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20090025484 | Device and Method for Measuring Amounts of Milk in Particular During the Milking Process - The invention relates to a device for measuring the mass flow, in particular of a foaming liquid, comprising a measuring device with two electrodes and at least one electrical means for generation of an electrical parameter and an analytical device. The electrical means is connected to the first electrode at two remote points, such as to be wired in parallel with the first electrode. The second electrode is connected to the first electrode by means of the analytical device. | 01-29-2009 |
20090025485 | Device for measuring the mass flow of milk in particular during the milking process - The device for measuring the mass flow of a foaming fluid, in particular of milk during milking, comprises a housing having an inlet and an outlet, and a measuring device for determining the mass flow. The housing is structured such that mixing the foam portion with the liquid portion of the fluid can be achieved. To this end, the inlet runs substantially tangentially into the housing interior. | 01-29-2009 |
20090165726 | Milk Collecting Device and Method for Operating a Milk Collecting Device - The invention relates to a milk collecting device and a method for operating a milk collecting device, comprising a milk collecting vessel with an inlet and a controllable outlet and a measuring device, said measuring device comprising a first electrode and a second electrode at a separation from the first electrode, a power supply electrically connected to both electrodes and a measuring device for recording an electrical parameter. The power supply is connected to two connection points on the first electrode at a separation from each other such as to be in parallel with relation to the first electrode and connected to the second electrode by the measuring device in order to determine a characteristic measure for the filling level of a liquid in the milk collecting vessel. | 07-02-2009 |
20100246970 | DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT ANIMALS WHEN WALKING THROUGH AN ANIMAL PASSAGE - The invention relates to a device and method for providing information about animals walking through an animal passage (I), the information comprising at least the number of animals walking through the animal passage, using a detection device having a sensor device connected to a processor for capturing animal data about animals walking through the animal passage, and an analysis device for recognizing animals in the data/signals captured by the sensor device for the purpose of outputting counter impulses when animals are detected in said signals, the sensor device being designed for producing 3D images, and the analysis device being designed for detecting animals in the 3D data of the 3D images and for counting the animals using said detection. | 09-30-2010 |
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20110168096 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING A MILKING CUP ON A TEAT OF AN ANIMAL - Methods and apparatus for positioning milking cups on respective teats of a milk-yielding animal by; generating a 3D direct recording of at least one of the milking cups and at least one of the teats of the milk-yielding animal, determining a relative distance between the milking cup and the teat from the 3D direct recording using an image processing device, using a control device to process data about the relative distance determination and then calculate a drive movement for one or more actuators for moving the milking cup(s) and reducing the relative distance between a milking cup and a respective teat, carrying out the drive movement provided that an error does not occur, and making at least one 3D direct recording for being evaluated. | 07-14-2011 |
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20080234331 | Synergistic Insecticidal Mixtures for the Treatment of Seed - The invention relates to insecticidal mixtures containing, as active substances, at least two compounds from the series of the chloronicotinyl insecticides, and to the use of these mixtures for promoting plant growth. | 09-25-2008 |
20090325807 | Method of Improving Plant Growth - The present invention relates to a method of improving the growth of plants selected from the group of amenity trees and forest trees comprising applying to said plants or the locus thereof at least one compound selected from the class of agonists and antagonists of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. | 12-31-2009 |
20110110906 | Combinations of biological control agents and insecticides or fungicides - Compositions are provided that improve overall plant vigor and yield by combining agriculturally effective amounts of at least one environmentally friendly biological control agent and at least one insect control agent and or fungicide. A composition of the present invention is particularly effective in the presence of plant parasitic nematode and fungal species. Along with a benefit of reducing insect pressure, the inventive composition enhances the root system of a plant and improves the establishment of the biological control agent within the rhizosphere, thereby enhancing the effectiveness thereof. Use of a composition of the present invention leads to an overall reduction in crop losses caused by either plant parasitic nematodes or fungi and this reduction is much greater than would have been expected from application of either component alone. Methods for utilizing compositions of the present invention are also provided. Further the compositions according to this invention display synergistic insecticidal, nematicidal, acaricidal or fungicidal activity. | 05-12-2011 |
20110269625 | Synergistic insecticidal mixtures - The present invention relates to mixtures of transfluthrin and thiacloprid or acetamiprid, and to those mixtures which comprise at least one further insecticidal and/or fungicidal component. The invention further relates to the use of these mixtures for control of animal pests, especially in seed treatment, and by means of granules in the soil. | 11-03-2011 |
20120035135 | Treatment of Transgenic Crops with Mixtures of Fiproles and Chloronicotinyls - The Invention relates to methods for increasing the production potential of plants and/or controlling pests in plants with at least one transgenic modification related to yield increase as compared to a corresponding wild-type plant, comprising treating the location where the plant with at least one transgenic modification is growing or is expected to grow and/or the transgenic plant with at least one transgenic modification or propagation material of the plant with at least one transgenic modification with an effective amount of an insecticidal composition comprising a component A, selected from the group consisting of imidacloprid, thiacloprid, clothianidin, acetamiprid, dinotefuran, nitenpyram, and thiamethoxam; and a component B, selected from the group consisting of fipronil and ethiprole. | 02-09-2012 |
20150125434 | COMBINATIONS OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS AND INSECTICIDES OR FUNGICIDES - Compositions are provided that improve overall plant vigor and yield by combining agriculturally effective amounts of at least one environmentally friendly biological control agent and at least one insect control agent and or fungicide. A composition of the present invention is particularly effective in the presence of plant parasitic nematode and fungal species. Along with a benefit of reducing insect pressure, the inventive composition enhances the root system of a plant and improves the establishment of the biological control agent within the rhizosphere, thereby enhancing the effectiveness thereof. Use of a composition of the present invention leads to an overall reduction in crop losses caused by either plant parasitic nematodes or fungi and this reduction is much greater than would have bean expected from application of either component alone. Methods for utilizing compositions of the present invention are also provided. Further the compositions according to this invention display synergistic insecticidal, nematicidal, acaricidal or fungicidal activity. | 05-07-2015 |
20150141246 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT AND AN INSECTICIDE - The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biological control agent. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts. | 05-21-2015 |
20150148229 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT AND A FUNGICIDE SELECTED FROM INHIBITORS OF AMINO ACID OR PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS, INHIBITORS OF ATP PRODUCTION AND INHIBITORS OF THE CELL WALL SYNTHESIS - The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biological control agent. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts. | 05-28-2015 |
20150289514 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT AND A FUNGICIDE SELECTED FROM INHIBITORS OF THE RESPIRATORY CHAIN AT COMPLEX III - The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biological control agent. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts. | 10-15-2015 |
20150289518 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT AND AN INSECTICIDE - The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biological control agent selected from the group consisting of | 10-15-2015 |
20150296804 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS - The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biological control agent selected from the group consisting of | 10-22-2015 |
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20150104417 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT AND AN INSECTICIDE - The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biological control agent. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts. | 04-16-2015 |
20150105251 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT AND A FUNGICIDE SELECTED FROM INHIBITORS OF THE LIPID MEMBRANE SYNTHESIS, THE MELANINE BIOSYNTHESIS, THE NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS OR THE SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION - The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biological control agent. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts. | 04-16-2015 |
20150141244 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT AND AN INSECTICIDE - The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biological control agent. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts. | 05-21-2015 |
20150141245 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT AND A FUNGICIDE FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF INHIBITORS OF THE RESPIRATORY CHAIN AT COMPLEX I OR II - The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biological control agent. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts. | 05-21-2015 |
20150148228 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT AND A FUNGICIDE - The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biological control agent. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts. | 05-28-2015 |
20150148230 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT AND AN INSECTICIDE - The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biological control agent. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts. | 05-28-2015 |
20150157025 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT AND AN INSECTICIDE - The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biological control agent. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts. | 06-11-2015 |
20150157026 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT AND A FUNGICIDE SELECTED FROM INHIBITORS OF THE MITOSIS AND CELL DIVISION OR COMPOUNDS HAVING A MULTI-SITE ACTION - The present invention relates to a composition comprising of least one biological control agent. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts. | 06-11-2015 |
20150296797 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT AND AN INSECTICIDE - The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biological control agent. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts. | 10-22-2015 |
20150296803 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT AND AN INSECTICIDE - The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biological control agent selected from the group consisting of | 10-22-2015 |
20150335028 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT AND AN INSECTICIDE - The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biological control agent. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts. | 11-26-2015 |
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20090017093 | GELATINOUS MATERIAL FOR FILLING BONE AND/OR CARTILAGE DEFECTS - Disclosed is a goal gel-type material for filling bone and/or cartilage defects. Said gel-type material comprises at least one gelatinizing component and collagen in at least one liquid dispersing agent. The collagen contains an active substance complex. Preferably, the inventive material is provided with osteoconductive and osteoinductive properties. | 01-15-2009 |
20090022773 | POROUS AND BIOCOMPATIBLE CARRIER MATERIAL FOR TREATING BONE AND/OR CARTILAGE DEFECTS - A porous and biocompatible carrier material for treating bone and/or cartilage defects, including a collagen of animal origin that has an active substance complex. | 01-22-2009 |
20090216336 | BIORESORBABLE, MINERALISED MATERIAL FOR FILLING OSSEOUS DEFECTS - A bioresorbable and mineralized material for filling osseous defects includes a native and/or renatured collagen matrix of congregated collagen chains, in which essentially only a surface of the congregated collagen chains is mineralized. A shaped article for filling osseous defects includes such a material. A method for producing a shaped article for filling osseous defects from a liquid medium, includes the steps of deposition of a mineral substance, preferably from its dissolved ionogenic components, on a collagen matrix, precipitation of the mineralized collagen matrix, separation of the mineralized collagen matrix, transfer of the mineralized collagen matrix to a suspension, transfer of the suspension to a mold defining the shaped article, and freeze-drying of the suspension in the mold. | 08-27-2009 |
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20090136437 | COSMETIC AND DERMATOLOGICAL FORMULATIONS INCLUDING ISONONYL BENZOATE - A method for the preparation of a formulation including adding at least one substance of the general formula (I) | 05-28-2009 |
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20100266518 | Process for the preparation of odourless polyether alcohols using DMC catalysts and their use in cosmetic and/or dermatological preparations - Cosmetic and/or dermatological preparations prepared using polyether alcohols, characterized in that, for the preparation of the polyether alcohol,
| 10-21-2010 |
20110117219 | HAIR TREATMENT PRODUCT AND HAIR AFTER-TREATMENT PRODUCT CONTAINING ETHER GUANIDINES AS ACTIVE SUBSTANCES, FOR PROTECTING FROM DAMAGE CAUSED BY CHEMICAL TREATMENT AND FOR REPAIRING ALREADY DAMAGED HAIR - The invention relates to ether guanidines of the general formulae (I) | 05-19-2011 |
20120015893 | FORMULATIONS CONTAINING SORBITAN CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTER - The invention relates to formulations for the washing and care of human or animal body parts, said formulations containing sorbitan carboxylic acid esters and characterized in that the carboxylic acid part of the sorbitain carboxylic acid ester is derived from a carboxylic acid containing between 6 and 10 carbon atoms and the sorbitan carboxylic acid esters have a hydroxyl count (OH count) of higher than 350. The invention also relates to the use of sorbitan carboxylic acid ester in washing or care formulations. | 01-19-2012 |
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20130071340 | POLYOL PARTIAL ESTERS FOR USE IN COSMETICS - The invention relates to polyol partial esters, cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulations containing the polyol partial esters according to the invention, and to the use of the polyol partial esters according to the invention for cosmetic and pharmaceutical purposes. | 03-21-2013 |
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20090136092 | OBJECT BOUNDARY ACCURATE MOTION DETECTION USING HIERARCHICAL BLOCK SPLITTING AND MOTION SEGMENTATION - The present invention is directed to an apparatus for motion segmentation in the field of motion detection, whereby an initial motion map is processed to a more accurate final motion map which identifies the non- and the movement of pixels between at least two successive images, said apparatus comprising a processing-segmentation device and a combination-logic device. In this apparatus the initial motion map is processed to three different feature maps, describing static edges, moving edges and moving flat areas between at least two successive images, respectively. | 05-28-2009 |
20100245672 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE AND VIDEO PROCESSING - The present invention relates to an image processing method. The method comprises a step of generating adaptive temporal filter coefficients. Then a recursive filter is applied at least once to an image frame using the generated temporal filter coefficients. The present invention further relates to an apparatus and a computer program product for performing image processing. | 09-30-2010 |
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20110123121 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING BLOCKING ARTEFACTS IN COMPRESSED IMAGES AND VIDEO SIGNALS - The present invention relates to a coding parameter independent method for reduction of blocking artefacts in a compressed image or video signal. For this purpose, the image is analysed in the vicinity of the block boundaries in order to measure the existence and strength of blocking artefacts and to detect image areas. Based on the analysis result map information for each pixel adjacent to a block boundary is generated. The filter mode for each block boundary is adaptively determined dependent on the map information and the image is filtered depending on the chosen filter mode. | 05-26-2011 |
20110235921 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING CODING ARTIFACTS IN AN IMAGE - The present invention relates to a method and a corresponding apparatus for detecting coding artifacts in an image. The proposed apparatus comprises an edge position detector that detects an edge position of an edge in said image, a border position detector that detects a border position of a border between a texture area and a flat area in said image, and an artifact position defining unit that defines the area between said edge position and said border position as artifact area potentially comprising coding artifacts. | 09-29-2011 |
20120019667 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADAPTIVE NOISE MEASUREMENT OF A VIDEO SIGNAL - The present invention relates to method of adaptive noise measurement of a video signal comprising a sequence of images. The proposed method comprises the steps of searching one or more spatially uniform areas within a current image, determining a spatial uniformity value of said one or more spatially uniform areas and combining said spatial uniformity values to obtain a spatial noise value representing a first measure for the amount of noise in said current image, detecting motion by comparing the current image with one or more preceding images and/or one or more succeeding images of said sequence of images by use of a motion threshold to obtain one or more motion maps indicating the amount of motion between the current image and the respective preceding or succeeding image, searching one or more static areas within said one or more motion maps, determining a temporal uniformity value for said one or more static areas by comparing image values at positions in said one or more preceding images and/or said one or more succeeding images, at which a low amount or no motion is indicated in the respective one or more motion maps, said temporal uniformity value representing a measure for the amount of noise at said positions in said current image, and combining said obtained temporal uniformity values to obtain a combined noise value representing a second measure for the amount of noise in said current image. | 01-26-2012 |
20120201390 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUDIBLE TRANSIENT NOISE DETECTION - The present invention relates to a device and a corresponding method for audible transient noise detection in an audio signal. To avoid the detection of false positives or at least reduce the number of detected false positives a device is proposed comprising a detector configured to detect a set of transient noise candidates in time or frequency domain among a plurality of samples of said audio signal, and a selector configured to select audible transient noise candidates from said set of transient noise candidates by use of one or more selection criteria, wherein the selection criteria used for said selection are selected and/or whose parameters are at least partly set based on characteristics of said audio signal. | 08-09-2012 |
20120219229 | IMAGE ENHANCEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an image enhancement apparatus for enhancing an input image of a sequence of input images. To provide the ability to increase the resolution of an input image and/or to temporally reduce artefacts and/or noise in an input image, the apparatus comprises a motion compensation unit, a weighted selection unit, a feature analysis unit, an image model unit configured to generate a modelled image by applying an image model on said input image and/or said weighted selection image, a spatio-temporal detail signal generation unit configured to generate a detail signal from said input image and said weighted selection image, and a combination unit configured to generate said enhanced output image from said input image, said detail signal and said modelled image. | 08-30-2012 |
20130301928 | SHIFT VECTOR RELIABILITY DETERMINING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for determining the reliability of shift vectors between two images comprises an image compensation unit for compensating local shifts between a first image and a second image and to obtain a compensated second image. A similarity estimation unit is provided for determining a similarity information by determining one or more similarity measures between said first image and said compensated second image. A vector consistency check device for comparing shift vectors describing the shift between said first image and said second image from different shift estimation directions to obtain a consistency weight information, and a combination unit for combining said similarity information and said consistency weight information to obtain a reliability information describing the reliability of said shift vectors are provided. | 11-14-2013 |
20130301949 | IMAGE ENHANCEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image enhancement apparatus for enhancing an input image of a sequence of input images of at least a first view and obtaining an enhanced output image of at least said first view comprises an unsharp masking unit configured to enhance the sharpness of the input image, a motion compensation unit configured to generate at least one preceding motion compensated image by compensating motion in a preceding output image, a weighted selection unit configured to generate a weighted selection image from said sharpness enhanced input image and said preceding motion compensated image based on selection weighting factor, a detail signal generation unit configured to generate a detail signal from said input image and said weighted selection image, and a combination unit configured to generate said enhanced output image from said detail signal and from said input image and/or said weighted selection image. | 11-14-2013 |