Abstract: A new variety of nectarine tree which is of large size, vigorous, upright in growth, the tree being a regular and productive bearer of large size, yellow flesh, clingstone fruit with good eating quality. The fruit is further characterized by its high degree of red skin color, its firm flesh with good storage quality and its ability to ship to long distance markets.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of peach tree which is large, vigorous, upright, spreading and hardy under California conditions; foliated with medium to large, lanceolate leaves having a crenate to finely serrate margin, and alternate globose glands; and is a regular and productive bearer of large, early ripening, uniform, semi-freestone, very slightly asymmetrical fruit globose in apical aspect and globose to slightly ovoid in lateral aspect, the fruit having straw-yellow ground color blushed with red, and yellow-amber flesh color.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Rhododendron plant which originated as a chance seedling in a cultivated area is provided. The new variety produces flowers which are of a highly attractive clear bright red coloration on a well-branched compact plant which exhibits good tolerance to extremes in temperature.

Abstract: A geranium plant named Mary having pure white flower color, the petals being variegated with pink; floriferous, strong growth habit; medium green foliage; good bud production at night temperatures up to 16.degree. C., thus providing a long and continuous flowering period; medium early flowering; and ease of propagation and good rooting habit.

Abstract: A geranium plant named Dolly having light coral-red flower color fringed with white; ease of propagation and good rooting habit; very early flowering; good bud production at night temperatures up to 16.degree. C., thus providing a long and continuous flowering period; and compact, self-branching growth habit.

Abstract: A geranium plant named Vicky having salmon-pink flower color variegated with deep salmon-red on upper petals; medium early flowering; good bud production at night temperatures up to 16.degree. C., thus providing a long and continuous flowering period; vigorous, self-branching growth habit; and ease of propagation and good rooting habit.

Abstract: A geranium plant named Honey having salmon-rose flower color with dark salmon-red variegation; light green foliage; early flowering and very floriferous habit; good bud production at night temperatures up to 16.degree. C., thus providing a long and continuous flowering period; very compact, self-branching growth habit; and, ease of propagation and good rooting habit.

Abstract: A storm window assembly for attachment to an existing window, either on the inside or the outside, for improving overall insulation ability of the window. Included is an extruded female frame retainer which is permanently attached to the existing window casing. An extruded storm window frame has a male member which snaps into this female retainer which pivots as needed to provide a good air seal. The storm window glazing is inserted into a slot in the frame. In this slot are soft gripping fingers preferably three pairs, which hold the glazing in the frame by friction alone, obviating any glue or other adhesive. These fingers are sufficiently soft and slanted inward that they guide inwardly during insertion of the glazing into the slot, but are also sufficiently firm and slanted that enough opposite gripping pressure is exerted to prevent the glazing from sliding sideways or out of the frame.

Abstract: A hose storage apparatus for storing and transporting a hose on a reel. The reel is rotatably mounted on a frame which is formed of a plastic material. The frame has a molded plastic handle pivotally attached thereto. The handle is positionable in an upright attitude to provide a convenient means for manipulating the apparatus. The handle may be selectively lowered to a lowered position wherein portions of the handle are positioned adjacent to the frame to reduce the height of the apparatus and thereby facilitate storage. A lock releasably secures the handle to the frame in a selected attitude. The reel includes a pair of identical molded plastic reel halves. Each half includes a reel side with a hub. Each hub is rotatably mounted in the frame. A plurality of pylons is formed integral with each of the reel sides. The pylons of each reel side are secured to each other and form a hose support surface. A hose connector is mounted on one reel side.

Abstract: An instantaneous scarfing cut on the surface of a metal workpiece can be made by:(a) causing relative motion between the workpiece and a stream of scarfing oxygen gas, and simultaneously therewith(1) impinging at least one laser beam on the work surface so as to produce a heated path of desired length across said surface relative to its direction of motion, said heated path being produced by the laser beam heating a series of points on said surface to their oxygen ignition temperature, and(2) impinging a stream of scarfing oxygen onto said heated path, thereby causing an instantaneous scarfing cut to begin along said path, and(b) continuing the flow of scarfing oxygen until the desired length of cut has been produced.

Abstract: Optimum conditions, employed in an etching process of an aluminum foil for use in an electrolytic capacitor, are selected and combined together for realizing an extension of the effective surface area of the foil. This extension also gives an enlargement of the electrostatic capacitance of the foil electrode as well as an enhancement of the mechanical strength of the foil itself, the latter had been considered to be hardly compatible with the former.

Abstract: A necktie and method of tying having front and rear sections, each section having front and rear faces, the front face of the front section and the rear face of the rear section being arranged to face in the same direction when the tie is lying flat and involves a method of tying this type of tie in a simplistic knot that encircles the neckband on both its left side and its right side with one cross-over to form the face of the completed knot.

Abstract: A flexible, elastic glove for medical use has multiple layers, wherein each outermost layer is removable after use and can be discarded. The glove is formed by coating a hand mold with elastomeric material and thereafter applying a protective film including a release agent and then repeating the process to form a desired number of additional, contiguous but separable glove layers. In use, the outermost layer can be stripped away when contaminated to expose the next clean layer, so that the multi-layer glove serves to reduce the number of infections caused by cross contamination of organisms medical procedures.

Abstract: A detachable heatable coat liner including two front panels and a back panel joined together by a waist belt, each panel having a fire retardant layer to which is attached a length of electric resistance wire, a layer of fabric with a coating of "Teflon" positioned such that the coating lies against the resistance wire, and two outside layers of coat fabric enclosing the other two layers, a lead wire connecting all lenths of resistance wire and a plug attachable to a source of power, the liner being attachable to the coat by strips of "Velcro" fastener.

Abstract: When the flexible walls of an open box urinal are pressed together by the thighs of the user, the relatively stiff bottom and the deformed walls hold the container in place without other support during use. The box is sufficiently wide and the walls sufficiently resistant to deformation to deform the user's thighs enough to spread apart her labia that would otherwise be touched by the stream of urine discharged by the urethra and cause post-urination trickle. A handle or lip attached at the wall of the urinal towards the front of the user facilitates placement and removal with one hand.

Abstract: A back washer and massager supported on a shower wall or bathtub and includes a pad of foam plastic with a waterproof cover and a rigid backing plate supported by a plurality of suction cups with a terry cloth or similar fabric cover mounted on the pad to enable easy removal for laundering and the like with the cover for the pad including a pocket on the interior surface thereof to receive soap positioned in a net bag so that a person taking a shower or bath can position their back or any other inaccessible area of their body against the surface of the terry cloth or other fabric cover and by moving the body area engaged with the cover provide a washing or massaging function on the surface area of the body.

Abstract: In general, sofa beds are complicated structures and are commonly difficult to operate.

Abstract: A rocking cradle (2) is arranged on the inner surface of the longitudinal side section (1) of a reclining furniture frame, which rocking cradle (2) is provided with fixing members (4) for accommodating a rubber-elastic support body (5). The support body (5) in turn supports fixing members (8) for detachably fixing cross-slats (7).The rocking cradle (2) is pivotably suspended on the longitudinal side section (1) via an axis (A) arranged in its upper center area and can therefore adapt itself to the load conditions caused by the anatomy and arising in the transitional area of the shoulder and upper rib part when a reclining person is in the side position.

Abstract: Deck construction for a floatation sleep system which gives the deck a high quality finished appearance and facilitates transportation and set up thereof. The deck includes a plurality of rigid members. Such members are separately encased as a unit, hingeable between the members. Several units may be secured together in a planar relationship to have an overall dimensional surface area substantially equal to the surface area of a particular size fluid-filled bladder. The encasing for the rigid members is of a decorative nature to enhance the appearance of the deck.

Abstract: The guard consists of an arcuate shaped trough member (6) which has a pad of absorbent material (7) fixed therein. The trough member (6) is mounted in a cradle (8) secured to a support member (9) fixed to a limb (4) of the paint roller assembly by a clamp (10). The arrangement being such that the spatter guard is spaced from but embraces part of the roller and is positioned between the roller and the roller handle.

Abstract: The cleaning system includes a pressure vessel containing a cleaning liquid pumped out of the pressure vessel and into a dirty tank. Cleaning liquid and dislodged contaminants are sucked up from the dirty tank by a partial vacuum created above the cleaning liquid within the pressure vessel. Solids and cleaning liquid are pumped from the pressure vessel at a first rate and are separated by a solids separator with the cleaning liquid being centrifuged to remove fine solids and then collected in a makeup tank. Cleaning liquid from the makeup tank is pumped into the dirty tank at a second rate, less than the first rate. Excess liquid in the makeup tank is sucked back into the pressure vessel. A phase separator, mounted beneath the suction inlet, speeds the separation and concentration of solids, liquids and gases/vapors. The phase separator includes a number of vertically aligned, downwardly and inwardly tapered truncated conical concentrators with open tops and open bottoms above and below the free surface.

Abstract: A household appliance for cleaning generic surfaces comprises a wheel mounted working head incorporating a steam generator and an air liquid part in communication with a suction conduit. This household appliance is particularly useful for cleaning floors, carpets, and the like.

Abstract: In connection with a surface material cleaning apparatus, a tank of cleaning fluid, an outlet line from the tank to a cleaning head, a suction pump carried by the tank recovering cleaning fluid from the cleaning head, a pump feeding the outlet line from the tank, a bleed line from the pump passing liquid into and through the filter under a relatively high pressure creating a motion of liquid through and about the wall of the filter maintaining the filter wall in a relatively unclogged condition, the cleaning fluid in the tank being recycled for cleaning purposes through the filter at a relatively low pressure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner nozzle that is provided with a latching device between the attachment stub and the nozzle housing. These elements are latched together in a defined swivelling range in such a way that they perform a common synchronized swivelling movement. The elements can be unlatched again by overcoming the action of a spring-loaded latching bolt.

Abstract: A handle assembly for a luggage case having a hand-grip member made of a heavy cord of twisted material formed into two rows longitudinally and closely spaced together with an outer piece of fabric material folded around and sewn along the central longitudinal line to provide a substantially central portion of said element. A piece of leather may be folded over said heavy cord of material underlying the fabric material and sewn along the central longitudinal line. In addition, a length of strap may be arranged along the length of the hand-grip member to add rigidity thereto. A piece of leather is brought through a loop and fixedly attached to the ends of the hand-grip member, and a fabric piece of material is brought through the other side of the loop to form an anchoring portion for attachment to the luggage case.

Abstract: A self-closing door is disclosed being hinged at the top and at the bottom to swing between open and closed positions. A torque rod is aligned in the pivot axis of the door and is anchored at the bottom to a device secured to the cabinet frame. This device receives the end of the torque rod and serves as both the bottom hinge socket for the door's hinge pin associated with the torque rod assembly and as the bottom anchor for the torque rod. This device is provided with a worm wheel adjustable by a worm to provide the desired torque to the torque rod. The device is also provided with an apparatus to laterally adjust the bottom hinge socket so as to adjust the vertical alignment of the door's pivot axis to compensate for sag in the door and to insure that the horizontal frame members of the door are aligned with the cabinet.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically stuffing meat in a casing, the apparatus comprising a meat extruder including a filling nozzle; an arrangement for supplying a continuous band of casing; an a carrier for carrying the casing from the supplying arrangement to the filling nozzle, wherein the carrier includes a stop unit whereby the casing is secured to the carrier so as to effect the unitary movement thereof. A casing holder holds the open end of the casing and assists the casing to ride on the open end of the filling nozzle. A first cutting-and-fastening device is located at the casing supply side, and a second cutting-and-fastening device is located at the casing outlet side, with the second cutting-and-fastening device being adjustable with respect to the first cutting-and-fastening device.

Abstract: Metallic wire for spinning machinery has improved wear resistance of its teeth portion, which results in an improved grinding cycle and in an improved service life of the metallic wire. The wire has a quench hardened part on the whole teeth portion (except the valley bottom parts) which is formed by applying laser beams to the teeth portion according to the method of manufacturing the metallic wire for spinning machinery according to the present invention.

Abstract: A clip comprising: a metal sheet which forms an upper face, a lower face and a back portion; two pairs of hinges with one pair on each face; two pairs of shanks with each shank having a longer arm and a shorter arm, the ends of the arms are bent so that they are rotatably retained by corresponding pairs of hinges. The hinges are set diagonally on the upper and lower faces so that the shanks can be flipped to a position 90 degrees from its original (upright) position and vice-versa.

Abstract: The invention concerns the manufacture of electrolytic capacitors mainly in the form of chips or components which are transferable when lying flat, wherein the manufacturing method comprises the following steps:obtaining a capacitive strip through spool on a large-diameter wheel;schooping the lateral faces of the strip;removing the strip;delimiting the capacitive blocks through cutting out;impregnating by an electrolyte;putting in place of capacitive blocks on connecting means;coating the blocks;forming and crimping the electrodes.

Abstract: A method for making hardened essentially disk-shaped machine parts particularly rotor disks for axial roller bearings consisting of the steps of forming the disk to the desired shape in the soft state, densifying at least one annular ring-shaped section of the disk by rolling or pressing and thereafter hardening the entire disk.

Abstract: A scroll type fluid machine comprising a pair of mutually engaged scroll members each including a side plate and a spiral lap uprightly disposed on an inside surface of the side plate; when the scroll members are relatively revolved in solar motion relationship, a fluid volume in sealed chambers defined by the pair of engaged scroll members being varied, so that a pressure of the fluid in the sealed chambers is thereby varied in order to discharge a gas therefrom, characterized by constituting so that stress may not concentrate at stress concentration portions of the scroll members, i.e.

Abstract: An apparatus for pressing tubular parts, more particularly for pressing or forcing pipe-unions onto pipes, sleeves or hoses. The apparatus includes a plurality of spring loaded, radially adjustable jaws and an annular piston in operative communication with the jaws. The piston can move hydraulically towards the jaws and can be returned hydraulically to its neutral position. The effective area of the piston, by means of which it is returned to its neutral position, amounts to only a fraction of the piston-area which advances the piston. The end of the piston remote from the jaws engages in an annular hydraulic cylinder, the entire cross-section of the piston which is largest at this end, forming the effective piston-area which advances the piston.

Abstract: A die set for assembling badges and buttons includes a punch and two dies. The badge shell and artwork are loaded onto the first die. The punch descends during a loading stroke to load the shell and artwork therein by friction. The second die is positioned under the punch, and the punch descends during an assembly stroke. The punch includes a block attached to the assembly machine ram and a spring loaded punch ring. The second die has a base a spring loaded crimp ring. The punch ring abuts the crimp ring during the assembly stroke. The punch block descends further, but the punch ring remains stationary against the crimp ring springs. The shell and artwork are thus partially pushed out of the punch and into the second die. Continued downward punch block motion overcomes the crimp ring springs and causes both the punch ring and crimp ring to move downwardly together, thereby pushing the shell and artwork over the badge back.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for assembling a front guard panel having two inwardly projecting shafts on rearwardly facing end pieces into two corresponding holes of a half case. The farther hole is open. The guard panel is placed on table which moves linearly with respect to the half case and is inclined with respect to the front of the half case. The linear movement places the near shaft adjacent the near hole. Then the guard panel is rotated about an axis near the near hole so as to insert the near shaft into the near hole and to move the far shaft into the far hole.

Abstract: Method of converting a hopper type of rail car to accept a wider outlet gate permits existing cars which are in over-supply to be made useful. The method requires that the opposed pairs of side slope sheets of the original car, and the opposed pairs of center and end slope sheets which are joined to them to form the bottom portions of the hoppers, be cut apart. One of the pairs of slope sheets then has its width reduced at its lower end portion while the lower end portions of the other pair of slope sheets are cut away and replaced by new slope sheet portions which are of greater width than the original portions. After the mounting flanges for the original outlet gates are removed, new mounting flanges which are wider in one direction and narrower in the other, are located in a predetermined fixed position relative to the frame of the car, preferably by an assembly jig which is temporarily clamped to the car frame.

Abstract: A method of mounting support pads to rigid instrument casings, e.g. of metal or plastic. The pads are formed with flange portions designed to be force fit through a hole in the casing. The hole is provided with a key way or cutout. The corner that is formed at the juncture with the hole is outwardly angled and the opposite corner is inwardly angled. The flange of the pad is inserted under the outwardly angled corner and the pad is turned to wrap the flange around and under the hole edge.

Abstract: A removable blade assembly is provided for use with an impact termination tool to insert electrical conductors into termination clips and sever the end of the conductor. The blade assembly includes a scissors type cutter which is operated in conjunction with the impact operation under the influence of a biasing spring and cam follower associated with the movable cutting blade. Cutting is achieved either during wire insertion or subsequently upon impact, depending upon the amount of cutting resistance encountered. A wire removal hook is provided at the end of the blade assembly and is within the impact tool handle during impact operation. The blade assembly may be easily removed from the impact tool for replacement, storage, or use of the wire removal hook.

Abstract: During the automatic changing of tools between a spindle of a machine tool and a tool magazine, a changing operation of causing one of a pair of tool changing arms to stand by in the vicinity of the spindle to remove the used tool and another changing operation of causing the other tool changing arm to grip the tool to be used for the next operation on the tool magazine and stand by are performed alternately thereby reducing the tool changing time.

Abstract: A dynamic read/write memory or the like is made by a twin-well CMOS process that employs field-plate isolation rather than thick field oxide, with no separate channel stop implant. The field plate is grounded over P well areas, and connected to the positive supply over the N wells. One-transistor memory cells are of metal-gate construction with N+ drain regions buried beneath oxide, and other transistors are constructed with silicided, implanted, source/drain regions, self-aligned to the metal gates, employing sidewall oxide spacers to provide lightly-doped drains.

Abstract: A method for fabricating MOSFET devices by a one mask, one etch process utilizing vacuum deposited chromium, silicon upon which is grown SiO.sub.2 and an anneal process. An optional optimizing ion implantation and activating anneal step is also disclosed, as are two, and three, mask and etch procedures.

Abstract: A method for forming indium antimonide photodiodes by ionic implantation of the S.sub.34.sup.+ isotope of sulphur on a p type indium antimonide substrate. These photodiodes may be readily coupled to an N channel charge transfer device which provides multiplexing of the photodiodes and readout of the charges.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for improving the isolation between semi-oxide insulated devices, formed on mesa structures. In the fabrication of such devices, a silicon substrate is provided. Patterned regions of one type of conductivity are formed in a major surface of the substrate and an epitaxial layer of silicon is formed on the substrate over the major surface. A patterned mask layer is formed on the epitaxial layer and is etched to expose portions of the epitaxial layer. The exposed portions of the epitaxial layer are removed to form the mesa structures, which overlie the doped patterned regions. Regions of opposite conductivity, called channel stops, are then formed in the substrate between the patterned regions. After filling in the areas between the mesa structures with a field oxide, the devices (bipolar or MOS transistors) are formed on the mesa structures.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for reworking printed circuit boards carrying surface mounted components by removing faulty or improperly connected components and replacing them with new components, incorporate an X-Y table for clamping the board with the target component positioned on a vertical working axis, using a heated, component-gripping vacuum head movably mounted for vertical movement and angularly rotatable pivoting adjustment, and jets of hot compressed air directed at the component's peripheral terminal leads, bringing them to solder-melting temperature, with a reversible angular drive motor connected to deliver torque to the head gently or abruptly or in reciprocating fashion, producing pivoting head movement over a small angle of rotation, shearing the adhesive which bonds the component in place, all under control of a programmed microcomputer governing operating sequences selected and initiated by the operator.

Abstract: Improved semiconductor devices having minimum parasitic junction area are formed by using multiple buried polycrystalline conductor layers to make lateral contact to one or more pillar-shaped epitaxial single crystal device regions. The lateral poly contacts are isolated from each other and from the substrate and have at least one polycrystalline pillar extending to upper surface of the device to permit external connections to the lower poly layer.The structure is made by depositing three dielectric layers with two poly layers sandwiched in between. Holes are anisotropically etched to the lowest poly layer and the substrate. A conformal oxide is applied over the whole structure and anisotropically etched to remove the bottom portions in the hole where the poly pillar and the isolation wall are to be formed and isotropically where the single crystal pillar is to be formed. The remaining oxide regions isolate the buried conductor layers, contacts, and isolation walls.

Abstract: The invention discloses an improved process for forming one or more metal strips on an integrated circuit structure by wet etching of a metal layer which comprises forming an intermediate layer over the integrated circuit structure; forming slots in the intermediate layer; forming a metal layer over the intermediate layer; and wet etching the metal layer sufficiently to remove all metal in the slots while retaining metal on the intermediate layer between the slots to form the desired one or more metal strips. Multiple levels of metal strips may be formed in an integrated circuit structure using the method of the invention.

Abstract: A method of producing a magnetic head comprises the steps of forming a core assembly, forming a core-shield-spacer assembly by fitting shields and spacers in the core assembly, and forming a head surface by grinding an upper surface of the core-shield-spacer assembly. The core assembly comprises a reference core block having both side surfaces thereof finished with a high accuracy and a pair of side core blocks connected to the respective side surfaces of the reference core block. Write gaps and read gaps of a plurality of channels are all formed in alignment at the side surfaces of the reference core block.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a chip coil, including a coil element which includes a magnetic core, a winding wire, and internal terminal electrodes, a fired mass of magnetic material surrounding and encapsulating the coil element, and external terminal electrodes electrically connected to the internal terminal electrodes. The winding wire is coated with a heat-resistive electrically insulating film and is wound around the magnetic core. The internal terminal electrodes are electrically connected to opposite ends of the winding wire and are exposed to the exterior of the mass at opposite ends of the core where they are electrically connected to the external terminal electrodes.

Abstract: A system for placing, soldering and inspecting component parts, such as soldered joints and electronic components, on a printed circuit board utilizes a transfer device for selecting and transferring specific electronic component parts to predetermined positions on a printed circuit board and holding each component part in the desired position by use of the transfer device during a reflow soldering operation to mechanically and electrically connect the component part to the printed circuit board. The reflow soldering utilizes a laser beam for injecting thermal energy into each soldered joint to melt the soldered material. An infrared detector senses thermal radiation and/or reflected radiation from the heated solder material to discontinue the application of the laser beam to the solder material upon liquifaction of the solder material.

Abstract: Apparatus (16) for gripping the inner surface of a plug (14) so that it can be removed from a tube (12). The apparatus includes a shaft (18) having an enlarged frustoconical head (20) with a collar member (24) surrounding the shaft. The collar has a plurality of flexible fingers (22) extending up therefrom, which are forced radially outwardly into contact with the inner wall of the plug when the head is moved longitudinally outwardly from the plug. Each finger has an end portion which is tapered and forms first (10 degrees) and second (5 degrees) angles on its inner (32) and outer (30) surfaces, respectively; and the frustoconical surface (34) of the enlarged head forms a third angle (15 degrees), with the sum of the first and second angles being equal to the third angle. The end portions of the fingers are thus moved radially outwardly, such that their outer surface lies parallel with the inner surface of the plug and thus, the plug is gripped over a large surface area by the gripping mechanism.