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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 |
| 7412956 | Reinforcing structure of cylinder barrel A cylinder barrel (1) for housing a piston comprises a sheet metal liner (2) and a reinforcing structure (10) located outside the sheet metal liner (2). The reinforcing structure (10) comprises a glass-fiber-reinforcing layer (1... | 08/19/2008 |
| 5522340 | Vessels having a double-walled laminated frame A vessel having a first set of side walls extending from an integral end member with both side walls and end member having a first inner wall spaced apart from a second outer wall and composed of resinous material; and an intermediate single woven member ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5375735 | Tank of low unitary weight notably usable for stocking fluids under pressure and the manufacturing process thereof A tank or bottle including two end portions separated by a corrugated cylindrical body, with the corrugated cylindrical body being circumferentially reinforced. A longitudinal reinforcement is disposed along an entire outer surface of the tank with the ex... | 12/27/1994 |
| 4296869 | Pressure vessel head A layered head for a pressure vessel includes a frame which has the general contour of the head and is formed from a plurality of stiffeners, some of which extend circumferentially and others of which extend meridionally. The stiffeners create a grid and ... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4252244 | Layered pressure vessel head with machined surfaces A head for a pressure vessel has a contoured liner and successive wraps that overlie the liner and conform in contour to it. The liner has a machined outwardly presented surface, whereas the wrap immediately over it has a machined inwardly presented surfa... | 02/24/1981 |
