Idea for Vehicle Distributed Control System...wire not?...

How about using the well-known distributed control technology in automobiles and other vehicles to replace conventional wiring harnesses?  

Maybe use the stick-on switch theme in this newsletter to have stick-on control panels going to a programmable logic controller in a vehicle.  Instead of having a wiring harness, use a single co-ax communication line running from various control points within the vehicle.

By using this concept, many costs could be saved – installation, design, maintenance, wiring harness assembly, and troubleshooting.  Instead of having many opportunities for wiring malfunction, there is only one communication cable going from point to point in the vehicle.

An automobile is a machine, yet this proven machine control technology does not seem to be used.

How about a coax cable with +12 volts and ground integral to the construction of the cable – all in one.
Possible Start Building Blocks –

• Existing concepts for industrial machine control, automated trains and trams, etc.


• USPTO Class/Subclasses for "How-To" ideas – 307/141, 700/3

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Idea for Mailbox Scanner....Mail from home?...

For postal mail stations, how about a mailbox scanner to determine whether a mailbox has mail or not? – and automatically e-mail or call the box holder that they have mail.  These could be similar to those devices used for inventory in grocery stores – only adding the automatic notification feature.  The mail attendant would then just scan the device over the “filling side” of the mailbox to determine whether there is anything in the box and read a barcode on the box identifying the box holder.
Possible Start Building Blocks –

• Existing concepts for inventory control, automatic phone dialer, grocery store automatic checkout scanners, etc.


• USPTO Class/Subclasses for "How-To" ideas – 705/401, 232/35, 232/25

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Idea for Shoe Repair Machine...fixing shoes is its sole function...

How about a shoe repair machine? This machine might look like the ball cleaning machine in a bowling alley. It seems shoes mostly wear out on the heels – usually worn more on one side than the other. How about putting these worn-out shoes in this machine to apply a molding composition to the worn side – and thus return the shoe heel to its original flat condition. The concept is similar to applying a patch or retread to a tire. The machine could match original color and tread so that it looks new when done. Maybe the machine could also clean, polish, deodorize and in general return the shoe to original condition. These machines might be placed in shopping malls, airports, health clubs, and the like. The machine would refurbish your shoes while you watch.

Possible Start Building Blocks –
· Existing concepts for bowling bar refurbishing machine, automatic skate sharpening machine, tire retreading, bone grafts, etc.
· USPTO Class/Subclasses for "How-To" ideas – 12/142Q, 36/72R, D15/199

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