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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 |
| 8185932 | System and method for user-centric authorization to access user-specific information In a network computing environment, a user-centric system and method for controlling access to user-specific information maintained in association with a web-services service. When a web-services client desires access to the user-specific information, the client sen... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660209 | Light module for a side mounted rear view mirror of vehicle | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178659 | Targets for the identification of antibiotics that are not susceptible to antibiotic resistance To identify conserved and variable regions of the 16 S rRNA, an instant evolution experiment was performed on the entire 16 S rRNA. Analysis of these mutants identified regions that are required for function. These conserved sequences may be used as targets for phar... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178332 | Process for accelerated capture of carbon dioxide The present invention generally relates to the removal of carbon dioxide from a gas stream, particularly a flue gas, hydrogen gas from a reformer, natural gas, or gas from a cement kiln. Immobilized enzymes for use in carbon capture and other systems are also disclo... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177816 | Vertebral anchor An anchor for attaching an elongate member to bone. The anchor includes a base adapted for attaching to bone and a connector mounted on the base. The connector includes a mount for mounting the elongate member and an opening sized and positioned on the connector for... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176706 | Column assembly for a building framework A building framework includes plural column assemblies interconnected by plural full-length beam assemblies, with the union of the column assemblies and beam assemblies forming beam-to-column joint assemblies according to this invention. The column assemblies includ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175836 | Flow estimation for fluid handling system A method of estimating airflow for a characterized blower system including a motor. The method includes running the motor, estimating a torque and a speed of the running motor, and assuming a starting airflow estimate. Torque is calculated based on the estimated spe... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173154 | Boron trioxide glass-based fibers and particles in dressings, sutures, surgical glue, and other wound care compositions A method and compositions for wound care management comprising a dressing comprising a three-dimensional body of glass-based fibers comprising 40 to 80 weight % B2O3, wherein at least 25 wt. % of the fibers have a diameter between 200 nm and 40... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172238 | Lightweight plastic sleds for emergency transport and hauling of loads Lightweight inexpensive sleds, made of tough plastic or similar material, are disclosed for transporting injured people or inert loads. For rescue sleds, a strong strap is passed through slots around the periphery. This distributes forces in ways that avoid tearing,... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172153 | Energy usage control for a building Controlling energy usage of a building. At least one temperature sensor monitors temperature within a zone of a building. A processor determines an off-peak temperature target as a function of a duration of an off-peak operating state of the monitored zone and a des... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171815 | Lubricating pinion and lubricating device The invention relates to a lubricating pinion, particularly for a lubricating device, for the application of a lubricant pumped, for example, through a lubricant pipeline by a lubricating pump from a reservoir onto at least one gear wheel or the like. The lubricant ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170940 | System and method for the automated brokerage of financial instruments Disclosed herein in a preferred embodiment is an automated financial instrument brokerage system wherein a front end layer interacts with customers to generate activity requests for an intermediate layer. The intermediate layer preferably processes the activity requ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170901 | Extensible framework for designing workflows A user interface for building a componentized workflow model. Each step of the workflow is modeled as an activity that has metadata to describe design time aspects, compile time aspects, and runtime aspects of the workflow step. A user selects and arranges the activ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169477 | Digital video borescope for drilled shaft inspection Visual inspection of an interior surface of a borehole. A housing adapted to be lowered in the borehole supports a portable camera for generating images of a portion of the interior surface of the borehole and a light source for illuminating an area adjacent the cam... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167427 | Multifocal contact lenses manufactured from a responsive polymer gel A multi-focal contact lens wherein the lens is manufactured at least partially from a responsive polymer gel. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| D658636 | Remote control | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166113 | Access limited EMM distribution lists An electronic mail message (EMM) addressed to a distribution list of an enterprise is received at a server of the enterprise from a sending address outside of the enterprise. If the distribution list has no external addresses, then the EMM is blocked from being deli... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162569 | High-strength anchor system, safe room bulkhead, and method of anchoring a support to mine strata A high-strength anchor system for anchoring a support to mine strata is disclosed. The system includes an anchor plate and a connecting member on the anchor plate for connection of the support to the anchor plate. Anchor bolts extend through bolt holes in the anchor... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162556 | Actuator for a ring binder mechanism A ring binder mechanism includes an elongate housing and a ring support supported by the housing for movement relative to the housing. The ring support has an upper surface and a lower surface. A plurality of rings is provided for holding loose-leaf pages. Each ring... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162184 | Follower packing unit for grease guns and the like An improved follower packing unit for a grease gun is disclosed. The unit includes a hollow annular body of elastomeric material having a front wall, an annular side wall and a rear wall defining a cavity in the body. Rigid front and back structural supports rigidly... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161570 | Catching gear with apparatus for increasing hand signal visibility Catching gear to be worn by a catcher receiving a ball from a pitcher is disclosed. The gear comprises a leg guard adapted to be worn on one leg of the catcher, and a light-emitting device on the leg guard. The light-emitting device is positioned for generating ligh... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161125 | Message data management A workflow manager application transfers message data received from an originating device via a communication network to a target application for processing. A graphical user interface displays the received message data and allows the user to view and designate one ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159094 | Electric motor having fluid circulation system and methods for cooling an electric motor An electric motor having a housing, a stator mounted in the housing, and a rotor mounted in the housing for rotation relative to the stator about a central axis. A plurality of fluid flow passages extend through the rotor between opposite ends. An electro-magnetic d... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157685 | Endless belt with binder for carcass stability An endless elastomeric belt includes a carcass that includes an elastomeric matrix extending in an endless loop around a circumference of the belt. The matrix has opposite lateral edges defining a width of the matrix, and a carcass cord within the matrix extending i... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157560 | Heater A heater including a heat dump opening and a heat dump cover moveable between an open and a closed position to selectively block flow of fluid through the heat dump opening. The heat dump opening is formed in the top of the housing, and the heat dump cover is biased... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156148 | Scalable algorithm for sharing EDI schemas Recreating an electronic data interchange (EDI) schema from a file. The file is received from a source and the file includes a plurality of data values. The plurality of data values is identified. The plurality of data values is analyzed to determine the structure o... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147873 | Methods and compositions for treatment of ion imbalances The present invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment of ion imbalances. In particular, the invention provides compositions comprising sodium-binding polymers and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Methods of use of the polymeric and pharmaceut... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147160 | Ring binder mechanism with polymeric housing and actuator A ring binder mechanism includes a housing and a ring support supported by the housing for movement relative thereto. Each ring of a plurality of rings includes first and second ring members. The first ring member is mounted on the ring support for movement with the... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147108 | Multi-level modular light bar A modular light bar having crisscross lighting in the front and rear. Each module may include two horizontal layers of lighting supported on supports connected to a longitudinal base. A wire harness is positioned within a longitudinal channel in the longitudinal bas... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146322 | Building structure, method of making, and components A building framework includes plural column assemblies supporting plural beams supporting floors of the building, with the union of the column assemblies and beams forming beam-to-column (or beam-to-column-to-beam) joint connection assemblies according to this inven... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146218 | Method for making solid edge gutter screen Method and apparatus for continuously forming a one-piece expanded metal gutter cover having at least one solid edge. The method involves feeding a continuous web of solid metal along a continuous path, expanding the continuous web as it is fed along the continuous ... | 04/03/2012 |
| D656995 | Multi-player nine square, three-dimensional game | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145532 | Connecting devices to a media sharing service Sharing media content between entities. A computing device detects and connects to another computing device within a predefined proximity. Media content items and associated metadata are selected and exchanged between the connected computing devices. A subsequent pu... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144849 | Selective pre-authorized credit for incoming calls Establishing a connection from a caller to a user using a pre-authorized credit from the user is described. A processor identifies one or more source identifications (IDs) for receiving pre-authorized credit for the incoming call. One or more destinations are specif... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144841 | Multimedia spam determination using speech conversion Determining unwanted multimedia message originated from a multimedia call. An interface receives a multimedia message from a telecommunication service operator, and multimedia message is stored on a storage area. A unified communication system manages communication ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143485 | FAD-2 mutants and high oleic plants The present invention relates to plants, seeds and products derived thereof, in particular to Brassica plants, seeds products derived thereof, that have mutant sequences conferring high oleic acid profile on the seed oil. More particularly, the invention rela... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143441 | Deeply reduced oxidation catalyst and its use in preparing N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine compounds This invention relates to an improved catalyst, comprising a carbon support having a noble metal at its surface, for use in catalyzing liquid phase oxidation reactions, especially in an acidic oxidative environment and in the presence of solvents, reactants, interme... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143055 | Self-assembling multicellular bodies and methods of producing a three-dimensional biological structure using the same Structures and methods for tissue engineering include a multicellular body including a plurality of living cells. A plurality of multicellular bodies can be arranged in a pattern and allowed to fuse to form an engineered tissue. The arrangement can include filler bo... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142840 | Adhesion promotion in printed circuit boards An adhesion promotion process and composition for enhancing adhesion between a copper conducting layer and a dielectric material during manufacture of a printed circuit board. The composition contains a corrosion inhibitor, an inorganic acid, and an alcohol which is... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140601 | Like processing of owned and for-purchase media A method for managing a group of owned and for-purchase media items in response to a single user action. The method treats the owned media items and the for-purchase media items similarly with respect to the user's interaction with them, facilitating a user paradigm... | 03/20/2012 |
