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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 |
| 8181288 | Waterproof base and methods of fabrication and installation thereof A tile-ready shower basin, and methods of manufacturing and installing the same. A sloped structural core is provided having a topside and a bottom side. A first waterproof panel or coating is applied to the topside and a second waterproof panel or coating is applie... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8176713 | Tubular bagging method A tubular bagging machine includes an innovative indentation-forming device and a modified cross-sealing device. The innovative indentation-forming device includes two punches that form two indentations in the foil web. The machine then forms the foil web into a foi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8169329 | Fluid detecting mattress cover and monitoring system Apparatus, systems, and methods are described for detecting moisture on a mattress cover. Conductive leads affixed to the mattress cover are configured in loop patterns, and adjacent conductive loops are positioned equidistant to one another to provide equal sensiti... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8152755 | System and method for delivering a therapeutic agent with finesse A catheter for delivering a therapeutic agent to a target site of a human or animal subject can include a substantially flexible and biocompatible catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end. An eductor can be located at the distal end of the catheter body,... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142466 | Lancing device with floating lancet A lancing device including a drive mechanism with a drive spring and a lancet carrier engaged and driven by the drive spring, and further including a lancet with a sharp lancing tip, wherein the lancet floats relative to the carrier and is decoupled from the drive m... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8134363 | Test object for use with diffusion MRI and system and method of synthesizing complex diffusive geometries using novel gradient directions A test object for use with diffusion MRI and a system and methods of synthesizing complex diffusive geometries. The test object, which includes anisotropic structures, can be used to monitor DTI measures by providing a baseline measurement. Using measurements of the... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8127224 | System for creating and editing mark up language forms and documents A system for creating and editing mark up language forms and documents in a manner that is user friendly. The system dynamically generates a user interface that is customized to the particular form or document selected by the user. The user then enters information i... | 02/28/2012 |
| D654585 | Enteral syringe | 02/21/2012 |
| D654584 | Enteral syringe | 02/21/2012 |
| D654166 | Enteral connector | 02/14/2012 |
| 8099887 | Orbital sign assembly One embodiment of an orbital sign assembly, allowing for attachment to and full pivot or orbit capability of the attached signage around a horizontal run of span wire or other support member. Any one traffic signage is supported from a horizontal run of a span wire ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098068 | Systems and methods for parametric mapping for correction of noise-based systematic bias of DTI metrics, using a DTI mapping phantom A system and method for minimizing, if not completely eliminating, the systematic bias present in an MR system used for DTI is disclosed. A test object or “phantom” of the present invention is scanned with a desired DTI protocol. The eigenvalues measured with th... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8088018 | Golf aid The invention relates to a golf training aid comprising a frame, having retaining means, and a bar retained by the retaining means so that in use the bar can move only in a fixed plane. The bar is arranged to be coupled to a user in such a way that in use the user's... | 01/03/2012 |
| D650452 | Ball | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073543 | Method of using spinal cord stimulation to treat gastrointestinal and/or eating disorders or conditions The present invention involves a method and a system for using electrical stimulation to treat gastrointestinal and/or eating disorders. More particularly, the method comprises surgically implanting an electrical stimulation lead that is in communication with predet... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8071209 | Wax blends for use with engineered wood composites Wax is a key ingredient in engineered wood composites, such as oriented strand board (OSB) and oriented strand lumber (OSL), to prevent and reduce swelling caused by water uptake. Wax, normally a byproduct of oil refining and lube production, is now considered a pre... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8065851 | Self-spacing wood composite panels A composite wood panel having a first and a second longitudinal edge comprising an essentially parallel first surface and second surface, a core, a spacer integrally formed in or attached in the core on at least the longitudinal edges wherein the spacer extends from... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8057693 | Compositions and methods for imparting liquid repellency and dry soil resistance to fibers and articles thereof Described herein are compositions and methods for imparting liquid repellency and dry soil resistance to fibers. The compositions are composed of (a) a silsesquioxane, (b) a wax, (c) a surfactant, and (b) water. Also disclosed are kits comprising (a) a first aqueous... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8040245 | Hand washing monitor for detecting the entry and identification of a person Methods, systems, and computer-storage media provide for the monitoring of hand washing by people entering a room. A person is detected entering a room and an image of the person is captured. The person is identified as an employee using various employee identifiers... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8037863 | Positive displacement rotary vane engine The present invention is an engine, which includes a positive displacement compression process, a variably fueled, continuous combustor and/or heat exchanger, and a positive displacement, work-producing expander. This arrangement avoids the traditional stochiometric... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8034150 | Process and system for material reclamation and recycling A system and process for reclaiming nickel and cadmium from a feed source such as Ni—Cd batteries. The feed source is shredded to produce feed particles, screened to size the particles, magnetically separated to remove non-metallic materials, and induction heated ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8034092 | Wound and therapy compress and dressing A method of providing moisture therapy to a subject by applying a moist therapy compress against a treated body portion. The moist therapy compress includes a fluid-permeable shell, a flexible backing fastened to the shell to define an enclosure, and silver-retainin... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8034068 | Compact multi-use lancing device A multi-use micro-sampling or lancing device having an outer housing, a lancet holder that engages a lancet and constrains the lancet along a controlled and pre-defined path of travel during the lancing stroke, and a drive mechanism with a pair of opposed, off-axis ... | 10/11/2011 |
| D645148 | Safety lancet | 09/13/2011 |
| D645147 | Safety lancet | 09/13/2011 |
| 7994784 | Systems and methods for rescaling image intensities with diffusion MRI to synthesize complex diffusive geometries A method for scaling MR signal intensity after noise has been removed is disclosed. Because the signal in a DTI series varies with the apparent diffusivity in the direction of an applied gradient, one can multiply image data collected under actual clinical condition... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993736 | Wood composite material containing strands of differing densities A wood composite material comprises wood strands disposed in surface layers and one or more core layers, wherein about 70 wt % to about 98 wt % of the wood strands of the first and second surface layers are comprised of a wood species that has a density greater than... | 08/09/2011 |
| D642768 | Sports shorts | 08/09/2011 |
| 7969308 | Seal arrangement A seal arrangement having monitoring means and a seal portion. The monitoring means includes means for determining the integrity of the seal portion, the determining means being arranged to deliver a signal to radio frequency identification (RFID) means for producin... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963272 | System and method for fueling diesel engines with vegetable oil A heated fuel delivery system for vegetable oil or other fuels of temperature dependent viscosity, which may be used as fuel for a diesel engine. The system includes one or more heated fuel lines and/or a heated fuel tank to heat the fuel and reduce its viscosity fo... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7955347 | Low cost safety lancet A lancing device has a housing, an activation/retraction control assembly, and a lancet. The control assembly and the housing have cooperating engagement structures such as detents that disengage after a predetermined launch force is applied to the control assembly.... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7524241 | Device and method for cutting meat A device (1) for cutting meat, provided with at least one knife (12) and means (2,3) for carrying, in a transport direction (T), meat (22) along the knife (12), such that the meat is cut into at least two parts, while in the transp... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7519485 | Method and apparatus for determining energy savings by using a baseline energy use model that incorporates a neural network algorithm A computer-based system, computer-implemented method and computer program product facilitate determining energy cost savings in an energy-consuming facility, such as a commercial building, using a neural network model that projects or estimates the amount of energy ... | 04/14/2009 |
| D590068 | Modular tree ladder | 04/07/2009 |
| D588799 | Shaving kit | 03/24/2009 |
| D588404 | Cookware handle | 03/17/2009 |
| D588403 | Cookware handle | 03/17/2009 |
| D588334 | Orthotic glove | 03/17/2009 |
| 7494498 | Lancing device with floating lancet A lancing device including a drive mechanism with a drive spring and a lancet carrier engaged and driven by the drive spring, and further including a lancet with a sharp lancing tip, wherein the lancet floats relative to the carrier and is decoupled from the drive m... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7493874 | Telescoping pet ramp A telescoping pet ramp having first and second ramp segments telescopically extendable from a compact state to an extended state. Side rails of the panels include end caps with abutment members for preventing the first floor panel and second floor panel from being s... | 02/24/2009 |
