Abstract: The present application relates to a system for providing nutrients to plantlets, the system comprising: a water controlling agent, an organic waste material, a seed germination enhancer, a binding material. The water controlling agent may be a super absorbent polymer. The organic waste material may be worm casting. The seed germination enhancer may be selected from a group consisting of GA3, GA 4+7, and a combination thereof. The ratio of the water controlling agent to the organic waste material may be between about 1:1 and about 1:6.

Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to a color standardization code and methods of making and using same and, more particularly, to a color standardization code that is represented by an alphanumeric set of characters that encodes the formulation of the color in any specified system of products.

Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to a standardized color formulation apparatus and methods of making and using same and, more particularly, to a standardized color formulation apparatus that is capable of formulating a selected color across one or more materials—i.e. the standardized color formulation apparatus is capable of formulating a selected color for any colorable product and is thus material independent.

Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to a color imaging and format apparatus and methods of making and using same and, more particularly, to a color imaging and format apparatus that is capable of identifying and relaying to a user one or more preselected areas of an electronic image and providing the user with a realistic rendition of colors, shadows, and highlights (for example) found in the electronic image.

Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to a color standardization affiliation and methods of making and using same and, more particularly, to a color standardization affiliation that includes a host, a color specification system, a formulation system, and product providers capable of providing a colorable product having a desired color to a consumer.

Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to a standardized color selection apparatus and methods of making and using same and, more particularly, to a standardization selection apparatus that is capable of selecting one or more areas of an electronic image and/or one or more pixel colors of an electronic image for further use and processing.

Abstract: A gypsum board/intumescent material ceiling board includes a gypsum board and a fire-resistive barrier. A first major surface of the gypsum board is an upper side for abutting framing and a second major surface of the gypsum board is an underside for facing a room interior. The fire-resistive barrier is a layer of intumescent coating material applied to and coextensive with one of the major surfaces of the gypsum board. The intumescent coating material contains expandable graphite and a corrosion inhibitor in sufficient quantities to provide a corrosion inhibiting layer on metal surfaces, such as the surfaces of metal fasteners, with which the intumescent coating material comes in contact. In addition, the intumescent coating material has a pH greater than 7.0 to reduce corrosive properties of the intumescent material and provide a chemical environment conducive to the forming of the corrosion inhibiting layer by the corrosion inhibitor.

Abstract: A gypsum board/intumescent material fire barrier wall includes spaced apart, vertically extending metal or wooden studs with only one layer of gypsum board secured to each side of the studs to form a fire barrier wall with a wall cavity. An intumescent material barrier, that is at least coextensive in width and height with the width and height of the wall cavity, is also included in the fire barrier wall and preferably, the wall cavity contains a fibrous insulation blanket. Preferably, the spaced apart gypsum wall boards, with the intumescent material barrier, provide the fire barrier wall with two hour fire-resistive properties meeting or exceeding ASTM test standard E119 for walls and partitions.