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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 |
| 8128335 | Disc turning device A disc turning device is formed with at least one support portion at one side of a center of gravity of the disc to make a disc turn over automatically by gravity by turning about the support portion, thus achieving the objectives of automatically turning over a dis... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7572094 | Apparatus and method for reorienting a stack of mail Mail reorientation apparatus which transfers horizontally oriented mail stack in an input tray to a vertical orientation in an output tray. The input tray is brought to a rotating station where a plate is brought down on top of the mail stack and a plurality of push... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7302755 | Head assembly for a component mounter Provided is a component mounter having a plurality of revolving nozzle spindles, which can simultaneously pick up and mount two or more electronic components. A head assembly for the component mounter includes: a base frame; a rotary housing rotatably mounted on the... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290978 | Photomask flipper and single direction inspection device for dual side photomask inspection A flipper for rotating and positioning a photomask in two flip orientations includes a flip unit rotatably held in a base. The flip unit includes a flip frame in which clamps are preferably spring loaded guided such that the clamps are oppositely and laterally displ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7153086 | High speed turnover apparatus and method A turnover apparatus and method for inverting articles such as lumber or board pieces being conveyed sideways on two or more conveyor chain loops in which each article is advanced on the conveyor chain loops by speed up belts engaging the underside of the articles t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150598 | Pallet handling apparatus and method Apparatus and methods for handling pallets, such as for inspection and sorting, are disclosed. In a disclosed embodiment, an up-ender includes a support frame, a pallet-tilting mechanism coupled in a pivotal manner to the frame, and first and second generally uprigh... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7128516 | Workpiece transport apparatus While periphery or peripheries of workpiece(s) W lifted in floating fashion by simultaneous suction and expulsion of gas(es) between pair(s) of first and second, or upper and lower, transport stages 14, 15 is/are retained by plurality of elevator pins 16 | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121936 | Grinding wheel replacement fixture An apparatus to facilitate the replacement of a grinding wheel secured to a mounting plate. The apparatus includes a frame having two spaced-apart uprights. An elongated support bar extends between and is pivotally mounted to the uprights while a mounting plate of a... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7074005 | Printing plate stacking device and method of judging authenticity of sheet member detecting state An intermediate guide member is provided attachable and removable between a head portion and a supporting frame of a stocker for printing plates. A number of intermediate guide members is an element to set a time of starting downward movement of hooks supporting a l... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7004714 | Method and apparatus for automatically loading socks, knee socks and the like onto forms An apparatus for automatically loading socks on forms (1) comprises a suction unit (20) at an inlet, a carousel (10) with several stations (2, 3, 4, 5), a positioning unit (30) of the sock (S), a tucking-up unit (40) and a p... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6986636 | Device for positioning disk-shaped objects A device for positioning disk-shaped objects (1) to inspect the front and rear sides of disk-shaped objects and to reduce the negative effect of large-area contact between the holder and the disk-shaped object. The device comprises a rotatable table (24 | 01/17/2006 |
| 6899780 | Method and apparatus for placing discrete parts transversely onto a moving web This invention pertains to processing continuous webs such as paper, film, composites, and the like, in dynamic continuous processing operations. More particularly, it relates to transferring discrete parts to a continuous web, whether paper, film, composite, or the... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6866462 | Flexible pedestal for inverting soft contact lenses A pedestal for inverting a soft contact lens has been invented. The pedestal of the invention has an inner surface, an outer surface, a dome shape capable of supporting the back surface of the contact lens or the front surface of that contact lens which has been inv... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6793453 | Method and device for transporting and turning objects On a processing apparatus with step-by-step conveying of the articles to be processed and a turning module for the articles, turning is performed transversely with respect to the conveying direction. This allows much space to be saved in the turning arrangement.... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6761527 | Method and apparatus for removing tire treads from storage device An apparatus and method for removing an unvulcanized tire tread from a storage device (14) includes the step of inverting the tread (12) and transporting it to a roller conveyor in a single step. The tread (12) is picked up by a vacuum bar (8... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6729835 | Handling assembly for fixturing ophthalmic lenses An assembly for orienting and fixturing an array of contact lenses in a lens-fixturing tray to enable automated picking of the lenses includes an array of tubes to which a first support tray having an array of lens receptacles each having a respective contact lens t... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6612800 | Article transfer apparatus Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for transferring ordered articles between carriers. Generally, an empty partitioned carrier is aligned in a generally opposing relationship with partitions in a carrier containing at least one article to be transferre... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6565309 | Polarity inversion apparatus and polarity inversion method for chip components An object of the present invention is to enable the orientations of chip components accommodated in groove portions of an index table to be assuredly uniformized. When a polarity judgment device finds that the orientation of the chip component accommodate... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6550649 | Counter balanced effluence transfer system A counter balanced effluence transfer system for the transfer of effluence from a source container into a receiving reservoir comprises a receiving reservoir having a cover plate and a reservoir top opening, and a counter balanced mechanism located above ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6368435 | Device and method for transporting separate substrates A device and a method for separately transporting substances are provided. The device and method according to the invention can especially be used in connection with an unit for producing DVDs. Preferably, the device according to the invention has for eac... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6299405 | Material handling device A material handling system, apparatus, and method for transferring and inverting a generally planar panel is disclosed. The system, apparatus, and method is comprised of a panel-engaging member and a panel-engaging member rotator. The panel-engaging membe... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6213352 | Foldable drum draining device A compact, foldable, storable, portable drum draining apparatus for facilitating the drainage of contents from a second drum or vessel into a first drum or vessel, including a first supporting member for supporting the first vessel and a second supporting... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6164899 | Disk transfer apparatus A disk transfer apparatus includes an elongated arm which is pivotally connected at one end to a mounting block for pivotal movement through a vertical plane. A head is mounted on the free end of the arm, and has a pair of fixed, parallel jaws projecting ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6142725 | Rotatable shuttle transfer unit A rotatable shuttle transfer unit for transferring a workpiece from a first work station to a second work station along a predetermined path of travel wherein a pair of spaced carriages carry the workpiece along the predetermined path of travel and rotate... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6116670 | Rotating jaw robotic gripper An actuating device is taught for use with a robotic arm having a linear actuator which includes an actuated portion and a stationary portion with a tool device supported by the actuated portion. The actuating device includes a bracket attached to the sta... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6063191 | Apparatus for the coating of flat-form substrates especially of printed circuit boards An apparatus for the coating of flat-form substrates, especially of printed circuit boards, solder masks and the like, wherein there is arranged between two coating stations a turning station for the printed circuit boards, which are conveyed on a transpo... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6058988 | System of holding workpieces for a carving machine A machine for carving workpieces having substantially similar configurations generally including a base member, means disposed on the base member for retaining at least one workpiece thereon, means for rotationally indexing the workpiece disposed on the r... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6007293 | Signature bundle inverter A signature bundle inverting machine having a table for movement between a bundle receiving position and a rotating position for inverting bundles prior to transport to a binding machine. The table may also include a hoist-accessible position that permits... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6000902 | Component flipping method and apparatus A method and apparatus for flipping or rotating a component 180 degrees. The apparatus includes a rotatable plate having a component opening where the component may pass through and a top and a bottom shutter where when the plate is rotated in a first dir... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5985036 | Vacuum coating apparatus for overall coating of a substrate by rotation of the substrate in a stream of material In a vacuum coating apparatus for an allover coating of a substrate by rotation of the substrate (3) in a stream of material, comprising a vacuum chamber with a material source (13), a substrate holder (6) with a point of attachment (19) for the holding o... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5924545 | Rotatable shuttle transfer unit A rotatable shuttle transfer unit for transferring a workpiece from a first work station to a second work station along a predetermined path of travel wherein a pair of spaced carriages carry the workpiece along the predetermined path of travel and rotate... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5888043 | Device for lifting, moving, inverting and releasing heavy loads A device for connecting to, lifting at a first location load support surface, moving, inverting and releasing at a second load support surface individual heavy loads. The device includes a support frame for carrying heavy loads. The frame carries a mechan... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5822953 | Method of and system for packaging rolls of photographic film in box A film packaging system has a tubular casing arraying and conveying device for arraying and conveying tubular casings each housing a roll of unexposed photographic film, a packing device for inserting the tubular casings into respective first packaging ca... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5743374 | Stack turner and replenisher and method A stack turner and replenisher 10 is provided for keeping a hopper of a carton prefeeder P filled with carton blanks, traditionally a job that requires a human worker and causes carpal tunnel syndrome due to the inverting motion required. Stack turner 10 ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5738483 | Lift and invert mechanism A mechanism for lifting from an operating position, inverting, and returning to the operating position a workpiece. The mechanism includes two drive devices, a linear drive which provides a continuous lifting force to a vertically movable member, and rota... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5732857 | Method and apparatus for installing a bottle on a liquid dispenser A liquid dispenser having a housing defining a reservoir for a supply of liquid. The housing has an upwardly facing support surface. A bottle has a wall defining a receptacle for supply of liquid and a mouth through which liquid can be introduced to the r... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5695596 | Apparatus for laying up veneer panels Apparatus for automatically laying up veneer sheets for the manufacture of continuous veneer panels composed of a plurality of stacked sheets, optionally glued on their top face. The apparatus includes a frame, a conveyor for receiving the veneer sheets t... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5580210 | Seat handling device A device for handling an automobile seat having a bar suspended from a cable and a rotor connected to the bottom end of the bar with the output shaft of the rotor used to rotate a clamp-like device. The clamp-like device has a pair of blades which are mov... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5556504 | Apparatus for placing discrete parts transversely onto a moving web This invention pertains to processing continuous webs such as paper, film, composites, and the like, in dynamic continuous processing operations. More particularly, it relates to transferring discrete parts to a continuous web, whether paper, film, compos... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5549190 | Adiabatic transfer device for an dry diamond milling system A transfer device for a very high speed adiabatic face milling machine whose configuration and operation provide a highly efficient machining process suitable for production manufacturing conditions. The milling machine preferably operates at speeds of ap... | 08/27/1996 |
