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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 |
| 7857363 | Device and method of sealing a freight container The invention is a locking arrangement for securely sealing the doors of a freight container. The container comprises two locking rods, each of which is fixed to one of each of the doors. A handle is pivotably connected to the first locking rod. The handle comprises... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7370892 | Security seal A security seal has a housing and a hasp moveable relative to the housing in a first direction between a locked position and a unlocked position. The hasp, in the locked position, is lockable to the housing by a disposable seal. The housing has an opening to allow t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364210 | Tamper-proof seal and method for using same A tamper-proof seal is disclosed for use in connection with sterilization containers. The seal includes a body portion including a sterilization indicating material and a tongue extending from the body portion. The tongue may be in the form of a laminate consisting ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360806 | Methods and apparatus for facilitating security and tamper control An apparatus includes: a wire having a proximal end and a distal end; and a body being fixedly coupled to the proximal of the wire and having at least two apertures, each aperture for receiving and locking the distal end of the wire at different times such that when... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7264287 | Methods and apparatus for facilitating security and tamper control An apparatus includes: a head; a metal wire having a first end coupled to the head and a second end coupled to a stop member; and a body having a cavity for receiving and locking the head such that when the head is locked in the cavity it cannot be removed without d... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243963 | Security seal A security seal having a locking body and a thread having a first end attached to the body and a second free end, the body having an entry opening for insertion of the second end of the thread and further, inside it a locking device that permits passage of the secon... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7178841 | Locking tether assembly for shipping container doors A single-use security locking assembly for shipping containers, comprising, a pin, a tether assembly, a locking member, and locking means characterized in that the tether assembly snugly fits around door bars of a shipping container. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172225 | Cable lock and method Some embodiments of the cable lock provide a body defining a housing in which a cable can be received to lock the cable lock. In some embodiments, the cable is rotatable with respect to the housing when the cable lock is in a locked state, thereby increasing the dif... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7073828 | Cable lock and method Some embodiments of the cable lock provide a body defining a housing in which a cable can be received to lock the cable lock. In some embodiments, the cable is rotatable with respect to the housing when the cable lock is in a locked state, thereby increasing the dif... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063362 | Seal assembly for a cargo container A cargo seal assembly structured to maintain one or more doors on a cargo container in a closed and latched position comprising an elongated flexible material segment having a distal end, a proximal end and an intermediate portion extending therebetween. The flexibl... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6966584 | Padlock seal A molded thermoplastic body is formed with a rectangular cavity. A molded thermoplastic insert is welded to the body in the cavity and has a top cross member, a stem member and a bottom member. The stem member has a plurality of molded fingers cantilevered on opposi... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6948746 | Security seal and lock with enhanced bore sleeve One end of a stranded steel cable is attached to a cast zinc seal housing having a chamber in which a steel sleeve with a tapered bore is positioned. The sleeve in one embodiment is fixed to the housing in the chamber or may be displaceable and captured in the chamb... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6719335 | Seal The invention relates to a lock comprising a housing (5) and a strap (1) that has a first end (2) and a second end (6), said housing (5) comprising: means (4) for securing the first end (2) of the strap (1); an... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6578887 | Padlock with lockable shackle The invention relates to a padlock (1) which is provided with a shackle (2). The padlock has a flat housing (3) in which retaining means (9, 10) are arranged. Retaining elements (7, 8) are positioned at the free end of the shackle (2"). The retaining mean... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6578886 | Self-locking wire seal A self-locking wire seal includes a body in which one end of a wire is fixedly secured. The free end of the wire can be inserted through the hasp of a lock. The free end of the wire is then inserted through a channel in the body of the seal. The wire cont... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6546763 | Lock assembly A lock assembly includes an elongated generally U-shaped resilient shackle, a base block, and may also include a keyed auxiliary locking bar. A first shackle arm is slidably and rotatably secured to the base block so that the shackle can be moved between ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6540273 | Security seal and lock with enhanced bore sleeve One end of a stranded steel cable is attached to a cast zinc seal housing having a chamber in which a steel sleeve with a tapered bore is positioned. The sleeve in one embodiment is fixed to the housing in the chamber or may be displaceable and captured i... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6511108 | Locking seal with distortable body A tote bin seal for securing sheet material lids via aligned lid apertures includes a flange forming an ID flag attached to a locking device having a hollow core body at one body end and two semi-circular arrays of tangs at the other body end, the tangs f... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6443508 | Device for interlocking two parts A device for interlocking two disc-like parts (2, 3) comprises a locking element (4), which presents first locking means (5) for fixing the locking element to a first one (3) of the parts, and second locking means (6) for fixing the second one (3) of the ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6371539 | Tamper-evident seal with independently-severable, linear ratchets and reusable, clasp-bearing catches A tamper-evident seal having dual, reusable catches and a seal element adapted lockably to engage either of the catches, the extent of this engagement being, furthermore, adjustable without thereby rendering the seal itself reusable, once it has been brok... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6027149 | Tamper indication apparatus A security device comprises a cable whose ends are engageable within a plunger. The cable is threaded around a door handle or other item to be secured and then, with the cable ends engaged therein, the plunger is slid within a housing for retention by a l... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6007121 | Rotatable seal A thermoplastic housing has a chamber open at one end and a bottom wall at the other end. A thermoplastic rotor is locked axially in the chamber by a snap fitting ridge and groove. A one or more bores are in the housing bottom wall in communication with t... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6000736 | Rotatable seal A thermoplastic housing has a chamber open at one end and a thermoplastic rotor is locked axially in the chamber by snap fit ridges and grooves. Two pairs of bores on opposite sides; of the chamber are aligned, with one pair connected by a transverse slot... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5788294 | Tamper deterring seal Integral one piece molded thermoplastic male and female housing segments are interconnected by a bridge member via living hinges, The female segment has a sheet metal insert with a locking aperture. A wire or other member is inserted in passages in the tw... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5743574 | One-piece pierce-lock double-engagement cable-seal A one-piece high-security cable type seal-lock having a locking body (10) consisting of: A length of multi-stranded cable (50) having one cable end (51) permanently attached to locking body (10) within a through hole identified as fixed cable hole (11). A... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5497973 | Theft resistant sign clamp A sign clamp and method of installing signs to make the sign theft resistant, safe, and attractive in appearance by designing the clamp to block access to the bolt attaching the sign to the clamp and restricting the removal of the clamp.... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5419599 | Rotatable seal A thermoplastic housing has a chamber open at one end and a thermoplastic rotor inserted in the chamber. The housing wall contains bores aligned across the chamber and two annular grooves in the chamber adjacent the chamber entrance. Tabs are formed adjac... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5180200 | Rotatable seal An improved security seal includes a plastic housing with a chamber open at one end and a plastic rotor which is insertable in the chamber. The housing wall contains bores aligned across the chamber and two annular grooves adjacent the chamber entrance. T... | 01/19/1993 |
| 4953900 | Single use lock A locking apparatus includes a generally cylindrical lock body having a pair of spaced apart radially extending lock ring apertures formed therein for accepting a lock ring and a screw aperture formed in an end of the lock body and extending to an adjacen... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4607414 | Device for tying an elongate object, for example a cable trunk Device for tying an elongate object, a cable bundle for example, having a band to be tensioned round the object and a lock connecting the band ends, which exhibits a passage orifice for at least one band end and a bore oriented transversely thereto, which... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4589693 | Reusable locking device A reusable tamperproof lock having a body and shackle which as tow parallel ends disposed in a first aperture in the body. A locking screw is threadly engaged in a second aperture in the body for locking engagement with complimentary portions of the shack... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4505503 | Locking fastener A locking fastener for securing bundles of cable, forming linkage type connections, and the like, having a removable locking member with two end portions adapted to being slidably inserted into a clamp body and gripped therein by a locking means.... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4312529 | Screw tube lock A novel locking means comprising a tube which is squeezed flat so as to cease a flexible cable and wherein identification of the seal can be printed on the flatted portion with a transverse opening formed through the tube through which the free end of the... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4286813 | Security locking assembly A security locking assembly for substantially preventing unauthorized removal of the bolt securing two members together, the security locking assembly comprising a locking assembly housing secured to the two members by the bolt; a pin, having a first end ... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4275911 | Security seals The present invention provides a security seal of the type comprising a length of wire which has been so made that when a seal is made by twisting at least one end around the other end an attempt to untwist said at least one end is substantially likely to... | 06/30/1981 |
