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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 |
| 4406182 | Champagne cork remover A champagne cork remover device is provided with a plurality of relatively movable frame members, the lowermost one being shaped to lock onto the neck of a champagne bottle, the intermediate one being adapted to be engaged beneath the cork and lift it fre... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4403612 | Dilatation method A dilatation catheter is provided with a double lumen tube and inner and outer inflatable and deflatable balloon elements, one within the other. The inner bag element is twisted for retraction while the outer bag element is inflated. Subsequent deflation ... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4400924 | Metal roofing system Roofing strip and clip elements are provided with flange elements which are interengageable by tipping the strip elements first in one direction and then in the opposite direction. A sealing joint is provided by a first set of interengaged surfaces carried ... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4391557 | Retaining wall for earthen formations and method of making the same An earthen formation is retained by welded wire trays embedded in the formation to effect its reinforcement. A concrete face panel is cast in place at the face of the formation and reinforced by upturned ends on the trays.... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4388858 | Machine for pitting and stuffing olives First and second rotary turrets are connected by a drive belt or chain which carries cups to carry and support the olives while they are being pitted and stuffed. Pitting takes place as the belt passes around one of the turrets and stuffing takes place wh... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4386486 | Cover for concrete voids of lifting inserts A plug frictionally fits within the lifting eye of an anchor insert of a tilt-up wall slab. The plug is provided with pin receiving passageways whereby a pin-bearing cover plate may be attached to the plug to cover over the access recess to the anchor ins... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4379650 | Anchoring means for wall braces The foot plates of a tilt-up wall bracing system are anchored to a concrete floor slab by means which positively clamp the floor slab to the foot plates. The clamping means include a throughbore in the floor slab, a threaded and L-shaped anchor bolt, a we... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4378941 | Birding game method An educational and entertaining game for teaching and improving skills of players in the hobby of bird watching. The game includes a four-sided playing board having a continuous path around the perimeter, the path being partitioned into spaces, recessed; ... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4376072 | Method of producing milk protein isolates and milk protein/vegetable protein isolates and compositions of same Proteins lacking isoelectric points are precipitated out of solution by combining with the solution a protein (i.e. one or more proteins) having an isoelectric point, alkalizing the mixture to a pH of about 9-11, acidifying the mixture to a pH of about 2-... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4368657 | Feeder and slicer Whole oriented items, such as onions, are sliced in a slicer by holding the items on a horizontal cutter-bearing plate and by rotating the plate to continuously remove slices from the lower ends of the items until they are fully sliced. The holding device... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4367892 | Lift system for tilt-up walls A hoisting attachment for a tilt-up wall slab is provided with a remotely operable quick release mechanism which is under the control of the positional attitude of a hoisting cable-attached shackle. An improved assemblage of wall slab insert anchor, suppo... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4367857 | Adjustable hot pipe bracket A roof parapet mounting bracket is provided with a pivotally mounted clamp for connection to hot tar pipes. It is also provided with a roller guide for a tar valve control rope.... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4348192 | Automatic pool cleaner A swimming pool cleaner of the random movement type having a surface transporter which rollingly engages the pool walls and a jet drive which reverses or changes direction when the transporter is stopped or slowed is provided with additional controls whic... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4343572 | Apparatus and method for anchoring the rigid face of a retaining structure for an earthen formation A rigid face member is held in place at the face of an earthen formation by anchor elements embedded within the formation. Deformable sections are incorporated into the anchor elements adjacent the face member to permit the anchor elements to move with th... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4338942 | Dilatation catherter apparatus A dilatation catheter is provided with a double lumen tube and inner and outer inflatable and deflatable balloon elements, one within the other. The inner bag element is twisted for retraction while the outer bag element is inflated. Subsequent deflation ... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4328811 | Calibrating dilation catheter A catheter is provided with an inflatable-deflatable balloon element to radially enlarge a partially occluded artery lumen and the catheter is provided with a calibrator oval to internally gauge the enlarged lumen.... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4329089 | Method and apparatus for retaining earthen formations through means of wire structures A retaining structure for an earthen formation wherein spaced anchor members in the form of rock anchors or gridwork mats are embedded in the formation and wire retainers are secured between the anchor members. The retainers comprise primary retention rod... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4325575 | Hoisting coupling for concrete slabs A remotely releasable hoisting coupling for engagement with an anchor cast in place within a concrete slab. The anchor provides a passage opening through the surface of the slab and an annular abutment shoulder spaced beneath said surface. The coupling co... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4324508 | Retaining and reinforcement system method and apparatus for earthen formations An earthen formation is reinforced against slippage by embedding welded wire grid work mats within the formation and securing the mats to precast elongate panels disposed at the face of the formation. The mats serve as anchors for the panels, as well as r... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4323129 | Hole digging apparatus and method Cables attached to a rotating Kelly nut of a drill rig serve to maintain the vertical level of pivot points of bell-cutting blades while the blades are swung outwardly about these stationary pivot points to cut a bell for a drilled hole. The bell cuttings... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4321438 | Safety switch for vehicle electrical system A pendulum-like, impact-responsive switch is provided to disconnect the battery from the electrical system of a car in the event of a collision to thereby prevent the ignition by sparking wires of fuel and other flammable material. Means are provided to c... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4320701 | Composite bale tie method A two piece bale tie is provided to enable the tie, when the pieces are connected together, to be used on a large bale and to enable one of the pieces to be used as a tie on a smaller bale when the pieces have been disconnected.... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4318410 | Double lumen dilatation catheter A dilatation catheter is provided with a balloon element which is invertable, evertable, and inflatable in its everted condition. The catheter is provided with relatively movable members akin to cylinder and piston elements including a port which may be s... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4315512 | Piston extension balloon dilatation catheter apparatus and method An elastomeric balloon is secured to one end of a catheter and stretched in order to reduce the balloon cross-section and facilitate its placement within an occluded section of a blood vessel. Stretching of the balloon is achieved by attaching the mouth o... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4315511 | Endarterectomy apparatus A cutting annulus which is radially expansible is employed to achieve complete removal of arteriosclerotic material from occluded arteries.... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4304518 | Aircraft loader An aircraft loader having bridge and main elevators is provided with pivotally mounted trays at the rearward end of the bridge elevator. The trays serve as transit means for the passage of load units between the two elevators both when the two elevators a... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4296585 | Permanent weather covers A method for forming a domed space frame, comprising assembling and pivotally interconnecting plural longitudinally extensible elongate elements into a planar grid frame array; pivotally anchoring ends of the elongate elements at the grid frame periphery;... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4292974 | Dilatation catheter apparatus and method A dilatation catheter is provided with an inflatable section which in its non-inflated condition may have a diameter several times that of the balance of the catheter. Means are provided to axially twist the inflatable part of the catheter to reduce its d... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4290427 | Endarterectomy apparatus A center-pull cutting annulus which is radially expansible is employed to achieve complete removal of arteriosclerotic material from occluded arteries.... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4287890 | Endarterectomy method Arteriosclerotic material is stripped free from an artery by clamping the artery between a pair of opposed roller elements and moving the roller elements along the length of plaque segment to be removed. A tapered edge is first formed at the leading end o... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4281995 | Automatic pool cleaners A water supply hose has one or more jets operable to maintain that part of the supply hose which is upstream from the jet in tension, the supply hose having its free end supported by a surface float. Another length of hose smaller in diameter extends from... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4281487 | Energy absorbing load carrying strut and method of providing such a strut capable of withstanding cyclical loads exceeding its yield strength An energy absorbing load carrying strut is provided by laterally restraining a malleable column against eccentric loading bending moments. Lateral restraint is provided by a sleeve extending around the column and, in some embodiments, a rod extending thro... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4276844 | Soft sailboard The invention is an improvement in the construction of the sailboard portion of windsurfers wherein the usual hard-foam slab hull typical of surfboard construction is replaced by a slab of soft foam, the only rigid structure of the entire board being a pa... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4271839 | Dilation catheter method and apparatus A balloon catheter wherein the balloon is inverted within the distal end of the catheter for eversion therefrom and extrusion through a partially occluded blood vessel in response to the exertion of internal fluid pressure on the balloon. The catheter is ... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4270942 | Apparatus and method for drawing of glass fiber An apparatus and method for use with a bushing assembly of the type wherein glass fibers are drawn through an orifice plate having a flat undersurface against which bulk gas is directed to effect cooling and fiber attentuation. A selectively adjustable bu... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4266890 | Retaining wall and connector therefor A retaining wall comprised of stacked precast stretchers having stacking pads with oppositely disposed slots formed therein for the receipt of connectors. The connectors comprise plates interposed between the pads and pins secured to the plates for engage... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4264333 | Coal coating method Bulk coal, i.e. coal in coal cars, in piles, in bins, in ships, or in any other place where coal fines tend to become entrained in ambient air, is protectively coated to prevent the loss of coal fines. The coal is first coated with a wetting agent and the... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4260296 | Adjustable cap for retaining walls An elongate concrete element is adjustably secured to the top of a retaining wall to provide a cap which may be adjusted for elevation and inclination relative to the wall. The element is provided with a skirt which extends over the side of the wall to sp... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4253772 | Mixing pail A mixing device is made up of a pail and a pair of parallel, offset, oppositely directed baffles fixedly secured to the interior of the pail.... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4247086 | Lance hoisting and skull detecting apparatus for basic oxygen steelmaking furnaces A pair of cables are employed to raise and lower the lance of a basic oxygen steelmaking furnace. A centrally suspended equalizer bar is connected between the cables and a load detector is connected to the bar to sense the weight of a lance being hoisted.... | 01/27/1981 |
