Patents Issued in November 19, 2019
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Patent number: 10477810Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH906071. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH906071, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH906071 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 CH906071.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Donald L. Bockelman, Devin Michael Nichols
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Patent number: 10477811Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH699413. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH699413, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH699413 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 CH699413.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: Peter Konczol
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Patent number: 10477812Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH350667. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH350667, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH350667 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 CH350667.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Christian J. Buffard, Jeffrey M. Sernett, Gary R Stangland
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Patent number: 10477813Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH401605. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH401605, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH401605 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 CH401605.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Sandeep Bhatnagar, Brett A. Ochs
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Patent number: 10477814Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH405760. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH405760, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH405760 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 CH405760.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Sandeep Bhatnagar, Gregory J. Holland, Duane A. Potrzeba
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Patent number: 10477815Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PLEC93 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PLEC93, cells from soybean variety 5PLEC93, plants of soybean 5PLEC93, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PLEC93. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PLEC93 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PLEC93, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PLEC93, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PLEC93. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PLEC93 are further provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Andrea Beth Kalvig, Leslie Charles Kuhlman
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Patent number: 10477816Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PZWF45 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PZWF45, cells from soybean variety 5PZWF45, plants of soybean 5PZWF45, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PZWF45. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PZWF45 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PZWF45, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PZWF45, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PZWF45. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PZWF45 are further provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Thomas Charles Corbin, Tara Lynch Slaminko
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Patent number: 10477817Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PBZT32 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PBZT32, cells from soybean variety 5PBZT32, plants of soybean 5PBZT32, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PBZT32. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PBZT32 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PBZT32, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PBZT32, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PBZT32. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PBZT32 are further provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Thomas Charles Corbin, Tara Lynch Slaminko
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Patent number: 10477818Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 5PTJB40. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 5PTJB40. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 5PTJB40 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 5PTJB40 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLCInventor: Thomas L. Floyd
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Patent number: 10477819Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 75162339 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 75162339, to the plants of soybean cultivar 75162339, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 75162339, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 75162339. 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 75162339. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 75162339, 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 75162339 with another soybean cultivar.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.Inventor: Justin T. Mason
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Patent number: 10477820Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated S170120 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170120, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170120, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170120, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170120. 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 S170120. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170120, 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 S170120 with another soybean cultivar.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.Inventor: Justin T. Mason
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Patent number: 10477821Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01067769. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01067769. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01067769 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01067769 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: Philip A. Owen
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Patent number: 10477822Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01069686. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01069686. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01069686 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01069686 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: Jesse Gilsinger
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Patent number: 10477823Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01069720. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01069720. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01069720 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01069720 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: Jesse Gilsinger
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Patent number: 10477824Abstract: The disclosure relates to a cotton variety, designated PX339042W3FE, the plants and seeds of the cotton variety PX339042W3FE, methods for producing a cotton plant, either varietal or hybrid, produced by crossing the cotton variety PX339042W3FE, with itself or with another cotton plant, hybrid cotton seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety PX339042W3FE with another cotton variety or plan, methods for producing a cotton plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes, and the transgenic cotton plants produced by that method. This disclosure also relates to cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX339042W3FE, to methods for producing other cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX339042W3FE, and to the varieties derived by the use of those methods.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Phytogen Seed Company, LLCInventors: Mustafa G. McPherson, Joel F. Mahill, Frank C. Bordelon
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Patent number: 10477825Abstract: The disclosure relates to a cotton variety, designated PX339054W3FE, the plants and seeds of the cotton variety PX339054W3FE, methods for producing a cotton plant, either varietal or hybrid, produced by crossing the cotton variety PX339054W3FE with itself or with another cotton plant, hybrid cotton seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety PX339054W3FE with another cotton variety or plan, methods for producing a cotton plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes, and the transgenic cotton plants produced by that method. This disclosure also relates to cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX339054W3FE, to methods for producing other cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX339054W3FE, and to the varieties derived by the use of those methods.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Phytogen Seed Company, LLCInventors: Mustafa G. McPherson, Joel F. Mahill, Frank C. Bordelon
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Patent number: 10477826Abstract: A method includes positioning a robotic attacher under a dairy livestock located in a milking stall, wherein the robotic attacher comprises a nozzle. The method continues by rotating the robotic attacher such that the nozzle is positioned generally on the top of the robotic attacher and performing a spraying operation using the nozzle. The method concludes by retracting the robotic attacher from under the dairy livestock.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Technologies Holdings Corp.Inventors: Henk Hofman, Peter Willem van der Sluis, Ype Groensma
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Patent number: 10477827Abstract: A system includes a robotic arm, a laser, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine that a teat cup is to be attached to a front teat of a dairy livestock, and in response, determine an amount of separation between the front teat and a rear teat. The processor is further configured to calculate, if the amount of separation between the front and rear teats is greater than or equal to a predetermined distance, an updated front teat position based on the amount of separation between the front and rear teats and command the robotic arm to move to the updated front teat position. The processor is further configure to determine whether the front teat is found in a scan of the dairy livestock by the laser, and if so, command the robotic arm to attach the teat cup to the front teat.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Technologies Holdings Corp.Inventors: Mark A. Foresman, Alireza Janani, Peter Willem van der Sluis, Robert J. Godfrey
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Patent number: 10477828Abstract: A method for applying disinfectant to the teats of a dairy livestock comprises moving a robotic arm along a track in relation to a rotary milking platform housing a dairy livestock and independent of any physical coupling between the robotic arm and the rotary milking platform. The rotary milking platform has a substantially circular perimeter. The track is positioned outside the perimeter of the rotary milking platform. At least a portion of the track is straight and offset in relation to the rotary milking platform. The robotic arm comprises an arm member operable to pivot about an axis that is parallel to the track, and a spray tool attached to one end of the arm member. The method further comprises extending the robotic arm between the hind legs of the dairy livestock while the rotary milking platform rotates such that the spray tool is located at a spray position from which it may discharge disinfectant to the teats of the dairy livestock.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Technologies Holdings Corp.Inventors: Henk Hofman, Peter Willem van der Sluis, Ype Groensma
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Patent number: 10477829Abstract: A method for pressing out whey from curd is presented. The method includes receiving a closed casing holding a mold filled with curd, pumping out air from the closed casing such that a pressure force onto the curd can be formed, establishing a connection between a system controller and a casing controller provided in the casing, uploading instructions from the system controller to the casing controller on how to change the pressure during a pressing cycle by opening a valve on the casing, de-establishing the connection between the system controller and the casing controller, and storing the closed casing and executing the instructions uploaded to the closed casing such that whey is pressed out from the curd and a cheese is formed from the curd.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2015Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.Inventor: Harrie Spijkerman
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Patent number: 10477830Abstract: A coupling component for an animal cubicle that includes an engagement member, a pipe collar transverse to the engagement member for receiving a neckrail, a flexible member that extends in opposite directions from the engagement member and connects the engagement member to the pipe collar so that the flexible member encircles a space adjacent the pipe collar. The deformation of the flexible member allows relative movement between the engagement member and the pipe collar.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Inventor: Michael Earls
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Patent number: 10477831Abstract: Embodiments of a self-drying litter box are described herein that includes a tray-superposition arrangement having a lower tray and an upper tray. The upper tray is mounted onto the lower tray in spaced relationship so as to define an empty volume therebetween. The upper tray includes a bottom defining a surface capable of receiving litter material and waste material thereon and is provided with apertures for allowing air circulating through the bottom of the upper tray. The lower tray receives second litter material and any portion of the first litter and waste materials that falls from the upper tray through the apertures. The tray-superposition arrangement defines one or more ventilation openings for allowing air circulation between the empty volume and outside of the tray-superposition arrangement that dries litter and waste materials in the upper and lower trays.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2012Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Inventors: Patrick Beaudoin, Mario Royer
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Patent number: 10477832Abstract: A self-propelled manure removal vehicle, including: at least two wheels, at least one motor device and a control device, for displacing the vehicle by driving at least one of the wheels; a floor-scraping device configured to clean a floor surface while being in contact with the floor surface, wherein at least a lower rim of the floor-scraping device is flexible to adapt its shape to the floor surface; and at least one skid element including a lower rim with a slide surface to slide over a floor surface to support the vehicle, and the lower rim of the floor scraping device projects further downwardly than the slide surface of the at least one skid element.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: LELY PATENT N.V.Inventors: Huibrecht Johannes Arjen Van Den Beukel, Harrold Jan Munneke
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Patent number: 10477833Abstract: Compacting expanded perlite fines in the presence of a clay and water, followed by drying, produces particles with low density, good integrity, and surprisingly higher absorption by volume than non-compacted expanded perlite or non-swelling clay. Furthermore, addition of a clumping agent to the compacted granules results in a clumping litter with low density, good integrity and comparable clumping ability to traditional clay clumping litter.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.Inventors: Nathan Foster Huck, Colin Muscroft, David Odell Leinart
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Patent number: 10477834Abstract: A circular grazing system for poultry and/or livestock. The circular grazing system including a center pivot structure installed at a field. The center pivot structure may have a center pivot axis. The field may be a poultry and/or livestock grazing field. The circular grazing system for poultry and/or livestock may include an enclosure for containing poultry and/or livestock. The enclosure may extend generally radially from the center pivot structure to a circumference of the field. The enclosure may be rotably coupled to the center pivot structure such that the enclosure rotates around the center pivot axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Pasturebird, Inc.Inventors: Raymond Paul Greive, Jeffrey Lane McDaniel, Mitchell Robert Combs, Cory Michael Combs
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Patent number: 10477835Abstract: In an apparatus for feeding animals including one or more feed dispensing containers from which the animals can take feed which are fed by supply ducts from a supply a device is provided which includes a feed supply duct portion arranged such that the feed falls through the feed supply duct portion under gravity. A drive member is mounted at the duct and includes a plurality of paddle blades of a wheel mounted for rotation about an axis of the wheel such that falling feed in the duct acts to drive the blades to rotate the wheel about the axis and a driven component driven by the wheel. The driven component is in most cases a dispenser for feeding a liquid or particulate additive material from a supply cartridge, which is mounted on a common housing forming the duct and containing the wheel, to an injection opening on the bottom of the housing for addition to the feed passing through the duct portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Crystal Spring Colony Farms Ltd.Inventors: Tom McAdams, Ethan Hofer, Lucien Dnestrianschii
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Patent number: 10477836Abstract: A device for stabilizing an animal's tail and preventing the animal from licking and biting the tail may include a collar designed to encircle the animal's neck; a belly strap attached to the collar and designed to be positioned along an underside of the animal's stomach; a spine strap attached to the collar and designed to be positioned along the animal's spine; a chest strap attached to both the belly strap and the spine strap, the chest strap sized to encircle the animal's ribcage; a waist strap attached to both the belly strap and the spine strap, the waist strap sized to encircle the animal proximate to the animal's waist; and a rear pad with a tail sleeve extending outwardly therefrom, the tail sleeve sized to accommodate the animal's tail, wherein the rear pad is attached to the spine strap and the waist strap.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Inventor: Janice Marie Brown
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Patent number: 10477837Abstract: An interactive cat toy having a passageway holding an object of prey movable in response to a motor between a recessed position within the housing and an extended position outwardly of the housing; and a switch for selectively directing an electric current to flow to the motor, the movement of the object of prey, attracting the attention of a cat, provides physical and mental exercise and activity for the cat. A method is disclosed for moving the object of prey within the passage between the recessed position in the housing and the extended position outwardly of the housing for entertaining and exercise of the cat.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Inventors: Brian Liu, Amanda Sweetnam, Baker Zhong
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Patent number: 10477838Abstract: A pet chew toy allowing for the self-cleaning of teeth by domestic pets. The pet toy includes one or more cavities into which a pet's teeth may engage, and the inner and outer surfaces of the cavities may have scrubbing elements designed to enhance removal of plaque and other unhygienic products from a pet's teeth and gums. The chew toy may further include projections to enhance stabilization of the chew toy by the pet, and a reservoir and dispensing system for pet toothpaste or similar additive.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Inventor: Peter Dertsakyan
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Patent number: 10477839Abstract: A dog leash assembly for facilitating hands-free restraint of a dog includes a belt that may be worn around a waist. A pouch is removably coupled to the belt. Thus, the pouch may be positioned on the waist. A leash unit is removably coupled to the belt. The leash unit may be coupled to a dog collar thereby facilitating hands-free restraint of a dog.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Inventor: Paula Gonterman
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Patent number: 10477840Abstract: The invention relates to a poultry keeping facility comprising at least one nest box, a first colony surface having a perforated first floor area and a second colony surface having a second floor area for spreading litter. According to the invention, a perch facility having at least one perching rod is arranged at a height above the first or second floor area. The perching rod is movable relative to the first or second floor area, wherein the perching rod is movable from a first position to a second position in which the perch facility covers a smaller area of the first or second floor area than in the first position.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: BIG DUTCHMAN INTERNATIONAL GmbHInventor: Volker Auffarth
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Patent number: 10477841Abstract: A method for incubating avian eggs, comprising: a. introducing avian eggs into an incubation chamber having an oxygen-containing atmosphere; b. subsequent to ‘a’, incubating said eggs in said incubation chamber for a period of time that is not less than 25% of the natural incubation period of said eggs; c. during said period of time of the incubating, changing an orientation of said eggs at a frequency of not less than once every two days; and d. during said period of time of said incubating, varying a temperature of said atmosphere in said incubation chamber at a frequency of not less than five times a day, the varying comprising: increasing the temperature of the atmosphere from a first temperature to a second temperature, the difference between the first temperature and the second temperature being not less than 1.0° C.; and reducing the temperature from the second temperature to a third temperature, the difference between the second temperature and the third temperature being not less than 1.0° C.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2015Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Inventor: David Vishnia
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Patent number: 10477842Abstract: Non-human animals comprising a human or humanized IL-4 and/or IL-4R? nucleic acid sequence are provided. Non-human animals that comprise a replacement of the endogenous IL-4 gene and/or IL-4R? gene with a human IL-4 gene and/or IL-4R? gene in whole or in part, and methods for making and using the non-human animals, are described. Non-human animals comprising a human or humanized IL-4 gene under control of non-human IL-4 regulatory elements is also provided, including non-human animals that have a replacement of non-human IL-4-encoding sequence with human IL-4-encoding sequence at an endogenous non-human IL-4 locus. Non-human animals comprising a human or humanized IL-4R? gene under control of non-human IL-4R? regulatory elements is also provided, including non-human animals that have a replacement of non-human IL-4R?-encoding sequence with human or humanized IL-4R?-encoding sequence at an endogenous non-human C IL-4R? locus.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Inventors: Li-Hsien Wang, Yingzi Xue, Andrew J. Murphy, Sean Stevens
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Patent number: 10477843Abstract: A fishing hook assembly includes a hook element including a tie rail, which defines an enlarged line-pass-through area.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Clam CorporationInventors: Corey Bechtold, Lisa Bechtold
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Patent number: 10477844Abstract: A fishing lure for fishing in streams, rivers and lakes, comprising a body (1), a fishing line coupler (2) for connecting the body to a fishing line, a fishing hook (3), a fishing hook coupler (4) coupling the fishing hook (3) to the body (1), and a fishing hook receiver (5) mounted to the body such that the fishing hook (3) and the fishing hook receiver (5) are attracted to each other by way of magnetic attraction so that when in use, the fishing hook (3) is less prone to get caught by objects such as pebbles, rocks or tree branches, where most of the fishes tend to hide.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2013Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Inventor: Yet Sun Low
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Patent number: 10477845Abstract: A fishing lure includes a jig having a body, a hook, and a blade attached to the body at two attachment points. The hook extends along a longitudinal axis of the body. A fixed wire loop extends from a forward end of the body along the longitudinal axis to directly connect the blade to the body. The blade has an edge near the body, a first attachment hole through the blade near the first edge, a second attachment hole aligned with and spaced near the first attachment hole, and a pair of line attachment holes spaced apart from the second attachment hole. The wire loop is fed directly through both the first and the second attachment holes, and the first edge is outside the wire loop. This arrangement controls the jig body's movement relative to the blade, reducing the likelihood of rollover that could lead to snagging.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: BLADEMAN, LLCInventor: James Ronald Davis
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Patent number: 10477846Abstract: A spool for a fishing reel attached to a reel body of the fishing reel includes a spool body, a spool ring, a fixing ring and a first regulating part. The spool body has a bobbin trunk, an annular flange extending from the bobbin trunk in a radially outward direction that intersects the spool axis, and a tubular connecting portion extending from the flange. The spool ring surrounds an outer peripheral edge of the flange, and is attached to the flange so as to be separable. The fixing ring is attached to the spool body via the tubular connecting portion so as to be separable and is configured to fix the spool ring against the flange from the front direction. The first regulating part regulates relative movement of the fixing ring with respect to the spool body and is detachably attached to the tubular connecting portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Koji Ochiai, Keigo Kitajima, Tsutomu Takada
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Patent number: 10477847Abstract: A roller clutch includes an outer ring, an inner ring, a rollers, a torsion spring, and a housing member. The roller is disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring. The roller i configured to move between a transmitting position and a non-transmitting position. The spring biases the roller to the transmitting position. The housing member has a housing hole and an inner wall surface. The housing hole houses the torsion spring. The inner wall surface defines the housing hole and is configured to support the torsion spring.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Ikebukuro, Kei Saito, Takuji Takamatsu
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Patent number: 10477848Abstract: The spool brake device is equipped with a brake unit, a detector, and a controller. The controller controls the braking force by the brake unit based on the variation of the rotational speed of the spool detected by the detection unit. When the rotational speed is increasing, the controller controls the braking force by the brake unit in the regular braking mode. In the regular braking mode, the controller changes the braking force by the brake unit according to the rotational speed of the spool. In addition to it, when the rotational speed of the spool stops, the controller is to control the braking force by the brake unit in the first braking mode, during a period of predetermined time. In the first braking mode, the controller makes a braking force by the brake unit that is less than the braking force in the regular braking mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Hiroki Ogose, Akira Niitsuma, Yuichiro Ishikawa
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Patent number: 10477849Abstract: A dual-bearing reel includes a handle, a spool, a spool shaft, a clutch mechanism, a pinion gear, and an elastic member. The spool shaft is connected to the spool to be integrally rotatable and has a first abutting portion. The pinion gear has a second abutting portion to abut the first abutting portion in the axial direction in the inner circumferential portion thereof, and can move in the axial direction between a coupled position, in which the pinion gear is connected to the spool shaft so as to be integrally rotatable, and a decoupled position, in which the connection is disconnected. When the pinion gear is in the coupled position, the elastic member contacts the distal end of the pinion gear and biases the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion in directions away from each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Hiroki Oogose, Takanori Maruoka, Kunio Takechi
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Patent number: 10477850Abstract: A bearing housing structure includes a bearing, a lid part and a supporting part. The bearing rotatably supports spool shaft. The lid part is opposite an end surface of the spool shaft and extends in a direction that intersects the spool shaft. The supporting part houses and supports the bearing and holds the lid part to oppose the end surface of the spool shaft. The supporting part includes a bearing hole and a lid hole, the bearing hole having the bearing inserted thereinto and removed therefrom, and the lid hole has a portion of the lid part inserted thereinto and removed therefrom in a direction intersecting the spool shaft and a direction along the lid part, and the lid part closes an opening of the bearing hole such that the lid part is held by the lid hole of the shaft supporting portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Akira Niitsuma, Satoshi Fujii
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Patent number: 10477851Abstract: A dual-bearing reel includes a reel body, a drive shaft, a roller clutch, and a prevention member. The reel body includes a boss portion. The drive shaft extends through the boss portion and is rotatably supported in the reel body. The roller clutch includes an outer race non-rotatably mounted in the boss portion, an inner race connected to the drive shaft so as to be integrally rotatable, and a rolling element disposed between the outer race and the inner race. The roller clutch prevents rotation of the drive shaft in one direction. The prevention member is mounted on the outer perimeter of the boss portion to prevent radially outward expansion of the boss portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Akira Niitsuma, Kunio Takechi
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Patent number: 10477852Abstract: A new horseshoe has two legs connected by a bridge, the bridge having a pair of physical markers provided directly opposite one another in both a support surface and a ground surface, the pair of physical markers providing a guide for cutting through the bridge of the horseshoe. A method of applying the horseshoe includes fitting the horseshoe to a hoof, attaching the horseshoe to the hoof, and dividing the horseshoe in two parts by cutting through or sawing through the bridge along the physical marker in the ground surface of the horseshoe. A method of upgrading a horseshoe involves providing a pair of physical markers on a bridge of the horseshoe at positions directly opposite one another both on a ground surface and a support surface of the horseshoe.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Travel and Trade BVBAInventor: Sam Moerman
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Patent number: 10477853Abstract: A heating chamber system for heat-treating items infested by insects, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The heating chamber system includes an enclosed heating chamber; a bottom portion defining a portion of the enclosed heating chamber and includes a floor skirt and a floor; a top portion defining a portion of the enclosed heating chamber and including a plurality of sidewalls and a roof; and a collapsible architecture configured to support the top portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: ZAPPBUG, INC.Inventors: Cameron Todd Wheeler, Rosalie Siobhan Eckert-Jantzie, Tiffany Michelle Larson, Matthew John Scanlan
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Patent number: 10477854Abstract: The present invention discloses a mousetrap with alarming and reminding functions, including a mousetrap shell, a mouse clip and a vibration induction alarm are disposed inside the mousetrap shell, the vibration induction alarm includes an alarm shell, a circuit board, a power supply device, a buzzer and a vibration sensor, a voltage comparison module and an alarm signal control module are disposed on the circuit board. The present invention can prevent the mouse clip from injuring pets and children, thereby enhancing safety use performance of the mousetrap. Moreover, the vibration induction alarm of the mousetrap can trigger the buzzer to give an alarm according to strength of a vibration induction signal, so as to remind a user that a mouse is catched by the mousetrap.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Inventor: Qianming Yang
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Patent number: 10477855Abstract: A rodent bait station having a counting mechanism configured to monitor the number of rodents entering the bait chamber of a rodent bait station. The housing has a counting mechanism in communication with the entrance of at least one bait chamber opening. A sensor is in communication with the counting mechanism. The counting mechanism can be mechanically actuated or electronically activated when the sensor detects a rodent entering through the bait chamber of the bait station. The bait chamber has at least one bait rod having an end that is hingedly connected to an inner wall of the bait chamber. A resilient member is in communication with the bait rod to position the bait rod in a substantially horizontal orientation when the housing lid is closed and to position the bait rod in a substantially vertical orientation when the housing lid is opened.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Inventor: Marc Daniel Power
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Patent number: 10477856Abstract: A chassis for mechanisms of mechanical wild bird and animal repellent devices that is used to detract wild birds and animals from plantation areas, greenhouses and similar areas which they can harm or be harmed. The chassis is made from a composite plastic material. The chassis comprises a body, a cap, a safety slide, a chassis connection part and a raincoat. The chassis is produced in plastic injection machines.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Inventors: Abdullah Cengiz Karapicak, Ridvan Sayargil
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Patent number: 10477857Abstract: A tracking system comprises: a data receiver arranged to: i) receive work data indicative of at least a location of an infestation or other item of interest from a data provider, and ii) receive property data indicative of an address or location from a client device; a module arranged to: i) update an existing record in a database according to the received work data upon determining the record corresponds to the location based on a geographical matching process, ii) create a new record in the database according to the received work data upon determining that no record corresponding to the location exists based on a geographical matching process, and iii) retrieve a record from the database corresponding to the location upon determining the record corresponds to the address based on a geographical matching process; and a data transmitter arranged to transmit the retrieved record to the client device for output.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Infestation Tracking Systems Pty. Ltd.Inventors: Arron Vilinskis, Troy Awad
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Patent number: 10477858Abstract: The present invention is a hunting device that may be used to hunt wild game, such as turkeys. The hunting device comprises a handle, a fan or decoy support for securely mounting a fan or decoy and a gun mount for receiving a gun. The fan or decoy support may be connected to the handle while the gun mount is preferably mounted to the handle via a movable joint. The hunting device allows the handle to move the fan or decoy and allows the gun to be moved relative and/or independent of the fan or decoy movement. The hunting device also allows the gun to be moved via a movable joint. This configuration gives the hunter greater control and freedom over the movement of the fan or decoy while maintaining control and movement of the gun.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Inventor: Michael Pauley
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Patent number: 10477859Abstract: Methods for obtaining genetic material from plant embryos while preserving their viability are provided. In the methods, preservation of viability may be maintained by suspending the embryos in an aqueous solution surrounded by an oil matrix. Genetic material may be obtained from an aliquot of the aqueous solution and may be used directly for molecular analysis, or whole genome amplification may be performed prior to molecular analysis.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2015Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Randal Arnold, Matthew Paul Cope, Justin Andrew Schares, Yue Yun