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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 |
| 4341535 | Ammonium sulfate recovery process The heavy organic material contained in the liquid bottoms from the quench column of an acrylonitrile recovery and purification system is extracted therefrom using acetonitrile as the extractant.... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4340490 | Process for the detoxification of waste water containing phenol, phenol derivative or phenol and formaldehyde Waste water containing phenol, phenol derivatives or phenol plus formaldehyde is purified by treating the waste water with hydrogen peroxide and either iron, copper or the complex salt sodium iron (III) ethylenediamine tetraacetate.... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4338196 | Biological treatment of a formaldehyde-containing waste water contacted with a biomass together with a nitrogen compound In the treatment of a waste water containing formaldehyde by a method which involves introducing the waste water into a biological digestor into which there is also introduced another stream comprising a nitrogen-containing compound, especially ammonia or... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4314906 | Water purification by chlorinating, holding, and aerating A method of preparing water for human consumption by chlorinating water obtained from reservoirs, lakes, or streams, which water contains microorganisms and naturally occurring or pollutant organic precursor substances known to react with chlorine to yiel... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4282104 | Anticarcinogen additive for water supplies Ascorbic acid, preferably enhanced in combination with copper sulfate, is an effective additive for water supplies in preventing the development or reducing the concentration of carcinogenic materials contained therein.... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4257938 | Purification method of human fibroblast interferon A method for the purification of human fibroblast interferon by the successive treatments of a crude interferon solution with a strongly acidic ion exchanger and a chelating carrier which contains a chelating residue chelated with at least one metal ion s... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4211646 | Waste water process A method is provided for the treatment of a waste water stream characterized by having toxic and corrosive properties due to the presence of a cyanides formates and a halide of a metal or ammonia comprising adding a ferrous ion to said waste water to conv... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4202745 | Method for treating a desizing waste stream A dispersed synthetic polymeric organic size is efficiently recovered as a material of low salt content from an aqueous desizing waste stream by combining the stream with a solution of an inoganic salt under high shear mixing conditions to a final salt co... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4168299 | Catalytic method for hydrolyzing urea A method for hydrolyzing urea in aqueous solutions such as waste-water streams which comprises heating the aqueous solution containing urea in the presence of a catalytic amount of vanadium pentoxide for sufficient time and at sufficient temperatures to e... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4167973 | Process for chemical decontamination of layers of earth and/or water contaminated with organic materials There is provided an apparatus for the chemical decontamination of layers of earth and/or water contaminated with organic materials comprising the following block units: Device for withdrawal of water from a water pressure line which water is to be treate... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4162902 | Removing phenols from waste water A process for removing phenols from waste water resulting from the gasification or carbonization of coal and containing CO2, H2 S and NH3, comprising mixing the waste water with a low-boiling organic solvent, separating th... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162153 | High nitrogen and phosphorous content biomass produced by treatment of a BOD-containing material An organic product material having a high nitrogen and phosphorous content is produced as the product of a biological system for the treatment of a BOD-containing influent which also contains phosphorous and fixed nitrogen. The biological treatment system... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4004038 | Process of making cold water soluble tea concentrates and powders Cold soluble tea concentrates and powders are prepared by extracting tea leaves with hot water, selectively removing nonpolyphenolic, high molecular weight compounds from the tea extract while retaining the phenolic compounds therein and concentrating the... | 01/18/1977 |
