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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 |
| 7334686 | Gift box having drop down sides A box includes a bottom, a plurality of collapsible sides affixed to the bottom, and a lid for holding them in place. A support structure provided for the box includes sides that drop away from the center where an item or gift is stored. The bottom and sides are typ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7258233 | Package for wiper blade of vehicle This invention relates to a package for packing a wiper blade for a vehicle. The package is constituted of upper and lower cases, in which the upper case is partly opened from and closed again to the lower case. Thus, the package can be conveniently used again. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7111735 | Base for post in post product packaging and display system A box-like base assembly for holding vertical support posts in an upright position. The base assembly includes an outer base box and a center base member that fits within the outer base box, the center base member having inwardly collapsed sections for holding the v... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7066333 | Office paper end-display shipper display A shipping container converts into a display tray, wherein the container has a base and a removable lid, and a single tear line crosses a plurality of side, end and bottom panels of the base, dividing the base into two sections of unequal size. The smaller section o... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6915603 | Edge protector An edge protector (1) for protecting the edge of an article includes a pair of interconnected, non-parallel, first arms (2, 4) which, in use, do not contact any part of the article, and a pair of second arms (10, 12) for contacting or a least be... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6905020 | Tool organizer having rotatable tool holders A tool organizer includes a housing and one or more tool holders each having a middle axle rotatably engaged with the upper and the bottom plates, to stably and rotatably secure the tool holders between the upper and the bottom plates. Each of the tool holders inclu... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6793074 | Two-door chainsaw case with separate scabbard A chainsaw case for a chainsaw having a bar is provided. The case includes a base having a lower, a rear, and two end walls, one of the end walls having a slot therein. A front member is pivotally connected to the base and is pivotable from a closed position toward ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6659276 | Two-door chainsaw case with separate scabbard A chainsaw case for a chainsaw having a bar is provided. The case includes a base having a lower, a rear, and two end walls, one of the end walls having a slot therein. A front member is pivotally connected to the base and is pivotable from a closed posit... | 12/09/2003 |
| 5967406 | Container convertible between shipping and shipping/display modes A shipping container formed from three blanks of sheet material (e.g., corrugated fiberboard) is convertible between a full-wall shipping mode and a partial-wall shipping/display mode. A first blank forms a wrap-style tray and the other two form identical... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5657872 | Shipping/display container The present invention provides a shipping/display container which includes a tray portion having a bottom panel, two opposed end panels, and two opposed side panels One of the side panels comprises a float side panel and the other of the side panels compr... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5251753 | Combined product shipping and display unit Shipping/display units include a number of vertically stacked product-containing trays supporting upright dividers which maintain separation between the product containers. When in its shipping condition, the bottom-most tray is nestably received within a... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5049710 | Microwave food carton having two integral layer-divider panels and blank therefor A microwave food carton having two integral layer-divider panels, and a one piece blank which may be erected to form the carton. Surface areas of the top and bottom walls of the carton, and the integral layer-divider panels, are each provided with a layer... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4886160 | Carton for containing a plurality of items for transport, storage and display A carton formed from a unitary blank, wherein the carton is used for shipping and displaying purposes. When shipping, products are positioned within the carton in a manner in which the available space within the carton is utilized efficiently. When the ca... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4614266 | Musical gift package A gift package is disclosed having a box portion cut from a blank of paperboard, or other suitable material, to be formed with a bottom wall and side walls connected thereto along respective fold lines to extend upwardly and, preferably, diverge outwardly... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4565316 | Two-piece asparagus carton A carton for packing and shipping produce such as asparagus, the carton being formed in two pieces or sections. The first section of the carton is a lower box body having a bottom, two opposed upstanding side walls, a rear wall, and a front panel hinged t... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4542847 | Display carton A carton having both shipping and display modes suitable for both shipping and displaying a plurality of rectangular, thin, relatively flexible pouches, said pouches having graphics on the front sides thereof and being stackable in a generally upright, in... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4408689 | Floor merchandise display container A package including a plurality of side panels and a plurality of end flaps to enclose the ends of the package around floor display merchandise. The package includes indicating means which indicate to cut two adjoining panels across their width near one e... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4405044 | Dispenser box for packages of sterile sutures A dispenser for packages of sterile suture materials. The dispenser will dispense either single packages or a plurality of packages. The dispenser has means for determining the quantity of sutures remaining in the dispenser.... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4382504 | Transport and display container A transport and display container for bagged powder material. The container has a lower part having a bottom and four side walls and an upper sleeve that fits over said lower part having a top and four side walls. The top is adapted to be separated from t... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4094403 | Display carton A combined shipping and merchandising carton for packaged merchandise, which is erected from a die cut blank, and has an end closure provided by flaps that may be folded in one fashion to provide a carton closure, and may be refolded in a different fashio... | 06/13/1978 |
