Abstract: A new miniature rose with yellow flowers of good form.

Abstract: A new hybrid tea rose plant producing white flowers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apricot tree and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a medium size, vigorous, self-fertile and very productive tree. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described in mid June, with first picking on Jun. 9, 1993, and is uniformly medium in size, freestone in type, light orange in skin color, attractive in shape, deliciously sweet in flavor, and exceptionally firm in texture, resulting in excellent quality for shipping and storage. The variety was developed as an open pollinated seedling of an unnamed self-sterile seedling.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of heather plant named Erica persoluta `Ruby` having a blooming period that begins earlier than the variety `Sunset` and later than the variety `Flame`.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of petunia plant named Cas 42, characterized by the combined features of large, light pink-violet flowers with light yellow-green throat and weak veining, vigorous growth habit, comparatively large, light green foliage, and semi-erect plant habit later becoming overhanging.

Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named Effect particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; anemone capitulum type; purple ray floret color, with fresh green to yellow-green anemone cushion; diameter across face of capitulum of 70 to 76 mm when fully opened, when grown as a single stem spray cut mum; photoperiodic flowering response to short days of 49 to 54 days when grown in Salinas, Calif.; plant height of 71 to 86 cm with 11 long days after planting rooted cuttings prior to start of short days when grown as a single stem cut mum, with no growth regulator applications; peduncle length at flowering time of the first lateral after removing the apical bud is 8 to 10 cm; peduncle length of the fourth lateral is 10 to 15 cm; and recommended as a single stem spray cut mum.

Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named Cinderella particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; decorative capitulum type; light pink ray floret color; diameter across face of capitulum of 64 to 73 mm when fully opened, when grown as a single stem spray cut mum; flowering response in Salinas under normal temperatures is 46 to 53 days after start of short days.

Abstract: A new and distinct New Guinea Impatiens cultivar named BSR-266 Apple Star is provided. This new cultivar was the result of a controlled breeding program wherein a plant designated BFP-154 (non-patented in the United States) was pollinated by a plant designated BFP-170 (non-patented in the United States). The new cultivar forms attractive medium-sized bicolored blossoms displaying an iridescent appearance having pale pink petals with red attachment points and mid-ribs producing a red star pattern. Shiny dark bronze-green foliage and a good basal branching character also are exhibited. The new variety can be readily distinguished from the Vulcain cultivar (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,570).

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Impatiens plant named Tempest, characterized by its relatively large diameter red and very light pink bicolor flowers, a standard petal which is larger than the other petals, dark green leaves with heavy greyed-orange variegation around the midrib, early flowering habit, highly self-branching and floriferous habits, flowering entirely above leaf canopy, tolerance to both high and cool temperatures, and its adaptability to be grown in 10 cm up to 15-25 cm containers.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Ficus benjamina plant named `TooLittle` which is particularly characterized by its unique, small leaves which curl downward, its very tight internode space, and its dense and extremely slow growth habit.

Abstract: A fluid sampling apparatus is disclosed for withdrawing samples of groundwater or other fluids from a well or other monitoring site. The apparatus preferably includes pump means, conduit means and a wellhead assembly that are substantially permanently installed at such well or monitoring site and are thereby dedicated thereto in order to avoid or minimize cross-contamination of samples from site to site. The apparatus preferably also includes a removable and portable controller means adapted for easy and convenient transportation and connection to such dedicated fluid sampling components at various wells or monitoring sites.The questions raised in reexamination request No. 90/001,494, filed Apr. 18, 1988, have been considered and the results thereof are reflected in this reissue patent which constitutes the reexamination certificate required by 35 U.S.C. 307 as provided in 37 CRF 1.570(e).

Abstract: This invention is an inventive N input by L output interconnect fabric. In operation, packets comprising an information field and an address are received at the N inputs to the interconnect fabric, and the address in each packet is mapped to a group of outputs, rather than to any particular output. Each packet is then routed to any available one of the interconnect fabric outputs associated with the group to which the packet is mapped. If a number of packets destined for the same group simultaneously arrive at the interconnect fabric inputs and the group to which they are all destined does not comprise enough outputs to accept them, then all packets in excess of the number that the destined group can accept are simply discarded. The probability of lost .[.jackets.]. .Iadd.packets .Iaddend.due to such discarded packets is acceptably small. In one exemplary embodiment, the invention can be utilized to build arbitrarily large packet switches.

Abstract: Amethod for inducing decrease in potassium ion concentration in the blood which comprises administering, to a subject having an increased potassium ion concentration in the blood, a prostanoic acid derivative in an amount effective in inducing decrease in potassium ion concentration in the blood wherein said concentration is increased or for improving extracorporeal excretion of potassium ion in the blood which comprises administering, to a subject having an increased potassium ion concentration in the blood, a prostanoic acid derivative in an amount effective in improving extracorporeal excretion of potassium ion concentration is increased.

Abstract: A combination helmet and body protection device for use in sports such as American football and other hazardous activities such as driving, cycling, hockey, riot control, and fire fighting to protect the human body from potentially crippling forces applied to the head and upper body, comprising an upper torso section having internal padding attached thereto, an outer helmet which can be securely connected to the upper torso section so that the outer helmet cannot rotate with respect thereto and which can be easily removed from the upper torso section, and an inner helmet section which fits securely on the wearer's head and which allows rotation of the wearer's head inside the outer helmet section.

Abstract: A device and method for restraining the tail of a necktie to the front of a shirt. The device includes a longitudinal strip of flexible material with a sewn longitudinal button hole on one end and a circular hole on the other.

Abstract: A system for attaching a scoring display unit to a fastening band of a glove. The fastening band includes a top strap, and a back surface patch for the top strap. Confronting surfaces of the top strap and the back surface patch comprise cooperating interengaging means, such as hooks and loops of VELCRO fabric. The scoring device of the invention is affixed to a strip of plastic and then cemented to a strip of hook VELCRO. The assembly is then placed over the top of a glove top strap and fastened to the loop VELCRO on the underside of the glove top strap. In a preferred embodiment, the scoring device consists of a flexible plastic strip and plastic beads connected thereto and together by a linkage of nylon thread. A second embodiment includes a rotary, numbered disc scoring device. The scoring device may also be affixed directly to the glove tab.

Abstract: A glove and auxiliary grip including a protuberance on a grip strap to provide a bearing surface against a cylindrical object which exerts a force on a user. The glove includes universally adjustable separable fasteners to position the glove on a hand of the user and an adjustable wrist strap to provide a secure connection between auxiliary grip and the stronger arm muscles of the user.

Abstract: A support plate includes a support loop extending from an uppermost end of the support plate for securement relative to an individual garment, wherein a second end support plate has extending therefrom a keyhole slot arranged to receive a projecting boss and secure the projecting boss within a narrowed portion of the keyhole slot between an associated boss head integral with the projecting boss and a support web mounted to the projecting boss spaced from the head, with the sock captured within the keyhole slot by the projecting boss and boss head. For use in sporting events, a modification of the invention includes an illumination housing arranged for mounting to the keyhole slot for identification and delineation of various players relative to a sporting event such as hockey and the like.

Abstract: A plunger is described which utilizes the suction cup principle to its fullest potential. The suction cup action is actuated by a lever arm which is operatively connected to the suction cup rod. This device can further contain a splash guard which will eliminate splashing or spilling caused by the rapid plunger action.

Abstract: A toilet assembly having a combined automatic ventilation and flushing system, which comprises a returnable solenoid member, a trap way, a trap way valve member, a multifunctional tube member, and a motion sensor whereby while the user sits on the toilet seat ring, the objectionable odor is effectively ventilated and when the user stands up, the toilet assembly is automatically flushed.

Abstract: A toilet flushing apparatus characterized by a closed primer tank and an inherently leakproof syphon discharge through a toilet flush tube, also characterized by a pre-primed syphon, wherein the discharge leg is filled to the syphon bridge and the suction leg can be filled to a level substantially below the bridge, and with a releasable floating flush valve and means for retarding discharge of primer tank water to initiate syphoning, the primer tank being automatically refilled with the rise of float controlled supply tank water.

Abstract: An assembly for connecting a plumbing conduit to a wall is disclosed. In one aspect there is an outlet formed in a wall of the tank and a resilient seal bearing against an inner surface of the wall around the outlet. The seal has a bore aligned with the outlet. A connector tube sandwiches the seal against the wall and also extends through the bore and outlet. The connector is held in place by a radially outwardly extending flange and a locking ring inside the connector.

Abstract: A device for facilitating the assisted entry and exit of a person in a wheelchair (a) from the wheelchair into a body of water and (b) out of the water back into the wheelchair is disclosed in which a platform support has two forward sections that extend at least partially over the water and receive thereon a front wheel of each respective side of the wheelchair, such that the positional relationship of the wheelchair with respect to the water, when the wheelchair is disposed on the platform, is one in which at least a front portion of the front edge of the seat of the wheelchair, in a vertical orientation, is disposed over the water surface, and the movement of the person in the wheelchair, upon the person's movement from the wheelchair entering into the pool, and exiting from the pool back into the wheelchair, is an essentially direct vertical movement with respect to the water, uninterrupted by a physical barrier.

Abstract: An adjustable rotating hydrotherapy jet has a rotatable support structure for a jet outlet nozzle that holds the outlet nozzle with its axis offset from the rotation axis, and at a non-intersecting and non-zero angle thereto. The jet flow through the outlet nozzle thus imparts a turning moment to the support structure, causing it to rotate along with the nozzle. The outlet is preferably provided as an eyeball-type fitting, with the eyeball adjustable over a range of angles relative to its support structure to allow for a selection of the jet's angle and rotational speed; this preferably includes an adjustment position at which the eyeball axis is parallel to the rotational axis and the jet does not rotate. A tab in the eyeball's support structure preferably lodges in a track in the eyeball member to restrict the eyeball adjustment to a plane that develops the maximum rotational thrust.

Abstract: A water recycling system primarily adapted for use in shower facilities enabling the user to increase both the time duration of a shower and the quantity of water experienced by a user, by maintaining water in a semi-closed system, while both maintaining water and energy conservation. The system preferably operates with fresh and recirculated hot water. The system utilizes spent hot shower water located in the catchment area of a shower or tub and recycles this water to one or more spray heads located at or in the proximity of the regular water dispensing head or so-called "spray head" of that shower. A selected water temperature can be maintained by periodically introducing fresh water or continuously introducing the fresh water at a very low flow rate from a fresh water source, and mixing that water with the recycled water from a water catchment area. Recycled water can also be re-heated and issued again.

Abstract: A method for training a child to urinate in the toilet. A chromotrophic indicator is added to the toilet water to provide an aqueous chromotrophic indicator in the toilet bowl. The user urinates into the aqueous solution, thereby changing the indicator from a first coloration to a second coloration.

Abstract: A bed headboard having a headboard panel and support means supporting the panel in a generally vertical position and in at least one inclined position. The support means includes mounting means secured to the end of the bed and struts pivotally connected at one end to the mounting means at a position aligned with the bed and pivotally connected at its other end to the panel. The headboard preferably includes pivotal movement limiting means for limiting pivotal movement of the struts in at least one direction relative to the panel to maintain the panel in an inclined position. The lower edge of the panel contacts the bed, so that when a person reclines against the headboard, it is further stabilized by the person's weight.

Abstract: A playpen frame structure comprises a rectangular top rail frame supported by four upright primary legs. The top rail frame comprises four rails, each constituted by two bar members pivotally connected to a mid-joint which allows the bar members to be rotatable about pivots mounted on the mid-joint. A retaining member is provided on each of the mid-joint to form a releasable retaining engagement with the two bar members to maintain the bar members in the expanded condition. The retaining member comprises release button for breaking the retaining engagement. There is also provided a reinforcement structure on the lower ends of the primary legs to hold the legs in position and thus avoid accident collapses of the legs.

Abstract: A folding bed assembly including a box-shaped support assembly connected to a wall, a box-shaped bed pad pivotally connected to the support assembly with a counter-balancing member connected between the support assembly and the bed pad to bias the pad toward a vertical position, and a bed foot pivotally connected to the bed pad and configured to allow the foot to vertically swing between positions for storage and support of the bed pad, respectively, and wherein the bed foot includes a handle. The bed pad is configured with a partially hollow construction. The bed pad also includes a transverse axle therethrough for pivotal connection with the support assembly.

Abstract: A tanning towel is disclosed which is capable of enhancing suntanning by having a reflective side made of a pliable fabric which can be washed and dried in a normal fashion and which can be attached to a conventional towel using a hook-and-loop (Velcro) type attachment or stitching.