Abstract: A new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant characterized by a profusion of off-white blooms. The unusually strong, fragrant exhibition form blooms are held on long stems on a strong plant.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant characterized by a profusion of exhibition form blooms that are an unusual combination of colors, consisting of yellow, pink, and vibrant red, with a strong fruity fragrance, held on long stems on a strong plant.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of hybrid tea rose plant is disclosed which exhibits good resistance to powdery mildew. Said cultivar is characterized by non-fragrant flowers, very high crop production, good self-rooting, and high stem break forth.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree which is somewhat remotely similar to the "Red Jim" nectarine tree (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,518) from which it was derived, but from which it is distinguished by producing fruit which are mature for harvesting and shipment approximately ten days after the fruit produced by the "Red Jim" nectarine tree.

Abstract: A new variety of strawberry named `Onebor` suitable for culture under glass and for water culture and for growing in a cool-temperate climate to produce fruit that keeps well and that is resistant to handling and transport.

Abstract: A new variety of azalea particularly characterized by its sturdy and generally upright growth habit, tea rose-shaped, red-purple flowers, and its unusually late blooming habit.

Abstract: A new and distinct selection of Ilex aquifolium X cornuta shrub herein referred to as Ilex.times.`Hefcup`. A sport selection characterized from the plant it was discovered on (Ilex.times.`Nellie R. Stevens`) by its distinct yellow variegated leaves. The form of variegation ranges from yellow margins on some leaves to laminated golden variegations on others with the remaining leaves being predominantly solid golden-yellow. All first year leaves exhibit one or more of these forms. The new selection produces female flowers and large yellow berries during the summer which ripen red in the fall.

Abstract: A new and distinct New Guinea Impatiens cultivar named BSR-202 Blush White is provided. This new cultivar was the result of a controlled breeding program wherein the Samia cultivar (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,730) was pollinated by the Equinox cultivar (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,297). The new cultivar forms attractive very light pink or blush white blossoms combined with a strong basal branching character and a compact small mounded growth habit and can be readily distinguished from the Equinox cultivar.

Abstract: A spathiphyllum plant named Prestige characterized by its dark, shiny and relatively short leaves, short and spreading growth habit, and its sunken veins that are less prominent than the veins of the parent cultivar Lynise.

Abstract: A hybrid Anthurium plant which is fast growing and freely branching, with very abundant year around flowering, with a mature plant having six to ten, dark red flowers, held consistently above the foliage.

Abstract: The subject of this application is a new and distinct variety of orchid, resulting from a mutation of a plant in a tissue cultured population of C. loddigesii var. Harrisoniana. The cultivar of the application is outstanding because of its superior flower quality to all of the same market and botanical class which combines heavy texture with its glowing sheen of rose-lavender petals and white-cream labellum tipped with lavender. The shape of the flower is superior to all equivalent cultivars of this species. Because of its exceptional substance the flowers have a longer bloom life than all other cultivars of the species.

Abstract: A device is provided for detecting the ullage level and flow in a vessel by detecting the presence of a solid or liquid material in proximity to a microwave detector. The device may be mounted to the side of the vessel or suspended inside the vessel so as to bring the microwave sensor into proximity with the surface of the contents of the vessel. A microwave bridge circuit may be used to detect a change in either the amplitude or phase of a signal reflected by the material within the vessel compared to a reference signal tuned to either the presence or absence of the anticipated solid or liquid material. In one embodiment, the reflected material signal is compared to the signal from a sample chamber containing the material to be detected. The device can reliably detect the level of multiple interfaces for various materials having distinct electric or magnetic properties.

Abstract: A catheter, which is adapted to be inserted into a body lumen, comprises a symmetrical cylindrical control handle, an elongate tubular catheter body, and a flexible catheter tip having a lumen offset from the axis of the catheter tip. The control handle comprises a housing having a piston chamber at its distal end. A piston is mounted in the piston chamber and is afforded lengthwise movement. The proximal end of the catheter body is fixedly attached to the distal end of the piston. A puller wire is attached to the housing and extends through the piston, through and coaxial with the catheter body and into the offset lumen of the catheter tip where it is attached to the wall of the catheter tip. Lengthwise movement of the piston relative to the housing results in deflection of the catheter tip.

Abstract: An imaging device wherein a latent image is formed on a photo and pressure sensitive recording sheet by exposing a light thereon and the latent image is then developed by applying a pressure thereon. The degree of pressing is automatically and/or manually controlled so as to obtain a visible image of stable color deepness and of good quality.

Abstract: There is provided a frozen picture memorizing memory holding as a frozen picture image a picture image signal imaged by an electronic endoscope. By the operation of a frozen picture directing switch, whether the frozen picture is adapted to the memorizing condition or not is judged through a picture image movement detecting circuit. In case it is judged to be adapted to the memorizing condition, the picture image signal is memorized actually as a frozen picture image to obtain a clear frozen picture having little color smear and fogging.

Abstract: A horizontally oriented mortar mixing drum 11 fabricated of polyethylene material having an elemental cylindrical segment opening through which mortar materials to be mixed may be deposited into or poured from. A perimeter frame having base elemental frame member 15, diametric wall frame members 16 and polyethylene grate 20 is provided for enhancing resistance to torsional stress on drum 11. Wear resistant liner 12 and side panels 13 and 14 cover the interior surface of drum 11. Paddle shaft 18 is rotatably and axially supported within drum 11 and has paddle stubs 28 attached to and extending radially therefrom. Polyethylene mixing paddles 19 are sleeved onto paddle stubs 28 to complete improved mortar mixing drum assembly 10.

Abstract: The invention discloses a simplified four step process for making an optical disc master or alternatively a WORM disc by first making or obtaining a transparent polymer disc with a tracking groove of desired geometry molded therein, then spin coating an optically active lamina on the grooved side of the disc, then recording data on said polymer disc with groove controlled and tracked laser means by ablating active lamina, forming pits, the shape of which is determined by the groove geometry and finally depositing a conductive and reflective lamina over the pitted active lamina. To change the OD master to an OD WORM, a protective cover is added to the electrically conductive and optically reflective lamina.

Abstract: A radiation clinical thermometer includes a probe, a detection signal processing section, a body temperature operating section, and a display unit. A filter correction section for setting a correction value based on the transmission wavelength characteristics of a filter is arranged. The body temperature operating section receives infrared data, temperature-sensitive data, and the correction value from the filter correction section so as to calculate body temperature data.

Abstract: The present invention is for an oat or rice-based frozen dessert composition which has been prepared using the grain derived solids, including the bran. In the method of the invention, cooked oat or rice grain is mixed with sufficient liquid so as to form a mixture having a composition of about 30% to 70% cooked grain by weight with a moisture content of 50% to 85%. Sweetening and flavoring agents are added to this mixture according to personal preference. The mixture is then homogenized and frozen with churning until a temperature of about -9.5.degree. C. to -5.5.degree. C. is obtained.

Abstract: A glove used by a bartender having various equipped with various devices for performing bartender's tasks. The glove has an opener attached to the upper palm area for opening beverage bottle crown caps, and a reinforced area between the thumb and index finger for twisting off beverage container caps. In the preferred embodiment, the glove also has holders for a cigarette lighter that can be actuated by the thumb and for a small pencil. The glove covers the palm of the hand and a portion of the fingers, and is made of a washable material, such as mesh.

Abstract: A central elastomeric web, having concave sides to accommodate an individual's groin area, includes the central web to provide a plurality of tether webs extending longitudinally beyond the central web, with each tether web including a latch fastener for securement to a perimeter portion of an individual's shirt in use.

Abstract: There is provided a small apparatus for disposing of body wastes. The apparatus includes a stirring chamber which is connected to a discharge opening of a toilet bowl, and in which the body wastes and the absorbent are mixed together; and a rotary heating kiln which is formed together with the stirring chamber, and which has a heater for further heating and drying the mixture in the stirring chamber. The body wastes which have been heated, dried and solidified are stored in a storing portion and are collected. Thus, the apparatus is capable of quickly disposing of the body wastes, and of readily handling the solid wastes after the body wastes have been disposed, and of preventing environmental pollution.

Abstract: A urinating aid for use with a commode having a bowl and seat including a cover with a front end and a back end. The back end is pivotally connected to the seat. The cover includes a lower lid and an upper lid pivotally connected to the lower lid for movement between an open and a closed position. A collapsible shield is connected to the upper lid and the lower lid. A raising and lowering plate moves the shield between a lowered inoperative position and a raised operative position so that when the upper lid is closed, the shield is in the lowered inoperative position. When the upper lid is opened, the raising and lowering plate moves the shield between the lowered inoperative position and the raised operative position to provide a raised urinating aid.

Abstract: A bathenette seat for bathing a baby is provided where the seat has a headrest with an opening which is sized and shaped to accept the back of the head of the baby being bathed so as to allow the washing of the back of the baby's head without allowing soap to get into the baby's eyes or ears. The bathenette further includes a leg support spaced from the headrest and a sprayer located on the leg support. The sprayer is positioned to spray water on the baby reclining in the seat. The bathenette also includes a height adjustment mechanism to vary the position of the headrest and a band around the opening of the headrest to further support the baby's head.

Abstract: A head support for a patient support table having a skull securing clamp that is mounted to a non-circular support bar for selective attachment to the side rails of the patient support table. The skull clamp includes a non-circular support aperture for receiving the non-circular support bar. The structural components of the head support are made from radiolucent material and the support bar includes mounting posts at its first and second ends so that arms for mounting the support bar to the side rails may be located out of the path of the x-rays through the patient's head. The non-circular shape of the support aperture and the support bar prevent inadvertent rotation of the radiolucent skull securing clamp with respect to the radiolucent support bar. The location of the mounting posts on the support arms and the utilization of the radiolucent material results in fewer artifacts in the developed x-ray picture.