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An electronic containment apparatus for and method of controlling the movement of an animal relative to a protected area employs magnetic fields for designating exclusion or containment areas within a household. The animal is provided with a collar, which includes a magnetic marker designed to perturb a magnetic field produced by an exclusion unit's magnetic field generator. The exclusion unit produces stimuli to which the animal responds, but to which humans do not respond.

Disclosed is a method of denitrifying a solution including introducing into the solution an amount of a carbon source within a duration and at a frequency so that indigenous heterotrophic bacteria deplete dissolved oxygen in the solution and decompose oxygen from nitrate in the solution to obtain its combined oxygen. Related apparatuses and compounds also are disclosed.

Disclosed is a method of qualifying mobile devices and providing information thereto including: receiving a probe request; ascertaining mobile device identity data embedded in the probe request and defining a prospective device identity data; determining whether the prospective device identity data are unqualified; and if not, providing the prospective device identity data to a push server. Apparatuses and systems for performing the method are disclosed as well.

A standardized, corrosion-resistant roof curb that can be shipped in a disassembled state, which an installer may assemble, size, locate and configure to provide an appropriate roof slope on any roof without welding, includes a panel and an extrusion configured to receive the panel, wherein the panel is trimmed according to the pitch of the roof. Methods of making and installing the roof curb also are disclosed.

An embodiment configured according to principles of the invention includes a plate defining a hexagon having a base parallel with joint between concrete slabs. Another embodiment includes a hexagon-shaped plate having a first portion and a second portion, and a form having a slot configured to closely receive the second portion.

Disclosed is a music stand that includes a column with a first segment having at least one positional slot and a second segment having a protrusion configured to be received in each of the positional slots. When the protrusion is received in one of the positional slots, the protrusion can prevent relative translation of the first segment and the second segment in at least one direction, thereby defining a unique extension. The music stand also includes a support selected from a rack and a pedestal that is fixed relative to said column.

Disclosed is an apparatus for denitrifying a solution that includes a denitrification tank configured to receive a portion of the solution for a period of time. Controlling an amount, duration and frequency of introduction of polyethylene glycol into the solution promotes indigenous heterotrophic bacteria depleting dissolved oxygen in the solution and obtaining oxygen from nitrate in the solution.

An embodiment configured according to principles of the invention of an apparatus for forming concrete includes a form having a slot configured to closely receive a plate in only one direction. An embodiment configured according to principles of the invention of an apparatus for transferring a load between a first concrete slab and a second concrete slab, defining a joint, includes a plate having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the second portion has a first segment and a second segment that is larger than the first segment.

Disclosed is an apparatus for denitrifying a solution that includes a denitrification tank configured to receive a portion of the solution for a period of time. Controlling an amount, duration and frequency of introduction of polyethylene glycol into the solution promotes indigenous heterotrophic bacteria depleting dissolved oxygen in the solution and obtaining oxygen from nitrate in the solution.

An embodiment configured according to principles of the invention includes a plate defining a hexagon having a base parallel with joint between concrete slabs. Another embodiment includes a hexagon-shaped plate having an elastomer-coated first portion and a second portion, and a form having a slot configured to closely receive the second portion. A further embodiment includes a plate having compressive and/or resilient edge banding disposed on a plate edge that is not parallel to the joint. Apparatuses and methods for retro-fitting existing concrete stabs for transferring a load with a new adjacent concrete slab also are disclosed.

An embodiment configured according to principles of the invention includes a first layer of kraft pulp board bonded on a second layer. The second layer includes a thermally or latex bonded layer of airlaid.

Apparatus for holding a jetter cup having an opening, includes a peg having a first portion, a second portion and a third portion interposed between and larger than the first portion and the second portion, wherein the third portion is larger than the opening of the jetter cup.

Described and depicted is a method for maintaining customer relationships that provides a true indicator of the health of a business relationship by quantifying the level of activity undertaken toward maintaining a relationship, according greater weight to favored and more recent and planned activities, which can be measured against a desired activity level. An embodiment configured according to principles of the invention includes: a first summing of points associated with activities completed within a first period of time and defining a carryover point sum; a second summing of points associated with activities completed within a second period of time and defining a current point sum; a third summing of points associated with activities scheduled within a third period of time and defining a future point sum; and a fourth summing of points comprising the current point sum, carryover point sum and future point sum, and defining a real point sum. The real point sum may be compared with a target point value to assess effort level expended in maintaining a relationship.

An apparatus for forming concrete includes a form having a slot configured to closely receive a plate. The slot is defined by one or more annular surfaces having central axes perpendicular to a direction in which the slot receives the plate. A method for forming same includes providing a sheet of form material; disposing a release layer on the sheet; cutting the sheet into a plurality of forms having a predetermined form height; and cutting a slot in each of each of the plurality of forms. Another apparatus for forming concrete includes a plate having a first portion and a second portion. A coating is disposed on the first portion. When disposed in a joint defined by a first volume of concrete and a second volume of concrete, the first volume of concrete adheres only to the coating and the second volume of concrete adheres only to the second portion. A method for forming concrete includes providing a plate having a coated first portion and a second portion; providing a form having a slot configured to closely receive the second portion; inserting the second portion in the slot; positioning the form to receive concrete; pouring a volume of concrete on the form and the first portion; curing the volume of concrete and defining cured concrete; and removing the form from the cured concrete. The plate remains in the cured concrete.

An apparatus and a method for objectively ascertaining a color match between a selected standard color and the color exhibited by an interference effect pigment during processing thereof and terminating the process upon achieving a match. The invention provides a spectrophotometer attached to a flow cell to monitor the color of a platy effect pigment to monitor pigment color and ascertain completion of the coating reaction process involved in interference pigment production.

Disclosed is a method of denitrifying a solution including introducing into the solution an amount of a carbon source within a duration and at a frequency so that indigenous heterotrophic bacteria deplete dissolved oxygen in the solution and obtain oxygen from nitrate in the solution. Related apparatuses and compounds also are disclosed.

Disclosed is a mounting dock with an integral jack for digital audio players, preferably that incorporate a built-in clip, including, but not limited to the iPod Shuffle® and iPod Nano® manufactured by Apple, Inc. The dock includes a tapered and beveled mounting stem that inserts into the audio player's clip and a jack that inserts into and provides electrical connection with the audio player's audio port. The stem and jack are positioned and aligned so as to enable simultaneous mounting and electrical connection with the audio player, thereby effecting connection with a desired output device, such as earphones, with one hand in a single motion.