Abstract: A new compact floribunda rose plant which has abundant, yellow flowers and attractive foliage. The variety successfully propagates from softwood cuttings and is suitable for year round production in commercial glasshouses. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Abstract: This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry named `Alisal`. The variety is similar to the variety `Commander`. The variety is characterized from `Commander`, in particular, by its plant height, spread and number of crowns; bract frequency and fruit skin and flesh color.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Azalea found as a seedling in a planned cross between the female Azalea `May Blaine` and the male Rhododendron oldhamii `Fourth of July`. The new variety possesses a unique blooming time and is superior in development of an upright, dense, globose shaped plant with attractive large semi-double orange red flowers.

Abstract: A new floribunda rose plant which has abundant pale orange colored flowers, compact and vigorous growth, and abundant dark green foliage. The variety successfully propagates from softwood cuttings and is suitable for year round production in commercial glasshouses. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of chrysanthemum plant named Remco, bearing medium sized blooms with pinkish white ray florets and an orange-red center and performance of 21 days.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Perovskia plant named `Little Spire`, characterized by its upright and relatively compact plant habit; relatively short flower stems; small dark purple blue flowers; numerous flowers per plant; and excellent garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of chrysanthemum plant named Remco Yellow, bearing medium sized blooms with yellow ray florets and a greyed-orange center and performance of 21 days.

Abstract: This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant primarily identified by its white buds and flowers, hybrid tea form and glossy green foliage.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Brachycome plant named `City Lights`, characterized by its compact and outwardly spreading growth habit; very freely branching plant habit, plants do not require pinching; numerous and showy inflorescences with lavender ray florets that are about 2.5 cm in diameter; and long peduncles that hold inflorescences above or beyond the foliage.

Abstract: A fluid-operated brake actuator having a hollow actuator rod between a spring chamber of a spring brake housing and a spring chamber of a service brake housing incorporates a valve within the actuator rod. The valve isolates the two spring chambers from each other in normal operation and releases a vacuum in the spring brake housing spring chamber when the spring brake is activated. A separate one-way check valve mounted in a well of the spring brake housing permits fluid to exhaust from the spring chamber to atmosphere and prevents contaminants in the atmosphere from entering the spring chamber.

Abstract: Stencils to be used with a solder paste stencil printing process and apparatus in which the stencil plate having a porous figure printing area may be used for single component solder paste application. The printing operation is performed by alignment of the stencil pattern figure over the appropriate component and substrate pads. The stencil holder assembly is attached to the related solder paste stencil printer and held in place by downward force. Solder paste is dispensed over the stencil plate pattern allowing gravity flow of the paste material into the stencil pattern pores. Excess paste material is squeegeed level to the top surface of the stencil plate and the plate lifted from the substrate surface leaving solder paste in the configured pattern.

Abstract: A CVD reactor includes a vacuum chamber having first and second thermal plates disposed therein and two independently-controlled multiple-zone heat sources disposed around the exterior thereof. The first heat source has three zones and the second heat source has two zones. A wafer to be processed is positioned below the first thermal plate and immediately above the second thermal plate, thereby being indirectly heated from above by the first heat source via the first thermal plate and indirectly heated from below by the first zone of the second heat source via the second thermal plate. A thermal ring plate which laterally surrounds the edge of the wafer absorbs heat energy emitted from the second zone of the second heat source and heats the outer edge of the wafer.

Abstract: A portable hypobaric sleeping chamber for acclimatization to high altitude or athletic conditioning is provided, capable of maintaining internal pressures about 0.1 to about 10 psi below ambient.

Abstract: A lockable pressure-release fuel cap is provided to close a filler neck. An actuation system within the fuel cap is operable to enable a user to vent fuel vapor pressure in the filler neck in response to rotation of a key in a lock unit included in the fuel cap prior to removal of the fuel cap from the filler neck.

Abstract: A convection muffle furnace for brazing and/or annealing a workpiece includes a muffle having towers formed integrally therewith and being mounted movable relative to a top wall of a furnace. Circulation fans are mounted in the towers so as to move along with the muffle during its expansion and contraction for producing forced convection heat transfer.

Abstract: First and second light fixtures, each mounting a fluorescent lamp, are interconnected by a flexible conduit which conducts electrical interconnections between the lamps and a ballast located in one of the fixtures. The flexible conduit permits orienting the respective fixtures to accommodate positioning along a variety of curved paths at the installation site. A three-part lamp support structure featuring a pair of resiliently-biased receptacle arms for receiving a twin tube fluorescent lamp is also disclosed.

Abstract: A fixing device to be used in electrophotographic apparatus for providing a clear fixed image with no offset with use of no oil or the least amount of oil, wherein an endless fixing belt provided with a metal body having a release thin film thereon is stretched between a fixing roller having a elastic surface and a heating roller, a pressing roller is arranged to press the surface of the elastic fixing roller upwardly from the lower side thereof through the fixing belt to form a nip portion between the fixing belt and the pressing roller, a guide plate for unfixed image carrying support member is provided underneath the fixing belt, between the heating roller and the nip portion, to form substantially a linear heating path between the guide plate and the fixing belt, and the metal body of the fixing belt has a heat capacity per cm.sup.2 within a range of 0.001 to 0.02 cal/.degree.C.

Abstract: A predetermined processing liquid is supplied by a liquid supplying unit to a sheet of transfer paper having a surface on which toner is stably attached. An adhesive state of the toner on the transfer paper sheet is changed to an unstable adhesive state. The processing liquid is constructed by water, aqueous solutions of a surfactant, a water-soluble polymer, etc. The transfer paper sheet including the processing liquid is fed to a toner separating unit. While the toner is heated and pressurized in the toner separating unit, the toner is attached to a separating roller having a surface on which the softened toner is easily attached. The toner separating unit then separates only the transfer paper sheet from the surface of the separating roller by a separating claw. The processing liquid is removed from the transfer paper sheet by heating the transfer paper sheet, etc. using a drying unit such that the transfer paper sheet can be reused for a copying machine, etc.

Abstract: Fabrication of devices of micron and submicron minimum feature size is accomplished by lithographic processing involving a back focal plane filter. A particularly important fabrication approach depends upon mask patterns which produce images based on discrimination as between scattered and unscattered radiation by accelerated electrons.

Abstract: Rescue apparatus comprising a self-propelled missile mounted on a hand-held launcher and arranged to carry a flotation device in a collapsed condition from the launcher to a distressed target, the launcher and flotation device being connected by a flexible line, so that when the missile is aimed and launched toward the target, the flotation device is carried to the target and then deployed automatically to provide flotation support and establish a "life-line" from the launcher.

Abstract: A coin bank which sorts coins and deposits them in containers is disclosed. A coin or a group of coins is dropped into a coin receiver. Each coin is removed one at a time from the coin receiver and dropped into a helical coin path by a motorized separator mechanism. The coins roll on edge along the coin path where they encounter apertures of varying sizes. When a coin encounters an aperture larger than its diameter, it falls out of the path to a container. A mechanical coin sensor mechanism is provided to start the separator when a coin is sensed in the coin receiver. The sensor mechanism also delays the shut-off of the motor when coins are no longer sensed in the coin receiver. The housing and most parts of the bank are transparent to permit viewing of the sensor mechanism and the coin path.

Abstract: The present invention provides reflectorized and/or safety-colored work clothes. A reflectorized tee shirt is included, which may be a member of a layered set of safety clothing. Use of the clothing system of the invention avoids the problem of taking off a layer of clothing by first removing a safety vest, then removing, for instance, coveralls, then putting vest back on. In the invention, for example, as reflective coveralls are removed, then beneath is a reflective tee shirt, ready to provide continued safety visibility.

Abstract: An item of lower body golf wearing apparel to which certain golf tools necessary and/or desirable for the game are attached. The garment can be in the form of a skort, skirt, shorts, pants or dress. The tools attached are: 1) a stroke counter, 2) a tee pocket with tee loops, 3) a ball marker, 4) a back pocket wide enough to hold a golf glove, and/or 5) two side pockets containing an elasticized sub-pocket in each, in which golf balls may be stacked.

Abstract: A garment 10 for use by patient's undergoing hemodialysis treatment. The garment includes a sweater member 20 having a pair of long sleeves 21, 22 provided with elongated sleeve openings 21', 22' which are controlled by pairs of cooperating hook and loop closure members 40/41 and a neck opening 23 which is provided with a vertical throat opening 23' also provided with a pair of closure members 40/41 and further including a layer of thermal material 30 which covers the upper chest and back of the patient's torso, as well s the upper arms.

Abstract: An athletic shirt made from a high-performance fabric having a tabbing system which allows the raglan style short sleeves (18) and (18A) to be retracted up to two distinct positions on the shoulders and releasably attached using tabs (14A) and (14B). The athletic shirt provides the athlete wearing the shirt a greater range-of-motion and freedom to compete in his sport without the movement of his arms being inhibited by sleeves which are heavy laden with perspiration.

Abstract: A noise-blocking banded earmuff wherein the earmuffs (12, 14) are fixed against rotation about a horizontal axis (34) with respect to the band (24), and wherein the band can extend upwardly around the top of the head, downwardly (24A) around the neck, or rearwardly (24B) behind the head, using earmuffs of moderate size. Instead of each earmuff aperture being of a vertically elongated oval shape, each aperture has four 90.degree. concave corner segments (46-49) lying at the corners of an imaginary square (36), and four connecting segments (41-44) that each connects two concave segments. The middles (56) of the connecting segments lie closer to the aperture axis (34) than the middles (50) of the concave corner sections. The connecting segments can be largely straight to form an earmuff aperture of largely square shape with rounded corners. The connecting segments can be convex (181-184) to form an earmuff aperture of largely cloverleaf shape.

Abstract: A protective suit is provided for a snowmobile rider. The protective suit includes a torso portion having a front and a back. A first set of protective plates is disposed in the front of the torso portion. The protective plates of the first set of the protective plates are positioned adjacent to one another to form a flexible shield in the front of the protective suit. Similarly, a second set of protective plates is disposed in the back of the torso portion. The protective plates of the second set of protective plates are positioned adjacent to one another to form a second flexible shield in the back of the protective suit.

Abstract: A portable squat support (10) for supporting a user in an advantaged posture to facilitate defecation while on a toilet. Included is an elongate, cushioned, horizontal upper body support (22) and upright members (12) for supporting the body support in front of the toilet so that the user's forward leaning upper body is supported on the body support. A footrest (24) is connected to the upright members and positioned below the body support for supporting the user's legs in an elevated bent position. A footrest height-adjusted for vertically adjusting the footrest is included. A height scale (36A) having graduated marks that represent heights of potential users is displayed on the squat support. The marks are arranged cooperatively with the height-adjuster for guiding a user to vertically adjust the footrest to a predetermined position that is particularly advantageous for the user according to the user's height. A device for adjusting the footrest at selective pitch angles is also provided.

Abstract: The flushing device has a flushing water tank with a closure, which is to be opened to trigger a flushing. The closure is arranged at water outlet openings of the toilet bowl. The toilet ring of the toilet bowl can thus accommodate part of the flushing water needed for the flushing. The flush tank proper can thus be made substantially smaller and flushing will be less noisy, because air noises are avoided during the flow of flushing water into the toilet ring.