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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 |
| 7407428 | Brassiere with soft/hard underwire assembly A brassiere has a pair of cups each provided with a respective underwire assembly each having inner and outer U-shaped hard underwire portions extending substantially parallel to each other below a respective cup of the brassiere, joined together at ends, and separa... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7377833 | Brassiere cup A brassiere cup has inner and outer geometrically similar cup parts fitting in each other and having confronting inner faces and outer faces directed away from each other. The inner faces are formed with aligned and confronting grooves holding a pair of hard plastic... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7347229 | Tubular fabric and method of making the same A tubular fabric receives an underwire in a garment such as a bra. The tubular fabric is formed by arranging a fusible yarn, such as Grilon®, and melting said yarn to form a barrier, which exhibits excellent resistance to penetration by underwires. Preferably the f... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7238080 | Bra support cup A bra support cup is made using two layers of foam. The outer layer has grooves along its inner surface. These are used to hold plastic ribs. The inner layer is bonded to the inner surface of the outer layer to hold the plastic ribs in place. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7032626 | Tubular fabric and method of making the same The present invention relates to a tubular fabric for receiving an underwire in a garment such as a bra. The tubular fabric is formed by arranging a fusible yarn, such as Grilon®, and melting said yarn to form a barrier, which exhibits excellent resistance to penet... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6572437 | Brassiere There is provided a brassiere made of a stretchable material for comfort. Each breast cup has a breast receiving portion with an inner layer and an outer layer, and a support panel portion with the inner and outer layers and a breast supporting panel betw... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6439959 | Wireless support for brassiere This invention is directed to a wireless support system for a brassiere. The wireless support system comprises a three-dimensional frame having a sling section and a lower frame section. The sling section and lower frame section may be separate pieces tha... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6425800 | Seamless brassiere A seamless brassiere comprises an outer shield, an inner lining, a support pad, and a back retaining device. The outer shield is cut from a piece of cloth of man-made fiber, provides a front bra with bra cups, and extends two back bands from two lateral s... | 07/30/2002 |
| 4654894 | Swimsuit This invention relates to a swimsuit, and this swimsuit consists of a brassiere in the upper part and a shorts type bottom section in the lower part, to the reverse side of the above-mentioned bottom part is sewn a mesh cloth covering the whole area, to t... | 04/07/1987 |
