Did You Know...
...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 |
| 7505939 | Method and apparatus for a verifiable on line rejection of an applicant for credit A system and method are disclosed for presenting a reason for the rejection of a credit application from an applicant is disclosed. The method includes obtaining a factor from a credit bureau identified as a factor that influences the FICO score assigned to the appl... | 03/17/2009 |
| 6795812 | Implementing a counter offer for an on line credit card application A system and method are disclosed for offering credit to an applicant. A plurality of offers are determined using information about the applicant. A displayed offer is displayed and a withheld offer is withheld. An indication that the displayed offer is unacceptable... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6718313 | Integrating live chat into an online credit card application A system and method are described for providing on line chat help to an applicant. An application identifier and a chat applet are inserted into a web page. The web page is sent to the applicant. The chat applet is configured to determine based on an event that the ... | 04/06/2004 |
