Did You Know...
...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 |
| 6590344 | Selectively controllable gas feed zones for a plasma reactor A gas distribution system for improving asymmetric etching and deposition control over a substrate diameter in a plasma reactor including a plasma reactor chamber further including a substrate holder for holding a substrate surface disposed in a lower por... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6532683 | Drying method for woven glass fabric A process for the drying of woven glass fabric to be used in a reinforcing laminate in sensitive electronic equipment is disclosed. The process implements a drying technique utilizing microwave energy for drying.... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6523276 | Produce drying system utilizing multiple energy sources Methods and systems for extending the shelf life of produce are disclosed which provide an accelerated drying process for washed produce in order to further clean and fully crystallize a layer of solute-laden slurry that has been applied on the external s... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6449871 | Semiconductor process chamber having improved gas distributor A process chamber 25 for processing a semiconductor substrate, comprises a support for supporting a substrate 50. A gas distributor 90 provided for introducing process gas into the chamber 25, comprises a gas nozzle for injecting process gas at an incline... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6230420 | RMS process tool Physical effects produced within RMS resonators are utilized as a means to process materials within the resonator including for example one or more of comminution, converting liquids into vapors and gases, drying of powders, rapid mixing of gases and vari... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6216364 | Method and apparatus for drying washed objects A drying apparatus for washed objects is capable of drying the objects in a reduced period of time, effectively preventing contamination of the objects during drying thereof, and attaining energy saving and a reduction in consumption of chemicals used. Mi... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6098306 | Cleaning apparatus with electromagnetic drying Dielectric heating is used to assist with the cleaning of sorbent materials contaminated with oils and the like and the recovery of the solvent. In particular, a pressurized system is used such that a pressurized solvent is circulated to remove the contam... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5086570 | Drying apparatus for screen process printing and coating An improved drying apparatus for screen process printing and coating, using water-based inks and coatings, whereby a novel combination of a forced hot air dryer and radio frequency dryer is provided. The principal advantages of the present invention as co... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5074055 | Apparatus for heating a dielectric web or sheet material or for decreasing its moisture content The invention concerns equipment for drying of a web material (1) or for equalization of its moisture content by means of induction heating. The web is passed between the rolls in two or more pairs of rolls (2,3; 4,5; 6,7). High-frequency energy is passed... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4907533 | Automotive coating treatment apparatus with plural radiant lamps An apparatus for heat treating a coating applied to an automobile body is disclosed. The apparatus includes radiant heating elements for generating radiant heat. Controls separately control zones of the elements in response to characteristics of the body ... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4148346 | Method of and apparatus for drying and debarking logs A method of and apparatus for removing bark from a log or cant. The cant is fed via an infeed section which eliminates limbs to a two-stage drier section in which a radial frequency generator with plate electrodes creates an electrical field in the cant t... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4083745 | Apparatus for promoting the setting of adhesive on stacks of sheets in bookbinding machines A bookbinding machine wherein stacks of signatures are transported by the holders of an endless conveyor which moves the stacks seriatim along a paster. The paster coats the backs of successive stacks with wet adhesive and the stacks are thereupon transpo... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4055295 | Self-sealing envelope and method of making same A self-sealing envelope is made by folding a paper blank having a flap, a front panel, a back panel and end flaps. Back seams of the body are sealed with an adhesive having a predetermined dielectric constant. Strips of latex material having the same or a... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4014732 | Device for drying and setting the adhesive on backs of books A device for drying and setting of backing adhesive material applied to backs of books comprising a feeder adjacent a book binding machine including a conveyor belt on which the back of the books are disposed and a gripper for holding the books in a feedi... | 03/29/1977 |
