Large or small boats can carry air bags that inflate which can prevent a boat from sinking. A good desig of such air bags and smart placing of them (which can not be seen on deck) can result in balancing the boat and giving enough time for the crew to unload any water.

Texting and talking on a cell phone has become a huge problem. A way to reduce accidents due to talking or texting on a cell phone while driving is to disarm the cell phone as soon as the car is started or put into gear. A device inserted into the vehicles computer system or another area of the vehicle would make this possible. This would be excellent for parents when having new drivers in the family. Keep in mind this device would only cause the cell phone to not have service when the...

When you press the brake pedal like you normally would, the different current will be sent to electromagnet pads. The electromagnet force will stop the rotating disk. The electromagnet pads are placed close to the disk but will not touch the disk, so they will last forever and the system is simple with fewer parts.

Throughout my daily commute I see many people making U-turns, some with ease, but the majority seems to encounter difficulty. The process itself isn't difficult, but dealing with your fellow commuters while performing the move can be. I feel that if vehicles were equipped with a U-turn signal drivers would be less likely to rear-end you and perpendicular drivers less likely to turn in front of you. The signal would apprise other commuters of your intention to make the sometimes dreadful...

Main features: * 2-3 kitesurfing type sails * 2 catamaran hulls * hydrofoils under both ends of each catamaran hull * some kind of deck to hold passengers and cargo Details: * the kitesails would be staggered from front to farther back (exact locations need to be worked out) * the angle of attack of the sets of hydrofoil blades on each corner would need to be controllable to facilitate the boat rising out of the water for less drag but not getting tipped over by gusts of wind *...

Over ten years ago the ultimate fluid drive bicycle was invented by Douglas Brackett. This idea will transform that invention into the ultimate augmented drive cycling machine for commuters by introducing a micro-engine driven hydraulic rotory pump that feeds the same hub motor as does the variable piston pump driven by the pedal cranks. A control/relief valve will govern the top speed to meet legal requirements regardless the engine speed.

Today airline passengers travelling on "low cost" airlines do not want to waste their precious luggage allowance checking in heavy suitcases. Many low cost airlines restrict passengers to exceedingly low permitted weights of check in luggage. Ryanair allow 15 kilo and charge $20+ per kilo for excess. There is a market for a strong ultra lightweight wheeled carrier combined with for an ultra lightweight bag. Ideal would be a "hi tec" folding wheeled carrier which can be used in combination...

We manage parking slots in a first come first use policy. This idea change it to reserve and use. Combine with network, the parking slots are allocated with reservation. This have many benefits: 1. No waste of time and gas. 2. You may always plan for a best route before. 3. No parking meters required. Just a networked reserved system. 4. Works well even on high demand situation, in a sport event, every body reserve their parking slots, and people can not reserve one have no...

These would be optional equipment on any variety of pick-up trucks and Catepillar Tractors, all the way up to the mega-large above ground strip-mining and underground lead mining equipment. This would be excellent for workers primarily in cold, wet environments where nothing stays dry..AND EVERTHING IS COLD. Road and contruciton crews would love these. A person has two pairs of boots and gloves. One he wears to work dry the other dry pair he puts on the low noise, fan driven, low energy,...

Build rapid electromagnetic monorail system for passengers and light commercial shipping, using the median space between the lanes. Of course, overpass supports would have to be re-configured and the system would have to be protected by some type of barrier or fence. This project would create thousands of jobs and, when completed, would offer an efficient, clean means of mass transport.