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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 |
| D637831 | Chair | 05/17/2011 |
| 7935359 | Use of L 2-thiohistidine or one of its derivatives as a depigmenting agent in cosmetics The invention relates to the use of L-2-thiohistidine, or a cosmetically acceptable salt or ester of its acid group, as a depigmenting agent in a cosmetic composition or for the preparation of a cosmetic composition. It further relates to a method of cosmetic care f... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7925692 | Method and system for testing internet software A simulated internet is connected to a corporate network to more easily and effectively facilitate testing the impact of internet security devices and settings on internet software. The simulated internet has communications pathways between two firewall devices, a w... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921173 | Reducing unwanted and unsolicited electronic messages by exchanging electronic message transmission policies and solving and verifying solutions to computational puzzles The present invention provides for generating inputs that can be provided to a message classification module to facilitate more reliable classification of electronic messages, such as, for example, as unwanted and/or unsolicited. In one embodiment, a sending messagi... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7917616 | Secure resource name resolution Techniques for securing name resolution technologies and for ensuring that name resolution technologies can function in modern networks that have a plurality of overlay networks accessible via a single network interface. In accordance with some of the principles des... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7912973 | Message exchange protocol extension negotiation A mechanism for negotiating a relatively transport agnostic communication protocol for use in accomplishing a distributed activity. The potential protocols subject to negotiation may be, for example, extensions to Web Services Coordination. In that case, when the in... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908549 | Spreadsheet calculation as part of workflow A workflow includes an activity that takes advantage of spreadsheet calculations. For a spreadsheet activity, calculation and extraction of values from a spreadsheet is performed. Thus, spreadsheet calculations are integrated into workflows without user intervention... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7895249 | Selective file purging for delete or rename A method of purging cached open files from a client-side delayed close list on a remote file system. The remote file system stores a unique file identifier for each cached open file which is independent of the cached file's namespace. In response to a delete or rena... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890604 | Client-side callbacks to server events Described herein are systems and methods for client-side callbacks to server events in which a Web server receives a message indicating a client-side event. The client-side event is associated with a specific component of a client resource, the specific component be... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7890532 | Complex data access Methods, systems, and computer-readable media implementing various aspects of complex data in a conceptual table are disclosed which enable complex data in the form of tables to be added to a conceptual table. The complex data can map to scalar values in a plurality... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7884243 | Process for the synthesis of eneamide derivatives A process for the production of ene-amide derivatives represented by the formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 and R3 are independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl, a cycloalkyl, a cycloalkylalkyl, an alkylaryl, an aryl, a heterocycl... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7849395 | Filter and sort by color The present invention comprises methods and user interfaces for organizing data displayed within a data application. Specifically, the present invention provides methods and systems for arranging the display of the data by a format applied to one or more portions of... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7849054 | Method and system for creating and maintaining version-specific properties in a file A method and system creates and maintains a version-specific attribute or property that is stored as part of a file in a file system, contains specific version information relating to how or when the attribute was created and is automatically invalidated when a pred... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7877264 | Intelligent trust management method and system Intelligent Trust Management provides a centralized security facility that gives system components a flexible mechanism for implementing security policies. System components such as applications create a request describing an action that needs to be checked against ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7870500 | Positioning of floating objects in electronic documents An approach for positioning a floating object in a workspace of an electronic document is disclosed herein. To accomplish this, the workspace is divided into a plurality of available portions in which floating objects may be positioned. For example, these available ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7853955 | Method and system for identifying program module functionality needed by a computer when disconnected from a network Identifying program module functionality needed by a computer when disconnected from a network is disclosed. A document identification engine (DIE) creates a list of files stored locally on the computer. The DIE sends the list of files to a document mapping engine (... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7853609 | Update distribution system architecture and method for distributing software A hierarchical software update distribution system and method for distributing software updates is presented. The update distribution system includes a root update service node and at least one update service node. In an update distribution system, each update servi... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7837276 | Close proximity grinder A close proximity pavement grinder is utilized for grinding close to a raised structure such as a lower surface of curbs close to the curb wall. The grinding apparatus utilizes a wide grinding head with grinding blades mounted along the length of an arbor to grind t... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7822988 | Method and system for identity recognition In accordance with various aspects, the present invention relates to methods and systems for sending an identity information document comprising selecting identity information from a self-identity information store for inclusion in the identity information document.... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7822200 | Method and system for asymmetric key security Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein may include a method and system for creating pair-wise security keys, comprising receiving an identity key from a website, generating a master key, creating a pair-wise symmetric key or asymmetric key pair by utilizing an encry... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7820701 | Amorphous lercanidipine hydrochloride and uses thereof The invention provides a substantially pure amorphous lercanidipine hydrochloride having a purity of at least 95% pure, preferably at least about 97% pure, more preferably at least about 99% pure, and still more preferably at least about 99.5% pure. The invention fu... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7819197 | Wellbore collection system A system, apparatus and method are useful for lifting reservoir fluid in a gas-producing wellbore through the application of a differential between pressure of the gas in the wellbore's gas-production conduit a lower end of which is disposed in reservoir fluid accum... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7814837 | Hunting bullet with reduced aerodynamic resistance The invention relates to ammunition for hunting guns. The bullet is of the type comprising an internal shaft (4) with a rigidity equal to or greater than that of the body of the bullet, disposed in a hole drilled in the body of the bullet along its axi... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7814499 | Urgent replication facility A system and method for expediting the replication of at least one specified object to a replica in a distributed computer system. A source object of a source replica determines that it has an urgent change to propagate through the distributed system, and informs a ... | 10/12/2010 |
| D624763 | Seating | 10/05/2010 |
| 7799340 | Pharmaceutical compositions for lipophilic drugs Stable solutions of lipophilic drugs, such as cyclosporin, forming a polar lipid self-emulsifying drug delivery system. The solutions can include lipophilic drugs, such as cyclosporin, dissolved in a polar lipid, such as having a C6-C12 fatty a... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7792792 | Synchronizing structured web site contents Techniques to synchronize structured web site content are described. An apparatus may include a server having a server synchronization module to identify structured content types shared by the server and a client, and synchronize structured content corresponding to ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7789164 | Kerogen extraction from subterranean oil shale resources The present invention is directed to methods for extracting a kerogen-based product from subsurface (oil) shale formations, wherein such methods rely on fracturing and/or rubblizing portions of said formations so as to enhance their fluid permeability, and wherein s... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788729 | Method and system for integrating multiple identities, identity mechanisms and identity providers in a single user paradigm Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein may include a method and system for integrating multiple identities and identity providers, including, receiving the security policy of a service provider, determining the attributes requested by the service provider, obtaining... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7788678 | Urgent replication facility A system and method for expediting the replication of at least one specified object to a replica in a distributed computer system. A source object of a source replica determines that it has an urgent change to propagate through the distributed system, and informs a ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7788257 | Easy-to-use data report specification A method and system for the graphical specification and modification of reports is disclosed which enables data reports to be easily created via a report design dialogue. The report design dialogue includes a group-level outline panel containing controls for groupin... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7775066 | Method and device for rapid and high-power cold production The invention relates to refrigeration using a thermochemical system based on the coupling of two reversible physico-chemical phenomena between a gas and a solid or liquid sorbent, one at low temperature (the LT phenomenon) and the other at a higher temperature (the... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7769852 | Detection and notification of network-related events Systems, methods, and/or techniques (“tools”) that relate to detecting network-related events and providing notification of the same are described herein. In different implementations, the tools may receive indications of network accesses from users who are remo... | 08/03/2010 |
| D620275 | Chair | 07/27/2010 |
| D619392 | Back portion of a seating apparatus | 07/13/2010 |
| 7752561 | Method and system for creating temporary visual indicia The present invention relates to new and improved embodiments of systems and methods for using a “pen” input as a temporary pointer to highlight a portion of a document and having the “ink” disappear. In embodiments, a method and system for temporarily marki... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7752536 | Designating, setting and discovering parameters for spreadsheet documents For standalone spreadsheet applications and/or Web-based spreadsheet services, the ability to designate, discover and set parameters for spreadsheet documents is provided. When creating a spreadsheet document, the ability to designate certain cells or ranges of cell... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7745502 | Hydrogen recovery from hydrocarbon synthesis processes The invention relates to a process for producing a hydrogen-rich stream from a hydrogen-depleted stream. More particularly, the invention relates to a hydrocarbon synthesis process, by way of example, a Fischer Tropsch process, from which both hydrocarbons and high ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7744835 | Nanostructure material, method for the preparation thereof The invention relates to a nanostructured material. The material is a nanostructured carbonaceous material composed of agglomerates of small needles of Li1+αV3O8 and of β-LixV2O5 (0.1≦α≦... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7744742 | Integration of molecular redistribution and hydroisomerization processes for the production of paraffinic base oil The process as described herein produces a moderately aromatic isoparaffinic base oil from a distillate range product. This process comprises: (a) providing a distillate range paraffin feed comprising paraffins and cycloparaffins; (b) mildly reforming the distillate... | 06/29/2010 |
