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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 |
| 6779677 | Aluminum receptacle with threaded outsert An aluminum container is comprised of a base portion, a substantially vertical wall portion extending upwardly from the base portion, a transition portion extending from the wall portion, and a neck portion extending from the transition portion. The neck portion is ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6202876 | Push and twist locking child-resistant and container The present invention is a push and twist locking child-resistant cap and container. It includes a squeeze tube container having a neck and a dispensing orifice at an outer end of the neck, and the neck has one of a locking track and a locking lug. There ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6010026 | Assembly of aluminum can and threaded sleeve A thin wall metal can is described having a converging neck portion and cylindrical chimney with a threaded sleeve encircling the chimney and restrained from rotation on the chimney by splines on an inner surface of the sleeve firmly engaged against an ou... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5845798 | Closure assembly having a deformable anti-backoff feature independent of the screw threads An anti-backoff closure assembly includes a container and a cap. The container has a neck portion forming an opening and having a protrusion and screw threads on an outer surface of the neck portion. The cap has on an inner surface a second protrusion, gr... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5833085 | Preform and closure for blow molded articles A preform, a process for forming the preform and a container formed from the preform are disclosed. The preform comprises a tubular body portion having an open end and a closed end. At a location near the open end, a flange extends outwardly from the tubu... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5720925 | Flask A flask for standard solutions comprises a flask body and a closure cap for sealingly closing the flask body. It has in an upper part of the flask body a capillary passage communicating with a chamber for containing the solution. The flask is filled and/o... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5711447 | Easy-open resealable can-end and closure therefor A twist-on/twist-off resealable assembly for a can-end, such as a metal can used in the beverage industry includes a first set of knuckles formed on the can body near its top opening. A plurality of cooperating fingers on the inside of the can lid engage ... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5460281 | Safety lock screw cap and container A safety locking screw cap and container having locking projections on the container that are registerable with a flexible flange arm extending from the screw cap to prevent rotation and removal of the cap relative the container. The cap may be removed fr... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5213223 | Child resistant closure-adaptor An adaptor and a closure are formed with cooperating child resistant elements so that the adaptor can be applied to any type of container and the closure can be removed from the adaptor only by manipulation of the child resistant stops. Both the adaptor a... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5211301 | Spooning closure A spooning closure generally comprising a skirt a top, a spooning opening and a hinged spooning lid which is adapted to pivot from a closed position to an open spooning position. A locking means is provided, which is adapted to securely and releasably loc... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5174460 | Dual seal closure-adaptor An adaptor and a closure are formed with precision surfaces as by injection molding so that the closure can be attached to the adaptor without the use of excessive force to create a secondary seal. The adaptor-closure can then be attached to an imprecisel... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5169003 | Planister A vacuum-sealed shipping/storage system based on rigid cylinders of plastic or metal, of various diameters, permanently sealed at one end, with the opposite end having removable, double-sealed vacuum lids. In the case of three inch PVC pipe, the first, or... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5020679 | Nursing apparatus A nursing bottle having an unthreaded neck portion to which an anatomically designed nipple is fixed by means of cap and a counter-cap. An accessory is provided to permit the nursing bottle to be used as a component of a practical and efficient breast pum... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4671421 | Plastic container A plastic container which comprises a plastic blow molded container having an annular finish, an insert positioned in the finish and interengaged with the internal surface of the finish. The insert has internal threads for receiving an enlarged closure su... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4607757 | Anti-spin interference fit of press-seal insert and method of assembly This relates to press-on closure assemblies for containers. It is known to provide containers which are formed of plastic or glass with a neck finish including an end sealing surface and a recessed, generally cylindrical, but possibly tapered, surface dis... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4576296 | Combination radial locking device and infestation seal for press-seal type transfer neck finish This relates to a press-seal type transfer neck finish for a container wherein the neck finish is provided with an annular recess into which there is snapped a fitment which carries the thread elements for a threaded closure. In order to facilitate closin... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4482073 | System for retaining a cap with respect to the neck of a recipient The present invention relates to a system for retaining a cap with respect to the neck of a recipient. A bottle comprises a neck in which are hollowed two diametrically opposite grooves issuing from two top points and each terminating at a bottom point. T... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4177904 | Seal assembly for bottles or flasks A seal assembly for bottles or flasks includes a neck member having a generally elongated hollow configuration adapted to non-rotatably fit about the exterior of a bottle or flask. A generally hollow cylindrical intermediate member has a portion which fit... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4019629 | Pressurized tennis ball container A pressurized tennis ball container has a cover which fits onto a standard metal tennis ball can. The cover includes a hand pump having a sliding seal which opens to permit rapid refilling of the hand pump cylinder with air during the upstroke of the pist... | 04/26/1977 |
