Abstract: Hydrangea macrophylla, ‘HYMMAD III’ has large, pure white lacecap inflorescences that respond slightly with maturation to the absence and presence of aluminum becoming pink or blue, respectively. The habit is upright and strong stems that hold the inflorescences erect. The large, lustrous, dark green leaves are highly mildew and Cercospora resistant, as well as frost resistant.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Dianthus plant named ‘Cranberry Ice’ that is characterized by pronounced compact habit, grey-green foliage, and vivid magenta flowers. In combination these traits set ‘Cranberry Ice’ apart from all other existing varieties of Dianthus known to the inventor.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Campanula plant named ‘Emerald’, characterized by its upright and compact plant habit; basal branching habit; freely flowering habit; and light purple-colored flowers.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Bistorta plant named ‘Orange Field’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; basal branching habit; freely flowering habit; and light red-colored flowers.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Ivy Geranium plant named ‘Guigloria’, characterized by its outwardly spreading and trailing plant habit; freely basal branching habit; freely flowering habit; double white-colored flowers with red purple-colored linear markings; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Ivy Geranium plant named ‘Guitroika’, characterized by its outwardly spreading and trailing plant habit; freely basal branching habit; freely flowering habit; double light red-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Rose plant named ‘Chewmaytime’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and mounding plant habit; glossy dark green-colored leaflets; freely branching growth habit; freely flowering habit; large orange and yellow bi-colored single flowers; resistant to Black Spot and mildews; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘KLEPH04063’, characterized by its semi-trailing to cascading plant habit; freely branching growth habit; numerous double flowers that are violet in color with dark purple-colored venation; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Indy Red’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely basal branching habit; dark green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit; intense red purple-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Heliconia plant named ‘Lars’ that is characterized by a compact habit and small orange flowers that bloom throughout the entire year.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Alicelo’, characterized by its upright, broadly spreading and compact plant habit; numerous pink-colored flowers with purple venation; and long flowering period.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Clematis plant named ‘Ice Crystal’, characterized by its vining plant habit; freely flowering habit; and large light violet blue-colored flowers.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Euonymus plant named ‘Hooij’, characterized by its compact outwardly spreading plant habit; yellow and dark green variegated leaves with random speckles; and leaves twisting in aspect.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Eupatorium plant named ‘Phantom’, characterized by its compact and upright plant habit; basal branching habit; freely flowering habit; and inflorescences with red purple-colored disc florets.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named ‘Berseko Light Pink’, characterized by its compact, upright and mounded plant habit; freely branching habit; double flowers that are light pink in color and held above the foliage; and excellent postproduction longevity.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Limonium plant named ‘Esm Salm’, characterized by its erect, long and strong flowering stems; vigorous growth habit; freely flowering habit; small light red purple to light yellow green-colored flowers with red purple-colored venation; and good postproduction longevity.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Limonium plant named ‘Esm Quetzal’, characterized by its erect, long and strong flowering stems; vigorous growth habit; freely flowering habit; small light orange-colored flowers with red-colored venation; and good postproduction longevity.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Angelonia plant named ‘Fairy Queen’, characterized by its upright and vigorous plant habit; medium green-colored foliage; pink and white bi-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new variety of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Letitia Time Improved’, having creamy yellow buds and large cream white single flowers with a strong green disc.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Nemesia plant named ‘KLENE04146’, characterized by its upright to somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy appearance; numerous large violet-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Daphne plant named ‘BLAFRA’ that is characterized by open-branched habit, semi-glossy dark-green foliage, and intensely fragrant white flowers with an orange-yellow “eye” comprised of orange-yellow anthers. In combination these traits set ‘BLAFRA’ apart from all other existing varieties of Daphne known to the inventor.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Dark Bronze Cherie’, characterized by its compact, upright, spreading and uniformly mounded plant habit; freely branching and moderately vigorous growth habit; small dark green-colored foliage; uniform and early flowering habit; freely flowering habit; small daisy-type inflorescences with dark bronze-colored ray florets; and good postproduction longevity.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘PER11403’, characterized by its uniform, compact, upright and mounded plant habit; strong stems; dark green-colored leaves; inflorescences with dark red-colored flower bracts; early-season flowering; natural season flower maturity date is late November for plants grown in Encinitas, Calif.; and excellent post-production longevity.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘KLEC04065’, characterized by its semi-trailing to cascading plant habit; freely branching growth habit; numerous double flowers that are yellow green in color; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yomarquette’, characterized by its upright and uniformly mounded plant habit; freely branching and vigorous growth habit; dark green-colored foliage; uniform flowering response; early and freely flowering habit; decorative-type inflorescences with purple-colored ray florets; and good postproduction longevity.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Phygelius named ‘CROSNOQUE’ that is characterized by compact upright habit, medium-green foliage, and pure-white flowers that bloom late summer and fall. In combination these traits set ‘CROSNOQUE’ apart from all other existing varieties of Phygelius known to the inventor.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Monarda plant named ‘Pink Lace’, characterized by its compact, upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; basal branching habit; freely flowering habit; and red purple-colored flowers.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Daphne plant named ‘HEWREB’ that is characterized by moderately dense habit, variegated dark green leaves with a broad yellow margin, and fragrant pale purple flowers. In combination these traits set ‘HEWREB’ apart from all other existing varieties of Daphne known to the inventor.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Fruit with a mild, sweet, sub-acid flavor. 2. Vigorous, upright tree growth. 3. Heavy and regular production of fruit. 4. Fruit with firm flesh, good handling and storage quality. 5. Fruit with a high degree of attractive red skin color.

Abstract: This present invention relates to an apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca, and more specifically to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a medium size vigorous, semi hardy with good production. This tree does need pollinization. ‘Castlebright’ and ‘Patterson’ are apricot varieties (unpatented) and are usually equally as pollenized. Under the environmental conditions in Central California San Joaquin Valley the fruit matures in mid May, 2005. The fruit is medium sized, with good orange color, orange yellow flesh color, firm with a good flavor. The fruit matures at least 10 days before the ‘Patterson’ variety, having more red blush on mature fruit. This variety is a second generation seedling of unknown parentage.

Abstract: A new and distinct Hosta plant named ‘Beckoning’ characterized by heat-shaped, large-sized, leaves with blue-green margins, yellowish leaf centers, tall vertical flower scapes with many near white flowers held nicely above foliage, suitable for landscape, potted culture, or cut flower arrangements.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Spathiphyllum plant named ‘Sweet Roberta’ that is characterized by white spathes, green leaves and a large overall size.

Abstract: A natural gas dehydrator wherein a portion of the wet glycol from the absorber is pumped under pressure as circulating wet glycol which is used as a coolant for effluents removed from a reboiler and a power source for an educator to form a vacuum in a first chamber of a liquid water removal separator apparatus. The cooled effluents, comprising liquid water, liquid hydrocarbons and uncondensed vapors, move in to the first chamber wherein the liquid water is separated therefrom. The liquid hydrocarbons and the uncondensed vapors are removed from the first chamber and move into the eductor wherein they are combined into the circulating wet glycol. The separated liquid water is transferred to a second chamber of the liquid water removal separator apparatus and then removed therefrom. Also, gases from gas emitting level control apparatus in the natural gas dehydrator are collected and fed into the first chamber.

Abstract: An iron cover for ski wax irons a heat resistant liner having a padded bottom segment shaped to cover and protect the sole of an iron and a plurality of side flaps with ends. The side flaps extend sufficiently around the sides of an iron placed within the liner, and are secured around the iron with an elastic cord associated with the side flaps. The side flaps are structured and separated to define a plurality of heat release vents to allow heat to escape from a hot iron placed in the cover for storage.

Abstract: The invention provides polymeric PTC compositions and electrical PTC devices with a high voltage capability and improved electrical stability. The polymeric PTC compositions are readily blended and generally do not require cross-linking, particularly radiation induced cross-linking in order to manufacture useful products.

Abstract: A water gun (10) is provided having a storage tank (18), a expandable pressure tank (19) having an elastic bladder (30) encased within an outer shell (29), and a pump (32) for conveying liquid from the storage tank to the expandable pressure tank. The conveyance of liquid into the expandable pressure tank causes the liquid to be pressurized by the biasing force of the elastic bladder. The pressurized liquid is released through a nozzle (21) coupled to the expandable pressure tank by actuation of a trigger (17).

Abstract: A solid waste material comminuting system having a an electric motor for providing rotary motion, a pair of cutter stacks with cutter elements of one stack interleaved with cutter elements of the other, and gear means to transmit the rotary motion of the electric motor to counter-rotate cutter elements of one stack with cutter elements of the other. Each of the cutter stacks comprises a central shaft journaled for rotation and a seal-bearing assembly/module at each end of the central shafts. Each bearing assembly/module comprises an end housing, and a pair of insertable pre-assembled seal-bearing elements/assemblies mountable in each of said end housings. One seal-bearing element/assembly has a thru-hole for journaling a first shaft for rotation and a second seal-bearing element/assembly has a thru-hole for journaling a second shaft for rotation.

Abstract: In a broadcast receiver, a dc voltage operating source is coupled to an operating voltage terminal of a sound IF integrated circuit via a collector/emitter path of a transistor, and a second source of operating voltage is connected via an RC integrating network to the base of the transistor, with the base of the transistor being connected to ground via a zener diode.

Abstract: A presumptive mode computer aided design and drafting system for interactively manipulating and displaying graphic objects that employ predefined rules to govern the geometric layout and logical relationships representing a physical design, schematic or process flow diagram. The system is configured to comply with the rules employed by various design disciplines. Specific interactive computer graphics behavior is dynamically accessed to interactively update graphic object relationships according to rules of geometric conduct. The rules of geometric conduct may be stored in external databases along with parameters to verify the logical relationships of the graphic objects used in the drawing. Object orientation is employed in the software design of the system to allow new devcies or procedures to adopt the behavior of existing definitions. In the preferred embodiment, a selected object floats with a cursor in a graphic environment until located in proximity with underlying graphic objects.

Abstract: A polarizing conversion device in accordance with the invention includes a first optical element for condensing an incident beam and forming a plurality of intermediate beams spatially separated from one another, and a second optical element for spatially separating each intermediate beam into two polarized beams and aligning the polarization directions of the polarized beams, thereby obtaining the same type of polarized beams. In the second optical element, a shading plate is placed to prevent light from directly entering a section corresponding to a reflecting plane of a polarizing separation unit array. Since the ability of separating the intermediate beam into two polarized beams is thereby enhanced, it is possible to perform conversion into the same type of polarized beams polarized in the same direction, with high efficiency.

Abstract: A power control device for controlling a power of a light source of an optical beam directed to an optical medium. The power control device includes a reflected light detector for detecting reflected light from the optical medium when irradiated by an optical beam which is following a track; an arithmetic unit for calculating from the reflected light a transmissivity of light transmitted from a disk surface to a recording layer or an amount of directed light on the recording layer of the medium; and power control means for controlling the power of the light source for emission based on a calculation result produced by the arithmetic unit.

Abstract: A reproducing apparatus for reading, or a recording apparatus for writing, data from or to a disc having pre-formed thereon a pair of concentrical or spiral tracks adjacent to each other and to which a common address is given, is adapted to control the time at which a read or write head is moved from one to the other of the pair of tracks or vice versa.

Abstract: In an automobile on-board and/or portable telephone system capable of increasing the capacity of subscribers easily on the basis of changing of the information transmission bit rate, spread codes obtained by multiplying orthogonal spread codes (m in number) by a pseudo-random noise series are assigned to individual channels in the same cell in such a manner that the orthogonal spread codes are multiplied by some types of pseudo-random noise series having different phases, thereby making it possible to maintain the number of channels in the same cell at a value which is a multiple of the number of the orthogonal spread codes.

Abstract: Feedback is introduced between a video CODEC and the intended communications channel such that the characteristics of the channel are used to drive multiple video output buffers. These multiple output buffers share an original temporal video reference, but have different subsequent temporal video images. The communications channel interface then picks the subsequent video image buffer that best matches the current conditions experienced by it. By using a predictor of the channel performance, the video algorithm can be tuned to provide video output buffers with the best guess of how the buffers should be configured. A number of subsequent histories of an image are buffered until the receiving channel indicates it is ready to receive the next. Then the appropriate output buffer having the corresponding temporal change in the video is used to supply the next frame change information to the receiving station.

Abstract: At the transmitter side, carrier waves are modulated according to an input signal for producing relevant signal points in a signal space diagram. The input signal is divided into, two, first and second, data streams. The signal points are divided into signal point groups to which data of the first data stream are assigned. Also, data of the second data stream are assigned to the signal points of each signal point group. A difference in the transmission error rate between first and second data streams is developed by shifting the signal points to other positions in the space diagram expressed at least in the polar coordinate system. At the receiver side, the first and/or second data streams can be reconstructed from a received signal. In TV broadcast service, a TV signal is divided by a transmitter into low and high frequency band components which are designated as first and second data streams respectively.

Abstract: A method is provided of making a semiconductor package with a heat spreader in which a chip carrier module plate consisting of a plurality of array-arranged chip carriers is mounted with at least one chip on each of the chip carriers. A heat spreader module plate is attached to the chips, with an interface layer formed on a top surface of the heat spreader module plate. The chip carrier module plate, the chips and the heat spreader module plate are encapsulated. Adhesion force between the interface layer and the encapsulant is larger than that between the interface layer and the heat spreader module plate, and adhesion force between the interface layer and the heat spreader module plate is smaller than that between the heat spreader module plate and the encapsulant.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plug-and-socket connector element (10) comprising a base body (12) in which at least one plug contact (16) is arranged, with the at least one plug contact (16) permitting an insertion of an electric feed line (62) in an axial direction from the rear end of the at least one plug contact (16), and a fitting part (14) which is preferably movable in an axial direction with respect to the base body (12) which at the rear end permits a lateral access to the at least one plug contact (16) in a first latch position and, in a second latch position, laterally covers the at least one plug contact (16) at least partially.

Abstract: A communication terminal apparatus such as a portable telephone apparatus has a main body, a selection operation unit, an operation inputting unit, a display unit, and a controller. The main body has a speaker and a microphone. The selection operation unit is provided on the main body and selects one mode from a plurality of modes of the communication terminal apparatus. The operation inputting nit is provided on the main body and changes functions based on the mode selected by the selection operation unit. The display unit is provided on the main body and displays information required for selection operation or inputting operation by the selection operation unit and/or the operation inputting unit. The controller sets a mode selected based on the input from the selection operation unit, and switches a function of the operation inputting unit based on the input from the selection operation unit.

Abstract: The invention concerns a transmission (1) with automatic shifting capabilities and with three spider supported planetary sets (2, 3, 4), three brakes (5, 6, 7), and two clutches (8, 9) for the shifting of six forward moving gears and one reverse gear and having an input shaft (10) and an output shaft (11). In this way, the input shaft (10) is in continual connection with the sun gear (16) of the second planetary set (3) and the input shaft (10) is connectable to the sun gear (12) of the first planetary set (2) by means of the first clutch (8) and/or by means of the second clutch (9) is also connectable with the spider (15) of the first planetary set (2). Further, the sun gear (12) of the first planetary set (2) by means of the first brake (5) and or the spider (15) of the first planetary set (2) by means of the second brake (6) and/or the sun gear (20) of the third planetary set (4) by means of the third brake, are all connectable with the housing of the transmission.

Abstract: A computer controlled hydraulic resistance device for apparatus such as a prosthetic knee for above knee amputees, includes a two stage pilot operated solenoid valve connected to control the flow of hydraulic fluid to and from a hydraulic actuator which applies resistance to the prosthetic knee or other apparatus through a coupling. Hydraulic pressure is sensed on the high and low side of the actuator by a spring biased magnet and a magnetically actuated electronic sensor and is used by a micro-controller in a closed-loop manner to compensate automatically for variations in the device and in the hydraulic fluid viscosity. The device also has magnetically actuated electronic sensors which sense positions of the apparatus and feed back to the micro-controller for applying a predetermined resistance profile to the apparatus.