Abstract: A bidirectional mapping catheter is provided. The catheter comprises an elongated flexible tubular catheter body having an axis and proximal and distal ends. A mapping assembly, which is mounted at the distal end of the tubular body, has a preformed generally circular main region having an outer surface that is generally transverse to the axis of the catheter body. The generally circular main region has proximal and distal ends and carries a plurality of spaced apart electrodes. An electrode lead wire is associated with each electrode. Each electrode lead wire has proximal and distal ends and extends through the catheter body and into the mapping assembly. The distal end of each electrode lead wire is electrically connected to its associated electrode. First and second puller wires are provided. Each puller wire has proximal and distal ends and extends through the tubular catheter body. The distal end of each puller wire is anchored at or near the distal end of the catheter body.

Abstract: A bidirectional mapping catheter is provided. The catheter comprises an elongated flexible tubular catheter body having an axis and proximal and distal ends. A mapping assembly, which is mounted at the distal end of the tubular body, has a preformed generally circular main region having an outer surface that is generally transverse to the axis of the catheter body. The generally circular main region has proximal and distal ends and carries a plurality of spaced apart electrodes. An electrode lead wire is associated with each electrode. Each electrode lead wire has proximal and distal ends and extends through the catheter body and into the mapping assembly. The distal end of each electrode lead wire is electrically connected to its associated electrode. First and second puller wires are provided. Each puller wire has proximal and distal ends and extends through the tubular catheter body. The distal end of each puller wire is anchored at or near the distal end of the catheter body.

Abstract: A bidirectional mapping catheter is provided. The catheter comprises an elongated flexible tubular catheter body having an axis and proximal and distal ends. A mapping assembly, which is mounted at the distal end of the tubular body, has a preformed generally circular main region having an outer surface that is generally transverse to the axis of the catheter body. The generally circular main region has proximal and distal ends and carries a plurality of spaced apart electrodes. An electrode lead wire is associated with each electrode. Each electrode lead wire has proximal and distal ends and extends through the catheter body and into the mapping assembly. The distal end of each electrode lead wire is electrically connected to its associated electrode. First and second puller wires are provided. Each puller wire has proximal and distal ends and extends through the tubular catheter body. The distal end of each puller wire is anchored at or near the distal end of the catheter body.

Abstract: A bidirectional mapping catheter is provided. The catheter comprises an elongated flexible tubular catheter body having an axis and proximal and distal ends. A mapping assembly, which is mounted at the distal end of the tubular body, has a preformed generally circular main region having an outer surface that is generally transverse to the axis of the catheter body. The generally circular main region has proximal and distal ends and carries a plurality of spaced apart electrodes. An electrode lead wire is associated with each electrode. Each electrode lead wire has proximal and distal ends and extends through the catheter body and into the mapping assembly. The distal end of each electrode lead wire is electrically connected to its associated electrode. First and second puller wires are provided. Each puller wire has proximal and distal ends and extends through the tubular catheter body. The distal end of each puller wire is anchored at or near the distal end of the catheter body.

Abstract: A restaurant management system (10) is provided. The restaurant management system (10) includes an inventory system (64). Also included are a supplier (54) and a user (52). Orders are sent from the user (52) to the supplier (54). The orders have associated therewith time information. Each item in the order has associated therewith an inherent minimum time until the order may be delivered. Also included is a remuneration system (60) to collect money in response to the receipt of an order. An alarm system (300) having a plurality of threshold alarms with each of the threshold alarms associated with a predetermined duration of time from the receipt of the order is also provided.

Abstract: Monolithic ceramic capacitors are made by repeatedly passing a substrate through a falling sheet of a green-ceramic slurry, heating the substrate to dry each slurry coating before the next, on at least one dried coating screen printing a matrix of electroding-ink-film pairs and on an adjacent dried coating screen printing a matrix of electroding-ink-film patches. Each of the patches are registered over one pair of the films to form an area of overlap with one film of the one pair that is greater than the area of overlap formed with the other film of the one pair. A relatively large change in the adjustment of this registration advantageously produces a small change in the overall capacitance of the finished capacitor as measured between each pair of buried film electrodes. The final steps in the method include dicing the green-ceramic cake into bodies of rectangular profile, firing the bodies to maturity and applying conductive terminals to the body ends for contacting the films of the pairs.

Abstract: Therapeutic process for treating panic disorders in humans comprising, the systemic administration of a 8-chloro-1-[(dimethylamino)-methyl]-6-phenyl-4H-s-triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benz odiazepine including the N-oxides and pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salts thereof in combination with a pharmaceutical carrier.

Abstract: Therapeutic process for treating panic disorders in humans comprising, the systemic administration of a 1-methyl-6-phenyl-8-chloro-4H-s-triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine including the N-oxides and pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salts thereof in combination with a pharmaceutical carrier.

Abstract: Therapeutic process for treating panic disorders in humans comprising, the systemic administration of a 6-phenyl-8-chloro-4H-s-triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine including the N-oxides and pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salts thereof in combination with a pharmaceutical carrier.

Abstract: Therapeutic process for treating panic disorders in humans comprising the systemic administration of a 8-chloro-1-R-oxymethyl-6-phenyl-4H-s-triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen, alkyl of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, inclusive, ##STR2## wherein n is 0 to 16, inclusive, and m is 1 to 16 inclusive, including the N-oxides, esters, and pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salts thereof in combination with a pharmaceutical carrier.

Abstract: A monolithic ceramic capacitor has at least two main buried electrodes extending to opposite ends of the ceramic body. Two auxiliary electrodes of smaller dimensions are buried between the two main electrodes and extend to one or both sides of the body. Conductive terminations may be applied to the surfaces of the body so that the capacity measured between the opposite body ends is close to a desired nominal value. This is accomplished by choosing or not choosing to apply termination portions for connecting each auxiliary electrode to a main electrode.

Abstract: A process for treating the blood-brain barrier by the systemic administration of flurbiprofen (3-fluoro-4-phenylhydratropic acid) or a salt or ester thereof. Dosage forms are also disclosed.

Abstract: A process for treating the blood-brain barrier by the systemic administration of ibuprofen (p-isobutylhydratropic acid) or a salt or ester thereof. Dosage forms are also disclosed.

Abstract: A discoidal monolithic ceramic capacitor being terminated at a hole in the center and at the outer periphery thereof, includes concentric annular electrodes buried in a discoidal ceramic body and arranged to provide series connected equal value sub-capacitors to reduce dielectric stress and permit operation at high voltages. Misregistration of the concentric annular electrodes in one plane with respect to those in another plane may occur in manufacturing without disturbing the balance in the equal sub-capacitor values and thus even distribution of voltage stress in the ceramic dielectric.

Abstract: A monolithic ceramic capacitor has a ceramic body with two sets of mutually parallel interdigitated electrodes buried therein. The electrodes of one set extend to one end face of the body contacting a conductive terminal layer on the one end face. The electrodes of the other set extend to a side face of the body contacting a second terminal layer intermediate the two end faces. The opposite end face has a third terminal layer that does not contact any of the electrodes. A fuse link is connected external to the body between the second and third terminal layer.

Abstract: A monolithic ceramic capacitor has two lead wires each of which is doubly up-set to form two closely adjacent enlarged portions near one end thereof. The end-most enlarged portion of each wire is butt attached by solder to one of the two metallized terminations on the ceramic body. A conformal free-flowed protective resin coating covers the body and just a portion of the adjacent enlarged portion of each lead wire. The adjacent enlarged portion of each lead wire is spaced from 3/4 to 3 times the lead wire diameter from the end-most enlarged portion. This adjacent portion serves to stop wicking of the resin outwardly on the lead wire during its application in liquid form and serves as a mounting stand-off in radially leaded capacitor structures.

Abstract: A paint curtain machine for coating a substrate with paint has a fix mounted guide plate at either edge of the curtain for guiding and determining the edges of the falling paint curtain that otherwise tends to draw together and pour or at least to wrinkle and produce uneven paint coatings. The inner edges of the guide plates to which the paint curtain edges cling by capillarity are sloped inwardly toward the bottom of the curtain. Excess paint falling outside the left and right edges of the paint curtain fall about straight down the faces of the guide plates leaving a region of those faces dry adjacent the paint curtain. A highly uniform thickness of the paint curtain is realized permitting the attainment of thinner paint curtains having a high resistance to tearing. This system and method are especially advantageous in making thin ceramic dielectric layers in the production of monolithic ceramic capacitors.