Did You Know...
...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 |
| D529493 | Arithmetic and control unit | 10/03/2006 |
| D529494 | Arithmetic and control unit | 10/03/2006 |
| D528543 | Arithmetic and control unit | 09/19/2006 |
| D525665 | Gaming terminal | 07/25/2006 |
| D525313 | Gaming station, in particular for a pinball game | 07/18/2006 |
| D523092 | Gaming terminal | 06/13/2006 |
| D523093 | Gaming system having a shared symbol display | 06/13/2006 |
| D514628 | Ergonomic and functionally-efficient race-track button arrangement circumferentially coupled to a display device | 02/07/2006 |
| 6977811 | Keyboard with mouse for a hand-held portable computer A hand-held portable computer has a mouse button that is surrounded in close proximity by directional buttons. Placing the directional buttons in close proximity around the mouse button makes on-screen navigation easier, since the same single finger need only be mov... | 12/20/2005 |
| D511337 | Portable MP-3 compact disc player with gaming device | 11/08/2005 |
| 6929543 | Fishing game device A fishing game apparatus (10) has a casting rod (12) connected to a television monitor (16). The casting rod (12) is built therein with a game processor and an acceleration sensor. During casting, an acceleration signal is inputted from t... | 08/16/2005 |
| D508089 | Hand held game | 08/02/2005 |
| D508088 | Video game controller with integrated game screen | 08/02/2005 |
| D507023 | Terminal for games | 07/05/2005 |
| D502224 | Handset | 02/22/2005 |
| 6851552 | Containers with additional functionality The present invention is directed to multipurpose containers in which a variety of items can be stored, such as eyeglasses writing instruments, pills, medicines, thermometers, rulers, note pads, to name a few of the nearly limitless number of items that can be store... | 02/08/2005 |
| D497394 | Ergonomic right hand console apparatus | 10/19/2004 |
| D494145 | Pool/spa remote control unit | 08/10/2004 |
| D490477 | Handheld electronic game | 05/25/2004 |
| D490119 | Hand-held electronic device | 05/18/2004 |
| D490117 | Game device | 05/18/2004 |
| D488165 | Review device | 04/06/2004 |
