dispensed and when affixed with a nozzle can be inserted into a person's nose to provide aromatherapy or other herbal medications. The fragrance dispensing has a hollow body having a shape of a character and having a slit valve or a one-way valve disposed within the wall of the hollow body. A scented cartridge is inserted into the hollow body through the valve or some other resealable opening in the hollow body. The amount of fragrance dispensed is based, in part, upon the volume of the hollow body and the partial pressure of the fragrance within the cartridge. Where additional scent is desired, the hollow body can be repeatedly compressed to discharge additional discrete charges of fragrance into the environment.
Abstract:
A sanitizing device has a housing having a central aperture and an ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diode (LED) assembly mounted in the housing. The UV LED assembly is formed of a plurality of connected UV LEDs arranged circumferentially around the central aperture so as to project UV light into the aperture. A power source is connected to the UV LED assembly to supply power to the assembly. The housing is configured with overhanging front and rear faces, so that the UV LED assembly is recessed within the housing and is not visible when viewing the housing directly from the front or rear. This arrangement protects the user and others from excessive UV exposure during use. The sanitizing device is configured for attachment to a face mask so that the inhalations and exhalations of the wearer pass through the sanitizing device when the mask is worn.
Abstract:
A housing for a mobile telephone has a bottom wall, top wall and two side walls and a front surface connected to at least one of the walls. The front surface is formed of a two-way mirrored surface so that the interior of the housing is not visible from the outside but the outside is visible from the interior of the housing. Inside the housing there is a connection to a power supply disposed in the housing, a transformer connected to the power supply, a microphone and a connector for connecting a mobile telephone to the transformer, the connector being positioned so that when the mobile telephone is connected, a camera on the mobile telephone faces the front surface and can record images outside the housing for transmission to a remote site.
Abstract:
A portable capsule for insertion into a bandage consists of an light emitting diode (LED) connected to a power source encased in a housing. The housing has a clear window that allows the UV light from the LED to shine through and sterilize the surrounding bandage area. The capsule is inserted into the bandage material and held within the bandage to kill any bacteria that enters the bandage. The capsule is kept away from any direct skin contact, so there is no risk of burns or skin damage from the UV light. When the bandage is removed from the patient, the capsule can be removed from the bandage, cleaned, and re-used in the next bandage.
Abstract:
Apparatuses for playing signals received from the internet or other information highway or a stored database on one or more speakers are described. The apparatus has a receiver for receiving information from preselected addresses; a processor for interpreting the signals; and at least one speaker for playing signals from the internet. There is at least display device connected to the receiver for displaying an image received from the internet. The processor selects images that correspond with the signals played by the speaker.
Abstract:
A system for monitoring the health of an individual by providing biometric sensors attached to or inside the skin of a patient, along with a transmitter connected to the sensors for transmitting data from the sensors to a central monitoring station via a receiver located near the sensors. The sensor system is connected to an RFID tag, which communicates with an RFID reader in a remote location. The RFID tag transmits data from the sensors to the reader through the antenna, and the data is then analyzed by a microprocessor and an alert is communicated to a central monitoring station if the data from the sensors exceeds a preset threshold limit.
Abstract:
Systems and methods of measuring feet and designing and creating orthopedic inserts are described. A leg length discrepancy of a user is measured and this data, along with foot size are input into a computer. The computer then creates a computer model of a custom shoe insert based on this information. The computer model is then sent to a 3D printer to print the insert. The insert consists of a base insert with partial correction, and several additional layers that are added successively over time until a full correction is obtained. This eliminates any pain associated with a fully corrective insert, and allows the body to adjust gradually to the correction.
Abstract:
A stability system is formed from a support wedge having a bottom, an inner surface and an outer surface and a bottom platform connected to the bottom of the support wedge and extending past the inner surface to create a space for receiving a bottom of the shoe. There are attachment devices connected to the support wedge and bottom platform for connecting the stability system to a shoe. The support wedge is formed from an elastic material that compresses to a predetermined degree upon application of a downward force, such that the stability system exerts increasing resistance as the downward force increases.
Abstract:
A bandage is formed of a film layer, an adhesive applied to the film layer, and an absorbent layer connected to the film layer. The absorbent layer comprises a compressed fabric that upon saturation with liquid expands to a volume that is at least two or three times the volume of the compressed fabric. The film layer extends in at least two directions beyond edges of the absorbent layer, so that the film layer with adhesive can attach to skin around a wound with the absorbent layer covering the wound. The film layer has folded sections adjacent the absorbent layer, so that the folded sections unfold upon expansion of the compressed fabric. The expansion of the fabric layer upon contact with bodily fluids from a wound pulls the fluids and any infectious agents out of an away from the wound, thus speeding the healing process.
Abstract:
Systems and methods of measuring feet and designing and creating orthopedic inserts are described. The method can include measuring a pressure the foot exerts during a stride at a plurality of points over a period of time, and analyzing a pressure at the plurality of points over the period of time and designing the orthopedic inserter based on the analysis. The system can include a device that measures a pressure exerted by foot at a plurality of times at each of a plurality of points and a computer connected to the device, the computer having a memory that stores the measured pressures and a program operable to analyze the measured pressures to create a design of an orthopedic insert.