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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 |
| 8182276 | Multi-way sliding plug The invention relates to a multi-way sliding plug (11), comprising a housing (13) and at least two plug contacts (40,50) of differing standards, which can be slid into the housing (13) into a passive position and out of the housing into a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181649 | Tube system for ventilation appliances The invention relates to a three-arm tube system for a ventilation appliance suitable for invasive ventilation. Such a ventilation appliance includes an active inhalation valve and an active exhalation valve. The tube system also includes an inhalation tube arm, an ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179119 | Charge sampling device and method The invention relates to the sampling of temporally changing amounts of charge (102) by receiving varying amounts of charge (102) varying as a function of time, transforming the varying amounts of charge received into a linear distribution pattern, sam... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8142208 | Adapter plug The invention relates to a three-pole adapter plug (11), comprising, on a first side, a safety plug (13) with two pins (31, 33) and two earth conductors (23,24), in particular a hybrid plug according to the standard CEE 7/7 with an additi... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8061951 | Apparatus for tipping intermodal containers An intermodal container tipping apparatus includes an upper support structure configured to be releasably mounted to a container transfer device, such as a reach stacker or crane, and a second support structure configured to be releasably mounted to an intermodal co... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056797 | Expandable mandrel for use in friction stir welding A mandrel that provides a counter-force to the pressure exerted on the outside of a pipe or other arcuate surface by a friction stir welding tool, wherein the mandrel is expandable through the use of a wedge, and wherein the mandrel enables multiple friction stir we... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8028429 | Apparatus for hanging objects An apparatus for hanging an object from a wall comprises a generally triangular-shaped frame having a horizontal portion, a vertical portion and cross-member between the vertical and horizontal portions. The vertical portion is configured for attachment to a wall st... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8015741 | Chambering and trigger safety device for handgun A device for assisting in the chambering of a handgun that can also serve as a safety device for preventing unwanted firing of the handgun is disclosed. The device comprises a slide pull that includes an elongate laterally flexible structure having a first end confi... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7993575 | Friction stir welding using a superabrasive tool A probe for friction stir welding MMCs, ferrous alloys, non-ferrous alloys, and superalloys, as well as non-ferrous alloys, the probe including a shank, a shoulder, and a pin disposed through the shoulder and into the shank, wherein the pin and the shoulder at least... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992759 | Two spiral stepped friction stir welding tool A method of selecting a geometry for a friction stirring tool, said tool having a melting point that is higher than the workpiece material, wherein the tool is placed in motion against the workpiece to generate heat in the workpiece such that workpiece material is t... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7975712 | Hunting blind A hunting blind is comprised of a frame and a fabric shell supported by and releasably attached to the frame. The frame is comprised of a pair of A-frame structures of similar configuration and each includes telescopic members forming legs and a cross-member that sp... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7529042 | Magnifying viewer and projector for portable electronic devices The invention provides a mechanical viewing structure or theater for viewing small screens associated with personal electronic devices. The viewing structure is made of four semi-rigid trapezoid shaped walls joined together to form a hollow trapezoidal viewing struc... | 05/05/2009 |
| D588930 | Tube | 03/24/2009 |
| 7503122 | Bow sight with sighting aperture A bow sight is comprised of a first sighting structure defining a sighting aperture and a second sighting structure defining a sight point. The first sighting structure is positioned in front of the second sighting structure with the sight point of the second sighti... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7469539 | Turbo system and method of installing A turbocharger system for a combustion engine and method of installing a turbocharger system includes a turbocharger having an oil inlet and an oil outlet configured for being coupled to an oiling system. An oil pump is connected to the oil outlet of the turbocharge... | 12/30/2008 |
| D582786 | Tube | 12/16/2008 |
| 7464514 | Connector for tubular muntin bars The present invention discloses a connector for easily connecting tubular muntin bars. This connector can be slipped into an opening of one muntin bar so that both ends will be anchored in the interior of that muntin bar. Then, by moving in one direction, the lever ... | 12/16/2008 |
| D579344 | Tube | 10/28/2008 |
| 7419216 | Seat back unit for a chair, in particular for a wheelchair or a stand-up wheelchair The seat back unit has a seat back frame which can be tilted around the tilting axis (11) of the support (21). Movable on the seat back frame (13) is the seat back (25). A linear motor (33) serves to incline the seat back frame ( | 09/02/2008 |
| 7360482 | Crank roller paper cutting device This invention reveals a crank roller paper cutting device, which comprises a base, a supporter, a handle part, a master roller, a slave roller, and a group of speed-reducing gears. Via the group of speed-reducing gears, handle part correlates to the master roller a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7329839 | Cover for a candle warmer An apparatus for a candle warming device is disclosed for providing a decorative covering over the candle warming device and for supporting a wax-filled glass candle placed upon a candle warmer. The cover includes a perimeter wall having a base portion defining a fi... | 02/12/2008 |
| D554863 | Carry tote | 11/13/2007 |
| D547340 | Roller die press | 07/24/2007 |
| D547339 | Roller die press | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240495 | High frequency thermoacoustic refrigerator A thermoacoustic refrigerator having a relatively small size which utilizes one or more piezoelectric drivers to generate high frequency sound within a resonator at a frequency of between about 4000 Hz and ultrasonic frequencies. The interaction of the high frequenc... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7219916 | Snowboard A snowboard has elongate runners integrally formed with the bottom surface of the snowboard to increase the downhill speed characteristics of the snowboard. The runners define a longitudinally extending channel thereinbetween. The cross-sectional thickness of the sn... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7165346 | Method and device for air-assisted moving of soil in an earth moving apparatus Devices and methods for air-assisted loading of soil in an earth-moving apparatus are disclosed. One aspect of a device includes a source of a current of air and at least one conduit for directing the current of air towards soil moved by the earth-moving apparatus. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152776 | Friction stir welding using a superabrasive tool A probe for friction stir welding MMCs, ferrous alloys, non-ferrous alloys, and superalloys, as well as non-ferrous alloys, the probe including a shank, a shoulder, and a pin disposed through the shoulder and into the shank, wherein the pin and the shoulder at least... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7121794 | Component assembly for reconfiguring a centrifugal pump A component assembly is provided for converting a conventional centrifugal pump, of the vortex impeller type for example, to a different type of centrifugal pump, such as a spiral impeller pump. The component assembly enables a resident centrifugal pump to be conver... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118324 | COcompressor A CO2 compressor for an air conditioner of a motor vehicle is suggested having a sealing device, assigned to the driveshaft of the CO2 compressor, which is implemented as a sliding ring. The CO2 compressor features a lubrication devi... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118327 | Impeller and cutting elements for centrifugal chopper pumps A pump impeller and associated cutting elements are disclosed which are especially designed and positioned near the periphery of the impeller to reduce the size of entrained solids in a pumped fluid, or slurry, and to expel such solids from the impeller, drive shaft... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7100292 | Fiber optic indicator marking for bow sight An adjustment system for a vertically adjustable bow sight includes a plurality of fiber optic set points and one fiber optic alignment point that is movable relative to the plurality of set points. Each fiber optic point, including the set points and alignment poin... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100291 | Fixed pin bow sight A fixed pin bow sight is comprised of a bow sight having an attachment portion, a sight pin mounting portion and a sight pin having a plurality of sight tips on said sight pin. Each of the sight tips are predisposed on the sight pin and spaced to provide accurate ta... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7080797 | Pump impeller and chopper plate for a centrifugal pump A centrifugal pump of the chopper type is disclosed which is structured with a chopper plate and impeller that are configured with an open eye or “hubless” arrangement such that processing of solids through the pump does not result in clogging of solids at or ne... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7005783 | Solid state vacuum devices and method for making the same A solid state vacuum device (SSVD) and method for making the same. In one embodiment, the SSVD forms a triode device comprising a substrate having a cavity formed therein. The SSVD further comprises an anode positioned in the cavity of the substrate, a cathode suspe... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6995502 | Solid state vacuum devices and method for making the same A solid-state vacuum device (SSVD) and method for making the same. In one embodiment, the SSVD forms a triode device comprising a substrate having a cavity formed therein. The SSVD further comprises cathode positioned near the opening of the cavity, wherein the cath... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6990985 | Apparatus and method for protecting fingernails An apparatus and method for protecting a fingernail includes a cover which is formed to fit over the fingernail. The cover is made from a material which restricts ultraviolet light from contacting the fingernail, thus preventing yellowing when the user is tanning. | 01/31/2006 |
| 6986644 | Hard material impeller and methods and apparatus for construction Methods of producing impeller castings from very hard materials are disclosed in which the formation of a selectively configured core produces an impeller casting that does not need to be machined to receive the drive shaft and eliminates the need for employing a le... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6684419 | Bedside lower extremity lifting apparatus A bedside lower extremity lifting apparatus is comprised of a support frame coupled to a platform. The support platform can be selectively raised and lowered by an actuator assembly coupled between the support frame and the platform. The lifting apparatus... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6681753 | Shaft clamping arrow rest An arrow rest comprises an arrow rest support arm pivotally mounted to the riser of a bow. The support arm is coupled to a cable guide of the bow through linkage that causes the support arm to rise relative to the riser of the bow as the cable is drawn to... | 01/27/2004 |
