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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 |
| 8155491 | Cable In order to improve a cable, comprising an inner cable body, in which at least one conductor strand of an optical and/or electrical conductor runs in the longitudinal direction of the cable, a cable sheath, enclosing the inner cable body and lying between an outer s... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150227 | Electrically traceable and identifiable fiber optic cables and connectors Composite fiber optic cables having exposed, conductive traces external to the cable jacket enable non-invasive, wireless electrical tone tracing of fiber optic cables. The cross sectional geometry of the fiber optic cable prevents conductive traces from short circu... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8073298 | Process for fabricating a composite underbody panel A process for fabricating a fiber composite underbody panel for a vehicle begins by laying-up a first fiber composite sheet on a suitable form or tool. Current carrying wiring that is normally carried by the floor is laid in place on the first sheet, with the ends o... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8045833 | Cable comprising a shear thickening composition Shear thickening compositions can function in an energy or communications transmission cable to provide enhanced protection against externally applied forces, e.g., cutting or puncture from a shovel. As a free or bound layer, or when used via impregnation into a sub... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041165 | System, method and apparatus for power transmission cable with optical fiber for downhole tool in subterranean applications A system, method and apparatus for incorporating a fiber optic cable into a power cable for an electrical submersible pump is disclosed. The fiber optic components are protected from damage during handling of the cable with pump cable components, such as lead sheath... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8023786 | Cable In order to improve a cable, comprising an inner cable body, in which at least one conductor strand of an optical and/or electrical conductor runs in the longitudinal direction of the cable, an outer cable sheath, enclosing the inner cable body and lying between an ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8000573 | Generic tow lead-in for streamers Generic tow lead-in for streamers providing communication between the seismic systems and the streamers, consisting of at least four wire power quad, at least four multimode optical fibers and at least one signal pair, where the at least one signal line do not utili... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7978944 | Laser light cable A laser light cable includes an optical fiber and a wire cladding that surrounds the optical fiber and is electrically conductive in the longitudinal direction of the laser light cable. The wire cladding includes a continuous layer of axially-adjacent wires formed f... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7920764 | Electrically traceable and identifiable fiber optic cables and connectors Composite fiber optic cables having exposed, conductive traces external to the cable jacket enable non-invasive, wireless electrical tone tracing of fiber optic cables. The cross sectional geometry of the fiber optic cable prevents conductive traces from short circu... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7912333 | Dual conductor fiber optic cable A powered fiber optic cable for use in a hydrocarbon well of extensive depth and/or deviation. The cable may couple to a downhole tool for deployment to well locations of over 30,000 feet in depth while maintaining effective surface communication and powering of the... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7894694 | Photovoltaic fibers Photovoltaic materials and methods of photovoltaic cell fabrication provide a photovoltaic cell in the form of a fiber. These fibers may be formed into a flexible fabric or textile. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7876989 | Active optical cable with integrated power An active cable that is configured to communicate over much of its length using one or more optical fibers, and that includes an integrated electrical connector at at least one end. The active cable includes a power transmission spanning the length of the optical fi... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7835607 | Optical-electrical composite transmission device and electronic equipment An optical-electrical composite cable as an example of an optical-electrical composite transmission device has a flexible board as an electrical signal transmission member having an electric wiring section, and an optical fiber as an optical signal transmission memb... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7783147 | Optical fibre drop cables An optical fiber drop cable for suspension installation includes electrical conductors and at least one optical fiber. An electrically non-conductive reinforcing sleeve houses the conductors and the or each optical fiber. The reinforcing sleeve is housed in sheathin... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7778510 | Active optical cable electrical connector An electrical connector that is integrated within an active cable at one end of the active cable, wherein the active cable is configured to communicate over much of its length using one or more optical fibers. The cable may be an electrical to optical cable, and ele... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7653277 | Locatable dielectric optical fiber cable having easily removable locating element An optical fiber cable having a locating element and extending from a distribution enclosure to a premise is provided. The optic fiber cable includes a core having at least one optical fiber transmission medium disposed within a tubular member that has a jacket syst... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7643713 | Composite cable A composite cable to be laid by being drawn or blown into a cable tube, which has at least two insulated copper wires (1, 2) which are stranded with one another, and at least one single-fiber optical waveguide (3, 4) and a cable sheath (5). The ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7627217 | Fiber optic cables having a toning lobe Fiber optic cables are disclosed that have a toning lobe that allows the conductive wire to migrate toward the main cable body while still allowing adequate separation performance of the toning lobe. More specifically, the fiber optic cable includes a main cable bod... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7627218 | Retractable optical fiber tether assembly and associated fiber optic cable The present invention provides an optical system that allows for the flexible location of an optical device that is coupled to a patch panel in a wiring closet or other optical signal source through a series of fiber optic cables and optical connections, or the flex... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7603011 | High strength-to-weight-ratio slickline and multiline cables Slickline cables and methods for preparing such cables are disclosed. A slickline cable includes a pre-manufactured polymer composite rod having a channel therein; an optical fiber disposed in the channel; a fastener securing the optical fiber in the channel, wherei... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7574086 | Installation method of optical fiber composite electric power cable and cable structure therefor Disclosed is installation of an optical fiber composite electric power cable. An installation method of an optical fiber composite electric power cable includes installing an electric power cable including a conductor and an air-blown installation tube therein at an... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7567740 | Thermal sensing fiber devices There is provided a thermal sensing fiber including a semiconducting element having a fiber length and characterized by a bandgap energy corresponding to a selected operational temperature range for the fiber in which there can be produced a change in thermally-exci... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7532794 | Method and apparatus for locating subterranean optical fiber A fiber optic cable can comprise a tape that extends along the cable and that facilitates locating the cable when the cable is buried underground. The tape can comprise a film of nonconductive material, such as plastic, with an overlaying pattern of conductive patch... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7526163 | Locatable cables and cable components therefor Cables that are detectable and/or identified from a distant location using detection equipment are disclosed. The cables include at least one communication element, a jacket, and at least one antenna element such as a parasitic antenna element. In one embodiment, th... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7515797 | Optical harness assembly and method An optical cable harness assembly and method are provided. The optical cable harness assembly includes at least one optical cable harness having a termination end; at least one electrical connector having connector pins; and at least one active connector conversion ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7512300 | Compound optical and electrical conductors, and connectors therefor A compound optical and electrical conductor includes a fiberoptic light transmitting element (multiple fibers or single solid rod) with at least one solar cell with LED therewith. The electrical conductor or conductors may be imbedded or otherwise secured within the... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7496258 | Hydrocarbon monitoring cable A hydrocarbon monitoring cable including resistance to development of defects in a fiber optic core thereof. The core defect resistance may be in the form of resistance to defect causing agents of a downhole environment such as hydrogen. This may be obtained through... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7444051 | Conductor module, especially of an optical fibre type, having longitudinal impenetrability and controlled relative slippage, and associated method of production A conductor module (M) comprises a jacket (E) tightly accommodating, in the manner of tubing, at least two flexible conductors (C). The conductors (C) are coated with a small amount of oil (H) having a viscosity strictly less than 100 millipascal second (mPa.s) so a... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7433564 | Optical device for optical communication An optical phase modulator made of lithium niobate or the like phase-modulates the output light of a single-wavelength laser light source 20 that emits CW light, and the phase-modulated light is inputted to a dispersion medium 22. The positive chirp an... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7409127 | Fiber optic assemblies suitable for adding nodes to a communication network Disclosed are fiber optic assemblies for adding additional nodes to a communication network. The fiber optic assemblies include a plurality of optical fibers and a plurality of electrical conductors for transmitting power with a protective sheath covering at least a... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406231 | Electroluminescent patch cable The present invention provides an interconnect cable having an electroluminescent element disposed therein in order to facilitate locating the interconnect cable. The electroluminescent element is activated by a driver that may be selectively applied to specified dr... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7397990 | Signal transmitting cable A cable (302) has (8) fibers (304) are encapsulated by a UV curable layer (306) having a diameter of approximately (1010) microns, and (16) outer fibers (316) arranged in a circular formation around the inner fibers (304). The opti... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7373056 | High-voltage component with optical fiber and method for producing it A high-voltage component, having a first end and a second end, whereby the first end is on a high-voltage potential with respect to the second end. An insulating part, is arranged between the first end and the second end, and an optical fiber is integrated in the hi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367715 | Medium containing optical paths and electrically conducting paths for applications in high speed data links A structure that possesses the combined properties of carrying signals through the provision of a series of electrical conductors, and by optical signals through the intermediary of a series of optical waveguides. This imparts a particular advantage thereto for the ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366584 | Power tool system including a multi-core cable with an electronic memory module A power tool system includes a portable power tool (10), a stationary control unit (11), and a cable assembly (12), which includes a multi-core cable 15 and connection pieces (13, 14), for communicating power and/or signals between... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362936 | Optical harness assembly and method An optical harness assembly and method are provided. The optical harness assembly includes at least one optical harness cable having a termination end; at least one electrical connector having connector pins; and at least one active connector conversion unit coupled... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356228 | Fiber optic cable systems and methods incorporating a luminescent compound-containing layer to identify cracks Fiber optic cable systems and methods incorporating a luminescent compound-containing layer to identify cracks. Exemplary embodiments include a fiber optic cable apparatus including a core for receiving laser light emitted from a VCSEL for the detection of faults in... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352937 | Devices, systems and methods for connecting a single mode fiber to a legacy multi-mode fiber Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide for methods to launch data signals from single mode fiber optic cable into legacy multimode fiber optic cable. In one exemplary embodiment, a single mode fiber is offset slightly from the axis of a multimode fib... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351009 | Fiber optic installation structures in a paved surface, ducts, and methods therefor A fiber optic installation structure and method therefor includes a duct having an inner tube, at least one optical waveguide, and a jacket and is disposed within a channel of a paved surface. The jacket generally surrounds the inner tube. When the duct is disposed ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352936 | Optical aerial line and method of installation thereof An optical aerial line has an optical cable extending parallel to an aerial electrical conductor and lashed to the electrical conductor by means of securing elements, wherein the securing elements have at least two binders helically wound onto the electrical conduct... | 04/01/2008 |
