Author: claimsbot

1. A delivery unit of thick orally soluble polymer:
a base medium formed as a delivery unit,
said base medium being formed at least in part from an orally soluble polymer,
said delivery unit being orally soluble such that it disintegrates relatively slowly when placed on the roof of a human mouth and licked,
at least one flavoring present in said delivery unit, said flavoring providing a strong flavor sensation to a person who places the snack on his or her tongue,
and a dosage of a desired delivery substance in said delivery unit.
2. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 wherein said delivery unit dissolves in not less than 5 minutes when placed on the roof of a human mouth and licked.
3. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 wherein said delivery unit dissolves in not less than 10 minutes when placed on the roof of a human mouth and licked.
4. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 wherein said delivery substance is selected from the group consisting of medicine, medicaments, electrolytes, minerals, vitamins, nutraceuticals, and essential oils.
5. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 having at least one exterior dimension that is >200 microns thick.
6. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 having at least one exterior dimension that is >800 microns thick.
7. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 having at least one exterior dimension that is >1000 microns thick.
8. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 having at least one exterior dimension that is >1200 microns thick.
9. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 having at least one dimension that is >2000 microns thick.
10. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 wherein said polymer tends to stick to human gums.
11. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 wherein said polymer tends not to stick to human gums so that said delivery unit can float in the human mouth.
12. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 wherein said delivery unit is flexible.
13. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 wherein said delivery unit is semi-flexible.
14. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 wherein said base material includes a plasticizer.
15. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 wherein said base material includes a plurality of polymers.
16. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 wherein said polymer is pullulan.
17. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 wherein said polymer is gelatin.
18. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 wherein said polymer is starch.
19. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 wherein said polymer is alginate.
20. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 further comprising a pliability ingredient selected from the group consisting of glycerin, sorbitol, and sorbitan acid ester.
21. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 further comprising ydroxypropylmethylcellulose.
22. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 wherein said delivery unit is consumable by a human without simultaneously ingesting water.
23. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 wherein said delivery substance is present in said delivery unit in a quantity that is useful to the human body.
24. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 wherein said delivery unit includes at least two distinct flavorings.
25. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 wherein upon disintegration in a human mouth, said delivery unit does not leave substantial residue that can which the consumer feels needs to be ejected from the mouth.
26. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 wherein said delivery substance constitutes at least 25% of the mass of the delivery unit
27. A delivery unit as recited in claim 1 wherein said delivery unit has a dosage of a single electrolyte or mineral.
28. A delivery unit of thick orally soluble polymer:
a delivery base and a delivery substance forming the delivery unit,
said delivery unit base including an orally soluble polymer,
said delivery unit being orally soluble such that it disintegrates relatively slowly when placed on the roof of a human mouth and licked,
said delivery unit being edible so that it may pass through a human digestive system,
said delivery unit being constructed so that it may consumed without creating noise that is readily detected by a person other than the person consuming the snack,
said delivery unit being of small bulk so that it may be consumed without swallowing,
said delivery unit being of a construction that permits it to be consumed without creating debris, stickiness or mess outside of the human body,
at least one flavoring present in said delivery unit, said flavoring providing a flavor sensation to a person who places the snack on his or her tongue in order to satisfy a craving or provide flavor satisfaction to a consumer;
wherein said delivery substance is selected from the group consisting of medicine, medicaments, electrolytes, minerals, vitamins, nutraceuticals, and essential oils.
29. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 further comprising:
at least one flavoring present in said delivery unit, said flavoring providing a flavor sensation to a person who places the snack on his or her tongue in order to satisfy a craving or provide flavor satisfaction to a consumer, said flavoring being the dominant flavoring in the snack, said dominant flavoring giving a stronger flavor sensation than other flavorings which may be present in the snack, and said dominant flavoring being a separate flavoring from any masking flavoring and enhancement flavoring that may be present in the snack, and said flavoring serving to mask any flavor which may be inherent in said delivery substance.
30. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 wherein said delivery unit dissolves in not less than 5 minutes when placed on the roof of a human mouth and licked.
31. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 wherein said delivery unit dissolves in not less than 10 minutes when placed on the roof of a human mouth and licked.
32. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 wherein said delivery substance is selected from the group consisting of medicine, medicaments, electrolytes, minerals, vitamins, nutraceuticals, and essential oils.
33. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 having at least one exterior dimension that is >200 microns thick.
34. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 having at least one exterior dimension that is >800 microns thick.
35. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 having at least one exterior dimension that is >1000 microns thick.
36. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 having at least one exterior dimension that is >1200 microns thick.
37. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 having at least one dimension that is >2000 microns thick.
38. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 wherein said polymer tends to stick to human gums.
39. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 wherein said polymer tends not to stick to human gums so that said delivery unit can float in the human mouth.
40. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 wherein said delivery unit is flexible.
41. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 wherein said delivery unit is semi-flexible.
42. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 wherein said base material includes a plasticizer.
43. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 wherein said base material includes a plurality of polymers.
44. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 wherein said polymer is pullulan.
45. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 wherein said polymer is gelatin.
46. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 wherein said polymer is starch.
47. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 wherein said polymer is alginate.
48. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 further comprising a pliability ingredient selected from the group consisting of glycerin, sorbitol, and sorbitan acid ester.
49. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 further comprising hydroxypropylmethylcellulose.
50. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 wherein said delivery unit is consumable by a human without simultaneously ingesting water.
51. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 wherein said delivery substance is present in said delivery unit in a quantity that is useful to the human body.
52. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 wherein said delivery unit includes at least two distinct flavorings.
53. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 wherein upon disintegration in a human mouth, said delivery unit does not leave substantial residue that can which the consumer feels needs to be ejected from the mouth.
54. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 wherein said delivery substance constitutes at least 25% of the mass of the delivery unit
55. A delivery unit as recited in claim 27 wherein said delivery unit has a dosage of a single electrolyte or mineral.

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 compound of formula II:
wherein
R1, R2, R3 and R4 are chosen independently from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, loweralkyl, loweralkoxy, hydroxy, dialkylamino, cyano, acyl, perfluoroloweralkyl, and loweralkylsulfonamido;
A is a 4, 5, or 6-membered N-alkyl lactam;
n is zero, one or two;
or a salt thereof.
2. A compound according to claim 1 wherein n in formula II is zero.
3. A compound according to claim 1 wherein the compound is selected from (+\u2212)-1-Methyl-3-(6-methyl-2-p-tolyl-imidazo1,2-apyridin-3-yl)-piperidin-2-one and (+\u2212)-3-(6-Methyl-2-p-tolyl-imidazo1,2-apyridin-3-yl)-piperidin-2-one.
4. A compound according to claim 3 wherein the compound is (+)-1-Methyl-3-(6-methyl-2-p-tolyl-imidazo1,2-apyridin-3-yl)-piperidin-2-one.
5. A compound according to claim 3 wherein the compound is (\u2212)-1-Methyl-3-(6-methyl-2-p-tolyl-imidazo1,2-apyridin-3-yl)-piperidin-2-one.
6. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a compound according to any of claims 2, 1, 3, 4 or 5.
7. A method for treating anxiety disorders comprising administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound having formula II
wherein
R1, R2, R3 and R4 are chosen independently from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, loweralkyl, loweralkoxy, hydroxy, dialkylamino, cyano, acyl, perfluoroloweralkyl, and loweralkylsulfonamido;
A is a 4, 5, or 6-membered N-alkyl lactam;
n is zero, one or two;
or a salt thereof.

1. A narrow band and spread spectrum communication system for a vehicle, comprising:
a signal processing circuit; and an antenna system connected to the signal processing circuit, the antenna system operable to receive a narrow band signal and an input spread spectrum signal, where the signal processing circuit is operable to generate a spread spectrum-like signal in response to the narrow band signal; and
where the signal processing circuit is operable to generate an output communication signal in response to at least one of the spread spectrum-like signal and the input spread spectrum signal;
an input signal processor connected to an input device and the antenna system, the input signal processor operable to generate an output spread spectrum signal in response to an input communication signal from the input device; an output signal processor connected to an output device and the antenna system, the output signal processor operable to generate the output communication signal in response to the input spread spectrum signal; and
a narrow band receiver connected to the antenna system and the input signal processor, the narrow band receiver operable to ptvide the narrow band signal from the antenna system to the input signal processor,
where the input signal processor is operable to generate a spread spectrum-like signal in response to the narrow band signal; and where the output signal processor is operable to generate the output communication signal in response to the spread spectrum-like signal.
2. The communication system according to claim 1, where the antenna system comprises a multimode antenna.
3. The communication system according to claim 1, where the antenna system comprises a first antenna and a second antenna, the first antenna responsive to the narrow band signal, the second antenna responsive to the input spread spectrum signal.
4. The communication system acoording to claim 1, where the narrow band signal comprises at least one of an amplitude modulation (AM) signal and a frequency modulation (FM) signal.
5. The communication system according to claim 4, where the AM signal comprises a frequency within the range of about 550 KHZ through about 1610 KHz, and where the FM signal comprises a frequency within the range of about 88 MHz through about 108 MHz.
6. The communication system according to claim 1, where the input spread spectrum signal comprises a code division multiple access (CDMA) signal.
7. The communication system according to claim 6, where the input spread spectrum signal comprises a frequency of about 800 MHz.
8. The communication system according to claim 6, where the spread spectrum signal comprises a frequency of about 1900 MHz.
9. The communication system according to claim 1, where the output communication signal comprises a first output audio signal and a second output audio signal, the first output audio signal responsive to the spread spectrum signal, the second output audio signal responsive to the narrow band signal.
10. The communication system according to claim 9, where the second output audio signal is deactivated in response to the first output audio signal.
11. The communication system according to claim 1, where the output communication signal comprises at least one of an audio signal and a data signal.
12. The communication system according to claim 11, wherein the
output signal processor is connected to the input signal processor.
13. The communication system according to claim 12, where the input signal processor comprises a spreader connected to the narrow band receiver and the output signal processor, the spreader to spread the narrow band signal in response to a pseudonoise (PN) sequence provided by a PN generator.
14. The communication system according to claim 12, where the output signal processor comprises a despreader connected to the input signal processor, the despreader to despread the spread spectrum-like signal in response to a pseudonoise (PN) sequence provided by a PN generator.
15. The communication system according to claim 14, where the despreader comprises a first despreader and a second despreader, the first despreader responsive to the input spread spectrum signal, the second despreader responsive to the spread spectrum-like signal.
16. The communication system according to claim 12, further comprising: an input device connected to the input signal processor, and an output device connected to the output signal processor.
17. The communication system according to claim 16, where the input device and the output device comprise a portable device.
18. The communication system according to claim 12, further comprising a first speaker and a second speaker connected to the output signal processor, the first speaker responsive to the narrow band signal, the second speaker responsive to the input spread spectrum signal.
19. The communication system according to claim 12, where the narrow band signal comprises at least one of an amplitude modulation (AM) signal and a frequency modulation (FM) signal.
20. The communication system according to claim 19, where the AM signal comprises a frequency within the range of about 50 KHz through about 1610 KHz, and where the FM signal comprises a frequency with the range of 88 MHz through about 108 MHz.
21. The communication system according to claim 12, where the input and output spread spectrum signals comprise code division multiple access (CDMA) signals.
22. The communication system according to claim 21, where the CDMA signals have a frequency of about 500 MHz.
23. The communication system according to claim 21, where the CDMA signals have a frequency of about 1900 MHz.
24. The communication system according to claim 12, where the output communication signal comprises at least one of an audio signal and a data signal.

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. An attaching jig used when attaching an airflow generation device to an attachment object, the airflow generation device generating an airflow by voltage applied between a pair of electrodes provided in a base formed of a dielectric material, the attaching jig configured to support the airflow generation device, the supporting jig comprising:
a plurality of support plates for supporting the airflow generation device on support surfaces thereof; and
a coupling part coupling the plurality of support plates,
wherein the supporting jig is foldable by the plurality of support plates rotationally moving around the coupling part as a rotation shaft.
2. The attaching jig according to claim 1, wherein the coupling part of the supporting jig has a hinge structure.
3. The attaching jig according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of support plates of the supporting jig have adhesive layers formed on the support surfaces thereof.
4. The attaching jig according to claim 1, further comprising a housing container that houses, in an internal space thereof, the supporting jig to which the airflow generation device is fixed.
5. The attaching jig according to claim 4, wherein the housing container is a cylindrical body.
6. The attaching jig according to claim 4, wherein the housing container is provided with a rope.
7. The attaching jig according to claim 6, wherein the housing container is provided with a plurality of the ropes.
8. The attaching jig according to claim 1, wherein the attachment object is a windmill blade.
9. An attaching method of attaching an airflow generation device to an attachment object, the airflow generation device generating an airflow by voltage applied between a pair of electrodes provided in a base formed of a dielectric material, the attaching method comprising:
a support step of a supporting jig supporting the airflow generation device; and
an attachment step of detaching the airflow generation device from the supporting jig and attaching the airflow generation device to the attachment object,
wherein the supporting jig comprises: a plurality of support plates that support the airflow generation device on support surfaces thereof; and a coupling part that couples the plurality of support plates, and is foldable by the plurality of support plates rotationally moving around the coupling part as a rotation shaft,
in the support step, the plurality of support plates of the supporting jig support the airflow generation device on the support surfaces thereof, and
in the attachment step, an attachment work is repeatedly performed, the attachment work of detaching a part of the airflow generation device from some support plates of the plurality of support plates supporting the airflow generation device of the supporting jig, folding the supporting jig, and then attaching the detached part of the airflow generation device to the attachment object.
10. The attaching method according to claim 9,
wherein the plurality of support plates of the supporting jig have adhesive layers formed on the support surfaces thereof, and, in the support step, the adhesive layers support the airflow generation device on the support surfaces of the plurality of support plates.
11. The attaching method according to claim 9, further comprising a housing step of housing, in an internal space of a housing container, the supporting jig supporting the airflow generation device,
wherein, in the attachment step, an attachment work is repeatedly performed, the attachment work of taking out some support plates of the plurality of support plates supporting the airflow generation device in the internal space of the housing container from the internal space of the housing container to an outside, detaching a part of the airflow generation device from the taken-out some support plates, folding the supporting jig, and then attaching the detached part of the airflow generation device to the attachment object.
12. The attaching method according to claim 11, wherein the housing container is provided with a rope, and, in the attachment step, the housing container is towed using the rope and the attachment work is performed.
13. The attaching method according to claim 12, wherein the housing container is provided with a plurality of the ropes, and, in the attachment step, the housing container is towed using one of the plurality of ropes, and a position of the housing container is adjusted using another of the ropes to perform the attachment work.
14. The attaching method according to claim 9, wherein the attachment object is a windmill blade.