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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 |
| 6139869 | Human monoclonal antibody specifically binding to surface antigen of cancer cell membrane A human monoclonal antibody specifically binding to a surface antigen of cancer cell membrane, an isolated DNA encoding the antibody, and a hybridoma producing the antibody. An anti-cancer formulation comprising the monoclonal antibody bonded to the surfa... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5868834 | Method of manufacturing a group II-VI compound semiconductor The disclosure describes a method of manufacturing a Group II-VI compound semiconductor thin film by a vapor-phase epitaxy using an organic metal compound of Group II element and a hydride or an organic metal compound of Group VI element as the raw materi... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5846628 | Magnetic disc Disclosed herein is a substrate for a magnetic disc comprising a glass substrate having fine protrusions on its surface, the protrusions having a height of 50 to 1000 Å, a width of 0.01 to 1 μm, a density of 10 to 1000 per 100 μm2 and an are... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5827365 | Compound semiconductor and its fabrication A vapor phase growth process for the fabrication of a thin film form of compound semiconductor of elements of Groups III-V, using a halogen element-free hydride and a halogen element-free organic metal as the source materials for growth, is characterized ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5751026 | Epitaxial wafer of gallium arsenide phosphide In an epitaxial wafer of gallium arsenide phosphide, a single crystal substrate is provided thereon with a gallium arsenide phosphide layer with a varying mixed crystal ratio, a gallium arsenide phosphide layer with a constant mixed crystal ratio, and a n... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5736506 | Method of inhibiting the degradation of hepatocyte growth factor A method for inhibiting the degradation of a hepatocyte-growth factor (HGF) which comprises combining at least one polysaccharide or a derivative thereof with a hepatocyte-growth factor (HGF) is disclosed. The polysaccharides include heparin, hyaluronic a... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5660628 | Method of manufacturing semiconductor epitaxial wafer There is provided a method for suppressing generation of cracks or damages on a compound semiconductor epitaxial wafer during an epitaxial growth due to growth of an epitaxial layer on the rear surface at the edge of the epitaxial layer which is located a... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5644165 | Semiconductor device having a p-type ohmic electrode structure A p-type ohmic metal electrode for use with a group II-VI semiconductor device. The p-type ohmic metal electrode is made of a group II-IV p-type semiconductor layer having a group II element other than zinc dispersed in that layer disposed on the group II... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5618448 | Glass substrate having surface protrusions for use as a magnetic disc substrate Disclosed herein is a substrate for a magnetic disc comprising a glass substrate having fine protrusions on its surface, the protrusions having a height of 50 to 1000 Å, a width of 0.01 to 1 μm, a density of 10 to 1000 per 100 μm2 and an are... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5584801 | Wound covering A wound covering comprising a film formed of a polyurethane resin, or a laminate of the polyurethane film and an absorptive cloth, wherein the polyurethane film or the cloth contains an antibacterial agent, and perforations are formed at least on the poly... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5583054 | Determination and detection of antibody and its immunoglobulin class The present invention provides a method for determining the presence of a class of an antibody in a biological sample. In this method, a first reagent including insoluble particles having an antigen to the antibody immobilized on the surface thereof, and ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5576400 | Process for producing olefin polymer A process for producing an olefin polymer comprising polymerizing an olefin or olefins in the presence of a catalyst system, in which the catalyst system comprises of (A) a hydrocarbon-insoluble solid catalyst component obtained by treating a uniform hydr... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5557016 | Process for producing alkadienols The disclosure describes a process for producing alkadienols comprising the steps of: reacting a conjugated alkadiene with water in a reaction solvent in the presence of a palladium catalyst; distilling the obtained reaction mixture so as to separate the ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5554831 | Sound absorbing member A sound absorbing member having excellent sound insulating and absorbing performances comprises a fiber assembly consisting essentially of short fibers and having a thickness of not less than 5 mm, in which new and/or recycled polyester fibers are used as... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5554792 | N-vinylformamide compositions Disclosed herein is an N-vinylformamide composition comprising 250 ppm by weight or less of formic acid based on N-vinylformamide. According to the invention, the purity and polymerizing activity of N-vinylformamide are preserved for a long time.... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5547722 | Ethylene polymer and fuel tank comprising the same An ethylene homopolymer or copolymer comprising ethylene and not more than 10% by weight of an .alpha.-olefin having from 3 to 20 carbon atoms and a fuel tank obtained therefrom are disclosed, said ethylene homopolymer or copolymer having (1) an intrinsic... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5545722 | Hepatocyte-growth agent Disclosed is a hepatocyte-growth agent which comprises a polysaccharide or a derivative such as heparin, heparan sulfate, chondroitin sulfate and dextran sulfate and a hepatocyte-growth factor (hHGF) obtained by purification of plasma or recombination, by... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5541156 | Protein Novel protein having the following physicochemical properties was purified from the occlusion body of entomopoxvirus: (1) it has a molecular weight of 38,000 on SDS polyacrylamide gel, (2) it has an isoelectric point of 3.8, (3) it is stable in the pH range of 5.5-... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5536607 | Image correcting method using an electrophotographic photoreceptor An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising a cylindrical electrically conductive substrate having thereon at least a photoconductive layer, the conductive substrate having a marking portion in which the light reflectance of the surface of the conduct... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5530192 | Oilseed crops producing valuable seeds having altered amino acid composition and fatty acid composition An oilseed crop with altered amino acid composition and/or fatty acid composition is provided. The crop is prepared by introducing antisense gene of a seed storage protein into the oilseed crop.... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5527903 | Process for preparing sucrose fatty acid esters A process for preparing a sucrose fatty acid ester having a low degree of substitution, comprising heat-melting a sucrose fatty acid ester (A) having an average degree of substitution of from 3 to 8 and sucrose or a sucrose fatty acid ester (B) having a l... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5510176 | Polytetrafluoroethylene porous film The polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) porous film of the invention is characterized in that the film is formed from a PTFE resin molding powder obtained by suspension polymerization and has a porosity of 40 to 80%, and removal ratio of uniform particle havin... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5506243 | Sulfonamide derivatives Since sulfonamide derivatives of the present invention show strong inhibitory activity against cysteine protease such as calpain papain, cathepsin B, cathepsin H, cathepsin L, they can be used as remedies for muscular dystrophy, cataract, myocardial infar... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5506151 | Non-specific reaction suppressor A non-specific reaction suppressor for immunoassays having the formula: ##STR1## where R1, R2, Y, X, and R3 are defined in the specification.... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5501931 | Toner for flash fixation Disclosed is a toner for flash fixation which comprises: (i) a resin containing (a) a low molecular weight compound having the peak of molecular weight in 3,000 to 60,000 by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and (b) a high molecular weight compound havi... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5500354 | Hepatic parenchymal cell growth factor gene encoding the same, process for producing the factor and transformants producing the factor According to the present invention, there are provided hepatic parenchymal cell growth factor obtained by recombinant DNA technology, a gene coding for the factor, an expression vector capable of expressing the gene, a cell, in particular animal cell, tra... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5494746 | Acrylic fiber and process for producing the same An acrylic fiber has 99.9 to 85 mol % of acrylonitrile units, and 0.1 to 15 mol % of N-vinylcarboxylic acid amide units, wherein the latter unit may be modified. The fiber is excellent, e.g., in dyeing property and hygroscopicity, and can be readily conve... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5478384 | Recording liquid A recording liquid excellent in print quality, light resistance, and water resistance which is characterized in that it contains an aqueous medium and at least one dye selected from the dyes represented by general formulae [I] to [V]: ##STR1## (... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5466593 | Hepatocyte growth factor activating protease and gene encoding the protease A gene encoding a protease derived from human serum and having an activity to convert single-chain hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) into active two-chain HGF and a method of producing the protease by the use of said gene are provided. A method of producing ... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5464908 | Process for preparing water-soluble polymers Disclosed herein is a process for preparing a water-soluble polymer comprising subjecting an N-vinylcarboxylic acid amide alone or a mixture of the N-vinylcarboxylic acid amide and other water-soluble vinyl compound(s) copolymerizable therewith to suspens... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5461060 | Pyrimidine derivatives and anti-viral agent containing the same as active ingredient thereof The disclosure concerns pyrimidine derivatives represented by the following general formulas [I] and [I'] and having antiviral activity, particularly antiretroviral activity such as anti-HIV activity: ##STR1## and pharmaceutical compositions having a... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5456765 | Epitaxial wafer of gallium arsenide phosphide A mixed crystal ratio difference is introduced in a gallium arsenide phosphide mixed crystal layer having a desired constant mixed crystal ratio, thereby reducing the amount of stress remaining within the resulting epitaxial wafer. This is less likely or ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5447726 | Orally administrable cholesterol lowering agent There is provided an orally administrable cholesterol lowering agent which is obtained by coating with hydroxypropylmethylcellulose plain tablets containing an anion exchange resin as an active component and containing 14-20% by weight of water and not mo... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5446130 | Parathyroid hormone antagonists Peptide derivatives of the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein AAA is deletion or Ser, BBB is deletion or Glu, CCC is deletion, Ile, Phe, Leu, cyclohexylalanine, D-alle or Lys substituted at the &3xb5;-position by C6 --C18... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5445897 | Epitaxial wafer and process for producing the same In order to grow a GaAs1-x Px fixed-composition layer of excellent quality, which has a predetermined composition x, over a GaAs or GaP single crystal substrate, a varied-composition layer is formed between the substrate and the fixe... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5446213 | Dimerization method of lower olefins and alcohol production with dimerized products The present invention is directed to a method of dimerizing lower olefins which comprises dimerizing a lower olefins in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst used comprises a nickel compound, an organic aluminum compound, and a phosphite compou... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5444157 | Chondromodulin-I protein A novel chondromodulin-I protein having a molecular weight of about 26,000 dalton on SDS-PAGE and capable of stimulating the growth of chondrocytes with or without FGF and promoting the differential potency of said cells, a DNA encoding said protein, expr... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5443693 | Method of recovering components from coke oven gases using predictive techniques A method for recovering a component from gas that is produced by a coke oven battery. The total amount of gas that will be produced by the coke oven battery is predicted by determining a quantity of coal charged, and determining variations of a production... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5442060 | Carboxamide derivatives Carboxamide derivatives of the following general formula (I): ##STR1## (wherein R1 and R2 are C1 -C3 alkyl group or both taken together C1 -C3 alkylene group, R3 is hydrogen atom... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5441781 | Multi-layer plastic fuel tank A multi-layer plastic fuel tank comprising (A) a gas barrier layer having on at least one side thereof (B) an adhesive layer and further thereon (C) a high-density polyethylene layer, the gas barrier layer (A) comprising a resin having gas barrier propert... | 08/15/1995 |
