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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 |
| 7963500 | Snowman mold A mold for forming a snowman includes lower, intermediate and upper generally spherical, hollow members comprised of clear plastic. Each plastic member includes an upper aperture for filling the member with snow. The lower member includes a generally flat base porti... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7523915 | Ice skeet mold Various components useful in the sport of target shooting are disclosed herein. These components include a mold assembly for fabrication of a frozen water-based skeet, a skeet design particularly suited for fabrication from a frozen water-based liquid, and a hand-he... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7290752 | Mold for the production of molded parts on a jolting table The invention relates to a mold for the production of molded parts on a jolting table, the mold having a mold frame which carries a mold insert in which recesses defining the molded parts are formed, the mold insert being surrounded by a clearance space toward the m... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7121520 | Pre-cast concrete panels for construction of a building A formwork for precast concrete panel comprises of a quadrangle panel with a base and four side panels. The formwork (10) comprises of a base (14), which is provided with an island region (20) and/or a mound region (22), a pair of paralle... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7100498 | Concentric bund cake pan An apparatus assembly for forming a compound dessert in a predetermined compound ring shape including a first outer ring shaped pan defining a cavity, the cavity having a dome shaped cross section with a closed circular end, an open end and a centrally positioned fu... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7021601 | Dismountable casting mold side wall system Dismountable casting mold side wall system including a side wall attachable dismountably to the casting mold and a magnet adapted to clamp onto a casting bed so as attach said side wall thereto, in which system the release/clamp operations of the magnet are adapted ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014161 | Mould for producing pre-cast concrete units A mold for producing concrete articles having a mold bottom part that includes a molded chamber block having a substantially uniform thickness and side parts attached to the molding chamber block by fasteners. The molding chamber block has molding chambers located i... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011215 | Display tray and lid A molded display tray and lid includes a generally planar base from which a pair of end walls and a pair of side walls extend generally perpendicularly. A downwardly extending lip extends about the periphery of the upper edge of the side walls and end walls. The sid... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004442 | Mold frame for a mold A mold frame for an apparatus for producing shaped concrete articles has two longitudinal and two transverse frame members which are detachably screwed to one another with form-fit on the four corners of the rectangular mold frame. The transverse frame members on th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997427 | Form for casting concrete block column A form for casting concrete columns which simulate a stack of stone blocks. The form includes first and second side sections, each including two side panels. The side sections are releasably connected together to form a rectangular frame which has closed and open po... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6827326 | Modular forming system for box culvert A modular forming system (10) configured for forming concrete box culverts (C1) and (C2) is disclosed. The inventive forming system enables a strong and secure system that is relatively easier and more efficient to assemble. The system (... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6547209 | Removable side system for a concrete mould A mold side system for a concrete mold, including one or more mold side parts to be removably attached to a casting bed by one or more magnet units. The magnet unit has a front face to be supported against the back face of the mold side part, which front ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6505809 | Shaping and molding pan An apparatus and method for shaping and molding material having two sidewalls, two end walls, a bottom and at least one partition. The two sidewalls have grooves spaced at predetermined intervals on an inside surface for receiving a partition and a bottom... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6481997 | Multi-part candle wick die plates A candle wick die plate includes an aluminum subframe with a split stainless steel die station. The die station has a lower member and a plurality of removable upper members. The die holes are aligned with their diameters collinear with the division betwe... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6343894 | Reusable building foundation form apparatus and method A building foundation form apparatus and method uses transverse form supports (15) supported directly on the ground and carrying longitudinal form supports (21, 22) adjustably located on opposite sides of, and substantially parallel to, a foundation axis ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6276657 | Removable side wall system for a casting mould A side wall system for a concrete casting mould, including a side part (1, 7) which is removably attachable to a casting bed by means of one or several magnets (11). The body (10) of the magnet part that carries the magnet (11) is provided with a gripping... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6155812 | Cement mold for a temporary implant A cement mold for use in forming a temporary orthopedic implant used in an orthopedic surgical procedure. The cement mold includes a first mold to define a first portion of the temporary implant and a second mold to define a second portion of the temporar... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5948313 | Mold assembly for making a shell, in particular an edible shell A mold assembly including an outer mold and an associated inner mold, the inner mold being organized to engage in the outer mold, the outer mold having a curved main portion with a central opening and an outer rim extending in a plane, and the inner mold ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5871787 | Liquid-cooled wax mold A liquid cooled wax mold includes a generally rectangular two-part heat transfer member formed by separable metal plates. One of the plates includes elongated parallel vertically-extending heat transfer bars or fins defining parallel liquid coolant flow p... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5863451 | Snow dome construction A method is provided for constructing a snow shelter. A set of fabric panels is connected together to provide a short skirt into which snow is filled throughout and compacted on the periphery. Panels are then connected to a higher level and additional sno... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5798129 | Device for prototype molding The present invention is directed to a resilient and self-locking mold for the prototype molding of an object using a liquid resin, the mold comprising first and second mold portions matable to form a mold of the object, the first mold portion having a fi... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5755982 | Concrete casting system A mold system for casting five-sided, monolithic, seamless concrete products comprises an outside jacket, an inside mold core complete with base, and a movable pallet to aid stripping. The outside jacket preferably includes two L-shaped panel members arra... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5743510 | Self-aligning mold box assembly A mold box for molding concrete products includes a pair of opposed substantially parallel end plates. A pair of opposed substantially parallel mounting brackets are positioned at opposite ends of the end plates and together with the end plates form a sub... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5728312 | Mold for forming precast conctete panels A mold especially adapted for forming precast, waffle-shaped concrete panels employs a one-piece mold body of flexible plastic sheet material to which rigid side rails are secured by tongue and groove longitudinal joints. The mold may be rapidly stripped ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5667192 | Concrete panel construction and mold A mold especially adapted for forming precast, waffle-shaped concrete panels employs a one-piece mold body of flexible plastic sheet material to which rigid side rails are secured by tongue and groove longitudinal joints. The mold may be rapidly stripped ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5620720 | Cast molding of intraocular lenses The invention provides a disposable plastic mold assembly for an intraocular lens or the optic body thereof, which is inexpensive, less labor intensive than prior art intraocular lens molding techniques, and produces an intraocular lens having smooth, pol... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5597593 | Toy mold system with undercuts Toy mold systems usable by a child to form highly detailed, rigid molded toy figures are disclosed. The systems include at least three preformed mold sections each having a configuration such that, in an assembled condition of the toy mold system, they de... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5457050 | Agarose plug mold and processing chamber An apparatus and method for the preparation of large DNA molecules from cells which have been cast in agarose. Specifically, the invention provides for a processing chamber that allows agarose plugs to be molded and processed within the same apparatus. Th... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5419529 | Reusable mold for forming premolded pieces and a modular contained machine foundation The present invention is directed to reusable molds which are used to mold various pieces including a modular contained machine foundation unit. Most pieces are molded as a hollow form which surrounds vertically extending reinforcement rods and is filled ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5297772 | Improvements on molds for making composite blocks A mould bar frame for making composite blocks has mould bars for supporting a plurality of individual moulds side by side. Each individual mould has end core liners at each end and divider plates both liners and plates cooperating with the mould bars. The... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5255888 | Concrete column form A concrete column form includes a plurality of half-round sections secured together by a plurality of bolts. Each section comprises a semi-cylindrical wall having a top edge, a bottom edge and opposite side edges. A semi-circular top flange is connected t... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5178887 | Compound fluted mold for casting prestressed concrete lamp poles A compound fluted mold segment for casting prestressed concrete lamp poles includes three 120° circumferential sectors wherein each sector contains a mold form made of a thin gauge sheet metal in which are locaed flutes formed by a press-brake operation.... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5103717 | Baking tongs for producing edible wafers from wafer dough in a wafer baking oven or an automatic wafer baking machine Baking tongs for producing edible wafers from wafer dough in a wafer baking oven or an automatic wafer baking machine consist of a wafer baking mold comprising baking mold parts in respective tong parts which are moved toward each other and away from each... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5058855 | Latching bolt mechanism for concrete forming system A latching bolt mechanism for fastening adjacent concrete form panels together to make a larger form work is disclosed. The mechanism includes a base permanently mounted on a form panel and a slidably attachable and detachable latching bolt mechanism havi... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5033947 | Chocolate shape mold assembly A mold assembly for forming solid molded chocolate shapes is formed from first and second sheet-like mold halves separably joined by permanent magnets and having base flanges that support the mold assembly in an upright position for filling through an edg... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4925151 | Apparatus for molding two-tone colored plastic shells Apparatus for manufacturing thin-walled hollow shells for parts such as automobile door panels, control and instrument panels and the like includes a charge box or powder box for supplying dry thermoplastic material to separate casting surfaces on a heate... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4750876 | Guide pin assemblies for use in mold presses A guide pin assembly is described which unidirectional orients mold platens while permitting temperature compensating movement in a perpendicular direction. This is accomplished by using a guide pin and shoe that contact in one direction and permit moveme... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4560459 | Vertical gel sandwich for use in electrophoresis and method therefor A vertical gel sandwich for use in electrophoresis and a method of assembling is provided by the use of a pair of T-shaped spacers between the two plates of a gel sandwich. The stem of the T spaces the plates apart to form the gel slot and the head of the... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4534536 | Apparatus for mounting samples for polishing Apparatus for high volume preparation of cross-sectional specimens of printed circuit boards for microscopic examination, including a method and apparatus for precision mounting of a large number of such cross sections in a single molding sequence for sim... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4446982 | Multi-purpose baking utensil A multi-purpose baking pan is formed from a bottom pan member having a convex bottom surface and a pair of side members having a number of pairs of spaced apart holes. First and second end pieces are adapted to mate with respective pairs of holes in the s... | 05/08/1984 |
