"The abolishment of pain in surgery is a chimera. It is absurd to go on seeking it...knife and pain are two words in surgery that must forever be associated in the consciousness of the patient."
Dr. Alfred Velpeau, French surgeon ; 1839
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6209304 | Spinning device A device for producing spun yarn by means of an airflow acting in the area between a sliver guide and a spindle (13) on fibers of a non-twisted sliver (10) drafted and delivered by a drafting arrangement in order to twist the fibers. Thereafter, the slive... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5255416 | Combing machine with means for limiting movement of top nipper The combing machine as provided with a nipper jaw unit in which a nipper lip is provided on the top nipper plate to project in overlapping relation to the lower nipper plate for clamping a wadding therebetween. In a fully closed position of the nipper pla... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5007136 | Process for the production of a yarn from fiber material The fiber material (of which a yarn is to be spun) is drawn and combed after carding. In order to determine the combing intensity, a sample is taken from the fiber material after carding and is subjected to an analysis for fiber length and/or impurities. ... | 04/16/1991 |