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 |
| 6496138 | Electromagnetic wave radar device mounted on a car An electromagnetic wave radar device mounted on a car, which helps improve external appearance of a car without impairing radar function, and is fabricated using a decreased number of parts at a reduced cost. The electromagnetic wave radar device comprise... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6490507 | Computer for bicycles and method for obtaining riding information Computer for a bicycle includes a speed change with a chain transmission, including a plurality of front crown wheels (16) which can be driven in rotation by a pair of pedal cranks (18) and a plurality of rear sprockets (20), a first sensor (30) for provi... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6488633 | Probe devices particularly useful for non-invasive detection of medical conditions A device for application to a body part of a patient to determine the physiological condition of the patient. The device includes a housing, in the form of a hollow socket closed at its distal end and open at its proximal end, for receiving the body part,... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6478695 | Golf ball and method of manufacture A golf ball has a core and a cover and, the cover includes at least one thin spherical layer with a thickness of not more than 1.5 mm. The thin layer is molded by injecting an injection molding material at a selected fill speed which is correlated to the ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6441144 | Method for repairing dual virally inactivated immune globulin for intravenous administration A process for producing an intravenously-administrable gamma globulin solution substantially free of contaminating viruses by fractionating an impure gamma globulin solution and then treating the purified gamma globulin, with a solvent-detergent for viral... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6442503 | Process and apparatus for measuring the volume of an object For measuring the volume, the process utilizes the same means as are used for reading an optical code, such as a laser scanner or CCD reader. A choice of different measuring procedures are proposed which suit different situations and are all based on scan... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6419366 | Image display device An image display device is provided which comprises an antiglare surface having unevenness and pixels having a minimum pixel pitch (a) of about 10 to about 100 μm, wherein a ratio (Sm/a) of an average spacing of roughness peak (Sm) of said unevenness to ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6407580 | Latch sense amplifier circuit with an improved next stage buffer The present invention provides a next stage buffer receiving a pair of complementary signals from a flip-flop in a latch sense amplifier circuit, wherein the next stage buffer comprises: a plurality of logic gates of the same type, each of which individua... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6405186 | Method of planning satellite requests by constrained simulated annealing An iterative method enabling a request plan to be established for an observation satellite. A plan consists in a succession of requests which are associated with pluralities of opportunities for satisfying said requests. The plan must also comply with a p... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6400953 | CDMA type mobile radio communication system capable of realizing an effective system operation without excess and deficiency of radio base stations simultaneously connected In a code division multiple access (CDMA) cellular type mobile radio communication system, in order to realize effective system operation with neither more nor less of radio base stations which are simultaneously communicated with a mobile station on carr... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6391568 | Method for determining platelet reactivity in a whole blood sample The present invention provides a method for the quantification and assessment of platelet activation in whole blood samples and monitoring of antiplatelet pharmacologic agents. The method for quantifying platelet activation includes exposing platelets to ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6390608 | Ink jet recording head, its manufacturing method and inkjet recording device The present invention relates to an ink-jet recording head having a pressure generating chamber communicating with a nozzle aperture for jetting an ink droplet. A portion of the pressure generating chamber is composed of a diaphragm. An ink droplet is jet... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6389346 | System and a method for controlling a servo-controlled motor-vehicle gearbox A system for controlling a servo-controlled gearbox (C), configured so as to use gear-shifting strategies similar to those used by a human driver so as to improve the driving sensation experienced by the driver. The control system uses a plurality of sens... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6388354 | Motor for an electric power steering assembly A motor for an electric power steering assembly includes a yoke, a multi-polar magnetic field portion composed of at least four poles secured to the inner wall of the yoke, a shaft disposed within the yoke so as to be able to rotate freely, an armature se... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6379802 | Thermoplastic skin sheet for interior parts of automobiles and method for producing such skin sheet A thermoplastic skin sheet constituted by (a) a thermoplastic polyolefin or elastomer sheet; (b) a primer layer coated on the sheet, the primer being based on a modified polyolefin resin containing 2 mg-equivalent/g or less of a hydroxyl group or a carbox... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6376484 | Tetrazole compounds and pharmaceutical agents containing such derivative as an active ingredient A tetrazole derivatives of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R1 is H, alkyl, alkoxy, carbocyclic ring, hetero ring, alkyl or alkoxy substituted by carbocyclic ring or hetero ring, etc.; AA1 is bond or ##STR2## AA2 is bond or ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6372419 | Silver halide photographic material A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having provided thereon at least a silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the material contains at least one metal complex contained in any of groups A, B and C: group A: an optically active metal compl... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6369131 | Dry coloring master batch having a high pigment content and manufacturing process Dry master batch comprising at least one pigment and a dispersion carrier, characterized in that it contains at least 80% by weight calculated on the weight of the mixture of particles of pigment dispersed in said carrier; it can be prepared by means of a... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6369945 | Optical film, optical member and optical element A practical optical film which has excellent anisotropy in the scattering of linearly polarized light, can easily be produced and has excellent thermal stability, and an optical member and an optical element using the optical film, are disclosed. The opti... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6366234 | Vehicular radar A vehicular radar includes a transmitter for outputting a transmitted electromagnetic wave; an antenna unit for radiating the transmitted electromagnetic wave and receiving a electromagnetic wave reflected by an object to be detected as a received electro... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6365037 | Production process of low pour-point oil A process for producing a low pour-point oil which permits the production of a lower pour point oil without severer hydrodewaxing conditions is disclosed, which comprises hydrodewaxing a mineral oil fraction, which has been separated from a crude oil by d... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6366916 | Configurable and extensible system for deploying asset management functions to client applications A flexibly adaptable, i e., configurable and/or extensible, asset management system is disclosed for processing and querying assets, representing data. The system comprises three layers: a Client Application layer, for manipulating and browsing assets, an... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6361838 | Optical film, optical member and optical element A practical optical film which has excellent anisotropy in the scattering of linearly polarized light, can be easily produced and has excellent thermal stability, and an optical element using the optical film are disclosed. The optical film comprises an o... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6358654 | Toner and development unit and image forming apparatus using the same A toner comprising: a plurality of mother particles; and a plurality of external additive particles to be attached to the mother particles, the external additive particles including external additive particles attached to the mother particle and external ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6355642 | Tetrahydrobenzindole compounds A compound of formula (I) for use in the treatment or prevention of mental diseases ##STR1## A is N, CH, C having a double bond or CR5 ; each of B and Z is independently N, CH or CR1, with the proviso that A is N when B and/or Z... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6355101 | Flux transfer apparatus A flux transfer apparatus has a frame having an aperture portion in its lower central portion, and a mesh is stretched across the frame with a high tension and with a mesh pitch at least smaller than the diameter of projections to be formed therein is use... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6354731 | Oscillating winding weight for a timepiece with an automatic movement and timepiece fitted with such a winding weight The invention concerns an oscillating winding weight for a timepiece including a heavy portion secured to a connecting element connecting said heavy portion to an arbour fixed to the movement, said weight being intended to be rotatably mounted on said arb... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6356371 | Method and a circuit for concatenating binary information, and use in optical packet transmission In packet time-division multiplexing communications systems using optical networks, an optical method and circuits used in electrical-to-optical conversion interfaces assure that data rates of the electrical domain match the data rates of the optical doma... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6355799 | Substituted benzene compounds, process for their preparation, and herbicidal and defoliant compositions containing them Novel herbicidal and defoliant substituted aniline derived compounds represented by general structure (I) ##STR1## are described. W, X, Y, Z, and Q are as defined in the disclosure. Also described are the processes for the manufacture of these compounds a... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6352705 | Fabric protectants A fabric protectant comprising a cellulosic material having a bulk density of 0.2 to 0.7 g/cm3 and a thickness of 0.1 to 4 mm and a composition containing as an active ingredient 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzyl (+)-1R,trans-2,2-dimethyl-3-(2,2-dichlo... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6353025 | Phenylaminoalkylcarboxylic acid derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same The present invention provides novel phenylaminoalkyl-carboxylic acid derivatives represented by the general formula: ##STR1## (wherein R1 represents a hydroxy group, a lower alkoxy group, an aralkoxy group, an amino group, an alicyclic amino g... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6349633 | Apparatus for continuous roasting of food materials In the method and apparatus for continuous roasting of food materials according to the present invention, a food material is mixed up by blades (9f) provided on a paddle plate (9d) via an elastic material (9f1) in a tubular cylinder (1) with open ends. Th... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6351725 | Interface apparatus Interface apparatus for connection between a data handling device and a data communication medium to enable data to be transferred between the device and the medium, is constituted, inter alia, by a data alignment device (7, 8) coupled in use to the data ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6351762 | Method and system for log-in-based video and multimedia calls A system and method for presence-based video and multimedia calling by which a workstation is dynamically associated with a user based on user log-in information so that video and multimedia calls are routed to at least one workstation at which that user ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6351370 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for producing the same A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve acting metal having microfine pores, a dielectric film formed on a surface of the valve acting metal, and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film, in which at least a portion of the solid e... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6348559 | Polycarbonate resin and process for producing the same A polycarbonate resin obtainable by reaction of pentacyclopentadecane dimethanol, at least one compound selected from the group consisting of tricyclo (5.2.1.02,6) decane dimethanol, cyclohexane-1,4-dimethanol, decalin-2,6-dimethanol and norbor... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6347482 | Safety device for power windows A safety device for accurately preventing the catching of a hand or neck of a passenger of a vehicle between a windowpane and a window sash uses a potentiosensor 20 for detecting the rotational angular position of an output shaft adapted to rotate at a sl... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6348433 | Diazo compound and heat-sensitive recording material The present invention discloses a diazo compound represented by any one of the following general formulas (I) to (III). Also, the present invention discloses a heat-sensitive recording material including a substrate and a heat-sensitive layer provided on ... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6346634 | Chemical compound containing a superoxide scavenger and an organic nitrate or nitrite moiety Compounds for use in the treatment of heart disease include a superoxide scavenger and an organic nitrate or nitrite moiety. The compounds can be represented by the formula (A)n(B)m, in which A is a superoxide scavenger, B is an organic nitrate or organic... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6346053 | Golf ball In a golf ball having on its surface a multiplicity of dimples, the dimples include a majority of large dimples with a diameter of 3.0 to 4.2 mm and account for at least 65% of the entire ball surface area. The large dimples have a depth of 0.1-0.35 mm, a... | 02/12/2002 |
