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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 |
| 7296563 | Internal combustion engine intake device An internal combustion engine intake device is configured to suppress the occurrence of freezing in a portion thereof where blow-by gas or another gas is introduced into an intake passage. The intake device basically has a throttle chamber, an intake air collector, ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7089921 | Intake manifold for internal combustion engine An intake manifold (1) of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine comprises a single pipe portion (4), a collector (5) connected to the pipe portion (4), and a plurality of branch pipes (6) branching from the collector (5 | 08/15/2006 |
| 7032557 | Method and device for controlling an internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine has an intake device (1), the intake pipes (5 to 8) for the intakes of cylinders of the internal combustion engine and actuators for adjusting the effective pipe lengths of the intake pipes (5 to 8) by... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6928980 | Control device for spark-ignition engine A control device switches an engine between normal operation mode and special operation mode. In the normal operation mode, an independent cylinder configuration is formed to produce combustion independently in individual cylinders. In the special operation mode, a ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6832597 | Apparatus and method for controlling intake system in engine A sub collector is connected to a main collector disposed downstream of a throttle valve in an intake passage and a control valve for collector capacity disposed between the two collectors controls connection therebetween. A difference in pressure between the two co... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6805087 | Variable air intake mechanism of engine An air intake structure of an engine has a first intake air passage and a second intake air passage provided independently and having downstream end portions branched into a plurality of intake ducts connected to a plurality of cylinders of the engine. The neighborh... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6016780 | Air intake device for an internal combustion engine An air intake device includes a collector connected through suction pipes to cylinders of an internal combustion engine. An intermediate collector is formed by an auxiliary body and by portions of the suction pipes. The portions of the suction pipes are l... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5020483 | Intake system for two cycle internal combustion engine An outboard motor having an improved, compact induction system for a V-type engine. The induction system includes angularly related intake passages that are disposed at an angle that is less than the angle between the cylinder banks. Reed valves are inter... | 06/04/1991 |
