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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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7578123 | Exhaust cleaning device of diesel engine An integrating PM amount σ PM as an integrating value of a PM generating amount after DPF regeneration is read (S1). The integrating PM amount and a first threshold value SL1 set in advance are compared, and the regenerating period of DPF 13 is... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7575259 | Impact absorbing member and vehicle bumper structure An impact absorbing member in a bumper structure includes a base portion, an upper extending portion and a lower extending portion being spaced apart from the upper extending portion. An upper extending portion includes a first extending portion extending forward fr... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7566504 | Iron species preform An iron species preform for forming a metal matrix composite is inserted in an aluminum species alloy member to be cast-in. The aluminum species alloy member has bearing faces having a section in a semicircular arc shape. An inner peripheral face of the iron species... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7566376 | Pressure container manufacturing method A pressure container manufacturing method for manufacturing a pressure container by forming an outer shell made of a fiber reinforced composite material on a periphery of a liner, by: preparing a first fiber bundle which has a large diameter fiber bundle unimpregnat... | 07/28/2009 |
| D595186 | Motor vehicle and/or toy replica thereof | 06/30/2009 |
| D595185 | Motor vehicle and/or toy replica thereof | 06/30/2009 |
| 7316373 | Disengage device for aircraft control A disengage device in an aircraft, which prevents a driving force of a drive unit from transmitting to a control surface, having: a first rod having one end portion connected to the drive unit, the other end portion, and a hollow portion formed to have a pred... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7261080 | Oil cooling system of an air-cooled engine An oil cooling system of an air-cooled engine for cooling the oil reserved in a crankcase of the engine comprises a base plate assembled to the crankcase, an overlapping plate assembled to the base plate; an oil filter supported in the overlapping plate; and radiati... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259653 | Keyless entry device A keyless entry device includes: a transmitter which includes an operating section relating to a door lock state for transmitting a door operation information and a specific identifying information based on an operating state of the operating section; and a receivin... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258760 | Methods of forming honeycomb sandwich composite panels The invention is to perform operations from sealing of a honeycomb core with a thermosetting sealing material having an adhesive property to its hardening in one step, prevent a resin from flowing into cells of the honeycomb core during resin impregnating operation,... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7079668 | Vehicle front-view monitoring system A vehicle front-view monitoring system takes fail-safe measures when a fail-safe measure-interruption requirement using first parameter are met on a monitored image for a predetermined first period. The functions interrupted by the fail-safe measure is resumed when ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6854154 | Wiper assembly with movable wiper motor support A motor bracket is attached at one end of a vehicle body so as to be able to slide, and is fixed at the other end to the vehicle body. And weak points are provided in the vicinity of a motor bracket fixing section. Weak points are also provided in the vicinity of a ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6830289 | Front structure of vehicle A front structure of a vehicle includes a toe board, a pair of front side frames extending in a lengthwise direction of the vehicle, a toe board cross member extending in a widthwise direction of the vehicle so as to connect the front side frames with each other, th... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6586910 | Voltage equalizer apparatus and method thereof In such a voltage equalizer circuit in which each of plural windings P1 to Pn electromagnetically coupled to each other, each of plural storage elements E1 to En series-connected to each other, and each of plural first switching elements S1 to Sn are conn... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6306061 | Hydraulic control system for continuously variable transmission Hydraulic pressure generated by an oil pump driven by an engine is regulated to a secondary pressure by means of a secondary pressure control valve. The secondary pressure is employed for controlling a secondary pulley and a primary pulley. On the other h... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6168117 | Flight control system for airplane A flight control system according to the present invention includes a vertical acceleration control device for calculating a pitch axis steering angle command to make a difference between a vertical acceleration of an airplane and a target turn accelerati... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6158187 | Collapsible structure A collapsible structure comprises a base member (B), a lower unit (10) comprising a first side structure (11) having a base end hinged to the base member (B) and a second side structure (16), an upper unit (20) comprising a first side structure (21) havin... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6114012 | Rib of composite material and method of forming the same A rib of a composite material for a box structure such as an airfoil has, in an integral structure, a web and flanges formed so as to extend along opposite longitudinal side edges of the web. The web is provided with a plurality of parallel first ridges o... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6076584 | Apparatus for removing coating from coated product Apparatus is disclosed for removing a coating from synthetic resin products, such as an automobile bumper, to obtain improved coating removal rate and improved productivity. A resin material having a coating applied thereto is rolled between a resin-side ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5699057 | Warning system for vehicle A warning system for a vehicle comprises a pair of stereoscopic cameras, image recognizing means for processing images, two warning devices disposed on the left and right side of a driver, the deviation judging means for judging a possibility of deviation... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5650944 | Shutter speed control method and system A distance detecting system for detecting a distance to an object from a moving body such an automobile by means of imaging pictures by an imaging apparatus and processing pictures into distance distribution information, the imaging apparatus having a cap... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5645364 | Structure for joining plate elements In order to join a first plate element such as a rear quarter panel of an automobile and a second plate element such as a roof panel together, an edge portion of the first plate element is provided with a joggled portion. The joggled portion is formed int... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5646461 | Stop switch apparatus for an engine An inside case made of rubber is mounted in an outside case, a substrate integrally provided with an engine stop switch circuit and a switch electrode of an engine stop switch unit is assembled in the inside case, and its lower side is filled with curable... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5643137 | Lockup control apparatus for automatic transmission and the method thereof A lockup control apparatus and method of an automatic transmission engages a lockup clutch smoothly by gradually varying an electrical signal and holds a lockup pressure at a level corresponding to the engine load when the lockup clutch is engaged. The en... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5641175 | Suspension system for automobile A rear end of a torsion bar is fixed to a distal portion of a spring plate so that the rear end of the torsion bar is in a position other than front to rear direction of a cross member. Thus, when a load is applied to the suspension system in the front to... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5535144 | Distance detection method and system using a stereoscopical imaging apparatus A distance detecting system for detecting a distance to an object from a moving body such an automobile by means of imaging pictures by an imaging apparatus and processing pictures into distance distribution information, the imaging apparatus having a cap... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5530420 | Running guide apparatus for vehicle capable of keeping safety at passing through narrow path and the method thereof A running guide apparatus for a vehicle includes stereoscopic picture processing element for processing a pair of stereoscopic pictures of an object outside a vehicle imaged by a imaging system mounted on the vehicle, construction detection element for de... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5526267 | Control method for a vehicle with main and sub computers In a control system for controlling the occurrence of an abnormality in one of the computers mounted on a motor vehicle, a decision is made based upon whether a sub CPU has been reset. In the case where the sub CPU is reset by an abnormality or a malfunct... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5398572 | Press die assembly and method for producing the same A press die assembly is efficiently produced by: fabricating a press die pattern having therein grooves extending along concave corner portions thereof corresponding to concave corner portions of a product forming surface in the die of the press die assem... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5373444 | Apparatus and method for processing vehicle steering angle signal A steering angle of a motor vehicle is processed to obtain a correct value under any driving conditions. The vehicle speed signal from the vehicle speed sensor is compared with a preliminarily set value of the vehicle speed and it is decided whether or no... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5014801 | Method and device for rear-wheel steering of automotive vehicle In an automotive four-wheel steering system having a control unit for operating in response to various sensors associated with the front-wheel and rear-wheel steering systems to control the steering of the rear wheels. The control unit includes a first se... | 05/14/1991 |
