...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 |
| 3936665 | Sheet material characteristic measuring, monitoring and controlling method and apparatus using data profile generated and evaluated by computer means A sheet material characteristic monitoring apparatus is provided for use in processes involving the production and contouring of sheet material. In a preferred embodiment, the sheet material characteristic is measured at two or more stationary cross direc... | 02/03/1976 |