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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 |
| 7271132 | Metallic soaps of modified fatty acids and rosin acids and methods of making and using same A superior powder form of a metallic soap for enhancing the properties of an invert emulsion drilling fluid may be prepared by a dry process saponification reaction. The process includes mixing a source of metal cations with the product of a Diels-Alder reaction of ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7229207 | Method for gel hydration system A hydration apparatus for use with a hydration tank. The hydration apparatus disperses incoming gel into existing gel in the hydration tank to increase the hydration time of the incoming gel. The hydration apparatus includes flow conduits communicated with gel inlet... | 06/12/2007 |
| 6825289 | Method for producing chemical reactive substance and polycarboxylic acid produced thereby The present invention is to provide a production method of chemical reactive substances with stable quality by which solidification, gel formation, and the resulting blockade within material injection nozzles are prevented, and contamination of a reaction system wit... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6780831 | Process for separating unsaponifiable valuable substances from sulphate soap based materials A process for obtaining a product rich in unsaponifiable valuable substances from at least one of crude sulphate soap, crude tall oil or tall oil pitch is disclosed. The process comprises (1) providing a feed of at least one of crude sulphate soap, saponified crude ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6653355 | Treating agent for oil An oil treating agent of W/O emulsion, wherein an aqueous dispersed phase is dispersed in an oily continuous phase, and wherein the dispersed phase is an alkaline mixture solution obtained by mixing water, a solution comprising water and an alcohol, or a ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6610315 | Topical application of stable hydroalcoholic compositions for maintaining or improving skin conditions, and delivering fragrance to skin Disclosed is a composition including a lower alcohol and water in a weight ratio of about 35:65 to 100:0, between at least 0.5% and 8.0% by weight thickener system comprised of at least two emulsifiers, each emulsifier present in at least 0.05% by weight ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6562360 | Stable hydroalcoholic compositions Disclosed is a composition including a lower alcohol and water in a weight ratio of about 35:65 to 100:0, between at least 0.5% and 8.0% by weight thickener system comprised of at least two emulsifiers, each emulsifier present in at least 0.05% by weight ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6352701 | Stable hydroalcoholic compositions Disclosed is a composition including a lower alcohol and water in a weight ratio of about 35:65 to 100:0, between at least 0.5% and 8.0% by weight thickener system comprised of at least two emulsifiers, each emulsifier present in at least 0.05% by weight ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6143814 | Fusible stabilizer combination The invention relates to a fusible stabiliser combination for thermoplastic polymers with the features of the main claim. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of said combination, and thermoplastic polymers produced by the use there... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6087318 | Process to produce disproportionated rosin based emulsifier for emulsion polymerization A process for disproportionating rosins using iodide catalysts. In one embodiment, a tall oil rosin is heated in the presence of a lithium iodide catalyst. In another embodiment, a catalyst system is formed from a mixture of lithium iodide and ferrous iod... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6007831 | Soap bars having quick kill capacity and methods of enhancing such capacity The present invention relates to soap bar compositions in which, by carefully selecting components that are highly surface active, yet soluble enough to deliver antibacterial effect, applicants are able to provide enhance quick-kill (i.e., 60 seconds or l... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5997768 | Pelletization of metal soap powders A metal soap pellet is made by compressing or heating and cooling a mixture of (a) a metal soap (such as a metal stearate) and (b) a plurality of components (such as (i) a metal oxide, hydroxide, or carbonate and (ii) a monocarboxylic acid) which are capa... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5985021 | Process for manufacturing a composition useful as soap or cosmetic A process for manufacturing a composition useful as a soap or cosmetic comprising: pulverizing sillimanite of about 50 weight percent, zeolite of about 5 weight percent, topaz of about 20 weight percent, trona of about 5 weight percent and hematite of abo... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5932653 | Loss of dry inhibitor for coating compositions and acceletator for curing unsaturated polyester resin This invention is directed to a composition comprising a complex reaction product of an oil soluble cobalt soap and an oil soluble overbased calcium soap which serves as a "loss of dry" inhibitor, particularly in an oil-based paint, and as an accelerator ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5888951 | Foaming composition for cleaning the skin Foaming composition for cleaning the skin, which has the appearance of a transparent gel, including: (i) a fatty phase, (ii) at least one C5 -C7 carbohydrate fatty ester, (iii) at least one polyol, (iv) at least one foaming surfactant.... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5880252 | Pyrrolidonyl-containing polyesters and polyamides Pyrrolidonyl-containing polyesters and polyamides I to III ##STR1## where R, X, A and Z are defined herein, are suitable as film formers and conditioners in hair-cosmetic formulations, for stabilizing hydrogen-peroxide in aqueous solution, for comple... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5705462 | Bar soaps containing ether sulfates and oligoglycosides A bar soap comprising: A) from about 70 to about 85% by weight of at least one fatty acid salt, B) from about 0.5 to about 10% by weight of at least one fatty acid, C) from about 1 to about 10% by weight of at least one alkyl ether sulfate, and D) from about 0.1 to... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5681980 | Topped, distilled, cocoyl isethionate skin cleansing bar The present invention encompasses a personal cleansing bar comprising from 10 parts to 70 parts by bar weight of a distilled, topped C12 -C18 acyl (topped cocoyl) isethionate (STCI). The bar of this invention contains little or no (0... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5637560 | Process for the production of surface-active anionic surfactant salts using superheated steam A process for the production of wetting-, washing- or cleaning-active anionic surfactant salts by reacting inorganic or organic bases with anionic surfactant intermediates containing hydrophilic negatively charged groups attached to hydrophobic hydrocarbo... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5204023 | Malodors reduction The invention concerns a method of reducing the organoleptic effect of undesirable aldehydic components in a triglyceride or derivative thereof by addition of a reaction product of an amine and an organoleptically acceptable aldehyde. The triglyceride may... | 04/20/1993 |
| 4671892 | Process and apparatus for saponification reactions, and the like A reactor vessel is provided for saponification processes having reaction times of about 2-5 minutes. The reactants are fed sequentially through a load cell, for weighing, and feeding into a reactor containing water. The reactants are sequentially mixed a... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4336203 | Process for the continuous production of alkali metal salts of fatty acids Alkali metal salts of fatty acids or soaps are produced in a continuous process by reacting a fatty acid or fatty acid mixture with an alkali metal hydroxide in the shear field of a rotor-stator machine with interengaging radial surfaces. The reaction occ... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4129520 | Soap making Alkali metal salts of organic acids are prepared by saponifying the corresponding organic acid ester with an alkali metal hydroxide in a liquid reaction medium comprising a substantially water-free alkyl nitrile.... | 12/12/1978 |
| 3933780 | High solids soaps of fatty acids and fatty oil derived polycarboxylic acids Disclosed herein are high solids content liquid polycarboxylic acid soaps made from long chain fatty acids and fatty oils by reaction with a maleinizing agent. This addition reaction is performed at a temperature between 180°C. and 300°C. preferably 190... | 01/20/1976 |
