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Leon (Len/Lenny)
H. Maurer
Born:
New York, N.Y. (Brooklyn), August 23, 1924
Brought up: Couldn't be better (great fun and good education
for a curious kid)... Hanging around (and during the Great Depression,
living at) Dad's Catskill mountains resort hotel, The White Lake
Maples (which also was Zeda's Macintosh apple orchard, cider,
Maple syrup, chicken and egg farm)... And working as egg candler,
tree skinner, chicken feeder, apple picker, gardener, house painter,
carpenter, busboy, bellhop, waiter, dishwasher, 3rd assistant
chef, 2nd assistant salad man, dance band drummer, swim coach,
lifeguard, dance instructor, caricature artist, photographer,
teenage hotel gigolo (dictionary definition #2 :-), and,
last but not least, burlesque comedy stooge and fall guy (sometimes
in drag :-) Pop was also a Broadway producer, a textile biz
maven and knew everybody in show biz (and the mob)... And winters
were fun too... (Except for homework.;-)
High School of Music and Art, 1942
Semi Finalist: Westinghouse Science Survey (45/100 of approx.
3,500 applicants - 40 finalists). Essay: The Future of Science
and Technology; Offered scholarship to MIT; First Prize awards
for industrial design, textile design, R.H.Macy Art Exhibit.
Georgia School of Technology, 1942 - 1943 Freshman ("Rat":-)
Co-op student. Major: Chemical Engineering
US Army Air Corps, Enlisted, 1943 - 1945
Received advanced training as Telephone Central Office Wire Chief,
Telephone Network Systems design, operation and maintenance, 1st
echelon facsimile, carrier, and repeater systems design, installation
and maintenance.
Instructor: Signal Corps School, Camp Crowder MO. 1943:
Telephone, facsimile, carrier, repeater and central office switching
systems installation and maintenance.
Combat Service: 1944 - 1945. European Theater, Line Corporal/Sergeant\Corporal,
12th Tactical Air Command, Advance Telephone Company-C, 927th
(Separate) Signal Battalion.
Technical supervisory staff. Responsible for installation and
maintenance of Air Command to Ground Forces telephone communication
networks (Italy, France, Germany). Combat assignments commenced
at Battle of Monte Cassino, installing and maintaining field telephone
communication lines and networks (between U.S. Air Force Tactical
Air Command and American/British/Canadian/Polish infantry HQs
and observation posts)... And so on to Rome. Then to Corsica for
rehab, staging (nice 2-month vacation;-) for Invasion of Southern
France (landing D-day, H-hour, 1st support echelon, August 15,
1944) ... And through France to Rhine, and beyond into Germany.
Awarded five combat stars for major campaigns, Presidential Unit
Citation.
Combat Assignment (Detached Service): Aug, 1944
to VJ Day (France, Germany) Free roaming telephone network test
station supervisor. In addition to combat network test station
assignments, supervised installation and maintained "Eastern
Front" ground communication network during international
strategic command telephone conferences between US (Washington)
and Supreme HQ (Paris) - linked, through electronically "secured"
strategic communication telephone system to all Army and Air Forces
General HQs. Cover assignment (under Military Intelligence
clearances): "Historical Photographer".
Participated in "Battle of the Bulge" behind enemy lines
(maintaining telephone communication network after Wehrmacht overran
Saverne and temporarily closed "Saverne Gap"). (good
"snafu" story here for a movie or my memoirs. :-)
After crossing the Rhine river - collected first "non official"
photographs of Nazi concentration camps (some taken by "liberating"
front line combat infantrymen and processed in my photo lab/test
station at the Technicalishe Hochschule, Darmstadt). These uncensored
photos were the first published in the US (1945 - under auspices
of the United Jewish Appeal and Federation of Jewish Charities)
for purposes of raising funds to release Jewish refugees from
Cyprus, and, secretly, through Dad's friends, to help arm the
"Ergun" and "Stern Gang", and kick the British
out of Palestine. (Another good story for a movie. :-)>.
During spare time in France and Germany, designed the 927th Signal
Battalion insignia, produced numerous educational posters for
ETO headquarters, and supplied cartoons and photographs for the
Stars and Stripes and various military unit newspapers.
Awards, ETO medal, 5 combat stars, Presidential Unit Citation.
Official Press Photographer: Miami Herald, Nov. 1945 - Jan. 1946 (special
assignment while helping raise funds for Israel)
Georgia Institute of Technology, 1946 - 1949, BChE, (Chemical
Engineering) Additional major and minor studies: Electrical (Electronic)
Engineering, Mechanical (Automated Systems) Engineering, Biophysics,
Patent law, Architectural Design, Manufacturing Control Systems,
Ceramics, Metallurgy, Materials Science, Modern Physics, Industrial
Psychology, Industrial Management. Dyeing and Finishing Chemistry
(color film, textile fabrics, plastics)
Extra curricula Worked as assistant to Head
of GIT Explosives Research Laboratory (under contract to Hercules
Chemical Company). Also worked as Art Director, Illustrator
and Cartoonist for GIT's Yellow Jacket humor magazine, Technique newspaper and
Blueprint yearbook. Off campus, worked as art director
of Life Around Atlanta magazine, photoengraver
and color separator for local print shop, and Art Director
of local Advertising Agency.
Singer Supreme Knitting Machine Company, 1950 - 1953
Advertising Manager; Assistant General Manager; Patent development
coordinator; Director of New Product Research and Development;
Quality Control Manager; Initially served as textile
automated machinery design engineer; Supervised knit fabric patterning,
striping and textile finishing systems development; Managed first
industrial use of electronically integrated "Statistical
Quality Control" systems at the Supreme Munitions Plant (prime
contractor producing 350K "Zero Defect" 90mm fuse assemblies
per month - for which the company received four "E for Excellence"
awards); Director of Customer Training (for knit fabric design,
production and finishing, as well as machinery maintenance); Designed
manufacturing inventory control systems in conjunction with IBM;
Set up and managed internal offset printing plant; Supervised
in-house writing, design, production and publishing of presentations,
direct advertising, trade shows, catalogs and technical bulletins;
Wrote articles on automatic textile patterning systems, knit fabric
design, and textile machinery maintenance for several trade magazines
and newspapers (Textile World, Textile Industries, Knitted
Outerwear Times, Sportswear News, etc.)
Fashion Institute of Technology, (Evening School) 1951
- 1953 Instructor, Automatic Pattern Wheel
Knit Fabric Textile Design,
American Stereographic Corporation, 1953 - 1954
Inventor/developer/manager, Developed and
Patented 3-D
Illustereo (R) comic book production systems.
Produced "World's First 3-D Comic Book - Starring Mighty
Mouse" (St. John Publishing Co.); Licensed Illustereo process
to a core group of companies publishing more than fifty 3-D comic
book titles; Designed and produced unique die cut cardboard/acetate
(detach and assemble) 3-D anaglyphic eyeglasses for use as magazine
inserts; Designed and Produced 3-D graphics for major advertising
agencies; Developed and produced first full color (CMYK) 3-D anaglyphic
printing production systems for American Colortype Company. Participated
in development of lenticular 3-D color print process used for
national ads in Look magazine. Technical Consultant: Terrytoons
(Mighty Mouse), Disney (Three Little Pigs), and
Famous Studios (Popeye) - with reference to adaptation
of 3-D Illustereo process for production of full-color
3-D animated cartoons to be viewed with polarized glasses.
Davon Associates, Inc., Graphic Design Studio, 1954 - 1955
Founding Partner/Producer/Art Director: (with
Dave Weinberger) Produced advertising, presentations, brochures,
sales and marketing materials, catalogs, stationery, theatrical
posters, film titles, photo retouching, photography, etc. for
major NYC ad agencies and direct corporate accounts. Researched
and developed process, Invisible Photo Dye Retouching system
for Eastman Kodak, and wrote, designed and produced instruction
manual prior to first commercial introduction of color "C-print"
materials.
Illustrated Films, Inc. (Hollywood), 1955 - 1957
Co-Producer/Co-inventor/Developer (with Norman
Maurer) of Patented "Artiscope" (TM) "Animation-by-Automation"
Systems - ("Realistic character animation without artists"
- world's first practical "real-time motion capture"
system). Co-produced, photographed, and technically directed internationally
renowned, prize winning experimental "Artiscope" auto-animated
ballet film, L'invitation de la Dance (in 35mm Technicolor
and artistic style of Degas). Technicolor Corp.Consultant.
Invented and developed first practical and economically feasible
(dye transfer imbibition) "coloration" system for B&W
films.
Knitworld Designs, (New York) 1957 - 1959
co-Founder, Partner (with Sandra Lawson)
Knit Fabric Jacquard Pattern Wheel Designing for major knitting
Mills throughout the world. Supplied original designs and artwork
along with technical pattern wheel readings, color styling, etc.for
use on varied machinery manufactured By Supreme Knitting Machine,
Co. Inc.
Wylde Studios, (New York) 1957 - 1960
Animator/cinematographer/SFX Director/Executive
Producer. Worked on more
than 30 TV commercial, sales and industrial films produced in
limited and full animation, "slide-motion" and live
action - for major NYC ad agencies and corporate accounts. Assisted
in development of company as animation and special effects consultant
and helped steer merger with Transfilm and eventual sale to 20th
Century Fox.
Westworld Artists Productions,
Inc., 1960 - 1965
Cofounder (with Murray J. Maurer, Chrmn.) President/Inventor/Technical
Director/Executive Producer. Patents (US, UK, FR, Japan,
CAN.) Animascope (TM) Automatic Character and Miniature
Model Animation Systems licensed for use in feature films, Yellow
Submarine, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbits, American Pop, plus
commercial applications; Commendation: Office of Naval
Research; For production of top secret animated (Animascope)
"Hydrofoil Sub-Chaser, Tactical Operations" demonstration
film for Congressional military budget presentation; Produced
The Wonderland of Oz animated (Animascope) TV series
pilot for ABC Network; Produced live action theatrical feature
movie, Judas City, starring Yoko Ono, directed by Guy
Thomajan; Produced and directed Animascope TV Commercials
for major agency accounts (Levis, Volkswagen, Bordens, Calfornia
Wine Bureau, others etc.). Designed and proposed (with
cooperation of Telefunken, Norelco, Rank Industries, Hilton, etc,)
major turnkey live video, film, and animation production studio-hotel
complex for San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Westworld sold as wholly
owned subsidiary to Arcan Carp./Selectra Industries, Toronto,
after death of MJM in 1961).
Triodex Records, Inc. 1961 - 1963
Partner (with George F. Worns and Bill Buchanan)
Produced R&B records (distributed by ABC-Paramount),
under labels, Triodex, Life, Rome; Co-wrote, published
and co-produced Theme From a Summit record (under ABC Paramount
label). Co-produced (with B.B. and arranger/contractor Dick
Wess) repertoire consisting of more than 25 single record
titles, with more than 5 "top-of-chart" hits. (Company
sold to ABC-Paramount in '63.)
Original Lithographs, Inc., 1966 - 1973
Founder/President/Master Lithographer. Invented
and developed patented FlexStone (TM) "stone surfaced,
direct image paper plate" system for producing authentic,
museum quality, fine art original lithographic editions using
high speed automatic offset printing equipment. Produced, published
and marketed over 400 limited editions for many well known European
and American artists (including, Dali, Rauch, Dworjan, Hollingsworth,
Kingman, Barnett, Rosenquist, Warhole, Haymson, Moses, Raphael
& Isaac Sawyer, etc.).
Publisher/Lithographer/Co-Author (with fine artist, Paul Seckel) Produced and published "How to Make Original Lithographs" (Spiral bound 90 page Artist's handbook with direct-image, original lithographic illustrations showing all possible techniques usable on either conventional lithographic stone or FlexStone paper plates), OLI Press, 1970.
Fine Art Lithographers Guild, 1973 - 1974
Partner/Master Lithographer: Co-produced (with
Paul Seckel) catalog of twelve original lithographic editions
for "Collector's (Holiday Greeting) Cards" (based on
purchase of framed original lithographic print used for card cover-Flap
illustration) - marketed through major department stores nationwide.
Co-Produced numerous fine art original lithographic editions for
Collector's Guild, New York Graphic Society and Book of the
Month - Art Collectors Club.
Great Bear Automotive Center, 1974 - 1975
Owner/Manager (with 23 year old son Rick as Head
Mechanic) "Great Bear" Automotive repair and maintenance
center - pilot Miami franchise (of a relative's company) Lot's
of fun for me and good education for all of us... (Rick eventually
got his own shop out of it.;-)
Television City, Las Vegas, Cinevideo Studio Center, 1975 - 1977
Partner/Creative Technical Director:
Designed, planned and supervised initial construction, equipage
and supply of state-of-the-art, computer integrated, "Cine/Video"
animation and live action film, video and audio production studios
- in close association with Howard Hughes and Glenn Oedekurk,
(partners, designers and builders of the "Spruce Goose"),
H. Andre Rahmer (Siemen's-trained electronic engineer,
former chairman of Thorne Industries, Ltd., Co-inventor, designer
and builder of British Radar systems during WW II, designer of
Rolls Royce and Mercedes Benz sound systems), and Jim Schutt
(Chief Engineer, Architect, Bendix Corporation - AEC-DOD prime
contractor for underground nuclear testing program);
Proposed, planned and designed (with Jim Schutt) 5,000
acre family (non-gaming) theme park-hotel-resort-residential-SFX
and stunt training school complex - centered around Cinevideo
Studios and "world's largest" underwater shooting stage
- including deep saltwater fish farm and aquarium (to be managed
by Woods Hole Institute) with clear domed, "underwater habitat"
containing "Hollywood" theme club/restaurant (elevator
and scuba diver-air-lock access) topped with open air aquatic
"whale-dolphin" show stadium. Deep tank was to be linked
to "African Queen" jungle river ride and landlocked
"ocean surf swimming, fishing and water sports center".
Designs included world's largest "pentagon", multi-level,
geodesic domed, convertible sound stage, auto race track, golf
course, racquet club, forest parks, and more. (After HH's death,
the Television City project, partially completed, was abandoned
due to cut off of financing by Summa Corp... Theme park project
(picked up by Hilton) eventually became stalled due to underground
nuclear testing in area. (Note: Today, the project is again
viable. If anyone with deep pockets wants to pick it up, Len and
Jim are still around - ready, willing and able :-)
New York Institute of Technology, 1977 - 1979
Staff Consultant, NYIT Visual Arts & Video Center,
Computer Graphics Laboratory (CGL); Coordinator of Computer
Assisted Video/Film Animation, Computer Special Effects and Motion
Capture Systems Development.
Projects: Assisted in CGL's development of CGA "Cel"
Animation production methods and systems leading to commercial
"Images", "Tween", "Big Paint" --
animation, inking, coloring, background painting and rendering
programs -- evolving eventually to "Renderman", (3-D
animation) ray tracing rendering application marketed by Pixar
Corp. and used (along with program licenses from NYIT and others)
in their production of Disney's "Toy Story".
Proposed and initiated pioneering development of computer graphics
application for live action motion picture special effects (based
on previous completion of computer assisted (CGA)'cel' animation
methods) that eventually led to CGI-SFX developments at ILM,
R.Greenberg and other Hollywood SFX studios.
Conceived, planned, wrote treatments, and supervised initiation
of major Institution-wide, interdisciplinary design program (including
all departments of hard/soft sciences, engineering and applied
arts) to furnish architectural, medical, sociological and technological
"background" development for futuristic, computer illustrated
and "motion capture" animated, sci-fi/fact motion picture
and television series concept and screen treatment, The
Solarworld Chronicles (donated
to the Institute, and later returned, free and clear, to the writer/copyright
owners);
Designed and developed full body
foam plastic prosthetic-makeup casting system for human figure
digitizing (with assistance of personally "trained"
Sculpture Department faculty and graduate students).
Designed and researched advanced CAD/CAM systems for design, production
and finishing of knitted and woven fabrics.
Proposed and initiated CAD/CAM systems development for fabric
and garment designing and manufacturing, 3-D engineering design,
robot animation and control systems, computer graphic criminal
identification system, and 3-D robot discriminative vision systems
(AI).
Proposed, researched and designed layout for construction of advanced
state-of-the-art analog/digital, computer integrated motion picture
special effects studio as part of professional NYIT Visual Arts
Center, and associated Film-Arts, hands-on "extern-apprentice"
SFX training school.
Curriculum designer and instructor: Communication
Arts Department course: Motion Picture Optical, Computer and
Animation Special Effects Methods and Techniques.
Innovated unique concept of hands-on, professional/apprentice
training "externship" program for cinema/video arts
and computer science graduate students - based on cooperation
between graduate schools and associated "analog" (and
proposed "digital" production studios).
Cinevideo Systems Corp. 1980 to present
Founding Partner (With H.Andre Rahmer, Chrmn.
and James Schutt, Chief Engineer) President/Creative Technical
Director/Executive Producer/Director of Research & Development.
Major projects and proposals:
Continuation and updating of Television City (now Umiworld
City), CineVideo Studio Center and Theme Park projects.
Planned development of state-of-the-art telecommunication network
in conjunction with proprietary CAD/CAP 3-D cine/video/audio production-exhibition
systems and state-of-the-art film/video studio facilities linked
to secure, direct satellite (uplink-downlink), laser-fiberoptic,
worldwide telecommunication "access" centers.
Planned nonprofit international Biomedical Research and Patent
Development System operating in conjunction with secure "Dominant
Carrier", closed circuit, satellite/fiberoptic telecommunication
network and super computer AI/DP network (in cooperation with
NASA, Comsat, MIT Media Lab and Enterprise Center, Phillips, Sony,
Toshiba, Digital, Panasonic, ATT, Erikson, Telefunken, Siemens,
Sennheuser, etc.)
Len Maurer Productions 1981 to date Independent
Communication Consultant, Contractor, Free Lance Visual Arts Designer, art director
and Producer: Major corporate,
ad agency and design studio accounts: trade book design and production;
A/V design and production; museum catalogs (MOMA, MMA, Guggenheim);
corporate communications; national advertising; TV commercials;
corporate and trade show signage; stationery; logos; motion pictures
and television production design; film and theatrical posters;
storyboards; animation, fine art, graphic art, photo, cooking
and "coffee table" books; annual reports etc.; contract
technical photography and advertising photo supervision, art direction,
logo design, production editing, presentations, illustrations
on consumer magazines, new magazine startups, redesigns, etc.
(Hearst, Time-Life and Conde-Nast publishers,); Free Lance
Magazine Production Artist (Scientific American, Life, Time,
Newsweek, Gourmet, Science Digest, Omni, Discover, Playboy, Boating
& Sailing, Cosmopolitan, Penthouse, others); Worked as
full time free lance designer/art director with leading NYC design
and production studios.
The Glusker Group: Associate Art Director, Production Artist,
Illustrator, Designer.
Produced photo/art books and catalogs for Metropolitan
Museum, other major publishers (Tutenkamen, Search for Alexander,
Sinatra on Sinatra, Uris' Israel, Ireland, more);
corporate annual Reports; advertising; designs, renderings,
models for store exteriors/interiors; advertising, etc.
Gips+Balkind+Associates: (now Frankfurt/Balkind
Partners, AAA ad agency) Associate Art Director, Production
Artist, Illustrator, Designer.
Pioneered and initiated first usage of Macintosh computers
in leading NYC corporate communication, and graphic design studio
(setting trend for all major studio and agency art departments
in NYC). Proposed and assisted in design of the first major
studio (G+B+A) in-house color photo print Laboratory. Worked
on graphic design and production of annual reports advertising
and marketing materials for major corporate accounts.
Block, Graulich & Whelan: Associate Art Director, Associate
Designer, Production Artist.
Worked on annual reports and marketing materials for major
corporate, banking, brokerage and financial accounts.
Carborundum Corporation: Writer, researcher, illustrator:
Researched, wrote, illustrated and produced technical manual,
Textile and Industrial Applications of Carbon Fiber Composite
Materials.
Johnston International Publishing Division of Hunter Publishing
Co. (1992 - 1993) Design/Art Director:
Managed redesign and conversion to desktop publishing on four
major old-line trade magazines (Industrial World, Import-Export,
Automotive International, High Tech Import-Export).
Recruitment Research Institute, Self Placement Network, Inc.
Director of creative Services:
Supervised design and production of all advertising, sales
and marketing materials, trade shows, Seminars, logos, stationery,
etc.
Designer/Art Director for Alternative
Employment Marketplace (newsletter), Executive Jobs, USA
(newspaper) 1993 - 1995
The
Solarworld Chronicles.
Continued development and updating of format, treatments
and story lines for a series of science fiction novels, movies,
and TV episodes...
Up-beat, futuristic, epic adventure stories of world economic
and ecological reconstruction - triggered by a new science and
technology resulting in unlimited "free solar energy"
and its rapid space development leading to the Solarworld
Federation of Planets... Followed by mankind's eventual
expansion in both "outer" and "inner" space.
The prophetic stories look backward (and "flash"
forward) 100 years from the end (and beginning) of the 21st century...
Besides interesting and exciting adventures, the series will serve
as a beginningless and endless "blueprint of the future"...
And presages the "paradise on Earth" resulting from
the development of a uniquely new coenergetic, crystal controlled,
science and technology leading, initially, from - "space-based,
"solaser" delivered, "free" electrical energy"
and a new understanding of the nature and control of our inner
"psychic energy" - to the "faster than light, space
warp drive" and the possibility of the exploration of outer
space... Thus, also serving as the bridge between NOW and
"Star Trek".
Original research:
Astro Biological Coenergetics
(ABC) Theoretical basis of a
proposed new science and technology leading to the the possibility
of highly efficient laser delivered solar energy from space (Scientific
and technological background for The
Solarworld Chronicles). The ABC theory is linked
to fundamental discoveries related to human visual perceptual
and the understanding of mental and physiological systems operating
through multi-dimensional, resonant field, interference-patterned
(and crystal controlled) holographic processes. The theory also
includes the principles of "life-giving solar(sub light)
energy" transformational processes, and explains the nature
and mechanisms of "living auras" and all forms of "psychic
phenomena" including "psychic healing". ABC is
the basis of Maurer's forthcoming book,
On
the Threshold of a New Science and Technology.
Some Major (and minor) Inventions: (International Patents Pending, U.S. Patent office Registrations, trade secrets
3-D ImagiVision (TM)
Revolutionary new and unique computer graphics process and camera/projector
lens adapter systems for production and exhibition of full color
stereographic movies (for both television and theatrical exhibition)
that can be viewed in full three-dimensional depth perception
without special glasses or screen modifications
based on the theory
of ABC).
Scanimascope (TM)
"New illustrated look" or cartoon-stylized, computer
assisted, 3-D character and miniature model, automatic animation
system (with "real time" holographic, laser scan/controlled,
motion capture) - Applicable for all types of film, TV, videotape
and digital disc output.
ScaniKrome (TM)
Automatic process for conversion of non stereo black and white
films into full color "live action", or fully animated
"illustrated" (or "stylized") cartoons - capable
of being further processed (using 3-D-ImagiVision (TM)
system) for 3-D exhibition and viewing in full depth perception
without glasses or screen modifications.
Walkingman - Versitar/Musicane (TM)
Unique, portable, concert quality, multi-purpose electric and
acoustic string, percussion (and, eventually, wind) musical instrument
- built on an artistically designed and sculptured walking stick
- also capable of multiple sports functions. The original prototype
"Musicane" has been museum exhibited (Metropolitan Museum of Art, American
Museum of Folk Art, 1994) and
professionally demonstrated (Wetlands, July,
1994, Jimi Hendrix Retrospective Concert; New Music Cafe,
May, 1995, Ninth Symphony Orchestra Concert; Iridium Jazz Club, June 1996, Jan, 1997, On stage guest jams with
the "legendary Les
Paul and his Trio")
The Real McCoy (TM)
Computer/electronic, astromagnetic field analysis and automatic
feedback field restructuring methodology, process and portable
system... For the non-invasive healing of physical and mental
illness or disease by reduction of unhealthy (and restoration
of healthy) bioenergetic field patterns - based on theory
of ABC - with reference to Eastern chi
gong, tai chi, acupuncture, acupressure and other external-internal
astro-biological energy field (chi, prana) adjustment and healing
techniques.
Kool Can Keeper (TM)
State of the art, designers molded plastic, portable (indoor/outdoor)
automatic sealing, non-spill, non/leak, long lasting cooooling
and carbonated charge retaining, auto/valve drinking/sipping container
for 12 oz or 16 oz cold soft drink or beer cans. (Great for
walking in the park on a hot summer day, family outings, and when
there's soda pop drinking kids in the car, or beer drunken guests
in the living room.:-)
Bun-G-Lok (TM) and Bun-G-Tie (TM)
Unbreakable, cut resistant, flexible, elastic (designer colored)
safety cords and total-security, instant connecting ("Better
UNiversal Grabber"} end-locking
system (pat. pend.) with "secret programmable" instant
lock and release mechanism) - for safety of portable-personal-property,
and prevention of misplacement, loss or theft. (Great for wallets,
purses, key rings, money clips, radios, cassette decks, cameras,
briefcases, shoulder bags, computer notebooks, etc.)
SpiroSpin (TM)
Rotary, silent, self sharpening, self lubricating, automatic shaving,
hair cutting and trimming system.(electric & non-electric,
wet or dry)
Brakes-For-Blades (TM) Steer/Slow/Stop/Lock (TM)
Hand operated (recreation, sport and traffic) safety brakes for
inline roller skates. Unique design, for steering, slowing, stopping
(on a dime) - including Walking-Wheelok (TM) stair
& hill-climbing, center wheels-locking mechanism.(retrofitable
on some models)
PERSONAL STUFF
Married/Divorced (twice - but still good friends) 3 children. Youngest, a recent Stanford Ph.D. (in International Relations) - now teaching there. (He lifts weights and runs seven miles a day... But, I can still beat him up the stairs to my fifth floor brownstone studio.;-)>
Hobbies: Whatever I'm working on, playing with, or thinking about. Also, playing my Musicane (first love)... Walking seven miles a day (good for thinking and feeling good)... Cooking (and eating) good, healthy food... Hanging out in Central Park (after 3:00PM) with my friends... Watching sunsets... Howling at the full moon.;-)
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