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 |
| 7272916 | Method and device for inspecting and monitoring the seal integrity of sterile packages A system for inspecting seal integrity of a sealed package including a visual inspection system and a medical packaging system having an integral peel testing device. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7243812 | Plural chamber drinking cup The invention provides a drink mixing cup for fluids comprising an outer chamber having an outer rim disposed at its top and a chamber disposed inside the outer chamber having an inner rim disposed below the outer rim by an amount selected to optimize mixing fluids ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7029132 | Projection type image display with adjustable lens holding structure Adjustment of the illumination range to a liquid crystal panel of a liquid crystal projector requires time in fixing upon adjustment and accordingly it is an object to make the adjustment effectively. In an adjustment mechanism of the illumination range of illuminat... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021489 | Magnifying housing for containers A magnification device for use with a container, particularly a container for medicine, having a housing adapted to receive the container, where the housing is at least partly constructed of a magnifying material, and a structure for inhibiting the rotation of the c... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7009600 | Data processing system display screen including an image alteration area A data processing system, method, and computer program product are disclosed which include a display screen within a housing. The housing includes a horizontal mechanism parallel to a horizontal side of the display screen and a vertical mechanism parallel to a verti... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7006003 | Multi-candela emergency strobe light A jumper, by its insertion at a particular position of a circuit board, selects one of plural strobe intensities. The jumper includes a flag listing available strobe intensity values. The flag is seated in a pocket when the jumper is inserted onto the circuit board,... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6910600 | In-line windowed facial tissue carton Disclosed herein is a facial tissue container comprising: a top face having a plurality of top face portions, the top face portions for creating a facial tissue container opening; a bottom face disposed opposite the top face and having a plurality of bottom face por... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6870695 | Aberration-correcting window configurations An optical configuration suited to the monitoring of a process flow through the wall of a containment vessel for producing a high-quality, high-NA sample focus and reduced residual positive spherical aberration. The invention includes an optical path with a window e... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6621629 | Magnifier for container labels such as medication containers or the like A magnifier for use upon labels such as labels found on medication containers or the like includes a flexible generally planar sidewall having a predisposed inward resilient curvature causing the sidewall to tend to wrap inwardly upon itself. The sidewall... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6594928 | Apparatus to identify information on containers An apparatus to facilitate identifying information located on a container, for example, a pharmaceutical container, includes at least one member adapted to be secured, for example, removably secured, to a container, and includes a magnifying lens.... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6549345 | Medicine bottle magnifying lens A magnification device for assisting people to read the small print on medicine vials/bottles. The device including a magnifying lens having the ability to move towards or away from the indicia on the bottle to further aid the user to focus per their part... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6511739 | Transparent beads and their production method Transparent solid, fused microspheres are provided. In one embodiment, the microspheres contain alumina, zirconia, and silica in a total content of at least about 70% by weight, based on the total weight of the solid, fused microspheres, wherein the total... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6504657 | Optical member An optical member having a toric functional surface has a marking which is made by a configuration of a mold used to form the optical member. The marking is formed in the optical member outside an effective area of the functional surface of the optical me... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6366401 | Clear container with magnifying feature A transparent or partially transparent container is described with a convex portion on one side wall and an image adhering to an opposite and spaced apart second side wall which appears magnified as viewed through the convex opening. The magnified image i... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6366415 | Underwater seeing device An underwater seeing device for enabling the user to see underwater without having to bend over. The underwater seeing device includes an elongate tubular member having a main portion, a neck portion, a front end portion, and a passageway extending theret... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6359742 | Weldable sightglass assembly The invention provides a sightglass assembly for viewing the interior of a vessel, such as a reaction vessel for chemical or biochemical reactions, and is adapted to be welded to a vessel wall. The sightglass assembly comprises a window disc fused to a me... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6278545 | Magnification apparatus for packaging The apparatus (10) for providing magnification for a package (1,2) is designed to provide the user with an apparatus that will allow the user to have a magnification unit to enable him or her to read the instructions of directions on the side of a package... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6275333 | Display window magnification device The present invention 10 discloses a magnification device for being removably mounted onto the display window 14 of a cell phone 12 or the like. The device discloses a housing member 20 having a plurality of removable magnifying lenses 16 contained therei... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6191899 | Emergency visual assistance device An emergency visual assistance device which provides an operator at an operator station access to operationally necessary visual information when that visual information is obscured by smoke or other vision-obstructing matter, and a method for using that ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6081392 | Medicine container magnifier A magnification device for removable attachment to an object to magnify the surface of the object for improved viewing includes a magnification member of substantially uniform thickness and an attachment part including a front part connected to the magnif... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6023382 | Portable underwater viewer with magnifying capabilities An underwater viewing apparatus is provided including a housing with a hollow configuration. Also included is a lens assembly comprising a magnifying lens secured within the housing for magnifying items beneath the housing when viewed through the housing.... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5917651 | Window structure of an indicator unit A reflecting surface is formed at a rear side of a thick portion so that when viewed from the center front relative to the thick portion, light is reflected by the reflecting surface to let the color of the panel be seen as the color of the thick portion.... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5491589 | Meter reading apparatus A cylindrical viewing tube for reading submerged water meters, comprising a clear, high strength polycarbonate viewing tube, a closed bottom end for engaging a submerged meter face, the bottom end being replacable and being threaded onto the viewing tube.... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5275019 | Functional ring A functional ring having the particular characteristic of comprising, in various forms of decorative elements indicative of cardinal orientation or temperature, as well as differently formed lens elements in order to confer a true and proper utility to an... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5144481 | Submerged meter reading apparatus A submerged meter reading apparatus for enabling a human user to visually read a meter submerged in water or the like, having an elongated tubular body member with a sidewall defining an interior chamber, an upper end constructed to allow a user to look i... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5075799 | Magnifying lens attachment for information display selective call receiver An apparatus is described for the magnification of an information display on a selective call receiver. The apparatus comprises an optical lens system coupled in a manner which provides for its easy attachment and removal from the selective call receiver.... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5022740 | Instrument gauge light projection device A light projection device suitable for use on aircraft instruement panels includes a light source contained within a housing. The housing is mounted to the instrument panel adjacent a gauge to be illuminated. The housing has an extension thereon which pro... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4991935 | Magnifying device for hand-held video display apparatus and the like A magnifying device for use with a hand-held video display apparatus or the like having a generally rectangular housing and a video display visually observable from externally of the housing. The magnifying device includes a frame adapted for releasable m... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4949978 | Magnifying device A magnifying device for use with certain games and for reading small print. More particularly, the device has non-parallel, spaced apart lower and upper surfaces such that when the device is placed on a flat surface, the upper surface is at an oblique ang... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4895455 | Cover for wall mounted thermostat including illumination means and magnifying means A replacement cover is provided for a wall mounted, circular thermostat. The replacement cover engages the rotatable sub-assembly of a wall mounted, circular thermostat and provides a transparent convex lens for enlarging the appearance of temperature ind... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4865419 | Instrument panel magnification system A Fresnel lens operatively affixed proximate the transparent faceplate which covers the cluster of gauges disposed on an automotive instrument panel for magnifying the digital or analog information displayed by those gauges.... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4773767 | Thermometer device for a water tap The thermometer device enables the temperature of hot water or mixed hot and cold water to be read directly from the outlet of a tap or faucet or mixing tap or shower head. The thermometer device comprises a cylinder (1) including a conventional nozzle-ty... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4669822 | Apparatus and method permitting non-intrusive observation of encased indicators An apparatus and method permitting non-intrusive observation from an exterior environment of an indicator encased within an interior environment. A lensholder retaining a magnifying lens is secured to the indicator face of a fluid meter while a meter cove... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4602846 | Meter reading tool A submersible tool for reading water meters includes a cylindrical body member having a bottom end sealed with a sight glass. A brush is mounted to the body member adjacent the bottom end. The brush bristles are contoured to correspond to the shape or per... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4515437 | Apparatus for facilitating visual meter readings Apparatus for facilitating visual reading of meters, and more particularly for reading of water meters or the like disposed beneath the ground. A center tube assembly is provided comprising a cylindrical center tube and a light guide assembly carried inte... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4510383 | Device for the optical identification of a coding on a diagnostic test strip A device for the optical identification of a bar coding on a diagnostic test strip in an evaluation device in which the test strip is positively movable relative to a reading device for the coding, with a source of light as a transmitter and a light-sensi... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4451117 | Digital watch magnifying element Disclosed is a magnifying element for use with a digital watch face to magnify the numerals and hence facilitate the reading of the time thereby. The magnifying element has a face side and an adhesive coated side which is covered by tear strip whose remov... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4285574 | Device for reading coded notches on keys A device for reading coded notches on keys, the device comprising a magnifier having parallel lines marked on one face, the lines being spaced apart in accordance with the code and each line being indicated by a coding index, the magnifier having a groove... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4259784 | Magnified graphical copier The four sides of a rectangular piece of screening are secured into an open frame to form a grid. Opposite lengthwise sides of the frame are grooved on the edges to make a track along which a separate piece can slide. This piece consists of a long, rectan... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4197726 | Combination locks A dial for a combination lock extends through a disc mounted on the housing for supporting the dial. A pair of interchangeable members, one being used at a time, are used in conjunction with the dial. The first interchangeable member is a spacer mounted o... | 04/15/1980 |
