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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 |
| 7988067 | Water sprinkler with spray coverage adjustment mechanism A sprinkler apparatus comprises a spray tube configured to move between a first side position and a second side position. The sprinkler apparatus also comprises a first side adjustment mechanism and a second side adjustment mechanism. Each adjustment mechanism compr... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7665673 | Method and apparatus for spraying portions of an air-improving substance A method of spraying an air-improving substance in a room is provided. In particular, persons moving in the room are detected, and a spraying operation is performed while taking into account the detected movement. ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7303148 | Lawn sprinkler system The lawn sprinkler system utilizes a single impulse type sprinkler head and at least one (preferably a series of) ground anchor receptacle(s) for the single sprinkler head. The ground anchors are permanently placed as desired, with the single sprinkler head and wate... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296760 | Indexing valve A valve for controlling the flow of a gas or mixture of gases through a passageway in a coating material dispensing device includes first and second valve portions. The first valve portion is adjustable with respect to the second valve portion selectively to adjust ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7270251 | Multi-purpose liquid applicator One aspect of the invention is directed to a method of applying a liquid to a surface from a wheeled receptacle which is disposed on the surface. The wheeled receptacle, itself, includes a circumferential sidewall, a bottom wall connected to the circumferential side... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7243665 | Spray-type automotive wheel washer An automotive wheel washer comprising a circular conduit having a diameter of approximately 12 to 20 inches and further provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced nozzles which direct cleaning fluid and chemicals laterally of the wheel washer and toward t... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234649 | Spray gun A spraying apparatus for spraying liquid surface treatment material which includes a gas inlet, a liquid inlet and an outlet nozzle. The apparatus also has a needle valve for regulating the supply of surface treatment material to the nozzle. The needle valve is at l... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7195181 | Disc for moving slide valve The invention is an improvement in a disc and a handle for the receiver section of a fire fighting nozzle. Together, this disc and handle facilitate the opening and closing of a fire nozzle assembly, for permitting and preventing, respectively, the discharge of fire... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188781 | Method and apparatus for detecting a liquid spray pattern During a liquid spray pattern detection procedure, the sensor (50, 52) is operable to detect the presence or absence of an edge of the dispensed liquid spray pattern. The nozzle (18) of the liquid dispensing system is moved to a predetermined position ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168635 | Adjustable detergent dispenser for water cleaners With the dispenser the flow rate of detergent can be adjusted in accordance with the water flow rate. The dispenser comprises an aspiration conduit connected to the expansion chamber of an ejector by a channel fashioned radially on a head of the aspiration conduit. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7140555 | Hydraulic circuit for line marker having marking, flush and clean out modes of operation A line marker carries a spray nozzle assembly for marking or painting a line on a horizontal surface. The line marker has a hydraulic circuit which includes a reservoir for holding marking liquid therein and a tank for holding water therein. A pump can pump marking ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121477 | Sprinkler system with relief and backflow preventer valve and warning system This above ground sprinkler system for a water supply provides a main supply hose having an inlet connected to the water supply and an outlet. A main valve is disposed between bib end of the hose and the water supply. A central station including a water supply inlet... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7100849 | Apparatus and method for positioning road marking material application equipment using holographic sights The present invention provides an apparatus and method for applying road marking material to a pavement surface. The apparatus includes a vehicle having a holographic sight and at least one road marking material applicator mounted thereon. In accordance with the met... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7070123 | Mist evaporating device and method The water misting system includes a stationary member 3, 4 having a flow path therein for transmitting water, the rotary swivel 5 in fluid communication with the stationary member, and one or more conduits 6, 7 in communication with the stationa... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7055513 | Spacer plate for use with internal combustion engines A device for use in an air intake path of an internal combustion engine to improve the engine performance. The device body has a top surface, bottom surface and at least one air passage defined about an axis from the top surface-to the bottom surface, containing a c... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055762 | Injection valve with a capacitive valve lift sensor The invention relates to an injection valve in which the movable valve parts and the valve seat (4) form the electrodes of a capacitor that is connected in an electric circuit, the capacity of said capacitor changing with the valve lift of the closing element... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040546 | Single beam spray gun positioning system A system for positioning a spray apparatus relative to a surface, in which the spray apparatus directs a liquid coating such as paint toward the surface for applying the liquid to the surface in a spray pattern. A light beam emitter is interconnected with the spray ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7021860 | Stripe layout assembly A stripe layout assembly for attachment to a paint striping machine. The assembly has an adjustable arm, a line marking device and structure to activate the marking device. The assembly may be provided with an adjustment device to permit the assembly to be rotated a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004404 | Spray gun A spraying apparatus for spraying liquid surface treatment material which includes a gas inlet, a liquid inlet and an outlet nozzle. The apparatus also has a needle valve for regulating the supply of surface treatment material to the nozzle. The needle valve is at l... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6974245 | Device for mixing a liquid fertilizer with a flow of water, for use by individuals The mixing device for liquid fertilizer with a flow of irrigation water, comprises a mixing head (1) provided with an internal mixing chamber (2) into which opens an internal water supply channel (3), adapted to be connected to a source (4 | 12/13/2005 |
| 6953158 | Fuel injection valve A fuel injector for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine includes a piezoelectric or magnetostrictive actuator and a valve-closure member able to be actuated by the actuator, the valve-closure member cooperating wit... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6945471 | Rotary sprinkler A rotary sprinkler having an adjustable arc segment whose angular extent and absolute direction relative to the ground are represented by an arc indicator, which arc indicator may comprise a band whose visible length represents the angular extent and whose position ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945509 | Universal valve switch A universal valve switch for signaling the operative state of a valve assembly is disclosed that is attached to the body of the valve assembly using a bracketing arrangement. The valve switch comprises a housing defining a chamber and an aperture formed through the ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6929192 | Valve for controlling fluids and method for measuring pressures The present invention relates to a valve for controlling fluids, in particular a fuel injection valve, which has a valve member (3) disposed in a housing (11) for opening or closing a communication with a downstream chamber (18). An actuating el... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6755354 | Suck back valve A suck back valve has a volume-varying mechanism including a cylindrical flexible member which has a flow chamber formed therein for communicating with a fluid passage having a first port and a fluid passage having a second port, a fixing member which fixes a part o... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6755259 | Piercing device for fire-fighting system A method and an apparatus for punching a piercing tool through a wall shell structure and for feeding fire-retardant medium to the object on fire. At the outermost end of the rescue boom (3), according to the invention, there is a piercing device (6) w... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6684959 | Foam concentrate proportioning system and methods for rescue and fire fighting vehicles A system and method of maintaining a desired additive to water ration in a fire-fighting system including a water flow sensor configured to measure the water flow rate, a water pump, a hydraulic pump, a linear hydraulic cylinder driven by the hydraulic pu... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6578773 | Dispensing assembly An assembly for jetting droplets of a viscous medium. The assembly is releasably mountable in a machine using the assembly for providing a substrate with deposits. The assembly comprises an assembly holder having first holding means mating with an assembl... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6540155 | Automatic spray dispenser A dispenser for attachment to a container containing a fluid material, including an actuator which keeps the container in a substantially constantly open configuration so as to allow the fluid to pass into the dispenser, and a controllable outlet, through... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6513502 | Needle lift estimation system of common-rail injector The present invention provides a needle lift estimation system of a common-rail injector on the basis of solenoid voltage and measured current. In addition, the present invention provides a method for estimating a needle lift that comprises: measuring a c... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6457655 | Method and apparatus for measuring and adjusting a liquid spray pattern A control system for use in a liquid dispensing system to measure and adjust a liquid spray pattern dispensed from the liquid dispensing system. The control system includes a sensor that detect edges of the liquid spray pattern and, from the detected posi... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6405939 | Voice-activated shower system A voice-controlled shower system for use with a conventional shower assembly includes sources of hot and cold water, a showerhead, and a conduit for delivering water from the water sources to the showerhead. Each water source includes a control valve coup... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6382523 | Road brine spreader A road brine spreader serving for driving along a road or a similar carriageway and within the roadsides, under pressure spreading out brine over the road via a number of liquid nozzles. The nozzles are arranged to send out the water in the form of jets. ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6338441 | Automatic painting device An automatic coating apparatus which is arranged to guarantee higher operational reliability, particularly to preclude coating defects as caused by malfunctioning of a cartridge gripper (56) or by the use of an non-replenished or deficiently replenished p... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6176438 | Suck back valve having sensor for detecting diaphragm displacement amount A suck back valve comprises an ON/OFF valve, a suck back mechanism, a first sensor for detecting a displacement amount of a first diaphragm of the ON/OFF valve, and a second sensor for detecting a displacement amount of a second diaphragm corresponding to... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6149069 | Humidifier bottle assembly A humidifier bottle assembly and a method for operating a humidifier are presented. The humidifier bottle assembly includes a humidifier bottle adapted to hold water and a humidifier bottle receptacle adapted to receive the humidifier bottle. The receptac... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6085999 | Corner irrigation system An irrigation system is disclosed which includes a center pivot support having an elongated main water boom pivotally connected thereto which extends outwardly therefrom. An elongated extension boom is pivotally connected at its inner end to the outer end... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6039268 | Arc marking system for sprinkler An arc marking system is provided for a sprinkler that waters an arc, either a full circle arc or a part circle arc. The system includes a plurality of arc indicators provided on the top of the nozzle assembly. Each arc indicator is adjacent an arc indici... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6021959 | Vehicle mounted fluid delivery system with retractable arm Mobile fluid delivery systems and methods are disclosed. The disclosed embodiments are particularly useful for spraying herbicides on a roadside shoulder. The systems include nozzles mounted upon a movable arm extending from a vehicle. A sensor mounted up... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6015096 | Speed controller with scales A speed controller with scales according to the invention is used to adjust the amount of an air flow thereby to control the amount of a chemical liquid sprayed. The speed controller includes a housing, a controller body and a transparent tube. The contro... | 01/18/2000 |
