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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 |
| 7279214 | Floor covering having a strong noise-reducing properties A floor covering characterized as having a strong noise-reducing properties for the interior trim of means of transport. The floor covering has, on the passenger side, a textile or non-textile surface, acoustically coupled through at least one microperforated sheet ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276286 | Surfaces that resist the adsorption of biological species The present invention provides articles resistant to the adsorption of proteins, cells and bacteria. The articles can either have a chemical chain bonded thereon where the chemical chain can comprise a terminal group free of a hydrogen bond donor or where a hydrogen... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273653 | Resin film and manufacturing method for the same, and resin laminated metal sheet using said resin film and manufacturing method for the same A resin film of a two-layer-construction comprising: (a) a resin layer R1 including a non-stretched resin film which contains a thermoplastic polyester resin containing 3 to 30 percent by weight in a weight fraction in the entire resin of a granular resin with a gra... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273659 | Photochromic film material The invention is directed to a photochromic material that filters, from solar radiation, near infrared radiation and sufficient portions of ultraviolet radiation while transmitting actinic radiation in the wavelength range of about 341±5 nm. The light-transmitting ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270891 | Mixed germanium-silicon thermal control blanket A passive thermal control blanket and a method for its manufacture, the blanket including a plastic substrate on which is deposited a film that is a homogeneous mixture of silicon and germanium, thereby combining the excellent reflective and electrostatic discharge ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270852 | Aluminizing slurry compositions free of hexavalent chromium, and related methods and articles A slurry coating composition is described, which is very useful for enriching the surface region of a metal-based substrate with aluminum. The composition includes colloidal silica and particles of an aluminum-based powder, and is substantially free of hexavalent ch... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270897 | Magnetic recording medium, method of manufacturing the same medium and magnetic disc drive A higher value of an anistropic magnetic feild can be acquired by using a magnetic material where Cr is not added as a material of a magnetic layer on which magnetic data is recorded. A magnetic recording medium can be manufactured through the processes of laminatin... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7271406 | Electron transport agents for organic electronic devices Compounds and compositions are provided that can be used as electron transport agents in organic electronic devices such as organic electroluminescent devices. The compounds are non-polymeric and have an aromatic core conjugated to end capping groups. The aromatic c... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268092 | Sheet molding compound having improved characteristics A composite part made from a sheet molding compound is disclosed as having improved characteristics over traditional sheet molding compound composite parts. The fibrous material is introduced as a veil layer adjacent a paste layer, the veil flows well during the mol... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264249 | Seal A hub unit including a hub and a flange integrally formed with the hub, and a seal including a core metal and an elastic body integrally molded with the core metal. The elastic body includes one or more lips in sliding contact with one or both of the hub and the fla... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264871 | Health promoting appliance This invention provides a germanium-containing health promoting appliance which is used by making it into contact with the skin, which is produced at low cost without requiring the after-machining. The health promoting appliance is made of a sintered material compos... | 09/04/2007 |
| RE39814 | Cemented carbide insert and method of making same The present invention relates to a coated cemented carbide cutting tool particularly for turning applications with high toughness demands, of stainless steels of different compositions and microstructures, and of low and medium alloyed non-stainless steels. The ceme... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261950 | Flexible, formable conductive films Electrically conductive films comprising a flexible support, an extensible metal or metal alloy layer, and a crosslinked polymeric protective layer have at least one permanently deformed curved region. The films can be light transmissive and can have regions of comp... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259094 | Apparatus and method for heat treating thin film An apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed which comprises a chamber which holds a to-be-processed substrate having a film containing at least one kind of metal element which will become a component of a volatile metal compound, a heater whic... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258768 | Method of fabricating an EL display device, and apparatus for forming a thin film A plurality of processing chambers are connected to a common chamber (103 in FIG. 1), and they comprehend a processing chamber for oxidation (107), a processing chamber for solution application (108), a processing chamber for baking (1... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256422 | EL display device and electronic device An electroluminescence display device has a plurality of electroluminescence elements and a driver circuit formed over a substrate. At least a part of the driver circuit is disposed in a display portion of a substrate in order that the size of the display device can... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255931 | Aluminum/ceramic bonding substrate and method for producing same When an aluminum plate is bonded directly to a ceramic substrate by cooling and solidifying molten aluminum which is injected into a mold so as to contact the ceramic substrate arranged in the mold, an additive, such as a TiB alloy, Ca or Sr, for decreasing the grai... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255927 | Laminate composition This invention concerns a thermosetting resin system that is useful in the manufacture of high performance prepreg, laminate and composite materials as well as, prepregs, laminates and composites made from the thermosetting resin composition. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253362 | Closure with wrapped cable A closure housing includes a plurality of housings. At least one of the housings is a concave housing with an open face. At least one layer, such as for example an elastomeric film, surrounds one or more cables to define one or more wrapped cables. A portion of each... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250223 | Aluminum heat exchanger excellent in corrosion resistance The present invention provides a heat exchanger which is assembled by brazing an aluminum fin material to the outer surface of an aluminum tube material formed by bending a sheet material, in particular, an aluminum heat exchanger which can be suitably used as an au... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7250060 | Hybrid intervertebral disc system A vertebral implant for interposition between two vertebral endplates comprises a first endplate assembly for engaging a first vertebral endplate, a second endplate assembly for engaging a second vertebral endplate, and a first flexible core component interposed bet... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246471 | Modular assault course A panel for field erecting an assault course with the panel supporting a bullet retaining member on at least one face with the panel erectable on a base member and securable to similar or identical panels to form an assault course and a method for field erecting of ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247684 | Network polymers comprising epoxy-terminated esters The present invention provides network polymers obtained by curing compositions that comprise an ester with at least two terminal epoxy groups. Preferred esters include those represented by the formula (1), wherein each R1 independently represents a subst... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244502 | Hybrid coating The present invention provides a composition for use in forming an abrasion-resistant easy-to-clean coating on a substrate. The composition according to the invention includes a mixture of a fluorocarbon polymer component and an enamel-forming component. The enamel-... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244514 | Corrosion resistant part A corrosion resistant part comprises an aluminum alloy part main body, an alumite layer disposed on the part main body, and a corrosion resistant layer disposed on the alumite layer. The part main body has a normal portion and a flawed portion so that the alumite la... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244317 | Dispensible brazing paste A dispensable brazing paste useful in lamp manufacturing includes a brazing powder and a water soluble vehicle that has water, glycerin, a binder, and a dispersant that includes ammonium stearate and ammonium citrate. Preferably, the brazing powder is 84-87 wt % of ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244493 | Coated article In one embodiment, a coated article comprises a substrate with a coating comprising diamond like carbon layer, wherein the diamond like carbon layer comprising carbon and sulfur as terminal sulfur functional groups, wherein greater than or equal to about 70 wt % of ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245073 | Quinoxaline derivatives, and light emitting element using thereof It is an object to provide an organic compound that has a bipolar property and also a light emitting property, and further has heat resistance. A quinoxaline derivative represented by a general formula (1) is provided. In the formula, A represents any one of ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244803 | Poly-o-hydroxyamide, polybenzoxazole from the poly-o-hydroxyamide, electronic component including a polybenzoxazole, and processes for producing the same A dielectric for aluminum and copper metalizations is stable at high temperatures. Surprisingly, in spite of the elimination of water during the cyclization, the polymeric dielectrics are very suitable for filling narrow trenches. The filled trenches exhibit no defe... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240732 | Dispersant compositions for cement compositions and related methods The present invention relates to cementing operations, and more particularly to improved cement dispersants for cement compositions and methods of cementing. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of cementing comprising the steps of: providing a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241491 | Polyimide metal laminate The polyimide metal laminate has at least one resin layer produced from a silica-dispersed polyimide composition obtained by reacting (A) alkoxysilane and/or its partial hydrolysis polycondensate with (B) an amino-containing compound having a functional group capabl... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241513 | Fluorene compound and organic luminescent device using the same A fluorene compound represented by the following general formula [I]: is used to provide an organic luminescent device. Such a device has an optical output exhibiting a high luminance with an extremely high effic... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239083 | Electro-optical device with active matrix type EL display An electro-optical device for performing time division gray scale display and which is capable of arbitrarily setting the amount of time during which light is emitted by EL elements is provided. From among n sustain periods Ts1, . . . , Tsn, the brightness of... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238407 | Multi-layer reinforcing laminate Multi-layer laminates are provided which contain at least two binder layers and at least two textile-containing layers. One binder layer faces a substrate to be reinforced, with a second binder layer between two textile-containing layers wherein one of the textile-c... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234984 | Light attenuation in defective pixel in organic EL panel An organic EL element of one pixel is selectively irradiated with laser light. With the laser irradiation, the functionality of the organic layer of the organic EL element is selectively degraded and the light emission capability is removed without damaging the cath... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7235910 | Selective etching process for cutting amorphous metal shapes and components made thereof A selective etching process cuts shapes from amorphous metal strip feedstock. The etching process comprises depositing a chemically resistant material to one side of the strip in a pattern that defines the requisite shape, mating the metal strip with a carrier strip... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7235302 | Fluoropolymer bonding composition and method A multi-layer structure includes a fluoropolymer bonded to a substrate. The structure is prepared by exposing a bonding composition to actinic radiation, such as ultraviolet radiation, to form the bond. The bonding composition includes a light-absorbing compound and... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232479 | Coating composition for a metal substrate The invention relates to a coating composition for a metal substrate exhibiting a free outer surface consisting of a metal coating based on zinc or a zinc-based alloy, characterized in that it comprises: silicate(s) of sodium and/or potassium and/or lithium (3-35 wt... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232617 | Electroluminescent devices A compound of formula [I]: X—R[I] wherein X represents the group: and R is either (i) represented by the formula [II] wherein n is 1 o... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232618 | Organic light-emitting device An organic light-emitting device that exhibits a light emission of extremely high efficiency, high brightness, and long lifetime is provided. An organic light-emitting device includes a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode, and one or more layers cont... | 06/19/2007 |
