Abstract: A peach tree which is medium size, medium vigorous, upright-spreading, hardy, foliated with medium size, lanceolate leaves having a crenate margin, medium length petiole, and globose glands, blooms prolificly from hardy, medium-small, conic-pointed flower buds free from the stem and moderately pubescent, the flowers being large, showy, and pink; and is a regular and very productive bearer of large, uniform, globose, symmetrical, clingstone fruit having tough, thick, tenacious-to-flesh, yellow skin having a red blush, and fine, moderately firm, non-melting, light orange-yellow flesh.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of red maple tree, characterized by its upward habit of growth and good crotch angles; rapid growth rate; tolerance to drought conditions; pleasing lettuce green summer leaf color and excellent scarlet fall leaf color that persists.

Abstract: A well tool and more particularly a hanger assembly having an improved design for more effectively, reliably and economically hanging a liner or other well equipment in a well casing or the like.

Abstract: A metal diaphragm valve including a multiple ply metal diaphragm structure comprised of a plurality of thin circular metal elements each having a planar annular rim surrounding a dome-shaped interior portion superimposed one on top of another with their annular rims fixed together to seal the hollow interior portion of a valve bonnet. A diaphragm contacting surface including at least two areas of different degrees of curvature, one of which is cruciform in shape, is mounted for axial movement in the valve bonnet. A method of making the metal diaphragm structure and a hermetically sealed valve assembly are also disclosed.

Abstract: Benzimidazolederivatives are provided having the structure ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is lower alkyl, phenyl-lower alkyl, halo-lower alkyl, mono-lower alkylaminoalkyl, di-lower alkylaminoalkyl, and alkyl pyridinium halide, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may be the same or different and are hydrogen or lower alkyl, R.sup.4 is cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, and m is 0 to 3, n is 0 to 3, m+n being .ltoreq.5. These compounds are useful as anthelmintic agents.

Abstract: A highly simplified speech synthesizer that is capable of producing quality speech. The present speech synthesizer is adapted to be driven by an 8-bit digital input command word. Six of the bits are used for phoneme selection and the remaining two bits for inflection control. In a first embodiment, the system is adapted to generate twelve parameter control signals for each phoneme, with one of the parameters being utilized to control both high and low frequency fricative injection into the vocal tract. This embodiment also provides asynchronous excitation of the vocal tract by including a second fricative excitation control circuit that is adapted to inject white noise in parallel into the second and third resonant filters under the control of the vocal amplitude control signal. In a second embodiment, one of the twelve signal parameters is utilized as two separate control signals thus effectively providing thirteen control signal parameters.

Abstract: A surgical tissue macerating and removal instrument or tool having a rotating, longitudinally progressing rotor member in a miniaturized Moyno pump cavity, disposed within a hypodermic tube, which itself is coaxially disposed in an extension of a tool handle. A frusto-conical member extends into the tool handle extension and is provided with a cut-off tissue engaging edge at the end distant from the tube. The pump rotor is provided at the end distant from the tube with a cutting edge or other means suitable for drilling into the cataractous lens of an eye. Apertures are provided in the extension adjacent the frusto-conical member so that a treatment fluid may be supplied in the annular space between the tube and the extension and thus may flow to the aperture site.

Abstract: A power controller is disclosed which is adapted to be coupled between a power source and a power sink. The controller is linear, passive, and lossless, and is characterized by an input impedance of zero when the output is open-circuited, and by an adjustable voltage-input/current-output ratio. One disclosed embodiment is comprised of a series resonant LC Circuit wherein the inductor has an adjustable tap location. The power sink is connected across the tap. Various circuits are also disclosed which are connectable to the output of the power controller for adjusting the phase of the output signal. A power divider system for distributing power from a transmitter to plural broadcasting antennas is shown which utilizes these power controllers and phase adjusters.

Abstract: The method and apparatus aligns the leading edge of pliable sheet material such as paper, transverse to its intended direction of travel. Feed means positively advances the material between guide members towards an alignment member pivotally mounted but releasably secured by a latch means in the plane of the desired leading edge orientation for the sheet material. Position sensing means adjacent the alignment member senses proper leading edge orientation. The latch means responds to the position sensing means operation to release the alignment member and sheet material for movement towards transport means adapted to positively engage the sheet material leading edge to convey the properly orientated sheet material.In a typical configuration, the feed means is a set of feed rollers, the alignment member is a pivotally mounted mechanical gate assembly, and the leading edge alignment sensing means is a mechanical trigger member or photoelectric sensing means.

Abstract: Electrophotographic carrier beads, comprising steel shot as a core material, are coated and then cured by a single-pass manufacturing process, using a coating liquid consisting of a water-based modified epoxy whose three-dimensional, highly cross-linked cellular structure, is packed with a fluoropolymer. This water-based carrier coating makes use of the water-based modified epoxy described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,212,781.For a first example, this epoxy material is converted to an aqueous dispersion by mixing with deionized water, an aminoplast cross-linking resin (hexamethoxymethylmelamine), fluorinated ethylene-propylene, and chromium oxide.This aqueous dispersion is coated onto steel shot by a single-pass fluidized bed manufacturing process.For a second example, this epoxy material is converted to an aqueous dispersion by mixing with deionized water, said aminoplast cross-linking agent, said fluorinated ethylene-propylene and a second fluoropolymer, polytetrafluoroethylene.

Abstract: A support and fastening means for producing a pre-tied necktie, using a modified form of body member and spring clamp thereon, in which the spring clamp and body member eliminate costly and expensive labor while producing a superior product. This result is accomplished by molding the body member with a horizontally slotted front arm which slidably receives the spring clamp, the body member and spring clamp further having complementary prong and opening means respectively, so formed as to inter-engage with a snap, and non-removable relationship. The body member further is molded with front positioning means for the spring clamp. In addition, a rear post for elevating or tilting the formed knot forwardly, or more horizontally, is also molded integrally with the body member for improving the appearance of the knot. As a result, it remains only necessary to snap the spring clamp into place without requiring any riveting or the like, while nevertheless producing a more firmly and better operating support assembly.

Abstract: A portable, lightweight, free-standing tub accessory for use in conventional shower stalls has a generally planar bottom wall and a vertical side wall enclosure extending therefrom to define a container open at the upper end. A panel of the vertical side wall has a cylindrical form and is slidable to provide entry and exit from the container. A drain opening is formed in the bottom and includes means designed to be actuated by the foot of an occupant by sense of feel only, and an adjustable seat may be provided within the tub.

Abstract: A pollen trap for use on honey bee colonies in which a pollen collecting drawer may be removable from any side of the hive; provides a cluster space for the worker bees in the pollen trap; forms with the bottom board a hive entranceway for the worker bees; and also can be effectively positioned at the middle or top of the hive and can be used in double queen colonies as queen excluders.

Abstract: A terminal crimping tool including a pair of elongate members movable toward and away from each other and having longitudinal facing regions provided with a recessed configuration so as to be spaced apart when moved toward each other, and a pair of facing regions at one end of the longitudinal regions having a complementary receiver and indentor for crimping a terminal barrel with its connector between the first mentioned pair of facing regions.

Abstract: A trimaran type boat having center, port, and starboard elongated floats which are hinged together at corresponding juxtaposed side edges to enable the port and starboard floats to be pivoted between an operatable position in which the floats are transversely oriented to accommodate flotation of the boat and a collapsed position in which the port and starboard floats are folded into the center float to reduce the overall width of the boat without appreciably increasing the height so as to facilitate its storage and transport.