Abstract: 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. The user places the foot on the foot rest to create an axils, so to prevent the rod from slipping backward, therefore, forcing the rod to pivot on itself and elevate the shovel's scoop, as the user pulls on the shovel's handle upwards.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A stripper roller (103, 105) for a draper header (100) comprises an elongate tubular member (124, 128, 130) defining at least one elongate slot (132, 134); at least one elongate cleat (136, 138) disposed inside the elongate tubular member (124, 128, 130) and is configured to be extended and retracted from the at least one elongate slot (132, 134); and a reciprocating drive (142) that is coupled to the at least one elongate cleat (136, 138) and is configured to extend and retract the at least one elongate cleat (136, 138) as the stripper roller (103, 105) rotates about its central rotational axis (154).

Abstract: An endless belt for a side conveyor (104, 106) of a draper header (100) has a web width an upper, crop conveying surface that is generally planar over substantially its entire extent. The web comprises a forward edge portion that is configured to be covered by a crop ramp. A plurality of protrusions (300, 400, 500, 502, 504, 602, 606) is fixed to and extends upward from the forward edge portion. The side conveyor (104, 106) comprises the endless belt and the crop ramp.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: An anti-pecking spur attaches to a bird to prevent other birds from pecking the wearer of the anti-pecking spur.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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 CO2 generation system or a SO2 generation system. A method is provided for pre-wetting the outer modules without wetting the inner module to increase the duration and effectiveness of the active agents in the absorbent pad.

Abstract: 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

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A composition and method for treating a Varroa mite infestation using a sexual pheromone for disrupting the mating behavior of the Varroa mite. Additionally, a pesticide for applying to a mating place of the Varroa mite for disrupting the mating behavior of the Varroa mite.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides, preferably from Drosophila melanogaster (DmShal) as target for insecticides.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula One”) The molecules disclosed in this document are related to the field of processes to produce molecules that are useful as pesticides (e.g., acaricides, insecticides, molluscicides, and nematicides), such molecules, and processes of using such molecules to control pests.

Abstract: 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.