Abstract: A new and distinct regal Pelargonium having rose pink flowers with deep burgundy upper petals and a scarlet eye on the lower petals with a white center above a mound of medium green foliage. The new cultivar has improved cutting production, rooting speed, and branching and earlier flowering time than ‘Fantasy’.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree (Prunus salicina×(Prunus salicina×Prunus armeniaca)); the features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on Nemaguard rootstock (unpatented), grown on Hanford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., and with standard commercial cultural fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consists of the following unique combination of features that are desirable in a new interspecific tree: 1. Heavy and regular production of large size fruit. 2. Fruit ripening in the late maturity season. 3. Fruit with firm flesh, good storage and shipping quality. 4. Fruit with high soluble solids, averaging 17.4° Brix. 5. Relatively uniform size of fruit throughout the tree. 6. Fruit holding firm on the tree 14 to 18 days after maturity (shipping ripe). 7. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 8.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Rose Delano’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and uniformly mounded plant habit; freely branching habit, full and dense plants; large dark green leaves; uniform flowering; early flowering, eight-week response time; large decorative-type inflorescences that are about 11.5 cm in diameter; the ray floret color of plants of the new Chrysanthemum can range from a cream yellow at the base with dark purple-colored apices to mostly cream yellow with occasional dark purple flecking; and good to excellent postproduction longevity with inflorescences and leaves maintaining good substance and color for about three weeks in an interior environment.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of apple tree is a limb mutation of the ‘Braeburn’ variety (an unpatented New Zealand variety), with the fruit of the new variety characterized by a much more highly colored red striped and blushed appearance as compared to ‘Braeburn’. The new variety has been named ‘Joburn’.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yoduluth’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and uniformly mounded plant habit; large vigorous plants; freely branching habit, full and dense plants; strong, dark green foliage; uniform flowering; nine-week response time; numerous large daisy-type inflorescences that are about 8.8 cm in diameter; dark purple and light pink-colored spoon-shaped ray florets with bright yellow-colored disc florets; and good postproduction longevity with inflorescences and leaves maintaining good substance and color for about three or four weeks in an interior environment.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Mascota’, characterized by its anemone-type inflorescences that are about 5.9 cm in diameter; attractive light lavender ray and dark purple-tipped disc florets; freely flowering with numerous inflorescences per stem; early flowering, response time about 50 days; dark green foliage; strong stems; and good postproduction longevity with inflorescences maintaining good substance and color for about three weeks in an interior environment.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Dark Pink Yoblush’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and uniformly mounded plant habit; freely branching habit, full and dense plants; small, dark green leaves; uniform flowering; early flowering, eight-week response time; large daisy-type inflorescences that are about 11.7 cm in diameter; dark pink-colored ray florets; large disc with green disc florets that are slow to mature to bright yellow; and excellent postproduction longevity with inflorescences and leaves maintaining good substance and color for about four weeks in an interior environment.

Abstract: A shrub rose plant having red and white striped flowers; clustering bloom habit; dark green, glossy foliage; and very good disease resistance.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yokodiak’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and uniformly mounded plant habit; freely branching habit; strong, dark green foliage; uniform flowering; early flowering, eight-week response time; large decorative quilled-type inflorescences that are about 11.2 cm in diameter when produced as a disbud; initially light yellow becoming white-colored ray florets which gives a bi-colored appearance to the inflorescence; ray florets held upright; and excellent postproduction longevity with inflorescences and leaves maintaining good substance and color for about three or four weeks in an interior environment.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Class’, characterized by its decorative-type inflorescences that are about 6.5 cm in diameter; attractive white ray florets; very floriferous with numerous inflorescences per stem; early flowering, response time about 50 days; dark green foliage; strong stems; and good postproduction longevity with inflorescences maintaining good substance and color for about three weeks in an interior environment.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Asteriscus plant named ‘Compact Gold Coin’, characterized by its low spreading, mounding and compact plant habit; dark green foliage; numerous daisy-type inflorescences with widely-spaced ray florets; attractive bright lemon yellow ray florets; and excellent garden performance with good tolerance to high temperatures.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Factor’, characterized by its large daisy-type inflorescences that are about 8 cm in diameter; attractive bright yellow ray and bright green to bright yellow disc florets; freely flowering with numerous inflorescences per stem; early flowering, response time about 51 days; dark green foliage; strong stems; and excellent postproduction longevity with inflorescences maintaining good substance and color for about four weeks in an interior environment.

Abstract: A grandiflora rose plant having very glossy, dark green, disease resistant foliage; large, bright red flowers of stable color growing singly and in large, open clusters.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Nihon Kaki Variegated’, characterized by its upright plant habit; unique green and ivory variegated foliage; attractive pink flowers with darker pink centers; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Green Bay’, characterized by its decorative-type inflorescences that are about 5.3 cm in diameter; attractive ray florets that are initially green becoming white giving the inflorescences a bi-colored appearance; numerous inflorescences per stem; early flowering, response time about 51 days; dark green foliage; strong stems; and excellent postproduction longevity with inflorescences maintaining good substance and color for about four weeks in an interior environment.

Abstract: A retaining wall is made from a plurality of blocks arranged in rows superimposed on each other and pinned together. Each block has a body with an exterior face and rearwardly diverging side walls joined to a neck. A head having outwardly directed ears is joined to the neck. The body has holes and pockets for pins that interlock overlapped blocks together.

Abstract: A protective sleeve for a fluid pipe is disclosed. The sleeve includes an inner and outer member which provide heat, sound and abrasion resistance. The inner member includes a pair of terminal edges which are spaced apart a predetermined distance. This distance is greater than the distance between the terminal edges of the outer member. A method of making such a protective sleeve is also disclosed.

Abstract: An inflatable seat belt apparatus is formed of an inflatable portion which is usually maintained in a band shape and has an envelope part inflated and deployed in a spindle shape by introducing a gas generated by a gas generating device, the gas generating device acting in case of exceeding a predetermined threshold, a webbing having the inflatable portion extending over at least a range directly contacting with an occupant, a tongue fixed to an end of the inflatable portion and having a gas inlet from the gas generating device inside thereof and a buckle which detachably engages the tongue. The envelope part is made of a knitted fabric expanded in the weft direction in a range of contacting the chest of the occupant when the envelope part is inflated. The inflatable seat belt apparatus includes an inflation restricting device for restricting the expansion in the weft direction besides the range.

Abstract: There is provided a battery voltage alarm apparatus which announces the necessity of battery exchange when battery voltage falls below a predetermined level. The battery voltage alarm apparatus has a battery voltage detector, and a plurality of steps of detection levels for raising battery low voltage alarm are set and alarm sounds generated at individual levels are made to be different from each other. An alarm raised at a higher level is made to be an intermittent singing or a low-volume singing in order to reduce power consumption.

Abstract: An optical scanner having a variable resolution wherein an optical detecting unit controlled by a pixel clock signal generates a discrete signal representing pixels scanned in a region. An analog-to-digital converter converts the signal to a digital signal with a preselected resolution controlled by a sample clock generator. The sample clock generator receives the pixel clock signal, and through a counter and a store, operates an addressed, binary data word which is sent to a register. The register is coupled to a further periodic clock generator that controls reading from the register and provides a clock signal with pulses when the bits of the data word assume a first binary state, and no pulses when the bits assume a second binary state. The clock signal is passed to the analog-to-digital converter as a sample clock signal.

Abstract: Apparatus for the remote measurement of physical parameters comprising sensing means (1) for sensing at least one physical parameter, instrumentation means (2) for interrogating the sensing means (1) and making a measurement, cable means (3) for communicating between the sensing means (1) and the instrumentation means (2), container means (4) for containing the sensing means (1) and the cable means (3) prior to installation of the sensing means (1), container holder means (5) for providing a support for the container means (4) at a convenient location, channel means (6) for providing a channel between the container means (4) and a measurement location where the channel is suitable for accepting the cable means (3) and the sensing means (1), and cable installation means (9) for installing the sensing means (1) and cable means (3) from inside the container means (4) into the channel means (6) and placing the sensing means (1) at the measurement location.

Abstract: The present invention contemplates a PEM fuel cell having electrical contact elements (including bipolar plates/septums) comprising a titanium nitride coated light weight metal (e.g., Al or Ti) core, having a passivating, protective metal layer intermediate the core and the titanium nitride. The protective layer forms a barrier to further oxidation/corrosion when exposed to the fuel cell's operating environment. Stainless steels rich in CR, Ni, and Mo are particularly effective protective interlayers.

Abstract: The present invention comprises novel preparations of polyoxypropylene/polyoxyethylene copolymers which retain the therapeutic activity of the commercial preparations, but are substantially free from the undesirable effects which are inherent in the prior art preparations. Because the preparations of polyoxypropylene/polyoxyethylene copolymers which comprise the present invention are a less polydisperse population of molecules than the prior an polyoxypropylene/polyoxyethylene copolymers, the biological activity of the copolymers is better defined and more predictable.

Abstract: A method is provided for cleansing a protein from multivalent metal ions bound thereto, these ions being released from the protein by exchanging the ions with monovalent metal ions, whereafter the multivalent metal ions are removed. The release and removal of these ions is effected, in particular, by diafiltration or gel filtration processes.

Abstract: Chimeric gene for conferring to plants an increased tolerance to a herbicide having as its target EPSPS comprises, in the direction of transcription, a promoter region, a transit peptide region, a coding sequence for glyphosate tolerance and a polyandenylation signal region, wherein the transit peptide region comprises, in the direction of translation, at least one transit peptide of a plant gene encoding a plastid-localized enzyme and then a second transit peptide of a plant gene encoding, a plastid-localized enzyme. Production of glyphosate-tolerant plants is disclosed.

Abstract: A protective garment for use when riding motorcycles or other vehicles in which the rider is exposed includes protective armor in, for example, portions of the garment covering the back, shoulders, elbows and knees. The armor is attached elastically to the interior of the garment so that it can move freely with the rider instead of being immovably fixed to garment. The armor thus protects the rider's most vulnerable areas from abrasion or impact, regardless of the rider's movements in the garment, and does not restrict the rider's movements or compromise his comfort while in the garment.

Abstract: A welding helmet includes a connector for connecting the head gear and the protective shell and is comprised of an external finger knob allowing for user adjustment of the friction developed by the connector, a conical pivot stop having a conical surface, a strap member having a matching conical surface with the frictional forces being developed between these two conical surfaces, and a bolt which joins the parts of the connector and mounts them between the head gear and shell. A guide pin and guide slot in the stop and strap member control and guide the movement between these two parts as the shell is moved with respect to the user's head. A locator pin in the stop is inserted into one of a series of holes in the helmet to locate the angular orientation between the stop and the helmet, and thereby helps to fix the limits of relative movement between the shell and the user's head.

Abstract: A batting pad comprising a body made from a cushioning material and having a ring portion adapted to fit over a batter's thumb and an appendage to cushion the palm area between a batter's thumb and index finger. The appendage has a thickness T at its thickest point located between the first end and the distant end, and the thickness T of the appendage is selected to optimize an angle of a bat in the batter's hand relative to a line parallel to the batter's forearm, the angle being determined by the thickness T of the appendage displacing the bat toward the tip of the batter's index finger and causing the bat to contact the palm of the batter's hand near the batter's little finger.

Abstract: A swimwear garment made of ultra-violet resistant material encloses the body of a child when fastened-up, and has a back zip (3), sleeves (2A), leg openings and a neck opening (4). The garment incorporates buoyant panels (8) at its back and a front panel (11) which are formed with crease lines (9, 10, 14, 16) enabling them to conform closely to the child's chest without obstructing its movement during swimming. A flexible soft neck roll (6) of closed-cell, buoyant, foamed plastics material encircles the child's neck and holds the chin above water.

Abstract: A garment is provided which restricts unassisted disrobing. The garment preferably facilitates assisted disrobing in a key-less manner and has decorative features which resemble traditional clothing. The garment comprises front and rear panels of clothing material, an opening preferably in the rear panel, an operable closure device, and a cover for an actuator of the operable closure device. The front panel of clothing material is adapted to cover at least a front portion of the wearer's body. The rear panel is adapted to cover at least a rear portion of the wearer's body. The opening facilitates donning of the garment. The operable closure device is located at the opening and is operable to at least partially close the opening to thereby prevent removal of the garment. The operable closure device extends into an inaccessibility zone of the rear panel.

Abstract: A portable cooling device for presenting air across the body of a wearer of the device. The portable cooling device includes a shirt portion. The shirt portion comprises a front panel and a back panel securely coupled together. The shirt portion has a neck opening and a pair of sleeves. Each of the panels has an inner and outer surface. A cooling system includes a plurality of tubular members, each of which is elongate and has a first end and a second end. Each of the tubular members is securely attached to the inner surface of the shirt portion. Each of the tubular members has a peripheral wall has a plurality of openings therein. A connector tube has a first end and a second end. The connector tube is securely attached to the inner surface of the vest member. Each of the first and second ends of the tubular members is fluidly coupled to the connector tube. A supply tube supplies air to the tubular members. The supply tube has a first end and a second end.

Abstract: A vest useful for work in radioactive environments is provided. The vest comprises (a) a garment for substantially traversing the upper body of a user while being supported by the shoulders of the user, the garment having a front portion, a rear portion, opposed side portions and opposed shoulder portions, (b) a pocket disposed on the portion of the garment for accepting and retaining a communications data transmitter with dosimeter, and (c) a pair of adjustable sleeve elements attached to the garment, each sleeve element having a sleeve pocket for accepting and retaining a remotely transmitting dosimeter probe at a position above the elbow of the user. The invention has been found to provide a convenient method for firmly retaining at least five personal teledosimeter detectors on the upper torso of a worker having to work within a radiation hazardous environment.

Abstract: A protective glove for hair stylists including a glove portion comprised of an open wrist portion for receiving a hand therein. The glove portion has a palm portion, a back portion, a thumb portion, an index finger portion, a middle finger portion, a ring finger portion, and a pinkie finger portion. The thumb portion, the middle finger portion, the ring finger portion, and the pinkie finger portion each have an open upper end whereby tips of these fingers of the hand are exposed. The glove portion includes an internal padded layer and an external fabric layer. The glove portion includes a thermal shield disposed over the external fabric layer.

Abstract: A flexible protector for the back of the neck of a wearer of a hard hat. The protector includes a brim, a drape, and apparatus. The brim receives the crown of the hard hat and rests on the peak of the hard hat. The drape depends from the brim and protects the back of the neck of the wearer of the hard hat. The apparatus is associated with the brim and selectively maintains the brim on the hard hat.

Abstract: A protective device for headgear, in particular for a helmet, comprises at least one sheet made of an absorbent material. It is characterized in that the back of the absorbent sheet is integral with at least one semirigid and/or elastic deformable retaining element to be in contact with the headgear crown surface, and the deformation thereof shapes and maintains the absorbent sheet on that surface.

Abstract: The Modular Head Covering System includes a temperature regulation module, an insect-excluding module and a rain cover module. The temperature regulation module can include the following components: a head-encircling member such as a headband, to which a visor, a scarf-like headcover, and a pair of side flaps can be detachably attached in varying combinations for shade, regulation of body heat, and insulation. The headcover attaches within a pocket built into the section of the head-encircling member that crosses the forehead of the wearer. Two notches are cut into the headcover, one on each side, where the pocket ends at approximately the temples of the wearer. Notches allow the attaching edge of the headcover to be fastened within the pocket, and the rest of the headcover to be positioned either over (on the outside of) the head-encircling member or under (on the inside of) the head-encircling member. Thus, these two components function independently of one another across the back of the wearer's head.

Abstract: The shroud is made of a radiant-heat reflecting and thermo-insulating fabric material and is shaped to cover the shoulders, upper chest and back of a firefighter, and to be worn with a firefighting proximity garment. The shroud has a lower edge reaching the upper chest and back of the firefighter, and a continuous upper edge extending to the helmet outer cover. A face opening is provided in the shroud opposite the face piece when the shroud is worn over the firefighting protective garment. The face opening can be adjusted to the dimension of the face piece and is arranged to prevent the formation of gaps in protection between the face piece and the periphery of the face opening. The shroud can be fixed to the helmet outer cover at the continuous upper edge so as to prevent heat from penetrating into the firefighting protective garment between the helmet and the helmet outer cover.

Abstract: A visor for a head of a person has a closed spring-like loop, a flexible web mounted thereon to define a visor portion, and a head opening. The loop is twistable to form a pair of smaller loops for transport or storage.

Abstract: A pants assembly including an upper portion dimensioned and configured to be secured in substantially surrounding relation about the wearer's waist and a lower portion depending downwardly from the upper portion in covering relation to a lower torso and at least an upper leg portion of the wearer depending upon the length of each pant leg. The pants assembly is particularly designed for use by law enforcement or other uniformed personnel as part of a standard uniform which requires the additional wearing of a utility or gun belt structured to be secured about the exterior surface of the upper portion and designed to hold a handgun, radio, hand-cuffs and/or a number of other devices used in the performance of the person's duties.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a waist band of a non-stretchable material intended as an aid to weight reduction and long-term maintenance of a weight reduction and as an aid to preventing fatness in persons of normal weight. The waist band (1) is characterized in that it is provided with a clasp (2) in the form of a one-way lock which only allows tightening of the band (1) around the waist but which does not allow for loosening thereof.

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 head-protective helmet comprising a geodesic dome. A further feature is the geodesic dome in combination with other elements providing a head-protective helmet.

Abstract: A shield connecting system for a helmet has components mounted on the right and left sides of the helmet, and components that are provided on the face shield. The components that are mounted on each side of the helmet include a fixation mechanism that has a rotation member, a first resilient plate, and a second resilient plate which is installed under the first resilient plate. The fixation mechanism has a protrusion and a guide for guiding the rotation of the rotation member. The rotation member has at an adjacent portion thereof an aperture. An insertion guide portion to correspond to the aperture is formed in a front portion of the aperture. The first resilient plate has at a rear portion thereof a protrusion. The shield to be coupled with the fixation mechanism has, for an assembly of the assembly with the helmet body, at both inner end surfaces thereof a connection member to be inserted to the rotation member, a protruded guide, and a rack-shaped control member.

Abstract: A toilet stool ventilation system for extracting objectionable and obnoxious odors from the toilet stool to the outside. The toilet stool ventilation system includes a vent member including a vent housing having an opening therein and being adapted to be fastenably disposed between a toilet bowl and a toilet seat with hook and loop fasteners and with the vent housing also including a hose adapter extending through a wall of the vent housing and extending outwardly thereof; and also includes a flexible tubular member having a first end and a second end which is removably and securely fastened to the hose adapter of the vent housing and also having a bore extending therethrough; and further includes an odor extracting assembly for extracting odors from a toilet stool through the vent member and the flexible tubular member.

Abstract: A toilet (20) has an upper part (28) and lower part (30) joined together. A foul air unit (22) mounted to the rear of the seat is interconnected via a flexible tube (16) with a filtration unit (12) mounted conveniently adjacent. A fresh air outlet (24) mounted on the seat front interconnects with the unit (12) via a flexible tube (18). A further version exits pressurized foul air to the exterior of the toilet room without filtering.

Abstract: A composting toilet for composting toilet waste, which toilet comprises a composting chamber, in which the toilet waste is received and when needed is mixed with a decomposition-boosting material in order to decompose this compost into humus, a humus-collection box, which is located underneath the composting chamber for collection and emptying of the humus from the composting chamber, and a grid positioned between the composting chamber and the humus-collection box and formed with through-passage openings, said grid arranged to support the compost and to allow fall-through of the humus from the composting chamber to the humus-collection box. Underneath the grid a sliding damper is arranged for regulation of the degree of openness of the openings in the grid and of the fall-through of the humus in order thus to control the decomposition process in the composting chamber by regulation of the moisture balance in the compost contained in the composting chamber.

Abstract: In an improved cover and drainage device for a swimming pool, the cover has an upper surface sealably connected to a drain that enables accumulated water on the surface to drain into a sealably connected drainage conduit disposed within the pool. The conduit extends through a pipe attached to an external surface of a side wall of the pool and terminates in a water discharge outlet external to the pool. The improvement comprises flexible means for sealably securing the drainage conduit to the pipe, thereby enabling movement of the conduit relative to the pipe.

Abstract: A traveling lift comprises a substantially T-shaped leg unit 4 provided with freely rollable casters 11, 21, 31, a tubular support post 5 set up on the leg unit 4, and an inner post 6 inserted in the support post 5 and provided with a suspension arm 7 at a front portion thereof. The suspension arm 7 is positioned above the front leg 3 so as to extend substantially in parallel therewith. The inner post 6 is formed movably in the vertical direction in the support post 5 by a driving means. This enables a physically handicapped person to be lifted and lowered easily even by a small force, the lift as a whole to be folded to small dimensions lightly and simply, and the folded lift to be transported by car with ease.