Abstract: The invention discloses an automatic bath cleaning machine for pet dogs, comprising a frame-type shell, wherein the inside of the frame-type shell is installed with a tub body; the top of the frame-type shell is installed with a metal frame cover; the middle of the metal frame cover is provided with a water spray mechanism; the water spray mechanism comprises a metal base A, a stepping motor A, a water spray pipe A, and a metal base B; the metal base A is fixedly installed on one end of the metal frame cover, and the metal base B is fixedly installed on the other end of the metal frame cover; the top of the metal base A is fixedly installed with the stepping motor A; the top of the stepping motor A is fixedly installed with a synchronous wheel B. The invention improves the efficiency of staff bathing pet dogs.

Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning a pet's paw includes a cylindrical container for holding water and/or cleaning fluid, a cap configured to cover the top opening and to accept insertion of the pet's paw, a cylindrical brush element, a base for holding the cylindrical container, an electrical motor configured to interface with the cylindrical brush element so as to spin the cylindrical brush element to clean the pet's paw, a controller configured to control the electrical motor, the controller configured to activate the electrical motor to spin in the clockwise and counterclockwise directions, to move upwards and downwards along the central longitudinal axis, and to move radially away from and towards the central longitudinal axis, and one or more UV lights located within the cylindrical container, the one or more UV lights configured to sanitize by emitting UV light.

Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems, apparatuses, and methods for exercising and entertaining a pet. In one implementation, a pet exercise and entertainment device includes a launch funnel for launching projectiles for a pet to retrieve. The launch funnel has a feeder and a chute. The feeder is configured to receive a projectile and transport the projectile to an intake end of the chute. A sensor is configured to sense the projectile in the intake end of the chute and to command one or more motors to power up in response to sensing the projectile. An actuator is configured to release the projectile from the intake end of the chute into the launch end of the chute after a pre-determined time has elapsed. One or more wheels, rotated by the one or more motors, are configured to launch the projectile from the launch end of the chute.

Abstract: Pet chews comprising at least 50% by weight dried cheese powder, gelatin, and microencapsulated enzymes evenly distributed throughout the pet chew are characterized by a percent digestive degradation in the gastric phase of at least 50% and a Shore D hardness of at least 65, thereby providing a unique combination of durability and digestive degradability. Further, under compressive loads, the chews crumble into dull pieces, rather than sharp fragments capable of causing mouth and intestinal tract lacerations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel animal glove training device. The device is designed to provide a modified glove for human use when interacting with puppies and other young animals. The device comprises a standard glove that has a leather stitched material on the palm side and fake fur on the back. Soft plastic and rubber strips line the outside of the fingers. Twisted chew ropes are wrapped between the finger portions. Squeaky toys are present inside the tips of the fingers, which are activated and make noise when a puppy bites them. An owner wears the gloves while engaging in play with or training their puppy.

Abstract: An adaptive harness includes a neck girth loop and a torso girth loop. Each loop has lateral arcs on opposite sides of and extending in directions substantially parallel to a sagittal plane. Each of the lateral arcs has an adjustable length. The loops are connected to one another ventrally and dorsally. The harness further includes a tension force transfer path that extends circumferentially along the neck girth loop from a tension force redirector, or ring, on the neck girth loop in the sagittal plane through the lateral arcs of the neck girth loop. The harness further includes a tension force conduit, or strap, secured along the path. When a tension force is applied to the strap outwardly from the ring, such as the pulling of a leash attaching to a leash coupling on the strap, the lengths of the lateral arcs of the neck girth loop are shortened, resulting in a better fit of the harness to the subject.

Abstract: A method of delivering a substance to an animal includes using a controller to topically deliver an initial dosage amount of a substance to a skin of an animal, followed by one or more subsequent dosages of the substance to the skin of the animal. The initial dosage amount comprises a plurality of sub-initial doses delivered at discrete time intervals separated from one another by time gaps with no dosage delivered during the gaps and a total amount of the sub-initial doses equals the initial dosage amount.

Abstract: A system is described herein that comprises a communications device periodically transmitting a radio frequency signal, wherein the periodically transmitted signal includes data. The system includes a receiver detecting the periodically transmitted signal, the detecting including measuring strength of the periodically transmitted signal, the detecting including using the signal strength to provide a first estimate of the receiver’s distance from the communications device. The system includes the communications device comprising at least one location sensor for determining an additional distance indication, wherein the data includes the additional distance indication. The system includes the receiver performing a function when the first estimate meets at least one criterion and when the additional distance indication indicates a first state.

Abstract: The species-selective bird feeder is a bird feeder with a feeding tray that is selectively coverable to only provide access thereto by particular bird species. The species-selective bird feeder includes a support, a feeding tray mounted on an upper end of the support, and a bird feed dispensing hopper supported on the feeding tray. An additional cage is provided for selectively covering the feeding tray. The cage includes at least one sidewall and an open lower end. The cage is vertically adjustable with respect to the support and the feeding tray, such that, in a raised position of the cage, the feeding tray is freely accessible to birds and, in a lowered position, the feeding tray is only accessible through the open lower end of the cage. In the lowered position, the open lower end of the cage is positioned beneath the feeding tray.

Abstract: A water changing device for aquaculture breeding, comprises a breeding box. A drainage pipe is inserted into the inner wall below the breeding box; the drainage pipe has an L-shaped structure, and the horizontal side is located at the lower side of the breeding box; a sealing block is tightly inserted above the drainage pipe; a circular ring is arranged on the outer side wall of the upper end of the drainage pipe; a groove is arranged above the circular ring along the circumferential direction, and a filter screen is tightly inserted into the groove; the side wall of the drainage pipe below the breeding box is fixedly connected with a horizontal rod, and one side of the side wall below the breeding box close to the horizontal rod is fixedly provided with a threaded rod.

Abstract: A water tank cleaning tool comprising an underwater air vacuum with separate air and water exhaust channels, allowing the user to vacuum and clean the tank substrate without removing water from the tank.

Abstract: A system and method for high-intensity polychaete production, wherein polychaete is cultivated in at least one production unit by supplying seawater and feed.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to develop: a method of efficiently producing a long bagworm silk thread containing no contaminant while preventing a change in the spinning direction and the runaway of the bagworm from a rail, and alleviating a burden on the bagworm; and an apparatus for implementing the thread-producing method. Provided is an apparatus for producing a bagworm silk thread, having a movable rail having a width smaller than the maximum width between the right and left legs of a bagworm and configured to move in the longitudinal direction and to be able to hold with the legs of the bagworm; and a fixator configured to fix a bagworm, wherein the fixator is placed at a position such that the fixed bagworm can hold the movable rail.

Abstract: An improved topwater fishing lure with a rotating spinner element is disclosed that includes stabilizing fins along a rear tail portion to help balance the lure and prevent roll over and minimize other undesirable dynamics.

Abstract: A tackle box specifically designed to accommodate a fully assembled tandem fishing rig consisting of two different lengths of fishing line and two different baits. The revolutionary tackle box consists of two individual compartments, one each to hold one of the two baits, and a unique line-winding track joined to each compartment to accommodate the individual fishing lines. The line-winding tracks are further separated by a precisely placed line-winding track divider to provide the user a tangle-free experience. Strategically placed slots provide retention of the fishing lines of the terminal tackle and the baits. These components combine to create a one-of-a-kind tackle box purposefully and uniquely designed to facilitate the safe, tangle-free and organized loading, unloading, winding, unwinding and the storage of the separate fishing lines and baits of the tandem rig.

Abstract: Fishing rod racks are disclosed that are configured to receive one or more fishing rods, each rod including a base and a rod blank extending from the base. The racks include an elongated rigid tubular member; a rod base support, configured to receive the base(s), mounted adjacent a first end of the tubular member; and a rod blank support, configured to receive the rod blank(s), mounted on the tubular member spaced from the rod base support.

Abstract: A hoof block is provided that joins with a livestock hoof via an adhesive. The block can include a body bounded by an interior edge and a curvilinear exterior edge approximating an outer edge of the hoof and multiple shearing polygonal apertures extending through the body. Each of the shearing apertures can have a pointed end and can lay along a reference line that can be disposed at an angle, for example, 30-60 degrees inclusive relative to the interior edge. The apertures can be joined with bridges that shear through the body when the hoof block becomes removed from the hoof and encounters a pump impeller in a livestock facility. The block can break into pieces that do not substantially impair continued operation of the pump impeller, and yet can support the standing and walking loads of the livestock while on the hoof. A related method of use is provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and the use of said device for reducing insect irritation of an animal, especially to farm animals such as cattle and horses. Thereby addressing the recurrent problem of insect caused irritation to the eyes and face of an animal as well as to wounds on the surface of an animal or other moist areas offering a source of nourishment to the insects. A device according to the present invention can be directly attached to the surface of an animal in a detachable manner. The device may thus be positioned directly on the animal in a position of choice to the caretaker, thereby, local limitation of the number of insects, such as flies, may be achieved, protecting the animal from insect irritation, particularly in the vicinity of said device, independently of the environment surrounding the animal.

Abstract: An animal trap apparatus, method and device for safely capturing live creatures such as lizards. The animal trap apparatus includes an open cage having a top opening, an elevated frame having support beams extending above the top opening and a bait container coupled with the support beams such that the bait container is suspended above the top opening of the open cage.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and systems for repelling one or more fish eating predators (4) from a fish-containing area (6) within a sea, fjord, river or lake, wherein a moving image of a predator (18) of the one or more fish eating predators (4) is provided at and/or near a boundary of the fish-containing area (6).

Abstract: A boat hunting blind includes a skirt frame, a skirt panel carried on the skirt frame, and a blind top frame. The blind top frame includes (a) a first support post and a second support post attached to and projecting from the skirt frame, (b) a first top panel support pivotally mounted to the first support post and the second support post and (c) a second top panel support pivotally mounted to the first support post and the second support post. The boat hunting blind also includes a first top panel carried on the first top panel support and a second top panel carried on the second top panel support.

Abstract: A freezing apparatus includes a tube that stores a freezing target, an electric pipetter that is actuated for injection and discharge of a liquid into and from a tube and for movement of the tube, and a liquid nitrogen tank that stores refrigerant for freezing the freezing target. The tube has, at a bottom thereof, an opening smaller in size than the freezing target. The electric pipetter discharges the liquid from the tube through the opening after the injection of the liquid into the tube, and moves the tube to the liquid nitrogen tank.

Abstract: A portable temperature-controlled container for receiving and housing one or more handheld carriers, each handheld carrier configured to transfer samples to and from a temperature-controlled storage environment, the handheld carrier including a handle and a tray portion, the tray portion configured to be slid into a port of a rack or tower provided in the temperature-controlled storage environment in order to withdraw a sample located in the port, the portable temperature-controlled container including a housing having an opening forming an internal cavity configured to receive one or more handheld carriers, and a lid configured to substantially close the opening, where the housing includes a recess configured to receive the handle of the handheld carrier such that closing of the lid substantially seals the internal cavity when the one or more handheld carriers are placed in the housing.

Abstract: A system to store specimen containers in a temperature controlled environment includes at least a first temperature sensor positioned to sense a temperature in a first region of the temperature controlled environment in an interior of the cryogenic storage tank and at least a first level sensor positioned to sense a level of a cryogenic medium within the temperature controlled environment in the interior of the cryogenic storage tank. A method of storing specimen containers in a temperature controlled environment includes monitoring one or more parameters within the temperature controlled environment to prevent exposure of biological samples within the specimen containers to parameters that put the viability of the biological samples at risk.

Abstract: The invention discloses an in vivo organ transfer device, which comprises an organ fixing bag and an organ bag push assembly, wherein the organ fixing bag is composed of an inner bag and an outer bag, the outer bag is provided with an ice water filling hole and a link rod fixing interfaces, multiple groups of link rod fixing interfaces are arranged on both sides of the outer bag, and the inner layer bag is provided with an organ inlet, an input conduit opening and an output conduit opening. The invention belongs to the technical field of in vivo organ transfer, in particular relates to an in vivo organ transfer device that can provide good temperature conditions in the organ implantation process and it can fix the transplant in the reconstruction process to make the transplant in the optimum location and angle most conducive to the conduit suturing, creating favorable conditions for minimally invasive organ transplantation.

Abstract: This invention relates to agrochemical compositions. More specifically, the invention relates to an aqueous agrochemical composition comprising (i) water in an amount of 30 wt. % or more based on the total weight of the liquid agrochemical composition: (ii) one or more electrolyte agrochemicals dissolved in the water, wherein the total amount of electrolyte agrochemicals dissolved in the water is 20 wt. % or more based on the total amount of water in the liquid agrochemical composition; (iii) a surfactant system comprising: (a) an alkylpolyglucoside surfactant, an alkyl glucamide ester surfactant and/or an ethoxylated fatty alcohol phosphate ester surfactant; and (b) a co-surfactant comprising an anionic head group and a tail group, wherein the tail group comprises at least two alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl groups; and (iv) one or more agrochemicals suspended in the water.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fruit tree pollination method for preventing and controlling an Erwinia amylovora-caused disease, belonging to the technical field of plant protection and fruit tree cultivation. The method includes: (1) mixing a pollen nutrient solution with a bactericide, and adding refined pollen to obtain a pollen suspension; alternatively, mixing a bactericide powder with the refined pollen and a filler to prepare a mixed powder; where the bactericide is any one or more selected from the group consisting of albendazole, an antibacterial polypeptide, and zhongshengmycin; and (2) conducting pollination on a fruit tree with the pollen suspension or the mixed powder in a flowering stage.

Abstract: A method for forming an antimicrobial coating on a substrate is provided. The method comprises dissipating and entrapping (embedding) sulfonated copolymer particles in void spaces or interstices of fibers of a fabric forming an outer layer of a substrate. The sulfonated copolymer is selected from the group of perfluorosulfonic acid polymers such as sulfonated tetrafluoroethylene, polystyrene sulfonates, sulfonated block copolymers, polysulfones such as polyether sulfone, polyketones such as polyether ketone, sulfonated poly(arylene ether), and mixtures thereof. The fibers comprise a thermoplastic polymer having a melting point of less than 120° C., or 45-110° C., or 45-80° C. The sulfonated copolymer forms an antimicrobial coating layer for killing at least 90% microbes in the air within 30 minutes of contact with the coating.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of esters acetate, propionate and (Z)-3-hexenyl butyrate, or of a composition comprising these compounds, to protect plants, in particular agricultural crops, against pests, by stimulating the defense mechanisms of the plants themselves. The invention also relates to a method for protecting plants against pests by bringing said esters into contact with the plants.

Abstract: Abstract: A fungicidal composition comprising a mixture of components (A) and (B), wherein components (A) and (B) are as defined in claim 1, and use of the compositions in agriculture or horticulture for controlling or preventing infestation of plants by phytopathogenic microorganisms, preferably fungi.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for growing plants, wherein said method comprises supplying plant defence inducers (PDI) in particular for the purpose of protecting plants against pests without negatively affecting their growth and development.

Abstract: A fungicidal composition comprising a mixture of components (A) and (B), wherein components (A) and (B) are as defined in claim 1, and use of the compositions in agriculture or horticulture for controlling or preventing infestation of plants by phytopathogenic microorganisms, preferably fungi.

Abstract: A composition including 1.5-40 wt. % sophorolipids, 0-7.5 wt. % of additives and a solvent; wherein the solvent is added to the composition to make up the total of 100% of the composition, for the treatment of hematophagous ectoparasite for infection\infestation. A method for treating a surface containing hematophagous ectoparasite, wherein the method includes the step of applying the composition at least 2 times, more preferably at least 3 times, and wherein the time between each application is at least 2 hours, preferably at least 8 hours.

Abstract: This disclosure includes a method of protecting crops from a variety of fungal, bacterial and viral diseases, especially from Cercospora leaf spots, downy mildews, powdery mildews and Botrytis diseases by the seed treatment and/or irrigation and/or the foliar application of multiple components compositions. The compositions contain at least two elicitors of systemic plant self-defenses, including RBs and Chitin or Chitosan or their derivatives.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods of growing wheat. The methods comprise applying an effective amount of the safener fenclorim to wheat seed prior to planting and applying an effective amount of a Group 15 herbicide to the planting area.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel selective herbicidal active compound combinations which comprise substituted isoxazolincarboxamides or agrochemical acceptable salts thereof and cyprosulfamide and which can be used with particularly good results for the selective control of weeds in various crops of useful plants.

Abstract: An isoxazoline-substituted benzamide derivative, and a preparation method therefor and use thereof are provided. A compound represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof; and the compound represented by formula (I) exhibits good activity against a variety of pests and mites in agriculture or other fields. Moreover, these compounds can achieve a good control effect at low doses, and can be used in preparation of pesticides and/or acaricides and have good application prospects.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a composition for controlling Cercospora leaf spot of beet causing serious damage in beet cultivation, and a method for controlling Cercospora leaf spot of beet using the composition for controlling said disease. The present invention relates to a composition for controlling Cercospora leaf spot of beet comprising isotianil, and a method for controlling Cercospora leaf spot of beet comprising applying a composition for controlling Cercospora leaf spot of beet comprising isotianil at least once. The composition for controlling Cercospora leaf spot of beet of the present invention may further comprise a controlling agent for Cercospora leaf spot of beet other than isotianil.

Abstract: Method for obtaining a material containing nanostructured reactive molecules based on niobium compounds, the products obtained, and the use thereof as a chemical/biological barrier on surfaces. The nanostructured hybrid material can be used as a component in cosmetic products, intensifying the efficiency and action time thereof. Furthermore, the material can be incorporated into different surfaces, including fabric, retaining its anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties. The material can also be applied in the form of a gel or liquid spray. The niobium nanoparticles combined with quaternary ammonium compounds for sprays and with methylene blue colour to form sanitizing gels are highly efficient in deactivating coronavirus, with prolonged stability and activity.

Abstract: A protective film with an antibacterial property for manufactured products and for constantly-handled objects and equipment is formed by solidifying a water-based slurry. The water-based slurry includes 60 parts to 80 parts by weight of a water-based polyurethane, 1 part to 1.5 parts by weight of a dispersant, 1 part to 10 parts by weight of an antibacterial agent, 0.5 parts by weight of a defoamer, and 9 parts to 32 parts by weight of water. The protective film can be sprayed, applied in a dip, or brushed-on, having good adhesion to a surface but is peelable.

Abstract: An anionic bi-coordinated silver (I) complex has antimicrobial activity and the general formula [Ag+(L2?)2]3?, wherein L2? is a ligand selected from the group consisting of 2-mercapto-4-methyl-5-thiazole acetate, 3-mercapto-1-propansulfonate, 2-mercapto-5-benzimidazole sulfonate and thiosalicylate. A sodium salt of the aforesaid anionic bi-coordinated silver (I) complex has antimicrobial activity and the general formula Na+3[Ag+(L2?)2]3?. A salt of the aforesaid anionic bi-coordinated silver (I) complex has antimicrobial activity and the general formula (W+)3[Ag+(L2?)2]n, wherein W+ is a cationic surface-active agent, selected from the group consisting of octenidine, chlorhexidine, benzalkonium and didecyldimethylammonium; n is 2 when W+ is octenidine or chlorhexidine; n is 1 when W+ is benzalkonium or didecyldimethylammonium. The anionic bi-coordinated silver (I) complex can be incorporated in an antimicrobial gel containing sodium hyaluronate and sodium ascorbyl phosphate.

Abstract: A cerium oxide nanoparticle is produced by adding an oxidant to a solution comprising a boron compound represented by formula (I) and a cerium (III) ion: BRn(OR?)3-n??(I) wherein n represents an integer of 0 to 2, R represents any of an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, and a tolyl group, and R? represents any of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, and a tolyl group, and when a plurality of Rs or of R's are present, the plurality of Rs or of R's are optionally the same or different.

Abstract: Disclosed are Aspergillus terreus ANU-301 strain (Accession Number: KACC49929), and ANU-301 strain (Accession Number: KACC49929) and a composition for controlling bacterial plant diseases using the culture filtrate. Since the strain or culture filtrate, according to the present disclosure, enhances the stress resistance of plants, it enables sustainable agriculture to eliminate or minimize the use of chemical pesticides.

Abstract: Mutated phosphotriesterase-like lactonases or functional fragments can be used in methods for treating or preventing infection of a bacterium in a host, such as a plant or a part, organ or a plant propagation material. The methods include applying the mutated phosphotriesterase-like lactonases or the wild-type enzyme to the host Cells expressing the mutated phosphotriesterase-like lactonases can also be produced using nucleic acid molecules and vectors encoding the mutated phosphotriesterase-like lactonases or functional fragments.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a system for preparing and heating a food product within a cavity (8), said system comprising a self-cleaning device with a spraying device (10) for spraying a cleaning fluid into the cavity (8), in which a detergent holder (24) is placed. The detergent holder (24) is arranged on a framework or an accessing door (18) of the cavity (8), a multi-component cartridge (32) being received in the detergent holder (24), the detergent holder (24) being held in an inclined position at an angle (60) towards a center of the cavity (8), the multi-component cartridge (32) being sprayed on by spray jets (58) emerging from the spraying device (10) in a continuous or discontinuous manner.

Abstract: Starch-free baked comestible goods and aqueous slurries (batters) for preparation of starch-free baked comestible goods include a combination of three different protein components that are protein concentrates or protein isolates, wherein the protein components differ by solubility in water and/or particle size when suspended in an aqueous medium. The combination of three protein components, particularly in certain weight ratios, enables the preparation of starch-free baked comestible goods including doughnuts, muffins, cakes, and bars as well as other commonly recognized desirable comestible formats. The starch-free baked comestible goods have an improved texture and extended shelf-life as compared to previously developed starch-free baked comestible goods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an industrial process for continuously or industrially producing a food based on inverse laminated dough and also to the food products prepared according to this process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for control of microbial development of an edible substance the composition comprises a supernatant comprising a bacteriocin produced from fermentation of a bacteriocin producing bacteria and an organic acid produced from fermentation of a bacteriocin producing bacteria, wherein organoleptic characteristics of the edible substance are not significantly altered.

Abstract: The invention relates to preparation of fermented food products, including dairy or dairy analogue products, with Pichia kluyveri and lactic acid bacteria in the presence of carbohydrate(s) which is sucrose, fructose, glucose or mixtures thereof. Fermentation of such products can be made using a starter culture composition comprising Pichia kluyveri strain(s) and lactic acid bacteria strain(s). The composition optionally comprises carbohydrate(s) which is sucrose, fructose and/or glucose.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing a plant protein containing liquid from a defatted oleaginous plant, comprising the following steps: a) Forming a suspension of the defatted oleaginous plant in an aqueous solvent; b) Enzymatically treating the suspension obtained in step a), with the following enzymes: — at least one protein glutaminase for the solubilisation in said aqueous solvent of proteins contained in the defatted oleaginous plant, — at least one transglutaminase, said enzymes being used successively or simultaneously; c) Recovering the plant protein containing liquid obtained in step b). The Invention also relates to a plant protein containing liquid, obtained according to said process and a protein-rich food product, comprising the plant protein containing liquid obtained according to the above process.