2006 TOP 25 Inventions – Part III
Russell D. Keller, Truck Driver, Oklahoma, OK
Drag Vent: An air diversion device captures a flow of air from above a roadway vehicle and forcibly diverts the captured air to the center of the low pressure area at the rear of the vehicle, thus reducing the amount of drag force applied to the vehicle and increasing the vehicles efficiency of operation.

Robert C. Kelly, Firefighter, Burlingame, CA
Resc-hue Lite Line: The Resc-hue Lite Line is a waterproof, fire-resistant light that is based on electroluminescence principals and provides 360-degree lighting when firefighters, divers, the military or anyone in a low light environment needs it most.

Behrokh Khoshnevis, Professor of Industrial Assistance Engineering, Los Angeles, CA
Contour Crafting: Contour Crafting is a computerized fabrication technology for the automated construction of whole structures as well as sub-components, allowing a single house or colony of houses to be automatically constructed in a single run.

Randal J. Kwapis, Computer Engineer, New Boston, MI
Typhoon: The Typhoon is an everyday manual wheelchair that utilizesshock-absorbing technology to make the chair easier to propel over rough terrain like grass and gravel.

Henry Liu, Retired Professor of Engineering, Columbia, MO
Durable Fly Ash Bricks: This new process transforms fly ash, which is the dust collected from the smoke generated from coal combustion at power plants, into durable bricks.

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