Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a transcription or gene expression regulator. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the transcription or gene expression regulator, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the transcription or gene expression regulator in a transformed host cell.

Abstract: The invention provides isolated Rad3 nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to pyrimidine excision activity, altering Rad3 levels in plants, increasing transformation efficiency, or creating male sterile plants or seedless fruits. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, transgenic plants, and antibody compositions.

Abstract: Nucleic acid molecules which encode proteins having fructosyl transferase activity and methods for producing long-chain inulin Nucleic acid molecules are described encoding proteins with the enzymatic activity of a fructosyl transferase. These enzymes are fructosyl transferases (FFT). Moreover, vectors and host cells are described containing the nucleic acid molecules of the invention, in particular transformed plant cells, plant tissue and plants regenerable therefrom, which express the described FFT. Furthermore, methods for the production of long-chain inulin by using the described proteins, hosts, in particular the plant cells and/or FFT produced by them, are described.

Abstract: The invention provides methods altering organ size/mass and fertility or both in plants through the modulation of cell proliferation. The methods involve producing transgenic plants comprising a recombinant expression cassette containing an ANT nucleic acid linked to a plant promoter.

Abstract: A process is provided for modifying growth or architecture of plants by altering the level or the functional level of a cell division controlling protein, preferably a cell-division controlling protein that binds phosphorylates retinoblasoma-link proteins, more preferably a cyclin, particularly a D-type cyclin within cells of a plant. Also provided are chimeric genes comprising a transcribed DNA region encoding an RNA or a protein, which when expressed either increases or decreases the level or functional level of a cell-division controlling protein, and plant cells and plants expressing such chimeric genes.

Abstract: Retroviral and retroviral-like polynucleotides, and vectors, proteins, and antibodies derived therefrom, that are useful for the introduction of genetic information into soybeans and other plant species.

Abstract: A novel soybean cultivar, designated 920011, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 920011, to the plants of soybean 920011 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the cultivar 920011 with itself or another soybean variety. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds and plants produced by crossing the cultivar 920011 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: A novel soybean cultivar, designated 0127562, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 0127562, to the plants of, soybean 0127562 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the cultivar 0127562 with itself or another soybean variety. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds and plants produced by crossing the cultivar 0127562 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: A novel soybean cultivar, designated 010003, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 010003, to the plants of soybean 010003 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the cultivar 010003 with itself or another soybean variety. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds and plants produced by crossing the cultivar 010003 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: Cotton plants of the genus Gossypium with improved cotton fiber characteristics are disclosed. The cotton plant has an expression cassette containing a gene coding for an enzyme selected from the group consisting of endoxyloglucan transferase, catalase and peroxidase so that the gene is expressed in cotton fiber cells to improve the cotton fiber characteristics. Also disclosed is a method for producing cotton fibers with improved fiber characteristics from these cotton plants.

Abstract: This invention describes a method to prevent post-harvest sprouting in potato by transforming the potato plant with a gene coding for trehalose phosphate synthase.

Abstract: A stand for at least one elongated musical instrument having a narrow end and a wide end and including a base for setting the stand on an essentially horizontal plane, a substantially vertically oriented midsection, at least one support assembly, and at least one yoke, with a rigid latch element, with the support assembly supporting the wide base end of the musical instrument and the yoke receiving the narrow head end of the musical instrument.

Abstract: A fixing structure is provided for fixing an adjustment screw for use in adjustment of closing of a tone hole of a tube body of a woodwind instrument by a key system. The adjustment screw is fixed to a screw fixing member such as a communicating plate or a stopper having a tapped hole. A block that is made by synthetic resin material is formed in a prescribed shape having a prepared hole penetrating therethrough and is detachably attached to the screw fixing member. For example, the block is placed in an engagement channel of the stopper, then, the adjustment screw having an external thread is screwed into the prepared hole of the block to be tapped by force and is further rotated to engage with the tapped hole of the stopper. To prevent the block from being easily extracted from the engagement channel of the stopper, both of the block and engagement channel are formed in substantially a trapezoidal shape in cross section.

Abstract: The present invention offers an adjustable, versatile windless windchime activation device, which can be modified to accept and activate many different varieties of windchime assemblies. The magnetic repulsive force between an electromagnet located within the windchime activation device and a permanent magnet positioned on a sail, which sail attaches to the sound inducing member of a windchime assembly, activates the windchimes in the absence of wind.

Abstract: The cushioned percussion device, comprising in combination, a projecting support for the device; a pivot for said support, and spring structure located to yieldably resist pivoting of the support.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for self-tuning a piano that includes selectively applying voltage with a voltage mechanism to each piano string of a plurality of piano strings to provide either thermal expansion upon an application of voltage or thermal contraction with an absence of voltage to alter pitch of the piano string to a predetermined value, wherein each piano string of the plurality of piano strings has a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein the first end portion of each piano string of the plurality of piano strings is respectively secured to a housing by a plurality of first attachment mechanisms and the second end portion of each piano string of the plurality of piano strings is respectively secured to a housing by a plurality of second attachment mechanisms and the plurality of piano strings are electrically insulated from each other.

Abstract: A submarine countermeasure vehicle includes an elongated body for supporting a countermeasure device, and a propulsion assembly mounted on an after end of the body. The propulsion assembly includes a rotatable propeller hub, propeller blades mounted on the hub and moveable between a first position wherein the blades extend substantially radially outwardly from the hub, and a second position wherein the blades extend generally axially of the hub. A spring is mounted on each of the blades and in the hub, the spring biasing the blades toward the first position, but of sufficient flexibility to permit the blades to move to the second position upon launch of the vehicle from an underwater launch tube.

Abstract: A high-concentration photovoltaic assembly (24) for use in a utility-scale solar power generation system (20) is configured to couple to a supporting tracking structure (22) of the system (20). The assembly (24) incorporates a frame (38) substantially centered in a plane (44), a plurality of substantially parallel longitudinal members (80) substantially centered in the plane (44) and coupled to the frame (38), two substantially parallel transverse members (82) substantially centered in the plane (44) and coupled to the longitudinal members (80) substantially at ends thereof, a plurality of bulkheads (90) coupled between adjacent ones of the longitudinal members (80) and configured to divide the assembly (24) into a plurality of chambers (94), a plurality of photovoltaic modules coupled to the chambers (94) upon a first side (48) of the plane (44), and a plurality of lenses (98) coupled to the chambers (94) upon a second side (46) of the plane (44).

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for compositions, apparatus and/or electronic devices. A composition, includes a composition layer defining a first surface and a second surface, the composition layer including a collection layer that is located closer to the first surface than to the second surface. An apparatus, includes a semiconductor absorber layer defining a first surface and a second surface; and an electrode layer coupled to the first surface of the semiconductor absorber layer, wherein the semiconductor absorber layer includes a collection layer that is located closer to the first surface than to the second surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solar powered cathodic protection system using a photocatalyst which functions as a non-sacrificial photoanode under sunlight, wherein said non-sacrificial photoanode consisting of the photocatalyst such as TiO2 (or ZnO) and an electrolyte, is galvanically connected to a metal structure to be protected and continuously provides electrons to the metal structure, whereby the metal structure is protected from the corrosion. The solar powered cathodic protection system using a non-sacrificial photoanode according to present invention is advantageous in that 1) an external power supply is not necessary, 2) it is easy to maintain the system because the non-sacrificial photoanode according to the present invention can be installed outdoors, and 3) the photocatalyst used as the non-sacrificial photoanode is inexpensive and semipermanent.

Abstract: Trans beta substituted chlorins and methods of making the same are disclosed, along with polymers formed from or containing such trans beta substituted chlorins as one or more monomeric units therein, light harvesting rods formed from such polymers, and electrodes carrying such polymers.

Abstract: A component with a first layer which mainly includes a first material, a second layer which mainly includes a second material and at least one intermediate layer being located between the first layer and the second layer. The component is configured in such a way that the intermediate layer contains the first and/or the second material and that at least one substance is colloidally dissolved in the intermediate layer and that the substance has another conductibility than the first or second material.

Abstract: An ignition cable constructed according to a method for optimizing an ignition cable, the cable including at least a capacitor, where the ignition cable carries current from a power source to a spark plug located in a combustion chamber. The ignition cable includes a center element structured to communication electric current from the power source to the sparkplug and an insulator surrounding the center element. The conductor is removably coupled to a ground, and surrounds at least a portion of the insulator. The center element, insulator and conductor form a capacitor having an optimal capacitance value that is determined by finding a maximum capacitance value and subtracting a safety margin.

Abstract: A flexible printed circuitry member includes an elongated flexible insulating substrate with a plurality of signal conductors extending longitudinally along one side of the substrate. A grounding grid having a substantially random geometric pattern is disposed on the opposite side of the substrate.

Abstract: A fitting for routing cables between first and second ducts in a raceway system, the first duct having a first cross-sectional dimension and the second duct having a second and different cross-sectional dimension from the first cross-sectional dimension, the fitting including a first end for attaching to the first duct, a second end for attaching to the second duct, and an insertable reducer disposable generally between the first and second ends of the fitting, the reducer for adapting the fitting to transition between the first and second cross-sectional dimensions, the reducer including a barb for bitingly engaging at least one of the ducts and retaining the at least one duct to said fitting.

Abstract: A three piece housing, designed to house semiconductor chips is molded using a polymer material. The chip sits on a metal base. Electrical leads pass through a molded housing to provide electrical contact between the semiconductor chip and external circuitry.

Abstract: A weatherproof cover is provided to shield an electrical structure, such as an electrical outlet or plug, electrical switch, meter, or the like. The weatherproof cover is used to shield the electrical structure from moisture, dust, and wind. The weatherproof cover is a relatively inexpensive, easy-to-fabricate, and effective one-piece weatherproof cover which is attachable to an existing wall or other flat surface, and which is easily mountable thereon. The weatherproof cover is openable and closable to permit ready servicing or use of the electrical switch or outlet structure being covered. A spring is used to resiliently bias a top portion of the weatherproof cover to a bottom portion of the weatherproof cover. In use, bolts or screws can be inserted through openings in the bottom portion of the weatherproof cover into a wall or other surface.

Abstract: A base for an electrical outlet. The electrical outlet includes a mounting screw aperture disposed along a longitudinal axis for receiving a mounting screw having a mounting screw head to mount the electrical outlet to a box. The mounting screw head has a mounting screw head diameter. The electrical outlet also has at least one socket face for receiving an electrical plug. The base includes a substantially planar backing member, the backing member including at least one aperture for receiving the at least one socket face. The base also includes a keyhole slot disposed in the backing member and having first and second keyhole slot apertures. The first keyhole slot aperture is larger than the mounting screw head diameter. The second keyhole slot aperture is smaller than the mounting screw head diameter and is disposed in the backing member at a location on the longitudinal axis and aligned with the mounting screw aperture when the base is mounted to the electrical outlet using the mounting screw.

Abstract: A secure cable trough includes a tray, a retaining member, and an adjustable fastening mechanism. The tray includes a first retaining arm. The retaining member includes a second retaining arm. The retaining member is slideably engaged to the tray. The first retaining arm, the second retaining arm, the tray, and the retaining member define a cavity for housing the cables. The first retaining arm and the second retaining arm extend toward each other and are offset and overlapping. The distance between the first and second retaining arm defines a gap. The gap provides access to cables and allows cables to be inserted and extracted from the trough. The first and second retaining arms inhibit cables housed within the trough from inadvertently falling out. The adjustable fastening mechanism slideably engages and locks the retaining member to the tray. The adjustable fastening mechanism allows the retaining member to be positioned relative to the tray.

Abstract: A flexible connector housing. The flexible connector housing includes a connector housing for receiving a pair of mating connectors. The connector housing further includes a spherical member that pivotally engages a cable housing.

Abstract: An electrically conductive filler. The filler having a substantially non-conductive core and a conductive layer. The conductive layer is wrapped around the core to form a closed loop thereby establishing conductivity from a bottom of the filler to a top of the filler by paths on each of two sides of the filler. Also disclosed is a method of making a web of conductive filler by placing a web of core material onto an interior surface of a web of conductive layer material. The webs of core material and conductive layer material are directed through a forming station for folding the conductive layer around the core.

Abstract: A stranded cable that includes a plurality of brittle load bearing wires and a means for maintaining the stranded arrangement of the brittle wires. Because the load bearing wires are brittle, they cannot be sufficiently deformed during conventional cable stranding processes in such a way as to maintain their helical arrangement. Therefore, the means for maintaining the helical arrangement of the stranded wires allows the stranded cable to be conveniently provided as an intermediate article or as a final article. When used as an intermediate article, it may be later incorporated into a final article such as overhead power transmission cables. The maintaining means may be a tape, an adhesive tape, or a binder applied to the stranded wires.

Abstract: An insulative/protective sheet has a narrower insulator and a wider protector. The insulator is placed in a battery holder of a portable information terminal and electrically insulates a battery and negative electrode terminals from each other in the battery holder. The protector is placed on a color display unit of the portable information terminal and protects a display panel of the color display unit.

Abstract: A universal ground clamp having a clamping strap having a series of uniformly sized and spaced apertures to facilitate the installation of the clamp onto a wide range of structures of various shaped and sized cross-sections. A metal stud, through which the clamping strap is secured, includes a terminal portion adapted to accommodate and have secured therein a ground wire. A pair of curved plates supported upon the stud are used to form a tight clamping action of the strap about the structure to be grounded, without subjecting the strap to localized stresses or tearing, but permitting the strap to tightly encircle the structure. One of the curved plates is captivated on the strap with stops.

Abstract: An electrical structure, and associated method of fabrication, for reducing thermally induced strain in a soldered interface, such as a solder ball or a solder column, between a chip carrier (or chip) and an electronic carrier such as a circuit card. The thermally induced strain may be caused during thermal cycling by a mismatch in coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), and consequent differential rates in thermal expansion, between the chip carrier (or chip) and the electronic carrier. The thermally induced strain may also exist with a large chip carrier characterized by a large temperature difference during thermal transients between the electronic carrier and localized regions of the chip carrier, even in the absence of a CTE mismatch. The electrical structure of the present invention includes an interposing compliant layer of soft and spongy material between the chip carrier (or chip) and the electronic carrier.

Abstract: A high-density cable of a type suitable for transmitting ultrasound signals from an ultrasonic probe to multiplexing circuitry during a medical ultrasound procedure is provided. The cable includes one or more flexible circuits arranged within a flexible sheath that surrounds and confines the flexible circuits. Each flexible circuit includes an elongate flexible substrate with oppositely-disposed surfaces and multiple conductors on at least one of these surfaces. The opposing longitudinal ends of the substrate define integral connectors for connecting with respective output connectors and/or electronic devices, such as an ultrasonic probe or multiplexing circuitry.

Abstract: A solder connecter assembly having a printed wiring board, an electrode formed on the printed wiring board, a semiconductor package, a pad formed on the semiconductor package, a resist formed on the printed wiring board and having an opening of the resist around the electrode, a solder ball disposed between the electrode and the pad, and a resin fillet formed in the opening and in a vicinity of a connecting part between the solder ball and the electrode.

Abstract: In a method for the control of a fast dynamic scale a first operating mode controls the transport device for transport of postal matter to a further processing station, a measurement with a weighing cell during the transport is made and an evaluation of the measured values with the letter format microprocessor for the weight determination given dynamic weighing, and weighed values are supplied to the further processing station. An automatic switching into a second operating mode for the semi-dynamic operation of the scale with static weighing ensues dependent on the result of a determination of the dimensions of the following piece of mail in a first processing station arranged upstream in the mail stream.

Abstract: A weight-sensing assembly for supporting an automotive seat cushion frame atop a track assembly includes a pair of coupling members that are secured to the seat cushion frame. A set of mounting locations on each coupling member, preferably separated by an elongate portion of the coupling member of generally uniform cross-section, are secured to a respective end of a strain gage sensor's elongate sensing beam. The other end of each sensing beam is secured to a respective mounting location defined on the upper rails of a seat track assembly. The elongate portion of the coupling member, and respective portions of the upper rails separating the mounting locations thereon, are characterized by a flexural stiffness, in a bending plane that includes a longitudinal axis of the sensing beam of at least one sensor assembly, that is at least three times greater than the flexural stiffness of each sensor's sensing beam.

Abstract: A support plate having a top end edge defining a central convex portion which is the highest in the center thereof is vertically secured in the case to the bottom panel of the case, and a movable contact blade is supported on the top end edge of the support plate for rotating movement. Attached to the movable contact blade at one end thereof are two movable contacts spaced apart in the direction of the pivot axis of the blade. Two fixed contact blades are disposed on the bottom panel and each has a fixed contact attached thereto in opposition to a corresponding one of the movable contacts with the end portion of each fixed contact blade extending out through the bottom panel to define a terminal.

Abstract: In an air circuit breaker, in order to provide a position indicating apparatus of a draw out type air circuit breaker which is capable of distinguishing a position of a breaker body accurately even a user can not distinguish colors by improving a structure for indicating a position of the breaker body, in a position indicating apparatus of an draw out type air circuit breaker comprising a lead bar rotatably placed at a base frame and moving in a direction opposite to a moving direction of a lead screw by abutting to one wall surface of a cradle and a cam connected to the lead bar and rotating by the linear movement of the lead bar, the position indicating apparatus includes a movable plate connected to the cam and converting the rotation of the cam into the vertical linear motion, an indicating cam connected to the movable plate, converting the vertical linear motion of the movable plate into the rotation motion and having a portion indicating a position of the breaker body according to the rotation, and a fr

Abstract: A canceling device (10) effects automatic cancellation of a switched position of a blinker switch. The canceling device (10) comprises a trigger finger (14) which can be rotated about an axis and which can also be displaced. The trigger finger is loaded towards a steering shaft by a spring (72). To reduce the dimensions of the canceling device (10), the spring is a leaf spring (72), one side of which loads the trigger finger (14) towards the steering shaft and the other side of which is supported on a casing (12) of the canceling device (10).

Abstract: A tilt switch includes an insulating housing with a bottom wall surface having an access opening, and an inner peripheral wall surface confining an accommodation chamber for receiving rollably an electrically conductive ball therein. Two electric contact terminals include two contact bodies with two rolling areas that are exposed from the access opening, and two terminal portions extending from the contact bodies and superimposed upon an upper mount surface of a support. The ball is rollable on the rolling areas between a switch-on maintaining position where the ball, though jerked by a slight tilting force, can maintain an electrical connection between the terminals, and a switch-off position where the ball is rolled out of contact with one of the rolling area by a big tilting force.

Abstract: A float retainer is provided for a dishwasher to limit the level of water in the dishwasher tub. The float has a stem extending downwardly through a stand pipe in the bottom of the tub and into a switch bracket which houses the water level control switch. A tab is provided on the switch bracket which is adapted to snap fit around the float stem, thereby slidably retaining the retainer ring of the stem for engagement and disengagement with the switch.

Abstract: A switch device includes a first case and a second case. Stationary contacts are enclosed within the first case that is sealed by a cover. An operating lever configured to actuate a movable contact is partially received by a window hole within the cover. An engaging hook is unitary part of or is coupled to the outside surface of the second case. Stationary terminals project from the stationary contacts. The second case encloses the first case and the cover. The first case and the cover are made of resins having an arc resistance. The second case is made of a thermoplastic resin that is more flexible than the first case.

Abstract: A height-adjusting collapsible mechanism for a button key includes a pair of collapsible means for supporting the button key to move up or down above a substrate. At least one collapsible means has two levers pivotally crossed to form a cross angle in between. The levers have two bottom ends pivotally engaged with the substrate and spaced from each other at an interval. One of the bottom ends is located on a stopper slidable on the substrate. Moving the stopper may change the interval and the cross angle, and may thus in turn change the free height of the button key when external forcing is absent from the button key.

Abstract: In a switch structure for a car electrical part, on the guide rail 11C of a base member 11, there are disposed the respective contact portions 12A, 14A of terminal members 12, 14 in such a manner that they have a given position relationship, and, in the first side 15A of a movable contact piece 15 disposed so as to be slidable on the guide rail 11C, there are formed two contact portions 15E which extend perpendicular to the sliding direction of the movable contact piece 15 and can be contacted selectively with the two contact portions 12A and 14A. Also, in the second side 15B of the movable contact piece 15, there is formed a plate-spring-shaped portion 15G which can be engaged with uneven portions 11F formed in the second surface 11B of the base member 11 to thereby generate a click feeling.

Abstract: A lever switch assures stable contact just after having its contact points contacted with each other when a lever is rotated. The lever switch includes a case, a common contact and a fixed contact both provided to case's side walls adjacent to each other, a lever rotatably held by at an opening provided in a side wall facing the common contact, a movable contact which electrically contacts and removes between the common contact and the fixed contact through being bent with the lever being rotated. A fixed section disposed at a tip of a first arm of the fixed contact is press-fitted between the common contact and a supporting protrusion. A contact section disposed at a tip of a second arm of the fixed contact elastically contacts with the left-side wall of the case. A driving section of the lever comes into contact with a bent section of the first arm of the movable contact.

Abstract: A process of separating low natural concentration protons in an electromagnetic separator having an ion source utilizes X-ray spectral analysis to distinguish areas of separated, increased-content of isotope enriched substance so as to treat them separately from areas of separated, low-content of isotope enriched substance. The overall process includes placing a working substance of a separated element in a crucible of the ion source, heating the working substance up to vapor forming, ionizing the vapors in a gas-discharge chamber of the source under action of hot cathode electron emission, shaping an ionic beam by electrodes of ion-optical system, separating and shaping the ionic beams of isotopes in a magnetic field, catching the ions in boxes of a receiver, identifying areas in the receiver boxes of increased content of isotope enriched substance using X-ray spectral analysis, withdrawing enriched substance initially from these identified areas, and further processing.

Abstract: The three-position, gas-insulated, metal-clad electrical switch inside a metal casing includes first and second break contacts, a fixed grounding contact, and a switching element that is movable in an axial direction to interconnect the break contacts. The first and second break contacts and the fixed grounding contact are superposed in the axial direction, and the switching element is moved by a drive rod which passes through the fixed grounding contact, thereby enabling the switching element to occupy each of the three switching positions including a grounding position in which it connects the first break contact to the fixed grounding contact.