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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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
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| 20090014076 | BLEED VALVE APPARATUS A bleed valve apparatus includes a valve body having a sliding hole in which a spool is axially movable. A seat member and the spool define a bleed chamber. An open-close unit opens and doses a bleed port of the seat member to control exhaust of fluid from the bleed cha... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20080190488 | FLUID ACTIVATED FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM A fluid flow regulating device is provided that maintains pressure and flow rate characteristics of a source fluid while the fluid is distributed to multiple delivery lines. The inventive device switches between multiple output ports in response to fluid pressure change... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080142100 | Stepper Motor Driven Proportional Fuel Metering Valve A low energy stepper motor driven fuel metering valve (FMV) that eliminates the need for a position sensor is provided. The stepper motor rotates a cam that replaces the flapper valve used in conventional systems. The cam rotation increases the gap between the cam and n... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080072977 | PILOT-OPERATED VALVES AND MANIFOLD ASSEMBLIES A pilot-operated valve can include a manifold assembly with a plate cavity and a valve plate positioned within the cavity. The valve plate includes a first surface facing a cavity surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface. The valve plate also incl... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080072978 | Spool valve A spool valve includes a valve housing, a spool and radial damper device. The valve housing has a shaft bore. The spool is slidably supported within the shaft bore in a longitudinal direction, and the spool has a first diameter portion and a second diameter portion. The... | 03/27/2008 |
