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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 |
| 8087167 | Method for the production of an exhaust gas conducting device, especially an exhaust gas purifying device for a vehicle In a method of fabricating an exhaust gas handling device, particularly an automotive emission control device, an insert, for example comprising a substrate and a support matting, is sensed as to its specific elasticity before it is clamped in place in an outer hous... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8046916 | Method of, and apparatus for, manufacturing metallic bellows A metallic bellows is manufactured by a first step of bulging a straight raw pipe into a primary formed body having formed on a periphery thereof a corrugated bellows section, and a second step of subjecting at least one of crest portions and trough portions of the ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8033019 | Three-piece lower manifold for a V-style engine intake manifold A lower manifold for a V-style internal combustion engine comprising at least three shells: a top shell for mating with an upper manifold; a left shell for mating with a left engine head; and a right shell for mating with a right engine head. The three shells are fo... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7992301 | Method for manufacturing an exhaust element of an exhaust line of a vehicle with a heat engine and exhaust element, namely obtained through implementing said method The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an exhaust element of an exhaust line of a vehicle with a heat engine. The exhaust element includes a box having, internally, at least one compartment and at least one tube extending at least partly inside such a c... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7975382 | Method for filling a muffler cavity A method for filling a muffler with a fibrous material is disclosed. The muffler includes partitions which form a first chamber and second chamber, and a first muffler pipe having an outlet end. A filling aperture at one end of the second muffler pipe is positioned ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7827690 | Method of attaching a collector housing of a liquid cooled exhaust A collector for liquid cooled exhaust includes a retention member, a coolant transfer plate and a collector housing. The retention member fits between at least two exhaust jacket pipes and is attached thereto. Holes are formed through the coolant transfer plate to r... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7818881 | Vehicle exhaust component assembly using magnetic pulse welding A vehicle exhaust system is provided that includes a first exhaust member having an end that includes an enlarged section. A second exhaust member is sized to receive a portion of the first exhaust member. The enlarged section of the first exhaust member has an oute... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7607225 | Manufacture of flow optimized stiffener for improving rigidity of ducting A method for the direct manufacture of aerospace duct elements is provided comprising executing a single build run on a build chamber using direct fabrication technology to generate at least one duct section. The at least one duct section is generated by forming a p... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7607226 | Internal fuel manifold with turned channel having a variable cross-sectional area A method of manufacturing an internal manifold of a gas turbine engine including machining an annular channel in a ring by a turning process, and varying a position of a tool bit relative to the surface of the ring as a function of a relative circumferential locatio... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7464464 | Method for producing a cover that can be placed on the end of a motor vehicle exhaust pipe, and a cover produced according to this method A method for producing a cover, wherein a special steel blank is deep-drawn and can be placed on an end of a motor vehicle exhaust pipe. Immediately successive method steps makes it possible to economically produce a one-piece cover without subjecting the surface to... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7458154 | Method for producing a catalytic element A catalytic element may be created by compressing a mesh fabric to reduce its dimension to achieve a desired size and shape. The process begins by braiding or otherwise forming a flat wire into a sheet of mesh fabric and then forming the surface of the sheet with an... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7448133 | Procedure for replacement of acoustic liner in integrated exhaust duct muffler for use with airborne auxiliary power units The present invention provides a method for replacing an acoustic liner through the forward end or aft end of an integrated exhaust duct muffler (“IEDM”). The IEDM includes a bellmouth coupled to a forward end of the IEDM and an exhaust pipe coupled to an aft en... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7418775 | Machined manifold and method of making same A manifold for conveying injection molding material into a mold from a molding material supply and method for making same includes a main flow member having a central flow passage extending through the main flow member along a longitudinal axis of the main flow memb... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7350823 | Double pipe forked part structure and method of making the same A forked part structure of a double pipe has an outer pipe, an inner pipe, a branch pipe and an open end portion of the outer pipe. The open end portion of the outer pipe has a substantially tubular inner pipe supporting portion to which the inner pipe is brazed, an... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343678 | Method and device for production of a hollow section The invention concerns a method and apparatus for production of a hollow section (1) in which a coiled pre-shape of the hollow section (1) is deep drawn from a sheet part, which is pre-bent after a trimming process and coiled into the final shape of ho... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334334 | Automotive exhaust component and method of manufacture A catalytic converter for an internal combustion engine exhaust system comprises a single-piece, seamless metal housing having tubulated gas inlet and outlet ports and a tubulated intermediate section with a catalytic element therein. The intermediate section is con... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331950 | Apparatus for containing noise generated by a pneumatically powered surgical instrument and related method A sound attenuating system is provided for pneumatically powered surgical instruments. In one aspect, the exhaust hose is formed of at least two dissimilar materials to impede the transmission of vibrations or audible noise. In an alternative form, the exhaust hose ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323145 | Automotive exhaust component and method of manufacture “Noxious substances in the exhaust, including CO, NOx, and incompletely combusted hydrocarbons are converted to more benign substances through the action of the catalytic element, which is preferably a frangible ceramic honeycomb structure having a plurality of in... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320176 | Assembly device of support mat for ceramic catalyst carrier An assembly device includes: a push-in unit provided in a vertically movable tool base to push a ceramic catalyst carrier together with a support mat into a recession of a shaping die; a first and second pressing units for pressing both end portions of the mat from ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316292 | Spun extrusion side entry muffler By using a spun extrusion method to form a side entry exhaust inlet, a muffler can be completely stuffed and end caps can be spun onto opposing ends of the muffler on a high speed production line without interruptions. The side entry exhaust inlet is formed within a... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315684 | Device for producing a hollow profile A device for producing an essentially T-shaped hollow profile or a hollow profile provided with at least one branch. The device may have a multipart mold which is intended for internal high pressure forming, in which a hollow profile having at least one initially do... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7279140 | Catalytic converter with integral oxygen sensor An exhaust system comprising a catalytic converter unit, a bushing element provided in a shell wall of the catalytic converter unit, and an oxygen sensor positioned within exhaust flow of the catalytic converter unit and extending through the bushing element and hav... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273129 | Muffler with internal heat shield An exhaust muffler includes upper and lower external shells that are formed from metal material. A heat shield is disposed in the muffler adjacent the upper external shell. The heat shield is formed from a high-density fiber insulation pad configured to nest with th... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7257873 | Method for manufacturing hand guards The present invention addresses an ATV clamp assembly. The clamp assembly includes a central body having a handlebar leg and a hand guard leg, a handlebar clamp pivotally connected to the handlebar leg and removably clamped to the ATV's handlebar and a hand guard me... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7238327 | Method of attaching internal heat shield in automotive catalytic converters A catalytic converter and method for its assembly including an external shell formed in two halves containing a catalytic substrate, two internal shields and two-piece inlet and outlet cones. The inlet and outlet cones are attached as halves to each side of the exte... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7214348 | Microfluidic size-exclusion devices, systems, and methods Microfluidic devices, assemblies, and systems are provided, as are methods of manipulating micro-sized samples of fluids. Microfluidic devices having a plurality of specialized processing features are also provided. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7174635 | Method for producing a columnar member container A method includes the steps of (1) wrapping a shock absorbent member around a columnar member, (2) supporting one end portion of a cylindrical housing on a support member, (3) arranging the columnar member in a cylindrical guide member formed with the tapered portio... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169365 | Automotive exhaust component and method of manufacture A catalytic converter for an internal combustion engine exhaust system comprises a single-piece, seamless metal housing having tubulated gas inlet and outlet ports and a tubulated intermediate section with a catalytic element therein. The intermediate section is con... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165648 | Method for containing an acoustical material within an assembly A method for containing fibrous material within muffler comprises the initial step of providing an internal assembly of a muffler. In the next method step, a sheet is placed about the internal assembly to form an enclosure about a compartment. In the next method ste... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165535 | Fuel rail pulse damper with improved end crimp An internal pulse damper for use in a fuel rail for an internal combustion engine. The damper is formed from a length of tubular metal stock having a flat oval cross-section and ends flattened by crimping to form a captive-air pillow. The end crimps are improved thr... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163662 | Canning structure and manufacturing method thereof A canning structure comprises a ceramic honeycomb structure before carrying a catalyst, fixed beforehand within a metal case by a holding material. An impermeable layer is provided on at least one edge plane in the longitudinal direction of the holding material.... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7137199 | Method of inserting a bearing jacket and a monolith into a pipe The present invention relates to a method of pressing a bearing jacket (2) onto a monolith (3) of a catalytic converter, in particular in a motor vehicle. The bearing jacket (2) surrounding the monolith (3) on the perimeter is pres... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7124930 | Welding method and tubular member and gear pump made using the welding method A gear pump having an inner rotor and an outer rotor is covered by a cylindrical outer casing and side casings. The cylindrical outer casing has two outer circumferential edges which are welded over the entire circumference thereof to the outer edges of the side cas... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104359 | Muffler having a baffle with angled plates A muffler having a baffle with angled plates includes a one piece baffle, a container and two end caps. The one piece baffle has at least three different configurations. The baffle preferably has two, three or four plates, namely “V”, “Z” or “W” shapes. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096583 | System and method of producing exhaust and other types of manifold This invention provides an improved system and method for producing manifolds such as those used to direct exhaust gasses from an internal combustion engine into a turbocharger. The manifold is made from two or more pieces which are machined in such a way as to crea... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077922 | Technique to fill silencers A method for forming odd-shaped mufflers is achieved by first introducing an unfilled muffler insert having a desired number of pipes and partitions within a two-piece shaped tool. Fibrous material is introduced within desired compartments formed between the shaped ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063182 | Muffler baffle plate spacer formed from stock material A muffler has a pair of spaced baffle plates that each receive a flow tube. The flow tubes have spaced ends such that an intermediate chamber is defined to receive air flow to be dampened. In existing mufflers, a bracket needed to be formed to the desired length to ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7051768 | Hydroform process and hydroform product When hydroforming a steel pipe, a tubular deformation assisting member made of an incompressible material softer than the steel pipe is fitted on the outer peripheral surface of the steel pipe. The deformation assisting member is attached at least to an area corresp... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047641 | Exhaust emission control device manufacturing method An exhaust emission control device is manufactured by sizing a housing of over a substrate and intumescent mat subsequently to heating said emission control device. The step of heating causes said intumescent mat to at least reach a temperature at which it swells. I... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021052 | Motorcycle exhaust control system A motorcycle exhaust control system for covering exhaust cross-over pipes is comprised of an elongate tubular crossover block-off member having a side wall. The crossover block-off member side wall has a slit extending the length thereof. The crossover block-off mem... | 04/04/2006 |
