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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 |
| 4300059 | Sequential logical electronic circuit controlling the discharge of controllable semiconductors The present disclosure refers to a sequential logical electronic circuit for operating the discharge gates of a plurality of controllable semiconductors with the object of regulating outputs of said semiconductors which operate as simple contactors that o... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4293994 | Slidering method and apparatus Sliders are installed on separated ends of slide fastener stringers by positioning the slide fastener stringers on an upper surface of a stringer guiding means which has converging flanges for guiding and directing slider engaging means of the stringers i... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4290175 | Slide fastener with molded elements and method of manufacture In a woven slide fastener employing spaced coupling elements molded on connecting threads wherein the weft thread loops around the connecting threads between each element to secure the coupling elements to the edge of the tape, the connecting threads are ... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4289132 | Surgical instrument and method of using the same A surgical instrument has a slender rod with a sharp point which is pushed inside out through skin tissue at a location remote from an incision so that the rod can be manipulated to perform a surgical procedure at the remote location by means of a surgica... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4288131 | Cabinet-mounted bathroom-scale A retractable cabinet-mounted bathroom-scale including a cabinet or housing mounted to or recessed into a wall and a conventional spring-type bathroom-scale having its rear end pivotally mounted to the housing, with its pivots extending into elongated ver... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4277960 | Synchronization of multiple stream liquid application processes A program controlled multiple stream liquid application process in which longitudinal asynchronism between the application of the portions of liquid is reduced by intermittently or continuously detecting the emission of a test stream at each liquid applic... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4276679 | Slide fastener A slide fastener is disclosed in which a plurality of thermoplastic coupling elements are each individually secured to ribs on a pair of mounting tapes. A raised attachment boss is formed on the interior of the leg portions of each coupling element with t... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4276680 | Low cost slide fastener stringer A low cost slide fastener stringer is disclosed as including a tape formed from layers of diverse non-fabric synthetic polymer materials, with a row of coupling elements attached along a folded edge of the tape.... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4275809 | Card conveyor with rope belt drive A card conveyor is disclosed as including a frame with a horizontal top surface supporting two spaced rows of conveyor rollers adapted to engage opposed edges of a card. An endless belt passes along a line tangent to the periphery of each conveyor roller ... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4274347 | Apparatus for sewing slide fastener chain to article panels An apparatus for sewing a slide fastener chain to a pair of article panels separates the chain into separate stringers which are sewn to the article panels with the fastening elements facing outward. The slide fastener stringers are twisted and the inner ... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4274191 | Method and apparatus for gapping woven slide fastener stringer having elements mounted on longitudinal member in edge of tape Slide fastener elements, mounted on a longitudinal support member woven in the edge of a tape, are removed by cutting the longitudinal support member on each side of each fastener element and pulling the tape longitudinally between opposed biased blades e... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4269302 | Modular conveyor units and spiral conveyors constructed therefrom Modular conveyor units are described as including a movable, continuous, spiral conveyor surface mounted on a frame. Spiral conveyors are constructed by stacking one or more of the modular units one atop the other depending upon the height of the spiral c... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4269349 | Solid fuel furnace A solid fuel furnace is disclosed as including a firebox disposed inside of a heating chamber through which air to be heated is passed. A pair of baffles guides the air through the heating chamber to progressively heat the air. In addition, an auxiliary a... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4268474 | Method of molding using a molding wheel and flexible belt A continuous flexible metal band surrounding a molding wheel and rotating therewith engages the wheel through an arc less than 180°, e.g. 110°, and is maintained with a substantial inward radius of curvature throughout its entire length. This permits th... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4265607 | Apparatus for manufacturing a plastic insulator equipped with helical-shaped shields An apparatus for fabricating a plastic insulator having helical-shaped shields or screens, these shields radially protruding from an insulator rod. Two oppositely rotating rolls coact to form an infeed gap for the material forming the shields which is inf... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4263698 | Molded slide fastener coupling element Molded coupling elements are formed without draft in the locking portions, such as the locking protrusions, and are formed with double draft in passive portions, such as the neck area, to provide increased locking strength and operational clearance for sl... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4263699 | Slider and slide fastener Sliders for slide fasteners are disclosed including (1) one or more locking projections extending into outer lateral regions of a main slider channel portion, (2) an inclined divider post, (3) lateral tabs for enabling assembly of pull-less slider, and/or... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4254538 | Slide fastener installation and method of making the same A slide fastener installation is disclosed in which the trains of coupling elements are adhesively mounted on the article into which the slide fastener is to be installed without the use of mounting tapes. In making this installation, the interlocked trai... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4247219 | Fastening element for detachably connecting two plate-like components A fastening element for detachably connecting two plate-like components is disclosed as including a headpiece having a projection that can be passed through an elliptical hole in the first component and locked therein by rotating the element in one direct... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4209897 | Fixture for holding zipper sliders A fixture for holding zipper sliders is disclosed as including a clamp attached to a generally inverted J-shaped standard having in the upper edge thereat a slot adapted to receive a zipper slider. A tip of the standard adjacent the slot is rabbetted on b... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4201797 | Process for applying a light-absorbing, electron permeable layer within an image intensifier tube A process for applying within an image intensifier tube, in particular one of the proximity-focus type, a light absorbing, electron permeable layer on to a film coated on a layer of luminescent material applied to the anode of the tube. The layer is appli... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4187264 | Carburetor for an internal combustion engine A carburetor for an internal combustion engine comprising a fuel chamber arranged in the mixing compartment of a suction tube and rotatable about the lower end of a fuel-infeed conduit secured in the mixing compartment by means of an impeller wheel rotata... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4182600 | Slide fastening element apparatus An interlocking element for a slide fastener is produced by substantially laminar flow of synthetic polymer resin through one of a pair of leg portions extending from opposite sides of a head portion of the element, through the head portion, and through t... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4179831 | Display set-up pattern A display set-up pattern is disclosed for use in the setting up of retail pegboard displays. The pattern is mounted on the perforated board and hooks and packages are placed on the perforated board in locations indicated by information printed on the patt... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4179787 | Method of forming a bottom stop on a slide fastener An elongated member inserted through coinciding central openings of interlocking coils at the bottom of a slide fastener is secured therein by deforming one or more of the convolutions of the coils at the bottom of the slide fastener.... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4178481 | Electrical data entry devices Planar resistive connecting means for the edges of a rectangular resistive graphic area has a higher effective resistance parallel to the edges of the resistive graphic area than that of the resistive graphic area. This higher effective resistance is form... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4176699 | Chuck for gripping head of screw A chuck for a hand or automatic tool has a shank adapted for torque-transmitting engagement with the head of a screw or like component which is to be inserted in a workpiece and a plurality of locking elements, such as balls, radially displaceable from an... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4175668 | Reusable stopper for sealing containers provided with a beaded neck such as bottles A device for sealing containers, such as bottles with a beaded neck, is disclosed in the form of a cap having articulated straps provided with projecting jaws adapted to engage the cap below the head of the bottle.... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4176149 | Apparatus and method of manufacture of trains of slide fastening elements In the manufacture of trains of fastening elements for slide fasteners, flowable synthetic polymer resin is injected into gate or runner channels formed in a cavity wheel and extending beneath one edge of a band enclosing cavities of the cavity wheel such... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4175104 | Molded element tape support for invisible slide fastener and method of manufacture Each stringer of a slide fastener includes a plurality of spaced coupling elements, molded on continuous connecting threads, with wing portions extending into the spaces between the legs of coupling elements on the upper side thereof. The stringer tape we... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4174104 | Conveyor for cards and similar articles A conveyor for moving successively a plurality of articles, typically cards, in flat horizontal position, longitudinally along a horizontal bed, comprises a plurality of chamfered rollers rotating at uniform speed on vertical axes, disposed in two lateral... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4173607 | Method for texturing the surface of non-woven fabric films A non-woven fabric or film of thermoplastic material has a pattern impressed on its surface so that it has a more pleasing appearance. The film is pressed between the patterned surfaces of two mold bands and is passed through an electromagnetic field whic... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173720 | Method and apparatus for image construction A tomogram is constructed from a plurality of profiles by means of back projection, the effect of the point spread function being eliminated by analog convolution with a suitable one- or two-dimensional function.... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4171556 | Slide fastener with molded elements and method of manufacture In a woven slide fastener employing spaced coupling elements molded on connecting threads wherein the weft thread loops around the connecting threads between each element to secure the coupling elements to the edge of the tape, the connecting threads are ... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4159971 | Ozone generator A substantially tubular-shaped ozone generator embodying an inner electrode, a coaxial outer electrode surrounding the inner electrode and a tube member formed of dielectric material arranged between the inner electrode and the outer electrode. Within the... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4158854 | Apparatus for scanning and processing information obtained by successively irradiating an object from a plurality of directions An apparatus for converting patterns of intensity-modulated scanning lines, each pattern representing an X-ray picture of an object when irradiated by a substantially flat beam of X-rays, into electrical signals, wherein such pattern is projected onto the... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4156503 | Method and a device for swivelling a spray nozzle about a swivelling axis A method and a device for swivelling a spray nozzle, especially for spraying concrete, over a sector between two turning positions. The speed of the swivelling movement is kept constant, regardless of the nozzle attitude. By overriding an automatic swivel... | 05/29/1979 |
| 4156303 | Slide fastener with Nylon 6 and Nylon 6-6 binder seal and method of manufacture A binder seal or reinforcing and finishing strip for the end of a slide fastener has an outer layer of Nylon 6 and an inner layer of a blend of Nylon 6 and Nylon 6-6. The seal is clear permitting the color of the slide fastener to be visible therethrough.... | 05/29/1979 |
| 4155007 | Radiation scanning and detection system A radiation scanning-detecting and processing system having a composite detector arrangement including detector elements having mutually different sensitive areas. An information processing system coupled to such detector arrangement is effective in respo... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4153980 | Self-lubricating slide fastener Sorbent cords are saturated with a liquid lubricant and secured in the respective tapes of a slide fastener adjacent the coupling elements to provide lubrication for a slider of the slide fastener.... | 05/15/1979 |
