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 |
| D658457 | Squeeze serve fork | 05/01/2012 |
| D658427 | Perforated griddle | 05/01/2012 |
| 8156577 | Aerated bathroom fixture Disclosed herein is a novel feature of a toilet for reducing the density of the fluid in the bottom portion of a bathroom fixture to eliminate spray when desired. When not desired, for example, when a user is seated upon the bathroom fixture, this feature may be dea... | 04/17/2012 |
| D657612 | Poultry roaster | 04/17/2012 |
| D656362 | Mesh bottom pie pan | 03/27/2012 |
| D656358 | Cooking pan with strainer | 03/27/2012 |
| D654977 | Combined golf tool and holder | 02/28/2012 |
| D653903 | Perforated stir-fry pan with lid | 02/14/2012 |
| D653497 | Perforated roaster | 02/07/2012 |
| D653447 | Eyeglass caddy | 02/07/2012 |
| D651844 | Perforated cooking pan | 01/10/2012 |
| D651052 | Cooking press | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079425 | Modular and towable farm implement A towable farm and garden implement trailer which has a modular receiver. The modular receiver is operatively configured to receive implements above or below the frame of the trailer. Implements which may be removably coupled to the underside of the trailer include ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8066080 | Shovel device A shovel device having a base region and a transverse blade, the transverse blade having a longitudinally positioned forward blade edge that is operatively configured to cut the earth and trim a portion thereof. The shovel device is adapted to create an edge portion... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8043041 | Manhole cover lifting apparatus and method A manhole lifting apparatus comprising a base support assembly and a lifting mechanism. There is a beam structure which extends over the manhole, with a pivot support at one end of the beam structure, and a mobile support at the opposite end of the beam structure. T... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042448 | Firearm muzzle attachment A muzzle device configured to be attached to the muzzle region of a barrel. The muzzle device has a compensator region positioned longitudinally rearward from a flash suppression region. The muzzle device further is provided with adjacent compensator ports in commun... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8037892 | Parts washing apparatus with centrifugal filter A parts washing apparatus comprising a basin having a drain, a reservoir located below the drain, and a solvent filtering and recirculating system. This system comprises a centrifuge filter assembly and a solvent recirculating system. The centrifuge filter assembly ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8011413 | Retractable screen door housing handle balancing system A horizontally extending screen door system having balancing cords that pull in a direction that opposes the force on a handle by the screen exerted by the wind up mechanism of the screen. ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011134 | Foam hydroponic material and process for making the same A method of creating a hydroponic growing medium. The method includes retrieving polyurethane constituents and mixing the polyurethane constituents in a shear spray mix, creating a resultant foam. Thereafter the resultant foam is placed in a form to cure and a force... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7999691 | Method and apparatus for monitoring barrier interconnections Revealed herein is a system and method for monitoring continuity between adjacent barrier members. Each barrier member has a first edge defining a first connector and an opposed second edge defining a second connector. The second connector is adapted to cooperatingl... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7992335 | Modular insertion trigger method and apparatus A trigger assembly comprising a housing adapted to mount a trigger, hammer and sear therein. The housing has an adjustment feature adapted to fixedly mount the housing within the trigger chamber portion of the firearm. The trigger assembly is particularly conducive ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7980520 | Hanging apparatus assembly and method A garden item hanger assembly. The assembly has an upright with a first and second portion. The first end of the first portion and the second end of the second portion can be connected together by using a medial connection portion which provides a flush surface. The... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7955229 | Portable therapeutic exercise device The present disclosure relates to a portable therapeutic exercise device and more particularly a convenient exercise device, which is particularly adapted for restoring and/or maintaining the range of motion of post-operative patients and also having general therape... | 06/07/2011 |
| D638901 | Trigger guard | 05/31/2011 |
| 7946201 | Discrete multitool locking method and apparatus A locking system for a multitool where multiple discrete lock members are attached to a handle and the lock members can be individually engaged to lock and unlock tool members from a retained to an extended position and vice versa within the handle of a multitool. | 05/24/2011 |
| 7938146 | Repair apparatus and method for pipe and fittings Disclosed herein is a repair apparatus and method for pipe and fittings. In one form, the method relates to utilizing fabric-like material which is intermixed with an adhesive. In one form, the adhesive is a two-part adhesive which hardens to a semi-rigid state to a... | 05/10/2011 |
| D636215 | Popcorn popper | 04/19/2011 |
| 7913945 | Dual roll toilet tissue dispenser A two-roll dispenser is disclosed for a plurality of rolls of products, in one embodiment a plurality of toilet paper rolls. The operation of resetting the device to accept replacement rolls of product is achieved by opening the casing. The seer mechanism is also di... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905221 | Internal combustion engine An engine block is disclosed in one embodiment having a cylinder shape bore, which forms the outside wall surface of a cylindrical air chamber. Radially outwards from the cylindrical air chamber there is an annular shape combustion chamber, which has a circular inne... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7902728 | Thermally enhanced piezoelectric element A system and method for removing unwanted heat generated by a piezoelectric element of an ultrasound transducer. Some implementations have high thermal conductivity (HTC) material placed adjacent to the piezoelectric element. The HTC material can be thermally couple... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900897 | Workpiece clamping device and method A clamping device & method for down clamping against a workpiece by utilizing part features produced during a prior operation. The mechanics of this device allow it to open, close, raise and lower during its initialization and release. The device contains a built in... | 03/08/2011 |
| D632925 | Griddle | 02/22/2011 |
| 7889881 | Ear canal speaker system method and apparatus An earpiece adapted to transmit acoustic sound into an year, the earpiece having a flexible ear canal engagement member that is adapted to be repositioned longitudinally inwardly by way of some form of an extension member. When the extension member is released, the ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886557 | Water producing method and apparatus with additive control system A water producing system adapted to condense water from the air and collected in a storage tank were the water is purified and bacteria is killed. An additive device is configured to supplement additives to the water such as minerals. An additive control system supp... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7846259 | Parts washing apparatus with centrifugal filter A parts washing apparatus comprising a basin having a drain, a reservoir located below the drain, and a solvent filtering and recirculating system. This system comprises a centrifuge filter assembly and a solvent recirculating system. The centrifuge filter assembly ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7878444 | Two roll toilet tissue dispenser A two-roll dispenser is disclosed for a plurality of rolls of products, in one embodiment a plurality of toilet paper rolls. The operation of resetting the device to accept replacement rolls of product is achieved by opening the casing. The seer mechanism is also di... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878368 | Center pull towel dispenser method and apparatus A center pull towel mechanism having an adjustable iris system where a locking system is configured to enclose the surfaces defining the towel iris. In one form the adjustable iris system automatically adjusts the cross-sectional opening with an adjustable member po... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7871358 | Height adjustable shuttle treatment table/exercise device method and apparatus The disclosure recites an apparatus having a kick plate that is adapted to be stored in an operable position where it is in a substantially vertically orientated manner where the kick plate is in a more vertically orientated or positioned orientation with respect to... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7866840 | Flashlight as tool handle A flashlight and tool combination comprises a flashlight having a body, an illumination member, a power source and a switch for switching the illumination member on and off. The flashlight body has on one portion thereof a tool connector. The combination further com... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866593 | Two roll drop front toilet tissue dispenser A two-roll dispenser is disclosed for a plurality rolls of products, in one embodiment a plurality of toilet paper rolls. The operation of resetting the device to accept replacement rolls of product is achieved by opening and re-closing the casing. The seer mechanis... | 01/11/2011 |
