A water removal device is configured to remove residual water off a user after getting wet. A handle is configured to be held within a user's hand, the handle extending along a longitudinal axis between a bottom handle end to a top handle end. A wiping extension outwardly extends beyond the top handle end along the longitudinal axis from a proximal wiping extension end to a distal wiping extension end. The wiping extension has a plurality of wiping edges evenly disposed about the longitudinal axis and extending generally along the longitudinal axis. The entirety of the water removal device may be formed as a single contiguous part where it is made from an injection molded polymer.

A cooking mold assembly for making shaped pancakes and other food items is disclosed and includes a main body portion with an outer peripheral wall for holding uncooked batter. The main body portion has at least one character opening for a character tile. The character tile and a front face of the main body portion define a pattern that is formed in the completed food item. The character tile may be exchanged to tailor the design formed in the food item as desired. A back surface of the main body portion includes a textured surface to inhibit sticking to a hot cooking surface.

Coffee makers with features for rapid and/or multiple extraction processes, and associated systems and methods, are included. A representative method for brewing coffee includes placing ground coffee on a filter element of a brew chamber, directing heated water into the brew chamber and in contact with the ground coffee and, during a first phase, brewing coffee in the brew chamber without subjecting the coffee to a pressure differential of at least 150 torr between the brew chamber and a coffee chamber to which the brew chamber is coupled, the coffee chamber having a capacity of 200 mL or more. The representative method further includes, during a second phase, extracting the coffee from the brew chamber through the filter element and into the coffee chamber via a pressure differential of at least 150 torr between the brew chamber and the coffee chamber.

A processing system for processing plant mixture into milk and pulp preferably includes a filter, a plunger mechanism, and a ring funnel. The processing system may also include a pulp catcher.

A hanger that is shaped to reduce packaging size by 30-50% is described. The amount of air in hanger packaging is minimized because each hanger has a “groove” that allows another hanger to sit on top as a “tongue” and save space. This significantly reduces the shipping cost of a set of hangers, while maintaining its utility as a hanger when in use.

A mattress and method custom fitted to a user. The mattress includes a top cover zippered over a top of the mattress, and an encasement extending beneath the top cover, having a sidewall extending up and around an outer perimeter of the encasement. The mattress includes a plurality of support layer foam pads or strips positionable in the encasement, on a sub-layer thereof so that the sidewall of the encasement extends around an outer perimeter of the pads/strips. At least one of the pads/strips provides a different level of firmness relative to a level of firmness provided by another of the pads/strips, and the pads/strips are removable from the encasement. The pads/strips allow customization of the sleep surface, so that customized firmness (i.e., support) is provided, particularly in the lumbar region of the spine, to ensure no more than ¾ inch of compression in the lumbar support layer strip occurs.

A personal care implement includes a treatment device having a longitudinal axis and including a treatment portion having at least one treatment element; a connection portion having a main body and a first resilient snap attachment protruding from the main body, the main body formed of a first material having a first hardness and the first resilient snap attachment formed of a second material having a second hardness, the first hardness being greater than the second hardness; and the treatment device is alterable between: (1) a detached state; and (2) an assembled state in which the treatment device is detachably coupled to a grip section such that the first resilient snap attachment cooperates with and engages a first engagement portion of the grip section to secure the treatment device to the grip section.

A roasting fork cleaning assembly for cleaning food debris from a roasting fork includes a handle that includes a plurality of slidable sections such that the handle has a telescopically adjustable length. A grip is attached to the handle and a holder is attached to the handle. A collar is insertable into the holder thereby facilitating the roasting fork to be inserted into the collar when the collar is inserted into the holder. A plurality of bristles is each attached to the collar. Each of the bristles is directed toward a center of the collar thereby facilitating each of the bristles to abrade the roasting fork when the roasting fork is inserted into the collar. In this way the bristles can scrub food debris from the roasting fork.

A hydration system includes a liquid reservoir, a bottleneck plug, a tube, a hydration valve (e.g., bite valve), and a flow-restricting device (e.g., check valve). The tube comprises a first end for coupling to the liquid reservoir via the plug, a second end having the hydration valve, and the flow-restricting device interposed between the liquid reservoir and the hydration valve. The plug may be inserted into a variety of bottlenecks.

Harness adjustment assemblies for user-worn electrical appliances and connection systems for the same are disclosed. In one aspect, a system includes an electrical appliance including a housing defining a recess, a track removably connected to the housing within the recess, a harness adjustment assembly connected to the housing by the track, and a harness assembly configured to be worn by a user of the electrical appliance to facilitate carrying the electrical appliance. The harness adjustment assembly includes an actuator assembly movable and selectively repositionable along the track. The harness assembly is connected to the actuator assembly such that the harness assembly is selectively repositionable relative to the electrical appliance housing upon actuation of the actuator assembly.

A delivery system of a colored product having a target color including an application device of the colored product, at least two reservoirs each containing a respective base product, a calculation module configured to receive the information concerning the target color and to determine a composition of the colored product from the base products contained in the reservoirs, at least one metering device in fluid communication with the reservoirs, configured to deposit on the application device a dose of each of the base products corresponding to the determined composition, a mixing device configured to mix the doses of base products deposited on the application device. Also, a method for delivering a colored product having a target color via the delivery system. Finally, the use of the system for applications requiring the delivery of a colored product having a target color.

A bar-shaped cosmetic material feeding container includes a front tube, an inner tube arranged inside the front tube and forming an opening to dispense a bar-shaped cosmetic material, a screw member that is rotatable relative to the front tube, a moving body that is accommodated inside the inner tube and that includes a core chuck for gripping the bar-shaped cosmetic material. The inner tube is movable in the axial direction through an opening of the front tube. The moving body is coupled to the screw member to move the bar-shaped cosmetic material in the axial direction through the opening of the inner tube. The feeding container further includes a first spring to buffer a movement of the inner tube, and a second spring to buffer a movement of the core chuck of the moving body, that has a spring constant different from a spring constant of the first spring.

A curling iron capable of curling hair in two directions relates to the field of curling irons. The curling iron includes a rotary outer shell, a rotating body, and a fixing knob. The rotating body is sleeved in the rotary outer shell, and the fixing knob is disposed at a top of the rotary outer shell and connected with the rotating body. The rotary outer shell includes a ventilation rod body, and an air duct cover sheet. The air duct cover sheet is clamped on a surface of the ventilation rod body. The rotating body includes a partition plate and a ventilation bottom cover. The partition plate is disposed on the ventilation bottom cover. Ventilation is carried out by the ventilation rod body in cooperation with the cover sheet, and the rod body is of a rotary structure, so that air may be adjustably blown out in two directions by a cooperation of the rotary rod body and the rotating body, without replacing heads of the curling iron with different air outlet directions. This achieves a purpose of curling and dressing hair with air blown in two directions.

One or more devices for coupling lighting elements to safety headwear are described. The devices include an element that emits light, a unit that provides power, and a coupling element to couple the device to safety headwear.

A wound recovery garment includes a multilayer fabric. The multilayer fabric comprises a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The multilayer fabric draws moisture from the skin tissues, including wounded or burned tissue recovering from trauma. The first layer removes moisture from wounded tissue without sticking to skin. The first layer is formed from compressive, elastic material that supplies compression forces to tissue. The second layer is an absorbent layer that receives the moisture from the first layer and stores tissue moisture in a sponge-like fashion. The second layer is disposed between the first layer and the third layer. The third layer is an exterior layer and is visible to outside viewers. No body fluid or blood leaks through the third layer. Individuals recovering from trauma are able to comfortably go outside without being concerned with body fluids soaking through and being visible to others.

A glove has a palm side and a back side joined at a side edge and a number of sections including a palm part, a finger part and a thumb part. The component parts connect and stretch material is used in certain areas of the glove to make the glove adjust to varying hand sizes.

An article of clothing and a method of manufacturing thereof are disclosed. The article of clothing comprises a pair of brassiere cups and a pair of frames. Each frame further comprises a bottom member attachable to an underwire of a respective one of the brassiere cups; at least one first projection which originates from the lower member and extends beyond the upper member; at least one second projection which extends from the lower member and extends beyond the upper member. The at least one second projection is closer than the at least one first projection to an underarm region of the respective one of the brassiere cups.

An electronic device for producing an aerosol for inhalation has a mouthpiece and an elongate housing. The mouthpiece attaches to an upper end of the housing. The housing contains a liquid container and a mesh assembly with mesh material that vibrates when actuated for aerosolizing liquid from the container. The mouthpiece covers the mesh assembly at the upper end of the housing, and the aerosol produced by the mesh assembly may be inhaled through the mouthpiece by a person. The housing contains circuitry and a power supply, preferably are located in a lower half of the housing, for actuating vibration of the mesh material. Electrical pathways connect the mesh assembly with the circuitry and power supply. The power supply may comprise one or more batteries located at the lower end of the housing. The aerosol is produced without smoldering of the liquid and without using a compressed gas.

Disclosed are a quick liquid injection structure and an aerosol generating device. The quick liquid injection structure includes a valve body, a liquid-injection tube and an elastic member. A gas exhaust hole is disposed on a side wall of the valve body. The liquid-injection tube is coaxially disposed within the valve body, and the liquid-injection tube comprises a liquid-inlet port, a liquid injection passageway and a liquid-outlet hole which are fluidly communicated. The elastic member is sleeved outside the liquid-injection tube, one end of the elastic member abuts against a first abutment part that extends from an outer wall of the liquid-injection tube, and another end of the elastic member abuts against a second abutment part that extends from an inner wall of the valve body. An exhaust gap is formed between the valve body and an end of the liquid-injection tube close to the liquid-inlet port.

The present disclosure provides a peanut whole-process production line and a method. The peanut whole-process production line includes a peanut cleaning system, a shell breaking system, a skin removing system, a peanut kernel classification system, an ultra-fine pulverization system and a classification packaging system; a first procedure is cleaning and impurity removal of peanuts, breaking of peanut shells is performed after the cleaning and impurity removal of peanuts, removal of peanut kernel skins and ultra-fine pulverization of the peanut shells are respectively performed after the breaking of peanut shells, classification of peanut kernels is performed after the removal of peanut kernel skins, and classification packaging of ultra-fine peanut shell powder is performed after the ultra-fine pulverization of the peanut shells; whole-process processing of peanuts is completed by using the peanut whole-process production line, and peanut resources are fully utilized.

Infant cereals play a significant role in the complementary baby feeding period. Provided is a preparation method for infant cereal, with a special focus on whole grain infant cereals as well as gluten free cereals. There is mounting evidence of many benefits of whole grain consumption for human health. Similarly, consumers often link the term whole grains to healthiness, which becomes a more important factor when selecting an infant cereal brand. Whole grain cereals ought to be presented as early as possible during infancy. Nonetheless, the greatest challenge that food manufacturers are facing is to drive consumers' acceptance, including taste. The complementary infant feeding is unquestionably key in shaping food preferences of infants. Therefore, it is a suitable period in life at which to introduce whole grain cereals for acceptance across the entire lifetime.

The present disclosure also provides a sweetening composition including a) 0.1 to 50 g/l of a natural sweet-tasting carbohydrate, b) 40 to 120 g/l of a natural sweet-tasting carbohydrate different from a), and c) 30 to 300 mg/I of rubusoside or a rubusoside derivative. Moreover, the present disclosure is about the use of said sweetening compositions for sweetening and preparing beverages as well as for preparing syrups as precursors and for the preparation of such beverages. The disclosure is also about a beverage including said sweetening compositions as well as about a process for preparing such beverage.

A plant disease control agent which contains a compound represented by formula (1) as an active ingredient.

The present disclosure provides improved humanized IgG1 FCRN mouse models for use, for example, in estimating serum half-life of therapeutic proteins such as monoclonal antibodies.

A method for optimizing filtration in an aquaculture system. The method for optimizing filtration includes, taking at least one sample of matter from an aquaculture system, defining at least one predetermined characteristic to test the sample of matter for, testing the at least one sample of matter, determining if the at least one predetermined characteristic is present within the sample, modifying resource distribution within the aquaculture system, taking at least two samples of matter within the aquaculture system, re-defining at least one predetermined characteristic to test the at least two samples of matter for, testing the at least two samples of matter, determining if the re-defined at least one predetermined characteristic is present within the at least two samples of matter and ensuring the filtration system will retain a state of optimization.

A Canine Flotation Device is a flotation aid for dogs undergoing water-based physical therapy rehabilitation. The device has of a section of hard foam, such as Styrofoam® which floats upon the surface of the water and borders the entire dog. The center of the foam board is cut out to accommodate the dog while the dog is in a “dog paddle” position. The dog is held in place by a textile harness which holds the chest, belly, and hind quarters of the dog. The harness is then attached to the foam board by six (6) nylon straps of which two (2) each are on the front, side, and rear of the foam. Each strap is adjustable to securely fit the dog and allow for proper floatation. It is envisioned that the device would be made available in a plurality of sizes.

One embodiment relates to seed and plants of inbred watermelon line WTL0096. Another embodiment relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of inbred watermelon line WTL0096, and to methods for producing a watermelon plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves, with another watermelon plant, such as a plant of another genotype, or with vegetatively propagating said plant. Another embodiment further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. Further embodiments relate to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.

A method and system for controlling a power-transmission device in a forest machine having a harvester head includes measuring a selected property of at least two trees with aid of observation means on a basis of electromagnetic radiation at a distance from the trees being measured to create measurement data. The power-transmission device is controlled by software on the basis of the measurement data to change a state of the power-transmission device to optimize energy required to perform an operation of an operating device. The operating device uses the energy transmitted by the power-transmission device (after the change in state of the power-transmission device) so that operation of the operating device creates a change in the attitude, location, or state of the harvester head.

The disclosure provided herein is directed to a hand rakepan having a handle, a head, and plurality of tines. The handle, in some aspects, is ergonomically provided to accommodate a variety of grips during use that facilitate manipulation of the hand rakepan as a hand tool using only a single hand. Likewise, in certain aspects, the head of hand rakepan has one or more grooves and notches to provide various grip's to be used during one-handed manipulation of the hand rakepan during raking, collecting, and transporting.