...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 |
| 7370371 | Ultra-low profile tie holder The invention includes a necktie fastener system capable of restraining the bottom portion of the necktie close to the shirt of a wearer, and thereby controlling the entire necktie so that it won't fly in the wind, or while leaning over a table. The invention is for... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7350274 | Removable hat accessory An accessory device that can be removably attached to the button of a hat. The device includes a base with an opening that extends at least partially through the base. The device can be attached to the hat by pushing the button of the hat into the opening of the dev... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7346934 | Device and method for securing a necktie A device for securing a necktie to the front of a wearer's garment comprises a bar, sized to pass through a button hole and be retained behind it; a ring sized to allow the bar to pass therethrough; and a flexible connecting means joining the ring and the bar, the c... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7155784 | Device for securing a trouser A uniquely designed device for retaining a trouser on a wearer includes a base plate having inner and outer pairs of geared channels extending from one side to the other. A belt loop clasp extends from each side of the base plate. Each clasp includes a hook portion ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7058983 | Necktie A necktie contains a winding portion ring-shaped and wound around the neck when the necktie is worn, an ornamental portion provided at one end portion of the winding portion and hung down from the front of the neck to the chest, and a clasp provided at the other end... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7024732 | Necktie holder A necktie holder including a crossbar having opposed ends. A retainer is secured to the opposed ends of the crossbar so as to form an elongated loop together with the crossbar. The retainer is arched so that a portion of such is elevated above the crossbar. The reta... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6857167 | Necktie restraining device A necktie restraining device is disclosed having two flexibly connected covers. The first cover is placed on the shirt button located above the necktie label on a necktie panel. The second cover and flexible connector are dropped through the opening between the neck... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6691904 | ID badge lanyard combination necktie holdown apparatus A loop lanyard adapted as a necktie hold-down, to display on a person, identification card mediums, for public view. The identification card medium-mounting element, placed on the smaller lanyard loop on the bottom end, may be in the form of a clasp, ring... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6513203 | Tie clip Traditional tie clips usually clipping a necktie from only one side, resulting in a biased look when the tie is clipped. This may affect the overall look of the wearer. Further, the tie may be slipped away relatively easily. A tie clip (10) of the present... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6247207 | Ascot collar bar A collar bar that fits within the open collar of a shirt including a first elongated member sized in length to span and hold the open collar of the shirt. A first pair of clips, with one secured to each of the opposite ends of the elongated member, attach... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6163933 | Tie retaining device A tie retaining device according to the present invention includes a fastener part having a front side and a back side, the front side supporting a pair of opposed, laterally projecting barbs, and the back side including an eyelet. The retaining device al... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5926923 | Tie retaining device A tie retaining device according to the present invention includes a fastener part having a front side and a back side, the front side supporting a pair of opposed, laterally projecting barbs, and the back side including an eyelet. The retaining device al... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5802678 | Non-penetrating tie restraining device A tie restraining device for use with conventional neckwear is disclosed having an elongated tie restraining clamp for clipping around a tie in a non-penetrating manner.... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5551126 | Button-on holder for eyeglasses An unobtrusive eyeglass hanger attached by a button to the front of a shirt or blouse comprises a thin sheet of flexible material with a specially shaped throughhole having a large temple-retaining portion near the lower end of the hanger and a smaller th... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5526550 | Multi-purpose adjustable tie holder structure A multi-purpose adjustable tie holder structure including a clasp arrangement, a hanger and ornamental chains. The clasp arrangement is provided with a clasp element on the rear side thereof. The hanger is joined to an upper side of the clasp arrangement.... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5377390 | Adjustable tie chain An adjustable tie chain including a hanger for hanging on the tie the end of a button on a cloth, two arms pivotably fastened to the hanger by a clamping plate and at least one pivot, a chain suspended between the arms for retaining a necktie, a friction ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5245708 | Neck apparel restraining device A device restrains unwanted movement of neck apparel worn by a wearer along the front portion of a shirt having uniformly spaced fastening buttons. The restraining device is disposed vertically parallel to and proximate an unrestrained portion of the neck... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5239707 | Method of manufacturing apparatus for restraining a necktie The present invention is directed to improved apparatus and method for providing a necktie restraining apparatus. The present invention employs a fusion cloth to stiffen necktie material so that it may be employed as vertical and horizontal members on an ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5235730 | Concealed necktie holding device A completely concealed necktie holding device is constructed in a manner such that is attached to the shirt via a button hole engagement cross-bar and attached to the necktie via a clamp. In between the buttonhole engagement cross-bar and the clamp is a r... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5216785 | Tie fastener A tie fastener for securing a necktie to a shirt is disclosed. The tie fastener includes three strips of flexible material joined together at one end. Each strip is identical to the others. An inner strip is buttoned to a shirt and an outer strip is fed t... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5109547 | Extended neckwear shirt attachment device An extended neckwear shirt button attachment device providing means to hold said neckwear in a stationary position at the front of a shirt or blouse, said attachment device comprising a base member and a button attachment member slidably attached to the b... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5052083 | Tie band with display A tie band that can be attached to a button on the front of a shirt for holding a necktie of the four-in-hand type in a laterally-centered position against the front of the shirt while also displaying an emblem in front of the necktie includes a hidden pa... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5046221 | Tie holder A necktie holder comprising a flexible filament with two end portions, one of said end portions being affixed to the decorative strip of fabric on the back of the necktie and the other of the end portions being intended to be secured in the nearest adjace... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5031284 | Tie retaining device A tie retaining device that is attached to the left and right side rear fold members of a tie. The device has an elongated wire-like member having pointed tips on each of its ends for penetrating the rear fold members of the tie. A tethering chain has its... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5031285 | Four-in-hand tie controlling devices A controlling device for a four-in-hand tie having a vertical front panel of desired width and a vertical tail portion of substantially less width behind the front panel, comprises a self-sustaining elongated horizontal pin-on or clip-on device loop membe... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5007139 | Necktie retainer A necktie retainer that restricts movement of the necktie by providing a full flexure tensor member attached to the upper garment of the wearer, a necktie movement governing length of filamentary material with full flexure, distributed direct mechanical a... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4972523 | Necktie retainer A retainer for containing the free hanging terminal ends of a necktie has two primary portions, a tailend retaining band carried by a button on the wearer's shirt and a longitudinal strip portion carried by the backside surface of the display end of the n... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4920579 | Apparatus to restrain neck tie tails A tie restraint apparatus for holding a tie tail portion of a four-in-hand neck tie at the front portion of a shirt. The tie tail is an elongated end portion of a neck tie and includes transversely extending fabric strip secured at spaced apart sites to a... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4686716 | Necktie holder A necktie holder of the type adapted to join between a wearer's shirt button and the necktie, and which will tightly embrace the button threads and loosely embrace the narrow end of the necktie. A clip having strong movable jaws forms part of the necktie ... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4262393 | Advertising cravat holder A necktie holder which at a same time also serves to display an advertisement or an identification card; the holder consisting of a flexible, thin sheet of transparent plastic that is die-cut with one set of slots for shirt buttons to fit therethrough, an... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4219909 | Combined clasp and tie slide This invention relates to a combined structure of a clasp and tie slide designed for use in removably attaching a clasp to a shirt front, whereby a tie slide, adjustable to accommodate neckties of varying widths, holds the necktie in proper relation to th... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4099300 | Tie pin A tie pin for holding the wide front and narrow rear portions of a tie relative to each other and to a shirt by way of a pin attached to the rear folds of the tie and flexible members extending to the shirt front to limit but still permit relative movemen... | 07/11/1978 |