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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 |
| 7021617 | Clamp actuator system and method of use A substrate compiling system includes an actuator, cable and tamper device. The tamper device includes a clamp assembly. The clamp assembly is retracted and extended. The clamp assembly can be used to clamp an edge of each compiled set of substrates and transfer the... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6819906 | Printer output sets compiler to stacker system A sheets sets compiling and stacking system for the output of a printer, in which the seriatim output of printed sheets may be accumulated and neatly stacked on a temporary sheets supporting system until the desired number of sheets for that set (e.g. all the pages ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6595514 | Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus including the sheet feeding device A sheet feeding device for an image forming apparatus including a main body case includes a sheet feeding tray that is rotatably supported by the main body case so as to be placed at at least a closed position where a sheet feeding inlet is closed by the ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6350073 | Z-fold print media handling system A Z-fold print media handling system for printing banners and the like uses an inkjet printing mechanism without a tractor-feed. A series of stuttering stopping and starting steps generates varying static and dynamic frictional forces to separate the firs... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6158909 | Z-fold print media handling system A Z-fold print media handling system for printing banners and the like uses an inkjet printing mechanism without a tractor-feed. A series of stuttering stopping and starting steps generates varying static and dynamic frictional forces to separate the firs... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5803632 | Method and apparatus for preventing envelope flaps from sealing in laser printers An insert for preventing a gummed flap from adhering to an envelope while being printed upon in a laser printer is substantially nonadherent to moister-activated and/or heat-activated gums and adhesives. The nonadherent insert is made from sheet material ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 4915369 | Apparatus for separating and feeding envelopes to an office machine An envelope (12) which is the lowest in a stack is grasped at the edge of its flap part (26) by a carrier tooth (24) arranged on a conveying belt (18) for separating it from a stacking magazine (10). The envelope is fed directly to an office machine in a ... | 04/10/1990 |
