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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 |
| 7842153 | Decal method for transferring platinum-and platinum alloy-based catalysts with nanonetwork structures Platinum- and platinum alloy-based catalysts with nanonetwork structures are formed on a substrate at first. Then, a support of a proton exchange membrane is taken. In the end, the catalysts are transferred to the support. ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7754043 | Method for applying an optical coating to a surface of an article An optical coating is applied to an article surface of an article by providing a deposition substrate other than the article surface, wherein the deposition substrate is made of a removable material. The optical coating is thereafter deposited onto the deposition su... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7744714 | Paste patterns formation method and transfer film used therein Disclosed is a paste pattern formation method comprising the steps of: forming a transfer pattern material on a film base material to prepare a transfer film; sticking the transfer film on a substrate on which a transfer pattern is formed so that the transfer patter... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7501035 | Method of manufacturing replica diffraction grating A method of manufacturing a replica diffraction grating includes the steps of: forming a metal thin film on a grating surface of a master diffraction grating, adhering a replica substrate to the metal thin film via an adhesive, and removing the replica substrate so ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7473331 | Method of applying an optical coating to an article surface An optical coating is applied to an article surface of an article by applying a first release system to a deposition substrate, and depositing the optical coating onto the deposition substrate. A second release system and transfer substrate is applied to the second ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7438780 | Manufacturing method for base piece made to adhere to adhesive sheet, manufacturing method for semiconductor wafer and manufacturing method for semiconductor device A first adhesive sheet is made to adhere to glass in plate form, and after that, the glass is cut with a blade so as to be separated into a number of glass pieces. A second adhesive sheet is made to adhere to the surfaces of glass pieces on the side opposite to the ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7371208 | Careful incontinence treatment apparatus An apparatus for treating an anal or urinary incontinent patient includes a constriction device is applied on the patient's large intestine or urethra. The constriction device includes an elongate adjustable constriction member extending in a loop around and consist... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7332053 | Process for sealing of a joint A process for installation of surface elements (1), the surface elements (1) comprising a core, a decorative upper surface (3) and edges (2) provided with joining means for mechanically locking the surface elements (1) together. Pr... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326313 | Method of manufacturing a flexible display A method of manufacturing a flexible display is provided, which includes: adhering a plastic substrate on a supporter using an adhesive; forming a thin film pattern on the plastic substrate; and separating the plastic substrate from the supporter using a solvent inc... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7273376 | Art kit for promoting religious comfort and spiritual healing A kit includes a body including detachably conjoined top and bottom layers. The top layer includes a heat-activated adhesive coating applied to a back side thereof. The body is provided with longitudinal sides, opposed end portions oriented perpendicular to the side... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7252734 | Process for manufacturing a headliner for the interior of an automobile and installation for use in the process A process for manufacturing a headliner for the interior of an automobile comprise the steps of: introducing at least one layer intended for constituting a support and one lining layer (200) in a press (300); applying pressure and heat on the layers an... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7121380 | Soundproofing laminated window for vehicles A method of acoustically attenuating noises of structure-borne origin in an article of manufacture by installing a laminated window having a glass sheet and an intermediate film, where the film has a loss factor tan δ greater than 0.6 and a shear modulus G′ small... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117794 | Method for manufacturing an identification plate A method of manufacture of an identification plate: comprises advancing a transparent sheet material having an opaque material in contact with one major surface thereof to a printing station, printing indicia in reverse on the other major surface of the sheet materi... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7061065 | Light emitting diode and method for producing the same The present invention discloses an LED (light emitting diode), which primarily includes a transparent window, such as a glass substrate, an LED epitaxial layer including at least an active layer, and a transparent conductive film formed between the transparent windo... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6953511 | Method for high definition dip transfer printing and article made according to method Method for high definition printing to be dip transferred to a three-dimensional article comprises four color process printing a digital image from a digital image file onto a water soluble polymer film with solvent based ink to form a printed water soluble film and... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6943050 | Method for making semiconductor device, semiconductor element composite, electro-optical apparatus, and electronic system The invention provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor device in which a more satisfactory selective etching ratio is ensured when AlGaAs is used for a layer provided with a semiconductor element, and provides a semiconductor element composite, an electro-op... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6921793 | Rubber compositions and vulcanizates including comb-branched polymers A vulcanizate comprising a rubber, and a damping component that is prepared by preparing a mixture of living polymers that include living polymers with at least two living ends and living polymers with one living end to form a mixture of living polymers, and couplin... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6905269 | System and method for continuous label printing A system for continuous printing is disclosed. The system includes an unwind storing a roll of print media; a cutter which receives the print media and which cuts the print media into sheets of variable length; a sheet printer which receives the sheets of print medi... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6805932 | Method for applying designs to a substrate A method for decorating a substrate using a kit that includes a laminate comprising a cover sheet having a layer of adhesive on one surface, a predetermined printed design, and pieces of optical film that have peripheral shapes corresponding to parts of the printed ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6723197 | Liquid pressure transfer printing method for steering wheel rim of automobile A liquid pressure transfer printing on a steering wheel rim of an automobile, using a transfer printing sheet having different patterns or brightness at left and right sides, is achieved by preparing a transfer printing sheet for a front surface where patterns havin... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6719866 | Liquid pressure transfer printing method of steering wheel rim for automobile A steering wheel rim for an automobile is manufactured by attaching a masking tape to a boundary portion of the steering wheel rim, marking a conjunction line using a blade in a middle portion the masking tape and detaching a lower half portion of the masking tape, ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6666943 | Film transfer method A device is formed by transferring a film onto a substrate when the film requires but the substrate is not adapted to a high temperature heat treatment process. The film having layers and formed on a first substrate having layers is transferred onto a sec... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6569277 | Art object and method of creation A method allowing high definition printing of images including photographic prints and computer images onto a variety of natural and man made substrates to create unique art objects and articles of manufacture that would otherwise be difficult or impossib... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6558496 | Rapid texture prototyping There is disclosed a method for simulating the appearance of an article having surface texture comprising the step of applying a textured skin having a surface texture to a prototype to produce a textured prototype, thereby to simulate the appearance of t... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6554940 | Method of transferring a print pattern composed of a fluoropolymer resin and an inorganic pigment onto an objective body using liquid pressure A pattern-transferring film having a print pattern provided on an upper surface thereof is floated on a liquid surface within a transferring bath and an objective body is immersed into a liquid within the transferring bath together with the pattern transf... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6547910 | Method for producing a covering element made of breakable material A method for producing a trim panel with a thin decorative layer on a supporting element. The thin decorative layer is composed of an organic and/or crystalline material which is frangible in a thin layer, in particular natural stone. The method including... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6540860 | Image forming method With a transfer member, such as a toner sheet, provided with at least two layers including an intermediate layer having a function of preventing transfer of a substance and a thermally fusible ink layer on the supporting member side, and an image receivin... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6506445 | Image transfer sheets and a method of manufacturing the same A versatile method for the manufacturing of image transfer sheets which provide users with cold transferring images without using supplemental heat in the course of image transfer to a wide variety of substrates includes printing an image with water-based... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6461466 | Transcribing method of steering wheel rim of automobile using water pressure In a transcribing method for making a steering wheel rim of an automobile using water pressure and a printed transcribing sheet having a different pattern or brightness at the left and right sides, two symmetrical printed transcribing sheets are prepared ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6428647 | Organic solvent composition for film transfer and a method for wet transferring of transfer film The present invention provides an organic solvent composition for wet transferring of a transfer film having improved weather-resistance suitable for external ornaments and a method for wet transferring therewith, which comprises a step of transferring pa... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6322654 | Method of transferring a colored decoration to an article A method is disclosed for transferring a colored decoration to an article by applying the decoration onto a first support, transferring the printed decoration onto a second support and then transferring the decoration to the article. To transfer the decor... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6235140 | Process for manufacture of decorative intermediate films for use in laminated glass sheets A process for the manufacture of decorative intermediate films used in laminated glass sheets which comprises the following steps: (a) forming a transfer sheet with a desired printed pattern printed over a transfer sheet substrate with an ink capable of d... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6196444 | Method and apparatus for soldering ball grid array modules to substrates A method and device for attaching a module having a ball grid array or column grid array of solder material thereon arranged in a given pattern or footprint to a substrate having an array of connector pads arranged in the same pattern is provided. A prefo... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6149754 | Reproduced image product and a method of forming a reproduced image layer A method of forming reproduced in images on the surface of cured coating, the method including the steps of treating a surface of a cured coating with an organic solvent which does not dissolve the cured coating, but slightly dissolves a reproduced image ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6070636 | Apparatus for applying a decoration to at least one article An apparatus for applying a decoration to at least one article provides that the article is immersed through a liquid which is contained in a tank and on which the decoration floats. The apparatus has a pallet whose inclination with respect to the... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5968301 | Method of recycling image supporting material and apparatus thereof A method of recycling an image supporting material from an image supporting material comprising a non-absorbent substrate and an absorbent swelling layer that swells with absorption of liquids, which is overlaid on the non-absorbent substrate, includes th... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5968624 | Multi-layered plastic lettering web and method of producing A multi-layered signage-lettering material containing a release or casting sheet layer with a pigmented display layer deposited on one side of the release sheet is described. The pigmented display layer is a coalesced film of at least one water-borne poly... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5924622 | Method and apparatus for soldering ball grid array modules to substrates A method and device for attaching a module having a ball grid array or column grid array of solder material thereon arranged in a given pattern or footprint to a substrate having an array of connector pads arranged in the same pattern is provided. A prefo... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5916401 | Coating of substrates A coating is applied to a substrate using an intermediate membrane. The coating is typically conductive or semiconducting, and the substrate is typically glass. In one form, the coating is applied, in one or more layers, to a flat flexible membrane. The m... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5908525 | Method and apparatus for applying a decoration to an article For applying a decoration to an article, the decoration with a supporting film is arranged on the surface of a liquid in a tank and is extended and/or condensed parallel to the surface according to requirements depending on the shape of the article to be ... | 06/01/1999 |
