...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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5666139 | Pen-based computer copy editing apparatus and method for manuscripts A pen-based computer copy editing apparatus includes a pressure sensitive screen for displaying original text having page breaks thereon; a pen for writing on the screen by applying pressure thereon; and a CPU for (a) identifying handwriting and gestures ... | 09/09/1997 |