Abstract: A new variety of Hybrid Tea rose suitable for garden decoration, having flowers of light red/deep pink coloration.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of South American Mesquite having the following unique combination of desirable features:1. Thornless nature.2. Cold hardy to 10 F.3. Slower vertical growth, with a greater girth to height ratio, than other South American Mesquites that leads to a tree with less of a tendency to lean with the wind.4. Yellow pods about 12 cm long containing about 30% sugar which are useful for animal feed.5. Feathery leaves, commonly containing 4 pair of pinnae.6. Good resistance to stem fungal pathogens Lasiodiplodia theobromae and Pestalotiopsis guepinii.7. Complete resistance to cotton root rot, Phymatotrichum omnivorum.

Abstract: An azalea plant named Sincerity, particularly characterized by its dark rose pink flower color, large ruffled double hose-in-hose flower form, free branching, uniform and spreading plant habit, uniform flowering response in a year round controlled program, and excellent cooler tolerance and keeping quality.

Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named Blushing Emily particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; decorative capitulum type with many disc florets, especially in spring flowering; coral-apricot ray floret color, with darker center of the flower; diameter across face of capitulum of 57 to 70 mm when fully opened; branching pattern is spreading and prolific, with 8 to 9 breaks after pinch when grown outside under natural daylength in fall flowerings, and 6 to 7 breaks after pinch when grown in 10 cm pots for spring flowerings; natural season flower date of August 17 to 20 when planting rooted cutting on June 21 to 23 in Salinas, Calif., and of September 16 when planting rooted cutting June 11 in hightstown, N.J.

Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named Harvest Emily particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; decorative capitulum type with many disc florets, especially in spring flowerings; vivid orange ray floret color, with darker orange-bronze center of the flower; diameter across face of capitulum of 57 to 70 mm when fully opened; branching pattern is spreading and prolific, with 8 to 9 breaks after pinch when grown outside under natural daylength in fall flowerings, and 6 to 7 breaks after pinch when grown in 10 cm pots for spring flowerings; natural season flower date of August 13 to 19 when planting rooted cuttings on June 21 to 23 in Salinas, Calif., and of September 15 when planting rooted cuttings June 11 in Hightstown, N.J.

Abstract: A new Chrysanthemum cultivar named Royalist characterized by the combined features of decorative capitulum type, incurving inner ray florets and reflexing outer ray florets, pink ray floret color, 80-90 mm capitulum diameter, 56-63 days flowering response period, plant height of 91-102 cm when grown with 14 long days prior to start of short days, and its columnar spray formation.

Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named Cheery Emily particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; decorative capitulum type with many disc florets, especially in spring flowerings; mauve-red ray floret color, with slightly darker center of the flower; diameter across face of capitulum of 57 to 70 mm when fully opened; branching pattern is spreading and prolific, with 8 to 9 breaks after pinch when grown outside under natural daylength in fall flowerings, and 6 to 7 breaks after pinch when grown in 10 cm pots for spring flowerings; natural season flower date of August 13 to 19 when planting rooted cuttings on June 21 to 23 in Salinas, Calif., and of September 15 when planting rooted cuttings June 11 in Hightstown, N.J.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Anthurium crystallinum plant named Crystal Hope characterized by its outwardly facing leaves which show the full leaf blade, relatively small leaves, iridescent leaf venation which contrasts with dark green leaf blades, leaf petioles, which do not stretch under low light conditions, and by its very infrequent flowering.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of anthurium plant named Pura Vida Lavender characterized by its lavender spathe color, pink spadix color, flowers which are held above the foliage to provide a uniform display, long lasting inflorescence, and its outwardly facing leaves which show the full leaf blade.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Anthurium plant named Pura Vida Red characterized by its non-fading dark red spathe color on both the top and under surfaces, yellow spadix color which similarly does not fade with maturity, relatively large flowers held above the foliage to provide a uniform display, flat flowers which do not curve inwardly, and its outwardly facing leaves which show the full leaf blade.

Abstract: An Aglaonema plant named Painted Princess characterized by its abundantly marked silver-green on dark green tricolor, sharply tapered leaves, rapid growth, and tolerance to cold.

Abstract: An Aglaonema plant named Silver Frost characterized by its silver-green leaves marked in the center and along the margin with dark green; tall, upright, spreading habit; rapid growth; and noticeable tolerance to cold.

Abstract: A system is set forth which is particularly adapted for use in drive-through, fast food establishments by which a patron make his/her own selections and pay for the order with a credit card. The system includes a panel having a plurality of touch responsive switches each or several corresponding to a particular item, e.g., food, to be selected. The system recognizes the patron's credit card and account and, thereafter, the patron enters his/her selections at the panel. The selections are reproduced at, for example, the main building for filling of the order and may also be displayed at the panel for verification of the selections by the patron. After the order is complete, a credit voucher and receipt are generated at the panel and are provided to the patron, and the account is debited in the amount of the order. The patron signs the voucher accepting the credit terms represented thereby and presents the signed voucher in exchange for the order.

Abstract: An aerial gunnery target system having a visual augmenter release which includes a detention member that is moved to enable a spring biased rod to shift forward. The rod moves a pivoting contact member received within a bracket assembly extending from an end cap secured to the aft end of a towed forebody. The shifting of the rod causes the contact member to pivot so as to move the swivel connector of the visual augmenter from a position fixed within the bracket assembly to a position where the swivel connector is free to slide off. A deployment mechanism is also provided which includes a cutting assembly designed to cut a retention line extending about an end cap formed at the aft end of the forebody and about a two segment visual augmenter cover A transient force absorbing adaptor is connected between the tow cable and forebody. A cone shaped ballast member redirects projectiles so as to protect the scoring sensor.

Abstract: An integral ring-shaped seal adapted to be carried at the end of a connector housing and provide two spaced-apart sealing portions, said two spaced-apart sealing portions being connected by a web, and said two spaced-apart sealing portions together with said web providing therebetween an opening adapted to receive a flange located in proximity to the end of the connector housing, at least one of said two spaced-apart sealing portions having a cut-out axially disposed away from said opening to provide increased resiliency and wear resistance.

Abstract: A novel method of selecting Streptomyces recombinant DNA-containing host cells and vectors useful in the method are described. The vectors confer tylosin resistance to sensitive Streptomyces host cells and thus provide a convenient method of selecting Streptomyces transformants. The novel tylosin resistance-conferring gene described can be isolated on an .about.2.6 kb KpnI restriction fragment from plasmid pSVB2. Plasmid pSVB2 can be isolated from Streptomyces lividans TK23/pSVB2 (NRRL 15880).

Abstract: A rotary internal combustion engine which principally consists of a two, three or four, either radially curved or flat, apex rotor and a radially arcaded or curved epicyclic or two or three lobed epitrochoid housing cavity, in which construction such rotary engine, the rotor has its rotations integrated with the rotations of the main crankshaft through the intermeshing gears by which the rotor will be rotated in accordance to its specific basic speed ratio so thereafter the rotor rotates with an effective clearance during all relative rotations and therefore is able to maintain such permanent distance between the housing and the rotor.

Abstract: Azo dyes useful for thermotransfer printing have the formula ##STR1##

Abstract: A compound of D-phenylalanine derivative for hypoglycemic use, represented by the general formula ##STR1## R.sup.1 is selected from hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, aryl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms, aralkyl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms, ##STR2## --CH.sub.2 CO.sub.2 R.sup.3, --CH(CH.sub.3)--OCO--R.sup.3, and --CH.sub.2 --OCO--C(CH.sub.3).sub.3 ; R.sup.2 is selected from groups comprising aryl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms, a hetero six-membered ring, a hetero five-membered ring, cycloalkyl, or cycloalkenyl, any of which groups may have one or more substituents; and R.sup.3 is selected from hydrogen and alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms; the salts thereof, and precursors which can be converted thereto in the human or animal body.Some of the compounds are novel per se.

Abstract: An output bridge circuit comprising four independently controlled transistors connected between first and second electrode terminals and a defibrillation capacitor. Two of the four transistors are driven by push-pull driver circuits and connected between the capacitor and the first and second electrode terminals. The remaining two transistors are connected between the first and second electrode terminals and ground terminals. By triggering one of the transistors connected to the push-pull driver circuits and one of the transistors connected between the electrode terminals and the ground terminal, a mono-phasic, multi-phasic, or sequential defibrillation pulse can be generated by activating the appropriate transistors.

Abstract: A helmet visor operating mechanism in which springs urge the rolling elements of respective pairs of rolling elements toward relatively smaller radial dimension spaces between a brake ring carried by the visor and an axle carried by the helmet shell to lock the visor against movement toward its raised position and against movement toward its lowered position. Respective actuators mounted for rotary movement on the axle have pairs of tangs extending into the space between the axle and the ring and between the rolling elements of the respective pairs. Outwardly extending tabs can be squeezed together to cause the tangs to move the rolling elements of the pairs away from each other against the action of the springs to unlock the visor and permit it to be raised or lowered by subsequent movement of the tabs in the same direction.

Abstract: A relatively simple frame for use in bikini bottoms or briefs includes two lengths of wire which are bent to define mirror images of each other, the lengths defining a major portion of an oval of sufficient length to extend around the crotch of a wearer between a V-shaped line across the rectus abdominous muscle in the front and the sacrum in the rear of the wearer. Each of the lengths of wire includes a straight, vertical rear portion extending downwardly from an inverted L-shaped top rear end to approximately the bottom center of the crotch area, and a front portion flaring outwardly and upwardly from the vertical plane of the straight rear portion to a top end and then downwardly to the vertical plane of the rear portion. The two lengths of wire are interconnected using conventional cable connectors to define a T-shaped rear and a generally triangular front with a V-shaped depression in the top thereof.

Abstract: A central spindle which at the base end is eccentric. The central spindle is surrounded by a sleeve which is deformed and expands its effective diameter at the base when the spindle is turned. To release, the spindle is turned in the opposite direction, and the seat assembly may be removed. The device is particularly useful for attaching a toilet seat.