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 |
| 7900438 | Heat transfer system and method for turbine engine using heat pipes A heat transfer system is provided for a turbine engine of the type including an annular casing with an array of generally radially-extending strut members disposed therein. The heat transfer system includes at least one primary heat pipe disposed at least partially... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900437 | Heat transfer system and method for turbine engine using heat pipes A heat transfer system is provided for a turbine engine of the type including an annular casing with an array of thermally conductive, generally radially-extending strut members disposed therein. The heat transfer system includes at least one arcuate heat pipe dispo... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7883596 | Process and system for making noise absorber carpet and a noise absorber carpet made therefrom A noise absorber carpet comprised of a fabric layer portion and a resinous backing layer portion is provided. The fabric layer portion and the resinous backing layer portion are heat bonded with a press into the noise absorber carpet, and the press includes perforat... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7882996 | Linear friction welding apparatus using counter load actuators A linear friction welding head apparatus for dual axis forging, the apparatus including three sets of orthogonal actuators for providing X-, Y-, and Z-planes of apparatus movement for providing Y-axis oscillation, a first forge load along a first forge axis, and a s... | 02/08/2011 |
| D632390 | Tongue depressor | 02/08/2011 |
| 7847430 | Power interface apparatus and method A centralized isolated ground interface apparatus for providing a remote termination point for isolated ground conductors. The apparatus including an isolation transformer for establishing a neutral to ground bond, at least one isolated ground receptacle positioned ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845549 | MIM braze preforms A method of making a braze preform includes: providing a mixture of a brazing alloy in metallic powder form and a binder; melting the binder and forming the mixture into a preform having a preselected shape; removing a majority of the binder from the preform; and he... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845197 | Triple pass tunnel finisher with an articulated spraying function A high efficiency triple pass tunnel finisher includes an articulated spraying function for allowing steam to effectively penetrate a garment. The tunnel finisher can be used for the laundering of shirts, pants, and jackets. The tunnel finisher includes hot air cham... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845159 | Heat pipe-based cooling apparatus and method for turbine engine A cooling apparatus is provided for a turbine engine of the type including an cowling with an outer surface defined by a skin exposed to an external air flow. The cooling apparatus includes at least one heat pipe disposed in the cowling. The heat pipe has a first en... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845037 | Triple pass tunnel finisher A triple pass tunnel finisher for finishing fabric. The finisher includes a side module, a front module, and a rear module. The side module includes an entrance for receiving a fabric piece to be conveyed through the apparatus, and a steam injection chamber downstre... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7879454 | Friction stir welding of metal matrix composites A fiber-reinforced component is formed of a first composite member including a metal matrix with reinforcing fibers having a diameter and a length distributed therein in a selected orientation and a second composite member including a metal matrix with reinforcing f... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7879421 | Friction stir welding of fiber reinforced thermoplastics A fiber-reinforced component is formed of a first composite member including a thermoplastic matrix with reinforcing fibers having a diameter and a length distributed therein in a selected orientation and a second composite member including a thermoplastic matrix wi... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877980 | Convertible gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine includes a turbomachinery core operable to generate a flow of pressurized combustion gases at a variable flow rate, while maintaining a substantially constant core pressure ratio; a rotating fan disposed upstream of the core, the fan adapted to ... | 02/01/2011 |
| D631727 | Door latch | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874018 | Clothing with elastically extendable region Elastically deformable sheet (18) is bonded, under heat and pressure to a knitted fabric (16). Both the sheet and the knitted fabric (16) are elastically extendable. The sheet is then heat and pressure bonded to a pair of trousers (12) wi... | 01/25/2011 |
| D631196 | Hair iron | 01/18/2011 |
| 7863342 | Fire resistant materials A method for forming a fire resistant material is disclosed. The method comprises providing a plurality of expandable beads of a polymeric material. The beads are coated with an exfoliable graphite. The exfoliable graphite is adhered to the beads with a resin having... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861851 | Apparatus for moving grain from a pile or a bag An apparatus for moving grain from a grain includes a vertical main auger at a rear end of a frame, a knife extending rearward to cut the grain bag, a turret auger pivotally attached to the top of the main auger, and a feed auger extending laterally from the bottom ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7856685 | Stretcher A stretcher (100) has casters on front legs (15) and rear legs (17), an upper frame (11) on the upper part of which a stretcher body is placed, constant load springs (28,29) in a slide mechanism for vertically varying the po... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7854712 | Knitted substrate for use in medical bandaging product, bandaging product and method of forming the same A medical bandaging product having a predetermined length suitable for a given medical use, including an enclosure formed of a moisture-impervious material sealable to prevent entry of moisture and a medical bandage material positioned in the enclosure and sealed th... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7837642 | Knee immobilizer A knee immobilizer (10) including an elongate frame (12) having opposed convex and concave major surfaces for being positioned along a longitudinal axis of a dorsal aspect of a leg from above to below the knee, and a plurality of outwardly-extending re... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837437 | Turbine nozzle segment and repair method A method of repairing a turbine nozzle segment having at least one vane disposed between outer and inner bands. The method includes using an salvageable part, such as honeycomb backing strip remnant, from a nozzle segment that is unrepairable, and joining the honeyc... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7828268 | Condensate free valve handle The present invention provides a valve actuator for a valve that includes a cylindrical body that is thermally nonconductive and configured to engage a valve stem. A cylindrical adjuster is positioned coaxially with the body. A shaft extends through the adjuster and... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7823374 | Heat transfer system and method for turbine engine using heat pipes A heat transfer system is provided for a turbine engine of the type including an annular inlet cowling. The heat transfer system includes at least one heat pipe disposed in contact with an interior of the casing. The heat pipe is thermally coupled to a heat source, ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7815620 | Protective absorbent article with attached adjustable belt with button fasteners An adjustable absorbent article is provided according to exemplary aspects of this invention. The absorbent article includes a body portion configured to be positioned adjacent a wearer of the absorbent article. The absorbent article includes at least one belt havin... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7806153 | Log debarking blade A debarking blade includes an elongate blade body having an attachment end, an opposed free end, and an arcuate concave inner edge surface extending between the opposing ends and adapted to face generally inwardly toward the rotational axis of the ring rotor. A deta... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7802675 | End protector link for conveyor chain An end protector link for capturing and retaining first and second elongate link pins of a multi-link conveyor chain is provided. The end protector link includes an outer wall defining a protective bearing surface defining a pair of openings for allowing ingress and... | 09/28/2010 |
| D624286 | Hat | 09/28/2010 |
| D624285 | Hat | 09/28/2010 |
| 7798313 | Dynamic tension control apparatus and method for aero-mechanical conveyor A tensioning assembly for use in an aero-mechanical conveyor for moving bulk materials. The conveyor includes upper and lower housings having head and tail pulley assemblies mounted therein. The tensioning assembly includes first and second extendable tubes that def... | 09/21/2010 |
| D624240 | Hair iron | 09/21/2010 |
| D623799 | Hair iron | 09/14/2010 |
| 7789630 | Airfoil and method for protecting airfoil leading edge An airfoil is disclosed having a concave pressure side and a convex suction side defining a chord length, and a leading edge and a trailing edge. A leading edge protective strip is adhered by a bond layer to and protectively covers the leading edge and respective pr... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788832 | System for the forced waving of flags for advertising devices and similar and corresponding operation methods The invention relates to a system for the forced waving of flags for advertising devices and similar and to the corresponding operation methods. The inventive system comprises a support (10) for supporting a flag or similar (2) with the aid of a flag-w... | 09/07/2010 |
| D622988 | Seat control interface | 09/07/2010 |
| 7784862 | Tray table assembly A tray table assembly for a reclinable seat that includes a tray table support arm including a support arm guide member and a slot for receiving a seat frame guide member therein for providing vertically translation of the assembly with seat movement, a support arm ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7772294 | Fire resistant materials A method for forming a fire resistant material is disclosed. The method comprises providing a plurality of expandable beads of a polymeric material. The beads are coated with an exfoliable graphite. The exfoliable graphite is adhered to the beads with a resin having... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7770966 | Convertible passenger seat assembly A passenger seat assembly and method for converting the seat assembly between a three-seat configuration and a two-seat configuration includes a seat assembly base and first, second, and third seats mounted on the seat assembly base. The first and third seats define... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7770381 | Duct burning mixed flow turbofan and method of operation A gas turbine engine includes a turbomachinery core operable to generating a first flow of pressurized combustion gases, the core having an exit plane; a fan disposed upstream of the core adapted to extract energy from the core and generate a first flow of pressuriz... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7762796 | Pump valve with controlled stroke A valve assembly for a pump includes a pump chamber and a pump head having complementary recesses formed therein which cooperate to define a valve compartment including a pocket and an opposed seat. A flexible valve element is disposed between the recesses and adapt... | 07/27/2010 |
