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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 |
| 7332679 | Weighing device equipped with power supply mechanism having fixed section and movable section A weighing section includes a plurality of weighing members and a power supply mechanism. The weighing members weigh an object while moving. The power supply mechanism includes a fixed section, a rotatable section moving along the movement of the weighing members, a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7053318 | Machine for weighing and sorting pieces of fruit and the like The machine has a regular structure symmetrical with respect to a central axis and provided with limiting end faces, said structure being disposed with its horizontal axis rotatably supported on its axis of symmetry on the frame of the machine, and bearing a plurali... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048018 | Head and a process for filling containers with powder material A filler head (1) carried by the carousel of a rotary powder filling machine comprises a dispensing element (3) by which a predetermined quantity of powder material is directed into a container (2) positioned on a platform assembly (7, 5)... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7009119 | Weight scale control system and pad The present invention is directed to a weight scale having a control system that prompts users for their identity and then displays any one or more of: present weight, past weights, target weights and/or the differences therebetween, as well as a graphical represent... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6963036 | Accurate, high speed weighing apparatus and method The static or dynamic weighing apparatus for weighing an object or item, comprising a weighing assembly that includes a base with four (4) load cells attached to it, two (2) active load cells and two (2) passive load cells. Each active load cell has a mounting side ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6787712 | Combination weighing apparatus having a supply unit To provide a combination weighing apparatus capable of handling articles of various shapes automatically at a high speed, the combination weighing apparatus includes a supply unit (2) having a plurality of supply buckets (20i) each capable of di... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6399901 | Weight filler for filling a vessel having a neck including a flange A weight filler 6 is provided which allows a bottle 16 to be conveyed while gripping its neck 16a. Load cell 58 is mounted around the outer periphery of a revolving body 54 in order to detect a vertical load. A horizontal rod or load applicator 64 project... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6340030 | Apparatus for metering a plurality of different liquid or pasty materials An apparatus for metering a plurality of different liquid or pasty masses to a receiving container including: first support for supporting containers for the masses in fixed positions; a fixedly disposed annular frame bearing a number of dispensing nozzles con... | 01/22/2002 |
| 5883336 | Automatic lot control and part handler A lot control and part handling apparatus having a base adapted to support the apparatus and a plurality of containers. Each of the containers is shaped to be filled with and retain therein multiple parts having a predetermined cumulative weight. A contai... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5798487 | Weighing device for rotary filling machines A weighing device dedicated for use on a rotary table of rotary machine such as a rotary fluid filling machine. The weighing device includes a load cell arranged perpendicular to a radial line emanating from the center of rotation, in tangential orientati... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5750938 | Method of weighing drugs and relative drug metering machine A drug weighing method presenting the steps of feeding an orderly succession of drugs to a capacitive sensor; determining the weight of each drug by means of the capacitive sensor; periodically weighing a number of drugs in the succession by means of a pr... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5700982 | Symmetrical load cells for use in conjunction with rotary machines A weighing device which is dedicated for use on a rotary table of a rotary machine such as a rotary fluid filling machine. The weighing device includes a symmetrical load cell. The symmetry of the load cell when installed in place on the rotary table is s... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5646375 | Symmetrical load cells for use in conjuction with rotary machines A weighing device which is dedicated for use on a rotary table of rotary machine such as a rotary fluid filling machine. The weighing device includes a pair of load cells arranged in reverse symmetry with respect to a radial line emanating from the center... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5594184 | Method of and apparatus for determining the weight of rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry Successive rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry are conveyed transversely of their length along an arcuate path while advancing through a testing station wherein they are urged to impinge upon one or more sensors under the action of cent... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5369223 | Apparatus for weighing and processing materials Apparatus for processing materials including a receptacle for containing and processing fluid materials such as animal feed. A frame supports the receptacle on a base surface. A weighing mechanism supports the frame and includes at least one member yielda... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5115876 | Automatic weighing system for powder An automatic weighing system comprises at lease one carrier movable along a track device for carrying powder. The carrier has a base plate on which a turn table is rotatably disposed. The turn table has a plurality of cut-out portions each configured to s... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5064009 | Device for the determination of dry substance A device for the determination of dry substance of specimens consists of a microwave heater (10) and of a balance (5) whose balance scale (4) is located within the microwave heating area (7). This device includes a rotary disk (1) located within the micro... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4849175 | Apparatus for automatically determining certain characteristics of cement A method and apparatus for automatically measuring the grain fineness, the gypsum content and the limestone content of a cement sample. A first fraction of the sample is loaded by a vibrating hopper into a crucible resting on an automatic scale. This crucible ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4413690 | Weighing cup An article carrying cup transfers an article along a continuous conveyor from a load zone through a weighing zone to a discharge zone where the article is discharged into areas according to weight. The cup is pulled along by a transverse tow bar loosely p... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4308928 | Automatic combination weighing machine An automatic weighing machine, used for dividing articles having substantial variance in their weights into groups, each group consisting of a plurality of said articles and having a total weight within a predetermined allowable range, wherein the article... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4300644 | Apparatus for weighing fowl Apparatus for weighing fowl hanging from shackles of a continuously moving overhead conveyor, having a plurality of balance arms extending radially outwards from the vertical central axis of the apparatus and being pivotably supported by slide blocks moun... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4230195 | Automatic control method and device for a container filling apparatus The method comprises the steps of sequentially taking containers filled in a multi-station filling machine, of weighing each of said taken containers, of comparing said weighing to a preset value for the filling devices of the filling machine and of estab... | 10/28/1980 |
