Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named Dark Brioso particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; daisy capitulum type; red-purple ray floret color; diameter across face of capitulum of 108 to 114 mm when fully opened, when grown as a single stem spray cut mum; photoperiodic flowering response to short days to 52 to 68 days; and plant height, with 14 long days after planting rooted cuttings prior to start of short days and with no growth regulator applications, ranges from 109 to 117 cm when grown as a single stem cut mum.

Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named Light Brioso particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; daisy capitulum type; light purple ray floret color; diameter across face of capitulum of 108 to 114 mm when fully opened, when grown as a single stem spray cut mum; photoperiodic flowering response to short days of 51 to 66 days; and plant height, with 14 long days after planting rooted cuttings prior to start of short days and with no growth regulator applications, ranges from 109 to 122 cm when grown as a single stem cut mum.

Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named Bronze Melosa particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; decorative capitulum type; light-orange ray floret color with slightly darker center; diameter across face of capitulum of 89 to 102 mm when fully opened, when grown as a single stem spray cut mum; photoperiodic flowering response to short days in Salinas under normal temperatures is 47 to 57 days after start of short days; flowering response in Bogota, Colombia, under temperatures of minimum 6.

Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named Yellow Brioso particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; daisy capitulum type; yellow ray floret color; diameter across face of capitulum of 108 to 114 mm when fully opened, when grown as a single stem spray cut mum; photoperiodic flowering response to short days of 52 to 53 days; and plant height, with 7 to 14 long days after planting rooted cuttings prior to start of short days and with no growth regulator applications, ranges from 99 to 102 cm when grown as a single stem cut mum.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ALHA is provided. The new cultivar was the result of a controlled breeding program wherein the Frankfort cultivar (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,342) was pollinated by the Penny Lane cultivar (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,238). More specifically, the new cultivar forms attractive yellow spider anemone flowers having a small cushion at the center and tubular ray florets which end in a spoon-like configuration (as illustrated). The disc florets when immature are yellow-green and change to yellow when mature. The inflorescence is of the generally flat capitulum form. The response period of the flowers is approximately eight weeks. Resistance to white rust has been exhibited. The new cultivar is particularly suited for use in the production of a cut spider anemone spray under greenhouse conditions.

Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named Bronze Brioso particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; daisy capitulum type; greyed-orange ray floret color; diameter across face of capitulum of 108 to 114 mm when fully opened, when grown as a single stem spray cut mum; photoperiodic flowering response to short days of 52 to 67 days; and plant height, with 14 long days after planting rooted cuttings prior to start of short days and with no growth regulator applications, ranges from 107 to 132 cm when grown as a single stem cut mum.

Abstract: A more sophisticated version of the known "crisscross" type of slot machine is disclosed. A screen has a plurality of display zones, usually notional, arrayed in rows and columns. A row of symbols are made to sequentially appear and randomly stop on each of the display zones, either electronically, optically, or mechanically. Thus the player can play for random symbol combinations not only along the horizontal and diagonal lines, as in the case of the crisscross model, but also along the vertical lines, of the array of display zones on the screen. If the display zones are provided in three rows and three columns, therefore, the inventive machine offers a maximum of as many as eight different symbol combinations on a single play, as compared with only five yielded by the crisscross type of machine. A representative slot machine in accordance with the invention is purely electronic, using a cathode ray tube for symbol display.

Abstract: Errors which arise in recording and reproducing data in a recording material are corrected with the use of an error correction code such as an RS (Reed-Solomon) code, and a two stage C.sub.2 and C.sub.1 coding method is conducted at an interval of repetition of a combination of [k.sub.2 /n.sub.2 ] and [k.sub.2 /n.sub.2 ]+1 on digital data having a two dimensional arrangement of k.sub.1 in the first direction and k.sub.2 in the second direction, whereby burst error correction ability is enhanced by the enhancement of error correction capacity.

Abstract: In a channel contained fuel bundle for a boiling water nuclear reactor, an improved channel is disclosed. The channel contains a plurality of fuel rods held in spaced apart relation by at least upper and lower tie-plates and/or spacers. In the reactor, the channel contains fuel rods extending between a lower support plate and an upper support grid. When the reactor is operating, the channel confines water flow intimately about the rod bundle on the inside and assures steam generation in a predictable pattern. Water exterior of the channel is at a different and typically lower pressure. To accommodate control blades (which control the fission process) outside of the fuel bundles, the channel is provided with a polygon cross section, most typically a square cross section. In operation, the flat walls tend to bulge due to primarily pressure effects but also due to thermal and radiation effects.

Abstract: An arrangement for processing a speech message which uses arbitrary value codes to form time frame excitation signals. The arbitrary value codes, e.g., random numbers, are stored as well as signals indexing the codes and transform domain signals corresponding to the arbitrary codes are generated. The speech message is partitioned into time frame interval speech patterns and a first signal representative of the transform domain speech pattern of each successive time frame interval is formed responsive to the partitioned speech message. A plurality of second signals representative of time frame interval patterns corresponding to the transform code signals are generated responsive to said set of transform signals. One of the arbitrary code signals is selected jointly responsive to the first and second signals of each successive time interval to represent the time frame speech signal excitation, and the index signal corresponding to said selected arbitrary code signal is output.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte fuel cell capable of operating with a mixture of an oxidizer and a fuel includes a permeable catalytic electrode and an impermeable catalytic electrode separated by an electron insulating, ion conducting, gas permeable solid electrolyte. The device produces charge flow in an external circuit when the permeable electrode is exposed to a mixture including an oxidizer and a fuel such as hydrogen, methane or methanol.The solid electrolyte can be a hydrated aluminum oxide, primarily of the pseudoboehmite structure and either electrode can be Pt or Pd. The solid electrolyte can be produced by exposing a bulk aluminum surface or a deposited layer of aluminum to water or water vapor or by exposing an anodically oxidized layer of aluminum oxide to water or water vapor. The device is produced in thin film form and can be produced by techniques compatible with thin film device fabrication.

Abstract: An interdental immobilization device consists, in the preferred embodiment, of a longitudinal deformable shaft having a smooth cylindrical portion that terminates as a pointed tip at the distal end and a helical threaded portion at the proximate end. A nut defining an aperture therethrough matingly threads along the helical threaded portion and the length of the deformable shaft is such as to permit the distal portion of the cylindrical portion to encircle the tooth and to loop above the shaft over a segment of the helical threaded portion. In an alternative embodiment, the longitudinal shaft has a detent at the proximate end and there are anchoring fixtures in the form of truncated conics which are adapted to travel along the shaft. One of the fixtures anchors in the detent and the other, is engaged against adjacent teeth by the nut, when the nut is turned down on the helical thread.

Abstract: The present invention is a process for regenerating a sulfur-contaminated, highly selective, large-pore zeolite catalyst. It comprises a multistep process involving exposure of the catalyst to a combination of oxidizing conditions, reducing conditions and treatment with a halogen acid gas. These conditions are effective to agglomerate a Group VIII metal and remove sulfur. Thereafter, the catalyst is oxychlorinated to redisperse the Group VIII metal over the catalyst surface. A carbon removal step is optionally included.

Abstract: A multifocal, especially bifocal, intraocular, artificial ophthalmic lens of transparent material, whose optical lens portion is divided into near range and far range zones and, each of which is disposed on the optical lens portion with approximately equal surface proportions and symmetrically with the lens axis.

Abstract: A sunglass assembly for attachment to a headgear includes mounting means for removable attachment to the front of the headgear at a visor, brim or the like. A pair of parallel rail means attach to the mounting means and extend in the direction of the wearer's frontal line of vision. A sunglass member has a tinted transparent portion for viewing therethrough, is connected to slides which frictionally and slidingly engage the rail means. The sunglass member is pivotably attached to the slides and is able to translate along the rails toward and away from the user and to tilt up out of the user's line of vision.