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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 |
| 7311304 | Game apparatus with multiple moving elements An apparatus for providing an arcade game with multiple moving elements, where a player must engage all moving elements with a playing piece to engage a target and earn a reward. The game apparatus has a guiding member having a first motion, a target surface having ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 6550768 | Skill based coin catching amusement machine A skill based game employing kickers to direct coins falling over the edge of a catcher plate to a player's hopper. The players deposit coins in a slot which directs the coins to a first catcher plate. Coins are pushed over the edge of this catcher plate ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6322071 | Amusement apparatus utilizing multiple balls An amusement article utilizing multiple balls comprising: an upper chamber with multiple spherical members of varying sizes colors, all spherical members of the same size bearing the same color, a second chamber located below the upper chamber, and receiv... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6264197 | Dozer pusher amusement game A coin operated amusement device that includes a coin acceptor that directs coins down a coin chute and delivers the coins to a playing surface. A series of moveable pushers are oriented on the playing surface and push coins on the surface toward a ledge.... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6209868 | Article dispenser comprising a game of chance A vending machine is combined with a game of skill and chance. A ball or other generally spherical item of merchandise is dispensed onto an intermediate carrier each time the player deposits an adequate amount of money. The player causes the ball to be ej... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6164646 | Ball game machine To provide a ball game machine which can prevent unevenness of the drawing result by improving a way of allotting property to each of the ball holding portions provided on a wheel device, the ball game machine includes: a wheel device rotatable along a ci... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6082734 | Ball game machine To provide a ball game machine that may simplify the structure by improving the position of balls, the ball game machine includes: a wheel device which has a plurality of ball holding portions along an inner circumference thereof and which is rotatably pr... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6055839 | Pressing of coins, tokens, and like items A machine and method for producing pressed items from coins, tokens, and like items. The machine includes multiple operating stations from where multiple operators can activate the machine; a press adapted to press coins, tokens, and like items delivered ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5967515 | Variable jackpot amusement game In an coin operated amusement game, a coin track is provided directing coins toward a plurality of target receptacles arranged to receive properly timed coins. Relative movement is provided between the target track and the receptacles. A properly timed co... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5639089 | Bingo game machine having a rotatable roulette unit which catches balls for randomly selecting bingo signs A bingo game machine in which signs on bingo cards are compared with a plurality of randomly selected specific signs to decide the winner of a game in accordance with the correspondence of the signs. The bingo game machine includes a chance device for ran... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5370391 | Spiral slide ball game The present invention is a game apparatus capable of temporarily storing a plurality of spherical game pieces, and then consecutively and independently releasing each of these game pieces into any one of a plurality of compartments. Included is a spiral p... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5120060 | Casino game method and apparatus A coin is inserted into a coin slot and another coin is dropped from the top center of a playing field into a pachinko-type maze. The pachinko-type maze includes animated diverter pins and a series of capture gates. Each capture gate has associated therew... | 06/09/1992 |
| 4744566 | Coin projecting, moving target game apparatus A coin projecting game apparatus includes a transparent display housing having a rotating target carousel disposed therein. A plurality of player positions are spaced about the display housing, with non-player areas interposed therebetween. Each player po... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4591159 | Whirligig A game of chance comprising a stationary base and a rotatable casing cover overlying the base is disclosed. The casing cover is generally spherical. A saucer disk is disposed inside the casing cover to rotate bodily therewith. The top of the casing cover ... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4477081 | Board game with number selection device A board game in which the board contains a map of the United States. A track extending from New York to Los Angeles is drawn across the map. Spaces along the track include instructions which apply to each player whose game piece lands on such spaces. Thes... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4147352 | Rotatable ejection container game with random distribution Apparatus suitable for use as a game or as a device for demonstrating the laws of probability comprises a container, apparatus for ejecting a ball into the container, structure generally closing the bottom of the container but provided with a plurality of... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4076251 | Amusement device incorporating simulated cheese and mice An amusement device including a simulated cheese having inlet orifices for a ball and a plurality of exit orifices some of which receive simulated mice therein, and a random distributing assembly located inside the simulated cheese for randomly directing ... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4039193 | Game and apparatus therefor An apparatus is provided comprising a plurality of horizontally mounted circular rotatable platforms, each containing a multitude of depressions and associated indicia to facilitate visual differentration amongst said depressions, a distributor means posi... | 08/02/1977 |
