29th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150195985 | Easy Lift - This invention Easy Lift, is an apparatus, consists of a rod with a foot rest which attaches to a shovel's handle to provide leverage when lifting a loaded shovel. | 2015-07-16 |
20150195986 | AGRICULTURAL INTER-SEEDER - A system for planting cover crop seeds in fields with standing row crops. A high-clearance agricultural vehicle is provided with a high-clearance toolbar. A plurality of ground-engaging arm assemblies depend from the toolbar. The toolbar is provided with a plurality of seeders that may be provided on the arm assemblies. The arm assemblies are provided with trailing portions to which are attached soil sealers. The system travels through the field, delivering seeds between rows of standing crops. The soil sealers cover the seeds with soil. | 2015-07-16 |
20150195987 | SEED TUBE GUARD WITH INTEGRAL FLUID CHANNEL FOR AGRICULTURAL PLANTERS - A seed tube guard for agricultural planters is cast from a high-chrome cast-iron alloy or manufactured from other wear-resistant material. The seed tube guard has a leading front surface, a trailing rear surface, and respective right and left surfaces. A fluid delivery channel is integrated within the body of the seed tube guard between the leading front surface and the trailing rear surface, and between the right and left surfaces. The fluid delivery channel has an entrance and an exit with the exit located below and rearward of the entrance for delivering fluid into a seed furrow ahead of a seed tube exit. | 2015-07-16 |
20150195988 | SEED DELIVERY APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - A seed delivery apparatus and methods in which a seed conveyor delivers seed from a metering device to a furrow in a controlled manner to maintain seed placement accuracy within the furrow. | 2015-07-16 |
20150195989 | AGRICULTURAL INTER-SEEDER ROTOR - A system for planting cover crop seeds in fields with standing row crops. A high-clearance agricultural vehicle is provided with a high-clearance toolbar. The system is provided with soil sealers. A seeder with a reciprocating seeder is provided above the soil sealers to deliver various types of seeds onto the disrupted soil, after which the soil sealers cover the seeds with soil. | 2015-07-16 |
20150195990 | Spray on Demand - A 12 volt demand pump with an adjustable spray nozzle and/or spray boom attachment and tank, to be permanently incorporated within, and/or permanently attached to any applicable commercial/residential lawn mower, for the purpose of spraying liquid herbicides, fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, insecticides and/or repellants and/or any fully dissolvable solid herbicides, fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, insecticides and/or repellants. | 2015-07-16 |
20150195991 | HEADER HEIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER - An improved automatic height adjustment system for use with a header of an agricultural harvester is provided. The system includes apparatus and methods utilizing detection of a light beam at or near the skid plate of a header to adjust the height of the header relative to the ground surface. The apparatus includes an emitter for emitting a beam of light to a receiver. An apertured sensor guide is positioned between the emitter and the receiver. The sensor guide is in communication with a controller. If the body of the sensor guide is detected as blocking passage of light to the receiver then the controller operates an extensible actuator to raise or lower the header relative to the ground surface. The system provides rapid header height adjustment in response to detected changes in elevation of the skid plate as the harvester traverses a crop field. | 2015-07-16 |
20150195992 | Draper Roller with Active Retracting Cleat Crop Stripper - A stripper roller ( | 2015-07-16 |
20150195993 | Draper Header with Belt Cleaning Arrangement - An endless belt for a side conveyor ( | 2015-07-16 |
20150195994 | Agricultural Baler and Method - An agricultural round baler is described. The agricultural round baler comprises a holding and supplying device for crops, a pressing chamber with pressing elements for pressing the crops, and a wrapping or binding device for the wrapping or binding of a pressed round bale. In order to design a round bale production which is, as a whole, more productive, the proposal is made that it be possible for at least the pressing elements to be operated, during a wrapping or binding operation following a pressing operation, at a higher running speed than the speed during the pressing operation. | 2015-07-16 |
20150195995 | SMALL FOOTPRINT GREEN ROOF OPTIMIZED FOR CLIMBING PLANTS - The present invention is directed to a system for a green roof that allows a green roof to be used more affordably and in a broader range of situations than currently available. The system includes a network of grow chambers suspended above the roof. The network of grow chambers are interconnected by a grow matrix. The grow matrix is formed from a material such as wires, which also allow the plants in the grow chambers to climb and expand over the roof. The system also includes structural supports to provide stability to the system and to suspend the matrix in areas where there is no grow chamber. The system can be installed on different roof configurations, including pitched roofs, and need not be installed over the entire surface area of the roof. In addition, the system can include irrigation in the form of sprinklers, drip watering, or water reservoirs. | 2015-07-16 |
20150195996 | PLANT ORGANIZING AND GROWING ASSEMBLY - A plant organizing and growing assembly includes a housing that has a bottom wall and a perimeter wall which is attached to and extends upwardly from the bottom wall. The perimeter wall has an inner surface and an outer surface. The perimeter wall bounds an enclosed space and the bottom wall has a generally rectangular shape. A plurality of legs is coupled to and extends downwardly from a bottom surface of the bottom wall. The legs are spaced apart and include four corner legs each positioned adjacent to one of the corners of the bottom wall. Each of the corner legs has a bottom surface having an aperture extending therein. Each of the apertures terminates before extending through the bottom wall such that the apertures are spaced from an upper surface of the bottom wall. | 2015-07-16 |
20150195997 | MODULAR LIVING WALL SYSTEM - Embodiments include but are not limited to modular living wall systems. A module of a modular living wall system may include a frame including a plurality of rails, each rail coupled to another rail by their respective ends, and a fabric arrangement mounted onto the frame and including a first fabric and a second fabric overlaying the first fabric, wherein the first fabric is a hydrophilic mat, and wherein the second fabric includes at least one opening exposing the first fabric and configured to receive a plant. The living wall system includes integrated irrigation. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2015-07-16 |
20150195998 | GROMMET FOR A SHEET MATERIAL - A grommet adapted to be assembled with a sheet material around an aperture in the sheet material is described. The grommet comprises a first flange and a second flange adapted to be assembled together with the sheet material positioned between. The first flange comprises locking pins to extend through the sheet material around the aperture and the second flange comprises corresponding holes for receiving the locking pins. Each locking pin comprising a rim that bears against a corresponding surface of the second flange to hold the flanges together. | 2015-07-16 |
20150195999 | Stripping Blade for a Forestry Machine - The invention relates to a stripping blade for a forestry machine, which includes an attachment part for pivoting the stripping blade to the forestry machine, and an at least partly curved blade part attached to the said attachment part for stripping the branches of a tree, which blade part includes a blade surface that at least partly conforms to the trunk of the tree and a support structure conforming to the blade surface connecting to the outer surface of the blade surface relative to the tree, which said stripping blade is manufactured mainly by casting. The support structure is hollow. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196000 | RETAINING PLATE FOR SPRINKLER TRIPOD - A retaining plate applied to a sprinkler tripod is set onto a water manifold of the sprinkler tripod in a preset plate pattern, and located at an interior of the foot stands of the sprinkler tripod. Said retaining plate has a sleeving portion, arranged at a preset location of the retaining plate. With the sleeving portion, said retaining plate could be set on the water manifold to rotate by taking the water manifold as its axle center. Multiple abutting portions are formed onto periphery of the retaining plate. When the foot stands of the sprinkler tripod are in expanded state, the retaining plate is rotated such that the abutting portions are mated with the foot stands, and the foot stands can be abutted onto the abutting portions for secure support. Multiple openings are set at one side of the abutting portions of the retaining plate. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196001 | Irrigation Systems - The disclosure features irrigation systems that include a base unit featuring a retractable fluid conduit, and a mobile unit coupled to the fluid conduit and including: a main body featuring an internal fluid channel having an opening; a plurality of wheel supports rotatably coupled to the main body, where the internal fluid channel extends through the wheel supports to a first plurality of apertures; two or more wheels coupled to the plurality of wheel supports; and a second plurality of apertures extending from the internal fluid channel through a wall of the main body, where during operation of the irrigation system, water enters the internal fluid channel through the opening and is dispensed from the first and second pluralities of apertures. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196002 | AUTOMATED HYBRID AQUAPONICS AND BIOREACTOR SYSTEM INCLUDING PRODUCT PROCESSING AND STORAGE FACILITIES WITH INTEGRATED ROBOTICS, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS - Provided is a consumer to industrial scale automated high-yield aquaponics system that amalgamates conventional farming techniques with hybrid integrated multi-trophic aquaculture with aeroponics. The present invention also includes a microalgae bioreactor and organism reactor production system. Further, the present invention utilizes adaptive metrics, biometrics, and thermal imaging analysis, monitoring, and control (using robotic automation) via an artificially intelligent control system. The control system of the present invention allows for a controlled, symbiotic environmental ecosystem. Additionally, the present invention incorporates integrated product processing, packaging, dry storage and cold storage facility and enhanced biosecurity. The present invention utilizes renewable green energy sources as the primary energy component input. Thus, the system of the present invention yields an environmental friendly, sealable, and sustainable aquaponics system with organically-derived and contaminate-free produce including, but not limited to fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers as well as a wide variety of microalgae, organisms, and aquaculture species. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196003 | MILKING SYSTEM - A compact milking system for conventional milking parlors. The system supports individual milking of each of the milk glands. The system possesses a compact form and weight providing conventional milking parlors with capabilities currently supported only by costly robotic milking systems. The system comprises at least two teat cups attachable to an animal's udder; at least one Multi-Conduit Tube (MCT) having at least two milk conduits; at least one Separate Streams Claw wherein each milk stream communicates with only one teat cup and one MCT milk conduit; and one Sensing and Diverting Unit communicating with the MCT and operative to separately receive and analyze milk from each MCT milk conduit. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196004 | Pet Waste System - A pet waste system using litter to absorb pet waste. Netting is used to hold the litter in the receptacle, further preventing, among other things, the litter from being kicked up by a pet. The litter generally comprises an organic, non-living material. The litter and/or receptacle can be delivered on a scheduled, recurring basis to a user of the pet waste system. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196005 | Extruded Self-Clumping Cat Litter - Litter formed of extruded pellets containing water soluble binder sufficient to self-clump when wetted producing pellet clumps having a clump retention rate of at least 90% and which shrink after clump formation during drying producing a clump pulls away from any contacting solid surface minimizing adhesion therebetween. Such clumps preferably also have a crush strength of at least 15 PSI when dry. Pellets preferably contain water-soluble binder formed of starch physically modified during extrusion that solubilizes when wetted to facilitate clumping while opening the interior of the pellet improving absorption capacity. A preferred litter is formed of a mixture of extruded pellets of different sizes producing litter composed of extruded pellets falling within a plurality of different size ranges with the smaller sized pellets being fines that cause horizontally extending clumps to form on top of the litter. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196006 | FENCE AND TRACK APPARATUS, TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, METHOD AND SYSTEM OF RUNNING WITH THE BULLS - Disclosed herein is a bull running fence apparatus including a plurality of separate, connectable sections. The sections are connected to form a track having a first end and a second end, the sections determining a boundary of the track. The sections are further connected to form a first pen located at the first end of the track, and a second pen located at the second end of the track. The separate, connectable sections are configured to form a first stall located adjacent to the first pen and a second stall adjacent to a second pen. Further disclosed is a method of hosting a bull running event that includes providing a track having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the track capable of containing a plurality of bulls. The method further includes allowing a plurality of participants to enter the track and initiating movement of the plurality of bulls from the first end of the track toward the second end and through the plurality of participants. A transportation system of the track on a single tractor trailer is also disclosed. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196007 | Pet Fountain with Basin-Straddling Cover - A pet fountain assembly that includes a cover with a drinking bowl formed therein that straddles a sidewall of a basin that can be user-provided enclosing a pump within a pumping chamber defined therebetween. The cover has a downwardly extending sidewall divided by openings that can be generally U-shaped or V-shaped into a plurality of supports on which the cover. In a preferred embodiment, one of the supports is disposed outboard the basin sidewall resting on the ground and another one of the supports is disposed inboard the basin sidewall resting on a bottom of the basin providing a water passage enabling water from the basin to reach the pump. The inboard support can provide an overflow spillway as well as define a shroud disposed between the pump and water in a lower drinking bowl of the basin. The basin can include an outwardly offset seat that locates the pump. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196008 | Anti-Pecking Spur - An anti-pecking spur attaches to a bird to prevent other birds from pecking the wearer of the anti-pecking spur. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196009 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE FOR PET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An absorbent article for pet to be worn and wrapped around a waist thereof, includes: a liquid permeable top sheet; a liquid impermeable back surface layer; an absorbent core; a first end portion and a second end portion opposing to each other; a first side portion and a second side portion opposing to each other, a first gather portion that is disposed on a top sheet side of the first side portion and configured to stand upright from the top sheet; a second gather portion that is disposed on the top sheet side of the second side portion and configured to stand upright from the top sheet; and a pair of releasably-joined portions in which the first gather portion is releasably-joined to itself in a state of being folded outward in the width direction of the absorbent article for pet, in the first end portion and the second end portion. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196010 | Pet Care Device - A novel pet care device for walking a dog is provided. The device integrates many pet care items that are necessary while walking a dog into a unitary device that is simple to operate and provides a new convenience to the dog owner. In certain embodiments, the device includes an integrated retractable leash, a flashlight, fluid spraying to dispose of pet waste, a source of fresh drinking water, and a water bowl from which a dog may drink the water. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196011 | ANIMAL EXERCISE ASSIST DEVICE AND ANIMAL ACTIVITY INFORMATION MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An animal exercise assist device and animal activity information monitoring system and method are provided. The animal exercise assist device is mounted on an animal so as to assist exercise of the animal and includes: a sensing unit that measures movement of the animal; a control unit that generates activity information of the animal on the basis of a current degree of activity acquired by analyzing the movement; a memory that stores a target degree of activity of the animal and the activity information generated by the control unit; and a display unit that displays the activity information in a predetermined format. The display unit displays a ratio of the current degree of activity to the target degree of activity. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196012 | Systems and Methods for Electrified fish barriers - The inventive subject matter describes an electrical barrier for the deterrence of fish having an electrical barrier with a computer system capable of executing a modified soft-start algorithm, the computer system further having a detector input and a switch output; a bio-electric fish proximity detector. the bio-electric fish proximity detector having a anode-cathode detecting pair input and a signal output, wherein said signal output is connected to the detector input; a time varying voltage source. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196013 | System and Method for Shrimp Aquaculture - A shrimp aquaculture system includes the steps of: (1) preparing a water container; (2) exposing the water container under the sunlight, and then filling with predetermined amount of water; (3) adding 50 liter of liquid-fermentation feed into the water container at least 1 to 2 times per day; (4) adding 50 kilogram of beneficial agents into the water container once per day to obtain nursing water; (5) adding larva and young shrimp into the nursing water, and further adding a solid-fermentation feed into the nursing water, at least once a day, lasting for 0.5 to 3 months beginning on the date of adding young and larva shrimp; (6) three months later, adding regular shrimp feed containing beneficial agents into the water container; and (7) adding the amount of 1 to 3 ppm of photosynthetic bacteria into the nursing water of the water container once a day. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196014 | ANIMAL MODEL OF KRABBE'S DISEASE - The present invention relates to an animal model for infantile globoid cell leucodystrophy, and use of said animal model for screening and/or validation of agents which may be useful as a medicament for treatment of globoid cell leukodystrophy. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196015 | MICE THAT MAKE HEAVY CHAIN ANTIBODIES - Genetically modified non-human animals and methods and compositions for making and using them are provided, wherein the genetic modification comprises a deletion in an immunoglobulin constant region CH1 gene (optionally a deletion in a hinge region) of an IgG, IgA, IgD, and/or IgE, and wherein the mouse is capable of expressing a functional IgM. Genetically modified mice are described, including mice having a functional IgM gene and modified to have a deletion of a CH1 domain and a hinge region in a heavy chain constant domain that is not an IgM, e.g., in an IgG heavy chain constant domain. Genetically modified mice that make human variable/mouse constant chimeric heavy chain antibodies (antibodies that lack a light chain), fully mouse heavy chain antibodies, or fully human heavy chain antibodies are provided. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196016 | MMTV-SV40-Spy1A and Spy1A-pTRE Transgenic Mouse Models - In one aspect, the invention provides a transgenic non-human animal model having germ cells and somatic cells containing an endogenous MMTV-SV40-Spy1A gene sequence introduced into said animal model or an ancestor of said animal model at an embryonic stage, wherein said gene sequence comprises a mouse mammary tumor virus gene (MMTV), a functionally disrupted SV40 gene (SV40) and a human Spy1A gene. In another aspect, the present invention provides a transgenic non-human animal model whose germ cells and somatic cells contain an endogenous Spy1A-pTRE-Tight gene sequence introduced into said animal model or an ancestor of said animal model at an embryonic stage. Preferably, the Spy1A-pTRE-Tight animal model expresses the Spy1A gene and develop cancer, preferably breast cancer, when administered with tetracycline, preferably doxycycline. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196017 | Compositions and Methods of Treatment of Black Hemophiliac Patients - It has been determined that most mutations in factor VIII occur in multiple haplotypes, not primarily in one haplotype. The frequencies of mild, moderate, and severe hemophilia did not differ significantly according to the background haplotype. The odds of having inhibitor were significantly higher among patients in the H3+H4 haplotype groups as compared to H1+H2 haplotype groups. This association appears to be independent of the mutation. The results indicate that white hemophiliacs should be treated with Kogenate®. However, it would clearly be of benefit to assess the haplotype of black hemophiliacs prior to prescribing the recombinant FVIII to be used for treatment. It is not essential to determine the actual mutations responsible for the hemophilia prior to prescribing the recombinant FVIII. Also described are transgenic human FVIII animal models. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196018 | ICE FISHING EQUIPMENT ORGANIZER - An ice fishing equipment organizer is disclosed. The grid is insertable into a multi-gallon container having an interior cavity. The grid has a plurality of dividing walls which extend between a central axis outward to a wall of the container and extend substantially a full depth of the container. The dividing walls form the grid which divides the interior of the container into a plurality of cavities, and wherein the plurality of dividing walls completely isolate and separate more than one piece of equipment in the plurality of cavities. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196019 | RADIATING SYSTEMS FOR AFFECTING INSECT BEHAVIOR - An insect decoy is provided that includes a vapor-isolated vessel, a chemical compound disposed within the vapor-isolated vessel, and an excitation energy source. The chemical compound may have one or more absorption bands at a set of absorption wavelengths and have one or more emission bands at a set of emission wavelengths. The excitation energy source may be configured to produce electromagnetic radiation at the absorption wavelengths so as to fluoresce the chemical compound and release photons at the emission wavelengths. The vapor-isolated vessel may be configured with at least one infrared transmissive window that is substantially transparent to the released photons at the emission wavelengths of the chemical compound. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196020 | Trap-Setting Apparatus - A trap-setting apparatus for use in setting a dog-proof trap that includes a continuous side wall, a spring member that is movable between a tripped configuration extending away from the side wall and a rigging configuration adjacent thereto. The trap-setting apparatus includes a cam member and an elongate handle having a proximal member coupled thereto and a distal end displaced therefrom, the handle being configured to rotate the cam member when moved. The trap-setting apparatus includes a pair of hook members each having a first end coupled to the cam member and a second end selectively coupled to the spring member of the dog-proof trap. In use, a user movement of the handle causes the cam member to rotate relative to the side wall of the trap and to move the spring member from the tripped configuration toward the rigging configuration. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196021 | ANATOMICALLY CORRECT GAME CALL - A game call for the producing of sounds that mimic animal sounds better than conventional game calls. The call may include various structures of that mimic or correspond to various features found in the mouth, nasal passageways, and/or trachea opening of an animal. The body of the call may be connected to a mouth piece to enable a user to provide a sound by blowing air through the call. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196022 | ABSORBENT PAD HAVING THREE OR MORE MODULES TO ENHANCE PRESERVATION OF FLOWERS - An absorbent pad is provided having three or more adjacent modules as a treatment system that modifies the atmosphere in a container to prolong life and the physical/sensory characteristics of cut flowers at all stages of storage and transport. Each module of the absorbent pad of the present disclosure is a discrete absorbent pad in itself that contains an active agent, such as a CO | 2015-07-16 |
20150196023 | DISPERSANTS FOR AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS - An agrochemical formulation and its method of manufacture comprising an agrochemical active and a dispersant polymer comprising a copolymer of benzylmethacrylate, acrylic acid and 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid | 2015-07-16 |
20150196024 | PARTICLE SIZE REDUCTION - Provided are methods for reducing the size of solid particles based on surprising results that storage with molecular sieves for a period of time can significantly reduce particle sizes. The solid particles may comprise an inclusion complex of a molecular encapsulating agent and a cyclopropene compound. The method comprises mixing a collection of the solid particles with molecular sieves and storing the mixture for a period of time. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196025 | BIOACTIVE HEME-HALOPEROXIDASE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE - Compositions comprising a heme-haloperoxidase and an amino alcohol effective for killing or inhibiting the growth of pathogenic microorganisms in the presence of a peroxide and halide and methods of use are provided. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196026 | METHOD FOR REPELLING RODENTS - The present disclosure relates to the use of polycyclic quinones, and particularly, anthraquinones, to non-lethally repel rodents from consuming or otherwise damaging vegetation, private property, man-made structures, or agricultural products in the field and in storage. Further, the invention shows use as a protection strategy for various other products used as a food source by certain rodents. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196027 | BIOCIDE AND BLEACH COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS - Provided are biocide compositions and bleach compositions comprising organic acyl polyoxychlorine and related methods. The reduction of the acyl polyoxychlorine group releases a reactive intermediate that undergoes a series of cascading reduction steps, resulting in termination products Generally Recognized As Safe. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196028 | Pheromone Composition for Treating Varroa Mite Infestation - A composition and method for treating a | 2015-07-16 |
20150196029 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING A SESTERTERPENE AND USE THEREOF AS ANTIBIOTIC AND ANTIFUNGAL ADJUVANT - The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least a sesterterpene for use as medicament like antibiotic or antifungal. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of at least a sesterterpene for increasing, assisting and/or enhancing the bacteriostatic and/or bactericidal activity of an antibiotic or the fungicidal activity of an antifungal compound. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196030 | HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING 4-AMINO-3-CHLORO-6-(4-CHLORO-2-FLUORO-3-METHOXYPHENYL) PYRIDINE-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID OR DERIVATIVES THEREOF, FLUROXYPYR OR DERIVATIVES THEREOF, AND PHENOXY AUXINS OR DERIVATIVES THEREOF - Provided herein are herbicidal compositions comprising a mixture comprising (a) 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid or an agriculturally acceptable ester, amide, or salt thereof, (b) fluroxypyr or an agriculturally acceptable ester, amide, or salt thereof, and (c) MCPA or 2,4-D or agriculturally acceptable esters, amides, or salts thereof. The compositions provide synergistic weed control of undesirable vegetation in areas including, but not limited to, cereals, rice, range and pasture areas, industrial vegetation management (IVM), and rights-of-way. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196031 | Screening Assay for Insecticides - The present invention relates to polypeptides, preferably from | 2015-07-16 |
20150196032 | ANTIVIRAL COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to novel antiviral compounds which are covalently attached to solid, macro surfaces. In another embodiment, the invention relates to novel antiviral compositions including a polymeric material and, embedded therein, an antiviral compound. In other embodiments, the invention relates to making a surface antiviral and making a polymeric material antiviral. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196033 | PESTICIDAL COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES RELATED THERETO - This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula One”) | 2015-07-16 |
20150196034 | HYDROGEN SULFIDE RELEASING COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE - The invention relates to a compound comprising a mitochondrial targeting group linked to group capable of releasing hydrogen sulfide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy. The invention also relates to the use of the compound in the treatment of a plant, and to certain forms of the compound. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196035 | ANIMAL SHAMPOO - An animal shampoo that can he used for washing animals or for topical treatment to areas that are occupied by animals including soap, water, vinegar, epazote and glycerin (or olive oil) is taught. Other optional ingredients and variations of the primary ingredients are also disclosed. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196036 | INSECTICIDAL COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides compositions and methods for controlling plant pests. In particular, the present invention provides plant extracts with insecticidal activity. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196037 | FOOD ASSEMBLY AND CONTAINER THEREFOR - A food assembly includes a first layer, which may be formed of cake, and a second layer, which may be formed of icing. The first layer may include at least four food elements. The food elements may be shaped so that tops of the food elements are contiguous and define a top surface of the first layer. The second layer adjoins the top surface. Upon pulling a selected one of the food elements away from the remainder of the first layer, a portion of the second layer is separated from the remainder of the second layer. The food assembly may be combined with a container having a base and at least four pockets, and each of the food elements of the food assembly may be nested in a respective one of the pockets. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196038 | Grinder Assembly - A grinder with independent blades and an apparatus and methods to cause the product to be stretched, aligning the fibers of the product. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196039 | Grinder apparatus - A grinder with independent blades and an apparatus and methods to cause the product to be stretched, aligning the fibers of the product. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196040 | PROCESS TO PRODUCE SAFE PASTEURIZED SHRIMP AND OTHER SHELLFISH OF HIGH SENSORY QUALITY AND EXTENDED REFRIGERATED SHELF-LIFE - A system and method for processing shrimp and other shellfish species are disclosed. Embodiments of the disclosed system and method provide a shellfish product having a longer refrigerated shelf-life than experienced with conventional processing methods and the shellfish product produced retains more of its original sensory qualities, such as texture, flavor and odor, than is retained by current processing methods. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196041 | OIL AND FAT COMPOSITION - An oil and fat composition is provided which can reduce cooked odors without using an additive such as emulsifier. The oil and fat composition includes an oil and fat produced by oxidizing a fresh oil and fat so that a difference in anisidine value before and after the oxidation is 0.5 to 350, and an edible oil and fat. An added anisidine value of the oil and fat composition is 0.07 to 350 and is further calculated by the following formula: added anisidine value=(anisidine value after oxidation−anisidine value before oxidation)×[additive amount (wt. %)]. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196042 | GREEN TEA BEVERAGE PACKED IN CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A green tea beverage is packed in a container, which makes it possible to sense a deep aroma passing through the nasal cavity when the beverage is drunk cold, in particular even when time has passed since the container was opened and the beverage temperature has increased and become lukewarm, by adjusting the ratio (SSS/SS) of the concentration of settleable suspended solids (SSS) to the concentration of suspended solids (SS) in the green tea beverage to 0.07 to 0.48 and adjusting the ratio (sucrose/sugars) of the concentration of sucrose to the concentration of sugars, which is the sum of the concentration of monosaccharide and the concentration of disaccharide, to 0.74 to 0.94. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196043 | GREEN TEA BEVERAGE PACKED IN CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - There has been a need to provide a green tea beverage packed in a container which exhibits a smooth feeling in the throat and a lingering taste when the beverage is drunk cold, in particular even when time has passed since the container was opened and the beverage temperature has increased and become lukewarm. The present invention provides a green tea beverage packed in a container which exhibits a smooth feeling in the throat and a lingering taste when the beverage is drunk cold, in particular even when time has passed since the container was opened and the beverage temperature has increased and become lukewarm, by adjusting a particle diameter of cumulative 90 mass % (D90) in a tea extracted liquid to 3 μm to 60 μm and adjusting a sugar/tartness degree ratio to 0.12 to 0.43. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196044 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COFFEE BEVERAGE PRECURSOR - The present invention relates to a method of producing a coffee beverage precursor suitable for preparation of a coffee beverage by dissolution in an aqueous liquid. The coffee beverage is prepared from an oil-in-water emulsion comprising coffee extract, to which a protein ingredient is added. By the method of the invention it is possible to reduce, or even avoid, drying as compared to prior art methods. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196045 | PH ADJUSTED PULSE PROTEIN PRODUCT - An aqueous solution of a pulse protein product having a protein content of at least about 60 wt % (N×6.25) d.b. which is soluble in aqueous media at a pH of less than about 4.4 and heat stable at that pH range is adjusted in pH to a pH of about 6 to about 8. The resulting product is further processed by drying the product, recovering and drying any precipitated pulse protein material, heat treating and then drying the product, or heat treating the product and recovering and drying any precipitated pulse protein material. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196046 | Animal Feed Composition - A novel and practical process to convert the oily sludge from food industry and waste water treatment into a non-oily feed product in dry and free-flowing form for animal applications is provided. The combination of an alkaline agent to encapsulate the oily sludge into a non-oily form and a particulate material to provide solid surface as a carrier is used to convert the oily sludge into a non-oily wet paste or particle form. Then a drying process with a commercial dryer is applied for producing an animal feed product in non-oily, dry and free-flowing form. The animal feed product retains a fat level, which is generally higher than normal animal feed products, but in an easily handled, non-oily, non-sticky, free-flowing and dry form. The process of the invention converts the problematic food waste sludge with oily, sticky and wet properties into the useful nutritional products with the improved properties. The process in the present invention is practical and economical to be used, which could resolve the problem from these oily sludge materials, save and create millions of dollars for food and feed industries and waste water treatment plants. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196047 | Edible Energy Composition with Low Caffeine - An energy composition includes a methylated xanthine, a choline derivative, and at least one flavorant in a sufficient amount to render the energy composition palatable. The energy composition may also include vitamins, amino acids, enzymes, preservatives, and the like. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196048 | BOVINE MEAT COMPOSITIONS HAVING ENHANCED QUALITY, NUTRITIVE AND HEALTH VALUES OBTAINED FROM ENRICHMENT DIETS - The present invention relates to improved meat products produced by novel methods of increasing the selenium and Vitamin E content in beef by feeding special enriched diets. The present invention further provides improved meat products having increased Vitamin E retention, reduced TBARS and/or improved water holding capacity in comparison to meat products not obtained from beef cattle fed said special enrichment diet. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196049 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHILLING OR FREEZING - Product such as food is chilled or frozen in apparatus in which a chilling zone holds a pool of cryogen vapor, and a belt that carries the product through the apparatus passes through a region in the apparatus that is lower than the upper surface of the pool of cryogen vapor. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196050 | TRANSFER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COATING MATERIALS IN A MEMBRANE - Provided are methods and machines for enrobing and fully encapsulating food products in an edible composition. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196051 | IMMOBILIZED ADDITIVE INSERTS - Delivery of additives in a smoking article is provided through thermally degradable, robust immobilized additive inserts. Additives can be immobilized in an elongated device or an insert, wherein the elongated device or the insert is sufficiently robust to allow the elongated device or the insert to be manually or machine inserted into a smoking article while maintaining the structure of the elongated device or the insert. By providing additives in the form of thermally degradable immobilized additive inserts, migration and/or loss of the additives in a smoking article prior to smoking can be reduced. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196052 | SMOKING ARTICLE WITH FLAVOR DELIVERY SYSTEM - A flavor delivery release system for a cigarette or cigarette package. The system includes a cigarette, at least one capsule containing a flavorant, the capsule positioned on an external surface of the cigarette; and wherein the flavorant is released upon rupturing the capsule. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196053 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE CASE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING INFORMATION OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE CASE - An electronic cigarette case comprises an information receiving and sending module, a microprocessor and a sliding touch control module. The microprocessor is configured to collect at least one kind of data selected from the group consisting of personal information data, electronic cigarette case data, and electronic cigarette data. The sliding touch control module is configured to sense a sliding touch signal of a user and transmit the sliding touch signal to the microprocessor. The microprocessor controls the information receiving and sending module to send the data collected by the microprocessor to the electronic device according to the sliding touch signal. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196054 | COIL PACKAGING FOR SMOKELESS TOBACCO - A pocket sized dispenser houses in coiled form a flexible strip of portions of smokeless tobacco sized for placement between a consumer's cheek and gum, where the flexible strip includes a base tape removably attached to the plurality of portions, and wherein the dispenser and strip are adapted to allow a consumer to separate individual portions from the base tape. The individual portions comprise either a collection of tobacco particles at least partially enclosed by a coating comprising a water-soluble non-crosslinked component and a substantially water-insoluble cross-linked component; or pouches attached to the base tape with a food-grade adhesive, the pouches comprising smokeless tobacco enclosed in a water-permeable wrapper with at least one lap-sealed edge. Methods of preparing such are disclosed. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196055 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - An electronic cigarette ( | 2015-07-16 |
20150196056 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE AND ASSEMBLY METHOD OF ATOMIZER THEREOF - An electronic cigarette and a method for assembling an atomizer thereof. The electronic cigarette comprises a suction rod ( | 2015-07-16 |
20150196057 | ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION DEVICE - Disclosed is an electronic atomization device, which includes a housing, an atomizer for storing flavor materials and making the flavor materials be atomized and a power supply. Both of the power supply and the atomizer are disposed in the housing. The device further includes an main control circuit disposed in the housing and an authentication device for receiving and identifying authentication information entered by user, the main control circuit is electrically connected with the power supply and atomizer so as to control the power supply whether to supply power to the atomizer or not, and the authentication device is electrically connected with the main control circuit so as to transmit the authentication information to the main control circuit for identification of user permission. As disclosed in the present invention, it can prevent the electronic atomization device from being used by other people without authorization, thereby protecting the minors effectively. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196058 | ELECTRONIC VAPOUR PROVISION DEVICE - An electronic vapor provision device comprising a power cell and a vaporizer, wherein the vaporizer comprises a heater and a heater support, wherein the heater is one the inside of the heater support. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196059 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE ATOMIZER AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE USING THE SAME - The present application discloses an electronic cigarette atomizer and an electronic cigarette using the electronic cigarette atomizer. The electronic cigarette atomizer comprises a plurality of atomizing assemblies, and each atomizing assembly includes at least one heating wire and defines a smoke channel configured to discharge smoke. The atomizing assemblies are all coaxial and thereby form a string, and the smoke channels of every two adjacent atomizing assemblies communicate with each other. The heating wires of all the atomizing assemblies are electrically connected successively, and the heating wire of each atomizing assembly is entirely or partially received in the smoke channel of the atomizing assembly. Pluralities of detachable connecting structure are mounted between every two adjacent atomizing assemblies to detachably connect every two adjacent atomizing assemblies with each other. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196060 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING DELIVERY DEVICES - Provided herein are methods, devices, kits, and systems for modulating aerosol particle size generated by an aerosol generating device (e.g., electronic nicotine delivery device). Also described herein are methods, devices, kits, and systems for modulating the delivery of aerosol particles generated by an aerosol generating device (e.g., an electronic nicotine delivery device) to the deep lung of a subject. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196061 | Sweatshirt pipe and attachments - A sweatshirt having a smoking apparatus as part of the sweatshirt, allowing users to smoke out of the sweatshirt comprises a garment body having a neck opening and sleeves and an elongated cord for tightening the sweatshirt hood around the users head and neck. A hollow tube is positioned inside of the elongated cord. The elongated tube has a smoking apparatus secured thereto which may be a pipe, a vaporizer, an atomizer, a pre-filled electronic cigarette or other apparatus for smoking. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196062 | BATTERY ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE HAVING SAME - An exemplary battery assembly for an electronic cigarette includes a housing, a battery received in the housing, and a first switch assembly connected to the battery. The first switch assembly includes a fixed electrode, and a rotatable electrode. The fixed electrode is connected to the battery. The fixed electrode has a conductive area and an insulated area. The rotatable electrode is rotatable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the rotatable electrode is in contact with the conductive area, thus connecting to the fixed electrode, and the first switch assembly is turned on. In the second position, the rotatable electrode is positioned in the insulated area, thus disconnecting from the fixed electrode, and the first switch assembly is turned off. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196063 | CHILD GARMENT WITH INTEGRATED SAFETY FEATURES - The invention relates to an infant garment with integrated safety features. The garment is formed as a multi-layered article of clothing, where a net-like harness is sandwiched between two fabric layers. The harness covers substantially entire torso of the infant. The harness has a handle extending through an opening of the outer layer. When a caregiver lifts the child using the handle of the harness, the lifting force is distributed about the torso of the infant without concentrating the lifting force in one small area. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196064 | BODY SHAPING GARMENT - A garment or undergarment includes an inner part and an outer part. The inner part has an upper portion for covering and compressing at least a portion of a mid-section of a wearer above a waistline of a wearer and a lower portion for covering a groin of a wearer and limiting upward movement of the inner part. The outer part is attached to the inner part and overlaps at least a portion of the lower portion. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196065 | NURSING BRA - A nursing bra includes a front portion including a first cup and a second cup; a back portion, wherein the front and back portions are connected at the sides of the bra. The nursing bra further includes a first shoulder strap extending from the back portion to the first cup and a second shoulder strap extending from the back portion to the second cup, wherein the straps are permanently connected to the front portion through connection parts and the straps are releaseably connected to the cups through cup release elements. The front portion includes a first flexible tube and a second flexible tube each including filler in the form of a liquid or a semi-liquid, wherein the first tube extends along at least part of the underside edge of the first cup and the second tube extends along at least part of the underside edge of the second cup. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196066 | GARMENT HAVING ANTIBACTERIAL, ANTIMICROBIAL, SKIN ENHANCEMENT, SKIN REGENERATION, AND/OR SKIN WELLNESS PROPERTIES AND UTILITY FUNCTIONAL COMPARTMENTS - An article of clothing or garment having antibacterial, antimicrobial, skin wellness, skin regeneration, and skin enhancement properties and utility functional compartments is disclosed. The article of clothing may also have antifungal and antiyeast properties. The article of clothing includes a top or shirt component and/or a bottom or pant component wherein at least one of the shirt and pant components may include a metallic component, such as copper, which may provide antibacterial, antimicrobial, antifungal, antiyeast, skin wellness, skin regeneration, and/or skin enhancement properties. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196067 | ARTICLE OF APPAREL - An article of apparel with grasp-resistant panels includes a multilayer textile having a first fabric layer possessing a first elongation value bonded to a second fabric layer possessing a second elongation value, where the second elongation value is less than the first elongation value. In an embodiment, the first fabric layer is a stretch knit and the second fabric layer is a non-stretch woven. The second fabric layer is discontinuous, defining a plurality of panels spaced along the first fabric layer. The article of apparel selectively stretches, expanding along non-paneled areas. With this configuration, the article of apparel fits onto multiple body types, providing full range of motion while inhibiting the grasping and holding of the apparel by a non-wearer. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196068 | Body Shaping Fit System - A body shaping fit system for pants is based on the concept of actively shaping the body's silhouette. This fit system includes: a stretch coating formulation for fabric that provides stretch in all directions (e.g., four way stretch) in an engineered way to target specific parts of the body, shape contouring panels, cosmetic finishing techniques, and seaming and construction techniques for pants. In a specific implementation, a pair of jeans includes a shape contouring panel incorporated onto an inside of the jeans, the panel including a polyurethane based coating with holding power to enhance the body's natural curves while de-emphasizing the body's flaws. The fit system is also applicable to pants, shorts, capris, and other clothing where shaping and support is desirable in the waist, seat, hip, and thigh areas. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196069 | Droops Jeans - This new clothing item idea is designed to allow the wearer to appear to be wearing very droopy and loose fitting pants, (nearly falling off) yet because of the pants, underwear and belt-like item all being combined into one new item, the problems that have been arising from schools, etc. would be eliminated. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196070 | Full Length Padded Compression Garment - A garment having both compression and integrated padding extending from the waist of a wearer to the lower extremities of the wearer. Preferably the garment includes hip pads, tailbone pads, thigh pads, and kneepads. The integration of full-length compression with padding provides support and protection during activities. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196071 | ACTIVEWEAR WITH WAISTBAND POCKET - Provided is activewear with hidden pockets. More particularly, athletic garments such as pants comprising one or more waistband pocket, preferably concealable, are included. In embodiments, athletic garments with an interior concealed pocket in the fold-over portion of a fold down waistband are provided. The waistband pocket enables the wearer to store items such as car keys, hotel room keys and/or smart phones relatively inconspicuously and securely in the waistband of the garment. A purpose of the concealment includes minimizing attention from the items stored within the pocket and allowing the wearer to participate in a variety of athletic sports or events while carrying personal items in a secure manner. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196072 | SUPPORT SHIRT WITH SLEEVE REINFORCEMENT REGIONS - A support shirt comprising a shirt body and a pair of shirt body sleeves positioned adjacent to an upper shirt body is provided. The sleeves are attached to the shirt body at sleeve body holes, with each of the sleeves including sleeve reinforcement regions extending at least a portion of the distance from the sleeve holes to an outer edge of the sleeves. The sleeve reinforcement regions extend substantially along a centerline extending longitudinally across the sleeves and the upper sleeve body to stabilize and provide support to the shoulders of a wearer during an upward lifting motion. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196073 | Padded Weight Lifting Short - A padded clothing article such as a short has a pad positioned on the front of the clothing article where the position of the pad is such that the pad covers the pubic bone of the individual wearing the short for protection during athletic exercise such as a snatch lift or gymnastic exercise. The pad is flexible so as not to constrict movement during the exercise while still providing protection against contact with the bar or other object along the pelvic region of the wearer. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196074 | Body Protection - A body protection assembly is disclosed for protecting a human body from injury due to an impact. An internal planar structure ( | 2015-07-16 |
20150196075 | NOSE CUP FOR DENTAL AND OTHER SURGICAL PROCEDURES - The Nose Cup ( | 2015-07-16 |
20150196076 | Medical Equipment Garment T-Shirt - The invention relates to a medical equipment garment worn as a concealed T-shirt comprising a body covering section. The garment is light weight consisting of a front and back bodice. The medical equipment garment T-shirt includes constructed customized encasements that consist of pockets on the upper left and right underarms. A front compartment encasement is located on the lower center front of the shirt. These encasements allow for continuous connection to life sustaining equipment which monitors a medical patient's heart pump. Life sustaining equipment fits safely and discreetly into the upper left and right pockets and front encasements that allow for continuous connection to Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) or heart pumps. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196077 | CONCEALABLE BODY ARMOR AND COMBINATION BAG/VEST - Described herein are combination bag/vests which, in a bag configuration, serve as a functional bag and which, in a vest configuration, include a system for attaching one or more modular accessories to the vest in a desired configuration. Also described herein are such combination bag/vests wherein the vest configuration operates as a tactical personal body armor vest and the bag configuration conceals the tactical vest portion while permitting the one or more modular accessories to remain in the desired configuration. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196078 | Carter Concepts - Adhesive Bow Ties - Carter Concepts—Adhesive Bow Ties are a bow tie with an adhesive backing. The Carter Concepts—Adhesive Bow Ties can be affix to the human body or an article of clothing. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196079 | BUTTON REPAIR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A button replacement and reinforcement system which provides a quick and simple alternative to sewing a button into place. This system is versatile in that it can be used on buttons with one or up to four holes. It provides a secure attachment or reinforcement to button placement, and is also able to add buttons as an embellishment to a variety of materials, including materials. It is quick and simple to use, and hold buttons securely in place without the need for a needle or thread. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196080 | Helmet Breath Guard - A helmet breath guard add-on which is capable of effectively preventing steam formation in a helmet shield, thereby removing inconveniences when wearing a helmet, is disclosed. The breath guard may be made from a flexible yet solid elastomeric material providing for an adequate elastic adjustment, and allowing a fit to a wide variety of different helmet user faces. Preferably, the single piece nature of the breath guard allows for the prevention of leaks for adequate helmet fog reduction. The elastic nature of the material allows the breath guard to generally keep its shape even when distorted from the putting on and the removal of the helmet. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196081 | HELMET CHIN CURTAIN - A helmet chin curtain add-on for effectively preventing wind, cold temperature and noise from entering into a helmet, thereby removing inconveniences when wearing a helmet, is disclosed. The chin curtain is preferably made from a resilient flexible solid material providing for an adequate elastic adjustment, allowing a fit to a wide variety of different helmets. The single piece nature of the chin curtain preferably allows for the prevention of leaks for adequate wind and noise reduction. The elastomeric nature of the material allows the chin curtain to retain its shape even when distorted from putting on and the removing the helmet. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196082 | Footwear Having Sensory Feedback Outsole - An article of footwear may include a sole structure fixedly attached to an upper defining an internal cavity configured to receive a foot of a wearer. The sole structure may include an exposed outer member configured to contact the ground, the exposed outer member including a first aperture, and a sensory feedback member disposed at least partially within the first aperture in the outer member, the sensory feedback member including a first end and a second end. The first end of the sensory feedback member may include a projection extending through the first aperture and configured to contact the ground. In addition, the second end of the sensory feedback member may include a plurality of flexible bristles extending through a portion of the sole structure and exposed to the internal cavity. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196083 | SYSTEM FOR ANTIFUNGAL/BACTERIAL PROTECTION FOR SHOES - A system for fungi and bacteria protection for a shoe that includes: an outer sole; at least one valve on one side of the outer sole; and an antifungal and antibacterial fluid substance insertable into each valve, where the fluid substance permeates through the outer sole after insertion into each valve. The outer sole may include a toe portion, a mid-sole portion and a heel portion. Preferably if the shoe includes shoe laces, the shoe laces are treated with the antifungal and antibacterial fluid substance. | 2015-07-16 |
20150196084 | Ventilation Of Footwear - A ventilation apparatus including a pump, a switching unit, and a fluid diffuser is provided. The pump attached to the footwear pumps fluid into and exhausts fluid from a cavity of the footwear. The switching unit in communication with the pump selectively changes modes of operation of the pump. The fluid diffuser connected to the pump within the cavity of the footwear includes a feed pipe for transferring the fluid pumped from the pump to the cavity of the footwear during a pump mode of operation and to transfer the fluid in the cavity of the footwear to an ambient environment external to the footwear during an exhaust mode of operation, for ventilating the footwear. In one or more embodiments, the fluid diffuser includes a diffusing member with one or more openings and/or a fluid distribution channel member for transferring the fluid to and from the cavity of the footwear. | 2015-07-16 |