1. A seed of hybrid maize variety X00A016, produced by crossing a first plant of variety PHW6G with a second plant of variety PHEDR, wherein representative seed of said varieties PHW6G and PHEDR have been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-11991 and PTA-7754, respectively.
2. A plant or plant part produced by growing the seed of the hybrid maize variety of claim 1.
3. A method for producing a second maize plant comprising applying plant breeding techniques to a first maize plant, or parts thereof, wherein said first maize plant is the maize plant of claim 2, and wherein application of said techniques results in the production of said second maize plant.
4. The method of claim 3, further defined as producing an inbred maize plant derived from hybrid maize variety X00A016, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) crossing said first maize plant with itself or another maize plant to produce seed of a subsequent generation;
(b) harvesting and planting the seed of the subsequent generation to produce at least one plant of the subsequent generation; and
(c) repeating steps (a) and (b) for an additional 2-10 generations to produce an inbred maize plant derived from hybrid maize variety X00A016.
5. The method of claim 3, further defined as producing an inbred maize plant derived from hybrid maize variety X00A016, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) crossing said first maize plant with an inducer variety to produce haploid seed; and
(b) doubling the haploid seed to produce an inbred maize plant derived from hybrid maize variety X00A016.
6. A seed of hybrid maize variety X00A016 further comprising a locus conversion, wherein said seed is produced by crossing a first plant of variety PHW6G with a second plant of variety PHEDR; wherein representative seed of said varieties PHW6G and PHEDR have been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-11991 and PTA-7754, respectively; and wherein at least one of said varieties PHW6G and PHEDR further comprises a locus conversion.
7. The seed of claim 6, wherein the locus conversion confers a trait selected from the group consisting of male sterility, site-specific recombination, abiotic stress tolerance, altered phosphorus, altered antioxidants, altered fatty acids, altered essential amino acids, altered carbohydrates, herbicide tolerance, insect resistance and disease resistance.
8. A plant or plant part produced by growing the seed of the maize hybrid variety of claim 6.
9. A method for producing a second maize plant comprising applying plant breeding techniques to a first maize plant, or parts thereof, wherein said first maize plant is the maize plant of claim 8, and wherein application of said techniques results in the production of said second maize plant.
10. The method of claim 9, further defined as producing an inbred maize plant derived from hybrid maize variety X00A016, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) crossing said first maize plant with itself or another maize plant to produce seed of a subsequent generation;
(b) harvesting and planting the seed of the subsequent generation to produce at least one plant of the subsequent generation; and
(c) repeating steps (a) and (b) for an additional 2-10 generations to produce an inbred maize plant derived from hybrid maize variety X00A016.
11. The method of claim 9, further defined as producing an inbred maize plant derived from hybrid maize variety X00A016, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) crossing said first maize plant with an inducer variety to produce haploid seed; and
(b) doubling the haploid seed to produce an inbred maize plant derived from hybrid maize variety X00A016.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A device, comprising:
a housing configured with a working element;
a motor configured for urging motion of the working element;
a power control module in electrical control of said motor, the power control module in electrical connection with a first power source and a second power source, the first power source being a battery assembly having a Direct Current (DC) power output, and the second power source being a power inverter receiving Alternating Current (AC) power from an AC power input line, the power control module having a power selection switch for selectively connecting at least one of the first power source and the second power source with the motor to cause said motor to urge motion of the working element;
a charge switch for selecting between a first mode for charging the battery assembly when the power control module is receiving AC power and a second mode for not charging the battery; and
a charge controller for controlling battery assembly charging when the first mode of the charge switch is selected,
wherein the charge controller comprises logic embedded in the power control module.
2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power inverter is a rectifier and filter combination.
3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power inverter includes a step down controller.
4. The device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the step down controller includes a voltage rectifier and a pulse width modulator.
5. The device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a current sensor for sensing current level of the battery assembly, wherein the charge controller analyzes current level changes obtained by the current sensor and adjusts a configurable duty cycle.
6. The device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a timer logic with a predetermined maximum charge time, wherein the charging controller automatically sets to a maintenance mode when the predetermined maximum charge time have passed.
7. The device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the predetermined maximum charge time is 12.5 hours.
8. A system, comprising:
a housing configured with a working element;
a motor configured for urging motion of the working element;
a power control module in electrical control of said motor, the power control module in electrical connection with a first power source and a second power source, the first power source being a battery assembly having a Direct Current (DC) power output, and the second power source being a power inverter receiving Alternating Current (AC) power from an AC power input line, the power control module having a power selection switch for selectively connecting at least one of the first power source and the second power source with the motor to cause said motor to urge motion of the working element;
a charge switch for selecting between a first mode for charging the battery assembly when the power control module is receiving AC power and a second mode for not charging the battery; and
means for controlling charging of the battery assembly when the first mode of the charge switch is selected,
wherein the controlling means comprises logic embedded in the power control module.
9. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the power inverter is a rectifier and filter combination.
10. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the power inverter includes a step down controller comprising a voltage rectifier and a pulse width modulator.
11. The system as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a current sensor for sensing current level of the battery assembly, wherein the controlling means analyzes current level changes obtained by the current sensor and adjusts a configurable duty cycle.
12. The system as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a timer logic with a predetermined maximum charge time, wherein the controlling means automatically sets to a maintenance mode when the predetermined maximum charge time have passed.
13. The system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the predetermined maximum charge time is 12.5 hours.