Abstract: A new and distinct variety of pistachio tree, characterized by the deep, dark red color of young foliage, the rich dark green color of mature foliage, and the rounded upright growth habit in young trees.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Kirifu Compact Red’, characterized by its spreading and prostrate plant habit; freely branching growth habit; short internodes giving a dense bushy appearance; small leaves; early and freely flowering habit; small purple-colored flowers; and good weather tolerance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Kirifu Compact Blue’, characterized by its spreading and prostrate plant habit; freely branching growth habit; short internodes giving a dense bushy appearance; small leaves; early and freely flowering habit; small pale violet-colored flowers; and good weather tolerance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Kirifu Blue’ characterized by its spreading and prostrate plant habit; freely branching growth habit; short internodes giving a dense bushy appearance; small leaves; early and freely flowering habit; small pale violet-colored flowers with darker violet-colored throat; and good weather tolerance.

Abstract: Petunia plant having profuse, bright red, medium sized flowers; and a pendant, free branching, vigorous growth habit.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Aglaonema named ‘Dynamic Ruby’ characterized by its light red mottles on green ovate leaves, compact and well-branched growth habit.

Abstract: A new variety of Hybrid Tea rose suitable for garden decoration, having flowers of Cerise Pink with lighter reverse petal coloration.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Lychnis plant named ‘Lychjen’, characterized by its upright plant habit; freely basal clumping growth habit; freely flowering habit; and bright pink-colored double flowers.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Sanvitalia plant named ‘Dittsun’, characterized by its compact, low mounded and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit and short internodes, dense and bushy plants; dark green foliage; freely flowering habit with flowers held just above and beyond the foliage; and single daisy inflorescence form with yellow-colored ray florets.

Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Nolana plant named ‘Nolgold’, characterized by its uniform, low-growing, cascading and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely and continuous branching habit; short internodes; dense and bushy plant growth habit; freely flowering habit; and blue violet and white bi-colored flowers.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of New Guinea Impatiens plant named ‘Kiquilla’, characterized by its rounded, upright and compact plant habit; freely branching growth habit; bushy appearance; variegated foliage; freely flowering habit with flowers held above and beyond the foliage; and white-colored flowers.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of New Guinea Impatiens plant named ‘Kidomia’, characterized by its rounded, upright and compact plant habit; freely branching growth habit; bushy appearance; variegated foliage; freely flowering habit with flowers held above and beyond the foliage; and pink-colored flowers.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Kirifu Red’, characterized by its spreading and prostrate plant habit; freely branching growth habit; short internodes giving a dense bushy appearance; small leaves; early and freely flowering habit; small bright purple-colored flowers; and good weather tolerance.

Abstract: A geranium plant named ‘Mrs. Peters’, from a naturally occurring branch sport of ‘Hills of Snow’ (unpatented) identified by its medium to vigorous growth habit; its medium-sized, grey green foliage with creamy white edges; and its prolific flowering characteristic. The blooms are medium sized, double flowers that are a distinct true pink color that gradually fades to white at the center of each of the blooms.

Abstract: A Petunia plant particularly distinguished by its pale pink-white flower color and creeping, mounding habit.

Abstract: An asexually reproduced variety of perennial zoysiagrass with a unique combination of characters including fine to medium leaf blade width, low floral production, and unique AFLP fingerprint.

Abstract: Portulaca ‘Kakegawa CY6’ is a new variety of Portulaca oleracea. This plant has a vigorous, spreading plant growth which produces unique dark red flower with a red ring surrounding a yellow flower eye at the base of the of the flower petals.

Abstract: Portulaca ‘Kakegawa CY2’ is a new variety of Portulaca oleracea. This plant has a vigorous, spreading plant growth which produces unique yellow color with purplish red streaks on the flowers.

Abstract: Portulaca ‘Kakegawa CY1’ is a new variety of Portulaca oleracea. This plant has a vigorous, spreading plant growth which produces unique yellow and orange bi-colored flowers.

Abstract: A new and distinct Spathiphyllum plant named ‘Corspabont’ characterized by having variegated leaves, white flowers fading to variegated, slow growth rate, and compact, small size.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Delphinium plant named ‘Delga Stam’, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by green leaf color, violet blue/greyed-green flower color, upward facing flowers, new flowers grow from the center of existing flower after 4-8 weeks, flowers are persistent without adding pretreatment, much higher stem production per plant.

Abstract: The present invention is a face mask suitable for application to a skin surface of a person's face, the face mask comprising a plurality of facial mask segments at least one facial mask segment of resilient polymeric foam, each segment conformable to at least a portion of the surface of the person's face and including a first surface, a second surface and a shaped peripheral margin, an adhesive attachment, suitable for use on the first surface of each segment and suitable for attaching the segment to the person's skin; and a decoration, suitable for application on the second surface of each segment, for decorating the face mask; wherein the plurality of facial mask segments cover substantially all at least one facial mask segment covers at least a portion of the surface of the skin of the person's face.

Abstract: A gun cleaning and safety device stored and transported inside the barrels of a gun, excluding live ammunition during transport. The device has a locking extendable ramrod (22,24), which accommodates a ramrod tip (26) designed to increase the surface area of a disposable cleaning element. The base of each unit has a cartridge-like end (10) which contains a pin (12), a spring (14), a container (16) for oil and/or solvent and serves as a handle for its ramrod. Cartridge-like end (10,12,14) allows the innocuous release of a gun's hammer when a live cartridge is not present in the chamber.

Abstract: A welded seam of an imaging belt comprises a surface roughness. To reduce the surface roughness, the welded seam is treated by compressing a portion of the belt comprising the welded seam and adjacent belt portions and, while compressing, heating the welded seam to a heating temperature near but less than the glass transition temperature of the imaging layer of the belt, then cooling the welded seam to a cooling temperature. The compressing continues while the heating and cooling steps are repeated until the surface roughness is determined to be satisfactory. The process then ceases.

Abstract: The rotatable blowout preventer 10 comprises a stationary outer housing 12 and a rotatable inner housing 38 having a curved surface 42 thereon defining a portion of a sphere. An annular packer assembly 46 includes spherical packer elements for sliding engagement with the curved surface of the inner housing such that a packer assembly may seal against various sized tubulars. A lower rotary seal 98 between a piston 56 and the outer housing 12 is exposed to the differential between pressurized hydraulic fluid and the well pressure within a lower end of the bore 32 within the outer housing. A flow restriction member 114 between the rotatable inner housing and the outer housing reduces fluid pressure downstream from the flow restriction to less than 40% of the upstream pressure. The upper rotary seal 120 is open to atmospheric pressure and is subjected to this reduced pressure.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a circuit, utilizing a minimum number of bipolar devices and current mirror scaling devices, generates a bandgap reference voltage. The bandgap voltage generated by the bandgap reference circuit is a function of a plurality of sized current mirror devices, the ratio of a first resistor to a second resistor, and the number and relative sizing of bipolar junction transistors used. The bandgap reference circuit generates a bandgap reference voltage which is suitable for use in a variety of integrated circuit devices, such as a zero power static random access memory (SRAM). If used in a zero power SRAM application, the bandgap reference voltage may be utilized to determine when the primary power source of the zero power SRAM has fallen below a predetermined voltage level and a secondary power source must be substituted for the primary power source.

Abstract: Photochemical acid progenitors in combination with dihydroperimidine squarylium dyes have been found to be particularly effective at generating acid upon irradiation with new-infrared radiation. It has been found that dihydroperimidine squarylium dyes that are particularly useful in this invention have an oxidation potential greater than about 0.5 V relative to SCE as measured in dichloromethane.

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

Abstract: A combination product for oral contraception is disclosed comprising an estrogen selected from 2.0 to 6.0 mg of 17&bgr;-estradiol and 0.020 mg of ethinylestradiol; and a gestagen selected from 0.25 to 0.30 2.5 to 3.0 mg of drospirenone and 0.1 to 0.2 1 to 2 mg of cyproterone acetate, followed by 5 or 4 pill-free or sugar pill days.