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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 |
| 7401443 | Machine for stuffing a food product in a casing A machine for stuffing a food product in a casing, comprising a clipping unit which is adapted to apply two clips with an intermediate cut at the trailing end of a product introduced in a casing and comprising a device for inserting ties which are supported by a rib... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401444 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material having an information adding station Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material having an information adding station. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401445 | Vessel-filling apparatus A conveyor moves in a horizontal transport direction through a closing station and has plates forming a succession of transverse rows of cutouts each holding a respective vessel. A stationary main frame at the station is traversed by the conveyor extends. A secondar... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401446 | Belt wheel capping system An improved high-throughput system for screw-capping a continuous supply of bottles with a continuous supply of screw-caps. The system generally comprises a conveyor having opposed parallel gripper belts for ushering bottles single-file along a continuous supply and... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401447 | Container closer A closer for pressing a lid onto a container includes a presser foot mounted for reciprocating movement into and out of force applying engagement with the lid; an actuator moveable between retracted and extended positions; and a force multiplying assembly disposed i... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401448 | Apparatus for inserting documents into envelopes An apparatus for inserting documents (2) having at least one guide strip (13, 14) which is reciprocable between a retracted position and a projecting position in which it reaches further into the stuffing position than in the retracted position for gui... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401449 | Apparatus and method for dispensing stretch wrap An apparatus for covering goods, and goods stacked on a pallet with plastic wrap supplied in a roll comprises: a) a roll head adapted to rotatably carry the roll of plastic wrap, the roll head having a friction mechanism so that ease of rotation of the roll with res... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401450 | Infusion bags, especially for tea, and a method of closing an infusion bag with a string This invention concerns an infusion bag, especially for tea, which has a top part with folded down corners and a middle part folded over it, to which a string with two free ends is attached that goes from one side of the top part through a hole in the folded down pa... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401451 | Conditioning of articles A method and apparatus for the conditioning of articles. According to one aspect of the invention, a conveyor conveys articles in a conveying direction along a path. A rotatable belt assembly extends adjacent to the path. The rotatable belt assembly includes a belt ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401452 | Appliance for vacuum sealing food containers An appliance for evacuating a flexible container, the appliance including a base housing and a vacuum source disposed within the base housing. A drip retainer is removeably disposed in the base and is in communication with the vacuum source. The drip retainer includ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401453 | Packaging system having loading carousel A packaging system utilizes two sides of a loading carousel, which reduces both the height and footprint of the packaging system. Mass and inertia are also reduced, allowing higher operational speeds. The loading carousel receives opened cartons on a first side and ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401454 | Saddle fitting system and method A method of customizing a saddle to fit the back of a particular horse by using shims of various shapes and sizes between the underside of the saddle and pad. These shims are attached to the underside of the saddle and to the pad by a hook and loop fastening system.... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401455 | System and method for controlling the base cutter height of a sugar cane harvester A system, and the method of operation and use thereof, for controlling and adjusting the height of a base cutter of a sugar cane harvester, during a harvesting operation, and without the necessity for continuous user intervention and adjustment, to maintain the heig... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401456 | Horizontally retractable mower deck A variable width mower deck has three cutting chambers mounted under a top deck surface. Two of the cutting chambers may be moved between a retracted cutting position and an extended cutting position. An endless belt engages the pulleys on each spindle to rotate the... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401457 | Auger finger with tether for retaining and retracting the finger when broken A finger for a crop gathering auger of a grain header for an agricultural combine, including a tether which spans a failure region of the finger and will retain a free end of the finger in connection with a mounting end thereof when the failure region is broken, and... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401458 | Compact sickle drive for a header of an agricultural plant cutting machine The compact sickle drive mechanism is adapted to incorporated into or beneath a floor or pan of a header at a location between and spaced from the sides or ends of the header, and can be configured for reciprocatingly driving two knife assemblies disposed in end to ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401459 | Fishing line A fishing line including a core of at least one multifilament yarn based on synthetic organic fibrous materials such as polyethylene of an ultra-high molecular weight, and a casing formed from polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) film tape which is wound around the core in... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401460 | Textile thread having a polytetrafluoroethylene wrapped core A textile thread having a core and a sheath surrounding the core. The core, formed of high-tenacity synthetic organic endless fibers, is tightly wound by slit film tapes made of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) in the S-direction and the Z-direction, or vice versa, an... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401461 | Reduced-weight fuel system for gas turbine engine, gas turbine engine having a reduced-weight fuel system, and method of providing fuel to a gas turbine engine using a reduced-weight fuel system A fuel system (10) for a gas turbine engine (18) having a shaft (30) and requiring fuel to be supplied at a first rate for engine start up, the fuel system (10) including: a main fuel pump (14) for providing fuel to the gas turbine... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401462 | Control strategy for lean NOx trap regeneration A method for controlling regeneration of a lean NOx trap includes estimating an accumulated NOx in the lean NOx trap; determining whether the estimated NOx exceeds a first threshold value or a second threshold value; estimating the temperature of the lean NOx trap; ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401463 | Heat shield for internal combustion engine exhaust system A heat shield for an internal combustion engine exhaust system for supporting a first heat shield plate and a second heat shield plate on a U-shaped exhaust pipe extending from an exhaust port of an engine, via a support member such as band members, and heat shield ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401464 | Energy regeneration system for machines First and second displacement variable regenerating hydraulic motors are provided in third and fourth flow rate control lines which function as discharge flow paths for oil discharged, respectively, from first and second oil supply and discharge ports of a hydraulic... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401465 | Dual pump dual pressure hydraulic circuit A hydraulic system is provided for an engine driven vehicle. The hydraulic system includes a higher pressure engine driven pump for supplying pressurized fluid to a higher pressure circuit via a first supply line. The system also includes a lower pressure engine dri... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401466 | Hydraulic drive, in particular for two-cylinder thick matter pumps The invention relates to a hydraulic drive, especially for two-cylinder thick matter pumps. Said hydraulic drive comprises at least one main pump (10) embodied as a hydraulic variable displacement pump, and two hydraulically actuatable drive cylinders (20,... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401467 | Pump assembly for hand fork-lift truck Pump assembly for the lift cylinder of a hand fork-lift truck includes a piston pump activated by a bar of a hand fork-lift truck and has a piston chamber and an annulus collector. A three stage control valve connects the lift cylinder with a tank in the lowered set... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401468 | Master cylinder A piston seal is provided in a circumferential groove formed in a cylinder body. The piston seal is capable of sealing a pressure chamber, which supplies fluid pressure to a discharge passage, from a supply passage, which communicates with a reservoir. The piston se... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401469 | System and method for preserving food System and method for preserving food. Embodiments of the system include a food compartment to store food and a user interface configured to receive user input relating to the preservation of the food stored. The system also includes a humidity sensor configured to ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401470 | Water supply control apparatus for ice maker and method thereof There is provided a water supply control apparatus for an ice maker and method thereof. In the apparatus and method, an ejector pushes out ice, a sensor detecting portion is formed on the ejector, and at least two sensors detect a senor transit time for the sensor d... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401471 | Dynamic spray system A dynamic spray system for effectively thermally managing electronic components. The dynamic spray system includes a thermal management system including a spray unit, and a control unit in communication with the thermal management system. The spray unit includes a s... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401472 | Modular heating or cooling system A refrigeration system module including a frame, a heating plate having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and a first heat transfer surface, a cooling plate having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and a second heat transfer surface, an expansion device disposed betwe... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401473 | Dual refrigerant refrigeration system and method A dual refrigerant refrigerating system provides a refrigeration cycle in which a primary refrigerant cools a secondary refrigerant in a primary evaporator into a partially frozen state, in which a fusion portion thereof is frozen. The primary refrigerant thus absor... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401474 | Thermal food storage cabinet A thermal food storage cabinet has a sealed box with a thermally insulated compartment, a freezer compartment and a refrigeration compartment, a compressor, a condenser, evaporator and thermal expansion valve. The thermally insulated compartment has a heat-conductin... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401475 | Thermodynamic systems operating with near-isothermal compression and expansion cycles A thermodynamic system that can approximate the Ericsson or Brayton cycles and operated in reverse or forward modes to implement a cooler or engine, respectively. The thermodynamic system includes a device for compressing a first fluid stream containing a first gas-... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401476 | Method and apparatus for bending a glass sheet A heated and softened glass sheet is put on a bending surface of a frame unit to be preliminarily bent by gravity before the glass sheet is pressed by an upper mold and the frame unit. There are steps for using a certain means for controlling an amount of preliminar... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401477 | Method for bending a glass sheet A glass sheet, which has been heated to have a viscosity of not lower than 105 Pa·s and not higher than 108 Pa·s, is pressed against a mold having a certain bending surface to be bent. There are a step for controlling a bending temperature T ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401478 | Manufacturing methods of double-spiral arc tubes The manufacturing method comprises: a softening step of softening a straight glass tube in a heating furnace; a moving and placing step of moving the softened glass tube so that the glass tube is placed on the top of the mandrel; and a winding step of winding the gl... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401479 | Accessory basket for a washing machine An accessory basket for a washing machine includes a substantially cylindrical basket member having a bottom end with a centrally disposed aperture thereon. A plurality of slots radially extend from the aperture allowing the basket to be placed over a washing machin... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401480 | Front-loading type washing machine A front-loading type clothes washing machine comprises a washing tub, a drum which is rotatable within said washing tub about a horizontal or inclined center of rotation and capable of containing the items to be washed, a door assembly for closing the tub and an ann... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401481 | Lock device for notebook computer A lock device for a notebook computer includes a fixing seat, two overlapping locking members, two elastic members, a mounting ring, an extension cable and a lock unit. Thus, the notebook computer is locked onto a fixture by the lock device to prevent the notebook c... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401482 | Portable locker apparatus Portable locker apparatus is disclosed comprising three parts or components which includes a locker body formed of plastic material a tray for holding beverage cans placed horizontally on wave form ridges in the tray, and a carrying bag fitting around the portable l... | 07/22/2008 |
