Abstract: Multipurpose magnetic mounting devices and methods for their use are provided by this invention. The device includes a male member having first and second transverse ends and comprising adhesive means for attachment to a first of a pair of surfaces, such as a picture frame. The device further includes a female member having an open cavity therein for receiving the second transverse end of the male member. The female member includes adhesive means for attachment to a second of a pair of surfaces, such as a wall. The invention relies upon the magnetic attraction between the male and female members for holding the device together and adhering a pair of surfaces of one another.

Abstract: A catheter intended for the administration of an anesthetic into a body space and methods of use such as introduction within the interpleural space are disclosed. According to the disclosure, the catheter is constructed so that only a soft distal portion resides within the body space. A relatively stiff portion joined to the relatively soft portion is intended to extend from the relatively soft portion through the dense body tissue to the proximal end of the catheter. A bio-compatible resin providing a softness of about 80A to 100A Rockwell is used for the relatively soft distal portion. A bio-compatible resin providing a catheter portion having a durometer value of about 65D to about 75D Rockwell is used for the relatively stiff portion. The relatively soft portion avoids damage to the delicate body tissue bounding the space whereas the relatively stiff portion resists kinking or collapse, both within the relatively stiff body tissue and outside the body.

Abstract: The application discloses an apparatus and a process for the manufacture of continuous fibers by mechanical attenuation. It is especially useful in obtaining a strand composed of a mixture of filaments of differing cross sections in constant and definite proportion. This is obtained by employment of a bushing having a lower surface comprising a multiplicity of fiberizing centers of varying configurations, each fiberizing center being formed by a zone perforated by a group of orifices from which at least one filament can be attenuated in a stable manner. The strands produced are particularly adapted for the reinforcement of plastic materials.

Abstract: An apparatus for use in liquid-phase, gas-phase and mixed-phase reactions is disclosed for providing an efficient flow-through design within which results a low pressure drop. The apparatus may be used as a catalyst or electrocatalyst and consists essentially of a ceramic substrate having thin walls with open porosity wherein said walls define a plurality of cells extending substantially longitudinally parallel through-and-through the substrate. The substrate includes an electrically conductive layer, having a resistivity of no greater than about 100 ohm-cm. The apparatus exhibits an improved structural geometry and provides greater meniscus control.