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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 |
| 20110198458 | TAMPER RESISTANT GLIDE A tamper resistant adjustable glide assembly for furniture is disclosed that comprises a foot, a stem and an insert connected to a leg of the furniture. The foot having a having a top and a bottom, the bottom adapted to engage a floor surface. A stem mount on the top of... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110180503 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR PREVENTING CORROSION ON SHELVING CORNER POSTS An anti-corrosion support device includes a post and a post protector that is disposed about a bottom portion of the post. An interior surface of the post protector is sized and shaped to fit tightly over an exterior surface of the bottom portion of the post. The anti-c... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110155886 | TRIPOD-SUPPORTING DEVICE, TRIPOD, SUPPORT MEMBER FOR TRIPOD AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING TRIPOD An attaching means composed of a hole or a groove is formed in the leg of a tripod or another member attached to the legs. A support member inserted in the attaching means is so disposed as to extend in a direction from the attaching means to the ground, toward which di... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110133043 | ANTI-SKID SLEEVE FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENT STAND An anti-skid sleeve for a musical instrument stand comprises a body, having a containing portion formed on the top end of the body for insertion of the musical instrument stand and concavely provided on one side face of the body with a receiving portion extending toward... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110084185 | Protective Device and Method of Manufacturing The Same A protective device and its method of manufacture is disclosed where the device includes a spherical portion that has an incision in its upper surface and a sleeve portion that fits snugly over the spherical portion in such a manner so that the device can be placed on a... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20100230562 | FURNITURE FOOT WITH BALL JOINT AND FELT PAD A furniture foot comprises (a) a furniture foot connector; (b) a foot base having a molded portion; (c) a ball joint connecting the furniture foot connector to the foot base; and (d) a felt pad co-molded with the molded portion of the foot base, such that the felt pad p... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100044535 | DEVICE STAND WITH SUCTION BASE A device stand includes a suction base and a load-supporting module mounted on the suction base. The suction base includes a suction piece, a fixing structure, a face cam, pins, and a fixing cap. The fixing structure, configured for fitting over the suction piece, inclu... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20090032655 | Furniture leg sock A furniture leg protective sock is used to prevent the furniture leg from scraping or marring a floor. The sock is knitted on a narrow circular knitting machine. The sock is further made of an elastic material. The top of the protective sock is doubled back upon itself ... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20080258023 | Roll-up furniture leg floor protector The present invention relates to a furniture leg floor protector. The invention is an improvement over the prior art in that firstly it has a flexible upper sleeve which is stretchable and adapted to receive a leg of many dimensions. This overcomes previous problems wit... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080191106 | TWO PIECE SNAP-FIT CAP OR GLIDE A protective cap or furniture glide is provided that includes a main body and a secondary body. Each body has multiple protrusions and multiple openings such that the protrusions from the main body are inserted into the openings on the secondary body and the protrusions... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080179471 | Combination of furniture foot cover and sliding device A combination furniture foot cover and sliding device includes a housing member for covering a foot of a piece of furniture, such housing member being manufactured from a first predetermined material and having a predetermined size and a predetermined shape. A securing ... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080099639 | Replaceable hook and loop fastener protection pad system A hook and loop detachable and re-attachable pad apparatus that is applied to furniture to protect flooring surfaces and make sliding furniture easier, has a hook material on a plate that attaches to the furniture to which a separate loop pad, made of loop material, att... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080042025 | Nestable multi use floor protector apparatus The present invention concerns a set of pads quickly interchangeable, which can fit to furniture or appliances. The set is composed of a round cup in which a textured rubber puck and a felt puck are inserted. These three elements can be arranged in such a manner to offe... | 02/21/2008 |
