Patents Issued in January 21, 2020
  • Patent number: 10537062
    Abstract: A system includes an agricultural vehicle having a first storage container configured to store an agricultural product, a support vehicle having a second storage container, and an aerial vehicle having one or more sensors configured to monitor a fullness of the second storage container. The aerial vehicle is configured to provide a first signal indicative of the fullness of the second storage container to the agricultural vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Brubaker
  • Patent number: 10537063
    Abstract: A head for an agricultural machine includes a frame with a center segment defining a first longitudinal axis and a wing defining a second longitudinal axis. The head also includes a motion control assembly connecting the center segment and the wing such that the wing is movable relative to the center segment between a deployed position and a non-deployed position. The motion control assembly is configured to maintain the second longitudinal axis in a parallel relationship with the first longitudinal axis as the wing moves between the deployed position and the non-deployed position, and the wing is movable from the deployed position to the non-deployed position along a continuous arc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventor: Michael W. Mossman
  • Patent number: 10537064
    Abstract: An accumulator is coupled to an agricultural baler and includes a frame having a first end, a second end, and a support structure positioned between the first and the second ends. The accumulator includes a crop package moving assembly moveably coupled to the frame in a first direction and in a second direction. The crop package moving assembly is configured to move a crop package in the first direction. The accumulator includes a carriage coupled to the first end of the frame and configured to move relative to the frame between a retracted position and an extended position. The carriage is configured to move into the extended position to support the crop package. The carriage is also configured to move from the extended position into the retracted position in response to the crop package being removed from the carriage and the crop package moving assembly moving in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen E. O'Brien, Austin J. Jones
  • Patent number: 10537065
    Abstract: An adjustable vane system for use with a rotor cage of a threshing system of an agricultural harvester includes a vane. The vane includes: a generally helically curved inner profile; a surface being an outer profile that is opposite the inner profile and is generally helically curved over a portion of the vane, the outer profile being configured to be positioned closer to the rotor cage than the inner profile; and a flat portion located midway along the outer profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Kemmerer, Wayne T. Flickinger
  • Patent number: 10537066
    Abstract: A continuous baler having a movable section having an open mode and a closed mode. In the closed mode, the movable section is joined to a baling half chamber and a tying half chamber to form a baling chamber and a tying chamber, respectively. In the open mode, the movable section is moved away from the baling half chamber and tying half chamber, in order to allow passage of a bale formed in the baling chamber from the baling half chamber to the tying half chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Redlands Ashlyn Motors, PLC
    Inventor: Perinchery Narayanankutty Pramod
  • Patent number: 10537067
    Abstract: An agricultural baler includes a baler mechanism and a carriage assembly. The carriage assembly is coupled to the baler mechanism. The carriage assembly includes a fixed section and at least one extending section. The extending section is extendable in a direction generally normal to the direction of travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Timothy J Kraus, Henry D Anstey
  • Patent number: 10537068
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring agricultural products, for agricultural machines designed for the formation of a bale is provided. The transfer apparatus includes at least one impeller rotor, which can be arranged between a pick-up drum of agricultural products and a chamber for the compression of the agricultural products. The rotor is facing a deck, for delimiting at least partially a channel. The deck is coupled to a fixed frame by way of at least two supports which can move on command. At least one first support includes at least one support pin, which is coupled to a first portion of the deck and moved, in a corresponding guiding slot, by a corresponding actuator. At least one second support includes at least one crank, which is coupled to a second portion of the deck and rotatable about a rotation axis that is perpendicular to the advancement direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: KVERNEKAND GROUP RAVENNA S.R.L.
    Inventor: Paolo Ravaglia
  • Patent number: 10537069
    Abstract: Adjustment device for automatic adjustment of a spacing between a first and a second cutting blade. The adjustment device includes a connector extending through a recess in the respective first and second cutting blades at right angles to the first and second contact surfaces and arranged to guide the movement of the displaceable cutting blades relative to the other cutting blade. The adjustment device further includes a first stop fixed to one end of the connector and arranged in contact with the outer surface of the second cutting blade, and an adjustment means located at the opposite end of the connector and arranged to apply a pre-tensioning force on the outer surface of the first cutting blade and maintain first and second contact surfaces of the first and second cutting blades in contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: HUSQVARNA AB
    Inventors: Tomas Wykman, Joakim Persson, Anders Hansson
  • Patent number: 10537070
    Abstract: A method of producing a mycological composite material comprises inoculating a substrate of fibrous material with an inoculum of mycelial tissue; rolling the inoculated substrate into a roll; and thereafter incubating the rolled inoculated substrate for a time sufficient for the mycelial tissue to grow hyphae that enmesh with the substrate to form a cohesive unified filamentous network with the rolled inoculated substrate being characterized in being flexible. The rolled inoculated substrate may be subsequently processed by subjecting lengths of the roll to heat and pressure in molds to form rigid products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ecovative Design LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Daniel Betts, Gregory John Tudryn, Courtney Elizabeth Hart
  • Patent number: 10537071
    Abstract: A method for plant treatment, including: receiving a first measurement for a plant from a sensor as the sensor moves within a geographic area comprising a plurality of plants; in response to receipt of the first measurement and prior to receipt of a second measurement for a second plant of the plurality, determining a set of treatment mechanism operation parameters for the plant to optimize a geographic area output parameter based on the first measurement and historical measurements for the geographic area; determining an initial treatment parameter for the plant; and operating a treatment mechanism in a treatment mode based on the set of operating parameters in response to satisfaction of the initial treatment parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: BLUE RIVER TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: Lee Kamp Redden
  • Patent number: 10537072
    Abstract: A stump grinding wheel tooth assembly having a mounting block positioned around the periphery of the wheel and a cutting bit attached to the mounting block by a pin passing through a hole in the cutting bit and a corresponding hole in the mounting block and capped by a nut. The mounting block may support multiple cutting bits arranged into a predetermined patterns based on the location of the holes, such as pairs of cutting bits or even a quad formation. The cutting bits may be provided in various geometric configurations, such as round, triangular, square, rectangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, octagonal or decagonal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: LEONARDI MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Leonardi, Bruce C. Jordan
  • Patent number: 10537073
    Abstract: A fluid supply line is provided to reduce the labor and cost required for dripline system installations by providing predetermined fitting locations where driplines can be attached. The supply line consists of a conduit having a side wall, a connector extending through the side wall of the conduit, the connector having a conduit connecting segment extending outside the conduit and an inlet segment extending into the conduit, and the inlet segment being connected to the side wall of the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Rain Bird Corporation
    Inventors: Michael F. Turk, Samir Shah, Gerhard Stoltz, James Richard Parks, Mark Murphy Ensworth
  • Patent number: 10537074
    Abstract: Described herein is a method of controlling soil moisture, water accumulation and fertilizer distribution in land. Elevation location data for land areas are extracted from two or more pixels of a topographic image including topographic data. Each pixel represents a land area. Wetness indices for the land areas are determined from the elevation and location data, based on the slope between two or more defined areas of land and an upslope contributing area per unit contour length. At risk defined areas of land, e.g., those at risk of accumulating water are identified based on wetness indices. Water is transported from the at risk defined areas of land to another location. The transporting of water reduces the risk of accumulating water in the at risk defined areas of land and improves crop growth potential in those areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Upendra D. Chitnis, Levente Klein, Fernando J. Marianno
  • Patent number: 10537075
    Abstract: An inbred corn line, designated DES07, the plants and seeds of the inbred corn line DES07, methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred corn line DES07 with itself or with another corn plant, and hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line DES07 with another corn line or plant and to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic corn plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line DES07, to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line DES07 and to the inbred corn lines derived by the use of those methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Agrigenetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Letchworth
  • Patent number: 10537076
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 70120311 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 70120311, to the plants of soybean cultivar 70120311, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 70120311, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 70120311. 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 70120311. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 70120311, 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 70120311 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 10537077
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 76391606 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 76391606, to the plants of soybean cultivar 76391606, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 76391606, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 76391606. 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 76391606. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 76391606, 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 76391606 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 10537078
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 78221232 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 78221232, to the plants of soybean cultivar 78221232, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 78221232, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 78221232. 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 78221232. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 78221232, 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 78221232 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 10537079
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated 6DDML1219 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 6DDML1219 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 6DDML1219 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 6DDML1219 or a locus conversion of 6DDML1219 with another maize variety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: AGRIGENETICS, INC.
    Inventors: Nathan Joel VanOpdorp, Kenneth J. Byrnes
  • Patent number: 10537080
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV676326. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV676326, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV676326 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV676326 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV676326.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Nathaniel J. Page
  • Patent number: 10537081
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH177362. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH177362, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH177362 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 CH177362.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Jorge Moran, Brett A. Ochs
  • Patent number: 10537082
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH502484. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH502484, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH502484 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 CH502484.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Gregory J. Holland, Duane A. Potrzeba, Jeffrey M. Sernett, Gary R. Stangland
  • Patent number: 10537083
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH907499. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH907499, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH907499 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 CH907499.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Gregory J. Holland, Duane A. Potrzeba, Jeffrey M. Sernett, Gary R. Stangland
  • Patent number: 10537084
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 71201428 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 71201428, to the plants of soybean cultivar 71201428, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 71201428, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 71201428. 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 71201428. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 71201428, 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 71201428 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 10537085
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 73330613 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 73330613, to the plants of soybean cultivar 73330613, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 73330613, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 73330613. 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 73330613. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 73330613, 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 73330613 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 10537086
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated S170157 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170157, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170157, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170157, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170157. 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 S170157. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170157, 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 S170157 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Justin T. Mason
  • Patent number: 10537087
    Abstract: Determining the quality of milk due to the presence of mastitis by monitoring the oxidation reduction potential (ORP) of the raw (unpasteurized) milk. The ORP of the milk is tested by a sensor placed into the milk soon after having been removed from the animal (e.g., cow) and prior to the milk being combined in a bulk tank with milk from other animals. The sensor can be positioned in the line carrying the milk from the cow, allowing real-time testing of the milk. Each mammary gland (e.g., quarter) is tested separately, and the ORP levels are compared. Any gland (e.g., quarter) having a level that deviates from the other levels by a predetermined amount is considered suspect for mastitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Inventor: Geoffrey J. Westfall
  • Patent number: 10537088
    Abstract: A system for storing and cooling milk includes a cooling tank to store milk, a first sensor monitoring the filling level of milk in the cooling tank, and a cooling system cooling the milk in the cooling tank including a cooling device, a second sensor, and a control device. The cooling device includes an evaporator, a varying-capacity modulated scroll compressor connected with its suction side to the evaporator, a condenser connected to the high pressure side of the compressor, and an expansion valve interconnected between the condenser and the evaporator. The second sensor monitors a parameter indicative of the pressure at the suction side of the compressor. The control device is operatively connected to the first sensor to receive the monitored filling level, the second sensor to receive the monitored parameter, and the compressor to control the capacity thereof in response to the monitored filling level and the monitored parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: DELAVAL HOLDING AB
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Meillan, Jerzy Stopa
  • Patent number: 10537089
    Abstract: A system and method for thermally exchanging heat between waste air being expelled from a poultry barn and fresh outside/outdoor ambient air being introduced into the poultry barn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignees: The Curators of the University of Missouri, Heartland Farm Energy LLC
    Inventors: Tingsheng Xu, Yunsheng Xu
  • Patent number: 10537090
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modular apparatus for cleaning a pet toilet device and, more specifically, to an apparatus for cleaning a pet toilet device, the apparatus being improved so as to prevent the problem of overflowing or unnecessary flow of water, and comprising three structures of: a main structure, which automatically cleans the toilet device after a pet defecates, particularly, after urination; a sub-structure; and a water container, which are formed and coupled into modular units so as to be slim and compact, wherein cleaning can be carried out by only the main structure without the sub-structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: DOGTOTO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Juhwan Roh
  • Patent number: 10537091
    Abstract: A hummingbird feeder includes a base tray having an upwardly-opening interior for holding food which is attractive to fruit flies and further includes an upper tray which is positionable upon the base tray in a nested relationship and which includes an upwardly-opening interior for holding food, such as nectar, which is attractive to hummingbirds. A top cover for covering the upper tray includes a first aperture through which a fruit fly can exit the base tray and a second aperture through which a hummingbird can access the food of the upper tray. A passageway network extends between the interior of the base tray and the first aperture, and a closure assembly enables a user to selectively shut off or open communication between the interior of the base tray and the first aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ideology, LLC
    Inventor: Stuart Tyson McFerrin
  • Patent number: 10537092
    Abstract: The invention relates to an oyster farming method comprising at least one cultivation step (200) wherein periods of immersion are alternated with periods of mechanical dewatering of the oysters, the mechanical dewatering periods lasting between 3 hours and 48 hours, and an immersion period between two periods of mechanical dewatering lasting between 3 hours and seven days.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Medithau
    Inventors: Florent Tarbouriech, Jean-Jacques Thibaut
  • Patent number: 10537093
    Abstract: An electronic gas dispenser control system having backflow and pressure sensors is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Inventor: Mark O. Hamran
  • Patent number: 10537094
    Abstract: Provided is a multi-tube nozzle for use in eradicating harmful aquatic organisms, which physically kills harmful aquatic organisms while feeding water and thus allows intake water to be fed directly into a culture tank or a ballast tank without the need for a pretreatment tank, chemicals, neutralizers, etc. A multi-tube nozzle (A) for use in eradicating harmful aquatic organisms includes at least three nozzle tubes (1) that are provided adjacent to each other. The nozzle tubes (1) each includes: an inlet-side opening section (2) having an inner diameter that decreases from an inlet opening toward a throat section (3) located in the middle of the tube; an outlet-side opening section (4) having an inner diameter that increases from the throat section (3) toward an outlet opening; and the throat section (3) having a smallest inner diameter. The adjacent nozzle tubes (1) are spaced apart by a distance such that the adjacent inlet-side opening sections (2) overlap each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignees: KOWA KOGYO CO., LTD., AQUA IMPULSE CORPORATION, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Akihiro Kijima, Yasuaki Kohama, Minoru Ikeda, Yoshihisa Kurita, Ikuo Chiba, Tetsuya Kanno
  • Patent number: 10537095
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for using an impact-activated device for repelling sharks from marine geophysical survey equipment. An embodiment discloses a marine geophysical survey system, comprising: marine geophysical survey equipment configured to be located in a body of water when in operation; and an impact-activated device coupled to the marine geophysical equipment, wherein the impact-activated device comprises a circuit configured to release a shark repellent in response to a pre-determined impact on the impact-activated device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: PGS Geophysical AS
    Inventors: Bruce William Harrick, Andre Stenzel
  • Patent number: 10537096
    Abstract: A flexible fishing lure is provided that includes a outer shape having a transverse opening for receiving a plurality of alternatively formed lure fin members allowing a user to change the action of a lure by fin selection without replacing the lure. Multiple internal channels within the lure are adaptively provided for receiving a variety of scent sticks, sound generators, light generators, flavor generating means. Flow internal channels extend from a front opening to gill openings allowing a water flow along an inserted scent or flavor stick member to pass through the lure body and exit proximate fin, nair, belly, or other locations simulating an injured or wounded fish leaking bodily fluids or blood. Other features to simulate wounded features. Replacement fins and weighting constructions allow a user to tailor a weight and action enabling a circling or injured motion during retrieval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Inventor: Jeffrey Mancini
  • Patent number: 10537097
    Abstract: Methods for storing or rejuvenating blood involve contacting blood with a blood storage composition or a blood rejuvenating composition that include D-ribose and a nucleoside other than inosine (e.g., guanosine).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Viacell, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel G. Ericson
  • Patent number: 10537098
    Abstract: A container for containing a freezing bag filled with biological tissue and for cooling and warming the freezing bag. The container includes a main body possessing an inner surface, a first side surface and a second side surface positioned opposite the first side surface. The main body is substantially rectangular parallelepiped shaped. The container includes at least one opening in at least one of the first side surface and the second side surface of the container, and at least two ridges spaced apart from one another on the inner surface of the container to create an air gap between the spaced apart ridges, the inner surface of the container and the outer surface of the freezing bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaki Matsumura
  • Patent number: 10537099
    Abstract: There is provided novel agricultural chemicals, in particular herbicides. A ketone or oxime compound or a salt thereof of Formula (1): wherein B is a ring of any one of B-1, B-2, or B-3, Q is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, NOR7, etc., R6 is a hydrogen atom, C1-6 alkyl, etc., R7 is a hydrogen atom, C1-6 alkyl, etc., R8a, R8b, R9a, R9b, R10, R11, R12, R13, and R14 are each independently a hydrogen atom, C1-6 alkyl, etc., m is an integer of 1 or 2, n is an integer of 0, 1 or 2; and a herbicide including the compound or salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Numata, Yuji Iwawaki, Yuki Furukawa, Yuri Yoshino, Yuuki Miyakado, Takamasa Furuhashi, Takao Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 10537100
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pesticide composition comprising at least one pesticidal active ingredient and at least one methylendioxyphenyl derivative compound of Formula (I), wherein R1 is a linear (C4-C6)alkyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignees: Endura SPA, AGCHEM ACCESS LTD
    Inventors: Valerio Borzatta, Elisa Capparella, Francesco Tozzi, Graham David Moores, János Szilágyi, László Barnabás Takács, József Schmidt, Mark Johnston
  • Patent number: 10537101
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for reducing the phytotoxicity of systemic fungicides, mainly triazoles, in susceptible cultivars, mainly soy cultivars. The present method makes it unnecessary to develop new diversified fungicide formulations and to add specific substances to reduce the toxicity of these products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: UPL LTD.
    Inventor: Gilson Aparecido Hermenegildo de Oliveira
  • Patent number: 10537102
    Abstract: A composition for controlling a plant disease is provided, containing a tetrazolinone compound represented by formula (1), wherein X1 represents a halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, or a C1-C6 alkoxy group, and X2 represents a C1-C3 alkyl group, a C3-C4 cycloalkyl group, a halogen atom, or a C1-C3 alkoxy group, and a carboxamide compound represented by formula (2). A method for controlling a plant disease is also provided, containing a step of applying an effective amount of the tetrazolinone compound represented by formula (1) and an effective amount of the carboxamide compound represented by formula (2) to a plant or soil for cultivating the plant. Both the composition and the method have excellent control efficacies against plant diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: So Kiguchi
  • Patent number: 10537103
    Abstract: A bactericidal or bacteriostatic composition comprising an isomer mixture of monosaccharide alkyl monoethers or monoacetals, its use in the treatment or prevention of Gram-positive bacterial infections, its use as a hygiene or dermatological product for external use and a method for disinfecting surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignees: TEREOS STARCH & SWEETENERS BELGIUM, UNIVERSITÉ CLAUDE BERNARD LYON 1, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Charlotte Gozlan, Dorine Belmessieri, Marie-Christine Duclos, Nicolas Duguet, Marc Lemaire, Gérard Lina, Oana Dumitrescu, Andreas Redl
  • Patent number: 10537104
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pesticidal mixtures. In particular it relates to mixtures of loline alkaloids with other pesticides. Such mixtures are useful for the control of insect pests and for improving the yield of crop plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Patrik Hoegger
  • Patent number: 10537105
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an herbicidal composition particularly stable at lower temperatures. The present invention provides a stable herbicidal composition comprising at least one pesticide in its salt form and a crystal habit modifying system comprising an alkoxylated alcohol and a polymer. Further the invention relates to a stable herbicidal composition comprising at least two pesticides in their salt form and a crystal habit modifying system comprising an alkoxylated alcohol and a polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: UPL Limited
    Inventors: Prakash Mahadeo Jadhav, Mark William Weber, Vikram Rajnikant Shroff
  • Patent number: 10537106
    Abstract: A gold nanoparticle-based assay for the detection of a target molecule, such as Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA in serum samples, that uses positively charged gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in solution based format. The assay has been tested on 74 serum clinical samples suspected of containing HCV RNA, with 48 and 38 positive and negative samples respectively. The developed assay has a specificity and sensitivity of 96.5% and 92.6% respectively. The results obtained were confirmed by Real-Time PCR, and a concordance of 100% for the negative samples and 89% for the positive samples has been obtained between the Real-Time PCR and the developed AuNPs based assay. Also, a purification method for the HCV RNA has been developed using HCV RNA specific probe conjugated to homemade silica nanoparticles. These silica nanoparticles have been synthesized by modified Stober method. This purification method enhanced the specificity of the developed AuNPs assay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO (AUC)
    Inventors: Hassan Mohamed El-Said Azzazy, Sherif Mohamed Shawky Abduo, Kamel Abdelmenem Mohamed Eid, Bassem Samy Shenouda Guirgis
  • Patent number: 10537107
    Abstract: Gelatinous materials combined with the Colloidal Silver additive to formulate an antimicrobial product having cushioning properties. Embodiments of the present invention can include gelatinous materials selected from a group consisting of thermosetting polymer, Styrene-Ethylene-Butadiene-Styrene polymer (SEBS), Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE), and Polyurethane (PU) gelatin with and without a raised geometry on an outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Eco Product Group LLC
    Inventor: Thomas P. Davis
  • Patent number: 10537108
    Abstract: Provided are materials having antimicrobial properties. The materials include a polymer having incorporated therein a synergistic combination of at least two metal oxide powders, including a mixed oxidation state oxide of a first metal and a single oxidation state oxide of a second metal. The powders may be incorporated substantially uniformly within the polymer. Further, the powders may have substantially different specific gravities and substantially similar bulk densities. In addition, the ions of the metal powders may be in ionic contact upon exposure of the material to moisture. Also provided are methods for the preparation of the materials and uses thereof, including in combating or inhibiting the activity of microbes or microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: ARGAMAN TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventor: Mechael Kanovsky
  • Patent number: 10537109
    Abstract: Novel insecticidal proteins isolated from Bacillus thuringiensis that are active against lepidopteran insect pests are disclosed. The DNA encoding the insecticidal proteins can be used to transform various prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms to express the insecticidal proteins. These recombinant organisms can be used to control lepidopteran insects in various environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Matthew Richard Bramlett, Katherine Seguin, Vance Cary Kramer, Mark Scott Rose
  • Patent number: 10537110
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pesticidal mixtures comprising one biological compound selected from the group consisting of Beauveria bassiana PPRI 5339, Metarhizium anisopliae FI-1045, Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum FI-985 and Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum IMI 330189 and one fungicidal or insecticidal or plant growth regulating compound and respective agricultural uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Lutz Brahm, Burghard Liebmann, Ronald Wilhelm, Markus Gewehr
  • Patent number: 10537111
    Abstract: A multi-layered food product comprises a filling encapsulated by a substantially baked yeast-leavened dough. The encapsulated filling is further encapsulated by a substantially baked chemically-leavened batter layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Arlington Valley Farms LLC
    Inventors: Peter Jacobson, Marc De Longree