Patents Issued in October 25, 2016
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Patent number: 9474262Abstract: A trolling teaser including a tubular hull having at least one substantially planar end face. The planar end face is an external face of the hull that is directly impinged upon by water as the teaser is trolled through the water. The tubular hull has a circumference defined by a wall. A plurality of channels is formed in the wall of the tubular hull.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Inventor: Clay S. Barker
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Patent number: 9474263Abstract: An implement holder that removably attaches to a container, comprises a frame and a support. The frame contains a pair of open slots. The slots define an engagement tab therebetween. The tab flexes in response to a force. The support projects from one side of the frame and is configured to support an implement. The holder is attached to the container by (i) positioning the frame relative to the container such that the support is outside the container, (ii) aligning the slots of the frame on a rim of the container such that the tab is inside the rim, and (iii) pushing the frame onto the rim to cause the tab to flex and allow the frame to slidably engage a wall of the container along the slots, such that the tab is biased against the wall and securely holds the frame to the container.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Inventor: Christopher M. Roberts
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Patent number: 9474264Abstract: An animal trap includes a first portion; a second portion in sliding relationship with the first portion; a biasing mechanism for biasing the first and second portions towards a deployed position; members extending from the lower end of the first portion, the members protruding beyond the second portion when the first and second portions are in a cocked position, wherein the members are resiliently deformable; a bottom portion coupled to distal ends of the members; and a trigger mechanism for selectively locking the first and second portions in the cocked position, wherein actuation of the trigger causes the release of the first and second portions from the cocked position. Additional embodiments are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2012Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Inventor: Paul James Meissner
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Patent number: 9474265Abstract: A system for directing a bird away from equipment includes an item of equipment and a detector configured to detect a bird that could be harmed by or that could harm the equipment and to determine the proximity of the bird to the equipment. The system also includes an unmanned aerial vehicle and a pilot system configured to control the unmanned aerial vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2012Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Elwha LLCInventors: William D. Duncan, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Thomas A. Weaver, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Patent number: 9474266Abstract: A floating duck blind for use in waterfowl hunting; nature photography; and/or bird watching. A framed platform portion encased in closed cell polyurethane and a polyuria outer coating for buoyancy and durability includes several vertical openings that allow the platform to be staked into a position in the water. A metal wire mesh enclosure enables camouflaging means to be affixed to hide the platform and the occupants. A dog box portion communicates from the enclosed platform to the outside of the duck blind so that hunting dogs can get in and out during retrieval. A transom portion enables attachment of an outboard motor and relocation of the duck blind.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Inventor: Harry Bonfill
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Patent number: 9474267Abstract: An apparatus that mimics the courtship or mating ritual of a tom turkey and a hen turkey. The device has a base with a rotatable spool that is wound with a cord. A hen turkey decoy is stationary on this base while the cord is pulled forcing a tom turkey mounted on a rod and connected to the spool to rotate around the hen turkey. It has been discovered that the rotation mimics the mating ritual thus attracting other dominate tom turkeys. The simulation brings the other dominate tom turkeys into a close proximately to the decoy apparatus and close enough for a hunter to capture the dominate male turkey.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Inventor: Donald J. Rutledge
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Patent number: 9474268Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions consisting of: (a) at least one ethylene-releasing compound, and (b) at least one fatty acid ester, alone or in combination with one or more excipients, vehicles or additives, and/or (c) one or more noxious agents. The invention also relates to the use of said composition and to methods for controlling parasitic plants and/or hemiparasitic plants that cause infestations in certain trees. The composition of the invention is characterized in that it exhibits a high degree of adhesion to the parasitic and/or hemiparasitic plant is selective and acropetal, and hast excellent stability and water-impermeability, allowing the prolonged and constant release of ethylene.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Instituto de Ecologia, A.C.Inventors: Pedro Guillermo Angeles Alvarez, Gregorio Cardoso Tapias Ceccantini
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Patent number: 9474269Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous compositions of associative polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs), optionally containing surfactants, biocidal agents and/or oxidants, which can provide a cleaning benefit and surface protection to treated articles including reduced soiling tendency, reduced cleaning effort and improved soil repellancy, as well as providing bacteriostatic properties to treated surfaces that thereby gain resistance to water, environmental exposure and microbial challenge.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2011Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: David R. Scheuing, William L. Smith, Michael Kinsinger, Jared Heymann
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Patent number: 9474270Abstract: The present invention is directed to pest-controlling compositions comprising as active ingredients one or more ?-diones, particularly ?-diketones and ?-triketones, and to the use of these compositions inter alia for preventing, eradicating, destroying, repelling or mitigating harmful, annoying or undesired pests including insects, arachnids, helminths, molluscs, protozoa and viruses. The present invention is further directed to processes of preparing ?-diones by de novo synthesis or from natural sources such as volatile oil-bearing plants from families including Alliaceae, Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Cannabinaceae, Lamiaceae, Pteridaceae, Myrtaceae, Myoporaceae, Proteaceae, Rutaceae and Zingiberaceae.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignees: Bioprosepect Limited, University of Western SydneyInventors: Robert Neil Spooner-Hart, Albert Habib Basta
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Patent number: 9474271Abstract: A method for enhancing amidohydrolase activity of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH) is disclosed. The method comprising administering a phenoxyacylethanolamide that causes the enhanced activity. The enhanced activity can have numerous effects on biological organisms including, for example, enhancing the growth of certain seedlings. The subject matter disclosed herein relates to enhancers of amidohydrolase activity.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignees: Research Foundation of the City University of New York, The Curators of The University of Missouri, University of North TexasInventors: George John, Subbiah Nagarajan, Kent Chapman, Lionel Faure, Peter Koulen
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Patent number: 9474272Abstract: Alexandrian laurel (Danae racemosa L.) is a highly demanded evergreen shrub. However, seed germination often takes up to 12 to 18 months with a germination rate of only about 20%. Also, due to its slow-growth rate, it typically takes up to six years to produce a saleable one-gallon size plant. Germinating seeds in the presence of cytokinins and/or auxins increased in vitro shoot multiplication and seedling quality enhancement. Benzyladenine was found to balance seedling development by simultaneously accelerating shoot growth and slowing down root growth, whereas thidiazuron significantly promoted shoot multiplication and proliferation by producing 5-30 shoots per seed.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: North Carolina A&T State UniversityInventors: Guochen Yang, Zhongge Lu
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Patent number: 9474273Abstract: The present invention generally relates to new plant elicitor compositions, and the use of these compositions in agricultural applications, more particularly to protect plants against (infection by) plant pathogens and the corresponding methods of, and uses in, the protection of plants and crops by application of these compositions.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: FYTOFEND S.A.Inventors: Raffaele Buonatesta, Geraldine Van Aubel, Pierre Van Cutsem
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Patent number: 9474274Abstract: Canola seed treated with spinetoram controls flea beetle.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: William H. Hendrix, III, Gary C. Turnbull
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Patent number: 9474275Abstract: The present invention relates to cyanoenamine derivatives, their process of preparation, intermediate compounds, their use as fungicide active agents, particularly in the form of fungicide compositions, and methods for the control of phytopathogenic fungi, notably of plants and in material protection, using these compounds or compositions.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2011Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBHInventors: Jürgen Benting, Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann, Philippe Desbordes, Christophe Dubost, Pierre Genix, Shinichi Narabu, Jean-Pierre Vors
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Patent number: 9474276Abstract: A pesticidal composition comprises a synergistically effective amount of an inhibitor of chitin biosynthesis, type 1 compound and a pesticide selected from N-(3-chloro-1-(pyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-N-ethyl-3-((3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio) propanamide (I), N-(3-chloro-1-(pyridine-3-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-N-ethyl-3-((3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)sulfinyl) propanamide (II), or any agriculturally acceptable salt thereof. A method of controlling pests comprises applying the pesticidal composition near a population of pests. A method of protecting a plant from infestation and attack by pests comprises contacting the plant with the synergistic pesticidal composition.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Inventors: Luis E. Gomez, Ricky Hunter, Mike Shaw, Tony K. Trullinger, Mary E. Kubiszak, John Herbert
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Patent number: 9474277Abstract: The present invention relates to pesticidal mixtures comprising as active compounds 1) at least one pyrazole compound A selected from the compounds of formula I: wherein the variables have the meaning as defined in the description, and 2) at least one further compound B selected from the compounds of the following groups A.1, A.2, A.3, A.4, A.5, A.6, A.7, A.8, A.9, A.10, A.11, A.12, A.13, A.14, A.15, A.16, A.17, F.1, F.2, F.3, F.4, F.5, F.6, F.7, F.8, F.9, F.10 and F.11 as defined in the specification. The present invention also relates to novel pyrazole compounds of the formula I. The present invention also relates to methods and use of these mixtures and novel compounds for combating invertebrate pests such as insects, arachnids or nematodes in and on plants, and for protecting such plants being infested with pests, especially also for protecting plant propagation material as like seeds.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Sebastian Soergel, Daniel Saelinger, Christian Defieber, Juergen Langewald, Birgit Gockel, Egon Haden, Deborah L. Culberston, Koshi Gunjima
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Patent number: 9474278Abstract: Provided are biocidal compositions comprising: a hydroxymethyl-substituted phosphorus compound and an isothiazolinone compound selected from 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, 2-methyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, and mixtures thereof. The compositions are useful for controlling microorganisms in aqueous or water-containing systems.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2012Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Bei Yin, Michael V. Enzien, Donald J. Love, Emerentiana Sianawati
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Patent number: 9474279Abstract: The present invention provides methods comprising applying to a crop of rice plants, the locus thereof, or propagation material thereof, a compound of formula (I): wherein —B1—B2—B3— is —C?N—O—, —C?N—CH2—, —C?CH2—O— or —N—CH2—CH2—; L is a direct bond or methylene; A1 and A2 are C—H, or one of A1 and A2 is C—H and the other is N; X1 is group X R1 is C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl or C3-C6cycloalkyl; R2 is chlorodifluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl; each R3 is independently bromo, chloro, fluoro or trifluoromethyl; R4 is hydrogen, halogen, methyl, halomethyl or cyano; R5 is hydrogen; or R4 and R5 together form a bridging 1,3-butadiene group; p is 2 or 3. Preferably the methods are for control of stemborer, leaffolder, hoppers, Gall midge, whorl maggot, Rice bugs, and/or Black bugs.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Myriem El Qacemi, Jerome Yves Cassayre
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Patent number: 9474280Abstract: Antimicrobial compositions based on the synergistic combination of 2-methyl-3-isothiazolone and selected commercial microbicides where the compositions are substantially free of halogenated 3-isothiazolone, are disclosed. Particularly preferred are combinations of 2-methyl-3-isothiazolone together with benzoic acid, citric acid, sorbic acid, 1,2-dibromo-2,4-dicyanobutane, 1,3-dimethylol-5,5-dimethylhydantoin, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, zinc pyrithione or climbazole, that provide enhanced microbicidal efficacy at a combined active ingredient level lower than that of the combined individual 3-isothiazolone and commercial microbicide effective use levels.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Megan Anne Diehl, Eileen Fleck Warwick
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Patent number: 9474281Abstract: To provide a fungicidal composition having stable and high fungicidal effects against cultivated crops infected with plant diseases resulting from plant diseases. A fungicidal composition containing, as active ingredients, (a) a benzoylpyridine derivative represented by the formula (I) or its salt: wherein when A is —N?, B is —CX4?; when A is —CH?, B is —N?; each of X1 and X2 which are independent of each other, is a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, a CF3 group or an alkylthio group; X3 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an alkyl group, a CF3 group or an alkylthio group; X4 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an alkyl group, a CF3 group or an alkylthio group; R1 is an alkyl group; R2? is an alkoxy group; p is 0, 1 or 2; and each of R2? and R2?? is an alkoxy group, and (b) at least one additional fungicide.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: ISHIHARA SANGYO KAISHA, LTD.Inventors: Munekazu Ogawa, Akihiro Nishimura
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Patent number: 9474282Abstract: An antimicrobial composition is disclosed that contains an acid-solubilized copper ammonium or copper-zinc ammonium complex that is effective against microorganisms such as nosocomial or environmental bacteria, fungi, viruses, and the like. The antimicrobial composition can be used in the preparation of a medicament for treating microbes or a microbial infection, and may contain a carrier to create a cream, soap, wash, spray, dressing, cleanser, cosmetic product, topical drug product, or other antimicrobial product.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Inventor: Tony John Hall
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Patent number: 9474283Abstract: Provided is a formulation including various natural extracts for a variety of human applications.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2011Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Y&B Mother's Choice Ltd.Inventor: Tova Silberstein
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Patent number: 9474284Abstract: A high efficiency fluid delivery system which is particularly useful in delivering temperature-controlled air in convection heating or cooling apparatuses is described. The fluid delivery system provides a fluid circulation means having an intake opening for the fluid and one or more vanes that assist in increasing fluid velocity and reducing turbulent flow.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2006Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: TurboChef Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Carl J. Dougherty
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Patent number: 9474285Abstract: A system and method for extrusion of dough is disclosed. The system includes an auger for moving the dough; a metering pump comprising an input; a first motor for actuating the auger to transfer dough to the input of the metering pump; a first encoder for reading a position or speed of the first motor and for transmitting a signal associated with the position or speed of the first motor; and a controller configured to receive the signal from the first encoder to control operation of the first motor. The controller operates the first motor to at least partially counteract a variance in a pressure of dough at the metering pump based signals from the encoder and/or the pressure sensor.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Sara Lee TM Holdings, LLCInventors: Gerald E. Holt, Marshall S. Maddox
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Patent number: 9474286Abstract: The invention provides a method for molding three-dimensional products from a mass of foodstuff starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular a meal mass. The method comprises the steps of filling a mold cavity, which is open on one side, with the mass of foodstuff starting materials which are suitable for consumption, which mold cavity is defined by a boundary comprising walls and base, in order to mold a molded three-dimensional product, and the removal of the molded three-dimensional product from the mold cavity. In the method according to the invention, during removal the adhesion forces between the molded product and the boundary are eliminated virtually simultaneously along all the interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: STORK TITAN B.V.Inventors: Hendricus F. Van Der Eerden, Barend J. Beijaard, Cornelis L. Verhoeven, Dirk Meskendahl
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Patent number: 9474287Abstract: The present invention concerns a separation device for separating a rod-like element from a plurality of rod-like elements stored in a storage. The separation device may include a storage space having an approximately V-shaped cross section, for storing a plurality of at least approximately horizontally aligned rod-like elements, wherein the storage space includes at least a front wall element, a rear wall elements, and two side wall elements, having a bottom section and a top section. Moreover, a first discharge unit may be included for discharging a single rod-like element out of the plurality of rod-like elements stored in the storage space.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2011Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Poly-clip System GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Peter Wiemer, Günter Kessler
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Patent number: 9474288Abstract: A method and apparatus for loading live poultry onto an overhead shackle conveyor system is used in poultry processing plants. The birds (25) are placed on a horizontal moving conveyor (22) that includes dividers (34) that form a series of spaces on the surface conveyor for receiving birds. The shackles are tilted upwardly from the surface conveyor and tend to engage the legs of the bird and lift the birds out of the conveyor system and along the processing path of the poultry plant.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Inventor: Robert L. Grizzle
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Patent number: 9474289Abstract: A process is proposed for producing low microbial count whole milk products, in which (a1) optionally, the milk product from which microbes are to be removed is subjected to a heat pre-treatment in a heat exchanger and warmed to temperatures in the range from 25 to 30° C., (a2) the optionally pre-treated milk product is heated by infusion to temperatures from 50 to 75° C., and pasteurized in the course thereof, and (a3) the pasteurized product is cooled by flash cooling. A similar method is likewise disclosed for producing low microbial count skimmed milk products which, as the most important intermediate step, further additionally contains the process of separating off the cream.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbHInventor: Sven-Rainer Döring
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Patent number: 9474290Abstract: A ground roast coffee tablet which is capable of being brewed in a conventional automatic drip coffee maker, and which exhibits sufficient strength to withstand all aspects of manufacture, handling, packaging, transport without breakage but also readily disintegrates when contacted with hot water during brewing, is made by subjecting conventional ground, roasted coffee to a multi-step compaction process in which at least two compression steps are carried out in the same compaction die.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2012Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: THE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANYInventor: Jerry Douglas Young
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Patent number: 9474291Abstract: A ground roast coffee tablet which is capable of being brewed in a conventional automatic drip coffee maker, and which exhibits sufficient strength to withstand all aspects of manufacture, handling, packaging, transport without breakage but also readily disintegrates when contacted with hot water during brewing, is made by subjecting conventional ground, roasted coffee to a multi-step compaction process in which at least two compression steps are carried out in the same compaction die.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2012Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: THE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANYInventor: Jerry Douglas Young
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Patent number: 9474292Abstract: A powdered mixture that may be added to the water or food of animals. The powder comprises a mixture, which includes brewer's yeast, Aronia extract, cranberry extract, and an omega-3 fatty acid (such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)). In some embodiments, the mixture of the powder also includes one or more of the following: an added amount of citric acid, potassium chloride, tricalcium phosphate, water-soluble egg membrane complex, an added amount of vitamin E, a meat flavor agent (such as natural bacon flavor), and other suitable ingredients.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: EvoSci Biotech LLCInventor: Ryan M. Morrison
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Patent number: 9474293Abstract: Transgenic plants that express CIVPS or intein modified proteins, compositions of matter comprising them, products of diverse applications made from the transgenic plants, methods to construct the transgenic plants containing CIVPS or intein modified genes, methods to express CIVPS or intein modified proteins in plants, and methods of using the transgenic plants.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Agrivida, Inc.Inventor: R. Michael Raab
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Patent number: 9474294Abstract: A food grilling rack provides a frame defined by a plurality of connected side walls forming a closed geometric shape. The frame includes a lower corrugated sheet that provides multiple troughs, each trough having a lowest portion. The lower sheet is attached to at least some of the side walls. An upper sheet is supported (e.g., removably) above the lower sheet. There are a plurality of openings in the upper sheet, each opening being vertically aligned with a lowest portion of a trough. A food stuffing apparatus provides a receptacle having an interior, an upper end portion with a larger opening and a lower end portion with a smaller opening, and a tapering portion in between the upper and lower end portions. A plunger is provided having a head, a lower end portion with a shaft having a lower pushing surface and a joint, joining the head to the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2012Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: METAL FUSION, INC.Inventors: Michael P. Bourgeois, Norman R. Bourgeois, Barbara Bourgeois
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Patent number: 9474295Abstract: A method of purifying a Luo Han Guo extract includes contacting the Luo Han Guo extract with activated carbon and a macroporous polymeric adsorbent resin, an ion exchange resin, or both.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLCInventors: Brian Timothy Pohrte, Timothy C. Schunk, Elber F. Tejada
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Patent number: 9474296Abstract: Glucosyl stevia compositions are prepared from steviol glycosides of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni. The glucosylation was performed by cyclodextrin glucanotransferase using the starch as source of glucose residues. The compositions mainly comprise glucosyl derivatives with superior taste characteristics and can be used as sweetness enhancers, flavor enhancers and sweeteners in foods, beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2012Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: PureCircle Sdn BhdInventor: Avetik Markosyan
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Patent number: 9474297Abstract: Low-sodium salt compositions/substitutes, Modified Potassium Chlorides (MPCs) and methods of making the same. The salt compositions/substitutes preferably include NaCl, KCl and a modifier(s), preferably a cereal flour such as rice flour. A food grade acidulant is preferably included. The composition/substitute will preferably have a Na/K ratio of from about 0.1 to about 9.0, most preferably about 1.0. MPCs preferably include KCl and a modifier(s), preferably a cereal flour such as rice flour. A food grade acidulant is preferably included. The salt compositions/substitutes and MPCs are preferably made by drum drying, extrusion cooking or agglomeration procedures. The MPC is preferably blended and/or co-ground with unmodified NaCl in any desired ratio, preferably 50/50, which gives a Na/K ratio of about 1 (i.e. 20% sodium and 20% potassium), to cost-effectively provide a salt substitute without modifying the NaCl.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: S&P Ingredient Development, LLCInventor: Sambasiva Chigurupati
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Patent number: 9474298Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of reducing the onset of allergies. In certain embodiments, the method includes administering to an infant a nutritional composition that includes a fat or lipid source, a carbohydrate source, a protein source comprising whey and casein proteins and, optionally, a probiotic. In certain embodiments, the whey:casein ratio in the protein source is from about 50:50 to about 70:30 and the degree of hydrolysis of the proteins included in the protein source is from about 4% to about 10%.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2011Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Mead Johnson Nutrition CompanyInventors: Jon A. Vanderhoof, Deolinda Scalabrin
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Patent number: 9474299Abstract: [Problem] Providing soybean including oleic acid that will exceed the heretofore developed high-oleic soybean without using gene engineering technology. [Means to Solve the Problem] The present invention provides a GmFAD2-1b gene loss of function mutation and a type of soybean that includes a GmGAD2-1b gene loss of function mutation.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2010Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: SAGA UNIVERSITYInventor: Toyoaki Anai
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Patent number: 9474300Abstract: The use of at least one sulphur-containing amino acid, at a total concentration of about 5 to 75 mg/ml, in particular of about 5 to about 50 mg/l, in particular of about 5 to about 30 mg/l, in particular of about 5 to about 20 mg/l, in free form, for implementing a method for preparing a fermented food product fermented by ferments containing bifidobacteria, the food product has acceptable sensory properties, contains more than about 5×107, in particular more than about 108 bifidobacteria per gram of food product fermented for a shelf lifetime of at least 30 days, in particular a shelf lifetime of at least 35 days, and containing no more than 0.5% of yeast extract or of yeast autolysate.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONEInventors: Luc Terragno, Francois Debru, Phillippe Tessier, Stephane Herve, Jean-Michel Faurie
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Patent number: 9474301Abstract: A method and device for manipulating alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages to obtain desirable changes in the beverages, comprising subjecting said beverages to a flow-through hydrodynamic cavitation process and continuing the application of such process for a period of time sufficient to produce a consumable product. In the case of wine, the method includes altering the composition and accelerating the conversion of ingredients to obtain wine with a superior homogeny, an extended shelf life and a mouth feel, flavor, bouquet, color and body resembling those of wine that was subjected to a traditional oak barrel maturation. The system provided implements the described method.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2009Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Cavitation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Roman Gordon, Igor Gorodnitsky, Varvara Grichko
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Patent number: 9474302Abstract: A cutting apparatus including a grinder for sharpening knives in the cutting assembly is disclosed. The cutting apparatus includes a mouth for delivering the material to be cut to a cutting position, a cutting drum having at least one knife having a cutting edge, the cutting drum having a drive system and being rotatable about an axis. A grinder is described for removing material from the cutting edge of a knife, the grinder brought into contact with the cutting edge with a movement in a first direction substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the cutting drum and with a movement in a second direction substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the cutting drum, the grinder configured to move in the first direction at a first speed and move in the second direction at a second speed, the first speed different to the second speed.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2010Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Dickinson Legg LimitedInventor: Thomas Henry White
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Patent number: 9474303Abstract: A smokeless tobacco product is provided that includes a tobacco material in the form of a tobacco extract, a particulate tobacco material, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the smokeless tobacco product is substantially translucent. Methods for making and using the smokeless tobacco product are also provided. The smokeless tobacco product can include isomalt, maltitol syrup, particulate tobacco, and a translucent tobacco extract prepared by ultrafiltration.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventor: Darrell Holton, Jr.
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Patent number: 9474304Abstract: Disclosed is a novel single dose smoking device that provides advancement to the traditional pipe bowl design, and these advancements translate exceedingly well to the unique applications of an expanding smokers market, where discerning smokers are increasingly refining their preferences. More specifically, the single dose smoking device includes a tubular stem with a first end and a second end. An insertable cylindrical bowl is formed from an organic or inorganic material with a draw end and pack end. The pack end includes a lip formed around the insertable cylindrical bowl, the draw end sized to fit into the second end of the tubular stem up until the lip. The draw end includes a hole or series of holes therethrough for allowing gases to pass therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Model Row Investments, LLCInventors: Robert Anthony Born, Christopher M. Davis
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Patent number: 9474305Abstract: The present application provides an electronic cigarette comprising an outer sleeve, an atomizing assembly and a battery assembly both mounted inside the outer sleeve, and a bracket disposed between the atomizing assembly and the battery assembly; at least one first through-hole is defined on a side wall of the outer sleeve; the bracket includes a bracket body; a cylindrical first clearance is formed between an outer peripheral surface of the bracket body and an inner surface of the outer sleeve; a channel configured for air flow is formed from the first through-hole through the first clearance to the atomizing assembly. When implementing the present application, the following advantageous effects can be achieved: a cylindrical first clearance is formed between an outer peripheral surface of the bracket body and an inner surface of the outer sleeve, so that the operation for assembling the bracket can be easily achieved.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCHInventor: Qiuming Liu
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Patent number: 9474306Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes a liquid supply including liquid material, a heater operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol, a wick in communication with the liquid material and in communication with the heater such that the wick delivers the liquid material to the heater, at least one air inlet operable to deliver air to a central air passage upstream of the heater, and a mouth end insert having at least two diverging outlets.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLCInventors: Christopher S. Tucker, Geoffrey B. Jordan, Barry S. Smith, Ali A. Rostami
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Patent number: 9474307Abstract: A system and method for holding up diaper in infant pants. The system generally includes pants, shirt, and at least two straps that secure the top side of the pants and the bottom side of the shirt either on the front, back, interior, or exterior sides of the pants and shirt. Those straps may also be adjustable for tautness. A further embodiment includes foot coverings that extend from the pants to cover the infant's feet. Such foot coverings may be made from a breathable material. The invention may also include cushioning to protect the infant from falls. Finally, the invention generally includes elastic bands and cushioning on the buttocks portion of the pants to prevent an infant's diaper from sagging downward.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Inventor: Stephanie Cartozian
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Patent number: 9474308Abstract: A body-shaping intimacy garment for a woman has an upper portion that supports or at least contacts undersides of the breasts while leaving the breasts exposed, a torso portion extending from the upper portion, a lower portion that encircles the waist, buttocks and hips while defining a crotch opening through the garment for access during intimate encounters, and leg portions that extend to below the knee. The torso portion, lower portion and leg portions each include respective portions of inner and outer layers of stretchable fabrics. The inner layer fabric is worn stretched about the torso, waist, buttocks, hips and legs, with tension in shoulder straps maintaining some inner layer stretch along the torso portion while worn.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Inventor: Laurie Cronan
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Patent number: 9474309Abstract: The invention relates to a bra part which includes a first garment portion having a female fastening member, and a second garment portion having a male fastening member. The female fastening member and the male fastening member are releasably engageable with each other to connect the first garment portion and the second garment portion, so that when the female fastening member and the male fastening member are engaged with each other, the female fastening member and the male fastening member are substantially fully encased within the part.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Clover Mystique Co. Ltd.Inventor: Kwan Yin Yip
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Patent number: 9474310Abstract: A band is described for providing support and/or protection to the wearer. In one embodiment, the band is a wrist band having pockets for several longitudinal reinforcement elements. Thus, for example, a wrist band may be formed from an elastic material and be stitched to form pockets. In one embodiment, the pockets are closed, and the band is provided with a given amount of protection or support. In yet another embodiment, one or more pockets have an opening, which allows a user to adjust the amount of protection and/or support in each pocket.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: MAJESTEV, INC.Inventors: Steven Khuong, Mayachela Garcia, Jessica Molly Dibiase
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Patent number: 9474311Abstract: An upper body garment having one or more pocket-like openings in an outer layer allowing access to an inner surface of the garment or an inside garment of a wearer of the upper body garment. Such access openings are referred to as “open bottom pockets”. These open bottom pockets are typically formed in addition to normal pockets, however, in some embodiments, the open bottom pockets may replace normal pockets. Representative examples of upper body garments with which the novel open bottom pockets may be useful include, but are not limited to, coats, jackets sweaters (particularly pullover style sweaters), sweatshirts, or any other similar upper body garments. When the upper body garment is an open front upper body garment, a zipper, preferably a nylon zipper may be included. A nylon zipper minimizes damage to a surface against which a wearer of the upper body garment may contact.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Inventor: Daniel R. Short