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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 |
| 8122657 | Metal “log” buildings with rigid insulation Hollow metal “logs” each extending usually horizontally are arranged in adjacent, parallel, spaced-apart relation to form, or be part of, a wall or roof. Rigid insulating members are inserted between the logs. Each insulating member is shaped to fit around a log... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8099917 | Metal “logs” buildings with rigidifying interior and exterior sheathing A U-shaped rigidifying member cooperates with parallel metal “logs” each usually extending horizontally. A curved portion of the U wraps halfway around a first log, and first and second legs respectively descend in parallel from opposite sides of the curved port... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8074413 | Foundation for metalog buildings A foundation for a building superstructure has a number of hollow foundation tubes laid horizontally on the ground and susceptible to degradation over time by contact with the ground. Each tube is protected by one or both of the following: (1) a reinforcement housed... | 12/13/2011 |
| D643773 | Christmas tree stand | 08/23/2011 |
| 7213366 | Mixture of a carrier and additives for use in germinating units containing seeds or similar growth-suited parts of a plants as well as a method of producing the mixture A mixture of a carrier, a binder and additives is used for germinating units containing seeds or the like growth-suited parts of a plant, and the units are available either separately or coherently in form of seed or plant tapes. The carrier comprises one or more su... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7188519 | Device and method for measuring the flow and at least one material parameter of a fluid For measuring the flow and the thermal conductivity of a fluid, a sensor is used, which has a first temperature detector for measuring a first temperature and a second temperature detector for measuring a second temperature. A heating is arranged between the tempera... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172808 | Masking material The object of the present invention is to provide a masking member(11) which has good heat resistance and can be used repeatedly. To attain this object, the present invention provides a masking member made of a polymer alloy having a sea-island structu... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163378 | Embedding element to be embedded in the end part of a windmill blade, a method producing such an embedding element as well as embedding of such embedding elements in a windmill blade An embedding element (11) for embedment in the root of a wind turbine rotor blade (15) of a fibre composite material, said embedding element being elongated and having a first end portion (1) and a second end portion (2) and provided with... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159449 | Method of detecting leakage in a heat exchanger A method is provided for detecting leakage in a heat exchanger by circulating a tracer under pressure from the first side of said heat exchanger to the second side and then from the second side to the first side subsequent to reversing the direction of the pressure.... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7075130 | Photosensitive device with low power consumption A photosensitive device with a photodiode and an amplifier is disclosed. The diode is in series with a feedback transistor which forces the voltage derived from the photocurrent to be a logarithmic function of the light intensity. A current mirror is provided which ... | 07/11/2006 |
| D523707 | Implement for food preparation | 06/27/2006 |
| 7068015 | Wind power plant having magnetic field adjustment according to rotation speed A wind power plant where the driving shaft communicates with a synchronous generator (3) optionally through a gear (2) and with a transformer, if any, communicating through an AC/DC inverter 7 with an HVDC transmission cable 9. The synchr... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7061518 | LED print head and production method of LED print head and method of producing LED substrate and method of pasting LED substrate An LED print head is arranged opposite to a photosensitive body, consisting of a base body, which is arranged parallel to the axis of the photosensitive body and consists of a large volume base part having an upper face opposite to the photosensitive body and a smal... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7037960 | Woody formed article and method for producing the same A woody formed article, characterized as being produced by admixing a woody material W and, as a binding agent, a fibrous and/or ribbon shaped thermoplastic resin R which is easy to be intertwined with the woody material W, and molding the resultant mixture. The the... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032415 | Luggage strap with ratchet and lock First and second separable portions such as opposite ends of a strap that is wrapped around one or more articles to be secured are overlapped. A ratchet is operable with the portions joined in overlapping relation for increasing the amount of the overlap, thereby ef... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7024948 | Sealed load cell The invention relates to a precision load cell with an elastic body comprising a base end, a load or force receiving part and two or more beams connecting said base end and said load or force receiving part. At least one of the beams constitutes a lever connecting t... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018192 | Apparatus for heat treatment of oblong articles An apparatus for heat treatment of oblong articles, such as monofilaments, multifilaments, tapes or webs of plastics, comprises a fixed bottom member (2) and a cover member (3) hingedly secured thereto along one long side, where the cover member (3 | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004044 | Transmission A transmission, having a first input shaft X1, a second input shaft X2, an output shaft Xs and an idle shaft XR, wherein two gears G1, G2 are carried on a sleeve SG fitted rotatably on said first input shaft X1 | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994662 | Machine for punching blanks out of a web of corrugated cardboard and for forming folding lines in said blanks A machine for punching blanks (10) of corrugated cardboard out of a web or plates of corrugated cardboard and for forming folding lines (5) in said blanks. The machine has two cylinders (2, 3) rotating towards each other and of which at least on... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994196 | Synchronizing spring and synchronizing mechanism The object of the present invention is to provide a synchro-spring to be used in a synchronizing mechanism having insert-shifting keys. Said synchro-spring is characterized by shaping convex forms in the portions which come into contact with said insert-shifting key... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6973849 | Transmission A transmission having a first input shaft X1 connecting a first clutch D1, a second input shaft X2, inserted in the first input shaft X1, and connecting to a second clutch D2, an output shaft Xo, a counter shaft Xs, and an idle sha... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6954488 | Method and apparatus for improved L2 performance in dual frequency semi-codeless GPS receivers This invention relates to improving the signal-to-noise ratio of semi-codeless tracking by presenting a method and apparatus which employs an optimal W-code timing pattern, and/or provides signal-to-noise gain by adding L1 and L2 W-code bit timing estimate signals b... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6940948 | Digital X-ray scanning apparatus In order to provide an improved X-ray imaging quality an X-ray detector (14) is equipped with means (13, 15) for orienting it towards an X-ray source (2) during a scan (8a, 8b, 27). Means (9, 10, z) for ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6920786 | Flow detector with lead-throughs and method for its production A flow detector comprises at least two housing parts with a semiconductor chip having an integrated flow sensor arranged between the housing parts. An opening is provided in one of the housing parts and at least one metal pin extends through the opening and forms an... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6913831 | Coating material for recycling and a thermoplastic resin mold The object of the present invention is to provide a coating material for recycling a thermoplastic resin mold, wherein said coating material is coated on the surface of said thermoplastic resin mold and said thermoplastic resin mold, discarded, can be recycled witho... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913569 | Packed tapes as well as methods and an assembly for packing said tapes A packed tape (1) comprises a folded tape (2) and a package (3) preferably made of plastic film. The tape (2) is zigzag folded into an oblong stack in such a manner that some (2a) of the bendings of the tape flush with the e... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910287 | Shoe midsole A shoe midsole (1) for shoes with exceptional walking comfort, eg hiking shoes. The shoe midsole is provided with a shock absorber (6) in its heel zone (4) and a bead (8) behind and adjacent the heel zone, said bead completely or partiall... | 06/28/2005 |
| D506479 | Merchandising cooler | 06/21/2005 |
| 6899226 | Reinforced box with roll suspension A container for goods having an axial dimension has a pair of supports spaced apart axially relative to the goods for supporting the goods. A reinforcement extends between the supports and is connected to each of the supports at at least four spaced-apart locations.... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6888358 | Sensor and sigma-delta converter A sensor for determining at least one parameter with a sigma-delta converter (1) comprises switched input capacitors and feedback capacitors (Cf1, Cf2, Crefc1, Crefc2, Creff1, Creff2, Crt1, Crt2, Cr1,... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6872049 | Wind turbine comprising a planetary gear A wind turbine with a rotor, a nacelle and a tower. The nacelle comprises a planetary gear (4) with a planetary holder (5), on which the hub (6) of the rotor is rigidly secured, and which can be connected to the shaft of an electric generator. T... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6861584 | Flush-to-grade vault with wall-mounted cross-connect panels A vault is contructed for mounting in the ground and formed with at least one wall defining an interior space. At least one cross-connect panel is mounted on the wall in stationery relation thereto. Signal conductors are attached to the panel and extend through the ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6832430 | Production method for multi-color inner packing material A manufacturing method of a multicolored interior member is provided in the present invention. Said manufacturing method comprises a base member and a surface member attached on a surface of said base member comprising; forming concave groove(s) in preset portion(s)... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6827891 | Method for production of foamed plastics The object of the present invention is to provide a plastic molded material having uniform foamed structure at a low price. To attain said object, a method comprising; mixing particle containing 30 to 70% by weight of water in thermoplastic resin, heating and meltin... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6816438 | Travel alarm A clock has a face for telling time, a light for illuminating the face, and a switch for controlling the light. The switch cannot be used for turning the light on when the clock is stored. This conserves the clock battery by preventing accidental discharge of the ba... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813944 | Flow sensor The flow sensor comprises a semiconductor device (1) on which a heat source and, symmetrically thereto, two temperature sensors are arranged. The semiconductor device (1) is arranged on an exterior side of a tube section (2), and a liquid, the f... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6797934 | Optical transient sensor having a charge/discharge circuit An optical transient sensor circuit includes a photodiode in series with a MOS feedback transistor connected across a voltage difference. An inverting amplifier having its input connected to the common connection between the photodiode and the MOS feedback transisto... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6794419 | Method for recycling the resin mold A method of recycling a molded resin consisting mainly of a thermoplastic resin which comprising adding as a recycle aid agent a rubber-like material (material) which is compatible with the thermoplastic resin as the main component of the molded resin, is moldable a... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6794034 | Resin composition, molding material, and molded object A phenolic resin composition in which the phenolic resin can be smoothly cured at a low temperature while inhibiting the generation of free formaldehyde and trapping free phenol. An epoxy compound is dispersed or dissolved as a hardener in an aqueous phenolic resin ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6779395 | Device for measuring the flow of a gas or a liquid in a bypass A device for measuring the flow of a fluid has a primary duct and a bypass arranged in series to the primary duct. The bypass has a first section and a second section. A baffle plate with a hole for the passage of the fluid is arranged in the first section. The seco... | 08/24/2004 |
