Please browse the Global Innovation Commons under Haiti and email us with innovations that you think will help using the examples above as guidance. Please contribute your submissions to:

mld@m-cam.com

Submissions will be grouped together below and posted for further review and engagement.

Agriculture:
“Apparatus and Method for Forming Retaining Wall Blocks with Variable Depth Flanges (US90090224425)
“Method of forming composite masonry blocks” (US5589124)

Clean Energy:
“Method for using Geothermal Energy” (EP2096806)

Health:
“Methods And Compositions For Treating and Preventing Malaria” (US20090175895)

Water:
“Water Purification Device” (US7402241)

Crisis Commons:
http://crisiscommons.org/
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The Global Innovation Commons has the ability to help people all over the world, but more importantly help the people who are suffering from the recent natural disaster in Haiti. The following is a message has been sent out to all of the NGOs and support systems which are re-building Haiti. Everyone has the ability to help those in need, take a moment and think how you can be an active voice in the relief efforts.

On January 14, 2010 the Haitian people were struck by a horrifying natural disaster. While there was not much that could have prevented the 7.0 earthquake, there is plenty that can be done to help the people in need. By using technologies that are in the public domain sector we can help re-build the destruction in Haiti and put a focus on making it a stronger and more prosperous country. Built into the Global Innovation Commons is the ability to start this process. The following are some prime examples of this use of technology.

Energy– By using the heat built up under the earth’s core we can create electricity for the people in Haiti, the
“Method for using Geothermal Energy” (EP2096806) in particular. This European Patent is not protected in Haiti like many others in the Global Innovation Commons. It provides users a way to use what the country already has to gain insight on how to produce what the county needs the most now using natural resources.

Water- Receiving water by a condenser, this “Water Purification Device” (US7402241), along with many others in the Global Innovation Commons, has a heating device which uses a thermal energy source to pasteurize the water making it drinkable for the people.

World Health- Along with re-building, the Haitian government has to deal with the increased fear of a rise in the rate of infections and disease among the injured survivors. Malaria is one of these diseases. In public domain there are many patents ready to be used to vaccinate those at risk and treat those infected. One of these patents is (US20090175895) “Methods And Compositions For Treating and Preventing Malaria”. By taking this technology that is unprotected in Haiti we can help those who have been devastated from the earthquake from facing further life trauma.

Agriculture- The earthquake caused a lot of structural damage to the Haitian land. Whether it is for solutions on locating landslide risks or helping stop the costal and land erosion the Global Innovation Commons has the technology for it. One example of this is the “Apparatus and Method for Forming Retaining Wall Blocks with Variable Depth Flanges (US90090224425). This United States patent application did not seek coverage in Haiti. By using this technology along with many others the Haitian people may be able to create solutions to their growing agricultural problems.

These three examples are among thousands of useful documents that the government can use to help re-build their country. All of the technology listed in the Global Innovation Commons is public domain so legal status is not a concern. Please access the Global Innovation Commons to find more technologies like these and help the Haitian people engineer a stable way of life.

If you have any questions or comments please feel free to email me at mld@m-cam.com. Lets work together to stop devastation and make this country a better place for its entire population.