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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 |
| 8085395 | Inspection device What is disclosed is an inspection device and a method wherein interconnected, substantially flat bags are provided, in which bags objects are present which are set vibrating, after which one or more images of the objects in the bag are recorded. The vibration is ex... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7982868 | Apparatus and method for checking of containers A method for detecting one or more foreign substances in one or more containers filled with liquid, comprising of: transporting the containers filled with liquid in a substantially straight line at relatively high speed in a production environment; —illuminating e... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7773214 | Apparatus and methods for container inspection Apparatus, systems, and methods to recognize features on bottom surfaces of containers on a container production line, detect defects in the containers, and correlate the defects to specific production equipment of the container production line, based in part on the... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7684034 | Apparatus and methods for container inspection Apparatus, systems, and methods to recognize features on bottom surfaces of containers on a container production line, detect defects in the containers, and correlate the defects to specific production equipment of the container production line, based in part on the... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7667836 | Apparatus and methods for container inspection Apparatus, systems, and methods to recognize features on bottom surfaces of metal containers on a metal container production line, detect defects in the metal containers, and correlate the defects to specific production equipment of the metal container production li... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7417725 | Illumination method and device for detecting surface defects and/or material shortage on the neck ring of a container In an optical method for determining surface defects and/or material shortage on the neck ring (3) of a container having an axis of symmetry (X) comprises illuminating the surface(s) of the neck ring (3) of the container with an incident light beam, a ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7342654 | Detection of impurities in cylindrically shaped transparent media The invention relates to a system and method of detecting impurities in a cylindrically shaped transparent medium, wherein the cylindrically shaped transparent medium is illuminated with electromagnetic radiation, and the radiation having components emerging radiall... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340086 | Inspection method and device An inspection device and a method of checking on correct functioning of the inspection process of containers such as bottles, cans or the like, where a container to be inspected is detected optically at least in part, and the image data thus detected is analyzed wit... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7330251 | Method and apparatus for producing reference image in glass bottle inspecting apparatus The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing a reference image (template) used in a glass bottle inspecting apparatus for detecting a defect at a specific location of a bottle-mouth portion and the like of a glass bottle, and used for being ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326025 | System for detecting warped carriers and associated methods Disclosed herein is a warp detection system (200) for determining warping in a carrier (110) configured to carry substrates (120) for processing. In one embodiment, the system (200) includes a guide plate (210) configured to guide ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7310143 | NIST traceable automated visual inspection system for an inspection of particles in solution A method for the substantially complete detection and measurement of all particles, within a predetermined size, range, contained in an injectable solution comprising the steps of: a) rotation of the container causes substantially all of the particles in the injecta... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7274812 | Image processing device and method In an image processing device capable of collectively estimating an object based upon results of plural times of inspection, regions (1(1)) and (1(2)) to be photographed are defined on opposite end portions of an object (w). When an image... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7251357 | Method, apparatus and recording medium for setting background image When a photograph album is generated by laying out images, a background image is set in accordance with the images. Image data sets representing the images are input to background setting means and area ratio calculation means calculates a ratio of an area where a c... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248348 | Detection method and device for detecting quality of optical element A detection method for detecting quality of an optical element includes the following steps. Firstly, a point light source is provided. Then, the point light source is allowed to penetrate through the optical element, thereby forming a first optical image on an opti... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7227166 | System and method for associating container defect information to a specific path of manufacturing This application relates to an apparatus and method for automated inspection of formed metal containers. More specifically, it pertains to the use of machine vision systems to identify and correlate manufacturing defects occurring in formed food and beverage contain... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7209575 | Method for visual inspection of printed matter on moving lids A method for visual inspection of printed matter on moving lids is disclosed. An associated visual inspection system is also disclosed. ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206080 | Surface shape measurement apparatus, surface shape measurement method, surface state graphic apparatus A surface shape measuring apparatus, comprising: a stereo-photographing part 3 for photographing an object 1 in stereo; a relative position changing part 4 for changing the positional relation between the stereo-photographing part 3 and t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7154080 | System and method for detecting the efficacy of machined parts The present invention relates to a system and method for detecting the efficacy of machined parts, and particularly to an automated system and method that detects whether tooling features (e.g., holes) are properly formed and aligned in work pieces during the machin... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7148961 | Container sidewall inspection Apparatus for inspecting containers having a sidewall with a shoulder and a heel includes a device for positioning a container for inspection, a light source on one side of the container positioning device, and a camera having a light sensor and an entrance pupil on... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7142707 | Automated inspection of packaging materials for package integrity An apparatus in one example comprises a computer component that receives one or more images of one or more packaging materials from one or more imaging components. The computer component employs an analysis of the one or more images to make a determination of a pack... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7120284 | Container inspection machine An L.E.D. matrix light source illuminates a bottle at an inspection machine. A vertically periodic intensity pattern is defined to facilitate the identification of defects. The L.E.D. that locates the top of the bottle is identified and a peak of the pattern is loca... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7057718 | Device and method for inspecting the transparent bottoms of bottles A method and a device of inspection of the transparent bottom of a bottle or similar item by using an optical system which shows the bottom of the bottle, for recording by a camera, in front of a surface which is illuminated by an illumination device, and the surfac... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7045447 | Semiconductor device producing method and semiconductor device producing apparatus including forming an oxide layer and changing the impedance or potential to form an oxynitride A semiconductor device producing method using a plasma processing apparatus including a processing chamber, a substrate-supporting body which supports a substrate in the processing chamber, and a cylindrical electrode and a magnetic lines of force-forming member dis... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7010863 | Optical inspection apparatus and method for inspecting container lean Apparatus for inspecting lean of a container includes a light source positioned beneath a container for directing light energy onto the container bottom as the container is held in position and rotated around an axis. A light sensor positioned beneath the container ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7009697 | Method of monitoring closures on containers Method of optical inspection of closures on containers in which the outer edge of a closure is illuminated obliquely from above over the full circumference, and a photograph of the top side of the closure is made perpendicularly from above, and this photograph is us... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005629 | System for stereo-view based detection of features of articles An optical system having a light source means and a detector means for detecting one or more articles which by means of a conveyor move or are temporarily stationary under the means, where said article(s) has/have at least one reflective portion, and where light is ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6985222 | Chamber leakage detection by measurement of reflectivity of oxidized thin film A system and method for detecting chamber leakage by measuring the reflectivity of an oxidized thin film. In a preferred embodiment, a method of detecting leaks in a chamber includes providing a first monitor workpiece, placing the first monitor workpiece in the cha... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6967716 | Apparatus and method for inspecting multi-layer plastic containers This invention relates to an apparatus and method for inspecting multi-layer plastic containers (10). More particularly, the invention relates to such an apparatus and method whereby optical energy absorbing compounds are added to the materials comprising the... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6967319 | Device for checking the neck of a container for the presence of an incline A device for checking a container neck for the presence of an incline is disclosed. A pressure-contact head, which can be lowered onto the container, has means for holding and centering the container. A checking part, which can be moved angularly relative to the hor... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6960755 | Contact sensor, and apparatus for protecting a protruding component The invention discloses a contact sensor having a movably arranged impact detection element spaced away from a stationary housing part; and having a detection system that contains a light source with an emission surface as well as a receiving element, defining a rec... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6943877 | Container inspection machine A machine for inspecting a container which is being conveyed along a linear path. The machine has spaced left hand and right hand cabinets in front of the linear path with the space therebetween being space in which an operator can stand to be proximate to the linea... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6943692 | Apparatus and methods for on-line monitoring of fluorinated material in headspace of vial Apparatus and methods for monitoring the presence of an analyte in a closed vial wherein a sample contained within the closed vial is conveyed to an analyzer. The analyzer determines a value of a spectral property dependent on analyte concentration at a position wit... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6917700 | Method and apparatus for the determination of the contour of sheet metal blanks A certain percentage of sheet metal blanks (20) for cars are not bounded by straight cuts. These so-called contour blanks are cut by form dies to optimize material usage of sheet metal coils. During the tryout process of the press tools the final contour for ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6903814 | Container sealing surface inspection Apparatus for inspecting a container finish includes at least one light source for directing light energy onto the sealing surface of a container. At least one light sensor is disposed to receive light energy reflected from the sealing surface of the container, and ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6859270 | Method and device for inspecting transparent containers A process for inspecting transparent containers (B), in which every container is illuminated and at least two exposures of the same container are produced by means of a single CCD camera (K) and evaluated, whereby one exposure images the container profile and the ot... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857358 | Device and method for marking cigarette packets The invention relates to a device and a method for marking cigarette packets, comprising a transport device for conveying at least one cigarette packet to a marking station for marking cigarette packets, and the following features: the transport device grasps a batc... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6807302 | Recognition apparatus and recognition method A recognition apparatus of this invention for recognizing sorting information as a character string written within a cellophane region of a paper-like material extracts edge components according to a differential image based on an image of light and shade of the pap... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6795176 | Container inspection machine A machine for inspecting the heal code of a bottle. The bottle is supported vertically at an inspection location and a camera having an imaging area is located vertically beneath the bottle. A light source directs a beam of light downwardly through the bottle and an... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6781689 | Continuous inspection apparatus A continuous inspection apparatus comprising a central axis placed in a vertical direction, the central axis penetrating a disc-like conveying table which conveys a subject to be inspected, a driving means for driving the conveying table, and a pair of inspection in... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6751925 | Filling machine The present invention provides a filling apparatus establishing positional coincidence between creases preformed in a packaging material and actual creases to thereby improve the appearance of a packaging container. A light source irradiates a portion of the outer c... | 06/22/2004 |
