Patents Issued in June 15, 2021
  • Patent number: 11032983
    Abstract: Technologies are described for devices and methods to irrigate a crop. The systems may comprise an irrigation processor configured to be in communication with, a memory, a soil moisture tension sensor, an infrared camera, and a valve. The irrigation processor may receive an input, soil moisture tension data, infrared data, ambient temperature data, humidity data, and weather data, and store each in the memory. The input may include a crop, an area planted, and a location. The irrigation processor may generate an output of a crop water stress index. The irrigation processor may generate a water requirement. The irrigation processor may determine an irrigation requirement. The irrigation processor may generate a determination to irrigate based on the soil moisture tension data, the output of the crop water stress index, and the irrigation requirement. The irrigation processor may operate the valve to irrigate based on the determination to irrigate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: NRG HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventor: Elius Etienne
  • Patent number: 11032984
    Abstract: The present invention discloses genes and SNP markers significantly associated with lint percentage trait in cotton, and use thereof. The genes significantly associated with the lint percentage trait in cotton are genes Gh_D05G1124, Gh_D05G0313, and GhWAKL3. In the present invention, a CottonSNP63K gene array is used for genotyping, and genome re-sequencing data are analyzed to identify SNP markers significantly associated with the lint percentage trait in cotton. Moreover, the present invention also discloses use of the genes and SNP markers, which are significantly associated with the lint percentage trait in cotton, in cotton germplasm identification, breeding, or genetic diversity analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Institute of Cotton Research of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
    Inventors: Wei Li, Daigang Yang, Xiongfeng Ma, Xiaoyu Pei, Yangai Liu, Kunlun He, Fei Zhang, Zhongying Ren, Xiaojian Zhou, Wensheng Zhang, Zhenyu Wang, Chengxiang Song, Kuan Sun
  • Patent number: 11032985
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid SVTD3418 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid SVTD3418 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: James D. Frantz
  • Patent number: 11032986
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and drought tolerance. More specifically, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing one or more markers that are associated with tolerance to low water conditions. Markers provided herein include markers genetically linked to proteins comprising cold shock domains, such as the CSD1 and CSD2 proteins. The invention further includes germplasm and the use of germplasm containing at least one marker associated with drought tolerance for introgression into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing drought resistant germplasm. Other embodiments of this invention include transgenic drought tolerant corn plants and corn plant cells, and methods of detecting drought tolerance genes and chromosome regions associated with drought tolerance in a plant genome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Paul S. Chomet, Nancy M. Houmard, Hongwu Jia, Michael R. Kerns, Mark E. Leibman
  • Patent number: 11032987
    Abstract: A hybrid Begonia designated ‘Green Leaf White 1605-01T1’ is disclosed. The invention relates to the plants and parts thereof of hybrid Begonia ‘Green Leaf White 1605-01T1’, and to methods for producing other Begonia lines, cultivars or hybrids derived from the hybrid Begonia ‘Green Leaf White 1605-01T1’.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH
    Inventors: Iris Mkademi, Johannes Nebelmeir
  • Patent number: 11032988
    Abstract: Provided is a canola variety designated 16SS1117I and seed, plants and plant parts thereof produced from a cross of inbred varieties. Methods for producing a canola variety comprise crossing canola variety 16SS1117I with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 16SS1117I through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Canola variety 16SS1117I, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, plant parts and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of canola variety 16SS1117I are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Julian Heath
  • Patent number: 11032989
    Abstract: Provided is a canola variety designated 16GN0453L and seed, plants and plant parts thereof produced from a cross of inbred varieties. Methods for producing a canola variety comprise crossing canola variety 16GN0453L with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 16GN0453L through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Canola variety 16GN0453L, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, plant parts and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of canola variety 16GN0453L are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventors: Igor Falak, Jayantilal Devabhai Patel
  • Patent number: 11032990
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a new and distinct hybrid melon variety NUN 76207 MEM as well as seeds and plants and fruits thereof. NUN 76207 MEM is a Cantaloupe non-sutured melon variety of the Harper subtype with long shelf-life, oval shape, moderate yellow green rind color and dark orange flesh comprising resistance to Podosphaera xanthii Race 1, Race 2, Race 5, Fusarium oxysporum melonis Race 1, Muskmelon Necrotic Spot Virus (MNSV), and Aphis gossypii.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: NUNHEMS B.V.
    Inventor: Alexandre Galea
  • Patent number: 11032991
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a new and distinct hybrid melon variety NUN 76267 MEM as well as seeds and plants and fruits thereof. NUN 76267 MEM is a Cantaloupe long shelf-life non-sutured melon variety with rounded oval shape, light grey rind color, and moderate orange flesh and comprising resistance to Fusarium oxysporum melonis Race 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: NUNHEMS B.V.
    Inventor: Alexandre Galea
  • Patent number: 11032992
    Abstract: A novel sorghum variety designated PH2710MW and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a plant comprise crossing sorghum variety PH2710MW with another plant. Sorghum seed, plants and plant parts produced by crossing sorghum variety PH2710MW with another plant are described. Methods for producing a plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2710MW include one or both of backcross conversion and transformation. Hybrid sorghum seed, plants or plant parts produced by crossing the sorghum variety PH2710MW or a locus conversion of PH2710MW with another sorghum variety are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Hugo Zorrilla
  • Patent number: 11032993
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X90N370 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X90N370 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X90N370 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X90N370, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X90N370 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X90N370 and methods of using maize variety X90N370 are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Arbelbide, Dennis James Dolan, Gustavo Marcel Garcia, Christopher Michael Schaefer
  • Patent number: 11032994
    Abstract: A soybean variety, designated 5PUYJ35 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PUYJ35, cells from soybean variety 5PUYJ35, plants of soybean 5PUYJ35, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PUYJ35. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PUYJ35 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PUYJ35, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PUYJ35, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PUYJ35. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PUYJ35 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventors: Jessie Lynn Alt, Donald Kyle, Reid Rolland Rice, Catlynn Gail Salois, Charles Thomas Zila, III
  • Patent number: 11032995
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 2040172 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 2040172, the plants of soybean 2040172, to plant parts of soybean 2040172, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 2040172 with itself or with another soybean variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to soybean cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from soybean 2040172, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 2040172, and the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing 2040172 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Benson Hill Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: William K. Rhodes
  • Patent number: 11032996
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated OT34673116 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety OT34673116, cells from soybean variety OT34673116, plants of soybean OT34673116, and plant parts of soybean variety OT34673116. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety OT34673116 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety OT34673116, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety OT34673116, and methods of characterizing soybean variety OT34673116. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety OT34673116 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: AGRIGENETICS INC.
    Inventor: Hunt B Wiley
  • Patent number: 11032997
    Abstract: Herein described is a portable sanitation apparatus for pet waste disposal and method for using the same comprising a micro-composite structure and a means for securing micro-composite structures together to form a macro-composite structure in variable geometric configurations and sizes for greater area coverage. Also described is a vertical member for substantially containing pet waste within the floor area covered by the composite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Microfine, Inc.
    Inventors: John Martin, Peter Palmer
  • Patent number: 11032998
    Abstract: A toilet for an animal having an up-down direction includes an upper container including a bottom part in which a plurality of holes that penetrate in the up-down direction are formed, and a lower container provided below the upper container. An outer periphery of each of the holes being surrounded with cross ribs along a direction intersecting with the up-down direction and longitudinal ribs along a direction intersecting with the up-down direction and the cross ribs. An uppermost part of the longitudinal ribs is higher than an uppermost part of the cross ribs. A part of the cross ribs connected to the longitudinal ribs being provided with an upper-side inclined surface inclined obliquely downward from the longitudinal ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiyo Takagi, Shinya Kaneko
  • Patent number: 11032999
    Abstract: A cage has a front, a rear, a first side, a second side, a top, and a bottom panel and at least one door formed through and operatively coupled to one of the panels. The cage further has an integrated handle and lock mechanism coupled to the at least one door. The lock has one or more catches that engage one of a plurality of horizontal bars or a plurality of vertical bars that form the panel containing the door. The integrated handle and the lock is rotatable between (1) a first locked position where the handle is parallel to the door and the catches engage with one of the horizontal or vertical bars that form the panel coupled to the door, and (2) second open position where the handle is no longer parallel to the surface and catches disengage from the horizontal or vertical bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Dalian Jinyu Metal Product Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Qingping He, Xianping Zhu, Jiang Li
  • Patent number: 11033000
    Abstract: An electric fence connection system includes a body formed with a slot have a predetermined depth. The slot may be formed to receive a polymer coated cable such that at least a portion of the polymer coated cable is surround by the body. The body may be formed to also include a first threaded aperture that extends through the body to the slot. A first threaded fastener may be sized to threadably engage the first threaded aperture. The first threaded fastener may include a head at a proximate end, a conical tip at a distal end and threads along a shaft of the fastener between the distal and the proximate end. The conical tip of the first threaded fastener may be formed to pierce the polymer coated cable positioned in the slot. The body may be formed with a second aperture formed to receive a power supply cable to supply electrical power to the polymer coated cable via the first threaded fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: ES ROBBINS CORPORATION
    Inventors: John David Carlton, Harry Lynn Raney, Tara Nichole Nesmith, Bonnie Ann Pardue
  • Patent number: 11033001
    Abstract: An automatic wet washing and dry brushing apparatus for dogs comprises an elongated container, a tub placed inside the container at one end, a movable brush panel on each side of the tub and a mechanical device that drives the brush panels. The mechanical device is installed in the space between the container walls and the tub walls. The tub has two sidewalls, a floor with a drain, and a door at one end. Each brush panel is suspended on a sidewall and supported by a rail affixed inside the sidewall through a slot on the sidewall. The brush panels are used to brush a dog by sliding in a reciprocating motion. The brushes are made of spaced long and flexible bristles that accommodate the dog's body shape. The tub is equipped with water sprayers and a drain system. The container is movable with 4 wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Weijian Zhang
  • Patent number: 11033002
    Abstract: One variation of a method for autonomously training an animal includes: loading an autonomous training protocol for the animal onto a training apparatus configured to dispense units of a primary reinforcer responsive to behaviors performed by the animal; during an autonomous training session for the animal, accessing a video feed of a working field near the training apparatus, detecting the animal in the video feed, and executing the first autonomous training protocol; calculating a training score for the autonomous training session based on behaviors performed by the animal during the autonomous training session; selecting a manual training protocol, from a set of manual training protocols, based on the training score; generating a prompt to execute the first manual training protocol with the animal during a first manual training session; and transmitting the prompt to a user associated with the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Companion Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Mundell, John Honchariw, Noémie A. Guérin, Sayli Benadikar, Tim Genske
  • Patent number: 11033003
    Abstract: A retractable leash device for animal control is disclosed, having a multitude of settable maximum leash line extensions providing leash line retraction at each set extension length. The device includes a leash line connectable to an animal, a housing having an axle and an outlet aperture, a reel having a hub and mounted on the axle, a reel biasing spring to retract the leash line, a maximum extension brake having an arresting member and a brake control. The leash line is wound on the reel and exits the housing through the aperture. The arresting member crosses the leash line thereinbetween the hub and the aperture. Upon engagement of the brake therewith the reel and extension of the leash line, an eventual interaction of the arresting member therewith the leash line prevents further extension of the leash line. The brake control engages and disengages the brake with respect to the reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: George Wayne Burkhardt
  • Patent number: 11033004
    Abstract: A leash-with-variable-anchor may have two opposing fastener structures, one for removable attachment to a collar or to a harness; and another for fastening back onto a portion of leash-with-variable-anchor, forming a closed looped structure, an anchor. The anchor may function as a handle. The anchor may also be quickly, easily, and safely attached to various articles, such as, but not limited to, posts; and without a need of detaching from the collar or from the harness. In some embodiments, the loop structure of the anchor may be variable (i.e., adjustable) in size. In some embodiments, at least portions of loop structure of the anchor may elastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Jacqueline Moore
  • Patent number: 11033005
    Abstract: An electronic notification pet collar is shown and described. The pet collar includes a collar strap. The collar strap has an interior volume. The interior volume houses wiring connected to lighting and an external component module. The collar strap has an externally affixed component module that houses a CPU, a GPS module, a wireless transceiver, a mute button, a speaker, and a battery pack. The CPU is connected to a plurality of lights that are located through the collar strap. There is a speaker located within the external component module. The CPU and GPS are coupled to a wireless transceiver. The wireless transceiver is connected to a mobile device which is configured to set visual and audible alarms as well as control collar light display. The mobile device controls and activates the visual and audible alarms on the mobile device and collar as well as the GPS module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen Thomas
  • Patent number: 11033006
    Abstract: An annular fluid-filled sample chamber is used to provide observation of unbounded motion of objects in the fluid. Rotation of the sample chamber is under automatic control to compensate for azimuthal motion of the object, thereby keeping the object in a fixed field of view of an optical observation system. Further motion control can be provided in the radial and focus directions, which can be used to provide full 3D tracking of objects as they move in the fluid. An important application of this work is to observation and tracking of objects that move up or down in the fluid with respect to gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Manu Prakash, Deepak Krishnamurthy
  • Patent number: 11033007
    Abstract: A hummingbird feeder is provided that includes a nectar container removably coupled to a feeding basin having at least one feed port opening therein and a feed port assembly fitted within the feed port opening. The feed port assembly includes an elastomeric feed port and a feed port accessory. The elastomeric feed port is preferably one molded piece including an ornamentally-shaped head having a diameter greater than the feed port opening and a plug sized to fit snugly within the opening. The outer surface of the plug has at least two ribs longitudinally spaced from one another to enable the feed port to be secured to the basin in at least two different positions including an intermediate position in which the feed port accessory is mounted on the plug and secured between the head and the upper surface of the basin adjacent the feed port opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Woodstream Corporation
    Inventors: Luke Benjamin Haney, Andrew Gauker, Marko Lubic, Steven Charles Lorraine
  • Patent number: 11033008
    Abstract: An enclosure capable of supporting one or more phyla of living plants and organisms includes various panels that form the enclosure along with at one front door panel movable to provide access to the interior of the enclosure. A water inlet port is arranged in the top assembly. A drainage system is located on the bottom of the enclosure includes a sloped drainage panel, a sump, and a drain tube. The enclosure further includes an air circulation and ventilation system having the upper vent screen and a lower vent screen separable by a circulation distance that generates a chimney effect within the enclosure. The enclosure may also include a microfauna trough on top of the drainage panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: William L Rodman
  • Patent number: 11033009
    Abstract: This disclosure provides, among other things, a transgenic animal and a method of using the same to make antibodies that have a common light chain. In certain embodiments, the transgenic animal may comprising a genome comprising a common light chain transgene, wherein the common light chain transgene comprises a non-immunoglobulin light-chain promoter and a common light-chain coding sequence. In certain embodiments, the common light chain is constitutively expressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: CRYSTAL BIOSCIENCE INC.
    Inventors: William Don Harriman, Robert Etches, Philip A. Leighton
  • Patent number: 11033010
    Abstract: A cover for a framed net having a handle includes a first panel and a second panel. The first and second panels are joined at a least a portion of their peripheries such that an opening is provided. The opening is sized to allow the framed net to be inserted between the first and second panels and to allow the net handle to pass through to the outside of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Gregory Mechaber
  • Patent number: 11033011
    Abstract: A barbed fishing arrowhead has a ferrule having an aft end and an opposite fore end, a head adjoining to the fore end, a tip upon the head, and two barbs cooperatively engaging the head. The barbs fit within a chamber in the ferrule and rotate upon a pin also in a slot. The chamber includes an interior bumper towards the aft end that partially extends the barbs when retracted in the flight position. The barbs rotate outwardly following passage of the ferrule through a fish and engage the side of a fish until released by a fisherman. In an alternate embodiment, the invention has a smaller form with barbs having a sharper point and a tooth upon their leading edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Isringhausen
  • Patent number: 11033012
    Abstract: An elastomeric fishing lure is provided having a flexible body portion having first and second ends, wherein the body portion defines an axis extending along the centerline of the body portion. The elastomeric fishing lure has at least one elongate slot in the body portion, the at least one elongate slot defining first and second ends and a slot length extending therebetween, the at least one elongate slot defining a pair of opposed sidewalls, wherein the distance between the opposed sidewalls defines a slot width, the at least one elongate slot extending through the body portion along at least a portion of the slot length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Ronald P. Walter
  • Patent number: 11033013
    Abstract: A dual-bearing reel includes a reel body, a spool shaft, a pinion gear, a collar member, a bearing, and a sealing member. The reel body includes a bearing housing. The pinion gear is rotatable about the spool shaft. The collar member is mounted on an outer peripheral surface of the pinion gear. The collar member has a large-diameter portion disposed adjacent to a tooth portion of the pinion gear in a shaft direction, and a small-diameter portion having a diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the large-diameter portion. The bearing is housed in the bearing housing and rotatably supports the pinion gear using the collar member. The sealing member is an annular member disposed in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the bearing housing and the outer peripheral surface of the large-diameter portion of the collar member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SHIMANO COMPONENTS (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.
    Inventor: Chun Wee Chew
  • Patent number: 11033014
    Abstract: A fishing line management device, including a body defining a passage therethrough, the body defining a first attachment point, a second attachment point, and first and second wings extending therefrom; a substantially triangular keel disposed within the passage; and a rudder movably coupled to the body. The rudder may be selectably positionable at a plurality of preset angular positions, wherein the rudder stays in place once positioned at one of the plurality of preset angular positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: A1S3, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander D. Cherry, Stephen P. Fazekas
  • Patent number: 11033015
    Abstract: A wrist worn storage assembly for storing fishing tackle on a wrist includes a tube that is worn around a wrist. The tube has a thumb portal and a hand portal. The thumb portal has a thumb extended therethrough and the hand portal has a hand extended therethrough. A panel is coupled to the tube and the panel is folded onto itself to define a pouch for storing fishing tackle. In this way the fishing tackle is stored on the wrist during fishing for easy access to the fishing tackle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Cody Rhea
  • Patent number: 11033016
    Abstract: A roll for assembling a device (2) for detection and elimination of pest insects includes a wound up, continuous band of fibrous material, the band having a main portion (22) and a first flap folded thereover, wherein at least one aperture (35) is arranged in the main portion along at least part of the length of the continuous band, the face facing away from the first flap such that the adhesive strip completely covers over the at least one aperture, the aperture being at least partially filled with an insecticide in powder form. The roll may include a second flap, wherein the first flap and the second flap at least partially overlap and the second flap is sandwiched between the main portion and the first flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventors: Magnus Backmark, Carl-Magnus Hansson, Christine Dahlman Jacobsen, Camilla Ryne
  • Patent number: 11033017
    Abstract: A snake trap having three (3) doors, the top door for inspection, and two side doors to expose or seal trap openings for targeted and non-targeted animals to travel in and out of device, therein the cavity of the device a heating source and nesting area for the targeted animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Kevin Higgins
  • Patent number: 11033018
    Abstract: An animal trap sensor includes a base having a distal end and a proximal end, a switch having a first metallic element and a second metallic element, and a signal unit, in which, when the first metallic element contacting the second metallic element, thereby forming a closed circuit, such that the signal unit transmits a signal to an off-site receiver. Or, an animal trap sensor includes a first portion and a second portion electrically connected with a signal unit including a power supply, in which, when the first and the second portions are disposed at a first distance between each other, thereby generating an output property, in which, when the first and the second portions are disposed at a second distance between each other, which is different from the first distance, thereby changing the output property and causing the signal unit to transmit a signal to an off-site receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignees: Bayer CropScience LP, Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Mike Laut, Steven Bockmann, Gaelle Fages, Byron Reid, Chris Pienaar, Peter Jardine, Michael Zimmermann, Stefan Endepols, Christopher R. Hahn
  • Patent number: 11033019
    Abstract: A game call configured to emulate a sound of a predetermined species of animal, the call comprising a mouthpiece section, with a digitally reproduced image displayed thereon, in a manner such that the digitally reproduced image specifically relates to said predetermined species. A method of using a vacuum chamber, an internal fixture and a plurality of ventilated molds, which utilizes commercial off-the-shelf PVC piping components, for making molded image wrapped rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Deadshot Customs LLC
    Inventors: Christopher R. Betts, Zachary Martin Hornberg, Brian Matthew Rubenstein
  • Patent number: 11033020
    Abstract: A reciprocating decoy movement device which has a swivel arm mounted on a pivot post extending upwardly from a base plate, and a drive bar rotatably mounted on a drive shaft extending upwardly from the base plate, the drive bar having an upwardly extending drive post slidably fitted in a guide channel disposed on the underside of the swivel arm, such that rotation of the drive bar moves the drive pin through a circle while sliding in the guide channel, thereby causing the swivel arm to move reciprocally from side-to-side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: The Clone, LLC
    Inventor: Ron Latschaw
  • Patent number: 11033021
    Abstract: A solution comprises a preservation mixture comprising a calcium ion source; and a buffer for maintaining a pH of the solution. The molar concentration of calcium ion (Ca2+) in the solution is from 0.18 to 0.26 mmol/L, and the pH is lower than 7.4 and higher than 6.6. A composition for preparing the solution may comprise adenosine, lidocaine, and a calcium source, wherein the molar ratio of adenosine:calcium is from 0.3:0.26 to 0.45:0.18, and the molar ratio of lidocaine:calcium is from 0.04:0.26 to 0.09:0.18. A donor heart may be reperfused with the solution. The solution may be used for reperfusion of a donor heart, such as at a temperature from about 25 to about 37° C. The donor may be a donor after circulatory death.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: TEVOSOL, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher White, Darren Freed, Larry Hryshko
  • Patent number: 11033022
    Abstract: An apparatus for micromanipulation of biological material, includes a vessel (1) having a reservoir (2) wherein the vessel has a channel (3) formed in a portion of the reservoir, the channel including an intermediate restriction (4) dimensioned to resist passage of the biological material but allow passage of liquid treatment solutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Genea IP Holdings Pty Limited
    Inventors: Chester John Henderson, Craig Matthew Lewis, Tammie Kim Roy, Eduardo Vom
  • Patent number: 11033023
    Abstract: A disinfectant formulation comprising a polymer binder and a biocidal compound, having a residual biocidal property. The polymer binder is an oxazoline homopolymer or an extended or a modified polymer based on an oxazoline homopolymer. The disinfectant formulation may further comprise a surfactant, a pH adjusting agent, and a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignees: MICROBAN PRODUCTS COMPANY, W.M. Barr & Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Tian Lan, Samuel James Hanna, Gina Parise Sloan, Brian Patrick Aylward, Karen Terry Welch, Dennis Earl Shireman, Kevin Andrew Kavchok, Charles L. Hawes
  • Patent number: 11033024
    Abstract: A botanical food grade anti-microbial, anti-mold, cleaning and sealing formulation includes a microemulsion that contains effective amounts of active ingredients of zinc, a surfactant, thyme oil, tea tree oil, and lemon grass oil, and effective amounts of inactive ingredients of a pH adjuster, glycerin, and alcohol, the active and inactive ingredients combined with water to produce a clear microemulsion for application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Jerry R. Bond
  • Patent number: 11033025
    Abstract: Coating composition for applying to a plant structure of a monocotyledonous plant from which roots and shoots are capable of growing, wherein the said coating composition comprises an organic carrier material and one or more biological agents that possess an activity against at least one or more pathogens of the said monocotyledonous plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Nicholas Hugh Hylton Jessop
  • Patent number: 11033026
    Abstract: The sterilizing and deodorizing agents target bacteria, odors, toxic substances, etc. and are made from silver as metal particles and titanium dioxide as ceramic particles by (1) thermal bonding or (2) pressure bonding or (3) thermal/pressure bonding and mixing the resultant with hydroxyapatite as an adsorptive material. The agent can be mixed with ink, bonding agents and paints and applied to a variety of substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Tsukasa Sakurada
  • Patent number: 11033027
    Abstract: A copolymer comprising trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene units and vinylidene fluoride units, and methods of making the same. A method of preventing biofouling on an article of manufacture, comprising applying such copolymer to the article of manufacture. A process of preparing a surface having a surface energy of between about 20 and about 30 mJ/m2, comprising applying such a copolymer to a support. A method of preventing accumulation of ice on an article of manufacture, comprising applying such a copolymer to an article of manufacture. A method of preparing a polymer, comprising a step of adding trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene/vinylidene fluoride copolymer as a polymer processing additive/aid to said polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Changqing Lu, Andrew J. Poss, Rajiv R. Singh, David Nalewajek, Cheryl Cantion
  • Patent number: 11033028
    Abstract: The invention relates to pesticidal mixtures comprising as active compounds 1) at least one cyanosulfoximine compound I of the formula I wherein R1, R2 and G are defined in the description; and 2) at least one active compound II selected from a group A comprising acteylcholine esterase inhibitors, GABA-gated chloride channel antagonists, sodium channel modulators, nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists/antagonists, chloride channel activators, juvenile hormone mimics, compounds affecting the oxidative phosphorylation, inhibitors of the chitin biosynthesis, moulting disruptors, inhibitors of the MET, voltage-dependent sodium channel blockers, inhibitors of the lipid synthesis and other compounds as defined in the description, in synergistically effective amounts. The invention relates further to methods and use of these mixtures for combating insects, arachnids or nematodes in and on plants, and for protecting such plants being infested with pests and also for protecting seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Delphine Breuninger, Henricus Maria Martinus Bastiaans, Wolfgang Von Deyn, Juergen Langewald
  • Patent number: 11033029
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pyrazole amide compound as represented by general formula I, wherein, R1 is selected from hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl and C2-C6 alkyl; and R2 and R3 can be the same or different, and are respectively and independently selected from the C1-C6 alkyl. The general formula I compound has an excellent bactericidal activity, and can be used to prevent and control fungal diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SHENYANG SINOCHEM AGROCHEMICALS R & D CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liang Lv, Yugang Li, Zhonggang Shan, Shasha Wu, Bin Wang, Jiyong Liu, Peng Liu, Jizhong Zhou, Huibin Yang, Bin Li
  • Patent number: 11033030
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a composition which is excellent in plant disease control effect without causing significant injury to the plants. A liquid composition comprising mefentrifluconazole, a Nonionic Surfactant (NIS), and water, wherein the weight ratio of mefentrifluconazole to the NIS is in the range of 1:0.1 to 1:10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Atsushi Watanabe, Yoshinao Sada
  • Patent number: 11033031
    Abstract: An aqueous antimicrobial coating composition capable of forming an antimicrobial coating on a surface comprises at least two organosilanes, each of the at least two organosilanes having a structure, R—Si(OR?)3 wherein R=—(CH2)3—Y; Y=+—N(CH3)2(C18H37)X?; +—N(CH3)2(C14H29)X?; +—N(C10H21)2(CH3)X?; —Cl or —NH2; X?=halide, sulfate, nitrate, phosphate, carbonate, organic sulfonate, organic carbonate, BF4?, or ClO4?; and R?=H, methyl or ethyl, or a C3-C6 straight-chained, branched or cyclic alkyl group, with the proviso that the organosilane R—Si(OR?)3 having the C3-C6 straight-chained, branched or cyclic alkyl group hydrolyzes in the aqueous antimicrobial coating composition to R—Si(OH)3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: ALLIED BIOSCIENCE, INC.
    Inventors: Gavri Grossman, Jie Fang, Parham Asgari, Maha El-Sayed, Valerie Beck, Elias Shaheen
  • Patent number: 11033032
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the microbiological field, and particularly relates to a Leclercia adcarboxglata biocontrol strain efficiently inhibiting production of aflatoxins by Aspergillus flavus. The Leclercia adcarboxglata biocontrol strain Wt16 was deposited at China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC) on Jun. 13, 2017, and the accession number of the strain is CCTCC No. M2017331. The Leclercia adcarboxglata strain Wt16 is isolated from peanut pods for the first time which can significantly inhibit aflatoxins production by Aspergillus flavus, and also has an extremely good effect on inhibiting aflatoxins production by Aspergillus flavus for peanuts from different sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: OIL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHINESE ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
    Inventors: Peiwu Li, Xiaoxia Ding, Yizhen Bai, Wen Zhang, Qi Zhang