46th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160330899 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR DEEP SOIL PREPARATION - An arrangement for the deep strip tillage of a soil ( | 2016-11-17 |
20160330900 | HYDROSEEDER WITH PIVOTING AUGER CONVEYOR - A hydroseeder, for spraying a slurry mixture on a ground surface, the hydroseeder comprising: a liquid containment tank having an internal mixer, a tank inlet and a tank outlet, wherein the tank inlet is disposed above a maximum liquid fill level of the tank; a pump and a spray nozzle in communication with the tank outlet; a conveyor comprising an enclosed cantilever housing having an infeed chute at a lower end and a discharge spout at an upper end in communication with the tank inlet, the discharge spout of the enclosed cantilever housing pivotally supported on a slew ring to rotate about an axis of rotation relative to the tank inlet, the slew ring sealing between the discharge spout and the tank inlet during rotation between a stowed position and a deployed position; wherein the infeed chute in the deployed position is disposed at a loading height from the ground surface. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330901 | PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION DEVICE WITH SECTION CONTROL MONITORING - A product distribution device shown as an agricultural air seeder in which product distribution can be selective stopped and started in sections of the machine width. The functioning of the section control system is monitored by sensors that directly detect the control member position as opposed to sensing the commanded position of the control member. Likewise, in generating a map of the area covered, the actual detected position of the control member is used instead of the commanded position of the control member. An operator is notified of inconsistencies between the commended position of the control member and the sensed position. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330902 | ANTI-WIND/ANTI-WRAPPING ASSEMBLY FOR TRIMMERS - An anti-winding assembly reduces or prevents debris from winding on a trimmer and/or makes them easier to remove. The trimmer includes a trimmer head mounted to a rotatable arbor and supporting one or more cutting lines. The anti-winding assembly includes a collar positionable between the trimmer head and an adjacent trimmer component, and a shield positioned radially outward of the collar. The shield covers gaps between the collar and the trimmer head and between the collar and the adjacent trimmer component. The assembly reduces exposure to pinching gaps and to powered rotating parts that enable tight windings that can accumulate to lock trimmer rotation. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330903 | STRING TRIMMER WITH ADJUSTABLE GUARD ASSEMBLY - The adjustable guard assembly is connected to a head assembly of a string trimmer. The adjustable guard assembly includes a housing. The housing includes a mounting portion, which connects to a motor case. The housing further includes a deck portion, which extends from the mounting portion. The deck portion has a proximal end and a distal end. A first skirt member extends along and downward from the distal end of the deck portion in a generally radially outward direction. A first blade assembly includes a first blade member, provided in the interior of the first skirt member, to engage a rotating string member. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330904 | CUTTING MECHANISM FOR WHOLE PLANT HARVESTING - A cutting mechanism for the harvesting of whole plants can include a number of mowing elements, which include a lower cutting disk and conveyor rotors located above, two transverse conveyors located in the back, and a delivery conveyor. The cutting disks of the mowing elements work together with a frame-affixed counter-blade and can be driven together with the corresponding conveyor rotors by a shaft. The shafts are driven by a gear arrangement that extends, on the front side, over the width of the cutting mechanism. The frame of the cutting mechanism can include a middle part and lateral parts that are placed so they can swivel, on the middle part, between a horizontal operating position and a raised transporting position. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330905 | Mowing Machine - A mowing machine has a frame component group; a mower component group connected to the frame component group so as to be supported by it on the field in a working and operating position; and a protection and cover component group surrounding the mower component group. The mower component group has rotatingly driven cutting members. The cutting members are arranged transverse to a traveling and working direction of the mowing machine and have a rotation body that, in the working and operating position, is close to the ground and has cutting blades at the outer periphery. An active suction unit correlated with the mower component group deflects an air flow, oriented from the mower component group in a first direction toward the still standing crop, in a second direction in which the crop is no longer loaded by the air flow. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330906 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING HARVEST CHARACTERISTICS - The systems and methods described herein adjust harvest characteristics by selecting one or more harvest characteristics according to the location of a harvester within a field. For example, the selection includes determining the location of the harvester within the field, associating the location with a corresponding zone of a plurality of zones in the field where each of the plurality of zones corresponds to a respective crop planted within the field (for instance a hybrid type), and assigning one or more harvest characteristics to a harvest operation according to at least the corresponding zone and the respective crop within the corresponding zone. Harvest operations are conducted with the assigned one or more harvest characteristics. The systems and methods described repeat selecting the one or more harvest characteristics as the harvester changes location within the field according to further examples. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330907 | Combine Harvester Combining Row Crop Guidance and Plant Attribute Measurement - A system for measuring plant attributes includes an ECU mounted on a combine, a plant attribute sensor, a ground speed sensor and a vehicle guidance sensor. The ECU is configured to use a signal from a vehicle guidance sensor disposed in front of plant attribute sensor to create a signal sampling window in which signals from the plant attribute sensor will be read and to reject signals from the plant attribute sensors outside of this signal sampling window. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330908 | PORTABLE HOPS HARVESTER - A portable agricultural implement for the harvesting of hops is disclosed that accommodates the automated removal of hops from bines as well as various features and functions associated with such removal and separation of the hops from debris. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330909 | Variable Angle Beet Pick Up Device - This pick-up apparatus for picking up harvested root crop defines a pick-up plane | 2016-11-17 |
20160330910 | COMPRESSED BALE PACKAGING APPARATUS WITH BAG APPLICATOR ASSIST DEVICE AND BAG FOR SAME - A bag applicator assist device for a baling system having a discharge mandrel, includes a frame movable longitudinally along the mandrel from a loading position to a bagging position and at least one gripper mounted to the frame. The gripper is movable between a closed position to secure the bag therein and an open position to release the bag from the gripper. A bag is positioned in the gripper at the loading position, the frame is moved longitudinally along the mandrel from the loading position to the bagging position and the bag is released from the gripper when the frame is in the bagging position. A bag configured for use with the applicator assist device includes a polymeric tubular member having a sealed end and an open end. The open end defines four corners. The bag has a gripper receiving region at about each corner. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330911 | COMPRESSED BALE PACKAGING APPARATUS WITH CROWNED DISCHARGE MANDREL - A system for transferring and containing a bale of compressible material includes a conveyor, a transfer device to transfer the bale of compressible material from the conveyor and a bagger. The bagger includes an entrance, a discharge station and a bag mandrel. The bale is received in the entrance from the transfer device and is discharged from the bagger by the discharge station into a bag positioned on the mandrel. The mandrel has a plurality of walls, at least one of the walls having a crowned profile. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330912 | METHOD OF REGENERATING BEARING BRANCH IN DWARFING CULTIVATION OF FURUIT - Provided is a method of regenerating a bearing branch in dwarfing cultivation of fruits, including step (1) through the step (10); and including repeating: cutting back a mother bearing branch having short bearing branches, among plural branches having grown from a bud, from which the grown fruits have been harvested, so that a bud is formed at a root end of the same mother bearing branch, and cutting back a terminal portion of a new branch by a length of one third to one fourth of the entire length of the same new branch. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330913 | BLOWER - A blower includes a fan for generating an air flow, a motor for driving the fan to rotate about a central axis, a battery pack for supplying power to the motor, an air duct portion including an air duct, the air duct extending long the central axis, a coupling portion for coupling with the battery pack, and a connection portion for connecting the air duct portion with the coupling portion. The fan is received in the air duct. The air duct includes an air duct inlet and an air duct outlet which are respectively located at the two ends of the air duct. The air duct inlet is located between the air duct outlet and the coupling portion. The connection portion is provided with an air intake space located between the air duct inlet and the coupling portion. The air intake space is opened in a radial direction of the central axis. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330914 | HEDGE TRIMMER - A hedge trimmer includes elongated upper and lower blades overlapping relative to each other, each of the blades including a trimming portion having an outer periphery formed with a plurality of trimming edges and a mounting portion formed with a guiding hole; upper and lower eccentric wheels that extend into the guiding holes of the blades and that is formed with an eccentric hole respectively; and a brushless motor including an output shaft extending into and operably coupled with the eccentric holes in the eccentric wheels such that activation of the motor results in rotation of the eccentric wheels within the guiding holes in the blades, thereby driving the blades reciprocally relative to each other along their longitudinal direction. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330915 | TREE INJECTION SYSTEM AND METHODS - There is provided by the present invention an injection system for use in injecting a liquid into a tree, the system comprising: (A) a liquid supply assembly ( | 2016-11-17 |
20160330916 | FLOWER POT - A container for a plant, the container including: a body and a plant tube, wherein the body includes a top surface with a first body opening therein, a front surface connected to the top surface, a side surface connected to the top surface and the front surface, and a bottom surface connected to the front surface and the side surface; wherein the plant tube comprises a container body defining a container cavity, and a top portion connected to the container body, wherein the top portion comprises at least one tube opening; wherein the plant tube is configured to extend at least partially through the first body opening; wherein an outer diameter of the plant tube is less than an inner diameter of the first body opening; and wherein an outer diameter of the top portion of the plant tube is greater than an inner diameter of the first body opening. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330917 | EMITTER AND DRIP IRRIGATION TUBE - Provided is an emitter ( | 2016-11-17 |
20160330918 | ROOT INTRUSION PROTECTION OF SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION PIPE - A subsurface drip irrigation device having a tube having a first layer having a releasable herbicide compounded in the first layer are on an inside surface of the first layer, a second barrier layer adjacent the first layer, outlets extending through the tube in a spaced relationship along the tube, drippers positioned on an inside surface of the tube in a spaced relationship over an outlet where the barrier layer prevents outward movement of released herbicide through the first layer and directs the released herbicide into a flow path through the tube for exiting the drip irrigation device through an inlet into the dripper and out the outlet in the tube for preventing root intrusion into the device. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330919 | Plant Growing System - A method, a system and a converter plate for use in a system for growing plants comprising a converter plate having a generally flat circular portion having a central portion having a first thickness and an outer circular portion that is thinner than the first thickness and a plurality of hollow wicking cup legs extending from the central portion and the hollow wicking cup legs having open tops where the hollow wicking cup legs join the central portion. At least one of the hollow wicking cup legs having a base portion having an opening therein to promote the wicking of water through capillary action when the converter plate is in use. Surrounding the central portion is an outer ring that is of thinner thickness than the central portion. The outer ring includes cutting guides to facilitate the cutting of the outer ring to reduce the diameter of the converter plate. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330920 | BIDENS PLANT HAVING UNIQUE COLORATION - A plant material and methodology for producing | 2016-11-17 |
20160330921 | BIDENS PLANT HAVING UNIQUE COLORATION - A plant material and methodology for producing | 2016-11-17 |
20160330922 | BIDENS PLANT HAVING UNIQUE COLORATION - A plant material and methodology for producing | 2016-11-17 |
20160330923 | POTATO CULTIVAR V11 - A potato cultivar designated V11 is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato cultivar V11, to the seeds of potato cultivar V11, to the plants of potato V11, to the plant parts of potato cultivar V11, to food products produced from potato cultivar V11, and to methods for producing a potato plant produced by crossing potato cultivar V11 with itself or with another potato variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a potato plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic potato plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to potato cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from potato variety V11, to methods for producing other potato cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from potato cultivar V11 and to the potato plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid potato tubers, seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing potato cultivar V11 with another potato cultivar. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330924 | COTTON VARIETY ST 4946GLB2 - The cotton variety ST 4946GLB2 is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and cotton lint as well as to hybrid cotton plants and seeds obtained by repeatedly crossing plants of variety ST 4946GLB2 with other plants. The invention also relates to plants and varieties produced by the method of essential derivation from plants of ST 4946GLB2 and to plants of ST 4946GLB2 reproduced by vegetative methods, including but not limited to tissue culture of regenerable cells or tissue from ST 4946GLB2. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330925 | PLANTS AND SEEDS OF CANOLA VARIETY SCV403642 - In an embodiment, the invention relates to the seeds, plants, and plant parts of canola variety SCV403642 and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing canola variety SCV403642 with itself or with another canola variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic canola plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to canola varieties or breeding lines and plant parts derived from canola variety SCV403642, to methods for producing other canola varieties, lines or plant parts derived from canola variety SCV403642 and to the canola plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid canola seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the variety SCV403642 with another canola variety. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330926 | PLANTS AND SEEDS OF CANOLA VARIETY SCV627950 - In an embodiment, the invention relates to the seeds, plants, and plant parts of canola variety SCV627950 and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing canola variety SCV627950 with itself or with another canola variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic canola plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to canola varieties or breeding lines and plant parts derived from canola variety SCV627950, to methods for producing other canola varieties, lines or plant parts derived from canola variety SCV627950 and to the canola plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid canola seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the variety SCV627950 with another canola variety. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330927 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ATTACHING CUPS TO A DAIRY ANIMAL - A robotic attacher retrieves cups from the left side of an equipment area located behind a dairy livestock and attaches the cups to the teats of the dairy livestock in sequence. The sequence comprises attaching a first cup to the left front teat, a second cup to the right front teat, a third cup to the left rear teat, and a fourth cup to the right rear teat. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330928 | Animal Enclosure - An animal enclosure may include a planar floor having a first and a second side. Walls may be attached to the second side of the planar floor in proximity to edges of the planar floor, and a plurality of joists between the walls supporting the planar floor. A first flange portion may cover a portion of the planar floor and a second flange portion may cover a portion of a wall. A corner flange may extend a perimeter of the floor and the walls to resist wear and fluid damage. A raised animal bed may be disposed above the floor and a drain for hygienic purposes. A layer of elastomeric material is disposed over the planar floor, corner flange, and walls. Fence segments each have a frame attached to the plurality of walls to enclose an animal. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330929 | PLATFORM FOR CARING AND ATTENDING PETS - The invention relates to a platform specifically designed for caring for and attending to pets, mainly dogs, said platform comprising a device consisting of a front horizontal body and a rear vertical body which define at the intersection thereof a cavity wherein a waste-grinding spiral arranged on a grille extends transversely. The front body includes a belt for transporting stools and waste towards the area of the grinding spiral, and the rear body is hollow on the inside, the space being divided up into compartments with rear windows for accessing a feeding area and a drinking area, a compartment for holding feed, a compartment for objects for the care of the animal, a receptacle with a store of liquid disinfectant, a compartment with pumping means, and a control unit that can be accessed by the user. The device includes means for detecting waste and nozzles for spraying water towards the ground waste. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330930 | Waterline and Feedline Paper for a Poultry House - A waterline and feedline paper for use in a poultry house including a substrate having a first side and an opposing second side, the substrate being formed from a cellulose product; the substrate being sized and configured to be laid under one or more elongated waterlines or feedlines in the poultry house; the substrate having a strength that is at least fifty pounds per square inch; the substrate having a ring crush that is at least twenty-one pounds per square inch; the substrate having a porosity of approximately twenty seconds, wherein the porosity is a measurement of the amount of time for a particular volume of air to pass through the substrate; the substrate having a moisture content between six and nine percent water; the substrate having a thickness of approximately 0.08 inches, thereby enhancing the rustling sound when chicks are walking on the substrate and attracting more chicks to the substrate; the substrate including a visual attraction element; and the substrate being structured and disposed for absorbing chick droppings for preventing the chicks from pecking at their droppings. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330931 | Daily Dally Animal Pillow - A circular, annular, doughnut- shaped pillow for any domesticated animal. It has no shape restricting bottom or top and can be stretched/adapted to any shape the pet chooses when sleeping. It is placed on top of whatever surface the owner chooses and can be slept within, upon and under. It is constructed by taking a length of fabric determined by the required circumference and the width at 12″ and sewing the short ends together to create a circular shape. The sides are then created by sewing the length together with one long seam leaving a small hole for stuffing with fiberfill by a fiberfill packing machine and then being sewn closed when filled along the same long inner seam. The material used is a non-fraying material like fleece so the seam does not need to be bound. This creates a soft doughnut shaped pillow as shown in FIG. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330932 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MILKING STALL ASSIGNMENT USING REAL-TIME LOCATION - A system comprises a memory and a processor. The memory stores information about a milking stall where a dairy livestock is located at a first time, and a coordinate location of the dairy livestock at a second time. The processor is communicatively coupled to the memory and determines if the coordinate location of the dairy livestock at the second time is different than the milking stall where the dairy livestock is located at the first time. If the coordinate location where the dairy livestock is located at the second time is not the milking stall, the processor generates an error flag associated with the dairy livestock. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330933 | CASSETTE BRUSH - The invention relates to a brush device for brushing, combing, grooming, massaging or detangling, in particular for the coat and skin care of domestic animals, comprising a cassette holder for receiving a brush cassette having a drivable brush belt. The cassette holder and the brush cassette are designed in such a way that the brush cassette can be inserted into, and removed again from, the cassette holder. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330934 | HORSE JACKET - The present invention relates to a horse jacket comprising a front portion ( | 2016-11-17 |
20160330935 | PET ACTIVITY TOY - The invention relates to a pet activity toy comprising a flexible sheet-like mat with an upper surface (S) and a first connector element on said upper surface (S), and one or more pouches, each presenting a compartment, each of said one or more pouches having one or more second connector elements configured for being releasably connectable and reconnectable with said first connector elements, for releasably connecting and reconnecting each pouch to said upper surface (S) of said mat, such as in a plurality of different positions relative to said mat, each pouch being configured to be manipulatable to allow access to or open said compartment, such as while said pouch remains connected to said mat. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330936 | Animal Claw Shearing Apparatuses and Methods of Using the Same - Apparatuses disclosed herein aid in shearing animal claws. Specifically, the present invention provides a shearing apparatus having at least one curved blade, but preferably two curved blades, allowing cutting of the animal's claw from opposite sides of the animal's claw, and at least one well for placing the animal's claw therein, wherein said two curved blades are disposed at an aperture located at the bottom of the well. The well and aperture combination stops the animal's claw from being sheared too close to nerve endings and the animal's blood supply, preventing or minimizing the incidence of injury and suffering to the animal. Methods of using the apparatus are further disclosed herein. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330937 | Safety nail clipper for pets - A safety nail clipper for safe and fast cutting of the nails of a pet or wild animal can include a nail clipper body, a cutting implement, and a funnel, such that the funnel can guide a pet nail to a cutting location. Alternatively, a safety nail clipper can include a top piece, a top blade, a bottom piece, a bottom blade, and a funnel, such that the funnel guides a pet nail to a cutting location, where the top and the bottom blades meet when the top and bottom pieces are pressed together. Additionally, a safety nail clipper with a funnel can further include a safety stop, which serves to stop the nail from entering too far past the cutting location, to avoid cutting into the quick of the nail. Also disclosed are safety nail clippers for pets with lever handles, a center disc, or front and rear levers. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330938 | HYGIENIC HONEY BEE BOTTOM BOARD - A hygienic honey bee bottom board, hives employing the same, and methods related to the same are provided. The hygienic honey bee bottom board effectively diminishes small hive beetles in a bee hive without significant pollen loss. The invention has a solid bottom board platform with screened receptacles. Hygienically inclined bees instinctively chase small hive beetles into the screened receptacles in an effort to clean the hive. The small hive beetles fall through the screened receptacles into a beetle trap disposed below the bottom board receptacles and are thus removed from the hive with minimal disturbance of the hive. The screened receptacles of the hygienic honey bee bottom board comprise only a limited area of the otherwise solid bottom board platform. This allows worker bees to retrieve substantial amounts of pollen dropped onto the solid bottom board platform for use as foodstuff. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330939 | DEVICE FOR UNCAPPING HONEYCOMBS - A device for uncapping wax cappings ( | 2016-11-17 |
20160330940 | SMALL ANIMAL REARING CONTAINER - A small animal rearing container allows viewing small animals in corner portions. The small animal rearing container includes a base having a substantially box shape with an opened upper end, a peripheral wall extending upward from the outer edge of the base, a fixing frame coupled to an upper end opening edge of the peripheral wall, and a cover plate coupled to the fixing frame. The peripheral wall has a plurality of glass plate wall members coupled together. The peripheral wall includes a porous sheet having air permeability. The cover plate includes a porous sheet having air permeability. The peripheral wall includes a window plate. The wall member constituting a corner portion and a vicinity of the corner portion of the peripheral wall among the plurality of wall members includes a bent glass plate. A bent portion of the bent glass plate is arranged at the corner portion. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330941 | GREEN CULTIVATED POOL STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a green cultivated pool structure. The water in the reservoir of the cultivated pool flows naturally from the high-bottom water storage portion toward the low-bottom water storage portion, and the water in the drainage trough flows naturally from the first drainage portion toward the second drainage portion, thereby achieving the natural circulation and green environmental protection. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330942 | Multi-Path Aquarium Filtration Apparatus - A multi-path aquarium filtration system having multiple chambers adapted to receive different types of treatment systems, and having a bypass gate assembly whereby the flow volume between certain chambers is adjustable. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330943 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TAKING UP FISH FROM A BODY OF WATER - A method for taking fish up from a body of water comprising the steps of providing a duct ( | 2016-11-17 |
20160330944 | Dive Hook - Embodiments of the invention provide fishing hook assemblies for attachment to a fishing line for movement through water. In one embodiment the assembly comprises a head region, wherein the head region comprises ahead eyelet extending outward from the head region and adapted to receive a fishing line; a lip extending from the head region, the lip having a surface; and a lip eyelet extending from the surface of the lip, wherein the lip eyelet, is adapted to receive a fishing line; and wherein the head region is attached to a hook portion. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330945 | LURE WEIGHTS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A lure weight including a body having a mass, a connector that extends from the body, and the connector having a proximal portion connected to the body and a distal portion comprising a releasable clip is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of connecting such a lure weight to a lure and methods of fishing when using such a lure weight. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330946 | CRAWFISH LURE - A crawfish lure comprising a lure body shaped like a crawfish and composed of an elastic material. A tail element is coupled to the rear of the lure body. The tail element is shaped like a crawfish tail and offset from the body's centerline. Three pads located within the tail element are configured for inserting weights such that pulling the lure in a rearward direction results in the tail element dropping underneath the lure body. A pair of claws coupled to opposing sides of the lure body provide counterweights on either side of the lure body. A hook is inserted into the crawfish lure such that the hook is oriented for contact with a fish attacking from a front of the lure body and such that the eye of the hook is located at the rear of the lure and is not obstructed by the tail element. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330947 | Fishing lure for game fish - A multi-hook fishing lure for use with soft bait comprising two or more hooks positioned on the same end of a lure body. The hooks comprise a single point and a double point hook. The single point hook is integrally formed with the lure body and lure wire. The double point hook is secured to the lure body by connection with an eyelet formed on a terminal end of the lure wire. The opposing end of the lure wire on the opposite end of the lure body is configured with an eyelet for attaching to a fishing line. Soft bait is secured to both the single and double point hooks for a secure, compact connection allowing the soft bait to flow and move providing the appearance of live bait. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330948 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SUSPENDED BOOM SPRAYER - A control system for a suspended boom sprayer of a vehicle comprises: first and second sensors each configured to be disposed on respective first and second boom wings of the suspended boom sprayer and to provide an output responsive to a rotation of the first and second wings caused by a disturbance torque; a processor, configured to determine a differential acceleration between the first and second wings based on the outputs of the respective sensors, and to determine the disturbance torque corresponding to the differential acceleration; and at least one actuator, controllable to move one or both of the first and second wings in order to counter the disturbance torque. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330949 | MOUSE AND RODENT TRAP - An example mouse and rodent trap includes a base with an opening formed therein. A plank is formed in the base and extending at least partially across the opening formed in the base. A shaft is supported below the plank. A catch basin is provided below the base. The plank bends under weight of a mouse or rodent on the plank reaching down toward bait on the shaft causing the mouse or rodent to fall from the plank into a catch basin below the plank. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330950 | Ground Rodent Prevention Assembly - A ground rodent prevention assembly includes a pair of outer walls each has an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer walls are laterally spaced from each other and oriented parallel to each other. The inner surfaces of the outer walls face each other. A front axle extends between the outer walls and is positioned adjacent to a front end of each of the outer walls. A cylinder is mounted on the front axle and is rotatable with respect to the outer walls. A plurality of spikes is attached to and extends outwardly from the cylinder. The spikes radially extend away from the cylinder. A handle is attached to the outer walls. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330951 | Octagon Portable Tree Platform - A portable multi-use platform that is capable of providing 360 degree views for multiple persons safely and securely without interfering with each individuals comfort space. The platform can be easily set up and taken down and transported to different locations using a detachable wheeled frame assembly. The applications of this platform are not limited solely to hunting but can be used in numerous activities such as “zip-line” type sports, photography and video applications, utility pole climbing professions, as well as military and police operations. This platform solves the problem of partial views, limited occupants, and the transportation over terrain to and from site. It also addresses the issue of attaching to a plurality of various tree sizes with a sliding floor attachment system as well as a possible problem of tree lean and leveling with the use of a sliding “biter” system. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330952 | ENCAPSULATION AND CONTROLLED RELEASE OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - The invention provides methods for the encapsulation of volatile organic compounds by formation of stable emulsions of the volatile organic compound that are mixed with encapsulating polymer solutions and then formed into ultrafine fibers. The ultrafine fibers containing the encapsulated volatile organic compounds can be formed into a variety of formats for use to preserve perishable products. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330953 | PYMETROZINE SUSPENSION CONCENTRATES AND ITS PREPARATION METHOD - The present disclosure relates generally to insecticide formulations. The present disclosure relates more particularly to aqueous pymetrozine formulations that can be provided in concentrate form and methods for making them. In one aspect, the disclosure provides a composition including pymetrozine in particulate form; a first polymeric dispersing agent, the first polymeric dispersing agent being a copolymer of (a) a maleic acid monomer and (b) a hydrophobic monomer; and a second polymeric dispersing agent, the second polymeric dispersing agent being a copolymer of (a) a (meth)acrylic acid monomer, an ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid monomer or a combination thereof, (b) a (meth)acrylamido alkyl or aryl sulfonate monomer; and (c) a third monomer selected from one or more of vinylic compounds, (meth)acrylic esters, vinyl acetate, and substituted (meth)acrylamides. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330954 | Coating Composition with Sustained Release - The present disclosure relates to an aqueous dispersion for sustained release of a functional component useful for a coating composition, and a preparation process and use thereof. The aqueous dispersion comprises polymeric particles with a polymeric core-shell structure and the functional component contained in the polymeric core of the polymeric particles, wherein the polymeric shell has Tg of 20° C. or less, and wherein the functional component has a water solubility of 10 g/100 g water or less at room temperature. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330955 | FOAMING ALCOHOL COMPOSITIONS WITH SELECTED DIMETHICONE SURFACTANTS - Foaming alcohol compositions with selected dimethicone surfactants are disclosed. The dimethicone surfactants are PEG-8 to PEG-12 linear dimethicone surfactants and in particular PEG-10 linear dimethicone surfactant. The compositions are useful as antimicrobial products and in particular handcare or skincare products. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330956 | Mitigating Necrosis in Transgenic Glyphosate-Tolerant Cotton Plants Treated with Herbicidal Glyphosate Formulations - This invention relates generally to improved methods and herbicidal glyphosate compositions for use in controlling the growth of weeds and unwanted vegetation, and particularly for use in controlling weeds in a crop of transgenic glyphosate-tolerant cotton plants by over-the-top, foliar application of a herbicidal glyphosate formulation. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330957 | FUNGICIDAL COMPOSITION FOR CONTROLLING PHYTOPATHOGENIC DISEASES, COMPRISING A MIXTURE OF THE VOLATILE COMPOUNDS ETHANOL, 3-METHYLBUTANOL, ISOBUTYL ACETATE, ISOAMYL ACETATE AND ALPHA-BISABOLOL; AND THE USE THEREOF FOR INHIBITING THE GROWTH OF THE PATHOGENIC FUNGUS BOTRYTIS CINEREA - This invention relates to a fungicidal composition for controlling phytopathogenic diseases, comprising a mixture of volatile compounds: 14-17% v/v ethanol, 28-33% v/v 3-methylbutanol, 18-21% v/v isobutyl acetate, 17-20% v/v isoamyl acetate, and 13-16% v/v alpha-bisabolol, relative to the total volume of the composition. The invention also relates to the use of the fungicidal composition in order to inhibit the growth of the pathogenic fungus | 2016-11-17 |
20160330958 | ALPHA-KETO PERACIDS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING THE SAME - The present invention provides α-keto peracids and methods for producing and using the same. In particular, α-keto peracids are useful as antimicrobial agents. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330959 | FUNGICIDAL COMPOSITIONS OF PYRAZOLECARBOXYLIC ACID ALKOXYAMIDES - The present invention relates to novel compositions comprising certain pyrazolecarboxylic acid alkoxyamides according to formula (I) in combination with certain fungicides, to a process for preparing these compositions and to the use thereof as biologically active compositions, especially for the control of harmful microorganisms in plants and in the protection of materials and as plant growth regulators. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330960 | Honeybee Repellents and Uses Thereof - The present specification discloses honeybee repellents exhibiting repellent properties similar to 2-heptanone, compositions comprising such repellents, uses to repel a honeybee from a mammal, location, plant, structure treated of such repellents, and methods of treating a mammal, location, plant, structure by applying such repellents. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330961 | USE OF A CHEMICAL AGENT FOR THINNING OF STONE FRUIT - The invention relates to the use of gibberellin 7 (GA7) for thinning of stone fruit, wherein the use comprises applying the GA7 to stone fruit in a first year by foliar spray within 12 weeks after full bloom, to achieve thinning in the following year. The stone fruit can be peach, nectarine, apricot, cherry, mirabelle or plum, preferably peach or nectarine. GA7 is used or applied in the period of 4 to 12 weeks after full bloom in the first year. The GA7, if used in admixture with GA4, has relative amounts of GA7 to GA4 of 70% GA7 or more and 30% GA4 or less. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330962 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A BIOCIDAL POLYAMINE - Compounds, compositions, and methods comprising a polyamine compound are described, which may be used to kill, disperse, treat, or reduce biofilms, or to inhibit or substantially prevent biofilm formation. In certain aspects, the present invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods comprising polyamine compounds that have antimicrobial or dispersing activity against a variety of bacterial strains capable of forming biofilms. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330963 | Agrochemical Composition Comprising a N,N'-disubstituted (Thio)urea for the Improvement of Crop Productivity - The invention relates to an agrochemical composition containing a compound of formula (1), a glutamic acid compound, and a source of magnesium and/or a source of iron. The composition applied e.g. foliarly has demonstrated synergistic benefits that improve crop yields and quality characteristics. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330964 | Methods and Compositions for Weed Control - The present invention provides novel compositions for use to enhance weed control. Specifically, the present invention provides for methods and compositions that modulate glutamine synthetase in weed species. The present invention also provides for combinations of compositions and methods that enhance weed control. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330965 | Methods and Compositions for Weed Control - The present invention provides novel compositions for use to enhance weed control. Specifically, the present invention provides for methods and compositions that modulate Acetyl-CoA carboxylase in weed species. The present invention also provides for combinations of compositions and methods that enhance weed control. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330966 | Concentrated Suspension of Agrochemicals in High Electrolyte Aqueous Medium - The present invention generally relates to stable suspension concentrates (SC) displaying shear thinning property and comprising: a water soluble salt, an electrolyte water thickening polymer (eg. xanthan gum or guar gum), an insoluble solid agrochemical and water. The water soluble salt can be an inorganic salt or a pesticide salt (eg. fertilizer or water soluble herbicide such as glyphosate, glufosinate, dicamba, MCPA or 2,4-D); the water thickening polymer is a water soluble polymer capable of fully hydrating and thickening the salt solution (eg. AGHRO DR-2000); and the insoluble solid agrochemical can be a cellulosic derivative MEHEC, a water insoluble pesticide (eg. atrazine, clothianidin or imidacloprid), a water insoluble growth regulator, a water insoluble micronutrient or mixtures thereof. The invention further relates to a method of producing said suspension comprising dissolving thickening polymer in water, adding water soluble salt and adding water insoluble agrochemical. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330967 | Methods and Compositions for Weed Control Using EPSPS Polynucleotides - Provided are novel polynucleotide compositions for enhancing the herbicidal activity of glyphosate. Specifically provided are methods and compositions for modulating 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) in plant species. The present compositions and methods are useful in controlling glyphosate resistant weeds. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330968 | SANITIZING PRODUCT CREATION SYSTEM - A sanitizing product creation system employing electricity to produce products useful for sanitizing and disinfecting surfaces. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330969 | ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES - The invention provides antimicrobial cleansing compositions comprising hypochlorous acid, in the pH range 2.5 to 6.0, and disposable wiping articles impregnated with these compositions, along with chlorine-impermeable and chlorine-resistant packaging for the compositions and articles. The invention also provides methods of treating blepharitis and acne, and of disinfecting the skin, with these compositions and articles. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330970 | DISINFECTING DETERGENT - Disclosed is a disinfecting detergent. The disinfecting detergent comprises the following components: 0.1-6% (w/w %) of hydrogen peroxide, 0.01-0.6% (w/w %) of peroxyacetic acid, 0.01-2% (w/w %) of quaternary ammonium salts, 0.01-1% (w/w %) of surface active agent, 1-3% (w/w %) of alkali, 0-1% (w/w %) of sodium pyrophosphate, and 90-96% (w/w %) of water, the pH value of the disinfecting detergent being 7.0-9.9. The disinfecting detergent of the present invention has the advantages of low toxicity, low corrosivity, no pungent smell and fast, broad-spectrum and high-efficiency sterilization, virus killing effect and spore killing effect. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330971 | SPOROCIDAL DISINFECTANT OR SANITISING COMPOSITION - Solid disinfectant dosage forms having a peroxy activator and a peroxy compound are provided. The dosage form can be selected so that addition of the dosage form to a predetermined quantity of water produces a disinfectant solution containing peracetic acid in a concentration of at least about 1000 ppm. The dosage form can include a colour indicator arranged to provide a first colour signal when the concentration of peracetic acid is lower than about 1000 ppm and a second colour signal when the concentration is higher than about 1000 ppm and a third colour signal when the concentration falls below about 1000 ppm. The peroxy compound can be selected from the group consisting of sodium percarbonate, ammonium persulphate, calcium percarbonate, magnesium percarbonate, sodium perborate, sodium persulfate, sodium perphosphate and mixtures thereof. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330972 | SLOW DISSOLVING HYPOCHLORITE SHAPED ARTICLE - It has now been discovered that forming a shaped article from a blend of calcium hypochlorite and lime, wherein the lime content is greater than 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the shaped article, the resulting solid shaped article has a favorable dissolution (solubility) profile and the solid shaped article maintains structural integrity during use in an aqueous environment. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330973 | ADDITIVE FOR COATINGS CONTAINING METALLIC NANOPARTICLES - The additive of the present invention is intended for transferring, to a final coating, biocidal, UV protection, and flame retardant properties and in general the selected properties intrinsic to the metals and compounds of Ag, Au, Cu, Mg, Zn, Bi, Sb, said additive includes the use of solvents, surfactants, dispersants and resins that make it compatible with the final coating. Said coating treated with additive ensures perfect distribution and dispersion of the nanoparticles throughout it, without the need to be subjected to an inorganic substrate. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330974 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PEST CONTROL MANAGEMENT - Disclosed are genetically modified nudiviruses capable of being sexually transmitted by an insect useful for controlling pest populations. The genetically modified nudiviruses are capable of causing sterility in a target population of insects. Also disclosed are insects infected with the disclosed genetically modified nudiviruses, methods of making the genetically modified nudiviruses, and methods of using the genetically modified nudiviruses to control an insect pest population. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330975 | Isolated Bacterial Strain of the Genus Burkholderia and Pesticidal Metabolites Therefrom - A species of | 2016-11-17 |
20160330976 | METHOD FOR PROPAGATING MICROORGANISMS WITHIN PLANT BIOREACTORS AND STABLY STORING MICROORGANISMS WITHIN AGRICULTURAL SEEDS - The present invention relates to methods of scalably producing microorganisms by propagating them within plant tissues and introducing them into agricultural seeds to improve their shelf-life during long-term storage, to produce substances of interest, and to create libraries of microbes. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330977 | METHOD FOR INDUCING RESISTANCE TO STRESS CAUSED BY PATHOGENS IN PLANTS - Polypeptide having activity inducing pathogen plant defence, nucleotide sequence encodes it, microorganism, compositions and methods. The polypeptide is a subtilisin derived from a strain of | 2016-11-17 |
20160330978 | POWER MODULATOR FOR INFRARED CONVEYOR OVEN - A system and method to control the power supplied to heating elements of a conveyor oven. The conveyor oven includes a plurality of heating elements to evenly distribute heat in an oven compartment. During peak-loads, the current draw of the heating elements may exceed available power of a power supply. Therefore, a system and method to reduce the total current draw of the plurality of heating elements is provided. The system includes a controller configured to perform the methods disclosed herein. The methods effectively lower the total current draw by rapidly cycling a plurality of relays connected to each of the plurality of heating elements to achieve even distribution of heat and reduced current draw during peak-loads. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330979 | Method And Device For Orienting Wound Dough Products In A Defined End Position - A device for orienting wound dough products includes a first conveyor belt circulating with a first conveying speed and transporting a wound dough product having an end protruding from a circumference of the dough product. A second conveyor belt receives the wound dough product from the first conveyor belt and circulates with a second conveying speed which is different from the first conveying speed. The difference between the first conveying speed and the second conveying speed sets the wound dough product received from the first conveyor belt in a desired rolling motion on the second conveyor belt, wherein after the wound dough product has reached a defined end position in which the end of the wound dough product abuts on the second conveyor belt, the rolling motion of the wound dough product stops. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330980 | WHEAT-BASED PRODUCTS IN FOODS FOR THE WHEAT INTOLERANT - A reconstituted reduced FODMAPS wheat gluten protein-based flour is disclosed for use in producing a food product suitable for consumption by a wheat intolerant consumer without development of associated defining symptoms of wheat intolerance The reduced FODMAPS wheat gluten protein-based flour includes as a constituent a proportion of wheat gluten protein recovered from a source wheat flour and additional constituents of types which have been recovered from wheat flour or other non-wheat source and which have been substantially depleted of FODMAPS content. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330981 | CAKE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide cake with the moist texture, the soft melting mouthfeel, and the good aroma, whose shape is not largely broken after the baking, and a method of manufacturing the same. According to the present invention, the cake obtained by thermal coagulation and a method of manufacturing the same is provided, the cake containing 10 to 40 mass % of oils and fats in batter. The oils and fats contain triacylglycerol including a medium-chain fatty acid with 6 to 10 carbons as a constituent fatty acid by 50 mass % or more relative to the oils and fats. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330982 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRINDING A MEAT PATTY - One variation of a system for forming a meat patty includes: a cylinder operable in a upright position and an inverted position; a piston running within the cylinder and defining a set of gas ports; a grinder configured to grind meat and to dispense a quantity of ground meat into the cylinder, in the upright position, during a grind cycle; an actuator system configured to transition the cylinder from the upright position to the inverted position during a dispense cycle to dispense the quantity of ground meat from the cylinder; and a gas supply configured to supply gas to the cylinder behind the piston at a first pressure during the grind cycle to limit ingress of ground meat into the gas ports and at a second pressure greater than the first pressure during the dispense cycle to dislodge the quantity of ground meat from the piston. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330983 | Shell Egg Pasteurizer with Automated Clean-in-Place System - An in-line shell egg pasteurizer has a clean-in-place system. Empty shell egg carriers are placed in the water bath for multiple cleaning cycles. The cleaning solution level is lowered to expose the shell egg carriers and the top parts of the water bath walls. An air perturbation is used to agitate cleaning solution held in the bottom of the water bath and clean heating coils and other components located in the bottom of the water bath. Sprayers (e.g., nozzles, cleaning spray balls, etc . . . ) mounted on a hood over the water bath clean the top parts of the water bath walls and the empty shell egg carriers placed in the water bath. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330984 | Method of treating fruit Pressing residue - A method of treating fruit pressing residue to avoid formation of germ-buds and mold, more particularly aflatoxins, is disclosed. The treatment includes storing fruit pressing residue (pomace) at a controlled temperature, and calibrating the residue to a homogeneous size. In a first step the fruit pressing residue is heated at a temperature between 150° C. and 200° C. for a period between 30 and 60 minutes. During this step sterility is achieved by the killing off of any microbes, fungal spores or germ-buds. In a second step the residue is then aerated with dry-filtered air with a temperature between −15° C. and −50° C. for a period between 15 and 60 seconds. The final moisture vapors are thereby removed. In a third step the fruit pressing residue is cooled by dry-filtered ice air with a temperature between −15° C. and −50° C. for a period between 1 minute and 15 minutes. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330985 | Process of producing partially dehydrated shredded cabbage suitable for making egg rolls - Cabbage is dehydrated to a desirable moisture content to retain its color, texture, and taste without generating undesirable amount of liquid and is suitable for making filling of egg rolls. The cabbage is cut into shredded strips which is first tenderized in hot water, or alternatively by squeezing with mechanical compression, centrifugal extraction, or mixing with salt, to remove some moisture content. The product is then washed in cold water, followed by further removal of its moisture content with centrifugal extraction. The product is finally dehydrated and cooled in a cooling chamber under vacuum pressure. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330986 | ETHYLENE REMOVAL AGENT - A composite particle comprising a fluorinated surface and a discontinuous layer of gold nanoparticles disposed on the fluorinated surface, articles that include such particles, and methods of using the particles and the articles for removal of ethylene. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330987 | ANTI-SPROUTING COMPOSITIONS FOR COATING BULBS AND TUBERS AND THE USE THEREOF FOR ANTI-SPROUTING TREATMENT - The present invention relates to novel compositions and their use for anti-sprouting treatment of potatoes. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330988 | A Method Of Removing Lactose From A Solution - The invention provides protein-functionalised magnetic nanoparticles comprising magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) to which a lactose-binding protein or enzyme has been immobilized. The protein-functionalised magnetic nanoparticles are particularly suitable for separating lactose from a lactose-containing solution, such as milk, cheese, yoghurt, flavoured milk or the like. The protein-functionalised MNPs can be added to the lactose-containing solution and be allowed to bind to the lactose in the solution. The MNPs, to which the lactose is bound, can then be magnetically removed from the solution, e.g. by applying an external magnetic field. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330989 | DAIRY PRODUCTS WITH REDUCED ELECTROLYTES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Dairy products with reduced electrolytes, such as milk products with reduced electrolytes, are provided that contain potassium at less than 70 mg/100 g. Production involves subjecting a starting milk composition to ultrafiltration (UF) to provide a UF retentate and a UF permeate. The UF permeate, containing a high monovalent ion, multivalent ion and lactose content, is pH-adjusted to at least about 7.0. The pH-adjusted UF permeate is subjected to nanofiltration (NF) to provide a NF retentate with a reduced monovalent ion content. One or more NF cycles may be performed. The UF retentate and the NF retentate are combined to provide a dairy product with a reduced monovalent ion content that contains a substantial portion of solids, lactose, and divalent and multivalent ions from the starting milk product. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330990 | LIQUID COMPRISING ANIMAL PROTEIN AND A CARBOXY-C1-C3-ALKYL CELLULOSE - An animal protein can be stabilized in a liquid of a pH of 5.5 to 8.0 against precipitation induced by heat-treatment or bivalent cations or both by incorporating into the liquid a carboxy-C | 2016-11-17 |
20160330991 | TEA LEAVES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides new tea leaves from which it is possible to extract tea which well suits Japanese-style foods, is rich in tastiness, and has a light flowery aroma. These tea leaves are characterized by containing (A) a lipid, (B) a tannin, (C) a hydrophilic low-molecular-weight tea polyphenol, and (D) a semi-hydrophilic low-molecular-weight tea polyphenol in a mass proportion that satisfies the following relationships (1) and (2). | 2016-11-17 |
20160330992 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL FOOD PRODUCT - A freeform fabrication system for the production of an edible three-dimensional food product from digital input data is disclosed. Food products are produced in a layer-by-layer manner without object-specific tooling or human intervention. Color, flavor, texture and/or other characteristics may be independently modulated throughout the food product. In addition, in some cases, the food products may further undergo one or more post-processing steps. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330993 | ADVANCED GUM FORMING - Disclosed is a method of forming chewing gum, the method including providing a pair of rollers, sizing a gum mass into a gum sheet having a substantially uniform first thickness using the pair of rollers, and further sizing the gum sheet to include a substantially uniform final thickness downstream of the pair of rollers, wherein the first thickness is greater than 10% thicker than the final thickness, and the final thickness is between about 0.3 mm to 10 mm. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330994 | Plant For The Manufacture And/Or Preparation Of Confectionery Masses, And A Method For The Cleaning Of A Plant For The Manufacture And/Or Preparation Of Confectionery Masses - The invention relates to a system for producing and/or preparing confectionery compounds from at least one liquid raw material and granular and/or powder raw materials. The system includes at least one first mixing container and at least one other product-processing device. The first mixing container has at least one raw material inlet, a product outlet, and a mixing device for mixing the raw materials in an at least largely homogenous manner. According to the invention, at least the mixing container includes at least one spray device in an upper container region for introducing the at least one liquid raw material, wherein at least one exit cone of the spray device is oriented in the direction of an inner wall surface of the first mixing container at least in some regions. The invention further relates to a method for cleaning a system for producing and/or preparing confectionery compounds. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330995 | FROZEN BEVERAGE - The invention relates to a frozen beverage, in particular to a frozen beverage in the form of a slush with reduced perceived organoleptic coldness comprising an ice crystal population and an ingredient having a Trouton ratio of at least 75 as measured in a 0.2 wt. % aqueous solution at 20 degrees centigrade, wherein the number average length of the longest dimension of the ice crystal population is 110 to 300 microns. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330996 | ICE CREAM BAR MAKER - An ice cream bar maker comprises a plurality of ice cream bar molds, a canister that receives the ice cream bar molds, a freezing fluid medium filled in the canister, an agitating device that agitates the freezing fluid medium and a freezing device that removes heat from the canister. The freezing fluid medium contacts the ice cream bar molds whereby removing heat from the ice cream bar molds. The canister comprises a hollow main body with a top opening and a canister cover that covers the top opening. The canister cover comprises a plurality of holes into which the ice cream bar molds are inserted. The ice cream bar mold comprises an elongated cylindrical mold body and a plurality of heat transfer fins that is attached to the mold body. | 2016-11-17 |
20160330997 | Method and Device for Multi-Serving Capacity Ice Cream Bar Making - A device for multi-serving capacity ice cream bar includes ice cream bar molds | 2016-11-17 |
20160330998 | PALATABLE EXPANDED FOOD PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Palatable food products are provided with low bulk density of about 4-12 lb/ft | 2016-11-17 |