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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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20060191559 | Pipeline cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus useful for cleaning the interior of a pipeline contains: (A) a platform of a dimension sufficient to be inserted through an opening in the pipeline, the platform containing one or more portions; (B) a fluid interruptor having one or more parts to pr... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20060191558 | Method for cleaning the pipes of a heat exchanger by use of an abrasive and device suitable for this method A method for cleaning pipes of a heat exchanger includes placing a throttle-free jet nozzle against an end of a pipe. The throttle-free jet nozzle has an outlet opening of a same size or slightly smaller than an inner cross-sectional area of the pipe. A stream of air co... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20060185691 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLEANING HEAT EXCHANGER TUBE BUNDLES A method and system utilizing a mobile cleaning unit for providing cleaning of heat exchanger tube bundles. The mobile cleaning unit utilizes a pressurized seal positioned about top door of the cleaning enclosure to provide a fluid and vapor lock of the cleaning enclosu... | 08/24/2006 |
| 20060185623 | Detonative cleaning apparatus Methods and apparatus are provided for cleaning a surface within a vessel. A fuel/oxidizer charge is provided within a combustion conduit. An initial deflagration commenced in a first portion of the charge produces a final detonation at least in another portion of the c... | 08/24/2006 |
| 20060169304 | Method and system in a heat exchange system and methods for air/fuel control and for soot cleaning optimization Means for obtaining accurate knowledge of location and amount of fouling inside a heat exchange system, such as a boiler of a power plant, are provided. According to the invention this knowledge can be used to optimize cleaning of a heat exchange system. The system of t... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060162751 | Oil flushing equipment for machinery with rotating parts Oil flushing equipment has four function modes (40) for machinery with rotating parts: the first fills the machinery (40) with oil from a tank (1), the second re-circulates the oil through the machinery (40), the third empties the oil from th... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060157096 | Drainage structure cleaning tool and method A tool for cleaning a culvert comprises a rod having a center longitudinal axis, a housing having a center longitudinal axis and coupled coaxially to the rod, the housing having an interior chamber, the housing has an outside dimension that can be accommodated within th... | 07/20/2006 |
| 20060130885 | Installation for cleaning different objects An installation used to clean objects includes: a closed loop washing circuit (5A, 5B, 5C, 5D), a rinsing circuit (7A, 5B, 5C, 5D), a single pump (8) and at least one routine operating mode. The installation... | 06/22/2006 |
| 20060060219 | Method for removal of fouling and/or plugging out of a bundle of channels Method for removal of fouling (14) and/or plugging (13) out of a bundle (11) of channels (12) by treatment with a liquid (2), in particular out of firmly interconnected channels (12), oriented in parallel to each other, as a cat... | 03/23/2006 |
| 20060054188 | Plate washing system with ultrasonic cleaning of pipes A plate washing system and method of cleaning pipes of the plate washing system. The plate washing system includes at least one manifold having a plurality of pipes configured to be provided within wells of a plate in order to wash the wells, at least one manifold havin... | 03/16/2006 |
| 20060048796 | Method and apparatus for cleaning a turbofan gas turbine engine Device for cleaning a gas turbine engine (2), and in particular an engine of turbofan type. The present invention further relates to a method for cleaning such a engine. The device comprises a plurality of nozzles (31, 33, 35) arranged to atomize cleaning ... | 03/09/2006 |
| 20050229952 | Diesel fuel injector cleaning system and method Disclosed is a container including a filter which is tapped into the supply and return fuel lines of a vehicle between the tank and the engines fuel injection system. The container is filled with a cleaner which is introduced into the vehicles fuel injection system and ... | 10/20/2005 |
| 20050199274 | Method and apparatus for cleaning components of a water retaining device A system and method for cleaning components of one or more water retaining devices, such as hydro-massage tubs or pools, includes two pumps, a tank, one or more supply valves, and control circuitry. The pumps control the flow of a concentrated cleaning agent and water t... | 09/15/2005 |
| 20050199275 | System for cleaning components of a water retaining device, associated water retaining device, and water propulsion device for use therein A system for cleaning components of one or more water retaining devices (e.g., tubs) includes two pumps, a tank, one or more supply valves, a water retaining device, and control circuitry. The pumps control the flow of a concentrated cleaning agent and water to the tank... | 09/15/2005 |
| 20050166946 | Method and apparatus for unclogging flow systems A device for alternately applying pressure and vacuum to pipes in order to remove or prevent build-up of undesirable coatings inside the pipes is disclosed. The device includes a pressure and vacuum source connected to a plenum having a hose attached to the plenum at a ... | 08/04/2005 |
| 20050028845 | Cleaning composition and apparatus for removing biofilm and debris from lines and tubing and method therefor Biofilm and debris can be removed from the interior and exterior surfaces of small bore tubing by passing an aqueous cleaning solution of water, one or more surfactants and preferably a source of hydrogen peroxide, optionally including small inert solid particles, toget... | 02/10/2005 |
| 20050005954 | Apparatus and process for washing drying and sterilising industrial plants A water tank is connected through a high-pressure feed line to one or more washing terminals associated to a surface to be treated. An ozoniser removes oxygen from a tank and transforms it into ozone, which is conveyed to the tank where it is mixed with the water. The o... | 01/13/2005 |
