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 |
| 6913144 | Yarn organizer A yarn organizer, for conveniently holding and displaying a great variety of yarns, having at least two arms and a pivoting axle. The arms are substantially flat and have a connected end, a free end, and a plurality of openings extending fully through the arms. The ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6763943 | Yarn palette A yarn palette is disclosed having a flexible panel with numerous cord locks attached at one end of the panel and extending downwardly therefrom. Each cord lock includes a loop that is adjustable to support any number of skeins provided therein. The yarn palette is ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6283297 | Method and apparatus for organizing threads A system for organizing threads for cross-stitching. The system includes a plurality of sheets having a predetermined thickness and a specific absorption characteristic are processed to create a plurality of I-shaped elements as perforated or removable th... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6062236 | Dental floss holder system A dental floss holder system for holding a single use sized length of dental floss in an easy to access and sanitary manner. The dental floss holder system includes a holder with an outer perimeter comprising a pair of end edges and a pair of side edges. ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5819919 | Ribbon packet A display package for ribbon and like materials in which a length of ribbon is wound onto a supporting blank preferably fabricated of paperboard which partially encloses the wound ribbon and partially exposes the ribbon for inspection and evaluation by pu... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5704473 | Music strings and packaging A metal musical string having a plastic or polymer material covering an end of the string opposite to a ball end of the string is contained in a flexible enclosure or pouch. In a coiled configuration, the ends of the string are twisted around convolutions... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5687924 | Flexible plastic apparatus for storing embroidery floss The apparatus includes a memory which enables the apparatus to return to its manufactured form following the mounting of the embroidery floss skein. The apparatus length is perfectly suited for the mounting of the embroidery floss skein in it's retail for... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5676249 | Damage-resistant wallpaper packaging A wallpaper display package permits vertical display of wallpaper without causing a crease or other damage to the wallpaper. The display package comprises a card having a generally planar body portion of substantially uniform thickness configured to recei... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5385237 | Needlework thread organizer An apparatus as disclosed for holding and organizing colored threads used in needlework. The organizer includes a card, on each face of which are provided a plurality of rings for attaching needlework threads of individual colors and a needle for use with... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5337889 | Dual pocket display folder for sheet material A package to display paper items having a rigid panel for reinforcing the items and a display folder with a pair of pockets for receiving the reinforced items. The folder has two partially overlapping pockets with diagonally oriented openings which are in... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5152396 | Assembly type packing device for decoration light string Assembly type packing device for decoration light strings comprises clamp structures for holding the lamp(s) or light(s), rack structures for supporting clamped lights; and linkage structures for linking together the rack structures into a package form. O... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5129510 | Necklace storage apparatus A necklace support apparatus (10) for supporting a necklace (50) in a mildly tensioned state; wherein, the apparatus (10) comprises a housing member (20) having first (30) and second (40) support members; wherein, at least one of the support members (40) ... | 07/14/1992 |
| 4978008 | Yarn color organizer for needlecraft project A yarn organizer holds the different colors of yarn required for a needlcraft project. The organizer is in the form of a flat card member having holes adjacent to the edges of the card. The holes are uniformly spaced from the edges and uniformly spaced ap... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4582196 | Yarn dispenser The purpose of the yarn dispenser is to store and dispense embroidery floss in a orderly manner. The operation of the device involves placing a skein of floss over the two bushings which rotate on internal axles. After the two halves of the outer case are... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4437618 | Spool dispenser A spool dispenser made from a one piece blank which is folded and adhered to form front, rear walls and side walls as well as top and bottom walls. The spool dispenser is adapted to lie flat until it is to be used and may be provided with separation teeth... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4394996 | Drapery package A drapery package comprising a core member and a drapery wrapped around it. The core member has a central portion and two end sections, the first of said two end sections containing a substantially uniformly spaced gap adjacent to said central portion, an... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4258843 | Vesseloop dispensing package A dispenser package for vessel occluding bands used in surgical procedures. A thin rectangular plastic card or sheet is provided with winding notches or grooves along opposed edges thereof, such that one or more bands or strands of elastic material may be... | 03/31/1981 |
