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Trw Automotive U.S. LLC

The Jackson Laboratory

John Vollmer

Thomas D Peterson

John J Strzempko

A system for providing fuel and oxidant to a rocket in flight, including a rocket having at least one internal tank for storing propellant, at least one external tank for holding a liquid rocket propellant, and at least one umbilical hose in fluidic communication with the at least one internal tank and the at least one external tank. The at least one umbilical hose is configured to automatically disengage from the rocket when the rocket reaches a predetermined state such as a predetermined altitude, for example. The at least one internal tank remains in fluidic communication with the at least one external tank while the at least one umbilical hose is engaged.

Method and apparatus for providing external fuel to a rocket

A pet waste collection device includes a container with first and second boxes joined with a hinge, and a handle that may be detachably attached to the collection container. The handle includes a finger portion that is slidable in an opening through a thumb portion of the handle. The handle is oriented such that the first and second boxes become extensions of the users thumb and fingers with action mimicking a grasping action while maintaining the users hand remote from any pet waste being collected. The handle may be reusable, and a plurality of collection containers may be included as part of a kit.

Pet waste collection kit, device and method

An apparatus () for transporting laboratory animals comprises a container (), a cover piece (), and a closure piece (). The container () has an open top. The cover piece () is connectable with the container () for closing the open top of the container (). The cover piece () has a passage () through which the at least one laboratory animal passes during insertion into and extraction from a cavity (). The closure piece () includes a portion () that is rotatable relative to the cover piece () between a first position in which the portion () of the closure piece () closes the passage () in the cover piece () and a second position in which the passage () in the cover piece () is open to permit the insertion and extraction of the at least one laboratory animal through the passage ().

Apparatus for transporting laboratory animals

An apparatus ( ) for transporting laboratory animals comprises a container ( ), a cover piece ( ), and a closure piece ( ). The container ( ) has an open top. The cover piece ( ) is connectable with the container ( ) for closing the open top of the container ( ). The cover piece ( ) has a passage ( ) through which the at least one laboratory animal passes during insertion into and extraction from a cavity ( ). The closure piece ( ) includes a portion ( ) that is rotatable relative to the cover piece ( ) between a first position in which the portion ( ) of the closure piece ( ) closes the passage ( ) in the cover piece ( ) and a second position in which the passage ( ) in the cover piece ( ) is open to permit the insertion and extraction of the at least one laboratory animal through the passage ( ).

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Mount Desert, ME, United States of America

John Vollmer