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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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| 20100282586 | Snap-mounting type remote control switch with dual function of wired and wireless remote control A snap-mounting type remote control switch possesses dual function of wired remote control and wireless remote control, which structure at least comprising an electric cable having three sets of leads, and a PC board having a MCU, a RF receiver and a power control circu... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100051439 | HANDLE FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL OF A MOVING VEHICLE, PARTICULARLY A CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS VEHICLE, AN AGRICULTURAL OR HANDLING VEHICLE The handle for the remote control of a moving vehicle, particularly a civil engineering works vehicle, an agricultural vehicle or handling vehicle according to the invention comprises a control device of the proportional type (4) including an actuating part (5... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20090212766 | JOYSTICK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME A joystick having a movable member that includes a shaft portion and a spherical portion wherein the shaft portion has a diameter less than the spherical portion. An actuating member is secured to the shaft portion of the movable member to provide actuation of the movab... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090183978 | Multidirectional Switch A pressure-receiving member that can be moved along an urging axial center, and a compression coil spring for urging the pressure-receiving member in the direction of an engaging body, are provided between the engaging body in an inside end position of an operating rod ... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090139850 | LEVER OPERATING DEVICE Disclosed is a lever operating device having a simple structure and high durability without a contact defect. In the disclosed lever operating device, when an operating lever is tilted in one of the first and second operating surfaces that ... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090107828 | KEYBOARD WITH FIVE-DIRECTION KEYS FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS A keyboard with five-direction keys is used for a portable electronic apparatus. The keyboard includes a casing with a plurality of openings; and a plurality of keys arranged on the casing in array fashion. Four pattern areas are printed on four diagonal corners of each... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090095614 | CLICK APPARATUS At both of the upper and lower faces of flange section (24A) of rotation body (24) rotatably retained between lower case (21) and upper case (23) opposed to each other via inner case (22), inner concavo-convex section (25) and o... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090050465 | Switch A switch for detecting a tilting operation is constructed easy to assemble. A tilt detecting section A is provided on an upper surface of an intermediate wall portion 12B of an upper case 12, a depression detecting section B is provided in a central positi... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090050464 | Key switch, input device, contact pattern A key switch comprises: a plurality of conductive portions which are respectively positioned in dispersed directions from a center of a key top; and contact patterns provided on a print substrate, which respectively face the conductive portions. The contact patterns eac... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090038929 | SWITCH APPARATUS In a switch in which an operation knob is rockable in an optional direction, the fluffy unsteady feeling is removed from the operation. A pair of engaging projections 25 is provided on a periphery of a knob mounting section 20... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090008233 | COMPOUND OPERATION INPUT DEVICE A compound operation input device includes a case; an operating member for pushing operation, tilting operation and rotating operation, having a push button for pushing operation and a rotary knob for rotating operation; an operation support portion for supporting the o... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080308400 | WORK MACHINE OPERATOR INPUT ASSEMBLY An operator input assembly includes an operator input device. The operator input device includes a paddle and a leaf spring interfacing with the paddle so as to bias the paddle to a predetermined position. The paddle includes a region which interfaces with the leaf spri... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080302648 | Remote Control for a Mobile Machine, in Particular a Heavy Construction Machine, Agricultural or Handling Machine Remote control for a mobile machine, in particular a heavy construction machine, agricultural or handling machine comprising a remote control body, a lever fixedly attached to a handle designed to be held by a user, means for connecting the lever to the body allowing a ... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080251371 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL INPUT DEVICE A multi-directional input device includes an operating shaft capable of rotating around a central axis thereof and tilting in multiple directions from the central axis; a rotating body rotating together with the operating shaft to sequentially connect or disconnect a sl... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080245650 | OPERATING ELEMENT WITH A CENTRAL PUSHBUTTON An operating element is provided that has a control knob, which is mounted in a housing, a console, or the like, and can move in a swiveling manner between a home position and multiple switching or contact positions. In order to design the operating element in a simple ... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080237023 | MULTIDIRECTIONAL INPUT APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Provided is a multidirectional input apparatus. The multidirectional input apparatus includes a pressing operation member including a surface, a first pressing portion and a second pressing portion provided on a first axis on the surface, and a third pressing portion an... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080230364 | Joystick control device A joystick control device is disclosed for use in a cab of a spreader for the snow and ice control industry. The control device includes a multi-axis joystick which disposed within the cab. The joystick has a proximal and a distal end, the proximal end of the joystick b... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080227547 | MULTIDIRECTIONAL ERGONOMIC CONTROL UNIT A multidirectional control unit includes a lower body of main axis A, an intermediate part which is mounted to move relative to the body in a radial plane, radial displacement guidance means for the intermediate part, a handle of secondary axis B, which is supported by ... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080067041 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Electronic apparatus that can be disposed in a small space and allows multidirectional input without impairment of a click feeling. A cross key including a plurality of pins is elastically held by an operating member holding mat including a plurality of holes into which... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080035457 | Automatically reset switch A control knob is supported on a switch base via a first pivotal shaft. A movable contact holder holds a movable contact and is supported on the switch base via a second pivotal shaft substantially parallel with the first pivotal shaft. The movable contact holder is for... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20070246343 | Multidirectional switch A multidirectional switch (1) comprises an insulative housing (2), a first fixed contact (31) and a third fixed contact (33), a first moveable contact (41) and a second moveable (42) contact disposed above the first fixed contac... | 10/25/2007 |
| 20070235316 | Multi-directional switch and multi-directional operating device using the same A multi-directional switch includes a switch module, including a generally rectangular base, and an actuator vertically installed into a central receiving chamber defined in the base, the actuator can tilt away from a vertical axis to close one of four corners of the ba... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070181415 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Electronic apparatus that can be disposed in a small space and allows multidirectional input without impairment of a click feeling. A cross key including a plurality of pins is elastically held by an operating member holding mat including a plurality of holes into which... | 08/09/2007 |
| 20070163861 | Joystick controller with put-and-stay capability A joystick controller comprises an operating rod (12) mounted for pivotal movement relative to a housing (14) so as to effect movement of a sensor element for providing an output signal indicative of a degree of pivotal movement of the operating rod (12... | 07/19/2007 |
| 20070062789 | Construction machine comprising a joystick control The present invention relates to a construction machine such as an excavator, a crawler-type vehicle, a wheeled loader or the like, comprising at least one interchangeable equipment item which is actuable by means of an electronic control, wherein the control has a cont... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062788 | SWITCHING APPARATUS A switching apparatus includes a case, an operation shaft whose one end outwardly projects from inside of the case and which is provided at its central portion with a flange, a support member which supports the flange such that the operation shaft can rock and rotate, a... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070051593 | JOYSTICK An apparatus for the manual control of remote controlled objects in real or virtual spaces, more specifically a joystick, is equipped with two control mechanisms (8, 9), each of which allowing complementary manual navigation in the x and y direction, coupled with... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20070029176 | Joystic input device A joystic device allows a knob to perform parallel movement, turning and depressing operations by a single operation of the knob. The device is provided with a knob formed of a non-turning portion in a center, and an operating portion provided to the non-turning portion... | 02/08/2007 |
| 20070029175 | High-frequency heating device In fabricating a door switch for a microwave oven, two switches are incorporated in a single switch case to allow a reduction in the size and to allow common use of switch components, thereby achieving a cost reduction through a reduction in the number of components. Fu... | 02/08/2007 |
| 20060254888 | Gaming machine A gaming machine having a display that displays a determined screen including a character, during execution of a game, a touch panel sensor, disposed above the display, that is capable of detecting the contact position, the position of the character contacted by a playe... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060243568 | Multifunctional switch device A multifunctional switch device with rotation, tilt and/or press functions, intended for use in electronic equipment such as computers, handheld electronic apparatus and/or devices which are associated with use in means of transport such as vehicles, boats and aircraft,... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20060191775 | Joystick controller A joystick controller has a lever mounted for pivotal movement relative to a housing, a seat member affixed to the housing, and a slider member biased towards the seat member. The seat member has a profiled surface that cooperates with a corresponding surface of the sli... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20060137961 | Direction key structure for preventing correlated action This invention discloses a direction key structure that prevents correlated action, the simultaneous activation of two directions. By using a center shaft for a fulcrum, and in cooperation with four direction ribs set under a direction key housing, the direction key hou... | 06/29/2006 |
| 20060124438 | Electric switch An electrical switch having a form of one of a joystick and a cursor switch is provided, including an operating element. The operating element interacts with at least one of rotation means such that the operating element can be rotated, and with movement means such that... | 06/15/2006 |
| 20060076220 | Remote controller A remote controller 1 is capable of achieving switching operation even when the user presses substantially any place of a switch. A toilet seat open/close switch 12 has a tiltable member 20 which is tiltably supported at its front lower portion to a... | 04/13/2006 |
| 20060016672 | ROCKER LEVER ASSEMBLY A rocker lever assembly includes a housing, an operation device, a switch device, a restoring device, and two sensing variable resistors. The operation device includes a first pivot seat, a second pivot seat, and a control lever. The switch device includes a base, a con... | 01/26/2006 |
| 20060016673 | Multi-direction switch A multi-direction switch (10) includes a housing (1), first fixed contacts (23, 24, 25, 26), common fixed contacts (22), a second fixed contact (21), a first movable contact (5), a driving device (6) and a second movable ... | 01/26/2006 |
| 20050230229 | Indexing mechanism An indexing mechanism with positive ON and OFF positions for a motor starter switch mounted in an NEMA 3R enclosure. The indexing mechanism includes a shaft having longitudinally extending projections coupled in fixed relationship to a handle, an index element coupled t... | 10/20/2005 |
