11th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160073571 | TILLAGE DEVICE FOR AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY OR IMPLEMENTS TO REDUCE COMPACTION CAUSED BY WHEELS IN A FIELD - A system for tilling compression marks formed in a field by wheels of agricultural machinery the system including a first roller assembly having a plurality of blade assemblies positioned in spaced relation to one another. The first roller assembly rotatably connected to a swing arm which moves the first roller assembly between a disengaged position, where the roller assembly does not penetrate the soil, and an engaged position where the roller assembly does penetrate and till the soil. The first roller assembly is positioned behind and in alignment with a first wheel of the agricultural machinery such that the first roller assembly tills the compression mark formed by the first wheel. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073572 | ADJUSTABLE MULTIPLE ROW AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT - A multiple row agricultural implement with adjustable ground-working tools which allows use with a variety of row spacing configurations. Ground-working tools, which may include chopper baskets, drag harrow spikes, drag boards, rollers, etc., are mounted on each of two or more fixed width sections of a tool bar. Embodiments of such horizontal adjustability of the ground-working tools may include sliding ground-working tools along a horizontal axis to alternate positions; removing ground-working tools, reversing the ground-working tools 180 degrees, and reattaching the ground-working tools; removing ground-working tools, swapping positions of the ground-working tools, and reattaching the ground-working tools; or removing ground-working tools and reattaching the ground-working tools in an alternate position. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073573 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES - A computer-implemented method for recommending agricultural activities is implemented by an agricultural intelligence computer system in communication with a memory. The method includes receiving a plurality of field definition data, retrieving a plurality of input data from a plurality of data networks, determining a field region based on the field definition data, identifying a subset of the plurality of input data associated with the field region, determining a plurality of field condition data based on the subset of the plurality of input data, identifying a plurality of field activity options, determining a recommendation score for each of the plurality of field activity options based at least in part on the plurality of field condition data, and providing a recommended field activity option from the plurality of field activity options based on the plurality of recommendation scores. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073574 | IMPROVED METHOD FOR SEED PRIMING - Disclosed is a method of priming dry seeds, wherein said seeds firstly are immersed into an aqueous solution and subsequently removed once the seeds have been saturated with water. After having been removed for the aqueous solution, the water content of the seeds are reduced, thereafter the seeds are incubated under an atmosphere of air having a relative humidity of at least 95%, but less than | 2016-03-17 |
20160073575 | SEEDING MACHINE - The present invention refers to a machine for laying seeds (or grains), in particular in cultivations providing the use of a plastic film for protection of the seeded soil or ground. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073576 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPRAYING SEEDS DISPENSED FROM A TWIN ROW PLANTER - A system for providing seed-specific placement of fluid as seeds are planted by a twin row planter includes a planter row unit, at least one nozzle assembly, and a controller. The planter row unit includes a first seed meter configured to dispense seeds into a first furrow at a seed frequency and a second seed meter configured to dispense seeds into a second furrow at the seed frequency. The nozzle assembly is configured to spray the seeds dispensed into the first and second furrows, and includes a valve. The controller is communicatively coupled to the valve, and is configured to determine the seed frequency of the first and second seed meters based on a speed-related parameter of the planter. The controller is further configured to control operation of the valve based on the seed frequency such that fluid is sprayed at least one of on or adjacent to each seed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073577 | Method of Seed Bulking with Compost - A method of adding a compost bulking agent to seed and applying the compost bulking agent/seed mixture to an area of soil is discussed herein. The disclosure describes determining an amount of seed for an area soil and adding an amount of compost bulking agent to the determined amount of seed. In some embodiments, the disclosure describes applying the compost bulking agent/seed mixture to an area of soil. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073578 | FERTIGATION COMPOSITION, USE AND SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a method for fertigation comprising: (a) providing an acidic mixture of water and a fertilizer dissolving agent; (b) contacting the acidic mixture with a fertilizer composition in fertigation equipment to dissolve the fertilizer composition and to form a fertigation composition; and (c) contacting the fertigation composition with soil. Also disclosed are a fertigation composition and a fertilizer system. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073579 | FREQUENCY OF CLIP CONTROL SYSTEM - A frequency of clip control system includes a vehicle controller receiving an output from a ground speed user interface for a requested ground speed, and an output from a frequency of clip user interface for a requested frequency of clip. The vehicle controller sets the speed of an electric reel motor based only on the requested ground speed, the requested frequency of clip, and parameters of the cutting unit including the number of cutting blades of the cutting reel and reel motor to reel speed ratio. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073580 | DUAL FUNCTION BASECUTTERS - A basecutter and a method for controlling a basecutter are described for a sugarcane harvester. A basecutter may include a cutting spindle, a transport spindle, at least one power source configured to rotate the cutting spindle and the transport spindle, one or more cutting blades attached to the cutting spindle, and one or more transport devices attached to the transport spindle. The cutting spindle or the transport spindle may be configured to rotate within the other. The cutting spindle and the transport spindle may be rotated at different speeds by the at least one power source. For example, a controller may determine a cutting speed for the cutting spindle and a transport speed for the transport spindle and control the at least one power source to rotate the cutting and transport spindles at the cutting and transport speeds, respectively. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073581 | LASER CLAD KNIFE GUARD - A cladded knife guard is provided. In one aspect, the invention provides for a knife guard that comprises a guard body that further comprises a base material. The base material includes a mounting bar that defines at least one bolt hole and at least one tine projecting forward from the mounting bar. The base material has a first hardness. A cladded material is formed on the base material. The clad material comprises a second hardness greater than the first hardness. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073582 | AGRICULTURAL BLADES AND MACHINE PARTS WITH AMORPHOUS METAL LASER CLADDING - A laser cladded agricultural blade is provided. The blade includes a blade body. The blade body is of a first hardness. The blade body is additionally provided with a cladding material of a second hardness, wherein the cladding material comprises an amorphous metal. The cladding material is applied by a laser cladding process. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073583 | LOAD-BASED YIELD SENSOR - A method of estimating the mass of crop entering into a grain tank on a harvesting machine, comprising the steps of mounting a load sensor on the upper bearing of a conveyor belt moving crop through the clean grain elevator into the grain tank, connecting the load sensor to a processor, using the load sensor to measure a load on the conveyor belt when no crop is present in the clean grain elevator, and also when crop is moving through the clean grain elevator, and comparing the load with no crop present to the load when crop is present to estimate the mass of crop moving through the clean grain elevator. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073584 | ROBOTIC SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND END-EFFECTORS FOR HARVESTING PRODUCE - Robotic systems and specialized end-effectors provide for automated harvesting of produce such as fresh market apples. An underactuated design using tendons and flexure joints with passive compliance increases robustness to position error, overcoming a significant limitation of previous fruit harvesting end-effectors. Some devices use open-loop control, provide a shape-adaptive grasp, and produce contact forces similar to those used during optimal hand picking patterns. Other benefits include relatively low weight, low cost, and simplicity. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073585 | POWER TAKEOFF DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR A CORN HEADER OF AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER - A corn header for an agricultural harvester is disclosed. The header includes a chassis having first and second lateral ends and a plurality of row units defining crop receiving gaps. The header further includes a power takeoff member having a first end operatively connected to the agricultural harvester. A plurality of chopping units is carried by the chassis adjacent the row units, each chopping unit including a rotating blade configured to span a crop receiving gap of the row unit. A drive assembly including a gearbox, driveshaft and secondary gearbox is operably connected to the second end of the power takeoff member. The drive shaft extends from the gearbox to the secondary gearbox disposed between the first and second lateral ends of the chassis. The drive shaft is operably connected to a rotating line shaft of the row units or the chopping units via the secondary gearbox. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073586 | CLEANING SHOE MOG DISCHARGE METHOD AND SYSTEM - A cleaning shoe, material-other-than-grain (MOG) discharge method of a combine harvester is provided. The method comprises discharging first MOG from a rotor assembly; chopping with a chopper the discharged first MOG; discharging second MOG from an outlet end of a shoe; and combining the second MOG with the chopped first MOG before the chopped first MOG and the second MOG reaches the ground, wherein the second MOG that is combined with the chopped first MOG is not chopped by the chopper. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073587 | Combine Harvester With Variable Stroke Cleaning Shoe - A sieve for a combine harvester that is moveable by a sieve drive assembly to perform a reciprocating sieve movement having a sieving stroke and a sieve throwing angle, wherein the sieve drive assembly has a rotary drive, having a rotatable output shaft, | 2016-03-17 |
20160073588 | Method of Applying Compost - A method of applying compost to soil which enables a substantial reduction in the use of compost and/or fertilizer. The method may employ adding a compost to soil, wherein the compost is added in an amount of from about 40% to about 200% per weight of seed, and wherein the compost is added to the soil so that a portion of the amendment is from about 0 to about 2 inches from each seed. Alternatively, the compost may be added at an amount of from about 30 to about 100 lbs of compost per acre of soil. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073589 | INSULATED SHIPPING CONTAINERS MODIFIED FOR HIGH-YIELD FUNGI PRODUCTION CAPABLE IN ANY ENVIRONMENT - Techniques for generating high-yield fungi production are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a system for generating high-yield fungi production, the system comprising at least one modular container and a growing system housed within the modular container. The growing system may include a substrate preparation system configured to accept substrate and prepare substrate for pasteurization, a pasteurization system configured to pasteurize prepared substrate received from the substrate preparation system, a draining, cooling, and packing system configured to cool and drain pasteurized prepared substrate from the pasteurization system and to pack pasteurized and cooled substrate into at least one growing container, an inoculation system configured to inoculate the pasteurized and cooled substrate, and a plurality of vertical racks coupled to a ceiling of the modular container and configured to hold the at least one growing container. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073590 | CONTAINER WITH TEAR-AWAYS - Described herein are containers with tear-aways. The tear-aways make the containers easier to open. Containers described herein include pots with a closed bottom and an open top. These pots may be cylindrical, conical, rectangular, or any other shape. The pots may be made with a variety of materials, such as high-density polyethylene (HDPE) which is very dense and hard to tear. Tear-aways may be placed in various positions on a pot such that portions of the pot adjacent to the tear-aways may be separated from each other with ease. Tear-aways may also include hardened ends configured to be pulled. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073591 | RECONFIGURABLE SOLAR ARRAY AND METHOD OF MANAGING CROP YIELD USING THE SAME - A method and apparatus are provided that combine solar technology and agriculture in a symbiotic relationship that optimizes revenue from both sources. An array of reconfigurable solar collector assemblies is deployed in a crop field. As various crops benefit from varying degrees of shade through their development cycles, and are prone to damage from high winds and hail, the array of adaptable, reconfigurable solar collectors is deployed in the crop field and allows for the easy reconfiguration of each solar collector assembly to vary the amount of shade that is applied to the crops below the assembly, and to provide maximum hail and wind protection when necessary. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073592 | CROP PROTECTION NETTING - Crop protection netting is of a knitted mesh construction, knitted such that at yarn intersections in the netting multiple yarns of which the netting is formed are knitted around each other to define the netting mesh apertures so that the netting is stretchable in multiple directions, and wherein connecting yarn portions between said yarn intersections extend substantially linearly between intersections, and wherein at least one of the multiple yarns of which the netting is formed comprises a tape, and/or in addition to the multiple yarns of which the netting is formed (whether comprising a tape as above or otherwise) the netting also comprises multiple yarns or tapes extending through the netting (as a ‘lay-in’) woven through the mesh apertures and/or around intersections of the multiple yarns of which the netting is formed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073593 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING AND ADJUSTING THE CARRYING WIRES ON A ROW OF PLANTS - A device for fastening and adjusting the carrying wires on a row of plants, such as a vineyard, and in particular to support and manage the row of plants, so as to make both manual and mechanized operations simpler and more functional. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073594 | System and Method for the Comminution and Harvesting of Trees and Brush Type Vegetation - A device for comminuting whole trees or brush type vegetation comprising a set of more than two rotatable substantially horizontally oriented comminution drum assemblies; said set of rotatable comminution drum assemblies being constructed and arranged in an angular orientation so that the uppermost rotatable comminution drum assembly in said set of more than two substantially horizontally oriented comminution drum assemblies first engages the top portion of the whole tree or brush type vegetation and the remaining rotatable comminution drum assemblies in said set of more than two substantially horizontally oriented comminution drum assemblies sequentially engage lower portions of the whole tree or brush type vegetation that exist immediately below the portions that are comminuted by each successive comminution drum assembly. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073595 | SOAKER HOSE WITH SCALABLE PERMEABLE SURFACE AREA AND METHOD - A soaker hose with scalable permeable surface area and method for selecting and controlling which areas to be watered. The soaker hose with scalable permeable surface area and method includes a hose having a wall with a plurality of perforations disposed about and through the wall and along the length of the hose and also having ends and a passageway extending though the length of the hose and through the ends, for moving water to specified locations; and a sheathing arrangement including at least one sleeve movably disposed about the hose to prevent the water exiting through the perforations which are covered by the at least one sleeve. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073596 | Sub-Pavement Irrigation System - The present invention comprises an irrigation/aeration method and related device utilizing the optimal substrate air pocket properties of pea gravel and sub-pavement irrigation/aeration. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073597 | PLANT HOLDER AND TRANSPLANTATION DEVICE - There is provided a plant holder capable of, with a simple configuration, causing a root of a plant stock to pass through a holding hole downwardly without damaging the root of the plant stock, preventing a leaf from drooping downward and being damaged, and improving workability when transplantation and harvest are automated without damaging the plant stock by contact with the plant stock. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073598 | MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH SOYBEAN RUST RESISTANCE AND METHODS OF USE THEREFOR - Methods for conveying soybean rust (SBR) resistance into non-resistant soybean germplasm are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include introgressing SBR resistance into a non-resistant soybean using one or more nucleic acid markers for marker-assisted breeding among soybean lines to be used in a soybean breeding program, wherein the markers are linked to and/or associated with SBR resistance. Also provided are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with resistance to SBR; soybean plants, seeds, and tissue cultures produced by any of the disclosed methods; seed produced by the disclosed soybean plants; and compositions including amplification primer pairs capable of initiating DNA polymerization by a DNA polymerase on soybean nucleic acid templates to generate soybean marker amplicons. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073599 | METHODS OF SEED TREATMENT AND RESULTING PRODUCTS - A method of treating a seed for sowing is provided for improving subsequent plant performance comprising the step of treating the seed for sowing with UV-B irradiation. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073600 | POTATO CULTIVAR E12 - A potato cultivar designated E12 is disclosed. The invention relates to tubers of potato cultivar E12, to seeds of potato cultivar E12, to plants and plant parts of potato cultivar E12, to food products produced from potato cultivar E12, and to methods for producing a potato plant by crossing potato cultivar E12 with itself or with another potato variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a transgenic potato plant and to the transgenic potato plants and parts produced by those methods. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073601 | POTATO CULTIVAR F10 - A potato cultivar designated F10 is disclosed. The invention relates to tubers of potato cultivar F10, to seeds of potato cultivar F10, to plants and plant parts of potato cultivar F10, to food products produced from potato cultivar F10, and to methods for producing a potato plant by crossing potato cultivar F10 with itself or with another potato variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a transgenic potato plant and to the transgenic potato plants and parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to potato plants and plant parts derived from potato cultivar F10, to methods for producing other potato plants or plant parts derived from potato cultivar F10 and to the potato plants and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid potato tubers, seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing potato cultivar F10 with another potato cultivar. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073602 | POTATO CULTIVAR J55 - A potato cultivar designated J55 is disclosed. The invention relates to tubers of potato cultivar J55, to seeds of potato cultivar J55, to plants and plant parts of potato cultivar J55, to food products produced from potato cultivar J55, and to methods for producing a potato plant by crossing potato cultivar J55 with itself or with another potato variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a transgenic potato plant and to the transgenic potato plants and parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to potato plants and plant parts derived from potato cultivar J55, to methods for producing other potato plants or plant parts derived from potato cultivar J55 and to the potato plants and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid potato tubers, seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing potato cultivar J55 with another potato cultivar. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073603 | MELON VARIETY NUN 26147 MEM - The invention relates to the field of | 2016-03-17 |
20160073604 | ONION VARIETY NUN 08003 ON - The invention relates to the field of | 2016-03-17 |
20160073605 | INBRED RICE LINE 133008 - An inbred rice line designated 133008 is disclosed. Seeds of inbred rice line 133008, plants of rice line 133008 and methods for producing a rice plant by crossing line 133008 with itself or hybrid rice by crossing with another rice line, are also disclosed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073606 | SPINACH HYBRID SV3653VA AND PARENTS THEREOF - The invention provides seed and plants of spinach hybrid SV3653VA and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of spinach hybrid SV3653VA and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a spinach plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another spinach plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the leaf and gametes of such plants. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073607 | ONION WITH REDUCED PUNGENCY THAT DOES NOT GENERATE LACHRYMATORY COMPONENT - This invention provides an onion exhibiting very weak or no punuency and a method for producing such onion. in such onion, alliinase gene expression is reduced. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073608 | Animal enclosure - An animal enclosure that contains an animal within a defined area. The animal enclosure includes a main enclosure with four sides, one of which includes a gate. The gate can be opened to allow access through the panel by the animal. The animal enclosure also includes a secondary enclosure with three panels that is rotatably affixed to the main enclosure. When in a first position, the secondary enclosure creates a secondary containment area bounded by the three panels of the secondary enclosure, and one panel of the main enclosure. When in a second position, the secondary enclosure acts as a fifth panel to the main enclosure. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073609 | Feeder for Animals - A feeder for feeding animals has a trough with two opposed outwardly inclined front walls over which the animals can reach for taking feed from the trough and a feed hopper for discharging feed downwardly onto a shelf above the trough. Water is supplied into the trough through a pipe along the trough underneath the shelf with a series of animal actuated nipples so that the animals may take the feed dry on the shelf or wet from the trough. A valve is provided at one end wall through which the water supply to the pipe passes, the valve having a plurality of separate orifices of different flow area and a manually operable control for selecting one of the plurality of orifices for passage of the water from the supply to the pipe. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073610 | TWO FINGER OR THREE FINGER PET BRUSH - A pet brush has an outwardly curved brush body integrally formed with a handle section. The outwardly curved brush body has a first radius of curvature at one end and a smaller, second radius of curvature at the handle section, second end. The brush body has bristles extending from the lower surface of the pet brush. The handle section extends inward from one end of the pet brush. The handle section has a spacer element and a gripping element. Two or three fingers of the user can grip the gripping element. The spacer element provides enough space for the two or three fingers to fit under the gripping element and above the brush body. Alternately, the handle section can extend from along the length of the brush body. Two or three fingers can grip the gripping section or fit sideways between the gripping section and the brush body. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073611 | Pet Grooming Glove providing fluid supply - The present invention is a distinctive pet grooming glove which provides a fluid supply to allow users to wash and/or groom pets using a single gloved hand while a stream of fluid (such as water) flows from the glove. The Pet Grooming Glove includes an attachment port for attaching a source of primary fluid (such as water) as well as apertures in the glove which allow the primary fluid to flow from the primary supply source port to the palm of the glove. Additionally the Pet Grooming Glove includes an attachment port for attaching a source of secondary fluid (such as shampoo) as well as apertures in the glove which allow the secondary fluid to flow from the secondary fluid supply port to the palm of the glove. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073612 | GROOMING TOOL AND METHODS - A grooming tool includes a handle and a head attached to the handle. The head has curved blades adjustable in at least an extended position and a non-extended position. Methods of grooming an animal can include selecting the length of the curved blades by adjusting the blades in at least an extended position or non-extended position. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073613 | Cinch Grip Leash with Locking Positionable Hand Grip - Provided is an animal leash with leash strap retractable through an ergonomic hand grip which is releasably fixed to said leash at any length position along the leash strap, and is quickly adjusted by simple push button release and manual repositioning. Leash is fixed against being pulled through handle in either direction until user presses release button, at which time leash may be pulled back to quickly restrain the animal, or pulled forward to allow more length freedom. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073614 | System and Method for Detection of Lameness in Sport Horses and other Quadrupeds - A method of diagnosing lameness in quadrupeds utilizing computer vision and a computerized depth perception system to scan quadrupeds, such as sport horses, over time. The method enables a detailed analysis of the quadruped's movement, and changes thereof over time without the need for attaching sensors to the body of the horse, or requiring force plates or expensive high speed cameras. A processing system receives the input of this movement data and utilizes it to make a determination of severity of lameness signals of the animal. The system is inexpensive enough that non-specialists, such as non-veterinary trained quadruped owners, may install the system at an appropriate location such as a horse barn enabling identification of lameness early, to aid in objectively analyzing rehabilitation from injury, and relating changes in gait to performance changes. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073615 | POULTRY FEED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WITH FEEDING DEVICES HAVING ROTATABLE ATTACHMENT PARTS WITH DROP TUBES HINGEDLY CONNECTED THERETO - A poultry feed distribution system includes a feed storage, a conveyor line and feeding devices. Each feeding device has an attachment part that is rotatable around the line. The attachment part has a drop tube of the device hingedly connected thereto. The attachment part together with the hinge connection to the drop tube is rotatable around the line between a feeding and a cleaning position, with an inlet of the drop tube getting distanced from the line when the attachment part together with the hinge connection to the drop tube is rotated from the feeding to the cleaning position. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073616 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CHIMERIC ANIMAL - [Problem to be Solved] | 2016-03-17 |
20160073617 | FISHING LURE HAVING AN INERTIALLY-ACTIVATED PIVOTABLE HOOK SYSTEM - A fishing lure having an inertially-activated pivotable hook system having a pivotable hook assembly. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073618 | CLAMPING ASSEMBLY FOR SECTIONED FISHING ROD - A clamp assembly for maintaining two rod sections parallel to each other includes a collar encircling a longitudinal axis for receiving a first rod section, and a retainer attached to the collar. The retainer has a first hook attached to the collar and a second hook connected to the first hook for receiving a second rod section. The clamp assembly has an open configuration in which the retainer hinges from the collar, and a closed configuration in which the first hook at least partially surrounds the collar. The collar includes a band for encircling the first rod section. The band has a first circumferential end and an opposing second circumferential end that meet to form a closure. A first cylindrically rolled tab extends from the first circumferential end; and a second cylindrically rolled tab extends from the second circumferential end longitudinally offset from the first cylindrically rolled tab. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073619 | LINE ROLLER - A line roller for guiding fishing line onto a spool of a spinning reel, includes a bearing member, a retaining member and a guide member. The bearing member includes an inner ring, an outer ring, and a rolling body. The retaining member abuts both ends of the outer ring. The guide member includes a guide surface for guiding the fishing line, is disposed radially outside of the retaining member, and engages the retaining member. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073620 | Bottom bouncer with swiveling section - A bottom bouncer with swiveling section a lure arm member pivotally attached to a weighted arm member has an elongated rod having a weight affixed to it and a tip extending longitudinally therefrom to form one end. The lure arm member has one of its end terminated by an end loop to which is clipped an interlock snap swivel. The interlock snap swivel is used for attaching a lure line. The weighted arm member has an angled bend which is comprised of a bushing, and a pair of balls, wherein one of the ball is located on one side of a ring and the other ball is positioned on the opposite side of the ring. The ring is made from a loop portion extending integrally from the lure arm member. The bushing is frictionally connected to the weighted arm member so as to squeeze the balls between the bushing and a grommet, and the ring is rotationally connected to the weighted arm member passing therethrough such that the lure arm member can pivot around an axis formed by the weighted arm member. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073621 | Enclosure for Killing Insects - A system configured to heat items to a temperature sufficient to kill bed bugs includes an enclosure and a hydronic heating system. The hydronic heating system is capable of heating the interior of the enclosure to at least approximately 110° F. The hydronic heating system includes a heater that heats a liquid. The liquid is used to transfer heat into the interior of the enclosure. In one embodiment, the hydronic heating system includes a hydronic radiant heating system and a hydronic forced air heating system. The enclosure can be used to kill bed bugs by positioning an item that includes bed bugs in the enclosure and heating the interior of the enclosure to a temperature and for a duration that is sufficient to kill the bed bugs. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073622 | INSECT CONTROL DEVICE - A bait station comprising a housing that comprises a flexible portion; a composition contained on or in the housing and comprising at least one sugar and at least one toxin; an insert or attachment coupled to the housing; at least one olfactory attractant contained in the insert or the attachment; and optionally a container holding a liquid or gel or wick system that enhances the performance of the bait station. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073623 | HEAT SYSTEM FOR KILLING PESTS - The present disclosure generally relates to the field of pest elimination including all life stages of bed bugs. The present disclosure includes articles, systems, and methods of heat treatment to target and kill pests. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073624 | ANIMAL TRAP - An animal trap according to an embodiment includes a housing including an open end, the open end having a bottom wall plate, both side wall plates and both side lateral guides; and a door slidably and movably mounted to the housing through the both side lateral guides for swinging upward and downward between an open position and a closed portion, whereby an animal that enters the housing through the door is automatically trapped | 2016-03-17 |
20160073625 | Retracting Tunnel Rodent Trap - A rodent trap covered base defines an enclosed interior accessible through a sliding plastic tunnel defining a passageway for rodents into the interior. The tunnel has a projecting strike member, and is biased by an underlying spring to a retracted position. A trigger engaging member extends from the tunnel to be retained by a catch on a trigger mounted to the base. When a rodent passes through the tunnel into the base interior, it is directed by barriers towards a rodent attracting bait. To reach the bait, the rodent must press against a pivotably mounted trigger, thereby dislodging the trigger from the trigger engaging member which releases the tunnel to be driven by the spring to retract along parallel tracks to bring the strike plate forcibly against the rodent within the trap, usually killing it, and closing the trap, which is then presented covered within the trap for disposal. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073626 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FREEZING, STORING AND THAWING BIOPHARMACEUTICAL MATERIALS - A system for using freezing, storing and thawing biopharmaceutical materials which includes a holder and a container for holding biopharmaceutical materials therein. The holder has a cavity and the container is received in the cavity. The holder includes a first portion and second portion. The container is received between the first portion and the second portion to connect the container to the holder. The holder includes an interior cradle having a bottom and edges extending from the bottom. The cradle bounds the cavity. An outer rim is connected to the cradle and separated from the cavity. The bottom includes an inner surface facing the cavity receiving the container and an outer surface. The outer surface of the bottom is recessed relative to an outer surface of the outer rim. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073627 | Tissue Retrieval, Storage, and Explant Culture Device for the Derivation of Stem Cells - A device is provided for securing a tissue sample from biological material. The tissue sample is housed in bottom and top platens that are configured to promote fluid communication between the tissue sample and the exterior environment to permit transport or cryogenic fluid to contact the sample. Additionally, diskette assemblies may be provided within the platens that permit sub-samples to be separated without directly handling the tissue sample. The diskette assemblies may also be configured to promote fluid communication with the sub-sample housed therein. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073628 | High Osmolarity Antimicrobial Composition Containing One or More Organic Solvents - A composition that can solvate biofilms and disrupt bacterial cell walls acts to both kill the bacteria by cell lysis and remove the biofilm. This solvent-containing composition is effective against a broad spectrum of microbes and can be used on a variety of surfaces, both living and inanimate. The polarity of the solvent component of the composition lower than that of pure water so that the composition exhibits increased efficacy in solvating the macromolecular matrix of a biofilm and in penetrating bacterial cell walls. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073629 | Hydrazinyl Lipidoids and Uses Thereof - The present disclosure is directed to hydrazinyl lipidoids, formulations thereof further comprising at least one active agent, as well as methods of delivering the at least one active agent to a target organism. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073630 | SYSTEMIC MITIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS ON PLANTS AND THE FRUIT THEREOF - A method for systemically mitigating environmental stress from heat or radiation on a fruit plant and the pre-harvested fruit thereof that comprises the steps of: preparing an agricultural composition wherein the composition comprises an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide block copolymer, a C | 2016-03-17 |
20160073631 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF DIHYDROPYRROLE DERIVATIVES - The present invention provides stereoselective processes for the preparation of compounds of formula (I) | 2016-03-17 |
20160073632 | SAFENED HERBICIDAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A PYRIDINE CARBOXYLIC ACID HERBICIDE - Disclosed herein are safened herbicidal compositions comprising (a) a pyridine carboxylic acid herbicide or an agriculturally acceptable N-oxide, salt or ester thereof and (b) a quinolinyloxyacetate safener or agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of controlling undesirable vegetation, comprising applying to vegetation or an area adjacent the vegetation or applying in soil or water to control the emergence or growth of vegetation (a) a pyridine carboxylic acid herbicide or an agriculturally acceptable N-oxide, salt or ester thereof and (b) an quinolinyloxyacetate safener or agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073633 | CROP ENHANCEMENT - A method for increasing the resistance of a potato plant to cold stress and/or improving plant growth which method comprises treating the potato tuber from which the plant is to grow with at least one strobilurin at surprisingly very low rates. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073634 | BETA-LACTAMASE TARGETED PHOTOSENSITIZER FOR PESTICIDE AND PEST DETECTION - Photoactivatable pesticide compounds and methods for the use thereof in the elimination and detection of pests are provided. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073635 | SELECTIVE HERBICIDES BASED ON SUBSTITUTED THIEN-3-YL-SULPHONYLAMINO(THIO)CARBONYLTRIAZOLIN(THI)ONES AND SAFENERS - The invention relates to selective herbicidal compositions that comprise an effective amount of an active compound combination comprising | 2016-03-17 |
20160073636 | ANTIMICROBIAL COMPLEXES - The invention generally relates to certain antimicrobial, antibacterial, antifungal or antiviral compounds. More particularly, the invention relates to certain antimicrobial antibacterial, antifungal and/or antiviral compounds, their syntheses and compositions, and methods of use thereof. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073637 | METHOD OF IMPROVING GRASS QUALITY - The invention relates to a method of improving grass quality comprising applying an effective amount of a composition containing a phthalocyanine to the grass in the substantial absence of phosphorous acid, monoalkyl esters of phosphorous acid, or salts thereof. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073638 | Antimicrobial Exfoliated Vermiculite Composite Material and Methods for Preparing the Same - An antimicrobial exfoliated vermiculite composite material is synthesized by impregnating the interlayers of exfoliated vermiculite through cation exchange and surface absorption with at least one of the following metal species: copper, silver, zinc, and manganese. Alternately, the antimicrobial material is synthesized by impregnating interlayers of unexfoliated vermiculite with said metal species and exfoliating the product thereafter. The metal species can be in ionic state, nanometer particles, and in the form of metal oxides, metal hydroxides, metal nitrides, metal carbides, metal phosphates, metal silicates, metal borides, metal sulfides, metal halides, metal hydrides, metal nitrates, metal carbonates, and metal sulfadiazines. Any mixture of these metal species in the exfoliated vermiculite can provide protection against a broad spectrum of pathogens. This antimicrobial material in any desired form, in whole or as an additive, can effectively self-decontaminate various materials or products as the antimicrobial metal ions slowly diffuse to the surface of the products. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073639 | SOIL METABOLIZABLE CYANAMIDE PESTICIDE COMPOSITIONS - Compositions of cyanamide and polyhydroxy organic compounds are provided, along with urea compositions. These compositions can be used for controlling the growth of unwanted and deleterious organisms. The polyhydroxy organic compound could be glycerin (glycerol), a sugar alcohol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, erythritol, xylitol, or mannitol. The composition can also include an alkanoic acid (propionic acid), a strong base (KOH), and a mineral acid (phosphoric acid). | 2016-03-17 |
20160073640 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING RECOMBINANT BACILLUS CELLS AND ANOTHER BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT - The present invention relates to a composition comprising a) recombinant exosporium-producing | 2016-03-17 |
20160073641 | Microbial Inoculant Formulations - Compositions comprising dried formulations of viable | 2016-03-17 |
20160073642 | PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR BIOMASS AND FENGYCIN METABOLITES OF BACILLUS SPECIES AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF FOR BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL - The present invention refers to a process for increasing the production of biomass and metabolites of microorganisms of | 2016-03-17 |
20160073643 | Organic and Environmentally "Green" Biocide Compositions and Applications - Natural, organic, environmentally “green” biocide compositions comprising oregano oil in various natural delivery media. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073644 | AUTOMATED PROCESSING AND PLACEMENT OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL FOOD INGREDIENTS ON A SURFACE OF AN OBJECT - A system and related method for placing three-dimensional food ingredients on a surface of an object, such as a pizza or other good to be baked that includes a memory for storing computer executable instructions, a processing device to execute the instructions, dispensing devices that are each structured and arranged to contain one food ingredient, and a distribution device that is structured and arranged to place food ingredients at discrete locations on the surface of the object in accordance with an input design that is replicated using the ingredients. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073645 | HOLDING DEVICE AND KIT - A holding device and kit for holding panels of an object. The holding device includes holding brackets which have receiving slots dimensioned to receive the panels therein. The holding brackets have holding plates which are spaced apart to form the receiving slot. Connecting members extend between the holding brackets to maintain the holding brackets in position relative to each other and maintain the spacing of the holding plates. Wherein the holding device cooperates with the panels to maintain the panels in the proper position, preventing the panels from shifting during drying and assembly, allowing the panels to be constructed in a stable and visually appealing manner. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073646 | A Method of Animal Processing - A method of processing a plurality of animal carcasses in an industrial processing plant comprising removing substantially all the blood from the two or more animal carcasses, then refrigerating or freezing the animal carcasses prior to hide removal and evisceration. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073647 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MACHINE PROCESSING OF BEHEADED AND AT LEAST SUBSTANTIALLY GUTTED FISH, TRANSPORTED TAIL-FIRST IN TRANSPORT DIRECTION T ON A TRANSPORT PATH - The invention relates to an apparatus, designed and adapted for machine processing of decapitated and at least substantially gutted fish, transported tail-first in transport direction T on a transport path, comprising a conveying means which conveys the fish along the transport path and a cutting device for removing the flesh from the flank bones of the bone structure of a fish after cutting free the ventral and dorsal spokes, wherein the cutting device comprises a pair of circular knives which can be driven so as to rotate about a point of rotation D and which are arranged on opposite sides of the transport path and are designed to be adjustable relative to the position of the fish and thus to the bone structure, which is characterised in that each circular knife is allocated a means that is designed and configured to hold down at least some of the flank bones during the removal process of the flesh from the bone structure. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding method. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073648 | FOOD HYGIENE METHOD AND FOOD PRODUCT - The invention relates to process for reducing the number of viable microorganisms present on the surface of meat, especially poultry. The process comprising the steps of rapidly cooling the surface membrane of a contaminated meat item to a sequence of temperatures sufficient to reduce the number of viable bacteria, whilst at the same time retaining in the muscle meat the organoleptic and nutritional qualities of fresh meat. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073649 | Filtration System - A filtration system is arranged to safely vent a storage room into which a fog mixture is introduced. Venting the storage room reduces and/or prevents a substantial increase in the internal pressure of the storage room. To control the pressure differential between the storage room and the ambient air pressure, a venting manifold with an in-line duct fan is used, for example, to exhaust storage room air into the atmosphere. The exhausted storage room air is filtered to reduce the exfiltration of chemicals and/or other contaminants from the environmentally sealed storage room. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073650 | SHELF-STABLE FERMENTED DAIRY PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Shelf-stable fermented dairy products having a pH ranging from about 4.4 to about 4.5 are provided. Methods of making the shelf-stable fermented dairy products are also provided. The shelf-stable fermented dairy products can be shelf-stable with improved taste, viscosity and texture profiles. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a shelf-stable fermented dairy product including a shelf-stable fermented dairy component, a stabilizer, and a puree composition. The shelf-stable fermented dairy component can be, for example, yogurt, sour cream, buttermilk or combinations thereof. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073651 | Simultaneous Multiple Acervation Process - This invention relates to processes of preparing structured polymer matrix using two or more simultaneous multiple acervation mechanisms. In addition, the methods described herein provide flexible processes for forming structured polymer matrices from nearly any combination of polymers, preferably, although not limited to, food polymers. The simultaneous application of two or more acervation mechanisms unexpectedly gives novel matrices having improved texture and/or process efficiency that are superior to the polymer matrices produced by acervation mechanisms conducted individually or sequentially. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073652 | Blended Cheese and Meat Product - A pasteurized and blended cheese product containing fatty meat is described. The product includes a portion of natural cheese or a mixture of natural cheeses and an amount of meat provided as inclusions dispersed in the portion of the natural cheese or mixture of natural cheeses. The blended meat and cheese product includes low levels of emulsifying salts to stabilize the meat fat and moisture form the meat, but yet retain the organoleptic characteristics of natural cheese. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073653 | NUTRITIOUS BEVERAGE FORMED FROM FLUID ACID WHEY AND A METHOD OF FORMING A NUTRITIOUS BEVERAGE BY COMBINING FLUID ACID WHEY AND A JUICE - A nutritious beverage including from between about 80% to about 99% by weight of fluid acid whey and having from between about 0.6 g to about 0.8 g of protein per 100 grams of nutritional beverage, and from between about 4 g to about 5.5 g of lactose per 100 grams of nutritional beverage, said fluid acid whey having a pH ranging from between about 4.6 to about 5.5 and containing from between about 70 mg to about 110 mg of calcium per 100 grams of nutritional beverage, said nutritional beverage also including from between about 0.001% to about 10% by weight of a sweetener, and from between about 0.25% to about 10% by weight of a flavoring. A fermentation free method of forming the nutritional beverage is also taught. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073654 | STRUCTURED OIL COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates generally to lipid compositions. In particular the invention relates to compositions comprising a structuring agent dispersed in edible fat. Between 0.1 and 30 wt. % of the structuring agent may be dispersed in between 70 and 99.9 wt. % edible fat. The structuring agent may comprise at least 10 wt. % of diacyclglycerols having a very long chain saturated fatty acid residue with a chain length between 26 and 32 carbons inclusive. The lipid composition may be an organogel. Further aspects of the invention are a food product comprising the lipid composition; the use of the lipid composition as a moisture barrier in a food product; and a method for preparing the lipid composition. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073655 | METHOD OF PREPARING SHORT COFFEE BEVERAGE USING COFFEE FILTER POD - A method of preparing a short coffee beverage having a brewed volume of from 25 to 75 ml is provided. The method comprises: placing a coffee filter pod in a brewing chamber of a low pressure beverage brewing machine; passing a beverage medium through the pod to extract the roast and ground coffee; and producing a flow resistance through the coffee filter pod using a particle size distribution that leads to increased flow resistance and a pressure drop, wherein the coffee filter pod contains roast and ground coffee with a plurimodal volume distribution density with a first peak of from 30 to 60 microns and a second peak of from 260 to 330 microns, wherein the ratio of the volume of the particles in the first peak relative to the volume of the particles in the second peak is from 2:1 to 1:2. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073656 | MANUFACTURING SOLUBLE BEVERAGE PRODUCTS - A process for the manufacture of a soluble beverage powder is provided, the process comprising the steps of;
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20160073657 | SUGAR FREE CONFECTIONERY; METHODS OF MAKING SAME; AND USE IN PREPARING MULTILAYERED CONFECTIONERY - Disclosed are sugar free confectionery products, methods of making, and multilayer structures prepared from the confectionery products and chewing gum. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073658 | PET CHEW ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Pet chew products and methods of manufacturing such products are disclosed. Some pet chew products may comprise puffed pieces of dry animal tissue, such as bully stick, or puffed pieces of hardened cheese, such as hardened yak cheese made for pet consumption. Some pet chew products may comprise hardened cheese, dry animal tissue such as a bully stick, and a sugar protein bond joining the hardened cheese and the dry animal tissue. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073659 | COMPOSITIONS, METHODS, AND KITS FOR TREATMENT OF PETS - The present invention provides for systems, compositions, methods and kits for regulating energy metabolism in pets. The systems, compositions, and kits can comprise, and methods can make use of, pet foods, pet treats, pet supplements, and pet drinks. In one aspect, the invention provides for pet food, treat, supplement, and drink compositions that comprise a combination of (a) leucine, and (b) vitamin B6, or any precursors or metabolites of (a) or (b). These combinations may be effective for reducing weight or adipose volume in the pet. In another aspect, the invention provides for methods of regulating energy metabolism by the administration of one or more compositions comprising leucine, a leucine metabolite, and/or vitamin B6. The invention also provides for kits comprising compositions of leucine, a leucine metabolite, and/or vitamin B6 packaged in an oral dose form with usage instructions. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073660 | THE USE OF A FEED SUPPLEMENT FOR RUMINANTS - The use of a feed supplement to improve the feed utilisation of a ruminant where said feed supplement is prepared by reacting a prepared precursor, which contains organic acids, with a multivalent cation source to precipitate a reaction product, where:—the prepared precursor is prepared from a plant precursor selected from the group consisting of an undried fermentation by-product, an undried fermentation product, undried acidic plant material and an undried pomace; and—the prepared precursor contains C3/C4 organic acids. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073661 | ORGANIC LIVESTOCK FEED, METHOD OF MAKING AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Disclosed herein are organic livestock feeds, specifically organic poultry feeds, in which organic corn germ is used as an organic methionine supplement. Also described are methods of supplementing organic livestock feeds with methionine and methods of feeding organic livestock. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073662 | PRESERVATIVE AND ADDITIVE FOR FOOD AND FEED - A preservative and additive for food and feed. One aspect of the invention concerns various acidified clays and minerals as food or feed additive to kill, or inhibit the growth of, harmful microorganisms and to inactivate mycotoxins, such as aflatoxins, present as contaminants in human foods and animal feeds. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a clay of hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate with relatively uniform particle size distribution. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073663 | EMULSIFIER COMPOSITION - There is provided an emulsifier composition comprising (a) a diacetyl tartaric acid ester of mono- and diglycerides (DATEM); (b) free acetic acid in an amount of less than 0.4 wt % based on the amount of DATEM; and (c) a salt or base, wherein the salt or base is capable of donating a metal ion to one or more carboxylic acids present in the DATEM to form a salt of the carboxylic acid present in the DATEM, wherein the salt or base is present in an amount to provide a degree of neutralisation of at least 0.25 mol %. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073664 | ENERGY EFFICIENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POPPING POPCORN - A popcorn popper having a heat source transferring heat to a heating surface and also having a reflective surface for focusing the heat radiated by the heat source toward the heating surface. The popcorn popper can include a mechanical stirrer on the heating surface for shifting the kernels during heating and evenly distributing the kernels across the heating surface. The popcorn popper can have a cover with an integrated reservoir for holding toppings for the popcorn, wherein the reservoir is adapted to drain the topping through the cover without fouling the cover air vents and evenly distribute the topping onto the kernels. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073665 | Gluten-Reduced and Gluten-Free Novel Food Products - The present invention teaches methods, processes, and engineered devices for the production of novel gluten-reduced or gluten-free health food products. The invented food products can be used as breads, pastas, dinner rolls, pies, cakes, tortillas, and pastries. The novel food product meets the need for a readily available, easily prepared, non-baked, low-glycemic-index, and nutrition-rich food products. The invented product exists as a non-wheat-based, easily obtainable, and healthy food, with a plurality of applications, shapes, compositions, presentations, uses, and methods of manufacture. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073666 | Supplement for a Breastfeeding Woman - A daily intake formulated for breastfeeding women containing iron, vitamin B6, iodine, vitamin D, and herbs and galactogogues that support milk production. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073667 | POWDEROUS VITAMIN E FORMULATION - The present invention relates a powderous formulation comprising vitamin E, which can be produced easily and which can be used in many fields of application, but mainly in beverages. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073668 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING IRON INTAKE IN A MAMMAL - Compositions containing iron and denatured protein have been prepared that are capable of increasing serum iron and other divalent metal cations in a subject. For example, edible microbeads have been prepared containing iron entrapped within a protein matrix that provides a gastroprotective effect and improves iron bioavailability relative to previously known vehicles for delivering iron to a subject. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073669 | INTESTINAL BARRIER INTEGRITY - The invention concerns a method for stimulating barrier integrity in a mammal by administering to a mammal a composition comprising: eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA), and at least two distinct oligosaccharides. | 2016-03-17 |
20160073670 | Edible Product of Animal Origin and Production Method - The invention relates to a method for preparing an edible product of animal origin, comprising the steps of: a) crumbling pig skin to a size of between 2 and 4 mm to form crumbled pig skin; b) metering the crumbled pig skin into previously heated moulds; c) subjecting the crumbled pig skin in the previously heated moulds to pressure for a certain period of time to form moulded pork rinds; d) retrieving the moulded pork rinds, and; e) placing the moulded pork rinds in bags to be distributed and sold. | 2016-03-17 |