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PowerDown Kill the power… Save a life. The off switch to an electrical emergency . The Problem. Tiffany Hoffman was 16 years old when she was involved in an accident with a power line and died… St. Louis Countian - January 6, 2005. PowerDown. The Problem. Response Time 30 to 60
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PowerDown Kill the power… Save a life. The off switch to an electrical emergency.
The Problem Tiffany Hoffman was 16 years old when she was involved in an accident with a power line and died… St. Louis Countian - January 6, 2005 PowerDown
The Problem Response Time 30 to 60 Minutes Residential Fires 400,000 Annually Downed Power Lines 1,500 Deaths PowerDown
Our Solution • Short Term Power Disruption Device • 12ga shell packed with a conductive webbing • Proprietary All-in-One device Drawing representing how the shell would be packed was removed PowerDown
Our Solution Drawing of how PowerDown would be Fired Removed PowerDown
The Competition PowerDown
Our Customer Fire Departments 320,000 Police Departments 699,850 Electrical Linemen 113,000 PowerDown
Our Market * Includes Police, Fire, and Linemen ** U.S. Census population estimates 308,801,332, Mar. 4, 2010 (5.044) (1) StatCanada (statcan.gc.ca), Mar. 15, 2010 (2) Eurostat estimate, Jan. 1, 2010 (3) Official Australian Population Clock, Mar. 4, 2010 (4) ExchangeRate.com – Accessed Mar. 4, 2010 PowerDown
Market Research • Potential Customers: • Firefighters especially like the potential to turn off electricity • Major concerns about Liability & Utility Co. • Interfering with Commerce • Want to see a tested working prototype PowerDown
Intellectual Property Slide Removed because Power Down is still Patent Pending PowerDown
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Final Thoughts “…Had 16-year-old Tiffany Hoffman been rescued from the car 20 or 30 minutes earlier, she would not have died…” St. Louis Countian - January 6, 2005 PowerDown
PowerDown Kill the power… Save a life.