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To assess the long term visual outcomes and refractive status of patients who underwent diode laser for threshold retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and to investigate the risk factors leading to poor visual outcomes.
Fifty-seven patients (114 eyes) with threshold ROP who underwent laser therapy were contacted for reassessment. A chart review was performed for all patients to collect data on visual acuity, retinal status and strabismus. A favorable visual outcome was defined as 20/160 (Snellen acuity) for young adults (cooperative patients), and CSM for children (uncooperative patients) while unfavorable visual outcome was defined as <20/160 or <CSM. Vision in uncooperative children was graded as central, steady, maintain. Descriptive and inferential analyses were conducted. Chi2 and odds ratios were calculated whenever appropriate. A P value <0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
The mean age at reassessment was 5.2 ± 2.5 years (range, 1–10 years) where 36 (63.2%) patients were males and 21 (36.8%) were females. Out Of the 114 laser treated eyes, 73 (64%) were myopic, with mean spherical equivalent (SE) of −6.69 (5.9), range (−0.25 to −21) diaopters, 8 (7%) were emmetrope, while other 33 (29%) were hyperopic with mean SE of +2.43 (3.04), range (+0.25 to +17) diaopters. Strabismus was present in 31 patients (54.4%) of whom 81% (25/31) were esotropic. Retina was found to be normal in 77.1% of the examined eyes, while the remaining eyes had either macular dragging or retinal detachment. Almost 70% of the eyes with a normal retinal examination had favorable visual outcome. Thirteen (11.4%) eyes had zone 1 retinopathy, 83 (72.8%) eyes had zone 2 retinopathy and 2 (1.8%) eyes had zone 3 retinopathy. Vitreous hemorrhage was present in 7 (6.1%) eyes prior to laser treatment. The relationship between final retinal status and visual outcome was statistically significant (P < 0.0001). There was no statistically significant correlation between visual outcome and the zone of the retinopathy (P = 0.448).
The majority of patients who underwent diode laser therapy for threshold ROP had favorable anatomical and visual outcomes. However, high refractive error and strabismus may be clinically the pertinent causes of visual impairment.
Retinopathy of prematurity can lead to blindness in premature infants without timely treatment. Cryotherapy was the original ablation produce for the retina but it has been superseded by laser photocoagulation. The advantage of laser photocoagulation is the reduction of unfavorable structural outcomes and improved functional vision. Future treatment modalities may include the use of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (Anti-VEGF) therapies.1 The outcomes of a 7 year study of underweight newborns (<2000 g at delivery) indicate that 22.2% of premature infants had ROP.2
The (CRYO-ROP) study reported a 50% reduction in the incidence of retinal detachment after cryotherapy for threshold disease3 with better functional and structural outcomes compared with control eyes.4 Early treatment of pre-threshold ROP significantly reduces unfavorable functional and structural outcomes.3
The current study evaluated the long term visual outcomes and refractive status in patients who underwent diode laser therapy for threshold ROP and investigated the causes of poor visual outcomes.
The study cohort was comprised of 114 eyes of 57 consecutive patients who underwent diode laser treatment for ROP at King Abdul Aziz University Hospital (KAUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. These patients were contacted for assessment. The mean age of recruited patients was 5.2 ± 2.5 years (range, 1–10 years). The study was performed between July 2010 and Nov 2010, where premature infants who weighed less than 2000 g of birth body weight or were less than 32 weeks of gestational age were screened for ROP in the neonatal intensive care unit by an ophthalmologist.
Patient charts of 145 patients, who were admitted to KKUH from 1995–2010 and underwent diode laser therapy for symmetrical threshold disease, were recruited. Data were retrospectively collected from the medical records. Of the 145 patients, 88 were not included in the study due to parental refusal, insufficient contact data, travel, and death unrelated to eye diseases. The remaining 57 premature infants were contacted and examined. The study was conducted after approval from the ethics committee of the institution and adheres to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.
At first ophthalmic examination, high risk premature infants were screened at a Post-natal age of 4–6 weeks with indirect ophthalmoscope. The stage and severity of ROP were classified according to the International Classification of ROP.5 Follow up of retinal examination was performed every 1–2 weeks until ROP regression, complete vasculogenesis of retina, or development of threshold ROP. Infants with threshold eyes disease received diode laser photocoagulation within 48 h of diagnosis. The setting of laser treatment was 250–300 mW with a creamy-white laser intensity, using a near confluence pattern placed to the retinal avascular zone anterior to the fibro-vascular ridge.
Indirect ophthalmoscopy was performed to detect any structural sequelae, including macular distortion or dragging, macular folds, or tractional retinal detachment.
A trained Orthoptist performed the orthoptic assessment that included evaluation of ductions and versions cover/uncover testing, and alternate cover testing to detect the presence of manifest and latent strabismus. If a child presented with manifest strabismus, then a prism cover test was used to measure the angle of deviation at distance and near fixations. The presence or absence of strabismus was evaluated as an indicator for the potentiality to get amblyopia as a cause of visual deficit.
The best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was determined with Snellen optotype chart at 6 m. Central, steady, maintain fixation (CSM) was used for children who are not able to perform optotype acuity (young or mentally disabled). Visual acuity of 20/160 or better was considered a favorable visual outcome, and worse than 20/160 was considered an unfavorable visual outcome.
Cycloplegic refraction was determined with retinoscopy or an autorefractometer after installation of 1% cyclopentolate hydrochloride. Refractive errors were converted into spherical equivalent. Myopia was divided into three categories based on magnitude: severe (more than 6 D), mild (0.25–3 D) and moderate (>3–6 D).The refractive error of each eye was evaluated. All study subjects were under the ongoing care of a pediatric ophthalmologist.
Data were collected and stored in an excel sheet (Microsoft Office® 2007; Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA, USA). After data management, data were analyzed using SPSS version 19 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA), and StatsDirect version 6.1 (StatsDirect Ltd., Cheshire, UK). Descriptive analysis included describing the sample in terms of demographic characteristics. Inferential analysis included the Chi2 test to investigate the relationship between categorical variables, while Odds Ratio was calculated to investigate the association between ROP and potential risk factors. Confidence intervals of 95% and a corresponding P < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. An odds ratio that does not include one was considered statistically significant.
The study cohort was comprised of 114 eyes of 57 patients who underwent diode laser photocoagulation for symmetrical threshold disease. Out of 57 patients, 36 (63.2%) were males and 21 (36.8%) were females. In the majority of patients; 44 (77.2%) were of Saudi nationality. The mean (±SD) birth weight at baseline was 896.9 ± 331.5 g, (range, 400–1800 g), and, the average gestational age was 26.5 ± 3.1 weeks (range, 21–41 weeks). The average duration between onset of disease to presentation at a hospital and diagnosis was 8.7 ± 3.8 months (range, 1–17 months). The mean follow up period was 5.2 years (range, 1–10 years).
In the majority of cases; 14 (42.4%) patients used their right eye for fixation more than their left eye; 7 (21.2%) patients and there were 4 (12.1%) patients with alternating fixation. Exotropia was present in 31(54.4%) patients with a mean of 27 ± 8.4 prism diopter (pd) (range, 16–40 pd). Esotropia was present in 25 (43.9%) patients with a mean of 24.8 ± 14.6 pd (range, 3–50 pd). Nystagmus was present in only 5 (8.8%) patients.
The majority; 108 (94.6%) of eyes had a normal anterior segment while 2 (1.8%) eyes had cataract and other 2 (1.8%) eyes had post-synechiae.
Based on the international method of classification, a considerably large number of eyes were affected in Zone II (83 (72.8%) eyes), followed by Zone I (13 (11.4%) eyes) and Zone III (2 (1.8%) eyes). Additionally, 9 (7.9%) eyes were at the pre-threshold stage, and 7 (6.1%) eyes had a vitreous hemorrhage.
Funduscopy showed that 88 (77.1%) of the cases had a normal retina, while 12 (10.5%) cases had macular dragging, 5 (4.4%) cases had retinal detachment, 7 (6.2%) cases had pale optic disk, and 2 (1.8%) cases had end stage ROP.
Twenty-eight patients (56 eyes) were cooperative for visual acuity testing who had a mean age of 6.8 ± 1.9 years, (range, 3–10 years) constituted 49.1% of the study population, 21.1% (24 eyes) of them had a visual acuity of 20/40 and 15 eyes (13.2%) had visual acuity in the range of 20/50–20/160, 13 (11.4%) eyes had visual acuity 20/200 to light perception and 4 (3.5%) eyes had no light perception. Among the 29 uncooperative children (58 eyes) who could not perform the Snellen acuity test, 45 (39.5%) eyes had CSM, 6 (5.3%) eyes had CSUM, 2 (1.8%) eyes had CUSUM and 5 (4.4%) eyes had UCUSUM.
A favorable visual outcome defined as 20/160 or CSM was noted in 84 (73.7%) eyes while unfavorable visual outcome defined as <20/160 or <CSM was noted in 30 (26.3%) eyes (Table 1).
Eight (7%) of the eyes were emmetropic. The majority of eyes were myopic 73 (64%) with mean spherical equivalent (SE) of −6.69 (5.9), range (−0.25 to −21) diaopters, while other 33 (29%) were hyperopic with mean SE of +2.43 (3.04), range (+0.25 to +17) diaopters. The mean spherical equivalent of the study cohort was −3.7 ± 6.5 D. (Table 2).
There was a highly statistically significant association between the presence of a retinal abnormality at baseline and an unfavorable visual outcome postoperatively (P < 0.0001). There was no statistically significant association between while the zone of the disease and sex of the patient were with visual outcomes (P = 0.448 and 0.603, respectively).
Other statistically significant potential risk factors that may lead to unfavorable visual outcomes were: gestational age (P = 0.014) esotropia (P = 0.049) (P = 0.580) and presence of refractive errors (P = 0.016).
Favorable functional and structural outcomes of laser treated ROP eyes compared with cryotherapy have been previously reported.6–9 However, the current study presents the long term structural and visual outcomes of laser treated threshold ROP with large cohort and a mean age of 5.2 years (range, 1–10 years). According to Yang et al., many patients with favorable structural outcomes suffered from impaired visual function on long term follow up.6 Yang et al. suggested some variables that may contribute to the poor visual outcomes including myopia, strabismus, prenatal neurologic events and anisometropia which were significantly associated with poor visual outcomes in ROP patients treated with laser (P = 0.002).6
We found that 64% of our study cohort were myopic of which 28.9% had more than 6.0 D of myopia. Yang et al.6 reported similar that results with 77% of 60 eyes were myopic of which16.7% had more than 6.0 D of myopia. Yang et al.6 reported a mean spherical equivalent of −3.87 D which was clinically negligible from 3.7 ± 6.5 D in our study. McLoone et al.7 also reported similar results with 50% of 43 eyes that underwent laser therapy for ROP were myopic with 35% having myopia greater than 4.0 D (Table 3). White and Repka performed a 3 year follow up of and reported comparable structural outcomes and better functional outcomes compared to cryotherapy.8 In White and Repka's study, the laser treated group was myopic with a mean spherical equivalent of −6.6 D.8 The difference between the outcomes of White and Repka's study and our study maybe partially related to the differing sample size between both studies (57 patients in our study vs 12 patients), although the mean follow up period, mean birth weight and gestational weeks were almost similar. Shalev et al.9 performed an extended follow up of (7 years) and reported a minimal reduction of myopia in the laser treated groups.
The association between myopia and ROP has been recognized with an increase in the incidence among severe and low birth weights. Various hypotheses have been proposed for the cause of myopic fundi including; shallow AC, axial length and high crystalline lens power.7,10,11 Tasman et al.12 proposed that retinal detachment associated with myopic fundi is a predominant finding in retinopathy of prematurity.
The cryo-ROP study group reported visual acuity of 20/40 or better in 25.2% of the treated versus 23.71% of non treated eyes.15 Smaller comparative studies have found good visual outcomes in the group of eyes treated with laser.8,9 In our study we have divided the patients into two groups based on their visual acuity. Visual acuity 20/160 or CSM was achieved in 73.7% the study cohort indicating good functional success of laser therapy.
More than half of the cohort (54.4%) had strabismus of which 43.9% had esotropia. Esotropia is significantly associated with poor visual outcomes (P = 0.049) but not exotropia. Yang et al.6 reported a 30% incidence of strabismus with more than half of the cases were esotropic. Yang et al.6 also found that most common concomitant conditions with strabismus were perinatal neurological events (e.g. periventricular leucomalacia, intraventricular hemorrhage), anisometropia, high myopia and unfavorable anatomical outcomes. The incidence of strabismus increases by 34% in regressed ROP patients compared to neonates without ROP (16%). Furthermore it increases with the severity of ROP.16–18 Nystagmus was present in a very few number of patients (8.8%) which was statistically insignificant in affecting visual outcomes. This outcome concurs with a study by McLoone et al.7 who reported 12% of 37 patients with nystagmus.
Almost 75% of our patients had favorable structural outcomes, with only 22.9% having some sort of macular dragging, retinal detachment, pale optic disk and end stage ROP. The correlation of abnormal retinal structure with poor visual outcomes was statistically significant (P = 0.0001). Yang et al.6 reported 1.7% of the treated eyes with abnormal retinal structure, but 34.5% had unfavorable visual outcomes, indicating other factors leading to poor visual outcome such anisometropia, high myopia, nystagmus. McLoone et al.7 reported 10 eyes with poor visual outcomes of which only three had poor structural outcomes. Opsina et al.14 reported that abnormal retinal structure rarely causes poor visual outcomes after laser therapy for ROP compared to factors such as strabismus, amblyopia and perinatal neurological events.
Some potential limitations of our study included the retrospective analysis and the non- randomized study design in addition to some data were missing from the patient charts. The large sample size made detailed analysis of each individual case tenuous at best. Other drawbacks of the study were that we did not assess some variables which are believed to be associated with poor visual outcomes such as anisometropia, astigmatism and perinatal neurological events. However, the large sample size of our study population and long term follow up is an advantage as it provides more accurate results regarding the potential variables and their association with the structural and visual outcomes.
Laser treatment for ROP can result in complications, including corneal haze, iris and tunica vasculosa lentis, and constricted visual field.19–25 In our study, 2% of the cohort had cataract. However causation from laser therapy or other factors remain inconclusive due to our study design.
In conclusion, the majority of patients with diode laser therapy had favorable visual and structural outcomes. However strabismus and high refractive errors remain the important causes of impaired visual function. Early detection and timely treatment reduce the associated morbidity. A special emphasis should be placed on early detection and treatment of ROP to decrease the unfavorable outcomes of laser treated eyes.
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This invention relates to a device designed for use with a keg container such as a beer keg or the like. More specifically, the invention is directed to a portable device adapted for disposition on top of a beer keg such that beer may be dispensed therefrom in a more formal manner and to some extent mask the beer keg's presence and/or appearance. The invention while primarily directed to a device which regulates both pressure and temperature in a self-contained unit additionall provides a device which can alternatively be used as an unique picnic cooler which has separate and/or additional utility apart from its primary usage when connected to a beer keg. To these and other purposes, the device is provided with a number of separate compartments including a compartment for a compressed gas source, a cooling compartment and a utility or tapping compartment such that all the necessary equipment required to store, temperature regulate and dispense a beverage such as beer and the like at its consumption point is provided in a self-contained, easily portable unit which masks and thus enhances the beer keg's appearance.
As such, the device or unit of the present invention is particularly suited for rental to those who purchase beer kegs, but it should be brought out that such is not restricted to such use and many adults and those accustomed to giving parties at which such beverage is provided would ideally wish to purchase and have conveniently available such a unit or device.
Prior art devices have been suggested which provide some features of the present invention. Namely, U.S. Pat. No. 3,865,276 issued Feb. 11, 1975 to Thompson describes a unit which is essentially a cooling chamber adapted for mounting in the top of a beer keg in the upper recess thereof and adapted for use with a separately contained pressurized gas source such as a free standing gas bottle. Other devices of this very general type of which the present inventors are aware include those set forth in the following U.S. patents: U.S. Pat. No. 1,772,111 to Rice issued Aug. 5, 1930; U.S. Pat. No. 2,774,229 to Thau et al issued Dec. 18, 1956; U.S. Pat. No. 2,792,692 to Bryan issued May 21, 1957; U.S. Pat. No. 2,861,603 to Terlecki issued Nov. 25, 1958; and U.S. Pat. No. 2,917,906 to Woolley issued Dec. 22, 1959.
There remains, however, a need for a multi-purpose unit which when associated with a beer keg provides the necessary cooling and dispensing functions of prior art devices yet does so in a manner in which the dispensing thereof is enhanced through the provision of a self-contained unit including all the necessary equipment for cooling and dispensing beer and additionally enables the unit to function as a self-contained picnic unit in which food stuffs and the like can be contained as a separate function of the device. Accordingly, these and other objects of the present invention are accomplished by a combination tapping and serving device for use with a beer keg of the type having a generally cylindrical barrel terminating at its upper end in a recessed top wall defined by an upstanding peripheral side wall terminating in an upper circular ledge wherein said top wall includes a normally sealed tapping aperture adapted to be opened by receipt of a tapping assembly slidably sealingly inserted therethrough, said device comprising a generally cylindrical multi-compartmented body having side walls and upper and lower ends and terminating at its lower end in a circular skirt in which a bottom wall adapted for supporting disposition upon the beer keg upper circular ledge is upwardly recessed such that said skirt downwardly extends over at least a portion of said keg upper end to give a unitary appearance to said keg and said device when said device is disposed upon said keg in the above described fashion, said device body including forward and rear sides and said compartments including a compartment disposed at the rear side thereof for receipt of a pressurized gas container and an ice containing cooling compartment disposed at the forward side thereof, said body further including a dispensing faucet disposed at the forward side thereof adjacent said cooling compartment and a tapping assembly including a tap and a gas delivery tube and a beer delivery tube respectively having opposed ends, said gas delivery tube connected to said gas container at one end thereof and to said tap at the other end thereof, said beer delivery tube connected to said tap at one end and to said dispensing faucet at the other end, and wherein said device bottom wall includes an opening through which said tap can extend for operational contact with said keg tapping aperture.
Other objects, features and advantages of the invention shall become apparent as the description thereof proceeds when considered in connection with the accompanying illustrative drawings.
In the drawings which illustrate the best mode presently contemplated for carrying out the present invention;
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the device of the present invention mounted upon a beer keg in the intended manner of use;
FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1 but showing the device in disassembled relationship to the beer keg to better define their spacial relationship in use;
FIG. 3 is a top view of the device of the present invention with the cover thereof removed; and
FIG. 4 is a vertical section along the line 4--4 of FIG. 1.
Turning now to the drawings and particularly FIGS. 1 and 2 thereof, the device 10 of the present invention is shown disposed upon a beer keg or similar container 12. The beer keg 12 with which the device of the present invention is adapted to co-function is of a standard construction and includes a side wall 14 which may be straight as shown in the drawings or may contain a somewhat traditional outwardly bowed appearance. In addition, the keg 12 includes a bottom wall (not shown), and a top wall 16 which is recessed below a peripheral flange 18 which terminates in a circular ledge 20 on which the device 10 of the present invention is adapted to primarily rest as best shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 of the drawings. The top wall 16 is provided with a normally sealed tapping aperture 22 of standardly construction and adapted to receive a standard constructed tapping assembly which will be more fully described hereinafter.
The device 10 has a generally cylindrical body 24 having a forward side wall portion 26 and a rearward side wall portion 28 in turn defined by a chordally vertically extending interior wall 30. The bottom of body 24 includes a bottom wall which in turn is composed of a rear bottom wall portion 32 and a forward bottom wall portion 34, the construction of which will be more fully explained hereinafter. In that regard, the rear bottom wall portion 32, the vertical wall 30 and the rear side wall portion 28 cooperatively form a rear compartment specifically adapted for the receipt of a pressurized gas container 36 and component portions of a tapping assembly 83.
The lower wall, that is, the bottom wall formed by the cooperative wall portions 32 and 34, serve to form the structure necessary to permit the device 10 to be mounted upon the beer keg 12 top in the intended manner. In this regard, the bottom wall is adapted to rest upon the circular ledge 20. Also and as best shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a lower cylindrical skirt portion 38 extends below the keg upper portions to mask such from view and to attempt to give a unitary appearance to the two units when assembled and in use position is shown in FIG. 1. Not only does such disposition give a slightly more formal appearance to the assembled unit and thus to some extent tone down the image of a fraternity keg party but additionally places the unit at an ideal height for dispensing which will be discussed hereinafter. In some cases, the skirt 38 terminal portion 40 may be adapted to contact the keg 12 upper side wall portions especially when a keg is shaped in the traditional central bowed-out side wall configuration.
In such cases and especially when the keg side wall 14 is perfectly cylindrical, this relationship of the skirt's disposition downwardly over the top of the keg serves to more positively anchor such vis-a-vis the keg and to reduce the possibility of the device 10 being dislodged therefrom either by contact therewith during normal use or from inadvertent or even purposeful sideward contact therewith. It should also be pointed out that a vanity or style cover formed of fabric, plastic sheet material or the like formed into a cylindrical form may be additionally attached to the skirt 38 either through placement of temporary adhesive on the outside lower portion surface 38 or by the provision of circumferentially-spaced eyelets 46 through the skirt adapted for attachment with cord or rope 48 via eyelets 50 formed in the upper peripheral surface of the vanity cover 44. Such additional structure would completely cover the keg's presence, if desired.
The forward side wall portion 26 of the body 24 preferably includes an intermediate wall 60 which is attached to the vertical wall 30 at a point intermediate its height thereof and extends forwardly and attaches to the side wall to define a cooling compartment 62 disposed thereabove and a tapping compartment 64 disposed therebelow. The cooling compartment 62 receives a conduit coil 65 suitable for the transmission of beer therethrough and attached at its upstream end 66 to a fluid dispensing tube 68 forming a part of the tapping assembly 83. An opening 70 is provided through the vertical wall 30 for such purpose and suitable grommets or other sealing devices 72 utilized for such purpose.
The other end or downstream end 74 of the cooling conduit 65 is provided with a beer dispensing unit 76 having an operable handle 78. Similar grommets 70 are provided on opposite sides of the forward side wall portion 26 through an opening 80 disposed therethrough. It should be pointed out that the relative height at which the dispensing unit or spigot 76 is disposed is roughly twice the height of a standard beer keg and thus a particularly desirable height for beer dispensing so that people at the function do not have to bend down to accomplish such act. Furthermore, the coil 65 forms a natural container for holding ice in the interior portions thereof. Ice may be additionally provided in the remaining compartment 62 portions outside the coil 64--the purpose of which is obviously to provide the dispensed beer at a desirably low temperature for taste and foam reduction considerations.
The tapping assembly 83 further includes a conduit 82 for high pressure gas such that it may be transmitted via the gas container 36 into the tap 84 and hence into the beer keg 12 via the operation of a standard "on/off" lever 86. Suitable openings or opening 88 is provided in the intermediate wall 30 lower portion such that the tubes 68 and 82 may be operationally connected to the tap 84. Furthermore, the tapping compartment 64 provides space for the operable presence of the tap 84 and entrance thereto is accomplished through a door 90 preferably hingedly connected to the forward side wall portion 26 by a hinge 92 and a catch 94 such that the access door 90 covers an opening 96 in turn provided in the forward side wall portion 26. In this manner then, the access door 90 may be opened and the tapping apparatus 83 manipulated in the desired manner such that the tap 84 can be inserted into operational contact with the keg sealing aperture 22 and the keg pressurization accomplished by movement of the handle 86. The lower wall forward portion 34 is provided with an opening 98 for such purpose which opening 98 is conveniently formed by a secondary forward lower wall portion 102 which is hingedly connected to portion 34 with a hinge 104. Thus when the device 10 is used in a secondary form as a cooling or picnic self-contained container, the secondary wall portion 102 which essentially forms a hinged flap can be rotated to a flat position so as to close the opening 98. One or more steps 110 are provided which extend into the opening 98 either from the intermediate vertical wall 30 or from side wall interior portions such that the flap 102 is firmly supported thereby.
Accordingly, it will be apparent from the above description that a multi-purpose, multi-compartmented highly useful device is provided by the subject invention.
|Cited Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Mar 1, 1894
|May 15, 1894
|Feb 18, 1901
|Aug 20, 1901
|Joseph Irr Jr
|Refrigerating and tapping box.
|Mar 11, 1907
|May 26, 1908
|Claes & Lehnbeuter Mfg Co
|Bar-counter box.
|May 21, 1912
|Jun 24, 1913
|Albert Dade
|Cooler for liquid-dispensing apparatus.
|Apr 11, 1928
|Aug 5, 1930
|American Tap Bush Company
|Liquid-dispensing device
|Jan 10, 1934
|May 14, 1935
|David Sweeney
|Beer dispensing equipment
|Jan 24, 1948
|Feb 13, 1951
|Charles O Marx
|Portable cold beer dispenser
|Jul 25, 1955
|Dec 18, 1956
|Kay Tee Corp
|Draft beer dispenser
|Sep 21, 1955
|May 21, 1957
|Reed A Bryan
|Keg cooler and dispensing bar unit
|Sep 24, 1956
|Dec 22, 1959
|Woolley George Craig
|Portable cooler, gasser, and dispenser for keg beer and the like
|Jan 26, 1962
|Apr 27, 1965
|Herman L Buffington
|Portable refrigerated bar
|Apr 29, 1963
|Jul 20, 1965
|Flake Ice Machines Inc
|Beverage dispenser
|Aug 27, 1964
|Jan 25, 1966
|Cserny Fred P
|Portable drink dispenser
|Jan 15, 1964
|Feb 1, 1966
|Portable cooler cabinet construction
|Jan 25, 1966
|Nov 28, 1967
|Fred P Cserny
|Portable drink dispenser
|May 3, 1965
|Oct 1, 1968
|Landis Tile & Mfg Corp
|Liquid dispensing apparatus
|Mar 29, 1971
|Jan 23, 1973
|R Leblanc
|Portable beer dispenser
|Nov 26, 1973
|Feb 11, 1975
|Thompson Hank A
|Portable keg tapper
|Dec 14, 1978
|Sep 30, 1980
|Christopher Kappos
|Portable beverage cooler and dispenser
|Dec 26, 1979
|Sep 21, 1982
|Nelson Richard E
|Portable modular beverage dispenser
|Apr 12, 1988
|Jul 4, 1989
|Simons Johan H
|Movable topping table for a beer keg
|Title not available
|Sep 14, 1988
|Mar 22, 1990
|Friedrich Strobel
|Controllable two-way cooling and tap device on the basis of deep-frozen ice for beer in keg-type beer barrels
|Citing Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Jan 26, 1993
|Jul 19, 1994
|Friday Mark G
|Combination food and beverage cooler
|Mar 31, 1995
|Sep 24, 1996
|Basf Corporation
|Portable chemcial tank with integral transfer system
|Jun 5, 1995
|Feb 10, 1998
|The Coca-Cola Company
|Round drink dispenser
|Dec 23, 1996
|Jul 28, 1998
|Abd, L.C.
|Portable powered beer keg tapping device with air pressure regulator
|Sep 2, 1997
|Jun 8, 1999
|The Coca-Cola Company
|Round drink dispenser
|Apr 17, 1997
|Aug 22, 2000
|Suntory Limited
|Ice-cooled server
|Oct 3, 1997
|Apr 10, 2001
|Dale Cameron Ward
|Apparatus and cooling system
|Mar 14, 2000
|May 15, 2001
|Jonathan E. Reinmuth
|Water cooler and dispenser
|Aug 13, 2001
|Nov 19, 2002
|Cold-Sell Systems, L.L.C.
|Keg server
|Dec 14, 1999
|Jun 8, 2004
|Heineken Technical Services B.V.
|Container for storing and dispensing beverage, in particular beer
|May 31, 2001
|Mar 13, 2007
|Heineken Technical Services B.V.
|Drink dispenser assembly and container for drink and drink dispensing line
|Jul 15, 2004
|Aug 23, 2011
|Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
|Drink dispenser with dispensing line that can be hinged open
|Mar 9, 2007
|Dec 6, 2011
|On Tap Llc
|Beverage dispensing assembly
|May 5, 2010
|Jun 4, 2013
|Gregory A. Johnson
|Rapid cooling apparatus and method for dispensed beverages
|Feb 16, 2012
|Mar 25, 2014
|Lancer Corporation
|Creamy foam beer dispensing system
|Apr 12, 2011
|May 12, 2015
|Larz Watts
|Beer dispensing device and system
|Jan 7, 2014
|Aug 16, 2016
|Fusion Tower, LLC
|Temperature-controlled liquid infusing device
|Apr 27, 2012
|Feb 14, 2017
|Judith Arline Laskowski
|Apparatus for covering a container
|May 31, 2001
|Jan 22, 2004
|Van Der Klaauw Guido Petrus Johannes
|Drink dispenser assembly and container for drink and drink dispensing line
|Apr 5, 2007
|Feb 7, 2008
|Martin Leufgen
|Beverage cooling and dispensing device
|Jul 15, 2004
|Jul 3, 2008
|Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
|Drink Dispenser With Dispensing Line That Can Be Hinged Open
|Jan 16, 2008
|Sep 11, 2008
|On Tap Llc
|Beverage dispensing assembly
|Nov 3, 2008
|Jun 4, 2009
|Vitantonio Marc L
|Beverage dispensing assembly
|Mar 30, 2009
|Oct 22, 2009
|On Tap Llc
|Beverage dispensing assembly
|Jul 1, 2009
|Dec 10, 2009
|Taggart Jeffrey S
|Beverage Dispensing Assembly
|Sep 10, 2009
|Dec 31, 2009
|Taggart Jeffrey S
|Method for filling a vessel with a gas entrained beverage and a consumable consumer product including the beverage
|May 5, 2010
|Nov 11, 2010
|Johnson Gregory A
|Rapid Cooling Apparatus and Method For Dispensed Beverages
|Feb 16, 2012
|Oct 4, 2012
|Lancer Corporation
|Creamy foam beer dispensing system
|Apr 12, 2011
|Mar 7, 2013
|Larz Watts
|Beer Dispensing Device and System
|Sep 19, 2014
|Mar 24, 2016
|John M. Macor
|Beer keg platform
|Jan 27, 2016
|Jul 28, 2016
|Pik Six LLC
|Compact Portable Cooling Container and Keg Dispenser
|May 6, 2015
|Nov 10, 2016
|Deep Wood Brew Products, LLC
|Portable kegerator cooler
|Dec 10, 1997
|Jul 8, 1998
|Guinness Ireland Group Limited
|Beverage dispenser assembly
|Apr 21, 1997
|Aug 12, 1998
|Suntory Limited
|Beer dispenser with cooling means
|Apr 25, 1994
|Nov 24, 1994
|The Coca-Cola Company
|Beverage dispenser
|Jun 5, 1996
|Dec 12, 1996
|The Coca-Cola Company
|Cylindrical drink dispenser
|Jun 5, 1996
|Feb 20, 1997
|Coca Cola Co
|Cylindrical drink dispenser
|U.S. Classification
|222/146.6, 62/306, 62/399, 62/389, 222/183, 222/399
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Sep 21, 1995
|Fee payment
Year of fee payment: 4
|Feb 8, 2000
|Maintenance fee reminder mailed
|Jul 16, 2000
|Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees
|Sep 26, 2000
|Expired due to failure to pay maintenance fee
Effective date: 20000714


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"Are there any questions?" The final line in Margaret Atwood's modern classic, The Handmaid's Tale, has teased and perplexed fans since the book's original release more than 30 years ago. Now, in this Audible Original production, listeners get some of the answers they've waited so long to hear.
Featuring an all-new interview with Professor Piexoto, written by Atwood and performed by a full cast, The Handmaid's Tale: Special Edition is a must-listen for both fans and newcomers alike. Emmy Award winner Claire Danes (Homeland, Temple Grandin) gives a stirring performance of this classic in speculative fiction, where the message (and the warning) is now more timely than ever. In addition to rich sound design that honors the audio origins of Atwood's classic, the special edition also includes a brand-new afterword from the author and an essay written by author Valerie Martin (Mary Reilly, Property).
After a violent coup in the United States overthrows the Constitution and ushers in a new government regime, the Republic of Gilead imposes subservient roles on all women. Offred, now a Handmaid tasked with the singular role of procreation in the childless household of the enigmatic Commander and his bitter wife, can remember a time when she lived with her husband and daughter and had a job, before she lost everything, even her own name. Despite the danger, Offred learns to navigate the intimate secrets of those who control her every move, risking her life for mere glimpses of her former freedom, and records her story for future listeners.
Whether you're a fan of the original novel or someone who has recently discovered it, The Handmaid's Tale: Special Edition will shock, impress, and satisfy all those who listen.
The Handmaid's Tale: Special Edition features performances by Claire Danes, Margaret Atwood, Emily Bauer, Allyson Johnson, Gabra Zackman, Suzanne Toren, Tim Gerard Reynolds, Jennifer Van Dyck, Ray Porter, Emily Cox, Lauren Fortgang, Dan Reiss, Prentice Onayemi, Therese Plummer, and Mark Boyett.
©1985 O.W. Toad, Ltd. First American Edition 1986. Published by special arrangement with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. (P)2017 Audible, Inc.
"Thanks to Audible, you can now pick up a new Special Edition of The Handmaid's Tale to get caught up to speed on the story of Offred, brought to life in this audiobook version by none other than Claire Danes. (Suddenly our heads are spinning with crossover potential.) Aside from the impressive voice acting alone, this audio update also contains new scenes that actually extend the story beyond the original last line of the novel." (Nerdist)
"This highly pertinent, ingeniously conceived production deepens the original work and even surpasses it." (The Washington Post)
SciFi/Fantasy and Classics to History, Adventure and Memoirs to Social Commentary—I love and listen to it all!
"Wait! It Mightn't Be What You Think--"
I already have the original version of "The Handmaid's Tale" narrated by Claire Danes, and it's fabulous. But when I saw this Special Edition with the "full cast" tag, I thought it was going to be done by Danes as the Handmaid, and a full cast for everyone else.
It's the exact same thing, so if you've already used a credit, you might want to think about whether to purchase this or not. It does, after all have the full cast for the Symposium, and the bit with Margaret Atwood, and a brief essay which don't take up too much time exactly.
IF, however, you've never listened to this--PLEASE DO!
I think it's Atwood's finest, filled with rich prose, unbeatable language, and Danes is a great narrator.
It is indeed important for our times as all that happens in the book is based on The President's Day Massacre--therefore, we give up rights we hold dear all in the name of fear, security. In this time when women's health is taking a beating, it's wonderful speculative fiction.
It's simply the day-to-day, night-to-night, existence of one woman trapped in a new society, forced to give up, to only remember with utter agony, the life and loved ones she was torn away from. It's what she has to do to survive, where Scrabble is kinky and ungodly.
Though I was disappointed that there wasn't a full cast for the book, it was really, really great to listen to this again.
You wind up wishing for so much for this Handmaid, least of all: that one day she can again be important enough to at least own her own name...
"Wow. Just wow."
I read this book in the '80s when it first came out and enjoyed it. Some 30 years later it rings even more strongly as a cautionary tale and a very human story.
The narration is superb. The addition of the "question and answer" session is brilliant.
I recommend.
Excellent story. Very well done. I encourage you to listen to the author at the end. She answers several questions. It says "full cast", and there is one, but it is at the very end. Offred is verbally telling her story to the reader/listener and therefore no one else plays the parts of the other characters.
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"Chilling and insightful"
Like many, I read and loved The Handmaid's Tale in the late 80s. Given the recent production of the Hulu mini-series, I wanted to "read" it again; I found this special edition to be far more insightful than the first, with its essay and commentary following.
Moreover, perhaps because of my own age, maturity and wisdom or because of the current political climate (likely, a combination of the two), I was far more moved by Ofred's story this time around. Margaret Atwood at her best; a must read cautionary tale.
"Good reading of a classic book"
I like the reader and the story is as chilling as it was when the book came out originally. But why did they chose to put an interval of sound effects at the beginning of select chapters? I still haven't quite figured them out, but they do not add to the performance.
In Anchorage AK since 2007. Found audio books in 1996. I remember the huge boxes of cassettes in the mail! Sometimes w/a faulty cassette!
"Complex Simplicity"
I have been encouraged by some, who know that I'm an addictive reader, to read Margaret Atwood, in particular., this novel. Always hesitant to read futuristic or allegorical material , I put this off. But when this "special edition" became available, I decided to wing it. I read this whole book with a couple of naps.
Even being an English literature major, I was sooo glad to have an explanatory afterword, if only to legitimize my own notions about the deeper meanings of the narrative... which are closer to the surface than one would like to believe!!!! Offred is the perfect protagonist. Thanks, Claire Dsines, for making her so real.
Elaine Rosoff
"Past is prologue but fiction?"
Truly a masterpiece. I was reluctant to listen to books but The Handmaid's Tale has converted me. Back in the 70's both climate change and a fascist America were predicted. It seemed impossible: yet here we are. I believe if I had read this when it was written I would not have understood but I still wish I had. This particular version has added information which certainly enriches one.
Why is it that making things better is not making things better for all. At least we should try. Remember a beautiful Mind?
Lynn E.
"It made me think."
Claire Danes' narration was on point. She read neither too fast or too slow and the tone of her voice brought me immediately into the story. A narrator can make or break an audio book, and I believe Danes made this one wonderful.
When Offred crossed paths with Moira at Jezebels. It was the last encounter of friends who knew each other for real and I felt for them both.
The Historical Notes section was expanded for this edition. I've never read or listened to a prior version of this text, but I loved the question and answer section and it kind of jolted me. I was so emotionally involved in Offred's story, when suddenly, we switch to a centuries into the future academic Q&A. It made Offred's story seem distant, just like events we all read about in high school history. That kind of stuff can't happen again we thought, but can it? Will it? I believe this book is very relevant to the current political and social climate, from start to finish.
Listen to it.
Claire Danes' Narration
LISTEN: I thought this was going to be the entire novel narrated by the full cast. Claire Danes and Tim Gerard Reynolds?! YES PLEASE.
This is simply Claire Danes narrating the entire novel (wonderful job though) so if you already have a copy of the handmaiden's tale narrated by her DONT GET THIS ONE BECAUSE THE OTHER NARRATORS JUST READ THE EXTRAS TACKED ON AT THE END.
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Last month, it made national headlines: "L.A. County Sheriff's Department Wants Its Deputies to Stop Chasing Armed Suspects."
Or so many words to that effect.
When various news outlets trumpeted Sheriff Leroy Baca's "newest policy," they did so with the understanding that patrol deputies in L.A. County would no longer be chasing down suspects known or presumed to be armed. Rather, deputies were to pull up short and coordinate resources so as to effect a containment of the suspect(s).
The catalyst for this change was a spike in deputy-involved shootings: a jump to 16 deputy-involved shootings from nine the year before.
"You don't have to go barreling in on every case and then find yourself in a position where you have no choice but to use your gun," proclaimed Sheriff Baca as he debuted a new 30-page booklet, "Split second decision: The dynamics of the chase in today's society."
The booklet, featuring eight different scenarios involving armed or possibly armed suspects, certainly offers some valid food for thought when it comes to the prospect of chasing bad guys. But something about the way this information was being presented - and the implications of its presentation - concerned me. What did it all really mean?
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has always urged caution regarding foot pursuits. To further drive their points home, they showed pictures illustrating the gory aftermaths of incidents that had claimed the lives of Lawrence Lavieri, Thomas Pohlman, and other deputies who'd initiated ill-fated one-man foot pursuits.
In hoping to deter other deputies from suffering similar fates, the instructors took pains to let students know that sometimes the smarter option was not to chase. One had to look at the totality of the circumstances, and perform a quick cost-benefit analysis. Among the salient points to be considered:
The aforementioned cautionary parables laid out a pretty good case for taking such things into consideration.
Throughout, the impetus for the rhetoric seemed to be nothing more than genuine concern for the deputy's welfare rather than anything else.
But the quotes attributed to LASD watchdog Michael Gennaco surrounding the February 18 press release conveyed a different impression. In a quote from the LA Times coverage of the announcement, Gennaco, head of the Office of Independent Review, called the policy change "a step forward."
"It's intended to teach deputies to avoid gunfights," Gennaco said. "It provides guidance to deputies, and it sets a new bar for departmental expectations of performance."
What exactly was this "new bar" for performance? How was one to be evaluated against it? And was this really a new policy, something that'd been issued as a clear-cut directive for deputies to follow? Or merely a brochure containing food for thought?
The more I saw and read and heard of the coverage, the more it sounded like the department was more concerned with the prospect of killing some moronic unarmed suspect whose actions would virtually guarantee his getting shot at than it was with fulfilling its responsibilities to the public. It didn't make sense that the catalyst should be concern for deputies whose track record suggested that they were getting the upper hand in shootings.