Did You Know...
...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 |
| 4106878 | Fire-rated ceiling grid cross joint A grid for a fire-rated suspended ceiling includes a plurality of identical parallel spaced main beams and a plurality of identical parallel spaced cross tees supported by the main beams, the main beams and cross tees each having a substantially inverted ... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4101694 | Wood finishing process A process for lacquer finishing of open-grain woods such as mahogany, comprising the steps of forming, within the pores of the wood, a film substantially insoluble in lacquer thinner, and thereafter applying lacquer, whereby gas bubbles located within the... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4100309 | Coated substrate having a low coefficient of friction hydrophilic coating and a method of making the same A substrate is coated with a polyvinylpyrollidone-polyurethane interpolymer. In the method, a polyisocyanate and a polyurethane in a solvent such as methyl ethyl ketone are applied to a substrate and the solvent evaporated. If the substrate is a polyureth... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4099278 | Seat construction A seat construction is comprised of a relatively rigid support, a first cushion supported at its bottom surface on the support and having a recessed portion formed in its bottom, a second cushion supported at its bottom surface on the support and containe... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4096824 | Slide smearing device A device for smearing on slides a drop of liquid placed on a predetermined point on each slide has slide magazines containing a plurality of slides with the uppermost slide in each magazine having its upper face exposed for the reception of a drop of liqu... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4093067 | Mixing package A package comprising a tube of flexible material having a first and second end, a first ultrasonic seal extending transversely across the tube and closing said first end, a second ultrasonic seal extending transversely across the tube and closing said sec... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4091950 | Hinged bin A hinged knock-down returnable, self-locking bin includes a base panel, first and second side panels, first and second end panels, and first and second panel hinge means, the first panel hinge means being provided for hingedly connecting each of the side ... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4091933 | Hanging file support frame A hanging file support frame has a pair of channels each having a web portion and opposed hook portions for supporting file folders and has a pair of transverse members. Four corner fittings each have a substantially horizontal opening receiving one end o... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4090315 | Display with movable indicia A support for use in a movable indicia display comprises a series of at least three substantially identical panels arranged in edge-to-edge adjoining relationship in a plane, each panel having a first guide channel formed along one edge and located on one... | 05/23/1978 |
| 4089096 | Method of making school ring top In school jewelry such as school rings, bezel ring top keys, and ring top charms used as souvenirs and prom favors, a school ring top is provided having a beveled bezel and a stone with a faceted pavilion. The school ring top closely simulates the appeara... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4089345 | Discharge valve A discharge valve for controlling the discharge flow of water from the delivery end of a fire pump including a valve body having an integral extension portion forming an inlet waterway for delivering water from the delivery end of the fire pump to the val... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4089384 | Self-propelled land vehicle In an automobile having an independent motor driving each wheel, the effective unsprung mass is minimized, and impulse shock is reduced, by arranging each wheel at the end of an arm pivoted about a normally horizontal axisof gravity of the motor, having a... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4088129 | Appliance for foot orthosis This orthopedic appliance for correcting a wide variety of lower extremity deformities comprises: a bar which is scored so that it can be broken to provide a bar of a desired length; lockable articulated joints at both ends of the bar; releasable clips fo... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4086833 | Ticket issuing machine A ticket issuing machine is constructed with a ticket wheel rotatably mounted adjacent a ticket supply for feeding tickets by means of pins which engage in holes in the ticket web and a wheel advancing mechanism including a manually operable means engagea... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4082296 | Seal for sealing between a rotating member and a housing A seal for sealing between a rotating member and a housing comprises a seal ring mounted for movement towards and away from the rotating member and having a high pressure side, a low pressure side, and a face opposed to the rotating member. Resilient mean... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4078660 | Medical alert bracelet A medical alert bracelet for carrying an emergency supply of a patient's medicament comprising a bracelet strap and a blister package containing a medicament form. The blister package is held in the bracelet strap, a hole is formed in the bracelet strap b... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4077402 | Apparatus for promoting blood circulation Apparatus for promoting blood circulation in a body part suffering from a circulation deficiency by inflating and deflating a pressure cuff applied to a patient's limb proximal to the affected body part so that the blood is forced into the affected body p... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077288 | Vertical entry multiple paper punch A multiple paper punch has a base. A substantially vertical stripper plate is mounted on the base and has a plurality of openings for punch pins. A punch pin is mounted in each opening with each punch pin having a cam follower head. A substantially vertic... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4072771 | Copper thick film conductor A method of making a copper thick film conductor paste which includes the step of preoxidizing a controlled amount of the copper powder particles. A copper thick film conductor paste, and an electrical conductor element and a method of making it from the ... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4069833 | Collapsible wind and/or sunshade screen A collapsible wind and/or sunshade screen of the type comprising a screen sheet and a stand supporting the sheet. The stand includes a hub and a pair of outer ribs and an intermediary rib kept together at one end at the hub. The ribs are pivotally carried... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4069280 | Method of making plastic optical fibers A method of making plastic optical fibers in which a tubular plastic sheath is heated to a predetermined temperature in a vacuum chamber, a rod-like plastic core is inserted into the sheath in the vacuum chamber and the assembly is allowed to cool in the ... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4067551 | Gas and oil mixer A mixer for mixing oil and gasoline in a can comprising a mixer disc having a plurality of holes therein, a plunger shaft having its bottom end rigidly connected to the mixer disc, a guide sleeve adapted to be mounted in a mixer opening in the can, a lowe... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4064911 | Hydraulic fluid reservoir for a closed hydraulic system A vertically oriented air-tight bellows has its lower end connected to an opening in the top of the reservoir by an air-tight connection. A cover closes the upper end of the bellows and has secured thereto a fill inlet in communication with the interior o... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4061108 | Slide smearing device A device for smearing liquid on a slide has (1) a housing and means for supporting a pair of slides on top of the housing, (2) a carriage with a pair of spaced runners which slidably support the carriage on the top of the housing, (3) a spreader pivotally... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4061802 | Plating process and bath An electroless nickel bath for applying a nickel coating to articles without heat distortion, especially plastic articles, comprising water, nickel ions, a reducing agent for reducing the nickel ions to a metal, and a stabilizing agent for controlling the... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4059057 | Pallet assembly A pallet assembly combines a structurally simple, although relatively expensive, heavy-duty, high quality pallet with an expendable, inexpensive, light-weight, and extraordinarily simple shipper skid. The heavy-duty pallet is made of solid hardwood lumber... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4057066 | Catheter holder for securing a urethral catheter to a patient A catheter holder for securing a urethral catheter to a patient includes an anchoring strip with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one side covered by a peel-off cover sheet. A cord passes through a pair of adjacent openings in the anchoring strip wi... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4053048 | Matchbooks The striking surface of a matchbook is camouflaged, protected or concealed to reduce the probability of the successful striking of a match by young children.... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4049127 | Hanging file folder support frame A hanging file support frame has a pair of file folder support rails and a pair of transverse members. Four corner fittings supported in an elevated position each have a substantially vertical slot receiving one end of a rail and a substantially horizonta... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4049031 | Automatic fraction collector A liquid fraction collector has a first series of containers and a second series of containers, each of the first and second series of containers being arranged in a plurality of groups with means to support each group at a different elevation. A conduit ... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4047863 | Apparatus for repair of shatterproof glass In the repair of damaged shatterproof glass by the introduction of a polymerizable liquid into a conical crack a vacuum is intermittently released and reapplied to the damaged area by means of a vacuum chamber connected to a vacuum pump through a line hav... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4048396 | Battery package A battery package for storing an electric battery in unactivated condition and for quickly activating the battery, comprising a tube of flexible material having first and second ends, a first seal extending transversely across the tube and closing the fir... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4048072 | Air diffusers A radial configuration of flexible diffuser tubes eliminates short-circuiting by automatically producing a flow pattern extending well beyond the radial extent of the diffuser. A slitted diaphragm at the outer end of a diffuser tube facilitates the remova... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4044516 | Air terminal building An air terminal building consisting of an arrival hall and a departure hall and one waiting hall possibly commonly used by both departing and arriving passengers. These halls are situated on separate above each other located levels and with the waiting ha... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4044778 | Cigarettes A self-extinguishing cigarette particularly when in contact with a flammable surface wherein the wrapper which encloses the body of tobacco is provided with a coating deposited from an aqueous solution of an alkali silicate. The silicate solution contains... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4042111 | Container for bulk material A nestable plastic container for handling and storage of bulk material such as food products is provided with three parallel, laterally spaced, downwardly extending hollow ridges forming supporting members. These ridges permit the use of a fork lift to ha... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4038750 | Scissors with handle formed from sinusoidal blank A scissors comprising a pair of halves pivotally mounted together at a medial portion, each of the halves consisting of a one-piece strip of metal having a blade portion extending in one direction from the medial portion and a handle portion extending in ... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4036362 | Package A package for articles such as cans, bottles, and the like, comprising a corrugated paperboard tray, a film sheet covering said articles, and an adhesive connecting opposite ends of said film sheet to opposed walls of said tray. The sheet may be heat shru... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4033084 | Wallboards A wallboard composed of a low-strength core of gypsum or the like can be successfully faced with a decorative plastic such as melamine if plastic is used on both sides, and a sheet of steel foil is located on both sides of the core between the core and th... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4032181 | Battery carrier An automobile storage battery carrier adapted to engage the sides of the battery for lifting, tilting or maneuvering the same into and out of an operating position in the automobile including an elongated member having a handle portion and a leg portion. ... | 06/28/1977 |
