Do It Yourself Veterinary and Animal Care

"A health resource for rural and urban farmers - You know Hesperian’s classic Where There Is No Doctor. But have you heard of Where There Is No Animal Doctor? This book, published by the Christian Veterinary Mission, is part of Hesperian’s Health and Empowerment Bookshelf – great health and community empowerment resources produced by other publishers and distributed by Hesperian.

Heavily illustrated, with straightforward, accurate information, Where There Is No Animal Doctor covers the health and care of poultry, rabbits, goats, sheep, pigs, horses, mules, cows and bulls. It addresses disease prevention, control and treatment, and the promotion of good animal nutrition, and contains an important chapter on the public health aspects of raising animals." - https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:35444.11023305907/rid:3427807e6b317a2f387bbcadc2c0c2e6

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Tom Sez - In addition to being an excellent resource for pet owners, zoo keepers, farmers, or anyone else who cares for animals.....this could be an idea springboard for low-cost, do it yourself, products.....hmmmm?

What do you think?

Design Notes for Low-Cost Products

Here’s an ongoing index of my DESIGN NOTES FOR LOW-COST PRODUCTS for Low-Income People throughout the world - https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ASxQMXIbYsLcZHN3eHE0a18zNWM5Znd4YzVz



Some uses for this might be....

• Brainstorming new products or services
• Research for low cost solutions
• Springboard to find more of the same
• History lesson of old patents
• Science Fair Projects

Good Luck!

Innovation and New Product Development in Do-It-Yourself Healthcare

Innovation and New Product Development in Do-It-Yourself Healthcare - 

Are you looking for new product or diversification ideas for your company, particularly in this economic recession? Well, there is a hidden gem out there that you might be able to cash in on – Do It Yourself Healthcare.

There is a growing trend in the world for this DIY Healthcare, partly out of need and partly because people want to be more active in their own healthcare. 

As a gauge of public interest, Google gives the following results:
Symptom Checker - 1,630,000 hits
Do It Yourself Health Doctor - 34,200,000 hits

The do-it-yourself movement is not new. Some examples of how this happened before are as follows....

http://www.brainreactions.com/innovation-and-new-product-development-in-do-it-yourself-healthcare.html

Tom's Writings - New Blog - News of all my writing and inventing

Hello All – FYI – I now have a news hub for all my writing and "virtual inventing" – Tom's Writings | TG Ideas LLC

If you want to know of all my activities then please “Follow by E-Mail” or “Subscribe” on Tom's Writings.

I’m off to a fresh start in my blogging. Stay tuned. I’m so excited to start writing, researching, inventing again. 

Best Wishes to you in your endeavors. 

Tom

1. Tom's Writings | TG Ideas LLC (Hub) – New Blog

2. Ideas for Products or Inventions

3. Do It Yourself Health Care

4. Health Information Your Doctor Might Not Even Know About....(Or Might Not Want You to Know About!) – New Blog

5. Interfacing with the Doctor Within

6. Mind-Body Healing Machines - formerly titled Virtual Healing Machine

7. Exploring Life As We Don't Know It – New Blog

8. Other Writings – Yahoo Voices, Helium, etc.

Home Endoscope

Hello All - I've added a Home Endoscope to "Tom's Personal Clinic" and it works great! I can use it as an Otoscope, for closeups of skin conditions, and for other endoscope functions. I've taken pictures to my doctor and he was impressed. We both could see telemedicine opportunities for this.

You can see pictures of this at http://picasaweb.google.com/tgideas/20090729#.

I bought it on eBay for about $60 using the words home endoscope. I'm still learning how to use it but thought I'd get this out to you via this Blog, in case you haven't heard of it.


That's about all for now. As background, the site "Design for the Other 90%" said to "GET INVOLVED", so I did. I plan to continue posting these LOW-COST DESIGN TOPICS on my Blog for a while yet. Let me know if you have a topic you would like covered. I'm open to suggestions on improving my blog format, too. Please e-mail me directly.. I hope you find this helpful. I'm sure you can do much better though! Good Luck!For more of my LOW COST DESIGN TOPICS - Click on the tag below "design for the other 90%".See disclaimers on TG Ideas LLC publications and website - http://my.athenet.net/~ideas

Thanks!

Electronic Stethoscope and Analyzer for under $5.00

Hello All - This posting looks at designing "Low-Cost Electronic Stethoscopes – Heart/Lung Sound Analyzers."

First off, here's something I made for under $5.00. Essentially, I modified a pre-natal heartbeat monitor with a standard stethoscope head, then fed the results into an open-source heart/lung analysis software program.

Below are instructions and see photo album at http://picasaweb.google.com/tgideas/20090716#

1. Find a prenatal heart monitor. I bought mine at a charity shop for $3.00.

2. I found it works better to have an external standard stethoscope head attached to the monitor. Use a plumbing gasket and flexible tubing. Glue the gasket into the monitor head. Push the tubing into the gasket. Connect the other end of the tubing to a standard stethoscope head. I suppose you could use a small funnel if you can't find a stethoscope head.

3. On my monitor, I force the LISTEN button permanently down with a soda bottle cap and duct-tape. I then only use the ON/OFF volume control to turn the monitor on/off and adjust volume.

4. Connect the output of the monitor to the input of a laptop.

5. Download for free - Thinklabs Phonocardiography Open-Source Software

6. You're done! I plan to take a printout of my heartbeat and lung sounds with me on my next physical exam, along with normal heart and lung sound printouts too.

7. Long term, I plan to send these sounds and analysis to my doctor (telemedicine).

If you don't like what I did – here's a few others...plus some other links you might find useful.
http://nielsolson.us/Haversian/2007/12/stethophone.php

http://www.ymec.com/hp/signal2/heart1.htm

http://www.electronics-lab.com/projects/science/019/index.html

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-a-high-tech-spy-stethoscope

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqjxOapIKbE

http://www.openheartsurgery.com/heart_sounds.html

If you still don't see what you're looking for, check out these patents. Please remember that newer patents are probably not expired, and therefore active. Patents that have expired due to age (generally more than 20 years old from the filing date) are free to use by anyone. Please note that just because something is patented or written, it might not work all that well or might not be safe in today's standards. Use your own judgment, or seek help, to stay safe and out of trouble.
Electronic sound amplifier stethoscope with visual heart beat and blood flow ...US Pat. 4783813 - Filed Dec 24, 1986

Universal stethoscope amplifier with graphic equalization and teaching and ...US Pat. 5832093 - Filed Jan 4, 1996

Compact hybrid stethoscopeUS Pat. 4528690 - Filed Mar 12, 1984

ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRONIC STETHOSCOPEUS Pat. 3247324 - Filed Jun 26, 1964

AMPLIFIED STETHOSCOPEUS Pat. 2419471 - Filed Oct 28, 1944

Noise-reducing stethoscopeUS Pat. 5492129 - Filed Dec 3, 1993

In addition, here's some Idea Seeds for new and improved versions.
* Computer assisted heart/lung sound analysis with preliminary diagnosis. See http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17701776 and http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=548236

* Garment showing best places to place the stethoscope head for untrained people. Also, this could be shown in a training video.

* Indicator on stethoscope head showing best place for heart and lung sounds for the untrained user.

That's about all for now. As background, the site "Design for the Other 90%" said to "GET INVOLVED", so I did. I plan to continue posting these LOW-COST DESIGN TOPICS on my Blog for a while yet. Let me know if you have a topic you would like covered. I'm open to suggestions on improving my blog format, too. Please e-mail me directly.. I hope you find this helpful. I'm sure you can do much better though! Good Luck!For more of my LOW COST DESIGN TOPICS - Click on the tag below "design for the other 90%".See disclaimers on TG Ideas LLC publications and website - http://my.athenet.net/~ideas/, Thanks!

Low-Cost Village Sanitation

Hello All - This posting looks at designing a "Low-Cost Village Sanitation" dedicated to the Engineers Without Borders, University of Wisconsin-Platteville chapter. Good Luck on your upcoming trip to Ghana!

The topics in this posting might be helpful in providing basic survival needs, making into products to sell, or instructions for people to make devices themselves.

As a start, how about these Low-Cost Village Sanitation patents. Please remember that newer patents are probably not expired, and therefore active. Patents that have expired due to age (generally more than 20 years old from the filing date) are free to use by anyone.

DECOMPOSITION TOILETUS Pat. 3921228 - Filed Apr 1, 1974 -

IMPROVEMENT IN PRIVIESUS Pat. 109160 -

PRIVYUS Pat. 432461 - Filed Apr 7, 1890

PRIVYUS Pat. 1290886 - Filed Jan 3, 1918 -

READY-BUILT METAL OUTSIDE PRIVYUS Pat. 2573838 - Filed Feb 3, 1947

COMBINED SEPTIC TANK AND PRIVYUS Pat. 1281528 - Filed Sep 5, 1916

IMPROVEMENT IN PRIVY-HOUSESUS Pat. 147266 - Filed Dec 9, 1873 -

IMPROVEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FERTILIZERS FROM NIGHT-SOILUS Pat. 151905 - Filed May 23, 1874 -

IMPROVEMENT IN PROCESSES AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING FERTILIZERS FROMUS Pat. 183242 - Filed Jun 21, 1876 -

IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF MANURE FROM NIGHT-SOILUS Pat. 200731 - Filed Jan 4, 1878 -

FERTILIZERUS Pat. 232756 - Filed May 19, 1879 -

APPARATUS FOR MAKING FERTILIZER FROM NIGHT SOILUS Pat. 548561

IMPROVEMENT IN TREATING NIGHT-SOIL FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSESUS Pat. 39472

IMPROVEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FERTILIZERS FROM NIGHT-SOILUS Pat. 129739 -
IMPROVEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FERTILIZERS FROM NIGHT-SOILUS Pat. 151905 - Filed May 23, 1874 -

Weak alkaline organic fertilizer from organic waste including food waste and ...US Pat. 6793704 - Filed Dec 10, 2001

METHOD OF CLARIFYING NIGHT SOIL WITH BACTERIAUS Pat. 3219576 - Filed Apr 20, 1962 -
MEANS FOR DEODORIZING AND DRYING NIGHT-SOIL AND THE LIKEUS Pat. 950977 - Filed Jul 15, 1908 -

COMPOST TOILETUS Pat. 3840907 - Filed Sep 6, 1972 -

Method for natural biochemical decomposition of latrineUS Pat. 4001108 - Filed Jun 23, 1975

In addition, here's some other information you might find interesting.

CLTS - Community-Led Total Sanitation

Community-led total sanitation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Google results for Community Led Total Sanitation

Google results for Rural Sanitation

YouTube - THE NEW WAVE- Scaling Up Sustainable Sanitation in Rural ...

YouTube - Awakening - Total Sanitation in Bangladesh - Part 1

YouTube - Water and sanitation: a partnership for change

YouTube - Sanitation: A Perfect Deal!

YouTube - WECF film on Safe Sanitation

YouTube - Community-Led Total Sanitation in Bangladesh

YouTube - East Timor Water & Sanitation - Part 1 of 5 Community ...

YouTube - Awakening: Achieving Total Sanitation in Bangladesh

YouTube - Ecosan toilet in Bangalore,India - Towards sustainable ...

How to Build a Composting Toilet - wikiHow

How to Build a Compost Toilet eHow.com

How to Build an Outhouse eHow.com

YouTube - Ecosan toilet in Bangalore,India - Towards sustainable ...

YouTube - Pump Aid and the Elephant Toilet

YouTube - Water and sanitation: a partnership for change

YouTube - Sanitation in Ethiopia

YouTube - WaterSanitation's Channel

How to Build a Dry Toilet eHow.com

YouTube - Affordable Compost Toilets for the World's Rural Poor

YouTube - Towards Clean Cities: Addressing Sanitation in Urban India

Water And Sanitation Videos - Metacafe

Find your local library at Libweb and ask about Community Led Sanitation or Rural Sanitation.

You could ask for help from an Engineering School. Find schools at All Engineering Schools.

So what can you do with all this information? Here's some suggestions.

+ You could make and sell the device described in the expired patent. Please note that just because something is patented or written, it might not work all that well or might not be safe in today's standards. Use your own judgment, or seek help, to stay safe and out of trouble.

+ You could "translate" the expired patent into easy-to-understand instructions for others to make the device. These instructions could use easy-to-find materials, like trees, plants, rocks, people, scrap materials, etc.

+ You could recruit the inventors or authors to help you, since they are experts in their field. Some of the inventors of older patents might be retired now and might be looking for something to do.

+ Existing manufacturers could use this information to make their already fine products even better, more efficient, or less expensive.

+ Build on the work of others. Maybe, use patent images instead of starting with a blank sheet of paper. Computer model other's designs and make the designs better or cheaper or simpler. You don't have to "reinvent the wheel" . Design around active patents.

+ You could use the information to brainstorm new ideas.

That's about all for now. As background, the site "Design for the Other 90%" said to "GET INVOLVED", so I did. I plan to continue posting these LOW-COST DESIGN TOPICS on my Blog for a while yet. Let me know if you have a topic you would like covered. I'm open to suggestions on improving my blog format, too. Please e-mail me directly.. I hope you find this helpful. I'm sure you can do much better though! Good Luck!For more of my LOW COST DESIGN TOPICS - Click on the tag below "design for the other 90%".

See disclaimers on TG Ideas LLC publications and website - http://www.athenet.net/~ideas/, Thanks!

Low-Cost People Powered Corn Grinder

Hello All - This posting looks at designing a "Low-Cost People Powered Corn Grinder" dedicated to the Engineers Without Borders, University of Wisconsin-Platteville chapter. Good Luck on your upcoming trip to Ghana!

The topics in this posting might be helpful in providing basic survival needs, making into products to sell, or instructions for people to make devices themselves. Good Luck!

As a start, how about these People Powered Corn Grinder patents. Please remember that newer patents are probably not expired, and therefore active. Patents that have expired due to age (generally more than 20 years old from the filing date) are free to use by anyone.
GRINDING-MILLUS Pat. 525473 - Filed Nov 25, 1893 -
CORN CUTTING AND GRINDING MILLUS Pat. 230547 - Filed Dec 12, 1879
GRINDING-MILLUS Pat. 11181
IMPROVED PORTABLE GRINDING-MILLUS Pat. RE316
GRINDING-MILLUS Pat. 20734
Mill for grinding granular materialUS Pat. 4807818 - Filed Oct 27, 1986
DRIVING DEVICE OPERATED BY THEUS Pat. 1933654 - Filed Jun 9, 1930
CORN HUSKERUS Pat. 224588 - Filed Jan 2, 1879

In addition, here's some other information you might find interesting.
Pedal Powered Grain Mill Project Summary - Looks Good!
Pedal Power Dynapod
Processing Machines,Hand Operated Machine,Juice Machine,Pop Corn ...
Appropriate technology sourcebook‎ - Page 469
by Ken Darrow, Kent Keller, Rick Pam, Volunteers in Asia, inc - Technology & Engineering - 1981 - 816 pages
Appropriate Technology Sourcebook‎ - Page 196
by Ken Darrow, Kent Keller, Rick Pam, Volunteers in Asia - Technology & Engineering - 1981 - 816 pages
Appropriate technology sourcebook‎
1978
Page 196
How to Build a Plumping Mill: 9 steps - wikiHow
How to Build a Plumping Mill eHow.com
Michigan Tech Media Relations Story#876 - Low Tech, High Impact ...
Gristmill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Find your local library at Libweb and ask about People Powered Corn Grinders.
You could ask for help from an Engineering School. Find schools at All Engineering Schools.

So what can you do with all this information? Here's some suggestions.
+ You could make and sell the device described in the expired patent. Please note that just because something is patented or written, it might not work all that well or might not be safe in today's standards. Use your own judgment, or seek help, to stay safe and out of trouble.
+ You could "translate" the expired patent into easy-to-understand instructions for others to make the device. These instructions could use easy-to-find materials, like trees, plants, rocks, people, scrap materials, etc.
+ You could recruit the inventors or authors to help you, since they are experts in their field. Some of the inventors of older patents might be retired now and might be looking for something to do.
+ Existing manufacturers of Trash Handling System/Incinerator could use this information to make their already fine products even better, more efficient, or less expensive.
+ Build on the work of others. Maybe, use patent images instead of starting with a blank sheet of paper. Computer model other's designs and make the designs better or cheaper or simpler. You don't have to "reinvent the wheel" . Design around active patents.
+ You could use the information to brainstorm new ideas.

That's about all for now. As background, the site "Design for the Other 90%" said to "GET INVOLVED", so I did. I plan to continue posting these LOW-COST DESIGN TOPICS on my Blog for a while yet. Let me know if you have a topic you would like covered. I'm open to suggestions on improving my blog format, too. Please e-mail me directly.. I hope you find this helpful. I'm sure you can do much better though! Good Luck!For more of my LOW COST DESIGN TOPICS - Click on the tag below "design for the other 90%".See disclaimers on TG Ideas LLC publications and website - http://www.athenet.net/~ideas/, Thanks!

Design Notes for Low-Cost Trash Handling System/Incinerator

Hello All - This posting looks at designing "Low-Cost Trash Handling System/Incinerator". The topics in this posting might be helpful in providing basic survival needs, making into products to sell, or instructions for people to make devices themselves. Good Luck!

As a start, how about these Trash Handling System/Incinerator patents. Please remember that newer patents are probably not expired, and therefore active. Patents that have expired due to age (generally more than 20 years old from the filing date) are free to use by anyone.

* METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ECOLOGICAL RECYCLING OF WASTE PRODUCTSUS Pat. 3728254 - Filed Sep 22, 1971 –

* Process and apparatus for treating municipal trashUS Pat. 4665841 - Filed May 16, 1986

* Method and apparatus for solar destruction of toxic and hazardous materialsUS Pat. 4432344 - Filed Jul 15, 1981

* Solar powered compaction apparatusUS Pat. 7124680 - Filed Jun 9, 2004

* METHOD FOR THE DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE BY MULTI-STAGE THERMAL DECOMPOSITIONUS Pat. 3918374 - Filed Jan 2, 1975

* Low cost trash compactor assembly with improved trash compression and ...US Pat. 5080011 - Filed Jul 24, 1990

* REFUSE INCINERATIONUS Pat. 2104040 - Filed Aug 27, 1934 –

* MOBILE TRASH CARTUS Patent 3,675,940, 1972

* METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING WASTE MATERIALUS Patent 3,426,673, 1969

* IncineratorUS Patent 3,079,878, 1963

* Method for drying refuse of refuse burning generating plant using solar hot-air device Publication info: CN1912514 (A) — 2007-02-14

* Solar refuse nonhazardous treatment method and its equipment Publication info: CN1515822 (A) — 2004-07-28

* INCINERATOR UTILIZING SOLAR HEAT Publication info: JP10160138 (A) — 1998-06-19

* Solar garbage bin Publication info: CN201151547 (Y) — 2008-11-19

* Solar flies-killing dustbin Publication info: CN201109608 (Y) — 2008-09-03

* METHOD AND DEVICE FOR A COMBINED TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC SEWAGE AND DOMESTIC BIODEGRADABLE GARBAGE. Publication info: MX9708423 (A) — 1998-08-30

* Solar refuse can Publication info: CN201027083 (Y) — 2008-02-27

To search for more Trash Handling System/Incinerator patents, try the following.
* In the Patent List above, look at the "Citations" and "Referenced by" of each of the patents that interest you the most. By doing this, you're essentially finding "more like this".
* For more Worldwide patents, go to esp@cenet.

In addition, here's some other information you might find interesting.

* How garbage truck is made - Background, Raw materials, Design, The ...

* The design of very low cost incinerators for emergency situations in developing countriesDJ Picken, MC Bennett - IEE Seminar on Appropriate Medical Technology for Developing …, 2002 - ieeexplore.ieee.org

* Low-cost incinerator units for the disposal of waste graphite and oilsMW Boback - AEC pollution control conference, 1973 - osti.gov

* Make - Solar incineration of biomass for increased energy?

* Conceptual framework for municipal solid waste management in low-income countries… on Municipal Solid Waste Management in Low-Income … - 1996 - worldbank.org

* Urban solid waste management in low-income countries of Asia how to cope with the garbage crisis

* Incineration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

* Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries

* Norton Incinerator Drawings

Find your local library at Libweb and ask about Trash Handling System/Incinerator.

You could ask for help from an Engineering School. Find schools at All Engineering Schools.

So what can you do with all this information? Here's some suggestions.
+ You could make and sell the device described in the expired patent. Please note that just because something is patented or written, it might not work all that well or might not be safe in today's standards. Use your own judgment, or seek help, to stay safe and out of trouble.
+ You could "translate" the expired patent into easy-to-understand instructions for others to make the device. These instructions could use easy-to-find materials, like trees, plants, rocks, people, scrap materials, etc.
+ You could recruit the inventors or authors to help you, since they are experts in their field. Some of the inventors of older patents might be retired now and might be looking for something to do.
+ Existing manufacturers of Trash Handling System/Incinerator could use this information to make their already fine products even better, more efficient, or less expensive.
+ Build on the work of others. Maybe, use patent images instead of starting with a blank sheet of paper. Computer model other's designs and make the designs better or cheaper or simpler. You don't have to "reinvent the wheel" . Design around active patents.
+ You could use the information to brainstorm new ideas.

Here's some brainstorming ticklers to help you launch in new directions around the topic of Trash Handling System/Incinerator.
* Cremation apparatus and methodUS Pat. 4781174 - Filed Nov 25, 1983

* Backyard Waste to Wealth Project for Low income earning countries ...

* Waste Picker Cooperatives in Developing Countries

* Waste reduction and incineration in developing countries

* Garbage: exploring non-conventional options in Asian cities

* World at work: Brazilian ragpickers

That's about all for now. As background, the site "Design for the Other 90%" said to "GET INVOLVED", so I did. I plan to continue posting these LOW-COST DESIGN TOPICS on my Blog for a while yet. Let me know if you have a topic you would like covered. I'm open to suggestions on improving my blog format, too. Please e-mail me directly.. I hope you find this helpful. I'm sure you can do much better though! Good Luck!
For more of my LOW COST DESIGN TOPICS - Click on the tag below "design for the other 90%".See disclaimers on TG Ideas LLC publications and website - http://www.athenet.net/~ideas/,

Thanks!

"Super Symptom Checker" - Do It Yourself Doctoring – Wish List

Most, if not all, of us diagnose and treat ourselves, as evidenced by the huge Over-The-Counter Drug market. Yet, how efficient are we at this process? I know I’m not. If I had better tools and knowledge, I think I could diagnose and treat my own health conditions better. In this economy, can we afford to be inefficient in this process?

Here’s my Wish-List. How about you? What would you like to see happen in self-diagnosis and treatment? Feel free to comment and/or add your wishes to this Wish-List.
1. A free computer-based one-stop Medical Advisor that would check more than just symptoms. I’d like to see Symptom Checkers have the capability for the user to input Vital Signs, Diagnostic Test Results, and Health History. Based on these inputs, the computer would give the user most probable Diagnoses. The user then picks a diagnosis. The computer would then give a personalized printed “prescription” for Over-The-Counter Medicines, Exercise, Diet, Treatments, etc. that might help the user’s condition. Think of this as a “Super Symptom Checker”. Examples of existing Symptom Checkers are WebMD, Medical Symptoms Database , Online Medical Symptom Checker , MSO Online Medical Symptom Checker , or Diagnosaurus, etc.

2. More home health tests and tools available openly on pharmacy shelves. Examples – Home General Health Diagnostic Tests (e.g. Blood/Urine Panel Tests), Stethoscopes, etc. - plus how to use instructions.

3. Self-Service Health Kiosks in pharmacies that would include a computer-based Medical Advisor, basic medical testing capabilities, and where the user could provide health history on a removable memory card.

4. Health care professionals make free pre-recorded training sessions on how to diagnose and treat ourselves for common sicknesses.

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If you're wondering how this might work - think of your local DIY home-improvement or automotive-repair stores....
* These stores have many items on the shelf and even more available by online ordering.
* All the items have good how-to-use instructions.
* There are helpful knowledgeable employees onsite. Many of the employees are retired people who did that kind of work before they retired.
* There are frequent "How-To" seminars.

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"Do It Yourself Doctoring" might be particularly helpful in the situations below:
* For those who just can't afford medical help, e.g. without insurance, particularly in this economy. Similarly, for whatever reason, for those who want to minimize health expenses.* For those where there is no doctor nearby, e.g. developing countries, rural areas, etc.
* For those who want to have more a part of their healthcare, working alongside with their Doctor on their own. Checking up on their doctor. Second opinion. Etc.
* For those who want to help the doctor of sick loved one.
* For those who just plain want to do it themselves, especially efficiently.
* For those whose doctor has given up on them and have no more answers.

This text plus diagram is at http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dswxq4k_19pz6xwk7x for your convenience.

Thanks!

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Wow, it's been nearly 5 years since I first posted this "Super Symptom Checker".  Here's a few more additions for 2013....

• Since emotions affect physical symptoms, I'd also like to add Emotional Stress and Pain as Vital Signs.  Here's an idea for a Medical Monitor that considers Emotional Stress and/or Pain.
• I'd also like to see "Lay Health Workers" available to guide a person in using the Super Symptom Checker, providing health information, helping the user find support resources, etc.  These Lay Health Workers could be onsite or the user could connect via Internet (Tele-medicine)
• As long as I'm asking - I'd like to see Lay Health Workers be trained in finding consumer health information.  Many times people just have questions on their health care - and end up going to the doctor, urgent care, emergency room, etc. - or worse yet, go without care.  I think people want to know what they're taking and why now.  Here's a start - Librarians with Borders.
• Oops, one more - I'd like to see Symptom Checkers access the knowledge base of Hesperian Health Guides - giving easy-to-understand health information in various languages worldwide.
• Of course, health professionals are available as needed or wanted, if available and affordable, either in person or via tele-medicine.

See disclaimers on TG Ideas LLC publications and website - https://sites.google.com/site/tgideas/

Design Notes for Low-Cost Solar Percolator Water Pump

Hello All - This posting looks at designing "Low-Cost Solar Percolator Water Pump". The topics in this posting might be helpful in providing basic survival needs, making into products to sell, or instructions for people to make devices themselves. Good Luck!

FYI - As a start, how about these Solar Percolator Water Pump patents. Please remember that newer patents are probably not expired, and therefore active. Patents that have expired due to age (generally more than 20 years old from the filing date) are free to use by anyone.

* LIFTING OF LIQUIDS BY SOLAR HEATUS Pat. 2230917 - Filed May 22, 1939
* APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING ATMOSPHERIC OR SOLAR HEAT FOR RAISING WATERUS Pat. 433055 - Filed Feb 2, 1887
* SOLAR HEATED WATER VAPOR LIFTING AND CONDENSING SYSTEMUS Pat. 3490996 - Filed Apr 10, 1968
* Self-pumping solar heating system with geyser pumping actionUS Pat. 4478211 - Filed Jun 18, 1982
* Self-contained reflux condenser solar water heaterUS Pat. 4305382 - Filed Dec 19, 1979
* Pulsing steam solar water pumpUS Pat. 4309148 - Filed Dec 7, 1979
* Water pumping system using solar energyUS Pat. 5511954 - Filed Jun 26, 1995
* Solar displacement pumpUS Pat. 4431385 - Filed Nov 16, 1981
* Self actuating diaphragm pumpUS Pat. 4508493 - Filed Feb 28, 1983
* Solar diaphragm pumpUS Pat. 4427350 - Filed Jan 11, 1982
* Solar powered liquid metering deviceUS Pat. 4407637 - Filed Jan 22, 1981
* COFFEE AND WATER URNUS Pat. 964029 - Filed Jun 27, 1908
* Portable brewing systemUS Pat. App 11/157,285 - Filed Jun 21, 2005
* Solar controlled water wellUS Pat. 4802829 - Filed Feb 17, 1987
* Solar heating systemUS Pat. 4270521 - Filed Aug 15, 1979
* Solar energy generatorUS Pat. 5351488 - Filed Jan 31, 1994
* Water pumping system using solar energyUS Pat. 5511954 - Filed Jun 26, 1995
* Solar power generator and water purifierUS Pat. 4253307 - Filed Aug 27, 1979
* Solar thermal powered water pumpUS Pat. 5163821 - Filed Apr 2, 1991
* Sun Heat MotorUS Pat. 1785651 - Filed May 17, 1928
* Solar water pumpUS Pat. 4409961 - Filed Mar 23, 1981
* Solar powered Stirling engineUS Pat. 4707990 - Filed Feb 27, 1987
* Pumping system using solar energyUS Pat. 3937599 - Filed Oct 11, 1974
* Solar controlled water wellUS Pat. 4802829 - Filed Feb 17, 1987
* Wind-solar lift pumpUS Pat. 4519749 - Filed Nov 15, 1982

To search for more Solar Percolator Water Pump patents, try the following.

In the Patent List above, look at the "Citations" and "Referenced by" of each of the patents that interest you the most. By doing this, you're essentially finding "more like this".

For a Worldwide search, go to esp@cenet.
1 - In the "International Patent Classification (IPC)" field, copy and paste in the following - f04 OR e03 OR a47
2 - In the "Keyword(s) in title or abstract" field, copy and paste in the following - solar* AND water* AND pump*
3 - Press SEARCH. View your results.

In addition, here's some other information you might find interesting.
* Cooking Without Carbon: Solar Espresso
* YouTube - FRESNEL LENS BOIL WATER WITH SOLAR POWER
* the Otherpower.com Discussion Board Fresnel to heat water
* Fresnel lens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
* Coffee percolator
* Stirling engine
* Solar hot water - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
* Water well pump - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
* Portable water purification - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
* Desalination - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
* Solar hot water - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
* Solar water disinfection - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
* Solar hot water panel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
* Portable water purification - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
* Solar furnace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
* Solar still - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
* Solar thermal collector - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
* Find your local library at Libweb and ask about Solar Percolator Water Pump.
* You could ask for help from an Engineering School. Find schools at All Engineering Schools.

So what can you do with all this information? Here's some suggestions.
+ You could make and sell the device described in the expired patent. Please note that just because something is patented or written, it might not work all that well or might not be safe in today's standards. Use your own judgment, or seek help, to stay safe and out of trouble.
+ You could "translate" the expired patent into easy-to-understand instructions for others to make the device. These instructions could use easy-to-find materials, like trees, plants, rocks, people, scrap materials, etc.
+ You could recruit the inventors or authors to help you, since they are experts in their field. Some of the inventors of older patents might be retired now and might be looking for something to do.
+ Existing manufacturers of Solar Percolator Water Pump could use this information to make their already fine products even better, more efficient, or less expensive.
+ Build on the work of others. Maybe, use patent images instead of starting with a blank sheet of paper. Computer model other's designs and make the designs better or cheaper or simpler. You don't have to "reinvent the wheel" . Design around active patents.
+ You could use the information to brainstorm new ideas.

Here's some brainstorming ticklers to help you launch in new directions around the topic of Solar Percolator Water Pump.
* Using solar to boil water
* Heating water with solar
* Solar to disinfect water
* Solar water pumps and filters

That's about all for now. As background, the site "Design for the Other 90%" said to "GET INVOLVED", so I did. I plan to continue posting these LOW-COST DESIGN TOPICS on my Blog for a while yet. Let me know if you have a topic you would like covered. I'm open to suggestions on improving my blog format, too. Please e-mail me directly.. I hope you find this helpful. I'm sure you can do much better though! Good Luck!

For more of my LOW COST DESIGN TOPICS - Click on the tag below "design for the other 90%".

See disclaimers on TG Ideas LLC publications and website - http://www.athenet.net/~ideas/,

Thanks!

Design Notes for Low-Cost Bicycle-Powered Devices

Hello All - This posting looks at designing "Low-Cost Bicycle-Powered Devices". The topics in this posting might be helpful in providing basic survival needs, making into products to sell, or instructions for people to make devices themselves. Good Luck!

FYI - As a start, how about these Bicycle-Powered Devices patents. Please remember that newer patents are probably not expired, and therefore active. Patents that have expired due to age (generally more than 20 years old from the filing date) are free to use by anyone.
* Bicycle powered boatUS Pat. 3982495- Filed Jun 9, 1975
* Portable self-powered band sawUS Pat. 4641560- Filed Dec 9, 1985
* DEVICE FOR DRIVING EMERY-WHEELSUS Pat. 620893 - Filed May 14, 1898
* MANUALLY PROPELLED FARM TRACTOR DEVICEUS Pat. 2607613 - Filed Feb 18, 1950
* TRACTORUS Pat. 2230749 - Filed Aug 4, 1937
* BICYCLE-BOATUS Pat. 577269 - Filed Sep 4, 1896
* Aquatic device attachable to a two-wheeled vehicleUS Pat. 4170188 - Filed Jun 22, 1977
* Human powered vehicle drive mechanismUS Pat. 6688623 - Filed Jan 16, 2002
* Bicycle powered mowerUS Pat. 5222348 - Filed Oct 4, 1991
* Universal platform for human powered floatation devicesUS Pat. 6146218 - Filed Sep 8, 1998
* Self-tensioning pedal drive mechanism for a human powered boatUS Pat. 6712653 - Filed Jul 6, 2001
* Water system with a pedal powered reciprocating pumpUS Pat. 5772405 - Filed Apr 3, 1995
* Water system with both electric motor power and manual pedal power, for a ...US Pat. 6210125 - Filed May 11, 1998
* Human powered device with removable flywheel power unitUS Pat. 6983948 - Filed May 29, 2001
* POWER TAKE-OFF FROM BICYCLE CRANKUS Pat. 3910126 - Filed Jun 20, 1974
* Bicycle water pumpUS Pat. 4911339 - Filed Jul 13, 1988
* Bicycle based emergency battery charging systemUS Pat. 6717280 - Filed Feb 28, 2000
* Bicycle watercraft accessoryUS Pat. 6267631 - Filed Jun 29, 1999
* Pedal powered potter's wheelUS Pat. 4061460 - Filed Jul 6, 1976
* DENTAL LATHEUS Pat. 696713 - Filed Dec 18, 1901
* Apparatus and method for transporting cargo with a two-wheeled vehicleUS Pat. 6092820 - Filed Aug 12, 1998
* Tandem bicycle adapterUS Pat. 6612597 - Filed Sep 10, 2002
* Pedal operated power generating systemUS Pat. 6229224 - Filed May 13, 1999
* BICYCLE OPERATED GENERATORUS Pat. 3210634 - Filed Nov 24, 1961
* BICYCLE-PATH MAKERUS Pat. 628363 - Filed Jul 25, 1898
* BICYCLE-AMBULANCEUS Pat. 660769 - Filed Oct 31, 1899
* Portable, human-powered electrical energy sourceUS Pat. 7129592 - Filed Mar 2, 2005
* Bicycle power generating arrangementUS Pat. 6502842 - Filed Jan 30, 2001

To search for more Bicycle-Powered Devices patents, try the following.

In the Patent List above, look at the "Citations" and "Referenced by" of each of the patents that interest you the most. By doing this, you're essentially finding "more like this".
For a Worldwide search, go to esp@cenet.
1 - In the "International Patent Classification (IPC)" field, copy and paste in the following - b62
2 - In the "Keyword(s) in title or abstract" field, copy and paste in the following - bicycl* AND (powered OR waterpump* OR generator*)
3 - Press SEARCH. View your results.

In addition, here's some other information you might find interesting.
* PEDAL POWERED INNOVATIONS
* Pedal Power
* YouTube - Bicycle Powered Water Pump and Sand Filter
* The Wheel Deal a bicycle powered water pump
* MIT Faculty Newsletter (bicycle powered devices)
* Bicycle Ambulance: Details
* Bicycle Powered Water Pump
* WorldBike.org Bikes that Haul, for All
* Freight bicycle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
* Bicycles for Humanity.org
* Find your local library at Libweb and ask about Bicycle-Powered Devices.
* You could ask for help from an Engineering School. Find schools at All Engineering Schools.

So what can you do with all this information? Here's some suggestions.
+ You could make and sell the device described in the expired patent. Please note that just because something is patented or written, it might not work all that well or might not be safe in today's standards. Use your own judgment, or seek help, to stay safe and out of trouble.
+ You could "translate" the expired patent into easy-to-understand instructions for others to make the device. These instructions could use easy-to-find materials, like trees, plants, rocks, people, scrap materials, etc.
+ You could recruit the inventors or authors to help you, since they are experts in their field. Some of the inventors of older patents might be retired now and might be looking for something to do.
+ Existing manufacturers of Bicycle-Powered Devices could use this information to make their already fine products even better, more efficient, or less expensive.
+ Build on the work of others. Maybe, use patent images instead of starting with a blank sheet of paper. Computer model other's designs and make the designs better or cheaper or simpler. You don't have to "reinvent the wheel" . Design around active patents.
+ You could use the information to brainstorm new ideas.

Here's some brainstorming ticklers to help you launch in new directions around the topic of Bicycle-Powered Devices.
* Bicycle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


That's about all for now. As background, the site "Design for the Other 90%" said to "GET INVOLVED", so I did. I plan to continue posting these LOW-COST DESIGN TOPICS on my Blog for a while yet. Let me know if you have a topic you would like covered. I'm open to suggestions on improving my blog format, too. Please e-mail me directly.. I hope you find this helpful. I'm sure you can do much better though! Good Luck!

For more of my LOW COST DESIGN TOPICS - Click on the tag below "design for the other 90%".See disclaimers on TG Ideas LLC publications and website - http://www.athenet.net/~ideas/, Thanks!