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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 |
| 6513164 | Baby blanket assembly A baby blanket assembly 10 which includes a support portion 12 and a cover portion 14 which may be selectively attached to the support portion 12 to cooperatively form a baby containment pouch 24. The baby blanket assembly 12 may include a pacifier 25 and... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513165 | Golf glove A combination golf glove and golf ball marker for detachably securing a ball marker of ferromagnetic material to a magnet seated within a holder. The marker holder having an improvement in the manner it is fasted to the glove. An extension wing completely... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513166 | Golf glove A golf glove and method of using same wherein the glove has alignment and gripping inserts that provide golf club grip alignment for an improved grip. The inserts define a preferred golf club grip position by illustrating a club position within the user's... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513167 | Headband assembly A headband assembly includes a main body of the headband, several sliding bases, several elastic stems, several ornamental blocks and a decorative strap. Each sliding base has two hooks respectively formed on both sides and a post provided on the top. Eac... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513168 | Head gear apparatus A head gear apparatus (10) is provided that moves air to cool a caregiver's head. The head gear apparatus (10) includes a helmet (12) that has a shell (114) configured to rest upon a head of a user and a fan housing (120) movably coupled to shell (114), a... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513169 | Band for closing corsets A band having an eyelet and a housing for stays for use in clothing and orthopedic items is disclosed that includes a double band having lateral seams, a tension resistant lace positioned on one side of the double band, the tension resistant lace connecte... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513170 | Pair of swimming goggles A pair of swimming goggles includes two lens frames, each of which receives a lens unit and has a chamfer disposed on the side thereof, a nose bridge joining the two lens frames including a body with a staff on each end thereof, a stopper being located on... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513171 | Activity eye wear Activity eye wear includes brow bar member, at least one lens, and retainer cord member, with the eye wear not including conventional bow, or temple, pieces.... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513172 | Toilet splatter shield A shield is provided for a toilet on which a seat is hinged for rotation between a down position on the rim of the toilet bowl and an up position angularly displaced from the rim of the toilet bowl. A C-shaped flat clip is adapted to grip the rim of the t... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513173 | Entertainment device and system A facility for use as entertainment and/or education wherein there is provided at least one sensor on or adjacent to a surface of the facility that is in connection with a visual display. The condition of the display changes in response to the activation ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513174 | Vacuum unit and a vacuum toilet system comprising such a unit A vacuum unit, particularly for a vacuum toilet system, includes first and second valves (4, 6), an ejector (10) connected to the first valve, and a piston valve (16) which is connected between the ejector and the second valve. The unit is characterised i... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513175 | Below-deck solar blanket roller assembly A below-deck solar blanket roller assembly is installed below the deck of a pool. The roller assembly includes a rotatable roller shaft for rolling and unrolling a solar blanket and a non-rotatable protective casing which surrounds the roller shaft. The r... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513176 | Neck support cushion for utilization in conjunction with hair treatment An anatomically-correct neck and head support removably securable to a standard configuration salon or barbar's sink for use when the individual is placed in a reclined position, the support being a light weight foam or resilient material being water resi... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513177 | Water recycling hand washing basin assembly A water recycling hand washing basin assembly for providing a relatively portable self-contained multi-station device to facilitate hand washing. The water recycling hand washing basin assembly includes a main structure forming an annular basin surroundin... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513178 | Cot assembly A cot has a sleeping surface that includes bedding material extending between members of a frame. The frame includes a number of rods connected with a number of comer connectors such that the frame forms the shape of a polygon. Each corner connector has a... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513179 | Pillow A pillow is constructed to include a hollow body of sponge, the pillow body having an open chamber longitudinally extended through two opposite vertical lateral sides thereof, and a support of foamed plastics inserted into the open chamber of the pillow b... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513180 | Washing machine incorporating a bleach activator A washing machine including an metal-containing bleach activation system and method of operation are disclosed herein. A peroxide generator, in the form of an electrochemical cell, is connected to a water inlet pipe to produce and deliver peroxide molecul... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513181 | Device for mechanically cleaning wire rod for drawn metal wires Device for mechanically cleaning wire rod for profiled metal wires, comprising at least one press (3) with gripping jaws (4a, 4b) rotating about the wire rod (2) and supporting an abrasive material (5) , such as steel wool for example, arranged in one or ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513182 | Toothbrush Toothbrush comprises a handle and a head, said head comprising upstanding bristles and at least one upstanding tooth polishing element, characterised in that the tooth polishing element is in the form of a resilient wall-like member and is flanked by bris... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513183 | Cosmetic brush A makeup brush is provided which facilitates application of blush or rouge to the cheeks. The brush head is configured such that the tuft is less thick than wide. The approximate length of the bristles vary across the width from a shorter side to a longer... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513184 | Particle entrapment system A cleaning sheet for cleaning and removing particles from a surface is disclosed. The sheet includes a particle retention layer including an electret material for collecting and retaining the particles. The sheet also includes an outer layer covering at l... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513185 | Windshield wiper A windshield wiper has a wiper arm (10), which is driven via a drive shaft and is made up of a fastening element (12) and a hinge element (14), pivotably connected to it via a swivel joint (18). The hinge element has a wiper rod (36) to which a wiper blad... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513186 | Wiper system The invention is based on a wiper installation, having at least one wiper bearing (10), in whose hearing housing (12,126) a wiper shaft (18) is supported and axial fixed, and which on its end (20) protruding from a vehicle body (24) carries a wiper arm (6... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513187 | Continuous carpet cleaning system A carpet cleaning system that delivers heated cleaning water from a truck to a carpet cleaning apparatus and an improved waste disposal tank designed to receive the waste water and deposit it into the toilet or sewer drain when the disposal tank is full. ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513188 | Mixing pump for carpet extractor A carpet extractor includes a solution distributor, such as a spray bar 90, which delivers cleaning solution to a floor surface. A housing 10 selectively receives a recovery tank 22 for collecting dirty cleaning solution from the floor. A first tank 14 fo... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513189 | Wet attachment apparatus for vacuum cleaners An inlet hose feeds a tank that may be placed in a household sink which is too high above a floor for a conventional wet vacuum to lift a column of water. One or more inlet hoses each have a water pickup tube at the distal end. The hoses are connected to ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513190 | Turbine powered vacuum cleaner nozzle A suction cleaner nozzle has a nozzle body enclosing an agitator chamber, which has an elongated suction inlet opening. An agitator is disposed in the agitator chamber such that the agitator extends partially through the suction inlet opening for agitatin... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513191 | Device for adjusting suction pipe length of a vacuum cleaner A device for adjusting a length of a suction pipe of a vacuum cleaner includes a sleeve connected to one end of an outer pipe, and having a pair of limiting projections formed on an outer circumference of the outer pipe, a slot defined between the project... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513192 | Vacuum nozzle tool and stain removal method A vacuum nozzle or suction head for efficiently and effectively removing standing liquid from fabric surfaces such as carpeting. The nozzle is formed by a nozzle body defining an internal enclosed vacuum chamber and an upper vacuum source port opening int... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513193 | Door check mechanism providing an infinite number of stable positions A checkstrap assembly is provided for a door of a vehicle. The checkstrap assembly includes an arm passing inside a channel. The arm has a first end rotatably mounted to the vehicle frame such that the door may be selectively moved relative to the arm. A ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513194 | Pivot connection adjustment assembly An adjustment assembly enables lateral adjustment of the position of a pivot connection of a first member relative to a second member in a window assembly having a first member, a second member, and a rotatable pivot-mounting element. The pivot-mounting e... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513195 | Hinge for a container A hinge is provided at an edge of a container and a cover of the container. The hinge is designed such that the edge of the container can be both lifted off from the edge of the container and folded away. The pivoting movement of a second member (4) is li... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513196 | Top cover hinge and method for using same A hinge is provided for hinging the top cover of an appliance to the remaining cabinet. The hinge body includes an upper end, a lower end, first and second opposite lateral edges, a front face, and a rear face. The hinge body includes one or more appendag... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513197 | Friction hinge with pop-up feature A friction hinge comprising a shaft and a band including a spring portion which is rotatable relative to the shaft and wrapped tightly about the shaft for providing frictional torque between the shaft and spring portion is provided. The shaft includes a c... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513198 | Plastic handle structure of a clamp tool A plastic handle structure of a clamp tool, wherein, a hard plastic layer is provided on the two lateral edge areas of the bottom plate thereof with two lateral edge portions for a fitting-over portion, and the opening of the fitting-over portion per se i... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513199 | Handle of a trowel A handle of a trowel, comprising a penetrating hole disposed longitudinally within, with one end rim thereof extending to form an arcuate bearing piece permitting a narrow rod of a blade to insert in the penetrating hole and to press against onto a concav... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513200 | High precision operating knob An operating knob (1) includes an upper knob portion (11), a lower knob portion (12), and a neck portion (13) connecting the upper knob portion with the lower knob portion. The upper knob portion is hexagonal in shape and defines a first recess (111) in e... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513201 | Fastening device for a mobile telecommunication unit The invention relates to a fastening device for a mobile telecommunication unit, including means for coupling said device to the unit and means for fastening the device to a garment or a belt. According to the invention, the unit includes an orifice with ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513202 | Closing device, specifically for closing a bag The closing device for a closing and a repeated closing of a bag consists of a strap which is bent to form a loop by a permanent connection. The strap has an inner portion and an outer portion. The inner portion and the outer portion are connected to each... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513203 | Tie clip Traditional tie clips usually clipping a necktie from only one side, resulting in a biased look when the tie is clipped. This may affect the overall look of the wearer. Further, the tie may be slipped away relatively easily. A tie clip (10) of the present... | 02/04/2003 |
