18th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200128717 | WINDROWER HEADER SENSING AND CONTROL METHOD - A work machine that has an implement coupled to the work machine and a first sensor coupled to the implement. The first sensor identifies the orientation of the implement along more than one axis. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128718 | POWER LIFT FOR AN AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR - A power lift for an agricultural tractor includes a supporting structure configured to be mounted on the agricultural tractor. A left lower link, a right lower link, and an upper link are coupled in a pivotally movable manner, wherein the left and the right lower links and the upper link include coupling elements for attachment of an agricultural attachment. The left and the right lower links are rotatably coupled to one another via a lifting shaft, the lifting shaft being aligned with a lower link pivot axis. The left and the right lower links are pivotable by an actuating element which runs between at least one of the lower links and a support point of the supporting structure jointly about the lower link pivot axis in relation to the supporting structure. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128719 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ACCUMULATIONS OF FIELD MATERIALS BETWEEN GROUND ENGAGING COMPONENTS OF AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT - In one aspect, a system for detecting accumulations of field materials between ground engaging components of an agricultural implement may include first and second ground engaging components configured to rotate relative to soil within a field as the implement is moved across the field. The first and second ground engaging components may be spaced apart from each other along an axial direction of the shaft. The system may also include a sensor configured to detect field materials within a detection zone defined directly between the first and second ground engaging components and above the axis of rotation in a vertical direction of the agricultural implement. Furthermore, the system may include a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor, with the controller configured to determine a parameter associated with an accumulation of the field materials between the first and second ground engaging components based on data received from the sensor. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128720 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND UTILIZING TESTING LOCATIONS IN AGRICULTURAL FIELDS - Systems and methods for implementing a trial in one or more fields is provided. According to an embodiment, an agricultural intelligence computer system identifies a plurality of sets of adjacent locations in a field and computes a difference value between the locations. The system uses the different values for the plurality of sets of adjacent locations to determine a short length variability score. The system may then use the short length variability score to identify fields for implementing a trial and/or locations within a field to implement the trial. In embodiments, the system uses a grid overlay which the system orients based on header information received from agricultural implements. In embodiments, the system alters the grid overlay to increase a number of testing locations on the agricultural field and/or within different management zones. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128721 | AUTOMATED SAMPLE COLLECTION AND TRACKING SYSTEM - In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method of tracking soil sampling in a field is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, by a processor, digitally stored field map data and digitally stored sampling data. The method further comprises displaying, by the processor, a field map depicting the first set of sampling points in a computer-generated graphical user interface. In addition, the method comprises receiving a selection of a first sampling point and displaying first sampling data associated with the first sampling point. The method also comprises receiving an update indicating that a soil sample has been collected at the first sampling point. Finally, the method comprises determining a second sampling point at which a next soil sample is to be collected and displaying the second sampling point in the field map. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128722 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR SELECTING SEED VARIETIES AND FORECASTING AN OPTIMUM PLANTING TIME AND WINDOW FOR THE PLANTING OF SAID SEED - A device is disclosed herein, said device for determining whether a day is suitable for planting a seed on a plot of land, said device comprising a microprocessor programmed to: (a) select at least one electronic data source containing meteorological data and/or soil temperature for the plot of land by a method comprising: (a1) determining the location of the plot of land; and (a2) selecting a data source providing local weather forecasting services and/or soil data services for the location of the plot of land; (b) electronically receive from the at least one electronic data source: (b1) meteorological data for the plot of land comprising a high surface air temperature and a low surface air temperature for each of the plurality of consecutive days; and (b2) at least one soil temperature for each of the plurality of consecutive days; and (c) select an alpha day within the plurality of consecutive days and determine whether it is suitable for planting the seed based on the meteorological data, the soil temperature, and a species of seed to be planted. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128723 | SOIL SENSING CONTROL DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The disclosed devices, systems, and methods relative to devices, systems and method for active control of ground engaging elements based on soil conditions. Various implementations utilize one or more sensor inputs and/or database or map inputs to adjust gauge or closing wheel down force applied by a row unit to account for the moisture of the soil being planted in real time. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128724 | SEED INJECTOR - A seed unit for placing seeds into soil is described herein. A seed unit includes a seed meter for singulating seeds, a shaft to deliver the seeds into soil during operation, and an actuator coupled to the shaft. The actuator moves the shaft during operation and the shaft delivers seeds into the soil without a continuous seed trench. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128725 | SEED POSITIONING DEVICE, SEED DISPENSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DISPENSING SEED - A seed positioning device, a seed dispensing system, and a method of positioning a plurality of seeds are provided. The seed positioning device includes an axially extending housing member having an upper portion and a lower portion. The seed positioning device further includes a seed positioning member extending axially through the housing member and being configured to transfer a plurality of seeds between the upper portion of the housing member and the lower portion of the housing member and position the plurality of seeds by centrifugal force. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128726 | AGRICULTURE SUPPORT SYSTEM, AGRICULTURE SUPPORT DEVICE AND AGRICULTURE SUPPORT METHOD - An agriculture support system includes a data obtaining device to obtain at least one type of data among a plurality of types of data relating to planting of crops, a mesh setting device to allocate, as divided data, the data obtained by the data obtaining device to each of areas of an agricultural field in which the crops are planted, a first map display to relate, to a location of the agricultural field, the divided data allocated to each of the areas by the mesh setting device and to display the divided data as a first field map, a spreading setting device to set a spreading amount of spread substance in each of the areas based on the divided data of each of the areas, and a second map display to relate, to the location of the agricultural field, the spreading amount and to display the spreading amount. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128727 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTUATING FUNCTIONAL IMPLEMENTS OF VEHICLES AND CONTROLLING VEHICLE SPEEDS - Example vehicles with functional implements are provided. An example vehicle includes a driving assembly to propel the vehicle at a vehicle speed, a functional implement assembly to actuate a functional implement at a functional implement speed, a vehicle speed sensor to monitor the vehicle speed, and a controller to control the functional implement assembly to vary the functional implement speed proportionally to the vehicle speed. Another example vehicle includes a driving assembly to propel the vehicle at a vehicle speed, a functional implement assembly to actuate a functional implement at a functional implement speed, a functional implement load sensor to monitor a load delivered to the functional implement, and a controller to control the driving assembly to vary the vehicle speed proportionally to the functional implement load. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128728 | GRASS TRIMMER AND TRIMMING HEAD - A trimming head for use with a grass trimmer includes a spool for winding a cutting line and rotatable about an axis, a head housing formed with apertures for the cutting line to pass through, a touched element configured to be activated, a first driving member configured to drive the spool to rotate to send out the cutting line, and a first transmitting member configured to cooperate with a first driving member to receive a driving force of the first driving member. The trimming head has a sending mode in which a length of the cutting line extends without rotating the head housing. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128729 | SELF-PROPEL ACCESSORY - Described herein are self-propel accessories for walk behind/push-driven machines/devices comprising: drive assembly motor(s) operatively connected to at least one power supply; at least one drive assembly for imparting drive from the drive assembly motor(s) to at least one accessory wheel assembly that is operatively connected to an output shaft of the drive assembly motor(s) and one of an axle or a drive engagement surface of the at least one accessory wheel assembly having accessory ground engagement wheel(s) coupled to at least one end of the axle for rotation therewith; a controller for the drive assembly motor(s) having an actuator for engaging the drive assembly motor(s); and an attachment assembly for coupling the drive assembly motor(s), the at least one drive assembly and the at least one accessory wheel assembly to a housing of the push-driven machine or device in place of a wheel assembly/sub-assembly of the push-driven machine or device. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128730 | CUTTING BLADE PIECE PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE, BLADE GUARD AND LAWN MOWER - A cutting blade piece protective structure that prevents an obstacle from coming into direct contact with a blade portion of a cutting blade piece, saving light weight, saving a replacement cost at the time of breakage, and inhibiting lawn mowing performance by the cutting blade piece, is provided, and the lawn mower that includes the blade disk to be rotationally driven and at least one cutting blade piece attached to the outer peripheral portion of the blade disk, a blade guard for preventing an obstacle from coming into contact with the blade portion of the cutting blade piece is provided on the cutting blade piece. Preferably, the blade guard is attachable to and detachable from the cutting blade piece. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128731 | AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER BIOMASS ESTIMATING SYSTEM - A biomass estimating system for an agricultural harvester includes a sensor arrangement disposed to sense standing crop adjacent to the agricultural harvester and disposed to sense a portion of ground adjacent to the agricultural harvester that has been previously harvested. An ECU receives signals indicating the standing crop and signals indicating the portion of the ground and calculates an estimated biomass of the standing crop based at least upon the signals indicating the standing crop and the signals indicating the portion of ground. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128732 | WEED SEED DEVITALIZER CONTROL - An example harvester that may include a weed seed devitalizer and a controller. The controller is to receive data indicating forthcoming weed seeds and to output control signals controlling the weed seed devitalizer based on the data. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128733 | WEED SEED BASED HARVESTER WORKING MEMBER CONTROL - A harvester may include a crop path along which crops are moved, a working member to interact with weed seeds moving along the crop path and a controller. The controller is to receive data indicating forthcoming weed seeds and is to output control signals controlling the working member based on the data. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128734 | HARVESTING MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM WITH FILL LEVEL PROCESSING BASED ON YIELD DATA - An agricultural harvesting machine comprises a path processing system that obtains a predicted crop yield at a plurality of different field segments along a harvester path on a field, and obtains field data corresponding to one or more of the field segments generated based on sensor data as the agricultural harvesting machine is performing a crop processing operation. A yield correction factor is generated based on the received field data and the predicted crop yield at the one or more field segments. Based on applying the yield correction factor to the predicted crop yield, a georeferenced probability metric is generated indicative of a probability that the harvested crop repository will reach the fill capacity at a particular geographic location along the field. A control signal generator generates a control signal to control the agricultural harvesting machine based on the georeferenced probability metric. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128735 | CONTROLLING A MACHINE BASED ON CRACKED KERNEL DETECTION - An image capture device captures an image of crop after it has been processed by a kernel processing unit on a forage harvester. A size distribution indicative of the distribution of kernel fragment sizes in the harvested crop is identified from the image captured by the image capture device. A control system generates control signals to control a speed differential in the speed of rotation of kernel processing rollers based on the size distribution. Control signals can also be generated to control a size of a gap between the kernel processing rollers. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128736 | FOLDING AUGER COUPLING MECHANISM - A foldable auger having a first and second auger assemblies, each having a respective housing, auger screw and rotation axis. A pivot joins the assemblies, and is configured to permit the second auger assembly to fold relative to the first auger assembly. A first drive coupler is located at an end of the first auger screw and offset from the first axis, and a second drive coupler is located at an end of the second auger screw and offset from the second axis. A drive sleeve is rigidly connected to the end of the second auger screw. The drive sleeve has at least one slot that slidingly receives the second drive coupler. The second drive coupler is movable between a first position in driving connection with the first drive coupler, and a second position not in driving connection with the first drive coupler. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128737 | CONTROLLING A HARVESTING MACHINE BASED ON A GEO-SPATIAL REPRESENTATION INDICATING WHERE THE HARVESTING MACHINE IS LIKELY TO REACH CAPACITY - A georeferenced probability distribution is generated indicating a probability that a harvester will reach its full capacity at different locations in a field. A control signal is generated to control the harvester based upon the georeferenced probability distribution. The control signal is used to control one of a plurality of different controllable subsystems, such as the propulsion system (to control harvester speed), a steering subsystem (to control the harvester's path), or other controllable subsystems. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128738 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING ALIGNMENT OF WORK VEHICLES - A control system for a work vehicle includes a controller configured to calibrate alignment of a conveyor outlet of the work vehicle with a storage compartment by establishing a bounding rectangle having a first corner at a first point on the storage compartment and a second corner at a second point on the storage compartment, diagonally opposite the first point, establishing multiple zones within the bounding rectangle, in which the zones do not overlap one another, and outputting a zone signal indicative of a selected zone. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128739 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING ALIGNMENT OF WORK VEHICLES - A control system for a work vehicle includes a controller configured to determine a position of a conveyor outlet relative to a storage compartment, and to select a target unloading area from a set of candidate target unloading areas. The set of candidate target unloading areas includes a target circle having a center at an unloading point and a radius corresponding to a threshold range from the unloading point, a bounding shape within the storage compartment, and a selected zone of a set of non-overlapping zones within the bounding shape. In addition, the controller is configured to engage product flow from the conveyor outlet to the storage compartment while the position of the conveyor outlet is within the target unloading area, and to terminate product flow from the conveyor outlet to the storage compartment while the position of the conveyor outlet is outside of the target unloading area. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128740 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING ALIGNMENT OF WORK VEHICLES - A control system for a work vehicle includes a controller configured to establish a first bounding shape within a storage compartment. The controller is also configured to establish a second bounding shape by mirroring the first bounding shape along a lateral centerline of the work vehicle. In addition, the controller is configured to automatically engage product flow from a conveyor outlet to the storage compartment in response to the storage compartment being positioned on a first lateral side of the work vehicle and the conveyor outlet being positioned within the first bounding shape, and to automatically engage product flow from the conveyor outlet to the storage compartment in response to the storage compartment being positioned on a second lateral side of the work vehicle and the conveyor outlet being positioned within the second bounding shape. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128741 | VARYING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE TO OBTAIN SMOOTHER FLOAT PRESSURE - A float cylinder and accumulator are coupled between a header main frame and an attachment frame. The float cylinder is orientated so that its mechanical advantage in applying a float force to the header varies with the position of the main frame relative to the attachment frame. Similarly, the pressure exerted by the cylinder varies inversely with its mechanical advantage. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128742 | SUGARCANE HARVESTER CROP DIVIDER LIVE TOE WITH FIXED SHOE - A crop divider assembly for a sugarcane harvesting machine that has a first scroll having an upper end and a lower end, a first toe defined along a portion of the lower end of the first scroll, the first toe being a radially inward taper of the first scroll, and a shoe positioned adjacent to a portion of the first toe. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128743 | ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER WITH A STORAGE HOPPER HAVING A CONVEYOR THEREIN AND RELATED METHODS - In one aspect, an elevator assembly for a harvester may include an elevator housing and an elevator extending within the elevator housing between a proximal end and a distal end. As such, the elevator may be configured to carry harvested crops between its proximal and distal ends. Furthermore, the elevator assembly may include a storage hopper extending from the elevator housing at a location adjacent to the distal end of the elevator. The storage hopper may include a conveyor extending within the storage hopper between a first end and a second end, with the conveyor configured to carry the harvested crops between its first and second ends towards a discharge opening of the storage hopper. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128744 | Robotic Fruit Harvesting Machine with Fruit-Pair Picking and Hybrid Motorized-Pneumatic robot arms - A harvesting system includes a vertical frame, a plurality of linear robots, a plurality of cameras and a processor. The vertical frame is configured to be positioned opposite a sector to be harvested. The robots are arranged in pairs stacked vertically in the frame, each pair including first and second robots that are configured to move together along a vertical axis, to move independently of one another along a horizontal axis, and have respective first and second robot arms that are configured to approach the sector and harvest fruit. The plurality of cameras is configured to acquire images of the sector. The processor is configured to identify the fruit in the images and control the robots to harvest the fruit. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128745 | ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF A DRAPER BELT HEADER - An arrangement for controlling the operation of a draper belt header of a combine harvester includes a central belt conveyor of the draper belt header having a drive for operably driving the conveyor and two outer belt conveyors attached to a feeder house of the combine harvester. The feeder house has a controllable height which may be controllably adjusted by an actuator. The arrangement further includes a control unit operable to stop the drive of the central belt conveyor or move it into a reversing mode if the feeder house is being raised by the actuator. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128746 | HARVESTER FEEDER - A harvester feeder may include a housing forming a crop passage having a width and a conveyor supported by the housing to extend above crops being conveyed along the crop passage. The conveyor may include a frame, at least one forward tensioner, at least one drive sprocket and at least one belt about the forward tensioner and the drive sprocket. In one implementation, the at least one belt forms a substantially uninterrupted crop engaging belt surface extending across a majority of the width. In one implementation, each belt has an upper portion and a lower portion with the lower portion being adjacent the crop passage, wherein a crop massager extends between the upper portion and the lower portion and resume only presses the lower portion of the continuous belt towards the crop passage. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128747 | CORN HARVESTER - A harvester includes a main frame, first side frame, and a second side frame. The first and second side frames are rotatable about the main frame between a deployed position and a stowed position. A first crop divider is rotatable with respect to the first side frame to change an angle between the first crop divider and the ground. A first biasing member biases the first crop divider into the raised position. A second crop divider is rotatable with respect to the second side frame to change an angle between the second crop divider and the ground. A second biasing member biases the second crop divider into the raised position. During movement of the first and second side frames into the stowed position, the first and second crop dividers are moved into the lowered position against the biasing force of the respective biasing member. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128748 | TRIPLEX GREENSMOWER OPEN FOOT PLATFORM COVER - A triplex greensmower open foot platform provides an opening in front of an operator seat providing visibility from the operator seat to a center reel cutting unit. The opening has sufficient dimensions for removal or installation of the center reel cutting unit or a grass catcher therethrough. A pair of platform sections provides a perimeter at least partially around the opening. Each of the platform sections including a footrest and a rearwardly extending coupling that is manually removable from the triplex greensmower. A flexible cover may be removably attached to the platform and extend over the opening and at least part of the center reel cutting unit. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128749 | SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER TO AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER COMPONENTS AND RELATED METHODS - In one aspect, a system for supplying electric power to components of an agricultural harvester may include a power storage device and a first agricultural harvester component. The system may also include a first bus electrically coupled to the power storage device and configured to supply electric power at a first voltage to the first agricultural harvester component. Furthermore, the system may include a second agricultural harvester component and a second bus configured to supply the electric power at a second voltage to second agricultural harvester component, the second voltage being less than the first voltage. Additionally, the system may include a converter electrically coupled between the first and the second bus, with the converter configured to reduce the first voltage supplied through the first bus to allow electric power to be supplied to the second agricultural harvester component at the second voltage via the second bus. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128750 | Switching Mechanism for an Outdoor Robotic Tool - An outdoor robotic tool ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200128751 | Weed Seed Destruction - Weed seeds are destroyed in the chaff from a combine harvester by repeated high speed impacts caused by a rotor mounted in one of a pair of side by side housings which accelerate the discarded seeds in a direction centrifugally away from the rotor onto a stator including angularly adjustable stator surfaces around the axis. Thus the discarded seeds rebound back and forth between the rotor and the stator to provide a plurality of impacts. The seeds are carried axially of the rotor by a controlled airstream so that they move to an axial discharge location where a discharge fan is mounted. The angle of the discharge around the rotor axis can be changed to direct the seeds to the side of the combine away from a straw chopper, towards the guide fins of the tailboard of the chopper, or into the housing of the straw chopper. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128752 | AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING MACHINE WITH A MULTIPLE STAGE COMPRESSION SYSTEM - An agricultural harvesting machine having a multiple stage compression system includes first and second compression systems. The first compression system includes a first compression mechanism which partially compresses the crop material in a compression chamber. The second compression system includes first and second compartments each having at least one open end and positioned rearward of the compression chamber. The second compression system has a first position in which the second compartment is aligned with the compression chamber and the first compartment is operatively positioned with a second compression mechanism. The second compression system has a second position in which the second compartment is operatively positioned with a third compression mechanism and the first compartment is aligned with the compression chamber. The second compression system includes a binding system operatively associated with the second compression mechanism. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128753 | AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING MACHINE WITH A MULTIPLE STAGE COMPRESSION SYSTEM - An agricultural harvesting machine having a multiple stage compression system includes first and second compression systems. The first compression mechanism partially compresses the crop material in a compression chamber. The second compression system having first and second compartments each having at least one open end and positioned rearward of the compression chamber. The second compression system has a first position in which the first compartment is aligned with the compression chamber and the second compartment is operatively positioned with a second compression mechanism. The second compression system has a second position in which the second compartment is aligned with the compression chamber and the first compartment is operatively positioned with a second compression mechanism. The second compression system includes a binding system operatively associated with the second compression mechanism. At least one of the first and second compartments rotate between the first and second positions. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128754 | IDENTIFICATION FILAMENT WITH BALER BINDING MATERIAL - A binding material for binding a bale of crop material has bale identification tags used to identify properties of the bale that is bound by the binding material. The binding material includes at least one strand of a non-identifying filament and one strand of an identifying filament incorporating the identification tags, wherein the identifying filament is formed as a continuous identification element comprising a resonant material incorporated into the identifying filament during a production process. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128755 | GRAIN SPREADER FOR STORAGE BIN - A grain spreader wherein grain received in the hopper is directed to spreader arms by a spreader cone. The spreader cone has a convergent cone and a divergent cone. The spreader cone has a center opening that allows a first portion of the grain collecting in the convergent cone to pass through and fall through the underside of the divergent cone. The grain spreader further includes support springs that lift the spreader cone upwards into the hopper when the spreader cone is lightly loaded. A center flow choke is configured to throttle the flow of grain through the center opening to partially close the center opening in low grain flow conditions, wherein the center flow choke is mounted to the hopper body such that up and down movement of the spreader cone moves the center opening into or out of engagement with the center flow choke. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128756 | METHOD OF PLANTING GRAFTED TEAK (TECTONA GRANDIS) TREES - The invention discloses method of planting a grafted Teak ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200128757 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING PRUNING OPERATIONS USING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - An autonomous vehicle apparatus and method for performing pruning operations on a plant being cultivated in a container is disclosed. The apparatus includes a wheeled chassis operably configured to autonomously navigate to a location of the container within a workspace. The apparatus also includes a plant support operable to receive and secure the container in an upright condition for rotation about a vertical axis extending generally vertically through the container and the plant. The apparatus further includes a manipulator mounted to the vehicle and operable to grasp and load the container onto the plant support, and a pruning tool mounted on the vehicle and disposed to prune the plant while the container is rotated on the plant support. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128758 | Ornamental Animated Hanging Device - A hanging device hangs a first decorative element such as a wreath, a display, or a sign, and incorporates a secondary decorative element enhanced with one or more of light, animation, motion detection, audio, and other effects powered by a power source and attached or fixed to the same decorative hanger. The hanging device may be a unitary, solid, and one-piece component, or incorporate an element that allows the height of the secondary decorative element to be adjusted relative to the first decorative element so that the second element may be suitably positioned relative to the first element. The hanging device may include an arm that may be arranged to stabilize the first element and second element that may be hanging from a supporting plane or surface. The hanging device may prevent the first element and the second element from damaging the supporting plane or surface. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128759 | POT FOR CULTURING AN EPIPHYTE AND EPIPHYTE POTTED THEREIN - A pot for culturing an epiphyte, in particular an orchid, is provided. The pot is integrally injection molded from a transparent plastic and has a bottom, a lower edge, an upper edge and a sidewall extending between the lower edge and the upper edge. The sidewall of the pot is provided with an outwardly protruding lip at the level of the upper edge. A cross section through the sidewall of the pot, tangent to the lower face of the lip, has a substantially hexagonal or octagonal shape. Consequently, the pot, at least at the top, is hexagonal or octagonal, thus allowing more pots to be positioned per unit area compared to a round shape having the same diameter as the diameter of the circumscribed circle of the hexagonal or octagonal shape. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128760 | AGRICULTURAL APPARATUS - An agricultural apparatus ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200128761 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CONTROL FOR A PERFORMANCE VEGETATION WALL SYSTEM - A method of monitoring at least one aspect in a vegetation wall system and an apparatus for doing the same. The method comprising measuring, by a sensor, a first component and a second component in the vegetation wall system; determining, by a processor, a change in the at least one aspect based on: the first component, the second component, and an amount of time between the measurement of the first component and the second component; determining whether the change in at least one aspect is outside a threshold range; and in response to determining the change in the at least one aspect is outside the threshold range, determining an anomalous condition exists. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128762 | VINEYARD FRUIT PROTECTION APPARATUS AND PROCESS - A netting system for protecting vine fruit in a fruit zone from destruction by birds in which a net tunnel is formed around the fruit zone away from the fruit. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128763 | MONOKARYON MYCELIAL MATERIAL AND RELATED METHOD OF PRODUCTION - A monokaryotic mycelium sheet producing system for creating a sheet of monokaryotic mycelial material. The mycelium sheet producing system includes a culture unit, a spore stock unit, a plating unit, a section unit, a sub-plating unit, an expanding unit and a colonization unit. The culture unit prepares a monokaryon culture. The spore stock unit grows a plurality of fruit bodies in sterile laboratory conditions to create a spore stock. The plating unit performs a peroxide-based spore rescue and a plating process. The section unit is adaptable to section robust hyphae. The sub-plating unit sub-plates and expands the robust hyphae onto a spawn grain master. The expanding unit subsequently expands the spawn grain master into appropriate production of spawn volume. The colonization unit is adaptable to perform a subsequent colonization of mycelium substrate thereby creating a substantially defect free sheet of mycelium. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128764 | GROWTH SUBSTRATE PRODUCT - The invention relates to a coherent growth substrate product formed of man-made vitreous fibres bonded with a cured binder composition and a wetting agent, wherein the wetting agent is an alkyl ether sulphate. The invention further relates to methods of using or producing such a coherent growth substrate. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128765 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING IRRIGATION WATER - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for treating irrigation water by introducing a propagating electromagnetic field into the irrigation water as it flows through an irrigation system. The treatments described herein may have a variety of beneficial effects on the water, including a significant increase in the percentage of the water that is maintained in the root zone of a given crop as plant-available water and the essential mineral, e.g. calcium and/or magnesium, uptake of that crop. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128766 | ECCENTRIC SWINGING STEPWISE ROLLBACK-TYPE REEL SPRINKLING IRRIGATION MACHINE - An eccentric swinging stepwise rollback-type reel sprinkling irrigation machine includes a chassis, a locking-type reel, a sprinkling irrigation apparatus, and a stepwise driving apparatus. A locking channel in a circumferential direction is disposed on the locking-type reel. The stepwise driving apparatus includes a water turbine gearbox, an eccentric swinging mechanism, an upper caliper, and a lower caliper. The upper caliper and the lower caliper are clamped to be mounted on the locking channel. A water turbine is used in the eccentric swinging stepwise rollback-type reel sprinkling irrigation machine to drive the eccentric swinging mechanism to realize an eccentric swing, so as to drive the upper caliper to move up and down to be engaged with the locking channel of the locking-type reel intermittently, thereby driving the locking-type reel to roll back intermittently to automatically reel in a sprinkling irrigation PE hose. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128767 | PLANT POT INSERT - A plant pot insert includes a water filling chamber having a fill opening to receive water, a water outlet to provide water to a water reservoir, and an overflow conduit to discharge excess water through a weep hole on a sidewall of the plant pot. The water reservoir provides water to a root system of a plant to be grown in the plant pot by capillary action. A water level sensing unit detects a water level of the water reservoir. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128768 | LIQUID-STORING PLANTING DEVICE - A liquid-storing planting device is disclosed. The liquid-storing planting device includes a first box and a second box. The first box includes a plurality of lateral walls and a plurality of first through holes formed on the lateral walls. A tubular body is inserted into the first through hole to connect and communicate two adjacent first boxes. A supporting member is mounted within the first box. A second box is tacked on the first box. A plurality of second through holes are formed on the second box. Each of the second through holes is provided with a liquid absorbing strip. The liquid absorbing strip hangs down to the inside of the first box through the second through hole. The liquid stored in the first box is transferred to the second box by capillary effect of the liquid absorbing strip so as to provide a friendly planting environment. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128769 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING A PLANT VARIETY - A method of selecting a plant variety for cultivation in a target area includes selecting a selection score function; estimating values of a first set of environmental parameters for a predefined future period of time for the target area and receiving a set of phenotype information including phenotypic trait measurements for a first sub-set of a plurality of plant varieties and a set environmental parameters for said first sub-set. Furthermore, the method includes determining a prediction model for the phenotypic traits; using the prediction model to output predictions for phenotypic traits for the plurality of chosen plant varieties; using the selection score function to compute selection score values; and selecting at least one plant variety to be cultivated in the target area from the plurality of chosen plant varieties, based the computed selection score values of the plurality of chosen plant varieties. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128770 | POLYNUCLEOTIDES AND KITS ASSOCIATED WITH SOYBEAN IRON DEFICIENCY TOLERANCE AND METHODS OF DETECTION AND BREEDING - Molecular markers useful for identifying, selecting, and/or providing soybean plants displaying tolerance, improved tolerance, or susceptibility to iron deficiency, methods of their use, and compositions having one or more marker loci are provided. Methods comprise detecting at least one marker locus, detecting a haplotype, and/or detecting a marker profile. Methods may further comprise crossing a selected soybean plant with a second soybean plant. Isolated polynucleotides, primers, probes, kits, systems, as well as soybean plants, seeds, and parts thereof are also provided. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128771 | CUCUMBER HYBRID SVCB2942 AND Parents THEREOF - The invention provides seeds and plants of cucumber hybrid SVCB2942, cucumber inbred line BAPEG11-0267GY, and cucumber inbred line BAP-EG15-0338GY. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of cucumber hybrid SVCB2942, cucumber inbred line BAPEG11-0267GY, and cucumber inbred line BAP-EG15-0338GY and to methods for producing a cucumber plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a cucumber plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of cucumber hybrid SVCB2942, cucumber inbred line BAPEG11-0267GY, and cucumber inbred line BAP-EG15-0338GY comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128772 | LETTUCE VARIETY 79-856 RZ - The present invention relates to a | 2020-04-30 |
20200128773 | LETTUCE VARIETY 79-871 RZ - The present invention relates to a | 2020-04-30 |
20200128774 | LETTUCE VARIETY 45-113 RZ - The present invention relates to a | 2020-04-30 |
20200128775 | CATNIP CULTIVAR 'CR9' - The invention provides seed and plants of catnip hybrid ‘CR9’. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of catnip hybrid ‘CR9’, and to methods for producing a catnip plant of the present invention by crossing such plants with themselves or with another catnip plant, such as a plant of another genotype, variety, or cultivar. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128776 | SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PHKH06 - A novel soybean variety, designated 5PHKH06 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PHKH06, cells from soybean variety 5PHKH06, plants of soybean 5PHKH06, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PHKH06. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PHKH06 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PHKH06, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PHKH06, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PHKH06. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PHKH06 are further provided. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128777 | SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PMNG47 - A novel soybean variety, designated 5PMNG47 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PMNG47, cells from soybean variety 5PMNG47, plants of soybean 5PMNG47, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PMNG47. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PMNG47 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PMNG47, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PMNG47, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PMNG47. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PMNG47 are further provided. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128778 | SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PPKL95 - A novel soybean variety, designated 5PPKL95 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PPKL95, cells from soybean variety 5PPKL95, plants of soybean 5PPKL95, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PPKL95. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PPKL95 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PPKL95, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PPKL95, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PPKL95. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PPKL95 are further provided. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128779 | NOVEL GARDEN BEAN VARIETY GREENBACK - The present invention provides novel garden bean cultivar Greenback and plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. The invention also provides methods for producing a bean plant by crossing the bean plants of the invention with themselves or another bean plant. The invention also provides bean plants produced from such a crossing as well as plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128780 | Disposable cat litter box system - A disposable cat litter box system convertible from an open box to a covered box with an attachable hood and air treating devices. Said air treating device comprises an access opening in the box upper wall member going to an absorbent material to be liquid dosed with cat products. Said absorbent material is secured to the inside surface of the upper wall member covering the access opening. Said hood comprises a fold-line creased paperboard or plastic flat blank, erected into an attachable hood having a horizontal locking bottom flap, opposing vertical side walls and horizontal top wall secured to the cat box by the horizontal locking bottom flap and spreadable, tensioned elastic bands. Included is a method to reuse the disposable cat litter box by opening and closing one end of the cat box to pour out used litter and refill with new litter. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128781 | Non-human Primate Restraint System - A non-human primate restraint system comprising a complex of a manipulating chamber and a restraint chamber. The system provides a humane, interactive, and safe structure and methods for leading non-human primates from a chute or a cage, through the manipulating chamber, and into a restraint chamber. The restraint chamber is removably attached to the manipulating chamber. The restraint chamber has an upper part with a screen, a middle portion with slots to accommodate platforms, and a lower section with a screen. The screens can be retracted or removed to access either the top portion or lower portion of the NHP. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128782 | CAGE FOR LABORATORY ANIMALS - A laboratory animal cage including a basin and a removable hood positioned which define an inner space that is closed and not accessible from the outside. The basin includes a flat bottom wall and sidewalls joined thereto, which define a first support edge. The hood is tray-shaped to define a second engagement edge and includes a main cover wall. Positioning the hood over the basin prevents the inner space from being accessed via the opposing first support edge and second engagement edge. With the bottom of the basin positioned on a support plane, the maximum distance between the first support edge and the support plane is 110 mm or less. Additionally, at least 50% of the inner surface of the bottom wall has a minimum height measurement to the inner surface of the hood of at least 127 mm, which is available for an animal. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128783 | CAGE FOR LABORATORY ANIMALS AND RELATED LID - A cage for housing laboratory animals includes a basin and a removable lid, which is switchable between a first closing position in which it is positioned over the basin, where it prevents the inner space delimited by the basin from being accessed, and a second opening position in which the access to the inner space is possible. The basin has a first peripheral ridge extending outwardly and an engagement tongue extends from the first peripheral ridge. The tongue has a smaller peripheral extension than the peripheral extension of the first peripheral ridge. The engagement tongue has an extension towards the outside of the basin which is greater than that of the first peripheral ridge. Positioning of the lid over the basin in the first closing position results in an automatic engagement of an engagement seat of the lid by the engagement tongue of the basin. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128784 | PET PORTABLE ARTICULATED WALKWAY - A portable, folding walkway adapted to help move an animal from one surface to another surface. The walkway is light and lays flat and includes a first and a second walkway surface, and four protective side panels. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128785 | ROBOTIC ROTATIONAL GRAZING SYSTEM - A robotically controlled system including a fence enclosure that can move and/or shape-shift itself autonomously and automatically without manual intervention. The system includes coils of electric fence wire that are spring-loaded or otherwise tensioned so that the length of electric fence wire between each post robot is able to contract or expand as the system of robots adapts to optimize the shape of the fence enclosure as the entire enclosure is moved by the robots around a field or other grazing pasture on an area of land. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128786 | INTERACTIVE INTELLIGENT PET FEEDING DEVICE - The present application discloses an interactive intelligent pet feeding device which belongs to the technical field of pet feeding devices, including a feeding device body, the feeding device body including a pet food feeding control device and a shake detection module, the pet food feeding control device being configured to realize quantitative feeding of pet food and prevent jamming of the pet food, the shake detection module being configured to detect the motion state of the feeding device body, the shake detection module being connected to a control module to implement data communication, and the control module implementing data communication with a mobile terminal through a wireless transmission module. The feeding device body further includes an upper casing, a lower casing provided below the upper casing, the upper casing and the lower casing being connected to form an inside hollow chamber, an upper part of the chamber being provided with a granary, a top lid being provided above the upper casing, and a feeding bowl being provided outside the lower casing. The device enable pets to obtain corresponding food according to the movement of pets, realize automatic pet feeding, and solve the problems in the prior art. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128787 | FEEDER - A feeder comprising: a feed container having a volume for holding feed, a feed input part for providing a feed input into the feed container, a feed valve which is connected to the feed input part and the feed container, wherein the feed valve is configured to regulate and control the flow of feed into the feed container, a dosing valve which is connected to the feed container and controls and regulates the flow of feed out of the container, a first feed sensor which is configured to provide a first parameter representing an amount of feed inside the feed container, where the feed valve and/or the dosing valve are configured to be controlled by a control signal that is at least partly based on the first parameter. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128788 | Collapsible Pet Bathing Structures - A collapsible structure is provided with a plurality of panels, the plurality of panels including at least a first panel and a second panel, each panel having a foldable frame member that has a folded and an unfolded orientation, with a meshed material covering portions of each respective frame member to form the panel for each frame member when the frame member is in the unfolded orientation. Each panel is hingedly coupled to an adjacent panel to define an interior. At least one panel has an opening, and a sleeve is secured to and extends from the opening. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128789 | PET HAIR GROOMING ASSEMBLY - A pet hair grooming assembly for brushing and subsequently collecting pet hair includes a brush that can be manipulated for grooming pet hair. The brush has a first end, a second end and an outer wall extending therebetween. The first end is open to pass air inwardly therethrough and the brush is hollow. Additionally, the brush has a hair chamber therein for collecting pet hair. A brush head is removably coupled to the brush for brushing the pet hair and thusly dislodging loose pet hair. A suction unit is positioned in the brush. The suction unit urges air into the brush when the suction unit is turned on thereby facilitating the hair chamber to collect the loose pet pair. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128790 | AUTOMATIC CATTLE WORMER SYSTEM - An automatic cattle wormer system to medicate an animal, the automatic cattle wormer system including a base, a vertical post to extend vertically from the base, a horizontal post to extend horizontally from a top portion of the vertical post, the horizontal post including a plurality of spouts disposed on a bottom surface of the horizontal post, a food basin to store food therein, the food basin including two arms extending horizontally from the food basin and being substantially parallel to each other, and a sensor disposed on an inner surface of at least one of the two arms to sense when the animal has entered a space between the two arms, a compound holding box disposed on at least one of the vertical post and the horizontal post to store a deworming compound therein, and a pump to extract the deworming compound from the compound holding box such that the spouts spray the deworming compound out therefrom. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128791 | COLLAPSIBLE SCENT TRAINING WHEEL - A collapsible scent training wheel for training animals to detect and respond to target scent material. The training wheel includes a support base configured to be positioned on a support surface and a rotatable carousel including a top plate and a plurality of support arms extending radially outward from the top plate. Each support arm has a first end rotatably connected to the top plate and a second end configured to be coupled to a scent receptacle. The training wheel also includes a hub assembly detachably mechanically coupling the rotatable carousel to the support base, wherein the hub assembly is configured to permit the carousel to rotate relative to the base. The connection between the first ends of each support arm and the top plate permits each of the support arms to rotate relative to the top plate between an open position and a collapsed storage position. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128792 | NON-INVASIVE DEVICE FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING AND STOPPING EITHER QUADRUPEDS OR BIPEDS FOR SAFETY AND TRAINING PURPOSES - This invention can be preferably adopted in the sector of the accessories for pets, particularly in the sector of leashes, collars, harnesses and of systems for controlling and stopping quadrupeds and/or bipeds. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128793 | Manure Rake Apparatus - An animal waste rake is described that separates waste from animal bedding such as wood chips or straw. The manure rake apparatus of the invention includes a shaker assembly that both vibrates and shakes the rake to expeditiously separate the manure from the bedding. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128794 | MULTI-PURPOSE PET MAINTENANCE DEVICE - A pet maintenance device for use by a user with a pet animal can be selectively moved to multiple positions for use for multiple purposes or applications. The pet maintenance device includes a device body that is selectively movable among a closed position, a partially open position, and a fully open position. The device body includes an outer body member and a foldable flap member that is connected to the outer body member. When the device body is in the closed position, the device body is substantially flat. When the device body is in the partially open position, the device body is configured to allow the user to grasp the foldable flap member to pick up pet waste. When the device body is in the fully open position, the device body is configured to be substantially bowl-shaped to be usable as a bowl for holding a consumable. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128795 | Sensor Apparatus and Associated Systems and Methods - Exemplary embodiments are directed to sensor apparatuses for attachment to an animal that include a housing and a sensor assembly. The housing can be attachable to the animal and includes an internal cavity formed therein. The sensor assembly can be disposed within the internal cavity of the housing. The sensor assembly includes a force sensor and an accelerometer arranged to detect force data and accelerometer data representative of a physiological state of the animal. Exemplary embodiments are also directed to method and sensor systems for detecting a physiological state of an animal. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128796 | COGNITIVE HIVE ARCHITECTURE - A cognitive hive architecture for determining and managing a hive health index of a hive is provided. The cognitive hive architecture is executable by a processor in communication with a computing device or a computing environment. The cognitive hive architecture includes sensors embedded within the hive. The cognitive hive architecture acquires data from the sensors, which are monitoring real-time conditions of the hive. The data being representative of the real-time conditions. The cognitive hive architecture tags the data to physical identifications and positional identifications to produce tagged data. The cognitive hive architecture associates the tagged data to physical profiles and positional profiles and generates the hive health index based on the physical profiles and the positional profiles. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128798 | FLOATING INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF BREAKWATER AND WIND ENERGY FOR DEEP-SEA AQUACULTURE - A floating breakwater and wind energy integrated system used for offshore aquaculture. The system contains the wind turbine system, the floating breakwater system, and offshore aquaculture system. The combination of wind turbine, floating breakwater system and offshore aquaculture system makes full use of the floating breakwater, thus decrease the wave load on the floating cage. In addition, the floating breakwater offers a supporting platform to the floating wind turbine, which effectively reduces the costs of the wind turbine. Meanwhile, a power autarkic offshore aquaculture system may be realized by using the electrical energy generated by the turbine. Compared with the simple offshore aquaculture system, the utilization rate of the sea per unit becomes even higher while the costs of the floating wind turbine becomes even lower. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128799 | AQUACULTURE BALLAST ANCHOR, MOORING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS - An aquaculture system including a negatively buoyant enclosure disposed within a body of water. A mooring line can extend between a first anchor and a second anchor coupled to a bottom surface of the body of water, respectively. Two buoys can be disposed within the body of water and on opposing sides of the enclosure and the mooring line can extend from a first buoy and a second buoy and back to the bottom surface of the body of water. The mooring line can be coupled to a bottom surface of the enclosure between the first buoy and the second buoy. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128800 | System of Cultivating Aquatic Product and Plant - A system of cultivating aquatic product and plant contains: a cultivation tank, a blower configured to pump air into the cultivation tank, a first pump, a protein separator, a first ultrafiltration unit, a collection chamber configured to hold bubbled fluid, a second ultrafiltration unit configured to maintain mucus and solid suspension substances in water, a first gathering bucket configured to hold cloudy high-protein concentration fluid, a second gathering bucket, a Nano-filtration unit, a recycle tank configured to hold the recyclable water from the Nano-filtration unit, and a second pump used to pump the recyclable water back to the cultivation tank. The first pump includes a first tube and a second tube. The protein separator includes a hollow cylinder, a bubble generation unit, an outlet pipe, and a bubble pipe. The first ultrafiltration unit includes multiple ultrafiltration films equidistantly. The Nano-filtration unit includes multiple Nano-filtration films. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128801 | INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING PARKINSONS DISEASE - Provided is an information providing method for diagnosing Parkinson's disease by measuring the amount of any one target selected from the group consisting of a | 2020-04-30 |
20200128802 | DNA MODIFICATION INDUCING PROTEIN COMPLEX AND RECOMBINANT VECTOR COMPRISING A GENE ENCODING THE SAME - Provided are a protein complex in which estrogen receptor 2 (ERT2) is fused to CRISPR associated protein 9 (Cas9), and a recombinant vector carrying a gene coding the protein complex, wherein ERT2 is bonded to the N-terminus and C-terminus of nuclear localization sequence (NLS)-removed Cas9 and the complex has the advantage of translocating from the cytosol into the nucleus at a certain time point upon treatment with tamoxifen and modifying a specific DNA with the aid of guide RNA (gRNA), ultimately enabling a more elaborate DNA modification operation in a desired part at a desired time point. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128803 | Quick Set Fish Hook and Rig - The present invention includes a fishing rig and fish hook for live bait. The fish hook comprises a main body extending in a plane and defining a longitudinal axis, a first end, a second end, a top side and a bottom side. A plurality of hook portions extend from the body. The body further comprises an eyelet for attaching a fishing line. At least two shanks anchor the fish hook to the bait fish, one of the shanks extends from the first end at least partially along the longitudinal axis and the other shank extending from the second end at least partially along the longitudinal axis. The at least two shanks each have at least one barb extending from the shank for anchoring the fish hook to the live bait, wherein the barbs are adapted to prevent rotation of the body about the longitudinal axis relative to the live bait. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128804 | KNOTLESS COUPLER ARRANGEMENTS FOR ATTACHING FISHING IMPLEMENTS TO FISHING LINES - Fishing lures with arrangements for attaching fishing lines thereto. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128805 | ERRATIC UNCONTROLLED LURE - In a first embodiment, a fishing lure comprising, a body having a fish like design with a first end and second end and a groove distal to the second end incorporated into the body, a hook integrated into the first end of the body, a stem extending a predetermined distance from the second end of the body, wherein the stem is capped, a bead inserted onto the stem, a spinner blade having at least three openings, attached to the stem by a first opening, wherein the spinner blade can rotate 360 degrees about a center axis of the stem, and a line attachment secured through a second and third opening of the spinner blade. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128806 | Fishing Rod Attachment to Produce Drag - According to some embodiments, a fishing rod attachment is disclosed. The fishing rod attachment is used to create drag on a fishing line. The fishing rod attachment device may comprise an upper jaw and a housing. The upper jaw is coupled to the housing where the housing comprises (i) a lower jaw and (ii) a device clip to couple the housing to a fishing rod. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128807 | FISH HOLDING TOOL - A fish holding tool for safe and secure holding of a caught fish for purposes such as removing a hook from its mouth. The fish holding tool operates as a pliers having a planar four-bar toggle linkage, where the upper jaw of the upper member remains stationary and the lower jaw is opened and closed by manipulation of the lower handle. The fish holding tool is made of a lightweight, buoyant material, and allows stability by the positioning of a lower-jaw tab into an upper-jaw slot and by a toggle linkage having a toggle-linkage bumper. The fish holding tool provides a tapered extending tip on the forward end of the upper jaw, which facilitates the opening of the mouth of the caught fish even where the fish forcefully holds its mouth closed in reaction to having been hooked. In order to facilitate easy and secure gripping in wet conditions with a struggling fish, the fish holding tool provides a molded grip texture on the outer surfaces of both the upper handle and the lower handle and provides an upper-handle bulbous end and a lower-handle bulbous end. The fish holding tool also provides a lanyard with a buoyant lanyard-end terminator that facilitates easy retrieval, a secure grip during use, and buoyancy of the entire tool if dropped into the water. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128808 | FLYING INSECT TRAP - The present invention relates to a flying insect trap ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200128809 | INSECT CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HOUSEHOLD OUTDOOR GARBAGE RECEPTACLES - An insect control device is provided for controlling insects in a household garbage receptacle used in an outdoor or semi-outdoor environment. The insect control device includes an outer housing with gas-flow apertures therein, a quantity of a gas-releasing insect poison contained within the housing, and an adhesive attaching element for securing the housing to an inner surface of a closed or lidded household garbage receptacle. Gas released by the insect poison flows out of the housing through the gas-flow apertures to permeate the air inside the enclosed garbage containment area and kill insects therein while the adhesive element keeps the device securely in place within the garbage receptacle and out of the reach of children and pets during both use and emptying of the receptacle. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128810 | BOOM MOUNTED SPRAY NOZZLE ASSEMBLY WITH MULTI CHECK VALVE COMPACT DESIGN - A liquid spraying system having an elongated liquid supply boom and a plurality of spray nozzle assemblies. The spray nozzle assemblies have a compact design with a nozzle body having a liquid inlet and a first spray nozzle carrying liquid outlet section on opposite upper and lower sides, second and third spray nozzle carrying liquid outlet sections disposed in transverse relation to the supply boom; and first and second check valve supporting sections disposed parallel to the liquid supply boom. A first of check valves is operable for controlling liquid flow from the supply boom to one or both of the second and third spray nozzles, and a second check valve is operable for controlling liquid flow from said liquid inlet to said first spray nozzle. The illustrated check valves are operable in response to the pressure of the supply liquid. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128811 | Mouse House - The present invention discloses a mouse house coated with an adhesive to trap a mouse or rats. The mouse house comprises a flat sheet and end sections or stands. The flat sheet could be quickly curled into a tube. The end sections are configured to provide support to the tube of the mouse house. The flat sheet further comprises an adhesive at the center portion to trap the mouse inside the tube. If a mouse or a rat enters into a tunnel or passageway of the mouse house, it will get stick to the adhesive on the surface of the flat sheet or tube of the mouse house. The user could dispose the trapped or dead mouse along with the tube in the trash without seeing or touching it. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128812 | CARTILAGE PRESERVATION MEDIA - The invention relates to the field of storage of tissues, such as transplantable material, or allograft storage, and more specifically to the field of both short- and long-term tissues storage and preservation. Preferably the tissues are transplantable material comprises chondogenic cells, such as chondrocytes, cartilage, engineered cartilage or to osteochondral/cartilage explants or fragment thereof. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128813 | ORGAN PERFUSION SYSTEMS - A disposable set of components for an organ perfusion system comprising a fluid supply duct for supplying fluid to the organ, a fluid removal duct for removing fluid from the organ, and a surrogate organ removably connected between the fluid supply duct and the fluid removal duct so as to form a fluid circuit, so that fluid can be circulated in the circuit in preparation for connection of the organ. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128814 | CHAMBER FOR TRANSPLANTATION AND DEVICE FOR TRANSPLANTATION - According to the present invention, there are provided a chamber for transplantation, including a membrane for immunoisolation including a porous membrane at at least part of a boundary between an inside and an outside of the chamber for transplantation, in which the porous membrane contains a polymer and has a layered compact portion where a pore diameter is the smallest within the membrane, a pore diameter continuously increases in a thickness direction from the compact portion toward both one surface A and the other surface B of the porous membrane, a porosity in a vicinity of the surface A is 65% or more, an average pore diameter of the surface A is larger than an average pore diameter of the surface B, and the surface B is disposed on the inside of the chamber for transplantation; and a device for transplantation including the chamber for transplantation enclosing a biological constituent therein. In the chamber for transplantation of the present invention, angiogenesis in a recipient is induced and a deterioration in substance permeability is unlikely to occur. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128815 | TISSUE CONTAINER SYSTEMS - The present invention relates generally to tissue container systems that find use in the transport of tissues and methods of using the tissue container systems. In particular the present invention relates to systems that support the transport, thawing and use of cryopreserved human skin equivalents, and methods of their use by a health care provider. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128816 | METHOD OF TISSUE PRESERVATION - A process of preserving tissue from one or more plant, fungus or algae species is provided. The process comprises treating such tissue by subsequent steps of (i) incubation with a weak acid solution; (ii) removal of excess acid; (iii) incubation with an aqueous sugar alcohol solution; (iv) removal of excess sugar alcohol; and (v) drying. Also provided is a textile material having a sheet like structure, and characterized in having an average thickness of about 0.2-5 mm and comprising about 2% to about 20% sugar alcohol. | 2020-04-30 |
20200128817 | CONTROL OF RIPENING AND SENESCENCE IN PRE-HARVEST AND POST-HARVEST PLANTS AND PLANT MATERIALS BY MANIPULATING ALTERNATIVE OXIDASE ACTIVITY - Methods of controlling the maturation of plants and/or plant products (e.g. fruit, vegetable, ornamentals, etc.) by manipulating Alternative Oxidase (AOX) activity. An increase in activity hastens the maturation process while a decrease in activity slows or stops maturation. | 2020-04-30 |