Author: claimsbot

1. A new and distinct variety of apricot tree, substantially as illustrated and described, that is most similar to Goldensweet (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,932) apricot by being self-fruitful and productive, but is distinguished therefrom by blooming about five days earlier and by producing fruit that is somewhat larger in size, that has a deeper orange yellow skin coloration, and that matures about five days earlier.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method of harvesting fat tissue from a first anatomic location of a subject using a cannula that has an interior cavity and an orifice configured to permit fat tissue to enter the interior cavity, the method comprising the steps of:
generating a negative pressure in the interior cavity so that a portion of the fat tissue is drawn into the interior cavity via the orifice;
delivering fluid, via a conduit, so that the fluid exits the conduit within the interior cavity and impinges against the portion of the fat tissue that was drawn into the interior cavity, wherein the fluid is delivered at a pressure and temperature that causes the fat tissue to soften, liquefy, or gellify;
suctioning matter out of the interior cavity, the matter including at least some of the delivered fluid and at least some of the fat tissue that has been softened, liquefied, or gellified;
collecting the matter that was suctioned away in the suctioning step; and
extracting, from the matter collected in the collecting step, fat that is suitable for implantation in the subject.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of introducing the extracted fat into a second anatomic location of the subject.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the extracting step comprises centrifuging at least a portion of the matter collected in the collecting step.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the extracting step comprises the steps of:
waiting for gravity to separate the matter into an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion is primarily fat and the lower portion is primarily the fluid;
centrifuging the upper portion; and
extracting a high density portion of the centrifuged upper portion.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of cooling the matter collected in the collecting step.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the fluid is traveling in a substantially distal to proximal direction just before it impinges against the portion of the fat tissue that was drawn into the orifice.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the fluid is delivered in pulses at a temperature between 98\xb0 F. and 140\xb0 F.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the fluid is delivered in pulses at a temperature between 110\xb0 F. and 120\xb0 F.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the fluid is delivered at a pressure between 600 and 1300 psi.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the matter is suctioned out of the interior cavity using a vacuum pressure between 300 and 700 mm Hg.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the fluid is delivered in pulses at a temperature between 110\xb0 F. and 120\xb0 F., and at a pressure between 600 and 1300 psi, and wherein the matter is suctioned out of the interior cavity using a vacuum pressure between 300 and 700 mm Hg.
12. A method of harvesting fat tissue from a first anatomic location of a subject using a cannula that has an interior cavity and an orifice configured to permit fat tissue to enter the interior cavity, the method comprising the steps of:
generating a negative pressure in the interior cavity so that a portion of the fat tissue is drawn into the interior cavity via the orifice;
delivering fluid, via a conduit, so that the fluid exits the conduit within the interior cavity and impinges against the portion of the fat tissue that was drawn into the interior cavity, wherein the fluid is delivered in pulses at a temperature between 98\xb0 F. and 140\xb0 F. and at a pressure between 600 and 1300 psi, and wherein the fluid is traveling in a substantially distal to proximal direction just before it impinges against the portion of the fat tissue that was drawn into the orifice, so that at least some of the fat tissue that was drawn into the interior cavity is softened, liquefied, or gellified;
suctioning matter out of the interior cavity, the matter including at least some of the delivered fluid and at least some of the fat tissue that has been softened, liquefied, or gellified;
collecting the matter that was suctioned away in the suctioning step; and
extracting, from the matter collected in the collecting step, fat that is suitable for implantation in the subject.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of introducing the extracted fat into a second anatomic location of the subject.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein the extracting step comprises centrifuging at least a portion of the matter collected in the collecting step.
15. The method of claim 12, wherein the extracting step comprises the steps of:
waiting for gravity to separate the matter into an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion is primarily fat and the lower portion is primarily the fluid;
centrifuging the upper portion; and
extracting a high density portion of the centrifuged upper portion.
16. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of cooling the matter collected in the collecting step.
17. The method of claim 12, wherein the fluid is delivered at a temperature between 110\xb0 F. and 140\xb0 F.
18. The method of claim 12, wherein the fluid is delivered at a temperature between 110\xb0 F. and 120\xb0 F.
19. The method of claim 12, wherein the matter is suctioned out of the interior cavity using a vacuum pressure between 300 and 700 mm Hg.
20. An apparatus for harvesting fat tissue from a subject, the apparatus comprising:
a cannula configured for insertion into a subject’s body, the cannula having a proximal end and a distal end,
the cannula having sidewalls that define an interior cavity, wherein the cavity has a closed distal end, and wherein the sidewalls have at least one orifice configured to permit fat tissue to enter the interior cavity,
a collection container configured to hold liquids;
a suction source configured to generate a negative pressure in the collection container;
a fluid coupling configured to route the negative pressure from the collection container to the interior cavity of the cannula so that (a) fat tissue is drawn into the interior cavity via the orifice, and (b) loose matter that is located in the cavity is suctioned into the collection container; and
a cooling system configured to cool the matter that is suctioned into the collection container,
wherein the cannula also has a delivery tube with an input port and an exit port, with the exit port located within the cavity, wherein the delivery tube is configured to route fluids from the input port to the exit port, and wherein the delivery tube is configured with respect to the orifice so that fluid exiting the exit port impinges against fat tissue that has been drawn into the interior cavity via the orifice,
and wherein the apparatus further comprises
a pump configured to pump a fluid, in pulses, into the input port of the delivery tube; and
a temperature control system configured to regulate a temperature of the fluid to be between 98\xb0 F. and 140\xb0 F.
21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the fluid travels in a substantially distal to proximal direction just prior to impinging against the fat tissue that has been drawn into the interior cavity via the orifice.
22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the pump generates a pressure between 600 and 1300 psi.
23. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the wherein the suction source generates a negative pressure between 300 and 700 mm Hg.
24. The apparatus of claim 20 wherein the temperature control system is configured to regulate the temperature of the fluid to be between 110\xb0 F. and 140\xb0 F.
25. The apparatus of claim 20 wherein the temperature control system is configured to regulate the temperature of the fluid to be between 110\xb0 F. and 120\xb0 F.
26. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the fluid travels in a substantially distal to proximal direction just prior to impinging against the fat tissue that has been drawn into the interior cavity via the orifice, the pump generates a pressure between 600 and 1300 psi, the suction source generates a negative pressure between 300 and 700 mm Hg, and the temperature control system is configured to regulate the temperature of the fluid to be between 110\xb0 F. and 120\xb0 F.

1. A device for displaying at least one article of hosiery, comprising:
a main body having a hosiery attachment region defined by a multiplicity of openings formed through the main body in multiple adjacent rows, each of a plurality of the openings forming an array of the openings extending in both a longitudinal extent and a transverse extent of the main body;
at least one article of hosiery;
at least one fastener element for securing the at least one article of hosiery to the main body through any individual one of the openings, said at least one fastener element including a plastic fastener having a thin elongate body of a predefined girth for penetrating the at least one said hosiery article without damage thereto and enlarged retainer portions at opposite ends of said elongate body;
a hanging portion means associated with said main body in centered relation with respect to the longitudinal extent and configured for mounting engagement with a display fixture for suspension of said main body and the at least one hosiery article therefrom with said longitudinal extent of said main body in a generally horizontal disposition;
each opening in said hosiery attachment region being of a selected size and configuration in relation to the girth of the fastener element to be adapted for extension therethrough of the at least one fastener element, the array of openings being sufficiently closely spaced in the longitudinal and transverse extents in relation to the girth of the fastener element to eliminate the necessity of aiming the at least one fastener element in alignment with any individual one of the openings; and
the openings in the array of openings being uniformly spaced from one another by a distance less than the size of an individual one of the openings.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A rotatable plug comprising:
a casing unit including a first casing part, and a second casing part connected to said first casing part and formed with a pair of receiving spaces;
a pair of conductive terminals insert molded into said first casing part, each of said conductive terminals having a conductive section; and
a rotatable unit including a pivot shaft, a pair of conductive prongs connected transversely to said pivot shaft, and a pair of conductive protrusions protruding out from said pivot shaft, said rotatable unit being disposed in said casing unit and being rotatable relative to said casing unit between a non-use or folded position, where said conductive prongs are respectively accommodated in said receiving spaces, and a use or extended position, where said conductive prongs respectively extend out of said receiving spaces, each of said conductive protrusions being disposed on and having at least two points of contact with said conductive section of a respective one of said conductive terminals when said rotatable unit is in said use position.
2. The rotatable plug as claimed in claim 1, wherein said conductive section of each of said conductive terminals has a depressed contact surface, each of said conductive protrusions having the at least two points of contact with said depressed contact surface.
3. The rotatable plug as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first casing part includes a pair of first support posts each having a slotted surface, each of said conductive terminals further having a conductive end protruding from said slotted surface, said pivot shaft including two outer conductive shaft sections respectively connected to said prongs, and an insulated middle shaft section between said outer conductive shaft sections, said outer conductive shaft sections being respectively in contact with said conductive ends of said conductive terminals when said rotatable unit is in said use and non-use positions.
4. The rotatable plug as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first casing part includes a pair of second support posts supporting said pivot shaft.
5. The rotatable plug as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first casing part has a positioning portion formed with a positioning groove, said rotatable unit further including a first protuberance and a second protuberance protruding from said pivot shaft between said conductive protrusions and perpendicular to each other, said first protuberance being positioned in said positioning groove when in said non-use position, said second protuberance being positioned in said positioning groove when in said use position.
6. The rotatable plug as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said conductive terminals further has a conductive extension disposed externally of said casing unit.
7. The rotatable plug as claimed in claim 6, wherein said conductive extensions of said conductive terminals have different lengths.
8. A power supply device comprising:
a housing unit including a first housing element having two parallel slots, and a second housing element connected to and cooperating with said first housing element to define a chamber;
a circuit unit disposed in said chamber; and
a rotatable plug disposed in said chamber and including
a casing unit including a first casing part, and a second casing part connected to said first casing part and formed with a pair of receiving spaces;
a pair of conductive terminals insert molded into said first casing part and connected electrically to said circuit unit, each of said conductive terminals having a conductive section; and
a rotatable unit including a pivot shaft, a pair of conductive prongs connected transversely to said pivot shaft, and a pair of conductive protrusions protruding out from said pivot shaft, said rotatable unit being disposed in said casing unit and being rotatable relative to said casing unit between a non-use or folded position, where said conductive prongs are respectively accommodated in said receiving spaces and said slots, and a use or extended position, where said conductive prongs respectively extend out of said receiving spaces and said slots, each of said conductive protrusions being disposed on and having at least two points of contact with said conductive section of a respective one of said conductive terminals when said rotatable unit is in said use position.
9. The power supply device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said conductive section of each of said conductive terminals has a depressed contact surface, each of said conductive protrusions having the at least two points of contact with said depressed contact surface.
10. The power supply device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said first casing part includes a pair of first support posts each having a slotted surface, each of said conductive terminals further having a conductive end protruding from said slotted surface, said pivot shaft including two outer conductive shaft sections respectively connected to said prongs, and an insulated middle shaft section between said outer conductive shaft sections, said outer conductive shaft sections being respectively in contact with said conductive ends of said conductive terminals when said rotatable unit is in said use and non-use positions.
11. The power supply device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said first casing part includes a pair of second support posts supporting said pivot shaft.
12. The power supply device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said first casing part has a positioning portion formed with a positioning groove, said rotatable unit further including a first protuberance and a second protuberance protruding from said pivot shaft between said conductive protrusions and perpendicular to each other, said first protuberance being positioned in said positioning groove when in said non-use position, said second protuberance being positioned in said positioning groove when in said use position.
13. The power supply device as claimed in claim 8, wherein each of said conductive terminals further has a conductive extension disposed externally of said casing unit.
14. The power supply device as claimed in claim 13, wherein said conductive extensions of said conductive terminals have different lengths.
15. The power supply device as claimed in claim 8, wherein each of said receiving space includes a cover-receiving section, and a prong-receiving section communicating spatially with said cover-receiving section, each of said slots having a length greater than or equal to a length of a corresponding said receiving space and a width greater than or equal to a width of a corresponding said prong-receiving section.