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...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| 7520399 | Interlocking rectangular container A plastic container includes an upper portion having a mouth defining an opening into the container. A shoulder region extends from the upper portion. A sidewall portion extends from the shoulder region to a base portion. The base portion closes off an end of the co... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7433748 | System and method for controlling a design process by specifying active variables and passive variables A system for controlling a design process having a first design sub-process and a second design sub-process, outcomes of one of the first and second design sub-processes being linked to outcomes of the other of the design sub-processes by a relationship between one ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7237421 | High-speed sheet feeding without grip pliers The invention concerns a conveying device for sheet steel plates and for moving several sheets (1, 1′) inside or through a working zone (W; 50) wherein the sheets are machined. The inventive feeding device comprises first and second sheet feeders ( | 07/03/2007 |
| 6942116 | Container base structure responsive to vacuum related forces A plastic container having a base portion adapted for vacuum pressure absorption. The base portion including a contact ring upon which the container is supported, an upstanding wall and a central portion. The upstanding wall being adjacent to and generally circumscr... | 09/13/2005 |
| 5849197 | Regeneration of pulp liquors A paper mill and method of producing paper from waste paper in which no liquid effluent is produced, and wherein the spent treatment liquors are subjected to an oxidative treatment, microfiltration, and reverse osmosis.... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5672828 | Strength determination of sheet materials by utrasonic testing A method of determining strength and related mechanical properties of paper and similar products, both on-line and off-line using a continuous ultrasonic swept frequency wave transmission and reception system. The invention also provides an apparatus for ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5306384 | Machine for making corrugated board including a vacuum/positive pressure transfer roll A machine for making corrugated board, comprising means to feed two separate webs between two respective pairs of corrugating rolls to form two corrugated layers, a first adhesive application for applying adhesive to the peaks of at least one of the two c... | 04/26/1994 |
