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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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033299 | Utility valve access and performance evalutation method A vacuum container having a vacuum producing means, mounted on a vehicle, a trailer, or skid mounted, with options chosen from an articulating boom, a water jetter system, a liquid pressure dissipating means, a valve actuator, and a drive motor for the valve actuato... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7604023 | Utility valve access and performance evaluation means A vacuum container mounted on a vehicle, a trailer, or skid mounted with options chosen from an articulating boom, a liquid pressure dissipater, a utility valve actuator, having a drive motor for the valve actuator being either hydraulic, air, or electric powered, a... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7413414 | Air compressor assembly An air compressor assembly with one or more of the following features: a removable manifold assembly capable of being remotely located from the air compressor assembly for controlling and distributing compressed air from the air compressor assembly to one or more ai... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7368139 | Aseptic processing system for fruit filling An apparatus for aseptic processing of a viscous food product includes a product tank configured to hold the viscous food product. A first pump is configured to pump the viscous food product from the product tank through a heat exchanger at a given rate. A cleaning ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7344145 | Compressed air treatment device that is designed to be installed in an industrial vehicle A compressed air treatment device is designed to be installed in an industrial vehicle consisting of a motor vehicle that can pull a trailer. The device comprises: an inlet for air from a compressed air source; at least one air outlet which is connected to a tank th... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7258140 | Portable pressurized gas supply apparatus for pneumatic equipment A portable gas supply apparatus comprises first and second storage tanks, a first pressure reducing device, a manifold and a first pneumatic connector fitting. The first storage tank includes an internal cavity for holding a supply of a pressurized fluid at a relati... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246862 | Compressed air treatment device that is designed to be installed in an industrial vehicle A compressed air treatment device is designed to be installed in an industrial vehicle consisting of a motor vehicle that can pull a trailer. The device comprises a set of electropneumatic components that are controlled by an electronic command/control unit which is... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7172731 | Apparatus for releasing pressure in a vacuum exhaust system of semiconductor equipment An apparatus for protecting a vacuum system of semiconductor equipment is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a process tool and a gas-exploding unit. The process tool includes a gas reaction chamber, and the process tool is connected with a first gas piping to exhau... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163382 | Suitcase style air compressor assembly The present invention is directed to a suitcase style air compressor assembly having an extensible handle bar assembly and a wheel assembly. When the extensible handle bar assembly is fully extended, the suitcase style air compressor assembly may be transported by u... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7128344 | Dolly for portable air compressor A dolly and compressor assembly for transporting compressors has a frame with a handle structure and a support portion. At least one wheel and a platform are attached to and supported by the support portion. To accommodate a compressor, a retention formation is disp... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117896 | Air system module including reservoir and mounting structure A module includes a reservoir having at least three chambers for storing compressed air for a vehicle air supply system, and a mounting assembly for supporting the reservoir on the vehicle. The chambers are separate from each other internally. The reservoir includes... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7029240 | Support structure for a portable air compressor A portable air compressor assembly includes a tubular frame having a pair of parallelogram shaped side sections. A support plate is connected between the side sections and horizontally positioned in a compressor normal operating position. A plurality of operating co... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6971399 | Emergency supply system to supplant interrupted public and private utilities An emergency utility backup system, for a building normally supplied with culinary water, electric power and natural gas by public utilities, includes at least one water storage reservoir having an upper input coupled to a public water utility main line; an electric... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6923627 | Air compressor with extensible handle bar assembly An air compressor assembly with one or more of the following features: a removable manifold assembly capable of being remotely located from the air compressor assembly for controlling and distributing compressed air from the air compressor assembly to one or more ai... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6896003 | High efficiency low actuation force inlet door An inlet system for an inlet in a flow field includes an inlet recess housing having an interior with forward and rear end walls, a base wall, and an opening formed in an upper surface thereof. An intake duct is formed in a rear end wall of the inlet recess. An inle... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6834679 | Transfer line and cleaning method for a transfer line A transfer line for the transfer of fluid or powder-like substances from one or more sources to an outlet characterized in that the transfer line comprises at least one movable section, optionally including associated equipment such as one or more pumps or filters. ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6810901 | Air compressor with foot-actuated condensate valve A foot-actuated condensate drain for an air compressor tank. The foot-actuated condensate drain includes a lever that is connected to a valve on the bottom of the air compressor tank. Movement of the lever, for example by a user's foot, causes the drain valve to ope... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6786560 | Integrated air dryer module for vehicle air brake An air supply system for a large vehicle air brake system includes an air compressor for supplying compressed air. The compressed or pressurized air is routed to an air dryer which includes a desiccant bed through which the compressed air flows for drying. The air d... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6755255 | Method and apparatus for providing a portable flow line and measuring unit for an oil and/or gas well The disclosed invention comprises an apparatus and method for producing hydrocarbons from an oil well where no production lines are in place, or where the backpressure of existing production lines is higher than the surface pressure of the oil well, preventing flow ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6532991 | Air compressor assembly including a handle capable of attaining a plurality of positions The present invention is directed to an air compressor assembly including a handle assembly capable of assuming a plurality of positions. In a first aspect of the present invention, an air compressor assembly includes an air reservoir suitable for storing... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6532990 | Air compressor assembly including a lifting handle The present invention is directed to an air compressor assembly including a lifting handle. An air compressor assembly suitable for lifting includes an air reservoir suitable for storing compressed air under pressure, the reservoir having a front-end port... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6431194 | Condensate removal protection apparatus and method therefore The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for protecting a condensate removal device from damage that may be caused when the condensate removal device comes into contact with foreign objects. The present invention discloses placing a shield ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6240963 | Roll-off self-powered fuel dispensing platform system A roll-off self-powered fuel dispensing platform system which is transportable, deployable, and made operable by a single individual, from a vehicle such as a truck and which includes a roll-off platform assembly, a roller assembly, and a large planar bas... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6179023 | Air blower An air blower comprises a first unit having means for producing compressed air and a reservoir for storing the compressed air and a second unit including a portable storage tank for holding compressed air, and means for releasing the compressed air from t... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6082408 | Modular air tank assembly A modular air tank assembly for a mobile vehicle such as a heavy duty highway tractor trailer truck and the process of assembling and installing the modular air tank assembly onto a vehicle. More specifically, the modular air tank assembly is comprised of... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6056004 | Portable compression system for pipeline purging A portable compression system for pipeline purging having a first stage comprising a power turbine which drives an air intake compressor. An air cooler is connected to a recovery plenum line from the power turbine. A drive shaft extending from the power t... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5678900 | Unloader for a source of air under pressure on vehicles A compressed air unloader for unloading compressed air used in the compressed air braking and suspension circuits of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The unloader includes a housing with an internal air chamber, an air inlet for passing compressed air into t... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5518032 | Pressure vessel safety relief A pressure vessel safety relief includes one or more recesses on a bottom wall section of the vessel. The thickness of the bottom wall section in areas directly over each recess is less than the thickness of remaining areas of the bottom wall section. Onc... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5501200 | Compressed gas fueling system A fueling system for a vehicle equipped with an engine fueled by compressed gas and a storage system for storing the gas under pressure and providing the gas to the engine, includes a compressor on board the vehicle for receiving gas at a first pressure t... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5038563 | Seawater power source for seawater powered tools A seawater power source for providing pressurized seawater to hydraulic ts which utilize the pressurized seawater as their operating fluid. Included in the present invention is a diesel engine for driving a source of compressed air which, in turn, drives... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4977921 | High gas flow rate production High gas flow requirements of large size lines are conveniently provided by a series of high pressure tubes connected to header means adapted to control the storage and distribution of gas to the lines at desired flow rates for relatively short periods of... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4971092 | Pivotal control housing A pivotal control housing for enabling service access to a hydraulic control circuit is provided which is particularly useful with multi-power source service vehicles and includes hinge structure for enabling pivoting of the housing between an upright ori... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4870994 | Air accumulator A portable air accumulator for pneumatic tools comprising a air tank which is mounted on a supporting base. The air accumulator also includes an inlet fixture for connecting the tank to an air compressor and a plurality of outlet fixtures for connecting t... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4830056 | Compressed air delivery system There is disclosed a compressed air delivery system for delivering clean, dry, compressed air from a source of compressed air to a compressed air appliance. The compressed air delivery system includes a vertical, cylindrical tank with an inlet located in ... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4827983 | Swiveling mount for the outlet of a pressure vessel A swivel mount for the outlet conduit of a pressure vessel is disclosed that can be rotated to a desired position to provide access to a component attached to the mount without interrupting the flow of material from the pressure vessel to the mount and th... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4660602 | Mobile sludge transfer and storage tank A mobile sludge transfer and storage tank and method are provided whereby the sludge transfer and storage tank is provided with an enclosed compartment for containing pumping apparatus. Also included is a telescoping control panel attached to the tank hou... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4628960 | Sprayer sight gauge A sight gauge for a towed sprayer having a channel formed in a shroud, which is inclined more from the vertical in its upper portion, with a plastic tube mounted in the channel. A visual indicator is trapped within the tube to indicate liquid level in the... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4620568 | Vehicle off road fuel use indicator A fuel flow diverting system is provided for a diesel engine powered vehicle including an auxiliary power system driven from the engine of the vehicle when the latter is stationary and wherein the vehicle is provided with primary and secondary fuel tanks ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4597416 | Automotive air conditioning system flushing apparatus An automotive air conditioning flushing apparatus having a solvent tank separated from a catch basin by means of a pressure tank and multiple position sequencing valve. A handle of the valve rotates through positions which sequentially direct solvent into... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4487446 | Combined bumper and air storage system An "air bumper" which is adapted for attachment to a vehicle to serve as a bumper. The air bumper has a chamber which stores a supply of compressed air that may be used to inflate tires.... | 12/11/1984 |
