Comments - INVENTION CONTEST FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY IN HAWAII - TechHui2024-03-30T08:19:59Zhttp://www.techhui.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=1702911%3ABlogPost%3A42739&xn_auth=noThanks, Dan. Yes, #1 is just…tag:www.techhui.com,2009-05-17:1702911:Comment:430302009-05-17T18:23:28.825ZLeighton K. Chonghttp://www.techhui.com/profile/LeightonKChong
Thanks, Dan. Yes, #1 is just a starter idea, as to which an inventor can create a most practical and nonobvious solution with real-time cloud data from any source mashed up with accurate location data from any source. As to #3, there are tubular wind turbines which turn on fixed longitudinal axes (easier to maintain than airborne) that might double nicely as visual and sound fence barriers for highways. Another difficult problem might be highway vandalism. A good inventor will need to these…
Thanks, Dan. Yes, #1 is just a starter idea, as to which an inventor can create a most practical and nonobvious solution with real-time cloud data from any source mashed up with accurate location data from any source. As to #3, there are tubular wind turbines which turn on fixed longitudinal axes (easier to maintain than airborne) that might double nicely as visual and sound fence barriers for highways. Another difficult problem might be highway vandalism. A good inventor will need to these types of practical issues into account. Hi Leighton. I think this con…tag:www.techhui.com,2009-05-17:1702911:Comment:430222009-05-17T17:25:27.064ZDaniel Leuckhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/dleuck
Hi Leighton. I think this contest and the patent-free zone are great ideas. I assume the actual cloud data can come from anywhere, including a non-web source, correct?<br />
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#3 is interesting. I've been following some very interesting developments in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airborne_wind_turbine">airborne wind turbines</a>. They have the potential to generate enormous amounts of electricity, far more than tower wind turbines. The obvious challenge is maintenance costs.
Hi Leighton. I think this contest and the patent-free zone are great ideas. I assume the actual cloud data can come from anywhere, including a non-web source, correct?<br />
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#3 is interesting. I've been following some very interesting developments in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airborne_wind_turbine">airborne wind turbines</a>. They have the potential to generate enormous amounts of electricity, far more than tower wind turbines. The obvious challenge is maintenance costs. Glad to have you enter the co…tag:www.techhui.com,2009-05-15:1702911:Comment:428922009-05-15T16:28:45.842ZLeighton K. Chonghttp://www.techhui.com/profile/LeightonKChong
Glad to have you enter the contest, Cameron. As for the GOLDEN BAGEL AWARD, it has a long and venerable history. I lived and worked in New York City as a patent attorney for 22 years before moving back to Hawaii in 1997. While in New York, I was part of a community service group that undertook charitable projects with other groups in NYC neighborhoods. My group created the GOLDEN BAGEL AWARD To acknowledge the best community project undertaken each year. Upon moving back to Hawaii, I revived…
Glad to have you enter the contest, Cameron. As for the GOLDEN BAGEL AWARD, it has a long and venerable history. I lived and worked in New York City as a patent attorney for 22 years before moving back to Hawaii in 1997. While in New York, I was part of a community service group that undertook charitable projects with other groups in NYC neighborhoods. My group created the GOLDEN BAGEL AWARD To acknowledge the best community project undertaken each year. Upon moving back to Hawaii, I revived the award for the Intellectual Property & Technology Law Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association which I chaired in 2006-2007 to recognize the best achievement in the intellectual property field in Hawaii each year. The award is now being extended to recognize the best achievements in the Invention Contest in 2009. I might take a stab at #1. Ho…tag:www.techhui.com,2009-05-15:1702911:Comment:428762009-05-15T08:33:17.693ZCameron Souzahttp://www.techhui.com/profile/CameronSouza
I might take a stab at #1. How did you come up with the name "GOLDEN BAGEL AWARD"?
I might take a stab at #1. How did you come up with the name "GOLDEN BAGEL AWARD"? Hi John:
Thanks for your com…tag:www.techhui.com,2009-05-15:1702911:Comment:428112009-05-15T00:21:30.182ZLeighton K. Chonghttp://www.techhui.com/profile/LeightonKChong
Hi John:<br />
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Thanks for your comment. I was trying to find out the refresh rate from the site myself. But this is what makes it an invention contest. Someone will need to apply some inventiveness to figure out a solution! (1) Use an interpolation algorithm? (2) Get a live data feed from NWS?
Hi John:<br />
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Thanks for your comment. I was trying to find out the refresh rate from the site myself. But this is what makes it an invention contest. Someone will need to apply some inventiveness to figure out a solution! (1) Use an interpolation algorithm? (2) Get a live data feed from NWS? For the cloud map, see: http:…tag:www.techhui.com,2009-05-14:1702911:Comment:428072009-05-14T23:57:29.790ZJohnhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/John
For the cloud map, see: http://www.daylightmap.com/clouds/ and http://www.barnabu.co.uk/live-global-clouds-for-google-earth/.<br />
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Two potential problems may exist: (1) the cloud data seems to be updated only every 3 hours and (2) the online map did not provide the clouds at very detailed resolutions.
For the cloud map, see: http://www.daylightmap.com/clouds/ and http://www.barnabu.co.uk/live-global-clouds-for-google-earth/.<br />
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Two potential problems may exist: (1) the cloud data seems to be updated only every 3 hours and (2) the online map did not provide the clouds at very detailed resolutions.