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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 |
| 8052943 | Biosensor cartridge A compact biosensor cartridge in which biosensors can be set with simple operation so that they can be tested one by one, and which protects the biosensors from moisture until they are set. A biosensor dispensing device is also disclosed. A biosensor cartridge (6... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7721914 | Container for dispensing medicaments having a compressible medium therein The invention relates to a medicaments dispensing container (e.g., a cassette or tray), which hold one or more types of medicaments, and configured for secure and intelligent dispensing of the medicaments. In one embodiment, a container for dispensing medicaments in... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7484640 | Dispensing device for flat dosage forms The invention relates to a device for storing and providing stacked film pockets (10) filled with film-type or laminar materials (1). Said materials, e.g. lamellae (1), are individually packed in thin film pockets (10) which are embodied ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7334541 | Animal behavior shaping device A device for shaping the behavior of an animal using a behavior marking and reward delivery system is provided. The compact behavior shaping device includes a battery, a trigger assembly, a receiver, a spring assembly, and a bore assembly, and is capable of storing ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7289880 | Micro-processor programmable and selectable vending options and control A vending machine employing an electronic control unit which may be easily programmed initially with predefined angles of a cradle corresponding to existing products or vended items. The control unit has the option of setting custom vending angles with a new, previo... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7246720 | Condom dispensing device A condom dispensing device (10) including an outer hollow sleeve member (20) that slidably receives a feed unit (12) that includes a three sided feeder body member (30) having a spring biased elevator element (34) supporting a stac... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234610 | Automatic napkin dispenser An automatic napkin dispenser includes a housing having a rotatable feed roller with protrusions on an outer surface thereof for engaging a topmost napkin on a stack of napkins, and displacing the topmost napkin between a pair of counterrotating nip rollers that dis... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7213724 | Table tennis ball delivery device A table tennis ball delivery device adapted to be secured to or adjacent the side of a table tennis table for directing a ball to a player upon the activation of a switch by the player. The device includes a chamber for carrying a supply of table tennis balls, a bal... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7165349 | Attachable card holder The invention disclosed herein provides a card holder device that can be attached to another object and hold a card therein in a fixed position relative to the object in a readily viewable position during the handling and/or processing of the object to which it is a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7128236 | Versatile label sheet and dispenser A label sheet assembly is provided with bar code information thereon defining the layout of the labels on the backing sheet. A versatile label dispenser apparatus advances the label sheets and deflects them over a peeling bar in one direction to partially separate t... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7086561 | Golf ball dispenser A tubular golf ball-dispensing container holds multiple golf balls for individual distribution. The container includes a biased lid for selectively loading and unloading of golf balls. A spring loaded compression system presses the stack of golf balls into the lid f... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077289 | Powered dispenser for interconnected strip bandages A dispenser for individual strip bandages from a rolled elongate bandage supply having the individual strip bandages releasably interconnected between a pair of cover strips defining chambers about each strip bandage. The dispenser provides a feed spindle carrying t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7032776 | Vending machine bucket drive control The disclosed invention is a dispensing apparatus and method for dispensing product from a vending machine. The invention employs a motor for bi-directionally rotating a dispenser bucket between two bumpers which physically obstruct and limit the rotational travel, ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7004111 | Treat dispenser An animal reward dispensing apparatus for attaching to an animal trainer's forearm, the apparatus having a dispensing tube defined about a longitudinal axis, the dispensing tube having at least a first and second attaching straps for attaching the dispensing tube to... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6964350 | Handkerchief dispensing apparatus A handkerchief dispensing apparatus for containing and dispensing handkerchiefs for a user. The handkerchief dispensing apparatus includes a housing comprising a base wall and a perimeter wall. The perimeter wall and the base wall define a receiving space of the hou... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6332099 | Gaming machine payout controlling system and method In a system and method for a payout in the form of paper tokens from a gaming machine, the system includes a hopper for dispensing the paper tokens, a cassette for containing the paper tokens, and software for controlling the operations of the payout of t... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6168151 | Card type dispenser assembly with bottom loading A card-like article is provided with an elevator assembly that can elevate a stacked array of cards to a discharge station. The elevator assembly can be incrementally advanced by reciprocating operating rods that extends between pairs of rails. The elevat... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6155456 | Card holder and dispenser A card holder and dispensing device includes a housing defining a cavity for receiving a plurality of cards therein. The front wall of the housing has an opening formed therein for loading and removing cards from the cavity of the housing, and the top wal... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6102250 | Lever operated device for dispensing cards A device for storing and serially dispensing cards, typically those impregnated with a perfumed scent for sampling by a perspective customer. The device stores a number of cards arranged in a substantially vertical stack. The cards are moved to a dispensi... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5975350 | Screw feeding apparatus A screw feeding apparatus, which is designed for use with power tools, has a casing for holding screws, a platform slidably disposed in the casing for supporting and advancing the screw, a chamber assembly and a clamp assembly. In particular, the chamber ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5906366 | Card outlet clearance adjusting device for card stacking machines A card output clearance adjusting device for card stacking machines, in particular a clearance adjusting device adapted for telephone cards and the like, including a receiving body, a conveyance device, and a press plate. The receiving body has a main fra... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5839607 | Golf ball storing and dispensing device A golf ball dispensing device for use in storing and dispensing of golf balls is constructed of a tube which has an upper portion and a base at the bottom. A stack of golfs balls are maintained in the tube under spring bias between a piston which urges th... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5771418 | Photosensitive material processing apparatus An apparatus for processing a photosensitive material includes a device to replenish a tablet of a solid processing agent into a processing tank in which a cross-section of the tablet is shaped in a circle. A container in which plural tablets are accommod... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5755433 | Method and apparatus for high speed envelope printing An envelope construction for high speed printing includes a front panel having a flap with a sealing adhesive strip on its back side, and a rear panel secured to the front panel at its marginal edges to form a pocket. The thickness of the adhesive strip i... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5585880 | Solid processing agent replenishing apparatus for processing photosensitive material In a device for supplying a solid processing agent from a container to a processing tank, when the solid processing agent is not supplied to the processing tank, the supply device blocks the solid processing agent at an inlet opening so as not to receive ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5570811 | Apparatus and method for dispensing items from a vending machine A dispensing apparatus and method for vending machines includes in one embodiment a horizontal vending tray with one of more columns. Each column can have one or more tracks. A biasing device such as a spring is associated with a pusher plate that slides ... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5559576 | Solid processing agent replenishing device for use in a photosensitive material processing apparatus The replenishing device for use in a light-sensitive material processing apparatus provided with a processing tank for storing a processing solution therein by which a light-sensitive material is processed, includes a first detector to detect an amount of... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5553738 | Automatic vending machine for newspapers, magazines and the like This invention refers to an automatic vending machine for newspapers, magazines and the like, which is comprised of a casing (11) with a pick-up opening (14) in the bottom base, a carriage (18), sliding along two guide bars (17), driven by a screw-split n... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5513773 | Single denomination bill dispensing apparatus An apparatus for dispensing a specified quantity of bills of a single denomination has a feed mechanism for feeding bills into a first guide path, and a transport mechanism for receiving bills within a second guide path. The first and second guide paths a... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5469797 | Sugar cane planter This invention is a multi-row full stalk sugar cane planter which utilizes a fully automatic hydraulically driven feed and distribution system to place cane stalks on the field in three or more successive rows including the row directly beneath the plante... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5438383 | Automatic developing machine for photosensitive materials An automatic developing machine is proposed which is more compact. The treating tank communicates with the sub-tank through a return passage and a supply passage. In the latter passage, a pump is provided to circulate a treating solution through the treat... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5400919 | Single copy media dispensing machine Applicant's invention comprises a single-vend dispensing machine particularly applicable to vending newspapers. The apparatus includes a platform along which a supply of newspapers (or magazines) are advanced by a specially configured push plate. Individu... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5388724 | Coffee filter storage and dispensing canister A coffee filter storage and dispensing canister includes a container body having an interior compartment storing an inverted stack of coffee filters and one end with a dispensing opening for dispensing coffee filters therefrom, a cover removably fitted on... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5328052 | Easy lid dispenser A dispenser for storing and sequentially dispensing flexible, disposable lids for cups such as those used with soft drinks, coffee, soups, or the like from a nested stack of lids held in an elongated container by a dispensing rod disposed across one side ... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5318061 | Automatic processor for silver halide light-sensitive photographic material An apparatus for processing a silver halide photographic material in a processing vessel containing a processing solution in which a solid agent is fed into the vessel to keep the property of the processing solution within a predetermined level. A feeding... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5305853 | Lubricant stick applicator An apparatus for applying anti-frictional compound such as stick lubricant to a surface to be lubricated, for example a selected area of a railroad car wheel, includes a magazine for retaining a plurality of sticks or rods of the compound; a mechanism for... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5305913 | Apparatus for dispensing articles A dispensing apparatus is disclosed for sequentially vending articles upon movement of an actuator. The dispensing apparatus includes a platform for supporting the articles to be vended; a display assembly disposed adjacent to the platform; a forward supp... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5299796 | Exception card insert apparatus and method An exception card input apparatus for a generally rectangular input card hopper for a card processing machine. The exception card insert apparatus has a carriage slideably mounted within the hopper for movement between a first position, proximate a drivin... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5275306 | Literature dispensing mechanism A display apparatus is disclosed herein for dispensing a quantity of literature sheets or brochures stored in an ordered stack so that a portion of the uppermost piece of literature is visually displayed. Mechanism is provided for advancing the stack of l... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5271523 | Dispenser A dispenser to be used with an air craft includes a body member, and a magazine accommodated in the body member. The magazine is provided with a feeding out opening at one end thereof and accommodates a number of packages arranged in a row extending from ... | 12/21/1993 |
