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An optical substrate has an electrically conductive grating on one surface. Over the grating is a multilayered dielectric coating.
1. A polarization-selective laser mirror comprising:
an optical substrate;
a light reflective and electrically conductive grating on one surface of the substrate; and
a partial light reflector on the substrate over the grating which will reflect the same wavelength of light as the grating.
2. The laser mirror as in claim 1 wherein the light reflector comprises a multilayer dielectric coating formed of two dielectric materials with different indices of refraction.
3. The laser mirror as in claim 2 wherein each layer of dielectric coating has a thickness equal to one fourth the wavelength of the light to be reflected by the mirror.
4. The laser mirror as in claim 3 wherein the dielectric coating is formed of alternate layers of zinc sulfide and thorium fluoride.
5. The laser mirror as in claim 1 wherein the grating is formed of gold.
6. The laser mirror as in claim 1 wherein the grating comprises a plurality of equally spaced parallel stripes, the stripes having a periodicity which is less than half the wavelength of the light to be reflected by the mirror.
7. A method for forming a polarization-selective laser mirror comprising the steps of:
depositing a layer of light reflective and electrically conductive material onto an optical substrate;
depositing a photoresist material onto the layer;
exposing the photoresist material to a light interference pattern by coating the surface of the photoresist material with an immersion fluid, placing on the immersion fluid a prism having an index of refraction which matches the index of refraction of the immersion fluid and shinning light through the phases of the prism to establish an interference pattern on the surface of the photoresist material;
developing the photoresist material;
etching the layer which has been exposed by the developed photoresist material so as to completely remove the exposed portion of the layer;
removing the photoresist material; and
depositing a multi-layered dielectric coating of partially light reflecting material which will reflect the same wavelength of light as the light reflective and electrically conductive material, over the remaining portion of the layer.
8. The method as in claim 7 including depositing a transparent material in the spaces of the grating prior to the deposition of the dielectric coating.
The present invention relates to laser mirrors and particularly to polarizing laser mirrors.
In order to achieve a well polarized laser, it is necessary to introduce within the laser cavity a device which exhibits a polarization selective loss. In low gain lasers, a surface pitched at the Brewster angle is usually used to achieve this loss. This surface can take the form of a tube window or perhaps a Littrow prism and mirror. Both of these approaches are relatively expensive since both require angular alignment and two laser quality optical surfaces.
It is a recognized technique in the long wavelength infrared regions to use gratings made of fine closely spaced metallic wires as polarizers. The dimensions of the wires and the spaces in between them are less than the infrared wavelengths. This technique is considerably expensive, however, due to the intricacies of the wire grating fabrication.
A polarization selective laser mirror is formed on an optical substrate having an electrically conductive and light reflective grating on one surface. A light reflector is on the one surface over the grating.
FIG. 1 shows the polarization-selective laser mirror of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows the step-by-step process for producing the polarization-selective laser mirror of the present invention.
With initial reference to FIG. 1, a polarization-selective laser mirror, generally designated as 10, comprises an optical substrate 12, such as glass, having a grating 14 on one surface and a multilayer dielectric coating 16 over the grating. The grating 14 is composed of equally spaced parallel stripes of a light reflective and electrically conductive material, such as gold, which extend the full length of the substrate 12. The stripes have a periodicity which is less than half the wavelength of the light to be reflected by the mirror.
The dielectric coating 16 is composed of alternate quaterwave thick layers 18 and 20 of two dielectric materials which have different indices of refraction. For example, zinc sulfide and thorium fluoride are two possible dielectric materials. As light passes through the dielectric coating 16, it is partially reflected at each layer interface. The dielectric coating 16 has a sufficient number of layers, depending upon the wavelength of the light, to reflect most of the light before it reaches the grating 14.
The combination of the dielectric coating 16 and the grating 14 on the substrate 12 provide a single surface for polarizing light in a laser. The multilayered dielectric coating 16 might have for example an overall reflectivity of perhaps 90%. The grating 14 might also have a reflectivity of 90% for the light polarized perpendicular to the grating stripes and a reflectivity of 20% for light polarized parallel to the grating stripes. Thus in a rough approximation, the total mirror structure might have a reflectivity of 99% for the polarization perpendicular to the grating and a reflectivity of 92% for the parallel polarization. This difference (7%) in reflectivity is sufficient to insure lasing only for the high reflectivity polarization.
The steps of fabricating the laser mirror in the present invention are shown in FIG. 2. A first layer 22 of a light reflective and electrically conductive material, such as gold, is deposited onto a laser quality optical substrate 12 as shown in FIG. 2 a. A photoresist layer 24 is then deposited onto the first layer 22 as shown in FIG. 2 b. The photoresist 24 is then exposed to an interference pattern formed by two short wavelength plane waves. The interference pattern has a repeating line pattern which is finer than half the wavelength of light which is to be reflected by the laser mirror. In FIG. 2 c, a triangular prism 26 and an immersion fluid 28 are used to form a very fine sinusoidal interference pattern on the photoresist layer 24. Any of several well known immersion fluids having an index of refraction closely approximating that of the prism 26 may be used. The surface of the photoresist layer 24 is covered with a thin layer of the immersion fluid 28 and the prism 26 is then placed on the immersion fluid. Light having a very narrow spectral bandwith is shown through two surfaces of the triangular prism (as indicated by the dashed lines in FIG. 2 c ) to form the interference pattern on the surface of the photoresist layer 24. A laser may be used as a light source. For example, if the interference pattern is to have a repeat spacing of 0.17 micron, the light can come from a helium-cadmium laser thereby having a wavelength of 4416 A. The light beams enter the opposite faces of the prism 26 at an angle of about 120� to one other. The prism and the immersion fluid have an index of refraction of about 1.5.
The exposed photoresist layer 24 is then developed as shown in FIG. 2 d. With reference to FIG. 2 e, the surface on which the photoresist layer 24 has been deposited is then etched to dissolve the exposed portions of the first layer 22. The remainder of the photoresist layer 24 is then removed as shown in FIG. 2 f leaving a grating 14 formed from the first layer 22. The various layers of the dielectric coating 16 are then deposited over the grating 14 to yield a laser mirror as shown in FIG. 1.
When the dielectric coating is deposited over the gratings 14, a slight rippling may occur in the stack due to the spacing between the grating stripes. In order to avoid this rippling, the gaps between the grating stripes may be filled with a transparent material. Another alternate in the above method to avoid this rippling of the dielectric coating comprises etching grooves directly into the substrate 12 before the formation of the first layer 22. This etching may be accomplished by a similar technique to the one which is used to etch the first layer 22. This etching forms troughs in the surface of the substrate 12 which are then filled with the electrically conductive and optically reflective grating material. This forms the gratings 14 in the substrate surface which are then covered with the dielectric coating.
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Bird Flu 101
with Dr. Mona Khanna
The most recent strain of avian influenza has scientists speculating about a worldwide pandemic. Find out how concerned you should be.
Transcript: Bird Flu 101Pandemic. Now there's a word guaranteed to inspire dread. Pandemics occur when a new flu virus emerges, causing serious illness and death around the world. There have been four in the last hundred years. The most recent killed about 1 million people in 1968 and 1969. The 1918 flu pandemic took 40 million lives. All are thought to have originated with flu strains that normally affect only birds know as avian flu or bird flu.
Bird Flu Pandemic?Unfortunately, a new strain of avian flu has public health officials worried about the potential for a new pandemic, even though by the start of the 2005 flu season, only about 100 people had come down with this new strain since it first appeared in 1997.
While there is genuine cause for concern, a pandemic isn't inevitable. Medical advances since the last pandemic can make a big difference. Better flu tests, anti-viral drugs, and the likelihood that a vaccine can be developed quickly are all powerful weapons.
What is the Bird Flu?So what exactly is avian flu? Avian flu is an infectious disease that usually causes only minor symptoms in birds. But there are two types that researchers refer to as "highly pathogenic," which means they are capable of spreading rapidly through a flock and killing most of the birds that become ill.
Bird Flu HistoryWhile normally, avian flu infects only birds, in 1997, 18 people in Hong Kong came down with an avian flu strain known as H5N1. Six of them died. To control the outbreak, 1.5 million chickens, ducks, and geese were destroyed.
By the fall of 2005, outbreaks of H5N1 in birds had been reported in nine countries in Asia and two in Europe. More than half of the 100 people that had been infected had died.
That's the bad news. The good news is that so far, H5N1 does not jump easily from birds to people, or from person to person. Most of the people who had been infected were poultry farmers who had direct contact with infected birds. Unless H5N1 changes into a form that infects humans more easily, the chances of catching avian flu remain extremely low.
What Should You do to Avoid the Bird Flu?If you travel to a country where H5N1 has been detected in birds, it's a good idea to stay away from live poultry. Avian flu is not a food-born illness and the virus is sensitive to heat which means it's safe to eat poultry if you follow normal procedures for cooking and handling poultry.
What Research Tells us About the Bird FluThe obvious question, then, is why all the concern about a possible pandemic? It has to do with the tendency for flu viruses to change as they reproduce. There's a chance H5N1 will mutate until it acquires the ability to infect humans more easily. A second possibility is that if a person comes down with a garden variety version of the flu and H5N1 at the same time, the two strains could merge into a new variety capable of moving from person to person. It's that second scenario that worries researchers most.
Containing the Bird FluTo prepare, governments are stockpiling anti-viral medications like Tamiflu and work is underway on a vaccine for H5N1 flu.
There is a strong worldwide effort to control the spread of avian flu in birds and monitor its affect on humans to prevent it from spreading quickly if it does mutate into a form that moves easily from person to person.
The best news so far is that it hasn't happened yet. And there's a chance it never will.
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A child-resistant package for tablets, capsules and the like includes a plurality of bubble chambers; a rupturable barrier bonded to each bubble chamber to seal the tablet in the bubble chamber. A top layer covers the rupturable barrier and defines an access panel which may be peeled away along first score lines to a first access position. An intermediate layer is sandwiched between the rupturable layer and the top layer and includes second score lines which define a breakaway panel. The bubble chamber, access panel and breakaway panel are aligned and operable such that a tablet in the bubble chamber may be extricated by first peeling back the access panel to the first access position to reveal the breakaway panel, and then pushing against the bubble chamber to force the tablet against the rupturable layer until the rupturable layer ruptures and the breakaway panel breaks away to expose the tablet.
1. A child resistant package, comprising:
at least one bubble chamber for holding a product;
a rupturable barrier bonded to said bubble chamber to seal the product in said bubble chamber;
a top layer covering said rupturable barrier and including first score lines defining an access panel aligned over said bubble chamber and which may be peeled away along first score lines; and
an intermediate layer sandwiched between said rupturable layer and said top layer and having second score lines which define a breakaway panel aligned with said bubble chamber;
a first access position including the access panel being peeled up and away to create a first access opening and to expose the underlying breakaway panel, and further including said breakaway panel remaining intact when said access panel is peeled away;
wherein said bubble chamber, access panel and breakaway panel are interoperable to permit a tablet in said bubble chamber to be extricated by first peeling back said access panel to the first access position to create a first access opening revealing said breakaway panel and then by pushing against said bubble chamber to force the tablet against said rupturable layer until said rupturable layer ruptures and said breakaway panel breaks away to expose the tablet through the access opening.
2. The package of claim 1 wherein the first and second score lines are sized so that said second score lines are not exposed when the access panel is in the first access position.
3. The package of claim 2 wherein said second score lines are configured in the shape of a "C".
4. The package of claim 2 and further including a bottom layer having at least one bubble chamber opening, said bubble chamber and rupturable layer being preassembled into a blister pack and said blister pack resting atop said bottom layer with at least one bubble chamber extending down through a corresponding bubble chamber opening, said intermediate layer being atop said blister pack, said bottom, intermediate and top layers and said blister pack being mutually bonded together.
5. The package of claim 4 wherein one of the access panel and the breakaway panel are treated to prevent the access panel and breakaway panel from being bonded together when said intermediate layer and said top layer are bonded together.
6. The package of claim 5 wherein the bond preventing treatment comprises said intermediate layer including a varnish coating on said breakaway panels, the varnish coating preventing the access panel from being heat sealed to the breakaway panel.
7. The package of claim 4 and further including a second access position wherein the package is in the first access position and said breakaway panel is at least partially separated from the remainder of the intermediate layer and extending hingedly up through the first access opening.
8. The package of claim 7 wherein the package has opposing front and rear edges and includes a frangible tab at the front edge and connected with each access panel for initiating peeling of each access panel toward the rear edge.
9. A single blank having opposing top and bottom edges and first and second opposing and parallel edges and for forming a laminar, child resistant package, comprising:
horizontally aligned left, middle and right substantially identically sized rectangular panels, the left panel delimited from the middle panel by first score lines parallel to the first edge, and the right panel being delimited from the middle panel by second score lines parallel to the second edge;
the middle panel defining at least one bubble chamber opening sized to receive a bubble chamber of a blister pack therethrough; the right panel defining third score lines which define at least one breakaway panel; the left panel defining fourth score lines which define at least one frangible access panel,
wherein the at least one opening, breakaway panel and access panel are defined on the blank such that, in a final folded position whereby the right panel is folded atop the middle panel along the second score lines and the left panel is subsequently folded atop the right panel along the first score lines, the access panel is disposed directly over the breakaway panel which is disposed directly over the opening.
10. The blank of claim 9 wherein there are a plurality of the at least one openings spaced between the top and bottom edges of the blank, and there are a corresponding plurality of the at least one breakaway panels and the at least one access panels likewise spaced between the top and bottom edges of the blank.
11. The blank of claim 10 and further including a first access position including the blank being in the final folded position and the access panel being peeled up and away to create a first access opening and to expose the underlying breakaway panel, and wherein the third score lines are located relative the fourth score lines so that, in the first access position, the third score lines are not exposed.
12. The blank of claim 11 and further including a second access position including the blank being in the first access position and the breakaway panel being at least partially separated from the remainder of the right panel and extending up through the first access opening.
13. The blank of claim 12 wherein one side of each breakaway panel is treated to prevent the breakaway panel from being bonded to the access panel when the left, middle and right panels are sealed together in the final folded position.
14. The blank of claim 12 wherein the blank further includes a plurality of score lines and cut-outs which, when the blank is in the final folded position, define a plurality of tabs for initiating peeling each access panel away.
15. The blank of claim 14 wherein the blank, in the final folded position, has opposing front and rear edges and wherein the plurality of tabs are defined along the front edge for pulling each access panel toward the rear edge.
16. The blank of claim 12 wherein the third score lines are generally C-shaped and each breakaway panel forms a hinged flap in the second access position.
17. A method for making a child-resistant package, comprising the steps of:
providing a single blank having opposing top and bottom edges and first and second opposing parallel edges;
making cuts in said blank to define horizontally-aligned left, middle and right substantially identically-sized rectangular panels, the left panel delimited from the middle panel by first score lines parallel to the first edge, and the right panel delimited from the middle panel by second score lines parallel to the second edge;
making cuts in the middle panel to define at least one bubble chamber opening sized to receive a bubble chamber of a blister pack therethrough;
making third score lines in the right panel to define at least one breakaway panel;
making fourth score lines in the left panel to define at least one tangible access panel;
providing a blister pack having at least one bubble chamber;
positioning said blister pack atop the middle panel whereby the bubble chamber extends downwardly through a corresponding bubble chamber opening;
folding the right panel to a first folded position atop the blister pack and middle panel, followed by folding the left panel to a final folded position atop the right panel, the final folded position including the access panel being aligned directly over both the opening and the breakaway panel, whereby peeling back the access panel reveals the breakaway panel; and
bonding the left, middle, and right panels together.
The present invention relates to the field of packaging and more particularly to child-resistant, single-dosage, blister-type packaging for tablets, capsules, and the like.
The common single-dosage blister package comprises a sheet with transparent bubble chambers for holding a tablet, capsule or the like. The ultimate goal is to produce such a package which is child resistant, but adult friendly. Some of the designs produced heretofore achieve this goal better than others. For example, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,924,746, a package is described in which a scored tab is pulled off of the packaging, leaving a separation area whereby a single laminate may be pulled away from a bubbled carrier layer to expose the product. Similarly, in the packaging disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,921,805, bending a tab reveals an unsealed area at which a laminate may be peeled away from the product-containing carrier layer. A similar, but somewhat more complicated opening procedure is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,835,995, in accordance with which a single dose package is first separated along score lines from other such packages. On the separated package, a tear-off strip must then be torn away along another set of score lines. A laminate may then be peeled away from the product-containing carrier to reveal the product. This design also includes selective bonding between layers to produce a starting region to begin peeling one layer from another.
Another form of packaging includes the bottom side of the bubble sheet being covered with a rupturable layer of foil or similar material. The user depresses tile transparent bubble, thereby forcing a tablet against the foil layer which is then ruptured. Further pressure on the bubble expels the tablet through the ruptured foil. Some packages couple this rupturable layer concept with a peelaway step. For example, in the packaging of U.S. Pat. No. Re 29,705, access to the blister chamber is attained first by pulling a tab which separates first and second layers of a laminate, and second by pushing the product through the second, rupturable laminate layer which is bonded to the bottom of the blister chamber. In accordance with U.S. Pat. No. 3,912,081, pulling on a tab separates a section of a first layer along score lines from the second layer, and the product is then pushed through the rupturable second layer. In a similar type of package, paperboard sheet is interposed between the rupturable layer and the layer having the scored, peelaway section. The intermediate sheet defines openings corresponding to the product placements such that, when a section of the peelaway layer is peeled away, the product may be pushed through the rupturable layer and through the corresponding opening in the intermediate paperboard sheet. These layers are bonded together except for the area between the intermediate sheet and the peel away section.
All of these types of packages are an attractive curiosity for young children. What is needed is an improved single-dosage, blister-type package which limits the ability of children to solve the puzzle of getting to the visible pill, but which does not unduly bar adults from access.
Generally speaking, a package is provided which holds single dose tablets, capsules and the like, and which provides fairly easy access by adults, but which is not readily accessed by children.
A child-resistant package includes a plurality of tablet containing bubble chambers; a rupturable barrier bonded to each bubble chamber to seal tile tablet in the bubble chamber; a top layer covering the rupturable barrier and defining an access panel which may be peeled away along first score lines to a first access position; and an intermediate layer sandwiched between tile rupturable layer and the top layer and having second score lines which define a breakaway panel. The bubble chamber, access panel and breakaway panel are aligned and operable such that a tablet in the bubble chamber may be extricated by first peeling back the access panel to the first access position to reveal the breakaway panel, and then pushing the bubble chamber to force the tablet against the rupturable layer until that layer ruptures and the breakaway panel breaks away to expose the tablet.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved package system for single unit tablets, capsules and the like.
It is another object of the present invention to provide single-dosage, blister-type packaging that is child resistant, but adult friendly.
Further objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a child-resistant package 10 in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a fragmented perspective view of the underside of the package 10 and showing two access panels peeled back and a breakaway panel pushed through the access opening created thereby.
FIG. 3 is a fragmented plan view of a single blank of the package of FIG. 1 scored in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of tile blank of FIG. 3 with the right hand portion C folded on top of the middle portion B.
FIG. 5 is a plan view of the underside of the package of FIG. 1 and showing two access panels peeled back and a breakaway panel pushed through the access opening created thereby to reveal the underlying breakaway panel.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the blister pack 37 of package 10 of FIG. 1 cut across the center line of a tablet.
For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, and any alterations and modifications in the illustrated device and any further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated therein are contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, there is shown a child-resistant package 10 in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Package 10 includes a body 11 with a number of transparent bubble chambers 12, each of which contains a unit of product 13 (FIG. 6). For convenience of description, the packaging is described hereafter as containing tablets, although capsules and the like may similarly be contained and dispensed. Package 10 is shown with chambers for seven single dosages of tablets 13, e.g., one for each day of the week. Generally, access to each tablet 13 is provided by bending a tab 15 at predefined cuts 16, peeling back the tab 15 and the access panel 17 bonded thereto along predefined score lines 18. The enclosed tablet 13 is then pushed through a rupturable barrier 19 and past a bendable breakaway panel 21.
Referring now to FIG. 3, there is shown a single blank 23 made of paperboard and having various cuts and scores to form package 10. Preferably, the paperboard blank 23 is die cut all at once, such as in a Bobst die-cutter.
Parallel to opposing edges 24 and 25, there are defined non-continuous and mutually parallel score lines 26 and 27, which delimit generally identically sized rectangular panels A, B, and C. Score lines 26 and 27 enable panel C to be folded about score line 27 and onto panel B (FIG. 4), and then panel A to be folded about score line 26 and onto panel C (FIG. 5).
As used herein, the phrases "score line" and "score lines" are used interchangeably to describe either a single cut or plurality of cuts in blank 23 so that one portion is separable from another. For example, score line 26 is preferred to be non-continuous with the several unscored portions, such as at 28, holding panels A and B together during the folding assembly. However, score lines 26 could comprise just one score line extending between, but not all the way to the opposing top edge (not shown) and bottom edges 30 of blank 23. Likewise, score line 27 is preferred to define a number of smaller, unscored regions or nicks, such as at 29, to help hold panel C connected with panel B as panel C is folded relative to panel B.
Additional scores or cuts 32 in blank 23 intersect with lengths 31 of line 27 to define seven equally spaced, identical hexagonal cut-outs 33. There is an unscored region or nick 29 defined between each cut-out 33. On the opposite side of line 27, panel B of blank 23 is scored at 16 to define seven removal tabs 15, each tab 15 being roughly a mirror image of its corresponding cut-out 33 about line 27.
Panel B is also cut to define seven identical oval cut-outs 36, each cut-out 36 horizontally corresponding with an adjacent tab 15 and hexagonal cut-out 33. A blister pack 37, having seven bubble chambers 12 may thus be received against panel B with each blister chamber 12 extending through a corresponding oval cut-out 36.
Non-continuous score lines 18 are defined in panel A to form peelaway access panels 17, as shown in FIG. 3. For each access panel 17, the inner arcuate portion 41 of its score lines 18 and the pair of opposing, straight portions 42 of its score lines 18 are configured to roughly correspond with the inner arcuate portion 43 and pair of opposing, straight portions 44, respectively, of the corresponding oval cut-out 36. The outer straight and angled portions 45 of score lines 18 of each panel 17 are configured to mirror the shaped and angled portions of score lines 16 of the horizontally corresponding tab 15. The reasons for these relationships among the various sets of score lines 16 and 18 and cut-outs 36 will become apparent herein.
Non-continuous score lines 48 are defined in panel C to produce seven bendable, breakaway panels 21 which horizontally correspond with the seven tabs 15, oval cut-outs 36 and peelaway access panels 17. Arcuate portions 49 of score lines 48 correspond generally to the inner arcuate portions 43 of the corresponding oval cut-outs 36. From each arcuate portion 49, score lines 48 extend straight at 50 toward line 27, to correspond generally with the pair of opposing, straight portions 44 of the corresponding oval cut-outs 36. Each pair of straight score lines 50 stops at 51, short of intersecting with cut-outs 33 and without continuing into arcuate score lines which would correspond with the inner curved portion 52 of cut-outs 36. Instead, each pair of straight score lines 50 stops as at 51 so that, when pressure is applied to the region roughly bounded by score lines 48, an access panel 21 will break away from the rest of panel C and bend at 53 as shown in FIG. 2, roughly between the termination points 51 of score lines 50. For reasons which will become apparent below, the width of panel 21 between parallel score lines 50 is preferably slightly greater than the width of access panel 17 between its parallel score lines 42. Panels A and C are also provided with rectangular cut-outs 56 and 57, respectively, which, when panel C is folded onto panel B and panel A then is folded onto panel C, will align and provide an external view of an enlarged section 58 of blister pack 37.
Referring to FIG. 6, each blister pack 37 is produced as a unit, whereby a sheet of transparent vinyl such as polyethylene or polyvinyl-chloride is processed to form an upper layer 59 with seven spaced-apart blisters or bubble chambers 12. The material comprising layer 59 should be sufficiently strong to resist biting or tearing by a child. The bubble chambers 12 are formed in plastic layer 59 by any appropriate method such as vacuum-forming. The product (tablet 13) is then deposited into the bubble chambers 12, and a combined foil (60) and paper (62) laminate backing is heat-sealed to the vinyl blister, thereby sealing the tablets in the respective bubble chambers.
The foil and paper layers together create rupturable barrier 19. The control number and expiration date are printed onto the enlarged portion 58 in a position making it visible through rectangular cut-outs 56 and 57 when package 10 is completely assembled. (FIG. 3) The combined thickness and the strength of foil layer 60 and paper layer 62 are provided so that, by applying pressure against the top 64 of bubble chamber 12, tablets 13 can be manually forced against and rupture the barrier 19 to expose and release the tablet. In one embodiment, paper layer 62 comprises fifteen pound paper.
The paperboard is treated on the "top" side (the side visible in FIG. 3) with a suitable heat bonding substance, typically prior to cutting. Upon folding the paperboard, heat and pressure are applied to compress the two layers together to provide a strong bond between the two paperboard layers. The paperboard is printed with desired indicia, such as dosage instructions and day-of-the-week information (FIG. 2).
On the "bottom" side of blank 23, a portion 66 of panel C corresponding to each bendable breakaway panel 21 is heavily varnished to negate the effect of heat-sealing in those locations between panels C and A. That varnished portion 66 (indicated as a cross-hatched region in FIG. 4) is essentially bounded along its sides by straight score lines 50 and at its ends by arcuate score lines 49 and the corresponding cut-out 33. When the varnishing step is performed may vary, but it is preferably performed before blank 23 has been scored.
With blank 23 having been printed, treated and cut as described and as shown in FIG. 3, and with the blister pack 37 prepared as described and as shown in FIGS. 6 and 3, a fully assembled pill package is prepared as follows.
Blank 23 is laid in an appropriate die and a blister pack 37 is laid atop the center rectangular panel B, as shown in FIG. 3, so that bubble chambers 12 extend downwardly, through oval slots 36. Heat and pressure are then applied to compress and bond panel B to the adjacent side 71 (FIG. 6) of blister pack 37. Panel C is then folded along line 27 atop panel B, as shown in FIG. 4, and panel A is then folded along line 26 over and atop panel C, as shown in FIG. 5. Heat and pressure are applied to bond panel C to the back of the blister pack 37 and to panel B, and to bond panel A to panel C. The application of heat and pressure is performed by a plate having reliefs corresponding to panels 21 so that little or no bonding occurs between panels 21 and the upwardly facing paper layer 62 of the underlying blister pack 37, or between bendable breakaway panels 21, and peelaway access panels 17. The heat sealing step also bonds the outer region 68 of each panel 17 to the corresponding and underlying tab 15. Package 10 is now fully constructed.
In use, referring to FIGS. 1, 2, and 5, the product contained within bubble 12 is accessed by grasping a tab 15 (actually comprising tab 15 and outer region 68, but referred to collectively hereinafter as tab 15) between two fingers and bending it in the direction of arrow 70. Continued pulling of tab 15 pulls it and access panel 17 away from tile remainder of package 10, thereby revealing most of breakaway panel 21 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5. Because of the varnished portion 66 and selective application of heat and pressure to panels A and C, access panel 17 pulls cleanly away from the breakaway panel 21 therebelow.
Because the width of each panel 21 is greater than the width of each corresponding access panel 17, the score lines 48 of panels 21 are not visible when access panel 17 is peeled away, as shown in FIG. 5, but are concealed below the remaining portion of panel A. If a child had peeled access panel away as described above, he or she, not seeing the foil layer here revealed in prior art designs, might be less likely to play with or investigate the package further to access the enclosed tablet 13. Also, the child, not seeing the score lines 48 of panel 21, would not thereby be alerted that panel 21 is removable and try to peel it up. The existence of panel 21 also protects the underlying, more fragile foil/paper barrier 19 therebelow in the event that access panel 17 is inadvertantly peeled back.
In addition, with the outer edges of breakaway panels 21 (up to score lines 48) positioned under the panel A (FIG. 5), slightly more pressure is required to be applied to push a tablet through rupturable barrier 19. With panel 21 peeled back as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, tablet 13 is pushed, from the top 64 of chamber 12 (FIG. 6) until tablet 13 breaks through the rupturable foil and paper barrier 19 and breaks breakaway panel 21 away from its panel C along score lines 48. Panel 21 thereby bends away at 53 and reveals tablet 13.
Other embodiments are contemplated wherein bubble chamber 12 and the various cut-outs and panels are other than oval shaped and are provided in numbers other than the seven described herein. Embodiments are also contemplated wherein opposing straight portions 50 of score lines 48 extend all the way to cut-outs 33.
While the invention has been illustrated and described in detail in the drawings and foregoing description, the same is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character, it being understood that only the preferred embodiment has been shown and described and that all changes and modifications that come within the spirit of the invention are desired to be protected.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced its highly anticipated proposed revisions to its Environmental Marketing Guides. When final, the FTC guidance will establish significant new rules of the road for companies that advertise the environmental attributes of their products, services, or business practices. Companies currently making any environmental marketing claims to consumers, whether through traditional advertising, web sites, or social media, need to pay careful attention to the FTC's existing and newly-proposed guidance if they wish to avoid the prospect of enforcement action or related consumer litigation.
Informally known as the "Green Guides," the FTC's Environmental Marketing Guides provide guidance on how Section 5 of the FTC Act and similar state laws – all of which prohibit deceptive or misleading marketing acts or practices – are likely to be enforced with respect to environmental advertising claims. Noncompliance with the Green Guides has also been used as the basis of consumer class actions and claims initiated by competitors under the federal Lanham Act. Moreover, the National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau (the NAD), a self-regulatory organization that resolves disputes between competitors and has the authority to initiate its own challenges, operates an active enforcement program in the area of green advertising. Like the FTC and state regulators, the NAD looks to the Green Guides when evaluating green advertising claims.
Among other things, the proposed Green Guides significantly tighten the FTC's guidelines for: (1) "general" environmental benefit claims (e.g., "environmentally friendly,"), (2) use of environmental certifications and seals of approval, and (3) degradability of products or their packaging (e.g., "compostable").
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Seattle Food ToursRead MoreAs the founder of Seattle Food Tours, Michael Rogers couldn't have started a more perfect business for himself: as a former chef and frequent traveler, he appreciates the feeling of discovering new places. He's surrounded himself with a team of similarly knowledgeable tour guides, including a professional baker, a wine tasting expert, and an international tour guide. Given the group's impressive backgrounds, it's not surprising that they operate top-notch excursions. They lead the curious through Pike Place Market, and even though it's one of the most visited culinary destinations in the country, their trip grants access to five spots not featured on any other market tour. A progressive dinner through Belltown Restaurants welcomes groups to sample libations from a nationally renowned cocktail bar, and taste the creations of a sushi chef who is a two-time James Beard nominee. Each outing can be amended for vegetarians or those with fork allergies, or reserved for private groups.1912 Pike Pl.Seattle, WA US
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It's a hospital pass for doctors at Holby as new boss causes a stir
Posted: October 20, 2010|
Well, I certainly can't accuse Holby City (BBC One, 8pm) of being dull viewing. Last night, in the line of duty I watched a whole episode and in the space of an hour I'd been drawn into the life of a nurse grieving for her partner while pregnant with her ex-husband's baby; a surrogate mother who's put her own life at risk; a father who can't come to terms with his illness; a new doctor who's struggling to cope on two hours' sleep a night; and a director of surgery who's so wrapped up in her job she hardly ever sees her young daughter.
Phew. And that's aside from the regular doses of blood and guts and all the medical lingo, which makes you feel like you're improving your IQ just by listening to it.
"Right, we have a cardiac tamponade", says Connie, in the operating theatre within the first few minutes of the programme.
"I love the smell of pethidine in the morning,'' quips Greg.
I don't know what they were doing, mind you – I was too busy hiding behind a cushion.
For me though, the best thing about the programme was the arrival of new character Henrik Hanssen, who has apparently been sent to the hospital by the Department of Health to make budget cuts, and with whom Connie, reluctantly, has to share her new job of director of surgery.
Right from his first appearance, we get the measure of him, as he lets himself into Connie's office and complains about her staff bunking off, even though they're at Linden's funeral.
Yep, he's a rotter, but he gets all the best lines, so I can't help but like him.
Next on his hit list is Michael, who's just about to take payment from a woman who wants to move the surrogate mother (who's having a baby for her) to a private ward.
"If you want to make money out of bottom feeders then I suggest you stick to Botox and breasts. Might rather suit you."
Then after embarrassing Connie in front of a patient by highlighting her inability to diagnose his condition, he intervenes in Dr Valentine's treatment of Rose – a woman who Dr V thought was drunk, but is actually hypoglycemic.
"Don't worry everyone's done it. Well, actually I haven't, but I'm sure everyone else has."
Then he shows his compassionate side to the patient, who keeps calling for Mr Cullen: "Mr Cullen's dead so there's not a lot of point in asking for him."
Yep, he'll certainly be livening things up on the wards. Glad he's not my boss.


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Lincolnshire man hit neighbours' front door with golf club in bid to start fight
Posted: June 25, 2012|
A MAN who used a golf club to repeatedly bang on his neighbours' front door has received a 12-month conditional discharge.
Samuel William Chaplin, 26, now of Harvest Way in Skegness, but formerly of College Close in Horncastle, admitted the public order offence towards his two neighbours from January 19.
John Mitchell, prosecuting, said Chaplin, who lived next door to the couple, had been banging repeatedly on the glass of their front door using the golf club.
When the male occupant went to the door, Chaplin started swearing and saying 'come on then.'
Mr Mitchell said: "He indicated he wanted to fight and the couple felt extremely frightened about what was going to happen. The door was closed after a struggle and once they managed to secure the property, they telephoned the police."
In mitigation, Terry Vamplew said there was a lot of background to consider.
He told the court as well as living next door, Chaplin and the female occupant had worked together.
He told the magistrates: "She had taken against Mr Chaplin and made some serious allegations about him, which were investigated by the employer and found to be false. As a result, the woman left and was banned from the store."
He also told magistrates that Chaplin and his partner had also been subjected to homophobic abuse.
He said: "The matter came to a head on January 19 when Mr Chaplin was again subjected to abuse from banging on his windows and throwing things in the garden. He did call the police and told them what was going on and instead of waiting for them, he went round to confront them. He now knows he should have waited for the police."
He said Chaplin had been the subject of a curfew since January.
As well as the 12 month conditional discharge, Chaplin was ordered to pay £60 costs.
A charge of possessing a golf club as an offensive weapon was discontinued.


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Syria Offline
October 10, 2013
The Syrian city of Aleppo briefly regained access to the Internet yesterday, ending an information blackout that lasted well over a month.
The Next Darfur?
June 28, 2013
In Sudan's Rebel-Held Nuba Mountains, a terrible war rages on.
How Human Rights Became our Ideology
November 16, 2012
The modern idea of human rights was only created after World War II. In the next half-century, it became a global movement.
Did Israel and the U.S. Just Cooperate on a Dry-Run for an Iran Intervention?
November 02, 2012
Why an attack in Sudan may herald an intervention in Iran.
Going South
May 04, 2012
On a hot evening in March, with the temperature still over 100 degrees, I met a veteran journalist named Jacob Akol in South Sudan's capital, Juba. South Sudan is the newest nation in the world, and it shows: Juba is expanding so quickly that it basically reinvents itself every month. Hotels and offices are constructed out of used shipping containers.
The Obama Administration's Naively Even-Handed Response to a Crisis in Sudan
April 27, 2012
When Barack Obama released a video message to Sudan and South Sudan last Sunday, he urged the people of both countries to reject armed conflict and return to negotiations. Obama gravely warned that "heated rhetoric on both sides has raised the risk of war." With the two countries once again on the brink of a full-scale armed conflict, the President's message was well-intentioned.
How Khartoum is Yet Again Chasing Civilians From Their Homes
March 27, 2012
Yida Camp, South Sudan—The Yida refugee camp, just south of the disputed border between the Republic of Sudan and newly-independent South Sudan, rarely feels like the edge of a warzone. Children chase donkeys and bicycle wheels through the streets, and the men spend the day languidly sipping spicy coffee in the camp's surprisingly busy marketplace. The warzone is in the Nuba Mountains in the region of Southern Kordofan, a fifteen kilometer trek away, through the desert and across the border with the Republic of Sudan. Still, it is difficult to be optimistic here.
The Thought Police
March 14, 2012
Silenced: How Apostasy and Blasphemy Codes Are Choking Freedom WorldwideBy Paul Marshall and Nina Shea (Oxford University Press, 448 pp., $35) I.
Danger Zone
December 14, 2011
Newt Gingrich has dumbly stirred a ruckus in saying that the Arabs of Palestine are an "invented people." It did not increase his chances of winning the Republican presidential nomination: How many Jews actually vote in Republican primaries? (And many Christian Zionists are already for him on altogether non-Zionist grounds.) But it should not have caused such a furor in the first place.
How to Explain the Arab League's Shocking Decision on Syria?
December 01, 2011
In March 2009, the Arab League welcomed Sudanese President Omar Bashir at its summit in Qatar. Just weeks earlier, Bashir had been indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC)—and a warrant issued for his arrest—for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the murder of nearly 500,000 civilians in Darfur. No matter. The Arab League rejected ICC jurisdiction as an illegal violation of Sudanese sovereignty. But now, in the months since the Arab Spring began, the Arab League seems to have undergone a transformation.


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AKRON -- Police are asking for the public's help in locating two suspects in separate armed robberies.
In one incident, police have released surveillance video in the August 29 robbery of a Pizza Hut restaurant on Copley Road. In the video, the suspect enters the restaurant with a gun and then steals money before running out a back door.
In the second, unrelated robbery, police are searching for a suspect who vaulted the counter of a Quality Inn last night on Gilchrist Road armed with a knife. The suspect demanded and took money from the clerk before running away to a waiting pickup truck in the parking lot.


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(NBC News) There's yet another problem with cars made by General Motors, and the CEO of the automotive giant said Thursday more recalls could be ahead.
General Motors, C.E.O Mary Barra announced the stop-sale order of 33,000 Chevy Cruze sedans with potentially defective air bags.
The air bags were made by Japanese supplier Takata Corporation, who have also been under fire for faulty air bags in Hondas, Toyotas, Nissans and Mazdas.
All told, the 44 GM recalls cover some 20 million vehicles around the world. All have come since January after Mary Barra took over as CEO.
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This August's Effect on the History of the S&P 500 Index
By JLP | August 23, 2011
I put the following graphic together to show you the impact that August 2011 is having on the history of the S&P 500 Index. It's pretty interesting.
The second column shows the average, median, standard deviation, and geometric average for ALL August months through 2010. The third column shows the same stats for ALL August months through August 19, 2011. The fourth column shows the difference between the other two columns. Pretty significant difference.
Of course, there is still a week left in August and these numbers could change dramatically. We shall see.
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2 Responses to "This August's Effect on the History of the S&P 500 Index"
Paul Williams Says:
August 23rd, 2011 at 12:23 pm
Not sure how many people realize it, but that really is a significant change even though the %s look small.
BG Says:
August 23rd, 2011 at 4:45 pm
I guess the markets today will improve those numbers some. I wonder how many more potential retirees are contemplating deferring retirement because of the past month.


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Ailie Robertson has been nominated for Composer of the Year at the Traditional Scottish Music Awards, and Corrina Hewat's band 'The Unusual Suspects' is also in the running, for Live Act of the Year!
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Monthly Archive for September, 2011
Football: Friday night live chat
Join Express-News staff writers Lorne Chan and Blake Hurtik at for a live chat from tonight's games. Lorne Chan is at Comalander Stadium for No. 5 Johnson vs. Madison. Blake Hurtik is at Antler Stadium for Sub-5A No. 2 Kerrville Tivy vs. No. 4 McCollum. mySA high schools chat: Week 5 [Read More]
Friday night football scores: Sept. 30
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Football: Week 5 Wednesday live chat
Join Blake and Lorne for a Wednesday high school football chat at 1 p.m., where Blake continues to gloat that he predicted McCollum's fantastic 5-0 start and Lorne tries to punch Blake through a live chat. mySA high schools Wednesday chat [Read More]
Football: Week 5 Podcast
[podcast]http://extras.mysanantonio.com/audio/2011WK5podcastHS.mp3[/podcast] While eight of our ranked teams are off this week, there are plenty of exciting matchups on tap. Lorne and Blake break it down for you, including our Game of the Week: McCollum at Kerrville Tivy. FOOTBALL! [Read More]
Football: Inside the Rankings, Week 5
As we approach a week with a lot of byes, the 5A picture is looking clearer with district play in full swing. In 4A, the 3As keep winning and one 4A team keeps surprising. Class 5A 1. Judson (5-0) Last ranking: No. 1 Last game: Defeated No. 10 Madison 48-7 The reason: The Rockets' destroyed […] [Read More]
Football: Top Performers, Week 4
Here are your Top 3 performers in each of the three major stat categories, with some notes for good measure: Passing 1. Wil Amick, Boerne: 14 of 26 for 184 yards and 2 TDs; 221 rushing yards for 4 TDs Boerne's riding high heading into district play thanks to Amick, who has accounted for 4/5ths […] [Read More]
Live from Johnson-MacArthur and Brennan-Harlandale
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Week 4 Chat – area scores
Reagan 52, Churchill 14 – Final Judson 48, Madison 7 – Final Brandeis 34, Clark 20 – Final Stevens 14, Jay 13 – Final Lanier 21, Jefferson 15 – Final Alamo Heights 34, Lockhart 6 – Final Smithson Valley 30, New Braunfels Canyon 3 – Final McCollum 38, Boerne Champion 7 – Final Roosevelt 48, […] [Read More]
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Overview: Betty Crocker Gluten-Free Mixes
Overview/Review Betty Crocker Gluten-Free Mixes
As I sit down to write this overview of the Betty Crocker mixes, I find I am filled with mixed emotions. When I heard that General Mills would be launching a line of Betty Crocker Gluten-Free Mixes, I was excited! What a great way, I thought, to introduce gluten-free baking to those who might be nervous about tackling it.
And who better than Betty Crocker to do it? I must admit something here, folks. I grew up eating Betty Crocker cakes mixes (Duncan Hines, too!). While my mom baked almost everything from scratch, she used mixes for cakes. If I close my eyes, I can almost taste those cakes. Fragrant and moist. The taste and texture of a box cake mix is really unlike any other. Therefore, I was excited to see if Betty Crocker's Gluten-Free Cake mixes would taste like their traditional, wheat-based mixes.
But before we get to the taste test, I need to talk a little about my own expectations and reactions to the mixes.
The first thing I noticed about the mixes was the price. In my grocery store, they are going for $4.49 per box! And a mix only makes one 9-inch round! That means that a 9-inch cake will cost you $9.00 to make--before you add in the cost of the butter, eggs, etc. I am sorry but that is really, really expensive. I know many of my readers won't be able to afford this price.
One of my "issues" with gluten-free mixes is their price. They can break the bank. And while the economy is showing signs of recovering, we are all still watching our pennies. I had hoped that the Betty Crocker Gluten-Free Mixes would be affordable.
I have many readers who simply can't afford the cost of some gluten-free mixes. While some might say, "Then they can either do without or make a cake from scratch." I don't agree. Sometimes a mix is just plain handy. Sure, when you have the time, and warning, making the classic chocolate cake from my book is the cheapest and tastiest way to go. But I realize that we all lead busy lives. Sometimes a daughter might come home and need cupcakes for school the next day. At times like those mixes can be handy.
I didn't expect the Betty Crocker mixes to be priced the same as their traditional wheat cake mixes. However, I did think they would be a wee bit cheaper than other gluten-free mixes on the market. Turns out, I was wrong.
General Mills probably employs more food scientists than I can imagine. I had hoped, even with the high price, that the taste of the Betty Crocker Gluten-Free Mixes would be as I remembered. Betty Goes Gluten-Free, if you will. Well, folks, I for one was disappointed. Were the mixes bad? Nope! They just weren't "Betty Crocker" tasting In fact, they reminded me of another popular brand of gluten-free mixes. Something that comes from a "Gluten-Free Pantry".
The yellow cake was dense and not very flavorful. The chocolate cake was okay but a little dry. The brownies were yummy! And the chocolate chip cookies were just okay and a wee bit crumbly.
A quick glance at the ingredients told me why! I don't want to get into a debate about preservatives, etc. Let me just say that wheat-based Betty Crocker mixes (Super Moist) are a delightful little chemical stew. The gluten-free mixes are not. In fact, they are "just" dry ingredients. No different than if you measured out my chocolate cake mix into a bag.
Why do I mention this? Especially when we are all trying to avoid added chemicals? Well the little "chemical stew" that makes up Betty Crocker's Super Moist Cake mix makes for a pretty tasty cake! Like Isaid, I grew up eating the stuff. I had hoped that the brilliant food science minds at General Mills could have used some of their nifty food additives to create a cake like their Super Moist Cake. Alas, it doesn't seem like they did.
The reason my mom, and millions of other bakers, love cake mixes is because of their ease of use. Rip open a box, add water, eggs and oil and you are done. I was really hoping for the same ease of use with the Betty Crocker Gluten-Free Mixes.
I was wrong -- sort of. These mixes aren't hard to use. Really. But they are a little putzy. Take the vanilla cake mix. It instructs you to add vanilla extract! What? Can you imagine a "regular" vanilla cake mix instructing you to add your own flavor? I don't think so!
It is a little quibble, I know. But since it bothered me, I had to tell you about it.
Now I don't want to be a total negative Nelly! I am happy that a huge, mainstream company is finally responding to the needs of the gluten-free community. General Mills now has a line of cereal and baking mixes that serve the gluten-free eaters.
I also realize that for many seeing the words "Betty Crocker" and "Gluten-Free" fills an emotional void. I refuse to discount any of this. If you are rejoicing over the new mixes, I understand. I do.
However, if you are thinking that, perhaps, the mixes could have been a little cheaper, a little tastier, and a little easier to use, you aren't alone.


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