Abstract: A dog harness includes a harness body, having a front potion and a rear potion, first and second front straps, first and second rear straps, first and second coupling members, first and second leash straps and a connecting means, wherein the first leash strap loops through the first coupling member such that the first leash strap is adapted to move relative to the first coupling member, wherein the second leash strap loops through the second coupling member such that the second leash strap is adapted to move relative to the second coupling member. Each of the coupling members include a ring and a rod. The coupling members are curved to lessen the amount of friction experienced by the leash straps when the leash straps loop through the coupling members.

Abstract: A leash includes at least one light emitting device that is configured to move when a lead line moves to permit the focal point of the light emitted from the light emitting device to be automatically-aimed toward a pet in response to motion of the pet. The self-aiming of the light emitting device may occur automatically so that a user holding the leash does not have to do any adjustment of the holding of the leash to cause the light emitting device to be aimed toward the pet as the pet moves during a walk.

Abstract: The present invention is an animal cooling system including a collar removably connected to a vest. The collar may be affixed around an animal's neck and the vest around the animal's torso. The collar includes a fabric layer having at least one pouch affixed to an inner side, at least one coolant sheet removably located within the pouch, and a fastener affixed to the fabric layer. The vest includes a fabric layer having at least one pouch affixed to an inner side, at least one coolant sheet removably located within the pouch, and a fastener affixed to the fabric layer. The coolant sheets include a freezable, non-toxic coolant and once melted, may be removed from their respective pouches and swapped for fresh, frozen coolant sheets to allow for continuous cooling. The system may also be utilized as a separate collar or a separate vest having the same construction and function.

Abstract: A networked cattle tracking system may track cattle using a base station, smart tags for cattle, and a mobile device. Tags are placed on each animal within a group of cattle. The tags may communicate with each other and with a base station. The tags may communication animal location and other information, including temperature, movement, blood information, and so on. A user may track cattle location, behavior, health, and other information at a base station monitor or a remote wireless device in communication with the base station and plurality of tags.

Abstract: The invention relates to broiler containers having a floor and side walls defining an inner volume which is designed and configured to receive and accommodate at least five live broilers, wherein the broiler container is designed and configured to be stackable with broiler containers of the same construction and has at least one ventilation opening and at least one air outflow opening, which broiler container is characterised in that the broiler container comprises at least one segment of a ventilation or air outflow column which extends through the inner volume and has at least one ventilation or air outflow opening at a distance from the side walls, wherein each segment of the ventilation or air outflow column is designed and configured for connection to corresponding segments of broiler containers of the same construction and also for connection to an active ventilation system.

Abstract: The invention relates to broiler containers having a floor and side walls defining an inner volume which is designed and configured to receive and accommodate at least five live broilers, wherein the broiler container is designed and configured to be stackable with broiler containers of the same construction and has at least one ventilation opening and at least one air outflow opening, which broiler container is characterised in that the broiler container comprises at least one segment of a ventilation or air outflow column which extends through the inner volume and has at least one ventilation or air outflow opening at a distance from the side walls, wherein each segment of the ventilation or air outflow column is designed and configured for connection to corresponding segments of broiler containers of the same construction and also for connection to an active ventilation system.

Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method, which can comprise a plurality of activities, which can comprise automatically detecting the presence of a bird in a housing. The housing can be adapted to substantially surround the bird. The housing can define an aperture adapted for the bird to enter and exit the housing.

Abstract: A conveyor/elevator for raising ovate objects includes a lower support with a contact surface having a minimum radius equal or greater than the radius of the ovate object to be moved. A side support with opposed concave surfaces which have a minimum radius equal or greater than the ovate object, wherein each surface has at least one support point for the ovate object. The concave surfaces have a last possible support point, in the direction towards the outside of the conveyor/elevator, at the intersection of a line parallel with the line of centre of gravity of the ovate object, with a distance relative to the line of a centre of gravity of the ovate object between the minimum of 2 mm and the maximum equal to the radius of the ovate object and a line perpendicular to the line of centre of gravity of the ovate object.

Abstract: An apiary system includes a platform having a top surface on which one or more beehives are secured, the platform having a floatation device incorporated into the platform; one or more anchoring poles inserted into the ground, the one or more anchoring poles engage with the platform such that the platform can rise and lower along an axis of the one or more anchoring poles; the platform rises above rising water via the one or more anchoring poles.

Abstract: An installation for the farming of fish is described and also a method to establish a water reservoir for the farming of the fish.

Abstract: A feeding apparatus includes an inner compartment having a first opening; and an outer compartment having a second opening. At least one of the inner compartment and the outer compartment is configured to be movable relative to the other one of the inner compartment and the outer compartment from a first position in which the first opening is out of alignment with the second opening to a second position in which the first opening is aligned with the second opening.

Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic red ornamental fish, as well as methods of making such fish by in vitro fertilization techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic fish and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to genetically modified non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice deficient in murine class I MHC molecules, class II molecules, or both class I and class II MHC molecules. The MHC knockout transgenic mice provided herein are useful, for example, for developing therapies for diabetes.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a large-scale and multi-span breeding greenhouse for adult black soldier flies, comprising greenhouse bodies. Each greenhouse body comprises a pupae room and a mating and oviposition room; a partition wall is provided between the pupae room and the mating and oviposition room, the partition wall is provided with a door hole communicating the pupae room and the mating and oviposition room; the pupae room is opaque; the greenhouse body further comprises a light guiding device which introduces sunlight into the mating and oviposition room. The present invention provides a suitable growth and breeding environment, ensures a high reproduction rate, and can achieve large-scale captive breeding of black soldier flies. The greenhouse has a high level of automation and can be easily cleaned and maintained. Little human interference takes place in the breeding process, no random oviposition is observed, and the egg collection rate is high.

Abstract: The invention is a system comprising a wire cage trap and wire-cage enclosed lifting subsystem. The two systems are attached and submerged together. When ready to be retrieved, a sound control signal is conveyed to the system. The sound control signal is converted to an electric control signal, which enables inflation of a buoyancy bladder and bringing the wire-cage trap and wire-cage lifting subsystems to the surface. The invention may comprise sensors in the lifting system which can provide information about valve on-off state, gas pressure, depth and location. That information is converted from electric to sound signals and generated through the water.

Abstract: A fishing lure includes a solid body having a front head portion, a rear tail portion, a top back portion and a bottom belly portion. The fishing lure also includes a cavity recessed within the solid body and having a bottom opening at a location extending between and intermediately of the bottom belly portion and rear tail portion. The fishing lure further includes a magnetic holder disposed in the cavity and assembled relative thereto to provide a channel of diametrically magnetized configuration for receiving and releasably retaining a shank portion of a metal hook coupled at an end to the bottom belly portion and extending within the channel so as to displace a point on an opposite end of the metal hook downwardly and forwardly away from the cavity and thereby in a stinger position relative to the solid body.

Abstract: A fishing machine includes a rotary drum for winding a fishing line, capable of rotating in a reeling direction and in a unreeling direction, a drive motor for rotating the rotary drum in the reeling direction and in the unreeling direction, and an electromagnetic clutch for transmitting the rotation of the drive motor to the rotary drum. The electromagnetic clutch is capable of variably setting a transmitting torque of rotation, and the transmitting torque is set to a value for cancelling a mechanical load in the unreeling direction of the fishing machine.

Abstract: A drag device for use with a fishing reel is provided that allows an angler to switch between a main drag mode and a secondary drag mode. The main drag mode is traditionally used to provide drag when trying to reel in a fish, while the secondary drag mode is traditionally used to provide finely-tuned drag when fishing with live bait. The drag device preferably includes a lever member that, when engaged, causes the fishing reel to switch between the main drag mode and secondary drag mode, as well as adjust the drag force of the secondary drag.

Abstract: Convertible fishing rod carriers may include an elongate telescoping portion configured to house one or more fishing rods and an enlarged housing configured to accommodate reels of the one or more fishing rods. Carriers described herein may be convertible between a portable configuration, in which the carrier maybe transported by hand, and a mounted configuration, in which the carrier is secured to a vehicle rack. In the mounted configuration, some examples include a locking feature configured to prevent removal of the carrier from the rack.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a container for trapping insects. The container includes a base defining a cavity configured to receive a lure pod, and a lid removably coupled to the base. The base includes at least one base shoulder for supporting a lure pod within the cavity. The lid includes a nozzle including a tube defining a passageway for insects to enter into the cavity. The lid and the base are moveable between an open configuration configured to receive a lure pod and a closed configuration configured to secure the lure pod within the cavity.

Abstract: One example insect sensing system includes a light emitter configured to emit light; a structured light generator positioned to receive the emitted light and configured to generate structured light from the emitted light; a plurality of light sensors arranged in a line, each of the light sensors oriented to receive at least a portion of the structured light and output a sensor signal indicating an amount of light received by the respective light sensor; a processing device configured to: obtain the sensor signals from each of the light sensors, and determine a presence of an insect based a received sensor signal from at least one light sensor, the sensor signal indicating a reduced amount of received light by the at least one light sensor. Another example insect sensing system includes a camera comprising an image sensor and a lens having an aperture of f/2.8 or wider; and a processor configured to obtain an image from the camera and detect an insect in the image.

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.

Abstract: An insect trap with bird guards prevents or deters small animals from becoming stuck to the trap, and includes a pillar mounted between a base member and a cap member. The pillar is located radially inwardly from the outer perimeter of the base and cap members, and has an outer surface having a coating of an adhesive selected for ensnaring target insects. A number of bird guards have end portions attachable to the base member and the cap member, and include a plurality of elongate members extending between the end portions, and are spaced away from the pillar. A spacing member, for example, a crossbeam, connects the elongate members for each guard, and is positioned radially inwardly from the elongate members, and at an intermediate longitudinal position, such that the elongate members will not engage the adhesive surface. The base and cap may further include spike members that extend away from the pillar.

Abstract: Provided is a method by which birds can be detected in a large outdoor area that may be a farmer's field or an international airport runway. Employing multiple cameras, a computer vision system will detect and identify bird flocks and calculate the location where they are flocking and/or landing. The GPS coordinates of the flock location are sent to an autonomous drone that will immediately launch and fly to that location. Once at the general location of the flock, the drone can fly any type of pre-programmed pattern, from simple circles to any complex patter of turns. Birds have long been a problem to the agriculture industry because of the devastating damage they can do to a crop in a very short period of time, or even dig up planted seed before the crop starts to grow. This invention will save untold time and expense to a wide range of growers.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a LED rat repellent light, comprising an LED assembly, a rat repellent assembly and a light socket, wherein the rat repellent assembly is arranged between the LED assembly and the light socket. The rat repellent assembly comprises: a connecting shell having a first connecting shell end and a second connecting shell end. The rat repellent assembly also includes a middle frame having a first frame end, a second frame end, and a side wall. The first connecting shell end is connected to the light socket, the second connecting shell end is connected to the first frame end, and the second frame end is connected to the LED assembly. The middle frame further comprises at least one opening arranged on the side wall thereof. The rat repellent assembly further includes an ultrasound emitter, arranged in the connecting shell, wherein the ultrasound emitter has an surface facing the middle frame.

Abstract: A game call capable of providing a variety of sounds produced by wild game is provided. The game call includes a first end cap, a second end cap, and a collapsible member coupled to the first end cap and the second end cap wherein the collapsible member can be extended and retracted to simulate a rustling foliage sound. The game call may also include a clip member coupled to the first end cap wherein the clip member may be configured to simulate a branch breaking sound. The game call may still additionally include one or more knob members coupled to the first end cap and/or the second end cap where the one or more knob members may be configured to be scraped against a surface to simulate an antler rubbing sound.

Abstract: A hunting vaporizing device selectively receives a vaporizer housing that carries vaporizable liquid configured to be vaporized up on exposure to a vaporizing element such as a heating coil wherein the resulting vapor is distributed with air flow from an airflow generator. The vaporizer housing can be disposable and readily replaceable. The replaceable vaporizing housing allows the user replace an empty device, switch scents, or place the device in storage without the risk of spilling the liquid material. The connection between the vaporizer housing and the base is either used to deliver the electric signal to activate the vaporizing element from a power supply carried by the vaporizer housing or, alternatively, the connection is used to selectively deliver the power for the vaporizing element from a power supply carried by the base. The electrical connection is disposed within the dock that receives the vaporizer housing.

Abstract: A projectile to be fired from a slingshot. The projectile includes a pellet, a sheet adsorbent material and an adhesive. The sheet of adsorbent material is wrapped around the pellet so that a portion of the adsorbent material is exposed. The adhesive is positioned on a portion of the adsorbent material. A liquid scent is applied to the sheet of adsorbent material before or after the projectile is placed in the pouch of a slingshot so that the projectile can be launched from the slingshot to disperse the scent to location remote from the slingshot.

Abstract: The invention provides, in various embodiments, devices and methods relating to ex-vivo organ care. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to aortic cannulas for use in perfusion systems to return perfusate to the heart or delivering perfusate from the heart while the organ is sustained ex vivo at physiologic or near-physiologic conditions.

Abstract: An aqueous agricultural composition includes a pesticide, water, and a co-polymer. The co-polymer is the reaction product of an acrylamide monomer and a macromonomer. The acrylamide monomer and the macromonomer react together in the absence of an anionic monoethylenically unsaturated monomer including an acidic group chosen from —COOH, —SO3H, —PO3H2 and associated salts. The disclosed aqueous agricultural composition may be incorporated into agricultural spray operations and demonstrates effective reduction of driftable droplets.

Abstract: This invention relates to a liquid herbicidal composition comprising a non-aqueous solvent system, at least one sulfonylurea herbicide and at least one inorganic or C1-C12 organic lithium salt. The invention also relates to the use of an inorganic or C1-C12 organic lithium salt to improve chemical stabilisation of a sulfonylurea herbicide in a liquid composition comprising a non-aqueous solvent system.

Abstract: A liquid herbicidal composition free of alkyl polyglucoside includes glufosinate and/or a salt thereof, an alkyl ether sulfate or a salt thereof, a hydrotrope; a polycarboxylate having a weight average molecular weight ranging from greater than or equal to 1,000 g/mol to less than 70,000 g/mol, and water. The alkyl ether sulfate is according to the average formula (I): R—(OCH2CH2)n—OSO4 (I), wherein R is linear or branched alkyl group having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms and wherein the subscript n ranges from 1 to 10.

Abstract: There is provided herein a low foam surfactant composition comprising: (a) di-trisiloxane alkoxylate component of the general formula (I): (R1R2R3SiO)2(R4)Si—R5—Si(R6)(OSiR7R8R9)2??(I); and, (b) mono-trisiloxane alkoxylate component of the general formula (II): (R12R13R14SiO)2Si(R15)R16??(II) wherein di-trisiloxane alkoxylate (I) is soluble in mono-trisiloxane alkoxylate and methods of making the same.

Abstract: In some example, the disclosure relates to a fabric assembly comprising a flexible substrate including a top surface; a plurality of plates attached to the top surface of the flexible substrate and arrayed in a pattern such that a plurality of continuous gaps are defined between adjacent plates; and one or more antibacterial agents are contained in or on at least one of the substrate and the plurality of guard plates wherein the antimicrobial agents are selected to reduce the fabric assembly's surface population of at least one of bacteria, virus, mold, fungus, or algae.

Abstract: The invention relates to active ingredient compositions comprising a) one or more active substances, and b) one or more N-alkenoyl-N-alkylglucamides of the formula I in which R1 is a linear or branched alkenyl group which has 7 to 16 carbon atoms and has a non-terminal double bond or a plurality of conjugated or non-conjugated double bonds, and R2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. The compounds of formula I can be used for reducing drift and for improving wettability when appyling active ingredient compositions.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are herbicidal compositions comprising a herbicidally effective amount of (a) a pyridine carboxylic acid herbicide or an agriculturally acceptable N-oxide, salt, or ester thereof and (b) a photosystem II inhibitor or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of controlling undesirable vegetation which comprise applying to vegetation or an area adjacent the vegetation or applying to soil or water to prevent the emergence or growth of vegetation (a) a pyridine carboxylic acid herbicide or an agriculturally acceptable N-oxide, salt, or ester thereof and (b) a photosystem II inhibitor or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, wherein (a) and (b) are each added in an amount sufficient to provide a herbicidal effect.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to pesticidal mixtures comprising sabadilla alkaloids and azadirachtin and methods of controlling pests including insects and mites by application of pesticidal mixtures comprising sabadilla alkaloids and azadirachtin.

Abstract: Compositions attractive to mice include one or more additives. The additives can include 2-sec-butyl-4,5-dihydrothiazole and/or 3,4-dehydro-ero-brevicomin, which can be isolated, purified and/or synthetic. In addition to these additives, the compositions can also include a lethal agent, such as, an anticoagulant or a toxicant, a chemostenlant and/or food. Devices and methods of using the composition are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel isothiazolamide derivatives, to processes for preparing these compounds, to compositions comprising these compounds, and to the use thereof as biologically active compounds for controlling harmful microorganisms in crop protection and in the protection of materials, especially for controlling fungi, preferably for controlling fungi in plants or plant seeds.

Abstract: The invention relates to a biocidal composition containing 5-chlorine-2-methylisothiazolin-3-one and at least one other component selected from the group consisting of 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, 2-bromine-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol and zinc. The claimed biocidal composition is characterized in that it contains methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one in the region of between 0-2 wt. %, in relation to the total proportion of 5-chlorine-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-ones. The invention also relates to the use of the claimed biocidal compositions for conserving technical products.

Abstract: An antibacterial composition includes an antibacterial agent containing silver, a monomer containing a hydrophilic group, and a water-insoluble nitrogen-containing compound.

Abstract: A phytosanitary composition including at least one paraffinic hydrocarbon fraction that includes isoparaffins, normal paraffins and naphthenes, wherein the content by weight of naphthenes ranges from 10 to 50% in relation to the total weight of the composition, and the weight ratio of the normal paraffins to the isoparaffins is greater than or equal to 0.30, in a carrier suitable for the phytosanitary treatment of plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel mixtures comprising, as active components, at least one isolated bacterial strain, which is a member of the genus Paenibacillus, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and at least one chemical pesticide. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one of such bacterial strains, whole culture broth or a cell-free extract or a fraction thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and at least one chemical pesticide. The present invention also relates to a method of controlling or suppressing plant pathogens or preventing plant pathogen infections by applying such composition. The present invention also relates to mixtures of fusaricidins which are pesticidal metabolites produced by the abovementioned strains, and chemical pesticides.

Abstract: Provided herein are secretory compositions/cocktails derived from a novel, extremophilic fungal species cultured, isolated, characterized and sequenced herein. Said novel, extremophilic fungal species may be exploited to produce a secretory compositions/cocktails which comprise a unique mixture of thermo-tolerant, stable enzymes capable of digesting cellular and genetic material in its surroundings under extreme temperatures. Such secretory compositions/cocktails may be useful as cleaning and sterilization solutions against biofilm, urine, yeast, bacterial, or viral contamination. Other uses include, but are not limited to, urea removal, fertilizer wastewaters, wastewater reclamation for life support systems in space, pH control, source of ammonia and carbon dioxide, starch digestion, biofuel production, as pharmaceuticals, and medical treatments such as wounds, skin disorders, or nail disorders.

Abstract: A cooking device includes a bottom wall having a raised cooking surface surrounded by an overflow trough. A liquid dispersion pattern is disposed on the raised cooking surface and includes a plurality of channels configured to channel liquid towards a peripheral edge of the raised cooking surface. Each channel includes a first end disposed in a first plane and a second end disposed in a second plane that is vertically offset form the first plane. A body portion of each channel interconnects the first and second ends. The channels are spaced apart to define support ribs therebetween which are configured to abuttingly support a food substrate on the cooking device during a cooking procedure. With the channels positioned between the support ribs, the food substrate is supported in an intermittent manner on the cooking surface as compared to full contact support found in conventional cooking devices.

Abstract: A process for producing a corn flour-based food product preservative free in a retortable packaging, which comprises preparing a mixture of corn flour and a fatty component, and adding to said mixture a meat product or stew and other minor ingredients. The prepared mixture is added to a sterilizable pouch which is sealed and subjected to a sterilization process including a heating, sterilization or holding and a cooling stage, and under conditions of determined pressure and times.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods to improve properties of baked products that combine lipolytic enzymes having defined ratios of phospholipase A1 activity to phospholipase A2 activity.

Abstract: A producing method for a dough for food in which a filling is wrapped with a dough sheet. The producing method includes the steps of: a) thinly extending and baking a dough liquid so as to prepare a thin baked dough; b) winding the thin baked dough around a mold member narrowed toward a tip; c) freezing the thin baked dough wound around the mold member so as to prepare a three-dimensional dough hardened in a manner wound around the mold member; and d) detaching the mold member from the three-dimensional dough. The method can speedily provide food in which a filling is wrapped with a dough sheet such as a crepe.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for anaesthetizing animals before slaughter, by the anaesthetic action of gases or gas mixtures, method operating in “batch” mode in which the live animals, preferably put together in one or more cages, are placed in a lock chamber for treatment where the animals are brought into contact with anaesthetic gas, following a cycle comprising several steps characterized by different contents of anaesthetic gas, characterized in that at least one of the steps is carried out using gas recovered from the lock chamber and stored in at least one capacity (2, No. 1, No. 2 etc.) for temporary storage having a variable volume.

Abstract: An apparatus for co-extruding a liquid around a periphery of a stream of meat as the meat is extruded into a casing includes a collar, a tube end connected within the collar, and a co-axial stuffing tube having a proximal end connected to the tube end. The stuffing tube has concentric inner and outer layers and a longitudinal channel between the inner and outer layers extending from the proximal end of the stuffing tube to a distal end of the stuffing tube. A liquid inlet port in the collar is in fluid communication with the longitudinal channel. Methods include co-extruding the liquid from the longitudinal channel at a distal end of the stuffing tube as the stream of meat is extruded from within the inner layer of the stuffing tube such that the liquid and the meat are not combined until both are extruded into a casing.