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 |
| 4330888 | Disposable protective garment A disposable bib, napkin or apron of flexible sheet material having a neck cutout in its upper edge portion and two shoulder pieces adjacent the cutout. The upper edge portion carries a pressure-sensitive adhesive capable of releasably adhering to the clo... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4306316 | Disposable protective garment A disposable bib, napkin or apron of flexible sheet material having a neck cutout in its upper edge portion and two shoulder pieces adjacent the cutout. The upper edge portion carries a pressure-sensitive adhesive capable of releasably adhering to itself ... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4288877 | Disposable protective garment A disposable bib, napkin or mini-apron of generally quadrilateral shape having a neck cutout in its upper edge portion and two shoulder pieces adjacent the cutout. The entire upper edge portion is coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive adapted to adher... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4255817 | Heat insulative material articles comprising aramid fibers A heat insulative protector or the like, comprising at least a layer of a synthetic fabric of an organic fiber of copolyamide, wherein the fibers are woven or formed into a fabric. Articles such as hot pads, protective coverings, aprons, garments, or the ... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4231119 | Adjustable apron of vinyl laminate An adjustable apron is disclosed which is made of three separate pieces of vinyl fabric, namely a body member and two identical crescent-shaped arm cut-out strips. The vinyl fabric is a soft and flexible vinyl laminate formed by bonding poly(vinyl chlorid... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4225977 | Roll of plastic film aprons Disposable plastic film aprons are prepared from plastic film strip material folded longitudinally in indefinite lengths and the folded film strip packaged in roll form and perforated to provide a plurality of readily separable aprons. The plastic film st... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4215433 | Burgee apron An apron comprising large and small, generally truncated triangular, burgee flags bearing an insignia of a yacht club or the like. The large flag is worn with the base of the triangle uppermost to form the bib of an apron. Grommets are provided in both ap... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4215432 | Roll of disposable aprons Roll of disposable aprons formed of flat, unfolded strip of plastic monofilm or film laminate having spaced, transverse perforations and predetermined cut-out areas and packaged in a roll from which discrete aprons can be removed by tearing at the longitu... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4174542 | Textured apron The disclosure is of an elastomer coated textile apron characterized by a textured or "wrinkle"finish. The disclosure is also of a method of manufacturing an elastomer coated textile apron with a "wrinkle" finish. In a preferred embodiment process, the me... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4172293 | Wearing apparel and method of manufacture The disclosure is of an elastomer coated textile garment characterized by a textured or "wrinkle" finish. The disclosure is also of a method of manufacturing an elastomer coated textile garment with a "wrinkle" finish. In a preferred embodiment process, t... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4106122 | Haltered cover garment for nursing mothers An apron having a neck halter and extending downward across the chest of the wearer a distance at least sufficient to cover her breasts and containing a pair of flaps which may be formed from flattened pleats extending across the breasts, which flaps over... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4079465 | Kitchen apron with changeable front panel An apron has a basic harness separate from a front cover. The harness comprises neck straps and waist straps with fastener panels extending between the neck and waist straps. Preferably the fastener panels are separable. Each fastener panel has fixed to i... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4055859 | Method and machine for making a garment The invention relates to a machine for and method of handling sheet material for forming, for example, bib aprons in a simple and economical way. Sheets of material are automatically directed along a feed path to a folding station at which a string or str... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4038697 | Sheet-and-bib combination A sheet-and-bib combination includes a sheet of water-repellant material of sufficient size to cover a standard size hospital bed which is provided with a longitudinally extending central adhesive strip. A disposable bib is secured to said strip of adhesi... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4037272 | Recipe apron A recipe apron comprising a plurality of rings attached to the apron, a plurality of recipe sheets hanging from the rings and a plurality of transparent cover sheets attached to the apron such that the recipe sheets can be flipped through and the recipe s... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4009494 | Protective covering A protective covering which can prevent water from contacting certain portions of the body, such as the abdomen. The covering includes a sheet of flexible fluid impervious material with a fastening device, such as a velcro fastener adjacent its two end po... | 03/01/1977 |
| 3996620 | Radiation shield apron construction A radiation shield apron includes a front apron panel for covering the front of the body from the neck and shoulder tops to at least the knees with inner and outer cover sheets of fabric and multiple flexible sheets of radiation shielding material between... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3984876 | Article of clothing An article of clothing comprising a main body, a removable protective member and means to fasten the member to the front of the main body. The member protects the wearer by acting as a bib which may either be cleaned and replaced or may be disposed of. Th... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3952332 | Apron An apron for laundry use formed on the front section with a pouch for carrying wash items. The apron is formed as a continuous unit with the bottom of the apron folded about the front of the apron to form the walls of the pouch. A separate pouch for carry... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3945048 | Disposable bib and method for making the same A one piece bib having slits for providing a head opening and having a pocket for catching spilled food and the like is made from a single sheet. The lower longitudinal edges of a generally oblong sheet are cut away on the bias; the sheet is folded on the... | 03/23/1976 |
