41st week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190307049 | DISK BLADE WITH SHARPENED EDGE AND RELIEF PORTION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing an agricultural tillage disk blade includes providing a substantially circular-shaped disk body with an outer peripheral edge and a central opening that defines a rotation axis, the outer body being disposed within a first plane. A plurality of waves is formed in a predetermined pattern in the outer peripheral edge of the disk body, and the outer peripheral edge is sharpened to form a plurality of teeth such that at least a portion of the sharpened outer peripheral edge is disposed within a second plane that is parallel to the first plane and substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis. The method also includes machining a plurality of relief portions in each of the plurality of waves at a location radially inward of the plurality of teeth, and heat treating the disk body after the sharpening and machining steps. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307050 | HARROW SPRING TINE, ATTACHMENT THEREFOR AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A harrow spring tine having a tine shaft that carries a distinct, separately formed cutting edge member body, formed of a hardened material such as tungsten carbide and/or a material having a longer wear life relative to material of the tine shaft and brazed directly to the tine shaft, to provide optimum durability and wear resistance on an area of the tine shaft extending a short distance upward from the bottom end of the tine shaft, where the most ground contact will occur during use of the tine. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307051 | Intelligent and Adjustable Boring and Separating Apparatus with A Cage Structure for Sandy Soil - The invention relates to an intelligent and adjustable boring and separating apparatus with a cage structure for sandy soil which includes a position-adjusting mechanism, a control and power mechanism, and a boring and separating mechanism. The control and power mechanism includes a sleeve, a spacer, a steering control mechanism, a rotating mechanism, and an annular baffle. The steering control mechanism includes a first motor, a connecting rod, and a steering wheel. The rotating mechanism includes a sliding plate, a second motor, a gear and an inner ring. The boring and separating mechanism includes a shaft, a baffle plate, a reinforcement ring, and a fixing ring. The intelligent and adjustable boring and separating apparatus with a cage structure for sandy soil has advantages of having reasonable and simple structure, easy to operate, high intelligence, able to remove all kinds of sandy soil, time and labor saving, and high practicality, which effectively solves the problem of poor practicality of existing sieving machines. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307052 | FURROW OPENER WITH HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE TIP - A furrow opener has an opener body with a mounting portion for mounting onto one of the tillage tool supporting shanks of an agricultural implement. A tip body that forms a furrow in the ground is supported on the opener body at a location which is downwardly and forwardly in relation to the mounting portion of the opener body. A product delivery passage on the opener body connects to a product delivery tube of the implement for delivery of a product therethrough into the furrow formed by the tip body. The tip body is coupled to the opener body so as to be adjustable in height relative to the opener body between a plurality of different mounted positions corresponding to different heights relative to the product delivery passage. One or more spacers may be mounted between cooperating faces on the opener and tip bodies in some of the mounted positions. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307053 | DEPTH ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY FOR A SEED PLANTING UNIT OF AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT - A depth adjustment assembly for seed planting unit of an agricultural implement may include a cam member rotatable to adjust a vertical position of a wheel of the unit relative to a ground engaging tool of the unit. The cam member may include a first engagement element. The depth adjustment assembly may also include a locking member having a second engagement element and a biasing member configured to bias the cam and locking members together to engage the first and second engagement elements and maintain a rotational position of the cam member relative to the locking member. When the first and second engagement elements are disengaged, the cam member is rotatable relative to the locking member to vary the penetration depth setting. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307054 | Vehicle with Trailer, Operatively Connected Thereto Through a Cardan - Disclosed herein is a vehicle ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190307055 | Seed Analysis - A method of analyzing seeds including acquiring, using an X-ray machine, X-ray images of the seeds. Analyzing the X-ray images to determine a parameter of each of the seeds. Comparing a parameter determined from analyzing the X-ray image of one seed to a parameter determined from analyzing the X-ray image of another seed. Arranging the seeds relative to each other based on the seed parameters. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307056 | SEED COATING COMPOSITION - The invention is directed to a seed coating composition containing a polymeric binder, a filler and a fibrous material. The seed coating composition can be formed by combining an aqueous composition pre-blend which contains a polymeric binder with a powder pre-blend which contains a filler and a fibrous material. The polymeric binder preferably contains polyvinylpyrrolidone, the filler preferably contains talc and the fibrous material preferably contains cellulose fibers. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307057 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SEED VARIETY SELECTION - Described herein are methods and systems for planting seed. A system includes a row unit configured to open a planting trench. A first seed meter has a first coding scheme and receives a first seed type from a first hopper having the first coding scheme. A second meter has a second coding scheme and receives a second seed type from a second hopper having the second coding scheme. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307058 | SEEDING DEVICE - A seeding device system is presented for use with helicopters and other vehicles. The system includes a bulk seed container, a feed tube that connects the seed container to a metering device that precisely meters out seed, a flow control system that controls operation of the metering device, and a blower connected to a venturi that blows the seed outward from the helicopter. When seed is metered out of the metering device, the seed is sucked into the venturi and blown outward. The seed container is held in the back seat or cargo area of the helicopter and the blower, venturi and metering device are positioned exterior to the helicopter. This arrangement does not adversely affect the operational characteristics or aerodynamic properties of the helicopter. In addition, all components of the system are rigidly connected to the helicopter thereby increasing safety and control of the helicopter. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307059 | LAWN MOWER ROBOT - A lawn mower robot includes an inner body including wheels for traveling on both sides thereof, an outer cover mounted at an upper portion of the inner body and surrounding the inner body, a handle mounted at an upper portion of the outer cover, a plurality of support portions disposed to be spaced apart from each other at an upper portion of the inner body in a front-rear direction and in a left-right direction and elastically supporting the outer cover in the front-rear direction and in the left-right direction with respect to the inner body, and a plurality of movement range restricting portions respectively restricting movement ranges of the plurality of support portions. Each movement range restricting portion includes an engaging portion formed at an upper portion of each support portion and a movement restricting cover installed at an upper portion of the inner body. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307060 | LAWN MOWER ROBOT - A moving robot includes an inner body including a plurality of wheels, an outer cover mounted at the inner body and surrounding an outer side of the inner body, a handle mounted at the outer cover, a plurality of support pillars spaced apart from each other on the inner body and elastically supporting the outer cover in a first horizontal direction and a second horizontal direction with respect to the inner body, a prop tab mounted at each of the plurality of support pillars and configured to fasten the outer cover to the support pillar, and a protrusion tab that extends upwards from an upper surface of the prop tab and penetrates through the outer cover. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307061 | LAWN MOWER ROBOT - The present invention relates to a lawn mower robot, including an outer cover, an inner body positioned in the outer cover and having a plurality of wheels for traveling provided on both side surfaces thereof, a plurality of blades rotatably mounted on a bottom surface of the inner body to cut grass, electric devices mounted inside the inner body and including a battery, wheel driving motors, a blade driving motor, a plurality of ultrasonic sensor modules, rain sensors, a user interface (UI) module, and a universal serial bus (USB) port, and a waterproof unit to prevent penetration of water into the inner body or the electric devices, thereby improving waterproof performance. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307062 | LAWN MOWER ROBOT - A lawn mower robot includes an outer cover; an inner body accommodated into the outer cover to mount wheels for traveling on both sides thereof; wheel drive motors mounted on both sides of the inner body, respectively, to drive the wheels, respectively; a rotating plate rotatably mounted on a bottom surface of the inner body; blades rotatably mounted on the rotating plate to mow the grass; a blade drive motor mounted inside the inner body to rotate the blades together with the rotating plate; a battery mounted inside the inner body to supply power to the wheel drive motor and the blade drive motor; a battery receiving portion extended upward in a protruding manner from a bottom surface of the inner body toward an inner space of the inner body to accommodate the battery therein; and a battery cover mounted to cover the battery receiving portion. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307063 | LAWN MOWER ROBOT - The present invention relates to a lawn mower robot, including: an outer cover; an inner body accommodated inside the outer cover and having a plurality of wheels on both side surfaces for traveling; a rotating plate rotatably mounted on a bottom surface of the inner body; a plurality of blades rotatably mounted on the rotating plate to cut grass; a height adjustment unit to adjust height of the blades; and a height display unit to display the blade height, wherein the height display unit includes: an inner cover mounted on an upper portion of the outer cover; a display window formed through one side of the inner cover; and a ruler having numerals on an upper surface to display the height of the blades, and mounted inside the inner body to be movable up and down and back and forth in correspondence to movement of the height adjustment unit. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307064 | LAWN MOWER ROBOT - A lawn mower robot includes an outer cover; an inner body accommodated into the outer cover to mount a plurality of wheels on sides thereof; a plurality of blades rotatably mounted on a bottom surface of the inner body to mow grass; a plurality of support portions arranged in front-rear and left-right directions on an upper portion of the inner body to movably support the outer cover in front-rear and left-right directions with respect to the inner body; a UI module mounted on an upper portion of the inner body, and provided with a user control panel and an information display unit on an upper portion thereof; and a UI dust cover mounted on an inner side of the outer cover to block dust inside the outer cover from entering into the user control panel and the information display unit, thereby preventing dust from entering into the UI module. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307065 | LAWN MOWER ROBOT - The present disclosure relates to a lawn mower robot, and the lawn mower robot may include an outer cover; an inner body accommodated into the outer cover, and provided with a plurality of wheels for traveling on both sides thereof; a blade drive motor mounted inside the inner body; a rotating plate driven by the blade drive motor, and rotatably mounted on a bottom surface of the inner body; a plurality of blades rotatably mounted on the rotating plate, and unfolded to an outside of the rotating plate or folded to an inside of the rotating plate; a blade protection cover disposed on a bottom surface of the inner body to cover the rotating plate and the plurality of blades; and a sealing portion configured to seal between the inner body and the blade protection cover. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307066 | Control Panel, Self-Propelled Switch Apparatus, And Power Device - A control panel, a self-propelled switch apparatus, and a power device ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190307067 | LAWN MOWER ROBOT - A lawn mower robot includes an outer cover; an inner body accommodated into the outer cover to mount a plurality of wheels for traveling on both sides thereof; a plurality of blades rotatably mounted on a bottom surface of the inner body to mow the grass; a plurality of support portions arranged to be spaced apart in front-rear and left-right directions on an upper portion of the inner body to movably support the outer cover in front-rear and left-right directions with respect to the inner body; and a plurality of injury preventing walls provided on a bottom surface of the inner body to prevent a user's hand from entering toward the plurality of blades from a lower portion of the outer cover, thereby preventing a user's hand or the like from entering the blades through a lower portion of the outer cover so as to improve safety. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307068 | AGRICULTURAL WORKING MACHINE - An agricultural working machine with a driver assistance system is disclosed. The driver assistance system controls driving functions of the agricultural working machine and at least one working assembly of the agricultural working machine in the context of performing a work process. The driver assistance system accesses a set of rules in the form of control strategies to control the at least one work assembly according to a specific control strategy. The driver assistance system includes an interface to communicate with an external computer unit, which is remote from the agricultural working machine, and through which data can be exchanged between the driver assistance system and the external computer unit. For example, the driver assistance system receives data from the external computer unit via the interface during the work process of the agricultural working machine, and selects the control strategy for performing the work process based on the data. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307069 | System and Method for Grading Agricultural Commodity - The present invention discloses a system and method for grading agricultural commodity comprising a moisture sensor, a grain apparatus, a conveyor belt driven by motor, a camera to take plurality of images of the agricultural commodity uniformly distributed on the conveyor belt, a communication device for transmitting information to a processor, which processes the image to ascertain the quality parameters of the agricultural commodity and compares with the standards used for grading, a user interface for displaying the information of grading and a printer to print the information of grading. Further, the moisture sensor provides the moisture reading of a sample of agricultural commodity put through the grain apparatus. Furthermore, the parameters are analyzed using image processing technique and compared with the Standard used for grading of the agricultural commodity to ascertain the grading. Additionally, the system can be integrated or several components at different places connected through network. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307070 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN OPERATIVE PARAMETER OF A HARVESTING HEADER - A system for controlling an operative parameter of a harvesting header of an agricultural harvesting machine comprises a first sensing arrangement for sensing a property of a field in front of the header in a contact-less manner, a second sensing arrangement for providing a signal suited to derive a value of an adjustable work parameter of the header, an actuator for adjusting the work parameter, and a control unit for determining a control signal for the actuator based on the signal from the first sensing arrangement and on the signal from the second sensing arrangement. The second sensing arrangement is arranged to detect the position of a reference point, which indicates the work parameter, in a contact-less manner, and that the first sensing arrangement and the second sensing arrangement are relatively fixed. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307071 | LAWN MOWER - A lawn mower includes: a work unit including a housing having a downward-facing opening end a cutter blade rotatably provided in the housing such that when rotated, the cutter blade cuts grass and generates a transport air flow flowing from the opening of the housing to inside; a grass clippings receptacle configured to receive mowed grass clippings; a grass clippings transport passage connecting an interior of the housing with the grass clippings receptacle; a shutter device including a shutter configured to open and close the grass clippings transport passage and an actuator configured to open/close-drive the shutter; a controller configured to control the shutter device; and a humidity sensor for detecting a humidity of an environment surrounding the lawn mower, wherein the controller is configured to open/close-control the shutter device based on the humidity. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307072 | WORK EQUIPMENT - An article such as grass clippings collected by work equipment, such as a lawn mower, and stored in a container is allowed to be transported to an area for discarding such a collected article in an energy and work efficient way without imposing any undue burden on the operator. A collected article container device provided with a collected article container and capable of traveling autonomously is detachably connected to a work equipment main body that has a work unit such as a cutting blade device and is able to travel, the container device being configured to travel in a detached state to a collected article destination by itself. The work equipment main body is provided with a container lifting device that lifts the container device in a connected state to the work equipment main body so as to raise the front and rear wheels from the ground. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307073 | Harvesting Machine Comprising a Harvesting Unit and a System for Recovering the Crop Detached by Said Harvesting Unit - A harvesting machine including a harvesting unit and a system for recovering crop detached by the harvesting unit. The recovering system including at least one conveyor adapted to recover the crop detached by the harvesting unit and to convey the crop along a conveying path. The recovering system comprising a removing device for removing debris elements that might be conveyed with the detached crop. The removing device including two rotary organs which form therebetween a mouth that is adjacent to the conveying path to be able to catch debris elements protruding from the conveyor. The mouth converging into an inner gripping zone formed by a narrow gap between the rotary organs. The removing device further including a drive unit for the rotation of at least one of the two rotary organs to extract from the conveyor any debris element caught by the mouth and then gripped between the rotary organs. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307074 | Auger Flight Extension for a Farm Implement - A farm implement having an auger assembly that includes a first auger section with a first auger shaft and a first helical flight array, a second auger section with a second auger shaft and a second helical flight array, and a joint that releasably connects the first auger shaft to the second auger shaft when the auger assembly is in an operating position. When the auger assembly is set in the operating position, a leading edge of the first helical flight array opposes a trailing edge of the second flight array, and the leading edge is spatially separated from the trailing edge by a gap. The auger assembly further includes a first flight extension detachably mounted to the leading edge of the first helical flight array and/or a second flight extension detachably mounted to the trailing edge of the second helical flight array. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307075 | FEED SYSTEM CAP FOR AGRICULTURAL BALER - A baler having a frame, a feed system coupled to the frame, a baling chamber for receiving crop from the feed system, and a plunger assembly reciprocally compressing the crop. The baling chamber defines an extrusion axis therethrough. The plunger assembly is at least partially positioned within and movable with respect to the baling chamber. The plunger assembly has at least a first plunger motion aligned with the extrusion axis. The baler also includes a feed system cap having at least a first cap motion aligned with the extrusion axis, the first cap motion being synchronized with the first plunger motion. At least one of the plunger assembly and the feed system cap has a second motion that is not aligned with the extrusion axis. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307076 | Collapsible Planting Pot - A collapsible planting pot allows a user to easily and conveniently access and/or remove contents placed inside a planting pot. In further detail, a user does not need to destroy or damage the planting pot to fully access and/or remove the soil and plant substance placed inside a planting pot. The collapsible planting pot comprises a pot body. The pot body is a pot-shaped structure that is used to store soil and a plant substance. The pot body comprises a brim, a series of annular pleats, and a base. The brim is the protective edge of the pot body. The base is the structural foundation of the pot body. The series of annular pleats is a set of foldable sections of the pot body which enables the collapsibility of the collapsible planting pot which further allows a user to easily access and/or remove the contents inside the pot body. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307077 | AUTOMATED VERTICAL FARMING SYSTEM USING MOBILE ROBOTS - A vertical farming system is disclosed including a storage structure having racks of storage shelves for housing plant-carrying containers. Mobile robots travel around the racks to transfer containers of plants to and from the storage shelves. Under direction of a central control system, one or more mobile robots may transport a container from a storage location to a workstation. Once there, care may be provided for the plant, including water and/or other nutrients, and data may be gathered on the plant. This may be done by an owner of the plant, or by an automated service robot positioned at the workstation. Data gathered on the plant, including for example photographs, may be sent by email or other communications schemes to an owner of the plant. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307078 | Container for Growing of Cannabis - Apparatus for growing | 2019-10-10 |
20190307079 | SYSTEM FOR CULTIVATING PLANTS OR VEGETABLES - A system for cultivating plants or vegetables, includes a carrier for holding trays accommodating the plants or vegetables, the carrier having an interior formed by a bottom and raised edges extending circumferentially along the bottom to form a container for holding a liquid for cultivating plants or vegetables, and an opening arranged at the bottom; a frame to support the carrier; a supply duct for supplying the liquid towards the carrier, the supply duct arranged at least partly under the carrier; a sprayer device which is at one end fluidly connected to the supply duct and which is at the other provided with a nozzle to direct a flow of liquid to the interior of the carrier; wherein the sprayer device is arranged through the opening of the carrier, the nozzle protruding into the interior of the carrier when the carrier is positioned on the frame. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307080 | METHOD AND MEANS FOR STORING HEAT IN THE SEA FOR LOCAL WEATHER MODIFICATION - Heat storage of the sea is increased during the summer time by pumping relatively warmer surface water with wave-action pumps to the deeper layers with relatively cooler water. In locations where currents are minimal in these deeper layers, the lateral displacement of the warmer water introduced by wave-inertial pumps will be minimized. During the winter season, this additional heat will intensify evaporation from the sea, which will increase precipitation in the nearby continental zone. This “natural desalination process” using the energy of surface waves will bring additional freshwater to arid coastal areas during wintertime. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307081 | BINDING MACHINE FOR GARDENING - A binding machine for gardening includes a main handle to draw out a tape, a clincher arm rotatably attached to the main handle, and a tape gripping device attached to the clincher arm to grip the tape. The tape gripping device includes a support portion, a gripping member, a gripping member urging unit, a lock member and a lock member urging unit. The support portion is provided along a drawing direction of the tape. The gripping member is provided to face the support portion. The gripping member urging unit urges the gripping member toward the support portion. The lock member is engaged with the gripping member to hold the gripping member against an urging force of the gripping member urging unit. The lock member urging unit urges the lock member in an engaging direction with the gripping member. The lock member is rotatably attached to the clincher arm. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307082 | ORIENTAL TOBACCO PRODUCTION METHODS - A method of growing Oriental tobacco, is provided. The method can include receiving a plurality of Oriental tobacco seeds; planting the plurality of Oriental tobacco seeds in one or more containers, wherein the containers are located in a greenhouse structure configured to maintain a first temperature of approximately 50-100° F., and a humidity of approximately 50-60%; allowing the seeds to grow into seedlings at least about 4 inches in height; transplanting the seedlings into a coconut core medium, wherein the coconut core medium is located in a greenhouse structure configured to maintain a second temperature of approximately 50-100° F., and a humidity of approximately 50-60%; and allowing the seedlings to grow into Oriental tobacco plants. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307083 | IRRIGATION SYSTEM - A gravity irrigation system includes a distribution piping having apertures to distribute water to a field, and a valve located upstream of the distribution piping. The valve is configured to limit a pressure of the water being delivered to the distribution piping. The system also includes a sump configured to receive the water at a lowest elevation of the field, a depth sensor disposed within the sump, and a return pump disposed at least partially within the sump and configured to move the water to an elevated portion of the field. The system also includes a motor configured to drive the return pump, and a power source coupled to a variable frequency drive. The variable frequency drive is configured to power the motor and control a motor speed proportionately to an indication of the depth sensor. The system also includes a transfer piping coupled to an outlet of the return pump to bring the water from the return pump to a check valve and from there to the distribution piping at a low pressure side of the valve. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307084 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IRRIGATION CONTROL - A wireless system is provided for monitoring environmental, soil, or climate conditions and/or controlling irrigation or climate control systems at an agricultural or landscape site. In some embodiments, the wireless system includes at least one wireless nodes for monitoring environmental, soil, or climate conditions and/or for controlling one or more irrigation or climate control systems at the site. The wireless system also includes a server computer system located remotely from the site. The server computer system is coupled to the node/s over a communications network for receiving data from and controlling operation of the node/s. The server computer system is also coupled to a device operated by an end-user over a communications network for transmitting the data to and receiving remote control commands or queries from the end-user. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307085 | Tree-Watering Device, System And Method - A system and method employ a pair of conventional water barrier panels connected to my tree-watering device. The tree-watering device and panels have interactive connectors configured to enable connection together. In a vertical orientation the barrier panels are sunk into the ground in which a tree is planted and below the ground surface, positioning the panels nearby each other to at least partially encompass roots of the tree. In a vertical orientation sinking the tree-watering device into the ground. A top end of my device is at or near the ground surface. A lower portion of my device has one or more openings therein facing the tree and being at least 12 inches below the ground surface. Lastly, introducing pressurized water into the interior of the tubular member so waters flows out the sidewall of the tubular member through the openings therein towards the tree. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307086 | System for Growing Plants out of Seeds on a Water Surface - The invention relates to a system for growing plants out of seeds on a water surface. The system has a buoyant plate with a number of passages extending between the top surface and the parallel bottom surface. The plate floats on a water surface. A container is arranged in each passage and a growing seed is arranged in each container. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307087 | PLANT GROWTH CONTROL SYSTEM | 2019-10-10 |
20190307088 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PLACING BULBS - There is discussed a method of picking and placing bulbs, in which bulbs are supplied on a supply surface of a bulbs supply system; the bulbs being identified and picked from the supply surface with a pick-and-place head; wherein the bulbs are reoriented about a minor axis before being placed. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307089 | BEGONIA HYBRID '1630-5T2' | 2019-10-10 |
20190307090 | TOMATO HYBRID DRTC1003 AND PARENTS THEREOF - The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid DRTC1003 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid DRTC1003 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. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307091 | TOMATO HYBRID DRTC2890 AND PARENTS THEREOF - The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid DRTC2890 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid DRTC2890 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. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307092 | TOMATO HYBRID SVTM2828 AND PARENTS THEREOF - The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid SVTM2828 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid SVTM2828 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. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307093 | TOMATO HYBRID DR5014TH AND PARENTS THEREOF - The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid DR5014TH and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid DR5014TH 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. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307094 | WATERMELON VARIETY NUN 11602 WMW - The disclosure provides a new and distinct watermelon variety NUN 11602 WMW as well as seeds and plants and fruits thereof. NUN 11602 WMW is a diploid, mini sugar baby watermelon variety with a round small fruit type, comprising resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. s.p niveum Race 1. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307095 | LETTUCE VARIETY 41-229 RZ - The present invention relates to a | 2019-10-10 |
20190307096 | LETTUCE CULTIVAR CHAMISAL - A lettuce cultivar, designated Chamisal, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds, plants and plant parts of lettuce cultivar Chamisal and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar Chamisal with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to lettuce cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Chamisal, to methods for producing other lettuce cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Chamisal and to the lettuce plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid lettuce seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar Chamisal with another lettuce cultivar. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307097 | RESISTANCE TO GEMINIVIRUSES IN WATERMELONS - The present invention is directed to watermelon plant and seed, namely of | 2019-10-10 |
20190307098 | WATERMELON VARIETY NUN 31707 WMW - The disclosure provides a new and distinct watermelon variety NUN 31707 WMW as well as seeds and plants and fruits thereof. NUN 31707 WMW is a triploid, crimson sweet type watermelon variety, comprises resistance to | 2019-10-10 |
20190307099 | MILKING SYSTEM - A milking system for milking a dairy animal includes a milking cup for obtaining milk, a measuring chamber which is in flow communication with the milking cup for at least temporarily containing the obtained milk, and having a sensor device for measuring at least one property of the milk. The sensor device comprises at least three mutually separate electrodes for measuring values of a first milk property using an electrical and/or electromagnetic variable, and a sensor control unit for actuating the sensor device and for processing the measured values. The sensor control unit is configured to repeatedly select a pair of the electrodes in a targeted manner, the pair comprising a first electrode and a second electrode which differs from the first electrode. The sensor device is configured to measure the value of the variable between the electrodes, and to determine the value of the at least one milk property. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307100 | Gastropod Pet Shelter - A pet shelter providing a naturalized habitat for exploiting the instinctual behavior of animals such as dogs, cats and rabbits is disclosed. The pet shelter includes a structure having exterior and interior features of a gastropod shell. The features include an opening defining an entryway configured to receive an animal, a spiral-shaped corridor traversing an interior space of the structure, and a den within the interior space of the structure providing a resting area for an animal. The pet shelter also provides a user the ability to control interior airflow and lighting, and manage pet house training and whelping. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307101 | SPLASH-GUARD SYSTEM AND METHOD - A splash-guard system; the splash-guard system includes a guard-member, a base-member, and a mat. The splash-guard system is useful for confining splashes or spills from a pet bowl to the splash-guard system such that a pet owner does not need to regularly clean the surrounding area of the pet bowl when a pet makes a mess when feeding. The splash-guard system serves to prevent constant cleaning and damage to the surrounding floor and walls. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307102 | DOG TOY ASSEMBLY WITH ELONGATED STICK HAVING TOY ATTACHED ON END AND TOY ATTACHMENTS AND STICK MOUNTS THEREOF - A dog toy assembly includes an elongated stick with a toy attachment on an end. A toy is attached to the toy attachment. By holding and manipulating the stick during play, a user obtains leverage to accurately and quickly control the toy. The toy attachment may be removably attached to the stick, may be rotatable, and may include loops, hooks, concave sections, and rings. A locking sleeve may be included to keep the toy attached. The stick may include a handle and may be flexible. A leg strap including an eyelet through which the stick passes may be worn by the user to provide a pivot point and allow one-handed play while seated. Door mounts, floor mounts, seat mounts, and support racks include stick holders to give the user a break while the dog continues to play. The toy attachment and toy itself may be fully chewable and removable. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307103 | Method for Producing an Animal Treat - The disclosure relates to methods of producing pet treats, and pet treats produced therefrom. In one embodiment, the pet treat is produced from fresh, porcine lungs. In one embodiment, the pet treat is produced from a single ingredient. In still another embodiment, the pet treat is produced from a method that employs multiple heating steps. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307104 | CANINE DIAPER DEVICE - A canine diaper with re-useable and removable absorption pad may include a resilient body band which may include a resilient fabric material. The body band may have a first side configured for contacting the body of a desired animal, preferably a dog, and a second side which may be positioned opposite from the first side and away from the body of the animal. A liner may be coupled to the first side at a central region on the body band. A pocket panel may be coupled to the liner and/or first side to form a pocket cavity between the liner and pocket panel. An absorption pad may be removably received in the pocket cavity which may be positioned in contact with the urine emitting organ of the animal. A retainer may be removably coupled to the second side via a fastener, and the retainer may be configured to govern access to the pocket cavity. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307105 | INVALID DOG LIFT AND SUPPORT DEVICE - An invalid dog lift and support device employs a lever mounted on spread wheels supported by retractable legs with a tanslatable harness mount received on the lever. A telescoping handle is received in an end of the lever distal from the legs. The harness mount is rotatable to position a dog, supported in harnesses suspended form the harness mount, parallel to or transvers to the lever. The harness mount is translatable on the lever from a position proximate the legs to a position distal from the legs. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307106 | ROBOT ASSISTED SURVEILLANCE OF LIVESTOCK - A system for monitoring the welfare of livestock in a shed, the system including a plurality of sensors for measuring ambient conditions in the shed; a robot, adapted to move through the shed; a processing engine and a memory operatively associated with the processing engine. The robot includes at least two cameras, one of which is a thermal camera. The processing engine is operatively associated with the robot and the plurality of sensors for receiving data recorded by the robot and the plurality of sensors, the recorded data including measurements of ambient conditions in the shed; and images from the at two cameras. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307107 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODELING HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION - Aspects of the disclosure relate to a composition comprising 20-60% w/w of fat combined with a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor. Method aspects of the disclosure relate to a method for inducing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in an experimental laboratory animal, the method comprising administering a composition of the disclosure or a composition comprising 10-60% w/w of fat and a composition comprising a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor to the laboratory animal. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307108 | Light bait - A lamp for use under water, comprising: an electrical lighting device, electrical connections for the power supply of the electrical lighting device, and a housing, wherein the housing is translucent at least in sections and defines a watertightly closable hollow space, wherein the electrical lighting device and the electrical connections are arranged within the hollow space, wherein the housing forms a mechanical shell surrounding the hollow space, the mechanical shell having a double curvature at each point of the shell; and a use of the lamp as a light bait when fishing. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307109 | BAIT GRASPING DEVICE - A bait grasping device for fishing includes first and second grasping members pivotally engaged together with a spring. The spring is tensioned by the pivotal rotation of the first and second inwardly directed prongs of the lower portion of the first and second grasping members away from each other. The spring exerts compression force to position the first and second inwardly directed prongs together to grasp bait. A hook assembly having a hook, an elongate member and an eyelet, is engaged to the first and second grasping members by passing the elongate member through the first and second grasping members and the spring. The hook is disposed proximate to a head of the bait and the first and said second inwardly directed prongs grasp opposite sides of the bait. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307110 | LIGHT BAIT - A lamp for use under water having an electrical multicolor light source, electrical connections for the power supply of the electrical multicolor light source, a controller configured to control the light color emitted by the electrical multicolor light source, and a housing, wherein the housing is translucent at least in sections and defines a water tight closable hollow space, wherein the electrical multicolor light source and the electrical connections are arranged within the hollow space, wherein the housing forms a mechanical shell surrounding the hollow space, the mechanical shell having a double curvature at each point of the shell; and a use of the lamp as a light bait when fishing. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307111 | RENEWABLE NATURAL FIBER FISHING LINE - The disclosure provides embodiments of an environmentally friendly fishing line that includes renewable natural fibers, and in some embodiments the disclosed fishing line optionally includes an environmentally friendly renewable natural coating. Some of the embodiments of the disclosed fishing line include, for example, a single strand line, or a braided or plaited line made from multiple threads, strands or yarns. Other embodiments of the disclosed fishing line are degradable over a predetermined timeline. These embodiments are preferred because of the low environmental impact of the disclosed fishing lines when compared to, for example, well known synthetic polymer fishing lines. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307112 | COLLAPSIBLE FISHING CHAIR - A collapsible fishing chair has a frame structure including multiple beams and multiple panels, the multiple beams being configured to form a chair frame and the multiple panels being configured to form supporting surfaces that extend between beams, the supporting surfaces including a seating surface and a backrest surface. A measuring device for measuring length is provided on at least one armrest for use in measuring the length of a fish; and at least one fishing rod receptacle is joined to at least beam of the chair frame for receiving and retaining a handle-end of fishing rod. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307113 | Portable Light and Insect Extermination Device - A combination lighting apparatus and insect extermination device is disclosed having a housing with an upper section and a lower section separated by a first aperture. A light source is disposed in the upper section. An electrical grid and negative pressure source are disposed in the lower section. A power source is coupled to the light source, the electric grid, and the pressure source. A second aperture is located in the lower section after the electric grid, wherein air is propagated inward through the first aperture, through the electrical grid and out the second aperture. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307114 | INSECT TRAP UTILIZING UV LIGHT AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - An insect trap useful for trapping flying insects, the insect trap comprising an upper housing including at least one horizontal row of light emitting diodes extending across an outer surface of a curved front wall such that light from each of the light emitting diodes is projected outwardly from the upper housing at a different angle than adjacent light emitting diodes in the horizontal row of light emitting diodes, a base housing including an opening through which insects can enter an interior of the base housing, and an insect trapping element facing the opening in the base housing. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307115 | Subterranean cutter / raker combination - This invention is directed toward a combination cutting blade/raking device where the blade portion slices weeds off under the soil, thereby effectively killing the plant, and a raking portion collects the uprooted weeds. The blade and rake also flatten the surface of the soil. The raking section of the invention can be lifted independently of the cutting blade. The cutting blade is reversible so a user of the invention can cut twice as much area before having to remove the blade for sharpening. The blade is slightly curved in cross section, allowing for a smoother cutting path through the soil | 2019-10-10 |
20190307116 | TRANSPARENT PANE - The invention relates to a transparent pane comprising a first optically active pattern ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190307117 | AVIAN COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - An avian collision avoidance system utilizing a lighting system and a power source. The lighting system is able to focus on a power line, or power lines, or other structure such as a wind turbine or cell tower, to provide illumination visible to avian populations. The power source may generate power by any means necessary, may store power and may supply power to the lighting system. The lighting system will provide a light source in a desired wavelength to accommodate both humans and birds as necessary. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307118 | SINGLE-STEP VITRIFICATION METHODS - A method for the cryopreservation of biological material comprising a single step of exposing the biological material to a vitrifying solution enriched with at least one cryoprotectant, for a period of less than 90 sec before cooling to a temperature for cryopreservation of the biological material. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307119 | PROCESS TO IMPROVE CROP YIELD - The present invention relates to a process to improve the yield of strawberry crops, the process comprising the step of applying a polyene antifungal agent, especially natamycin, to the roots of a strawberry plant prior to planting said plant and/or to the medium to which the plant is to be planted. The claimed process results in an increased number of crop, an increase in the weight of individual crop, and an increase in the total weight of the crop, and may allow for an earlier harvest. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307120 | Non-Aqueous Solution of Plant-Growth Regulator(s) and Polar and/or Semi-Polar Organic Solvent(s) - The present invention generally relates to non-aqueous solutions of plant growth regulator(s) and polar and/or semi-polar organic solvent(s), methods for making said non-aqueous solution, and methods for improving the growth and crop productivity of plants using said non-aqueous solution. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307121 | ARTICLES AND COMPOSITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH OILS ON SURFACES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Methods related to depositing oil on surfaces and methods related to contacting surfaces at least partially covered by oil with droplets are generally provided. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307122 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR LONG LASTING DISINFECTION - An antimicrobial composition that includes: an antimicrobial component having at least one quaternary ammonium compound; a synthetic polymer that includes: at least one cationic monomer A | 2019-10-10 |
20190307123 | KIT OF ATTRACTANTS FOR ATTRACTING THE COFFEE BERRY BORER - The present invention relates to a kit of attractants for attracting the coffee berry borer, | 2019-10-10 |
20190307124 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR LONG LASTING DISINFECTION - An antimicrobial composition that includes: an antimicrobial component having at least one quaternary ammonium compound; a cationic polysaccharide; an organic acid; and a surfactant selected from cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, nonionic surfactants and combinations thereof. This composition when applied to a surface provides robust long lasting disinfection. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307125 | Pesticidal Genes and Methods of Use - Compositions having pesticidal activity and methods for their use are provided. Compositions include isolated and recombinant polypeptides having pesticidal activity, recombinant and synthetic nucleic acid molecules encoding the polypeptides, DNA constructs and vectors comprising the nucleic acid molecules, host cells comprising the vectors, and antibodies to the polypeptides. Nucleotide sequences encoding the polypeptides can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in organisms of interest. The compositions and methods provided are useful for producing organisms with enhanced pest resistance or tolerance. Transgenic plants and seeds comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes a pesticidal protein of the invention are also provided. Such plants are resistant to insects and other pests. Methods are provided for producing the various polypeptides disclosed herein, and for using those polypeptides for controlling or killing a pest. Methods and kits for detecting polypeptides of the invention in a sample are also included. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307126 | SUBSTITUTED 2-THIOIMIDAZOLYLCARBOXAMIDES AS PESTICIDES - The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) | 2019-10-10 |
20190307127 | Pesticidal Mixtures - The present invention relates to pesticidal mixtures comprising tetramic acids as compound I and a compound II selected from the group consisting of mefentrifluconazole, picarbutrazox, 2-[2-fluoro-6-[(8-fluoro-2-methyl-3-quinolyl)oxy]phenyl]propan-2-ol, 2-[2-[(7,8-difluoro-2-methyl-3-quinolyl)oxy]-6-fluoro-phenyl]propan-2-ol and 9-fluoro-2,2-dimethyl-5-(3-quinolyl)-3H 1,4-benzoxazepine. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307128 | Insect Repellent Formulation for Surface Protection - The composition of a set of formulations based on synthetic active ingredients and natural boosting additives, which provide repellent action against flying insects such as mosquitoes, flies and black-winged stilts, as well as crawling insects such as cockroaches and ants. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307129 | METHODS TO PRODUCE POLYMER NANOPARTICLES AND FORMULATIONS OF ACTIVE INGREDIENTS - The present invention provides a composition including a polymer nanoparticle and at least one agricultural active compound incorporated with the nanoparticle, wherein the nanoparticle are less than 100 nm in diameter, and the polymer includes a polyelectrolyte. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307130 | Non-Toxic Pest Control Compositions and Methods and Uses Thereof - The present specification discloses pest control compositions, articles of manufacture, containers or kits comprising such compositions, and methods and uses to control a population of invertebrate pests from a mammal, location, plant, structure treated of such pest control compositions. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307131 | MICROBIAL CONSORTIA - Disclosed herein are microbial consortia and compositions including microbes for use in agricultural or biodegradation applications. In some embodiments, soil, plants, and/or plant parts (such as seeds, seedlings, shoots, roots, leaves, fruit, stems, or branches) are contacted with a disclosed microbial consortia or composition including microbes. The microbial consortia or microbe-containing compositions may be applied to soil, plant, and/or plant parts alone or in combination with additional components (such as chitin, chitosan, glucosamine, amino acids, and/or liquid fertilizer). In additional embodiments, the disclosed microbial consortia or compositions including microbes are used in methods of degrading biological materials, such as chitin-containing biological materials. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307132 | Baking Device - A baking device ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190307133 | Machine for moulding dough for oven-baked products - A machine for moulding dough for oven-baked products, of the rotary-moulding type, which is characterized by the configuration with which the conveyor belt ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190307134 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A DOUGH SHEET OF A DOUBLE PRE-FERMENTED DOUGH - The present invention relates to a system for providing a dough sheet, comprising a mixer for mixing ingredients to a dough, a portioning device for portioning the dough in batches into carriers, a first fermenting stage, formed by a cabinet, the cabinet comprising a conveyor, configured for conveying the carriers along a trajectory through the cabinet, a first handler for placing the carriers in a fermenting cabinet, a second fermenting stage, formed by a conveyor, a second handler, for picking the carriers from the cabinet and placing the dough batches from the carriers onto the fermenting conveyor, wherein the second handler is configured for placing the dough batches in a touching or overlapping manner and a dough sheeting stage, for receiving the dough from the second fermenting stage and forming a sheet from the dough. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307135 | SCORED PRETZEL BITE APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method of making a soft pretzel bite includes cutting a series of transverse slots on one lateral side of a dough strip, curling the transverse slotted dough strip into a respective rolled dough strip, exposing each transverse slot, and transversely cutting each rolled dough strip into dough bites. The method includes washing each dough bite in a caustic solution with the length of each transverse slot being sufficient for excess caustic solution to drain way from the dough bite. The dough bite is baked into a pretzel bite. Each transverse slot allows a volume of the pretzel bite to increase without being constrained by a pretzel skin formed around each transverse slot to aerate an interior of each pretzel bite. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307136 | FISH SLAUGHTER DEVICE AND TRIGGER DEVICE CONFIGURED FOR SAME - Fish slaughter device includes fish positioning device with fish head abutment, against which the fish head abuts temporary stop position by controllable fish slaughter tool. Fish head abutment element is a trigger releasable by a trigger sensor of a controllable trigger, controllable to move the fish head abutment into different trigger positions. device includes a first control actuator with a first actuator, a coupling device, connecting the fish head abutment to the first actuator for adjusting movement into the trigger positions, and an additional second control actuator with a second actuator controllably placeable in at least two fixed trigger adjustment positions. The two actuators are coupled so an adjusting movement of the first actuator is stopped by a coupling impact against the second actuator in a fixed trigger adjustment positions, which brings about an associated trigger position of the fish head abutment. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307137 | AN IMPROVED OPENWORK FABRIC - An improved tubular openwork fabric or net for food products, the openwork fabric including a plurality of filament assemblies. Each filament assembly is formed from one or more filaments and the filament assemblies are knitted as alternating cojoined and intermediate members. Each intermediate member includes a single filament assembly and each cojoined member includes a pair of filament assemblies that are worked together. The openwork fabric further includes an extension limiting member to limit a longitudinal extension of the openwork fabric. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307138 | SYSTEM FOR MEASURING SMOKE ABSORPTION INTO FOOD PRODUCTS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SYSTEM - A system for measuring smoke absorption into food products includes a surrogate that reacts to a presence of smoke in air ambient to the surrogate and the food products; and the surrogate is configured to change a state to a preselected degree after an exposure to the smoke for a time sufficient to effect a predetermined amount of smoke absorption by a selected food product. A method of making the system for measuring smoke absorption into food products includes placing the surrogate in air ambient to the surrogate in a smokehouse where the food products are to be smoked, configuring the surrogate to change a state after an exposure to the smoke for a time sufficient to effect a predetermined amount of smoke absorption by the food products; and measuring the change of state of the surrogate. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307139 | System for Measuring Smoke Absorption Into Food Products and Method of Making the System - A system for measuring smoke absorption into food products includes a surrogate that reacts to a presence of smoke in air ambient to the surrogate and the food products; and the surrogate is configured to change a state after an exposure to the smoke for a time sufficient to effect a predetermined amount of smoke absorption by a selected food product. A method of making the system for measuring smoke absorption into food products includes placing the surrogate in air ambient to the surrogate in a smokehouse where the food products are to be smoked, configuring the surrogate to change a state after an exposure to the smoke for a time sufficient to effect a predetermined amount of smoke absorption by the food products; and measuring the change of state of the surrogate. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307140 | STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS FERMENTATION PROMOTING AGENT - The present invention provides a lactic acid bacterial fermentation-promoting agent suitable for use in food production. The present invention relates to a fermentation promoting agent for | 2019-10-10 |
20190307141 | LACTIC ACID BACTERIAL FERMENTATION PROMOTING AGENT - The present invention provides a lactic acid bacterial fermentation-promoting agent and a fermentation method suitable for use in food production. The present invention relates to a fermentation promoting agent for a lactic acid bacterium, having a compound having a purine skeleton with a hydrogen atom attached to the carbon atom at position 2, and a method for promoting fermentation for a lactic acid bacterium using the same and a method for producing a fermented food such as fermented milk. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307142 | USE OF A COMBINATION OF WHITE DEXTRINS AND HYDROXYPROPYL PHOSPHATE CROSSLINKED STARCHES AS A FAT SUBSTITUTE - The present invention concerns the use of a composition containing a hydroxypropyl phosphate crosslinked starch and a white dextrin for producing fresh milk products with a reduced fat content, characterised in that: —the hydroxypropyl phosphate crosslinked starch has a degree of substitution of between 0.09 and 0.2, preferably between 0.09 and 0.14, and more preferably between 0.10 and 0.11, and —the white dextrin has ∘a DE of less than 5, preferably less than 3, more preferably less than 2, ∘a viscosity at 40% dry matter of between 3600 and 6000 mPa·s, and ∘a solubles content of less than 30%. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307143 | LIQUID COCONUT-BASED COFFEE CREAMER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - The present invention relates to beverage products, in particular a liquid natural coconut based creamer composition comprising: coconut; coconut oil; high acyl gellan gum present in an amount ranging from 0.08 to 0.15 wt/wt %; guar gum present in an amount ranging from 0 to 0.5 wt/wt %; pea protein present in an amount ranging from 0.2 to 2 wt/wt %; and buffer. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307144 | OIL COMPOSITIONS WITH STARCH AND ETHYLCELLULOSE - Provided is an oil composition comprising, by weight based on the weight of the composition, (a) 2-12% of one or more ethylcellulose polymers; (b) 2-12% of an additive selected from the group consisting of one or more fatty acids, one or more monoglycerides of fatty acids, one or more diglycerides of fatty acids, and mixtures thereof; (c) 2-12% of one or more starch; and (d) 64-94% of one or more oils. Also provided is a margarine-type composition and a puff pastry composition, both comprising ethylcellulose polymer, an additive (b), and starch. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307145 | SOLID COMPOSITION CONTAINING OLEOGEL - Provided is a composition that is solid at 23° C. comprising, by weight based on the weight of the composition, (a) 0.4% to 12% one or more ethylcellulose polymers; (b) 0.5% to 8% stearic acid; (c) 15% to 90% one or more unsaturated oils; and (d) 6% to 70% one or more saturated fats. Also provided is a method of making a baked pastry composition comprising vertically compressing a structure (i) comprising a horizontal top layer, a horizontal intermediate layer, and a horizontal bottom layer, to reduce the thickness of the structure and produce a compressed structure (ii), wherein the top layer comprises dough, the intermediate layer comprises the above composition, and the bottom layer comprises dough. Also provided is a pastry composition comprising, by weight based on the weight of the pastry composition, ethylcellulose polymer, stearic acid, unsaturated oil, flour, and water. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307146 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AROMA COMPOSITION FROM ROASTED COFFEE BEANS AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING AROMA FROM ROASTED COFFEE BEANS - A method for producing an aroma composition from roasted coffee beans, including grinding roasted coffee beans to give a crude ground powder of roasted coffee beans that contains a fine powder and thin flakes, removing the fine powder and thin flakes from a gas that contains aroma compounds emitted from the roasted coffee beans in grinding the roasted coffee beans and the fine powder and thin flakes, introducing the gas from which the fine powder and thin flakes have been removed into an adsorbent to thereby make the aroma compounds adsorbed by the adsorbent, and collecting the aroma compounds from the adsorbent to prepare an aroma composition containing the aroma compounds. The adsorbent is held in an adsorbent holder in an aroma compound adsorbing device, and the adsorbent holder has a mesh lid at both ends thereof in the gas flowing direction therethrough. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307147 | METHOD FOR PREPARING AN ICED TEA OR COFFEE BEVERAGE - The present invention provides a method for preparing an ice-containing tea or coffee beverage, the method comprising: (i) providing a beverage liquor containing soluble tea or coffee solids, and a freezing-point suppressant; (ii) aerating the beverage liquor by the addition of a gas; (iii) flowing the aerated beverage liquor through a refrigeration system to cool the aerated beverage liquor and to thereby form a plurality of ice crystals within the aerated beverage liquor; and (iv) dispensing the cooled aerated beverage liquor as an ice-containing tea or coffee beverage. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307148 | Preparing and Storing a Free Flowing Frozen Supplementary Product - An apparatus for manufacturing cryogenically frozen supplementary beads, including a freezing chamber configured to contain a cryogenic liquid, at least one feed tray overlying the freezing chamber arranged and adapted to receive a liquid composition from a delivery source, the at least one feed tray having a plurality of orifices for the discharge of uniformly sized droplets of the liquid composition from the at least one feed tray, whereby the droplets are delivered by gravity into the freezing chamber there-below to form frozen beads, at least one clean-in-place structure, and a conveyor belt assembly comprising a conveyor belt, wherein at least a portion of the conveyor belt is positioned proximate a bottom of the freezing chamber such that the conveyor belt is positioned to receive frozen beads onto the conveyor belt. | 2019-10-10 |