Abstract: A variety of rose plant of the shrub class, named ‘AUStulliver’. The ‘AUStulliver’ is a variety of a rose shrub having a slightly arching growth with large clusters of neat, deeply-cupped blooms held above glossy foliage that are initially mid-pink and that pale as they open with individual petals having a darker pink edge revealing a small boss of stamens, and having a sweet fruity fragrance.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree (Prunus persica nucipersica), which is denominated varietally as ‘Wanectone’, and which produces an attractively colored white-fleshed, freestone nectarines which is mature for harvesting and shipment approximately June 20 to June 29 under the ecological conditions prevailing in the San Joaquin Valley of central California.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Ficus plant named ‘BAMBINO2’ which is characterized by the combination of a compact growth habit, an abundance of relatively small, cupped foliage which is dark green and glossy, and the stability of all characteristics from generation to generation.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Crapemyrtle plant named ‘JM2’, characterized by its upright to somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; vigorous and sturdy growth habit; dark greyed purple-colored leaves; numerous inflorescences with red-colored flowers; and good garden performance and pathogen resistance.

Abstract: A new and distinct Aloe aristata x Haworthia limifolia hybrid plant named ‘AMIAL1601’, which is characterized by long, broad and thick succulent foliage, foliage arranged in multiple whorls which, together, create a tall rosette, and dark green foliage with very light green orbicular protuberances arranged in irregular, wavy transverse rows across the upper and lower leaf surfaces. The new variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Abstract: A new and distinct Agapanthus plant named ‘Galaxy White’ characterized by winter-hardy compact habit with clean, lanceolate, medium-green foliage that goes dormant in the winter; single white flowers on tall scapes flowering beginning about mid-July and with repeating new scapes into late summer for about six weeks.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Astilbe plant named ‘Mojito’, characterized by its relatively compact, broadly upright and mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; dark green-colored leaves; freely and uniformly flowering habit; white-colored flowers on upright and strong peduncles; and good container and garden performance.

Abstract: The new and distinct hybrid of Heuchera plant named ‘Peachberry Ice’ with large foliage having rounded apices and lobes, leaf blades begin the season reddish-peach colored and develop to orangish-red with silverish overlay between the veins. Leaf blades are shallowly dissected with tiny sharp tips and ruffled margin. Flowers are on stiff, upright, wine-colored branched panicles just above foliage and give a pale pink effect from calyces. The new plant is vigorous and produces large broadly-mounded clumps.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of perennial Salvia plant named ‘Prefect Profusion’ characterized by its narrow icy blue flowers in densely arranged in verticils. The new plant has a compact habit with stiff, upright, heavily-branched stems with strong tendency to repeat when deadheaded, a strong vigorous growth rate and rugose gray-green foliage.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of perennial Salvia plant named ‘Prefect Profusion’ characterized by its dark pink flowers in densely arranged in verticils with dark wine-colored calyces and matching bracts. The new plant has a compact habit with stiff, upright, heavily-branched stems with strong tendency to repeat when deadheaded, a strong vigorous growth rate and rugose gray-green foliage. It is useful for landscaping specimens, en masse or as a container plant.

Abstract: A method for detecting a narrow road includes calculating relative heights of points from a distance measuring sensor to a ground based on distance information. A left boundary point and a right boundary point, at which a difference in relative heights from adjacent points becomes maximal, are acquired. A road boundary line of a driving road is acquired based on the left boundary point and the right boundary point depending on a movement trajectory of the vehicle when a difference in relative heights at the left boundary point and the right boundary point is more than or equal to a reference value. A road width of the driving road is calculated based on the road boundary line. It is detected whether the driving road of the vehicle is a narrow road based on the road width.

Abstract: Tools (such as system, apparatus, methodology, etc.) may be provided to control traffic over a railway track section, and more particularly, when a railway worker is working on or near the track section. Move particularly, when traffic over the track section is to be blocked, a block is placed to prevent trains from traversing the track section. Further, a release code is generated and sent to an electronic contact address of the railway worker. Traffic through the track section is blocked until the release code is entered in a user terminal. The block is removed from the track section when the release code is received by the system.

Abstract: A flight conveyor for conveying material includes a frame, drive and idler wheel(s) rotatably mounted on the frame, segments for supporting the material, shafts for pivotally interconnecting the segments to an endless row which has an upper row and a lower row running, during operation, over the drive and idler wheel(s) and a number of conveyor flights for bringing the material along in the conveying direction. A scraper is arranged at the drive wheel for successively scraping off adhered material from segments and flights such that the conveyor can be used for conveying products tending to adhere to the surfaces of the segments and the flights since the adhered products are automatically removed by the scraper.

Abstract: A glass and an enclosure, including windows, cover plates, and substrates for mobile electronic devices comprising the glass. The glass has a crack initiation threshold that is sufficient to withstand direct impact, has a retained strength following abrasion that is greater than soda lime and alkali aluminosilicate glasses, and is resistant to damage when scratched. The enclosure includes cover plates, windows, screens, and casings for mobile electronic devices and information terminal devices.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods of treating and/or inhibiting a viral infection in a subject. The methods include administering a therapeutically effective amount of heparin-binding peptide. Also disclosed herein are methods for blocking viral binding to a cell. Further disclosed are anti-viral compositions for administration to a subject infected with a virus. Administration of the anti-viral composition inhibits viral infection of the subject.

Abstract: An LCD device includes a plurality of gate lines and data lines cross-arranged on a lower substrate to define a plurality of pixels, a pixel electrode disposed in each of the pixels, a plurality of common electrode blocks pattern-formed that generate an electric field with the pixel electrode and sensing a touch of a user, a plurality of sensing lines, a plurality of pad parts arranged to be separated from each other at predetermined intervals along a corresponding sensing line, and having a line width thicker than the sensing line, and a contact part disposed between a corresponding pad part and a corresponding common electrode block, and electrically connecting a corresponding sensing line and the common electrode block. When the sensing lines are electrically connected to one of the common electrode blocks, the sensing lines are electrically insulated from the other common electrode blocks.

Abstract: A method of testing a semiconductor device includes providing a first wafer that includes a first surface, a second surface that is allocated at an opposite side of the first surface, a first electrode penetrating the first wafer from the first surface to the second surface, and a pad formed on the first surface and coupled electrically with the first electrode, providing a second wafer that includes a second electrode penetrating the second wafer, stacking the first wafer onto the second wafer to connect the first electrode with the second electrode such that the second surface of the first wafer faces the second wafer, probing a needle to the pad, and supplying, in such a state that the first wafer is stacked on the second wafer, a test signal to the first electrode to input the test signal into the second wafer via the first electrode and the second electrode.

Abstract: Using the same mathematical principle of paring with errors, which can be viewed as an extension of the idea of the LWE problem, this invention gives constructions of a new key exchanges system, a new key distribution system and a new identity-based encryption system. These new systems are efficient and have very strong security property including provable security and resistance to quantum computer attacks.

Abstract: A barcode corresponding to an identification of the networked device is attached on a networked device, and the identification is associated with an IP address of the networked device in a server, wherein a terminal device captures the barcode for transmitting a connection request to the server; and the server obtains the identification code of the networked device according to the connection request, wherein the IP address of the networked device is obtained according to identification code for establishing a point to point (P2P) connection between the terminal device and the networked device.

Abstract: When setting a communication parameter, apparatuses decide on each other's roles for setting the communication parameter. When constructing a new network after the communication parameter is set, the roles of individual communication layers (e.g., a physical layer, IP layer, transport layer, and application layer) are decided on to correspond to the roles when the communication parameter is set.

Abstract: A portable terminal includes a receiver, a barcode former configured to form barcodes and a display. The barcode former forms a barcode from the data received by the receiver and the display displays the formed barcode.

Abstract: A device, system and method for content-adaptive resolution-enhancement is provided. A plurality of subframe streams are generated from a video stream, each of the plurality of subframe streams comprising a lower resolution version of the video stream, pixel-shifted from one another. A plurality of output subframe streams are generated from the plurality of subframe streams in a one-to-one relationship by: applying a plurality of video enhancement filters to each of the plurality of subframe streams, each of the plurality of video enhancement filters for enhancing different features of the video stream; and, combining one or more resulting enhanced subframe streams into a respective output subframe stream based on data in one or more regions of the video stream. One or more projectors are controlled to project the plurality of output subframe streams to combine the plurality of output subframe streams into a higher resolution projected video stream.

Abstract: A wireless communication system is provided for reducing the probability that latency before data transmission increases when a mobile station that is actually in sync is judged to be out of sync. A base station causes the timing calculation part to calculate the timing advance (TA) of a transmit timing from the mth mobile station; causes the timer adaptive control part to obtain the traveling speed or the time variation in TA of the mth mobile station and, adaptively determines and outputs as the timer update information the length of the mth first timer within an M number in total of synchronization timers and the length of the second timer of the mth mobile station and update the length of the mth first timer; and transmits from the downlink transmission part a downlink signal which contains timer update information.

Abstract: Described herein is a combination apparatus and methods of using the combination apparatus. The combination apparatus is operable as both an edger and a sod cutter. The combination apparatus includes an arm that oscillates when driven by a motor. Both a sod cutter blade and an edger blade are coupled to the arm.

Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a chassis; a linkage carried by the chassis; a turnbuckle connected to the linkage and having a frame which includes a threaded hole formed therein and a non-circular region; and a latch pivotable about a fulcrum carried above the frame. The latch has a notch formed therein which is shaped to prevent substantial rotation of the frame when engaged with the non-circular region of the frame.

Abstract: A load sensing pin disposed to receive a load applied in a direction substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the pin. A load sensor is substantially fixedly oriented with respect to the applied load or alternatively with respect to the pin which is rotationally restrained with respect to a support structure. The load sensor is disposed to generate a load signal corresponding to strain of the pin resulting from the applied load.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method for reducing an overall transport profile of a multi-section tillage implement. The tillage implement includes a frame including a center frame section and at least one wing frame section. The tillage implement includes a plurality of ground-engaging tools pivotally mounted to the frame. The method includes pivoting each of the plurality of ground-engaging tools away from the ground surface from a ground-engaging position to a retracted position. The frame is disposed at an initial height relative to the ground surface before pivoting. After pivoting, the frame is lowered to a transport height relative to the ground surface. At least one wing frame section is folded relative to the center frame section from an operating position to a transport position to reduce a width of the tillage implement in the widthwise direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a precision agricultural-device control system for controlling agricultural implements (such as seed feeders and fertilizer sprayers) or on a line planter. More particularly, a command and control module is provided that is in communication with an interface module and provides commands in accordance with a field prescription. The interface module wirelessly transmits command messages to the agricultural implements or and receives monitoring messages from the agricultural implements. In certain embodiments, a novel, low latency and high reliability wireless protocol or using repeats is used to communicate wirelessly with the agricultural implements.

Abstract: A device may receive first information associated with an emergence area. The first information may include imagery data of the emergence area. The device may determine an expected commodity quantity value based on the first information. The device may determine an actual commodity quantity value based on the imagery data. The device may determine an emergence value, associated with the emergence area, based on the expected commodity quantity value and the actual commodity quantity value. The device may receive second information associated with a commodity, and may determine one or more conditions based on the second information and the emergence value. The device may determine a recommendation based on the one or more conditions, and may provide the recommendation to permit and/or cause an action to be performed in association with the emergence area.

Abstract: A seed tape has seeds embedded at a spacing distance from one another in a tubular sleeve. There is provided a seed tape, a seed tape system, and a greening or planting system, which can be provided easily, which are environmentally friendly and with which various objects can be greened easily, efficiently and durably. The novel seed tape has a tubular sleeve which is a textile tube, which encloses the seeds in a stretched manner before and/or during the germination of the seeds and is unstretched between the seed positions. The seeds embedded in the textile tube are embedded in at least one substrate and/or are in contact with at least one substrate. The substrate is or includes potting soil and/or the substrate is formed of at least one fibrous and/or foamed organic or mineral material.

Abstract: A row planter system having a seed meter assembly and a seed delivery system. The seed meter assembly has at least one seed plate disposed within a housing and a vacuum assembly having a single vacuum port connection in the housing. The row planter system also includes a volumetric granular meter that is interchangeable with the seed meter assembly and adapted for co-application of a second product variety. The seed delivery system is adapted to hold and deliver a seed from the seed meter to a furrow while reducing and/or eliminating roll and bounce.

Abstract: An agricultural row unit for planting seeds in a furrow includes an opening tool that cuts a furrow in the soil to be planted, and a gauge wheel that engages the soil to control elevation. A depth control actuator applies a controllable down force to the gauge wheel, and a sidewall compaction sensor extends into sidewalls of the furrow and produces a signal representing the compaction of the soil. A controller supplies the depth control actuator with a control signal representing a down pressure set point to form a furrow having a desired depth. The controller uses the signal representing the compaction of the soil in the sidewalls to determine whether the down pressure set point should be increased or decreased, and supplies the depth control actuator with a control signal when it is determined that the down pressure set point should be increased or decreased.

Abstract: A growth information management device and the like with which growth information acquired from a plurality of farm fields can be easily divided or processed in other like manners. A growth information management device 10 generates boundary information on farm field information based on measured growth information 24 that is plant growth information that has been measured, generates independent farm field information 53 sectionalized based on the boundary information, and converts the measured growth information corresponding to the independent farm field information into growth level information 45 that is information indicating a level of growth of a plant and displays the growth level information on a display unit 16.

Abstract: A strand trimmer and method of use thereof. The strand trimmer includes a pair of pivotable arms each having a motor, a follower wheel, and a cutter-spindle assembly disposed thereon. The arms are biased toward one another and are guided by the follower wheels to pivot around obstacles passing between the arms. The motor rotates the cutter-spindle assembly to move cutting strands extending therefrom through a cutting path with sufficient rotational velocity to cut vegetation. The cutter-spindle assembly includes a spool and a strand-feed mechanism. The spool is oriented to rotate about a horizontal axis. The strand-feed mechanism includes a solenoid actuated plunger within a shaft of the cutter-spindle assembly. The plunger engages the spool to control rotation of the spool and thereby feeding out of incremental lengths of the strand.

Abstract: An improved electromechanical Blade Clutch Actuator (BCA) that employs an electric gear motor system to provide more economical, convenient and reliable user control with an electric switch to engage/disengage the cutting blades. The user control may be a switch remotely mounted anywhere on the mower for greater design freedom due to the removal of the manual interface. The BCA also incorporates a novel slip clutch for overload protection.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a horticultural light system for use in a greenhouse where aspects of ambient light in the greenhouse are measured and compared against a prescribed light recipe. A light controller commands a light fixture contained within the greenhouse to augment the ambient light in response to the comparison. Photosynthetic photon flux, light intensity, color temperature and color spectrum among other aspects of light generated by the light fixture are altered by the controller to fill in deficiencies of the ambient light as compared to the prescribed light recipe.

Abstract: A binding machine for gardening includes a main handle to draw out a tape, a clincher arm rotatably attached to the main handle, and a tape gripping device attached to the clincher arm. When the clincher arm rotates in a closing direction to a predetermined position with respect to the main handle, a gripping operation is performed in which the tape gripping device grips the tape. When the clincher arm further rotates in the closing direction from the predetermined position with respect to the main handle to be in a closed state, a binding operation is performed to bind objects. The gripping operation and the binding operation are performed alternately. The movement restricting unit is provided to restrict the rotation of the clincher arm in the closing direction from the predetermined position at the time of the gripping operation.

Abstract: A debris collection system utilizing a vacuum to collect debris in a container. The system includes a bottom-mounted motor and an airflow pathway containing the vacuum generated by the motor for collecting the debris. A portion of the airflow pathway passes through a top into the container for depositing the debris and another portion of the airflow pathway after depositing the debris then passes to the exterior of the container to the motor.

Abstract: A soil moisture auto control system which can be used in subsurface irrigation, outer space agricultural farm irrigation, semi-arid and arid agricultural areas irrigation and nutrients addition, as well as auto watering and nutrients addition devices for flower and/or vegetable pots in indoor planting, by an external negative pressure design system responding to soil moisture needs by plants in the agricultural areas by bi-directional flows arrangements to automatically adjust moisture needs for plants.

Abstract: A method of aerating or distributing nutrients in a saline aquaculture system is described herein. The method includes acquiring a second set of environmental condition data on a computing device using a sensor coupled to a platform, such that the platform is configured to grow a salt-tolerant plant therein; comparing the second set of environmental condition data to a first set of environmental condition data acquired at a previous time point; determining a change in one or more of an amount of oxygen, nutrients, or carbon dioxide in a liquid around or on the platform; and when one or more of reduced oxygen, reduced nutrients, or increased carbon dioxide is detected, activating an aeration device.

Abstract: The present invention provides polynucleotides and related polypeptides of the protein GS. The invention provides genomic sequence for the GS gene. GS is responsible for controlling nitrogen utilization efficiency in plants. Glutamine synthase sequences are provided for improving grain yield and plant growth. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells and transgenic plants.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 65180532 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 65180532, to the plants of soybean cultivar 65180532, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 65180532, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 65180532. 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 65180532. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 65180532, 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 65180532 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated S170070 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170070, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170070, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170070, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170070. 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 S170070. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170070, 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 S170070 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 87120510 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 87120510, to the plants of soybean cultivar 87120510, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 87120510, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 87120510. 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 87120510. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 87120510, 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 87120510 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 83262718 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 83262718, to the plants of soybean cultivar 83262718, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 83262718, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 83262718. 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 83262718. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 83262718, 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 83262718 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a Spinacia oleracea seed designated 51-712 RZ, which exhibits a combination of traits slow growing, semi-savoy leaves, medium ovate mature leaves, late to very late bolting, and resistance to downy mildew (P. farinosa f. sp. spinaciae) races Pfs1 to Pfs15 and intermediate resistance to Pfs16. The present invention also relates to a Spinacia oleracea plant produced by growing the 51-712 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the spinach cultivar, represented by spinach variety 51-712 RZ.

Abstract: Genetic male sterile plants are provided in which complementing constructs result in suppression of a parental phenotype in the progeny. Methods to generate and maintain such plants and methods of use of said plants, are provided, including use of parental plants to produce sterile plants for hybrid seed production.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to an inbred corn line designated MZ-H002 that includes plants and seeds of inbred corn line MZ-H002. Methods for producing corn plants, such as inbred corn plants, hybrid corn plants, or other corn plants, as by crossing inbred corn line MZ-H002 with itself or any different corn plant are an integral part of these embodiments as are the resultant corn plants including the plant parts and seeds. Further embodiments relate to methods for producing MZ-H002-derived corn plants, to methods for producing male sterile MZ-H002 corn plants and to methods for regenerating such plants from tissue cultures of regenerable cells as well as the plants obtained therefrom. 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 are also a part of embodiments disclosed herein.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PGKR90 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PGKR90, cells from soybean variety 5PGKR90, plants of soybean 5PGKR90, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PGKR90. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PGKR90 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PGKR90, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PGKR90, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PGKR90. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PGKR90 are further provided.

Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PKPE88 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PKPE88, cells from soybean variety 5PKPE88, plants of soybean 5PKPE88, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PKPE88. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PKPE88 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PKPE88, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PKPE88, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PKPE88. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PKPE88 are further provided.