Abstract: This invention is a new and distinct sweet cherry tree variety denominated ‘IFG Cher-three’. The new sweet cherry tree is characterized by producing medium sized dark red fruits having reniform shape. Fruits ripen early about three to five days ahead of the ‘Brooks’ variety. The ‘IFG Cher-three’ has very firm, medium acid fruit with a good cherry flavor. Fruits are tolerant of rain induced cracking and high temperature induced double fruit. The tree has a low chilling requirement slightly lower than the ‘Brooks’ variety.

Abstract: This invention is a new and distinct sweet cherry tree variety denominated ‘IFG Cher-four’. The new sweet cherry is characterized by producing medium size blushed fruits having flat-round shape. Fruits ripen early about thirteen to seventeen days ahead of the ‘Rainier’ variety. The ‘IFG Cher-four’ has medium firm, medium acid fruit with a good cherry flavor. Fruits are tolerant of rain induced cracking. The tree has a low chilling requirement, about 300 to 400 chill hours.

Abstract: This invention is a new and distinct sweet cherry tree variety denominated ‘IFG Cher-two’. The new sweet cherry tree is characterized by producing large dark red fruits having broad shoulders and flat to round base. Fruits ripen early about three to five days ahead of the ‘Brooks’ variety. The ‘IFG Cher-two’ has medium firm, medium acid fruit with a good cherry flavor. The tree has a medium low chilling requirement slightly lower than the ‘Brooks’ variety. It produces fewer doubled and spurred fruits as compared to the ‘Brooks’ variety in high summer temperature regions.

Abstract: A metal end cap seal for sealing against resent invention relates to seals within a fluid system. The metal end caps of the seal include protrusions or nibs on the terminal ends of the caps, providing for reduced friction during installation and use. The seal may also include a base elastomer and an insert elastomer, the base elastomer and insert elastomer having different material properties from one another. The insert elastomer is selected to reduce friction with a sealing surface.

Abstract: This invention is a new and distinct grapevine variety denominated ‘IFG Twenty-six’. The new grapevine is characterized by producing large size elliptic to obtuse ovate fully black berries having medium firm texture with a neutral flavor and which ripen in early season. Berries are borne on large size clusters which are slightly compact and may require gibberellin applications to thin clusters and increase berry firmness.

Abstract: This invention is a new and distinct grapevine variety denominated ‘IFG Twenty-five’. The new grapevine is characterized by producing small to medium size elliptic full black berries having medium firm texture with a neutral flavor and which ripen in early season. Berries are borne on medium size clusters which are slightly compact and may require gibberellin applications to thin clusters and size berries.

Abstract: This invention is a new and distinct grapevine variety denominated ‘IFG Twenty-three’. The new grapevine is characterized by producing naturally large seedless reddish black berries having a spherical shape with a mild fruity labrusca flavor somewhat similar to the Kyoho variety but smaller in size and seedless.

Abstract: The invention relates to a bed bug detection device (10) comprising a refuge (16) which elicits a taxis response from bed bugs and a non-trapping indicator surface (18), on which the bed bugs may leave indicators of their presence, such as faecal matter or cast skins. The refuge is positioned in close proximity to said non-trapping indicator surface such that the bed bugs can leave an indicator of their presence as they travel across the indicator surface on their way to or from the refuge. Preferably the non-trapping indicator surface takes the form of a skirt which surrounds a refuge made of corrugated paper. The invention also provides a passive method of detecting the presence of bed bugs without their capture by detecting the presence of indicators rather than the bed bugs per se.

Abstract: The riser system of the present invention includes an external production riser for floating structures with interfaces to the dry and subsea wellheads, internal tieback riser with a special lower overshot/slipping connector for elevated temperatures. The seals can be metallic and/or non-metallic dynamic seals. Special centralizing pipe connectors and a special subsea wellhead tubing hanger are also included. This riser system avoids the penalty of pipe within pipe differential thermal growth and the resulting unwanted effects on the floating structure. This is accomplished by allowing an overshot sealing slipping connector to swallow an expanding polished rod as thermal conditions cause pipe elongation axially. When elevated temperatures fall to ambient the opposite occurs as the pipe shrinks axially. Alternatively, a system is possible where a two pipe drilling riser is needed. The internal pipe in this case would be an inner riser rather than a tubing string.

Abstract: An offshore well system for a subsea well. The system includes a floating platform, an external riser and an internal riser nested within the external riser. A external riser tension device tensions the external riser. The drilling system also includes a surface wellhead system that includes a wellhead, a collet, and a flange assembly. The wellhead, collet, and flange assembly are assembled to establish a common bore for receiving the top of the internal riser. A gasket located between the top of the internal riser and an inner shoulder of the flange assembly seals between the wellhead system and the top of the internal riser. The surface wellhead system also retains the internal riser in tension with the wellhead, the internal riser extending above the wellhead into the collet.

Abstract: This invention is a new and distinct sweet cherry variety denominated ‘IFG Cher-one’. The new sweet cherry is characterized by producing very large dark red kidney shaped fruits having broad shoulders and flat to round base. Fruits ripen early about three days ahead of the Brooks variety.

Abstract: A metal end cap seal for sealing against resent invention relates to seals within a fluid system. The metal end caps of the seal include protrusions or nibs on the terminal ends of the caps, providing for reduced friction during installation and use. The seal may also include a base elastomer and an insert elastomer, the base elastomer and insert elastomer having different material properties from one another. The insert elastomer is selected to reduce friction with a sealing surface.

Abstract: This invention is a new and distinct grapevine variety denominated “IFG Twenty-two’. The new grapevine is characterized by producing small naturally seedless reddish black to black berries having round to slightly elliptic shape with a unique grape lollipop-like labrusca flavor.

Abstract: An offshore well system for a subsea well. The system includes a floating platform, an external riser and an internal riser nested within the external riser. A external riser tension device tensions the external riser. The drilling system also includes a surface wellhead system that includes a wellhead, a collet, and a flange assembly. The wellhead, collet, and flange assembly are assembled to establish a common bore for receiving the top of the internal riser. A gasket located between the top of the internal riser and an inner shoulder of the flange assembly seals between the wellhead system and the top of the internal riser. The surface wellhead system also retains the internal riser in tension with the wellhead, the internal riser extending above the wellhead into the collet.

Abstract: This invention is a new and distinct grapevine variety denominated ‘IFG Twenty’. The new grapevine is characterized by producing naturally large seedless blue-black berries having a narrow ellipsoidal to cylindrical shape with a strong fruity labrusca flavor. Fruits normally ripen mid to late season about early to mid-September near Delano Calif. Fruits are fairly low in acidity, with medium dense firm texture, occasionally noticeable seed trace. Vines are productive and can be spur pruned.

Abstract: This invention is a new and distinct grapevine variety denominated ‘IFG Twenty-two’. The new grapevine is characterized by producing small naturally seedless reddish black to black berries having round to slightly elliptic shape with a unique grape lollipop-like labrusca flavor.

Abstract: A new and distinct plum tree variety, Prunus salicina, cv. ‘Suplumfortyseven’ is characterized by mid-season ripening fruit having a dark red flesh, nearly black skin, and a semi-free stone. The fruit is medium in sugar and has medium acidity. The fruit of the new variety ‘Suplumfortyseven’ is also abundant in juice and has a mildly sweet flavor. The new variety ripens before ‘Joanna Red’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,385) and harvest is later than for ‘Suplumeleven’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,902).

Abstract: This invention is a new and distinct sweet cherry variety denominated ‘IFG Cher-one’. The new sweet cherry is characterized by producing very large dark red kidney shaped fruits having broad shoulders and flat to round base. Fruits ripen early about three days ahead of the ‘Brooks’ variety.

Abstract: This invention is a new and distinct grapevine variety denominated ‘IFG Twenty-three’. The new grapevine is characterized by producing naturally large seedless reddish black berries having a spherical shape with a mild fruity labrusca flavor somewhat similar to the Kyoho variety but smaller in size and seedless.

Abstract: This invention is a new and distinct grapevine variety denominated ‘IFG Twenty-four’. The new grapevine is characterized by producing naturally large seedless light red berries having a narrow ovate shape. Fruits are fairly low in acidity, with very dense firm texture and ripen late in the season.