...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 |
| 20110252537 | Golf glove with gripping aids Generally stated, the present invention provides a glove which can be used in playing the game of golf. In desired arrangements, the glove can include a control-strap which is operatively affixed to the back-side surface of the glove. The control-strap is configured to ... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110197336 | Golf glove for maintaining the thumb of a user in a specific predetermined position for grip enhancing An improved golf glove of the type having a slit laterally expanded when a hand is inserted, formed in a lower end portion of a back region of a glove body, and engaging portions for closing the slit after the hand is inserted are attached to the back region and include... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20100175163 | SPORT GLOVE WITH A CABLE TIGHTENING SYSTEM The present invention concerns a glove 10, including fingers 12, a thumb 14, and a back surface 24 having a lateral portion 28 and a medial portion 30, a tightening system 18, and a closure assembly 40. Closure ass... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100011483 | GRIPPING SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHODS A gripping system, apparatus, and methods for users with weakened hand strength, or able-bodied users desiring a better grip, involving a mating glove and a grip, handle, or graspable surface of an object. The mating glove covers a person's hand and interfaces and mates... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090222972 | Left-Handed Golf Glove Having Grip Fixing Band A left-handed golf glove has a grip fixing band, in which the grip fixing band is detachably attached to the golf glove, thereby enabling firmer gripping of the grip of a golf club using the grip fixing band, and thus allowing the swing of the golf club to be stably car... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20070256210 | Glove with adjustable palm fastener A sports glove comprising a palm side, including a palm width, a dorsal side position opposite the palm side, and an adjustable fastener position on the palm side to vary the palm width. Preferably the adjustable fastener is position between the finger portion and cuff ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20050120579 | Methods and apparatus to facilitate drying golf gloves A golf cart includes at least one external surface and an apparatus for coupling a glove to the at least one external surface. The apparatus comprises a body comprising an inner surface and an outer surface. The body is coupled to the golf cart such that the inner surfa... | 06/09/2005 |