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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 |
| 7401792 | Sealing device and method for assembling the sealing device To provide a seal for a conducting element (3) which is positioned eccentrically in a through-hole (2) in a housing wall (1), a proposal is made for a sealing body (8) which can be moved in a radial direction (11) and which can be ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7270138 | Joint mechanism A joint mechanism for use in a rod for bearing at least a portion of a user's weight and a corresponding flexible tip for contacting a substantially horizontal surface. The joint mechanism includes a spring mechanism, a first bushing, and a second bushing. The sprin... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264556 | Collapsible golf club A collapsible golf club. A head is disposed on a shaft and a coupling replaceably couples an end of the handle to an end of the shaft. The coupling includes a threaded portion extending from the end of the shaft, a stub shaft extending from the threaded portion, a p... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7182666 | Wing-attachment mechanism for a model airplane A mechanism for attaching a wing to a fuselage of a model airplane. The mechanism includes a mounting base, a wing bolt, a retaining device that holds the wing bolt in the mounting base, and a flexible support member positioned between the retaining device and the m... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7108445 | Adaptor for a mailbox post An adapter is for use in cooperation with a post. The adapter includes an upper adapter portion which will be attached to a first part of the post, and a lower adapter portion which will be attached to a second part of the post. The adapter also includes a cylindric... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090061 | Snap ring A snap ring having improved retention characteristics is configured for use inside a cylindrical cavity. The cavity includes a retention device having a retention surface forming an obtuse angle with the cavity wall. As an axial load is applied to the snap ring, it ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086195 | Fly fishing rod having a detachable reel seat and waist holder therefore The present invention concerns a fly fishing rod with a detachable reel and reel seat assembly. The fly fishing rod of the present invention comprises a rod shaft and a handgrip disposed at an inner end rod shaft, and is adapted for removably connecting a reel to th... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6994379 | Tubular assembly having an internal plug A tubular assembly that includes a plug (45) residing within at least a portion of each of a first tube (12) and a second tube (30), is described. Each of the first and second tubes have perforations (21 and 39) that are separately... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6776553 | Connection point Proposed is a connecting point between two tool parts with a device, comprising an elastic element, for effecting a defined angular position of rotation between the tool parts. Said connecting point is characterized in that the elastic element (23) in a first... | 08/17/2004 |
| 5722785 | Tool fastening device for technoscopes The present invention relates to a device for fastening a rotatory drivable tool to the head of a technoscope by screwing a tool holder provided at the proximal side end of the tool to the distal end of the shank of a drive spindle. To secure undesired de... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5651433 | Fluid operated oscillation damper A fluid oscillation damper is provided with an electromagnetically controlled valve for varying the damping force of the oscillation damper. The electromagnetically controlled valve is housed within a compartment confined by two housing parts. A first hou... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5547306 | Fastener assembly A fastener assembly for engaging a lattice-like structure. The fastener assembly includes a main body having individual portions which interact with a vertical component of the lattice. An object of interest, having a plate upon which an emblem or decorat... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5462142 | Fluid operated damper with nonreleasable cover unit for electromagnetic value A fluid oscillation damper is provided with an electromagnetically controlled valve for varying the damping force of the oscillation damper. The electromagnetically controlled valve is housed within a compartment confined by two housing parts. A first hou... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5375938 | Interior sleeve for tubular members An interior sleeve for a pair of telescoping tubular members, in which the sleeve is mounted in an outer tubular member. The sleeve has locking studs on its exterior surface which are aligned with locking apertures in the outer tubular member. The sleeve ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5270630 | Method and apparatus for antirotation encoder interfaces An encoder interface for interfacing an encoder having a first part defining a first axis to a structure having a second part defining a second axis substantially parallel to the first axis includes a portion for translating the first part with respect to... | 12/14/1993 |
| 4712757 | Portable voting booth adapter An adapter device for portable voting booth serves to widen the space between front support legs. The adaptive device is comprised of two parallel, spaced apart cylindrical members, with coplanar lower end portions. The cylindrical members are connected t... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4097161 | Coupling with overload safety device A coupling apparatus where two coaxially held coupling halves are connected by a tensioning member provided with a predetermined breaking point. The tensioning member secured at one end to its associated coupling half, is radially and tangentially displac... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4085816 | Heat shield for an exhaust tail pipe A heat shield surrounds an exhaust tail pipe of an internal combustion engine so as to define a certain thickness of an insulating layer of air between the shield and the tail pipe.... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4058024 | Multiple ring inertial energy storage wheel with improved inter-ring connector An inertial energy storage rotor defined by a plurality of independent, concentric rotor rings rotatable about a vertical axis. A spacer ring connects each outer rotor ring to its adjacent inner rotor ring and is constructed of a substantially rigid mater... | 11/15/1977 |
