Abstract: N-oxides of certain pyridylmethylpiperazine and -piperidine derivatives are provided as alternatives to or as “prodrugs” of their respective parent compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing these N-oxides, methods for preparing them, and compositions comprising them. The N-oxides have the formula (a) wherein the substituents have the meanings given in the description, and wherein the oxidized nitrogen atom can be the nitrogen atom in the pyridyl ring of R5, or the nitrogen atom in the piperidine ring (when Z is carbon) or either one of the nitrogen atoms in the piperazine ring (when Z is nitrogen), or both the nitrogen atom connected to R5 via a methylene group, and the nitrogen atom in the pyridyl ring of R5, and tautomers, stereoisomers, pharmacologically acceptable salts, hydrates, and solvates thereof.

Abstract: A low-profile document feeding machine includes a feeder, a hopper, at least one processing device, and an output pocket. The feeder feeds documents one at a time from a document stack in the hopper for processing by the at least one processing device and reception by the output pocket. The hopper includes a floor-wall construction for holding the document stack. The floor-wall construction is configured to column-form documents in the document stack. The column-forming provides increased stiffness in the vertical direction and prevents documents from falling/folding over due to top-heaviness.

Abstract: A low-profile document feeding machine includes a feeder, a hopper, at least one processing device, and an output pocket. The feeder feeds documents one at a time from a document stack in the hopper for processing by the at least one processing device and reception by the output pocket. The hopper has a hopper floor including a hopper floor extension that extends beyond a footprint of the low-profile document feeding machine so as to better support longer documents. The hopper floor extension extend a to a sufficient extent such that a total length of the hopper floor is at least about 5.5 inches.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel sustained release formulation with gastric retention properties comprising tedisamil or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and the use of this formulation in the prevention and treatment of atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and cardiac ischemia.

Abstract: A method of arranging an item imager with a least two imaging site, each lit by a beam through a fibre-optic array, this method including: providing a beam-intensity-adjust array including a lens stage for focusing each beam on each fibre optic array such that a shift in lens-focus changes output light from the array.

Abstract: A method of processing documents involving: transporting the documents at high speed unidirectionally and without pause along a prescribed transport path past at least one image-lift site; scanning the entirety of respective document faces at the sites with illumination from a light-source; providing a light-guide along a path between the light-source and the sites; providing an energy-shaping gate, disposed at each of the sites and acting to channel the imaging illumination energy there; and providing a heat-dissipation stage disposed operatively adjacent the light source and acting to extract infra-red energy therefrom and dissipate it so as to shield the sites; this heat-dissipation stage comprising an infra-red extraction unit arranged and adapted to remove a substantial part of the infra-red energy projected along a prescribed beam-path from a high-intensity spectral source; the extraction unit comprising: a selective reflector interrupting the beam path and adapted to divert infra-red energy as an infra

Abstract: A lamp projecting a high-intensity optical beam of spectral radiation, with an IR-extracting (cooling) array including an IR-dissipating "black-box" arranged to receive IR and convert it to box-heat, plus an IR-diverting "hot-mirror" interposed along the beam to divert (only) the IR to this "black-box".

Abstract: A method of processing documents involving: transporting the documents at high speed along a prescribed transport path past at least one image-lift site; scanning the entirety of respective document faces at the sites; providing an energy-shaping ate, disposed at each of the sites and acting to channel the imaging illumination energy there; and providing a heat-dissipation stage acting to extract infra-red energy therefrom and dissipate it so as to shield the sites; this heat-dissipation stage comprising an infra-red extraction unit that includes a selective reflector interrupting the beam path and adapted to divert infra-red energy as an infra-red beam along a second path; and an associated infra-red dissipation unit including multi-blade surface; disposed within an enclosure, adapted to receive the infra-red beams and to trap them and convert them to surface heat.

Abstract: A lamp projecting a high-intensity optical beam of spectral radiation, with an IR-extracting (cooling) array including an IR-dissipating "black-box" arranged to receive IR and convert it to box-heat, plus an IR-diverting "hot-mirror" interposed along the beam to divert (only) the IR to this "black-box".

Abstract: A lamp projecting a high-intensity optical beam of spectral radiation, with an IR-extracting (cooling) array including an IR-dissipating "black-box" arranged to receive IR and convert it to box-heat, plus an IR-diverting "hot-mirror" interposed along the beam to divert (only) the IR to this "black-box".

Abstract: An arrangement for lifting images of check documents at one or more check-imaging stations; each station being illuminated and providing an image-lift optical pathway to an electronic camera, this image pathway including photopic filter means adapted to shift the received spectrum in the direction of optimal human-eye response; the camera being selected and operated to exhibit a spectral response close to that of the human eye.

Abstract: The invention utilizes a single, high-intensity, well cooled source and mounting the light source with associated optical components on a single base under a document transfer track in order to obtain better thermal isolation.

Abstract: A lamp projecting a high-intensity optical beam of spectral radiation, with an IR-extracting (cooling) array including an IR-dissipating "black-box" arranged to receive IR and convert it to box-heat, plus an IR-diverting "hot-mirror" interposed along the beam to divert (only) the IR to this "black-box".

Abstract: The invention utilizes a single, high-intensity, well-cooled light source and mounting the light source with associated optical components on a single base under a document transfer track in order to obtain better thermal isolation.

Abstract: A lamp projecting a high-intensity optical beam of optical radiation, with an IR-extracting (cooling) array including an IR-dissipating "black-box" arranged to receive IR and convert it to box-heat, plus an IR-diverting "hot-mirror" interposed along the beam to divert (only) the IR to this "black-box".

Abstract: Packaging of "image-lift" components wherein a unitary mount is used for integrating optical/thermal components, mounting them under a working platform of an operating structure to be simply, removably coupled to this platform, and arranged to thereby thermally-optically isolate these components from interference with, or by, this operating structure.

Abstract: Technique of integrating cooperating optical-thermal components by providing a single casting for mounting, and positioning them under the working platform of an operating structure, with the casting adapted to be simply, removably coupled to this platform, and arranged to thereby thermally-optically isolate these components from interference with or by this operating structure.

Abstract: Check processing apparatus including an offset pair of image-lift sites and an associated "Heat-Dump", with this apparatus preferably built as an add-on, plug-in module to be used in a check-sorting system.