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 |
| 4777673 | Vertically drawn shower curtain This invention relates to a vertically drawn shower curtain having a raised position and a lowered position and being movable therebetween, for preventing water from escaping from a shower enclosure. The shower curtain is composed of waterproof panels, fl... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4765388 | Roman blind The invention relates to a roman blind with a flexible curtain web, which is pleated at right angles to its extension direction, and with at least one gathering band which is fixed on one side of the web, extends in the direction of the gathering movement... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4762361 | Folding device for heavy curtains A curtain-sided vehicle in which there is a multiple panel curtain suspended from rollers engaging a rail along the roof of the curtain-sided vehicle. On each end of the curtain is attached a sliding door structure which also has rollers engaging the rail... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4739815 | Balloon curtain A balloon curtain mountable on a U-shaped two-piece telescoping curtain rod includes adhesive backed nylon fastening tabs attachable to the curtain rod, preferably at the ends and middle of the rod, a generally rectangular fabric body having a top and a b... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4724883 | Drapery and vertical blind system A drapery support system includes an adjustable length traverse rod assembly and a plurality of movable members each adapted to include a hanger portion for connection to a pleat or fold of a drapery panel. Each of the movable members is interconnected wi... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4725025 | Deployment system A plurality of indexing brackets having indexing apertures are secured to a retractable boom in spaced relation. A like plurality of indexing bulkheads are hinged to a foldable panel array (or collapsible spiral antenna) at spaced hinge axes. The bulkhead... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4725000 | Enclosure assembly An enclosure assembly including a frame having guides for positioning a plurality of stiff elongate panels across an opening through the frame one above another in edge-to-edge relationship and for affording edgewise movement of the panels along the guide... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4694545 | Attachment of rings without sewing A ring can be attached to a sheet such as fabric, sailcloth or tent canvas without sewing by the use of the combination of a U-shaped, stiff filament and an open tube to which the ring is attached. The legs of the filament are passed through the sheet the... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4694144 | Double-glazed frame having an internal tubular blind A double-glazed window frame comprising two parallel glass panes has an internal blind disposed between the glass panes in parallel therewith. The internal blind comprises a succession of collapsible elongated tubular volumes formed from a plurality of pl... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4687041 | Guided cord system for a retractable slatted blind assembly A guided cord system for a slatted blind assembly having a plurality of slats interposed between a movable bottom rail and a fixed headrail. The system has at least one lift cord that extends from an end of the bottom rail around a turning point fixed to ... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4685986 | Method of making honeycomb structure with joined single pleat material A honeycomb structure formed of two continuous lengths of pleated materials secured together intermediate the pleats. Each length of pleated material defines one side of the honeycomb structure. The two continuous lengths are secured together by feeding t... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4667353 | Automatically closing modesty curtain What is disclosed in an automatically closing modesty curtain which allows the user assured complete privacy and which does not require continued manipulation by the hands thereby leaving the hands free to undertake other tasks. For example, in an emergen... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4639031 | Repositionable thermal insulating truck bulkhead A repositionable thermal barrier for truck trailers has a hanger bar extending across the width of the trailer with a flexible strip-type or blanket-type thermal insulator supported by the hanger bar. A trolley-and-hinge assembly attached to one end of th... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4623012 | Headrail hardware for hanging window coverings A capstan based system for pulling and accumulating the pull-cords used to lift hanging window coverings from their bottoms. A cylindrical capstan is supported in bearings so that it is free to rotate and move axially. A splined connection to a holding de... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4621862 | Closing means for trucks To close the opening (15) of the load compartment (14) of a truck, one end of a tarpaulin (20) is fixed above the opening (15), while its other end comprises a hooking means (24) that can be firmly hooked in the lower end of the opening (15). The tarpauli... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4594742 | Automatically closing modesty curtain What is disclosed in an automatically closing modesty curtain which allows the user assured complete privacy and which does not require continued manipulation by the hands thereby leaving the hands free to undertake other tasks. For example, in an emergen... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4565230 | Movable curtain systems for greenhouses and components therefor A sealing member for the straight moving leading edge of a curtain system, such as is used for example in greenhouses to control the heating and/or lighting conditions, consists of an extruded L-section body with at least one flexible sealing element prot... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4545611 | Van body with pleated sides An urban delivery side-access vehicle has a van body with opposed open sides, each of which is closable by a slidable door structure consisting of two solid end doors interconnected and bridged by a foldable curtain. The door structure is suspended from a... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4524814 | Enclosure assembly An enclosure assembly is provided comprising a plurality of panels, a frame defining a path mounting the panel assemblies for edgewise sliding movement across an opening through the frame, and a plurality of lengths of flexible material or screen joining ... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4501311 | System for production of Roman type shades A system for production of Roman type shades formed of multilayers of material is shown according to the teachings of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Generally, Roman type shades include pulling cords strung through rings attached to th... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4397347 | Foldable panel or door There is disclosed a foldable panel made out of two superimposed web surfaces having major transparent portions, the web surfaces being secured one to each other by successive pairs of connection lines defining therebetween pockets within which are enclos... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4397346 | Insulated window shade A five-layer window shade fabric 100 especially useful in forming a Roman shade which will substantially increase the insulating factor (R) for a glass windowpane has a moisture-, light-, and mildew-resistant exterior layer 10; an insulation layer 12 adja... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4388354 | Tubular insulating curtain and method of manufacture A selectively collapsible and expandable insulating curtain having a plurality of collapsible tubes, preferably of plastic material, extending longitudinally for its width and superimposed one on top of the other in a row in the direction of curtain heigh... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4346132 | Cellular air bag insulation and insulator A cellular air bag insulator and its uses in insulating a house window, a house door, a house wall and a process equipment, such as an evaporator, a refrigerator and a distillation column. A cellular air bag insulator can also be used as an instant shelte... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4252363 | Foldaway canopy for flatbed truck A canopy to cover the open box or flatbed of a pickup truck and selectively retractable to uncover the flatbed and conventionally use the truck. This foldaway canopy is characterized by a pair of rigid end portions which cooperatively form an enclosing ca... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4230171 | Drapery pleating apparatus and method A drapery, a supporting apparatus for said drapery, and a method of making a pleated drapery is provided. The drapery is provided with a structure for pleating the drapery in a pattern as it is moved out of a window covering position. The pleater structur... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4205816 | Curtain holder The present new invention relates to a "L" shape curtain holder which has a device of adjustable length at both sides, and which can be installed at the upper end of a window of any size with the up-side or the side of the holder. Within the holder there ... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4143907 | Roof means for vehicles An opening roof for an automobile, and a method of producing same, the roof comprising an outer cover of a flexible sheet material supported by a number of cross members, and an inner lining of a flexible sheet material extending beneath the cross members... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4116135 | Sliding screen closure for rail cars A railroad car with multiple decks for carrying automobiles, including gates at the end of the rail car which can be easily moved between their open and closed positions. Each gate includes a plurality of vertical frame members and screen sections connect... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4104836 | Door device in goods depots or the like The disclosure relates to a door system in a goods depot or the like, the system covering a substantially rectangular passage into the depot and comprising a frame intended for a door, and wall portions connected to the frame and disposed on either side o... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4088170 | Roman style drape pull cord supports Improved pull cord supports for a pull-up horizontal pleat forming curtain or drape employing a generally rectangular body of fabric suspended by the upper edge thereof from a horizontally disposed bar at the upper limit of a window or building opening to... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4088157 | Hood system for covering an automatically operating machine The cover for a weaving machine is formed, in part, of flexible mats of sound-insulating material which can be raised or lowered in the manner of a window shade. In one embodiment, the rollers on which the flexible mats are mounted are positively driven t... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4039017 | Heat radiation closure Radiation shielding for limiting the transfer of heat by radiation is provided for a ceiling closure having a curtain wall shiftable from an open position allowing air flow through an opening in the ceiling to a closed position in which the curtain wall b... | 08/02/1977 |
| 3999590 | Curtain fabric used for pleated curtains A curtain fabric for pleated curtains is disclosed wherein the cord guiding loops are provided during manufacture. Additionally, various reinforcement patterns, also to be provided during manufacture of the fabric, are disclosed.... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3977456 | Volume controlled damper A combination grill, air damper and fire damper is provided with a means for adjusting the volume of flow of air through the damper.... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3952788 | Pleated pull-up curtain A pleated curtain comprising a supporting tape attached to the upper edge on the back side of the curtain, a hanger means, and a plurality of tapes, affixed vertically on the curtain is disclosed. The tapes are divided into alternatingly reinforced and un... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3941179 | Damper construction and spring A folding blade damper comprising a rectangular frame and an assembly of blades hingedly interconnected along longitudinal marginal edges by tubular hinge elements. A spring is interposed between each interconnected pair of blades to resiliently urge the ... | 03/02/1976 |
