Abstract: This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of New Guinea Impatiens plant known by the cultivar name Maya, and discovered by me in commercial greenhouses in Fremont, Calif. Maya is closest in characteristics to Mikkel Red Magic particularly characterized by its excellent floriferousness; good breaking action making a full basket and giving good cutting production; red-green foliage like Mikkel Red Magic; fast growth habit; a light red-orange flower; and the ability to withstand adverse conditions.

Abstract: This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of New Guinea Impatiens plant known by the cultivar name Navajo, and discovered by me in commercial greenhouses in Fremont, Calif. Navajo is closest in characteristics to USDA Arabesque but is particularly characterized by rich red-green follage with a very distinct golden brown to off-yellow variegation; a medium size, rose-red flower with a light eye; a very erect, thick, stiff stem; and very good breaking action, making an excellent pot and/or bedding plant.

Abstract: This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of New Guinea Impatiens plant known by the cultivar name Chickasaw, and discovered by me in commercial greenhouses in Fremont, Calif. Chickasaw is closest in characteristics to Longwood's Painted Lady but is particularly characterized by short internodes; its floriferousness of rose-pink flowers in the summer and salmon flowers in the winter as opposed to Painted Lady whose color is not as dark; a bright yellow variegation on a moderately light green leaf under high light and increasing age of plant as opposed to Painted Lady which has no variegation; and a stem and breaking action conducive to making a good basket plant.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a new and distinct variety of New Guinea Impatiens plant having the cultivar name Creek, discovered by me in a commercial greenhouse in Fremont, Calif.Creek has a growth habit that is typical of a New Guinea pot variety and is similar to USDA Arabesque, and a foliage color similar to Mikkel Red Magic but is particularly characterized by bright red-green foliage that grows in richness under high light; a bright pink flower color with slightly darker eye; verses Red Magic which is dark red-rose and Arabesque which is candy-striped; a moderate flower size and average number of flowers; and the chief distinction of having good flower to foliar color contrast.

Abstract: An additive container and transfer unit for transferring a solution from the additive container to a container which is under a vacuum, the transfer unit including a closure having a transfer pin or piercing member which is axially movable from a first position to a second position within a supporting member or guide. The additive container and transfer unit is particularly applicable to the transfer of a medicament within the container to a vacuumized parenteral fluid container. In this application, the additive container is inverted and the point of the transfer pin projecting from the closure is positioned on the I.V. fluid bottle stopper. As downward thrust is applied to the additive container, the end of the transfer pin projecting from the closure will pierce the I.V. fluid bottle stopper.

Abstract: A power driven ski is divided by an aperture into anterior and posterior ski portions, which are held one to the other by a bridge so that their combined undersurfaces form a longitudinally smooth skiing undersurface throughout the length of the ski. A motor driven endless tread is circulateably supported around the posterior ski portion for thrusting against the snow over which the posterior ski portion slides.

Abstract: Cartons for packaging and mailing books and the like include parallel top and bottom walls which are foldably interconnected by a pair of parallel side walls to form a tubular structure and a closure and protecting structure for each end of the tubular structure including end flaps having an inner and outer portion. A pair of hingedly connected tabs formed in the bottom wall of the carton are normally positioned perpendicular to the bottom wall. A notch is formed at one end of each of the end flap outer portions. A closure flap attached to a side wall of the carton is normally coplanar with the end flap outer portions and parallel to the bottom wall. A tear strip formed in the top wall is normally located above the closure flap.

Abstract: A ski having a sole profile which is symmetric to the longitudinal axis of the ski and defined at both sides by edges of wear-resistant material and comprising a further edge on each side projecting laterally over the corresponding first edge on this side.

Abstract: A process is described wherein an N-channel silicon gate device operates from a single voltage supply. This process includes an ion implantation step into the gate region of both the load and switch devices for adjusting upwards the threshold voltage of such N-channel silicon gate load and switch devices. This ion implantation of the gate region utilizes the dosage and ion implant energy as factors in determining the change in the threshold voltage. The ion implantation is in a region essentially at the surface of the gate region and as such appears to be a change in the Q.sub.ss term of the device. The effect of the ion implantation is to increase upwards the threshold voltage of the structure as compared with the expected threshold voltage based on the resistivity level of the starting material of the wafer. The overall effect of this process is to provide an active device having a higher output voltage than can be expected from using the starting resistivity material.

Abstract: A novel multifunctional lube oil additive is provided and comprising the reaction product of an alkyl phenol having from 8 to 35 carbons in the alkyl group, sulfur and an alkaline earth metal oxide or hydroxide. The reaction is performed in a two step process in the presence of a mutual solvent whereby the sulfurized metal phenate produced has a sulfur to metal atom ratio between about 1 and 2 .Iadd.and an alkalinity value of 40 to 200 mg. KOH/gram..Iaddend.

Abstract: A family of cathodoluminescent phosphors which consist essentially of oxy-chalcogenides of lanthanum and/or lutetium containing, for each mol of phosphor, between 0.0002 and 0.2 mol of dysprosium, erbium, europium, holmium, neodymium, praseodymium, samarium, terbium, or thulium. Up to 15 mol percent of the lanthanum and lutetium may be replaced with yttrium or gadolinium. The phosphors may be prepared by reacting the constituent elements as compounds thereof at temperatures between 900 and 1300.degree. C. for 0.2 to 5.0 hours and then cooling the reaction product.

Abstract: Solar control film having a water-activatable adhesive system comprising a normally tacky and pressure-sensitive adhesive coating which is covered by a thin tack-free continuous water-soluble layer. The product, which does not require a liner, can be moistened and installed on a windowpane, the water-soluble layer providing lubrication during positioning and the pressure-sensitive adhesive providing the primary bonding to the glass.

Abstract: an apparatus to reclaim lint-cotton and return it to the ginning process is disclosed. The apparatus comprises in combination a unique arrangement of condensing cylinders, feed cylinders, saw cylinders, grid bars, and doffing brushes used to collect, reclaim, and feed back lint-cotton into the ginning system.

Abstract: in a system including a first member and a second member movable relative the first member, an adjustable nozzle element is included. The nozzle directs pressurized fluid such as a lubricant or coolant delivered to the first member outwardly in a range of possible directions to impact the second member.

Abstract: bifunctional maleimides can be prepared in high yield by reacting an organic diamine with maleic anhydride in a solvent composed of the azeotrope of hexamethylphosphoramide or 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and acetic acid, followed by dehydration of the intermediate with acetic anhydride in the presence of an alkali metal salt of a C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 aliphatic acid. The solvent systems are recoverable by reduced pressure distillation and can be used in subsequent syntheses of maleimides.

Abstract: a process for the manufacture of a foamed thermoplastic aromatic polyethersulphone comprising heating a solid thermoplastic composition comprising an aromatic polyethersulphone which is not in admixture with another type of thermoplastic polymer, said composition containing 0.25 to 20% by weight of an absorbed volatile liquid selected from water, acetone, ethyl acetate, methyl ethyl ketone, methylene chloride and chloroform, to a temperature above (Tg-50).degree. C where Tg is the glass/rubber transition temperature of the thermoplastic polyethersulphone.Preferably the thermoplastic composition contains 0.5 to 20% and particularly 1 to 20% by weight, of the absorbed volatile liquid.The solid thermoplastic composition may be in the form of a powder or granules so as to produce a foamed puff-ball type of structure or it may be in the form of a shaped article such as a sheet, film, coating, moulding or extrusion so as to produce a foamed shaped article.

Abstract: allows a set of processes to operate cyclically on a set of shared resources (e.g. I/O buffers). Each process is allowed to proceed at its own speed, subject only to a synchronization condition that it does not operate simultaneously on a resource with any member of the next (cyclic) subset of processes.

Abstract: an improved method of purifying wet-process phosphoric acid by sedimentation, in which the crude acid is intimately mixed with an appropriate amount of finely divided silica or silicate. The result is that the absolute magnitude of the zeta potential of the suspended solids, particularly humus and gypsum, decreases to a value that allows them to aggregate, settle rapidly, and be removed by conventional methods. The Si:F ratio is increased, effecting a reduction of fluorine contamination. The rate of growth of gypsum crystals is increased, reducing the amount of post-precipitation of gypsum and other particulates. Because the rate of settlement is increased, the holding time prior to further processing, such as concentrating to merchant-grade acid, is decreased, reducing storage and space requirements and associated capital investment as well as investment in product inventory.

Abstract: the shelf-life of food is improved by sterilizing such food by heating it in a container having oxygen barrier properties, by microwave energy, for a time and temperature necessary to produce sterilization. Such container is formed of a laminate including an organic polymeric material coated with an inorganic glassy barrier material and with a heat-sealable topcoat. The coating is from 0.02 to 2 microns thick and includes over 50% metal phosphate selected from aluminum and iron phosphates. The atom ratio of metal to phosphorus is about from 2.2 to 0.5 and up to about 50% of the metal ions may be replaced by tin, titanium or zirconium ions.

Abstract: an improved footwear assembly is disclosed comprising a textile upper, a polymeric soling and a foxing wherein the foxing comprises a monoalkenyl arene-conjugated diene block copolymer. The improvement lies in coating at least the area of the upper which is contacted with the foxing with a silane compound containing at least one functional group. These functional groups include halogens, alkoxy groups, alkyl amines, methacryloxypropyl groups, alkyl mercapto groups, alkyloxy epoxy radicals and mixtures thereof. Preferably, both the foxing and polymeric soling are formed from compositions containing styrene-butadiene block copolymers.

Abstract: A method of replacing hair to a delineated area of the human scalp to which, after surgically preparing the area, suturing is surgically embedded along an annular pathway. The suturing segmentally comprises a buried infra-length and neighboring supra-lengths surrounded by a tubular resinous sleeve which lies downwardly against the scalp skin layer. An apt connector means is attached to the resinous sleeves and to which connector the replacement hair might be attached.

Abstract: An articulated joint prosthesis, and particularly a knee joint, in which the articulation between two bone penetrating elements is provided with elastic means permitting relative movements between the two said elements in senses other than that of the normal articulation, for instance, slight separations or inclinations in the plane of the pivot axis. A small play may also be incorporated in the articulation so as to permit relative torsion between the two bone penetrating elements.

Abstract: A prosthetic device for use as a hip joint comprises a substantially spherical portion locatable in the acetubular fossa of a pelvis bone, and a longitudinal portion locatable in a thighbone. The spherical portion is anchored within the fossa by a holding member which is fixed to the fossa.

Abstract: A prosthetic myocardium is disclosed for replacing necrotic or scarred myocardial tissue to positively simulate both myocardial contraction and expansion during systole and diastole. The prosthetic device includes several circumferentially arranged tilting arms which are sutured to the periphery of an opening in the heart formed by a medical excision. The tilting arms are pivotally supported and functionally interconnected with an axially reciprocal drive rod which effects synchronized inward and outward pivoting of the tilting arms to simulate the myocardial functions during heartbeat.

Abstract: A new intraocular lens construction, suitable for use in artifical lens implantations and having a medial light-focusing lens body and two lateral position fixation elements therefor, is disclosed. One of the position fixation elements has a first portion extending generally laterally from a first region of the periphery of the lens body, and a second portion extending from the first portion generally transversely thereto and at least partly peripherally of the lens body. The other position fixation element extends generally laterally from a second region of the periphery of the lens body spaced from the first region. By virtue of the special construction of the first position fixation element, the lens can be introduced into the eye by being in effect snaked through the corneo-scleral incision.

Abstract: An apparatus mountable on a toilet so to wash and clean an individual's private parts; the apparatus including a rotatable brush powered by water, and the brush additionally spraying water so to wash while the brush gently scrubs; the brush being fully adjustable in position by a handle located alongside the toilet, the brush being movable into a stored, out-of-the-way position between the toilet seat and the bowl when not in use so to allow the toilet for other uses, and the apparatus including a water tank containing an electric heater so to heat the water that washes the person.

Abstract: A drain assembly, for a drain floor having an opening toward which a drain pipe projects, comprises:(a) a tubular plastic body sized to exteriorly fit the drain floor opening, the body having an external thread, and a nut threadably engaging the body thread and rotatable relative to the body, the nut defining an exterior flange, the body and nut consisting of molded plastic material,(b) a plate defining an upper flange overlapping the top of the body, and a grille bounded by the upper flange and overlapping the upper interior of the body,(c) and a tubular base having a flange attached to the nut flange at the underside thereof, the base having a tubular portion projecting downwardly for reception of the upper extent of said pipe, said base consisting of molded plastic material.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a swimming pool drain chamber which is positioned over an outlet of a swimming pool. The chamber includes sealing means for effecting a liquid seal adjacent the outlet. An upper portion of the chamber extends above the normal water surface of the swimming pool. The water in a line connected to the outlet can be removed without lowering the water level in the entire pool to an elevation below the outlet. In a preferred embodiment, the chamber extends below the outlet to facilitate draining the line completely and also to keep small amounts of water entering the chamber out of this line.

Abstract: A trap for a drain has a housing with a sidewall forming a lateral exit port above its bottom. A tubular insert fitted to that sidewall forms a conduit with a bottom inlet beneath the level of the exit port and a side outlet registering with this port. The outlet is framed, along about a lower third of its periphery, by a generally spoon- or trough-shaped tongue extending inwardly therefrom while rising toward but terminating short of the horizontal midplane of the outlet; a ring-segmental clearance remaining between this tongue and the peripheral conduit wall has a cross-sectional area equal to or slightly larger than that of the outlet.

Abstract: A patient handling system is disclosed which includes a novel patient handling sheet and a novel patient lift apparatus and a combination thereof. The patient handling sheet has spaced parallel longitudinal tubes to receive stretcher poles and longitudinally spaced transverse apertures in the tubes to permit either the grasping of the stretcher poles by the hands or by hook means attached to the lifting apparatus or use of the apertures as hand holds without the stretcher poles. The apparatus for lifting stretchers is generally rectangular, is wide enough to straddle the patient's bed, and is hinged at each corner so that it may be folded up and stored away when not in use. A frame locking means is used to prevent its folding when in use. A crane is provided at one corner to do the lifting.

Abstract: An improved mattress innerspring unit is provided including cross helicals which extend transversely of the rows of coil springs and lace together adjacent terminal convolutions of the springs in a row and a retention and support strip which overlies the terminal convolutions of the springs in a row of the unit, the retention and support strip and the helicals being crimped together and otherwise secured about the interlaced portions of the coil springs. The cross helicals are prevented from spinning out of the unit and the unit is firmed, particularly in the area close to the retention and support strip. Preferably, retention and support strips are provided along both the top and bottom terminal convolutions of the coil springs of at least one row near each of the two longitudinal edges of the innerspring unit.

Abstract: The specification discloses an inflatable, insulating apparatus for use as or in a mattress inflatable with a fluid such as air. Included are a fluid-tight envelope and reflective material, preferably thin layers of metallic material, on at least two spaced portions of said apparatus to reflect thermal radiation, such as from a supported living being when the apparatus is used as a mattress, to reduce radiative heat transfer across or through the structure. Either as an alternate insulator, or in combination with the reflective material, one or more baffles may be provided within the apparatus to reduce both free and forced convective heat transfer. In one embodiment, reflective baffles form a honeycomb assembly which is collapsible upon deflation of the structure.

Abstract: A contoured foam seat characterized by having a foamed seat and back member with grooved-out portions to give a raised area whereby the seat has contoured body fitting aspects.

Abstract: An improved combination of box spring and mattress is provided. The mattress has a core of a particular class of flame-retarded flexible polyurethane foam and, optionally, has an outer layer of flexible polyimide foam fabricated to surround said core. The foam core, optionally with outer layer of polyimide foam, is enclosed in a flame retardant or retarded ticking (flame retarded cotton, polyvinyl chloride, fiber glass cloth, high temperature resistant polymeric fiber cloth). The box spring has a non-combustible frame and, optionally, is padded with a flame retarded flexible polyurethane foam, such as that used in the aforesaid mattress, or a flexible polyimide foam.The box spring and mattress combination meets the requirements of present institutional fire codes and the like and represents a significantly improved product for commercial and domestic household use.

Abstract: A combination screwdriver and drill attachment for a power tool including in one embodiment a bit having the distal end formed as a Phillips-head screwdriver for use not only as a screwdriver but for use in boring pilot holes for screws as well as performing counterboring and countersinking operations. In a second embodiment the combination screwdriver and drill attachment includes a screwdriver provided with a longitudinal passage through which a drill bit retractably passes.