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The invention relates to an encapsulated organic light emitting device having an improved protective covering comprising a first layer of passivating metal, a second layer of an inorganic dielectric material and a third layer of polymer.
1. A light emitting device comprising an organic light emitting material sandwiched between first and second electrode, the first electrode contiguous to a transparent substrate and the second electrode contiguous to a protective covering, the second electrode comprising an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or rare earth metal and the protective covering comprising (a) a first layer of gold, silver, indium, aluminum or a transition metal directly on and in contact with the second electrode, (b) a second layer of dielectric material directly on and in contact with the first layer and selected from the group consisting of silicon nitride, silicon oxide, germanium oxide and zirconium oxide, the second layer having a thickness in the range of 50-500 nanometers, and (c) a third layer of hydrophobic polymer directly on and in contact with the second layer.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein the second electrode comprises an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal.
3. The device of claim 2 wherein the second electrode comprises calcium, lithium or magnesium.
4. The device of claim 3 wherein the first and second layer of the protective covering are deposited by thin film deposition.
5. The device of claim 1 wherein the polymer is polysiloxane, polytetrafluoroethylene or polyolefin.
6. The device of claim 1 wherein the protective covering further comprises an impact resistant fourth layer of glass or metal.
The present invention relates to an encapsulated organic light emitting device having an improved protective covering.
Inorganic electroluminescent devices such as LED's are known in the art. The device generally comprises a chip of phosphor disposed between two electrodes. The phospher generally comprised a rectifying semiconductor such as gallium arsenide doped with aluminum or phosphorous. Upon application of a current, the gallium arsenide emits light. However, due to the complexity of manufacture, these devices can not be easily fabricated in large area displays or arrays.
Organic electroluminescent devices (materials and structure) are also known in the art as disclosed in Tang, U.S. Pat. No. 4,356,429 Shi et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,593,788 and Heeger, U.S. Pat. No. 5,408,109, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
Organic electroluminescent devices (OLED) generally comprise an organic electroluminescent material sandwiched between two electrodes. Generally, the organic electroluminescent material is a multilayer structure comprising an electron transport layer, an electroluminescent layer and a hole transport layer. Upon application of an electrical current, the material radiates light generated by recombination of electrons and holes in the organic material. However, the organic luminescent materials are sensitive to contamination, oxidation and humidity. Further, in some OLED, the electrodes are also sensitive to contamination, oxidation and humidity. For example, Heeger teaches fabricating the OLED cathode electrode from a low work function metal such as calcium. However, Tang teaches that a cathode electrode made from reactive materials such as calcium are susceptible to oxidation. Tang teaches utilizing more stable materials with higher work function for the cathode electrode. The lack of an effective encapsulant to protect the OLED from the environment remains a major obstacle to OLED development.
Therefore, there is still a need in the art for an encapsulated organic electroluminescent device which is stable in an ambient environment.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improved encapsulated electroluminescent device.
Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following disclosure,
The present invention relates to an encapsulated organic light emitting device comprising an organic light emitting material sandwiched between a first (anode) electrode and a second (cathode) electrode. The outer surface of the first electrode is suitably contiguous to a substrate preferably transparent e.g., glass. The outer surface of the second electrode is contiguous to a protective covering. The second electrode comprises an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, rare earth metal or alloys thereof. The protective covering shields the device from ambient contaminants, oxygen and water to prevent its oxidation and degradation. The protective covering comprises three contiguous layers as follows: a first layer of thin film deposited passivation metal, a second layer of thin film deposited dielectric material such as silicon dioxide or silicon nitride and a third layer of a hydrophobic polymer. The protective covering protects the organic electroluminescent material and the reactive electrode from oxidative and hydrolytic degradation in an ambient environment, thereby substantially improving the lifetime of the device.
A more thorough disclosure of the present invention is presented in the detailed description which follows and from the drawing.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the light emitting device of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a sectional view of another embodiment of the light emitting device of the present invention.
The present invention generally relates to an encapsulated light emitting device comprising an organic light emitting composition disposed between a first and second electrode.
Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown an embodiment of the device comprising the light emitting composition 2 sandwiched between and contiguous with cathode electrode 4 and transparent anode electrode 6. The anode electrode is supported on a glass base 8. A three-layer protective covering 10 is contiguous to cathode electrode 4. When a voltage is applied to electrodes 4 and 6 light is emitted from composition 2 and radiates from the device through transparent electrode 6 and glass base 8.
A variety of organic light emitting compositions can be utilized in the present invention such as those disclosed in the above patents. The composition can be monomeric or polymeric. Suitable light emitting monomeric compositions include aromatic compounds such as anthracene, naphthalene, phenanthrene, pyrene, chrysene and perylene; butadienes such as 1,4-diphenylbutadiene and tetraphenylbutadiene; coumarins; acridine; stilbenes such as transtilbene; and metallo-quinoline such as tris-hydroxy quinolinate aluminum and other metal chelates and host-dopant combinations such as described in Appl. Phys. Letter 67, 3853 and Appl. Phys. Letter 69,3309, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. These monomeric light-emitting materials may be deposited by standard thin-film preparation techniques including vacuum evaporation or sublimination. These light emitting monomers can also be dispersed in a polymeric binder. Suitable binders include poly(vinyl carbazole), poly (vinyltoluene), poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(acrylonitrile) and poly(vinyl acetate); and condensation polymers such as polyesters, polycarbonates polyimides and polysulfones. Optionally, the polymer can itself exhibit light emitting properties (e.g., side chain bonding of light emitting substituent).
The light emitting composition can also be polymeric. Suitable polymers for use in the composition of the present invention are poly(phenylene vinylene) e.g., poly(1,4 phenylene vinylene); poly-(2,5-dialkoxy-1,4 phenylene vinylene); poly(2,5-dialkyl-1,4 phenylene vinylene); poly(phenylene) poly(2,5-dialkyl-1,4 phenylene); poly((p-phenylene); poly(thiophene) e.g., poly(3-alkylthiophene); poly(fluorene) e.g., poly(9,9-dialkyl fluorene) and copolymers of the above functionalities where the alkyl and alkoxy substituents are C1-20. The polymers can also be substituted with aryl substituents e.g., phenyl and benzyl. A preferred composition is poly(2-methoxy, 5-(2-ethyl-hexyloxy)-1,4 phenylene vinylene (MEH-PPV). Optionally, organic salts can be dispersed in the composition. Suitable organic salts are tetra alkyl, aryl or hertero aryl quaternary ammonium salts including tetra C1-6 alkyl ammonium toluenesulfonate, tetra C1-6 alkyl ammonium tetrafluoroborate, and tetra C1-6 alkyl ammonium tetraphenylborate. Other suitable compositions and organic salts will be known to those skilled in the art.
In one embodiment, the light emitting composition can comprise a multi-layered organic structure (e.g., from 3 to 9 layers) with the organic hole injecting and/or transporting materials contiguous to the anode and the organic electron injecting and/or transporting materials adjacent to the cathode.
The anode electrode 6 suitably comprises transparent indium tin oxide or doped tin oxide or aluminum doped zinc oxide. The anode electrode is suitably supported on a transparent substrate 8 such as glass quartz or a polymer substrate such as polyethylene terephthalate or polyvinyl acetate.
The cathode electrode 4 comprises a metal with a low work function (e.g., less than 4.0 ev, preferably less than 3.5 ev) selected from alkali metals, alkaline earth metal or rare earth metal or alloys thereof. Preferred metals are calcium or alloys such as magnesium/silver; lithium/aluminum; or magnesium/aluminum. These metals provide low work function and thus enhanced quantum efficiency for the device.
The three layer protective covering 10 is preferably contiguous to cathode electrode 4. The first layer 12 of the protective covering contiguous to the electrode comprises a relatively stable metal, preferably aluminum or a transition metal, to passivate the reactive metal cathode. The metal will preferably be deposited onto the electrode using thin film deposition techniques without breaking vacuum through the same mask utilized to deposit the electrode onto the layer of the organic composition. Suitable metals include gold, silver, aluminum and indium. Thin film, deposition technique are well known to those skilled in the art such as ion beam deposition, electron beam deposition chemical vapor deposition, thermal evaporation, plasma beam deposition and sputter deposition. The metal layer is preferably deposited by thermal evaporation.
The second layer 14 comprises a dielectric material preferably deposited by thin film deposition techniques. Suitable inorganic dielectric materials include silicon oxide (e.g., silicon monoxide or silicon dioxide), silicon nitride, germanium oxide and insulating transition metal oxide (e.g., zirconium oxide). Preferably, the second layer is silicon nitride. The second layer is also suitably deposited by thermal or chemical vapor deposition (e.g., plasma enhanced CVD). The second layer is preferably deposited to a thickness less than 500 nm preferably about 50 nm to 200 nm to avoid cracking associated with thicker beam deposited layers of inorganic dielectric materials.
The third layer 16 of the protective covering comprises a hydrophobic polymer. Suitable hydrophobic materials include poly siloxanes, polytetrafluoethylene (teflon) and branched polyolefins e.g., polyethylene and polypropylene. The polymers are preferably adherent so that they will adhere to the second layer.
Optionally, a layer of glass or metal can be formed over the polymer layer for impact resistance.
The layers of the protective covering surprisingly cooperate to effectively protect the organic electroluminescent material and the reactive cathode electrode during normal use in an ambient environment from oxidative or hydrolytic degradation thereby improving the lifetime of the device.
Referring to FIG. 2, there is shown an alternative embodiment of the device of the present invention. The light emitting composition 20 is interposed between anode electrode 22 and cathode electrode 24. Anode electrode 22 is contiguous to glass substrate 26. Cathode electrode 24 is contiguous to protective covering 28. Protective covering 28 comprises metal layer 30, dielectric layer 32, polymer layer 34 and impact resistant layer 36.
The following examples are a detailed description of certain device of the present invention. The detailed description falls within the scope of, and serves to exemplify, the more generally described devices set forth above. The examples are presented for illustrative purposes only, and are not intended as a restriction on the scope of the invention.
An array of 12 light emitting devices was fabricated by the following sequence. An ITO stripe was sputter-deposited on a 7059 glass substrate. A thin (approx. 50 nm) polyaniline layer was spin-coated from aqueous solution and dried in a vacuum oven at 100° C. Under an atmosphere of dry nitrogen, the emissive polymer MEH-PPV was spin-coated at 1000 rpm from p-xylene solution to produce a film approximately 100 nm thick. Without exposure to air, the structure was loaded into an evaporator for the deposition of twelve separate calcium cathodes 25 nm in thickness. Using the same shadow mask, a layer of aluminum was deposited on top of the Ca. At 7 volts, with initial 2000 Cd/m2, the device ran for over 100 hours in dry nitrogen glove box with less than a factor of ten reduction in intensity.
Two glass substrates with a patterned indium-tin oxide electrode were loaded into a high-vacuum (4×10-6 Torr) chamber. First, a layer of copper phthalocyanine was deposited through a shadow mask ("organic mask") at a rate of 0.3 nm/sec to a thickness of 10 nm. Next layer of the hole transporting material. N',N' dinaphthyl diphenyl benzidene was deposited through the organic mask at 1 nm/sec to 60 nm. Third, a layer of luminescent electron-transport material aluminum triquinolate was deposited at 0.6 nm/sec to 60 nm. Fourth, a Ag:Mg 1:10 contact was deposited through a different shadow mask (the "metal mask") to a thickness of 120 nm. This layer was then capped with a silver layer 55 nm thick. One of the substrates was then coated with an 80 nm film of silicon monoxide. Application of 100 mA current to the device in ambient air without SiO resulted in failure in less than 1 minute (e.g., device stops emitting light). The SiO coated device was run in ambient air at 100 mA (15 v) for a few hours before failure.
A device was constructed according to Example 1 and a layer of SiO was deposited by thermal evaporation through a shadow mask onto the aluminum. Then a glass cover, 0.5 mm in thickness was applied, using a ring of hot-melt glue (polyethylene-polypropylene blend) to bond and seal. The encapsulated structure was then removed from the glove-box and run at 7V for 120 hours with less than a factor of 10 reduction in intensity.
Although this invention has been described with respect to specific embodiments, the details thereof are not to be construed as limitations for it will be apparent that various embodiments, changes and modifications may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope thereof, and it is understood that such equivalent embodiments are intended to be included within the scope of this invention.
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However, in order to maintain the same high standards of service quality and delivery in each of our locations, we have a global governance structure. This consists of four geographic Areas, each with an Area Executive that works in close association with our Global Executive, headed up by our CEO, Mark Weinberger.
To support our efforts as a global organization, we also have a global entity, EY Global, which works strategically with each of our Areas to support consistency and excellence in all of our activities around the world.
EY has 190,000 people working in more than 150 countries. Take a look at our location map.
The right choice will reflect your area of interest, skill or specialisation. Have a good look around our website to get a feel for who we are and the services we offer. Then speak with your professors, recruiters, campus careers advisors, friends and family to gather all the information you need to understand where you may be most successful.
EY is growing and expanding in new and exciting business areas, particularly Advisory Services, and there are lots of opportunities for you to consider. Invest time now to research the possibilities so you can make an informed choice later on.
The requirement for qualifications depends on the opportunities you're most interested in and where you apply. For a complete list of student vacancies, go to the relevant Graduate, Internship or Placement or Schools opportunities page, where you'll find more detailed information about specific qualification requirements in the job descriptions.
You may apply for any open positions you see in any one of the more than 150 countries in which we hire graduates. But your eligibility depends on the hiring country's qualification requirements, employment laws, work permit and/or visa requirements. Please visit the website of the country you wish to work in and view the current vacancies available.
Flexibility is important to our employees, who are looking to manage their work commitments alongside other aspects of their lives. Sometimes reducing the number of hours you work or having access to the very best IT and communications technology can make a real difference in helping our people succeed professionally and personally.
We have a pragmatic approach to supporting individuals who need to meet commitments in and out of the office. We'll discuss it with you and together agree on a framework that meets your needs as well as those of the business, our teams and our clients.
This approach allows you to manage family commitments, or pursue personal passions outside of work. We're proud that some of our people have participated in the Olympics, written novels and recorded albums alongside pursuing a career at EY.
In your offer pack we will give you the opportunity to declare your disability or long term illness. If requested you will be contacted by our dedicated HR team to discuss the support you may need in the workplace. We want to ensure you have the support to achieve your potential at EY. Where necessary we may refer you to Occupational Health or the Health and Safety team who work closely with individuals to identify any adjustments required. If necessary, this may include a visit to the office ahead of your start date for a familiarisation visit.
Our long standing Disability Network which was named the outstanding employee network of the year in 2012 at the European Diversity Awards continues to run events on topics including stammering and mental health and encourages leaders in the business to share their personal experiences.
We strongly believe in providing work experience opportunities to help you make the transition from education to business. We offer work experience in many of our countries. See what opportunities are available to you. You can also check with your university career services for more information.
Yes. If you're looking to jump-start your career, participating in one of our internship programs will give you valuable experience and insights. If your internship goes well, at the end of the program you may be offered a full-time position with us when you've completed your studies. Take a look at the different programs available to you – but be aware that not every country offers every program.
As an intern you'll work in a team just like our new graduate employees. This means you'll collect data, complete analyses, prepare presentations, and participate in meetings. Rest assured, you'll also receive intensive training of world-class standard to help get you started, and extensive coaching from the advisors on your team along the way.
The IILC is an annual event held at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. It's the largest event of its kind and attended by over 2,000 participants from all over the world.
IILC gives interns the opportunity to meet our global leadership and learn about our vision and strategy for EY. The conference is by invitation only and is a reward for the interns who perform best.
You'll learn from our top leaders, participate in seminars on current global issues and get involved in team activities. It's a great way to build your global network and your vision of what your future at a growing and dynamic global company might be.
We have a philosophy of volunteering and strongly encourage you to support your community in any way you can. Each EY employee is given two days of paid leave each year to dedicate to corporate responsibility.
Getting involved in these activities can benefit your career too with new ways to build your skills. The more you give, the more you gain.
Excellence in training is a core element of EYU. With our award-winning worldwide learning and development programmes, you receive the formal training you need through a variety of approaches in the classroom and online.
You'll also receive valuable informal training through new experiences and on-the-job coaching and mentoring. See EYU for more information.
We're committed to offering our people international experience of our growing global business. Once you've been with us for a year, you can apply for a short or long-term secondment or to our international mobility programme. You'll need a strong performance record to qualify. Speak to your manager and they'll help you identify any suitable opportunities to enhance your career development with some international experience.
We aim to give you interesting and challenging work which allows you to develop your skills and knowledge on a continuous basis. And we back up your day-to-day responsibilities with one of the most comprehensive training programs in the business.
We take your individual strengths and learning requirements into account to provide the right blend of experiences, learning and coaching for you. This approach will help accelerate your progress and support your career goals and aspirations.
We call this approach EYU and it reflects a commitment to your development. We'll work with you to articulate your needs and aspirations and will provide the tools and opportunities you need to fulfil them.
Training is a core element of EYU. With our award-winning learning and development programs, you receive the formal training you need through a variety of approaches in the classroom and online.
You'll also receive valuable informal training through new experiences and on-the-job coaching and mentoring. See EYU for more information.
We're committed to offering our people international experiences. Once you've been with us for a year, you can apply for a short or long-term secondment or to our international mobility program. You'll need a strong performance record to qualify. Speak to your manager and they'll help you identify any suitable opportunities to enhance your career development with some international experience.
You own your career at EY, but developing it is a mutual commitment. You're responsible for telling us your aspirations, and your performance reviews will help us identify your developmental needs.
We provide a supportive, learning, team-oriented and high-performance environment that will help you become a highly competent and successful professional. We offer plenty of career options and, wherever possible, we allow flexibility, so you can balance the demands of work and personal life.
In return, you take responsibility for your professional and personal growth and for performing at your best every day.
There's no typical week at EY. Your hours will vary according to the work or engagement in which you're involved. There may be some weekend work, particularly during busy periods. We encourage teams at all levels to work flexibly and discuss and negotiate how to meet the demands of each engagement. By communicating regularly with your team and supervisor, you'll be able to understand their expectations and plan your time effectively.
Our office dress policy is business casual. However, we're providing a professional service to our clients and they expect us to look the part, so formal business attire is appropriate for meetings with clients. The exception to this rule is when you're based at client sites, in which case you may adopt the client's dress code policy.
At EY you'll find individuals with a variety of backgrounds and opinions united by a shared set of values. There are many groups and networks built around shared issues and interests, ranging from hobbies, sports and creative or intellectual pursuits to volunteer and support groups, for example for working mothers. Regardless of your background or areas of interest, you'll find colleagues who share them.
At EY we are committed to bringing together the right candidates to create the high performing teams that provide our clients with the exceptional service they expect. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, abilities and experiences, creating a rich and diverse culture here at EY – one that can help you learn, develop and shape your career. See how we are making this happen at EY
The workforce around the world is becoming more diverse than ever. We've therefore created an environment in which all people feel valued, are part of the community and are able to perform at their best. Wherever possible, we break down barriers.
We were one of the first employers in the US, for instance, to offer health benefits to same-sex partners. Women currently make up 34% of our senior management and we've been prolific in publishing papers which deal with the issues women face in business and the workplace.
When we talk about diversity, we're referring to the mix of people we have and when we speak of inclusiveness, it's about how we make the most of that mix. It's about welcoming and harnessing diverse viewpoints, and about how this leads to making better decisions for us and for our clients. It's also about operating in a way that helps people achieve their goals and make a difference, wherever they come from and whatever their characteristics.
We believe in developing our people's cultural awareness and skills, including helping them to be aware of their own assumptions, frames of reference and behaviors. You can benefit from soft-skills training which helps develop a global mindset.
Our commitment to diversity and inclusiveness makes business sense: it helps us to engage with clients and teams in a global economy. And in a world of shifting demographics, it enables us to navigate efficiently across boundaries.
We recognize that we have a responsibility to reduce our impact on the environment, but we also see sustainability as an important business issue for EY and for our clients.
On a global basis, we measure our carbon footprint and find ways to reduce it such as:
As an individual, you can participate in one of the eco-teams in our offices that promote responsible practices, or you can contribute your time to a charity or organisation that benefits the environment.
We encourage our people to use their skills to help their communities achieve their goals by volunteering. We've divided our activities into three Es: entrepreneurship, education and environmental sustainability.
You'll have many opportunities to get involved in the community where you live or work. For example, EY people serve as tutors for promising secondary school students, mentor aspiring entrepreneurs and organise tree-planting efforts.
Getting involved in these activities can benefit your career too, helping you build skills in different or unexpected areas.
We understand that success is broader than what you achieve at the office. For many, family will always come first. That's why we support one another in attaining life balance, in reaching our personal goals, and keeping our personal commitments.
Some of our people have participated in professional sports, written novels, recorded albums, raised families and conducted a number of other personal activities while working with us. The key to balancing your professional and personal commitments is communicating often with your team and supervisor and remaining flexible.


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By jaredmoshe | Jared Moshé's Blog July 21, 2010 at 9:25AM
1) ... I would be sure to check out Shout! Factory's panel on Roger Corman featuring Corman himself, his wife/producing partner Julie, Joe Dante (director of Piranha), Sid Haig (The Devil's Rejects), Mary Woronov (House of the Devil), Allan Holzman (director, Forbidden World), and moderated by Alex Stapleton (director of King of the B's: The Independent Life of Roger Corman)
2) ... I would stop by the booth of Red Sector Art and contemplate spending way too much money buying original art from 100 Bullets.
3) ... I would be having flashbacks to when my Dad used to take my to comic conventions as a kid and probably marvel at how many dealers I still recognized and how much older they all seem.


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Mitt Romney once again sparked controversy over his views on health care in an editorial board interview with the Columbus Dispatch on Thursday. Romney said: "We don't have a setting across this country where if you don't have insurance, we just say to you, 'Tough luck, you're going to die when you have your heart attack.'" But health policy analysts noted a number of studies showing that people without health insurance do worse than the insured when they get sick and are more likely to die. Robert Siegel talks with Julie Rovner.


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Got these in, they look great, but are sized big compared to the same size in Brooks or Adidas running shoes. Gonna try to find a similar pair in 10.0 instead since they seem to be out of stock now.
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CHARLES ELLIOTT MITCHELL, for many years a member of the Hartford County Bar, and a leading patent attorney of the United States, died suddenly at his home in New Britain, Connecticut, on March 17th, 1911. Mr. Mitchell was in his seventy-fourth year, having been born in the town of Bristol on May 11th, 1837. His father, George H. Mitchell, was postmaster at Bristol, and his mother, Lurene Hooker Mitchell, was a direct descendant of Rev. Thomas Hooker, leader of the original settlers of Hartford. Through his father, he was descended from William Mitchell, a Revolutionary soldier. After attending school in his native village, he entered Williston Seminary, and later, Brown University, receiving his degree in 1861. He studied law at the Albany Law School, and was admitted to practice in 1864. On December 13th, 1866, Mr. Mitchell married Cornelia Chamberlain, sister of the late Governor Abiram Chamberlain, and also of the late Judge Valentine B. Chamberlain.
Mr. Mitchell had a legal mind in the truest sense of that term. He readily understood and appreciated the nicest distinctions, and no one could discriminate more closely nor clearly. He had unbounded enthusiasm in his work, which he believed to be a noble calling, and gave it the first claim on his time and talents. He had the health and vigor that enabled him to spend long hours and days in continuous labor. He had a personality that attracted, and from which radiated the very essence of sincerity and truth. With all of these qualities Mr. Mitchell was equipped when he entered the general practice of the law in 1864. In 1869 he and the late Frank L. Hungerford formed a partnership for the practice of law, and they continued as partners until 1897. Mr. Mitchell's attention was early turned to the law of patents and trade-marks, and he soon devoted his entire attention to this branch of the profession; and having a mechanical turn of mind, which aided him greatly, he steadily rose into prominence as one of the ablest patent lawyers in the United States. In 1889 President Harrison appointed him Commissioner of Patents, which office he held from November 1st, 1889, to July 1st, 1891. After assuming his duties as commissioner, he inaugurated many reforms in the workings of the patent office, and President Harrison, in his message to Congress under date of December 1st, 1890, bestowed hearty commendation upon him for his administration of the office. On his resignation as commissioner he removed to New York, where he again resumed the practice of his profession.
For a period immediately following this step he was connected with litigation on the Edison Incandescent Lamp patent; also with the hotly contested litigation relating to storage batteries. This was the inventive age, and he had to keep pace with the rapid development of the electrical art in a long series of suits relating to all sorts of electrical apparatus, including direct current generators, motors, and controllers for street railroads. He entered into a long series of suits relating to alternating current apparatus, including alternating current rotary field Tesla motors, alternating current generators and transformers. He was called upon to bring action for infringement of the Sprague Multiple Unit Train patent, which invention is now used upon almost all electrically operated elevated railroads and suburban trains. He was also engaged in litigation relating to the manufacture of gramophones, graphophones, buttonhole machines, pulverizing mills, door checks, cash registers, typewriters, and many other devices. It must be borne in mind that in these matters the patents involved were largely fundamental, marking epochs in the industrial, mechanical, and commercial advance of the country and of the world. No one had blazed a trail, and his advance was into the region of the untried and unknown.
In 1902 Mr. Mitchell first felt the effect of many years of strenuous labor. He retired from the practice of his profession, and returned to New Britain, where he was greatly beloved, and where he had many interests and associations. He entered into the life of this community with the same zeal that had characterized his former years. Shortly after his return he was asked to become the president of the Stanley Rule & Level Manufacturing Company, a position which he held at the time of his death. His advice was valued on business matters, and he served as director in many companies.
Mr. Mitchell was a deeply religious man and one who looked into the future with confidence and trust. At the time of his death he was a deacon in the First Church of Christ, and also the leader of a Bible class, which consisted of sixty men, and for many years he was a director of the Y. M. C. A., and during the later years of his life was president of the association.
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Rain Date is scheduled for April 21st same time and location.
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Hotels near WhitehallThis HotelMap shows hotels near Whitehall. Whitehall is in the London area called Westminster. Main attractions near Whitehall include Household Cavalry Museum, Horse Guards Parade, Cenotaph. The nearest station is Westminster Tube Station. This Whitehall HotelMap connects live to nearby hotels - showing you true room availability and the latest special offer rates directly from the hotels.
3 minutes walk from Whitehall
92% of past customers recommend this hotel.
Emulating the style of a French chateau, this grand Victorian residence, built in 1884, occupies a prime location within Westminster. It's worth staying at the Grade I-listed Royal Horseguards Hotel for its fascinating history alone. Politicians of note have met in the stately rooms at One Whitehall Place, adjacent to the hotel while all of its 281 rooms and suites have been upgraded to 5-star lux...
4 minutes walk from Whitehall
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With 294 bedrooms, multi-level penthouse suites and terraces offering spectacular views of the River Thames, Trafalgar Square and Whitehall - the 163300 million restoration of the Corinthia Hotel London, has brought the building to its original grandeur and purpose.Arranged around an elegant central courtyard foyer, facilities include a choice of restaurants, luxury spa, bar, meeting rooms and the...
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A visually stunning building, The Grand at Trafalgar Square is a quintessential London hotel, located within the restored landmark Northumberland House - formerly the Victoria Hotel. With high ceilings, remarkable features and lavish windows combined with state-of-the-art facilities and guestrooms, the hotel is one of the premier accommodation choices for any kind of traveller. There are two on-si...
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A fantastic nineteenth century exterior hides a thoroughly modern hotel, with clean, minimalist design in the rooms. The biggest draw is the location, in the very heart of the West End, within walking distance of many of London's biggest attractions and best bars, shops and restaurants. Though it is short of flashy extras, this is a good choice if you want a mid-price hotel at the heart of the Cap...
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will donate a portion of all sales to support New Orleans Habitat for Humanity. Located at 3301 S. Carrollton, Mikimoto offers an extensive menu of Japanese cuisine and sushi. Take-out orders can use the convenient drive-thru window.
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will donate a percentage of all sales to support New Orleans Habitat for Humanity. Located at 3939 Veterans Avenue in Metairie, Parran's has been serving delicious po-boys since 1975. They are the home of the original seafood muffuletta!
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Once Upon a Time Season 2: [SPOILER] Bumped Up to a Series Regular!
Once Upon a Time already had one of the sexiest casts on TV, and the hotness factor is only going up in Season 2.
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One of the most highly anticipated new characters this season is Captain Hook, who will be played by uber-sexy Irishman Colin O'Donoghue. As we see in this preview of the season and this sneak peek photo, he's pretty damned drool-worthy. Man can definitely pull off the guy-liner. Plus, he's a villain, and OUAT has a great track record with making villains fascinating and fun.
The point is, although he's not showing up on screen until Season 2, Episode 4: "The Crocodile," we're pretty much already giant fans of the character.
That's why we squee-d out loud when Entertainment Weekly announced that Colin O'Donoghue has been promoted from recurring cast member to series regular for the "back nine" episode of the season.
That's right guys: Hook is sticking around, and he's gonna be important! And if he's a series regular, that means they've got to bring in Peter Pan and Tinkerbell at some point, right? (Also, could this mean he's a potential love interest for Emma's [Jennifer Morrison] — or someone else?)
Colin recently tweeted about the news, saying, "Hey everyone. Thanks for the lovely comments! Delighted to be in the OUAT family! Go team #Hookers!!!!!!!!"
Go Team "Hookers" (ha!) indeed. Are you happy about this news?
Catch the next new episode of Once Upon a Time on Sunday, October 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
Source: Entertainment Weekly, @Colinodonoghue1
Rebecca Martin is an editor at Wetpaint Entertainment. Follow her on Twitter @BeccaMartin47.
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Since Frank Zappa died in 1993, his music has enjoyed a remarkable posthumous career. His albums are still in print and easily available on CD, but that's true of John Lennon and Jerry Garcia, too. What makes Zappa unique among the rock stars of his generation is that his work is continually being rearranged, performed and recorded by musicians outside the rock sphere. A search of his name at Amazon.com turns up recent recordings by classical ensembles, big bands and even a Baroque chamber orchestra.
In other words, Zappa is not just an oldie, an object of '60s nostalgia. He is on his way to becoming a classic in the mold of George Gershwin, another American composer whose music has been mined and adapted by generations of singers and instrumentalists.
Project/Object, which returns to Sellersville Theater 1894 this weekend, adheres more closely to the format Zappa established for his stage shows, particularly those from the late 1970s and early '80s. André Cholmondeley, guitarist, Zappaphile and driving force behind the group, likes the sound of the stripped-down rock groups — guitars, bass and drums overlaid with some synthesizers and vibraphone — that Zappa employed after his mid-'70s flirtation with big, horn-laden orchestras…
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The 45-year-old Comic-Con virginWritten by Jim Beard | | email@example.com
I'll admit it: I was a lifelong comic book fan, veteran of many comic conventions, but had never been to Comic-Con. This year I finally justified the trip and with the help of Bill Shatner on the plane tickets and a friend who let me crash in his hotel room, I made my way to San Diego for the 41st Comic-Con International.
Justification came by way of a "Ghostbusters" comic story I had published with a friend and an offer from its publishers to appear at their booth for a signing. That went well, with the extra-added bonus of one of the top stars of the comics industry stopping by to purchase our book and have it signed. That alone would've made the trip worthwhile — but the con had so much more in store for me.
Having attended many major conventions does not prepare you for the onslaught of Comic-Con. It's every con I've ever been to squared. With a convention floor that stretched to infinity, it assaulted my senses the moment I stepped onto it and by the time I left I'd barely learned its ropes. A recent wrinkle to the con's legend is that it's been completely taken over by Hollywood; though that august body claims the bulk of the flash and sparkle of the event, I happily discovered Comic-Con to still mostly be about comics. And the sheer volume and variety of comics therein is staggering: books of every shape, size and story vie for your attention, from the biggest publishers with ginormous booths to the smallest tables of self-published tracts of energy and enthusiasm.
But yeah, Hollywood's there, too. My friends laughed at me when I said on Friday that I wanted to attend the Marvel movie panel on Saturday evening — seems I would have had to get in line at least 24 hours ahead of time to get in. Seems some people only attend to go to the film and TV presentations. Still, one cannot walk the floor of Comic-Con without bumping into stars — every booth had 'em — so I contented myself with glimpses of luminaries from afar. And as far as comic professionals, well, there's nothing like seeing generations' worth of industry legends all under one roof. Within one day I saw golden age artist Jerry Robinson, co-creator of much of the Batman mythos, 1960s-'70s Batman superstar Neal Adams sketching away at his table and current Dark Knight scribe Grant Morrison signing at the DC booth. I also met Bela Lugosi Jr. and Kathryn Leigh Scott, of TV's "Dark Shadows." Where else are you going to get that variety?
I suppose I walked around like a deer in the headlights but that's okay, as I felt the wonder of a comic book convention like it was my first time, and, in a way, it was. Comic-Con is a pop culture paradise; four days of blatant hedonism for freaks and geeks to celebrate every single thing they love. Though I was quieter than most of my nerd brethren and didn't wear a costume, I think I enjoyed myself as much as anyone. I walked the con as a mixture of pro and fan, with a few projects under my belt — and new prospects for more to come — yet eager to see the previews of all the new "stuff" as a faithful consumer. Comic-Con literally has it all. And much, much more.
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Hicks, Webb face E. Alamance in state quarterfinals
No doubt about it, Oxford Webb has star power.
The question the fourth-seeded Warriors must answer tonight when they meet third-seeded Eastern Alamance (25-5) at 8:30 in the East Region 3-A semifinal is whether the rest of the planets in Isaiah Hicks' solar system align to take the fourth of six steps to a state 3-A boys' basketball championship.
In Hicke, a 6-9 McDonald's All-American Hicks, Webb (24-5) has a weapon that averages almost a triple-double — 20 points, 16 rebounds and eight blocked shots.
But despite Hicks' dominating presence, the Warriors have lost five times this year including twice to Carolina 6 Conference foe Chapel Hill — both in important showdowns at Chapel Hill.
The first loss led to Webb sharing the C-6 regular-season title with the Tigers and losing a coin flip that gave Chapel Hill the home court in the conference tournament. Chapel Hill won that one, too, grabbing home court for an eventual third-round state playoff showdown.
Hicks and Webb won that one a week ago to advance to tonight's showdown at 9,500-seat Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville. The winner will advance to the regional championship game at 6 p.m. Saturday at the same venue. The Eastern Regional champion will advance to the state 3-A championship game March 16 at N.C. State's Reynolds Coliseum.
Webb coach Leo Brunelli said the team has taken advantage of the weeklong layoff to fine tune its game in practice.
"It's been great to get four extra days of work," Brunelli said. "We're, knock on wood, the healthiest we've been in a month."
Webb can get in trouble when it looks too much to Hicks. When teams double- or triple-team the North Carolina recruit, his teammates have to pick up the slack.
They have the personnel in juniors Mitron Terry and Tyrek Beverly, both 6-3, and 5-8 sophomore guard Devonté Williams — all three joined Hicks on the C-6 all-conference team. Honorable mention C-6 picks Bryan Smith (6-3 senior) and Stefan Cates (6-1 junior) round out the Warriors' top six.
While Hicks leads the team in scoring, Terry and Cates add 13 apiece, Beverly 11 and Williams nine. Smith averages 13 rebounds a game, but that's second on this team to Hicks' 16.
Eastern Alamance (25-5) counters with Mid-State Conference player of the year Lamont Robinson, a 5-7 point guard who averages 21.3 points and six assists.
Robinson is a star and Brunelli knows it.
"He's a very special player," Brunelli said. "He reminds me of (2012 state 3-A player of the year) Denzel Ingram of Chapel Hill, and that's the ultimate compliment I can give a player. He's the engine who makes the team go. He can score, pass and rebound. He can do it all. He hasn't scored less than 27 points in their last four or five games. Despite his size, he has no issues getting his shot off.
"Against (Fayetteville) Westover (in last year's 3-A playoffs), he made a four-point play to tie the game and send it into overtime, then hit a 3-pointer from halfcourt in overtime to win it."
But it's the Eagles' big men — senior all-Mid-State Conference picks Jalyn Riley, a 6-7 center, and Kedar Sweezer, a 6-4 forward — who likely will face Hicks on defense and could be most problematic for Webb.
"We know all about them," Brunelli said. "Top to bottom, this is probably the best team Eastern Alamance has had in years. But this is also the best team Webb has had in years."
Sweezer and Riley are the Eagles' top rebounders, averaging seven and five, respectively, and they can score, too. Sweezer is second to Robinson, averaging nine points, and Riley averages six points.
Guards Malcolm Summers (5-10) and Sae'Quan Rogers (6-3) average eight points each.
NOTES — One advantage Webb might have tonight is that it's not new to playing large venues. The Warriors already have played in the cavernous Greensboro Coliseum and, when it comes to playing in front of raucous crowds, Crown Coliseum barely registers against the likes of Roxboro Person, Chapel Hill and Broughton High School, where Webb played in a Christmas tournament. ... Aside from the two losses to Chapel Hill, Webb has only been beaten by powerhouse private schools known for their basketball recruiting and talent. They were Shiloh High School of Snellville, Ga., Word of God Christian Academy of Raleigh and High Point Christian Academy. ... Webb beat Chapel Hill twice, winning at home in the first of what would be four meetings.


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verb. correct, rectify
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- amend
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Tales from the huntEvery hunting excursion produces a story; here are a few of them
By: Brad Dokken, Grand Forks Herald
There's not an event on the outdoors calendar that produces as many stories in such a short amount of time as the hunting seasons for deer and other big game.
Trophy bucks, of course, always rank right up there among good stories. But the hunting tales also take other forms. For example:
• Hunters who go above and beyond in helping someone less fortunate enjoy the taste of success (and fresh venison).
• Once-in-a-lifetime-caliber trips.
• Oddball occurrences that can't be explained.
The beauty of it is every hunter, whether skunked or successful, has a story to tell after it all ends. Here are a few of them:
Second time's a charm
Jeff Welsh was hunting with his dad last Saturday morning along the Sheyenne River in North Dakota when he missed a nice buck.
Welsh hung tough and was rewarded for his patience about 8:30 a.m., when another big buck came by.
This time, good fortune was on his side. The 10-point buck weighed 200 pounds field-dressed, Welsh said.
"Fortunately, we stayed patient," he said.
Welsh, who teaches seventh-grade life science and eighth-grade earth science at Twining Middle School at Grand Forks Air Force Base, got more than a trophy rack and a freezer full of venison from the hunt. He also was able to work the deer into his curriculum.
"We actually dissect deer hearts in my seventh-grade class during our cardiovascular unit," said Welsh, who coaches football at Twining and wrestling at Grand Forks Central. "I was able to get the heart from my deer and also the lungs. I insert a tube into the trachea to show the kids what lungs look like during inhaling and exhaling."
He also has the liver from an elk his dad shot in October near Cavalier, N.D.
"I'll use that when we study the digestive system," he said.
Asked if he uses some kind of an air pump to demonstrate how the lungs work, Welch said he takes a simpler approach.
"I just slide a rubber hose in the trachea and blow in the hose," he said. "The key is to make sure that you take your mouth off the hose before the lungs exhale."
History repeats
Craig Holmstrom first took Ray Ganyo deer hunting in 2008.
Holmstrom, who sells the roasted almonds at UND sporting events, met Ganyo at a UND football game the previous year.
Holmstrom, of Red Lake Falls, Minn., was wearing a deer hunting hat, and the talk turned to whitetails when Ganyo, of Grand Forks, stopped by the almond booth that day in 2007.
Ganyo had remarked that he'd like to do something "normal" like deer hunting again, Holmstrom recalled in a 2008 interview. But Ganyo had been a quadriplegic since a 1981 diving accident. Ganyo has no use of his arms or legs but can shoot a gun with specialized equipment that mounts on his wheelchair. He shot a deer in 2003 during a hunt for disabled people at Rydell National Wildlife Refuge in Polk County.
Long story short, that set the stage for a trip in which Holmstrom and others in the hunting crew that calls itself the "Marshall County Swat Team" hosted Ganyo and helped him shoot a deer near Thief River Falls.
Ganyo and Holmstrom already were friends, but on that afternoon in November 2008, a tradition was born.
The crew has hosted Ganyo for an afternoon of hunting every year since, Holmstrom said, but despite some opportunities, the effort didn't produce a deer for the next three years.
That changed about 4:45 p.m. Nov. 6, when five deer walked into the soybean field near the heated blind that concealed Ganyo and Holmstrom north of Thief River Falls.
It took some shuffling to get the wheelchair into position, Holmstrom said, but Ganyo made a good shot.
Thoughts quickly turned from eating licorice to celebrating a successful hunt with the customary swabbing of deer blood on Ganyo's cheek.
Tuesday afternoon, Holmstrom and a few other members of the Marshall County Swat Team were cutting up deer, including Ganyo's. Hosting Ganyo is a highlight for everyone on the Marshall County Swat Team, Holstrom said.
"He's a fun guy to be around," Holmstrom said. "He's got the hearts of everybody I hunt with, I know that. We would do anything for him to get his chance, and hopefully, we'll be doing this for many years."
Elk hunt to remember
Sam Ternes and Blaine White have landed their share of fish as members of the youth fishing league on the Red Lake Indian Reservation, but the boys tied in to a real prize when they were selected as the two winners of a guided elk hunt through Elkhorn Outfitters in Colorado.
Darwin Sumner of Red Lake, Minn., who oversees the youth fishing league, had met Elkhorn Outfitters owner Dick Dodds last spring at an outdoor sports show in Grand Forks. Talk naturally turned to hunting, fishing and youths, Sumner recalls, and he invited Dodds to attend the league's spring fishing awards banquet in April.
Dodds accepted, Sumner said, and announced during the banquet that he was donating two elk hunts for tribal youths.
Ternes, 14, Clearbrook, Minn., and White, 13, Redby, Minn., were the eventual winners.
The boys and Sumner drove to Colorado on Nov. 4 and spent the next day getting settled in at the camp and sighting their rifles. The guided hunt, which included the use of horses to access the rugged terrain, got under way the next day.
The hunt was limited to cow elk, and Ternes got a shot at an animal the first afternoon. The elk left a solid blood trail, Sumner said, but the hunters and their guide couldn't find the animal. They resumed the search the next morning, but the blood trail disappeared.
Fortunes took a turn for the better the next morning, when White shot an elk they'd first spotted standing about 20 yards away. In the excitement that ensued, he missed on the first shot, but connected on the second, with the elk at about 75 yards.
It was quite the early birthday present for White, who turned 13 the next day, Sumner said.
"He's shot an elk and he doesn't even have a deer yet," Sumner said. "I don't know how he's going to top that one."
Elkhorn Outfitters has a policy that hunters get one opportunity to take an elk, meaning if they wound or hit an animal they can't find, that's it.
Dodds made an exception for Ternes, who took advantage of the opportunity Nov. 9 by shooting a cow elk late in the afternoon at a distance of about 250 yards.
"That was an awesome hunt," Ternes said. "Our guide was really good, and I would like to be a guide. This would be really fun to do."
The trip also made a big impression on White.
"This was the best birthday present ever," he said. "I harvested my elk the day before my 13th birthday. Doing the horseback hunting is great. I hope to come back and do it again."
A different twist
Matt Berg of Karlstad, Minn., shared this story of a deer opener he won't soon forget.
"In all the years that I have hunted deer, 41 years to be exact, this one will go down as one of the most memorable and meaningful events in my life," Berg writes. "Other than the time in 1985 that I shot a 245-pound buck, two miles from the nearest road, late afternoon, in the rain, at 300 yards. True story."
Then came 2012. Here, in Berg's words, is his account of this year's hunting season:
"I hunt in an area of northwest Minnesota that was heavily damaged by the wildfires of October. So, I needed to find a new area to hunt and was invited down to the southern part of the state, where my daughter lives. She and my son-in-law had been watching the development of a nice young male over the past few months and were excited to be able to share this with me.
"So the plan was on. They were going to go out early Monday morning, go get set up, and wait and see if he would give them a chance to see what he looked like. My job was to stay home with my 3-year-old grandson and wait for the phone to ring.
"Well, we waited and we waited, thinking this was going to go fast, and soon the phone rang at 2:05 in the afternoon. It was all over.
"My newest grandson, Charlie Matthew Hourscht, was born. A new generation of deer hunters. A trophy in my eyes.
"Deer hunting is not always about the biggest deer, the longest shot or how many got away but also about family, special events and memories that will last a lifetime. I didn't even take my gun out of the case this year but can't wait for the years to come when I can share this yearly event with my newest member of my family."
Finding a mystery
Arlen Wirkus says he's not a religious man, but he found himself looking toward the sky last week while trying to find a wounded deer north of Erskine, Minn.
Wirkus, of East Grand Forks, said the deer wasn't a trophy, but his daughter, Shayna, 18, had shot the "button buck" late the previous afternoon. It fell after she shot, Wirkus said, but it got up and ran into the buck brush.
They looked for the deer until well after dark without success, he said.
Shayna, who attends UND, couldn't hunt the next day, but Wirkus and hunting buddy Ken "Spook" Aase of Grand Forks returned to the area in the morning trying to find the deer.
(It's tempting to ask how a guy gets the nickname "Spook" but it's not really relevant to this story. Aase has had the name forever, Wirkus said.)
There was no snow on the ground for following tracks or spots of blood, and they were about to give up the search, Wirkus recalls, when he spotted a white weasel running through the brush. He turned around and noticed another spot of white.
Turns out it was the splotch of white from below the deer's chin. The deer was covered with grass, Wirkus said, as if something had taken a bale of hay and thrown it over the top of it.
"I took off all the grass, and I'll be damned if it wasn't laying there," he said. "Both of us, my friend and I, had walked by it twice within about 3 feet. I just happened to see the white patch."
Wirkus said he'd heard mountain lions will stash their prey by covering it with grass or brush if they're not hungry.
Which, of course, got him to wondering: Could it be?
"I'm glad I had somebody with me because other guys would think I'm so full of BS it's coming out my ears," Wirkus said. "We just stood there for a minute, and I said, 'Spook, have you ever seen anything like this?'
"I said, 'It's either a bigfoot or aliens or something. Let's get that thing gutted and get out of here.'"
John Erb, a furbearer research biologist for the Department of Natural Resources, said a cougar could have covered the dead deer with grass but more likely it was a bobcat.
He suggested that Wirkus return to the site, cover the carcass with grass after removing the meat and place a trail camera at the site.
"I had one of these last winter, and I went out and placed a trail camera on the site," Erb said. "Right away that night (and for the next several days), I had hundreds of pictures of a bobcat coming back. But cougars absolutely can do this, as well."
Wirkus says he's going to follow Erb's suggestion. But regardless of what the trail camera produces, his daughter's first deer comes with quite a story. They were able to find the deer and field-dress it before the meat spoiled, he said, and there were no signs of claw marks or other injuries, beyond the bullet wounds.
"She had the biggest smile I've ever seen on her face," Wirkus said of his daughter. "She was a pretty happy camper."
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