Multi-band photodiode sensor
    82.
    发明授权
    Multi-band photodiode sensor 有权
    多波段光电二极管传感器

    公开(公告)号:US09451745B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-27

    申请号:US13785500

    申请日:2013-03-05

    摘要: Plant canopy temperature and multi-spectral reflectance are measured with a wireless multi-band sensor, and the temperature data are qualified and the spectral reflectance measurements are classified. The multi-band sensor includes sensors for measuring plant canopy temperature radiation and spectral reflectance over five bands, a microprocessor to receive and store measured data, and a wireless transmitter for transmitting data from the microprocessor to a remote receiver, all enclosed within a single housing. The data are used to detect variations in spectral signature due to plant stress (e.g., disease, water stress) and due to soil background and to qualify temperature data accordingly. The data provide information for decision support algorithms related to the initiation of automatic irrigation scheduling as a function of crop canopy cover, qualification of temperature data used in automatic irrigation scheduling algorithms, and detection of diseased crops for the purpose of withholding irrigations when yield potential is compromised.

    摘要翻译: 使用无线多频带传感器测量植物冠层温度和多光谱反射率,并对温度数据进行鉴定,并对光谱反射率测量进行分类。 多波段传感器包括用于测量五个波段的植物冠层温度辐射和光谱反射率的传感器,用于接收和存储测量数据的微处理器,以及用于将数据从微处理器传输到远程接收器的无线发射器,全部封装在单个壳体内 。 该数据用于检测植物胁迫(例如疾病,水分胁迫)和由于土壤背景引起的光谱特征的变化,并相应地限定温度数据。 数据提供了与启动自动灌溉调度相关的决策支持算法的信息,作为作物冠层覆盖的函数,自动灌溉调度算法中使用的温度数据的鉴定,以及为了在收获潜力为 妥协

    Peach tree named ‘GulfAtlas’
    83.
    植物专利
    Peach tree named ‘GulfAtlas’ 有权
    桃树名为“GulfAtlas”

    公开(公告)号:USPP27128P2

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-06

    申请号:US13998066

    申请日:2013-09-27

    IPC分类号: A01H5/08

    CPC分类号: A01H6/7463 A01H5/08

    摘要: A new and distinct variety of peach tree, denominated ‘GulfAtlas’, has a winter chilling requirement estimated at approximately 400 chill units (cu). The tree is medium size, moderately vigorous, and semi-spreading in growth habit. It bears showy, pink flowers, and leaves with reniform glands. Trees of ‘GulfAtlas’ are self-fertile and regularly bear heavy annual crops. Fruit are uniformly firm and have yellow, non-melting flesh. Fruit are nearly round, and uniform with substantially symmetrical shape, and have an attractive approximately 75% red skin. The fruit of ‘GulfAtlas’ typically ripen about 3 weeks after ‘Gulfcrimson’ in midJune at Attapulgus, Ga.

    摘要翻译: 一个新的和独特的桃树种类,称为“GulfAtlas”,冬季寒冷需求估计约为400冷藏单位(cu)。 树的中等大小,适度生长,半生长的习惯。 它具有华丽,粉红色的花朵和叶子与肾脏腺体。 “GulfAtlas”的树木是自给自足的,经常每年都会重播一年。 果实均匀,果肉黄色,不融化。 水果几乎圆形,均匀,形状基本对称,具有吸引力约75%的红色皮肤。 “GulfAtlas”的果实通常在加拿大Attapulgus的6月中旬在“Gulfcrimson”之后大约3周成熟。

    Methods for producing bio-oil
    84.
    发明授权
    Methods for producing bio-oil 有权
    生物油生产方法

    公开(公告)号:US09434885B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-06

    申请号:US13777020

    申请日:2013-02-26

    IPC分类号: C10B49/08 C10B53/02

    摘要: Methods for producing bio-oil from a feedstock (e.g., lignocellulosic) involving (1) pyrolyzing the feedstock in an inert atmosphere in a reactor to produce bio-oil, bio-char and non-condensable gases; (2) recycling 50 to about 85% of the non-condensable gases to the reactor to produce deoxygenated bio-oil; wherein the method is conducted in the absence of oxygen and wherein the method does not utilize externally added catalysts.

    摘要翻译: 从原料(例如木质纤维素)生产生物油的方法,包括(1)在反应器中的惰性气氛中热解原料以产生生物油,生物炭和不可冷凝气体; (2)将50至约85%的不可冷凝气体循环至反应器以产生脱氧生物油; 其中所述方法在不存在氧气的情况下进行,并且其中所述方法不使用外部添加的催化剂。

    Compositions and methods of treating animal manure
    85.
    发明授权
    Compositions and methods of treating animal manure 有权
    处理动物粪便的组成和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09301440B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-05

    申请号:US14331869

    申请日:2014-07-15

    IPC分类号: C05F3/00 A01K29/00 A01C3/00

    摘要: Disclosed are manure amendment compositions containing a dry or liquid mixture of (1) alum mud and at least one member selected from the group consisting of acid (e.g., sulfuric), bauxite, and mixtures thereof, or (2) bauxite and at least one member selected from the group consisting of acid (e.g., sulfuric), alum mud, and mixtures thereof, which when added to animal manure will form a treated manure product having improved environmental, health and/or animal performance. Also disclosed are various methods of using the manure amendment composition.

    摘要翻译: 公开了含有(1)明矾泥浆和至少一种选自酸(例如硫酸),铝土矿和它们的混合物的干物质或液体混合物的粪便改性组合物,或(2)铝土矿和至少一种 选自由酸(例如硫酸),明矾泥及其混合物组成的组分,当加入到动物粪便中时,它们将形成具有改善的环境,健康和/或动物性能的处理过的粪便产品。 还公开了使用肥料修改组合物的各种方法。

    Azalea plant named ‘AZ 16’
    86.
    植物专利
    Azalea plant named ‘AZ 16’ 有权
    杜鹃花植物名为“AZ 16”

    公开(公告)号:USPP26436P2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-01

    申请号:US13998697

    申请日:2013-11-25

    IPC分类号: A01H5/02

    CPC分类号: A01H5/02

    摘要: A new cultivar of Azalea named ‘AZ 16’ that is characterized by its uniform flower color and size, its strong flowering during its extended flowering season blooming in late March to early April and then again in late August through October in Mississippi, its large pink flowers with red flecks and red undertones on the upper surface of the petals, its leaves that retain a burgundy color through winter and into the spring bloom season, its rapid development and a tight crown with only minimum pruning required when grown under optimum conditions in containers, and its exceptional environmental stress tolerance including fluctuations in moisture and temperature stress, and its good disease and pest resistance.

    摘要翻译: 杜鹃花的新品种“AZ 16”以其均匀的花朵颜色和大小为特征,其在3月下旬至4月初的延长开花季节开花,然后在8月下旬至10月下旬在密西西比州,其大粉红色 在花瓣上表面有红色斑点和红色底纹的花朵,其叶子通过冬季保持勃艮第色,并进入春季开花季节,其快速发育和紧密冠,只有在最佳条件下在容器中生长时才需要最小的修剪 ,以及其特殊的环境胁迫耐受性,包括水分和温度胁迫的波动,以及良好的抗病虫害性。

    Active management of plant canopy temperature as a tool for modifying plant metabolic activity
    88.
    发明授权
    Active management of plant canopy temperature as a tool for modifying plant metabolic activity 有权
    积极管理植物冠层温度,作为修改植物代谢活动的工具

    公开(公告)号:US09247689B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-02

    申请号:US14136406

    申请日:2013-12-20

    IPC分类号: A01G25/16 A01G1/00 G01K13/00

    CPC分类号: A01G22/00 G01K13/00

    摘要: The water-deficit stress of plants or crops is managed using plant temperatures to maximize product quality. The temperature of the target plant is repeatedly measured over a period of interest, and after each measurement, the plant temperature is compared with a predetermined plant setpoint temperature associated with a desired water-deficit stress level, above which temperature the plant is deemed to be in an undesired metabolic state. If the measured plant temperature is greater than the setpoint temperature, and humidity is not restrictive to plant cooling, then irrigation can be triggered to retain the plant within the desired stressed level, as determined by the temperature of the plant. By this method, irrigation can be withheld to increase plant temperature or applied to reduce plant temperature. The temperature of the plant is thus continuously increased and decreased relative to a desired temperature value that is indicative of a desired water-deficit stress.

    摘要翻译: 用植物温度管理植物或作物的缺水胁迫,以最大限度地提高产品质量。 目标植物的温度在所关注的时期内重复测量,并且在每次测量之后,将植物温度与与期望的缺水胁迫水平相关联的预定植物设定点温度进行比较,在该温度以上,该植物被认为是 处于不期望的代谢状态。 如果测得的工厂温度大于设定点温度,湿度不限于设备冷却,则可以触发灌溉,以将设备保持在所需的应力水平,由设备的温度决定。 通过这种方法,可以阻止灌溉以增加植物温度或施加以降低植物温度。 因此,相对于指示期望的缺水应力的期望温度值,植物的温度持续增加和降低。

    METHODS OF PRETREATING LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS WITH REDUCED FORMATION OF FERMENTATION INHIBITORS
    89.
    发明申请
    METHODS OF PRETREATING LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS WITH REDUCED FORMATION OF FERMENTATION INHIBITORS 有权
    减少发酵抑制剂形成的细菌生物量的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150354141A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-10

    申请号:US14299926

    申请日:2014-06-09

    IPC分类号: D21H17/66 D21H11/06 C12P7/10

    摘要: Methods of pretreating lignocellulosic biomass in preparation for enzymatic saccharification and fermentation are provided. Also provided are methods of producing ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass via enzymatic saccharification and fermentation that utilize the pretreatment method. In the methods, pretreatment is conducted in two stages. In the first stage, the lignocellulosic biomass is treated in a mildly acidic or near pH-neutral solution to promote delignification and lignin sulfonation, while minimizing the formation of degradation products that inhibit subsequent enzymatic saccharification and/or fermentation. In the second stage, the pH of the solution is decreased in order to promote the depolymerization and dissolution of hemicelluloses in the lignocellulosic biomass.

    摘要翻译: 提供了在制备酶糖化和发酵中预处理木质纤维素生物质的方法。 还提供了通过利用预处理方法的酶糖化和发酵从木质纤维素生物质生产乙醇的方法。 在这些方法中,预处理分两个阶段进行。 在第一阶段,将木质纤维素生物质在温和酸性或接近pH-中性溶液中处理以促进脱木质素和木质素磺化,同时最小化抑制随后的酶糖化和/或发酵的降解产物的形成。 在第二阶段,降低溶液的pH以促进半纤维素在木质纤维素生物质中的解聚和溶解。

    Recyclable organic solar cells on substrates comprising cellulose nanocrystals (CNC)
    90.
    发明授权
    Recyclable organic solar cells on substrates comprising cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) 有权
    包含纤维素纳米晶体(CNC)的基材上的可循环有机太阳能电池

    公开(公告)号:US09203030B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-01

    申请号:US14221369

    申请日:2014-03-21

    摘要: Recyclable organic solar cells are disclosed herein. Systems and methods are further disclosed for producing, improving performance, and for recycling the solar cells. In certain example embodiments, the recyclable organic solar cells disclosed herein include: a first electrode; a second electrode; a photoactive layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; an interlayer comprising a Lewis basic oligomer or polymer disposed between the photoactive layer and at least a portion of the first electrode or the second electrode; and a substrate disposed adjacent to the first electrode or the second electrode. The interlayer reduces the work function associated with the first or second electrode. In certain example embodiments, the substrate comprises cellulose nanocrystals that can be recycled. In certain example embodiments, one or more of the first electrode, the photoactive layer, and the second electrode may be applied by a film transfer lamination method.

    摘要翻译: 可回收的有机太阳能电池在本文中公开。 进一步公开了用于生产,改进性能和用于再循环太阳能电池的系统和方法。 在某些示例性实施例中,本文公开的可回收有机太阳能电池包括:第一电极; 第二电极; 设置在第一电极和第二电极之间的光敏层; 包含设置在所述光敏层和所述第一电极或所述第二电极的至少一部分之间的路易斯碱性低聚物或聚合物的中间层; 以及与第一电极或第二电极相邻设置的衬底。 中间层减少与第一或第二电极相关联的功函数。 在某些示例性实施方案中,底物包含可再循环的纤维素纳米晶体。 在某些示例性实施例中,第一电极,光活性层和第二电极中的一个或多个可以通过膜转移层压法施加。