Patents Examined by Peter M. Poon
  • Patent number: 12290053
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automated pet food dispensing are described. One apparatus includes a receptacle configured to hold a sealed container containing wet pet food. The apparatus may include an electrically-operated plunger configured to interface with the receptacle. A processing system may be connected to the electrically-operated plunger. In one aspect, the processing system is configured to initiate a pet feeding event by actuating the plunger to interface with the receptacle, puncture the sealed container, and dispense the wet pet food into the food bowl. The processing system may maintain a time history to determine one or more future pet feeding events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Mythos Pet Foods Inc.
    Inventor: Grant Edward Barnekow
  • Patent number: 12284989
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a disease control method for recirculating aquaculture of Plectropomus leopardus broodstocks. The disease control method provided by the present disclosure includes water treatment, temperature control, air treatment, nutritional regulation, and biological control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Hainan Academy of Ocean and Fisheries Sciences
    Inventors: Shuyuan Fu, Jinye Liu, Yongbo Wang, Fuxiao Chen
  • Patent number: 12279607
    Abstract: This Hand-Held Insect Eliminator is a device comprising two flaps of optimal size and shape, which are connected at one end by a hinge. Intelligently designed integrated finger housings at the hinged end allow the device to be easily opened and snapped shut by a wide variety of hand and finger sizes. The device can be used on many types of insects, whether flying, hanging, crawling, or at rest. It can be operated in mid-air, against a wall, ceiling, or directly against a surface, or just above a surface, depending on the type and location of the insect. The device incorporates a unique containment grid which allows the elimination to be done cleanly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Inventor: Stephen James Coughlin
  • Patent number: 12279570
    Abstract: A greenhouse arrangement that includes a block storage system in which at least one stack of multiple block storage elements can be accommodated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Volker Rollwa, Jörg Cavelius, Markus Liebhaber
  • Patent number: 12279596
    Abstract: An interchangeable dog harness that includes an upper frame, a lower frame, and an interchangeable cape, wherein the upper frame and lower frame are adjustable to accommodate various dog sizes, and the interchangeable cape is designed to be used in a variety of situations the dog may face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Ray Allen Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Matt Akenhead, Matt Wilson, Billy Travis
  • Patent number: 12274251
    Abstract: An improved electric clip receiver system for outriggers designed for water vessels, enhancing the control and functionality of fishing lines during marine activities. The device includes an outrigger secured to the vessel, equipped with a mounting clamp and housing containing at least one electric stepper motor, stepper motor drivers, and a controller. At the housing's exterior, pulleys are connected to the motor drivers and integrated with line guides. Lines loop through midsection guides, far-end eyelets, and vessel-mounted rollers, forming closed circuit lines controlled by the motors. The system includes line clips at each end of the lines for securing fishing lines. The power source and control wire connect to the controller, enabling precise line adjustments. This innovative design enhances efficiency and ease of use, providing automated control for improved fishing performance and convenience in deploying and retrieving fishing lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Inventor: Erick Bravo
  • Patent number: 12274245
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nozzle device assembly for the automatic feeding in deep-water aquaculture and feeding system thereof and belonging to technical field of aquaculture device. It comprises a conical nozzle and a feeding pipe joint, wherein the feeding pipe joint further comprises a vacuum chamber, a bait inlet and a feeding pipe interface, the bait inlet is provided on the side wall of the vacuum chamber, wherein the junction between vacuum chamber and feeding pipe interface is an arc-shaped transition zone, wherein a cavity is formed between conical nozzle and vacuum chamber wall. The present invention also provides a feeding system equipped with the nozzle device assembly. It can keep the water velocity from the nozzle constant, so as to transport the bait to the deep-water cage 10 meters underwater. The bait is evenly dispersed in conveying water body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy Of Fishery Sciences
    Inventors: Tianshi Zhang, Siqing Chen, Li Bian, Juanwen Yu, Jinchao Zhu
  • Patent number: 12268183
    Abstract: A gestation stall gate assembly includes a gate support, a gate pivotably coupled to the gate support, and a gate control assembly. The gate is pivotable between an inwardly open position, a closed position, and an outwardly open position. The gate control assembly is configured to (i) allow the gate to pivot from the closed position to the inwardly open position when a sow pushes against the gate to pivot the gate toward the inwardly open position, (ii) prevent the gate from pivoting from the closed position to the inwardly open position for a second time until the gate is pivoted from the closed position to the outwardly open position, and (iii) allow the gate to pivot from the closed position to the outwardly open position when the sow pushes against the gate to pivot the gate toward the outwardly open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: CTB, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Wheatley, Christopher Elvidge
  • Patent number: 12268200
    Abstract: A universal insect trap having multiple points of entry is described being capable of capturing various types and sizes of insects. The universal insect trap may be used to capture and preserve target species such that genomes can be analyzed for specimens, which is beneficial in determining infection rates, strains of a vector or a pathogen, identifying associated microorganisms, determining or monitoring natural enemies, etc. The universal insect trap can include a base having a cone-shaped body, where the base includes a sloped surface. Further, the universal insect trap can include a dome portion and a trap portion. The trap portion can include an annular ring, a mounting portion, a vial, and an aggregation pheromone positioned in the trap portion, where the aggregation pheromone is one that emits a predetermined amount of pheromones over time to attract at least one predetermined type of insect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Russell F. Mizell, III, Xavier P. Martini
  • Patent number: 12262703
    Abstract: A system (10) for remote detection of pests, in this case as applied to a domestic dwelling (11) where a base station (12) communicates with eight detector or monitor units (13). The dotted (lines (14) indicate wired or wireless communication between the units (13) and the base station (12). As used herein the expressions “monitor” and “detector” are used interchangeably or where the detector is used as part of a box or cartridge where the detector is part (and may be reusable and separable) the whole unit including the detector part may be referred to as a monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: PESENSE PTY LTD
    Inventors: Anthony Robert Flint, Peter Kenyon Simpson, Ion Leslie Staunton
  • Patent number: 12256721
    Abstract: Provided is a fish attraction device. The fish attraction device, in at least one aspect, includes a motor, the motor having an output shaft configured to rotate about a rotational axis. The fish attraction device, in accordance with this aspect, may further include first and second cams rotationally coupled to the output shaft about the rotational axis. The fish attraction device, in accordance with this aspect, may further include a first thumper configured to move to create a first thumping pattern as the first cam rotates with the output shaft about the rotational axis, as well as a second thumper configured to move to create a second thumping pattern as the second cam rotates with the output shaft about the rotational axis, the first and second thumping patterns collectively providing a rhythmic thumping pattern designed to attract fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Inventor: David J. Standridge
  • Patent number: 12256724
    Abstract: A system for targeting and damaging a growing plant includes an aircraft, a laser, and a controller. The laser and controller are mounted to the aircraft, which can position the laser and controller airborne at least 350 meters away from the growing plant to be damaged. The laser can generate a beam of energy sufficient to critically damage the plant when the plant is exposed to the beam and located at least 350 meters away. The controller can determine whether a target of the laser is a plant to be damaged. In response to this determination, the controller can also: a) prevent the laser's beam of energy from reaching the target, if the target is not a plant to be damaged, and b) cause the laser's beam of energy to reach the target, if the target is a plant to be damaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: STRATUS AERO, LLC
    Inventor: Morgan Perry
  • Patent number: 12256723
    Abstract: A mounting and positioning device 10 comprises a disc 11 having a termite detection region in the form of a hole 12. The device entices termites to the detection region 12 using termite scaffold as an array of slats 13 made from a termite consumable material fitted around the hole 12 using an array of flanges 14 which frictionally grip the slats. Concentric frangible sections in the form of weakened rings 22, 23, 24 and 25 permit marginal sections of the device to be removed so that it may fit inside different sized termite monitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Pesense Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Anthony Robert Flint, Peter Kenyon Simpson, Ion Leslie Staunton
  • Patent number: 12250896
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides generally for a system and method for planting flora, fauna, and dispersing various organisms through drone delivery. The system may comprise of a drone with seedling box that may hold and drop the pods containing flora or fauna. The seedling box may hold the pods with the flora or fauna in them and at specific intervals drop the pod with the flora or fauna. The seedling box may also hold various organisms or other materials and drop these organisms or materials when directed. A seedling box may comprise loading mechanism and deploying mechanism to facilitate accurate, timely deployment of the pods containing the seedlings. A pod may comprise a weighted tip with hollow cavity for seedling placement and a vertical rod for securing seedling during deployment. Where the system comprises uneven number of seedlings, seedling box may include counterweights to provide stability in configured flight patterns for duration of seedling deployment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Inventors: Ernest Hale, Gary Silverfield
  • Patent number: 12250928
    Abstract: The present specification discloses a beehive comprising (i) an exterior wall, (ii) a hive interior, and (iii) an entrance through the wall that allows access and egress of bees to and from the hive interior. A beehive disclosed herein can further comprise (iv) a beehive entrance tunnel having a proximal entrance end at the hive entrance and a distal exit end that extends into the hive interior. In operation, the bees enter the beehive by proceeding along the tunnel; wherein in use of the hive the tunnel is sufficiently elongated that when host bees are present invading pests, e.g. bees or wasps, entering the beehive via the tunnel encounter host bees in the tunnel resulting in attacks in the tunnel by host bees on the invading bees or wasps. Existing hives are modified so as to have such an entrance tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Bee-IQ Solutions Limited
    Inventor: Kyle Blair Wayne Atkinson
  • Patent number: 12250936
    Abstract: The invention relates to an insect trapping device (100) comprising: a housing (110) having an opening (120) through which insects (I) can enter the housing; trapping means (130) for trapping insects within the housing; an attractant source (170) and regulating means for regulating a flow of an attractant (160) into the housing; propelling means (150) for evacuating at least a portion of the attractant from within the housing through the opening; control means communicatively coupled with the regulating means and propelling means; wherein the control means is configured to activate the propelling means once a threshold volume of attractant has accumulated within housing. Also disclosed is a method for of trapping insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Inventor: Rudolf Plaut
  • Patent number: 12250940
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a viscous outdoor mosquito killing lamp including a lamp body which includes a housing within which a lighting lamp is disposed; wherein the housing is provided with a trapping chamber, a sidewall of the trapping chamber is provided with a first through hole for flying insects to pass through; a trapping plate is detachably connected to the sidewall of the trapping chamber, and a viscous sticker is attached onto the trapping plate. The outdoor mosquito killing lamp is safe and environmentally friendly, and is more convenient to be cleaned up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: NINGBO DAYANG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Zheng, Yuanai Ning
  • Patent number: 12245578
    Abstract: A fishing lure container incorporating a case having axial and oppositely axial ends; axial and oppositely axial walls fixedly attached to the case, wherein such walls are respectively positioned for closing the case's axial and oppositely axial ends; axial and oppositely axial ports respectively opening the case at the axial and the oppositely axial walls; axial and oppositely axial caps respectively covering the axial and oppositely axial ports, the axial and oppositely axial caps being rotatable; a lure frame having axial and oppositely axial ends, wherein such frame's axial end is fixedly attached to the axial cap; and a quick disconnect fastener interconnecting the lure frame's oppositely axial end and the oppositely axial cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Inventors: Paul M. Moffett, Diane M. Moffett
  • Patent number: 12245557
    Abstract: A two-part floral display assembly includes a vase proper and a mounting stand coupled to the vase proper. The floral display assembly further includes at least one male feature carried by one of the vase proper and the mounting stand and at least one female feature defined by the other of the vase proper and the mounting stand, the at least one female feature and the at least one male feature cooperatively arranged and configured to couple the vase proper and the mounting stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Floracraft Corporation
    Inventors: Lindsey Dellinger, Dondi Richardson, Amy Steidl Olson, Eric Erwin, Brett Kincaid, Daniel Tagtow
  • Patent number: 12239118
    Abstract: A fishing pole support assembly includes a member that is formed into an ovoid shape having each of a pair of ends of the member being spaced apart from each other. The member has a pair of coils each formed into the member and the coils are positioned on opposing sides of the ovoid shape defined by the member. In this way a cup pin of a fishing belt can be extended through each of the pair of coils for attaching the member to a cup of the fishing belt. The member extends beneath a handle of a fishing rod when the handle of the fishing rod is inserted into the cup of the fishing belt thereby facilitating the member to bias the fishing rod to angle upwardly with respect to the cup. In this way the member can assist a fisherman with landing a pelagic fish with the fishing rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Inventor: Antonio Garrido