Did You Know...
...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 |
| 7063797 | Mounting electronic components A method of mounting an electronic component having at least one contact extending across a part of its undersurface may include providing a support smaller in area than the undersurface of the component and having a contact pad for connection to the contact. The co... | 06/20/2006 |
| 5353472 | Grommet/plug A main member of soft plastic material and a second member of hard plastic material, chemically compatible and thermally bonded together. The second member is partially slitted having a ring element embedded in the main member, and segments distributed ci... | 10/11/1994 |
| 4572390 | Bung hole closure for cans A bung hole closure for cans is described, in which a liquid is stored under pressure or without pressure and from which it is removed under pressure by means of a tap fitting. It comprises a plug-like soft portion bored thru axially having at least one s... | 02/25/1986 |
