26th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150173290 | Single Handled Post Hole Digger - The present invention is a light-weight, single handle post hole digger. The single handle of the post hole digger is generally comprised of an outer elongated vertical handle and an inner elongated vertical shaft located substantially within the outer handle. The post hole digger of the present invention has two blade members used to cut into the ground and to loosen soil when in an open configuration and then used to capture and remove soil when in a closed configuration. In some embodiments, a first stationary blade member is permanently attached to the inner elongated vertical shaft by an adjustable pin or bolt and a second movable blade member is connected to the outer elongated handle via a connection rod. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173291 | Agricultural Implement Connection Control - An agricultural vehicle has an implement connection hitch including means for controllably moving the same relative to a rear axle of the vehicle under the direction of a vehicle control system. Under user control from a cab of the vehicle, the hitch is moved rearward from the vehicle until it reaches a first position at a chosen distance from the rear axle. Following the attachment of a known implement to the hitch, the control system retracts the hitch and implement toward the rear axle to a second position at a distance from the rear axle determined in the control system optionally at least partly on the basis of the identity of the implement. The identity of the implement may be input by the user or determined via an ISOBUS connection. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173292 | THREE POINT HITCH DRAFT SENSING SYSTEM - A draft sensing mechanism for a three point hitch includes a hitch frame attached to a frame of a vehicle. The hitch frame includes left and right link supports for coupling to left and right draft links and left and right draft bars. Each draft bar has a first portion attached to a corresponding one of the link supports, and a second portion positioned rearwardly and inwardly with respect to its first portion. Draft forces applied by the draft links to the link supports are transmitted to the second portions of the draft bars. A linkage unit sums the draft forces from the draft bars and includes a draft force transducer which generates a draft force signal in response to deflection of the draft bars. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173293 | Front Guard for a String Trimmer - A front guard for a string trimmer is an apparatus that is used to prevent a user from cutting unwanted objects with the string trimmer. The apparatus includes a pliable rod and a flexible guard. The flexible guard is mounted about the spool and line assembly for the string trimmer opposite of its rear guard so that the flexible guard comes into contact with an unwanted object before the wire of the string trimmer comes into contact with the unwanted object. The pliable rod is used to mount the flexible guard to the main shaft of the string trimmer and allows the flexible guard to be moved from its original position. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173294 | Asymmetrical Feed Beater for a Single Rotor Separator - A feed beater ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150173295 | LEAF SCREEN CLEANER - A leaf screen cleaner system to remove crop material such as leaves and stalks from one or more leaf screens of a combine harvester, the system including a slotted carriage movable in opposing directions, a screen having plural members, each of the plural members disposed in a respective slot of the carriage. A pulley assembly is coupled to the carriage and a feeder house is coupled to the pulley assembly. Based on pivotal motion of the feeder house, the carriage moves relative to the screen along the plural members. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173296 | Fruit Harvester Platform - A mobile picking platform system includes a mobile picking platform having a mobile carriage with a superstructure supporting multiple adjustable picking stations. A storage box carrier on the mobile picking platform has a pick position with storage boxes held at optimum heights for access by pickers on the picking stations, an unload position in which full storage boxes are unloaded onto a ground surface, and a load position for receiving empty storage boxes. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173297 | AUTOMATED SELECTIVE HARVESTING OF CROPS - Various embodiments include a device for selectively harvesting crops on a plant. The device can include a picking apparatus. The picking apparatus can be rotatable around a central axis. The picking apparatus can include a plurality of grippers each spaced apart and extending radially from the central axis, and each configured to pick a different individual one of the crops. Each of the plurality of grippers can be adjustable between an open position and a closed position. Each of the plurality of grippers can be configured in the open position to open around the individual crop. Each of the plurality of grippers can be configured in the closed position to securely hold the individual crop when the picking apparatus is rotated around the central axis. Other embodiments are provided. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173298 | Sugarcane Harvesting Machine - Sugarcane harvesting machine has an inclined conveyor which conveys sugarcane sections from the harvesting machine into a collection car and has at least two traction mechanisms which extend parallel to one another and have continuous carriers, and which circulate over upper drive wheels, and lower deflection wheels carried along and situated in the feed area of the sugarcane sections. Thus, inclined conveyor has a long, low maintenance service life and sugarcane harvesting machine operates quietly and energy-efficiently with a high cleaning effect. The continuous traction mechanisms are belts of fabric layer-reinforced crosslinked polymer, and cams situated at a distance from one another are situated on bottom side of the belts for forcible drive by the drive wheels. Belts are connected by transverse rods which as a whole form a screening floor and support floor, and deflection wheels which are carried along are configured as single wheels. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173299 | Vehicle with Hydrostatic Transmission | 2015-06-25 |
20150173300 | Agricultural Square Baler - An agricultural square baler comprising a baling chamber, for compressing crop by a plunger, and a plunger drive connected to the plunger provided to drive the plunger. At least one connecting rod longitudinally delimited by a first and a second end is provided to transfer the rotational movement of the plunger drive into the linear reciprocal movement of the plunger. Each of the ends of the connecting rod having a first surface. An attachment connects a constraining element with the connecting rod at an attachment location away from the first surface of the connecting rod. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173301 | Active Management of Plant Canopy Temperature as a Tool for Modifying Plant Metabolic Activity - The water-deficit stress of plants or crops is managed using plant temperatures to maximize product quality. The temperature of the target plant is repeatedly measured over a period of interest, and after each measurement, the plant temperature is compared with a predetermined plant setpoint temperature associated with a desired water-deficit stress level, above which temperature the plant is deemed to be in an undesired metabolic state. If the measured plant temperature is greater than the setpoint temperature, and humidity is not restrictive to plant cooling, then irrigation can be triggered to retain the plant within the desired stressed level, as determined by the temperature of the plant. By this method, irrigation can be withheld to increase plant temperature or applied to reduce plant temperature. The temperature of the plant is thus continuously increased and decreased relative to a desired temperature value that is indicative of a desired water-deficit stress. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173302 | REFLECTIVE ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR INCREASING PHOTOSYNTHESIS - Provided is a reflective article including a first reflecting material and a second retro reflecting material; where sunlight that is photosynthetically active is at least partially reflected by the article and sunlight that is not photosynthetically active is at least partially retro reflected by the article. Also provided is a method for growing a plant, where the method includes placing the reflective article under, around, or in the proximity of the plant. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173303 | SELF-WATERING, MOBILE, CONTAINER GARDENING SYSTEM - A self-contained container gardening system that utilizes a continuous tubular structure raised on stringer supports that provide a spiral configuration. Ports within the tubular sections allow for planting along the length of the tubular structure. A porous hose within the system provides water and other nutrients, while port covers inhibit rain, insects, pests, disease, and other undesirables from gaining access to the soil and plant roots. A reservoir tank attached to the system allows water to be stored and released as needed and gravity-fed into the porous hose. The entire system can be wheeled to any desired location without concern for water or electrical access. A protective cover supported by one or more uprights can provide additional protection to plants. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173304 | Modular Aquaponics System - The invention provides an improved modular aquaponics system for growing plants and fish together in a closed system whereby fish tank waste water is utilized by the plants as a source of fertilizer, thereby clarifying the water before returning it to the fish tank. The improvements comprise an improved plant grow tray, a prefabricated, “snap-together” grow tray system, an energy-efficient calibrated air displacement pump and a fish waste water clarifier having a baffle. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173305 | GARDENING SYSTEM AND CONTAINER FOR SUPPORTING PLANT GROWTH AND RELATED METHODS - Containerized plant growing solution systems are disclosed. Methods of making and using containerized plant growing solution systems are also disclosed. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173306 | PLANT GROWTH APPARATUS AND METHOD - Some embodiments include a plant cradle including a main body including a first and second end. Some embodiments include a segmented main body and at least one portion pivotable with respect to another. In some embodiments, the plant cradle includes an outer surface extending from the first to the second end and which includes a ridge adjacent a first surface. The plant cradle also includes an aperture extending at least partially through the main body from the first end towards the second end. Further, in some embodiments, the plant cradle includes a hinge section coupled to the at least two portions. The hinge section is configured to enable at least two portions to be pivoted with respect to each other about the hinge section. In some embodiments, the main body can be a polymer, a foamed polymer, a polymer fiber, polymer mesh, polymer weave, or polymer mat. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173307 | ADAPTIVE GREENHOUSE CONTROL METHOD - Provided is an adaptive greenhouse control method that can control a greenhouse to provide an optimized environment by automatically and daily adapting to an external environment and a type of the greenhouse. The method includes performing a P-Band setting operation of setting a P-Band to determine a degree of which a greenhouse window is opened according to a current greenhouse inside temperature based on a predetermined set temperature, performing a greenhouse control operation of controlling the degree of which a greenhouse window is opened according to the P-Band, performing a greenhouse environment parameter measurement operation of measuring a greenhouse environment parameter value applied to set the P-Band, performing a P-Band changing operation of changing the P-Band according to the greenhouse environment parameter value, and performing a greenhouse change control operation of controlling the degree of which a greenhouse window is opened according to the P-Band changed in the P-Band changing operation. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173308 | GREENHOUSE AND METHOD FOR COOLING SAME - A greenhouse and a method for cooling a greenhouse are disclosed. The greenhouse has side walls providing a structural frame and which define an enclosed growing area. The greenhouse also has a roof which extends from the structural frame, and which has multiple roof sections extending inwardly over the growing area. A first roof section covers a first portion of the growing area and terminates in a first remote edge which is spaced inwardly from the structural frame. A second and subsequent roof sections covers the growing area and terminates in a second remote edge which overlaps the first remote edge, thus defining a vertical gap between the adjacent roof sections through which air can circulate. The greenhouse also has a cooling system mounted to a roof section which has nozzles for spraying water vapour into the circulating air, thus cooling the air. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173309 | AUTOMATED VOLUMETRIC IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method is disclosed for simultaneously irrigating a plurality of plant containers. The system implements a method which includes providing a plurality of dispensers including a separate dispenser for each of the plurality of plant containers, each dispenser having a known fluid volume capacity; filling each of the plurality of dispensers with a measured volume of fluid; locating the plurality of plant containers below the plurality of dispensers; and dispensing the measured volume of fluid from the plurality of dispensers into corresponding plant containers simultaneously. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173310 | CUTTING DEVICE - The invention is based on a cutting device for a comminution rotor, in particular for comminuting wood and/or soil, with at least one cutter holder. To the purpose of providing a comminution rotor with advantageously low operation costs, it is proposed that the cutter holder comprises at least one groove which is provided to at least partially receive a basis element of the comminution rotor and which has at least one longitudinal center line with at least two partial lengths that are oriented at an angle with respect to each other. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173311 | TREE SAW ATTACHMENT FOR SMALL VEHICLE - A saw attachment for a vehicle. The saw attachment includes a wedge-shaped saw blade with teeth extending along sides of the saw blade. The saw attachment also includes a guard secured to the saw blade and extending in a non-coplanar direction from the saw blade. The saw attachment further includes a mounting assembly comprising a longitudinally-extending frame having first and second ends, with the first end pivotably secured to the saw blade, and a mounting plate pivotably secured to the second end of the frame, such that the mounting plate is operable to be removably secured to the vehicle. The saw attachment further includes an adjustable linkage connected to the mounting assembly and the guard, with the adjustable linkage being operable to selectively extend or retract so as to allow the saw blade to decline and incline, respectively. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173312 | MODULAR INTERGRATED SYSTEM FOR SEED GERMINATION, CULTIVATION, PLANTING, FERTILIZING AND MAINTENANCE OF PLANTS - A modular integrated plant system having has a liquid receiver ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150173313 | ASSEMBLY FOR VERTICALLY ARRANGED PLANTS WITH A BUILT-IN WATERING SYSTEM - An assembly for arranging plants vertically, with a built-in watering system, applicable to plants contained in plant pots, consisting of a framework with individual supports for plant pots, a water container provided with a trickier in the upper part, a support with a drainage collector in the lower part, and plant pots, used to carry water to the upper container where it passes through the trickier and falls to an inverted relief in the body of the plant pot just below. From there, it is guided to an inner cavity which finally allows the water to enter the plant pot. The excess water is ejected via a drainage opening with a conduit used as an extension and falls to the inverted relief of the plant pot directly beneath, in order to then repeat the process in the other plant pots. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173314 | POT FOR A HYDROPONIC DEVICE - A hydroponic pot for supporting vegetation therein has a neck forming an opening. A cage extends from the neck. A lip extends from the neck, and curved along the neck. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173315 | METHOD AND MODULAR STRUCTURE FOR CONTINUOUSLY GROWING AN AEROPONIC CROP - Procedure and modular structure for continuously growing an aeroponic crop, including the following phases: preparation of the seeding area, positioning on the line and germination; transfer and positioning on production bars; distribution by level and row, vegetative growth and maturing; irrigation and inspection; guiding, transport of production bars and harvesting; and cleaning and preparation of production bars and seed trays. These phases initially take place on the bottom floor and during maturing on one or more successive floors of a modular structure above the ground or beneath it. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173316 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AEROPONIC GROWTH - A system for growing plants without soil uses removable V-shaped baskets to support plants in a tiered, self-contained unit. Nutrient enriched water is sprayed on the plant roots. The roots are held by perforations in the elongated V-shaped basket and a plant blanket. The unit is multilevel and can be set over an aquarium. The growing shelf can have a worm bag in order to add natural nutrients. Baskets can be comprised of a pair of identical halves that can be readily mutually coupled. Coupling mechanisms can include those that snap together and those providing for a pivoting coupling. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173317 | CONTROLLED SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING ALGAE GROWTH WITH ADSORBED CARBON DIOXIDE - A system and method for creating a useful carbon-enriched media in a reactor which will assimilate carbon into an algae biomass, requires measuring a respective carbon concentration of the media, C | 2015-06-25 |
20150173318 | NOVEL GENETIC FACTOR CAPABLE OF INCREASING YIELD IN MAIZE AND METHOD THEREOF - A maize plant exhibiting additional leaves above the ear (LAE) architecture. The architecture is controlled by a genetic determinant, which shows a non dominant inheritance. The maize plant is an inbred and hybrid variant with an enhanced yield. Also disclosed are methods for developing and producing the inbred and hybrid maize plant with an enhanced yield. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173319 | TOBACCO PLANTS HAVING ALTERED AMOUNTS OF ONE OR MORE ALKALOIDS IN LEAF AND METHODS OF USING SUCH PLANTS - This disclosure provides a number of sequences involved in the transport of alkaloids from the root to the leaf in tobacco, methods of using such sequences, tobacco plants carrying modifications to such sequences, and tobacco products made from such plants. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173320 | Safety Valve Device - A safety valve device for a milking installation for milking milk-producing animals having a first valve with a first port and with a first port connector, a second valve with a second port and with a second port connector, a third valve with a third port and a third port connector, a drive, a common actuator, and at least one valve spring, and arranged so that the first port connector of the first valve is in fluid communication with the second port connector of the second valve, and the safety valve device can be moved between a first switching position, in which the first valve and the second valve are closed in order to block the first port and the second port and the third valve, is open a transition position, in which the first valve, the second valve and the third valve are closed, and a second switching position, in which the first valve and the second valve are open to connect the first port to the second port and the third valve is closed to block the third port. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173321 | CONDUIT AND A METHOD OF CLEANING A CONDUIT - The invention relates to a conduit for transferring milk. The conduit is provided with at least one flexible wall, which divides the conduit into at least one milk duct and at least one secondary duct. The milk duct and the at least one secondary duct extend along a longitudinal axis of the conduit, it being possible for the at least one milk duct to be substantially emptied by pressing through filling the at least one secondary duct. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173322 | HOMOGENIZER VALVE - A homogenizer valve includes two or more pressurized, movable valve cones, two or more valve seats and a valve housing which surrounds the valve cones and the valve seats. The valve cones and the valve seats are disposed so that throttles occur between them, which constitute homogenization gaps, which have a gap height h. The homogenization gaps are disposed at an angle in relation to the horizontal plane. The homogenizer valve is intended to be used in existing homogenizers and has been particularly produced to be able to obtain an efficient homogenization for liquids which are processed at a lower pressure and with a greater flow, such as, for example, pasteurized milk. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173323 | SELF-CLEANING LITTER BOX - The present disclosure is directed towards a self-cleaning litter box. The self-cleaning litter box includes a litter tray having a bottom surface, a first and second side wall, a home end, and a waste end, the bottom surface having an upwardly sloping ramp directed towards the discharge end, A carriage assembly is supported between the first and second side walls, and has a rake positioned thereon. A drive assembly is removably attached to the home end of the litter tray. The drive assembly is operably connected to the carriage assembly to drive the carriage assembly along a path between the home end and discharge end of the litter tray. A waste receptacle positioned adjacent to the discharge end of the litter tray, the waste receptacle includes a selectively openable lid. The drive assembly includes all of the electronics of the litter box. This permits the litter tray to be separated from the drive assembly, and cleaned without damaging the electronics in the drive assembly. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173324 | Flip n Go Smart Litter Box - The Flip n Go is a self-contained litter box comprising an attachable filtering mechanism for use in collecting waste matter from within the box thereby providing consumers with a simple and sanitary means of disposing pet waste either in a reusable plastic or a disposable/recyclable cardboard version. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173325 | PET RESTING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE WINDOW - A device for connecting to a window comprising a unitary support member configured for secure engagement with an interior portion of a door and a cushioning member removably attached to the support member. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173326 | Swivel Arm Assembly For Animal Tether - A tether system for restraining and/or training a domestic animal includes a vertical member having an uppermost end adapted to receive a swivel arm assembly. The swivel arm assembly includes a rigid extension arm, a rotatable swivel attached to one end of the extension arm at the vertical member, and a clevis movably attached to the other end of the extension arm. The tether system further includes a suitable length of a tether having a first end attached to the clevis and a second end configured for attachment to a collar, harness, yoke or the like, provided on the animal. The vertical member is suitably secured within the ground in a generally vertical orientation and the swivel of the swivel arm assembly is configured to rotate freely about a vertical axis defined by the vertical member such that the extension arm likewise rotates freely about the vertical axis. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173327 | THRESHOLD BARRIER SYSTEM - An animal containment system is described that comprises a transmitter unit and a receiver, the transmitter unit comprising a transmitter coil and signal generator. The signal generator transmits a modulated activation signal through the coil and generates a uniform magnetic field within a region around the coil. A receiver travels through a portion of the uniform magnetic field and uses information of periodically emphasized positively directed portions of the signal to detect a first polarity of the magnetic field in a first detection area and a second reversed polarity of the magnetic field in the second detection area. A detected reversal of polarity indicates a boundary crossing event including the receiver transitioning across the boundary. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173328 | MULTI-PIECE ANIMAL COLLAR - An example collar includes a strap, a removable buckle slidable along the strap, and at least one removable leash attachment. The leash attachment includes a strap-receiving portion with a thickness approximately equal to a thickness of the strap such that the strap is receivable in the strap-receiving portion in a biased fit and the leash attachment is fixable at a location along the strap. Another example collar and a method of assembling a collar are also disclosed. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173329 | ELECTRO-MECHANICAL PEST DETERRENT FOR USE WITH ANY BIRD FEEDER - The embodiment is a compact electro-mechanical device to deter pests from accessing bird feeders. The device is placed above or below a bird feeder to deter pests by application of an electrical shock. The deterrent charge is non-injurious, and the physical discomfort ends when the pest departs from the device. Activation of the charge is automatic and immediate when a pest upsets the level rest position of the device, requiring neither human input for activation nor battery-consuming continuous electronic sensing in the device. Activation is omni-directional, protecting the bird feeder from pests approaching from any direction. The device is designed for installation directly between a feeder and its mount, permitting its use on any suspended or pole-mounted bird feeder with no modification to the feeder or to the device. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173330 | MOUSE MODEL OF AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS AND/OR FRONTOTEMPORAL LOBAR DEGENERATION - To generate an animal model exhibiting symptoms similar to those of human amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and/or human frontotemporal lobar degeneration. An animal model exhibiting symptoms similar to those of human amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and/or human frontotemporal lobar degeneration can be produced by means of generating a mutation in a vertebrate so that expression of a mutant protein with a substitution of tyrosine for alanine at a position corresponding to position 382 of SEQ ID NO. 1 or a mutant protein with a substitution of cysteine for glycine at a position corresponding to position 348 of SEQ ID NO. 1 is regulated by an endogenous TDP-43 gene promoter in at least one allele of an endogenous TDP-43 gene of the vertebrate. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173331 | Human Lambda Light Chain Mice - Genetically modified mice are provided that express human λ variable (hVλ) sequences, including mice that express hVλ sequences from an endogenous mouse λ light chain locus, mice that express hVλ sequences from an endogenous mouse κ light chain locus, and mice that express hVλ sequences from a transgene or an episome wherein the hVλ sequence is linked to a mouse constant sequence. Mice are provided that are a source of somatically mutated human λ variable sequences useful for making antigen-binding proteins. Compositions and methods for making antigen-binding proteins that comprise human λ variable sequences, including human antibodies, are provided. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173332 | Human Lambda Light Chain Mice - Genetically modified mice are provided that express human λ variable (hVλ) sequences, including mice that express hVλ sequences from an endogenous mouse λ light chain locus, mice that express hVλ sequences from an endogenous mouse κ light chain locus, and mice that express hVλ sequences from a transgene or an episome wherein the hVλ sequence is linked to a mouse constant sequence. Mice are provided that are a source of somatically mutated human λ variable sequences useful for making antigen-binding proteins. Compositions and methods for making antigen-binding proteins that comprise human λ variable sequences, including human antibodies, are provided. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173333 | RAPID SPECIFIC PATHOGEN FREE ANIMAL - A method of producing at least one specific pathogen free (SPF) non-human animal and/or a method of producing at least one specific pathogen resistant (SPR) non-human animal, the method comprising administration of a fusion protein to the surviving animal wherein the fusion protein comprises at least one polypeptide B which is a Type 1 Ribosome Inactivating Protein (RIP) or fragment thereof; and (i) at least one polypeptide A which is an Antimicrobial peptide; and/or (ii) at least one polypeptide C which is a Cationic Antimicrobial Peptide (CAP) or fragment thereof. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173334 | REINFORCED HYDROGEL LURES AND BAIT - A fishing lure comprises a hydrogel material and at least one water soluble attractant. The fishing lure can be a single hydrogel component or can have a core-shell structure having one or more shells on a core, where the shells and core differ by repeating unit composition and/or by the cross-linking density of the shell and core material, wherein the core is more highly cross-linked than the shells. The hydrogel can be cross-linked ionically, covalently, or physically by phase separation of a block copolymer. The fishing lure displays a loss of attractant during use, but the lure can be reloaded by submerging the lure in a solution of or in neat liquid attractant. When the fishing lure has a core-shell structure, an additional attractant that has low water-solubility, such as a lipid or oil, can be infused into the lure. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173335 | FISHING LINE SPOOL ASSEMBLY - Disclosed is a fishing line spool assembly including an open body frame, wherein a fishing line spool is mounted between two side plates of the body frame at an open end, has a central bore, and is rotatably sandwiched between the two side plates by a clamping adjustable device inserted through the central bore of the fishing line spool and bores of the two side plates. The body frame is provided with a connection device for connecting to a fishing rod. With the present invention, the clamping force applied on the fishing line spool by the two side plates can by adjusted by the clamping adjustable device. When the fishing line in the fishing line spool is drawn by a fishing reel, the clamping force on the fishing line spool by the body frame will function as a brake against the rotation of the fishing line spool. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173336 | Fishing Reel and Drive Mechanism Therefor - A fishing reel employs a driving mechanism having a cooperative pinion gear and a face gear. The face gear has a tooth form with a cross-section wherein the cross-section of the inner pitch portion is less than the cross-section of an outer pitch portion. The pinion gear effectively engages the inner pitch portion less than an outer pitch portion to provide a more uniform distribution of torque and to improve the wearing rate of the gear mechanism. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173337 | LIGHTED FISHING FLOAT WITH IMPROVED LINE CLAMP - A fishing float with an improved line arrestor to releasably clamp the fishing float to the fishing line. The line arrestor includes a lock clamp and a slip clamp so that the line may be secured to the fishing line at a desired position, or alternatively may be secured to the fishing line yet allow the fishing float to slip along the line. The fishing float may include a light to allow for night fishing and to attract fish. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173338 | Apparatus and Method for Trapping Flying Insects - A trap for collecting flying insects, said trap comprising: a housing; a means within the housing for forcing air movement, a means for containing an attractant; and a means for collecting insects, said means for collecting insects further comprising means for preventing insects from exiting said means for collecting insects. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173339 | Combination Insect Trap and Furniture Moving Apparatus - A combination insect trap and furniture moving apparatus, said apparatus comprising: an exterior wall, said exterior wall having an angled leading side, an upper plateau, and a vertical trailing side; an interior wall, said interior wall having a vertical leading side, an upper plateau, and an vertical trailing side; a channel, said channel disposed between said vertical trailing side of said exterior wall and said vertical leading side of said interior wall; said exterior wall further comprises a height relative to said channel; said interior wall further comprises a height relative to said channel; and said height of said interior wall is greater than said height of said exterior wall. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173340 | APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING FRUIT FLIES - Disclosed herein is a trap for flying pests that does not require the use of chemicals and can be packaged in such a way that it can be present in public areas without being unsightly or intrusive. The trap is reusable, easy to set up, easy to clean, and easy to operate. An example trap includes an outer wall containing a solution, an inner wall extending into the solution, and a space formed between the outer wall and the inner wall. The trap also includes an air pump and one or more air supply conduits that supply air from the air pump to the solution. The air forms bubbles in the solution that rise in the space formed between the outer wall and the inner wall and that cascade downward within the inner wall and into the solution. The cascading bubbles serve to capture flies that land on the bubbles and retain the flies within the trap. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173341 | Furniture Piece with Insect Control Barrier and Method Relating Thereto - A furniture piece including an insect control barrier comprising a plurality of insecticide strips is provided. The insecticide strips are strategically located on the furniture piece to intersect travel paths from a support surface to prime harborage or feeding locations on the furniture piece. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173342 | INSECT PEST CONTROL AGENT - The present invention provides a new insect pest control agent that can instantly stop the movement of an insect pest and kill the insect pest, but that does not have a risk of explosion or ignition and that does not destroy the ozone layer and that has a low global warming potential, and therefore that can be safely used. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173343 | LOW PIVOTING BOOM ASSEMBLY - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for rotating a boom assembly relative to an agricultural vehicle. The system is arranged with a fixed transom and rotating transom wherein the rotating transom has a pivot point positioned below both fixed and rotating transoms. The system is provided with a plurality of rotors and tracks to allow the pivot point to be positioned lower than that of prior art systems to allow the boom assembly to more accurately track the contours of row crops in undulating landscapes. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173344 | Apparatus For Injecting Soil Treatments - Apparatus for injecting soil treatment into soil includes a manifold head having at least one high pressure nozzle for injecting the soil treatment into the soil and a handle having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis. The handle comprises an upper portion having two spaced-apart tubular shafts and a lower portion having two spaced-apart tubular shafts. The tubular shafts of the lower portion are connected to the tubular shafts of the upper portion. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173345 | RODENT BAIT STATION AND RELATED METHODS - A rodent bait station capable of efficiently holding and retaining one or more rodenticide blocks includes a spanning element between two vertically disposed uprights. The spanning element is adapted so that, in use, it can hold and retain one or more rodenticide blocks which are free to rotate while a rodent is feeding thereon. The article can include a removable cover designed or adapted to protect the article from unintended access. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173346 | HEAD HARNESS FOR TREE-STAND USERS - A head harness for use by hunters who are already secured by a torso-type safety harness when sitting in a tree stand. The head harness comprises a headband or headband-incorporating cap worn by the hunter, a connector at the rear of the headband, and a receiver secured to the tree at a height corresponding to the hunter's head when sitting in the tree stand. The receiver and connector are configured to mate, with a connection that resists the nodding motion of the hunter's head if the hunter begins falling asleep, thereby helping to prevent falls from the tree stand that would be initiated in the direction of the nodding head. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173347 | Decoy Device - A decoy device is constructed of a lightweight foam material formed as a planar decoy blank. The decoy body is easily foldable from a flat configuration to a buoyant three-dimensional decoy. The decoy body is releasably secured in the three-dimensional condition via an attachment means. A double-headed element is included having a male gender at one end and a female gender at an opposing end thereof. The body and double-headed element include opposing sides, each adorned with markings such that they resemble a particular wild game species, including gender, desired for exposed representation. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173348 | ORGAN CHAMBER FOR EX VIVO WARM PERFUSION - An exsanguinous metabolic support system for maintaining an organ or tissue at a near normal metabolic rate is disclosed. The system employs an organ chamber comprising an oxygenator in the perfusion fluid paths for controlling respiratory gases. The oxygenator may contain three pouches for gaseous exchange of the perfusion solution. A controlled gassing subsystem for regulating respiratory gases and maintaining the pH of the perfusion solution is also employed by the system and delivers oxygen and carbon dioxide to the pouches of the oxygenator. The organ chamber additionally includes a perfusion subsystem including the perfusion fluid paths, a container for holding the organ in the perfusion fluid paths with one or more perfusion solution inlets. The organ chamber may additionally include a conduit for receiving venous outflow of perfusion solution and preventing its contact with the outer surfaces of the organ. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173349 | Agroformulation comprising copolymer of an amide, polyalkylene glycol (meth)acrylate, and alkyl (meth)acrylate - The present invention provides a composition comprising a pesticide and a copolymer, which contains in polymerized form an amide (monomer A) containing at least one of N-vinyllactame, N—C | 2015-06-25 |
20150173350 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AGRICULTURAL PESTS IN SUGAR CANE - The present invention relates to methods of controlling crop pests. In particular it relates to a method of applying pest control formulations without the use of water, wherein the pesticide is selected from the group comprised of thiamethoxam, imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiacloprid, fipronil, cyantraniliprole, chlorantraniliprole, or a mixture thereof, wherein the non-liquid pesticide formulation is applied between harvesting of the crop and spreading of mulch over the soil. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173351 | MICROCAPSULE - A microcapsule is provided, containing: (a) an agriculturally active ingredient in which a retention rate is less than 50% after irradiation with xenon light (290 nm cutoff) at an intensity of 0.68 W/m | 2015-06-25 |
20150173352 | COUPLERS FOR MEDIUM-CHAIN FATTY ACIDS AND DISINFECTING COMPOSITIONS - A disinfecting shower cleaner composition including a medium-chain fatty acid coupled with a nonionic surfactant providing temperature stable antimicrobial compositions. The invention specifically relates to antimicrobial compositions including fatty acid antimicrobial agents coupled with an ethoxylated amine and methods of using the antimicrobial compositions. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173353 | Formulations and Uses of Diphenyl - The present disclosure provides diphenyl-impregnated compositions that are capable of delivering diphenyl into an environment for extended periods of time. In some embodiments, the compositions include a melamine copolymer foam, with formaldehyde-melamine-sodium bisulfite copolymer foams being particular effective. The present disclosure also provides methods for the manufacture of diphenyl-impregnated compositions and methods of using those compositions to achieve effective odor and mold/other fungi control. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173354 | Aqueous Composition Comprising Dicamba and a Drift Control Agent - The present invention relates to an aqueous composition comprising dicamba and a drift control agent; to a method for preparing a tank mix, which comprises the step of contacting water and said composition, and optionally further pesticides; to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired vegetation and/or unde-sired insect or mite attack and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein the composition is allowed to act on the respective pests, their environment or the plants to be protected from the respective pest, on the soil and/or on undesired plants and/or the crop plants and/or their environment; and finally to a use of the alkoxylate of the formula (I) as defined below for reducing the wind drift of an aqueous composition comprising a pesticide. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173355 | ECO-FRIENDLY NON-AQUEOUS ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING HINOKITIOL WITH 1,3-PROPANEDIOL AND/OR SORBITAN CAPRYLATE - Disclosed herein is an eco-friendly, non-aqueous and stable antimicrobial solution composition comprising (a) about 0.1 to 20.0 wt % of a Hinokitiol; and (b) about 80.0 to 99.9 wt % of bio-derived 1,3-propanediol and/or bio-derived sorbitan caprylate. Also disclosed is a process for preparing and method of using the composition. In accordance with another aspect of the present application, the eco-friendly, nonaqueous antimicrobial composition is capable of inhibiting or killing gram (+) bacteria, gram (−) bacteria, yeasts and/or fungi. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173356 | COMPOSITIONS OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating, inhibiting or preventing the developing of a plant pathogenic disease. The compositions comprise volatile organic compounds effective to inhibit the growth of, or kill pathogenic microbes, including | 2015-06-25 |
20150173357 | MODULATING GERMINATION OF PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE - Materials and methods for stimulating or inhibiting germination of | 2015-06-25 |
20150173358 | HERBICIDAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING IMAZAPIC, AMINOPYRALID AND OPTIONALLY METSULFURON - Herbicidal compositions comprising (a) imazapic or salt thereof, (b) aminopyralid or salt thereof, and optionally (c) metsulfuron or an ester thereof are described herein. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173359 | SUBSTITUTED FUSED PYRIMIDINONES AND DIHYDROPYRIMIDINONES - The use of substituted fused pyrimidinones and dihydropyrimidinones of the formula (I) or salts thereof | 2015-06-25 |
20150173360 | SYNERGISTIC AGRICULTURAL PEST CONTROL - A method for controlling agricultural insects in a crop, comprising contacting the agricultural insects or the agricultural insects' food supply, habitat, breeding grounds or locus with a synergistically effective amount of a combination of bifenthrin and fipronil is disclosed. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173361 | PLANT DISEASE CONTROL COMPOSITION AND PLANT DISEASE CONTROL METHOD - A composition containing a compound represented by formula (I) and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of pyriofenone, metrafenone, cyflufenamid, quinoxyfen, and proquinazid | 2015-06-25 |
20150173362 | PLANT DISEASE CONTROL COMPOSITION AND ITS USE - A plant disease control composition comprising a pyridazine compound represented by the formula (I): | 2015-06-25 |
20150173363 | WEED CONTROL COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a composition containing crystal of flumioxazin, which is one selected from the group consisting of 1 | 2015-06-25 |
20150173364 | HERBICIDAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING FLUMIOXAZIN, AMINOPYRALID AND FLUROXYPYR OR 2,4-D - Herbicidal compositions comprising (a) flumioxazin and (b) aminopyralid or salt thereof and (c) either fluroxypyr or ester thereof or 2,4-D or salt thereof are described herein. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173365 | LOW VOC GIBBERELLIN FORMULATIONS - The invention relates to low volatile organic chemical gibberellic acid (“GA | 2015-06-25 |
20150173366 | PHYSICAL ANTIMICROBIAL METHOD - The present invention relates to a physical antimicrobial method, which has the action of combating or inhibiting microorganisms when applied to the surface of human or animal body or an object. The method is safe for human body, and can prevent drug resistance caused by an antibacterial drug. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173367 | GEMINIVIRUS REPLICATION INHIBITOR - A replication inhibitor for a virus belonging to the genus | 2015-06-25 |
20150173368 | Synthesis of MOFs - The present invention relates to the synthesis of a variety of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) using low temperature and solvents which are considered to be not particularly harmful to the environment. There is also provided novel MOFs which may be made by the desired processes. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173369 | SYNERGISTIC HERBICIDAL WEED CONTROL AND IMPROVED CROP TOLERANCE FROM COMBINATIONS OF 2,4-D-CHOLINE, GLYPHOSATE, AND GLUFOSINATE IN 2,4-D-, GLYPHOSATE- AND GLUFOSINATE-TOLERANT SOYBEANS, CORN, COTTON AND OTHER CROP AREAS - Provided herein are herbicidal compositions comprising a mixture comprising (a) the choline salt of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D-choline), (b) a salt of N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine (glyphosate), and (c) a salt of 2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-butanoic acid (glufosinate). The compositions provide synergistic weed control of undesirable vegetation and improved crop tolerance in 2,4-D-, glyphosate- and glufosinate-tolerant soybeans, corn, or cotton The compositions also provide synergistic weed control of undesirable vegetation in areas including, but not limited to, non-crop, perennial crop, fruiting crop, and plantation crop areas. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173370 | SYNERGISTIC HERBICIDAL WEED CONTROL FROM COMBINATIONS OF 2,4-D-CHOLINE, GLYPHOSATE, AND GLUFOSINATE - Provided herein are herbicidal compositions comprising a mixture comprising (a) the choline salt of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D-choline), (b) a salt of N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine (glyphosate), and (c) a salt of 2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-butanoic acid (glufosinate). The compositions provide synergistic weed control of undesirable vegetation and improved crop tolerance in 2,4-D-, glyphosate- and glufosinate-tolerant soybeans, corn, or cotton. The compositions also provide synergistic weed control of undesirable vegetation in areas including, but not limited to, non-crop, perennial crop, fruiting crop, and plantation crop areas. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173371 | SYNERGISTIC HERBICIDAL WEED CONTROL FROM COMBINATIONS OF 2,4-D-CHOLINE AND GLYPHOSATE - Provided herein are herbicidal compositions comprising a mixture comprising (a) a 2,4-D-choline salt and (b) a salt of N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine (glyphosate). The compositions provide synergistic weed control of undesirable vegetation in areas including, but not limited to, non-crop, fallow-bed, perennial crops, tree, vine and fruit orchards, and plantation crops. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173372 | Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Strain - The composition of the invention comprises an aqueous mixture of an odor neutralizer component, an enhancer component for microbial activity, and a microbial component. This composition is designed to provide short- and long-term odor control effects and is environmentally friendly and economical for use. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173373 | Plant Activator Composition - A plant activator composition increases the concentration of terpenes a terpenoids in aromatic plant oils, and hence resulting in an increased concentration terpene and terpenoids in the harvested dried plant or fruit. The composition contains one of more bio-active compounds that are optionally extracted from plants selected from one or more of the group consisting of mango, citrus (including grapefruit), | 2015-06-25 |
20150173374 | METHOD OF PRODUCING PARTIALLY PURIFIED EXTRACELLULAR METABOLITE PRODUCTS FROM BACILLUS COAGULANS AND BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS THEREOF - Disclosed is a method for producing partially purified extracellular metabolite preparation from the probiotic bacterial strain | 2015-06-25 |
20150173375 | HIGH PROTEIN BREAD FORMULATION - The present invention relates to a high protein bread and bread mixtures which include novel combinations of obscure ingredients. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173376 | SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING CARCASSES OR CARCASS PARTS OF QUADRUPED SLAUGHTER ANIMALS - A system for conveying carcasses or carcass parts of quadruped slaughter animals includes at least one carrier. The carrier includes a first jaw element, which has an engagement face for engaging the carcass or carcass part, a second jaw element, which has an engagement face for engaging the carcass or carcass part. The carrier further includes a tensioning structure, the connection between the first connection zone of the tensioning structure and the first jaw element and the connection between the second connection zone of the tensioning structure and the second jaw element being such that when the jaw elements move relative to each other when receiving a carcass or carcass part in the retaining part of the holding slot, the first connection zone moves along with the first jaw member and the second connection zone moves along with the second jaw member, which movement of the connection zones causes elastic deformation of the tensioning structure, the elastic deformation providing a clamping force to the engagement faces of the jaw elements such that the carcass or carcass part is retained in the holding slot by clamping a part of the carcass or carcass part between the engagement face of the first jaw element and the engagement face of the second jaw element. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173377 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING THIGH MEAT AND OYSTER MEAT FROM A POULTRY THIGH - A method and apparatus are provided for harvesting thigh meat and oyster meat from a poultry thigh that includes a thigh bone with a hip knuckle and a knee knuckle. The poultry thigh is held at a knuckle, after which meat present on the thighbone below the knuckle is scraped from the thighbone away from the knuckle. The meat is subsequently separated from the thighbone and collected for further handling. The poultry thigh is suspended from the hip knuckle and the oyster meat is disconnected from the hip knuckle prior to scraping the meat from the thighbone away from the hip knuckle. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173378 | APPARATUS FOR SHUCKING SHELLFISH - The invention includes an apparatus for opening shellfish including one or more improvements. The apparatus comprises a base and an elongated lever pivotally attached to the base with a wedge member attached to the lever, and also may include one or more of the following features: (1) a means for adjusting the location at which the lever is pivotally attached to upwardly projecting portions of the base so as to facilitate opening shellfish of varying sizes, (2) a plate with grooves on both sides that rests on the base and helps hold the shellfish in position when being opened that is removable, thereby facilitating cleaning of the plate and providing other advantages, and (3) a wedge member that mates with the seam between the shells of shellfish that is substantially in the shape of a triangular prism with two concave faces that contact the shellfish when in operation. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173379 | HORMESIS INDUCING DEVICE FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES - Provided is a hormesis inducing device for fruits and vegetables that includes: a control unit which determines the strength of stimulus according to biological information about the fruits and vegetables that are harvested or growing and which controls at least one from among a kind of light, a quantity of the light, an irradiation time of the light, a wavelength of the light, and a temperature based on the determined strength of the stimulus; and a stimulus generation unit which applies light to the fruits and the vegetables based on the determined strength of the stimulus or adjusts and applies the temperature. Thereby, individually optimized hormesis inducing conditions can be provided for various kinds of vegetables and fruits. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173380 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE AMPLIFICATION OF ELECTRICAL CHARGES IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS OR BIOACTIVE MATTER USING AN INDUCTIVE DISK WITH A FIXED GEOMETRIC TRACE - an inductive disk or plate containing an etched, printed or glued conductive material in the form of a coil having a specific geometric shape, arranged such that the natural flow of electrically charged particles, such as electrons or protons, that are plentiful in biological systems, activate the inductive properties of the inductive disk or antenna, and thus generate an induced electromagnetic signal in the coil. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173381 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR APPLYING DECAY INHIBITORS TO POST-HARVEST CROPS IN STORAGE FACILITIES - Methods and systems for applying peracetic acid and/or other decay inhibitors to post-harvest crops stored in controlled atmosphere storage facilities are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of applying a decay inhibitor includes forming an aerosol of particles comprising peracetic acid and directing at least a portion of the aerosol into a controlled atmosphere storage facility to provide a substantially uniform distribution of the decay inhibitor over the crops stored therein. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173382 | METHODS FOR TREATING AN OBJECT WITH CHLORINE DIOXIDE - The present disclosure relates to a method for treating an object with chlorine dioxide gas, comprising contacting the object with chlorine dioxide gas while exposing the object to less than 1000 lux of light. The disclosed method minimizes chlorine containing residue on the surface of the object. The object can be a raw agricultural commodity (RAC) such as a raw fruit or vegetable. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173383 | VARIANTS OF CHYMOSIN WITH IMPROVED MILK-CLOTTING PROPERTIES - Variants of chymosin with improved milk-clotting properties. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173384 | Snack-Type Dry Cheese or Dairy Foodstuff and its Process of Manufacture - The present invention relates to a snack-type dry cheese or dairy foodstuff and to its process of manufacture. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173385 | Snack-Type Dry Cheese Food Product And Process For Manufacturing Same - The present invention relates to a snack-type dry cheese food product and to the process for manufacturing same. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173386 | ACID WHEY-BASED COMPOSITIONS - Acid whey-based compositions and the end products resulting therefrom, and methods for the production of the products are proposed. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173387 | USE OF PECTIN FOR IMPROVING THE SENSORY PROPERTIES OF ACID WHEY-BASED PREPARATIONS - The use of pectin is proposed for improving, upgrading and enhancing the sensory properties of acid whey-based preparations. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173388 | FAT AND/OR OIL COMPOSITION FOR HEAT COOKING AND METHOD OF PREPARING SAME - Provided is a fat and/or oil composition for heat cooking containing: a fat and/or oil; and 0.02 to 0.08% by mass of an emulsifying agent. The emulsifying agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of a glyceryl monooleate succinate, a glyceryl monooleate citrate, a polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate, a sucrose erucic acid ester, and a fatty acid monoglyceride in which a constituent fatty acid contains 47% by mass or more of a polyunsaturated fatty acid. A method of preparing such a fat and/or oil composition for heat cooking includes the steps of: refining a fat and/or oil; and adding 0.02 to 0.08% by mass of an emulsifying agent into the refined fat and/or oil. | 2015-06-25 |
20150173389 | Method for Producing High Quality Animal Oil with Low Cholesterol Levels - The invention provides a method for producing high-quality lard or beef tallow with low cholesterol content. The method of the invention uses enzyme hydrolysis, centrifugation separation and homogenization-assisted embedding technique to obtain high-quality lard or beef tallow with low cholesterol levels. The method uses aqueous enzymatic extraction (AEE) techniques to separate lard or beef tallow from the raw material of pork or beef fat, and uses the homogenization-assisted embedding technique to remove cholesterol from the lard and beef tallow products. The method of the invention produces high quality lard with good oxidative stability at a high yield and can meet the Chinese national standard for first grade lard. The lard of the invention needs no further degumming process, eliminating the tedious refinery steps. | 2015-06-25 |