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 |
| 7339159 | Phantom for evaluating accuracy of image registration software Provided is a phantom for evaluating the accuracy of image registration software based on a result of matching tomograms of a predetermined position of the phantom, taken using two or more imaging apparatuses. Accordingly, it is possible to more efficiently evaluate... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7235802 | Packaging for the transport/storage of radioactive material The invention relates to a container (1) intended for transport/storage of radioactive materials, the container comprising a container body (2) and at least one handling device (8) mounted using attachment screws (38) in a base housing ( | 06/26/2007 |
| 7202851 | Haptic interface for palpation simulation A palpation simulator comprises an interface for interfacing a user with a computer running a palpation simulation. The computer generates a graphical environment comprising a cursor and a graphical representation of at least a portion of a living body. In one versi... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7190502 | Oscillating micromirror with bimorph actuation The present invention relates to a micromirror comprising a mobile part with a reflecting area, a fixed part, two torsion arms originating from the mobile part materializing an axis about which the mobile part can oscillate, this axis being approximately parallel to... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7189321 | Fluid treatment module having hollow membranes The invention relates to a hollow membrane (11) comprising two support layers arranged one above the other forming a space between them and a plurality of capillary tubes arranged between the support layers forming capillary channels for the flow of a first f... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182691 | Directional inertial tactile feedback using rotating masses Directional haptic feedback for a haptic feedback interface device. A haptic feedback interface device, in communication with a host computer, includes a housing physically contacted by a user operating the interface device, and a plurality of actuators producing in... | 02/27/2007 |
