Patents Issued in January 15, 2019
  • Patent number: 10178831
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for producing stacks of large square bales. Bales are received from the baler via a bale accumulator and formed into a stack, a plurality of bales high. The resulting bale stacks may be dropped in the field for pickup later.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Inventor: Gary L. Kelderman
  • Patent number: 10178832
    Abstract: A harvesting apparatus for harvesting cereal grains, rice, grains or seeds, is operated as a front, side or rear attachment and has a crop stripper extending over a working width which is generating a rotor air stream, an inclined chute having a first edge facing the crop stripper and a second edge facing away from the crop stripper. The second edge is disposed to lie lower than the first edge facing the crop stripper and is attached between a threshing apparatus and a separation apparatus which extend over the predominant or the entire part of the working width. The harvesting apparatus has a cleaning air channel, wherein air from a fan and the crop stripper rotor air stream flow through the cleaning air channel for cleaning the crop. The cleaning air channel extends over the predominant part or the entirety of the working width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Inventor: Lucian Andrej Fink
  • Patent number: 10178833
    Abstract: An agricultural baler has a shaft, a flywheel connected to the shaft, and a disc brake system including a brake disc with a toothed rim for engaging with an auxiliary motor. The brake disc may be directly mounted on the flywheel. The baler may have a brake controller for controlling the disc brake system, and a motor controller for controlling the auxiliary motor, or an integrated baler controller for controlling both. The auxiliary motor may be arranged for rotating the flywheel forward or backwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Xavier G. J. M. Bonte, Stefan De Rycke, Frederik Demon, Pieter Vandevelde
  • Patent number: 10178834
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a modular green roof tray, house plant growth media and horticulture growth media, and a tree protection mat for weed and moisture control made from recycled disposable diapers. The growth medium and tree protection mat contain superabsorbent materials from diaper that can absorb waters and greatly reduce irrigation so to provide a drought resistant feature. One embodiment also provides a manufacturing process to perform 100% recycling of disposed diapers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Zynnovation LLC
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Hailing Yang
  • Patent number: 10178835
    Abstract: A platform may receive raw data from a remote system and may then applies various forms of analysis to convert the raw data into parameters of interest in a garden. These parameters include but are not limited to soil moisture, soil salinity, air temperature, soil temperature, and pH. The platform enables inexpensive and simple sensors to be deployed in the garden. The platform may also use other data, such as the data from a weather service, to predict actions that should be taken in the garden to provide optimal growing conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: GroGuru, Inc.
    Inventor: Farooq A. Anjum
  • Patent number: 10178836
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a Solanum lycopersicum seed designated 72-761 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Solanum lycopersicum plant produced by growing the 72-761 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the tomato cultivar, represented by tomato variety 72-761 RZ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.
    Inventors: Jacob van Alphen, Petrus Jacobus Walterus Kok
  • Patent number: 10178837
    Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 5PHQP31. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 5PHQP31. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 5PHQP31 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 5PHQP31 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Craig K. Moots, David R. Wooten, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10178838
    Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 5PQNG18. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 5PQNG18. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 5PQNG18 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 5PQNG18 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventor: Thomas L. Floyd
  • Patent number: 10178839
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated S170010 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170010, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170010, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170010, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170010. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170010. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170010, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S170010 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 10178840
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated S170018 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170018, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170018, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170018, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170018. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170018. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170018, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S170018 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 10178841
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated IFX5651, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line IFX5651 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line IFX5651, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line IFX5651, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Brent Delzer
  • Patent number: 10178842
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated LJD6414, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line LJD6414 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line LJD6414, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line LJD6414, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Benjamin Ford
  • Patent number: 10178843
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated KCJ6586, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line KCJ6586 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line KCJ6586, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line KCJ6586, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: David L. Beck, Thomas Joseph Prest
  • Patent number: 10178844
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated FF6893, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line FF6893 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line FF6893, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line FF6893, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Glenn Cornell Hile
  • Patent number: 10178845
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated KJC5360, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line KJC5360 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line KJC5360, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line KJC5360, and plants produced according to these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Jason Cromley
  • Patent number: 10178846
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X13N272CYFR 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 X13N272CYFR with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13N272CYFR through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X13N272CYFR, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13N272CYFR are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13N272CYFR and methods of using maize variety X13N272CYFR are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas Craig Kevern
  • Patent number: 10178847
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X15M009 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 X15M009 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X15M009 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X15M009, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X15M009 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X15M009 and methods of using maize variety X15M009 are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Bill S Curran, Lora Lynn Kilgore-Norquest, Travis J Lee, Sara Jane Lira, Brandon Michael Wardyn
  • Patent number: 10178848
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 81-71 RZ, which exhibits a combination of traits including resistance against downy mildew (Bremia lactucae Regel) races B1:1 to B1:31 and Ca-I to Ca-VIII, currant-lettuce aphid (Nasonovia ribignisi) biotype Nr:0, corky root (Sphingomonas suberifaciens) race CA1, Fusarium (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lactucae) race Fol:2 and Lettuce Mosaic Virus (LMV), as well as red colored mature leaves. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 81-71 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 81-71 RZ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.
    Inventor: Adrianus Martinus Jozeph Ammerlaan
  • Patent number: 10178849
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08M639 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 X08M639 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08M639 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X08M639, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08M639 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08M639 and methods of using maize variety X08M639 are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Everton Alen Brenner, Travis J Lee, Brandon Michael Wardyn
  • Patent number: 10178850
    Abstract: In a cover member for pet toilet seats, a base section has on the upper surface thereof a sloped surface that gradually slopes downwards from a first end towards a second end. The sloped surface has: a first sloped section arranged on the first end side of the base section; and a second sloped section that is positioned further on the second end side than the first sloped section, slopes to an end edge of the second end, and has a greater slope than the first sloped section. An end edge section has a sloped surface on the upper surface side thereof that gradually slopes downwards as same becomes further removed from the first end of the base section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Hasegawa, Takayuki Matsuo
  • Patent number: 10178851
    Abstract: A litter box stand. The litter box stand includes a support platform having an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface of the support platform is configured to support a litter box. A plurality of legs are coupled to the lower surface of the support platform. The plurality of legs support the support platform in an elevated position when resting on a surface. A plurality of step platforms are coupled to the plurality of legs. The step platforms are disposed circumferentially and at a different height about the plurality of leg so that a cat may step up the step platforms and into the litter box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Inventor: Ellen Beth Amicarelli
  • Patent number: 10178852
    Abstract: A pet litter box mat having a first planar layer which overlaps and covers a second planar layer. The layers are connected together by hinges. A plurality of openings are formed through the first layer and these openings increase in area from a side of the first mat which abuts the second mat to the other side of the first mat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Inventor: Allan Wendling
  • Patent number: 10178853
    Abstract: A water supply for an animal feeder includes a valve member on a nipple controlled by the animal connected to a water supply duct for supplying water to the valve member. A regulator is provided for controlling a flow rate and the nipple controls the flow rate by defining a housing through which the water passes with a resilient cylindrical body mounted in the housing. The resilient body defines a convoluted or serpentine water flow path therethrough or thereon for flow of water along the flow path through the housing with the flow path defining a rate of flow of the water. The housing has an adjustment member for adjusting application of pressure to the resilient body to change an amount of compression of the resilient body so as to distort the water flow path and change the rate of flow. The serpentine path is also of increased length to restrict the flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Crystal Spring Colony Farms Ltd.
    Inventors: Tom McAdams, Ethan Hofer, Lucien Dnestrianschii
  • Patent number: 10178854
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of sound desensitization dog training. The method may be conducted in-person or unattended by a user by means of a smart device through use of a software application operated on the smart device. The method comprises steps of a user selecting a training sound, testing a training sound, setting a duration and a frequency of play cycle for the training sound, playing the training sound repeatedly during a training session, and ending the training session. Optionally, the method may comprise an additional step of dispensing a treat from a treat dispenser after playing the training sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: K&K Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Kristian Bristol Lawson, Kevin Michael Henry
  • Patent number: 10178855
    Abstract: An animal restraint system which involves variable adjustability of maximum extension. A braking device with a pivoting tip which can move from a neutral position to a locked engaged position, a disengaged position, and a semi-engaged position. The semi-engaged position allows for spool rotation in the direction of retraction, while preventing spool rotation in the direction of extension. A brake lock with multiple settings including engaged position, disengaged position, and a semi-engaged position. A spool with teeth where one or more of the teeth is different from the others in shape, size or relative position to promote brake engagement efficiency. A leash maximum settings display. A moving “leash” guide which reduces tangling during extension and retraction. An adjustable handle grip to accommodate different hand sizes. A snap-on accessory attachment system. A leash dispenser system which limits full extension to reduce system failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Inventor: Eric James Holmstrom
  • Patent number: 10178856
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods of classifying flying insects. The methods utilize recording the wingbeat frequency and amplitude spectrum of flying insects and comparing them to known or created insect models to properly classify the flying insect. The error rate of the classification is reduced by utilizing multiple inputs to the classification system, which may include a precise circadian rhythm for the time of year, current environmental conditions, and flight velocity or direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Inventors: Agenor Mafra-Neto, Eamonn Keogh
  • Patent number: 10178857
    Abstract: In one aspect, a singulation chamber apparatus defines a volume having a receiving end and an opposing end. The receiving end may be couplable to an insect chamber for a plurality of ambulatory insects and define an opening to receive the plurality of ambulatory insects from the insect chamber. A surface of the chamber is ramped to provide a pathway between the receiving end and the opposing end such that the opposing end is elevated with respect to the first end via the ramped surface. The pathway has a width sized to accommodate a single-file line of the plurality of ambulatory insects traversing the ramped surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Peter Massaro, Victor Criswell, Martin Sheridan
  • Patent number: 10178858
    Abstract: A system and method of monitoring and controlling cellulose-consuming pests in a predetermined location with existing wells formed in the ground, provides for the use of an assembly that has a main body with a transverse upper lip, a flexible resilient sealing member fitted underside the lip in a surrounding relationship to the main body, and tightening bolts extending through the lip and the sealing member. When torque is applied to the tightening bolts, the sealing member is then compressed, causing it to expand horizontally and engage the interior walls of the existing well by sealing same. The main body is configured to removably receive one or more bait unit therein. A cap covering an open top of the main body covers the bait units when the system is positioned in the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Inventors: Marcus Azzarello, Joseph Azzarello
  • Patent number: 10178859
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an insect trap using an ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV LED) lamp, and more particularly, to an insect trap using, in place of a conventional UV light source lamp, a UV LED lamp that significantly increases the insect trapping efficiency. The insect trap according to the present disclosure includes: a UV LED lamp disposed in an air inlet portion of the duct, and including a printed circuit board (PCB) that has a UV LED chip mounted thereon; an installing portion for installing the UV LED lamp on; and a trapping portion provided near the installing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Hyun Koo, Hyun Su Song, Dong-Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 10178860
    Abstract: A mosquito trap includes a container having an open end and a composition positioned in the container. The composition comprises at least one active agent. The mosquito trap also includes an enclosure protruding above the open end of the container. The enclosure includes an opening to access an interior of the enclosure and the open end of the container, and at least one active agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignees: THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Dawn Wesson, Charles Apperson, Loganathan Ponnusamy, Ning Xu, Coby Schal, Christopher Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 10178861
    Abstract: A fly catcher includes a housing having an orifice formed in an upper peripheral portion and communicating with an inner chamber of the housing, and a cover includes a lower peripheral portion rotatably engaged with the upper peripheral portion of the housing, the cover includes an opening for selectively aligning with the orifice of the housing when the cover is rotated relative to the housing, and the cover includes a casing extended from an upper portion into the cover, and the casing includes an aperture for guiding a fly or mosquito into the cover and the housing. The cover includes a key slidably engaged with a channel of the housing for guiding and limiting the cover to rotate relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Expectations, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Henry Leier, Lo Pin Wang
  • Patent number: 10178862
    Abstract: An insect catcher for trapping insects. The insect catcher includes a handle assembly to receive and manipulate a trap for trapping insects. The insect catcher includes a trap to capture and dispose of an insect without an operator of the handle assembly contacting the insect, the trap removably attached to the handle assembly The insect catcher includes an inflatable material as part of the trap which expands and is adapted to have direct contact with the insect to be trapped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Inventor: David J. Pickrell Pickrell
  • Patent number: 10178863
    Abstract: A positioning system, for a boom having right and left boom arms, comprises: a first actuator for moving the right boom arm relative to a support frame; a second actuator for moving the left boom arm relative to a support frame; a first hydraulic link between the first and second actuators; and a hydraulic control device for controlling movement of hydraulic fluid within the first hydraulic link, thereby controlling extension and/or retraction of the first and second actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: NORAC Systems International Inc.
    Inventors: James Schnaider, Jeff Cunningham
  • Patent number: 10178864
    Abstract: A profusion system for a mammalian organ comprising a first and a second pump to propel perfusion fluid through one of a closed fluid circuit system and a selectively closeable fluid circuit system that includes an organ artery and an organ vein, a filter cartridge bank consisting of a plurality of filtration cartridges, and a first and a second fluid reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventor: Gary Boucher
  • Patent number: 10178865
    Abstract: In one aspect, this invention relates to pest repellent composition comprising a fatty acid and an anthranilate ester. In another aspect, this invention relates to a method of repelling pests employing such composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce C. Black, Linda Varanyak, Shreya Sheth, Jeffrey P. Blancuzzi, Nathan D. Caldwell
  • Patent number: 10178866
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides fibrous composition comprising a soluble or a dispersible N-halamine, for example 1-chloro-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-4-imidazolidinone (i.e., compound I). Additionally, the disclosure provides methods for producing the fibrous compositions comprising a soluble or a dispersible N-halamine as well as methods for protecting a person from an infection using the fibrous compositions comprising a soluble or a dispersible N-halamine. The compositions and methods according to the present disclosure provide several advantages, such as stability, less time to provide sufficient antimicrobial inactivation, and are inexpensive and require lower amount of active concentrations to be effective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Auburn University
    Inventors: Shelby D. Worley, Royall M. Broughton, Idris Cerkez, Buket Demir
  • Patent number: 10178867
    Abstract: A synergistic composition comprising a THP salt and a biopenetrant, in which the biopenetrant comprises a polymer of an unsaturated carboxylic acid or a copolymer of an unsaturated carboxylic acid with a sulphonic acid, said polymer or copolymer being terminated by a mono- or diphosphonated unsaturated carboxylic acid group or having such monomers incorporated into the polymer backbone. This composition acts synergistically to enhance the biocidal efficacy of the THP salt against both planktonic (free-swimming) and sessile (attached) bacteria, and also acts synergistically to enhance the efficacy of the THP salt in the dissolution of iron sulphide scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Solvay Solutions UK Limited
    Inventors: Robert Eric Talbot, Christopher Raymond Jones
  • Patent number: 10178868
    Abstract: The print system includes a 3D-printer system having a housing, a CNC robot having food silos for storing toppings, an electronic device may be coupled to the 3D-printer system and the CNC robot and receive input via a user interface. The print system also includes a cart that may include a plurality of wheels to facilitate movement of the print system. The cart is also configured to support the 3D-printer system, the CNC robot and the electronic device. The interior of the cart may also house an air compressor as well as a water and food residue receptacle that receives water and food residue resulting from an auto-cleaning process of the print system, which is discussed below in detail. The cart may (i) house a coupling to a clean water source and as containers for storing cleaning solution, and (ii) be configured to support a cleaning compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: BeeHex, LLC
    Inventors: Anjan Contractor, Chintan Kanuga, Benjamin Feltner
  • Patent number: 10178869
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed to create healthier palm oil and new food additives derived from products of the processing of Elaeis fruit that were hitherto fore discarded as waste. The pressing product of Elaeis fruit and the effluent created is treated with acidified antioxidants from olive vegetation containing hydroxytyrosol and a mixture of other polyphenols. The treated POME, palm oil and palm juice are stabilized against oxidation and their inherently nutritive components may now be harvested instead of being thrown away.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Inventor: Roberto Crea
  • Patent number: 10178870
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an aerated confectionery shell comprising the steps of: (i) aerating an edible liquid; (ii) depositing the aerated edible liquid into a mould cavity; and (iii) pressing the aerated edible liquid in the mould cavity using a stamp having a surface temperature below the solidification temperature of the edible liquid so as to shape and at least partially solidify the liquid, thereby forming an aerated shell layer; wherein the aerated shell layer has a total gas content of at least 5%, the gas content being calculated using the following formula (1): Gas content of aerated shell layer=(M2?M1)/M2Wherein M1 is the mass of the aerated shell layer having volume V1, and M2 is the mass of a non-aerated shell layer having volume V1 and being formed from the same edible liquid as the aerated shell layer and in the same manner as the aerated shell layer. An aerated confectionery shell obtainable by this method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Kraft Foods R&D, Inc.
    Inventors: Thorsten Gustav, Paula Mora Castrillon, Rudolph Hauger
  • Patent number: 10178871
    Abstract: A method of preventing chicken white diarrhea and coccidiosis by providing a population of chickens an effective amount of a non-antibiotic feed, without feeding the chickens antibiotics. The feed includes a feed base and a feed additive. The feed additive can include various ingredients, including selenium and superoxide dismutase (SOD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: NE PLUS ENTERPRISES, LLC
    Inventors: Lijun Zhu, Lijun Qing, Qing Yang, Xiang Feng, Wuping Chen, Sixiang Chen
  • Patent number: 10178872
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing articles impregnated with at least one plant substance from at least one plant, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: a) Extraction and/or pressing of at least one plant (V1), or at least one part of said plant, producing a liquid plant extract (E1)) and a solid fibrous residue (R1), then b) Separation of said plant extract (E1) from said fibrous residue (R1), and c) Destructuring of said fibrous residue (R1), d) Production of a fibrous web or of an article made from the fibrous residue (R1) obtained in step c), and e) Impregnation of said fibrous residue (R1) with (i) at least said plant extract (E1), which is optionally concentrated, purified, flavored and/or fragranced, with (ii) at least one water-soluble or liposoluble plant substance isolated from said plant extract (E1), with (iii) at least one composition comprising at least one optionally concentrated, purified, flavored and/or fragranced water-soluble or liposoluble substan
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Schweitzer-Manduit International, Inc.
    Inventor: Bernard Mompon
  • Patent number: 10178873
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for microwave vacuum-drying of organic materials, such as food products. The apparatus has a microwave vacuum chamber 20, a loading module 36 to load containers 38 of the organic material into the vacuum chamber, a rotatable cylindrical cage 64 in the vacuum chamber for rotating the containers, a piston 114 for moving the rotating containers through the vacuum chamber, and means for unloading the containers of dehydrated material from the vacuum chamber. The apparatus may include an equilibration chamber 150 for cooling the dehydrated material under reduced pressure, and a transfer module 42 to transfer the containers from the vacuum chamber to the equilibration chamber. The apparatus has a microwave transparent window 54 for transmission of radiation into the vacuum chamber, and a gas jet 58, 60, 62 for blowing a stream of gas, such as air or nitrogen, into the vacuum chamber adjacent to the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: EnWave Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy D. Durance, Jun Fu, Parastoo Yaghmaee
  • Patent number: 10178874
    Abstract: An apparatus for sterilising a packaged product (16) such as food or drink comprises a pair of gas filled electrodes (1, 2) connected to a power supply (18) for generating a high voltage pulses between the electrodes (1, 2) sufficient to ionise the gas therein and to create a high electromagnetic field therebetween. A reflector (7) is provided for directing the generated field towards the package (16), such that the electromagnetic field penetrates through the wall of the package (16) and forms cold plasma from the trapped air inside the package (16). This cold plasma comprises ozone and other reactive oxygen based species which have a high oxidizing potential and kill all microorganisms in contact with the ozone and reactive species resulting in the disinfection of the product as well as the interior of the sealed package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Ozonica Limited
    Inventor: Malcolm Robert Snowball
  • Patent number: 10178875
    Abstract: A method of imparting to, or modifying in, a comestible product, umami taste, including the addition to a comestible product base of at least one compound of formula (I) wherein one of X1, X2, or X3 is selected from the group consisting of S, N and O and the remaining two are CH2; and A is selected from in which R1, R2, R3, R4 R5, R6 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, OH, OMe, OEt, COOH, COOR7, in which R7 is selected from linear or branched C1-C7 alkyl, and CONR8R9, in which R8 and R9 are independently selected from hydrogen and straight or branched C1-C4 alkyl; or any two adjacent substituents R2-R6 together form a ring of 5 or 6 members; and n is 1 or 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Givaudan S.A.
    Inventor: David C. Bom
  • Patent number: 10178876
    Abstract: Nutritious granular materials of fine particle sizes agglomerated within versatile micropellets are useful for inserting significant amounts of nutritious properties into snack foods. Expandable micropellet-containing formulations provide for introduction of fine particle ingredients such as proteins, minerals and other components or desirable nutrients into food processing lines not typically amenable to the fine particle sizes. Micropellet-containing formulations may consist entirely of micropellets, or may contain an expandable starch such as, for example, corn meal, sheeted doughs, and expanded collet products onto which the micropellets may be basted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan K. Baier, Ajay Rajeshwar Bhaskar, Eugenio Bortone, Pierre Faa, Chien-Seng Hwang, Jorge C. Morales-Alvarez, Deepali Palta
  • Patent number: 10178877
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing capsules comprising a composition comprising coffee oil. The invention also relates to capsules obtainable by such process. In addition the invention relates to compositions, food ingredients and food products comprising such capsules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Ana Luiza Braga, Zeynel Deniz Gunes, Joeska Husny, Daniel Andre Pretre, Elodie Soussan
  • Patent number: 10178878
    Abstract: There is provided a smoking article comprising an aerosol forming substrate, a mouthpiece axially aligned with the aerosol forming substrate, a liquid delivery member and a wrapper surrounding at least a portion of the smoking article. The liquid delivery member is disposed in the aerosol forming substrate or in the mouthpiece, and comprises structural material releasably enclosing liquid. The wrapper includes at least one area permeable to the liquid and at least one area impermeable to the liquid. At least a portion of the at least one permeable area is aligned with or downstream of the liquid delivery member. When the liquid is released from the liquid delivery member, the liquid can migrate to the outer surface of the smoking article via the permeable area or areas of the wrapper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Alexandre Camus, Christophe Blanc
  • Patent number: 10178879
    Abstract: The present invention applies to vape type devices also known as e-cigarettes and e-cigars. In order to expand the acceptable use of Vape type devices, exhalation filtration is offered with a wider bore than the intake bore to permit a more comfortable exhalation. In order to avoid having to carry two devices, a Vape device and a filtration type device, the two are merged into one convenient device for portability, the larger exterior bore device to further act as a stand reducing table top foot print use and provision of the addition of some electronic features included for locating the device, theft avoidance and to electronically certify the user has diligently utilized the filter in public or regulated spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Inventor: Lawrence F Glaser
  • Patent number: 10178880
    Abstract: There is provided an aerosol generating device comprising a storage portion (113, 501) for storing aerosol-forming substrate (115, 505). The device comprises: a vaporizer (119, 509) for heating the aerosol-forming substrate (115, 505), a capillary material (117, 507) for conveying the liquid aerosol-forming substrate (115, 505) from the storage portion (113, 501) towards the vaporizer (119, 509) by capillary action, and a porous material (201, 301, 405, 511) between the capillary material (117, 507) and the vaporizer (119, 509).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventor: Flavien Dubief