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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 |
| 8184325 | Integrated document delivery method and apparatus A document delivery network server having a set of integrated functions including sending, receiving, routing and filing of FAXes and e-mails to other users which achieves numerous advantages over the prior art. The document delivery system is based on a client/serv... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183599 | Semiconductor device with interface circuit and method of configuring semiconductor devices Methods and devices yielding an improved semiconductor device with interface circuit are disclosed. Configuring a semiconductor with parallel device features reduces process variation (e.g., lithographically-induced process variation or other defects). Embodiments o... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8176247 | Method and system for protecting against multiple failures in a RAID system Embodiments of methods of protecting RAID systems from multiple failures and such protected RAID systems are disclosed. More particularly, in certain embodiments of a distributed RAID system each data bank has a set of associated storage media and executes a similar... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172546 | System and method for correcting for pressure variations using a motor Systems and methods for compensating for pressure increase which may occur in various enclosed spaces of a pumping apparatus are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention may compensate for pressure increases in chambers of a pumping apparatus by moving a pump... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8161223 | Method and system for a storage device Systems and methods for storage devices are presented. More specifically, in one embodiment a storage device may comprise have an enclosure comprising an interface which may be coupled to an I/O bus of a computing system with which it is being utilized. Commands may... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8161222 | Method and system and apparatus for use in data storage Systems, devices and methods for interfacing a single bus with multiple buses invisibly to devices using the single bus are presented. More specifically, in one embodiment an I/O bus may be interfaced with multiple other I/O buses of the same or different formats. C... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160952 | Method and system for providing price protection related to the purchase of a commodity Systems and methods described herein pertain to providing price protection programs related to the purchase of a commodity to a consumer. Embodiments of such a program may provide price protection related to the purchase of a commodity to the consumer so that when a... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156553 | Systems and methods for correlating log messages into actionable security incidents and managing human responses Systems and methods for correlating log messages into actionable incidents. Some embodiments implement a method which includes comparing a plurality of disparate log messages to a plurality of incident descriptions. The disparate log messages can be parsed. When the... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8156215 | System and method for device management Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method of device management. In one embodiment of the present invention, a management device can receive device management data from devices on a network in a variety of device management protocols and map th... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8156022 | Method and system for providing price protection for commodity purchasing through price protection contracts Systems and methods for the provisioning of price protection contracts which provide price protection against adverse fluctuations in the retail price of a commodity to a consumer are disclosed. While these price protection contracts may pertain to almost any type o... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155896 | Fluid flow measuring and proportional fluid flow control device Embodiments disclosed herein provide restrictive-flow flow measurement devices, valve improvements and signal control devices and processes that control the flow of liquids, including control processes for single-liquid calibration. In some embodiments, a fluid flow... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154943 | Semiconductor integrated circuit A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first region configured to operate at a specified first voltage, a second region configured to operate at a varying second voltage, and a memory device formed between the first region and the second region so as to strad... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154757 | Delivery expert system, method and computer program product Embodiments disclosed herein can facilitate delivery of a document from a source to a destination over a network where an initial delivery attempt has been unsuccessful. Actions to be taken are based upon input conditions which may include a time-variable set of inp... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8149445 | Delivery expert system, method and computer program product An automated rule-based system for facilitating delivery of a fax document from a source to a destination over a network where an initial delivery attempt has been unsuccessful. Actions to be taken are based upon a time-variable set of input conditions which may be ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147527 | Adjustable occipital plate An occipital plate for use in an occipito-cervico-thoracic (OCT) construct is mounted to a patient's occipital bone. The occipital plate includes an elongate central section aligned with a midline of the base and a pair of angled sections that project away from the ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145841 | Method and system for initializing storage in a storage system Embodiments of systems and methods for a storage system are disclosed. More particularly, in certain embodiments desired locations of storage devices may be zeroed out during operation of the storage system and areas that have been zeroed out allocated to store data... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145528 | Movie advertising placement optimization based on behavior and content analysis An ad is placed in a movie, by analyzing inherent characteristics of the movie, analyzing viewed characteristics of the movie, analyzing viewer characteristics of a viewer of the movie, obtaining advertiser preferences for placement of the ad in the movie, determini... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141111 | Movie advertising playback techniques An ad in a movie can be a static ad having a position in the movie that cannot be moved, or a dynamic ad having a position in the movie that can be changed. When a viewer of the movie wishes to skip a portion of the movie containing the ad, the playback system deter... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140753 | Method and system for rebuilding data in a distributed RAID system Embodiments of the systems and methods disclosed provide a distributed RAID system comprising a set of data banks. More particularly, in certain embodiments of a distributed RAID system each data bank has a set of associated storage media and executes a similar dist... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136123 | System and computer program product for performing bulk operations on transactional items Bulk operations on a large number of items may be processed by a computer with a reduced likelihood of exceeding a timing or hardware limitation of a system. An instruction or its related information can be examined to determine if the instruction may potentially in... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135900 | Integrated memory management and memory management method An integrated memory management device according to an example of the invention comprises an acquiring unit acquiring a read destination logical address from a processor, an address conversion unit converting the read destination logical address into a read destinat... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131777 | Method for client-side personalization A method or data processing system readable medium can be used for communications between a user and a network site. In one embodiment, the user may request personalization information including personalization rule(s) from the network site. The user can generate pe... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131546 | System and method for adaptive sentence boundary disambiguation Embodiments disclosed herein provide a system and method useful for pre-processing non-sentence text extracted from business documents (e.g., malformed bulleted lists, runaway sentence identification, spatially separated data, etc.). One embodiment includes two heur... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128628 | Spinal plate system for stabilizing a portion of a spine A spinal plate system that maintains intervertebral spacing and spinal stability is provided. In an embodiment, a spinal compression plate may include two or more plates coupled together form an adjustable-length plate. Compression of a spinal compression plate move... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127076 | Method and system for placement of data on a storage device Embodiments of systems and methods for a storage system are disclosed. More particularly, in certain embodiments locations of storage devices may be allocated to store data when commands pertaining to that data are received. Specifically, in one embodiment a distrib... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126772 | Rebate cross-sell network and systems and methods implementing the same Embodiments of the invention provide a robust rebate cross-sell network in which business entities, including financial institutions, can make targeted offers, including pre-approved or pre-qualified credit offers, to a desirable consumer utilizing information submi... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119271 | Systems, methods, and apparatus for battery cooling and protection One embodiment provides an electronic device (for example, a ruggedized laptop computer) which includes a housing, a battery compartment, and a battery cover. The cover can have a thickness sufficient to protect the battery from damage. The cover can include a body,... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118837 | Tapered-lock spinal rod connectors and methods for use A spine stabilization system having cylindrical bodies, plates, transverse members and resilient inserts for coupling a rod to bone fasteners. A first resilient insert may be positioned on a first rod. A cylindrical body, plate or transverse member may be positioned... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117639 | System and method for providing access control Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for provisioning network access for a user in order to provide access control to one or more networks with regard to the user. More particularly, a user may be authenticated and, based on a user profile associ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8117152 | System and method for the synchronization of a file in a cache The present invention provides a system and method of synchronizing a cache that substantially eliminates or reduces disadvantages associated with previously developed systems and methods of synchronizing caches. More particularly, embodiments of the present inventi... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116402 | Method and system for cognitive radio Systems and methods for cognitive radio are disclosed herein. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention may provide systems, methods and apparatuses for a cognitive radio which is operable to tailor its operation based on one or more criteria, which may per... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115217 | Systems and methods for packaging light-emitting diode devices Embodiments disclosed herein provide packaged LED devices in which the majority of the emitted light comes out the top of each LED chip with very little side emissions. Because light only comes out from the top, phosphor deposition and color temperature control can ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114088 | Geared spinal implant inserter-distractor Embodiments of a geared spinal implant inserter-distractor disclosed herein provide a greater mechanical advantage in delivering an intervertebral implant via an anterior, anterior-lateral, or posterior approach. The geared spinal implant inserter-distractor compris... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108915 | System and method for providing a secure connection between networked computers Embodiments disclosed herein provide a system, method, and computer program product for establishing a secure network connection between two computers, a client and a server. The client may send a connection request over a public network to the server. In response, ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107131 | Scanner for optically and electrically scanning transponder-equipped document In a scanner for optical and electrical scanning of a document having a transponder associated therewith a glass plate is provided for placement of the document. An optical scanning device scans the document via a mirror. At least one antenna for transmission of ele... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104015 | System and method for automated electronic device design A system for the automated formation and control and execution of an electronic device design flow is disclosed which can enable more efficient electronic device design methodology with higher quality of results. Such a system as analysis methods, techniques, and to... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092497 | Intervertebral implant for the lumbosacral joint The invention provides an intervertebral implant for the lumbo-sacral joint, the implant comprising a spacer suitable for being disposed between the fifth lumbar vertebra L5 and the vertebra S1 of the sacrum that is articulated to the vertebra L5. The implant compri... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090909 | Method and system for distributed raid implementation Embodiments of the systems and methods disclosed provide a distributed RAID system comprising a set of data banks. More particularly, in certain embodiments of a distributed RAID system each data bank has a set of associated storage media and executes a similar dist... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090611 | System, method, and computer program product for enabling workflow applications A facility is described for enabling workflow applications. The facility receives a request to identify an optimized resource list that identifies resources capable of performing a workflow process task. The workflow process task can be associated with a document ty... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087960 | LED system and method Embodiments provide an LED comprising a quantum well region operable to generate light and a substrate having an interface with the quantum well region, wherein light generated by the quantum well region traverses the interface to enter the substrate and exit the LE... | 01/03/2012 |
