Abstract: A process is disclosed for utilizing dual use packaging, particularly ornamental packaging containing a pet-related product as would be used with an aquarium. The ornamental container is filled with a pet-related product such as fish food. The fish food is selectively dispensed from the container until depleted. The container is then utilized as a decorative ornament in an aquarium. Ballast may be added to the ornamental container before being submerged in the aquarium. The ornamental container may resemble a lighthouse, a treasure chest, a rock sculpture, a wall block, a submarine, or a vase.

Abstract: An aquarium includes a base and at least one side wall coupled to the base that together define an interior of the aquarium. The aquarium also includes a non-magnetic mat sized to fit within the aquarium such that a bottom surface of the mat engages the base and a top surface of the mat is exposed to the interior. The aquarium also includes at least one magnetic element coupled to the mat, and a removable décor feature that is magnetically attracted toward the at least one magnetic element.

Abstract: A dry, visually life-like rock containing dormant bacteria for use in aquariums is disclosed. A dry, visually life-like rock containing dormant bacteria can be packed in traditional packaging and shipped by the most economical means in the most economical packaging. Once it has arrived, it may be stored dry and in its original container. This rock can then be used when desired.

Abstract: Disclosed is an aquaponics system with minimal outflows of waste. A stream of waste water from aquatic animals is mineralized in a waste conversion unit having algae and bacteria located on multiple horizontal plates through which the stream of waste water flows. The stream of waste leaving the waste conversion unit passes through troughs upon which plants are hydroponically grown by absorbing the mineralized waste. The water leaving the troughs is returned to the tank holding the aquatic animals and the cycle is repeated. The system may be augmented with an air source, a light source, and a nutrient source in the waste conversion unit to further enhance the breakdown of the animal waste. Additionally, floating trays may be utilized in the troughs to support a wide range of plants hydroponically grown in the troughs.

Abstract: Aquaponics machines, systems, methods, components, apparatus etc. Some such systems comprise solids/water separators, fish rearing tanks, and surface drains. The surface drains are in fluid communication with the separators and are positioned in the fish rearing tanks so as to drain solids/water mixtures from the surfaces of the water therein. Moreover, they are positioned to drain the solids/water mixtures to the separators whereby the separators separate fecal matter from the water. In some embodiments, thin film strippers are in the separators. Pumps in some systems can be further configured to pump water at a rate sufficient to create a vortex at the thin film strippers. If desired, the surface drains can be positioned near a downwind side of the fish rearing tanks. Furthermore, air stones spaced apart from the surface drains can over-aerate the water. Some systems further comprise plant growing tanks and/or polyethylene grow rafts positioned therein.

Abstract: The sex of embryos in eggs is influenced or controlled through the application of light having selected wavelengths in order to promote the development of embryos of a selected sex. An incubating device is provided having an interior cavity that can be sealed from an outside, and having a plurality of lighting elements in the interior cavity. Eggs are disposed in the interior cavity, and pre-determined environmental conditions are applied to the interior cavity to promote hatching of the eggs. Concurrently with the application of the environmental conditions, the eggs are irradiated according to pre-determined lighting conditions. The lighting conditions include applying light having wavelengths substantially concentrated in selected ranges, such as light wavelengths within the 440-460 nm, or other narrow range.

Abstract: A lure having the appearance of a sea creature and comprising: a non-buoyant member; and at least one buoyant member connected or connectable to the non-buoyant member so as to float above the non-buoyant member below a water surface.

Abstract: The Osprey Raft is the float on an Angler's Fishing Tackle that has been engineered with electronics: remote communication, a propeller system, and guidance control. It is battery operated and conveys an array of equipment; optional camera for underwater viewing, optional net, optional spare gun, hook(s) and line(s). By a line it still connects an angler's rod. The angler, by means of a remote control console, is able to move around the tackle and extend the cast. The device can be operated with a video monitor attached to the same angler's rod for underwater viewing, it can be adapted to use smart phone with a piscatorial application, providing fishing rules and regulation in whatever locale you choose to fish.

Abstract: A lure has a lip properly slanted down forward which is attached in a neighborhood of a front end portion of a lure body that is formed to have an external appearance imitating a small fish. A head section of the lure body is formed to have a tapered thin edge shape in top view.

Abstract: A fishing device comprising a main housing unit that can be secured to a ground surface with a plurality of hammerable nails; a reel of fishing line stored on a spool in the main housing unit; a nozzle-shaped, lockable top for the main housing unit through which the fishing line is threaded; and a handle on the lockable top for spinning and flicking the lockable top in order to cast the fishing line outwardly therefrom. There is a smaller, more portable lake or river model and a larger ocean version. A fishing chair is also disclosed.

Abstract: Device for ejection of a fishing object is presented, comprising a launch tube (21), a fishing object (22) adapted to be placed in the launch tube (21) and an energy source (2) for creating a fluid pressure in the launch tube (21) and thereby ejecting the fishing object through the launch tube (21), where the fishing object is equipped with a sealing cross-section (23.25) for sealing against launch tube.

Abstract: A device made for the securing of line on a spool or reel during storage.

Abstract: A system and a fishing-rod-holder with integral fish-bite-detector are disclosed. The fishing-rod-holder may comprise: a substantially hollow-elongate-member, the fish-bite-detector, and a substrate-engagement-means. The hollow-elongate-member may comprise a receiving-cavity. The receiving-cavity may be configured to removably hold a fishing-rod-handle. The fish-bite-detector may comprise a triggering-means, a bite-indication-means, and a circuit. The triggering-means and the bite-indication-means may be in communication with each other via the circuit. The substrate-engagement-means may be attached to the hollow-elongate-member. The substrate-engagement-means may be configured to removably engage a substrate such that the fishing-rod-holder may be removably mounted to the substrate.

Abstract: A packaged chemical pad may include an air tight protective packaging surrounding a chemical pad. The chemical pad may include a semi-permeable membrane and a chemical composition disposed in the semi-permeable member. The chemical composition may automatically, on activation by oxygen following the removal of the protective packaging, generate an infra red heat and water vapour. The activated chemical pad, when positioned in an insect trap, may maintain a temperature at a pad surface of between 20° C. and 40° C. and a relative humidity of at least 10% above an ambient humidity for an operating duration of at least 8 hours.

Abstract: The device for applying fire ant killer granules to fire ant hills has an applicator coupled to a container of fire ant granules. The applicator has a straight portion of tubing with an open end and a closed end. An angled tube extends from the straight portion of tubing near the closed end. The container is releasably coupled to the angled tube. A user inverts the applicator to load a fixed amount of fire ant killer granules into the straight portion, and inverts the applicator a second time to release the fixed amount of granules from the open end of the straight portion of the applicator.

Abstract: An intrusion system can be configured to includes a detection module comprising a processing module and a sensor having an output coupled to the processing module, wherein the detection module is configured to detect an object in a predetermined area and to determine a position of the detected object in the predetermined area; an ultrasonic generator comprising an oscillator configured to generate an ultrasonic signal; and an ultrasonic emitter coupled to the ultrasonic generator configured to launch an ultrasonic wave toward the position of the detected object.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, and mounting apparatus repel pests from an object. A vibration generator is operable to produce a plurality of vibrations. A mounting apparatus secures the vibration generator to the object from which the pests are to be repelled. The mounting apparatus transfers the plurality of vibrations from the vibration generator to the object. The plurality of vibrations transferred to the object from the vibration generator repels pests from the object.

Abstract: An animated duck decoy including a decoy base, and a shell removably connected to the base. The shell defining a chamber. An upper bracket attached to an upper surface of the chamber, a tail member connected to an end of a horizontal rod that outwardly extends from a rear of the shell, and an opposite end of the rod connected to a torsion spring, the torsion spring also connected to the upper bracket, the rod further defining an open end. A lower bracket attached to a top surface of the base. The lower bracket having a motor attached thereto, the motor having a drive shaft extending vertically upward from the lower bracket, and the drive shaft having a hub fixed at the top end thereof. The hub having a horizontal arm including a first elastomeric bumper affixed at one end.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are solutions for use with machine perfusion of one or more organs. In some embodiments, the solutions comprise acellular cross-linked hemoglobin in a physiologically acceptable medium. Also disclosed herein are methods for machine perfusion of one or more organs, for example utilizing the disclosed perfusion solutions. In some embodiments, the methods include perfusing an organ with an oxygenated solution (such as the disclosed solutions) which is at a temperature between about 12-37° C., for example at a temperature of about 21° C.

Abstract: A composition and method for generating reagents and the composition of these reagents for the stabilization and preservation of viability of cancer tissue which has been surgically excised and the suspension and/or termination of apoptosis (cell death) by significant modulation of cell metabolism by low molar concentrations of synergistic chemistries and hormonal growth enhancers while maintaining normal gene expression patterns of the surgically excised tissue.

Abstract: A method to evaporate active ingredients from a liquid solution, in which said liquid solution includes a solvent and at least one type of active ingredient, the method including dispensing in controlled time periods doses of said liquid solution on a liquid retaining support, where the solvent is evaporated from the support such that only the active ingredient remains on the support, and where the active ingredient is evaporated from the support after most of the solvent has evaporated.

Abstract: A sticker adjuvant that may be used in agrochemical compositions is disclosed. The sticker adjuvant is a polyether amide or a polyether imide formed by the reaction of a polyether polyamine with a polyfunctional monomer. The polyfunctional monomer may be a polyacid, a di-functional acyl halide, an acid anhydride, a poly(acid anhydride) and a mixture thereof.

Abstract: An aqueous microbicidal composition having two components. The first component is 0.5-5 wt % of a mixture of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one. The second component is 1-10 wt % of a nonionic surfactant comprising a C6-C12 alkyl group, an average of 3-7 moles polymerized units of propylene oxide and an average of 5-12 moles polymerized units of ethylene oxide.

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of an oregano extract containing carvacrol and capyrlic acid blend by screening for inhibition and by conducting a preservative efficacy test, USP 51, in skin creams. Minimum inhibitory concentrations were found for Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonsas aeruginosa, Streptococcus sanguinis, Salmonella enterica, Candida albicans, and Aspergillus brasiliensis.

Abstract: A pesticidal/ovicidal composition comprising: (a) 50-99.9 parts by mass of a triglyceride containing not less than 50% of oleic acid as a fatty acid component; (b) 0.1-20 parts by mass of a nonionic surface active agent; and (c) 0-30 parts by mass of a glycerin derivative. The composition according to the invention has not only a pesticidal activity but also an ovicidal activity on crop pests, and provides a safe and high pesticidal/ovicidal effect.

Abstract: A synergistic microbicidal composition containing 2-(decylthio)ethanamine or its hydrochloride salt and 2,2-dibromomalonamide in a weight ratio from 64/1 to 1/16.

Abstract: The present invention relates to composition comprising a pesticide and an alkoxylate of the formula (I) as defined below. The invention further relates to said alkoxylate. The invention further relates to a method of preparing said composition by bringing the alkoxylate and the pesticide into contact. Finally, the invention relates to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired plant growth and/or undesired insect or mite attack and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein said composition is allowed to act on the respective pests, their environment or the crop plants to be protected from the respective pest, on the soil and/or on undesired plants and/or on the crop plants and/or on their environment; and to seed containing said composition.

Abstract: Methods of seed treatment with one or more jasmonates are described. One method comprises exposing a seed to a formulation containing methyl dihydrojasmonate (MDHJ) at an amount and duration effective for improving a germination characteristic of the seed. Another method comprises exposing a seed to a formulation containing MDHJ at an amount and duration effective for improving a stress tolerance characteristic of the seed. Seeds comprising an effective amount of MDHJ for improving a germination or stress tolerance characteristic are also described.

Abstract: This invention describes the use of S-abscisic acid (S-ABA) and ethylene producing-agents such as ethephon to synergistically improve red color in grapes and to alter the sensory characteristics of wine.

Abstract: Compounds formed by combining a carboxylic acid herbicide with N—((C1-C16) alkyl or arylalkyl) tri((C1-C16) alkyl)ammonium hydroxide have herbicidal activity on an acid equivalent basis at least as active as the commercially used carboxylic acid herbicide salts, but are less volatile.

Abstract: Cellulosic fibrous materials are described which are impregnated with a bioflavonoid composition, the bioflavonoid content of the composition comprising at least naringin and neohesperidin. The use of such impregnated materials is also described, for example as paper or bamboo towels and cardboard, as well as the process for impregnating the materials.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of controlling or combating microbial organism by applying an antimicrobial peptide to the microbial organisms, wherein said antimicrobial peptide derived from Lilium ‘Stargazer’ glycine-rich protein 1. In addition, the present invention provides an antimicrobial composition comprising an antimicrobial peptide of the invention, an additional biocidal agent and pharmaceutically acceptable vehicles, excipients, diluents, and adjuvants.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein Q1 is a phenyl ring, naphthalenyl ring system, a 5- to 6-membered fully unsaturated heterocyclic ring or an 8- to 10-membered heteroaromatic bicyclic ring system, each as described with optional substituents as defined in the disclosure; Q2 is a phenyl ring, a naphthalenyl ring system, a 5- to 6-membered saturated, partially unsaturated or fully unsaturated heterocyclic ring, or an 8- to 10-membered heteroaromatic bicyclic ring system, each as described with optional substituents as defined in the disclosure; X is O, S(O)m, NR4, CR15R16, C(?O) or C(?S); and R1, R1a, R2, R4, R15, R16 and m are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling plant disease caused by a fungal pathogen comprising applying an effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel herbicidal compounds of Formula (I), or an agronomically acceptable salt of said compound wherein R1, R2, A1, Ra, Rb, Rc and Rd are as defined herein. The invention further relates to compositions which comprise the herbicidal compounds, and to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.

Abstract: The invention relates to a new rapid release oral formulation of fipronil or imidacloprid for the effective control of blood-sucking insect populations. Embodiments of the invention relate to their use by incorporation into a feed-through formulation that can be administered orally to host animals such as birds, goats, dogs, and cattle for the rapid effective control of blood sucking insects. The formulation is fast acting and the residue of the chemicals present in the feces serves as a larvacide, effectively controlling newly hatched larvae.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrethroid insecticides and the stereoisomers thereof and to compositions comprising the same. The invention also relates to the use of the insecticides or compositions comprising such insecticides for combating invertebrate pests. Furthermore, the invention relates to methods of applying such insecticides.

Abstract: A water dispersible granular composition comprising: i. microcapsules comprising of: a. at least one agrochemical active ingredient encapsulated within a polymeric shell wall; and, wherein the agrochemical active ingredient has a water solubility of less than 100 mg/litre; and, b. polyvinyl alcohol with a molecular weight of from 15,000 to 21,000, a degree of hydrolysis of from 87% to 89% and a viscosity of from 3.5 cps to 4.5 cps; ii. a filler base comprising of: a. at least one water insoluble filler; and b. at least one water soluble suspension adjuvant; and, iii. at least one agrochemical excipient.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of improving grass quality comprising applying an effective amount of a composition containing a phthalocyanine to the grass in the substantial absence of phosphorous acid, monoalkyl esters of phosphorous acid, or salts thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for increasing the yield of a plant, and a method for increasing the yield of a plant by using the same, and more particularly, to a composition for increasing the yield of the plant, which includes at least one of lysophosphatidylethanolamine and lecithin, and a method for increasing the yield of plant by applying the same to the plant to promote the yield increase of the plant.

Abstract: A method of treating a plant growth medium comprising applying a glyphosate pesticide to the plant growth medium. The treatment may prevent, inhibit, reduce and/or treat clubroot disease, caused by infection with Plasmodiophora brassicae, in one or more plants grown in the plant growth medium. Further provided is use of a glyphosate pesticide to treat a plant growth medium in order to prevent or treat clubroot disease in one or more plants grown in the plant growth medium. Additionally provided is a glyphosate pesticide for use to treat a plant growth medium in order to prevent or treat clubroot disease in one or more plants grown in the plant growth medium. Also provided is a method of treating a piece of agricultural equipment with a glyphosate pesticide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an pesticidal composition comprising an effective amount of a sulphur; an effective amount of at least one insecticide selected from the group consisting of cartap fipronil, pirimicarb, buprofezine, thiachloprid, acetamiprid, clothianidin, diafenthiuron, novaluron, flubendiamide, spirotetramat, thiamethoxam, imidacloprid or salts thereof, and at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention pertain to antimicrobial glass compositions, glasses and articles. The articles include a glass, which may include a glass phase and a cuprite phase. In other embodiments, the glasses include as plurality of Cu1+ ions, a degradable phase including B2O3, P2O5 and K2O and a durable phase including SiO2. Other embodiments include glasses having a plurality of Cu1+ ions disposed on the surface of the glass and in the glass network and/or the glass matrix. The article may also include a polymer. The glasses and articles disclosed herein exhibit a 2 log reduction or greater in a concentration of at least one of Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacter aerogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and E. coli, under the EPA Test Method for Efficacy of Copper Alloy as a Sanitizer testing conditions and under Modified JIS Z 2801 for Bacteria testing conditions.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition containing a novel strain Streptomyces scopuliridis KR-001 strain or a culture broth thereof as an active ingredient for weed control. More particularly, the Streptomyces scopuliridis KR-001 strain of the present invention, culture broth thereof, or culture fraction shows an excellent weed-killing ability on grass weeds, broadleaf weeds, and hard-to-control weeds, and a medium composition containing a carbon source and a nitrogen source in an optimal condition may significantly increase yield of an active material produced by the strain with low cost. Therefore, the strain can be usefully employed to a herbicide composition for weed control and a method for weed control.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions comprising novel endophytes capable of promoting germination endophytes that have a symbiotic relationship with plants. The present disclosure further provides methods of improving seed vitality, biotic and abiotic stress resistance, plant health and yield under both stressed and unstressed environmental conditions, comprising inoculating a seed with the novel endophyte strains and cultivating a plant therefrom.

Abstract: Oven to bake food products including a baking chamber (4), a door (6) for closing the baking chamber (4), and a trolley (12) equipped with pan racks (14) superimposed upon each other and movable between an operating position, in which the pan racks (14) are inserted inside the baking chamber (4), and an extracted position, in which the pan racks (14) are arranged outside the said baking chamber (4). The door (6) has at least one cavity (23), which is configured to house within it a portion (18) of the trolley (12) protruding outside the baking chamber (4) when the trolley (12) is arranged in its operating position, and is closed by at least one flap (28).

Abstract: The patent application relates to a kneading dough hook assembly and the kneading dough machine containing the same. The kneading dough hook assembly includes a mounting frame, a first kneading dough hook, a second kneading dough hook, a first fool-proof mechanism and a second fool-proof mechanism. The mounting frame includes two mounting rods. The first and second kneading dough hooks are mounted on the two mounting rods respectively. The first fool-proof mechanism is provided between the first kneading dough hook and its corresponding first mounting rod. The second fool-proof mechanism is provided between the second kneading dough hook and its corresponding second mounting rod.

Abstract: In accordance with example embodiment, a system may include a supply unit, a first transfer unit, a second transfer unit, and a gas chamber. In example embodiments, the supply unit may include a plurality of compartments and each compartment may have a moving device configured to move contents of the compartment from a first end of the compartment to a second end of the compartment. In example embodiments the first transfer unit may include a second moving device. In example embodiments, the second transfer unit may include a third moving device. In example embodiments the first transfer unit may be configured to receive contents from each compartment of the supply unit and move the contents to the second transfer unit, and the third moving device may be configured to move the contents to the gas chamber.

Abstract: The present invention provides a food separating device capable of continuously performing a separating process on a frozen food and provides a separated food producing method by using the food separating device.

Abstract: Methods and systems for processing ready-to-eat bacon with pan-fried bacon characteristics comprising a combination of cooking in a microwave oven and finishing in a searing unit.

Abstract: A process for producing lactose-free milk products is proposed in which (a) skimmed milk is subjected to an ultrafiltration or to a combination of dia- and ultrafiltration, (b) the lactose-free retentate R1 is fed to a storage container and the lactose-containing permeate P1 is fed to an enzyme reactor, (c) an amount of lactase sufficient for the enzymatic degradation of the lactose present therein is added to the permeate P1, (d) the reaction mixture obtained in this way is subjected to a nanofiltration, (e) the lactose-free permeate P2 is conveyed to the storage container and mixed with the lactose-free retentate R2, and (f) the retentate R2, which still comprises unreacted lactose and enzyme, is returned again to the enzyme reactor.