Abstract: A new and distinct variety of feijoa plant Acca sellowiana and which is denominated varietally as ‘Kaiteri’ and which produces a large fruit which is mature for harvesting on or after 4 April under the ecological conditions prevailing near Nelson, New Zealand.

Abstract: A new and distinct kiwifruit variety is disclosed. The variety results from selection among a population of seedlings derived from crossing the kiwifruit selections known as 40-10-14e.92 (not patented, Actinidia deliciosa) and CK71_06 (not patented, Actinidia chinensis). The fruit of the plant of this new kiwifruit variety is characterized by early maturity, green flesh color, and a sweet, tropical/kiwifruit flavor. The new kiwifruit variety has been named ‘ZESH004’.

Abstract: A new and distinct Olea europaea L. olive tree variety named ‘KADESHON’, particularly characterized by a dwarf-sized tree facilitating hand picking, suitable for intensive orchard growing with harvesting from the ground level with only minimal pruning required, good resistance to Spilocaea oleagina and large, slightly elongated shaped fruit, suitable for both green and black pickling.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Vigorous, upright tree growth. 2. Having a low winter chilling requirement of approximately 300 hours at or below 45° F. 3. Fruit ripening in the early maturity season. 4. Fruit with a high degree of attractive red skin color. 5. Heavy and regular production of large size fruit. 6. Firm, yellow flesh with very good flavor and eating quality.

Abstract: A new and distinct Ipomoea cultivar named ‘IPOSGLGRE’ is disclosed, characterized light green, cordate shaped foliage, and a bush forming habit. Additionally the new cultivar flowers under short day conditions and produces many lateral branches, without pinching or chemical growth regulators. The new cultivar is an Ipomoea, typically suited for ornamental container and garden use.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Iberis, ‘Masterpiece’, characterized by its strong, densely branched, and stocky vegetation, its very long flowering period, blooming from at least April to August in the U.K., its large white inflorescences that fade to pale pink, its cold hardiness at least to 6° F., and its mildew resistance.

Abstract: A new variety of carnation named ‘KLEDP09102’ particularly characterized by its nearly white flowers having a purple-pink center, a medium growth habit, and upright flower stems, is disclosed.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Alstroemeria plant named ‘Koncayuko’, characterized by its compact and mounding plant habit; sturdy and strong plants; vigorous growth habit; red purple-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Alstroemeria plant named ‘Koncavanti’, characterized by its compact and mounding plant habit; sturdy and strong plants; vigorous growth habit; pink-colored flowers with distinct dark purple-colored stripes; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Alstroemeria plant named ‘Zalsameli’, characterized by its erect and strong flowering stems; vigorous growth habit; red and light red-colored flowers; and excellent postproduction longevity.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Impatiens plant named ‘Balfiespor’, characterized by its double-type, orange and white bicolored flowers, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, compact-mounded growth habit, is disclosed.

Abstract: A new and distinct PetuniaxCalibrachoa cultivar named ‘DANCALI3 ’ is disclosed, characterized by having a distinctive large, bright pink, glossy flowers, and a trailing plant habit. The new variety is a Petunia sensu Wijsman×Calibrachoa llave normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.

Abstract: A new Osteospermum plant particularly distinguished by having a creamy purple inflorescence color, vigorous growth habit, and an earliness to flower, is disclosed.

Abstract: A new Solenostemon plant named ‘Mos Burvet’ particularly distinguished by the yellow-green and medium greyed-purple colored foliage, with an upright, well branched and uniform plant habit.

Abstract: A new Calibrachoa plant named ‘Calpriwi’ particularly distinguished by the cultivar has medium to large sized, white colored flower, semi-trailing plant habit, medium green foliage, is very early to flower and is more floriferous throughout the season.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Gaura lindheimeri, ‘HARROSY’, characterized by its flowers that emerge from crimson red buds and have flower petals that are white in color with pink margins.

Abstract: A new Lobelia plant named ‘Tec Travio’ particularly distinguished by the large intense purple-violet colored flowers, medium green foliage, vigorous, mounding, but semi-trailing and well branched habit with early flowering.

Abstract: An improved truck bed toolbox lid and a method of producing the same. The truck bed toolbox lid includes an outer metallic sheet layer comprising a generally rectangular top sheet member, a longitudinal front edge member, two lateral edge members and a longitudinal rear edge member. A metallic liner sheet member is disposed inside the top sheet member in edge contact abutment with beveled inside edges of the front and rear longitudinal edge members and the lateral edge members to create an internal cavity in which the liner is by stitch welding. One or more injection ports are provided through the liner sheet member through which a self-expanding and self-curing, relatively high-density, foam is injected. The stitch welded edge contacts leave non-welded, gas permeable junctions along the wedged cavity periphery at a funneled apex of the edge contacted boundary which facilitate expansion of the foam toward the outermost edges of the cavity.

Abstract: An overshoe that is removably disposable on a user's shoe and provides a tread surface that enhances the user's footing on slippery surfaces. The tread surface has removable spikes that penetrate surfaces and forward-oriented and rearwards-oriented gripping ridges that grip the surface. The ease of pulling on and removing the overshoe is enhanced by using stretch zones that are placed to allow stretching of the overshoe to fit over a shoe or the like without compromising the snugness of the overshoe fit. A spike assembly for use with an overshoe that fits over a person's shoe and enhances a person's contact with the ground, includes a spike having a head operably coupled to a shank; and a button overmolded on the spike and having a neck for removable engagement in a bore defined in the overshoe. A method of minimizing slippage on a ground surface is further included.

Abstract: A refrigerant cycle is disclosed having a number of compressors operating in tandem and supplying a compressed refrigerant to a refrigerant system. Discharge lines communicate a compressed refrigerant to a central discharge line for receiving flow from all tandem compressors. A control is operational to determine a number of compressors need to be operated or whether some compressors should be shutdown to satisfy load requirements. Shutoff valves are placed on discharge lines outwardly of the shell of the compressors. That can be shutdown during part load operation. These shutoff valves are closed when their associated compressors are stopped to prevent backflow of refrigerant from operating compressors through the shutoff compressor, and into the system suction side. Additionally, high pressure differential across the compressor internal discharge check valve is eliminated and the possibility of compressor flooding through a discharge line is reduced.

Abstract: Structure of a driving unit in a drum type washing machine including a tub for storing washing water, a drum of a metal rotatably mounted inside of the tub disposed horizontal to the ground, or with an angle to the ground for accommodating laundry therein, a shaft connected to the drum mounted inside of the tub through the tub for transmission of a driving force of the motor to the drum, bearings fitted onto outer circumferences of both end portions of the shaft for supporting the shaft, a bearing housing having stator fastening bosses at fixed intervals along a circumference of a central portion thereof for supporting the bearings, a stator having a plurality of magnetic cores each formed by stacking magnetic laminations each having a salient pole projected outward in a radial direction and a rib projected inward in a radial direction, both of which are formed as one unit, frames of insulating material for covering top and bottom surfaces of a magnetic core assembly of the magnetic cores, and coils each woun

Abstract: A multiply fibrous structure product having two or more plies of fibrous structure wherein the fibrous structure has a Compression Slope from about 11 to about 30; a basis weight from about 26 lbs/3000 ft2 to about 50 lbs/3000 ft2; a Wet Caliper greater than about 18 mils; and a Flex Modulus from about 0.1 to about 0.8.

Abstract: A portable trommel has a chassis, including support wheels at one end thereof for movement of the trommel. A trommel is rotatably mounted on the chassis and has an input and an output end. A hopper and an input conveyor, for supplying material to be screened to the input end of the trommel, are mounted on the chassis adjacent the input end of the trommel. An output or fines conveyor, for collecting material passing through the trommel screen, is mounted on the chassis, below the trommel. A stockpiling conveyor is mounted on the chassis and has a lower end adapted to receive screened material from the fines conveyor and an upper end for discharging screened material to form a stockpile. The stockpiling conveyor can be in two parts, which can be folded into a retracted position for storage and transportation, and further can be mounted for rotation about a vertical axis to enable an arcuate storage pile to be formed.

Abstract: A cable management assembly for managing wires having a rack with a plurality of mounted channel members. The channel members each comprise a left, right, and middle member which form a Z-shaped cross section and define first and second receiving areas for holding a plurality of wires. The middle member further includes apertures such that a wire can be received concurrently in both receiving areas. The channel members are mounted on the rack by integrals clips that extend from each channel member and engage mating holes located on the rack. A second embodiment channel member includes a first member and an opposing second member each having integral clips extending therefrom for mounting the channel members on the rack. The channel member further has a middle member connecting the first and second members which form a C-shaped cross-section and define a receiving area for holding a plurality of wires.

Abstract: A lift for raising a motorcycle positioned on a surface of the lift includes a frame defining a wheel-way and a surface along a longitudinal path on the lift. A front end lift assembly includes a drive and is mounted to the frame for living the front portion of the motorcycle from the surface. A rear end lift assembly is mounted to the frame and includes a drive, independent of the front end drive, for lifting the rear portion of the motorcycle from the surface. The front and rear end lift assemblies are operable independently of one another so that the front portion of the motorcycle can be raised from the surface while the rear portion is on the surface, the rear portion of the motorcycle can be raised from the surface while the front portion is on the surface, and either the front or rear portion can be raised from the surface, independently of the other, and when the other portion of the motorcycle is raised from the surface.

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor pellet mounted on a pellet mounting area of the main surface of a base substrate, in which first electrode pads arranged on the back of the base substrate are electrically connected to bonding pads arranged on the main surface of the semiconductor pellet. The base substrate is formed of a rigid substrate, and its first electrode pads are electrically connected to the second electrode pads arranged on its reverse side. The semiconductor pellet is mounted on the pellet mounting area of the main surface of the base substrate, with its main surface downward, and its bonding pads are connected electrically with the second electrode pads of the base substrate through bonding wires passing through slits formed in the base substrate.

Abstract: A communication device for interconnecting a digital camera to a communication network for downloading data to a remote computer. The device has a network communication port for establishing communication with a network via a pre-defined protocol and communication mode, and has a camera communication port such as a serial, parallel, SCSI, USB or Irda-port that imitates the back end application of a PC, for connection to a digital camera for sending and receiving data to and from the camera. The camera communication port is also used for input of programming and setup data to the communication device from a PC. The device can be programmed to operate on the data directly, such as in the case of data for storage or operational direction, and/or direct the data to the camera. The device may also have a Smart card socket into which a user can insert a card to input data, such as user and camera I.D., user authorization, image marking, camera operational parameters, remote computer/destination address, etc.

Abstract: A single chip camera which includes an intergrated integrated image acquisition portion and control portion and which has double sampling/noise reduction capabilities thereon. Part of the intergrated integrated structure reduces the noise that is picked up during imaging.

Abstract: The present invention features a system for uniformly distributing luminance and a high degree of collimation from a back light module for flat-panel, liquid crystal displays (LCDs) simultaneously. A constant and uniform luminance output of the back light module in two directions is obtained through appropriate selection of lamps, geometry and optical components. An appropriate balance of lamps, lamp spacing, diffusers and light collimating optics are chosen to produce a high brightness back light module with very high intensity output over two very large surfaces. Variations in intensity over the illuminated area are minimized using light recycling in conjunction with the reflective diffusers and collimating optics. Precision collimators eliminate light beyond a defined angle, as required in tiled or monolithic flat-panel LCDs with predetermined display specifications.

Abstract: A memory device includes at least two cell blocks connected to a global bit line for outputting data in response to an instruction; at least one global bit line connection unit for selectively connecting the global bit line to each cell block under control of a control block, one global bit line connection unit being allocated between the two cell blocks; and said control block for controlling output of data stored in each cell block to the global bit line and restoration of the outputted data of the global bit line to the original cell block or another cell block which is determined by depending upon whether data in response to a next instruction is outputted from the original cell block or another cell block.

Abstract: A starting contour is defined surrounding around an elementary object delimited by a natural contour in a video image. On the basis of the starting contour, an original active contour is defined, formed by a set of nodes distributed on this starting contour, each node being formed by a point belonging to this starting contour and by an elastic energy function representative of the distance separating this node from a neighbouring node. With regards to a set of reference values representative of the contour of this object, the active contour is subjected to a convergent deformation under a blocking condition, by displacing at least one of the nodes of the original active contour toward the natural contour of the elementary object to generate a current active contour iteratively subjected to this convergent deformation.

Abstract: An image capturing device for capturing an image by an imaging device comprises first compression means for compressing and coding a captured image as a moving image, extracting means for extracting object information relating to a desired object from moving image information obtained in the process of compressing and coding the captured image, image processing means for performing desired image processing on the desired object on the basis of the object information extracted by the extracting means, second compression means for compressing and coding an image including the desired object processed by the image processing means as a still image, and recording means for recording, on a recording medium, at least one of moving image data obtained by the first compression means and still image data obtained by the second compression means.

Abstract: If a terminal (MOB_T) receives an incoming call and this receiving terminal (MOB_T) is not suitable to handle this incoming call, the receiving terminal (MOB_T) detects the service type of the incoming call, and notifies this service type to a destination terminal selecting arrangement (PRES_GATH). The destination terminal selecting arrangement (PRES_GATH) registers the presence and capabilities of all terminals (FAX_T, BB_T, MOB_T) within a certain area, and upon receipt of the service type of the incoming call selects the most suitable terminal (FAX_T) within the area of the receiving terminal (MOB_T) to handle the call. The destination terminal selecting arrangement (PRES_GATH) thereupon notifies the address of this most suitable terminal (FAX_T) to the receiving terminal (MOB_T) so that the receiving terminal (MOB_T) can forward the incoming call to the most suitable terminal (FAX_T).

Abstract: A method in which a resist layer is applied to a base layer is disclosed. The resist layer includes an adhesive material, and the adhesive force of the adhesive material decreases or increases during an irradiation process. Residues of the resist layer may be stripped using the disclosed method.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for changing a performance controlling parameter of a mobile telecommunication terminal, in which the parameter is changed by using an SMS message of the mobile telecommunication terminal. The method preferably includes receiving a short message including a performance controlling parameter to be changed and applying the performance controlling parameter to the mobile telecommunication terminal. When the parameters which control a performance of the mobile telecommunication terminal by a change of the mobile telecommunication system are changed or when the performance controlling parameter of the mobile telecommunication terminal is to be changed by a need of the mobile telecommunication provider/manufacturer, on-line A/S is possible and a cost generated by off-line A/S can be reduced.

Abstract: The present invention relates to medical devices that are inserted or implanted into patients and that have antimicrobial coatings that release free radicals into the vicinity of the device. These devices may have coatings that alter their rate of flow release or elution release of an antibacterial agent from a coating on the device upon external stimulation. The coating should therefore be responsive to external control such as by heating, external RF stimulus, sonic control, visible or ultraviolet light exposure and the like. By having control of the release rate, and in some structures without invasion of the patient by mechanical means in addition to the device itself, the release rate can be in response to need at the implant site. The class of compounds to be released are free radical generating or initiating compounds, or compounds that release free radicals upon immersion or stimulation, the free radicals acting as the antimicrobial agent.

Abstract: A collapsible medical device for use, e.g., as a vascular filter. The device includes a mandrel having a distal end and a stop spaced proximally of the distal end. A proximal length of the mandrel extends proximally of the stop and a distal length of the mandrel extends distally of the stop. A functional element (e.g., a vascular filter) has a radially expandable body and includes a proximal slider and a distal slider. The proximal and distal sliders are slidable along the mandrel independently of one another such that the distance between the proximal slider and distal slider can be varied to effect different configurations of the functional element. In one method of using such a device, the functional element is urged distally to a treatment site by urging the mandrel distally.

Abstract: A security method for an attached computer module in a computer system. The security method reads a security identification number in an attached computer module and compares it to a security identification number in a console, which houses the attached computer module. Based upon a relationship between these numbers, a security status is selected. The security status determines the security level of operating the computer system.

Abstract: A glove has fingers. The glove include a spaced thumb. The glove includes an arcuate lower edge. The glove includes an opening located centrally. The glove has upwardly projecting side edges. A web is secured between the thumb and fingers. In this manner an arcuate upper edge is formed. The glove has an insert. The insert has limited flexibility. The insert is in an arcuate configuration. The insert is secured within the glove. The insert has ends. A width line is provided between the ends. An enlarged pocket is provided in the glove. Stiffener is provided below and a width line above.

Abstract: A funereal garment for use in providing a full and healthy appearance to a corpse lacking tissue necessary for such appearance. The garment includes a main garment body with compartments positioned to receive shaped inserts, wherein the compartments and shaped inserts are provided in sufficient number and location to provide a supplementary mass and enhanced physiological conformation to a corpse dressed in such garment, simulative of a full and healthy appearance of the corpse in relation to the corpse without such garment. The inserts may be inflatable articles or forms of predetermined shape, adapted for placement and retention in the compartments of the garment, so that the funereal garment provides the corpse with an aesthetic appearance for viewing and funeral/internment ceremonies.