Abstract: A tool for removing and holding dog excrement from both grass, and other non-grass surfaces, comprised of a pole handle at the upper portion and a set of beveled tines and collection pan on the lower end. The handle is connected at the rear of the collection pan at a an angle which aids in placement of the fork in the best possible position for leverage and moving smoothly beneath the feces. The separated beveled tines allow easy penetration of grass or debris beneath the feces, which is moved over the beveled tines and into the collection pan with a slight tip of the fork. The collection pan is formed with raised front, back and sidewalls, which recess the collection pan to hold the gathered feces. The collection pan is capable of containing considerable feces prior to being emptied into an appropriate trash receptacle.

Abstract: A herbicidal compound and composition comprising at least one compound of formula I wherein R is independently selected from hydrogen, and the group (CH2)mOR4; m, q, t and v are independently zero or one; R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl (preferably C1 to C4 alkyl) and lower acyl (preferably C2 to C4 acyl) and the group of formula II wherein the compound of formula I comprises at least one group R1, R2, R3 and R4 which is of formula II wherein A is N or CH; X is selected from the group consisting of chloro, amino, methyl and methoxy; X1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chloro and methyl; X2 is hydrogen or chloro; R1 is selected from hydrogen and methyl; Y is oxygen or a bond; and n is from 0 to 3.

Abstract: A pen adapter is configured, in one example, to include a body having an internal surface defining a set of negative datum features configured to interlock with a first set of positive datum features. An external surface of the pen adapter is configured to define a second set of positive datum features.