Patents Issued in June 12, 2018
  • Patent number: 9992951
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated PH2G5Z and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2G5Z with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2G5Z through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH2G5Z or a locus conversion of PH2G5Z with another maize variety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Travis Korry Coleman, Gustavo Marcelo Garcia
  • Patent number: 9992952
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated PH2R6R and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2R6R with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2R6R through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH2R6R or a locus conversion of PH2R6R with another maize variety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Charles Thomas Cunnyngham
  • Patent number: 9992953
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated PH2TB4 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2TB4 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2TB4 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH2TB4 or a locus conversion of PH2TB4 with another maize variety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Lori Lisa Carrigan, Gustavo Marcelo Garcia, Jianbin Yu
  • Patent number: 9992954
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated PH2T70 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2T70 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2T70 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH2T70 or a locus conversion of PH2T70 with another maize variety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Adam Chandler, Kristin Leigh Pepper
  • Patent number: 9992955
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated PH2DNC and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2DNC with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2DNC through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH2DNC or a locus conversion of PH2DNC with another maize variety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Charles Barker, Brandon Michael Wardyn
  • Patent number: 9992956
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X03K058 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X03K058 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X03K058 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X03K058, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X03K058. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X03K058.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Kevin Gogerty, Wade Eugene Odland, Christopher Cole Rasmussen, Eric Scott Riedeman
  • Patent number: 9992957
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH329249. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH329249, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH329249 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH329249.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Franco G. Asoro, Michael Dragonuk, Magen Starr Eller, Daniel J. Lubich, Laron L. Peters, Duane A. Potrzeba, Louis R. Reeder, Jeffrey M. Sernett
  • Patent number: 9992958
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV753115. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV753115, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV753115 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV753115 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV753115.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Sarah Gehlhar
  • Patent number: 9992959
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH301339. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH301339, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH301339 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH301339.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Scott A. Bergemann, Fufa H. Birru, Allen C. Faue, Rafael A. Mateo, Sarah M. Reed
  • Patent number: 9992960
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH624865. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH624865, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH624865 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH624865.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Scott A. Bergemann, Fufa H. Birru, Allen C. Faue, Rafael A. Mateo, Sarah M. Reed
  • Patent number: 9992961
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH282521. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH282521, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH282521 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH282521.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Christian J. Buffard, Gregory J. Holland, Gary R. Stangland
  • Patent number: 9992962
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH236670. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH236670, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH236670 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH236670.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Fufa H. Birru, Christian J. Buffard, Richard G. Stelpflug
  • Patent number: 9992963
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH712452. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH712452, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH712452 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH712452.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Christian J. Buffard, Gregory J. Holland, Gary R. Stangland
  • Patent number: 9992964
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH241434. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH241434, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH241434 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH241434.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Fufa H. Birru, Christian J. Buffard, Richard G. Stelpflug
  • Patent number: 9992965
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 218023621658 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 218023621658, the plants of soybean 218023621658, to plant parts of soybean 218023621658, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 218023621658 with itself or with another soybean variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to soybean cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from soybean 218023621658, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 218023621658, and the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing 218023621658 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Schillinger Genetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Pedro Gonzalez-Portilla, John A. Schillinger
  • Patent number: 9992966
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated FX6134, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line FX6134 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line FX6134, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line FX6134, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Melvin Guy Johnson
  • Patent number: 9992967
    Abstract: A teatcup liner includes a head defining a mouthpiece, a barrel with an upper barrel joined to a lower barrel, an outlet portion that extends downward from the lower barrel co-operates with the shell of the teat cup. In a relaxed state, the barrel has a polygonal cross-sectional shape, with the lower barrel having a flexibility for closing during the liner collapse phase of the milking operation greater than a flexibility of the upper barrel such that corner portions of the lower barrel are weaker than the corner portions of the upper barrel thereby assuring the lower barrel collapses first to create an upward wave movement of the lower barrel towards the upper barrel that securely collapses the upper barrel onto the teat to provide an enhanced teat massage and relieve congestion in the teat tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: DELAVAL HOLDING AB
    Inventor: Nils Alveby
  • Patent number: 9992968
    Abstract: A sliding door for a metal wired pet cage includes a pair of torsional springs; a rotary locking member; a rotary lifting handle; and a sliding-type door plate; wherein sliding guide rails of the sliding door are configured longitudinally, wherein the lifting handle is hingedly fixed to an upper end of the sliding-type door plate, the pair of torsional springs are fixed on the metal wired pet cage and are connected with both ends of the locking member, and the torsional springs is configured to drive the locking member to prop against the lifting handle so that the sliding-type door plate is at a locking state. When the sliding type door plate needs to be opened, the lifting handle is rotated upwards so that the locking member is separated from the lifting handle, and the lifting handle drives the sliding-type door plate to move upwards along the sliding guide rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Jiangsu Zhongheng Pet Articles Joint-Stock Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Qiu Bin
  • Patent number: 9992969
    Abstract: A laboratory animal breeding apparatus includes a case having a breeding space in which an experimental animal is bred; a cover covering an open upper portion of the case; and a filter separably provided on an opening portion formed in the cover or the case, and purifying air flowing into the breeding space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: ORIENT Inc.
    Inventor: Jae Jin Chang
  • Patent number: 9992970
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a portable feeding apparatus or bowl, more particularly to a travel feeding apparatus for pets having a collapsible bowl for holding food and water and legs that fold-in for easy storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignees: LOVING PETS CORPORATION, GRAVITY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Abbey, John James Stone
  • Patent number: 9992971
    Abstract: An apparatus for receiving a food product having a cover and a removable liner are disclosed. The cover has a top and bottom opening and a sidewall that extends at least partially between the top and bottom opening. At least one aperture is disposed on the sidewall. The removable liner can be inserted within the cover to form the apparatus for receiving the food product. After use of the removable liner, a user can dispose the removable liner by using the aperture to lift the cover with the removable liner inside, and dropping the removable liner into a waste receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Kinn, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander James McKinnon, Allen Chandler Young
  • Patent number: 9992972
    Abstract: A pet feeder is provided to redirect pests such as insects and bugs attracted to the scent of exposed pet food, trap the redirected pests, and further prevent untrapped pests from contaminating any exposed pet food. The feeder may comprise a hollow holder configured to suspend a portion of a pet food receptacle in the hollow space. Such holder may comprise a plurality of apertures disposed thereon, and UV lights and attractive scents may be provided to redirect the pests from the pet food by attracting them into the hollow interior of the holder. Then, the pests may be trapped in the hollow interior by way of replaceable traps such as flypaper. Additionally, fans may be disposed on the holder and configured to define a forceful barrier that prevents any untrapped pests from contaminating pet food by the entering a space immediately above the pet feeder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Inventor: Edward Avila
  • Patent number: 9992973
    Abstract: A vacuum grooming tool is disclosed that includes a vacuum nozzle attachable to a vacuum source and has a hollow body with a mouth opening. A grooming device selected from a variety of standard animal grooming hand tools, such as a shedding blade, rake or de-matting tool, may span the mouth opening. The grooming device is positioned such that the airflow created by the vacuum source flows over at least one side of the grooming device. A vacuum cleaning tool for removing any animal hair from a grooming tool is also disclosed. A vacuum plenum of the cleaning tool is attachable to a vacuum source and has an opening for cleaning the grooming tool in one pass. The cleaning tool can be mounted on a stationary support may also include a pivot-action mechanism that connects the vacuum grooming tool or the cleaning tool to the vacuum source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: PetGroom Tech LLC
    Inventor: James E. Freidell
  • Patent number: 9992974
    Abstract: A battery operated animal release tool and associated method for initiating release of the clamped jaws of e.g. a dog, including a vibratable probe connected at a proximate end to a handle, and an actuator for selectively operating the vibration of the vibratable probe, at least part of the vibratable probe being selectively moveably mounted to cause vibration of a distal end of the vibratable probe remote from the handle, wherein in use the tool is arranged to communicate a vibrating sensation to the mouth of the animal on contact of the probe with the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Inventor: Paul James
  • Patent number: 9992975
    Abstract: An article includes flexible and resilient outer and inner bodies, where the inner body is at least partially disposed within the outer body. In addition, an unsealed sound-producing member surrounds at least a portion of the inner body and is disposed between the inner and outer bodies, such that the sound-producing member produces sound when the outer body is deformed. In one embodiment, the outer body includes an interior cavity and a plurality of inwardly facing projections that project into the interior cavity to focus force applied to the outer body on the sound-producing member. In one embodiment, the inner body includes a sidewall defining an interior cavity for holding items to be dispensed, and the article has one or more openings through the inner and outer bodies through which items can be inserted into and dispensed from the interior cavity of the inner body during use of the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Starmark Pet Products, Inc
    Inventors: Jerry J. Wolfe, Jr., Harold Keith Benson
  • Patent number: 9992976
    Abstract: An animal lift consisting of a lift mechanism, a vertical mast housing at least a portion of the lift mechanism, a horizontal shaft rotatably coupled to the lift mechanism about a longitudinal axis of rotation of the shaft, and a cradle coupled to the shaft, the cradle constructed of a horizontal support member having a surface for engaging the sternum or underbelly of an animal along the animal's longitudinal axis from head to tail and a pair of vertical side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Inguran, LLC
    Inventor: Ted L. Funk
  • Patent number: 9992977
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure include a system for providing non-contact, computer-vision based monitoring of the health and pollination activity of a beehive. The system may include camera positioned proximate to a beehive. The camera may include an onboard processor that analyzes video of the beehive captured by the camera and calculates an activity value that estimates a number of bees moving about the beehive. The video calculated activity values may be uploaded to a server where they can be accessed via a user device. The user device may allow the user to display interactive plots of the activity values over a variety of time bases. The disclosed beehive monitoring system relies on relatively lost-cost hardware and requires neither modification to the hive nor special constraints on the placement of the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: KELTRONIX, INC.
    Inventors: Kelton Temby, Jonathan Simpson
  • Patent number: 9992978
    Abstract: An oxalic acid vaporizer for vaporizing oxalic acid crystals in a bee hive with a bee entrance for treatment to kill mites on bees and in the bee hive has a cup to hold oxalic acid crystals with a resistive heating element mounted on one end of an extension. A handle is mounted on the other end of an extension with internal resistive heating element wires passing from the heating element to an internal circuit board with a microcontroller. A rocker switch is mounted on the handle connected to the circuit board. An LED is mounted to the handle connected to the circuit board. An external electrical cord connected to the circuit board and extending out of the handle with a positive battery post clamp and a negative battery post clamp is adaptable to be connected to a 12 volt battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Miller Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Michael Detrich Maher, Brady A. LaMott
  • Patent number: 9992979
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of aquaculture of at least one farmed organism, such as fish, shrimp or any organism suitable for farming in an aquatic environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Blue Aqua International PTE LTD
    Inventor: Farshad Shishehchian
  • Patent number: 9992980
    Abstract: A small animal rearing container allows viewing small animals in corner portions. The small animal rearing container includes a base having a substantially box shape with an opened upper end, a peripheral wall extending upward from the outer edge of the base, a fixing frame coupled to an upper end opening edge of the peripheral wall, and a cover plate coupled to the fixing frame. The peripheral wall has a plurality of glass plate wall members coupled together. The peripheral wall includes a porous sheet having air permeability. The cover plate includes a porous sheet having air permeability. The peripheral wall includes a window plate. The wall member constituting a corner portion and a vicinity of the corner portion of the peripheral wall among the plurality of wall members includes a bent glass plate. A bent portion of the bent glass plate is arranged at the corner portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOMINAGA JYUSHI KOGYOSHO
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Tominaga, Hikaru Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 9992981
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for disrupting at least one reward-related behavior in an individual through the use of light-responsive opsin proteins used to control the polarization state of the cholinergic interneurons of the nucleus accumbens or the striatum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Karl Deisseroth, Ilana Witten
  • Patent number: 9992982
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for rearing, storing or shipping predatory mites. The methods comprise contacting a rearing population of predatory mites with a succulent plant or one or more parts thereof; and optionally a nutritional source for said predatory mites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Biobest Belgium N.V.
    Inventors: Felix Wäckers, Arijs Yves
  • Patent number: 9992983
    Abstract: A sieving apparatus for separating pupa is described. The sieving apparatus includes a frame to support an actuation system and a basin. The actuation system is attached to a sieving device. The sieving device includes a sieve surface supported within a sieve rim. In the sieve surface are formed openings sized to correspond to a representative pupa of a population of pupae to be separated. The actuation system is configured to move the sieving device vertically with respect to the basin. For example, after a population of pupae has been added to the sieving device, the actuation system may move the sieving device into and out of a body of liquid held in the basin. This process of moving the sieving device into and out of the body can be used to separate the population of pupae based on size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Robert Sobecki, Charles Behling
  • Patent number: 9992984
    Abstract: A fishing reel can comprise a lever actuated drag mechanism within a reel housing with a lever projecting from the housing. A fine drag adjuster can be adjusted independently of the lever. The drag mechanism can include plural cams and cam engagers spaced about the periphery of a drag plate. An anti-rotation mechanism can have plural flexure members that engage teeth at the periphery of a dog wheel and at a location closer to the exterior of the reel housing than a spool supporting spindle. The spindle can be supported for axial movement to facilitate fine drag adjustment and can be restricted against rotational motion. A planetary or other handle operated drive mechanism can be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Arribe Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Martin Uribe, James Joseph Abrams
  • Patent number: 9992985
    Abstract: A dual-bearing reel includes a reel body, a spool, a drag mechanism, a drag lever, and an engagement member. The drag mechanism is configured to brake the rotation of the spool. The drag lever is pivotably attached to the first reel body portion so as to be operable between a first region and a second region. The engagement member protrudes from the drag lever when the drag lever is in the first region. Further, the engagement member is retracted into the drag lever when the drag lever is in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Takeshi Ikuta
  • Patent number: 9992986
    Abstract: A fisherman's float including a hollow longitudinal body with a bulb at each end. Each of the bulbs is hollow. The two bulbs are connected by a tube which passes through each bulb. The first bulb contains two threaded halves which can be un-threaded from one another. The fishing line passes through the bulb, the longitudinal body and the two part float and then on to a second float (if desired), a sinker (if desired) and a hook and/or bait. The two halves of the two part bulb screw together so that a light source, electrically or chemically driven, can be inserted and held in the water tight float. Each one of the bulbs floats. The longitudinal body is preferably eight to twelve inches long and serves to prevent tangles as well as to increase the visibility of the float and easy detection of fish activity at the bait.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Inventor: Tracy E. Nichols
  • Patent number: 9992987
    Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, may cause the computer to automatically receiving fishing data recorded during a fishing trip. The computer may receive a selection of a first group of subscribers that can access the fishing data. The computer may grant permissions to the first group of subscribers to access the fishing data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: NAVICO HOLDING AS
    Inventor: Paul Robert Bailey
  • Patent number: 9992988
    Abstract: A fish attracting assembly includes a tree that is positionable between a collapsed position and a deployed position. The tree is may be inserted through an ice fishing hole when the tree is positioned in the collapsed position. The tree is substantially comprised of a buoyant material. Thus, the tree is positioned in the deployed position when the tree is inserted through the ice fishing hole. A camera is coupled to the tree and the camera captures images below the ice fishing hole. A light emitter is coupled to the tree and the light emitter emits light below the ice fishing hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Inventors: David Davenport, Bill McMullin
  • Patent number: 9992989
    Abstract: Dual action lethal containers, systems, methods, compositions and formulas used to kill mosquitoes and their larvae. The containers can have separate interior larvicidal and adulticidal coatings separated from each other by horizontal water line holes in the container. Another container can use a novel combined coating of a larvicidal and adulticidal coating. Unique compositions of adulticidal coatings, larvicidal coatings and combined adulticidal and larvicidal coatings can be used as liners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip G. Koehler, Ephraim V. Ragasa, Roberto M. Pereira
  • Patent number: 9992990
    Abstract: A method for killing pests in an affected area of a structure, comprises positioning a heat pump unit within an affected area of the structure, coupling a first end of an inlet hose to a faucet, and coupling a second end of the inlet hose to an inlet port of the heat pump unit. The inlet port supplies a flow of water received from the faucet to an evaporator component of the heat pump unit. The evaporator component transfers heat from the flow of water to a refrigerant and communicate the refrigerant to a condenser component of the heat pump unit. The condenser component generates heated air by transferring heat from the refrigerant fluid to air flowing through the condenser component. The heated air i emitted into the affected area in order to raise the temperature of the affected area to a target temperature greater than 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Therma-Stor LLC
    Inventors: Timothy S. O'Brien, Eric P. Camenga
  • Patent number: 9992991
    Abstract: In a method and apparatus (710) for treating soil at a work site, a high pressure application tool (712) is connected to a base unit (714) and moved relative thereto along a first area of the work site adjacent a structure (94) and operated to inject soil treatment down into the soil along the first area of the work site. A low pressure application tool (711) is interchanged with the high pressure application tool (712) and moved relative to the base unit along a second area of the work site adjacent the structure (94) and different from the first area of the work site. The low pressure application tool (711) is operated to apply soil treatment to the soil along the second area of the work site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: BASF Agro B.V.
    Inventors: James H. Cink, Kenneth S. Brown, Richard A. Warriner
  • Patent number: 9992992
    Abstract: An insect restriction system for inhibiting insects from contaminating fluid in a container includes a container that contains a fluid. The container has an opening and a spout is positioned in the opening. A bulb is provided and the bulb is removably positioned on the spout. In this way the bulb inhibit insects from entering the spout to access the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Inventor: Michael Edelen
  • Patent number: 9992993
    Abstract: A system, apparatuses, and methods for an animal call are shown and described. A hunting call of the present disclosure may include a base, a radiating arm having an attachment point to the base, a bottom click and a top click. The radiating arm may be resilient at one end to suspend the top click above the bottom click. The top and bottom click may be aligned to allow an interface of the top and the bottom click.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Inventor: Robert D Greene
  • Patent number: 9992994
    Abstract: The invention relates to agrochemical compositions comprising new biodegradable bisaminopropylamides of formula (I) or of formula (II) and to their uses in detergent compositions. In the agrochemical compositions the bisaminopropylamides act as adjuvant for the agrochemically active compounds such as pesticides, growth regulators or fertilizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Taminco BVBA
    Inventors: Kurt Buyse, Kristof Moonen
  • Patent number: 9992995
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for solvent-free delivery of volatile compounds, where an energy source is used to release the volatile compounds. The systems and methods provided herein have at least one advantage of (1) no solvent (for example water) is required; (2) immediate release of volatile compounds (for example 1-MCP can be released from HAIP within milliseconds or seconds instead of minutes or hours of the existing method using water); and/or (3) instantly starting and stopping the delivery of the volatile compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: AGROFRESH INC.
    Inventor: Tirthankar Ghosh
  • Patent number: 9992996
    Abstract: Aniline copolymers and the synthesis thereof for use as antimicrobial (antibacterial, antifungal or antiviral material) material of for the manufacture of antimicrobial objects, suitable for use in the health, food, packaging, water, paint, wood, textile, poultry, glass, paper, rubber, ceramic, seafood, sports, plastic and agricultural industries. The copolymer may be for example (A): where for example R3?H5—CO2H, —CO2Me, or —CO2Et. R is typically H or a C1-C6 alkyl, x is an integer between 1 and 0 and m indicates the degree of polymerization. Preferred copolymers are copolymers of aniline with 3-aminobenzoic acid, 2-aminobenzoic acid and ethyl 3-aminobenzoate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Inventors: Marija Gizdavic-Nikolaidis, Allan J. Easteal, Srdjan Stepanovic
  • Patent number: 9992997
    Abstract: A rodenticidal bait composition includes bromadiolone mainly in the form of the homostereoisomer of formula 3-[3-(4?-bromo-[1,1?-biphenyl]-4-yl)-3-hydroxy-1-phenylpropyl]-4-hydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one, where carbons 1 and 3 of the 3-hydroxy-1-phenylpropyl group have the same absolute configuration. A method for controlling rodent pests using the rodenticidal bait is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignees: LIPHATECH, VETAGRO SUP
    Inventors: Herve Caruel, Bernadette Espana, Stephane Besse, Virginie Lattard, Etienne Benoit
  • Patent number: 9992998
    Abstract: A biopesticide composition includes a solvent and a plurality of rhamnolipid complexes, each rhamnolipid complex including a rhamnolipid complexed with a cation. The biopesticide composition may include a slower-releasing rhamnolipid-based material and a faster-releasing rhamnolipid-based material. The biopesticide composition may be in the form of a coating or a pellet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: The University of Akron
    Inventors: Lu-Kwang Ju, Ashwin Sancheti
  • Patent number: 9992999
    Abstract: Described are preferred formulations comprising amine salts of 2,4-D or triclopyr or both, loaded on a granular carrier including plant fiber and mineral filler, 5 and optionally a binder. Also described are methods of making and using such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: SePRO Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler J. Koschnick, Hamid Ullah
  • Patent number: 9993000
    Abstract: Isosorbide mono ether derivatives with preservation activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Claudia Stoer, David Melchior, Claus Nieendick, Annette Mehling, Thomas Albers