Abstract: A new variety of Hybrid Tea rose suitable for garden decoration, having flowers of cream in the center of the bloom and coral on the edges.

Abstract: A new variety of Hybrid Tea rose suitable for garden decoration, having flowers coral pink to coral coloration.

Abstract: Prunus avium ‘PA4UNIBO’ is a novel cherry tree derived from a seedling of unknown cross which was planted at Vignola, Modena Province, Italy. It was initially propagated by grafting to root stocks of varying vigor and, after testing in districts and plantings of differing types, proved to have the qualities proper to a promising new cultivar for the market.

Abstract: ‘PA2UNIBO’ is a novel cherry tree of the genus/species Prunus avium derived from a seedling of unknown cross which was planted at Vignola, Modena Province, Italy. It was initially propagated by grafting to root stocks of varying vigor and, after testing in districts and plantings of differing types, proved to have the qualities proper to a promising new cultivar for the market.

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. Regular and heavy production of large size fruit. 3. Fruit with firm, yellow flesh, good handling and shipping qualities. 4. Fruit with very good flavor. 5. Fruit with attractive red skin color.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Distylium plant named ‘PIIDIST-IV’, characterized by its compact, upright growth habit, reddish new growth, lustrous, leathery, dark green mature foliage, resistance to insects and disease, and tolerance of wet and dry soil conditions.

Abstract: A new Nandina domestica plant particularly distinguished by having narrow leaves with fine texture, immature leaves having a deep burgundy color, and a compact growth habit, is disclosed.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of hardy herbaceous perennial Hibiscus hybrid plant named ‘Plum Fantasy’ comprising an upright dense branching, numerous flowers over a prolonged season having vibrant magenta-red overlapping petals and a darker red lustrous eye. The petals have a unique three-dimensional dimpling or puckering which helps resist strong wind, bright sun and harsh rain conditions. The foliage is dark-green, primarily heavily-dissected and tri-lobed.

Abstract: A new cultivar of interspecific Baptisia, ‘Mojito’, that is characterized by its flowers that are light yellow-green in color, its flowers that are borne very densely on the raceme, its inflorescences that are borne upright and within the foliage, its foliage that is deep yellow-green in color, its stems that do not lodge, and its early and extended four-week long bloom period that begins in early May in northern Illinois.

Abstract: A new hybrid cultivar of Tradescantia, ‘Tough Love’ that is characterized by its very compact plant habit reaching an average of 23 cm in height after two years of growth, its leaves that are held upright to horizontal and straight to arching in aspect, its foliage that is very strong, leathery in texture, and pubescent along the margins and on both surfaces, its pedicels, flower buds, and leaves that are densely pubescent, its flowers that are vivid red-purple in color, its drought tolerance remaining evergreen throughout the summer, and its resistance to rust.

Abstract: A new and distinct Pedilanthus macrocarpus named ‘Chilly Willy’ is characterized by freeze hardiness (at least to 12° F.) beyond that of any cultivars of Pedilanthus known to the Inventor. The color of the mature stems is R.H.S. Colour Chart 143A to 143D.

Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Begonia, ‘TESSDARK’, that is characterized by its compact, spreading, semi-pendulous plant habit, its floriferous plant habit, its flowers that are red-orange in color, its flowers with tepals that are wide and short, and its foliage that is dark green in color on the upper surface and red on the lower surface.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Gerbera plant named ‘Garisabel Imp.’, characterized by its compact, broadly upright and uniformly mounding plant habit; dense and bushy appearance; numerous inflorescences with bright yellow-colored ray florets arranged on upright and strong scapes; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Angelonia plant named ‘Balarcrose’, characterized by its dark rose-colored flowers, dark green-colored foliage, and vigorous, upright growth habit, is disclosed.

Abstract: A cover for a merchandising display unit (1) disclosed. The cover of the rectangular top opening of the storage compartment includes displaceable lids (9) arranged in two rows along opposing longer sides (2,4) of the storage unit so that access is provided to the storage compartment from both sides of the storage unit. The cover has a stationary cover plate (6) along a mid section of the storage unit and a rail system (5) with a number of parallel transverse rails between the two longer sides, and the lids (9) mounted between separate tracks in adjacent rails and are displaceable in a direction perpendicular to the longer sides (2,4).

Abstract: A bilayer base for attaching appliances selected from the group consisting of a component of a dental appliance, an orthodontic appliance, or an orthopedic appliance to a bony part of the human body wherein the appliance part to be attached to the bony part of the body may be made of metal, ceramic, or plastic. The base permits the appliance to be ready for mounting and includes a cured layer of polymer resin mounted on the appliance and an uncured layer of substantially the same polymer resin over the cured layer which when cured becomes integral with the cured layer in attaching the appliance to a bony part of the body.

Abstract: This disclosure describes a method for crimping a polymeric stent onto a catheter for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty or other intraluminal interventions. The method comprises crimping the stent onto a catheter when the polymer is at a target temperature other than ambient temperature. The polymer can optionally comprise drug(s).

Abstract: A carbon dioxide absorber for a rebreathing system can be connected to a connection head of the rebreathing system in a simple manner. A centering device (43, 44, 45, 46), provided in the area of a guide plate (40) of the absorber (4), can be caused to mesh with centering pins pointing in the direction of the absorber from the connection head.

Abstract: A method of forming a shaker screen includes forming a frame, and attaching a first sealing element to at least one side of an outer perimeter of the frame, wherein the attaching comprises aligning a first mating surface of the frame to a second mating surface of the first sealing element, and wherein the first mating surface of the frame includes an extension, and the second mating surface of the first sealing element includes a groove configured to align with the extension. A system of sealing shaker screens includes a first screen and a second screen disposed adjacent the first screen, wherein a first sealing element of a first frame and a portion of the second screen interact to provide a seal between the first screen and the second screen.

Abstract: Polymer foam articles prepared by melt-mixing a polymer composition and a plurality of microspheres, at least one of which is an expandable polymeric microsphere, under process conditions, including temperature and shear rate, selected to form an expandable extrudable composition; and extruding the composition through a die.

Abstract: A cutter for a fixed cutter drill bit including a substrate and an ultrahard material layer disposed on an end surface of the substrate, the ultra hard material layer having an upper surface opposite the substrate end surface and a peripheral surface such that the upper surface intersects the peripheral surface along a peripheral edge. The peripheral edge continuously increases and decreases in height as measured from a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the cutter.

Abstract: An optical unit includes a base, a light-condensing member disposed on the base to condense a first portion of light that is incident onto the base and protrusion members disposed on a surface of the light-condensing member to scatter a second portion of the light that is incident onto the base. A backlight assembly includes light sources, an optical unit receiving light from the light sources to condense and scatter the light, and may also include an optical member disposed over the optical unit to enhance the front luminance of the light. A display device includes light sources, an optical module and a display panel. Thus, display quality of the display device may be enhanced.

Abstract: A data processing system (1,2) stores coordinate data defining a plurality of unique regions (17), for example defined by a cell of a geodesic grid (13) applied to the surface of the earth (12). Each region can be allocated to an owner and there is stored a unique identifier for that region, a hierarchical descriptor for that region, data identifying the owner, and a network address which identifies an owner domain in respect of that region. An owner of a region may sub-allocate sub-regions (18) or objects of an allocated region and there is stored in respect of any sub-region or object that has been sub-allocated by an owner, an identifier and a hierarchical descriptor for that sub-region or object. The data processing system can resolve a descriptor based DNS query specifying a region, or a sub-region, or object of such a region, so as to return data comprising the network address for the owner domain allocated to that region.