Abstract: Miniature rose plant having high-centered flowers of changing orange, yellow and pink; disease-resistant, dark green and glossy foliage; and vigorous, upright, well-branched growth.

Abstract: A miniature class rose plant having a uniform, compact growth habit; ease of propagation by softwood cuttings; long shelf life as a pot rose, and uniform white flower color.

Abstract: A rose plant of the miniature class, a sport of the variety POULvic, having a different flower color from its parent.

Abstract: A rose plant of the miniature class, a sport of the variety POULvic, having a different flower color from its parent.

Abstract: A rose plant of the miniature class, a sport of the variety POULvic, having a different flower color from its parent.

Abstract: Miniature rose plant having a long shelf life, attractive and unique flower color, ease of propagation by softwood cuttings, and a vigorous and compact habit of growth.

Abstract: Floribunda rose plant having a profusion of glands and thorns on its stipules and peduncles; a profusion of thorns on its stems; dark green, leathery foliage; and freely produced thorn-covered hips that turn brown and scaly at maturity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nectarine tree and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a large size, vigorous, productive and regular bearing tree. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described approximately the first week in August, with first picking on Aug. 1, 1993. The fruit is uniformly large in size, nonacidic in flavor, globose to slightly oblong in shape, freestone in type, firm in texture, and nearly full red in skin color. The variety was a first generation cross using Bradcrim (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,461) white flesh nectarine as the seed parent and August Red (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,363) yellow flesh nectarine as the pollen parent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nectarine tree and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a large size, vigorous, hardy, productive and regular bearing tree. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described approximately the first week in July, with first picking on Jul. 1, 1983. The fruit is uniformly large in size, excellent in flavor, attractively globose in shape, clingstone in type, very firm in texture, and full red in skin color. The variety was developed as a hybridized seedling from Red Diamond (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,165), as the selected seed parent, and an unnamed seedling as the selected pollen parent.

Abstract: The new nectarine cultivar originated as a limb mutation of unknown causation on a tree present in a young orchard of the N.J. 260 peach cultivar (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,572). The new cultivar is substantially similar to the N.J. 260 cultivar with the exception that the fruit is that of a nectarine and lacks pubescence. The fruit of the new cultivar commonly ripens a few days earlier than the late-ripening N.J. 260 cultivar, and its fruit commonly is slightly smaller than that of the N.J. 260 cultivar. The new cultivar generally can be grown in the northern fruit production areas of the United States where the N.J. 260 cultivar is grown.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of peach tree having the following unique combination of desirable features:1. Producing a very form fruit.2. A unique partially showy blossom.3. A substantially spheroidal fruit with an attractive red skin covering about 80% of the surface at maturity.4. A fruit maturing about 4 days later than the Redhaven peach.5. A fruit of good quality and taste.

Abstract: This is a variety of Syringa pekinensis and has been reproduced asexually from a tree found growing at Milwaukee, Wisconsin with the characteristics of an upright growth habit of 12 feet wide and 18 feet tall without the benefit of cultural pruning and trimming. Propagated by me asexually it produced straight-growing progeny with a strong central leader; a tree crown producing an abundance of fine textured deep green leaves and large cream colored flower trusses annually. The bark is a lustrous reddish-brown with many very horizontal lenticels. Progeny produced show rapid and sustained growth.

Abstract: A system and method for analyzing molecular constituents of a composition sample includes: forming a solution of the sample, separating the solution by capillary electrophoresis into an eluent of constituents longitudinally separated according to their relative electrophoretic mobilities, electrospraying the eluent to form a charged spray in which the molecular constituents have a temporal distribution; and detecting or collecting the separated constituents in accordance with the temporal distribution in the spray. A first high-voltage (e.g., 5-100 KVDC) is applied to the solution. The spray is charged by applying a second high voltage (e.g., .+-.2-8 KVDC) between the eluent at the capillary exit and a cathode spaced in front of the exit. A complete electrical circuit is formed by a conductor which directly contacts the eluent at the capillary exit, or by conduction through a sheath electrode discharged in an annular sheath flow about the capillary exit.

Abstract: A travelling disc valve assembly, comprising a length of tubing lowered down a cased wellbore; a crossover tool secured to the lower end of the length of tubing; a length of wash pipe secured to the lower end of the crossover tool; a disc valve assembly secured to the wash pipe and positioned to a lower circulation position in the well bore; a disc valve secured in a bore of the assembly; in the upper, portion of the assembly for shearing off the connection between the wash pipe and the disc valve assembly, when the disc valve assembly is in an upper position, providing to prevent fluid from flowing into the formation below the disc valve and to prevent production flow to the surface; and a to rupture the disc valve at a predetermined time so that the production within the formation is allowed to flow through the assembly bore to the surface.

Abstract: In the .[.higher priced grade of books, which for example are known generally as the "hard copies" as distinguished from the more economically priced.]. so-called "paper backs", it is customary to protect the books .[.by.]. .Iadd.with .Iaddend.A so-called .[.dust shield or.]. protective cover. These protective covers are generally highly colored and carry a pictorial image of the author, or of some primary incident in the story. When it is necessary to put down the book without finishing reading it in one sitting, it is desirable to have a book marker so that one's place can be quickly and easily found so that the story can be continued without regression. Frequently a portion of a page of newspaper or magazine is torn off to provide a small book marker. By the present invention a narrow perforated .[.edge.]. .Iadd.strip .Iaddend.of the .[.fold under flap of the book.]. .Iadd.protective .Iaddend.cover may be torn off from the .[. dust shield or.]. .Iadd.protective .Iaddend.

Abstract: A blue glass composition comprises conventional soda-lime-silica glass ingredients and specific amounts of Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, Co.sub.3 O.sub.4, NiO, and optionally Se, resulting in an Illuminant C transmittance of 54%.+-.3% at one quarter inch thickness, a dominant wavelength of 482 nm.+-.1 nm, and a color purity of 13%.+-.1%.

Abstract: In the process, a copper/rhodium catalyst impregnated with 0.1 to 10.0% by weight, based on the total weight of active charcoal catalyst support and active components, of a water-soluble phosphonium halide is employed for the preparation of trichloroelethylene from perchloroethylene and hydrogen.

Abstract: For knee reconstruction surgery involving replacement of an anterior or posterior cruciate ligament the present invention is in a process of verifying isometric ligament positioning at the femoral and tibial points of origin that includes, as apparatus, an arrangement of a stud (19) with attached suture (24) to serve as a mock ligament for testing isometry. In practice, as for an anterior cruciate ligament replacement procedure, a surgeon, observing on a fluoroscopic monitor (17), forms a tibial tunnel (18) from a point medial to the tibial tuberosity that exits a test or proposed tibial point of ligament origin. The stud (19) is arranged for turning on a driver (20) that is then passed through that formed tunnel and the stud is turned into the test or proposed femoral point of ligament origin.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hat sunguard for use with any size of expandable or fitted "baseball" style hat having an upturned inner band. The invention includes a substantially rectangular body having a pair of pockets and a centrally positioned notch along the upper portion of the body. The pockets are adapted for folding engagement to the interior of the upturned inner band on opposite sides of the interior of the hat. The notch permits the expansion of the positioning of the pockets for engagement to any size of hat. The body depends from the back of the hat protecting the back of a wearer's neck and ears from harmful waves of sunlight.

Abstract: A bathroom exhaust system includes a ventilated toilet seat assembly, one or more exhaust lines connected to the ventilated toilet seat through a mounting block attached to the toilet bowl behind the toilet seat and an exhaust fan located in or adjacent to the ceiling of the bathroom. The exhaust fan is vented to the outside atmosphere and is controlled by an electrical switch mounted on the wall of the bathroom. The ventilated toilet seat assembly includes a toilet seat that has a hollow interior and is provided with a plurality of vent apertures permitting communication with the interior of the toilet bowl. An exhaust line is provided at the rear of the toilet seat and cooperates with an exhaust passageway in a mounting block attached to the top of the toilet bowl just in front of the water tank and behind the toilet seat. The mounting block also includes the hinges for pivoting the toilet seat.

Abstract: An environmentally controlled portable toilet designed to neutralize and confine contaminating agents such as bacteria, odors, vapors and other airborne particles inside the bowl by generating and maintaining a cyclone-type air circulation inside the bowl-structure. A circular shaped bowl-structure (170) with a circular air-trapping cavity created inside the bowl-structure (170) by a seat-skirt (188), confines the contaminating agents during toilet use and improves the efficiency of the air circulation. A removable air-cooling tray 134, and sanitizer and odor conditioner cartridges (131) are employed to cool the air moving inside the air-trapping cavity, and respectively, to neutralize the contaminating agents by releasing sanitizing and odor conditioning agents into the air flow circulated inside the bowl (170). A toilet seat (182) having an ergonomic design has a seat-skirt (188). The invention is applicable to portable toilet systems including children's training toilets.

Abstract: A device for lifting and transporting a patient from a bed includes a base frame with ground wheels for rolling across the ground. The frame includes two parallel horizontal rails with each rail having a main fixed center wheel and castor wheels at forward and rearward ends of the rail. A post mounted on the frame can move vertically and carries a push bar. A seat is mounted on the post on a U-shape frame with the seat including a base and a back rest portion. The base is pivotally mounted on one leg of the U-shape member and the back rest can pivot and slide relative to the other leg of the U-shape. The U-shape support is mounted on the post so as to swivel about a vertical axis with the vertical axis also translating relative to the post to move the center of gravity of the patient from an initial lifting position to a transport position.

Abstract: A clamping assembly (10) is provided for releasably connecting a mobile support stand (52) with a patient transport device such as a gurney (54), in order to allow patient transfer with the support stand while eliminating the need for extra transport personnel. The clamping assembly (10) preferably includes a pair of opposed, laterally spaced apart jaws (20, 22) interconnected by a central bight section (24). A pair of oppositely extending elongated connection elements (14, 16) are secured to the opposed faces of the bight section (24), and permit the clamping assembly to be releasably and pivotally inserted into a tubular section (66) conventionally provided as a part of the gurney (54). A clamping screw (18) is threadably received by one of the jaws (20) and cooperates with the opposed jaw (22) for securely clamping the upright standard (60) of the pole unit (52) within the clamping assembly (10).

Abstract: A bed (10) for patients requiring bed treatment having a cut out (19) in the base (18) beneath which is a toilet pan (22, 23, 25) preferably having flowing water supply (26) and drain (27) connections. A mattress (35) having one quarter (36) removed is positioned on the base (18) with the open quadrant (36) over the pan (22). A movable mattress segment (40) is positioned on the base (18) in the open quadrant (36) of the mattress (35) and is vertically adjustable to align with the mattress top and laterally movable to expose the pan (22) and allow patients to relieve themselves without having to be moved to insert conventional bed pans. The toilet pan (22) is cleaned using the water supply which is controlled by movement of the movable segment (40). An alternative embodiment has an attachable hot and cold water supply (58) with a wash basin (53) to allow patients to wash themselves.

Abstract: The equipment comprises a measuring and dispensing device of the reusable type for the machine washing of clothes, which comprises a hollow body (1) intended to receive the amount of liquid detergent prescribed for the wash, said body being provided with at least one filling opening (3) and outlets (7b) for the distribution of said product or products, as well as means (8) enabling the user to effect, once said device has been filled, the easy and controlled application of at least one product contained in it to selected areas of the clothing before the latter is subjected to washing in the machine, for the purpose of effecting the pretreatment of said areas before the washing cycle, said measuring and dispensing device, containing the amount of product remaining after the pretreatment, being introduced into the machine together with the clothes, said pretreatment means (8) being removable from the body of said device.

Abstract: An orbiter floor machine for treating floors, the floor machine having a top-hat-like housing with a handle extending upwardly toward a user. The floor machine includes a motor having a rotatable drive shaft extending therefrom, the drive shaft having a shaft axis. An annular flywheel has an axial opening that fixedly receives the drive shaft so that rotation of the drive shaft causes rotation of the flywheel. A bearing assembly has an eccentric aperture through which the drive shaft extends such that the bearing assembly has an axis that is radially spaced from the shaft axis. The bearing assembly is secured to the flywheel such that the rotation of the flywheel causing the bearing assembly to orbitally rotate such that the bearing axis orbits about the drive shaft axis. A counterbalance weight is secured to an outside perimeter of the flywheel in a position opposite to the bearing assembly axis with respect to the shaft axis.

Abstract: A housing is arranged to include side walls, with each of the side walls including communicating and coextensive slots in communication with an internal cavity of the housing, such that a helical blade member is arranged to remove laminate from lottery cards and the like. The scraper blade is arranged in coaxial spaced alignment with a resilient drive roller.

Abstract: A force indicating toothbrush which uses magnetic latching to hold a movable brush member against a hollow handle. When held by the hollow handle, the bristles of the brush member are pressed against the user's teeth and gums until a predetermined force is reached. The predetermined force causes unlatching of the magnetic latch and movement of the brush member relative to the hollow handle, thereby indicative the user that too much pressure has been exerted against the teeth and gums.

Abstract: A hand brush having an elongated bristle block body, with substantially planar top and bottom surfaces. The brush bristles extend downwardly from the bottom of the body. The forward end of the body is provided with a forwardly extending nose. A handle has a first portion extending upwardly from the nose and the adjacent forward portion of the top of the body and a second grip portion directed rearwardly above the top of the body. The nose is narrower than the forward end of the body forming a recessed alcove to either side of the nose. A pair of mirror image fingernail cleaners extend forwardly from the forward end of the brush body along and spaced from each side of the nose. The forward ends of the fingernail cleaners are sharp enough to remove grime from beneath the user's nails, but do not represent a hazard to the user since they are set back in their respective alcoves and do not extend beyond the brush nose.

Abstract: A toothbrush is set forth in which the bristles are mounted on a readily flexed resilient member supported from a handle by means of one or more handle extensions. The bristles are arranged in arrays with a center array for engaging the biting surface of a tooth and outer arrays for simultaneously engaging the sides of the tooth and adjacent gums when the resilient member is flexed by the engagement of the center array bristles with the tooth. The resilient member can be flat or arcuate and bristles can project from either side of the resilient member. A double headed toothbrush is also described.