Charles Harris Jr., President
Charles Harris Jr. Charlie is retired from OXYCHEM. He has a BS degree in Organizational Management and Leadership and is working on a Masters in Business Law at Friends University.
Officers
Charles Harris Jr. Charlie is retired from OXYCHEM. He has a BS degree in Organizational Management and Leadership and is working on a Masters in Business Law at Friends University.
Aleta Williams, Vice President
Aleta Williams
Aleta is owner of Aleta's Bras at 5601 E. Central, Wichita. Aleta can be reached at (316) 682-0132.
Inventions and Creations
Aleta has invented a supporting bra for women with mastectomies.
Richard Brown, Recording Secretary
Richard Brown BS Aero Engr. Municipal University Of Wichita 1960 with post grad work in Math and Engrg/Kansas Air Guard & USAF Weapons & Electronics Fire Control tech/Former Boeing Structures Engr./Tavern and Grill owner/Manufacturers' Rep (commissioned) soliciting aerospace contracts. Richard can be reached at (316) 262-8387.
Inventions and Creations: Designed & Marketed "Scope-E-Clipse", a Pinhole camera (camera obscura), printed, scored & die cut on 22" x 28" chip board, buyer assembled.
Richard Freidenberger, Corresponding Secretary/Treasurer
Richard Freidenberger
Richard has a Masters in EE with WSU, is a retired Electrical Engineer and Test and Evaluations Manager from the Boeing Company. He became involved with the Wichita Chapter of the Kansas Association of Inventors in 1993 and in 1997 helped to incorporate the Inventors' Association of South-Central Kansas Richard can be reached at (316) 721-1866 or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Inventions and Creations:
Richard was asked to partner with John Houston (deceased) to help develop John's Heavy Duty Bath Seat Lift. This project has been developed into an effective prototype featuring stainless steel design and powered by rechargeable batteries. Richard and John's wife, Beverly Houston, are looking for a marketing agent to help them to provide help and support to the thousands of individuals that would enjoy privacy while doing their bathroom activities and those other thousands of health care providers that strain their backs in lifting heavy patients from the bath seats. US Patent No. 6,154,896Richard's own creations include among many other projects, a fishing rod holder to safely and securely hold fishing rods in the ceiling of a pickup topper. This basic design for the rod holder is very effective in securely holding an unattended rod on a lake or river bank or wooden fishing dock. The design accomodates either a spinning or casting rod. Can also be used for storage on a wall or ceiling.
Another invention is a 'barn-door' tracking device to rotate the camera at the speed of the earth's rotation in order to take pictures of stars and such with timed exposure. The device is powered by a 1 revolution per minute 12VDC motor which can be powered by the cigarette lighter of an auto. The tripod is made of ash wood and weighted with lead bags to provide a stable platform. The axis of rotation is positioned to the North Pole with the aid of a one-power scope from an old Army rifle. A visible feedback is provided allowing the operator to make adjustments to the speed to correct for any error in tracking the star or object. The result is ability to make long time exposures as seen in attached Milky-Way image with a 20 minute exposure, looking due South from a location near Lake Afton in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Click here for an image of the comet Hale-Bopp with a short 12 second exposure above the Saint Joseph Church in Western Sedgwick county. A later image of the comet was taken on April 12, 1997 showing the comet breaking off two parts of it in a 5 minute exposure. These images have not previously been recorded and were sent to NASA for the record.
