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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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D524850 | Toner cartridge | 07/11/2006 |
| D524548 | Cleaning implement | 07/11/2006 |
| D524474 | Book light | 07/04/2006 |
| D524460 | Nightlight | 07/04/2006 |
| D518351 | Handle | 04/04/2006 |
| D515844 | Storage rack | 02/28/2006 |
| D515262 | Cleaning implement | 02/14/2006 |
| D515065 | Portable radio cassette player | 02/14/2006 |
| 6983624 | Apparatus for bending glass panels The invention relates to an apparatus for bending glass panels. An upper tier of successive mould carriages (9) defines a number of heating stations, the final one being an actual bending station (4b). A lower tier of successive mould carriages ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6986115 | Delay time calculation apparatus and integrated circuit design apparatus A delay time calculation apparatus includes a resistance-capacitance determining section for determining a source resistance and a diffusion capacitance of a target gate of a delay time calculation before a process variation, and a wiring resistance and a wiring cap... | 01/10/2006 |
| D512401 | Personal CD player | 12/06/2005 |
| D512402 | Personal CD player | 12/06/2005 |
| D511762 | Personal CD player | 11/22/2005 |
| 6963809 | Gas meter A gas meter for determining a gas mixture consumption is revealed which determines sensor signal values proportional to a flow rate, this gas meter being calibrated as an energy measuring unit. The calibration is based on a basic gas mixture. During the measurement ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6954733 | Internet based computer system and method for component exchange A system and method for providing a computer component exchange in a network for executing buy orders for purchasing computer components is disclosed. A plurality of owner-processors are electrically connected to the network. At least a first owner-processor is adap... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6945726 | Refill for oil-based ink ballpoint pen and oil-based ink ballpoint pen A refill for an oil-based ink ballpoint pen which inhibits starving at the beginning of writing and protects a pen point and which inhibits an ink solvent from absorbing moisture from the outside and volatilizing with the passage of time and is excellent in making w... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6792486 | System and method for managing information storage among plural disk drives A system and method are disclosed for managing information storage among plural disk drives. In accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the system includes plural host interfaces and first and second elements. The first and second elements ea... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6781780 | Method and system for preventing data loss from an off-track write condition in a disk drive by rewriting data buffered from an adjacent track A method and system are described for preventing data loss from an off-track write condition in a disk drive. In accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the disk drive comprises a disk surface comprising a first track and a second track adjac... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6772281 | Disk drive for selectively satisfying a read request from a host computer for a first valid data block with a second valid data block The present invention is directed to a disk drive which can assert control over the information content supplied in response to a read request from the host by performing a selective translation of addresses received from the host. The disk drive can include hardwar... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6724982 | Digital audiovisual magnetic disk doubly linked list recording format extension to multiple devices Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are directed to a data storage device and associated method for reproducing a stored data stream with at least one data storage media having addressable storage locations storing data segments and pointers. The data seg... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6665772 | Data storage method and device for storing streaming and non-streaming data in common memory space The invention is directed to a method and associated device for storing stream and non-streaming data in common memory space of a data storage device. The method includes steps of organizing addressable locations of a data storage in a logical sequence, a... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6636833 | Credit card system and method A credit card system is provided which has the added feature of providing additional limited-use credit card numbers and/or cards. These numbers and/or cards can be used for a single transaction, thereby reducing the potential for fraudulent reuse of thes... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6466839 | Fast CD and MD control in a sheetmaking machine A system of providing fast machine direction (MD) and cross direction (CD) basis weight adjustments using a simultaneous multi-point water weight sensor which provides independent MD and CD measurements is described. The water weight sensor is placed unde... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6454792 | Cooling system for indwelling heat exchange catheter A system for exchanging heat with the body of a patient for cooling or warming the patient provides for automatic temperature control in accordance with the monitored temperature of the patient. The system comprises a temperature control module and temper... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6451447 | Shaped multilayer metal foil shield structures and method of making A forge/swage formed three dimensional multilayer metal foil shield having areas therein where the layers are in a spaced apart relationship, areas therein where the layers are tensioned or stretched, and areas therein where the layers are compressed and ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6451045 | Heat exchange catheter having a helically wrapped heat exchanger A heat exchange catheter has a catheter body with an inflow lumen, an outflow lumen, and an infusion lumen. A first heat exchange balloon helically wraps around at least a portion of the catheter body in fluid communication with the inflow lumen. A second... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6334588 | Aircraft propulsion unit fan cowls equipped with maintaining and positioning safety elements In an aircraft propulsion system, such as a jet engine, the fan cowls (22) are articulated to the support strut or pylon (12) by which the centre or core engine (14) is connected to a wing element (10). The cowls (22) are kept closed by hooked locks (32a,... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6336166 | Memory control device with split read for ROM access In a computer memory system, memory access operations are significantly enhanced by employing a data path between the read only memory (ROM) and the system processor that is separate and independent from the data path or paths between the system processor... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6315753 | System and method for facilitating hemostasis of blood vessel punctures with absorbable sponge A method of superhydrating an absorbable sponge for delivery to a body to facilitate hemostasis includes the step of subjecting the absorbable sponge to a high pressure fluid to hydrate the absorbable sponge. According to one method, a dry piece of absorb... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6308074 | Hands-free personal communication device and pocket sized phone A tetherless handset telephone with an earpiece connection port is disclosed. The handset is small in size and has an internal antenna. Thus, the handset can easily be placed within the user's pocket. A belt carrier for use with the handset holds the hand... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6303100 | Methods for inhibiting the formation of potential endoleaks associated with endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms Disclosed are methods for inhibiting the formation of potential endoleaks associated with endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms which comprise the in situ embolization of blood vessels associated with the aneurysmal sac prior to placement of a... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6300974 | Process and device for locating an object in space An attempt is made to localize an object (1) with marks (3) in space, using a video camera (4). A search is made for traces of the marks (3) on the image, to deduce the directions of the marks (3) in the camera (4) view field and the position of the objec... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6296631 | Flow directed catheter A flow directed microcatheter is formed having a gradually changing flexibility and diameter between a proximal end and a distal end of the microcatheter. The changing properties of the microcatheter according to the present invention provide the flexibil... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6297445 | Communication line A communication line is disclosed which is able to reduce the difference in the signal propagation time between the wires of the twisted pair. A communication line of the present invention is achieved by cutting and exchanging a pair of wires at the middl... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6298472 | Behavioral silicon construct architecture and mapping A system and method of logic synthesis uses a behavioral synthesis tool to convert a behavioral language description (e.g., behavioral description code, an intuitive algorithm, or programming language description) of an ASIC into a partitioned RTL languag... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6297611 | Robot having independent end effector linkage motion A substrate handling system comprises a robot containing mico-environment in communication with a plurality of processing stations. The robot has a robot arm comprising an end effector linkage mounted to an extensible linkage. Each of the linkages is inde... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6296486 | Missile firing simulator with the gunner immersed in a virtual space A simulator for simulating the firing of weapons the simulator including a firing station, and a missile weapon simulator. The missile weapon simulator able to simulate imaginary firings, an image display device, an image processing device, and an instruc... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6294760 | Method for calibrating discharge heat energy of optical fiber splicing device The object of the present invention is to provide a method of accurately calibrating discharge heat energy produced during fusion splicing of two optical fibers by heating the optical fibers arranged with the intentional fiber cladding axes offset; in ord... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292508 | Method and apparatus for managing power in a frequency hopping medium access control protocol The present invention is directed to managing power consumption in a wireless frequency hopping communication among a plurality of nodes. For example, the present invention is directed to features such as reducing power consumption of an individual node w... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6288566 | Configuration state memory for functional blocks on a reconfigurable chip A configuration state memory is associated with a configurable functional block on a reconfigurable chip. The configuration state memory stores more than one configuration for the functional block. This allows the functional block to switch configurations... | 09/11/2001 |
