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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 |
| 7314193 | Spool A spool includes a spindle (8a) perpendicularly extending from a major surface (4a) of a base plate (4). A bobbin (16a) is fitted over the spindle (8a). The bobbin (16a) includes a short cy... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7243875 | Method for tightly rolling a sleeping bag and storage sack therefor A tightly rolled sleeping bag. The tightly rolled sleeping bag is rolled using conventional equipment, but pressure is applied to an end of the sleeping bag so as to cause the sleeping bag to be more tightly rolled than previous sleeping bags. Rolling tines for a ro... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7198220 | Method of winding two overlapped sheets with preapplied seam tape EPDM or other roof membrane with preapplied seam tape is formed into a roll by forming two sheets and placing one on top of the other. The seam tape of the first sheet is at one end and facing one direction whereas the seam tape of the adjoining sheet is at the oppo... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7085001 | Method for applying a material on a photoconductor The present invention is an automated arrangement for applying strip material to a web belt. One purpose of the present invention is to provide a solution to the known problem of securing material to an organic photoconductor (“OPC”) belt material in an automate... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7017853 | Apparatus for manufacturing an adjustable covering for architectural openings An apparatus is disclosed for fabricating a laminate product having a pair of sheet materials spaced by a plurality of flexible parallel vanes which are secured to the sheet material so that planar movement of the sheet materials in opposite directions cause the van... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017854 | Roll packed compressible materials A roll (54) of compressed materials (14) is provided which has a sleeve (50) formed around a rotatable mandrel (12). The sleeve (50) about which the materials (14) are rolled prevents the roll (54) from radially colla... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7003895 | Tape measure having a self-powered reel assembly A tape measure having a self-powered reel assembly and a housing for receiving the self-powered, reel assembly. The self-powered, reel assembly includes: a primary spool having a measuring tape wound upon the primary spool; a secondary biased spool assembly; and a c... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6966514 | Device for decurling a sheet of paper taken from a roll The invention is directed to a roll assembly comprising an elongated, substantially rigid, cylindrical roll; a carrier sheet wrapped around the roll, having an inner edge attached to the roll in parallel with the roll axis and upper and lower surfaces with opposed l... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959885 | Center-feed roll and method of making thereof A double-wound center-feed roll is disclosed which is formed from at least two webs each having lines of weakness which allow the webs to be separated into a plurality of sheets. The lines of weakness of one web are offset from those of the other such that in use th... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6887343 | Filter coating, winding, finishing and manufacturing system A coating system (66, 68), winding system (158), finishing system (274, 276) and manufacturing system (FIGS. 6, 7, 22-29) is provided for spiral-wound fluted filter media (74, 130). ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6811110 | Reeling device for fire hoses A reeling device for fire hoses. The device includes a winch, a gearing kit that controls the winch and an operating handle. The device is installed on a structural rack in which of the two protruding axles arranged on the winch, one is secured and turns along with ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6719236 | Storage spool with coiled liner A strip component (12) is carried by a liner (52) into a storage spool (24) having spiral grooved flanges (36, 38) for edges of the liner (52) which are guided into the grooves by guide rods (66, 74) which do not interfere with the... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6619579 | Take-up reel, veneer reeling apparatus, tape feeding unit for veneer roll, veneer roll unwinding apparatus and a production method for laminated wood A take-up reel has a diameter equal to or more than 85 times a thickness of a veneer sheet wound thereon and equal to or more than 300 mm so as to be of a curvature of the take-up reel to reduce cracking in parallel to fiber orientations that occurs in wi... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6536702 | Surface winding on an a-frame winder A strip of sheet material is wound on a spool by a driving belt wrapped around spaced rollers of a surface winder which urge the sheet material into contact with the spool, rotating the spool, and at the same time, applying the sheet material to the spool... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6523775 | Conveying apparatus A conveying apparatus. The apparatus includes an air-cooled hydraulic driving unit, a hydraulic motor, a conveyor and a connecting element. The air-cooled hydraulic driving unit includes a hydraulic pump, an electrical motor, pipes, a flow regulator, and ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6431490 | Process for depositing by winding on a support several rovings simultaneously of pre-impregnated fibers, device for practicing the same, and structure of a composite material thus obtained A process and apparatus for depositing simultaneously by winding on a support, several rovings of pre-impregnated fibers. The rovings are deposited simultaneously by winding on a rotating support. At least two rovings are brought into superposition near w... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6402077 | Winder with variable tension zones The present invention is directed to a winding bay and a method of winding to provide for a high quality wind of a viscoelastic material. A viscoelastic material and a supporting liner are wound onto a roll. After unwinding the liner from a liner let-off ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6332586 | Winding device, particularly for winding up fire hoses A winding device for fire hoses (40, 42), loading straps, etc., comprises a freely rotatably mounted, sleeve-shaped coil (12) having a longitudinal cavity (36) which, circumferentially, is defined between two clamp faces (14a, 14b). Within the cavity (36)... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6155514 | Automatic loading of composite tape using cassettes A system for the automatic and continuous loading of composite tape into a tape-laying machine is disclosed. The system provides composite tape from a plurality of cassettes which are held in the magazine of a tape loading system. The tape loading system ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5979819 | Machine for the formation of rolls of cotton-wool in compact form A machine for the formation of rolls of cotton-wool in compact form comprises a closed-loop conveyor belt having a horizontal upper branch on which there is placed a layer of cotton-wool to be wound. The machine includes a pair of support rollers for the ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5964973 | Method and apparatus for making an elastomeric laminate web The present invention provides a process for making an elastomeric web. Generally stated, the process includes moving a first web (26) along an appointed machine-direction (28) of the process, and delivering a plurality of elastomeric strands (30) moving ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5947164 | Cloth beam arrangement for tubular felts loom A cloth beam arrangement for tubular felts or cloths in a weaving machine brings about feed in the weaving machine of the overfelt and the underfelt. The arrangement comprises an upper first beam, an intermediate second beam and a lower third beam. The un... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5857640 | Method of wrapping cryogenic insulation around an inner cryogenic tank An improvement of the conventional method of wrapping cryogenic insulation around an inner tank disposable within an outer tank of a cryogenic tank system, where cryogenic insulation paper is unrolled from a roll thereof, wrapping the paper in serially di... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5718395 | Spiral electrode assembly manufacturing apparatus A winding mandrel holds a central portion of a belt-like electrode assembly extending flatly and rotates to form a spiral roll of the belt-like electrode assembly around this winding mandrel. The belt-like electrode assembly includes a first region extend... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5632454 | Continuous film take-up apparatus A continuous film take-up apparatus for taking up a plurality of films includes a guide/feeder unit and a drive unit. The guide/feeder unit includes a tilt guide for guiding the film. A film take-up amount detection unit detects the amount of film taken u... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5601243 | Package of terminal series strip This invention aims to provide a package of a terminal series strip which can make full use of the last terminal metal fixture 11 on a leading end of a terminal series strip 10 wound around a bobbin 14 as a package. The leading end of the terminal series ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5511742 | Apparatus and method for producing a single coil of a double run pipe A process and apparatus for simultaneously winding two lengths of plastic pipe onto a single coil is provided, wherein a first length of pipe is extruded and wound onto a first spool, and subsequently a second length of pipe is extruded and wound onto a s... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5308236 | Apparatus for forming noodle bundles An apparatus for forming noodle bundles by folding strands of noodles, suspending the folded noodle strands from the apparatus at an intermediate position of the folded noodle strands and folding them again. The twice-folded noodles are then rotated by th... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5282584 | Belt-like material winding system A winding system for winding up a long belt-like material 9 which is fed in a continuous manner, onto a take-up shaft 61. The winding system is provided with a guide belt conveyor for guiding front and rear ends of the belt-like material 9 each up to a pr... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5190233 | Apparatus for cutting and feeding strips of web material An apparatus for cutting and feeding strips of web material includes a source (36) of an indeterminate length of web material; means (40-48) for withdrawing a predetermined portion (10) of web material from the source; a guide track (56,98-104) for receiv... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5167754 | Apparatus for producing layered sheet of thermoplastic fiber material A cohesive layered sheet of thermoplastic fiber material formed by two outer layers of material, each outer layer having a standard full width, and an inner layer made from strips of scrap material. The strips of scrap material each have a width substanti... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5105944 | Shipping package for perfluorinated membrane Membranes such as fluorine-containing cation exchange membranes are wrapped on a roll for shipment, without using adhesive to fasten the membrane to the core or to itself at the end of the wrap. Instead, paper is taped to the core and interleaved with the... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5064000 | Method of and apparatus for cutting sod which rolls in a semi-flaccid sheet into sod roll A sod cutting device having a pair of sod cutting blades offset such that their interior ends are aligned in the direction of cutting. Two strips of sod may thus be cut simultaneously with minimal waste. The two cutting blades are connected to inidividual... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5062582 | Apparatus and method for producing semi-converted diskette liners An apparatus and method for manufacturing partially cut (semi-converted) products in continuous roll form has input feeds for supplying a continuous web of material and a continuous transport web in parallel, feed rollers for incrementally advancing the t... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5012988 | Method of, and apparatus for, processing printed products, periodicals and the like Printed products arriving in an imbricated formation are wound on a hollow cylindrical winding core together with a winding band in a wind-up station. A magazine or storage unit for the finished wound product packages is arranged in the vicinity of the wi... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4995563 | Apparatus for winding up and unwinding printed products infed and outfed in an imbricated formation by means of a conveyor One end of a winding band is secured to a winding core. The winding band travels from a supply spool over a deflection roll rotating at a circumferential velocity corresponding to the conveying velocity of the product conveyor delivering the printed produ... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4976473 | Winding apparatus for sheet-shaped molding material A winding apparatus for sheet-shaped molding material wherein slippage in the width direction can be prevented when the sheet-shaped molding material is wound around a winding core tube, because side plates are detachably mounted on both ends in the axial... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4898336 | Apparatus for the continuous winding-up or winding-off of substantially flat structures into a package and from a package, respectively A driven winding core member is elevationally displaceable and a supply spool member serves for the delivery or reception, as the case may be, of a winding band which can be wound-up with the flat structures or can be unwound in conjunction with the flat ... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4839210 | Method and mechanism for producing cushioning dunnage product A mechanism and method for producing relatively low density pad-like cushioning dunnage product from sheet-like stock material. The mechanism takes the sheet-like stock material from a multi-ply roll thereof and changes it into a pad-like cushioning dunna... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4832273 | Method of and apparatus for, interim storing of printed products, typically newspapers, periodicals and the like, arriving in an imbricated product formation The apparatus contains a winding unit for winding up printed products arriving in an imbricated product formation. The winding unit comprises a hollow substantially cylindrical winding core. Upon the outer surface of the winding core there is wound up a w... | 05/23/1989 |
