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...that the Band-Aid Bandage was invented by a Johnson & Johnson employee whose wife had cut herself? Earl Dickson's wife was rather accident prone, so he set out to develop a bandage that she could apply without help. He placed a small piece of gauze in the center of a small piece of surgical tape, and what we know today as the Band Aid bandage was born!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20070226865 | ARRANGEMENT FOR SECURING A HEARING PROTECTOR TO A HELMET AND A HELMET WITH SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT Arrangement for securing a hearing protector to a helmet, which arrangement comprises a cap holder piece (102) and a helmet piece (101). The cap holder piece contains a rotary plate (103), a bistable element (104) and a cap holder element ( 10/04/2007 | |
| 20070226866 | Reinforcing element The invention relates to a reinforcing element for an article of clothing, in particular for a goalkeeper glove, that allows a bending in a first direction, but resists bending in a second direction. The reinforcing element includes at least one bending area that has a ... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226867 | Ball catching apparatus A ball catching apparatus comprises a main body in which a back-of-hand-side inner skin and a palm-side inner skin are respectively secured to a back-of-hand-side outer skin and a palm-side outer skin, and a thumb hook provided at a base-end portion of a thumb pocket pa... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226868 | LOW-COST DISPOSABLE ODOR-REDUCING HUNTING CLOTHING Disposable clothing articles for hunting and other outdoor activities are made of a low-cost, lightweight, breathable material, preferably a non-woven with particle barrier properties, and preferably include cinching elements for cinching closed with a good seal the han... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226869 | Cyclist Trousers Cyclist trousers (10) of the type comprising a plurality of portions of fabric (12) reciprocally associated, perimetrically and at a median line of crotch (16), at a so-called above-saddle area, destined to be in contact with the saddle of a bicycle... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226870 | Methods for controlled application of adhesive and garments formed thereby A method of manufacturing a garment is provided that includes applying an adhesive layer to a first ply and/or a second ply in a first amount in a first zone where structural support is desired and in a second amount in a second zone where breathability is desired; arra... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226871 | GARMENT BACKPACK A garment apparatus adapted and configured to have the functionality of a backpack that includes at least one pocket fixedly attached to each of an anterior portion and a posterior portion. The at least one pocket on the posterior portion covers a surface area of the po... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226872 | Glove for sports A glove for sports has a hollow main body that covers the palm and back of a user's hand and a hand opening through which the hand of the user passes, tubular finger portions, which are adapted to partially surround the user's fingers, extending from the main body, and ... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226873 | Stretchable, multi-layered gloves Disclosed herein is a glove made of an elastomeric central fabric in the palm area of the hand such that different portions of the glove attached to the central fabric stretch with the fabric, so as to provide a snug fit on the hand. Additional features of the exemplary... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226874 | Whiskler An embellish property apparel, personal attire for protecting the hands when performing numerous hairs purposes especially in grooming all types of hairs textures of mankind and pets, animals, etc. The embellish apparel property is uniquely designed. Not to perform as y... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226875 | Headwear capable of maintaining shape of crown Disclosed is a headwear capable of maintaining a shape of a crown and more particularly to an improved headwear capable of maintaining a shape of a crown continuously even after removing the headwear. The headwear comprises a crown part which is composed of one or more ... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226876 | Headgear with pockets for carrying an audio device and a method for using the same A cap, hat or other head covering, with pockets for carrying an MP3 player or other portable audio device and the wires and other related accessories. One of the pockets is structured to secure an audio device and the other pocket is structured to secure the headphone w... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226877 | Consistent blocking earmuff An earmuff (3) includes a disc-shaped elastomeric pressure-equalizing element (6) that lies between an inner end of a cup (4) and an outer face of an annular element (7). The elastomeric element (6) is found to provide a more consisten... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226878 | Pocket provided with fastener A pocket provided with fastener includes a pocket formed by a base cloth and an outer cloth disposed atop the base cloth whose bottom and both lateral sides portions are sewed to the base cloth, a top portion thereof being open so as to create a pocket portion; and a fa... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226879 | VENTED HELMET WITH INSERT A helmet is provided, having a vent assembly allowing fluid communication between an exterior of the helmet and an interior of the helmet. The vent assembly includes an open-ended elongated sleeve disposed on a frontal portion of the helmet, with the sleeve being in flu... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226880 | Helmet A helmet in which a subsidiary cap portion hardly pivots forward about an axial support means thereof as a fulcrum to undesirably move upward accidentally when a comparatively large impact acts on the helmet. A subsidiary cap portion locking mechanism which locks the su... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226881 | Flexible Protective Helmet A protective helmet having an inner hood includes a spacer knitted fabric of a monofilament yarn. The hood is covered by a pneumatic central layer which can be pressurized by means of compressed air and can be inflated by means of an air pump which can be, for example, ... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226882 | Sports eye protector In one aspect, there is a sports eye protector that includes a frame, a padding in communication with the frame and a sports grille releasably attachable to the frame. In another aspect, there is a sports eye protector that includes a frame and a sports grille releasabl... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226883 | Eccentric hinge for plumbing fixture A multi-part eccentric hinge assembly for a plumbing fixture has two hinge bodies, which when connected pivotally couple a movable part of the fixture to a fixed part, for example, a lid or cover to a bowl deck. One of the hinge bodies has a radial portion and an offset... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226884 | CLOSET FLANGE WITH KNOCKOUT A closet flange includes a body having a lower body portion containing a bore and an upper body portion containing an inlet opening in fluid communication with the bore. Within the body is a knockout for closing off the bore. The knockout has a frangible connection with... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226885 | Disposable protector for engaging a clogged toilet and containing splashes in the clogged toilet occuring during unclogging of the clogged toilet by a plunger A disposable protector containing splashes in a clogged toilet during plunging. A frame includes a non-continuous hoop allowing the hoop to sealingly conform to just below the rim of the clogged and a handle having a pair of arms generally conforming to, and capturing, ... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226886 | Toilet tank vase A device to contain flowers, plant cuttings or other items within the space of a conventional toilet tank. A lip on the top edge of the container hold the container on the top edge of a hole in the toilet tank lid, such that the container hangs suspended into the tank. ... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226887 | Vacuum sewer system The present invention relates to a sewer system comprising a sewage receptacle (1), sewer piping (3) connected to the sewage receptacle by means of a discharge valve (2), a vacuum generating means (4) for generating vacuum in the sewer piping... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226888 | Obstacle avoidance method for pool covers using zipper elements A zipper system for a safety swimming pool cover provides a convenient method of navigating around any vertical obstacles that may be within the pool cover area, when installing the pool cover over the pool. When a vertically extending obstacle, such as an entrance stai... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226889 | Obstacle avoidance method for pool covers using lockable zipper elements A cover for a swimming pool includes a flexible sheet of material covering substantially all of an opening into the swimming pool. A split extends within the cover. Zipper elements line edges of the cover along the split to close the split, thereby preventing debris fro... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226890 | Spa including thermoelectric module for providing localized cooling The present invention provides a spa comprising a spa area for a spa user and a thermoelectric module providing localized cooling for the spa user in the spa area, wherein the spa includes a spa wall and the thermoelectric module is substantially in contact with an outs... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226891 | Spa including thermoelectric module for providing cooling of beverages The present invention provides a spa comprising a spa wall, a bar top region disposed on top of the spa wall, a cup holder disposed in the bar top region and a thermoelectric module for cooling the bar top region so that a beverage disposed within the cup holder remains... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226892 | Bath Aeration An aerated bath is disclosed which allows an effervescent effect to be provided. A liquid flow (56) including a significant volume of entrained air bubbles (10) is ejected into the bath such that the flow follows the base (54) of the bath under the ... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226893 | Flange fitting for bathtubs and spas A fitting arrangement is provided for coupling to a tub or spa wall featuring a wall fitting for inserting through a mounting opening in the tub or spa wall and having one or more corresponding rotational locking members; and a jet body having one or more rotational loc... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226894 | SHOWER BATHING APPARATUS A shower bathing apparatus includes a seat; and a first water discharger provided rearwardly and upwardly to the seat and configured to discharge water in a direction forward of the seat. A water discharge direction from the first water discharger and positional relatio... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226895 | SHOWER BATHING APPARATUS A shower bathing apparatus includes: a concave seat; and a water discharger provided rearwardly and upwardly to the seat and configured to discharge water in a forward direction of the seat. A water discharge direction from the water discharger and positional relationsh... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226896 | Spa A spa apparatus includes an internal support structure having a front end and a rear end; a basin removably coupled and supported by the internal support structure proximate the front end, with the basin including a fluid circulation device; a seat coupled to the intern... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226897 | Seat for spa A spa apparatus includes an internal support structure having a front end and a rear end; a basin; a fluid circulation-device; and a seat removably coupled to the internal support structure, intermediate the basin and the rear end of the internal support structure. The ... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226898 | Sink having A Z edge for flush mounting in a laminated countertop and method of installing same A sink which is designed for flush installation into a laminated kitchen or bathroom countertop, which eliminates the raised sink rim of the prior art thereby allowing water and debris to be wiped into the sink, which overcomes the limitations of and use of cove tile an... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226899 | Remote indoor kitchen A remote indoor kitchen coupled to existing water and drainage resources where the water and drainage lines may be uncoupled utilizing quick-connect couplers and the remaining fast remove portion of the line is removed. Water leakage is prevented through shutoff valves ... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226900 | Inflatable headboard system An inflatable headboard system is provided having an inflatable bladder having a port for inflation and in preferred embodiments a cover. A fastener is provided either on the inflatable bladder or on the cover. When the fastener is on the inflatable bladder, the cover h... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226901 | Bed Lift Mechanism For A Vehicle In one preferred embodiment the present invention provides a motorized lift system having a winch that winds or unwinds four straps to increase or decrease the height of a bed. To maintain the horizontal position of the bed and prevent swinging, the bed frame includes f... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226902 | BEDFRAME STRUCTURE A bedframe structure, comprising a pair of opposite frames, wherein the frame including a pole pivotally formed with two turning poles in the sides of the bottom thereof, the turning poles are formed locking bolts and locking recesses that are corresponded to each other... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226903 | Disposable Sleeping Bag A disposable or limited use sleeping bag kit including a sleeping bag made of a multi-layered material, an inflatable pillow and storage pouch from which air may be evacuated. The layered material of the sleeping bag may be made of an inner layer for contacting a user, ... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070226904 | Exercise Mats and Systems An exercise mat may include a first portion having first and second opposed ends in a longitudinal direction. The first portion has a lateral dimension in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. A second portion of the mat has first and second opposed e... | 10/04/2007 |
