Abstract: Seed treatments to enhance breeding methods are provided. Methods to increase yield by selectively applying seed treatments to breeding parental lines are provided. Variety responses to seed treatments are useful to provide an integrated, seed treatment, genetics, and traits combination to growers, chosen for a particular geographic location.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 23, 2016
Publication date:
September 13, 2018
Applicants:
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
Inventors:
KERI CARSTENS, ALEX COCHRAN, JASON HAEGELE, STEVEN MITCHELL, KEITH A. O'BRYAN, STEVEN PASZKIEWICZ, MARK REISINGER, MARCO TOAPANTA, ANDRE TREPANIER
Abstract: Nucleotide sequences, amino acid sequences, and an associated promoter sequence are useful in methods of controlling male fertility in plants. Recombinant expression cassettes, vectors, plant cells, and plants comprise a disclosed nucleotide sequence and may encode a disclosed amino acid sequence. The recombinant expression cassettes are useful in controlling fertility, especially male fertility of annual crops. The promoter is useful in driving expression of an operably-linked heterologous polynucleotide. Constructs comprising homology to the promoter sequence are useful for downregulation of a polynucleotide associated with the promoter.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 14, 2018
Publication date:
September 13, 2018
Applicants:
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
Inventors:
MARC C ALBERTSEN, TIM FOX, APRIL LEONARD, BAILIN LI, BRIAN LOVELAND, MARY TRIMNELL
Abstract: The present invention relates to Composite comprising CNT fibres and an ionic conducting compound forming a homogeneous continuous phase or a two-phase bicontinuous structure and its process of obtainment by impregnation methods. Furthermore the invention relates to its use as part of an energy storage device such as an structural flexible electrochemical capacitor.
Abstract: A mixing console (300) for processing at least a first and a second source signal and for providing a mixed audio signal comprises an audio signal generator (100) for providing an audio signal (120) for a virtual listening position (202) within a space (200), in which an acoustic scene is recorded by at least a first microphone (204) at a first known position within the space (200) as the first source signal (210) and by at least a second microphone (206) at a second known position within the space (200) as the second source signal (212).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 21, 2014
Date of Patent:
September 11, 2018
Assignee:
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Inventors:
Christoph Sladeczek, Annika Neidhardt, Martina Böhme
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a hinge unit of a console armrest for a vehicle, which includes an upper bracket including an armrest installation part coupled to an armrest, and upper hinge parts formed at both sides of the armrest installation part, each having a first upper hinge hole, a lower bracket including a console installation part coupled to a console, and lower hinge parts formed at both sides of the console installation part, each having a first lower hinge hole, an upper bracket cover configured to surround at least a portion of each of the upper hinge parts and to have a second upper hinge hole formed at a position corresponding to the first upper hinge hole, and a lower bracket cover configured to surround at least a portion of each of the lower hinge parts and to have a second lower hinge hole.
Abstract: A method for producing a hollow body that is pressure-tight for a predetermined medium through the joining of at least two sub-bodies, which when joined form the hollow body that contains the medium in a gaseous and/or liquid state during the intended use of the hollow body; the at least two sub-bodies are integrally joined by means of an integral joining method that can be successfully performed at ambient pressure; the medium is introduced into at least one sub-cavity of at least one sub-body in a solid or partially solid state before the integral joining is performed, the medium is introduced together with a container element that contains or holds the medium in a solid or partially solid state, from which containing element the medium can escape in the liquid or gaseous state; and then the integral joining is carried out.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 19, 2013
Date of Patent:
September 11, 2018
Assignee:
Bertwin R. Geist Immobilien + Erneuerbare Energien e.K.
Inventors:
Reinhold Ficht, Evangelos Adamidis, Tobias Steinbeißer
Abstract: A 2D image analyzer includes an image scaler, an image generator and a pattern finder. The image scaler is configured to scale an image according to a scaling factor. The image generator is configured to produce an overview image including a plurality of copies of the received and scaled image, wherein every copy is scaled about a different scaling factor. Thereby, the respective position can be calculable by an algorithm, which considers a gap between the scaled images in the overview image, a gap of the scaled image towards one or more borders of the overview image and/or other predefined conditions. The pattern finder is configured to perform a feature transformation and classification of the overview image in order to output a position at which an accordance of the searched pattern and the predetermined pattern is maximal. A post-processing unit for smoothening and correcting the position of local maxima in the classified overview image may also be provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 4, 2016
Date of Patent:
September 11, 2018
Assignee:
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Inventors:
Daniel Krenzer, Albrecht Hess, András Kátai, Christian Wiede, Andreas Ernst, Tobias Ruf
Abstract: An air pressure probe (APP) relates to the field of aviation and is intended to determine aircraft flight parameters or wind tunnel flow parameters. The APP comprises a head part with intake holes located thereon, which are connected by channels to couplers, and a support, attached to the head part from behind. The surface of the head part is provided with flow vortex generators. The generators can be in the form of indentations or protrusions of various shapes on the surface of the air pressure probe, or in the form of ribs formed as a result of the mating of elements of the flat or curved planes that form the surfaces of the head part and the support. The technical result is an increased operational range of measurement and a wider field of practical application.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 28, 2014
Date of Patent:
September 11, 2018
Assignees:
Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after prof. N.E. Zhukovsky, Joint stock company AEROPRIBOR VOSKHOD
Inventors:
Mikhail A. Golovkin, Andrey V. Vyalkov, Andrey A. Efremov, Vadim V. Sysoev, Oleg A. Gulyaev, Vyacheslav N. Dyatlov, Oleg I. Nazarov, Aleksey A. Koshelev, Vladimir G. Kravtsov
Abstract: The invention relates to a cap for closing the neck finish of a container—preferably a bottle—suitable for containing water or other liquids for human consumption (generically drinking water hereafter). For improving the possibilities of decoration/of marking the cap, this latter comprises: a top wall (2); an annular skirt (3) extending downward from the top wall (2) and having a bottom edge (4); reversible opening/closing means (5) of the cap (1) on the neck finish of the container, said means (5) being preferably screw thread means (5) located inside the cap (1), and more preferably on the inner face of the skirt (3); at least one decoration element (7); wherein: i. the top wall (2) is dug out with at least one dimple (5), preferably one dimple (5), more preferably a circular dimple (5); ii. at least one insert (6), preferably one (over)-molded insert (6), more preferably a disc (6), is designed to fill at least partially the dimple (5); iii.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 31, 2014
Date of Patent:
September 11, 2018
Assignee:
SOCIETE ANONYME DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN, “S.A.E.M.E”
Abstract: Compositions comprising oxidized poly alpha-1,3-glucan compounds are disclosed herein. Oxidized poly alpha-1,3-glucan compounds are produced by contacting poly alpha-1,3-glucan under aqueous conditions with at least one N-oxoammonium salt.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 1, 2017
Date of Patent:
September 11, 2018
Assignee:
E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
Inventors:
Rakesh Nambiar, Jayme L Paullin, Andrea M Perticone, T Joseph Dennes
Abstract: A method for manufacturing metal structures for the electrical connection of components comprises the following steps: depositing an auxiliary layer on a substrate; structuring the auxiliary layer in a manner such that the substrate is exposed at least one environment which is envisaged for the metal structures; depositing a galvanic starting layer on the structured auxiliary layer; depositing a lithography layer on the galvanic starting layer and structuring the lithography layer in a manner such that the galvanic starting layer is exposed at least one location envisaged for the metal structure; galvanically depositing the at least one metal structure at the at least one exposed location; removing the structured auxiliary layer. An electronic component is also described.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 5, 2017
Date of Patent:
September 11, 2018
Assignees:
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Technische Universität Berlin
Inventors:
Martin Wilke, Kai Zoschke, Markus Wöhrmann, Thomas Fritzsch, Hermann Oppermann, Oswin Ehrmann