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 |
| 4108419 | Pilot operated valve An improved pilot operated valve which may be used in fluid control systems which may have one or more latching unit for controlling the valves. The valves utilizing a concentric arrangement of the major components thereof, each being coaxially located wi... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4022239 | Hydraulic-metering multiple valve A hydraulic-metering, multiple-valve device for use primarily in a sprinkler system associated with large parcels of land. The valve device comprises a valve housing having an inlet and a plurality of outlets, wherein each outlet is controlled by correspo... | 05/10/1977 |
| 4015366 | Highly automated agricultural production system The present invention provides a highly automated agricultural production system which comprises, as essential components: 1. A sensing subsystem comprising direct and indirect sensing means in an agricultural production area. The direct sensing means are gene... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4004612 | Remote control for large-area sprinkler systems A remote control for a large-area sprinkler system, where the sprinklers are to be operated in a sequential manner according to a specified program. The sprinklers are hydraulically operated and are controlled by a four-way latch valve whose piston, or co... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3981320 | Recovery system for spray painting installation with automatic color change The disclosure relates to automatic paint spray systems, typically but not necessarily of the electrostatic type, provided with color change means and facilities for recovery and re-use of the residual paint increment contained in the system at the start ... | 09/21/1976 |
