Abstract: A miniature rose plant having the unique combination of its high petal count; attractive, near-white flowers; dark green foliage; and easy propagation from softwood cuttings.
Abstract: A miniature rose plant having attractive white flowers presented in clusters, a very long shelf life, ease of propagation from softwood cuttings, strong, vigorous, upright, well branched, but compact growth, and dark green, glossy, disease resistant foliage.
Abstract: A rose plant of the miniature class, a mutation of the variety POULvic, having a different flower color, new growth color and petal count from its parent.
Abstract: The present invention relates to an almond tree and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a medium size, vigorous, upright, hardy, very productive, and regular bearing tree whose nuts mature under the ecological conditions described approximately the third week in September. The nuts are very well sealed to protect kernels that are uniformly large in size, brown in color, and flat in shape.
Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Cornus kousa (dogwood) tree charaterized principally by the deep and persistent red-purple color of its efflorescence.
Abstract: A new Chrysanthemum cultivar named Dark Enamour characterized by the combined features of cup-shaped capitulum form, daisy capitulum type, lavender-purple ray floret color, capitulum diameter of 5-6 cm, a plant height of 105 cm, a response period of 50-53 days when grown with 14 long days prior to start of short days, and an inverted pyramid flower formation.
Abstract: A new Chrysanthemum cultivar named Enamour, characterized by the combined features of cup-shaped capitulum form, daisy capitulum type, pink floret color, capitulum diameter of 5-6 cm, a response period of 49-52 days when grown with 14 long days prior to start of short days, and a plant height of 110 cm.
Abstract: A new cultivar of Impatiens plant named Rasberry Ice, characterized by its deep rose flower color, its consistent fully double flowers, and its variegated foliage consisting of a greyed-green main color, and white edges which extend variably from the margin toward the leaf midrib, and an irregular lighter greyed-green color located randomly between the margins and the main tissue, and extending irregularly from the midrib.
Abstract: This new cultivar is characterized by its pale pink florets accented with a dark pink eye against a medium green foliage. The new cultivar is easily rooted and has a compact mound habit, basal branching and free and early flowering.
Abstract: This is an improvement for a powered floor scrubber which in use is moved forward and backward across a floor to be scrubbed. A scrub brush is rotated within a housing which is open at the bottom and water is supplied within the housing. The improvement consists of attaching double lipped suction squeegees at both the front and rear of the housing and connecting them both to a source of vacuum to suck up soiled water from the floor. The flexible squeegee lips are mounted in such a way that as the machine is moved forward the lips of the front squeegee fold together and shut off the airflow to it while the rear squeegee remains functional. When the machine is moved backward a reverse action of the squeegees occurs, so that there is always a functional squeegee sucking up soiled water behind the scrub brush while airflow to the opposite squeegee is shut off whether the machine is moving forward or backward.
Abstract: A disposable container adapted for a single daily use for storing and cleaning dentures when not worn is disclosed. The container, which is particularly suitable for use in hospitals and nursing institutions as well as at home, is characterized as being disposable after a single use, of simple, convenient but elegant construction. inexpensive and sanitary, and carrying its own individual supply of cleanser.
Abstract: Personnel locating system for use in a facility having a plurality of rooms having doorways therein comprised of a plurality of portable transmitters. Each of the transmitters includes a battery and each generates an infrared signal. The system also comprises a plurality of fixed receivers positioned to cover different rooms at a facility. Each room has a receiver therein positioned to accept infrared radiation from a substantial portion of the volume of the room. Each receiver is capable of sensing .[.and storing.]. any of the infrared signals generated by the transmitters during any time the transmitters are located anywgere in the facility when located within a room. The system also includes apparatus .[.for polling.]. .Iadd.coupled to .Iaddend.the receivers to determine the location of any transmitter independent of the previous location of the transmitter.
Abstract: A method of fabricating a field effect transistor, wherein impurity diffusion layers of source and drain are formed by an ion implantation method using the gate electrode as the mask by inclining the semiconductor substrate with respect to the ion beam incident direction so as to prevent the channeling effect and also rotating it in planarity with respect to the ion beam scanning plane. As a result, impurity diffusion layers can be formed symmetrically with respect to the gate electrode.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 14, 1993
Date of Patent:
September 12, 1995
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a baseball glove having means located on a bottom palm portion for enhancing glove flexibility. The baseball glove includes a thumb stall, at least one finger stall, and a hand receiving opening. The glove includes a notch formed in a lower portion of the glove, and at least one slit formed in a web portion such that the notch and slits increase flexibility of the glove and facilitate opening and closing of the glove.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 2, 1994
Date of Patent:
September 12, 1995
Assignee:
Mizuno Corporation of America
Inventors:
Minoru Yamada, Kazuhiro Kume, Hideki Tsuruoka, Hisanobu Fugahashi, Robin Smith, John E. Schulte, Robert J. Ball, Robert J. Ready
Abstract: A lightweight, tear resistant sporting mitt for use on or adjacent to beaches and water. The mitt is water repellant and is unaffected by sand, while having sufficient structural strength to withstand heavy use with hard balls such as artificial baseballs. The mitt is formed from substantially congruent alternating planar layers of abuse resistant plastic coated canvas and resilient compressible porous or foam material (two outer layers of canvas, two layers of resilient compressible porous and a central canvas layer. The layers are peripherally sewn to each other, with an opening remaining, at the base of the mitt for hand insertion between resilient compressible porous layers. A hinge line for a ball catching pocket extends from the hand insertion opening to a webbing enclosed cut out section.
Abstract: This invention generally concerns therapeutic appliances for alleviating pain by applying a moderate amount of pressure to specific locations on an individual's hand. The present invention includes a glove having a supple, fitted covering that envelopes at least a portion of a human hand. The glove's covering has an inner surface that is juxtaposed with and contacts the skin of the hand, and to which one or more pressure pads are secured. The appliance's covering urges each pressure pad into intimate contact with the skin of the hand at specific locations thereon for applying a moderate amount of pressure thereto.
Abstract: A sun shield for use with conventional caps having a front bill and a rear band. The sun shield includes a piece of fabric forming a shield portion with a hem along the top edge of the fabric. A strap connects to the hem. The loop so formed is sized to fit around the cap with the strap positioned immediately above the bill. A sleeve formed between two vertical slits or an openable flap in the upper back hem allows insertion of the band of the cap, thus securing the sun shield to the cap.
Abstract: Firefighters' suspenders having limited-stretch capability and constructed of permanently fire-resistant materials are provided. The suspenders have a plurality of elastic straps, having first and second ends, and are constructed of fibers containing an elastic core, a fire-resistant intermediate layer wrapped around the elastic core, and a permanently fire-resistant outer layer wrapped around the elastic core and intermediate layer. These fibers are woven in a crosslinked pattern with a permanently fire-resistant yarn. Joined collectively to the first ends of the elastic straps are the first ends of at least two nonelastic straps comprising a permanently fire-resistant fabric. The second ends of the elastic and nonelastic straps contain clips for fastening the suspenders to the pants of firefighters. The elastic straps give the suspenders limited-stretch capability.
Abstract: A high performance sport safety helmet. The helmet is formed by an outer shell adapted for fitting upon a wearer's head, with a frontal periphery defining a centrally arched portion forming a front opening exposing the face and a major portion of the forehead of the wearer. The shell further has a base periphery defining an arcuate base opening for receiving the wearer's neck. A flexible resilient expandable front band is secured to and extends across the front opening of the shell with a substantial portion of the band lying below the centrally arched portion. The band snugly engages and substantially completely covers the forehead of the wearer. An articulated shell liner is secured to and covers the inner surface of the shell. The liner is partially separable and non-detachable from the shell. A visor is pivotally secured to the shell and nestable between the shell and the shell liner for selectively shielding the front opening of the shell.
Abstract: A toilet seat assembly comprising a first seat, a second smaller seat supported by said first seat when in a lowered position thereof, a cover for the first and second seats, a hinge block and retractable hinge pins for hingedly connecting the first and second seats and the cover to the hinge block.
Abstract: A foot actuated toilet seat lifting device having an adjustable width toilet seat attachment bracket, a telescoping lifting arm assembly, an actuator lever, a fluid pressure cylinder, and a base assembly. The rear end of the fluid pressure cylinder is pivotally secured to the base assembly and the front end of its piston rod is pivotally secured to the actuator lever intermediate its front and rear ends. The actuator lever is secured to a transversely extending axle mounted in the base assembly. A foot pedal assembly is mounted on the front end of the actuator level. When the foot pedal is depressed, the actuator level pivots around its axle and lifts the telescoping lifting arm assembly tube upwardly. This causes the toilet seat attachment bracket secured to its upper end to lift the toilet seat through a predetermined upward angle. The fluid pressure cylinder allows the toilet seat to be automatically slowly lowered to its horizontal position upon release of pressure on the foot pedal assembly.
Abstract: A urinal drip guard for use with wall urinals comprising a strip of flexible material having top edge, a bottom edge, and an intermediate portion therebetween, the bottom edge formed with a pair of opposed and spaced lips extended downwards therefrom and thereby defining a mouth for coupling about a rim of a urinal and with the intermediate portion extended to the top edge, whereby when a rim of a urinal is disposed within the mouth, the strip is coupled to the rim and extends to a position for directing urine drippings towards the urinal.
Abstract: A urinal assembly is disclosed for use in a toilet apparatus having a toilet bowl, a tank communicably connected to and located generally above the toilet bowl and a supply conduit for delivering water under service line pressure to the tank. The toilet assembly comprises a urinal bowl for mounting within the toilet bowl. An inlet conduit is interconnected between the supply conduit and the bowl. A valve is interconnected to the inlet conduit for controlling the flow of water under service line pressure therethrough. An electrical solenoid is employed to selectively open and close the valve to introduce water to the urinal bowl through the inlet conduit. A discharge conduit is provided for discharging water from the urinal bowl when the bowl is flushed.