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Soaring Orcas“An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal, or

tolerate those who do.”Wall Resistor

Empty Pocket Reminder

University Segway Transit

Insta-Sober Business Model

Forget Your Car Day at Texas A&M

Wall Resistor

Wall Resistor

Having trouble finding a simple way to workout? Get the Wall Resistor

installed in your house today!

Don’t want to deal with a ton of resistance bands?

The Wall Resistor is a built in resistance exercise band that can retract all the way back into the wall and be completely out of the way! The user can simply spin a dial and set their desired resistance and length of band that they want to use. This means the user only needs ONE resistance band. With a push of a button the band retracts back into the wall!

With retracting cable technology in the wall, the resistance band will be completely out of site when it’s not being used!

Wall Resistor– Product Who might/would use it?

People who work out with resistance bands or gyms. What does the soft innovation do? How does it work?

The Wall Resistor is essentially a resistance band inside of a wall. A resistance band handle will on a wall mount, which may slide up and down for change of height. The band itself is wound up in the wall; kind of like a yo-yo. Before using it, a person can spin the dial (on the outside of the wall mount) to select what resistance they want, and a second dial to select the length of the band they want. The device will allow the selected amount of slack and set the resistance for the user. It will stay like this until the user presses the retract button, which retracts the band to its original position, completely in the wall.

What does the soft innovation look like? A resistance band wound up like a yo-yo inside of a wall mount that can slide

in the vertical direction. The wall mount would be a circle (for the dials) and feeds directly into a section of the wall where the wound up resistance band would go.

What prompted you to develop this soft innovation? This would be an easy, quick way to work out without large equipment or

much preparation. What will you need to develop this soft innovation?

Someone to install the product, resistance band, wall mount, retracting technology

Patent SearchSources Used

Keywords Results

Google Search Built in resistance band

YouTube videos showing how to use resistance bands

Google Search Built in resistance band

Resistance Band Workout – Men’s Health: http://www.menshealth.com/travel-center/resistance-band-workout

Google Search Resistance band+wall mount

Similar wall mounts such as this: http://www.amazon.com/Power-Systems-Mount-

Strength-Bands/dp/B0065W0Z0CPatent Search Resistance AND

Band1,198 hits - Exercise Resistance System (#8,403,818)- this patent deals with the use of resistance bands that are "secured to any achor structure, preferably a movable structure, such as a flat board…"

Patent Search Resistance AND Band

Exercise resistance band (#D670,345) - "CLAIM The ornamental design for an exercise resistance band, as shown and described."

Patent Search Resistance AND Exercise

Resistance Exercise Device (#7,931,572) - "Includes at least one stretchable resistance loop, a pair of handles having openings extending longitudinally there through, and a support portion having a pair of openings extending there through along opposing edges of the support portion"

These are just a few of the patents and results found; these were the most like my product.


Tired of ruining your clothes after leaving pens in your pockets? Devastated after leaving your iPod in your pocket when you put it in the washing machine? The Empty Pocket Reminder is the solution!

The Empty Pocket Reminder is an addition to a normal washing machine that is simply a gentle pre-recorded reminder. It is a voice that reminds the user to empty his/her pockets before putting his/her clothes into the machine.

This innovation is so easy! The technology already exists; it is just a simple reminder that will prevent annoying problems while doing your laundry!

Empty Pocket Reminder– Process

What is the name of your innovation, and who might/would use it? Everyone who uses a washing machine

What does the soft innovation do? How does it work? There are already washing machines made today that can talk and

make noises letting you know that your clothes are ready. This innovation takes it a steps farther; when someone opens his/her washing machine to put clothes in, a ore-recorded reminder will sound reminding them to make sure all their pockets are empty of valuables and pens.

What does the soft innovation look like? Just a washing machine that can play a recording.

What prompted you to develop this soft innovation? I have ruined multiple pairs of paints and shorts since I have started

doing my own laundry. I have also destroyed valuable that were left in my pockets.

What will you need to develop this soft innovation? A washing machine that can playback a pre-recorded warning.


Keywords Results

Google Search Talking Washing Machine

Talking Washing Machines for the blind: http://www.blindcanadians.ca/publications/cbm/15/german-company-invents-talking-washing-

machine

Google Search Washing machine reminder

Washing machine sound reminders: http://technabob.com/blog/2009/01/02/geek-washing-machine-sends-techie-reminders/

Google Search Empty Pocket Reminder

Random definitions: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?

term=Empty%20ReminderPatent Search Talking AND

Washing No Results

Patent Search Washing AND Machine AND Talking

No Relevant Results: Clothes drying machine with improved vapour injection arrangement

(#8,082,678)

Patent Search Washing AND Machine AND Reminder

No relevant results: Hand washing compliance detection system (#7,978,083)



Tired of walking across campus every day and being late to class? Take the University Segway Transit!

There will be a holding station outside every building on campus where multiple Segways will be held. When a student who has a Segway card wants to use one, they swipe their card in the designated area to unlock one, take the Segway and ride it to their destination on campus. Once they get to their destination, they can lock up the Segway in the holding area near the building their class is in.

Segways are a great alternative to having to maneuver a bike through the crowded walkways!

Segway Transit – Service

What prompted you to develop this soft innovation? My classes are very far away from each other and riding a bike

is annoying and difficult. A Segway is smaller than a bike and is much faster than walking and less tiring.

What will you need to develop this soft innovation? Many Segways purchased by a university; someone to train

potential Segway-ers; swiping/unlocking system that will allow a student or faculty member to obtain a Segway from the holding area.

What products, processes, services, business models, or unique experiences/artistic creations exist, which are similar to your soft innovation? http://www.campusecology.wsu.edu/page_026.htm

Car2go – a similar system at the University of Texas; however it deals with cars.

http://www.campusecology.wsu.edu/page_026.htm


Keywords Results

Google Search Segway transit http://www.slate.com/articles/life/transport/2009/07/smooth_segway.html

Google Search Segway university transit

http://www.transportation.psu.edu/transportation/alt-transportation/bicycles/

rules.cfm

Google Search Segway university rental

Segway tours: http://www.ur.umich.edu/update/archives/091009

/segway

Patent Search Segway AND university No Results

Patent Search Segway AND transitNo results

Patent Search Segway

Segway with golf improvements (#7,958,961)


Insta-Sober Business Model

Insta-Sober BusinessCar accidents happen too often when someone makes the bad decision to get behind the wheel after they have had too much to drink.

Insta-Sober is an EpiPen-like product that gives the intoxicated user a shot of adrenaline that will allow him/her to soberly drive home and help prevent drunk driving accidents.

With this new product, a new business model is needed to market it. The main target would be bars and clubs, who could sell the product to prevent their customers from driving home drunk. We would have to work closely with alcohol distributors and EpiPen developers to get this product working and distributed.

Insta-Sober – Business Model

What is the name of your innovation, and who might/would use it? Insta Sober Business Model

This would be used to market the Insta-Sober product.

What does the soft innovation do? How does it work? The Insta-Sober product is essentially an EpiPen that will give the user a certain period

of sobriety so that they are able to drive home. The technology used here is similar to that of an EpiPen (which is a shot of adrenaline to keep someone breathing), except it would be altered to counteract intoxication of alcohol. The business model associated with this is a way for the inventors to market it; often with new products, comes new business models. The Insta-Sober company would distribute the product to alcohol vendors and/or pharmacies, who would then distribute the product to the public.

What prompted you to develop this soft innovation? Hearing about drunk driving accidents and wanting to come up with something that

could prevent that.

What will you need to develop this soft innovation? Research, EpiPen technology

What products, processes, services, business models, or unique experiences/artistic creations exist, which are similar to your soft innovation? The EpiPen is a similar idea, but used for a different purpose

• EpiPen• Bars• Clubs

• Insta-Sober Production

• EpiPen• Bars• Clubs

• Insta-Sober Product

• Less Drunk Drivers

• Drive yourselfto the bars

• More money for the vendors

• Vendors• Users

• Researchers and Product Developers• Employees

• Sales from Insta-Sober

• Pharmacies• Bars• Alcohol Vendors


Keywords Results

Google Search Instant sober New drugs that could make you sober: http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/health/a-new-drug-may-get-you-sober-neutralize-a-

hangover-and-break-addiction-to-alcohol

Google Search Sober epipen Directions to use an EpiPen: http://www.wikihow.com/Use-an-Epipen

Google Search Instantly sober Tips to sober up: http://www.ehow.com/how_4510652_get-sober-

after-drinking.htmlPatent Search Epipen

No Results

Patent Search Sober AND Instant Sobriety Monitoring System (#8,381,573): A system and method of monitoring sobriety using

a hand-held breath testing device.



Want to make a difference in the world and help our environment? Participate in Forget Your Car Day at Texas A&M and you can do just that!

On a designated day each year, all students will be encouraged to not drive to school. Whether the alternative is riding a bike, running, walking, or riding the bus; students will leave their cars at home and save some gas money while helping the environment at the same time.

A daily commute by car can actually leave a larger carbon footprint than flying on a plane once every few years!

We will be out at the main bus stops giving away free t-shirts and prizes to people riding bikes or getting off buses!

Forget Your Car Day at Texas A&M– Unique Experience

What does the soft innovation do? How does it work? Essentially the entire student body would be encouraged to only walk, run, ride a bike

to campus to help the environment and raise awareness for the environment. Less driving means fewer emissions. Besides saving gasoline, walking and biking are

great forms of exercise What prompted you to develop this soft innovation?

This innovation helps the environment, saves gas for students, gives the city an opportunity to do quick road work, and possibly even drives gas prices down.

Cars give off fumes that can be harmful to our environment if there is too much of them and that means that cars are adding to the air pollution. It will cost a lot less money to ride public transit than to pay for parking and gas for the day.

What will you need to develop this soft innovation? Advertising, student body participation,

What products, processes, services, business models, or unique experiences/artistic creations exist, which are similar to your soft innovation? The 10 Days Wells Project is similar: college students across the country will choose

water as their only beverage for 10 days. The money they save from not drinking coffee, soda, etc. will be used to provide 10 Rwandan communities with clean safe water.

A Day Without Driving No Drive Day at James Madison University Don’t Drive Day


Keywords Results

Google Search Don’t drive for a dayDDD in Charlotte: http://www.dontdriveday.org/

Google Search Don’t drive day university

North Charlotte - http://universitycity.wbtv.com/news/75457-plan-

ahead-dont-drive-day-Thursday

Google Search Don’t drive to school day

Driving Schools - http://www.dontdrivescared.org/schoolspreviously

cited.htm

Patent Search Drive AND DayNo Results

While I found a few results that were very similar to my idea, our school does not do this and I think it is a very important thing that we could do as a university.

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