| 28th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
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| 20150189823 | DIGGING TOOL - A digging tool having a short handle and downwardly depending blade that can be placed on the ground. A striking (i.e., force receiving) surface is provided and configured to be struck by a hammer in order to drive the downwardly depending blade into the soil. Once driven into the soil, the user can simply lift up the handle to break the soil, and pull the soil out of the way. The tool may then be moved to the next location and the striking, pulling moving sequence of operation may be repeated. The tool is particularly useful in locations with limited overhead clearance. In such spaces, conventional tools of the prior art are typically unable to be raised over a user's head and then swung downward with sufficient force to accomplished a desired digging task. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189824 | SUSPENSION UNIT FOR AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SUSPENSION UNIT AND USE OF A BEARING UNIT - The present document shows a suspension unit for an agricultural implement, comprising a bearing unit. The bearing unit contains an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve which is rotatable relative to said inner sleeve, and a friction-reducing member arranged between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve. The suspension unit further comprises a spring element, arranged radially outside the outer sleeve; and a holder which forms a spring chamber in which the spring element is accommodated. The spring element is fixed in the spring chamber between a circumferential, radially outwardly open groove, which is integrated with the outer sleeve, and a radially inwardly open groove, which surrounds the outer sleeve. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189825 | SYSTEM FOR APPLYING DOWN PRESSURE IN A COULTER ASSEMBLY - A coulter assembly for an agricultural implement. The coulter assembly includes a support structure and a disc blade rotatably mounted to the support structure. The coulter assembly also includes a spring assembly coupled to the support structure and configured to urge the disc blade into soil. The spring assembly includes a variable rate spring. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189826 | SEED DISC WITH INTEGRATED DRIVE - An agricultural planter includes a plurality of row units attached to a toolbar. The row units include seed meters for receiving, singulating, and dispensing seed or other particulate. The seed meters include a circular seed disc with a seed path for receiving the seed in the seed meter housing. Integrated with the seed disc is a motor that is housed within the seed meter housing and that includes a rotatable portion being attached to the circular disc such that the two rotate in tandem. The integrated motor can be positioned within an interior portion of the circular seed disc such that the width of the disc and motor combination is kept to a minimum. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189827 | Agricultural Implement and Method for Feeding Granular Material - The present document shows an agricultural implement comprising a device for feeding granular material, such as seed, fertilizer or pesticide. The device comprises at least two metering devices ( | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189828 | Separator, Dispensing Device, Agricultural Implement and Method of Separating Granular Material - The present document shows a separator for separating granular material, such as seed, fertilizer or pesticide, from a material-laden airflow (FI). The separator comprises a separator zone (Z) having an inlet ( | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189829 | CONTROL SYSTEM MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT - An agricultural implement includes a storage tank, a pump positioned below a bottom portion of the storage tank, and a control system disposed above the bottom portion of the storage tank. The storage tank is configured to hold a flowable agricultural product. The pump is configured to direct the flowable agricultural product out of the storage tank. The one or more controls are configured to control application of the flowable agricultural product. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189830 | MODULAR ROBOTIC VEHICLE - A robotic vehicle may include a power module and a working module. The power module may include control circuitry configured to execute stored instructions to direct operation of the robotic vehicle on a defined area, and a drive motor for propelling the robotic vehicle responsive to control by the control circuitry. The working module may be configured to perform a function with respect to the defined area responsive to being propelled by the power module. The working module may be one of a plurality of interchangeable working modules that are attachable to the power module. At least one of the interchangeable working modules may have a different function than the working module. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189831 | CUTTING MACHINE - A cutting machine with a chassis including a frame and a coupling support configured to be mounted on a three-point hitch of a tractor, and with an arm connected directly to the frame by a first articulation and extending, at least during work, laterally relative to the frame, the arm carrying a work element and configured, by a displacement device, to be pivoted relative to the frame between a work position, a maneuver position, and a transport position. The displacement device includes a connecting-rod and at least a first jack articulated between the frame and the connecting-rod and a second jack articulated to the arm and connected to the connecting-rod by a pin. The connecting-rod is directly connected to the arm by a second articulation, and the second articulation is separate from the first articulation. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189832 | Harvesting Device - A harvesting system or device formed with an agricultural harvesting machine having a crop transfer device that that swivels about a swivel angle (φ) for transferring crop and allows for setting a setpoint swivel angle (φ | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189833 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVAL OF ALGAL BIOMASS FROM LARGE-SCALE ALGAL BIOMASS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS - A method and apparatus for harvesting algal growth on an algal growth medium that is arranged within a floway containing water. A cable coupled to the algal growth medium is pulled by a pulling unit to draw the algal growth medium along the floway and past a vacuum positioned adjacent the algal growth medium. Suction from the vacuum is used to remove or harvest the algal growth on the algal growth medium. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189834 | THRESHING DRUM AND MOBILE THRESHING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A THRESHING DRUM - A threshing drum includes beater arms which are arranged on a circumferential surface of the threshing drum so as to be movable relative to a threshing concave that is disposed adjacent to the threshing drum. At least one of the beater arms is equipped over a periphery thereof with at least one beater body that is movably drivable relative to the at least one of the beater arms. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189835 | PITCHED PROFILE PRE-CUTTER TINE - A pre-cutter tine has a relatively wide working face which is pitched or canted relative to a plane extending vertically to an axis of rotation of a pre-cutter rotor carrying a plurality of the tines arranged helically about the axis. The pitched working face of adjacent tines acts to support the crop being cut as the pitched working faces advance the crop toward the pre-cutter knives which are spaced such that the working faces of adjacent tines pass on opposite sides of a given knife. The working faces of the tines may be pitched such as to cause the engaged crop to be conveyed inwardly as well as to the rear by the tines. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189836 | Agricultural Baler with Buffer Chamber Arranged Before the Pre-Compression Chamber - An agricultural baler equipped with a pre-compression chamber supplied with crop material by a suitable supply means or arrangement or component, and configured to guide crop material from said supply means towards and into the baling chamber where the rectangular bales are formed. The baler of the invention is provided with a buffer chamber located before the pre-compression chamber, the floor of said buffer chamber being formed by a conveyor belt configured to move at a constant speed. The buffer chamber diminishes the irregularity with which crops are supplied to the pre-compression chamber. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189837 | DISTRIBUTION MACHINE - A machine for distribution of products for animals, including a bucket with an opening toward a casing including a first wall adjacent to the opening and a second wall remote from the first wall, in which casing a turbine is mounted that can rotate around a rotation axis, the turbine including a disc with blades and knives. The turbine further includes a plate oriented toward the opening and remote from the disc, and a central part remote from the disc and at least one branch, the at least one branch extends from the central part in a substantially radial direction of the disc, the at least one branch of the plate is connected to the disc by two lateral closing sheets to form a bin, the at least one blade of the turbine is formed by the bin. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189838 | PRUNING HEAD AND PORTABLE INSTRUMENT COMPRISING SAME - The pruning head ( | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189839 | PLANT GROWTH PROMOTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE DEVICE - A plant growth promotion device includes: a flat-plate rotor, a motor coupled to the rotor by a rotary shaft, and a plurality of permanent magnets fixed in place at arbitrary intervals within the rotor, the rotor being rapidly rotatable by the rotary shaft that is coupled to the motor, so as to produce an alternating magnetic field. The device is used by situating and operating it in an agricultural field of crops so that the alternating magnetic field is produced in the agricultural field. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189840 | AGRICULTURAL HOUSE - A water supply apparatus is arranged inside a house body and includes a watering apparatus that performs watering to a cluster of plants from above. The watering apparatus supplies water to the plants and controls an ambient temperature of the plants due to heat transfer utilizing vaporization heat by watering. A control apparatus acquires an environment information including the ambient temperature of the plants from an environment sensor, and performs the watering by driving the water supply apparatus in a watering period determined according to the environment information, and prohibits the watering by the water supply apparatus in an idle period that is set after the watering period so as to obtain a temperature and a humidity appropriate for growth of the plants. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189841 | IRRIGATION SYSTEM - A method of operating a drip irrigation system is provided and includes providing drip irrigation lines aside a diverter line with T-junctions interleaved between adjacent ones of the drip irrigation lines and each T-junction including a three-way line coupled to the diverter line, a check valve operably disposable between the three-way line and a downstream end of an upstream one of the drip irrigation lines to permit fluid flow in only a forward direction and a controllable valve operably disposable between the three-way line and an upstream end of a downstream one of the drip irrigation lines. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189842 | Methods and Compositions for Obtaining Useful Plant Traits - The present disclosure provides methods for obtaining plants that exhibit useful traits by perturbation of organellar function in plants. Methods for identifying genetic loci that provide for useful traits in plants and plants produced with those loci are also provided. In addition, plants and grafted plants that exhibit, contain, or harbor the useful traits, parts of the plants including seeds, and products of the plants are provided as well as methods of using the plants. Recombinant DNA vectors and transgenic plants comprising those vectors that provide for organellar perturbation are also provided. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189843 | MAIZE CYTOPLASMIC MALE STERILITY (CMS) S-TYPE RESTORER Rf3 GENE, MOLECULAR MARKERS AND THEIR USE - The present disclosure provides a method for selecting a plant comprising a functional restorer gene for maize S-type cytoplasmic male sterility comprising the steps of (a) screening a population of plants for at least one marker nucleic acid, wherein the marker nucleic acid comprises an allele linked to the functional restorer gene for maize S-type cytoplasmic male sterility; (b) detecting the marker nucleic acid; (c) identifying a plant comprising the marker nucleic acid; and (d) selecting the plant comprising the marker nucleic acid, wherein the plant comprising the marker nucleic acid further comprises the functional restorer gene for maize S-type cytoplasmic male sterility. The present disclosure also provides methods for restoring fertility in a progeny of an S-type cytoplasmic male sterile plant and methods for transferring an Rf3 gene into a progeny plant. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189844 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION - The invention relates to a method for obtaining a plant in which a homologous recombination event has occurred, preferably resulting in targeting gene insertion in the genome of said plant, by regeneration of the plant from in vitro culture. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189845 | HYBRID GHERKIN VARIETY 12-107 RZ - The present invention relates to a gherkin ( | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189846 | TOMATO HYBRID 840701782 AND PARENTS THEREOF - The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid 840701782 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid 840701782 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189847 | Maize Inbred PH1K6Y - A novel maize variety designated PH1K6Y and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1K6Y with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1K6Y through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1K6Y or a locus conversion of PH1K6Y with another maize variety. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189848 | TOMATO VARIETY PICUS - The invention provides seed and plants of the tomato variety designated Picus. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato variety Picus and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing a plant of tomato variety Picus with itself or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing, and also relates to parts of a plant of tomato variety Picus including the fruit and gametes of such plants. The invention also relates to tomato variety FDS 14-2081, and to seeds and plants produced by crossing a plant of tomato variety FDS 14-2081 with itself or another tomato plant. The present invention is also directed to tomato variety FDS 14-2090, and to seeds and plants produced by crossing a plant of tomato variety FDS 14-2090 with itself or another tomato plant. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189849 | ROTARY PLATFORMS - A moulded module for a rotary milking platform comprising or including a core of filler material (for example foamed plastics) surrounded by layers of fibre reinforced materials and optionally also with steel reinforcements, all components having been applied in-mould. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189850 | MILKING BOX WITH A ROBOTIC ATTACHER HAVING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL RANGE OF MOTION - A robotic attacher comprises a main arm, a supplemental arm coupled to the main arm, and a gripping portion coupled to the supplemental arm. The supplemental arm moves in an x-direction and a y-direction. The gripping portion moves in a first z-direction in relation to the supplemental arm. The gripping portion also moves in a second z-direction opposite the first z-direction in relation to the supplemental arm. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189851 | LIGHTWEIGHT CLUMPING ANIMAL LITTER AND METHOD THEREOF - Animal litter having up to a sixty percent reduction in bulk density can be produced by combining flat-shaped cellulosic materials and sodium bentonite clay. Not only is the resulting litter lighter, but it also maintains a high clump strength as compared to clay-based animal litters that contain greater than ninety percent by weight sodium bentonite clay. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189852 | SHEET FOR PETS - A sheet for pets, comprising an absorbent body, a surface sheet, and a rear surface sheet. The absorbent body has: a first absorbent layer formed by hydrophilic fibers; a second absorbent layer formed by water-absorbent resin; a surface-side covered sheet; and a rear surface-side covered sheet. The rear surface-side covered sheet comprises either a sheet comprising hydrophobized hydrophilic fibers, a sheet comprising hydrophilized hydrophobic fibers, or a sheet comprising a mixture of hydrophobic fibers and hydrophilic fibers. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189853 | PET SHEET AND PET SHEET FOR PACKAGING BODY - A pet sheet for pet excrement has a fluid-permeable surface sheet and a fluid-impermeable rear sheet. The pet sheet has a first folded section and a second folded section that are formed by the folding of the surface sheet and the rear sheet so as to protrude on the surface sheet side. The surface sheet and the rear sheet positioned on both sides of the first folded section and the second folded section, respectively, are configured so as to fold out and be used as the pet sheet. Ridge lines formed in the surface sheet in the first folded section and the second folded section extend continuously along a first direction parallel to the surface sheet, from one end of the surface sheet in the first direction to the other end thereof. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189854 | Space Divider of a Milking Parlor Arrangement, and Milking Parlor Arrangement - A space divider ( | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189855 | TIMED DEER FEEDER WITH RESTRICTED ACCESS - An animal feed dispenser includes a feeding tube for receiving a predetermined amount of animal feed from a hopper. The feeding tube includes at least one opening through which animals may access the interior of the feeding tube. The opening may be closed by a movable closure flap so as to restrict access to the animal feed located within the feeding tube. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189856 | PET WATERING DEVICE - A pet watering device for use in a vehicle that has a basin with sidewalls, a bottom and a porous member mounted over the bottom, forming an upper and a lower chamber. The porous member permits the passage of water from the upper to the lower chamber but preferably does not permit the reverse flow of water there through. Water is pumped from the lower to the upper chamber, the amount being substantially equal to the water passing through the porous member and sufficient to maintain the presence of a thin, constant layer of water over the porous member. The device is securely mounted in the vehicle. When the watering device is jostled by the moving vehicle water does not pass from the lower to the upper chamber through the porous member and only a small amount, if any, of water slops out over the upper rim of the basin. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189857 | Pet Shower - A shower includes a housing, having front and rear openings, suitable for use in washing a pet. An array of water jets coupled with the housing direct water towards an interior of the housing and an array of air vents coupled with the housing direct air towards an interior of the housing. A front gate is configured to at least partially close the front opening, while a rear door is configured to at least partially close the rear opening. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189858 | Stool Pouch for Dog - A stool pouch for a dog comprises a sac, two leg holes, a tail hole, and two tying straps. The sac is configured for receiving and collecting dog stool dropped from above. The two leg holes are provided through an upper portion of the front portion of the sac and configured for receiving dog hindlegs and queuing the dog hindlegs therethrough respectively. The tail hole is provided through the rear portion of the sac. Each of the two tying straps extends from a corresponding edge portion of the opening portion of the sac, configured for tying over a rear portion of dog waist so as to fix the stool pouch in place. The two leg holes are disposed apart by an interval substantially same as a distance between two upper portions of the dog hindlegs. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189859 | Animal Waste Collecting Device - Disclosed is an animal waste collecting device. The device includes a harness that includes an adjustable waist strap that is attached to a back strap and a pair of leg straps. The leg straps are connected by means of a connecting rod of a receptacle holder, wherein the receptacle holder is positioned adjacent to an animal's buttocks. The connecting rod includes a rotatable rod attached thereto, wherein the rotatable rod includes a pair of bag attachment rods for holding a disposable bag thereon. The connecting rod is connected to the pull straps so that when the pull straps are actuated, the connecting rod moves the rotatable rod and the bag attachment rods. In this way, the disposable bag can be automatically positioned to collect animal waste as the animal defecates, thereby eliminating the need for an animal owner to pick up animal waste by hand. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189860 | Anti-Pull Leash - A leash for an animal is provided that includes a collar end and a handle end positioned opposite the collar end. An intermediate portion of the leash is located between the collar end and the handle end of the leash. The intermediate portion includes two separate strands wherein a first end of each strand is attached at the collar end of the leash and a second end of each strand is attached at the handle end of the leash. The leash is configured to encircle the abdomen of the animal by passing the handle end of the leash through a loop formed between the two separate strands such that the leash forms a constrictive loop around the animal's midsection or abdomen, specifically the portion of the animal's torso located between animal's hind legs and the animal's ribs. Methods for using the leash are also disclosed. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189861 | ARTIFICIAL REEF SYSTEM - Disclosed is an artificial reef molded from a mixture of environmentally friendly homogenized organic and inorganic materials, cement, and 5 aggregates of sand and gravel to form thereon an artificial reef such as reef buds, reef plates, reef honey combs and other reef structures. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189862 | Clip or Snap on Filter for Submersible Pump - A modular filter for a submersible pump that has a filter housing with an integrally formed pump coupling that telescopically receives pail of a housing of the pump and a filter chamber defined by a pair of spaced apart perforate sidewalls having filter media disposed therebetween. The perforate filter chamber defining sidewalls are opposed to one another with one of the perforate sidewalls defining a first intake grate inline with an intake of the pump and the other one of the perforate sidewalls defining at least one second intake grate that can function as a bypass should the filter media inline with the first intake grate become plugged. In a preferred embodiment, the other one of the perforate sidewalls includes a filtrate grate adjoining the at least one second intake grate. In a preferred embodiment, the other one of the sidewalls has a pair of spaced apart second intake grates outboard of the pump intake that are generally coplanar with the filtrate grate. A preferred pump coupling of the filter extends outwardly defining a pump-receiving socket that telescopically receives part of the pump housing enclosing the pump intake disposing the pump intake inline with the first intake grate. In a preferred embodiment, the pump coupling includes a locator arrangement such as a locator arrangement formed of a locator edge and locator notch or arcuate recess that respectively seat against outwardly extending features of the pump housing, such as one or more suction cups or cup mounts and/or the pump outlet or discharge tube. The pump coupling can also include a plurality of latches that releasably engage part of the pump housing to help keep the filter securely mounted to the pump. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189863 | BAIT HOLDER HOOK - A bait holder hook apparatus comprising a coupler zone configured to couple the apparatus with an external element; a first segment linked with the coupler zone, and ending in a bait end; and a second segment associated with the first segment, and ending in a hook end. In aspects, the bait end may comprise a protrusion configured for insertion into a bait. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189864 | TWO-SPEED FISHING REEL - The present invention relates to a two-speed fishing reel which allows the choice of a higher or lower speed when reeling in or pulling out the fishing line, while keeping constant the rotation speed of the handle driving the reel operation. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189865 | FISHING REEL - A fishing reel includes a fishing line threading section ( | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189866 | PERFUSION REGULATION - A method for controlling at least one pump in a perfusion apparatus for delivering a fluid to at least one organ through a plurality of vessels for maintaining the viability of the at least one organ, the method including supplying a fluid to a first vessel of an organ and to a second vessel of an organ; measuring a first parameter of the fluid flowing in the first vessel and a second parameter of the fluid flowing in the second vessel; and executing direct control of the second parameter of the fluid flowing in the second vessel to influence the first parameter of the fluid flowing in the first vessel. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189867 | Silver-Loaded Microparticles and Loading of Same Into Silicones - Provided in various embodiments are methods of loading solid microparticles and nanoparticles of silver, including silver-based compounds, on silicone particles to surface modify the silicone particles. The silver-loaded microparticles and silver-loaded nanoparticles can be dispersed or loaded into silicones for use in antimicrobial and other applications. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189868 | BACTERICIDAL AND VIRUCIDAL COVERING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE COVERING MATERIAL - A method for making a bactericidal and virucidal covering material comprises the steps of preparing a web of thermoplastic polymeric material, applying a plurality of particles of photocatalytic material on the web of thermoplastic material and heating at least one portion of the web from a first, lower temperature to a second, upper temperature at least equal to the softening temperature of the thermoplastic polymeric material, in order to allow the particles of photocatalytic material to be integrated in the thermoplastic polymeric material. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189869 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ETHOXYLATED LECITHIN AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Compositions are provided that include ethoxylated lecithin for use as an adjuvant in aqueous composition. Specifically, the compositions may be utilized primarily as drift reduction agents in agricultural compositions, as a soil or foliage penetrant, as a pesticide adjuvant, as a pesticide formulation component, and for other uses. More specifically, the compositions are useful in reducing drift in spray compositions, such as in use in agricultural applications, such as pesticide, herbicide, fungicide and insecticide formulations, in industrial vegetation management (“IVM”) and integrated pest management (“IPM”) applications, in rights-of-way applications, in forestry applications, and other like applications. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189870 | WOOD PRESERVATIVES AND METHODS FOR TREATING WOOD - Treated wood, wood preservative compositions, and methods for treating wood generally include applying to the wood a wood preservative composition comprising a boron containing compound and a pH-reduced black liquor comprising soluble lignin, wherein the boron-containing compound is soluble in the pH-reduced black liquor and wherein the pH-reduced black liquor is derived from a carbonation process or an acid addition process of black liquor having phase-separated solid lignin and/or dense liquid lignin removed therefrom, and drying the wood. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189871 | CONTROL OF ARTHROPOD INFESTATION USING PARTICLES COMPRISING AN ENTOMOPATHOGEN AND WAX - Composite particles containing hydrophobic particles and spores of an entomopathogenic fungus that are capable of germinating on the cuticle of a grain storage arthropod, dry powder compositions comprising such composite particles, methods of producing such compositions and methods and uses thereof. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189872 | MIXTURE OF NATURAL OR NATURE-IDENTICAL ALCOHOLS WITH IMPROVED EFFECTIVENESS - Disclosed is an antimicrobial composition that includes a) one or more C3 to C5 alkane dioles-1,3, b) one or more aromatic alcohols and c) one or more C8 to C14 alkanols. A preferred component a) is propane diol-1,3. Preferred components b) are phenoxyethanol and phenethyl alcohol. A preferred component c) is undecanol-1. Optionally, an antioxidant c) is present, which is preferably Vitamin E. In a preferred embodiment the composition is a concentrate and is suitable for the antimicrobial finishing of dermatological, cosmetic and pharmaceutical products. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189873 | ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDS - A compound for use as an antimicrobial having a formula (A). | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189874 | Insecticidal and Miticidal Mixtures of Bifenthrin and Cyano-Pyrethroids - The present invention is directed to a novel insecticidal composition comprising bifenthrin and a cyano-pyrethroid which exhibit an unexpected increase in insecticidal activity as compared to the insecticidal activity of the individual components. The present invention is also directed to a novel insecticidal composition comprising bifenthrin and a cyano-pyrethroid in admixture with at least one agriculturally acceptable extender or adjuvant. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189875 | NOVEL PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF - Suspension concentrate compositions are disclosed for delivering S-(+)-Abscisic acid either alone or in combination with a second plant growth regulator to crop seed prior to planting as well as for foliar, soil drench, in-furrow and sprench (foliar spray and soil drench) applications are disclosed. The compositions, when properly combined in an aqueous carrier and processed through wet milling to achieve the desired particle size, will result in stable compositions that are desirable for treating crop seeds. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189876 | CROP ENHANCEMENT COMPOSITIONS - The invention relates to pesticidal mixtures. In particular, it relates to pesticidal mixtures comprising at least one crop enhancer compound. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189877 | Herbicidal Formulation - A herbicide formulation comprising
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| 20150189878 | PYRIDINE COMPOUND AND AGRICULTURAL FUNGICIDE - The present invention provides an agricultural fungicide having definitive effects which can be safely used, and a pyridine compound or salts thereof useful as an active ingredient of an agricultural fungicide. The pyridine compound or salts thereof of the present invention are represented by the following formula. In the formula, R | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189879 | HERBICIDAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING 4-AMINO-3-CHLORO-5-FLUORO-6-(4-CHLORO-2-FLUORO-3-METHOXYPHENYL) PYRIDINE-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID OR A DERIVATIVE THEREOF AND ACETYL-CoA CARBOXYLASE (ACCASE) INHIBITORS - Provided herein are synergistic herbicidal compositions containing (a) a compound of formula (I): 4-amino-3-chloro-5-fluoro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof and (b) an ACCase inhibitor, including, e.g., clethodim, clodinafop-propargyl, cyhalofop-R-butyl, diclofop-methyl, fenoxaprop-Pethyl, fluazifop-P-butyl, haloxyfop-R-methyl, metamifop, pinoxaden, profoxydim quizalofop-P-ethyl, sethoxydim and tralkoxydim, provide synergistic weed control of undesirable vegetation in rice, cereals, wheat, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, com/maize, sugarcane, sunflower, oilseed rape, canola, sugar beet, soybean, cotton, pineapple, pastures, grasslands, range-rights of way (ROW). | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189880 | AMIDE COMPOUND - A fused heterocyclic compound represented by formula (I) has an excellent pest control effect. In the formula, R | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189881 | ORNIDAZOLE AND RELATED COMPOUNDS FOR USE AS HERBICIDES - The present invention relates to the use of Ornidazole and related compounds as herbicides active on a wide range of photoautotrophic organisms. The compounds of the present invention show effective herbicidal activity while being non-hazardous to the environment and to human health. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189882 | ACTIVE INGREDIENT COMBINATIONS HAVING INSECTICIDAL AND ACARICIDAL PROPERTIES - The novel active ingredient combinations which comprise a compound of the formula (I) in combination with further active insecticidal ingredients or biological control agents are very suitable for control of animal pests such as insects and/or unwanted acarids and indirectly improve plant health. The compound of the formula (I) in combination with further active insecticidal ingredients or biological control agents can be used for reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts as well as losses in harvested fruits or vegetables caused by insects, nematodes and phytopathogens. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189883 | METHODS OF CONTROLLING INSECTS - The present invention provides methods comprising applying to a crop of rice plants, the locus thereof, or propagation material thereof, compounds including those of formula (I) wherein cycle A is A1a or A2a formula (II) Wherein A | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189884 | METHODS OF CONTROLLING INSECTS - The present invention provides a method comprising applying to a crop of cotton plants, the locus thereof, or propagation material thereof, a compound of formula (I) wherein -B | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189885 | Water-Dispersible Plant Growth Regulating Concentrate and Processes for Making and Using Same - Water-dispersible plant growth regulating compositions in concentrated suspended particle form, and more particularly to growth regulating compositions comprising a cytokinin, a surfactant, an anti-foam agent, a buffering system, an anti-freeze agent, and an anti-settling system, dispersed in water. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189886 | Method for Preparing Emulsifiable Solid Agrochemical Composition Containing Inorganic Salt - The present invention relates to a method for preparing an emulsifiable solid agrochemical composition which contains an inorganic salt and which can be used as an agrochemical emulsion. The preparation method according to the present invention has the advantage that, because there is no need for a step of heating and evaporating a solvent or water, it is possible to use a surfactant or active ingredient that has a low boiling point or breaks down drastically at a high temperature, and, due to the solid-phase form, it is possible to minimise the amount that sticks to a container as there is no need to use a special synthetic resin or glass bottle that entails high packaging costs. Also, a granular emulsifier (EG) or a powdery emulsifier (EP) produced by means of the method according to the present invention can be further diluted in water before use so as to form common emulsion (EC) emulsified particles (0.1 μm to 100 μm) to transparent microemulsion particles (0.001 μm to 1 μm, or 1 nm to 1000 nm), and thus the emulsion size can be freely modified so as to maximise the activity of the agrochemical component in accordance with the characteristics of a crop or an insect pest. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189887 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING NUCLEIC ACIDS OF PARASITIC, PATHOGENIC OR WEED BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS FOR INHIBITING AND/OR CONTROLLING THE GROWTH OF SAID SYSTEMS - The present disclosure describes a DNA fragment mixture for the prevention or for the treatment of at least one pathogenic, parasitic, or infesting species of plants or of the environment, wherein the DNA mixture consists of random fragments of total DNA of at least one pathogenic, parasitic, or infesting species, and/or at least one phylogenetically similar species, against which the prevention and treatment are directed. Further, the disclosure describes a process and related system for improvement of the production/growth of microorganisms at high yield in bioreactors or photobioreactors, or of plants in different culture systems, where the nucleic acids of the organisms produced/grown by such a process are removed from the culture medium and the culture medium, deprived of these nucleic acid, is used again in the process. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189888 | AQUEOUS ALCOHOLIC MICROBICIDAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ZINC IONS - Compositions which impart a microbicidal benefit to treated surfaces which compositions comprise (or in certain preferred embodiments may consist essentially of, or may consist of): a zinc ion source material which releases zinc ions into the treatment composition, preferably a source of Zn | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189889 | ACIDIC ELECTROLYZED WATER, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME - To provide acidic electrolyzed water having disinfecting power for a long period of time (for example, six months or more), and a production method for this acidic electrolyzed water. The acidic electrolyzed water has an effective chlorine concentration equal to or greater than 15 ppm, and contains an acid salt of an inorganic acid. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189890 | NOVEL PEST REPELLENTS FROM PLANT EXTRACTS - A new composition for repelling pests is disclosed, wherein said composition comprises an extract produced from at least one plant chosen from the group consisting of | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189891 | Method and apparatus for cleaning baking surfaces - A laser arrangement for cleaning one or more baking surfaces of a baking machine has a laser head and an interface for connection to the baking machine. The laser arrangement is coupled to the baking machine mechanically and/or by control technology. A baking machine with such a laser arrangement is described, as well as a method for cleaning baking surfaces wherein a laser head is disposed in the region of the baking surface of a baking machine. A laser beam is guided onto the baking surface for cleaning the baking surface and the treatment region of the laser arrangement is moved over the baking surface by relative movement between the laser head and the baking surface. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189892 | Fiber orienting technology - An apparatus and method for accelerating food product in order to cause the product to be stretched aligning the fibers of the product. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189893 | Method for Treating Fresh Fruits and Fresh Vegetable Products - Contacting fresh fruits and fresh vegetables with an aqueous solution containing an effective amount of a neutralized silicate reduces bacterial and or fungal contamination of the fresh fruits and fresh vegetable product or retards bacterial and or fungal growth on the fresh fruits and fresh vegetable product or both without any loss to the organoleptic properties or shelf life of the product. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189894 | Yogurt Fermenter For Home Use - The present invention relates to a yogurt maker for home use. More particularly, the present invention is a yogurt maker comprising: a head unit; a control unit arranged in the head unit so as to set and control a time and temperature; a bottle cap-shaped fermenter coupling unit fixed at one side of the head unit; and a heating unit fixed at the side at which the fermenter coupling unit is fixed. The yogurt maker of the present invention is advantageous in that the yogurt maker can be coupled to a milk container rather than to a milk container cap, and the heating unit can be submerged in milk so as to generate heat for fermenting the milk, thus enabling the manufactured milk container to be used as a fermentation container without any modification, thereby eliminating the inconveniences of dividing and pouring the milk. Further, the yogurt in the milk container can be cold-stored without having to transfer the yogurt after fermentation, and the storage and use of the yogurt maker does not require a wide space. The yogurt maker of the present invention is further advantageous in that the heat in the yogurt maker is unlikely to leak, thereby enabling the efficient use of electrical energy, and the cleaning of the yogurt fermenter after use is rendered simple. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189895 | Compositions Comprising High-Protein Yogurt Powders and Methods for Making Them - Disclosed is a method for producing high-protein yogurt powders, which may have application as ingredients in nutritional bars, coatings, cereals, sauces, ready-to-mix applications, instant beverages, and bakery applications. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189896 | METHODS USING PATATIN - Patatin, a lipase obtainable from potatoes, is found to have specific selectivity for C | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189897 | METHOD FOR PREPARING SWORD BEAN TEA - A method for preparing a sword bean tea is provided. In the method, a washed sword bean or a pod of the sword bean is cut into a predetermined size. The sword bean or the pod of the sword bean is dried at 30° C. to 40° C., for 24 hours to 72 hours. The sword bean or the pod of the sword be is roasted at 250° C. to 400° C. for 10 min to 30 min. The sword bean or the pod of the sword bean is left at 70° C. to 100° C. for 3 min to 10 min, and the sword bean or the pod of the sword bean is then stirred. The leaving and the stirring are alternately and repetitively performed five times. The sword bean or the pod of the sword bean is roasted at 180° C. to 200° C. for 3 min to 5 min. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189898 | COFFEE SUBSTITUTE - With an object of providing a coffee substitute imparted with the distinctive coffee flavor and taste while also having a reduced amount of component such as caffeine, which is included as a main component of coffee but sometimes undesirable for reasons of physiological activity and health, the present invention solves the object by producing a coffee substitute by subjecting a raw material composition formed by combining an amino acid, chlorogenic acid and sugar to a roasting process. More specifically, the present invention produces a product having the taste of coffee by Maillard reaction of a sugar and amino acids in the presence of a chlorogenic acid. Since caffeine is not included in the product, foods and drinks produced using this product consequently have a coffee-like taste without including caffeine, thereby achieving foods and drinks for consumers to enjoy the coffee flavor without ingesting caffeine. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189899 | SOLID MAPLE SYRUP COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to a maple syrup product having a low water content. The maple syrup product retains the physical and palatable properties of untreated maple syrup while having a prolonged shelf-life. It can be advantageously used to sweeten beverages (such as hot beverages) and in the manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions (such as throat lozenges) and/or confectionery. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189900 | Process for Producing Protein Concentrate or Isolate and Cellulosic Thermochemical Feedstock From Distillers Grains - A process for treating distillers grains to produce a high value protein product and a cellulosic residue both from distillers grains. The high value protein product is useful as a protein supplement or feed for livestock and poultry and the cellulosic residue has value as a feedstock for a thermochemical process unit for the production of a biofuel. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189901 | Resistant Starch Food Bar System - One embodiment of the present invention relates to an uncooked consolidated ready to eat food bar system containing at least 15 grams of resistant starch. The food bar system includes a liquid, a fiber substance, and a gelling substance. The fiber substance may be a high resistant starch substance including at least one of potato starch, tapioca starch, and plantain flour. The gelling substance is configured to at least consolidate the liquid and fiber substance and may include gelatin, flax, or chia. The food bar system may include a flavoring substance such as a cocoa and a sweetener. The food bar system may also include a supplemental substance such as a probiotic, protein powder, vitamin mixture, and/or ketogenic oil. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189902 | CONCENTRATE FOOD COMPOSITION IN THE FORM OF A GEL - The present invention relates to a concentrate food composition comprising water, salt and pectin for preparing a bouillon, a soup, a sauce, a gravy or a seasoned dish. The aim of the present invention is to provide a concentrate food composition in the form of a gel at room temperature and which is shape-stable at high-salt levels, while the increase in viscosity upon cooling of the diluted concentrate food composition is very low. It has been found that a concentrate food composition in the form of a stable gel can be obtained when the concentrate comprises water, sodium salt comminuted plant material, pectin and calcium salt, wherein part of said pectin is bound to said comminuted plant material, and part of said pectin is not bound to said comminuted plant material (free pectin) and said free pectin and said bound pectin are present in a ratio of from 0.2 to 200. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189903 | Low Surface Oil Potato Chip and Manufacture Thereof - A potato chip comprising a cooked potato slice and from 5 to 20 wt % oil based on the weight of the potato chip, wherein the oil comprises a first oil portion within the cooked potato slice and a second oil portion on the surface of the cooked potato slice, the second oil portion comprising no more than 0.2 wt % of the weight of the potato chip. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189904 | Natural High-Potency Sweetener Compositions with Improved Temporal Profile and/or Flavor Profile, Methods For Their Formulation, and Uses - The present invention relates generally to improving the taste of natural high-potency non-caloric or low-caloric sweeteners and compositions sweetened therewith. In particular, the present invention relates to compositions that can improve the tastes of natural high-potency non-caloric or low-caloric sweeteners by imparting a more sugar-like taste or characteristic. In particular, the compositions and methods provide a more sugar-like temporal profile, including sweetness onset and sweetness linger, and/or a more sugar-like flavor profile, including osmotic taste. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189905 | PEDIATRIC NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION WITH MILK PEPTIDES FOR HEALTHY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT - The present disclosure generally provides pediatric nutritional compositions comprising a protein source comprising an intact milk protein and a partially hydrolyzed milk protein, wherein about 5% to about 25% of total nitrogen content of the composition is non-protein nitrogen. The pediatric nutritional compositions described herein also comprise a fat source and a carbohydrate source. The partially hydrolyzed protein source, in certain embodiments, provides peptides that have similar structure and function to the peptides found in human milk. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189906 | ROAST CHICKEN PREPARATION METHOD - A roast chicken preparation method, and more specifically relates to a roast chicken preparation method in which an uncooked chicken is pre-seasoned by rubbing in, putting on pre-seasoning ingredients such as garlic and red pepper powder salt, then the smell of chicken meat is removed by carrying out a meat-tenderization process via low temperature refrigerated maturation, then a batter coating is put on with a batter flour obtained by mixing wheat flour and corn starch with salt, pepper, garlic powder, whole peppers, ginger powder, chili powder or the like and frying is carried out in a mixed oil, and then the oil is taken off and roasting is carried out using a grill briquette direct flame fire, such that the roast chicken is one wherein greasiness has been removed by subjecting a chicken from a fried chicken step to a briquette direct flame roasting step; and the invention is useful in that greasiness is removed and clings less than with common fried chickens, the risk of taking in large volumes of cholesterol is overcome, storage properties after preparation are improved, and a crispy flavour is achieved even though the inside is moist and soft as the water fraction in the meat juices is conserved. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189907 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING BEVERAGES BY ACID REMOVAL - The present application relates to methods for producing beverages with low levels of acids, cations and/or sugars. The methods comprise the step of removing acidic ions through an AX-REED membrane stack and optionally removing cations through a CX-REED membrane stack. In certain embodiments, the AX-REED and the CX-REEF membrane stacks are operated in parallel. The methods may also comprise a step of converting sugar to organic acid, while simultaneously removing the generated organic acid through the AX-REED membrane stack. The sugar may for example be converted with the aid of enzymes and/or microorganisms. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189908 | Flue-Curing Apparatus and Associated Method - A flue-curing apparatus and a related method are provided. The flue-curing apparatus includes a circulation chamber and a curing chamber that are separated by a divider wall. An air circulation system includes a blower positioned in the circulation chamber that directs air to a heater device and a lower passage into the curing chamber. The air may be received from one or both of an inlet and an upper passage extending from the curing chamber to the circulation chamber. A humidity control system humidifies the air directed into the curing chamber. A controller may receive signals from wet and dry bulb thermometers to determine the conditions in the curing chamber and the condition of tobacco leaves being cured therein. The controller may adjust various operational parameters to cause the tobacco leaves in the curing chamber to cure at a desired rate. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189909 | SMOKELESS TOBACCO COMPOSITION COMPRISING TOBACCO-DERIVED MATERIAL AND NON-TOBACCO PLANT MATERIAL - A smokeless tobacco product is configured for insertion into the mouth of a user and incorporates materials from | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189910 | FIBROUS COMPOSITE TOBACCO-CONTAINING MATERIALS - Smokeless tobacco products suitable for oral consumption are provided. The smokeless tobacco products include a tobacco composition and at least one fibrous structure enclosing at least a portion of the outer surface of the tobacco composition such that the fibrous structure and the tobacco composition form a cohesive structure capable of maintaining cohesion when placed in an oral cavity, wherein the fibrous structure includes one or more of (i) a warp knitted structure; (ii) a plurality of reinforcing fibers attached to the tobacco composition; (iii) a braided sleeve; and (iv) a spacer fabric. A process for preparing a smokeless tobacco product adapted for oral consumption is also provided, the process including the step of enclosing at least a portion of the outer surface of a tobacco composition with a fibrous structure to form a composite structure. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189911 | Method for Producing Triacetin from Tobaccl - A method for producing triacetin from one or more plants of genus | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189912 | TOBACCO EXTRACT, PREPARATION THEREOF - A process is provided for the preparation and/or treatment of a tobacco extract. The process comprises the treatment of a tobacco extract by centrifugation and microfiltration so that it is suitable for administration to a human. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189913 | DEGRADABLE FILTER FOR SMOKING ARTICLES | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189914 | SLEEVE | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189915 | Tobacco Vaporizer - The present invention relates to an electronic smoking device, comprising a cell part ( | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189916 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE - This invention discloses an electronic smoking device. The device comprises a shell containing a tobacco container. A heating circuit is configured to heat the tobacco container. At least one energy storage battery placed in the shell and a charging circuit configured to charge the energy storage battery, characterized in that, the electronic smoking device further comprises a general interface set on the shell and a voltage regulation circuit connected between the charging circuit and the energy storage battery. The charging circuit connected to the general interface. By implementing the invention, it can achieve both charging the device with normal voltage and outputting higher baking voltage. The device also can achieve both charging and baking simultaneously, and regulate the output power of baking. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189917 | CHARGING METHOD BASED ON AN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE BOX AND CORRESPONDING ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE BOX - A charging method based on electronic cigarette box and a corresponding electronic cigarette box. The charging method based on electronic cigarette box includes: when there is a power to be charged being connected to the electronic cigarette box, detects the charging voltage of the power to be charged ( | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189918 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - Disclosed is an electronic cigarette, comprising an atomization device ( | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189919 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE WITH A BUILT-IN BATTERY ROD - An electronic cigarette built in a power supply rod comprises a suction rod and the power supply rod connected mutually as a whole. A connecting end of the suction rod is provided with a first connector. A connecting end of the power supply rod is provided with a second connector. The power supply rod extends from the connecting end of the suction rod and is accommodated and fixed in the suction rod. The connecting end of the suction rod and the connecting end of the power supply rod are fixedly connected by using screw threads of the first connector and the second connector. The length of the electronic cigarette becomes smaller, the structure is more compact, disassembly and assembly are convenient, and the amount of smoke is great, thereby helping observe the residual of tobacco liquid and making a smoker reduce the suction of the tobacco liquid or making the smoker avoid sucking the tobacco liquid. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189920 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - Disclosed is an electronic cigarette ( | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189921 | Hidden Control Waistband Garment - A lower body garment with shaping benefits is provided. The lower body garment may comprise an outer garment and a control panel inside the outer garment, such that the control panel is not visible from the outside of the outer garment. The control panel may have a rectangular shape and line a full circumference of an interior waist of the outer garment. Further, the control panel may be anchored to the outer garment at a top edge seam of the outer garment. In certain aspects, the lower body garment may be a legging, pant or skirt. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150189922 | COMPRESSION GARMENTS AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - The invention provides a compression garment ( | 2015-07-09 |
