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 |
| 4871042 | Electric bicycle An electric bicycle which includes an electric power driving mechanism in combination with a manual pedal driving system. The electric bicycle may be actuated by manual pedalling of the user, or through electrical power actuation or a combination of elect... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4869361 | Collecting device for polyethylene-sheet calendar manufacturing machine A collecting device for polyethylene-sheet calendar manufacturing machines including a supporting plate having horizontal upper and lower plates, a pair of rollers disposed adjacent to the supporting plate, a belt disposed on and driven by the rollers and... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4869226 | Arrow holder for a bow This invention relates to an arrow holder for a bow and in particular to one mainly including a sleeve mounted within a retaining ring of the bow with one end facing a bowstring of the bow. A cover is mounted over the front end of the sleeve, and a rotati... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4868965 | Compact universal steering wheel pulling system A compact universal steering wheel pulling system (10) includes a yoke member (20) having a centrally located threaded through opening (22) formed therethrough. Yoke member (20) additionally is provided with a plurality of pairs of slotted through opening... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4868933 | Flush control devices A flush control device for controlling the flush operation of a flush toilet having a cistern, a feed water control mechanism fluidly coupled to a water supply pipe and a flush water control mechanism fluidly coupled to one end of a flush pipe, the opposi... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4865313 | Running exerciser This invention relates to a running exerciser and in particular to one including a base frame on which there is fixedly mounted a motor. An endless belt is carried on a front rod and a rear rod in the base frame. A driving wheel with a conical surface is ... | 09/12/1989 |
