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Shawn Green attracts a lot of attention.
Maybe it's because of his size. He's 6-foot-1, 275 pounds. It could be because he led a Grayson team that was ranked No. 1 for most of the regular season. Or it might be because he's going to play for Georgia Tech next season.
Whatever the reason, Green likes to hide from the recognition.
"He's not a front-runner in wanting a lot of attention, so he's kind of a shy guy," Grayson head coach Mickey Conn said.
It's that humility Conn loves to rave about Green. But he's also a pretty good football player. The Grayson defensive tackle battled double teams all season and still terrorized defenses with 50 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and four sacks to earn Daily Post Defensive Player of the Year honors.
"I felt like I had a good season," Green said. "I kind of controlled the line of scrimmage, not many runs came up the middle. I should have done a little better pass rushing and I think I played a lot more physical than last year because I knew what to expect."
You get a hint of what Conn talks about in just that statement alone. To outsiders Green had a great season, not a good one like he put it. He might think he controlled the line of scrimmage when a better term would be dominate. And though many people applaud his efforts, he still finds ways he can improve.
"His humility will always stick out to me," Conn said. "He would do anything for anybody."
And he did do anything for his teammates. Green would pick up and take home teammates from practice during the summer, he helped coach Grayson youth camps and football practices as well. That's in addition to be the best run stopper in the county.
"You don't see that with guys that get that kind of attention," Conn said. "A lot of players get their name in the paper and get too big for things like that."
Green was three-year starter for Grayson and during that time helped lift the Rams defense and program to among the state's best. Grayson has compiled a 35-5 record during that time, which includes two Region 8-AAAAA titles and national recognition from USA Today and other national polls. Grayson's defense has been among the top three in the county for fewest yards allowed and points scored.
A big part of that has been Green clogging up the middle.
"We got a lot of good defensive players on our team, but with him he's a big presence in the middle," Conn said. "He demands a double team and that frees up others to make plays."
To give you an idea of his athleticism, Green jumped up and intercepted a pass early in the season against Dacula. His best game was against Region 8-AAAAA rival Brookwood, where he posted nine tackles, including four for loss and a quarterback hurry.
"I try to get after it every play, run my hardest and just be more physical than the guy in front of me," Green said.
Conn still remembers the first time he saw Green step on campus and knew he could be a great player for the Rams. You could argue he's the best defensive lineman Grayson has ever produced, but Alabama defensive lineman Lorenzo Washington might have something to say about that.
One thing is for sure, he's a major Division I talent, something Conn didn't fully appreciate until last year.
"Shawn, I felt like could take over a game. I didn't know how good he was until I watched his highlight film we put together for recruiting after his junior year," Conn said. "We knew he was good, but when you watch that film, it's pretty amazing what he could do.
"That Lowndes game, against the No. 1-ranked team in the state, that was his coming out party and he just dominated."
Green will sign with Georgia Tech in February where he hopes to get some playing time for the ACC champions next season. He'll be one of a dozen standout players on the Yellow Jackets' roster, which is fine with Green since he doesn't like a whole lot of attention anyway.
"He's meant a lot to our defense. He's done such a great job with handing everything he's accomplished," Conn said. "He's a humble kid and that's what I admire about him. As good as Shawn is, it's all about the team and doing the best for the team."
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Grades are determined by performances on exams, quizzes, term papers, group assignments, and labs.
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During lectures, PowerPoint presentations, DVDs, web sites, and Canvas - the College's learning management system - are used to supplemental and idea or scientific theory.
Internet courses are available. To enroll in on-line courses, you must meet with a chemistry advisor. According to Dr. Barot, "to take on-line chemistry classes, a student must show initiative and responsibility. Without self-discipline it becomes too hard to earn a decent grade."Getting the Most from the ProgramIt is important to keep in touch with your advisor to make sure you are staying on your academic track. If necessary, your plan can be revised to adjust for any circumstances that may change your available time to complete the program.Math/Science Computer Help LabIf you need additional assistance with an idea or concept presented during class, go to the help lab located at the Napier Avenue Campus in room B303.
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Sept. 23, 1969 S. L. STARGER ENCAPSULATED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING INTERNAL SHIELDI NG Filed Dec. 12, 1967 28 6 r ll: 15
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14 Me/al j I WWW U.S.:Cl. 174-52 3,469,017 ENCAPSULATED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING INTERNAL SHIELDING Samuel L. Star'ger, Clark, NJ, 'assignorto RCA Corporation, a corporation of Delaware Filed Dec. 12, 1967,;Ser. No. 689,993
Int. Cl. Hk 5/04 4 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE vUnited States Patent 0 and portions of the substrate and leads are encapsulated in a molded enclosure,.and the portions of the lead frame connecting the leads together are removed to separate the leads and complete the device.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Ths invention relates to semiconductor devices and particularly to semiconductor devices utilizing lead-frame assemblies.
In the fabrication of certain types of semiconductor devices, e.g., integrated circuits, a semiconductor pellet I is mounted on a lead frame comprising a metal plate having a cut-out therethrough providinga plurality of elongated, inwardly converging leads. Different ones of the inner ends of the leads are electrically connected to different portions of the pellet as, e.g., by fine wires.
. Preferably, to obtain small package size and small lead capacitance, the leads are thin and narrow. The pelletframe assembly. is encapsulated, as by molding a plasticlike encapsulating material around the pellet, the connector wires, and the inner portions of the elongated leads. The portions of the metal frame joining the leads together are then removed, to separate the leads, as by stamping.
One problem with semiconductor devices of the type described is that the encapsulated devices contain little internal electrostatic shielding. Such shielding is desirable for high efficiency operation of the devices when used at high frequencies. Another problem is that the thin lead frame on which the pellet is mounted is relatively ineffective as a heat sink for dissipating heat generated in pellet, during operation of the device. Also, the lead frame is fragile, thereby giving rise to damage to the device during the mounting of the pellet on the lead frame and the bonding of the connecting wires to the pellet and the leads.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A semiconductor pellet-lead frame assembly is provided comprising a leadframe formed from a flat sheet of metal having a cut-out therethrough providing a plurality of elongated leads. Bonded to one side of the lead frame, and rigidly supporting the leads of the frame, is an electrically conductive substrate. To serve effectively as an electrostatic shield, the conductive substrate should be as close as possible to the semiconductor pellet and its connecting wires. However, to prevent electrical shorting of the leads to one another, the substrate should be electrically insulated from the leads. To these ends, the
substrate comprises a plate of metal, such as aluminum, having a thin covering layer of insulating material. The insulating layer of the substrate is bonded to the lead frame as, e.g., by a thin layer of epoxy cement. A semiconductor pellet is mounted on the substrate, either directly thereon or on one of the leads bonded to the substrate. Different portions of the pellet are connected to different ones of the leads.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIGURE 1 is a plan view of a pellet-lead frame assembly according to one embodiment of the invention;
FIGURE 2 is a section along line 2-2 of FIGURE 1;
FIGURE 3 is a plan view of a pellet-lead frame assembly according to a different embodiment of the invention;
FIGURE 4 is a section along line 4-4 of FIGURE 3; and
FIGURE 5 is a view in perspective showing a com pleted semiconductor device made according to the invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS With reference to FIGURES 1 and 2, an assembly iii is shown which comprises a lead frame 12, a substrate 31 and a semiconductor pellet 16.
The lead frame 12 is a flat sheet of metal, such as steel, copper, a nickel-iron-cobalt alloy sold under the trade name of Kovar, or the like, and has a thickness in the order of 10 mils. The frame 12 includes arectangular ring 17 and a plurality of elongated leads 18 ex-= tending inwardly therefrom. The lead frame 12 can be provided by known means, such as by stamping or etchembodiment, the substrate 14comprises aluminum which is surface anodized (i.e., converted to a stable oxide of aluminum) to a thickness in the order of 2 mils, and preferably as thin as 0.2 mil. Magnesium, although not having a thermal conductivity as good as that of aluminum, is another material that can be surface anodized and used for the substrate 14. Surface anodizing of metals is known.
Alternately, the metal plate of the substrate 14 can be coated with a thin organic resin insulating material, such as a polyimide, epoxy, or the like. Such coatings, as known, can be applied with a thickness in the order of 2 mils and less.
The substrate 14 is bonded to the inner ends of the leads 18 as with a thin layer 24 of an epoxy cement, such as the Shell Oil Companys Epon 1001. By using clamping pressures during setting of the cement, the bonding layer 24 can be made to have a thickness in the order of 1 mil or less.
For effective shielding of the pellet 16 and the pellet connecting wires, the conductive portion 20 of the substrate 14 should be as close to the pellet and wires as possible. An advantage of the coated metal substrates and bonding procedures described is that close spacings and effective shielding can be obtained.
To electrically ground the substrate 14, the insulating coating 22 and the bonding layer 24 are pierced, as with a sharp tool, and a fine wire 26 is bonded between the substrate 14 and one of the leads 18.
The semiconductor pellet 16 is mounted on the insulating coating 22 of the substrate 14, as with an epoxy cement. The pellet 16 can comprise, e.g,., various active and passive devices providing an integrated circuit. Dif-.
ferent surface contacts of the pellet 16 are electrically connected to different ones of the leads 18 by wires 28. The bonding of connecting wires 28 between semiconductor pellets and leads, as by welding, is known.
In the embodiment as described above, the substrate 14 provides support for the leads 18, serves as a heat sink for the pellet 16, and provides internal shielding for the semiconductor device.
In another embodiment, not illustrated, the insulating layer22 on the substrate 14 is partly removed to expose a portion of the underlying metal of the substrate, and the pellet 16 is directly electrically connected to the substrate, as by means of a brazed bond.
An advantage of the pellet-lead frame assemblies described is that they are relatively strong and rigid, whereby damage to the assembly is minimized during mounting of the pellet 16 on the lead frame 12, bonding the connecting wires 26 to the pellet 16 and leads 18, and subsequent handling of the device.
In ,another embodiment of the invention, shown in FIGURES 3 and 4, the shielding provided by the electrically conductive substrate 14.. is supplemented by an additional U-shaped shielding member 30 extending over the uppersurface portion of the pellet 16 and the connecting'wires 28. In this embodiment, the pellet 16 is mounted on a relatively wide lead 31 which extends across the rectangular ring 17. The shielding member is electrically connected, as by welding, to the lead 31 on which the pellet is mounted.
. The completed assemblies are then encapsulated by molding a plastic-like encapsulating material, such as Dow Corning Corp. 306 Silicone Molding Compound,
around the pellet 16, the, connecting wires 26 and 28, the
inner ends of the leads 18 (and the lead 31, if used), the substrate 14, and the shielding member 30, if used. To complete the device, the portionsof the lead frame 12 joining the leads 18 are removed, as by stamping. The extending leads 18 are the device terminals. The encapsulated device is shown in FIGURE 5.
tofurther effect heat removal from the semiconductor device.
What is claimed is: 1. A semiconductor device comprising: a metalsubstrate;
a semiconductor pellet mounted on a first surf ice of said substrate; i
an insulating coating on said first surface of said substrate;
a plurality of elongated conductors rigidly bonded to said coating in insulated relationship to said substrate and extending outwardly from said substrate;
means electrically connecting different portions of said pellet to different ones of said leads, and means electrically connecting said metal substrate to one of said leads; and
an insulating encapsulation enclosing saidpellet, portions of said leads, and all of said substrate, said leads extending outwardly from said enclosure.
2. A device as in claim 1 wherein said substrate comprises an aluminum plate surface anodized to a depth in the order of 2 mils or less to provide said insulating coatmg. l
3. A semiconductor device comprising:
a flat sheet of metal having a cut-out therethrough pro viding an array of elongated, inwardly extending leads;
a substrate comprising a metal plate and a thin layer of insulating material covering one side of said plate;
the insulated side of said substrate being rigidly bonded to the inner ends of said leads;
a semiconductor pellet mounted on said one side of said substrate, different onesof the inner ends of said leads being electrically connected to different portions of said pellet; 1
means for electrically connecting said metal substrate to one of said leads; and
an insulating encapsulatio'nenclosing said pellet, the inner ends of said leads, and all of said substrate, said leads extending outwardly from said enclosure.
4. An assembly as in claim 3 wherein said substrate comprises an aluminum plate surface anodized to a depth in the order of 2 mils or less to provide said insulating layer. s a 2 References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,244,939 4/ 1966 Sandbank. 3,325,586 6/1967 Suddick. 3,340,347 9/1967 Spiegler.
DARRELL L. CLAY, Primary Examiner Us. Cl. X.R. 29-588, 627; 174-35; 311-101,'234
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VH1 caught up with K after the show to get the scoop on Rebellious Soul and whether or not she and Mimi have settled their differences.
VH1: How did tonight's show compare to your gig at B.B. Kings earlier this year?
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You didn't seem tense at all…
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Are we going to hear country influences on Rebellious Soul
You can kind of tell from the writing, but I think the second album, I'll try to throw a little something in there. Right now I just want to give my fans what they've been really waiting for.
How does it feel to be in New York full-time?
I love New York. Anything's better than Atlanta. It's just time to go. It's a great place for people, it's just not for me. I did what I came to do there, now it's time to conquer something else.
How do the music scenes differ?
The music scene used to be really popping in Atlanta, but everybody's either gone to New York or L.A. so now it's kind of dried up there.
Who are other artists you'd like to work with?
I really love Eric Hudson–that's who I worked with on my album–I think he's so musical.
"V.S.O.P." really touches on how to make a date night "special." What do you need to set the mood?
I'm simple–just relaxing, chilling and being around the person you like with a nice drink. That could be nice.
And your drink of choice is…
Jack Daniel's, but I try to stay away from him now. No brown liquor or I can get a little angry sometimes [laughs].
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An applicator assembly comprising a base having a handle portion and a support portion and including an applicator movably mounted or connected to the base and selectively positionable between an outwardly extending operative position wherein the lens is transferred to the eyeball, and a stored position wherein the contact lens is removably secured to the applicator and is also capable of being positioned for proper cleaning of the inside surface immediately prior to the application to the eyeball. A container is also provided for storing of the assembly wherein the cover or lid portion thereof is an eyepiece having a magnifying lens for properly viewing the contact lens when mounted on the subject applicator device for proper orientation of the lens immediately prior to placing on the eyeball.
1. An applicator assembly for a contact lens, for a human eye, said assembly comprising:
a) a base including a handle portion and a support portion connected to said handle portion,
b) an applicator movably mounted on said base and positioned between a stored position and an operative position,
c) said applicator comprising holding means adapted for removably holding a contact lens thereon, said holding means comprising a head portion and a plurality of lands extending radially outward from said head portion, said plurality of lands each including an exposed exterior surface and collectively defining a mounting surface for a contact lens,
d) said applicator further comprising positioning means connected to said holding means and movable therewith relative to said base between said stored position and said operative position,
e) said operative position defined by said holding means extending outwardly in spaced relation from said support portion,
f) said stored position defined by a mating engagement between said holding mean sand said support portion, and said base further including a support surface formed on an outer extremity of said support portion, said support surface dimensioned and adapted to removably support a contact lens thereon when said applicator is disposed in said stored position.
2. An assembly as in claim 1 wherein said base comprises an elongated first channel extending therethrough and being open at both of two opposite ends, said first channel transversely dimensioned to slidingly receive said holding means therein.
3. An assembly as in claim 2 wherein said holding means comprises an elongated stem having a sufficient longitudinal dimension to extend outwardly from at least one of said opposite ends when in either said operative or said stored position.
4. An assembly as in claim 3 wherein said stem includes said holding means fixedly secured to one end thereof and an opposite end thereof including a stop member each having a sufficiently larger dimension than said first channel to restrict passage of either therethrough.
5. As assembly as in claim 3 wherein said stem includes an elongated second channel extending through the length of said stem and said holding means in co-axial relation to a central longitudinal axis thereof, said second channel disposed and adapted to operatively align the holding means with an eyeball for placement of a contact lens thereon when said holding means is in said operative position.
6. An assembly as in claim 1 wherein said lands are configured and adapted to orient said mounting surface in flush engagement with said support surface when said applicator is in said stored position.
7. An assembly as in claim 6 wherein said support surface and said mounting surface collectively define a substantially concave configuration when said applicator is in said stored position.
8. An assembly as in claim 6 wherein said operative position is further defined by an outer, spaced extension of said head portion and said plurality of lands from said support portion and said plurality of lands and said mounting surface removably engaging an outer surface of the contact lens.
9. An assembly as in claim 6 further comprising connecting means adapted for securing said plurality of lands in an outwardly spaced relation to said head portion and fixedly secured to both said head portion and said plurality of lands.
10. An assembly as in claim 9 wherein said connecting means comprises a plurality of fingers each having an inner end fixedly secured to said stem and extending radially outward from said stem and said head portions and having an outer end thereof secured to one of a plurality of lands.
11. An assembly as in claim 10 wherein each of said lands extends outwardly from both longitudinal sides of a corresponding finger in transverse relation thereto.
12. An assembly as in claim 11 wherein said support portion comprises a plurality of slots formed therein in spaced relation to one another and each being disposed and configured to removably receive one of said fingers' therein when said applicator is in a stored position.
13. An assembly as in claim 12 wherein said support portion further comprises a plurality of recesses formed therein and each dimensioned and adapted to receive one of said plurality of lands therein when said applicator is in said stored position.
14. An assembly as in claim 13 wherein said plurality of slots and recesses are dimensioned and configured to position said mounting surface in flush relation to said support surface when said fingers and said lands are respectively positioned therein.
15. An assembly as in claim 1 further comprising in combination a container means structurally adapted for removably containing said base and said applicator when movably connected together.
16. An assembly as in claim 15 wherein said container means comprises a hollow interior container body and a cover portion connected in removably covering relation to said container body.
17. An assembly as in claim 16 wherein said cover portion comprises an eye piece including a magnifying lens structurally adapted for magnified viewing of the contact lens when mounted on said applicator or support portion of said base.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an applicator device for efficiently and accurately placing a contact lens on the outer surface of the human eye wherein the device is also capable of supporting the lens for proper and efficient cleaning immediately prior to application of the lens to the eyeball.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In modern day society many people with poor eyesight now utilize the wearing of contact lens to improve such eyesight rather than conventional spectacles or eye glasses. Advancements in the development and production of contact lens has increased the number of people who can actually wear the lens and also extended the amount of time such lenses can be worn. The improvement in contact lens technology has of course made available to wearer's of such lenses both the hard lens which was first developed and now the "soft" material lens which presents less aggravation to the eye and can be worn for extended periods
However regardless of the type of contact utilized there is still the recognized problem of properly applying the contact lens to the eyeball. Conventional practice, in the past has lead to the precarious positioning of the contact lens on one finger of the user and the attempted but haphazard positioning of the lens in proper engagement with the exterior surface of the eyeball. Such a method is not only less than totally effective but frequently results in dropped lenses or inaccurate positioning particularly when the contact lens must be properly oriented immediately prior to application to the exterior surface of the eyeball.
As evidence of the fact that this problem has been recognized, the following United States Patents are representative of various devices which are directed to the application of a contact lens.
The U.S. Pat. No. 3,177,874 to Spriggs discloses a contact lens applicator which has a plurality of gear mechanisms which, when properly manipulated will properly activate a head formed of three upwardly extending prongs effectively arranged in a circle and having a somewhat of a flare type configuration so that the tips of these prongs are located in a manner to appropriately contact and grip the contact lens being applied. Gripping the lens occurs by water surface tension. This structure, while appearing to be applicable incorporated numerous mechanical linkage, in the form of gears, which therefore appears to be extremely complicated and therefore effects the operable life as well as the maintenance characteristics of this device.
The Patent to England, 4,097,081 discloses a device for inserting and removing contact lenses comprising an elongated resilient cylindrical body of small diameter having in its forward end a contact lens holding suction cup. A small diameter duct extends entirely through the body which is opened at its forward end and at its opposite end. The squeezing of the body of the device exerts a negative force or suction on a contact lens which is mounted on the holding suction cup. Further manipulation serves to release the lens in its proper location.
The Patent to Richmond, 3,134,208 discloses a lens holding device or more specifically an optical blank holding device utilized for the making of lenses rather than being specifically structured and designed to facilitate the application of such contact lenses to the eye in an efficient and accurate manner.
Of secondary interest is the Patent to Obits 3,063,083 which is directed to washing or cleansing devices and particularly to a kit for the washing and storing of contact lenses. The device does not specifically relate to a device which serves to properly apply and or position contact lens on the exterior surface of the eye in the conventional and accepted fashion.
The above referenced patents indicate that prior art has made numerous attempts to solve the well recognized problem of accurately and properly positioning the contact lens on the human eye. However, lack of commercial availability of devices such as this may be an indication that this well recognized problem is not solved by such devices. Therefore, there is total recognized need in this area for an applicator assembly which effectively and efficiently positions a contact lens on the human eye in a proper orientation and location. Such a preferred device should be capable of removably mounting the contact lens on the preferred applicator in a secure manner so as to eliminate any possibility of inadvertent dislodgment and possible loss of the lens while at the same time supporting or engaging the contact lens in a manner which allows easy transfer of the lens to the outer surface of the eyeball once the applicator is operatively positioned.
This invention relates to an applicator device which serves to efficiently, effectively and accurately place a contact lens on the exterior surface of the human eye. More specifically the subject applicator assembly comprises a base and a movably mounted applicator member thereon. The base includes a handle portion and a support portion preferably formed of a single, integral, one piece construction. A first channel is centrally and coaxially formed in the base and extends along the length thereof and completely therethrough. Such first channel is open at both ends and the channel is specifically dimensioned and structurally adapted to receive the applicator member.
The applicator member includes a holding means secured to and or defining one end of the applicator. The remainder of the applicator is defined by an elongated stem portion having an exterior transverse dimension sufficient to be mounted on the interior of the first channel and at the same time allow selective sliding movement of the length of the stem within the first channel. This allows the selective positioning of the applicator between a stored position and an operative position.
The holding means is specifically designed to removably mount a contact lens thereon by removable but relatively secure engagement with the exterior surface of the contact lens. This is accomplished through the provision of a plurality of outwardly extending lands which engage the exterior lens surface. Due to water surface tension between the moistened lens and the confronting surface of the lands, there is sufficient adhering force or pressure to removably secure the contact lens to the plurality of lands of the holding means. This provides proper positioning of the lens and also to allow its cleaning. Such cleaning technique of the contact lens when it engages the holding means and the support portion of the base is accomplished by the addition of a saline solution and will be described in greater detail hereinafter. The lands are further adapted collectively define a mounting surface for the engagement of the exterior surface of the contact lens as explained above.
The support portion of the base has a support surface formed on and defining the outer extremity of the support portion. The specific structural configuration of the holding means on the applicator member is adapted to effectively mate with the support portion on the base to the extent that the mounting surface on the holding means is positionable into flush engagement with the support surface on the support portion of the base when the applicator is selectively disposed into the aforementioned stored position. Once in such stored position the contact lens is wetted and mounted on the now flush support surface and mounting surface. As set forth above the adhering force is result of water surface tension between confronting or contacting surfaces of the lens and the support surface and mounting surfaces on the support portion of the base and the holding means respectively. It should also be emphasized that when in a stored position more surface area contacts the exterior surface of the contact lens. Accordingly more adhering force is developed and the contact lens is more stable when both the support surface and the mounting surface concurrently engages the outer surface of the contact lens. This is due to the fact that greater water surface tension exists. Such adhering force is caused by water surface tension as explained in detail herein and is sufficient to maintain secure engagement even when the lens is positioned in any of a variety of attitudes or orientations. Gravity will not dislodge the contact lens from its mounted position. Once the contact lens is properly cleaned and it is desired to place the contact lens on the eyeball, the applicator is movable in to the operative position. This operative position is defined by an outer spaced extension of the holding means and more specifically a separation of the mounting surface defined by the plurality of lands from the support surface of the base support portion. The exterior surface of the contact lens thereby breaks engagement with the support surface of the support portion of the base and therefore has less adhering force exerted thereon because less surface area is in actual engagement with the lens. The lens, is still maintained securely but removably on the mounting surface as the holding means and plurality of lands move outwardly from the support portion of the base and into the aforementioned outer extension, in spaced relation from the support portion of the base.
A second channel extends completely through the length of the elongated stem and holding means and is coaxially located relative to a central longitudinal axis which extends through the stem and therefore through the holding means. This second channel is open at both ends and is sufficiently large in dimension to allow light to pass therethrough from the outermost exterior end through the inner end adjacent to which the contact lens is mounted. The light will of course pass through the transparent contact lens. Such light can be easily viewed by the eyeball about to receive the contact lens. This light passing through the second channel is accurately aligned with the contact lens center such that continued viewing by the eyeball with the light passing through the second channel will serve as a sighting and or alignment means to accurately position the contact lens until it physically engages the exterior surface of the eyeball. Once such engagement or contact occurs the regular force exerted on the interior surface of the contact lens through its engagement with the exterior surface of the eyeball will be greater than the force serving to connect or mount the exterior surface of the contact lens to the mounting surface defined by the radially outwardly positioned lens. The contact lens will of course therefore be maintained on the exterior surface of the eyeball once the applicator is removed or selectively positioned back into the aforementioned stored position.
The present invention also includes a container structure which is capable of storage and containment of the applicator assembly therein. An additional feature of this container will be that the cover thereof is structured to define an eye piece which includes a magnifying lens. The eye piece can be fitted over one of the eyes of the user and is used to properly sight and magnify the position of the contact lens on the applicator assembly. Such magnified viewing allows the proper orientation of the lens relative to the applicator so that when it engages the exterior surface of the eyeball it is properly oriented relative thereto.
For a fuller understanding of the nature of the present invention, reference is had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the applicator assembly stored within a container.
FIG. 2 is an end view of a component of the embodiment of FIG. 3 along line 2--2 thereof.
FIG. 3 is a front view of one component of the applicator assembly off the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4--4 of FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 is a front view of a cooperative component of the applicator assembly of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an end view FIG. 5.
FIG. 7 is a side view showing the two components of FIGS. 3 and 5 in intended connection with one another and relationship thereof to the eyeball on which the contact lens is to be placed.
FIG. 8 is a front view in partial cut-away showing a cleansing method usable with the applicator assembly of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view in partial section and cut away showing mating engagement of the two components of the subject applicator assembly with a contact lens mounted thereon.
Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawings.
As shown in the accompanying figures the present invention is directed towards an applicator assembly generally indicated as 10 designed to apply a contact lens to the eyeball 12 of a user's eye. The contact lens 14 is mounted in the position best shown in FIG. 9 for purposes of cleansing as will be explained in greater detail specifically with reference to FIG. 8 and also in such position for purposes of application as best shown in FIGS. 7 and 9. It should be noted that while the contact lens is represented in relative dimension and configuration as shown in FIG. 9 such contact lens, utilizing the preferred applicator assembly of the present invention may take a variety of dimensions and configurations, all of which contact lenses are now commercially available.
The subject applicator assembly includes a base generally indicated as 16 and shown in detail in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4. The base 16 includes a handle portion 18 configured to be effectively gripped by the hands or more specifically the fingers of the user and a support portion 20. The base 16 also includes a first channel 22 extending completely through the length of the base and disposed in substantially coaxial alignment with a central longitudinal axis (not demonstrated for purposes of clarity). Also, the first central channel 22 is open at both ends and is transversely dimensioned so as to slidingly receive therein an applicator member generally indicated as 30. The base 16 further comprises a plurality of elongated slots 24 and also a plurality of spaced apart recesses as at 26. The slots and the recesses are dimensioned and otherwise adapted and disposed to receive specific portions or components of .the applicator member 30, as will be explained in greater detail hereinafter when such applicator member is disposed in a stored position as best shown in FIGS. 1 and 7. Further the support portion includes a support surface 28 which has a somewhat concave configuration so as to be readily adaptable to the convex configuration of the exterior surface of the contact lens 14 when such contact lens is mounted thereon.
The applicator assembly, as said forth above, further includes an applicator 30 having an elongated stem 32 with a holding means generally indicated as 34 affixed to and at least partially defining one end thereof. The opposite end of the stem 32 includes a fixedly or integrally attached stop member 36. The outer transverse dimension of the stem 32 is such as to be slidingly received within the first channel 22 of the base 16. Therefore it should be apparent that the applicator 30 is selectively positionable by the hands of the user between a stored position (See FIGS. 1 and 7) and an operative position as best shown in FIG. 9. The stop member 36 is provided so as to prevent inadvertent removal or displacement of the stem 32 from passing out of the central channel 22 of the base 16. It should be apparent therefore that the transverse dimension of the stop member 36 is at least somewhat greater than the inner transverse dimension of the channel 22.
The holding means 34 includes a head portion as at 38 and a plurality of radially outward extending lands 40 which may be disposed in spaced relation to one another or otherwise interconnected. Connecting means in the form of spaced apart flange like fingers 42 are directed radially outward from the head 38 and are connected at the upper and outermost extremity to the lands 40. Such flange like finger members 42 have their inner most longitudinal end as at 44 connected or integrally formed on the exterior surface of the stem. The lands are collectively shaped to define a somewhat concave surface and they are disposed to collectively define what may be referred to as a mounting surface which engages and supports the exterior surface of the contact lens 14 as best shown in FIG. 9.
The aforementioned operative position is defined by the holding means 34 and particularly the lands 40 and the head portion 38 extending outwardly away from the support portion 20 and particularly the support surface 28 of the base 16. In such a position the stem is manipulated to accomplish such outer positioning wherein the contact lens 14 is mounted on and thereby supported exclusively by the lands 40 and in particular the mounting surface 44 collectively defined by the exterior surface of at least the lens and depending upon the shape of a contact lens, the exposed surfaces of the fingers 42.
When in the aforementioned stored position the mounting surface 44 defined by the exterior, exposed surface collectively of the plurality of lands 40 is disposed in flush engagement with the support surface 28 of the support portion 20 of the base 16. This is accomplished by a mating engagement of the flange like fingers 42 within one of a plurality of spaced apart elongated slots 24 disposed in spaced apart relation to one another and integrally formed in the support portion 20 as said forth above. Similarly, a plurality of spaced apart recesses 26 are dimensioned, configured and otherwise structurally adapted to receive the lands 40 therein. The relative dimension and configuration of the recesses 26 and the lands 40 are such as to dispose the mounting surface 44 into flush relation with the support surface 28 to define an overall somewhat concave configuration when such flush engagement between these two surfaces exists. In such a stored position and when the above noted surfaces are in flush relation to one another the contact lens 14 is placed thereon. An adhering force created by water surface tension or force is exerted on the exterior surface of the contact lens 14 thereby securely but removably holding the contact lens in an operative position and in engagement with both the mounting surfaces 44 of the lands and the support surface 28 of the support portion 20. However when it is desired to physically apply the contact lens 14 to the exterior surface of the eye ball 12, the stem 32 is manipulated relative to the base 16 in a manner which causes the outer extension of the holding means 34 from the support portion 20 of base 16 (See FIG. 9).
In the position shown in FIG. 7 the assembly is still in its stored position. However when it is desired to physically apply the lens the holding means 34 and particularly the lands 40 extend outwardly in spaced relation from the support portion 20, this causes the mounting surface of the lands 40 to clearly separate in an outer spaced extension from the support surface 28 and support portion 20 (See dotted lines of FIG. 7 and the details of FIG. 9). It is important to note, and as set forth above in somewhat detail, the adhering force due to the existence of water surface tension is somewhat less when the device is in the outer spaced position since a smaller surface area, namely the surface area of the mounting surfaces of the lands 40 "(and possibly the exposed surfaces of fingers 42)" are only in contact with the outer surface of the contact lens. A greater adhering force due to engagement of a greater surface area exists between the lens when in fact both the mounting surfaces 44 of the lands and the support surface 28 of the support portion 20 are in flush engagement and when both engage the outer surface of the contact lens.
It is important to note that the stem 32 as .well as the holding means 34 includes a second elongated channel extending completely there through and being open at both ends. This channel 50 is disposed in coaxially alignment with a central longitudinal axis of the stem 32. The transverse dimension of the second channel 50 is such as to allow light to pass therethrough. This light may be viewed as it passes through the contact lens 14 by the eyeball 12 immediately prior to the application or physical contact of the lens 14 to the exterior surface of the eyeball 12. The continuous viewing by the eyeball of the light passing through the second elongated channel 50 and through the transparent contact lens will serve to automatically align and therefore properly position the contact lens as it approaches, eventually contacts and is transferred onto the outer surface of the eyeball 12.
Another feature of the present invention is shown in FIG. 8. When the lens 14 is mounted on both the lands 40 and the support portion 20 when the applicator 30 and the base 16 are in the aforementioned stored position, a cleansing fluid may be applied directly to the inner surface 14' of the contact lens 14. Cleansing is readily accomplished. The plurality of drops as at 51 are allowed to pass through a certain distance, which may of course vary, but which is preferably outward to six inches above the inner surface 14' when in the orientational position shown in FIG. 8. Such drops may pass from the conventional container in which such cleansing solutions are sold as at 53. The splashing of the individual drops 51 onto the inner surface 14' will cause them to "bounce" or "ricochet" off such inner surface and carry with them T when passing from the inner surface 14', any debris or dust which would have a tendency to irritate the eyeball. The greater adhering force between the contact lens 14 and the now combined, flush support surface 28 and mounting surfaces 44 of the lands 40 will maintain the contact lens 14 in its secured position as shown in FIG. 8 even under the pressure exerted thereon by the cleansing drops 51 falling from a significant height or distance. After cleansing the stem 32 is manipulated until the holding means 34 and particularly the lands 40 are disposed in the aforementioned operative position immediately prior to contact between the lens 14 and the eyeball 12. The adhering force on the lens is thereby reduced.
Yet another feature of the present invention is the provision of a container generally indicated as 60. The container includes a substantially hollow interior 62 dimensionally configured to receive and have stored therein the assembly 10 preferably when in its stored position. The container 60 includes a cover portion generally indicated as 64 which may more specifically be defined by an eye piece. The eye piece includes an outwardly flared surrounding peripheral wall as at 66 having the exterior peripheral rim as at 68 dimensioned to fit over but received in overlying relation to an eyeball of the user. The cover structure 64 also includes the existence of a magnifying lens 70. When the cover is properly positioned over the eyeball viewing through the magnifying lens 70 will allow enhanced observation of the contact lens. The contact lens 14 can thereby be properly oriented by the hands or fingers of the user until it is accurately positioned so as to accomplish proper placement in covering relation to the eyeball 12. Proper placement and actual contact of the lens 14 occurs as shown in FIG. 7 when the line of sight of the eyeball 12 passes through the elongated second channel 50 by constantly viewing the light.
The cover 64 is removably attached in overlying, covering relation to the open end or mouth 69 of the container 60 as shown.
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WASHINGTON — At last, the unemployment crisis seems to be easing. That's the good news.
The bad news? Job creation remains scant because companies still lack enough confidence in the economy to ramp up hiring.
The U.S. jobless rate held steady at 9.7 percent in February. And employers cut 36,000 jobs — fewer than predicted. Those figures signaled that the job market is slowly healing.
Some economists said the jobless rate may have peaked and predicted the employment report for March will kick off a string of monthly job gains.
"We're on the cusp of some job growth, finally, finally," said Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at PNC Financial Services Group.
The Labor Department report issued Friday cheered Wall Street, too. The Dow Jones surged 122 points, or about 1.2 percent.
But there's a long way to go. The recession eliminated about 8.4 million jobs. The slow-motion recovery means hiring is expected to remain feeble for the rest of the year — at most a net gain averaging about 100,000 a month.
To put that in perspective, about 125,000 new jobs are needed each month just to keep up with population growth and prevent the unemployment rate from rising.
To reduce the jobless rate significantly, employers would need to create 200,000 to 300,000 jobs a month. But most of them are waiting to see stronger sales, more spending by consumers and businesses, and a more vigorous global rebound to stimulate demand for U.S. goods and services.
Clifford Adkins of ARC Products LLC in suburban St. Louis, which makes gurneys to evacuate buildings, would like to hire. He said he doesn't need to see a prolonged boost in sales. He would hire if even a few of the government agencies and schools he serves step up spending.
But orders are falling. His cash flow just can't support new workers.
"I think if orders started coming in, I'd immediately start using that cash to put (salespeople) on the street," he said.
Some encouraging signs that consumers are more willing to spend emerged in reports earlier this week. Shoppers hit the malls and spent more freely in February. And activity in both the manufacturing and services industries of the economy is growing.
The jobs picture is gradually brightening at a time when the U.S. economic rebound is faring better than Europe's. The 16 nations that use the euro currency scarcely grew in the fourth quarter, scratching out a 0.1 percent gain. Spain is suffering from 18.8 percent unemployment.
Still, the U.S. economy is lagging behind those in Asia. Economies such as China and South Korea largely escaped the downturn that followed the 2008 financial crisis. China's economy grew a sizzling 8.7 percent last year.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and most economists are forecasting only a modest rebound. That's why economists say it could take at least four years to restore the 8.4 million jobs wiped out by the worst recession since the 1930s. It could take even longer for the jobless rate to drop back down to a normal 5.5 percent to 6 percent.
Most economists had expected the unemployment rate to rise to 9.8 percent in February. In October, the rate hit 10.1 percent, a 26-year high. Some experts now think that might have marked the peak. Others note that if people who stopped looking for work resume their job searches, the rate could tick up.
In February, 1.2 million people abandoned their job searches — 473,000 more than did so in February a year ago.
All told, nearly 14.9 million Americans are now unemployed. That's nearly twice as many as when the recession began in December 2007.
Evidence of the fierce competition for jobs was seen in a rise in the so-called under-employment rate, which includes the unemployed, plus those who have given up looking for work and those who are working part-time but would prefer to work full-time. The under-employment rate rose to 16.8 percent, from 16.5 percent in January.


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Best Film
|1. Boyhood
|6. Only Lovers Left Alive
|2. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
|7. The Double
|3. Manakamana
|8. Starred Up
|4. Ida
|9. Manuscripts Don't Burn
|5. The Grand Budapest Hotel
|10. Inherent Vice
Best Actor
|1. Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
|2. Jack O'Connell, Starred Up
|3. Michael Keaton, Birdman
Best Actress
|1. Essie Davis, The Babadook
|2. Agata Kulesza, Ida
|3. Tessa Thompson, Dear White People
Best Supporting Actress
|1. Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
|2. Elisabeth Moss, Listen Up Philip
|3. Lindsay Duncan, Le Week-End
Best Supporting Actor
|1. Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
|2. Jonathan Pryce, Listen Up Philip
|3. J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Best Undistributed Film
|1. From What Is Before
|2. The Midnight After
|3. Approaching the Elephant
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Best Screenplay
|Winter Sleep
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Best First Feature
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|Men Women and Children
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CORPUS CHRISTI - Annette Soliz understands the meaning of tradition: It's what made her drive about 700 miles to watch the Buc Days Illuminated Night Parade with her family Saturday.
"We've been here for 29 years," Soliz said Friday night while preparing snacks in the shade at Leopard and Artesian streets. "I may live in El Paso, but nothing was going to keep me from the parade."
Soliz said her family chalked their name on the street nearly two weeks ago and someone has checked the site two or three times per day since then. Caution tape surrounds the grassy area where, she said, more than 100 family and friends will gather for the parade which begins at Buc Stadium at 8 p.m.
Soliz' dedication is something Cynthia Martinez understands.
Martinez, 42, said she has attended the parade every year since she was 3.
As a child, she said her grandparents would lead her to their reserved area at Leopard and Josephine streets where she could run around. As she got older their spot on the route changed, but the feeling has remained.
"Everybody takes time out of their busy lives to be together," Martinez said. "That's what keeps us doing it, the family togetherness."
From the front steps of City Hall, Martinez said her favorite part of the event is watching the excitement on the faces of the kids in her group. Reconnecting with people she hasn't seen since the previous parade is another highlight, she said, as is making new friends.
The Acosta family also likes the unusual nature of camping in the middle of the city.
"There's a point at night where you don't notice," Frank Acosta said. "Then it's awkward in the morning, you hear voices all around you."
The Acosta family rented its own portable toilet for the event, as many families do yearly. The $80 price tag is split between two families, and Acosta said they generally let others use it, for a fee, up until the point that they've recovered the cost. After that, he said, other visitors are on their own.
Acosta said family members plan to enjoy themselves like they have the past 16 years, but they did lose their long-treasured location this year.
"Somebody beat us to it," Acosta said. "I guess I just waited too long."
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Illuminated Night Parade
When: 8 p.m. today
Where: From Buc Stadium to the bayfront.
Cost: Free
Information: 882-3242 or www.bucdays.com
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When: 7 p.m. today
Where: Buc Stadium, on Leopard Street next to Miller High School
Cost: $5; $6 seats with backs
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Tickets for the pre-parade show go on sale at 9 a.m. today at Buc Stadium box office.
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Vietnam's dong has worst week since February on devaluation
Vietnam's dong had its worst week since February, dropping to a record low, after the central bank devalued the currency for a second time this year to help reduce the trade deficit.
The dong rose today for the first time since August 18, when the State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference rate 2 percent lower at 18,932 per dollar. government data show the trade deficit in the seven months through July almost doubled to $7.4 billion from a year earlier, while the International Monetary Fund said on June 9 the nation's foreign-currency reserves have fallen to the equivalent of seven weeks of imports from coverage of less than two-and-a-half months in December.
"The devaluation makes sense, given that the country is still running a sizable deficit and the level of reserves is relatively low," said Tai Hui, the head of Southeast Asian economic research at Standard Chartered Plc in Singapore. He forecasts the dong will trade near 19,500 for "at least the next several weeks."
The dong fell 2.1 percent this week to 19,475 per dollar as of 2 p.m. in Hanoi, the biggest five-day decline since the currency was previously devalued on February 11, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The currency climbed 0.1 percent today after the central bank kept the reference rate unchanged, according to its website. The dong is allowed to trade 3 percent either side of the rate.
Bonds Steady
The currency has slumped 5.1 percent so far this year, the worst performance among 16 currencies in Asia monitored by Bloomberg. Twelve-month non-deliverable forwards rose for a second day, gaining 0.5 percent to 21,291, implying traders are betting on a further loss of 8.5 percent.
In the so-called black market, the dong traded at 19,510 at gold shops in HCM City, compared with 19,260 at the end of last week, according to the 1080 telephone-information service run by state-owned Vietnam Posts & Telecommunications.
Vietnam should "allow freer movement of dong," Mark Mobius, who oversees about $34 billion as executive chair of Templeton Asset Management Ltd's emerging-markets group, said yesterday. "That means allowing the market to determine where the dong rate should be. The best way is by changing the regime and allowing people to buy and sell dong on the street at the market rate."
The central bank devalued the dong by about 3.3 percent in February and by 5 percent in November 2009.
Benchmark government bonds were steady this week, with the yield on the five-year note at 10.64 percent from 10.66 percent at the end of last week, according to a daily fixing price from banks compiled by Bloomberg.
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Apple announces iOS 5: 1500 new API for developers, 200 new features for users - Beta today, release this fall
Apple senior VP of iOS, Scott Forstall, just announced iOS 5 and it comes with 1500 new API for developers and 200 new features for users -- including notifications, lock screen info, Newstand, Twitter, and more!
Notifications: Looks a lot like LockInfo, aggregates all notifications and you swipe down from the top to get them. They're non-obtrusive. Fade in to alert, then fade out and you can get back to them any time.
Lock Screen info: Looks like MobileNotifier (which is probably why they had to hire Haas). Swipe to go to voice mail, SMS to go to conversation view, etc.
Newstand: This is an app, integrated on the home screen, that automatically collects all subscriptions into a folder so you can access you magazines
Twitter: Deep integration provides single sign-on. Twitter gets added to the action button and is accessible in a lot of apps. Integration for contact photos as well.
Safari: Reader, Reading list (Instapaper was smart to kill the free version!), and tabbed browsing
Reminders: Basic To Do functionality with built in calendar support. Task managers just got Sherlocked...
Camera: Take a photo without entering passcode, use volume up to take a picture, pinch to zoom, photo editing.
Mail: Rich text entry. Indents. Flags. S/MIME.
Dictionary New, system wide.
iPad portrait keyboard: Split screen to save your thumbs!
Tether-less setup: PC-free, post-PC, call it what you want but Apple has cut the cable
OTA updates Apple is really doing bit dif/delta updates for apps! (Georgia can opt out, though)
Game Center: Achievement points, find friends, friends of friends, game discovery, turn based games, game downloads.
iMessage: Cross iOS messages. (What, iChat was taken?!) Essentially BBM for iPhone and iPad. Text, photos, video, contact info, group messaging.
Wi-Fi sync: Yes, finally, iTunes sync without the tether
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Apple announces iOS 5: 1500 new API for developers, 200 new features for users - Beta today, release this fall
Iterative dev at its best. :)
I'm sooooooo excited for iMessage!!! Whoo finally something like BBM but for iPhones.
That's the best of the new ios they can offer? I gotta agree all this stuff has been done before. I was hoping apple might make a better presentation than these updates to their OS. I had an iPhone and it was great no complaints but once I got an android it was night and day. I can't see myself ever going back.
Will there be system wide voice to text (like Android)?


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A recent paper by MSI Fellow Don Truhlar (Chemistry) and his group was featured in a YouTube video by Professor Martyn Poliakoff of the University of Nottingham, UK. The paper, "Kinetic Isotope Effects for the Reactions of Muonic Helium and Muonium With H2," appeared in Science magazine (Science 331, 448-450 (2011)).
An article about the work of MSI Fellow Renata Wentzcovitch (Chemical Engineering and Materials Science) appears in the May 2011 issue of Physics Today.
A study of the economic impact of the University on the state economy and society was recently completed. The results of the study are available.
The Institute for Computing in Science hosted eight workshops this summer in Park City, Utah. Each week-long workshop was organized by leaders in computational science, mathematics, and computer science. The goal of ICIS is to build ties between these fields through an annual series of intensive workshops aimed at examining deep questions that lie at the intersection of computation and science. More information can be found on the ICIS website.
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering held a Tech Tune Up course series on several days between May 23 and June 9. This was an opportunity to learn about the latest innovations, to advance your skills, and to network with campus professors. More information can be found on the ECE website.