Abstract: A new and distinct Blueberry cultivar is provided that is the product of a controlled breeding program followed by selection. The cultivar flowers and forms fruit that ripens over a wide early-to-mid season. The attractive light blue berries exhibit a pleasant sweet flavor and are readily amenable to harvest. Such berries also exhibit a good post-harvest shelf life. The plant is self-fertile, and displays a generally rounded growth habit with attractive evergreen foliage. A low chilling requirement is also exhibited.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘Sunsurfcopavio’, characterized by its compact and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching and flowering plant habit; long flowering period; dark purple violet-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an interspecific tree and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a medium size, moderately vigorous, hardy, and medium productive tree. Being self-unfruitful, the present variety requires cross pollination from an apricot, interspecific, or plum that blooms during the early season. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described during late June, with the first picking on Jun. 26, 2008. The fruit is uniformly medium to large in size, dark blackish red in skin color, clingstone in type, oblate in shape, mostly red and orange in flesh color, firm in texture, and an excellent balance of acidic and sugar in flavor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plum tree and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a medium size, vigorous, hardy, and moderately productive tree. Being self-unfruitful, the present variety requires cross pollination from a plum that blooms during the mid to late season. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described during mid August, with first picking on Aug. 14, 2008. The fruit is uniformly large in size, dark purplish red in skin color, freestone in type, globose in shape, light greenish yellow in flesh color, firm in texture, and sweet in flavor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an interspecific tree and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a large size, vigorous, hardy, and moderately productive tree. Being self-unfruitful, the present variety requires cross pollination from an apricot, interspecific, or plum that blooms during the early season. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described during July, with first picking on Jul. 5, 2008. The fruit is uniformly small in size, mostly reddish brown skin color, clingstone in type, ovate to globose in shape, orange yellow in flesh color, firm in texture, and extremely sweet in flavor.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Duealpur’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading to trailing and decumbent plant habit; numerous large dark violet-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Alstroemeria plant named ‘Zalsanao’, characterized by its erect and strong flowering stems; vigorous growth habit; red-colored flowers; and excellent postproduction longevity.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Alstroemeria plant named ‘Zalsador’, characterized by its erect and strong flowering stems; vigorous growth habit; dark red purple-colored flowers; and excellent postproduction longevity.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Alstroemeria plant named ‘Zalsarac’, characterized by its erect and strong flowering stems; vigorous growth habit; creamy white and red-colored flowers; and excellent postproduction longevity.

Abstract: A new and distinct Agapanthus cultivar named ‘Blue Medusa’ is disclosed, characterized by having distinctive dark violet-blue flower coloration, unusual undulating, darkly colored scapes, with short leaves arranged in irregular whorls. The new variety is an Agapanthus, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.

Abstract: A new and distinct Lavendula hybrida cultivar named ‘LARKMAN BEE’ is disclosed, characterized by late Winter to early Spring flowering and moderate Fall reblooming. Flowers are distinctively blue-violet with larger terminal bracts. Plants are compact, with a slow to moderate growth habit. The new variety is a Lavendula hybrid, suitable to outdoor landscape and container use.

Abstract: A new Raspberry plant particularly distinguished by being a primocane raspberry plant having favourable fruit color and flavour, large and firm berry, and good tolerance to raspberry pests and diseases, is disclosed.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Weigela named ‘WALWEIGEYE’ a deciduous shrub characterized by upright habit, intense dark-red flower color, and foliage with intense golden-yellow margins and mid-green centers. In combination these traits set ‘WALWEIGEYE’ apart from all other existing varieties of Weigela known to the inventor.

Abstract: A new and distinct Campanula plant distinguished by its large nodding bells of deep blue violet flowers and its vigor. Compared to its parent Campanula×pulloides ‘G. F. Wilson’, the new variety has larger flowers, larger leaves, larger plant size, and better vigor.

Abstract: A new Impatiens plant named ‘Silt Whit,’ particularly distinguished by large, double-type flowers, white flower color, deep green foliage, compact growth, and tight, low mounding plant habit.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Perovskia plant named ‘LISSLITT’, characterized by its compact plant habit, its foliage that is highly dissected and silver-green in color, and its stiff, upright flowering stems with an abundance of flowers.

Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Begonia, ‘Yaspmon’, characterized by large, single, pink-orange colored flowers, its compact, mounded to semi-trailing plant habit and its suitability for use in baskets, patio containers, and as a garden bedding plant.

Abstract: A new and distinct Prunus cerasifera×armeniaca plant used as a rootstock for plum and apricot varieties that exhibits desirable propagation characteristics and white flowers.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of floribunda rose plant characterized particularly by its compact rounded plant; bright pink flowers with a light cream petal reverse; “handpainted” upper petal surface; glossy dark green foliage which is resistant to rust and powdery mildew; and easily propagates and grows vigorously on its own root.

Abstract: A new and distinct Dracaena plant named ‘WHITNEY’ particularly characterized by its distinctive light green and darker green variegated foliage streaks, longitudinally parallel to the leaf mid vein and more prominent surrounding leaf mid-rib (streaks same on front and back of leaf); leaves 35 cm to 45 cm in length; foliage that is slightly pendulous in overall shape; strong, thick stem; annual growth rate of 50 cm; and plant habit of a single stem ranging from 55 cm to 75 cm in width.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘Duesurwice’, characterized by its outwardly spreading to trailing growth habit; freely branching habit; early and freely flowering habit; pale pink-colored flowers with purple-colored venation; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘Duepotlobs’, characterized by its compact and outwardly spreading to trailing growth habit; freely branching habit; early and freely flowering habit; large dark pink-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Duealtior’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading to trailing and decumbent plant habit; numerous large orange-colored flowers with red-colored centers; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Duealyel’, characterized by its compact, upright and outwardly spreading to trailing and decumbent plant habit; numerous large bright yellow-colored flowers with red-colored centers; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Nierembergia plant named ‘Intasunnipabu’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and mounding plant habit; freely branching habit; freely, continuous and early flowering habit; large light blue-colored flowers; long flowering period; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Suncalpapu’, characterized by its compact and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching and flowering plant habit; early and long flowering period; medium-sized red purple-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named ‘Suncalsifopi’, characterized by its compact and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching and flowering plant habit; early and long flowering period; medium-sized pale pink-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘Duepotimred’, characterized by its compact and outwardly spreading to trailing growth habit; freely branching habit; early and freely flowering habit; large red-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Euphorbia plant named ‘Silverfog’, characterized by its compact, upright, outwardly spreading and mounding plant habit; freely branching habit; and numerous white-colored flowers.

Abstract: An impedance blocking filter circuit is provided for use in telecommunication systems for interconnecting between incoming telephone lines and customer's terminal equipment so as to unconditionally block impedances above 20 KHz a desired frequency range due to the customer's terminal equipment from an ADSL a DSL network unit and/or home networking interface unit. The filter circuit includes first, second, and third inductors connected in series between a first input terminal and a first common point. A first resistor has its one end connected also to the first common point and its other end connected to a first output terminal. Fourth, fifth and sixth inductors are connected in series between a second input terminal and a second common point. A second resistor has its one end also connected to the second common point and its other end connected to a second output terminal. A capacitor has its ends connected across the first and second common points.

Abstract: The method and apparatus determine a specific position of a user-selectable region at a particular point in time within a sequence of display frames. The method and apparatus first interpolate between a first matrix representing the user-selectable region at a first point in time and a second matrix representing the user-selectable region at a second point in time. In one embodiment, the matrix generated by this interpolation is then applied to a region definition for the user-selectable region to determine the specific area occupied by the region at the particular point in time. According to one embodiment, the first matrix and the second matrix are both stored within the same sample of a container track. This sample corresponds to one or more frames of the sequence of display frames. In an alternate embodiment, the first matrix and the second matrix are stored in two separate samples of the container track.

Abstract: A web part comprises a lower-side web part provided on a pocket-part side of a glove and an upper-side web part provided on an opposite side relative to the pocket-part side. An extended part resulting from extension of a ball-receiving leather of a main body of the glove into between a thumb stall and a forefinger stall constitutes the lower-side web part. The lower-side web part is provided on a back side of the glove in comparison to a smoothly curved line which connects an intermediate point of the thumb stall in a thickness direction thereof and an intermediate point of the forefinger stall in a thickness direction thereof in a sectional surface in a lateral direction starting from the thumb stall, passing through the lower-side web part and reaching the forefinger stall.

Abstract: Disclosed is a headwear which is mainly made of non-stretchable fiber. The headwear comprises a head receiving portion including a first stretchable fabric made of high twist yarn and a sweat band peripherally attached to the inside of the head receiving portion. Since the head receiving portion is mainly made of high twist yarn, the headwear has a fixed peripheral size but is adjustable within a predetermined range corresponding to small changes of head size. Also, the headwear can fit the head size to provide a comfortable sense of wearing.

Abstract: A sock contains built-in cushions or spacers to correct or protect the toes, or to provide the wearer better comfort. The cushions or spacers may be retained between the toes in a tube, formed integrally with the sock, which is everted to a position between adjacent toes. A strap may also be built in to the sock, or into a shoe, shoe insert, boot, sandal or slipper to maintain a corrective force on the great toe.

Abstract: A headed piece having a crown defining an opening into which a wearer's head can be directed and a brim/bill projecting away from the crown. The crown has an inside surface for engaging a wearer's head, directed into the opening, to thereby maintain the headed piece in an operative position upon the wearer's head. The crown and brim/bill further have an exposed outside surface to which ornamentation is applied. The ornamentation includes bullion wire that is applied to the exposed outside surface so as to define at least a part of a viewable component that consists of at least one of: a) a scene; b) a logo; c) a design; d) a word; e) a letter; and f) a depiction of a: i) person; ii) place; and/or iii) thing.

Abstract: Maternity wear of the invention accommodates the changing shape of a woman's body during pregnancy, minimizing the need for maternity clothes. In one aspect of the invention, pants or a skirt are worn with the upper end unfastened so as to conform to the shape of the swelling torso in pregnancy, and an elastic band shaped similarly to a tube top is worn generally around the waist, so as to overlap the top of the unfastened pants or skirt and retain them on the body. A top, such as a blouse or shirt, can be worn with its tail end extending over the band. In another aspect of the invention, too-large maternity clothing is worn with the band garment engaged over the upper end. If desired the band garment can be folded over on itself, thus doubling its thickness.

Abstract: An article of clothing including a pair of underwear for a male adult comprises a waistband, an underwear section comprising buttocks, hips, and male package covering portions, defining a pair of leg holes therebetween, and a pouch, secured to the rear of the front portion of the waistband and suspended above the bottom of the underwear, the pouch having side edges which inwardly overly the leg holes with the bottom of the pouch tacked to the center of the underwear section. The pouch is preferably provided with a rear edge made from slightly elastic material. The pouch is preferably breathable material, even more preferably made from cotton. The pouch can be integrated into a pair of boxers, briefs, pajamas, etc.

Abstract: This invention relates to a helmet, comprising an external shell (9) and an impact-absorbing helmet liner (10) in which the helmet liner comprises a layer provided with protruding, deformable and impact-absorbing hollow knobs (7) distributed on an substantial part of the surface of the helmet liner as a protective layer. The helmet is characterized in that the hollow knots (7) are arranged for deformation by crushing in case of external impact on the helmet, and that the helmet liner (10) with the hollow knots (7) exhibits undercut. The helmet may also comprise an impact-absorbing and preferably resilient layer (2) which may be arranged between the external shell (9) and an internal lining (11) being arranged to rest in contact with the head of a user.

Abstract: Disclosed are thermal liners for protective garments and protective garments that comprise thermal liners. In one embodiment, a thermal liner comprises an insulation layer comprising a batt of entangled flame resistant fibers, the insulation layer having a three-dimensional pattern that defines a plurality of closed-cell air pockets that are configured to trap air to insulate a wearer of the thermal liner, the insulation layer being shaped and configured for inclusion in the protective garment and for donning by the wearer.

Abstract: A device for controlling odor from a toilet bowl has a housing primarily formed by a top member, a bottom member and a canister holding section for attaching to the bottom member. The canister holding section holds a canister having a nozzle for providing an odor treating spray from the canister. The housing also has two plates depending downwardly from the bottom member and which form an inverted U-shape for mounting the device on a rim of the toilet bowl. Between the top member and bottom member is a biasing device such as springs for biasing a seat of the toilet bowl in an upward direction when the seat is empty, and for allowing the seat to move in a downward direction in response to someone sitting on the seat. The downward motion of the seat moves the top member down, thereby actuating a nozzle on the canister, spraying a metered amount a substantially fixed predetermined amount, of spray into the toilet bowl.

Abstract: A toilet seat and lid lifter assembly which is constructed of a first frame member of generally U-shape and a second frame member of generally S-shape for gripping both a toilet seat and a toilet lid together such that the seat and lid can be simultaneously lifted or lowered without having to touch by hand.

Abstract: A flush valve for a toilet has a valve body with a flow passage that narrows non-linearly down from the valve seat. The flow passage is formed by a surface that follows a polynomial expression so as to define a computationally derived flow profile that more closely follows the narrowing exhibited by falling water as it accelerates under gravity. The non-linear flow profile of the valve reduces the presence of air in the valve after a flush cycle is initiated so that greater flush efficiency can be achieved. The flush valve can also have a wide mouth overflow that narrows to improve flow in an overflow situation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a folding bed which is covered with a mattress (9) and comprises a head frame, back frame and foot frame (8, 7, 6) which are connected to one another in an articulated manner and are arranged in a collapsed state in a basic frame (1) or box such that they can be raised and lowered by means of a lifting mechanism (4), in which case the lifting mechanism (4) comprises scissors-type lifting arrangements which are provided on both sides of the head frame (8), are spring-loaded for lifting action, and have their top ends articulated on the end sides of the head frame (8), and that the first scissors arm (47) is articulated, at the top end, on a short block link (43) at the back-part head-frame end at an articulation (44) on which acts a link plate (42) which is connected in an articulated manner to a control arm (41) and is connected to a spacing head-frame connector (20) of the head frame (8) and of the back frame (7).

Abstract: A baby bed includes a base member arranged on a middle of a bottom of a frame thereof; the frame includes two connecting rods, which will extend along a same diagonal line of the bottom of the frame after the baby bed is expanded; two stopped components are joined on inward ends of the connecting rods respectively, and a stopping bar mechanism is pivoted on a middle of the base member; an elastic element is fitted on the stopping bar mechanism to bias the stopping bar mechanism into a stretched state; the stopped components will come into contact with the stopping bar mechanism to prevent the connecting rods from bouncing when the baby bed is in expanded configuration; the stopping bar mechanism will be apart from the stopped components to allow the baby bed to be folded after the stopping bar mechanism is pivoted with its upper ends moving upwards.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stretcher which includes cot sides 160 and 162. These can be moved towards or away from the patient support to accommodate patients of greater width than average. The stretcher also includes a leg support that can be moved to a shock position by a hydraulic cylinder 152 connected to the lower end of the unshaped frame 150 at one end and at the other to the leg part of the patients support.

Abstract: A siderail assembly for a hospital bed is provided. In one embodiment the bed is a chair bed having a first deck section, a second deck section and a third deck section. A pair of siderails are operably connected to the third deck section of the bed. In another embodiment, the siderail coupled to the third deck section remains stationary relative to the third deck section during movement of the third deck section between the generally horizontal and the substantially vertical position. The siderail is configured to be gripped by a patient while the patient is entering and exiting the chair bed.

Abstract: A bed skirt adapted to be removably attached to an associated bed sheet is disclosed. The bed skirt includes a first decorative side and a second decorative side. The bed sheet includes a top and an edge portion adapted to fit over one of a mattress and a box spring. A plurality of fasteners is provided to removably attach the bed skirt to the edge portion of the bed sheet, wherein one of the first decorative side and the second decorative side is outwardly facing.

Abstract: A comforter is provided having a length and width dimension larger than commercially available comforters. A flexible slidable fastener is provided along the length of the comforter substantially in the middle of the width dimension of the comforter. The flexible slidable fastener may be covered to prevent irritation to the occupants of the bed on which the comforter of the present invention is placed.

Abstract: A patient care equipment support is transferable between a first device having a first tapered socket and a second device having a second tapered socket. The equipment support includes an equipment supporting portion configured to support patient care equipment and a post coupled to the equipment supporting portion and extending generally downwardly therefrom. The post has first and second tapered portions. The first tapered portion is configured for receipt in the first tapered socket and the second tapered portion being configured for receipt in the second tapered socket.

Abstract: A bedframe for medical beds has a height-adjustable frame member and an obstruction detector on the height-adjustable frame member. The obstruction detector has a contact member which is displaceable, for obstruction detection, both upwardly and downwardly relative to the frame member. A sensor detects such displacement to stop movement of the frame member. The frame member may be a height adjustable lower frame member of a bedframe having also a height adjustable upper frame member. The bedframe also has a manually removable panel of its headboard and footboard, to allow access to a patient between columns carrying the height-adjustable upper frame member.