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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 |
| 8177171 | Piping installation structure for vehicle There is provided a piping installation structure for a vehicle which is installed under a floor of a vehicle body and configured to support and fix a long part including at least piping, the piping installation structure including: a clamp member for supporting and... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8100368 | Clamp and seismic sway brace A seismic sway brace includes a clamp for engaging a circular object, a sway brace member, and a pair of connecting mechanisms for coupling the circular object to the sway brace member, and for coupling the sway brace member to building structure. The sway brace mem... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8052099 | Sway brace fitting A versatile sway brace fitting, includes a pair of spaced jaws, for firmly and deformingly gripping a brace, and a method for manufacturing the fitting. The fitting can withstand substantial loads and is adaptable to receive a variety of braces such as bracing pipes... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7959114 | Holder for a pipeline The invention relates to a holder (2) for a pipeline segment (1) which takes the form of a clamp (3, 4, 5) with at least two ends. The clamp fits around the pipeline segment (1) and is firmly attached thereto. At least two of the ends of ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7871045 | Method and system for bracing pipes A method and system for bracing pipe, conduit and ductwork, which includes a mounting plate attachable to an underside of a structural flooring member, an elongated support member attachable to an underside of the mounting plate, and at least one elongated channel m... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7793893 | Clevis hanger assembly and pipe insulation coupling A clevis hanger assembly supports a pipe insulation coupling member along a support structure. The clevis hanger assembly includes an upper bracket adapted to be secured to the support structure. The upper bracket includes a base extending between spaced apart downw... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7735786 | Temporary support structure for use when installing or removing components A temporary load support intended in use to be supported from a fixed structure (10) to temporarily support an element (50) of the fixed structure, said load support comprising a pair of mountings (11) configured to, in use, be mounted to the fi... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7669806 | Sway brace fitting A versatile sway brace fitting, includes a pair of spaced jaws, for firmly and deformingly gripping a brace, and a method for manufacturing the fitting. The fitting can withstand substantial loads and is adaptable to receive a variety of braces such as bracing pipes... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7546986 | Pipe hanger A pipe hanger hooks or unhooks lower ends of semicircular bands divided left and right by means of a hooking means, mounts mounting plates integrally formed at the lower end of a supporting bracket to mounting plates integrally formed at upper ends of the semicircul... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7540452 | Air duct support An air duct support for supporting air ducts and similar pipes without constricting airflow through the pipes. The support has an arcuate main body portion for receiving a portion of the conduit therein and an upright support attached to a bottom of the top portion ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7523895 | Sway brace and method for securing a pipe or conduit against sway A sway brace including a U-shaped strap with flanges at each end. The flanges are mounted to two mounting fixtures including block bodies and passages therethrough. Mounting surfaces on the fixtures are parallel to the centerline of the passage to receive the flange... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7484697 | Universal strut end clamp A universal strut clamping device preferably made from steel components and is utilized as a load bearing support for conduits and the like. This clamping device, which is always used in pairs, is comprised of a single baseplate with an attached strut locating guide... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7467765 | Sway brace clamp and connector assembly It is one advantage of the invention to provide an interlocking swivel connector for attachment to an existing system supporting a suspended load below a ceiling, beam or floor without the need to disassemble or disconnect any components of the system. The connector... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7441730 | Sway brace fitting A versatile sway brace fitting, includes a pair of spaced jaws, for firmly and deformingly gripping a brace, and a method for manufacturing the fitting. The fitting can withstand substantial loads and is adaptable to receive a variety of braces such as bracing pipes... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7422182 | Cable clamping apparatus A cable clamping apparatus for clamping cables, the cable clamping apparatus includes a base, a sliding member forming a plurality of dentations, and a blocking board forming a plurality of dentations corresponding to spares between the dentations of the sliding mem... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7367538 | Suspension system for HVAC equipment A system for suspending an HVAC unit from one or more wood truss members through the use of one or more top lock plates connected to a top support member, one or more channels connected to the top of the HVAC unit, one or more bottom lock plates slidably connected t... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367363 | Sanitary conduit support systems Apparatus for supporting conduits within a sanitary environment. Some supports are configured so as to avoid the formation of surfaces that might collect dust, debris, cleaning fluids, etc. when installed. In one embodiment, the support includes a pair of opposing s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367855 | Cable supporting structure for small boat A cable supporting structure for facilitating the operation of mounting a cable to a boat. The cable includes a cable inner, a cable outer for surrounding the cable inner, and a stepped portion provided on the cable outer. The cable supporting structure includes a b... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364323 | Pool light mounting system A pool light mounting system includes a circular band formed of resilient material. The band has first and second adjusting brackets at either end. The brackets have substantially planar surfaces located orthogonally to the band. The planar surfaces have first and s... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347454 | Hose/clamp assembly with removable retaining device A hose/clamp assembly is provided that has a hose, a hose clamp, and a retaining device. The hose clamp is openable and closable. The retaining device has an arm, a clamp retainer attached to a first end of the arm, and a hose clip attached to a second end of the ar... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341403 | Method of constructing information correspondence pipe, constructed structure, and construction member The object is to provide a construction method of an information-communicable underground pipe whereby communication cables can be readily laid in an underground pipeline having a main pipe and branch pipes branched therefrom thereby allowing the underground pipelin... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341232 | Methods and apparatus for suspending fixtures Various systems including brackets and associated wires are disclosed for suspending fixtures from ceilings and the like. The systems improve over the prior art in several ways. Attachment of the wire to the bracket is faster and easier. The attachment can be made m... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325776 | Suspensory fastener for piping This invention's suspensory fastener for piping is characterized in that the fastener is arranged from the two members of a long band and short band, a coupled state maintaining means, which maintains a state wherein a bolt of a bolt-and-nut set that is provided at ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322614 | Motor vehicle exhaust pipe repair device A device for repairing automobile, and other vehicle, exhaust pipes that have been broken. The device comprises three major components, four sections of angle steel, four U-bolts, and two thread bolts. The angle steel sections form a trough and a cap. In use, the br... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320448 | Pipe clip The invention relates to a pipe clip 1 for mounting pipes and the like, comprising a suspendable upper part 2 and a U-shaped lower part 3, the ends of which can be connected to upper part 2 by means of fastening elements and in which a pi... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320453 | Suspension system for HVAC equipment Generally, the present invention (referred to also as the “suspension system”) is incorporated in a system for suspending an HVAC unit from one or more wood truss members through the use of one or more top lock plates connected to the wood truss, one or more bot... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7312407 | Non-metallic elbow conduit transition fitting A Non-metallic Elbow Conduit Transition Fitting is disclosed. The fitting is specifically suited to interconnect vertical electrical conduit runs and horizontal electrical conduit runs in commercial construction environments. The fitting is suitable for immersion wi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7299799 | Gas manifold assembly with a mounting device in a cooking appliance The gas manifold assembly (1) is adapted to a cooking appliance for supplying the burners (21) thereof, and is equipped with various taps (C1-C4) of the rotary type, installed on a elongated tubular-shaped manifold conduit (2), whi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293745 | Cable holder A cable holder for securing multiple elongated objects to a support has a plurality of inner and outer hangers fixedly attached to one another and each configured to receive a respective one of the multiple elongated objects. The inner and outer hangers are displace... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284728 | Pipe hanger assembly The pipe hanger assembly is a pipe hanger and a holding assembly for retaining the pipe hanger against a pipe support. The pipe hanger has an inverted, generally U-shaped yoke having a slot defined in the bight of the yoke, a U-shaped saddle for supporting the pipe,... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281689 | Pipe support assembly A pipe support assembly for supporting a section of pipe from an overhead structure includes at least one support portion and a hanging element or strap for hanging the support portion or portions from the overhead structure. At least one of the support portions def... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7267307 | Retaining member A retaining member in plastic, suited for retaining at least one line on a support, includes a basic body with a mounting area for mounting on the support and retaining area projecting from at least one side of the mounting area with at least one line seating for at... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263827 | Exhaust pipe insulator attaching structure for saddle-riding vehicle An air cleaner and an exhaust pipe insulator attaching structure for a vehicle engine. The air cleaner on a rear side of the engine includes an air cleaner element disposed in an upper portion inside an air cleaner case. An air cleaner intake-air duct is inserted in... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264214 | Stock bar and T-bar coupling structure for mounting sprinkler Disclosed herein is a stock bar and T-bar coupling structure for mounting a sprinkler. In the present invention, a locking bracket is easily securely coupled to a T-bar using an elastic locking unit and a wing bolt. Furthermore, a stock bar made of standard rectangu... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261256 | Variable-duct support assembly One advantageous embodiment of the present invention is a variable-duct support assembly (14) for mounting one or more ducts (12a-12c) thereon. This variable-duct support assembly (14) includes one or more rails (18) ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258519 | Mounting body for attachment to bolt body and nut body A mounting body 100 in accordance with the invention is mounted to a bolt body from a side portion of the bolt body. The mounting body 100 is provided with a mounting portion 10 having an engagement portion 20 provided with an engagement ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258304 | Cushioned grounding clamp The present invention is directed toward clamping apparatus and methods for holding an item to an electrically conductive structure. In one embodiment, the clamp includes a strap, a fastener, a cushion, and a conductive material. The strap provides the structural st... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258315 | Foldable sign holder A holder for planar material includes a first panel and a second panel hingedly connected to the first panel. A prong is secured to the first panel and extends in a direction approximately normal thereto. The prong has a pointed tip. An aperture is defined in the se... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7240884 | Mounting device of sprinkler A mounting device of a sprinkler comprises: a main body provided with a pair of side plates and an upper plate disposed on upper portions of the side plate; a rail mounting portion formed at lower ends of the side plates and insertedly fixed to a support rail; a sup... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240880 | Holding clip A holding clip for tubes, hoses and the like has a pocket and deflectable arms protecting an entrance to the pocket. The arms extend one past another and interdigitate one with another. The arms deflect outwardly in response to force exerted thereagainst from outsid... | 07/10/2007 |
