Abstract: A support for an appendage comprising a plurality of stackable bolsters in which mating surfaces are engaged to provide both frictional and lateral support between adjacent bolsters to stabilize the support.

Abstract: An improved animal trap apparatus for capturing prey without injuring same, comprised of an upper enclosure means of light weight and flexible netting or mesh material supported by poles or rods arranged in a self-supporting manner.

Abstract: An improved system for tethering an animal in a desired region, comprising a bar perpendicular to a below ground stake section for anchoring and stabilizing the device; supporting an upper removable or detachable above ground shaft portion having a rotary tethering assembly intermediate between lower and upper bearing sections.

Abstract: A wound healant composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of activated growth factors and ascorbic acid and/or at least one retinoid and/or at least one antibiotic, that facilitates the growth of new tissue.

Abstract: An improvement to a hinge-doored receptacle having a housing and a door hinged thereto, said improvement comprising a gradual closure means functionally attached between said housing and said door to facilitate the gradual return of said door to said resting closed position.

Abstract: A warming cover for a wild game caller, said cover comprising a covering including elastomeric insulative material having sufficient surface area to at least temporarily substantially insulate at least that portion of the caller housing the sound production assembly sufficient to adequately hinder cold induced malfunctioning of the reed.

Abstract: An apparatus for ventilating the crawl space of a structure, comprising an exhaust fan adapted to at least partially occlude an aperture in a structure and oriented to, upon receiving an appropriate stumulus, exhaust crawl space air through said aperture to outside the structure, a temperature sensor and a relative humidity sensor for sensing the respective temperatures and relative humidities of crawl space air and of outside air, and for transmitting respective stimulus dependent thereon to a programmed computer, said computer determining the absolute moisture differential therebetween and comparing said differential to a pre-set minimum absolute moisture differential parameter for ventilation activation, said computer also functionally connected to said fan for controlling the activation thereof, said computer also programmed to discriminatorily activate either a humidity decreasing or a humidity increasing mode depending upon a maximum or minimum inside RH parameter, and to deactivate said mode at a break

Abstract: Systems for housing and supporting, then either deploying or storing, light strings comprising stringing a light within a connectible series of hollow rigid or semi-rigid sub-sleeves that are essentially transparent or translucent, said sub-sleeves having sufficient rigidity to support and protect said light string when attached at points to a support structure while having sufficient flexibility to permit cornering and angular positioning as desired.

Abstract: The composition of one or more selected soluble sugars and one or more selected dicarboxylic acids into a feed supplement for ruminant animals that maintains the appropriate level of lactic acid and pH of the rumen, and optimizes the availability of energy and nutrients for milk production or growth. The composition also includes one or more selected mineral salts and/or fat, fiber or flavor freshener.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for securing a watercraft to a mooring structure, comprising inserting into a hole in a watercraft the lowermost end of a leg attached to a boom arm, situating said boom arm within a mooring position channel, and inserting the lowermost end of an opposite leg into a stabilizing means of a mounting base mounted to a mooring structure.