...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 |
| D564765 | Beach chair | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338940 | Cancer treatment including glycolytic inhibitors Glycolytic inhibitors are useful in the treatment of solid tumors by attacking anaerobic cells at the center on the tumor. 2-deoxyglucose, oxamate and various analogs thereof are identified as having a natural selective toxicity toward anaerobic cells, and will sign... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328866 | Double bottom tank and mixing auger for chopping animal feed Double-bottom tank and mixing auger for chopping animal feed, of the type that is transported using a trailer or that are incorporated into a self-propelled vehicle. The said tanks are used to chop and mix animal fodder ingredients, preferably in agricultural instal... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322910 | Training device A training device is disclosed, or a device for training, sport, gymnastics and for therapy, characterized by an arched planar element (1), having a largely rectangular outline. The arching or curvature encloses an angle of at least 30°, said angle generally... | 01/29/2008 |
| D560372 | Hanger | 01/29/2008 |
| D559563 | Nested furniture set in obelisk form | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318847 | Structured coating system Workpiece with at least one functional face and a layer system deposited on at least a portion of the functional face as well as a structure pattern, which encompasses at least a portion of the layer system and which is comprised of at least one three dimensional mi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316351 | Marking a deposit item In order to identify an item, on which a return deposit can be imposed, an element, which can at least be read in the radio frequency range and/or optionally one which can be switched or activated, are/is provided on the item. This element is activated optionally be... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314405 | Feeder for meat pieces made of entire muscles for a piston stuffing machine Incorporates buckets (3) open on their top in which the meat pieces are loaded, moving on traction device (4) that execute a step by step motion towards the feeding area located between the piston (1) and the body of the stuffing machine (2 | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315620 | Small-sized opening and closing device A small-sized opening and closing device which relatively connects a first member and a second member with each other to open and close, and is composed of a shaft, a cam member attached to said shaft, a slider cam attached slidably to said shaft facing to said cam ... | 01/01/2008 |
| D558340 | Cartridge holder for anesthetic | 12/25/2007 |
| D557818 | Retail store facade | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305888 | Optical interferometric pressure sensor A vacuum measuring cell has a first housing body and a membrane, both of Al2O3 ceramic or sapphire. The membrane is planar with a peripheral edge joined by a first seal to the first housing body to form a reference vacuum chamber. A second hous... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7301323 | Quench detection method and apparatus of superconductive conductor When supplying electric power to a superconducting cable including a superconducting shield covering a superconductive conductor, a phase A of a current generated by a magnetic field leaking from the superconducting shield and a phase B of a current passing through ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296302 | Hooded garment with built-in skull cap, gloves, and lower face covering with mouth opening A garmet has a hood with an inside front base and a pair of lower front hood portions each having upper and lower projections projecting toward the other lower front hood portion and a securing device connected to each of the projections for connecting the lower pro... | 11/20/2007 |
| D554910 | Table | 11/13/2007 |
| D554800 | Ponytail holder | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278184 | Slide hinge for small-sized information terminal A slide hinge for a small-sized information terminal having a first casing with keyboard and a relatively slid second casing with display. The slide hinge has a linear slide between the first and second casings, and a turning mechanism for a turning operation of the... | 10/09/2007 |
| D552481 | Bottle | 10/09/2007 |
| D551487 | Expresso coffee machine | 09/25/2007 |
| D551778 | Store facade | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267529 | Deaeration system A deaerator includes a stationary separation chamber with first and second opposite walls or ends and a peripheral wall in between. Rotating vanes are mounted on a shaft. A large inlet leads to the stationary chamber at the first end and is arranged along a center a... | 09/11/2007 |
| D550896 | Lighter | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264432 | Device and method for transferring objects A device for transferring and characterizing objects positions the object on a horizontal work field. The device includes at least one rail extending parallel to the X direction and a displacement unit, movable back and forth in the X direction, having a motorized g... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261539 | Injection molding machine Injection molding machine with a mold that can be opened and closed, into the mold cavity of which a fluid molding compound, preferably plastic, can be injected, and with at least one reading device (12) for at least one transponder (13) arranged in th... | 08/28/2007 |
| D547975 | Side table | 08/07/2007 |
| D548266 | Eyewear | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253946 | Microscope with extended field of vision An optical system is provided for creating a mosaic image of a large field of view through a microscope at fast refresh rates of about 25 Hz with a high resolution that is free of blurring or aberrations. The optical system includes an objective lens assembly (20... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249888 | Pop-up bag stuffer A bag stuffer for placement in a bag, comprising a first panel, a second panel, and an articulated support beam connected between the first and second panels. The articulated beam has a collapsed storage position with the first and second panels substantially adjace... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246828 | Refined anti-animal container lock A lock for locking a lid to a receptacle has a bolt extending into aligned holes in overlapping parts thereof. A handle is detachably connected to an outer end of the bolt for pulling the bolt. An expansion mechanism in the form of wedges, a chain or other mechanism... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248705 | Noise reducing headphones with sound conditioning A headphone set has a pair of headphone assemblies for engagement over the ears, each with a cushion and an active noise reduction circuit for reducing noise. A sound conditioning circuit stores various conditioning sounds for the user and an external sound source a... | 07/24/2007 |
| D546590 | Coffee table | 07/17/2007 |
| D546410 | Deflection device for birds | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234843 | Light with front and rear panels A light comprising a rear light modifying panel having a front surface and opposite sides; a lamp support panel assembly connected at least at two spaced apart locations to the rear light modifying panel assembly, for supporting at least one lamp in front of the fro... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232497 | Method and device for filling a cavity between two plates of fire-resisting composite glass A fire-resisting composite glass is comprised of at least two glass plates (1, 2) and an interspaced cavity (6). The distance between the glass plates (1, 2) is determined by an encompassing bead (3) of plastic spacer material. In additio... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7220711 | Method for manufacturing outsole for footwear without applying external mold lubricant onto mold, and formulating composition therefor Disclosed are a method for manufacturing an outsole for shoes without applying an external mold release agent or mold lubricant onto a mold, and a formulating composition used at manufacturing a rubber outsole. One composition of an internal mold lubricant for manuf... | 05/22/2007 |
| D542657 | Cap-like closure with warranty seal for bottles | 05/15/2007 |
| 7212577 | Information transfer methods A use of the invention permits to increase the transmission rate of existing communication lines or their capacity. The method is in that, at the transmitting side: a first and second analog signals are formed from a first and second sequences of digital information... | 05/01/2007 |
| D541155 | Cap-like closure with warranty seal for bottles | 04/24/2007 |
| D541059 | Armchair | 04/24/2007 |