Abstract: A new and distinct variety of hybrid rose plant named ‘SPESALLE’ characterized by an attractive red flower with sufficient stem length, disease resistance, and acceptable productivity for the production of commercial cut flowers. ‘SPESALLE’ is characterized by a large flower with deep colored, velvety textured red petals in a very regular spiral pattern. The center petals are at the same height with the petals farther away from the center of the flower tapering down from the relatively flat time. The foliage is a dark, glossy green with a shape similar the lemon leaves.

Abstract: FL98-325 is a new and distinct southern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) variety distinguished by a low chilling requirement, upright growth habit, and fruit that are extremely firm, sweet, with a small dry picking scar.

Abstract: A new and distinct apricot variety, Prunus armeniaca cv. ‘Suapritwelve’ is characterized by having large fruit (averaging approximately 60 mm in diameter) with a high sugar content at 17 brix and smooth skin.

Abstract: A new and distinct peach tree variety, Prunus persica, cv. ‘Supechnineteen’ is characterized by fruit with large size.

Abstract: ‘GCM 305’ is a late-season maturing mandarin obtained by partial cross of the ‘KARA’ mandarin in Huelva, Spain. ‘GCM 305’ has medium-sized fruit which is essentially seedless and has good storage characteristics. The fruit is easy to peel, has a smooth rind texture, a dark orange color, a very rich sweet flavor, and a pleasant aroma.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of grapevine, Vitis vinifera L., which will be denominated varietally as the ‘Sunpreme’ grapevine. The new and distinct ‘Sunpreme’ grapevine variety is characterized by the production of medium-sized green-colored seedless berries that begin to wilt naturally during mid-July in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California. The noted berry wilting is the first step in raisining, after which berries begin to brown naturally on the vine. The dried grapes (raisins) of this new variety are produced on strong woody canes that do not need to be cut from the mother vine to facilitate berry drying.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of an ornamental Ipomoea plant named ‘Balsolablack’, characterized by dark purple-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, moderately-compact, mounded to trailing growth habit, is disclosed.

Abstract: A chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zanmuceles’ characterized by its medium sized blooms with white ray florets and prolific branching; natural season flowering date September 9-13 (week 37); blooming for a period of 5 weeks.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Nymphaea water lily plant characterized by its purple flowers, growth habit, rhizome, and cold hardiness.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Argyranthemum plant named ‘Bonmad 11277’, characterized by its single-type, purple-violet and red-purple colored ray florets, medium green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, compact-mounded growth habit, is disclosed.

Abstract: A container includes multiple compartments for holding drinks and food. In an exemplary embodiment, a first compartment holds a drink of choice, such as soda, water or juice, and a second compartment holds a food of choice, such as popcorn, pretzels or chips. A third compartment may also be provided for holding a second food of choice, such as candy.

Abstract: An adhesive which comprises aqueous and nonaqueous polymers suitable for holding an lipophilic drug, etc., and has tackiness and cohesiveness which are sufficient for the plaster of a patch; and a patch employing the adhesive. The adhesive contains a polymer which comprises one or more kinds of acrylic or methacrylic monomer units, at least one kind of the monomer units having a hydroxy group, and which has been crosslinked with a boron compound.

Abstract: A portable moisture trap for use with a vacuum pump includes: a housing; a cooling chamber positioned at least partially within the housing including a first inlet port and a second outlet port; a lid that sealably attaches to a top portion of the cooling chamber to seal the cooling chamber; a heat sink residing under the cooling chamber; a thermoelectric device having an upper cooling side and a lower heat generating side residing between the cooling chamber and the heat sink; a fan oriented to blow air upwardly toward the heat sink; and a baffle extending downwardly in the cooling chamber from a location proximate the lid to a location proximate an inner bottom surface of the cooling chamber, with the baffle configured to define a physical barrier to urge air received through the first port to flow down toward the inner bottom surface of the cooling chamber before exiting through the second port, to thereby remove moisture from air traveling through the cooling chamber in response to a vacuum pump in fluid

Abstract: An appliance for sealing elastic hoses with a sleeve, which is plastically deformable and slipped onto the hose, has two jaws which are movable towards and away from each other. One jaw has two straight bars which project towards the other jaw and extend transversely of the sleeve to make two transverse indentations in the sleeve and the hose when the jaws are moving towards each other. The same jaw has a cutting edge which projects towards the other jaw and is directed transversely of the sleeve, the cutting edge making a substantially transverse cutting indication in the sleeve and the hose when the jaws are moving towards each other.

Abstract: A blower system and method of operation for a vehicle air conditioning system, including a blower case for receiving air to be circulated into a vehicle cabin, with first and second dampers, for varying between a recirculation position for recirculating vehicle cabin air and a fresh position for introduction of fresh air from outside the vehicle. If a calculated outlet temperature is below a first temperature, a control system opens both dampers to a recirculation position. If the calculated outlet temperature is between the first temperature and a higher second temperature, the control system opens either the first or second damper to a fresh position, and opens the other damper to a recirculation position or the fresh position based upon relative humidity and vehicle speed. If the calculated outlet temperature is higher than the second temperature, the first and second dampers are both opened to the fresh position.

Abstract: Polymerization process comprising the steps of: (a) reacting an aqueous suspension comprising initiator, vinyl chloride, and optionally one or more co-monomers in a continuous stirred tank reactor; and (b) further reacting the resulting suspension in at least one second reactor; wherein the conversion level of vinyl chloride in the continuous stirred tank reactor of step (a) is from 10 to 60 wt %.

Abstract: Disclosed is a low-cost, compact image pickup lens for a solid-state image pickup element. The image pickup lens includes, in the order from an object side, a first lens L1, which has a convex surface facing the object side on an optical axis and has a positive refractive power; a second lens L2, which has a concave surface facing an image side on the optical axis and has a negative refractive power; a third lens L3, which has a convex surface facing the object side on the optical axis and has a meniscus shape; a fourth lens L4, which has a convex surface facing the image side on the optical axis, has a positive refractive power, and has a meniscus shape; and a fifth lens L5, which has a concave surface facing the image side on the optical axis, has a negative refractive power, and has a meniscus shape.

Abstract: A superconducting electromagnet comprising coils of superconducting wire bonded to a support structure, and wherein heating elements are provided in thermal contact with the support structure for heating the support structure.

Abstract: A system for overlay offset measurement in semiconductor manufacturing including a radiation source, a detector, and a calculation unit. The radiation source is operable to irradiate an overlay offset measurement target. The detector is operable to detect a first reflectivity and a second reflectivity of the irradiated overlay offset measurement target. The calculation unit is operable to determine an overlay offset using the detected first and second reflectivity by determining a predetermined overlay offset amount which provides an actual offset of zero.

Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device and a device made using the method are provided. In one example, the method includes forming a hard mask layer on a semiconductor substrate and patterning the hard mask layer to form multiple openings. The substrate is etched through the openings to form forming a plurality of trenches separating multiple semiconductor mesas. The trenches are partially filled with a dielectric material. The hard mask layer is removed and multiple-gate features are formed, with each multiple-gate feature being in contact with a top surface and sidewalls of at least one of the semiconductor mesas.

Abstract: A scanning unit in an image forming apparatus includes a light source, a coupling lens, an aperture, an image forming lens, and a polygon mirror. The light source includes a plurality of surface-emitting lasers. The coupling lens, the aperture, and the image forming lens are arranged on the optical path of light beams emitted by the light source. The polygon mirror deflects light beams of an image formed by the coupling lens towards a photosensitive drum for scanning. The focal length of the image forming lens in a sub-scanning direction is set to be equal to or smaller than an optical path length between the image forming lens and the aperture.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for controlling the downforce applied to an agricultural implement having multiple row units.

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle platform system and method configured to perform various in-season management tasks, including selectively applying fertilizer, mapping growth zones and seeding cover crop within an agricultural field, while self-navigating between rows of planted crops and beneath the canopy of the planted crops on the uneven terrain of an agricultural field, allowing for an ideal in-season application of fertilizer to occur once the planted crop is well established and growing rapidly, in an effort to limit the loss of fertilizer.