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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 |
| 5228699 | Board game There is provided a game board for playing a board game, and methods for playing the same. The board is divided into eight rows and eight columns which define sixty-four squares. These squares alternate in color to define thirty-two playing spaces. These ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5165687 | Damping layer assembly with constraining plate layer for sports racket A damping assembly for a sports racket is disclosed as being applied between a grommet or grommet strip associated with the racket and the racket frame to which the grommet or grommet strip is attached. The damping assembly includes a layer surrounding th... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5163679 | Hollow filled composite racket shaft with restricted intermediate portion A composite racket frame includes a shaft constituted by a shell and a foamed core and having a portion of smallest cross-section substantially at an intermediate portion thereof relative to any other portion, the dimension of the cross-section of the por... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5145184 | Board game A board game combines elements of chance, strategy, and mental ability to connect or bond a sequence of clues. A triangular game board is divided into three quadrilateral playing areas, each with a peripheral game path consisting of squares or spaces. Eac... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5143064 | Medical chilling apparatus An apparatus is set forth to effect selective chilling of an extremity of an individual's appendage, such as the ankle and foot portion, wherein the apparatus includes a container with a cylindrical opening directed through an end wall thereof, with the o... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5137280 | Geographical game An entertainment/educational game is provided which teaches players thereof about geography. The game includes a playing surface having a geographical area divided into subregions illustrated thereon, the geographical area and subregions having geographic... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5133348 | Contoured cooling pack A hot or cold pack with a main body portion and four radially extending portions attached thereto and integral therewith. The radially extending portions may have a width greater at their periphery than at the joining to the main body portion. The hot or ... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5133553 | Adjustable golf club A club head and hosel assembly providing adjustable loft angles wherein the adjustment ring is located within a housing in the hosel and a one-way ratchet engagement is used to adjust the loft angle by alternately rotating the club head in one direction a... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5131652 | Shock absorbing racket handle A shock absorbing racquet handle comprising a hollow grip with a butt plate secured on the rear end thereof, a roughly disk shaped elastic element secured within the front end of the grip, an elastic cover secured over the front end of the grip, a shaft e... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5129654 | Electronic game apparatus An electronic game apparatus which includes a playing board having a playing surface and playing areas and is capable of identifying game pieces and their position on the playing surface. First and second sets of parallel transmission lines are located be... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5125653 | Computer controller ball throwing machine A new ball throwing machine for ejecting tennis balls comprising an adjustable ball throwing mechanism, a microcomputer controlling the throwing mechanism for programmed stroke sequences, and a remote control unit attached to the microcomputer and having ... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5123650 | Multi-panel maze puzzle A maze puzzle has a plurality of separate discs mounted to be independently rotated about a common shaft, which discs each have a plurality of openings by means of which a ball can pass through the discs from the disc through which it entered to the exit ... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123652 | Golf ball The present invention relates to a golf ball having dimples and a plurality of great circles unintersecting the dimples in which the specification of the dimples is set 1.02ࣘVL/VFࣘ1.20 where L is a zone ranging from each of the great circles to each o... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5121920 | Air driven random ball type lot mixer A random number generator comprising a housing with a mixing chamber, an air chamber, and an air distribution plate disposed between the mixing chamber and the air chamber. A plurality of numbered balls are disposed within the mixing chamber. An upflow ai... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5120061 | Golf club head For improvement in aerodynamic characteristics of a golf club head at swing, the transverse cross-section of the hosel is defined by a winged profile which includes at least one of a convex heel and concave toe sections. The sole face is defined by a conv... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5120063 | Heater register golf cup A practice golf putting cup is disclosed that eliminates the inclined ramps and ball trapping leaves found in the prior art by taking advantage of in-floor air ducts found in many homes. The invention consists of a cover for the air duct passage and has a... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5118112 | Golf swing balance analyzer A system for analyzing the balance of a golfer during a golf swing and to determine weight shifts from one foot to the other and between the heel and toe of each foot during a golf swing. Basically the system comprises two foot pads capable of measuring w... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5118113 | Board game A game apparatus includes a circular game board having a movement path for game pieces along which a player moves playing pieces. The movement path is divided into separate spaces having specific indicia designations therein. The designations indicate rew... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5118105 | Bowling statistics display system A statistical analysis package for a bowling center system provides displays used to analyze bowling ball trajectories. The bowling center system includes a central processing unit having a memory and connected to a ball trajectory unit. The ball trajecto... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5116056 | Indoor golf practice apparatus An apparatus for practicing golf swings indoors having a net assembly suspended from a support rail attached to an overhead structure such as the rafters in a garage. The net assembly is attached to a plurality of hangers which are slidably attached to th... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5116313 | Variable intensity remote controlled needleless injectors An apparatus for injecting liquids into a body without using hypodermic needles, the liquid being ejected from a small orifice in a probe at a velocity which will penetrate the surface of a body against which the probe is placed. The apparatus ejects a sp... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5114145 | Tennis racket frame The tennis racket frame according to the present invention has a total weight of 230-300 g and total length of 52-67 cm and a periodic damping ratio of 0.5-4.0%, which is constituted of a fiber reinforced resin composed of polyamide resin reinforced by a ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5114152 | Automotive racing game A board game apparatus includes a playing board including a series of contiguous and continuous tracks, each of the tracks defined by spaces of varying lengths, wherein tokens directed throughout the tracks may switch lanes to gain access to varyingly len... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5112050 | Broadcast lottery A game in which a player of the game acquires a ticket containing some information stored therein for comparison to information broadcasted from a transmitter. The broadcasted information contains a value, such as a number, corresponding to a winning numb... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5112046 | Billiard cue device A billiard cue is formed with a forward section securably mounted to a rear section. The rear and forward sections are formed of an epoxy resin body, including a central carbon graphite core. The apparatus is arranged to accommodate flexure and impact by ... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5112048 | Garage roof party game An outdoor game for family and friends gathered in a yard having a one-story garage roof or porch roof. The slanting, shingled roof is used to locate a plurality of traps to interrupt the descent of a ball thrown to the top area of the roof. The traps may... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5112054 | Golf park An improved compact golf course simulates, with great realism, the drive, approach, chipping, and putting of a golf game played on a full scale course. The compact course provides the player with at least nine distinct target greens for his approach shot,... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5112049 | Pinball machine having a play field which is changed during play A section of the play field is changed during play by replacing components mounted thereon with different components. In other words, the section of the play field is replaced with a new section. Preferably this is done by rotating the section of the play... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5112063 | Tubular restraint for broadhead with deployable cutting blades A broadhead (10) having deployable cutting blades (22) (24) is kept in the retracted position, wherein the blades (22) (24) have a slimmer profile, during the flight of an arrow by a tubular, external restraint (20) which fits over the body (16) of the br... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5109841 | Facial ice pack An ice pack is provided which comprises a waterproof envelope having a first and second side, and further having a sealable open end and a closed end. A strap is attached at one end to the waterproof envelope and has a centrally disposed longitudinal slit... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5110120 | Back box latch for pinball games A latch for securing the hinged back box of a pinball game to a horizontal playfield cabinet engages a self-contained secondary tab when not engaging a locking tab on the back box preventing damage to the locking mechanism of the latch when the game is pr... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5110125 | Sport racket A sport racket is provided wherein the thickness (e) of the cross section of the racket frame at the head and shafts is smaller than the thickness of the frame at the handle. This cross section has a constant perimeter, and has a maximum thickness (e) at ... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5109831 | Retractor support assembly A retractor support assembly for assisting a surgeon by supporting a portion of a breast of a patient during reconstructive surgery. The retractor support assembly includes a retractor having a blade which is insertable into a wound generally under a port... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5110127 | Multiple gaming boards A gaming board system includes a plurality of gaming boards indicating various sports. Each of the gaming boards utilizes a plurality of playing pieces and goals. The playing piece is a triangular shaped device that can either be held vertically and prope... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5110297 | Assembly system for demonstrating chemical structures An assembly for obtaining a plurality of cluster structures in either a sequential manner or collectively having a base component portion (10) having an enlarged body (12) to which is attached, by way of flexible straps (21), a plurality of assembly compo... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5110128 | Air cushion table game An air cushion table game comprises a playfield which has an air cushion apparatus so that puck may slide on the playfield in the manner of the known air cushion table games. A goal is provided for receiving the puck at one end of the playfield, while a m... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5108100 | Pyramid puzzle formed from tetrahedral and octaeder pieces connected by a strand The invention provides a puzzle embodied in a 3-sided regularly shaped pyramid comprising eleven smaller 3-sided pyramids and four small octaeder shaped bodies, which smaller pieces are connected to a string forming an endless chain. The complexity of the... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5108108 | Tossable strategy-type game with playing surface A tossable strategy-type game comprising a body adapted to be tossed and caught during play, the body including a playing surface. A plurality of playing pieces are associated with the playing surface, the playing pieces each having attachment means for r... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5108365 | Transluminal infusion of magnesium during coronary angioplasty Provided is an improved method of percutaneous transluminal balloon coronary angioplasty for dilating a narrowed portion of an artery. According to the method a multi-lumen inflatable balloon catheter having a predetermined balloon size and shape when inf... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5108114 | Collapsible sports racket A collapsible sports racket comprising, in accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a shaft having a mounting member extending from one end and a grip handle extending from the other end; a head having a neck with a receptacle for receiving th... | 04/28/1992 |
