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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 |
| 7935295 | Core leaching Removal of a soluble part of a core allows provision of relatively complex three-dimensional geometric shapes in a component. Unfortunately previous leaching arrangements have been relatively erratic such that it is difficult to provide consistency of component form... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7811503 | Devices, assemblies, and methods for extracting extractable materials from polymerized biomedical devices A biomedical device carrier includes multiple recesses for holding a plurality of polymerized biomedical devices, such as polymerized ophthalmic lenses, during an extraction procedure. A biomedical device extraction assembly includes multiple biomedical device carri... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7601291 | Ink-jet recording apparatus The ink-jet recording apparatus employing an elastic member in at least a part of an ink passage into which a water-based ink for ink-jet recording is filled is configured to satisfy the following inequality (1): (T1/T0)... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7429343 | Process for producing polyolefin membrane with integrally asymmetrical structure Process for producing an integrally asymmetrical hydrophobic polyolefinic membrane with a sponge-like, open-pored, microporous support structure and a separation layer with a denser structure, using a thermally induced liquid-liquid phase separation process. A solut... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7332113 | Method for the production of a biocompatible polymer-ceramic composite material with a predetermined porosity Method for the production of a biocompatible polymer-ceramic composite material with a predetermined porosity, designed and determined a priori, which includes a first phase (a) of the production of a suspension of a bioceramic material in distilled water, a second ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329377 | Cyclic shrinkage of a templated 3D network material Methods are provided for producing a shrunken replica or a shrunken inverse replica of a multicontinuous structure. In one embodiment, the method comprises (1) infiltrating a first multicontinuous structure with a first fluid material which can be immobilized and sh... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7303626 | Three-dimensional periodic structure and method for producing the same Photonic crystal units (10a, 10b, and 10c) are formed by an optical molding process using a photocurable resin, and partitions (11) are provided at the boundaries therebetween. The voids in each photonic crystal unit ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7215456 | Method for patterning self-assembled colloidal photonic crystals and method for fabricating 3-dimensional photonic crystal waveguides of an inverted-opal structure using the patterning method A method for patterning self-assembled colloidal photonic crystals and a method for fabricating three-dimensional photonic crystal waveguides having an inverted-opal structure using the patterning method. The patterning method includes depositing first and second co... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7192536 | Electrically conductive polymer films and process for making same A self-supporting conductive polymer film having distributed therein an electrically conductive polymer composition containing linearly conjugated π-electron systems and residues of sulfonated lignin or a sulfonated polyflavonoid. The conductive polymer film prefer... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7160492 | Orthopaedic device for implantation in the body of an animal and method for making the same A method of preparing a orthopaedic implant which includes removing low-molecular-weight compounds from a mass of polymeric material from which the implant is made. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160406 | Ceramic substrate and method for the production thereof A process for producing a ceramic substrate includes preparing a base body using a stack of layers that contain an unsintered ceramic material and a sintering agent, and sintering the stack of layers. At least one of the layers contains an increased proportion of si... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7122617 | Polybenzazole precursor film, polybenzazole film and method of producing the same The first film of the present invention is a film produced by solidifying a polybenzazole precursor that has been oriented in a given direction by the application of a magnetic or electric field. The second film of the present invention is a film produced by solidif... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7106938 | Self assembled three-dimensional photonic crystal A method of making a photonic crystal includes obtaining single spheres for use in making a self assembled opal structure. Spherical particles are placed centrifuge and separated from doublets using a relative difference in sedimentation velocity in response to cent... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7081216 | Foams and coatings Processes for the preparation of adherent polyvinylidene fluoride, hexafluoropropylene coatings on objects and for the direct production of open celled foams from a polymer latex without a need for any blowing agent. ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081208 | Method to build a microfilter Methods are provided for making microfilters by subtractive techniques which remove a component or part of a filter material to form pores in the filter material and additive techniques which deposit a filter material onto a porous underlying substrate. All the meth... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7052643 | Method and an installation for subjecting carbon fabrics to high temperature heat treatment and to densification by chemical vapor infiltration Heat treatment is performed on preforms placed in an enclosure accompanied by sweeping with an inert gas under reduced pressure, and with a gaseous effluent being exhausted continuously via a first effluent outlet connected to an effluent exhaust circuit. At the end... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7018583 | Method for producing a component by means of powdery starting material and extractor suitable therefore According to a known method for producing a component by means of a powdery starting material, powder is mixed with auxiliaries comprising binding agents, whereby a free-flowing mass is produced. A green body is produced from the mass by means of powder injection mo... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6946248 | Compositions and methods for microbial dechlorination of polychlorinated biphenyl compounds Bioremediative microorganisms comprising a 16S ribosomal subunit nucleic acid sequence and useful in various methods for dechlorinating chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), including anaerobic dechlorination of ortho- and double-flanked chloro substituents of PCBs. The met... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6929764 | Polymers having ordered, monodisperse pores and their corresponding ordered, monodisperse colloids Ordered, monodisperse macroporous polymers, their corresponding ordered, monodisperse colloids, and methods of preparing them are disclosed. The methods use an ordered, monodisperse colloidal template to define the polymer pore morphology, which in turn acts as a mo... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926237 | Vibration damping clip A vibration damping clip of rigid material in which a softer lining is formed on the holding part of the clip including through an aperture in the holding part so that the lining is physically locked thereto. A similar lock is provided at an entrance or lead-in to t... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6916441 | Post processing three-dimensional objects formed by solid freeform fabrication A method for removing supports from a three-dimensional object formed by solid freeform fabrication. The three-dimensional object and support structure both contain a phase change component in order to achieve the desired phase change characteristics needed for disp... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913685 | Method of modifying the surface of plastic substrate A plastic substrate is processed by a functional water obtained by electrolysis of water or functional water containing active oxygen or active hydrogen for a predetermined time period to selectively remove an alkali and/or halogen component in a surface layer of th... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6890476 | Fiber-reinforced composites and method for the production thereof A thread or other element for bonding fibers in a fibrous reinforcement for use in a fiber composite is such that it is at least degraded in the course of the production of said fiber composite. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6843945 | In-mold coating of polymer composite parts for metallization and painting The surface of a molded fiber reinforced polymer matrix article is prepared for subsequent metallization and painting by coating the molded article, preferably while it is still in its mold, with a layer of calcium carbonate-filled, but fiber-free polymer. The calci... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6824718 | Process of making a fibrous electret web A method for imparting an electrostatic charge to a nonwoven fibrous web 20. The fibrous web 20 is contacted with a liquid solution that includes water and a non-aqueous water soluble component, followed by drying 31. The resulting dried product... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6824716 | Process for producing porous polymer materials A process for producing porous polymer material. The method combines a polymer and water-soluble granules to form a mixture. The mixture is placed into a mold; the surface of the polymer is dissolved to cause cohesion and form a polymer structure having water-solubl... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6797370 | Thin-walled component made from hydraulically hardened cement paste material and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a thin-walled component with a fine cement paste matrix and at least one steel wool mat that is pressed together and embedded in the fine cement paste matrix. The invention also relates to a method for producing a thin-walled component, wher... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6776948 | Method and apparatus for applying coatings of molten thermoplastic material over closed pore elastomer foam substrates In order to make weather seals from closed cell elastomer foam material, molten plastic is extruded over a substrate of the foam material. Surface reactions during extrusion are avoided by continuously pulling the substrate through an oven chamber to degas (and remo... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6765083 | Solvents useful in the preparation of polymers containing hydrophilic and hydrophobic monomers This invention relates to solvents which may be used to extract polymers that are made of hydrophilic and hydrophobic monomers. ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6635204 | Process of making hollow fibers and treating fibers The present invention provides a hollow fiber, which includes: at least one thermoplastic polymer with an equilibrium water content of 2% or less; wherein the number of hollow portions (댑) and a hollow ratio (댒) in s... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6623686 | System configured for applying a modifying agent to a non-equidimensional substrate The present invention is related to systems and methods for modifying various non-equidimensional substrates with modifying agents. The system comprises a processing chamber configured for passing the non-equidimensional substrate therethrough, wherein th... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6620368 | Sol-gel process for production of oxide-based glass and ceramic articles A process which uses sol-gel to process oxide-based monoliths which are virtually free of cracks, without nullifying the desired attributes of the oxide-based monoliths. The method comprises substantially drying a wet porous gel monolith by removing a por... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6610221 | Treatment of contact lenses with supercritical fluid A method of treating contact lenses made from polymerizable materials by providing supercritical fluids to the lenses.... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6602520 | Method for producing quickly decomposable solid pharmaceutical preparations Rapidly disintegrating preparations containing at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient and at least one excipient can be obtained by a simple process in which at least the predominant part of the complete composition of the ingredients for the prepa... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6576174 | Residual gas extraction process A method and apparatus for reducing residual gases from a foamed polymer material by subjecting the foamed polymer material to a vacuum.... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6558591 | Process of making microporous film A microporous film of polyethylene having an intrinsic viscosity above 5 dl/g is prepared from a homogeneous solution in an evaporable solvent. The film is cooled and evaporable solvent is evaporated at a temperature below the dissolution temperature. The... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6528006 | Method of machining preformed plastic film by separation and/or ablation The invention relates to a method of producing plastic film having a predefinable outline and/or even or uneven thickness, by machining preformed plastic film for separation and/or ablation. The method is used especially for producing flexible flaps for a... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6517763 | Three dimensionally periodic structural assemblies in nanometer and longer scales This invention relates to processes for the assembly of three-dimensional structures having periodicities on the scale of optical wavelengths, and at both smaller and larger dimensions, as well as compositions and applications therefore. Invention embodim... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6506323 | Method for making micrometer-sized carbon tubes A method for making micrometer-sized carbon tubes is disclosed. A natural or synthetic fiber is first coated with a thermally stable coating material to form a coating layer over the fiber. Such coated fiber is then employed for making a hollow carbon tub... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6464918 | Method for production of a spiral-shaped heating element In the production of spiral-shaped heating elements, a device winds an oblong base material onto a mandrel while forming a spiral with the base material and equips the ends of the spiral with contacts for electrical connection. The device includes a feedi... | 10/15/2002 |
