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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 |
| 6594129 | Method of cutting off circuit under overcurrent, circuit cutting-off device under overcurrent, and method of protecting semiconductor relay system In a semiconductor relay system for supply a power source to a lamp load under the on/off control by a microcomputer using a semiconductor relay, a method of cutting off a circuit under an overcurrent, a first prescribed value is which is a current value ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 5994790 | Method of detecting abnormal electric current in vehicle apparatus for detecting abnormal electric current in vehicle and power supply apparatus for vehicle A method of detecting an abnormal electric current in a vehicle to detect passage of an abnormal electric current through an electric wire for establishing the connection between a load to which electric power is supplied and a power source, the method of... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5757086 | Remote starter with anti-theft protection A remote starter starts a driving mechanism in a vehicle from the outside through a command signal from a transmitter. A remote start releaser releases a remote drive state of the driving mechanism and converts it to an ordinary driving state. The presenc... | 05/26/1998 |
