Abstract: A flight simulator displays control choices on an out-the-window display allows a crew member to control it directly by making selections of displayed choices through a "point and click" control module accessible by the crew member while located in the crew station. The simulator can be controlled by either of two crew members and also by an operator at an instructor operator station outside the crew station.

Abstract: A method is provided for preparing various intermediates and final products including MTP inhibitors employing solid phase syntheses. A new dialkoxyaryl aldehyde linker-resin of the structure ##STR1## which serves as a starting material and method for preparing same, are also provided.

Abstract: Block polymers of the star type contain a central core of crosslinked bisunsaturated compound and a plurality of functionalized branches attached to the core, each branch containing at least a terminal portion of polymerized alkyl methacrylate, polymerized through the ethylenic unsaturation of the methacrylate moiety. The polymers are useful in adhesive formulations and as viscosity index improvers for hydrocarbon fluids.

Abstract: A new variety of azalea characterized by its sturdy and generally upright growth habit, its Tea Rose-shaped red flowers, and its unusually early spring flowering.

Abstract: This invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) named `Frau Nobuko` which originated as a seedling from the inventor's controlled hybridization of the Hydrangea macrophylla cultivars `Madam Blumkock` and `Silver Edge` and is distinguished from its parents by the combination of the attractive pigmentation pattern of its sepals which is predominantly colored with narrow, irregular, white edges; its moderately ruffled edges with occasionally serrations; and its dense inflorescence on a strong stem that does not require staking for support. Sepal pigmentation of individual Hydrangea macrophylla plants depends on the nutrients and pH of the growing medium. The sepals of `Madam Blumkock` are uniformly pink and the sepals of `Silver Edge` are uniformly red with a white edge.

Abstract: This invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) named `Frau Taiko` which originated as a seedling from the inventor's controlled hybridization of the Hydrangea macrophylla cultivars `Crystal` and `Silver Edge` and is distinguished from its parents and all other varieties of Hydrangea macrophylla of which I am aware by the combination of the distinctive pigmentation pattern of its sepals which gives the florets an appearance of being sharply outlined by a tiny white line; its compact growth habit; the ease with which it can be forced in a greenhouse; and its large, dense, long-lasting inflorescence having a strong peduncle which does not require staking for support, making it ideal for pot culture. Sepal pigmentation of individual Hydrangea macrophylla plants depends on the nutrients and pH of the growing medium. The sepals of `Crystal` are uniformly blue and the sepals of `Silver Edge` are uniformly red with a white edge.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Hippeastrum (Amaryllis) plant named `Rozetta`, characterized by its double flowers; unique medium pink tepal color with white midrib and narrow reddish veins; multiple flower scapes per bulb; relatively compact plant habit; and early flowering.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Hippeastrum (Amaryllis) plant named, `Double Six`, characterized by its intense red flower color; consistent production of multiple flower scapes; six flowers per umbel; relatively compact plant habit; and early flowering.

Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named Arabella particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; spooned-decorative capitulum type; yellow ray floret color; diameter across face of capitulum of 76 to 83 mm when fully opened; flowering response in Salinas under normal temperatures is 52 to 53 days after start of short days; Flowering response in Bogota, Colombia is 60 to 68 days after start of short days; plant height is 85 to 91 cm when grown in Salinas with 11 to 18 long days prior to start of short days; height is 89 to 107 cm when grown in Bogota, Colombia with 21 long days prior to start of short days; peduncle length of the first and the fourth laterals at flowering after removing the apical bud is 10 to 13 cm and 13 to 15 cm when grown in Salinas, Calif.; peduncle length of the first and fourth lateral in Bogota, Colombia is 10 to 15 cm and 15 to 20 cm, respectively; uniform flowering in year round flowerings in both Salinas, Calif. and in Bogota, Colombia.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum, botanically known as Dendranthema grandiflora and referred to by the cultivar name Orange State.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a fuchsia plant, having a spreading growth habit of strongly bushy form and which has thick stems. The brace roots and stems of the fuchsia plant are thick and strong, and so it needs no support. The fuchsia plant has great profusion blooms, the whole bush remaining in bloom for a considerable period of time, and very long flowering duration. The flowers are single and not having variegated pattern on petals, the petals having a deep violet to moderate purple color, and having vivid red sepals without variegated pattern and vivid red calyx tube without variegated pattern. The plant has a high resistance to heat, cold and disease, and medium resistance to pest, and it is able to growing in outdoor garden during the term of intense summer heat.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a fuchsia plant, having a mutant growth habit plant with low plant height and being strongly bushy. The fuchsia plant has great profusion blooms, the whole bush remaining in bloom for a considerable period of time, and having a very long flowering duration. The flowers are single and not having variegated pattern on petals, the petals having a deep violet to moderate purple color, and having vivid red sepals without variegated pattern and vivid red calyx tube without variegated pattern. The plant has a high resistance to heat, cold and disease, and medium resistance to pests, and it is able to grow in an outdoor garden during the term of intense summer heat.

Abstract: A distinctive cultivar of Phlox plant named `Shortwood`, characterized by its medium pink flower color with a dark hot pink center "eye"; resistance to Powdery Mildew; and long flowering period.

Abstract: A new geranium cultivar particularly distinguished by green foliage without zonation, light lavender flower color, and semi-double flowers on large umbels, a vigorous plant that is fat rooting with a semi-compact habit.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plant named `Sofie`, characterized by its numerous orange yellow flowers; green leaves; and good postproduction longevity.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Vriesia plant named `Prominent`, characterized by its bi-colored leaves that have green margins and off-white centers.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Guzmania plant named `Sunstar`, characterized by its young leaves that have green margins with dark pink centers and mature leaves that have green margins with light yellow centers.

Abstract: A variety of Kentucky Bluegrass having a medium to high level of resistance to leaf spot and melting out, dollar spot rusts and brown patch; a dark green color throughout the growing season; the ability to form a medium to high quality turf under a variety of environmental conditions; a moderately wide leaf blade; a strong root system and a high level of seed yielding capacity.

Abstract: The present invention is a post-mix beverage dispensing valve for accurately maintaining the proper ratio of two liquid beverage components. The present invention includes a valve main body having a gear pump secured thereto. The gear pump includes two sets of oval gears. One set of oval gears is in fluid communication with a source of pressurized carbonated water, and the second set is in fluid communication with a source of syrup. The valve body also includes solenoid operated pallet valves for each of the beverage components. Ratioing of the solenoid provides for simultaneous opening of both pallet valves whereby the pressurized carbonated water flows between the carbonated water gears and is swept thereby through the valve body to the dispensing nozzle. One gear of each gear pair is secured to a common rotating shaft. Pressurized carbonated water provides for the rotation of the syrup gears, thereby providing for the pumping of the syrup to the nozzle.

Abstract: A coding method of a binary Markov information source comprises the steps of providing a range on a number line from 0 to 1 which corresponds to an output symbol sequence from the information source, and performing data compression by binary expressing the position information on the number line corresponding to the output symbol sequence. The present method further includes the steps of providing a normalization number line to keep a desired calculation accuracy by expanding a range of the number line which includes a mapping range, by means of a multiple of a power of 2, when the mapping range becomes below 0.

Abstract: The process or the present invention serves to remediate and reduce the volume of waste materials in a landfill site and increases the useful life of the treated landfill. The process steps involve drilling a series of holes into the waste material mass at proper spacing, inserting and operating a plasma arc torch in each drilled hole to pyrolize, remediate and vitrify the waste materials and allowing the melted materials to cool and harden. During the process, a gaseous by-product is produced and collected in a hood which is attached to scrubbing and chemical cleaning apparatus. The resultant gases are commercially useful as fuel gas and the vitrified residue is significantly smaller in volume than the original waste material volume, thus substantially extending the useful life of the landfill site and ultimately providing a firm foundation for construction.

Abstract: In an injection molding machine having a machine frame, a stationary mold mounting plate, a movable mold mounting plate and a support portion on the machine frame, which carries a mold closing mechanism, the support portion and the stationary mold mounting plate are connected exclusively by way of the machine frame. The closing force which occurs during the closing phase and the expansion force which occurs during injection, as between the support portion and the stationary mold mounting plate, are carried only by way of the machine frame. The mold mounting plates are mounted tiltably about a respective horizontal axis while a guide means is provided between the two mold mounting plates or the movable mold mounting plate and the machine frame.

Abstract: A submerigible screw-type implant includes a longitudinal channel which directs bone chips towards the base of a bore in the patient's bone in which the implant is installed. These bone chips promote autogenous rapid regrowth of new bone to securely anchor the implant in place. In order to be able to position the implant at the most advantageous angle at the edentulous sight, angled abutments for supporting an artificial tooth structure or angularly adjustable abutments are provided. The angularly adjustable abutments may be in the form of a ball and socket joint in which the socket includes an inner casing having a peripheral extension that acts to lock the joint at the desired angle. Also, the support for an artificial tooth may include a shock-absorbing cushion to prevent some of the forces of mastication from disturbing the implant.

Abstract: A low-pressure chemical vapor deposition process is disclosed for creating high-density, highly-conformal titanium nitride films which have very low bulk resistivity, and which provide excellent step coverage. The process utilizes a metal-organic compound, tetrakis-dialkylamido-titanium Ti(NR.sub.2).sub.4, as the primary precursor, in combination with an activated species which attacks the alkyl-nitrogen bonds of the primary precursor, and which will convert the displaced alkyl groups into a volatile compound. Any noble gas, as well as nitrogen or hydrogen, or a mixture of two or more of the foregoing may be used as a carrier for the precursor. The activated species, which may include a halogen, NH.sub.3, or hydrogen radicals, or a combination thereof, are generated in the absence of the primary precursor, at a location remote from the deposition chamber. The wafer is heated to a temperature within a range of 200.degree.-600.degree. C.

Abstract: A television game set comprises an operation button used to operate a game, a game control section for controlling the game, a display section for displaying the progress of the game, and a connector to which either a game cartridge storing a game program therein or a tuner cartridge for receiving television broadcasting is coupled. At least one terminal of the connector is used to handle a cartridge changeover signal. The other terminals of the connector are changed in function on the basis of the cartridge changeover signal received on the one terminal as to handle either game signals or tuner signals.

Abstract: Apparatus for disintegrating or otherwise destroying a stone, such as a gallstone, within the body of a living being. The apparatus comprises a small diameter catheter having a longitudinal axis and a working head located at the distal end thereof. The catheter is capable of being located at any position within the body so that the working head is adjacent the stone. The working head is arranged to be rotated at a high speed about the longitudinal axis of the catheter. The working head comprises at least one bladed member having an impacting surface thereon. The bladed member is arranged to move from a retracted position wherein its impacting surface is located adjacent the periphery of the catheter to an extended position wherein the impacting surface extend substantially beyond the periphery of the catheter when the working head is rotated. The impacting surface is arranged so that when it rotates in the extended position, it impacts the stone to disintegrate or otherwise destroy the stone.

Abstract: A protective glove for ice hockey and similar sports has padding for the hand region, wrist region, and at least in part for the forearm region, this padding being provided with elements promoting mobility of the joints. The padding is designed in the region of contact between the thumb and index finger in such a way that when the hand grips the shaft of a hockey stick the edges of the padding fit together substantially without gaps while leaving an opening for the shaft of the stick. The padding for the index, middle, ring, and little fingers is formed of one part which is movable in the proximal phalangeal region and is guided by only one finger and is divided transversely to the longitudinal direction of the fingers by one or more notches.

Abstract: An aerobic resistance garment for indoor use or warm weather use, includes a shorts section which has elongated resistance elements and which includes shoulder anchoring structure extending upwardly from the waist area of the shorts section for fitting over the user's shoulders. The legs of the shorts terminate above the calves of the user.

Abstract: This invention relates to the use of the conventional necktie as a source of information or for communicating a message in text and/or graphic, either by printing, painting, embroidering, or by thermal, chemical, and physical bonding to the surface of the necktie.

Abstract: A protective glove comprising a cut-resistant glove and a grip enhancing sheath affixed to the cut-resistant glove. The sheath is preferably made of leather and is symmetrical providing a gripping surface that overlies substantially similar portions of a front and back side of the cut-resistant glove such that the protective glove is adapted for both right and left handed use. In one embodiment of the protective glove, the sheath is configured to overlie the thumb, index and middle finger stalls of the cut-resistant glove as well as a portion of the palm area of the glove. In a second embodiment of the protective glove, the sheath is configured to overlie the thumb and index finger stalls of the cut-resistant glove as well as a portion of the palm area of the glove.

Abstract: A weightlifting hand strap for use with a weightlifting bar having a spring strip, a strap of fibrous material covering an exterior of the spring strip, and a wrist loop formed at an end of the strap. The wrist loop serves to extend around a human wrist. The spring strip is a self-coiling strip which is operable to self-roll to thereby roll up the strip around the weightlifting bar. The strap covers the strip such that the strip resides interior of the strap. The wrist loop is formed of a fibrous material integrally connected with the strap. The wrist loop extends outwardly generally transversely to the longitudinal axis of the strap. The spring strip is operable so as to self-roll in a direction facing the wrist loop.

Abstract: A sweat band for absorbing and transferring moisture from the brow of a wearer's head including, an elongate body (10) having a generally tubular medial portion (11) for engaging the brow of a wearer's head and extending ends (12, 13) for securing the band about the wearer's head with the medial portion thus positioned, the medial portion of the elongate body formed of a porous cloth cover (15) on the outer surface thereof, a layer of porous batting material (25) disposed internally of the porous cloth cover in a generally tubular configuration, a surface skin (30, 31) on each side of the layer of porous batting material providing retention of and travel of moisture longitudinally of the layer of porous batting material, and securing elements (40, 41) retaining the layer of porous batting material and the surface skin in a predetermined position relative to the porous cloth cover.

Abstract: This invention pertains to a three dimensional disposable garment, subassemblies of the garment, and apparatus and methods for making the garment and subassemblies. The garment is designed to hold a primary absorbent sanitary pad. The garment may have elasticized leg and waist openings and be stretchable about the hip and stomach regions of a user. The garment provides backup protection to control egress of fluids that leak or seep around or through the primary sanitary pad. The garment includes a secondary absorbent positioned in the crotch area and extending into the body of the disposable garment, front and back, and preferably over the leg elastics to trap, inside the garment, leakage from the primary absorbent, and to prevent strike through onto e.g. outer clothing and bed linen.

Abstract: A helmet for protection against non-motorized injuries comprises a number of arched segments with ventilation spaces between them, the arched segments being shaped to extend about and engage the skull. The helmet is constructed to cover the apical as well as the frontal, temporal and occipital basilar skull. The arched segments are convex on their outer surfaces, have flat, curved inner surfaces, and are made of a cushioning, impact absorbing material such as plastic foam. Reinforcing elements extend in longitudinal passages in the arched segments to provide resistance against forces which are only partly absorbed by the cushioning material. In an alternate embodiment, support straps extend over the apical skull, and an impact resistant helmet is worn over the apical skull.

Abstract: A bicycle helmet includes a helmet body having a plurality of vents, including a front vent that is wider than high. Also, a bicycle helmet includes a helmet body having a plurality of vents, including at least one rear exit port opening outward onto a surface that is below the most rearward margin of the helmet body. Preferred helmets include both such a front vent and a pair of such rear exit ports, and preferred helmets include at least one and more preferably two lengthwise interior channels that may conduct air rearwardly within the helmet over the head of the wearer from the front vent or to the rear exit port or ports, or both from the anterior vent and to the rear exit port or ports. Methods for fabricating a helmet according to the invention include forming the helmet body of two separate parts and affixing the two formed parts together.

Abstract: A radiation-attenuating garment which includes a main body portion covering the chest and thighs of a user, and a pair of flexible securing straps designed to wrap snugly around the user's lower back and abdomen to form a support segment. During use, variable degrees of lumbar/abdominal compression and support are obtained by circumferentially adjusting the support segment. This additionally results in a transference of the weight of the garment from the shoulders to the hips.

Abstract: A safety bag of flexible material such as a thin sheet of transparent plastics material, the bag having an opening of dimensions appropriate for its use with an edge that is suitable for being bonded to reinforcement for facilitating the opening of a passage to the inside of the bag starting from a flattened position in which the opening is closed, said bag also including a first tubular element bonded in leakproof manner to the bag in the vicinity of its opening and extending into the bag from its opening over an appropriate distance, e.g. about 15 cm. A second tubular element is disposed between the facing walls of the bag and of the first tubular element, second tubular element being also bonded in leakproof manner to the bag in the vicinity of its opening and extending to the inside of the bag over a distance greater than that of the first element.

Abstract: An apparatus (10) for lavatory bowl ventilation comprising a switch (12) locatable on an exhaust fan (20), a nozzle (14) adapted to be positioned in or adjacent a bowl (46) of a lavatory pedestal (28), a conduit (16) and an actuator (56), the actuator (56) being activated upon lifting of a lid (34) of the lavatory pedestal (28) and causing switching of the switch (12) located on the exhaust fan (20) and causing air and odors to be drawn through the nozzle (14) and the conduit (16) to the exhaust fan (20).

Abstract: A toilet bowl dispensing system, that includes an agent chamber for retaining a cleaning or disinfecting agent in a separate container away from the main body of water in the toilet tank. The agent chamber is sealed with a cap having an inlet and outlet tube. The inlet tube is connected to the inlet water valve in the tank of a toilet, while the outlet tube is connected to the bowl refill tube. The chamber cap is securely connected to the chamber to provide a water tight seal, however, the cap can be removed to install a cleaning agent such as chlorine pellets. In the operation of this system, the water from the inlet valve, which normally is used to refill the bowl, is first directed through the agent chamber and past the agent to produce a metered amount of dissolved agent which enters the toilet bowl only after the toilet has been flushed.

Abstract: A sanitary cover comprised of a non-porous flexible material having a first opening is provided. The flexible material can be large enough to cover a toilet seat, and to tuck one or more portions of the flexible material underneath the toilet seat, to secure the toilet seat cover. The flexible material may be in the shape of a sheet or a bag. A bag shaped flexible material has a top opening which is large enough to fit over the toilet seat and to tuck one or more portions underneath the toilet seat. There is also provided a bottom opening in the bag shape which is preferably ovally shaped and slightly smaller than the opening in the toilet seat. An attachment device is provided through which a cord passes. The cord may be elastic or plastic and can be pulled to tighten and further secure the top of the bag shape underneath the toilet seat.

Abstract: A lift assembly for a toilet seat includes an arcuate housing mounted to the underside of the toilet seat. First and second socket arms are received within the housing and present a socket at the ends thereof, the sockets positioned at the sides of the seat proper. The sockets releasably engage hubs extending from each handle, the handles being rotated between a depending position and second functional position for raising or lowering the seat. Flanges on the handle hub are releasably engageable with grooves and a slot within the socket so as to provide for positioning of the handle.

Abstract: A waste water insert has a cylindrical wall surrounding a vertical cylindrical bore. A horizontal flange extends outwardly from the upper end of the wall and has a lip formed on its outer periphery. The horizontal flange of the waste water insert is superimposed over the horizontal flange of a conventional waste water strainer located in a bathtub, sink or the like. The lip at the outer perimeter of the flange of the insert fits over the outer periphery of the horizontal flange of the waste water strainer to center the insert on the strainer. The cylindrical wall of the insert extends downwardly through the conventional cylindrical wall of the waste water strainer with the two walls being spaced from each other by virtue of the cylindrical wall of the insert having a smaller diameter than that of the strainer. A sealant material is placed between the horizontal flanges of the insert and the strainer and provides the sole means of attachment between the insert and the strainer.

Abstract: A hot tub cover and enclosure which, when in a closed position, forms a waterproof cover for a hot tub and a sloping surface to shed snow and water, and when in an open position, provides privacy screening and wind protection. The side walls of the hot tub cover and enclosure are individually self-supporting, so that any side wall or combination of side walls may remain on the hot tub in a closed position, or any number of side walls may be placed in an open position or removed from the hot tub, without need for support from neighboring side walls. The side walls attach to the hot tub using a detachable hinging mechanism.

Abstract: A pre-washing device for water circulating tubes of a massaging bath tub includes a cap member for a water circulating tube head, a rotary adjustment block locked with the cap member and formed with opposing wedge-shaped openings, and an inner seat located at the water circulating tube head and having channels for the adjustment block to rotate to two stages. A partitioning plate is disposed in the inner seat and includes wedge-shaped openings corresponding to those of the adjustment block. The adjustment block rotates relative to the inner seat so as to align or offset to control the flow of water from the bath tub into the cap member. A valve body and an independent tube are disposed in the water circulating tube head. The valve body is controlled in cooperation with the opening and closing of the water circulating tube head. That is, when the water circulating tube is closed, the valve body is opened, permitting the water to flow from the independent tube into the water circulating tube for pre-washing.

Abstract: The method of providing a spa tub, and comprising providing a load-bearing tub side wall having an inner side and an outer side, the tub having an interior to receive liquid; the tub side wall provided to include at least two wall sections, spaced about the interior, the sections assembled end-to-end to form the side wall to extend in a loop, and providing a flexible liner extending at the inner side of the side wall to contain the liquid.

Abstract: A sofa sleeper foldable sofa bed assembly having pivotally interconnected head, body, intermediate and foot frame sections which are extendable to form a bed and foldable to form a sofa seat. Each frame section has a pair of opposed side rails and the head and foot frame sections have end rails connecting the opposed side rails. The frame further comprises a cross rail extending between opposed side rails of the intermediate frame section. In one preferred embodiment, a floating cross tube is spaced from and generally parallel the cross rail. The floating cross tube has two ends, each end of which is secured to the cross rail by a rigid wire hook. A plurality of transversely spaced longitudinally extending sinuous wire springs extend between the cross rail and the end rail of the foot section of the frame in one embodiment of this invention and between the floating cross tube and the end rail of the foot frame section in a second embodiment of the invention.

Abstract: This invention relates to a bed for persons at risk of falling out of bed, and more particularly to a safety bed with dual purpose side panels which can be used as barriers for physical restraint, or which can alternatively allow the user to roll safely from the bed to the floor.

Abstract: A surface foot section is provided for a bed which includes a base frame and an articulating deck coupled to the base frame. The articulating deck includes a generally planar foot deck section and is movable from a bed configuration to a chair configuration. A foot section control module is provided to deflate the surface foot section when the articulating deck is in the chair configuration and to inflate the surface foot section when the articulating deck is in the bed configuration. The surface foot section includes a first air bladder configured to collapse in a first direction generally parallel to the foot deck section when the first air bladder is deflated, and a second air bladder located adjacent the first air bladder.

Abstract: This invention relates to rescue boards that are constructed of several individual pieces. Such structures of this type, generally, allow the rescue personnel to extricate an unconscious or injured person from a confined space through a small opening and onto a backboard for transport to a medical facility.

Abstract: A leg rest for supporting a patient's legs while the patient is lying on a bed and during turning or otherwise managing the patient. The leg rest includes a pair of trough portions for receiving the patient's legs and a raised central portion and a pair of raised side portions for keeping the legs apart and restraining sideways leg movement. The central and side portions extend beyond the trough portions for restraining sideways movement of the patient's feet as the patient's legs rest on the trough portions with the patient's feet projecting beyond the trough portions for pressure relief of the patient's heels. The leg rest may be inflatable so that it may be inexpensively produced and disposable and so that its pressure may be adjusted for patient comfort. The leg rest may be contained within a case which has a bib for underlying the patient's upper legs to prevent slippage of the leg rest out of position.