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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 |
| 4142740 | Quick disconnect coupler A quick disconnect coupler in which a plurality of jaw clamping units are supported around the periphery of a pipe section for clamping the flange of a second pipe section in engagement with the first pipe section. Each hydraulic unit includes a support m... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4141577 | Saddle clamp and method of manufacture A saddle pipe clamp is disclosed of the type including a U-bolt cooperating with a saddle member receiving the ends of the U-bolt which are adapted to apply a clamping pressure about the periphery of a pipe section by means of a pair of nuts threadably en... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4122586 | Pipe clamp saddle U-bolt clamp saddle for pipe joints, such as automobile exhaust pipes, is formed from a stamped sheet metal blank. The saddle includes two mirror-image halves integrally joined and folded along their "bottom" edge. Symmetrical deformations forming the U-b... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4113289 | Exhaust system and muffler lap joint An improved exhaust conduit lap joint construction is disclosed, wherein the outer tube includes an end portion having therein a plurality of captured take-up slots and a plurality of relief slots which extend through the end of the tube. An inner tube ex... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4079970 | Pipe switching station clamp A switching station for pipes has a panel equipped with projecting pipe ends designed for connection to the ends of other pipes by a clamp having a pair of members pivotally connected to each other about an axis of pivotal connection and designed and shap... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4056273 | Coupling for pipe lap joints A coupling of the disclosure connects and seals inner and outer pipes having an interfitted lap joint by the provision of a coupling band that is stretched about the joint in a clamping relationship over the outer pipe end and a seal ring engaged with the... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4037810 | Pipe bracket and clamp An improved pipe bracket and clamp for holding a pipe or conduit in a manner minimizing heat and sound transmission, preventing electrolysis or galvanic action and avoiding pipe rupture through thermal expansion and contraction. The clamp is preferably fo... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4035006 | Flange connector A flange connector adapted to connect flanges of pipes for use in the transportation of various substances, such as liquids, powdered substances, and other fluids is provided. The flange connectors according to the present invention comprises a pair of fi... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4011532 | Fast acting waveguide coupler Two waveguide structures are coupled by connector members that are slideably engaged to one waveguide and adaptable to fixed engagement with the other. Tapered threaded locking pins are threaded through a portion or extension of the waveguide structure th... | 03/08/1977 |
| 4010518 | Clamp for flexible duct A clamp assembly for flexible duct of a type having a helically wound strip and a form-sustaining helically wound reinforcing member secured between lapping adjacent wraps of the strip. For reducing an end convolution of the duct, a one-piece spring wire ... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3997197 | Ball and socket pipe coupling A ball and socket type coupling for connecting the ends of two pipes which may be axially misaligned by as much as several degrees. It includes a pair of coupling members, each of which is arranged for connection to one of the pipes to be connected. One o... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3945669 | Fastener assembly A fastener assembly for connecting members together comprises abutment means on each of the members and springy retaining means adapted to engage the abutment means on the members and thereby prevent their disconnection.... | 03/23/1976 |
