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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 |
| D659957 | Sandal with strap | 05/22/2012 |
| D659955 | Sandal | 05/22/2012 |
| 8163685 | Soy skin care Skin care preparation materials comprising substantial amounts of food grade soy flour in soap bars in separate soap bars suitable for detoxification and makeup removal, exfoliation and moisturization. The food grade soy flours are of differing types and fat content... | 04/24/2012 |
| D650657 | Swivelable ceiling hook | 12/20/2011 |
| 7967484 | Customized electronic candle A system for the customization of an electronic candle, which system includes an electronic candle assembly comprising an illumination element and means for illuminating the illumination element for providing a simulated illuminated wax candle effect, a first sleeve... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7934495 | Controlled mechanical heating—wax skin therapy and aromatherapy A non-thermostatic heating device is provided with temperature range control whereby materials may be heated and melted to a safe or desired temperature and maintained, particularly soy based non-candle formulated waxes for skin therapy as well as aromatherapy waxes... | 05/03/2011 |
| D619130 | Cell phone skin case | 07/06/2010 |
| 7320569 | Self-drilling hollow wall anchor A high strength failure-resistant hollow wall anchor having a self drilling threaded installation structure adapted to be broken, after positioning, by an inserted screw, into expandable anchoring elements. The anchoring elements engage internally formed cams and th... | 01/22/2008 |
| D543647 | Combined wax heater device and wax | 05/29/2007 |
| 7144212 | Self-drilling hollow wall anchor A high strength failure-resistant hollow wall anchor having a self drilling threaded installation structure adapted to be broken, after positioning, by an inserted screw, into expandable anchoring elements. The anchoring elements engage internally formed cams and th... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7081966 | Demonstration control adjunct device for printers A printer, such as an ink-jet or laser printer is provided with a demonstration and activation member to illustrate operability of the printer. The print out is randomly, sequentially or a combination selected by a selection device to contain one or more selected va... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7045652 | Processes for preparing substituted aryl boronic acids The invention relates to processes for preparing a compound of the formula (V) and alkyl boronic esters thereof wherein R1 is attached at the 2 or 3 position of the benzene ring, R2 is attac... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6747752 | Demonstration control adjunct device for printers A printer, such as an ink-jet or laser printer is provided with a demonstration and activation member to illustrate operability of the printer. The print out is randomly, sequentially or a combination selected by a selection device to contain one or more selected va... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6653003 | Fuel cell support and electrical interconnector Flat plate fuel cells, particularly air-depolarized cells, are stacked and electrically interconnected into a battery structure with a connector block and tray. The anode and cathode elements of each cell are provided with extending terminal conductor ele... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6578723 | Flexible sealing cover with seal break indicator A sealing cover includes an upper cover member which is impervious to bacteria and moisture, and is attached to an annular ring member, also impervious to bacteria and moisture. The upper cover member and annular ring member are attached to each other by ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6564925 | Gravity assisted cylinder aligning feeder and element separator An open ended cylinder element having a longitudinal axis is positioned parallel to the ground and is configured and adapted to be rotatable around its longitudinal axis. A funnel element is longitudinally positioned within the center of the cylinder in a... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6498645 | Inspection of liquid injectable products for contaminating particles A method for the substantially complete detection of all particles, within a predetermined size range, contained in an injectable solution comprising the steps of: a) pre-positioning particles in the container whereby rotation of the container causes subs... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6245745 | Hygromycin A derivatives This invention relates to compounds of the formula ##STR1## and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, X1 and X2 are as defined herein. The compounds of formula... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6066924 | Candle emulation A wax candle simulation device with random flicker electric circuitry, comprising at least two miniature light bulbs mechanically vertically closely arranged with the filaments therein arranged at an angle. The bulbs are contained within a flame shaped tr... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6064479 | Two parameter visual inspection method and device A method and device for the accurate manual illumination inspection of transparent containers, such as pharmaceutically injectable vials, for particle contamination with light and dark particles. Opposing positioned and spaced first and second illuminatio... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6060986 | Protective glove breach monitoring A manipulating protective glove structure for use with non-conductive, hazardous materials, or materials sensitive to contamination, in a sealed environment, e.g., glove box. The glove structure embodies components which provide monitoring and signaling t... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5923259 | Leak detection alarm with "stethoscope" spring contacts An electrically powered integrity checking device for detection of breaches in protective garments under conditions of a potential for exposure to any one of bodily fluids and hazardous fluid materials. The device comprises a connector for electrically co... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5915530 | Disposable bib and garbage bag A disposable or washable one piece high chair tray cover and bib adapted to fit over a toddler's head for use as a bib and to fit onto a high chair tray table to function as a protective stray food catcher on the tray table and between the bib and the tra... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5752813 | Keyed cassette for dispensing pump A method for the enhanced accuracy in dispensing from a fluid roller dispensing pump, wherein a keyed one way insertable cassette with pump compressible tubing is utilized with the fluid dispensing pump. The cassette holds and maintains a compressible pla... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5682142 | Electronic control system/network A network system of programmable, identification, locating, monitoring and processing fixed position (FPN) and movable tag nodes, which provides direct inter-node communication capability without a central processor. The individual nodes include microproc... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5587833 | Computerized microscope specimen encoder A computerized slide encoder for use with microscope analysis and pathological studies. The slide encoder is attached to the movable microscope stage, whereby x-y direction plane movement and location, is correlated to examination of an identified slide, ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5561556 | Slide analysis system with slide having self contained microscope analysis information A microscope slide and read-write system whereby the slide has a pathology specimen thereon and machine readable high density recording media in the form of a magnetic strip, optical reading strip or the like. The read-write system accommodates initial wr... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5494001 | Canine lavatory facility A canine lavatory of modular construction for effective toilet training and continued use. A suitable site is selected and the dog is trained to relieve itself at-the site (typical training for a dog) and the lavatory enclosure is gradually built therearo... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5484888 | Gelatin production Gelatin, having high Bloom or gel strength in excess of 300, is extracted from fish, with high yield, by pre-treating collagen rich fish skins with a limewater (Ca(OH)2) solution suspension with a concentration of between 19 gm of Ca(OH)2 | 01/16/1996 |
| 5459905 | Rubber band binder A one piece elastic binder element comprised of either one or two rubber bands. The present invention further comprises a novel method for producing rubber bands having enhanced archival binding properties, with a longitudinal grain which closes on stretc... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5434418 | Intra-oral sensor for computer aided radiography An intra-oral sensor for computer aided oral examination by means of low dosage x-rays in place of film and developer. The intra-oral sensor is exceedingly thin for proper mouth placement and in situ maneuvering, with an active area substantially equivale... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5430434 | Portable surgical early warning device A portable early warning device for use in detection of breaches in protective garments such as gloves, during surgical procedures and the like. The device embodies a central process and source unit containing sensing wave generator, indicators, driving c... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5405842 | Treatment of steroid dependent asthmatics A method for the treatment of asthma, particularly corticosteroid dependent asthma with "steroid sparing" effect, but without serious toxicities prevalent with common "steroid sparing" treatments and medications, comprising the oral administration, in eff... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5397068 | Dry running medical waste disposal device A compact medical waste disposal device, operable without water or other processing, disposal or disinfecting fluid or solution, for pulverizing Sharps into medically acceptably safe small particles, and directing the particles into a disposable container... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5385254 | Easy lift container opening The top of a metal beverage container, opened with a non-removable fulcrum-type lift tab, is modified, by the inclusion of a shallow channel, in order to facilitate initial lifting of the tab. The channel is positioned directly adjacent the pushing end of... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5333625 | Suturing with corrosion and breakage resistant flexible wire A suture or fixation wire having a relatively high degree of elasticity is utilized in suturing or fixation procedures in soft tissue or bone, with improvements in corrosion and breakage resistance and with reduction of tissue trauma. The wire is comprise... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5316874 | Battery connector protection Internal intercell and terminal cell electrical connector elements in an electrochemical battery are protected from corrosion and build-up of high internal resistance by coating the electrical connector elements with a layer of a protective preferably non... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5285919 | Beverage container with air access for direct drinking Drinking access to the contents of a beverage container, having a non-removable opening lift tab, is enhanced by the formation of an air access opening in the container adjacent the beverage access opening. The beverage container top has a first scored se... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5263492 | Recording goniometer A recording goniometer for affixation to an area surrounding a flexing joint. The goniometer measures and records the flexibility or extent of limb movement about a joint and further permits separate comparative recordation of joint movement as a determin... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5225997 | Automatic monitoring and remote reporting device A device for direct monitoring of a system with pre-scheduled, request or alarm reports being generated and sent to remote locations via facsimile transmission, with the reports being pre-formatted, as desired, such as in tabular or graphical form. The de... | 07/06/1993 |
