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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 |
| 7422788 | Double-sided adhesive tape and method for fixing a sealing element in place A double-sided adhesive tape (24) and a method for fixing a sealing element (10) in place, preferably in motor vehicles, has a sealing body (12) made from silicone, to which a first self-adhesive sticking surface (18) of a double-sided ad... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7361403 | Multilayer graphic systems A multilayer graphic article comprising (a) a fabric matrix or support having an upper and lower surface, (b) at least one image layer disposed on the upper surface of the fabric matrix or support, (c) a protective layer disposed over the at least one image layer, a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354648 | Electrically conductive non-stick coating A non-stick coating includes fluoropolymer and electrically conductive mica. The coating may be used on rollers in printing machines to help dissipate static electricity. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338914 | RFID tire label A tire label that is adapted to adhere to the surface of an irregular surface. The inventive tire label uses a label stock made of an openwork fabric that is a mesh, woven or knit. Optionally, a cap can be used on the label. Preferably, the label has an RFID chip. | 03/04/2008 |
| 7297401 | Electroconductive adhesive and adhesive article using the same The present invention provides an electroconductive adhesive having a heme protein mixed in a very small amount thereby exhibiting electrical conductivity without deteriorating adhesion, which is used on the surface of electronic parts or a label thereby preventing ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294396 | Adhesive tape having one side coated with an adhesive, and no surface treatment on the opposite side A self-adhesive tape comprising an oriented polyolefin film, one side of which is coated with an adhesive layer formed from a mixture of 30-65 wt. % of a natural rubber latex and 35-70 wt. % of an aqueous dispersion of a hydrocarbon resin, and the opposite side of w... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294380 | Film for labels that are removable Clear and opaque polymeric film structures for providing clear and opaque labels that are removable, respectively. The film structure includes a core layer and first skin layer, wherein the first skin layer contains a polymeric matrix of a material that allows a lab... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7226664 | Laminated polyester film, flame-retardant polyester film thereof, copper-clad laminated plate and circuit substrate The present invention is to provide a laminated polyester film with excellent adhesive properties for use in a laminating material, and the laminated polyester film is a film in which a resin layer including a polyester resin and a oxazoline-based cross-linking agen... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7192640 | Paperboard substrate for blister packaging A packaging laminate comprising a paperboard substrate for providing a base layer, a tear-resistant polymer layer applied to said substrate, and a heat seal polymer layer applied to said tear-resistant polymer. This laminate structure is particularly useful for blis... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192641 | Stamping film, method for the production thereof and for transferring a label from said stamping film to a substrate An embossing foil (100) for transferring labels (2) to documents of value (1) includes at least a carrier foil (10), a label layer (20) and an adhesion promoter layer (30). The dimensions of the adhesion promoter layer (3... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7175918 | Polyolefin compositions The present invention relates to polyolefin compositions that incorporate an acrylic/polyether comb-branched copolymer, articles made from the compositions, such as polyolefin films and polyolefin fibers, and methods for making the compositions and the articles.... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165888 | Resealable closures for packages and packages containing the same A resealable closure for a container is described which includes a container having a main body portion and an integral extended body portion foldable over a part of the main body portion; and a releasable enclosure comprising a release surface and a releasable adhe... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7122234 | Transparent plastic gas barrier packaging laminate The invention relates to a transparent gas barrier packaging laminate having a required bending stiffness, comprising outer layers of heat-sealable polyolefin, two polymer carrier layers each being coated with a SiOx gas barrier layer, wherein the two polymer carrie... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7101617 | Silicone dispensing with a conformal film A removable protective thermoformable coating for the packaging of electronic equipment. The coating includes a thermoplastic film and a microencapsulated silicone attached to one side of the film. The coating is vacuum formed and/or melted onto a component, releasi... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090740 | Techniques for labeling of plastic, glass or metal containers or surfaces with polymeric labels The invention provides a method for fastening a polymeric label to a glass, plastic or metal container or surface by means of a water based adhesive composition by the following steps: (a) applying a layer of a hydrophilic solid material to a polymeric ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090907 | Adhesive coated label having tactile feel An adhesive coated label includes indicia disposed on a facestock and layers of tactile coating selectively applied to discrete areas of the facestock to create distinct raised portions on the label. The tactile coating may be applied to correspond to the location o... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087311 | Polymer compound, precursor for the same and thin film-forming method using the same polymer precursor Provided are polyimide and a thin film thereof which have a three-dimensional structure and therefore are excellent in a mechanical strength and a heat resistance as compared with those of conventional linear polyimide. The polyimide is obtained from a salt of multi... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7081288 | Tamper-evident, heat resistant cast label stock A heat resistant label stock comprised of an unsupported cast face sheet layer, an adhesive layer and a release liner characterized by a face sheet, an adhesive layer and a release liner. The label stock is generally tamper-evident in that removal destroys or damage... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7070844 | Highly reflective asphalt-based roofing membrane A prefabricated asphalt-based waterproof roofing membrane for use in a multi-ply asphalt-based commercial roofing system, e.g. a cap sheet that forms the exposed layer of a multi-ply built-up roofing system, is manufactured at a factory to have a highly reflective t... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070843 | Highly reflective asphalt-based roofing membrane A prefabricated asphalt-based waterproof roofing membrane for use in a multi-ply asphalt-based commercial roofing system, e.g. a cap sheet that forms the exposed layer of a multi-ply built-up roofing system, is manufactured at a factory to have a highly reflective n... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7060353 | Adhesive security tape for detecting unauthorized broaching of a package An adhesive tape having a backing of oriented thermoplastic film, to whose lower face the following layers are applied: a) a partial primer layer which is anchored to the thermoplastic film, b) a first release laye... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7041365 | Static dissipative optical construction An optical construction that is static-dissipative and includes a static-dissipative layer buried within optical material. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7001662 | Transfer sheet and wiring board using the same, and method of manufacturing the same A transfer sheet of the present invention includes a resin film having a glass transition temperature of not lower than 60° C., a silicone resin layer formed on the resin film, and a metal wiring pattern formed on the silicone resin layer. The metal wiring pattern ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6991849 | Near infrared ray shielding film A near infrared screening film which consists of a biaxially oriented film made from a polyester containing a near infrared light absorber having a weight reduction start temperature of at least 280° C. and which has a haze value of 5% or less and a total transmitt... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6989191 | Composite paper material with a pressure-sensitive adhesive coating finished to be resistant to repulping The invention relates to a paper composite material with repulp-resistant adhesive coating, consisting of a paper carrier and an adhesive layer, characterized in that an intermediate coat of a dispersion polymer film containing a protective colloid and/or an emulsif... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6986935 | Fusible interlining A fusible interlining includes a textile interlining web coated with a plurality of double-layered adhesive dots on a first side of the textile interlining web. Each of the plurality of double-layered adhesive dots includes a bottom dot facing the interlining web an... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6984456 | Flexible printed wiring board for chip-on flexibles There is provided a flexible printed wiring board including an insulating layer having a high optical transmittance, a high adhesion strength and a high migration resistance, and suitable for a chip on film (hereafter referred to as COF). In a flexible printed wirin... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6972151 | Magic slate capture and display device A device for forming erasable images on a reusable medium, comprising: an erasing portion; and a writing portion; wherein the erasing portion comprises a separator for separating at least two layers of the reusable medium; and wherein the writing portion comprises a... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6962748 | Masking tape and its use A masking tape comprising: a) a heat resistant adhesive tape comprising a flexible sheet backing and a pressure sensitive adhesive composition, b) a masking material, which is laminated in an edge region of the pre... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6946203 | Multilayer polyolefin substrate with low density core and stiff outer layers A biaxially oriented thermoplastic structure including a low density core layer formed from polypropylene, highly crystalline polypropylene or high density polyethylene, and outer layers formed from highly crystalline polypropylene or high density polyethylene. The ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6933029 | Label sheet for electrophotographic process and image forming method using the same A label sheet for electrophotographic process is composed of a label body in which an adhesive layer is formed on the back surface of a label base and a separator that is tentatively bonded to the label body with the adhesive layer interposed in between so as to be ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926956 | Transparent conductive heat sealing material and carrier tape lid using same The present invention has a main object to provide a transparent conductive heat sealing material of which antistatic property does not deteriorates even at a low humidity, and has a transparency to an extent of permitting visual recognition of the contents and a ca... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6908672 | Adhesive tape particularly for packaging use A unilaterally self-adhesively coated adhesive tape, comprising: (a) a film based on thermoplastic polymers and (b) an adhesive layer applied to one side of the film, prepared from a mixture comprising: from 35 to 69.5 by weight of a natural rubber latex; from 20 to... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902786 | Pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions for surface-protecting films The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for a surface-protective film, the composition comprising 40% by weight or more of a hydrogenated random copolymer consisting of 1 to 50% by weight of styrene and 99 to 50% by weight of a die... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6881492 | Primer composition for polyesters A composition suitable for forming a primer layer on a polymer sheet comprising: a) polyethyleneimine; b) latex; wherein the latex has a Tg lower than 25° C. and c) a hydrophilic colloid material. A method of coating the composition is also disclosed. ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6878440 | Pressure sensitive adhesive sheet and production method thereof A fluorine-containing material substrate having coated thereon a pressure sensitive adhesive is irradiated with an electron beam, forming a chemical bond between substrate and the pressure sensitive adhesive. Furthermore the pressure sensitive adhesive can be cured ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6875500 | Flexible flooring system A flooring system for floors exhibiting surface movement, and/or for cushioning hard floors, which includes an epoxy or polyurethane primer, a two-component ambient temperature cured polyurethane membrane substrate base atop the primer of a urethane grade castor oil... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6852377 | Surface protection film for freshly painted automobile surfaces with a multicomponent adhesive Self-adhesive protective film for freshly painted automobiles, comprising a backing layer and a self-adhesive layer comprising a three-component mixture of vinyl acetate copolymers. ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6844041 | Clear polymeric label including delaminatable mask layer A clear polymeric label including a delaminatable mask layer is provided. The label includes a non-cavitated mask layer having a first side that is suitable for forming a cohesive bond with an adhesive, preferably a water-based adhesive. The cohesive bond between th... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6838169 | Polishing pad resistant to delamination The present invention provides, chemical mechanical polishing pad with improved polishing properties and longevity for polishing semiconductor wafers. The polishing pad comprises a thermoplastic backing film and a pressure sensitive adhesive coupled to the thermopla... | 01/04/2005 |