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 |
| 5417511 | Releasable lock for telescoping members A locking device for releasably securing a pair of members in relatively telescoped relationship is disclosed. The device comprises a body to be attached to the end of one member and having an internal bore to receive the other member. The body has a defl... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5407251 | Dump truck tailgate A tailgate assembly is disclosed for use with a dump truck which has a bed, two side walls and a bed opening, and also has an obstruction, such as a tag wheel assembly, spaced relatively closely to the bed opening. The assembly comprises a tailgate pivota... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5404815 | Bullet and process for making same An improved process for fabricating an improved bullet is provided, with the bullet having a jacket characterized by enhanced structural integrity. As a result of the swaging process utilized to form the bullet jacket, the jacket has less likelihood of in... | 04/11/1995 |
