Abstract: A casting brake for slowing rotation of a spool of a fishing reel includes a brake guide and a brake disk positioned in the brake guide and moveable relative to the brake guide between a first position and a second position. The brake disk includes one or more magnets that apply a magnetic brake force on the spool, and one or more brake pads that apply a friction brake force on the spool when the brake disk is in the second position.

Abstract: A method for detection and classification of insects and animals, aiming at pest control affecting crops and the detection of insects and animals through radar. The method includes a comparison between a set of patterns derived from the echo of a centimeter-wave radar signal captured in the field by an operational radar and a characteristic signature of each animal species determined through data processing carried out in a laboratory. This processing involves the generation of a spectrogram from the Doppler signal produced by the movement of the animal species'appendages, which, in the case of insects, consists of wing flapping. For each species, a signature is generated from the spectrogram and the relevant patterns selected among the group consisting of standard deviation, kurtosis, skewness, entropy, and energy of the radar signal echo.

Abstract: An assembly for aircraft to prevent bird strikes by deterring the birds using an 18 kHz signal. The assembly can be installed on the front of the aircraft. Each assembly includes a radio transmitter configured to generate an 18 kHz signal with a 5-10-mile range.

Abstract: Described herein are suspension concentration (SC) formulations comprising a diamide pesticide in high strength. The present formulations show excellent stability and dispersibility in water, as well as low air entrapment.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a solid composition comprising a mixture of abscisic acid and from about 30% to about 90% w/w malic acid. The present invention is further directed to a granular composition comprising a mixture of abscisic acid and from about 80% to about 90% w/w malic acid, wherein the composition does not comprise a filler. The present invention is further directed to a method of improving stress tolerance, growth and/or yield in plants by applying an effective amount of a mixture of the present invention to the plant.

Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a multifunctional composite modified masterbatch, including: (1) preparation of a composition A including a far-infrared negative ion-carried carrier resin; (2) preparation of a surface-modified antibacterial nano-powder B; (3) preparation of a compound resin C with a compound flame-retardant function; and (4) preparation of the multifunctional composite modified masterbatch.

Abstract: Ready-made batter in an aerosol can provides for maintaining stable organoleptic and rheological properties of the ready-made batter (semi-finished product) for 1 to 3 months of storage and use of the semi-finished product, including a week after the first use until empty. The formula ensures permanence and homogeneity of the specified consistency and texture of the ready-made batter (semi-finished product) to provide stable and uniform discharge from the can during the entire storage life, as well as maintaining all specified properties of the dough (semi-finished product) in an aerosol can under conditions of fermentation, oxidative spoilage and microbial damage.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a foodstuff package for receiving the foodstuff and a method for revitalising the foodstuff placed therein.

Abstract: The invention relates to a reduced dairy chocolate product, preferably a vegan chocolate product composition comprising a dried emulsion of a plant protein.

Abstract: A soft chew nutritional supplement for an animal, such as a dog or cat, is provided. The soft chew includes (a) palm oil and/or palm oil constituent, (b) palm kernel oil and/or coconut oil, and (c) at least one other oil. The method of manufacturing the soft chew typically includes partially curing the soft chew at ?79 to 0° C. before packaging the soft chew, and then allowing the soft chew to fully cure while in the packaging at room temperature. To achieve the desired processing and curing of the soft chew, the ratio of the total amount of the components (a) and (b) to the total amount of the (c) other oil ranges from 45:55 to 55:45. In addition, the components (a) and (b) have a Mettler Dropping Point ranging from 36° C. to 40° C. and are present in an amount of 4.5 wt. % to 6.5 wt. %.

Abstract: Beverages composed of pressurized liquids containing dissolved gas that produce a stable foamy phase or a smooth, thick body when released from a container are described herein.

Abstract: An apparatus, composition, and method are provided for processing red and black sorghum seed. The process includes mechanically separating the seed into bran and endosperm-rich material, combining the bran with ethanol, filtering the resulting mixture through a resin-based filtration system, and evaporating the ethanol to produce an extraction product. Also disclosed are an apparatus and method for producing a sorghum isolate composition comprising a 3-DA concentrate in which the 3-DA concentration is at least twice that of whole seed, and the lead concentration is below 200 ppb. In certain embodiments, the mercury concentration is below 100 ppb, the cadmium concentration is below 100 ppb, or the arsenic concentration is below 200 ppb. Additional embodiments achieve 3-DA concentrations at least 100 times higher than whole seed, at least 1,000 times higher than whole seed, at least 2,000 milligrams per kilogram, or any combination of these levels.

Abstract: It is disclosed a method of producing a food product for human consumption from undervalued parts of a fish material by using extrusion. The method comprises: providing a fish material containing hard tissues; optionally providing a stabilizing material; optional grinding the fish material with a grinder having a hole size of at most 2 mm to provide a fish mass; subjecting the fish material to a first colloid milling to provide a colloid milled fish mass; subjecting the colloid milled fish mass to an extrusion to provide an extruded fish mass; subjecting the extruded mass to a second colloid milling to provide a colloid milled extruded fish mass as a food product.

Abstract: A method and a kit for wrapping a handroll is disclosed. The kit includes a wrapping made of a flexible product or film and having a pouch portion, a sheet for enclosing the ingredients of the handroll and one or more ingredients of the handroll. In the method, the sheet and ingredients are provided in a wrapping in a circularly wrapped configuration, where a first end of the sheet is held within the pouch portion and the first end of the sheet does not contact the ingredients. The wrapping is unwrapped such that the ingredients are on top of a second end of the sheet. The sheet is then rotated around the ingredients from the second end of the sheet toward the first end of sheet while extracting the first end from the pouch portion until the sheet fully encompasses the and forms the handroll.

Abstract: A cone filling and compaction machine includes a conical insert configured to slide into a top of a conical wrapper. The machine also includes a collar having a center aperture and the collar is coupled to the conical insert. In addition, the machine includes a compaction rod having a proximal end and an opposing distal end, where the compaction rod is slidingly engaged with the center aperture of the collar. The machine includes a clamp having a first portion and a second portion and the clamp is configured to temporarily secure the top of the conical wrapper to the conical insert as contents of the conical wrapper are being compacted.

Abstract: An apparatus for filtration of an aerosol-generating device includes a filter carriage and a filter. The filter carriage includes a base defining an opening, a lid configured to be removably coupled to the base such that the lid is moveable between an open position and a closed position, a hinge between the base and the lid, and a handle coupled to at least a portion of the lid. The filter is configured to be inserted into the opening of the filter carriage. The filter includes a first layer defining a central opening, a second layer, and a third layer including a plurality of discs. The plurality of discs includes a plurality of depressions. The second layer is between the first layer and the third layer. The filter carriage includes a plurality of interconnected structures defining a plurality of open spaces.

Abstract: Provided is an aerosol provision device for generating an aerosol from an article comprising an aerosol-generating material. The device comprises: a device body; a heating system for heating the article; and a locating element projecting from the device body. The locating element comprises an external surface. The external surface comprises a first surface section with a first roughness, and a second surface section with a second roughness greater than the first roughness. The locating element is configured to be received within the article so that the first surface section and the second surface section contact an inner surface of the article. Also provided is an aerosol provision system comprising the aerosol provision device and an article comprising an aerosol-generating material and a method of using the aerosol provision system.

Abstract: An e-vaping case includes a housing, a guide structure, a cartridge receiving portion connected to the guide structure, and an electronics system in the housing. The cartridge receiving portion is configured to be moved along the guide structure between a first surface and a second surface of the housing. The electronics system includes a power supply that is configured to initiate a transfer of power to an electrical contact structure if the cartridge receiving portion is moved towards the first surface of the housing to at least a first position of the housing. The electronics system is configured to interrupt the transfer of power to the electrical contact structure if the cartridge receiving portion is moved towards the second surface of the housing. An electronic vaping device may include a cartridge detachably coupled to the cartridge receiving portion.

Abstract: A system for managing a smoking substitute device, the system comprising; a smoking substitute device comprising; a control unit; a memory configured to store firmware for operating the smoking substitute device and a device-specific encryption key; and a communications interface; and an application server configured to communicate to the smoking substitute device a firmware update message that is encrypted with the device-specific encryption key, wherein the smoking substitute device is configured to obtain an encrypted firmware image, wherein the firmware update message includes a firmware key for decrypting the encrypted firmware image, and wherein the smoking substitute device is configured to use the device-specific encryption key to decrypt the firmware update message, to obtain the firmware key for decrypting the encrypted firmware image.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for attaching film layers to implantable adjuncts using selective lamination are disclosed. The systems include a first film layer contacting the deck-facing surface. The first film layer includes a first exterior side facing away from the implantable adjunct. The first film layer is selectively heat laminated to the deck-facing surface such that there are laminated portions and unlaminated portions of the first film layer.