A system for remote care of an animal includes a smart bowl that includes an open-faced container for holding a substance, a microprocessor, and a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a proximity tag attached to an animal.

A system for remote care of an animal includes a smart bowl that includes an open-faced container for holding a substance, a microprocessor, and a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a proximity tag attached to an animal.

The present invention relates to a lighting element including an insect repelling element.

The present invention relates to a lighting element including an insect repelling element.

An animal deterrent canister with a pressurized vessel containing animal deterrent and a nozzle assembly with a flange, an actuator actuated by a downward pressure, and a nozzle for releasing animal deterrent from the pressurized vessel cooperates with a carrier device. The carrier device has a mounting structure for mounting to an object, a receiver for receiving the nozzle assembly of the animal deterrent canister, an actuator pin that moves between a retracted position away from the actuator and an extended position that depresses the actuator, and a cable housed within a sleeve. The receiver has an engagement profile that receives the flange in an interference engagement. One end of the cable is connected to the actuator pin and the other end is connected to a hand actuator that applies a compressive force to the cable relative to the sleeve to move the actuator pin to the extended position.

An animal deterrent canister with a pressurized vessel containing animal deterrent and a nozzle assembly with a flange, an actuator actuated by a downward pressure, and a nozzle for releasing animal deterrent from the pressurized vessel cooperates with a carrier device. The carrier device has a mounting structure for mounting to an object, a receiver for receiving the nozzle assembly of the animal deterrent canister, an actuator pin that moves between a retracted position away from the actuator and an extended position that depresses the actuator, and a cable housed within a sleeve. The receiver has an engagement profile that receives the flange in an interference engagement. One end of the cable is connected to the actuator pin and the other end is connected to a hand actuator that applies a compressive force to the cable relative to the sleeve to move the actuator pin to the extended position.

The present invention relates to regulatory sequences. In particular, the invention relates to a regulatory nucleic acid molecule, at least part of which has a transcription initiation function directing expression of an operably associated protein encoding polynucleotide of interest to non-tassel tissue in maize, but not or substantially not to tassel. The invention further relates to chimeric genes and expression cassettes comprising the regulatory nucleic acid molecule and to transgenic plants comprising the chimeric genes and expression cassettes.

A nesting deterrence device for elevated infrastructure is designed to be mounted within a deterrence area on elevated infrastructure, such as cell and data towers, utility poles, sports lighting, and the like, in order to deter raptors (i.e., Osprey) and other birds with relatively long wingspans, greater than 33 inches (84 centimeters), from entering into a deterrence volume immediately above the deterrence area. Birds are deterred from flying through the deterrence volume by a plurality of deterrence rods, spaced and oriented within the deterrence volume, which would interfere with bird flight. Because birds would be prevented from freely flying through the volume, they would be unable to alight and nest in the deterrence area below.

A device for getting rid of undesirable animals having a base plate and a catapulting plate, the catapulting plate hingedly attached to the base plate and configured to swing via a hinge member. A biasing member is provided to force the device in an opened position. A trigger plate is configured to engage a hook member, such that the device is loaded into a closed position. The improved device configured to catapult an undesirable animal when the trigger plate is engaged, moving the device from the closed position to the opened position.

A device for getting rid of undesirable animals having a base plate and a catapulting plate, the catapulting plate hingedly attached to the base plate and configured to swing via a hinge member. A biasing member is provided to force the device in an opened position. A trigger plate is configured to engage a hook member, such that the device is loaded into a closed position. The improved device configured to catapult an undesirable animal when the trigger plate is engaged, moving the device from the closed position to the opened position.