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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 |
| 7217676 | Hydrophobization and silica for supported catalyst This invention relates to a catalyst support comprising the result of the combination of: (a) a support comprising hydroxyl groups; (b) a capping agent comprising a boron containing Lewis acid; and (c) an ionic activator, where... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7004752 | Method of forming a candle with multiple peelable color layers A wax core is dipped multiple times in liquid clear wax and water sequentially. Thereafter, the candle is dipped multiple times in a liquid pigmented wax to form a first pigmented layer. When the desired shade is achieved, one or more layers of clear wax is added. T... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6749772 | Fluorescent lubricant A fluorescent lubricant that is applied to an associated object in a liquid state and dries to a solid coating is formulated from a solid lubricant present in a concentration of about 60 percent to about 80 percent of the fluorescent lubricant. The solid lubricant i... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6740356 | Process for the production of a bituminous sealing sheet A process and an installation for the production of a bituminous sealing sheet, comprises a strip impregnated and/or coated with a given bitumen and having a zone in the shape or a band or a portion of a band of a different bitumen from the first bitumen. A strip ( | 05/25/2004 |
| 6641927 | Soybean oil impregnation wood preservative process and products A process for treating wood and wood products is disclosed. Wood is impregnated under pressure with soybean oil or a mixture of vegetable oils with soybean oil, which oil is caused to polymerize within the wood. The polymerized oil is effectively fixed wi... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6410126 | Unidirectional tape of carbon fibers In this tape (15), the fibers are discontinuous and have a length distribution such that the mean fiber length, that is to say the mean length of 50% of the fibers in a specimen, is between approximately 40 and 70% of the length of the longest fiber in th... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6333075 | Method of forming a film on strip material and apparatus thereof A simple and inexpensive method of forming a film on a wire or strip material by immersing it in a solution bath containing a film-treating component, and then draining liquid off, and an apparatus thereof are disclosed. The time from taking out the mater... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6271186 | Electrical contact lubricant composition for inhibiting fretting failure This invention describes a contact lubricant composition for protecting electrical contacts from failure by fretting damage. This lubricant composition is also able to restore and rejuvenate electrical contacts that have failed in service by fretting dama... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6251481 | Method of making candles in a water bath A device for making decorative candles which have varied shapes and colors of wax throughout in an heated water bath and an apparatus utilizing said device comprised of multiple heated sources of melted wax suspended above an open topped waterproof box, h... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6235226 | Method for manufacturing balloon catheter Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a balloon catheter. The method comprises the steps of: preparing a tube which is formed with a first lumen and a second lumen, the tube possessing a balloon expansion section in which a first hole for communicating ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6219433 | Wax, copper foil flexible wire with wax and speakers using this flexible wire This invention is intended to provide a wax excellent as a surface treating agent, a copper foil flexible wire capable of accommodating with flame resistance, and a speaker using this flexible wire. It is characterized in that petroleum wax is mixed with ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6159876 | Roofing ply product A process for making a roofing ply roll or sheet product which comprises pretreating a fiber glass mat with water to provide greater than 2 and less than 10 wt. % water therein, and impregnating said moisturized mat with molten asphalt, the amount of asph... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6115479 | Wax, copper foil flexible wire with wax and speakers using this flexible wire This invention is intended to provide a wax excellent as a surface treating agent, a copper foil flexible wire capable of accommodating with flame resistance, and a speaker using this flexible wire. It is characterized in that petroleum wax is mixed with ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6110231 | Method of processing textile products utilizing decomposable emulsifiers A method of applying a surface coating to an intermediate textile product to enhance the performance of the textile product in a downstream manufacturing process. The method includes the steps of preparing an application composition having a process-enhan... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5989646 | Method of and system for manufacturing a wax impregnated rope and a wax impregnated rope Ropes made of plastic filaments are used extensively for fishing equipment such as nets and trawl bags, and it has been found that a wax impregnation of the ropes is advantageous in several respects. However, the presence of free wax on the rope surface i... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5932287 | Manufacture of built-up roofing products with moisture conditioned fibrous mats A method of manufacturing roofing felts, cap sheets, base sheets and similar built-up roofing products from fibrous mats includes: supplying a roofing mat to a manufacturing process; moisturizing the roofing mat by applying steam or a liquid mist to one o... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5853797 | Method of providing corrosion protection Disclosed is a method and solution for providing corrosion protection for electrical contact members. The contact members are exposed to the solution, which in one embodiment includes a phosphonate, a lubricant, and a solvent. In a preferred embodiment, t... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5837078 | VOC-free protective coating A formable, weldable, VOC-free protective coating for use on a number of substrates including metal, wood, concrete, plastic, pipe and transportation equipment. The composition includes beeswax, ammonia, water and, optionally, paraffin. It may also includ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5817369 | Method of treating wood The invention provides a method of preparing a supersaturated solution of an inorganic solute in an aqueous solvent, to such solutions and to a method of treating wood by impregnating it with such solutions. The method of preparing the solution involves m... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5756161 | Scouring pad and process for making same A process and apparatus for impregnating a molten or viscous cleaning composition into a traveling, three dimensional, lofty, dense nonwoven web is disclosed. The composition is applied by an applicator manifold and is retained in the voids within the web... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5723180 | Method for applying a coating corrosion resistant material to a vehicle frame structure A method for applying a coating of a corrosion resistant material to an individual vehicle frame component or to an assembled vehicle frame structure includes the initial step of heating the vehicle frame component to a predetermined temperature, such as ... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5679407 | Method for the hardening of wood material The invention relates to a method for the hardening of wood material by impregnating it with a polymerizable substance and by polymerizing the polymerizable substance by means of heat. Heat transfer and cleaning in the polymerization have been improved th... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5569430 | Method of making a roofing membrane A method of making a roofing membrane having a reinforcing fabric saturated with a bituminous material. The reinforcing fabric comprises a first fiberglass scrim layer to which is stitched a non-woven polyester mat.... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5540985 | Protective sheet material and method for making same A protective sheet material of a laminate structure and a method of manufacture in which the sheet material has a plastic membrane layer joined to a layer of felt. Subsequent to the joining of the felt to the plastic membrane, the felt is saturated with p... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5474812 | Method for the application of a lubricant on a sewing yarn A method is described for application a lubricant onto a sewing yarn. The sewing yarn to be lubricated is prepared as heap of yarn or as wound package. This heap respectively this package is superfused or perfused with a bath containing said lubricant. As... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5460852 | Method for applying polymer modified asphalt coating to corrugated pipes A method of coating a corrugated pipe includes preparing an asphalt composition having a polymer constituent within the range of from about 3 to about 20 percent by weight, the composition having a softening point within the range of from about 180° F. t... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5169690 | Fire resistant roofing system A roofing system incorporates a fire resistant asphalt composition comprising a thermoplastic elastomer modified bitumen, a filler, a brominated diphenyl ether, antimony oxide, and zinc borate. The asphalt composition is utilized with and impregnated into... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5145517 | Composite electroless plating-solutions, processes, and articles thereof A process of electrolessly metallizing a body on the surface thereof with a metal coating incorporating particulate matter therein, which process comprises contacting the surface of said body with a stable electroless metallizing bath comprising a metal s... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5137755 | Impregnating carbonizing process and apparatus An impregnating carbonizing process and apparatus which permit reduction in cost of consumable goods and can operate at a reduced cost and a heating and vacuum impregnating operation which requires a very long period of time can be performed on the outsid... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5051457 | Asphalt-block copolymer roofing composition A composition for use in roll roofing membrane applications which comprise: (a) from about 93 to about 87 parts per hundred of a bituminous component having a penetration of less than about 125 (decamillimeters) at 25° C. and (b) from about 7 to about 13 part... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5019424 | Method of producing a decorative container A decorative container is made by dipping into baths of molten wax, different colors of wax being provided in different baths for successive dipping to provide a multi-colored laminated wax coating on the container. Decorative designs at various locations... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4990378 | Hot melt wax coatings for fibrous substrates A process for coating a fibrous substrate with a hot melt wax composition is disclosed. The coating compositions comprise a mix of a fully refined paraffin wax, a petroleum wax selected from the group consisting of a recrystallized heavy intermediate wax ... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4956199 | Method of making roofing plies, including method of applying the same to a roof There is disclosed a method of making a roofing ply by providing a fiberglass mat, feeding the mat through a punching die and punching openings through the surface thereof. The mat is thereafter saturated with melted asphalt at a melting temperature of at... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4885970 | Moisture-free electromagnetic pickup for an electrical musical instrument of the stringed type A pickup assembly for an electrical musical instrument is dipped in a hot wax bath in order to remove air pockets from the assembly. The resultant assembly provides consistent tonal characteristics despite humidity changes.... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4873303 | Method for making a reinforced product of bituminous material A method and apparatus for making a reinforced product of bituminous material comprises drawing a reinforcing mat through a tank of molten bituminous material to impregnate the mat, pulling the impregnated mat through metering rolls to establish the final... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4859509 | Textile warp size Textile warp sizing compositions and hydrophobic starch derivatives useful therefor are provided. The compositions strengthen and protect warp yarns as well as render textile lubricants uniformly dispersible thereon. The compositions additionally facilita... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4851263 | Method and apparatus for application of wax on wafers A method and an apparatus for applying molten wax to one face of a wafer is disclosed. A container having an upwardly facing opening contains the molten wax. The wafer is held substantially horizontally above the opening of the container, with one face of... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4842903 | Wax, sulfonate, dispersing oil, sepiolite clay compositions for protective soft coatings Corrosion preventives, e.g. for automobiles, comprise sepiolite clays with waxes, sulfonates e.g. SACI, optional solvents, oils, soaps provide high viscosity, high solids, corrosion-preventatives. Application can be by hot spray or hot melt, hot dipping, ... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4839194 | Methods of preparing tissue samples A method is described for preparing tissue samples for use in diagnostic evaluation involving the rapid fixation, dehydration, and embedding of a tissue sample as well as rapid mounting of plastic sections to glass slides, dissolution of plastic and optim... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4828885 | Ski wax composition and process of application A wax composition for waxing skis comprising a wax matrix having incorporated therein a silicone polymer of relatively low volatility.... | 05/09/1989 |
