Windcatcher tool

Although Greiner's Shark Tank deal with Windcatcher fell through, Frayne said she remained open to hearing about his future inventions. Being open to new innovations and new possibilities is at the root of some of the show's most successful deals and more memorable entrepreneurs. July 7, Sarah Field. Read Next Melissa Gorga. Must Read. Trending Stories. Melissa Gorga. Kaley Cuoco. The ingenuity of some people can leave us mere mortals breathless with admiration, but Ryan Frayne from Portland, Oregon invented Windcatcher, a clever gadget that helps users avoid getting breathless in the first place.

He was watching his brother try, and mainly fail, to inflate a bed and he thought that there must be an easier way to inflate something. Ryan went home and began experimenting with different types of valves and eventually he came across a phenomenon called air entrainment, that he could use to make inflating things far more effective.

Air entrainment works due to differences in air pressure, and Ryan discovered that although it was a long-established technology, no other companies were yet producing inflatables that made use of it, at least not for commercial applications.

He developed a prototype of an inflatable he called an Air Bag, it could be inflated with minimum effort using a valve that allowed air entrainment, but Ryan had invented a unique valve, that also allowed the airbag to be deflated in seconds. Ryan followed a tried and trusted route for inventors hoping to turn their ideas into actual products, he turned to the crowdfunding community at Kickstarter and launched a campaign in May With that aim in mind, he applied for Shark Tank and appeared on the show in October He began his pitch by telling the sharks that inflating objects had always been a huge pain, the process could take forever and it involved putting your mouth on a valve that might be covered in germs, but the Windcatcher airbag was different, because of the valve that Ryan had invented.

The entrepreneur unrolled a man size air bed across the carpet and demonstrated how easily it could be inflated. A few breaths later and it was fully pumped up. Ryan revealed that the bag had been designed to be easily folded into three layers, and just like that it was transformed into a comfy seat. All the sharks were caught up in the magic of the moment, but Ryan had, even more, benefits of the Windcatcher business for them to consider.

He told them that the valve he had designed was capable of allowing the airbag to be deflated in seconds and the practical applications of the Windcatcher technology were virtually endless. Likeable Ryan had made a good solid pitch, and the quick demonstration of the airbag had been highly impressive.

Ryan explained briefly about the phenomenon of air entrainment, and without getting too technical, informed the sharks that it was caused by differences in air pressure, and it could be used to inflate the airbag ten times faster, just by using his unique valve.

Guest shark Chris Sacca wanted to know if the airbag itself was special in any way, or if only the valve was unique.

Ryan told him that the valve itself was the unique thing about his airbag, but the ability to fold it up was an original design. Multiple clients can be used for standalone analytics or connected to the server to access processed data, reports, dashboards, or raw data. Multi-core processing functionality for faster data output and lesser wait times.

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