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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 |
| 6823579 | Portable platform for use in gasket manufacture The present invention comprises a portable platform (10) for use in gasket manufacture, comprising a shaft connected to a motor and can receive at least one mandrel, and a surface to receive at least one molding tool, the mandrel being activated by the motor ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6662613 | Long member bending apparatus In a long member bending apparatus having a bending head and a material supply unit, the bending head is composed of a base plate having a guide pipe, which includes a guide hole for passing a long member, at the center thereof, a movable plate having a d... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6598447 | Section bending machine A machine for bending sections (2) having a longitudinal axis (3) and a constant cross section along the longitudinal axis (3) feeds the sections (2) longitudinally in a first direction (D1), and has a first and a second annular die (11, 12); an ass (15) ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6598446 | Bending machine for pipes, sections or similar A machine for bending pipes (2; 63; 78) sections or similar of a given section (S1; S2; S3) has a guide device (6) having a longitudinal axis (9) for guiding the pipes (2; 63; 78) in a feed direction (D1) parallel to the axis (9); and a bending member (7)... | 07/29/2003 |
| 5361618 | Method and apparatus for adjusting bending rolls A method and apparatus for adjusting a set of bending rolls which simultaneously position a pair of adjustable top bending rolls with respect to a bottom bending roll. A bottom bending roll is mounted within a housing while a pair of adjustable top bendin... | 11/08/1994 |
| 4653301 | Bending machine for pipes, sections and similar The bending machine comprises two pairs of parallel feed rollers between which the pipe is fed in a given first direction, and a slide moving in a second direction perpendicular to the first and having a pair of bend rollers turning on it in idle manner; ... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4249406 | Line pipe forming apparatus and method A machine and method for forming line pipe is disclosed wherein small diameter roll elements not exceeding five times the thickness of the blank form a tube. The roll elements positioned in a pyramid roll assembly are dynamically adjustable toward and awa... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4114432 | Coil winding apparatus Apparatus for winding a linear, elongated object into a coil including a bending roller assembly for bending the linear, elongated object into loops of the coil, and a leveling device for bringing the curvature of the coil to a predetermined level. The le... | 09/19/1978 |
