Monthly Archives: April 2010
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We’ve all been there and know how frustrating it is to have that cold, frosty, thirst-quenching beer in hand and suddenly realize that you can’t open it. We cannot always “be prepared” like a Boy Scout, but with this handy … Continue reading
Recycled Benches
Question:
What do you get when you smash a toilet bowl into a zillion pieces?
Answer:
A method for recycling.
Created a proprietary concrete matrix material that applies the usage of fired ceramic product, such a toilet bowls, urinals and dishes and … Continue reading
Wood Kiln
Pollution Prevention Device for a Wood Burning Ceramic Kiln
Sprout Spout®
Finally, there’s an easy-to-use way to end kids’ spills! This universal spill-proof cap turns any 16 0z. (and up) store-bought plastic juice container into the equivalent of a sip cup. The special one-piece cap automatically prevents fluid from spilling or … Continue reading
Selective Vascular Compression Device
Client:Pfizer Inc., Scheider (USA) Division, Strategic Innovation Group, Pfresh Tech Think Tank.
For use during radial angioplasty heart surgery, a compression device for selectively applying compressive force to a localized area of interest on the body surface that is readily positioned and fastened … Continue reading
Mr. Freeze Costume
Batman movie, Warner Brothers.
Technical consultant for Mr. Freeze costume.
Implantable Access Device
Client:Pfizer Inc., Valley Labs Division, Strategic Innovation Group, Pfresh Tech Think Tank.
For dialysis procedures, an implantable access device for allowing repeat access to a site within the body of a patient, which allows for the passage of fluids, filaments or therapeutic agents.
US … Continue reading
Guide-pin Placement Device
Client:Pfizer Inc., Howmedica Division, Strategic Innovation Group, Pfresh Tech Think Tank.
Methodology for placing a femoral hip screw in femoral head to repair a hip fracture. A hand-held instrument and method for use by a surgeon to target the appropriate entry point and … Continue reading
Gothic Revival Castle
Commissioned to design and build the interior of a castle in the Gothic Revival style. Site location is the West Village of New York City. Client collects decorative arts of that period and requested the renovation of a 3,500 sq.ft. … Continue reading
Ceramics
Clay is my favorite material. My afterschool job in high school was as an apprentice to a potter. I got to learn the craft from an old school perspective. This included rolling out clay slabs with a metal pipe and … Continue reading
Marble Bathroom
There is a method to Brett’s madness. To complete the renovation of this new bathroom, he glued 25,132 glass marbles on to the floor, walls, ceiling, tub, doors and sink counter. The glass pieces are amorphic in shape, about an … Continue reading
Inventors at Work
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This book is a collection of interviews conducted with individuals who have distinguished themselves in the invention space. Some of the inventors interviewed here have their Aha! moments in government, institutional, or industrial labs; develop … Continue reading