Abstract: ‘Kakegawa S44’ is a new variety of Calibrachoa. This new variety has lavender colored flowers and dark green foliage.

Abstract: Floribunda rose plant having large showy clusters of bright red flowers; free flowering with rapid repeat bloom; dark green, healthy foliage resistant to rust, powdery midlew and blackspot; and vigorous, upright branching growth.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Euphorbia named ‘Vanilla Swirl’ that is distinguished by a compact rounded habit, variegated foliage exhibiting white margins and green centers, and bright red stems that fade to pink. In combination these traits set ‘Vanilla Swirl’ apart from all other existing varieties of Euphorbia known to the inventor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plum tree, Prunus salicina, and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a medium size, vigorous, hardy, self-unfruitful, heavy blooming, pollen abundant, and usually productive tree that may be cross pollinized by ‘Blackamber’ (unpatented). The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described during mid August, with first picking on Aug. 11, 2002, but will hang on the tree for nearly twenty more days. The fruit is uniformly large in size, dark red in skin color, clingstone in type, yellow with some red bleeding in flesh color, very firm and crisp in texture, very good in flavor, and holds well in cold storage for more than thirty days. The variety was developed as a first generation cross using ‘Grand Rosa’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 1,756) plum as the selected seed parent and an undetermined plum as the pollen parent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nectarine tree, Prunus persica, and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a large size, vigorous, hardy, self-fertile, productive and regular bearing tree. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described approximately the last week in May, with first picking on May 27, 2002. The fruit is uniformly medium in size, very good in flavor, globose in shape, clingstone in type, moderately firm in texture, white in flesh color, and red in skin color. The variety was developed as a first generation cross using ‘July Pearl’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,293) white flesh nectarine as the selected seed parent and an unnamed nectarine as the selected pollen parent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nectarine tree, Prunus persica, and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a medium size, vigorous, hardy, self-fertile, productive and regular bearing tree. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described approximately the first week in July, with first picking on Jul. 2, 2002. The fruit is uniformly large in size, excellent in flavor, globose in shape, clingstone in type, very firm in texture, white in flesh color, and red in skin color. The variety was developed as a first generation cross using ‘Red Glen’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,193) yellow flesh nectarine as the selected seed parent and ‘June Pearl’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,360) white flesh nectarine as the selected pollen parent.

Abstract: A petunia cultivar particularly distinguished by colored flowers between red-purple and purple, compact habit and good basal branching.

Abstract: A musical tone generating apparatus includes a position information generating device to generate musical instrument position information (PS) as plane coordinates coordinate values. This information (PS) is stored in a memory device, or selectively determined by a manual operation. The apparatus also includes an information converting device to converter information (PS) into musical tone parameter control information (PD). This control information (PD) controls musical tone source signals (S11, S12, and S13) to generate a sound field corresponding to the position of musical instruments arranged on a stage. This enables an operator to verify the musical instrument positions on a stage, thereby providing a feeling of being at a live performance.

Abstract: This invention relates to a surface acoustic wave device and a production process thereof. An electrode is formed by alternately laminating a film of an aluminum alloy containing at least copper added thereto and a copper film on a piezoelectric substrate. While the particle size of the multi-layered electrode materials in kept small, the occurrence of voids in the film is prevented and life time of the surface acoustic wave device is elongated.

Abstract: Representative vectors Z1i and Z2j are selected from code-books codebooks CB1 and CB1 CB2, respectively, and multiplied by weighting coefficient vectors w1 and w2 of the same number of dimensions as those of the representative vectors, whereby weighted representative vectors Z1iw1 and Z2jw2 are generated. These weighted representative vectors are vector combined into a combined vector yij, and a combination of the representative vectors is selected by a control part in such a manner as to minimize the distance between the combined vector yij and an input vector X. The weighting coefficient vectors w1 and w2 each have a maximum component in a different dimension and are selected so that the sum of diagonal matrixes W1 and W2 using components of the weighting coefficient vectors as their diagonal elements becomes a constant multiple of the unit matrix.

Abstract: An optoelectric module for bidirectional optical data transmission has a molded element provided as a beam splitter, which consists essentially of a material that is transparent for the emitted radiation and the received radiation, and in which a beam splitter is embedded. A transmitting component, a receiving component and a radiation focusing device are advantageously directly connected to the molded element.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for dispensing precise quantities of reagents is disclosed including a positive displacement syringe pump in series with a dispenser, such as an aerosol dispenser or solenoid valve dispenser. The pump is controlled by a stepper motor or the like to provide an incremental quantity or continuous flow of reagent to the dispenser. The pump and dispenser are operated in cooperation with one another such that the quantity and/or flow rate of liquid dispensed by the dispenser can be precisely metered substantially independently of the particular operating parameters of said dispenser to attain a desired flow rate, droplet size or mist quality, droplet frequency and/or droplet velocity.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for forming bilayer resist images with a chemically-amplified, radiation-sensitive bilayer resist. The bilayer resist is disposed on a substrate and comprises (i) a top imaging layer comprising a radiation-sensitive acid generator and a vinyl polymer having an acid-cleavable silylethoxy group and (ii) an organic underlayer. The bilayer resist is used in the manufacture of integrated circuits.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel catalyst for use in producing a carboxylic ester from an aldehyde, an alcohol and molecular oxygen, which comprises a carrier having supported thereon Pd and Pb and a Pd/Pb atomic ratio (S) of 3/0.7≦S≦ from 3/0.7 to 3/1.3, and which exhibits a maximum intensity peak at a diffraction angle (2&thgr;) in the range of from 38.55° to 38.70° in a power X-ray diffraction pattern thereof, wherein the peak is ascribed to the (111) crystal face diffraction of a Pd—Pb intermetallic compound.

Abstract: A computer-assisted method for presenting a multi-media plurality of elements. Each element, including, for example, video images, still images and documents, is stored by assigned index number in an appropriate input device such as a VHS recorder or laser disk reader (video and stills) or an optical or magnetic disk reader (documents). The input devices are addressed by such index numbers to thereby call up and display selected elements in a WINDOWS format. The format is adjustable from a basic default setting to enable the user to customize frames prior to entry into a script buffer. Thereafter the script buffer is addressable, permitting the frames constituting the presentation to be entered into a script file in a preferred presentation sequence. The presentation is made by addressing the script file to recall selected frames. The method allows the user to preview flames one at a time and allows the user to reformat each frame prior to public display.

Abstract: A ball glove including front and back glove portions, first, second and third elongate reinforcing members, and a webbing. The front glove portion is coupled to the back glove portion to define a hand cavity and to form first, second, third and fourth finger stalls and a thumb stall. Each finger stall includes a front stall portion and a back stall portion, and each back stall portion includes a distal region and a proximal region. The first, second, and third elongate reinforcing members are coupled to the back stall portions of the first, second and third finger stalls, respectively. The first reinforcing member is positioned at the distal region of the back stall portion of the first finger stall, and the second and third members extend along the distal and proximal regions of the back stall portions of the second and third finger stalls, respectively.

Abstract: A cap with a pattern mold sheet including a crown main body formed by a plurality of panels, and a visor portion that is secured to a forward edge of the crown and which extends outwardly therefrom. In order to give an improved three-dimensional effect to a desired pattern such as logos, symbols, or emblems which a user wants, the pattern mold sheet is used which heightens the three-dimensional effect as compared with the traditional use of embroidery threads. The pattern mold sheet is formed with a three-layer structure including an upper stretchable fabric material or polyurethane, a sponge and a lower fabric material. The pattern mold sheet is formed by heating a sheet with the heater and pressing the mold frame with the shape of the pattern and the size of the sheet a user wants on the heated sheet with a compressor. The level of the pattern can be differently represented on the pattern mold sheet by varying the depth of the inner part of the mold frame, thus heightening the three-dimensional effect.

Abstract: An illumination system for a hat is provided. The system includes a light pivotally connected to an attachment mechanism constructed of hook and latch material. The hook and latch material is provided around an adjustment band of a typical “baseball cap.” Batteries and a touch sensitive switch are coupled to the light with the touch sensitive switch facing inward. The cap is usable in its standard orientation during the day to shield the suns rays from the user's eyes. At night, or indoors, the cap may be reversed. Whereas in the standard orientation the touch sensitive switch is blocked from contact with the skin by the user's hair, in the reversed orientation the touch sensitive switch contacts the user's forehead, thereby actuating the light automatically for use.

Abstract: A toilet seat handle adapted to fit within an opening in a toilet seat or lid. The toilet seat handle comprises an inner tab adapted to be inserted into an opening in a toilet seat or lid. A finger grip attaches to the inner tab and extending outward from the opening in the toilet seat or lid. A spongy material housed with the finger grip for holding a quantity of disinfectant to be dispensed through a cavity in the finger grip.

Abstract: A cam member 5 is disposed within a first chamber R1 such that the cam member 5 is rotatable but non-movable in the axial direction. The cam member 5 is non-rotatably connected to a rotor 3 through a connection shaft portion 52 piercing into a piston 4. A second cam mechanism 10 is disposed between the cam member 5 and the piston 4. When the cam mechanism 7 causes the piston 4 to move from the second chamber R2 side to the first chamber R1 side in accordance with rotation of the rotor 3 in one direction, the second cam mechanism 10 allows the piston 4 to move from the second chamber R2 side to the first chamber R1 side by the same amount of movement. When the second cam mechanism 10 causes the piston 4 to move from the first chamber R1 side to the second chamber R2 side in accordance with rotation of the rotor 3 in the other direction, the cam mechanism 7 allows the piston 4 to move from the first chamber R1 side to the second chamber R2 side by the same amount of movement.