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2008: Appeared in 33 games ... Made 24 starts ... Batted .247 with 14 runs scored, 11 RBI, five doubles, two triples and one home run ... Had three stolen bases ... Went 2-for-5 and drove in a run against Georgetown (3/5) ... Scored two runs versus St. Joseph's (3/6) ... Hit a triple and scored a run against St. Joseph's (3/8) ... Had a 3-for-3 performance that included four runs scored, two RBI and a home run versus Hartford (4/9) ... Hit a triple, scored two runs and drove in a run against Central Connecticut ... Went 1-for-3 with a double, one run scored and one RBI against Lafayette (4/20) ... Had a double, two runs scored and one RBI against Brown (4/23) ... Hit a double against Assumption (5/1).
2007: Appeared in 21 games ... Made 14 starts ... Had 14 runs scored, six RBI, and two doubles ... Had two stolen bases ... Had a double against Massachusetts (4/3) ... Went 1-for-3 with a double in the 5-0 win against Bucknell (4/22).
2006: Started in all eight games he played in behind the plate ... Had five runs scored, three hits and one RBI ... Drove in a run at Central Connecticut (3/19) ... Went 2-for-4 and scored a run against Army (4/16).
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-sport athlete at the Middlesex School (football, basketball, baseball) ... Independent School League all-star in football (2003, 2004) ... ISL all-star in baseball (2004, 2005) ... Kelton Athletic Bowl recipient as the top male senior student-athlete ... All-Regional team in legion baseball (2004) ... Team captain in football, basketball and baseball as a senior ... Member of two Bay State Games teams ... AAU All-America ... helped team to Class C NEPSAC Championship (2001) ... Led legion team to the Massachusetts State Championship (2004) ... Member of the 2001 and 2003 ISL Championship teams in football.
PERSONAL: Brother, Danny, plays baseball at Brown University ... Economics major.


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Fort Plain, New York
|Fort Plain, New York
|Coordinates: 42°55′51″N 74°37′29″W / 42.93083°N 74.62472°WCoordinates: 42°55′51″N 74°37′29″W / 42.93083°N 74.62472°W
|United States
|New York
|• Mayor
|Guy Barton
|• Total
|1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2)
|• Land
|1.4 sq mi (3.5 km2)
|• Water
|0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2)
|305 ft (93 m)
|Population (2010)
|• Total
|• Density
|1,700/sq mi (630/km2)
|Time zone
|Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
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Fort Plain is a village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 2,322. The village is named after a fort built on a plain at the junction of the Mohawk and Osquaga rivers, during the American Revolution.[1]
The village of Fort Plain is at the border of the Towns of Minden and Canajoharie and is west of Amsterdam.
Because of its small size and the close connections with neighboring communities, some former residents who now live in more populous regions use Fort Plain to refer collectively to the actual village of Fort Plain and the surrounding villages of Nelliston, Canajoharie, and Palatine Bridge.
The village is in a region where a branch of the Mohawk had four major villages. In 1738, the governor of New York built a stone house for the use of his sons. Other early settlers included Palatinate Germans.
The village is built at the foot of the hill where the fort once stood. The fort, a Revolutionary War fort, was constructed in 1776 and a blockhouse was maintained here throughout the war. While many of the village's men were fighting elsewhere, the women, dressed as men, were able to fend off Indian attacks by manning the walls of the fort.
Fort Plain became an incorporated village in 1832. The opening of the Erie Canal was an economic boom. It became a center of manufacturing during the Nineteenth century for textiles and furniture.
Fort Plain is also the birthplace of the first black professional baseball player, Bud Fowler. Fowler appeared in an exhibition game with a team from Lynn, Iowa in 1878, 68 years before Jackie Robinson played in a professional baseball game.
Fort Plain is also home to a large number of Amish and now, Montgomery County has one of the largest populations of Amish in the country.
The Fort Plain Conservation Area and United States Post Office are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
Notable residents[edit]
- Betty Buehler, actress[3]
Fort Plain is located at 42°55′51″N 74°37′29″W / 42.930846°N 74.624799°W.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (3.55%) is water.
The village is located on the south bank of the Mohawk River, where the Otsquago Creek' enters the Mohawk. The Erie Canal, using the Mohawk River, is adjacent to the village. The Village of Nelliston is on the opposite shore of the river.
New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) passes through the community. Fort Plain is at the intersection of NY Route 80 (Reid Street), NY Route 5S (Canal Street), and NY Route 163. NY 163 has its northern terminus at NY 80 in the village.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 2,288 people, 960 households, and 599 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,680.0 people per square mile (649.6/km2). There were 1,108 housing units at an average density of 813.5 per square mile (314.6/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.60% White, 0.09% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population.
There were 960 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the village the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $27,476, and the median income for a family was $40,302. Males had a median income of $28,462 versus $21,557 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,369. About 10.5% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 129.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ^ "Local actress made a mark in Hollywood". The Daily Gazette. May 6, 1996. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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Venice The Series Season Three Epsiode One.Tuesday, November 22 2011
Gina, Owen and Guya play 'cocktails and confessions', Van apologizes to Sammy, and Katherine and Allan share a moment.
Gina has a sexy dream about Ani but wakes up alone. Later, she attempts to keep The Colonel's newest rehab nurse, even though she knows it's a tough task. The nurse, an old arm wrestling champ in college, agrees to stick it out. The Colonel can see how happy Gina is to be rid of him. He thinks it was nice of her to help him recover but it's time for her to go and recover. He brings up Ani, asking if she's a part of her life. Gina isn't sure and is surprised he's asking.
Richard wakes up from his van and goes for a run on the beach
Owen wakes up with Sami in his bed. "That was fun," they agree. He checks his phone and she assumes he's checking messages for another woman. He apologizes and they start having sex. Later, Van helps Sami take boxes to her car. Owen can't tell the truth about his life so why should she trust him? Van blames himself and brings up his bruised male ego. He didn't mean to cross any lines with her with the kiss. She didn't mean to lead him on. She values their friendship.
Guya wakes up in her garden to Brandon calling. She doesn't remember them talking last night. He had to leave his stake-out to see her. He called an hour later and she was laughing her ass off. She's completely confused and more so when he tells her she was hanging out with her BFF. They hang up and her sister pops up.
Katherine lets Allan in at home. He comments that Gina's off the grid lately. Katherine has always wanted to be a woman of mystery like that. Allan insists she is. She grins and remembers how he took to wheeling and dealing when he first started the business. He remembers her being a big help to him. "Do you ever think about that night?" Indeed he does. He's glad to have her back in his life and caresses her hair. They get down to viewing his designs.
At the café, Jamie is happy Drew is serving him at his own joint. He could get used to it. He and Drew share a kiss. He's surprised about them. There was a time when he didn't think he would be able to be openly gay. He grew up in a gospel home and had a gay uncle. They called him eccentric. He tried to protect him but it was so complicated. They start kissing.
Ani packs her things at home and covers up bruises created by Lara, but the makeup doesn't help much. She leaves and bumps into Lara, who notices her handiwork and is very apologetic. She'll never forgive herself. She went to an AA meeting last night. Ani wants her to get help but says nothing when Lara asks for another chance. They agree to talk later.
Gina arrives at Guya's on the beach with Owen. They play games. It's time for cocktails and confessions. Guya tells stories about showing her panties to a boy when she was a kid. Owen makes fun of her. Gina calls her a little tart. Guya admits she felt in control until the little boy threw up. Gina says Guya looks like sh*t. Guya confesses she knows. She's been off her game. Her aura's completely shot. She can see spirits. "You uh see dead people?" Owen asks. He gets a slap for his joke. Later, Owen admits he ate the lemon pie from 25 years ago and Gina goes off on him. Guya laughs it and Gina says she got a bad laser hair removal job. Owen says he once dated a girl who had a lot of pubic hair like an afro. They crack up and Gina admits she picked a landing strip for her pubic hair but ended up with a question mark. Owen confesses he lost the movie. The producer's nephew got the job. Gina feels bad. They toast to family.
Allan finds Michelle outside at the café, and notes he can't find Gina still. Michelle is nervous but promises to set something up with Gina when she talks to her.
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The latest announcement came this week from executives at SCANA Corp., which has been warned by its builders the startup of the first of two new reactors in South Carolina could be delayed two years or more. SCANA Corp. and plant co-owner Santee Cooper have not accepted that timeline from the companies designing and building the reactors, nor have they accepted responsibility for additional costs.
That announcement may well foreshadow more delays for a sister project in eastern Georgia, and they have caught the attention of regulators and Wall Street. "Delays generally cause cost increases, and the question becomes who's going to bear the costs?" said C. Dukes Scott, executive director of the South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff, a watchdog agency that monitors SCANA Corp.'s spending.
None of this is helpful for the nuclear power industry, which had hoped its newest generation of plants in Georgia and South Carolina would prove it could build without the delays and cost overruns so endemic years ago. When construction slows down, it costs more money to employ the thousands of workers needed to build a nuclear plant. Meanwhile, interest charges add up on the money borrowed to finance construction.
A single day of delay in Georgia could cost $2 million, according to an analysis by utility regulators.
Utility consumers often end up paying for these extra charges in the form of pricier electricity bills, unless the government intervenes and forces shareholders to absorb all or some of the losses. Despite previous delays and problems, regulators in both states have previously said finishing the nuclear plants is cheaper than stopping and building gas-fired power plants.
"People take it seriously because really the operative word is uncertainty," said Paul Patterson, an analyst for Glenrock Associates. "This is a large and complicated project and any significant delay has the potential to raise expenses."
Originally, the first of SCANA Corp.'s two new reactors was supposed to start commercial operation in April 2016. The company later moved that target startup date to early 2017.
SCANA Corp. senior vice president Stephen Byrne said contractors now say that date could stretch to late 2018, if steps are taken to speed up construction. Without speeding up work, the first plant would be finished during the first half of 2019. The second of its new reactors would come online one year later.
So far, the consortium building and designing the plant — Westinghouse Electric Co. and Chicago Bridge & Iron — have not told SCANA Corp. how much the schedule change might cost.
"My general experience with contractors though is the first number they hit you with has a lot of shock value in it, and you end up negotiating something more reasonable from there," Byrne said.
Meanwhile, Southern Co. subsidiary Georgia Power and its co-owners are building two of the same reactors at Plant Vogtle. Historically, construction schedules in Georgia and South Carolina move roughly in tandem because they are building the same reactors, rely on the same contractors and get their parts from the same suppliers.
Georgia Power has not been notified of any additional delays, company spokesman Brian Green said. Its first new reactor was supposed to start operating in April 2016, with the second starting a year later. Delays have already pushed those dates to late 2017 and late 2018.
Additional delays could prove unwelcome news for two pro-nuclear Republicans seeking re-election in November to Georgia's Public Service Commission, H. Doug Everett and Lauren "Bubba" McDonald.
Georgia Power is scheduled to update regulators on its progress later this month. The company was still waiting for an updated construction schedule from its contractors since the current version has little detail about important activities past December 2015.
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An inta-oral device for viewing the oral cavity comprises a handle having a tube extending therefrom for insertion into the oral cavity to be viewed; an optical system within the tube; a video camera within the handle and illuminating means for illuminating the cavity; and a removable, rigid, sterilizable sheath completely enclosing the tube and illuminating means to prevent their exposure to the oral cavity. The optical means provides a non-reversed image to appear on a video screen.
1. An intraoral imaging device comprising a handle having communicating proximal and distal apertures therethrough, means associated with the proximal aperture for interchangeably mounting a video camera therein; a video camera having a video detector interchangeably mounted within said proximal aperture; a rigid optics tube mounted in the distal aperture of said handle and having an optical system therein for focussing light reflected from a surface to be viewed onto the video camera so as to create a non-reversed video picture, said optics tube further containing therein a fiber optic light source for illuminating the surface to be viewed; a rigid, removable, sterilizable sheath comprising a tubular distal portion which completely encloses, surrounds and protects the optics tube and its contents from exposure to the field to be viewed and contains no optical components of its own other than one or more windows for allowing illuminating light from the fiber optics to exit the sheath and reflected light to enter said optical system within said optics tube in a direction transverse to the axis of the optics tube, and a proximate portion which mates with a distal portion of said handle in a manner to prevent rotation of said sheath, said handle being of a size and shape configured to allow the user to continuously comfortably hold and manipulate the device without touching the tubular distal portion of the sheath.
2. A device for viewing a field within an oral cavity comprising a handle having a shape and size configured to allow for continuous and comfortable holding and manipulation of the device, while in use without touching any portion which is insertable into the oral cavity; a rigid optics tube extending from said handle and closed at its distal end; illuminating means for illuminating the field to be viewed; optical means for transmitting and focussing light reflected from the illuminated field to a video detector surface; a video camera including said video detector surface detachably mounted within said handle; a rigid, removable, sterilizable sheath secured to the handle and encasing said optics tube and said illuminating means so as to completely isolate them from contact with the oral cavity; and means for allowing light to pass from said illuminating means out of said sheath, and means for allowing light reflected from the field to pass through said sheath and optics tube into said optical means in a direction essentially transverse to the axis of the optics tube; and wherein said optical means includes means for providing an image that is not reversed with respect to the field as directly observed by the user.
3. The device recited in claim 2 wherein the means for providing a non-reversed image comprises a roof prism.
4. The device recited in claim 2 wherein said illuminating means is within said optics tube.
5. The device recited in claim 2 wherein said illuminating means is a fiber optic bundle.
6. The device recited in claim 2 wherein said illuminating means is external to said optics tube.
7. The device recited in claim 2 wherein the optics tube contains an optical system for conveying light reflected from the field and into the tube to a solid state video detector which detector is part of the video camera which is interchangeably mounted in the handle at the proximal end of said handle.
8. The device recited in claim 2 wherein the sheath is removably mounted on the handle in a manner such that the sheath cannot rotate.
9. The device recited in claim 8 wherein the optical means includes a roof prism, a rod lens at least one objective lens and a relay lens.
10. The device recited in claim 8 wherein the illuminating means comprises a fiber optic bundle contained within said optic tube.
11. The device recited in claim 8 wherein the sheath is comprised of a metal or metal alloy.
12. The device recited in claim 11 wherein said sheath is stainless steel.
This invention relates to an imaging system and particularly to an autoclavable intraoral endoscopic or bore-scope type of device for viewing ones mouth via a video screen. More particularly, the preferred embodiment provides an autoclavable intraoral imaging system which includes an autoclavable sheath and a handpiece adapter for use in such a system.
Bore-scopes, endoscopes and similar devices for viewing internal body structures and cavities on a video screen utilizing an imaging device and a video camera are well known. Such devices have been used widely in the medical field for viewing internal human tissue and in industry for inspecting the hidden surfaces of various structures.
A typical endoscopic system comprises an endoscopic lens device, a video camera and a video display and/or storage media. The endoscopic device comprises a supporting member, having a forward end to which there is attached an endoscopic tube which enters the internal cavity to be viewed. The endoscopic tube in some cases, but not all (some systems rely on ambient lighting), contains a light guide connected to a light source, e.g. a fiber optic bundle for illuminating the surfaces within the cavity and a lens system for conveying light reflected from these surfaces back to the video camera. The video camera is generally mounted on the supporting member opposite the endoscopic tube. Low level electrical signals developed by the camera (e.g. a CCD Chip) are conveyed through appropriate wires to a signal processing device for creating a video display and/or recording a video image. In some smaller endoscopic systems (e.g. intraoral devices), the endoscopic tube is directly coupled to an SCR camera without an intervening support member.
For infection control, one recent requirement for such devices is that any portion of the device which enters a body cavity must be either discarded or sterilized before reuse. Generally, in previous apparatus, e.g. the intraoral camera system marketed by AcuCam of Canoga Park, Calif., the entire forward end of the endoscopic device, including the light guide and lens system, is detached from the camera for sterilization. Since sterilization, e.g. by autoclaving, is generally time consuming, the dentist would require several expensive lens-fiber optic system members to be on hand for use with subsequent patients. Further, repeated sterilization can degrade or damage the optics and light guides. Hence, a need exists for a device which would allow immediate reuse of a lens-fiber optic system member without delay, damage, or inventory expense associated with the necessity of sterilization.
Another shortcoming of the aforementioned intraoral system is that the same member which is inserted into the oral cavity is held by the user. While the user (dentist) generally wears protective gloves and the portion held is generally a short distance from the inserted portion of the device, it would still be safer for both the user and the patient, that the user should not have to hold that portion of the device at all while in use. Any surface not being exposed directly, either external or internal to the patient's body cavity is considered an environmental surface and is/can be treated by appropriate high level disinfection rather than by sterilization.
A further disadvantage of prior art devices is that the image on the screen is the mirror image of the actual field being observed and movement to the left in the oral cavity appears as movement to the right on the screen. This often leads to a difficulty in manipulation of the device. It is therefore desirable that the screen and actual motion of the device appear identical.
Still another disadvantage occurring with respect to the prior art intraoral system is that the bulkiness or size of the inserted portion tends to block the vision of the user with respect to the oral cavity and the patient may tend to gag.
Yet another disadvantage of some intraoral systems is that the optical system is not sealed from the oral (or other) cavity thereby requiring sterilization of that member containing that system after each use. Such shortcomings are difficult or impossible to address without potential fatal damage to precision electronics and optics.
The novel device substantially eliminates the above problems.
An intraoral device for viewing a field within the oral cavity comprising a handle having a size and shape to allow the user to easily and comfortably hold and manipulate the device without touching any portion thereof which is insertable into the oral cavity; means associated with said handle for detachably and/or interchangeably mounting a video camera therein; a rigid optics tube mounted to said handle, said optics tube being closed at its distal end; illuminating means for illuminating the field to be viewed; optical means contained within the rigid optics tube for transmitting and focussing light reflected from the illuminated field onto the plane of the video camera; a rigid removable sterilizable sheath secured by the handle and overlying both said optics tube and said illuminating means and completely isolating them from contact with the field or walls of the oral cavity; and means for allowing light to pass from said illuminating means out of said sheath and means for allowing light reflected from the field to pass through said sheath and optics tube and int said optical means, said light from said illuminating means and said light entering said optical means being essentially perpendicular to the axis of the optics tube; and said optical means including a roof prism for image inversion.
FIG. 1 is a side, partially cut-away, elevational view of a preferred embodiment of the assembled device.
FIG. 2 is a bottom elevational view of the device of FIG. 1 without the sheath.
FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the device of FIG. 1 without the sheath.
FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view of the sheath.
FIG. 5 is a front cross-sectional view of the optics tube of the device of FIG. 1 along section 5--5.
FIG. 6 is a front cross-sectional view of the optics tube of the device of FIG. 1 along section 6--6.
FIG. 7 is a side, partially cross-sectional view, of another embodiment of the device.
In general, the preferred novel endoscopic device comprises a handle; means associated with the handle for detachably mounting a video camera therein; a rigid optic tube mounted to the handle and containing therein optical means for transmitting a focussing light reflected from a surface to be viewed onto the video camera; illuminating means for illuminating the surface to be viewed; video camera means detachably mounted to the handle; and a rigid, removable, sterilizable sheath over the rigid tube and illuminating means such that the tube, the optical system therein and the illuminating means are completely isolated from direct exposure to the surfaces to be viewed or surrounding surfaces.
The handle is preferably of a size and shape so as to allow the user to easily and comfortably hold and manipulate the device without touching the portion of the sheath which is inserted into the oral cavity to be viewed. Typically, the handle is formed from a plastic but may be made of other materials as well, e.g. wood, ceramic or metal.
The means for detachably mounting a solid state video camera into the handle can be any means known in the art. For example, the handle can be provided with a hollow bore having internal screw threads into which a camera can be screwed, or a simple tapered bore can be provided which mates with a tapered camera housing or a key and groove interconnection or a quick release snap-on interconnection can be provided.
The rigid optics tube is generally affixed to the handle opposite the camera. It may be permanently affixed to the handle or removably affixed thereto. If permanently affixed, the dimensions of the endoscopic portion of the device as well as the optical system contained within the tube are likewise fixed. Where the optics tube is removably affixed, so that an alternate tube can be placed on the handle, the length of the tube as well as the focal plane and magnification, if any, of the optical system can be changed.
The optics tube is preferably completely enclosed so that the optical system is protected thereby. Also, it is generally preferable, but not necessary, that the optics tube also contain therein the illumination means. The illumination means generally comprises a bundle of light transmitting fibers which transmits light from a light source, through the fiber bundle and out of the device so as to illuminate the area to be viewed. Typically, the optics tube is made of a rigid durable material such as stainless steel, but can be made of virtually any rigid material. When the tube is opaque, at least one transmitting window must be provided therein to allow light reflected from the surface to be viewed to be collected by the optical system for transmission onto the camera and when the optics tube also contains the illuminating means therein, a light transmitting window for the illuminating light must also be provided. This can be two separate windows or a single enlarged window. Any light transmitting material, e.g. glass or quartz, is suitable as a window material. Where the optical tube is itself transparent, a separate window is not required but the tube should be flat and polished in the area through which the light is transmitted so as not to distort the image. A feature of the novel invention is the use of a rigid, removable sheath which as indicated completely surrounds and isolates the optical tube, optical system and illuminating means. The sheath should itself be devoid of any optical components other than possibly one or more light transmitting windows aligned with the illuminating mean/and optical system to allow light to pass out of and into the device, respectively. The sheath should be made of a material which is sterilizable, i.e. autoclavable, e.g. stainless steel or other non-corrodible metal or alloy, a high temperature plastic or a ceramic. Preferably, the sheath fits coaxially over the optics tube, has a closed distal end and is secured to the handle in a manner to substantially prevent its rotation or movement during use.
This invention also contemplates and embodiment wherein a solid state video detector, e.g. a CCD chip is positioned so as to be directly illuminated with light reflected from the field to be viewed without the need for intermediate lens, prisms or the like.
A preferred embodiment of the novel device particularly useful as an intraoral endoscopic device is described with reference to the Figures.
Referring to FIGS. 1-6, there is shown a novel device 1 comprising a hollow central support member 10 which acts as the handle for holding the assembled device 1 when in use; a narrow elongated lens tube 12 having an appropriate lens system 14 contained therein said tube 12 being mounted within and extending from the distal end 16 of the support member 10. A removable sheath 18, adapted to fit over and completely protect and isolate the lens tube 12 from exposure to the oral cavity to be viewed so as not to become contaminated therefrom, is positioned over the lens tube 12. Means are provided with respect to the support member 10 and the sheath 18 such that the sheath 18 will not be disengaged or move while the device 1 is in use. A solid state video camera 22 is removably mounted within the proximal end 24 of the support member 10. In addition, a fiber optic bundle 26 is provided. The fiber optic bundle 26 is coupled to a light source (not shown) at one end thereof and extends into and terminates within the narrow lens tube 12.
The support member or handle 10 is made in a shape and size which facilitates holding the device in operation without having to touch any portion of the device which may be inserted in the cavity to be viewed, e.g. the mouth. It may be made of any convenient rigid material including plastics and metals.
The distal end portion 16 of the handle 10 is cylindrical and is provided with a shallow groove 28 circumferentially the area around into which is placed an O-ring 30. A narrow lens tube hole 32 is centrally bored axially through the distal end portion 16 of the handle 10. This narrow lens tube hole 32 communicates with a centrally bored wide camera hole 34 which extends through a main body portion 36 of the handle 10. The distal part of the main body portion 36 of the handle 10 is provided with a flat surface 38. In addition, a fiber optic entrance hole 40 which communicates with the camera hole 34 is provided through the proximate end of the handle 10 below the camera hole 34.
The proximate end of the camera hole 34 is provided with means, such as a threaded portion 42, so as to removably accept the solid state video camera 22 therein.
The lens tube 12 is of a diameter such that it securely fits within the lens tube hole 32 of the handle 10. As can be seen from FIG. 3, the optical system 14 contained within the lens tube 12 comprises the fiber optic bundle 26 through which light from a light source (not shown) is transmitted through the lens tube 12 and emanates from the lens tube 12 via a lens tube transmissive window 44. Light reflected from the surface to be viewed is transmitted back into the lens tube 12 via an optical window 46 adjacent and proximate to the transmissive window 44. The reflected light entering optical window 46 adjacent and proximate to the transmissive window 44. The reflected light entering optical window 46 then passes through a series of optical imaging devices including a fight angle roof prism 48, a set of objective lenses 50, a rod lens 15 and a video relay lens 52. Inherent in the function of the roof prism is the reinversion of the image such that the image on the screen is not inverted with respect to the visual image of the oral cavity as seen by the dentist and movement of the device mimics the direction of movement on the screen. Absent the roof prism, the lens system inverts the image to give a mirror image. The final image is made to focus upon the solid state camera 22 which is mounted on the opposite end of the handle 10. The end 53 of the lens tube 12 is closed so as to prevent contamination of the optics. As can be seen with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, the optical fibers 26 extend axially through lens tube 12 adjacent rod lens 15 until they approach the area of window 44 where the fibers are bent 90 degrees downwardly so as to terminate with their ends adjacent the window 44 in a direction essentially perpendicular to the axis of the lens tube 12. It will be understood that the invention is not limited to any specific lens system and any lens system which conveys the light to the video detector of the camera so as to give a sharp image which is not inverted is suitable. In fact, a lensless system wherein the video detector is directly illuminated also falls within the scope of the invention.
The sheath 18 is closed at its distal end 54 and when in operating position, concentrically surrounds lens tube 12. The proximal end 56 of the sheath 18 snugly fits over the distal end portion 16 of the handle 10. The O-ring 30 forms a seal so as to prevent contamination from entering the cavity formed by the space 57 (see FIG. 1) between the outside of the lens tube 12 and the inside of the sheath 18, thus preventing contamination of the lens tube 12 and obviating the need for sterilization of the lens tube 12. The proximal end portion 56 of the sheath 18 is provided with an extension 58 having a flat upper surface 60 which snugly mates with the flat surface 38 provided on the handle 10. This prevents rotation of the sheath 18 during use. The sheath is also provided with light transmitting glass or quartz windows 62 and 64 which are in registration with windows 44 and 46 of the lens tube so that light emanating from the lens tube 12 can pass out of the sheath 18, and the light reflected from the surface to be studied can pass through the sheath 18 into the optical lenses of the lens tube 12.
The embodiment shown in FIG. 7 is essentially the same as the previously described embodiment except that the lens system is replaced by a solid state video detector 66 positioned adjacent window 46 in tube 12 and means 68 are provided for transmitting the signal produced in the detector to the signal process or of the video camera. Also, the fiber optic illuminating means 26 is outside of, but adjacent the tube 12.
The novel device and system have several advantages over prior art devices. One primary advantage is an easily removable sheath which can be made of a rigid plastic material or of a metal such as stainless steel and which can be discarded (when made of and inexpensive plastic) or autoclaved or otherwise sterilized, separate and apart from the optical system, and which completely protects and isolates the tube containing the optical system from exposure to contamination.
A second advantage is the provision of a universal handle which negates the necessity of touching any part of the device which is inserted into the cavity to be viewed and also provides for quick and easy changing of video cameras according to the application. In addition, the lens tube could also be made interchangeable so that one can readily alter the lens system to fit ones need depending upon the application. Such interchangeability of camera and/or lenses greatly broadens the practical use of the device without substantial cost.
Still another advantage is that due to the preferred lens system, the width of the endoscopic portion of the device can be made relatively narrow e.g. 1/4", so that it does not block the users field of view.
It should be understood that the embodiment shown and described herein is but one embodiment of the invention and it is not meant to be limiting but only exemplary. For example, while it is preferred that the handle be of a size large enough and shaped so that the user can easily hold and manipulate the device, the size and shape are not critical. Also, while engagement of the video camera to the handle is shown to be by means of a screw thread, virtually any means known for making readily disengageable connections, e.g. quick-disconnects, key and slot, snap-on, set screw, or other connections known in the art are suitable. Similarly the means for removably mounting the sheath over the lens tube and to the handle is not critical and may be altered in any manner which would accomplish sealing of the lens tube from the environment without rotation of the sheath. Also, where the sheath is a light transmitting plastic, the separate windows provided in the sheath can be eliminated. Further, while for use as an intraoral device the typical length of the lens tube and sheath is from 4 to 6 inches, these members can be made of virtually any length provided the optics can be made to accommodate the length either by different lens systems or transmission of a focused image to the camera such as by means of optical fibers.
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For Immediate Release — February 28, 2013
New Partnership Makes a Science Out of Having Fun in Raleigh on Thursday Nights
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RALEIGH – Raleigh's nightlife and aspiring scientists will get a terrific boost from a new partnership announced today between the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences and Time Warner Cable.
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Nov. 28, 1961 w. A. GROSS VALVE FOR MAGNETIC FLUIDS Filed Dec. 21, 1959 INVENTOR. William A. Gross BY \KY' (My/ rpn g1 1 United States Patent 3,010,471 VALVE FOR MAGNETIC FLUIDS William A. Gross, San Jose, Calif assignor to International Business Machines Corporation, New York, N.Y., a corporation of 'New York Filed Dec. 21, 1959, Ser. No. 860,745 3 Claims. (Cl. 137251) The present invention relates to valves for controlling the flow of fluids. More particularly, the present invention relates to valves for controlling the flow of magnetic fluids, including ferromagnetic fluids, paramagnetic fluids and diamagnetic fluids.
It is an object of this invention to provide a simple yet eflicient valve for controlling the flow of magnetic fluids.
It is another object of the invention to provide a device for controlling the flow of magnetic fluids that is immediately responsive and easy to operate.
It is a particular object of the invention to provide a simple, rapidly responsive device for controlling the flow of magnetic fluids by the application of magnetic fields.
An additional object of the invention is to provide a valve for controlling the flow of fluids without the use of physically movable flow control components.
These and other objects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the accompanying drawing which illustrates a preferred embodiment thereof and which represents a central vertical section through a fluid control valve embodying my invention.
The control valve of the invention comprises a cylindrical core of a magnetizable material, such as iron, which carries a magnetizing winding 12 and which is concentrically surrounded by a closed pot 16 of magnetizable material that establishes a low reluctance return path for the magnetic force lines set up in the core whenever the magnetizing winding is energ zed. The pct 16 may be formed by two symmetrically arranged halves 16a and 16b that are suitably joined along their edges as shown in the drawing, and the core 10 is slidably supported in a central aperture 17 provided in the floor or end wall 14 of the right half 16b of the pot. Arranged between the floor 18 on the left pot portion 16a and the core 10 is a narrow gap 19 that constitutes part or" a conduit 20 which passes through the left half of the pct 16. For this purpose the side wall 22 of the left pot portion is provided with an inlet indicated at 24, and the space adjacent the floor 18 of pot portion 16a is sealed from the remaining interior of the pot in a fluid-tight manner by a partition of non-magnetic material in the form of a centrally apertured disk of brass 26 through which the inner end 28 of the core 10 protrudes as shown and which may suitably be supported from the side wall 22 of the left pot portion 16a. The inner end 28 of core 10 has the shape of a truncated cone and its end surface 30 is located closely adjacent to the annular end face 32 of a crater-shaped projection or protuberance 34 formed in the center of the floor 18 of the left pot portion 16a. Said crater 34 surrounds a passage 36 that leads from the interior of the pot to the outside.
In practical operation a fluid having magnetic properties may be passed through the passage formed by inlet 24, the space 20 between the floor of the left pot portion 16a and the inner end face 37 of the disk 26, the annular gap 19 and the outlet 36. A ferromagnetic fluid may be formed by forming a suspension of iron filings, indicated at 38 in the drawing, Within a suitable carrier liquid. When the electromagnet formed by the winding 12 and the core members 10, 16a and 16b is de-energized, a terromagnetic fluid, for example, will flow in the normal 3,010,471 Patented Nov. 28, 1961 manner through the described passage since the particles contained therein are too small to obstruct, or be impeded by, theannular passage 19 formed by and between the inner end face 30 of the core 10 and the annular top surface 32 of the crater 34. When the winding 12 is energized, however, and a magnetic field is set up across the gap 19 through which the fluid must pass, the magnetizable particles contained in the fluid orient themselves and conglomerate giving the appearance as if the fluid would thicken and even freeze within, and in the vicinity of, the gap 19. A similar freezing is possible with paramagnetic fluids, but a repulsion results with diamagnetic fluids.
As a result, the free flow of the fluid through the described valve is impeded and slows down toan extent dependent upon the intensity of the magnetic field established by energization of the winding 12, and if the current passed through said winding is suificiently strong, the annular passage 19 may be completely blocked so that the flow of fluid through the conduit 20 ceases completely. Thus, by controlling the strength of the current passed through the winding, such as by means of a suitable rheostat indicated at 40, the flow of fluid through the valve of the invention may be controlled very accurately and may be stopped entirely if desired. On the other hand, flow of fluid through the valve of the invention may be allowed to recommence and/or to increase in strength by the simple expedient of decreasing the flow of current through the winding 12 or de-energizing the winding entirely. The permeability of a ferromagnetic suspension may be comparable to that of a paramagnetic fluid such as liquid sodium. The same valve will control the flow of paramagnetic and diamagnetic fluids such as liquid oxygen (in which the control is due to the repulsion of the oxygen from the field).
For best performance, I have found that the size of the gap should be properly related to the properties of the magnetic fluid. Thus, for large ferromagnetic particle sizes and/or heavy suspensions it is of advantage to increase the size of the gap 19 to assure that the device of the invention will respond promptly and permit flow of the fluid to recommence, or to increase, whenever current flow through the magnetizing winding 12 is decreased or interrupted. The construction of the valve illustrated in the accompanying drawing is therefore such that the width of the gap 19 in the magnetic structure may be varied at will. For this purpose the cylindrical center core 10 is slidably supported in the central aperture 17 provided in the floor or end wall 14 of the right half 1617 of the magnetic pot 16, as has been pointed out hereinbefore, and its outwardly protruding end 42 carries an operating wheel 44; and within the pot structure, said center core is provided with external threads 46 which are engaged with internal threads 48 provided in the surface of the aperture 50 in the brass partition 26 that is supported from the wall 22 of the left pot portion 16a. Thus, by turning the wheel 44 in one or the other direction the gap 19 formed between the inner end surface of the core 10 and the annular top surface of crater 34 may be made narrower or wider to condition the device for optimum performance with different magnetic fluids. To indicate the size of the gap visibly to the person manipulating the setting wheel 44, a suitable rule 52 may be bolted to the outer surface of the right portion 16b of pot 16 and carry suitable calibrations opposite the inner surface of the setting wheel as indicated at 54 in the drawing.
In carrying out the invention in practice in connection with a ferromagnetic fluid composed of a suspension of ten parts by weight of carbonyl iron powder of an average particle size of 1 micron in a one part by weight of a light weight hydrocarbon oil, a gap 19 of a width of 0.1 inch proved to give satisfactory performance, providing quick response both in blocking and in unblocking the valve by appropriate control of the current flow through the energizing winding' 12. a
. The described device makes it possible to'control the flow of liquids having magnetic properties very accurately without the use of physically moving flow control components, merely by setting of a suitable current control switch. It is of simple construction, and it may readily be adapted for optimum performance with magnetic fluids of diiferent character and composition.
While *l'have explained my invention with the aid of a preferred embodiment thereof, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific constructional details shown and described which may be departed from without departing from the scope and spirit of my invention. e
I claim:
1. A valve for the control of magnetic fluids comprisring a conduit for the flow of the magnetic fluid, a structure of magnetizable material extending into said conduit and establishing a closed magnetic path having an air gap located within said conduit and forming -a restricted passage therein, means operable to vary the width of said restricted passage, and means on said structure operable to magnetize said structure and form a magnetic field across said restricted passage.
2. A valve for the control of magnetic fiuids comprising a magnetizable structure in the form of a closed pot having end walls, a magnetizable center core extending from one of said end walls axiaflly into a position adjacent to but separated from the opposite end wall to form with said opposite end wall a narrow annular gap, said opposite end wall having an aperture located centrall=y of said gap, means forming a conduit for the flow of magnetic fluid through said annular gap and said aperture, and a magnetizing winding supported upon said center core within said pot to establish upon energization a magnetic field across said annular gap between the inner end'of said center core and the adjacent end wall of said pot. r
3. A valve for the control of ferromagnetic fluids comprising a maguetizable structure in the form of a closed pot having centrally 'apertured end walls, a mag netiz'able center core slidably supported in the aperture of one of said end Walls and extending axially Within 'said pot with its inner end into a position adjacent tobut separated from the opposite end wall to form with said opposite endw-all a narrow gap around the central aperture thereof, means forming a conduit for the flow of ferromagnetic fluid through said annular gap and the aperture in said opposite end wall, means operable 'to shift said core axially, of said pot to vary the width of said annular gap, and a magnetizing windingsupported upon said core within said pot to establish upon energization a magnetic field across said annular gap between the inner end of said center core and the adjacent end wall of said pot.
Beckman 'Oct. 18, 1938 Pierce Sept. 8, 1953
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This is the second volume in The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library, a series that will reprint all the collections of Gardner's "Mathematical Games" columns. For a discussion of the series as a whole, see the review of the first volume.
Origami, Eleusis, and the Soma Cube is the new title for what was published, in 1961, as The 2nd Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions. This means, of course, that these columns were first published in the late 1950s. For all their age, most of them remain fresh and interesting. Gardner has provided updates as appropriate, and the bibliographies have also been brought up to date.
One of Gardner's real strengths as a writer of popular mathematics is his ability to choose topics that will appeal to the general public while also having some real mathematical content. The stand-out example in this collection is the chapter on Origami. There are real mathematical possibilities implicit in the ancient art of paper-folding, but when Gardner wrote his column they seem to have been largely unexplored. Fifty years later, there has been something of an explosion of interest and new ideas. These are briefly mentioned in Gardner's update, and the very selective bibliography for this chapter runs to four pages.
While Origami has stayed in the limelight, other topics discussed by Gardner have not. This doesn't mean they are any less interesting. Eleusis, for example, is a card game designed to require players to construct guesses based on the evidence before them. If I ever teach a course on the history of science, I may well teach the class the game to give them a sense of how inductive reasoning works.
I found the chapters on "The Monkey and the Coconuts" and on "Probability and Ambiguity" particularly fascinating. The first tells the story of a problem mentioned in a short story that caused a furor. The second deals with the difficulty of coming up with unambiguous statements of various probability problems. It includes a problem that is equivalent to the infamous "Monty Hall Problem," and the solution is given correctly.
The column on the soma cube includes two (unintentional) name-drops that I found amusing. The first is a reference to "Richard K. Guy of the University of Malaya in Singapore." Guy, now retired from the University of Calgary, is in his 90s and still going strong. The other is a reference to "Mrs. R. M. Robinson, wife of a mathematics professor at the University of California at Berkeley," who, of course, is none other than Julia Robinson. I was reminded of the delightful story in Julia, a Life in Mathematics in which the mathematics department at Berkeley gets informed that "Prof. Robinson's wife" had just been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
The obligatory discussion of the golden ratio is here, and to his credit Gardner was already somewhat skeptical of the standard stories surrounding it. In his update, he says that he has since become even more skeptical, and rightly so. Equally interesting, though now very much out of date, is the chapter on mechanical puzzles. And who can resist reading about "Recreational Topology"?
One unusual column should be mentioned. "Squaring the Square" is not by Gardner at all, but by William T. Tutte. It tells the story of how the problem of dividing a square into finitely-many non-congruent subsquares was solved. The idea was to reinterpret it as a problem in graph theory, and then to reinterpret that as a problem about electrical circuits. It's a neat story. One of the things that struck me as I read it is that most mathematicians today would be able to do the first step (from dissection to graph theory) but would never think of the second, since most of us do not know Kirchhoff's Laws.
There's a lot more in there. Like the first volume, this one is in the "must have" category.
Fernando Q. Gouvêa is Carter Professor of Mathematics at Colby College in Waterville, ME. When this book was first published, he didn't know how to read yet. He has since learned.
1. The five platonic solids
2. Tetraflexagons
3. Henry Dudeney: England's greatest puzzlist
4. Digital roots
5. Nine problems
6. The soma cube
7. Recreational topology
8. Phi: the golden ratio
9. The monkey and the coconuts
10. Mazes
11. Recreational logic
12. Magic squares
13. James Hugh Riley Shows, Inc.
14. Nine more problems
15. Eleusis: the induction game
16. Origami
17. Squaring the square
18. Mechanical puzzles
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Lung function means how well your lungs work. When you have COPD, your lungs can't move as much air in and out as they should. And the more serious your COPD is, the less air your lungs are able to move.
Spirometry tests are used to measure lung function. They measure how much air you breathe out when you take long, deep breaths and push the air out of your lungs. For people with COPD, the test measures how well the lungs do two important jobs:
- How much air you can push out in 1 second.
- This is called forced expiratory volume in 1 second, or FEV1.
- How much air you can push out after you take a deep
breath, with no time limit.
- This is called forced vital capacity, or FVC.
When you have COPD, your FEV1 number will be lower than normal. Just how low it is depends on what stage your COPD is—mild, moderate, severe, or very severe. Your FVC number may also be lower than normal. These numbers are usually stated in the form of a percentage.
Picture a glass of water. If the glass is full to the brim, it is 100% full. If it is only half full, it is 50% full. And 33% means it is only one-third full, and so on. Likewise, if your FEV1 is 50%, your lungs are able to handle only half as much air as they should. If your FEV1 is 33%, your lungs are able to handle even less—only a third as much. The lower your FEV1 percentage, the less air your lungs are able to handle.
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- You have a 10/20/30 percent chance to survive any damaging attack that would otherwise kill you.
- You have a 33/66/100% chance to completely avoid any damaging attack that would otherwise kill you and reduce all damage taken by 90% for 3 sec. This effect cannot occur more than once per minute.
- Killing blows are no longer 100% absorbed. If the Rogue is below 10% health, the killing blow is still completely absorbed; if the Rogue is over 10% health, enough damage will be absorbed to reduce the Rogue's health down to 10%. For the following 3 seconds, damage is not always reduced by 90%; it is now reduced by a maximum of 90%, depending on how much resilience the Rogue has. The damage reduction will be four times the damage reduction resilience causes against critical strikes.
The big benefactors from this are ... mostly anyone fighting a rogue. Burst damage classes like mages will benefit from being able to take the rogue down to 10% with their big spells, and sustained damage or DOT classes will be able to gnaw away at that remaining health if the rogue isn't resilience capped. This will also ease some of the complaining about Cheat Death-enabled rogues getting healed back to full during the proc, or Cloak of Shadowing away and vanishing before starting an inescapable stun lock.
The major losers here are leveling rogues and rogues who PvP in high-damage PvE gear. If you don't have much or any resilience on your gear, that 90% damage reduction is going to get pretty low, pretty fast. Rogues will have to start stacking resilience like everyone else, even though it will hurt their damage output. Time to put away that 4/8 Tier 6 and Warglaives ...
It's tough to gauge what the full reaction to these changes will be from the wider rogue community. Community Managers have stepped into the rogue forums to remove gloating posts by warriors and mages. So far, most rogues seem to have realized long ago that a change was on its way and have come to terms with it.
What do you think about this change?