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Insight, Inc.

Motion Research Technologies, Inc.

Motion Research Corporation

Skisonics Corporation

Peter K Purdy

Kirk Watson Beach

Dominic Dobson

Michael J Cochran

David Joseph Perry

Robert E Fischer

Eugene F Fowler

John David Patton

Matthew A Rhoades

Matthew Creedican

Keith Bryant Payea

Luke Purdy

Thomas A Furness

David Andrew Weber

Resistance garments include for example a first cuff and a second cuff that circumscribe a portion of a wearer's body; an adjustment device fixedly attached to the first cuff; and a resistive element connecting the first cuff and the second cuff, and coupling with the adjustment device. An active material includes a backing fabric and one or more length-adjusting devices, that each include a first filament and a second filament that are interwoven with the backing fabric and substantially parallel with one another, and one or more motors. Each of the motors drives first and second spooling elements that alternatively reel in or reel out portions of the first and second filaments, respectively. The reeling in or out thereby adjusts (a) a length of the filaments, (b) a length of the length-adjusting device corresponding to the at least one motor, and (c) a length of the active material.

Resistance garments and active materials

A system for displaying data includes a display unit and a transmitting unit. A display unit has a housing that defines an ambient light window and a viewing window. A data display is positioned inside the housing, and optics are included for guiding light from the ambient light window through the display and out the viewing window.

Ambient light display and system for displaying data

An apparatus generally including a first housing and a second housing is disclosed. The first housing may have (i) one or more first clips configured to removably secure the first housing to a frame of eyeglasses, (ii) at least one sensor configured to sense a response of a user wearing the eyeglasses and (iii) a transceiver configured to (a) receive an image in a receive message from external of the apparatus and (b) transmit the response in a transmit message to external of the apparatus. The second housing may be (i) attached to the first housing, (ii) positionable before a lens opening of the eyeglasses on a side of the lens opening opposite the user and (iii) configured to display the image to the user through the lens opening.

Cell phone display that clips onto eyeglasses

A personal data unit (PDU) is operable to collect video information via a camera (12) and audio information via a microphone (14). The PDU (10) utilizes a cellular link for transmission of the collected information to a central station (27). Position/time information is received from a GPS satellite network (22) via an antenna (24). This allows the system to be packaged such that it can be attached to an individual and carried with that individual.

Personal data collection and reporting system

A multi-hull marine vessel having a center hull and a left and right outer hull movably positioned adjacent to the center hull. The outer hulls are on opposite sides of the center hull and are generally parallel to the center hull. Extendible support assemblies extend between the center hull and the outer hulls. The extendible support assemblies are movable between a retracted position with the outer hulls in nested positions immediately adjacent to the center hull, and extended positions with the outer hulls in outward positions away from the center hull. A support moving device is connected to the extendible support assemblies and is positioned to move the extendible support assemblies between the retracted and extended positions, thereby moving the outer hulls between the nested and outward positions. The center hull has a water ballast tank therein that is adapted to be filled with water, such that the multi-hull vessel is a self-righting vessel that will right itself from an overturned position when the water tank ballast is filled and the outer hulls are in the nested position. The outer hulls are sealed hulls with positive buoyancy to provide an unsinkable, ballasted, multi-hull marine vessel.

Multi-hull marine vessel with retractable outer hulls

A display system for conventional eyewear having a transparency that defines a field of view and a frame for supporting the transparency on a user's head is shown. The display system includes a light transmissive display mounted on the frame of the eyewear and optics for collimating light to project an image of the displayed information at a distance from the user in the periphery of the field of view defined by the transparency. The optics may include a single mirror that receives the information directly from the display wherein the mirror is toroidal or the like so as to project an enlarged image at an apparent optical distance from the user that is greater than the actual optical path. Alternatively, a planar mirror may be employed with a collimating lens to project the image at a desired distance from the user. The mirror may be fully reflective or partially reflective so as to superimpose the image of the displayed information on the scene viewed by the user through the transparency of the eyewear. Further, means are provided for automatically adjusting the optical path defined by the relative position of the mirror, the display and the user's eye to accommodate heads of various sizes.

Display system for a head mounted viewing transparency

A transmitter is mounted for movement with a skier or other self-propelled sportsman and transmits ultrasonic or electromagnetic waves toward the stationary medium over which the skier or sportsman is moving. An element of the same transmitter or a separate transducer detects waves reflected from the stationary medium. A computer calculates the speed of the skier or sportsman from the Doppler shift of the reflected waves and actuates a readout unit to indicate the speed to the skier or sportsman. The readout system has a head-mounted display including a character generator and a semitransparent reflector in which the character generator is viewed so that the speed indication appears superposed over the normal background in the viewing direction.

Speed sensor and head-mounted data display

Lifting handle for toilet seats

A transducer is mounted on a ski and transmits ultrasonic waves toward the stationary medium over which the ski is moving. The same transducer or a separate transducer detects waves reflected from the stationary medium. A computer calculates the speed of the ski from the Doppler shift of the reflected waves and actuates a readout unit to indicate the speed to the skier.

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Seattle, WA, United States of America

Peter K Purdy