...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 |
| 5156934 | Method of making a rechargable modified manganese dioxide material and related compound and electrode material A method of making a rechargeable modified manganese dioxide material for use as battery electrode is disclosed. The method includes mixing manganese dioxide with an aqueous solution of a water soluble salt component selected from the group consisting of ... | 10/20/1992 |