Patents Issued in April 15, 2021
  • Publication number: 20210105925
    Abstract: A cultivating disc for a tillage implement includes an attachment portion positioned at a radial center of the cultivating disc. The attachment portion includes one or more attachment features configured to couple the cultivating disc to the tillage implement about an axis of rotation of the cultivating disc. The attachment portion extends along a first plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the cultivating disc. The cultivating disc also includes a cutting edge portion positioned at a distal end of the cultivating disc relative to the axis of rotation. The cutting edge portion extends along a second plane parallel to the first plane. The cultivating disc further includes a curved connecting portion positioned between and connecting the attachment portion to the cutting edge portion. The curved connecting portion further defines one or more radii of curvature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Timothy R. Blunier
  • Publication number: 20210105926
    Abstract: A working machine coupler device includes a top linkage, a lower linkage, a detachable frame including a second upper coupler to be coupled to a first upper coupler, and a second lower coupler to be coupled to a first lower coupler, and a top linkage controller. The second upper coupler is coupled to the first upper coupler when the lower linkage is pivoted upward, and the first lower coupler moves toward and be coupled to the second lower coupler when a front portion of the working machine is moved upward, and the top linkage controller regulates the stretching and shortening of the top linkage to hold the detachable frame inclining backward, and allows the top linkage to be shortened until the working machine takes a working posture after the lower linkage is pivoted downward from a state where the front portion of the working machine is lifted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Kenichi AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20210105927
    Abstract: The invention relates to a soil-working device having a support frame (11), on which harrow tines (17) are arranged, which are preloaded by means of spring systems (18), the preload being centrally adjustable by means of a hydraulic cylinder (21). The harrow tines (17) are designed as two-armed levers, and the entire adjustment mechanism consisting of hydraulic cylinder (21), transverse bar (22), longitudinal bars (23), levers (19), and spring systems (18) is arranged above the fulcrums of the harrow tines (17). Thus, nearly only the harrow times (17) are located in the space below the fulcrums of the harrow tines (17). In addition, the harrow tines (17) can be not only pressed downward but also raised by means of the adjustment mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Juergen SCHOELS
  • Publication number: 20210105928
    Abstract: A system for managing material accumulation relative to agricultural implements may include a ground engaging tool supported on an agricultural implement and a field surface characteristic sensor. The field surface characteristic sensor may be configured generate data indicative of a field surface characteristic of an aft portion of the field located rearward of the ground engaging tool relative to a direction of travel of the agricultural implement. The system may further include a controller communicatively coupled to the field surface characteristic sensor. The controller may be configured to monitor the data received from the field surface characteristic sensor and determine a presence of material accumulation relative to the ground engaging tool based at least in part on the field surface characteristic of the aft portion of the field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: James W. Henry
  • Publication number: 20210105929
    Abstract: A working vehicle includes a steering handle, a vehicle body to travel with either manual steering by the steering handle or automatic steering of the steering handle based on a traveling reference line, a steering switch to switch the automatic steering between to be started and to be terminated, and a notifier to provide notification that the vehicle body is approaching a shifting position that shifts in a width direction of the vehicle body with respect to a switching position of the vehicle body where the steering switch is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Shunsuke MIYASHITA, Kumiko KOBAYASHI, Misako KAWAI, Yasuaki MORIOKA, Kunihiko NISHINO
  • Publication number: 20210105930
    Abstract: A horizontally foldable toolbar includes opposite wings having flex joints which can be selectively locked to prevent flexing of the joints when the wings are in a transport position and unlocked to permit flexing of the joints when the wings are in a field position. The lock assembly includes a hydraulic cylinder with an extendable and retractable arm. Operation of the hydraulic cylinder can be controlled by an operator remotely, such as from a tractor cab. The stroke of the hydraulic cylinder can be adjusted to accommodate wear on the wing components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Jeffrey Alan Sivinski
  • Publication number: 20210105931
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices for determining optimized tillage of a soil area are provided. Operations include transmitting, using at least one sensor, a data set regarding a physical, chemical and/or biological aspect of the soil area. Operations include receiving, using at least one computing device, the data set regarding the physical, chemical and/or biological aspect of the soil area. The at least one computing device removes a set of redundant data and the at least one computing device enhances a set of data that is not the set of redundant data. Operations include generating a visualization of the set of data that is not redundant data. The data that is not redundant data provides a data set reflecting a soil compaction measurement within the soil area and the soil area is not deeper than 36 inches from a surface of the soil area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: John Richard ANDERSON, JR., Graham Hunter BOWERS, Jacob Samuel LASKY, Christopher Casey NOBBLITT
  • Publication number: 20210105932
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a new seed treatment composition for use as a flow aid or seed lubricant. The composition comprises ground corn components and preferably one or more nutrients. The composition can be applied to wet or dry seeds, minimizing or preventing sticking, bridging, and clumping of the seeds during planting or treatment processes. Advantageously, these compositions also improve plant growth while minimizing waste and missed seed pick-up by the planter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Robert A. Geiger, Steffen M. Ball, Renil John Anthony, Andres Reyes Gaige
  • Publication number: 20210105933
    Abstract: A ride-on spreader/sprayer including a hopper configured to receive expel dry material, a user platform configured to receive and support a user of the ride-on spreader/sprayer, a fluid storage tank providing a fluid storage volume and including an inlet for adding fluid to the fluid storage volume, an exit by which the fluid exits the fluid storage volume, a first fluid passage, and a drain channel defining a second fluid passage separate from the first fluid passage, wherein the fluid may reach the exit through at least one of the first fluid passage and the second fluid passage, a pump fluidly coupled to the exit of the fluid storage tank, and multiple spray nozzles fluidly coupled to the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: BRIGGS & STRATTON, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon King, Steve Longmeyer
  • Publication number: 20210105934
    Abstract: This invention is a mobile water and chemical delivery system that allows for the injection of a chemical in the path of the water line under high pressure. The system allows for mobile agricultural workers to move large quantities of clean water between job sites to use to deliver agricultural chemicals inline without having to carry large quantities of chemicals into the field. The chemicals are injected between the mobile water tank and the hoses that take the water from the tank to the application site. The purity of the mobile water source remains constant even if there is a change in the chemical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Seth Inman
  • Publication number: 20210105935
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rake system for removing floating and submerged vegetation and debris from ponds. The rake system includes: a handle; a frame that includes a first cutting member, a second cutting member, one or more entrapment meshes, a floating member; and a line connected the proximal end of the handle. Methods for removing floating and submerged vegetation and debris from ponds are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: James Orvis
  • Publication number: 20210105936
    Abstract: The invention comprises a rake that functions in the same position both when pulled and pushed and its stiff tines (39) are flexibly (9) pivoted or fastened with a spring (9) onto the rake head (16) that consists of an axle (16) made of a tubular section that is open is one side and the tines (39) have double ends (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Fredrik SERLACHIUS, Jukka ENÄJÄRVI
  • Publication number: 20210105937
    Abstract: The invention provides a blade and a lawn mower. The blade comprises a flat middle portion, and two end portions respectively disposed at two opposite ends of the middle portion, wherein a cutting edge is located on the end portion, and wherein each end portion includes a first end portion and a second end portion, and wherein the second end portion is located between the middle portion and the first end portion, and wherein along the longitudinal direction of the middle portion, the ratio of the length of the first end portion to the length of the blade in a horizontal plane is between 0.045 and 0.09. the blade and the lawn mower have advantages that grass can be smashed completely by the blade to achieve an optimal grass smashing effect, the structure is simple and the cost is low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Shouchuan Feng
  • Publication number: 20210105938
    Abstract: A grounds maintenance vehicle having a vehicle frame is disclosed. An implement is coupled to the vehicle frame and has a first implement end and a second implement end. A height selection tool is configured to select one vertical position of a plurality of selectable vertical positions, where each vertical position limits a distance between the implement and the vehicle frame. An implement angle selection tool is configured to change the elevation of the first implement end relative to the second implement end and fix the elevation of the first implement end relative the second implement end. The implement angle selection tool has a manually engageable mechanism configured to change the elevation of the first implement end relative to the second implement end when the implement angle selection tool is disengaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Shane Fredenburg, Justin Leigh Pryor, Frederick Aubrey Fugett, Kenneth Lloyd McConnell
  • Publication number: 20210105939
    Abstract: A lawn mower includes a chassis, a cutting deck, a chore motor, and a blade. The chassis supports several wheels. The cutting deck is supported by the chassis and defines a cutting chamber. The chore motor is electrically coupled to the battery. The chore motor includes a housing containing a coil assembly, a rotor, and a drive shaft extending out of the housing. The chore motor is attached to the cutting deck so that at least a portion of the housing and the drive shaft are positioned within the cutting chamber. The blade is coupled to the drive shaft and is configured to rotate within the cutting chamber when the chore motor rotates the rotor and drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Briggs & Stratton, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Zeiler, Scott A. Funke, Mark Noller, Nick Joseph Zeidler, Christopher Krajewski, Joshua Kowalski
  • Publication number: 20210105940
    Abstract: A data propagation system stores operator/machine/implement combinations, and corresponding settings data indicative of settings on the machine or implement for the corresponding combination. When a machine is connected to an implement, an identity of an operator is detected, along with an identity of the machine and an identity of the implement. The data propagation system determines whether settings data is available for that operator/machine/implement combination. If so, the settings data is obtained and the machine and implement are automatically controlled based upon the retrieved settings data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Michael J. Hodson
  • Publication number: 20210105941
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) grain mass and constituent measurement system utilized onboard a combine harvester includes an RF sensor subsystem for capturing RF sensor readings of a harvested grain within an area of the combine harvester. A memory stores an RF characteristic database, which contains RF characteristic testing data collected for tested grain samples over one or more tested frequency ranges. A controller, operably coupled to the RF sensor subsystem and to the memory, is configured to: (i) receive the RF sensor readings from the RF sensor subsystem; (ii) determine grain mass and a first constituent content of the currently-harvested grain based, at least in part, on an analytical comparison between the RF sensor readings and the RF characteristic testing data; and (iii) perform at least one action in response to determining the grain mass and the first constituent content of the harvested grain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Wentao Yu, Volker Fuchs, Gurmukh Advani, Noel W. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20210105942
    Abstract: A system for monitoring basket plugging for agricultural implements includes a basket assembly configured to be supported by an agricultural implement and a plugging sensor positioned relative to the basket assembly such that the plugging sensor is configured to transmit detection signals across a field of detection towards an interior of the basket assembly and receive return signals based on reflection of the detection signals off at least one surface. The field of detection extends across a portion of a lateral width of the basket assembly such that the detection signals are transmitted towards multiple locations along the portion of the lateral width. The system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the plugging sensor. The controller is configured to analyze data received from the plugging sensor as the basket assembly rotates relative to the plugging sensor to determine when the basket assembly is experiencing a plugged condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Heather Humphreys Paxinos, Scott Glovier, Raul Espinosa
  • Publication number: 20210105943
    Abstract: A harvesting system having a housing with a cover, a first end wall, a second end wall, and a bottom wall. A rotatable assembly is mounted within the housing. The housing has a pair of housing sections separated by a gap to receive a plant having plant material. A guide member is attached to the housing to direct a plant into the gap. Also disposed within the housing is a material transport assembly adapted to transport plant material to a hopper or wagon. The rotatable member is adapted to strip and collect plant material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Brian W. Carr, Scott A. Sporrer, Christian G. Clem, Larry J. Reed, Chris W. Wendt, Ryan A. Carstensen, Patrick H. Clem, Matthew T. Sobotka
  • Publication number: 20210105944
    Abstract: A harvester is provided with a draper head that has a frame extending substantially across a working width of the draper head. Cutting elements are arranged at a front side of the draper head and connected to the frame. Conveying surfaces and conveying members transport cut crop from the cutting elements to a discharge location of the draper head. A reel extends transversely to a working direction of the draper head across the working width of the draper head. Reel support arms are pivotably supported on the frame and support the reel. A hydraulic adjusting drive is operatively connected to the reel support arms to pivot the reel support arms to carry out a height adjustment of the reel. A hydraulic circuit is operatively connected to the hydraulic adjusting drive and has a hydraulic valve that is able to lock the hydraulic circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Steffen Sudhues, Michael Pokriefke
  • Publication number: 20210105945
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle including a rotor configured for threshing a crop material and a housing located at a distance radially away from the rotor and circumferentially encasing at least a portion of the rotor. The agricultural vehicle also includes a discharge chopper positioned downstream of the rotor in a direction of crop material flow, and a discharge deflector moveably connected to the housing, circumferentially disposed around at least a portion of the rotor, and located at a radial distance away from the rotor. The discharge deflector has a distal end that defines a discharge opening for allowing the crop material to pass from the rotor to the discharge chopper such that as the discharge deflector is moved a circumferential position of the discharge opening is correspondingly moved without changing the radial distance between the discharge deflector and the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Jonathan E. Ricketts
  • Publication number: 20210105946
    Abstract: The present invention comprises multiple embodiments of an automated, dynamic cover plate system, which may be quickly attached, detached and adjusted to the exterior of a concave grate of a combine harvester in order to adjust the flow characteristics of the concave or separator grate assemblies. The automated, dynamic cover plate system improves the threshing capability of the rasp bar threshing cylinder while simultaneously capturing additional threshed grain. The automated, dynamic cover plate system of the present invention is designed to be controlled, either manually or automatically, by the operator of the combine harvester or by a computerized or automated intelligence system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Brian Robertson
  • Publication number: 20210105947
    Abstract: A pickup unit of an agricultural baler that includes a frame, at least one draper belt, at least one belt actuator operably connected to the at least one draper belt, a first auger and a second auger each being rotatably connected to the frame and located above the at least one draper belt, and a first and a second auger actuator respectively operably connected to the first and second auger. The pickup unit also includes an electrical processing circuit operably connected to and configured for adjusting the at least one belt actuator, the first auger actuator, and the second auger actuator so that a rotational speed of the at least one draper belt, the first auger, and/or the second auger is increased or decreased to evenly distribute the crop material as the crop material is transported to the bale chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: Jason L. Shonk
  • Publication number: 20210105948
    Abstract: A system (26, 48) includes a mobile baling mechanism (18, 20) for creating a bale (10, 12, 62, 88) of agricultural product and placing the bale (10, 12, 62, 88) on a ground surface, and one or more computing devices (28, 54) for automatically determining a location and an orientation of the bale (10, 12, 62, 88) on the ground surface. The orientation of the bale (10, 12, 62, 88) may include a position of a horizontal axis of the bale (10, 12, 62, 88) about a vertical axis of the bale (10, 12, 62, 88), a pitch of the bale (10, 12, 62, 88), a roll of the bale (10, 12, 62, 88), or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Gerald R. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20210105949
    Abstract: A vegetation hanger includes a linear plate and an aperture. The linear plate includes a first edge, a second edge, a first end portion, and a second end portion. The first edge includes at least one ridge disposed along the first edge. The aperture is disposed centrally along the linear plate and configured to slidably engage with a bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Todd Chandler Larkins
  • Publication number: 20210105950
    Abstract: A tree saw attachment for a modular landscape trimmer is disclosed. In one embodiment, the tree saw attachment is provided with a drive unit having a drive shaft operably connectable to a motive source and a transmission operably connected to the drive shaft. An anvil is connected to and extending from an output side of the transmission of the drive unit, and a blade is connected to the output shaft of the transmission. The blade has an arcuate outer peripheral edge with teeth formed along a portion thereof forming a cutting edge so as the output shaft is rotated, the distance between the cutting edge and a central axis of the output shaft increases until the blade has substantially completed one rotation. Rotation of the blade causes the blade to move transversely with respect to the anvil to engage and cut material positioned between the blade and the anvil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Bernard Luttmer, Kelly Coover
  • Publication number: 20210105951
    Abstract: One variation of a method for automating transfer of plants within an agricultural facility includes: dispatching a loader to autonomously deliver a first module—defining a first array of plant slots at a first density and loaded with a first set of plants at a first growth stage—from a first grow location within an agricultural facility to a transfer station within the agricultural facility; dispatching the loader to autonomously deliver a second module—defining a second array of plant slots at a second density less than the first density and empty of plants—to the transfer station; recording a module-level optical scan of the first module; extracting a viability parameter of the first set of plants from features detected in the module-level optical scan; and if the viability parameter falls outside of a target viability range, rejecting transfer of the first set of plants from the first module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Brandon Ace Alexander, Jonathan Binney
  • Publication number: 20210105952
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sunlight converting device including a wavelength converting film using a wavelength conversion material such as a quantum dot or an inorganic phosphor. More particularly, the present disclosure provides a sunlight converting device including a wavelength converting film using a wavelength conversion material, which can optimize plant growth and provide improved plant quality by installing a wavelength converting film on which a wavelength conversion material is applied so as to be converted into a predetermined wavelength and output to a greenhouse (glasshouse), a vinyl house or a microalga culture facility, varying the sunlight irradiation area of the wavelength converting film, and supplying light of various wavelengths required for species of plant including microalgae or growth cycles thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Choa Mun YUN, Wonjoon CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210105953
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning the trunk of a tree is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a pressure washer in fluid communication with a water source and a conduit in fluid communication with the pressure washer to receive a flow of pressurized water expelled therefrom. The conduit is arranged in at least a semi-circle to at least partially extend around the diameter of a tree trunk. A plurality of spray nozzles is disposed along the conduit to expel pressurized water from the conduit to clean the tree trunk. A barrier is connected to the conduit to impede the pressurized water from travelling in an undesired direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: John Cheney
  • Publication number: 20210105954
    Abstract: A wall-mounted planter apparatus incorporates a housing with a container storage allowing multiple removable containers to be positioned on cleats within the housing. The apparatus employs gravity to equally distribute a volume of fluid to the removable containers through an irrigation assembly. The irrigation assembly couples to the rear of the housing and incorporates a top-positioned reservoir and vertical channels, portions of which couple to emitter cavities of the housing and facilitate flow through individual apertures of the emitter cavities. The diameter of the apertures is calculated based on each apertures' vertical distance from the reservoir. The removable container can also be reoriented to manipulate plant growth and manage reservoir resources. Additionally, a lid configured to cover the removable container and foster, e.g., ideal germination conditions, can also be used a drip tray if the removable container is removed from the housing and used separately as a planter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: George M. Cardenas
  • Publication number: 20210105955
    Abstract: An indoor gardening appliance includes a liner defining a grow chamber and a grow module mounted within the grow chamber for receiving a plurality of plant pods. An atmosphere control system includes an air supply source for providing a flow of intake air into the grow chamber. The flow of intake air may pass through an intake duct including permeation membranes for controlling the concentration of gases within the flow of intake air. A gas sensor is used to sense chamber concentrations of various gases and a controller may selectively energize the permeation membranes to control gas concentrations in the flow of intake air, thereby maintaining the chamber concentrations within the desired ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Goodman Schroeder, Matthew R. Hunter, Brian Michael Schork, Lauren Nicole Platts
  • Publication number: 20210105956
    Abstract: A novel spent coffee grounds (SPG)-infused weed barrier mat and a method of manufacturing the novel mat are disclosed. Compared to conventional methods of weed growth inhibitions using chemicals or paper mulches, the SPG-infused weed barrier mat is more durable, hydro-absorbent, and easily-divisible to protect and promote a garden's aesthetics, soil quality, and ecosystem, while acting as an effective smothering barrier against weed growth. Preferably, the SPG-infused weed barrier mat is formed by a plurality of detachable single modular mat units of standardized dimensions to accommodate dynamic and scalable sizing of the effective weed barrier mat area based on a user's particular gardening needs and requirements. Each single modular mat unit can be attached to or detached from each other to constitute a tiled arrangement of varying sizes. The SPG may be finely-milled coffee flours further processed from coarser SCGs for enhanced durability and maintenance of weed barrier mat-producing equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Robin Langguth
  • Publication number: 20210105957
    Abstract: Agricultural equipment for the removal of suckers that shoot from vine, plant or tree trunks. The equipment comprising an elongate, vertically oriented shaft (21) which has a plurality of cord connection points (26) spaced along its length. The cord connection points (26) are operable to releasably connect a flexible cord (27) to the shaft (21) for the purpose of adjusting the height of cords (27) connected to the shaft (21) to suit the height or length of the trunk being treated. A plurality of cords (27) are connected to the shaft (21) to at least some of the cord connection points (26), and a driving arrangement (25) is provided for driving the shaft (21) to rotate about its longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: F & T Spagnolo Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Fred Spagnolo
  • Publication number: 20210105958
    Abstract: A tooth for use on a rotating element has a base attached to the rotating element and a cutter assembly removably attached to the base. The cutter assembly has an upper ramp surface and a blade. In another aspect, the tooth has a base attached to the rotating element and the base includes one or more base tab and slot elements. The tooth also includes a cutter assembly that has one or more cutter assembly tab and slot elements. Each of the one or more cutter assembly tab and slot elements is configured for a mating engagement with a corresponding one of the one or more base tab and slot elements. In another aspect, a rotary drum for use on a vegetation cutting machine includes a plurality of teeth that each have a base attached to the rotary drum and a cutter assembly removably attached to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Dougherty Forestry Manufacturing, Ltd. Co.
    Inventors: Patrick Dougherty, James Andrew Dougherty
  • Publication number: 20210105959
    Abstract: A digital water timer may include a main body, a water valve, a locating base, a driving base, and a timer. The main body has a water inlet and a water outlet, and a valve tube protrudes from a lateral side of the main body. The water valve connected to the main body is controlled by the timer to achieve on/off operation of channels inside the main body. The locating base is secured on the main body, and the driving base is adapted to have rotation relative to the locating base and be secured at a specific position after rotated. The timer installed in the driving base comprises a display panel and an operation interface which are exposed externally for operation. The driving base with the timer is rotated relative to the locating base, and the display panel is adjusted as needed to provide an optimal view for operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: SHIN TAI SPURT WATER OF THE GARDEN TOOLS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chin-Yuan Chen
  • Publication number: 20210105960
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for growing a plant or a fungus, in which struts provided for hydroponic cultivation or the growth of a fungus are kept out of the way. An apparatus for growing a plant or a fungus according to the present invention is provided with: multiple struts 1; brackets 2 respectively fixed to the struts 1; top-opened water passages 3 which are suspended over the brackets 2 and in which a plant P is to be grown; and lids 4 which respectively cover the upper surfaces of the water passages 3 and each of which has, formed therein, multiple holes (pot insertion holes) 41. Each of the brackets 2 projects in opposite directions around each of the struts 1. Each of the struts 1 is arranged at the midpoint of each of the brackets 2, and multiple rows of the water passages 3 are arranged in parallel so as to pinch the struts 1 therebetween. Each of the lids 4 is made from a material that can reflect light from above and can prevent the penetration of the light through the water passages 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Atsuyuki YUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210105961
    Abstract: Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences for predicting and controlling shell phenotype in palm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Rajinder Singh, Leslie Low Eng Ti, Leslie Ooi Cheng Li, Meilina Ong Abdullah, Rajanaidu Nookiah, Ravigadevi Sambanthamurthi, Andrew Van Brunt, Muhammad A. Budiman, Steven W. Smith, Nathan D. Lakey, Rob Martienssen, Jared Ordway
  • Publication number: 20210105962
    Abstract: The methods and compositions described herein relate to maintainer lines (e.g, male-fertile lines) for producing or propogation of plants with a male-sterile phenotype.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: ELSOMS DEVELOPMENTS LTD
    Inventors: Anthony Gordon KEELING, Matthew John MILNER
  • Publication number: 20210105963
    Abstract: Novel Diplotaxis tenuifolia, such as Diplotaxis tenuifolia designated WRX-8 is disclosed. In some embodiments, the invention relates to the seeds of Diplotaxis tenuifolia WRX-8, to the plants and plant parts of Diplotaxis tenuifolia WRX-8, and to methods for producing a Diplotaxis tenuifolia plant by crossing the Diplotaxis tenuifolia WRX-8 with itself or another Diplotaxis tenuifolia plant. The invention further relates to methods for producing a Diplotaxis tenuifolia plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other Diplotaxis tenuifolia plants derived from the Diplotaxis tenuifolia WRX-8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Michael COURTNEY
  • Publication number: 20210105964
    Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of melon hybrid SVMF6766 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of melon hybrid SVMF6766 and the parent lines thereof and to methods for producing a melon plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another melon 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 plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of melon hybrid SVMF6766, melon line HAR-DV16-4328MO, and melon line CAN-DV16-4353AN comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Jeffrey M. Mills
  • Publication number: 20210105965
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 2670980 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 2670980, the plants of soybean 2670980, to plant parts of soybean 2670980, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 2670980 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 2670980, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 2670980, 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 2670980 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Benson Hill Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: William K. Rhodes
  • Publication number: 20210105966
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 2156034 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 2156034, the plants of soybean 2156034, to plant parts of soybean 2156034, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 2156034 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 2156034, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 2156034, 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 2156034 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Benson Hill Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: William K. Rhodes
  • Publication number: 20210105967
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 2529118 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 2529118, the plants of soybean 2529118, to plant parts of soybean 2529118, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 2529118 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 2529118, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 2529118, 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 2529118 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Benson Hill Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: William K. Rhodes
  • Publication number: 20210105968
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 2040178 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 2040178, the plants of soybean 2040178, to plant parts of soybean 2040178, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 2040178 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 2040178, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 2040178, 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 2040178 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Benson Hill Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: William K. Rhodes
  • Publication number: 20210105969
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 2200074 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 2200074, the plants of soybean 2200074, to plant parts of soybean 2200074, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 2200074 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 2200074, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 2200074, 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 2200074 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Benson Hill Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: William K. Rhodes
  • Publication number: 20210105970
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 2529309 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 2529309, the plants of soybean 2529309, to plant parts of soybean 2529309, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 2529309 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 2529309, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 2529309, 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 2529309 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Benson Hill Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: William K. Rhodes
  • Publication number: 20210105971
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a hybrid tomato variety NUN 09271 TOF as well as seeds and plants and fruits thereof. NUN 09271 TOF is a cherry round, cluster tomato variety for the fresh market comprising resistance to Meloidogyne incognita, Tomato Mosaic Virus (ToMV) Strain 0, Strain 1, Strain 2, and Strain 1-2, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici Race 0 and Race 1, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis lycopersici Race 0, Fulvia fulva Groups A-E, and Oidium lypersicum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Ben SILVERTAND
  • Publication number: 20210105972
    Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato hybrid SVTM9016. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid SVTM9016 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid SVTM9016 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Chad Kramer
  • Publication number: 20210105973
    Abstract: An indoor-type cat nest conforming to ecological environment standards of cats is provided, relating to the field of a cat nest. The indoor-type cat nest conforming to ecological environment standards of cats includes a cat nest body and a cat sleeping mat. The cat nest body includes an upper cat nest and a lower cat nest detachably connected to the upper cat nest by a connecting means; the cat sleeping mat is removably disposed in the lower cat nest and includes a graphene inner liner removably arranged therein. The cat nest provided by an embodiment of the present application can conform to ecological environment standards of cats and meet their living habits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Chin Pao Lin
  • Publication number: 20210105974
    Abstract: An animal bed for supporting an animal includes a body having a bottom member and a bolster forming an outer wall of the body. The outer wall is positioned about a perimeter of the bottom member and extends outwardly therefrom to define a recessed area for accommodating the animal. A plurality of straps is coupled to and extending at least partially across the bottom member opposite the recessed area. Each of the plurality of straps includes a degree of elasticity configured to hold a rigid member in contact with the bottom member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Brad Cantwell, Michael E. Greene, Terrance L. Jones, Stew Kerr