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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 |
| 7021552 | Method and installation for controlling the temperature in a controlled-climate chamber The invention relates to a method for controlling the temperature in a controlled-climate chamber, wherein: an organism, such as a plant or an animal, is placed in the controlled-climate chamber; the temperature in the controlled-climate chamber is kept essentially ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6935567 | Incubator The present invention provides an incubator which can release pressure applied to a vessel side by upper heating means, and can simplify an opening/closing structure of a reaction chamber. The gist of the present invention resides in an incubator comprising a reacti... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6905076 | High temperature incubation system and method for small volumes A system and method of incubating a liquid is provided. The system is well-suited for incubating small volumes of liquid at high temperatures. The liquid may be a reaction mixture comprising a glycoprotein. During the incubation process, oligosaccharides may be remo... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6694175 | Method of monitoring the body temperature of human embryos and hatchlings Infrared microthermography for human embryos and hatchlings. Body temperature is monitored using an infrared camera attached to a microscope. Body temperature is maintained by passing body temperature data through a feedback loop that serves to control bo... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6177271 | Ambient temperature stabilization control system for laboratory incubator A laboratory incubator (10) having an improved temperature control assembly (14) that more effectively maintains the temperature within the incubator in a desired range and more accurately controls the rate of heat loss from the laboratory incubators as a... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6074340 | Incubator mattress tray with warming function An incubator having a mattress tray that underlies and supports an infant. The mattress tray is movable from a first position where it is entirely within the controlled atmosphere of the infant compartment to a second position outside that infant compartm... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6036633 | Dual incubator temperature control system An infant incubator having a heating system that provides a flow of heated air into the infant compartment and which exhausts air from the infant compartment. A temperature sensor is located in the air inlet of the warm air into the infant compartment and... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5942432 | Apparatus for a fluid impingement thermal cycler Apparatus are disclosed that thermally cycles samples between at least two temperatures. These apparatus operate by impinging fluid jets onto the outer walls of a sample containing region. Because the impinging fluid jets provide a high heat transfer coef... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5818347 | Identification of HVAC systems in a communication network An HVAC system is assigned a network identification for subsequent use within a communication network upon receipt of a formatted signal containing the network identification. The HVAC system stores the network identification in nonvolatile memory. The HV... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5418131 | Humidity compensated carbon dioxide gas measurement and control A carbon dioxide gas measurement and control system which comprises a thermal conductivity CO2 sensor and a humidity sensor which produce separate and independent output signals which are compared in a microprocessor, thereby generating a humid... | 05/23/1995 |
| 4840771 | Incubator for reagents An incubation apparatus containing a rack or block with openings capable of receiving containers containing reagents. The rack or block is attached to a heating element for heating containers in the block. The block is driven by a motor actuated by a time... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4679615 | Method and apparatus for heating and/or cooling objects simultaneously at different preselected temperatures Apparatus and method are described for heating and/or cooling a plurality of objects simultaneously at different preselected temperatures, wherein a predetermined temperature difference is established between two spaced points on a heat-conductive member ... | 07/14/1987 |
