Abstract: A new and distinct variety of trailing type blackberry plant characterized by husky, thornless canes and a vigorous growth habit. The variety has a high mid-season fruit yield of medium large glossy black fruit with excellent dessert and canning qualities.

Abstract: A new carnation of orange-striped dark pink coloration.

Abstract: A new carnation plant producing sprays of orange picotee red flowers.

Abstract: A new carnation plant producing flowers of white and striped purple coloration.

Abstract: A new carnation of pure white coloration.

Abstract: A new carnation of dark red coloration.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Impatiens plant named Apollon, characterized by its bright purple-red flower, vigorous, upright growth habit with excellent self-branching, dark glossy green foliage, floriferous habit, and by its suitability to pot or hanging basket culture.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Impatiens plant named Octavia, characterized by its large, violet and red bicolor flowers which are somewhat cupped, compact growth with excellent self-branching, dark bronze-green foliage with red midveins, floriferous habit, and by its suitability to pot or hanging basket culture.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Impatiens plant named Celsia, characterized by its bright medium pink cupped flowers, vigorous and upright growth habit with excellent self-branching, dark bronze-green foliage, with vegetative leaves having a red midvein, floriferous habit, and by its suitability to pot or hanging basket culture.

Abstract: A new and distinct plant variety of the Cactaceae family is of the type known commercially as a "Christmas Cactus" and has a growth habit which is similar to that of the "Christmas Charm" variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,196) but which, nevertheless, differs, among other things, by having phylloclades with thicker and longer midribs, wider wings, and longer teeth, and flowers longer perianth tube with greater major axis dimensions, and a longer basally united group of stamen.

Abstract: A surface-wave driven motor comprises a moving member for being displaced, a resilient member having a surface urged against the moving member, a piezo-electric member provided in contact with the resilient member to impart vibration to the resilient member and create an elastic wave in the surface, means having electrode means provided on the piezo-electric member and applying an AC voltage to the piezo-electric member through the electrode means, means for detecting an electrical output produced in the piezo-electric member from an area on the piezo-electric member which is electrically insulated from the electrode means, and means for determining the frequency of the AC voltage on the basis of the detected electrical output.

Abstract: A satellite communications system employs separate subsystems for providing broadcast and point-to-point two-way communications using the same assigned frequency band. The broadcast and point-to-point subsystems employ an integrated satellite antenna system which uses a common reflector (12). The point-to-point subsystem achieves increased communication capacity through the reuse of the assigned frequency band over multiple, contiguous zones (32, 34, 36, 38) covering the area of the earth to be serviced. Small aperture terminals in the zones are serviced by a plurality of high gain downlink fan beams (29) steered in the east-west direction by frequency address. A special beam-forming network (98) provides in conjunction with an array antenna (20) the multiple zone frequency address function. The satellite (10) employs a filter interconnection matrix (90 ) for connecting earth terminals in different zones in a manner which permits multiple reuse of the entire band of assigned frequencies.

Abstract: An electronic image pickup device for endoscopes is arranged so that at least two filters have mutually different transmitting wavelength ranges are inserted either alternatively or as a rotatable filter disc into an optical path of either an illuminating system or an image pickup system in order to make it possible to obtain either alternatingly or simultaneously color images produced by at least two kinds of rays having mutually different wavelength ranges.

Abstract: A disk storage drive is provided with a brushless drive motor having a stator with a winding. An external rotor coaxially surrounds the stator and is spaced therefrom by a substantially cylindrical air gap. The rotor includes a permanent magnet and a soft magnetic yoke. A hub is provided that is concentric to the yoke and is connected to the rotor for rotation therewith. The hub has a disk mounting portion on its outer peripheral surface that can be passed through the central opening of a standardized storage disk for mounting the storage disks for rotation therewith. At least half of the axial longitudinal dimension of the stator winding and the rotor magnet interacting therewith is housed within the disk mounting portion of the hub. The hub is made from a non-ferromagnetic material that is suitable for storage drive clean chamber use after dimensional finishing of the hub.

Abstract: A scroll fluid device is provided with a synchronizer arrangement that prevents relative rotation between the involute scroll wraps defining fluid working chambers while permitting the wraps to orbit relative to each other to perform work on fluid moved through the device or to expend work through the reaction of fluid moving through the device. The synchronizer comprises axially extending teeth affixed to one of the scroll support end plates interdigited with grooves affixed to the other end plate. The grooves of the synchronizer each have a width that accommodates the orbital excursion of each tooth extending into the groove such that, during orbital movement of one scroll wrap relative to the other, the teeth engage the side walls of the groove to prevent rotation of the scroll wraps relative to each other in either direction.

Abstract: The compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, methyl or hydroxymethyl, R.sub.2 is hydrogen or methoxy, R.sub.3 is hydroxy or methoxy, and R.sub.4 is hydrogen or a group ##STR2## is novel, and the compound is of use as inhibitors of animal tissue fibrosis, or biochemical reagents.

Abstract: A novel method is provided for preparing carboxy functional silicones, comprising the steps of:(1) addition reacting a mixture of ingredients containing(A) an olefin-terminated organoacyloxysilane;(B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, and(C) a precious metal or a precious metal-containing catalyst, and(2) hydrolyzing the addition reaction product prepared in step (1).

Abstract: An I.V. catheter is described, including a catheter and hub assembly and a needle and hub assembly. A needle guard, including a tubular distal portion and a split proximal flange, is located about the needle at the distal end of the needle hub. The needle includes a slot near the needle tip. As the needle assembly is withdrawn from the catheter, the needle guard slides along the needle until the split flange engages the needle slot, which locks the tubular distal portion of the guard over the needle tip.

Abstract: A baseball-style cap includes a crown portion and a bill that is rotatable about a generally horizontal rotational axis. The bill projects outwardly from the crown portion, but is repositionable along the outer periphery of the crown portion from a forward eye-shading position to a rearwardly directed neck-shading position. Resilient members fix the bill to the crown portion and provide a force that maintains the bill in a desired position. Fastening members can be used to maintain the bill in traditional eye-shading position.

Abstract: A baseball or softball glove constructed to facilitate closure of the glove. The glove is designed readily to flex along a flex line extending up from the heel of the glove, generally midway between the sides of the glove, and through the ball-catching pocket of the glove. The heel of the glove has little or no padding at the flex line to facilitate closing of the glove along the flex line.

Abstract: A ready made necktie is provided for a shirt having a collar and a neck band, which consists of the necktie having a knot formed thereon and a mechanism for retaining the knot of the necktie between a front portion of the collar, so that the necktie does not have to extend about the neck band of the shirt to be retained thereto.

Abstract: A golf glove that encourages a proper grip on the upper hand of a golf grip comprises a conventional golf glove having an elongated padded hump positioned adjacent the third and fourth fingers of the golf glove and aligned parallel with the bases of the third and fourth fingers of the glove. The hump is formed of leather or other flexible sheet material into a pocket, and the pocket is filled with cotton batten or other non-woven compressible fibrous material. The hump non-elastically conforms with the shape of the grip and forms an enlarged portion that urges the grip against the knuckle portion of the third and fourth fingers of the hand and enhances the gripping action of the third and fourth fingers. The hump does not extend over the heel portion of the hand and does not impair significantly the feel of the glove club.

Abstract: A cap having a writing surface attached to its crown. The writing surface is configured to erasably receive writing inscribed thereon by the wearer. There is also included at least one writing implement for inscribing the desired expression or design on the writing surface. The writing implement is removably attached to one of the sides of the cap. The cap also has an eraser for erasing the message from the writing surface when it is desired to partially or completely change the message being communicated. The eraser is also removably attached to one of the sides of the cap.

Abstract: A method of making a reversible scarf with visor includes the steps of: (1) cutting two identical size crescent-shape fabric pieces from two different materials; (2) providing a crescent-shape flexible polycarbonate or equivalent stiffener; (3) placing the two crescent-shape fabric pieces in overlying wrong-side-out orientation; (4) stitching the two crescent-shape fabric pieces together along their convex edges to form an envelope; (5) turning the envelope right-side-out; (6) inserting the stiffener into the envelope; (7) stitching around the entire periphery of the envelope, through the stiffener, to form a visor; (8) cutting two identical size isosceles right triangle-shape fabric pieces from two different materials; (9) placing the two triangular fabric pieces in overlying wrong-side-out orientation; (10) placing the visor between the triangular fabric pieces, with a concave edge of the visor disposed centrally between two vertices on a hypotenuse of the triangular fabric pieces; (11) stitching around the

Abstract: A unibody base is formed by joining two sections of leatherette. Both sections are 21/4" wide and rectangular except that the 4" long Upper Section flares out to both sides at the top to a width of 31/4" from a point 2' below. The stitching is left open at the top to accommodate a three dimensional, simulated pocket silk handkerchief. The leatherette front of the Upper Section is mounted on a thin piece of rigid material 4" long having a loop VELCRO back, under the lower edge of which is sewn an additional 11/2" long piece of taffeta. The pliable Lower Section consists of a 5" leatherette front covered at the back with taffeta to which a 1/2" high width of hook VELCRO is sewn within its lower edge. The Lower Section is superimposed over the Upper Section 11/2" above the junction of the taffeta strip. The sections are joined by stitching the vertical edges, including those of the taffeta which is also sewn horizontally across the back of the Lower Section forming a pocket 3" deep.