Abstract: A distinctive cultivar of miniature rose plant named Ruifire, characterized by its large yellow and organe bi-color flowers; numerous flowers per plant; long shelf-life; and strong rooting habit.

Abstract: A new and distinct rose plant of the Hybrid Tea class named `Seemore`. The plant is characterized by vigorous growth, non-fragrant flowers with purple red petals (R.H.S. 57 A-58 B on the inner side and R.H.S. 55D on the outer side), early and prolific flower production, and fast and good propagating features.

Abstract: A new and distinct rose plant of the Hybrid Tea class named `Carsoof`. The plant is characterized by vigorous growth, non-fragrant yellow-white (R.H.S. 158 B) colored flowers, early and prolific flower production, fast and good propagating features, and very good self-rooting characteristics.

Abstract: A new Hybrid Tea rose plant having long straight stems, large bud, large open flower, long vase life, stable flower color, and good production as a cut flower.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of avocado tree characterized by its production capacity similar to `Gwen`, i.e., greater than `Hass` and a season similar to `Gwen`, i.e., later maturing than `Hass`. The skin color and texture is like that of its "Great-grandparent," `Hass`, and flavor is rated good to very good.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a petunia plant having a intermediate habit type between upright habit type and decumbent habit type. The plant has abundant branching and a great profusion of blooms, and the whole bush remains in bloom for a long period of time. The flowers are single and very small, and the petals have a vivid reddish purple color and vivid greenish yellow throat inside portion. The plant is highly resistant to cold, rain, heat, and disease.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Impatients plant named Cherry Ice, characterized by its consistently double, deep red flowers; uniform plant habit; freely branching habit; variegated foliage with green centers surrounded by a white edges; early flowering; and floriferousness.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of geranium plant named HWD Onyx, characterized by its light pink petals with purple lines at base; early flowering; freely branching; and compact plant habit.

Abstract: A rapier loom has rapier heads which are moved by picking tapes into an open shed. Spacing elements are provided for the rapiers to ensure that when the shed is fully opened, a space is present between the tape and the bottom shed to reduce frictional contact between the warp yarns and the picking tape edges when the shed closes. The spacing elements can be in the form of slidable members which are disposed on the underside of the rapier head and/or in the form on spacing teeth which are secured to the sley and which can enter the shed between the warp yarns of a bottom shed.

Abstract: A front wheel shock absorbing system for a bicycle wherein the legs of the front wheel fork include struts slidable in tubes. A cross brace bridges the front wheel and interconnects the struts to insure parallel movement of the struts. Elastomer pads between the tube ends and struts provide spring action. A cap in the tube ends provides access to the pads. A strut protruded from the cap down through a center bore in the pads maintains the pads in alignment. The strut end is flanged and removal of the cap, withdraws the strut and pads which are held onto the strut by the flange end. The flange is configured to permit the elastomer pads to be forced over the flange for replacement of the pads.

Abstract: A spread-spectrum transmitter and receiver using code division multiple access with time division multiple access technology for spread-spectrum communications. At a base station, a spread-spectrum transmitter includes a multiplexer for time multiplexing a synchronization-code signal and a plurality of data signals, which may be encoded as a plurality-encoded data signals, to generate a time-multiplexed signal. A chip code generator generates a chip-code signal which is modulo added with the time-multiplexed signal by an EXCLUSIVE-OR gate to generate a spread-spectrum-time-multiplexed signal. A transmitter transmits the spread-spectrum-time-multiplexed signal over a communications channel. A spread-spectrum receiver at the base station processes a plurality of spread-spectrum signals, received from a plurality of remote units in as time division sequence of spread-spectrum signals, using a despreader circuit to generate a time-division signal.

Abstract: An encryption printed circuit board (PCB) for use as an add on board to a host computer includes address registers, read/write controller, and data information transceiver adapted for connection to the host computer. The addresses registers are connected to a memory decode, auto-start PROM, I/O decoder and register select. The memory decoder is connected to the autostar, PROM and the I/O decoder is connected to the register select. A bus logic circuit is connected to the read/write controller, and outputs read/write signals to the data information transceiver and register select. The data information transceiver is connected to the autostart PROM and to a plurality of data registers for receiving instructions from the auto-start PROM and inputting or receiving information from the data registers pursuant to instruction of the auto-start PROM program, and selection of the appropriate registers by the register select.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for making an immersed fuel transfer pump free of possible sources of ignition for fuel-vapor mixtures when the pump is run dry. The bearings and face seals are cooled by hydraulic oil used to power the pump, preferably through connecting the case leakage port on a conventional multiple piston type hydraulic motor to the pump as a supply and ducting the leakage through the bearings and near the seals on its way to the reservoir. An auxiliary pump built into the centrifugal pump shaft increases flow over these critical parts via a closed loop. Leakage past the dynamic face seals is led overboard through a flame-quenching passage.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing semiconductor devices by forming a U-shaped insulated gate on a substrate, etching the substrate to expose a sidewall of the U-shaped insulated gate, covering the exposed part with a masking material, forming the sidewall of the masking material only adjoining to the exposed U-shaped insulated gate, etching the substrate vertically to form a groove, forming a semiconductor region on the groove and burying a metal into the groove.

Abstract: A cracking catalyst composition comprising a zeolitic, crystalline aluminosilicate, a matrix material and a barium titanium oxide. The catalyst composition is particularly suitable for cracking metal-containing hydrocarbon feedstocks.

Abstract: Azo dye polymers useful in nonlinear optics contain as characteristic monomer units radicals of the formulae I, II, III and IV ##STR1## where D is the radical of a heterocyclic diazo component,R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl or substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy, and R.sup.2 may also be C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkanoylamino,R.sup.3 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 -alkenyl,R.sup.4 is hydrogen, deuterium, methyl, trideuterated methyl or chlorine,R.sup.5 is hydrogen or deuterium,Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 are each substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2 -C.sub.10 -alkylene,W is oxygen, imino or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylimino, andX is hydroxyl, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy, phenoxy, amino or mono- or di(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl)amino,and have an average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 100,000.

Abstract: A hip protector using a matching pair of hip protector holsters interconnectable to form a waist encircling belt from which a pair of protective pad pockets are pivotally suspended over the patent's hips and secured in place by leg encircling straps. The hip protector is light weight and flexible for use under clothing and does not interfere with restroom activities. Each holster is identical and has a wide waist size adjustment range to minimize costs and inventory problems. The pads include impact absorbing base pads on which are positioned semi-rigid shells to distribute impact energy across the pad. The waist and leg encircling belts are secured by hook and loop fastening fabric for convenience and adjustability, and may be provided with an alternative hook and loop fastening fabric to service a substantially different range of leg sizes. The waist encircling belt may be locked with cable ties, a locking strap, or a locking buckle to ensure compliance.

Abstract: An integrated helmet system for presenting the wearer with visible images in which an outer helmet providing a surface on which the images are projected is adapted to be assembled on the frame of an inner helmet having a headband on which the frame is mounted for adjustment in front to back and side to side directions. A fixture adapted to be mounted on the frame provides a simulation of the images to be presented to the wearer on a surface positioned in front of the frame at a distance equal to the distance between the frame and the outer helmet viewing surface when the outer helmet was assembled on the frame, thus to permit the frame to be adjusted relative to the headband so that the outer helmet viewing surface is properly positioned with reference to the wearer's eyes when the outer helmet is assembled on the inner helmet.

Abstract: An elongated element has two ends, each of which is attached to a garment a spaced distance apart from each other to form a loop with the garment, the spaced distance being determined by the structure of an object which the loop is designed to hold in close proximity to the wearer of the garment. The loop can be formed with the collar, a pocket, seam or on a surface of the garment.

Abstract: A necktie with a knot-forming core includes a necktie body made of cloth and a knot-forming core made of synthetic resin. The necktie body has a necktie panel having a combining hole at a top portion thereof, a knot-cloth sewed to the knot-forming position of the panel and a pair of combining holes at lower corners thereof, and a pair of necktie-arms sewed to the respective upper corners of the knot-cloth which are used for attaching the necktie to shirts of blouses. The knot-forming core includes a core-body and a combining projection provided on the back of the core-body. A Y-shaped necktie having a desired size and shape is assembled merely by placing the core on the back of the knot-forming position of the necktie-body, and thereafter orderly fitting the above-mentioned three combining holes around the combining projection of the core. The Y-shape necktie thus assembled is maintainable, disassemblable, and reassemblable.

Abstract: An adjustable cap has a fully removable adjustment strap that may be releasably secured to both sides of the gap in the back of a cap for accommodating any size user. The adjustment strap includes at least one graphic display that is centerable across the gap in the back side of the cap.

Abstract: A method for transforming a pair of socks (11, 12) into a three dimensional recognizable object, and a pair of socks capable of transforming into a three dimensional recognizable object. The pair of socks having a design (13) made on an inside surface (14) of one of the socks (12) whereby the pair of socks (11, 12) forms a three dimensional recognizable object when the individual socks are rolled up together.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light-weight disposable/detachable face shield for the protection of the eyes and face of wearers from accidental exposure to infectious, hazardous and undesirable substances. It is of particular interest in the protection of health care workers and professionals and laboratory personnel from accidental exposure to body fluids from infected patients. The shield is attachable to an unmodified, standard surgical mask. The shield comprises a fluid-impervious, transparent panel for protecting the eyes and face of the wearer, and a clip, attached to the panel, which reversibly engages the mask, thereby securely and reversibly holding the face shield to the mask.

Abstract: The present invention is a programmable dispenser for dispensing the appropriate amount of cleansing agents during peak period and adequate amount of cleansing agents during off-peak period without compromising the overall bacteria kill rate. The dispenser features a microcontroller coupled to a solenoid valve for allowing users to program the dispensing of cleansing agents over a predetermined number of peak-hour intervals and at least one cut-off period. The dispenser of the present invention also incorporates a float subassembly within a bucket for receiving measured amounts of cleansing agents and accomplishing two important functions in response to the actual usage of urinal: (1) dosing the urinal upon demand when the urinal is flushed, and (2) dosing the urinal directly when the urinal is either not flushed or flushed infrequently. Dosing on demand is carried out when a portion of the flushed liquid from the flush pipe is diverted to the bucket over a connecting pipe and an elbow channel.

Abstract: A refill apparatus for a dual flush apparatus comprises a refill tube connected to a refill valve responsive to a drop in water level in a tank to initiate a refill flow of water for refilling the tank and for refilling a trap via an overflow tube, the refill tube having an inlet end connected to the valve and an outlet end positioned for directing water to the overflow tube for refilling the trap, and a diverting member for diverting the refill flow from the refill tube to the tank during a portion of the refill following a long flush.

Abstract: A lifting frame for a hinged spa cover having a pair of adjustable lifting arms pivotally mounted adjacent side walls of a spa. A U-shaped foot actuated lever is connected to the lifting arms with the base of the lever extended across one end wall of the spa. The upper part of the arms are equipped with one or more supports that are adjacent to and parallel with the cover hinge whereby the cover is foldable over the support or supports when the lifting arms are in a first position. The foot lever is elevated when the lifting arms are in the first position and depressing the lever cause the arms to be rotated to a second position whereby the folded cover is supported in a vertical position adjacent one end wall of the spa.

Abstract: A convertible gurney (10) has an outer fixed support frame (12) which includes a pair of side frames (16) connected by lower horizontal cross frame members (30). An inner frame (14) includes a base (84) and hinged segments (42, 46 and 48) which define rear, seat and leg segments. Inner frame (14) is positioned between the side frames (16) and removably connected thereto by four fasteners (90). A detachable manual operator (170) is mounted on a selected side frame (16) opposite a bed (36) for a patient and effects movement of the segments (42, 46, 48) between gurney and chair positions by operation of a hand crank (184). Each side frame (16) has a foldable side panel (190) which may be utilized in transfer of a patient between a bed (36) and the convertible gurney (10). A patient is first positioned on a hard transfer board (36) as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 and moved with the transfer board (36) across the side panel (190) forming a bridge between the bed (36) and the convertible gurney (10).

Abstract: A spring core for a mattress consisting of a plurality of side-by-side rows of identically configured helical coil springs each made of a single piece of wire having a central portion of a first radius defining a central spring axis and terminating at opposing ends with unknotted upper and lower end turns disposed in planes substantially perpendicular to the spring axis. The springs are connected with each other at their upper and lower turns by connecting lacing wires. The upper and lower turns are each substantially U-shaped, having a longer relatively straight leg and a shorter arcuate leg located at the free end of each end turn, the legs connected to each other by a base web. The radius of the shorter arcuate leg is substantially less than the first radius of the central portion of each coil spring. All the coil springs are oriented in the same direction, except along an edge region of the spring core.

Abstract: A bed system is provided which limits the inflation time of each of a plurality of ventilating air mattresses with the system to a predetermined time. Each mattress includes a fitting with a spring biased pin for actuating a pump switch when the mattress fitting is properly mated with a pump adapter thereby facilitating inflation of said mattress. The pump is programmed to deactivate at the predetermined time, and to remain deactive until the pump switch is reset. The pin is positioned and constructed to be mechanically rendered inoperable in the process of resetting the switch thereby preventing each mattress fitting from actuating the pump switch a second time.

Abstract: A support arrangement is provided which has a simplified structure and is quite versatile in the support surface which is produced. The support structure includes a number of chambers or pillows which are coupled together in a sequential or serial relationship such that the air supplied to the support to inflate the chambers or pillows enters at one end and travels the length of the chamber or pillow to enter and inflate the next chamber or pillow. That is, the air supply follows a serpentine path. In this manner a simplified air supply arrangement is accomplished for the entire support structure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a therapeutic pillow. The pillow has a bag-like cover filled with natural granular material having a water content in the range of 5% to 25% by weight. The preferred range of water content is from 9% to 16%. The therapeutic pillow can be in different shapes, such as the shape of a toy for use by children, a pad shape with pockets for inserting hands or feet, or muff-shaped. Also disclosed is a temperature sensor and baffles to keep the filling from gathering. A biomagnetic embodiment is also disclosed.

Abstract: A rake for moving an air bubble entrapped between the surface of the water in and the underside of the top of a waterbed mattress to a vent through the top of the mattress is provided consisting of an elongated member and a handle. The elongated member has a lower surface lying in substantially a single plane and spaced apart beginning and end points. A straight line connecting the beginning and end points defines a geometric area for surrounding the bubble. The handle has one end connected to the member and another end extending above the plane defined by the lower surface of the member. The handle is used for manually urging the member downwardly against an upper side of the top of the mattress to trap the bubble within the geometric area. The handle is also used for guiding the geometric area with the bubble trapped therein into communication with the vent so that the air can be released to the atmosphere.

Abstract: A rotating hair brush comprised of a handle portion having a detent projection formed on an end portion thereof and a slot formed in an opposing side therefrom. A rotating brush portion has a plurality of bristles extending radially therearound. The rotating brush portion has a shaft portion dimensioned to be rotatably received within the handle portion. A rotation lock portion has a shaft portion dimensioned to be received within the handle portion. The shaft portion has a first detent and a second detent formed therein. The first detent and the second detent selectively cooperate with the detent projection of the handle portion.

Abstract: A compact disk case including a bottom shell, a cover shell hinged to the bottom shell, a platter mounted on the inside of the bottom shell to carry a compact disk, a rotary cap mounted on the outside of the cover shell, a driving device (for example, a handle) for turning the rotary cap, a driving wheel mounted on the inside of the cover shell and turned by the rotary cap, a driven wheel revolvably mounted inside the cover shell, a transmission gear meshed between the driving wheel and the driven wheel, and a cleaning element fixedly secured to the driven wheel and turned by the driving device through the rotary cap, the driving wheel, the transmission gear, and the driven wheel to remove dust from the compact disk.

Abstract: A vehicle washing apparatus having a supporting framework extending over a position of a vehicle to be washed. Two oppositely disposed legs of the framework are connected by a cross brace. A top scrubber curtain assembly includes a transverse bulkhead member pivotally supported at its ends to the tops of the legs. Bearings of ultrahigh molecular weight plastic material and cooperating rod means pivotally connect the bulkhead member to the legs. A scrubber carrier frame fixedly connected to the bulkhead member for movement therewith is provided with scrubbing strips. A motor is mounted on one of the legs below the top thereof to oscillate the carrier frame and scrubbing strips backwardly and forwardly as well as upwardly and downwardly.

Abstract: A cleaning system includes a cleaning apparatus and a wringer apparatus. The cleaning apparatus includes a handle and a base member. The base member has a first side and a second side, with the handle being coupled to the first side of the base member. A brush portion is permanently affixed to the second side of the base member, and absorbent material is attached to the second side of the base member. A cleaning surface is formed on the second side of the base member by a combination of the brush member and the absorbent material. The wringer apparatus includes a basket for receiving the base member, the brush portion and the absorbent material. The basket has a panel, and an opening is defined in the panel for receiving the brush portion of the cleaning apparatus. The base member is positionable in the wringer basket with the brush portion inserted in the opening in the panel. The wringer apparatus also includes a press for engaging at least a portion of the absorbent material to remove moisture.