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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 |
| 5025355 | Combination lighting fixture and graphic display means A combination lighting fixture and graphic display means is disclosed for suspension from a ceiling having a concealed raceway for wiring and lighting transformers, while at the same time having an integral lighting track to which may be mounted track lig... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5018290 | Exit sign In an exit sign, a plurality of rugged low voltage incandescent lamps are mounted on a printed circuit board to provide proper illumination. The lamps are positioned to provide indirect illumination to the "EXIT" stencilling of the exit sign. The exit sig... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5016145 | Illuminated display vehicle ornament An illuminated display vehicle ornament includes an elongated power cord having a cigarette lighter adaptor plug at one end for engagement with a vehicle lighter socket. In a first embodiment, a plurality of sockets are spaced along the power cord, and mo... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5016143 | Illuminating system An arrangement and method for providing an elongated light source, such as for illuminating a sign or the like or, for other display, which includes emitting light from an exterior light source into an inner tube having a portion lined with a high reflect... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5012160 | Accordion mount for solar cells including point-of-purchase display with leds A display assembly particularly for the point-of-purchase field utilizes a light source to power the display. A solar cell is electrically connected, through a simple flashing circuit, to an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs). The diodes have a current... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5003443 | Illuminated display apparatus An apparatus for facilitating the attractive and simple display of an illuminated address or sign comprising an elongated cover, which is adapted with slots for plugs; one or more illumination figures; and electrical conduction strips. The apparatus may f... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4995186 | Inflatable warning sign An improved inflatable warning sign having a flashing light contained within the sign and a magnetic base to retain the sign to the roof or truck lid of a disabled vehicle. The sign as inflated is a prismatic triangele to maximize the visible rectangular ... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4989126 | Illuminated outdoor advertising installation To produce outdoor advertising installations which are equipped to be illuminated and have different areas appearing, respectively, dark and light by daylight, with the brightness of the different areas being reversed by night under the influence of artif... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4977487 | Face brightening device for use with vehicles A face brightening device for use with vehicles comprising optical fibers and a light source wherein the light source is attached to one or both ends of the optical fibers to brighten those notched faces of the optical fibers which form letters, patterns,... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4967317 | Exit sign An illuminated exit sign having a novel layered arrangement including a multiplicity of miniature incandescent light bulbs. The light bulbs are mounted on a lamp assembly board in such a manner as to spell out the word "EXIT." A plastic sheet having holes... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4954935 | Lighting system for illuminating billboards and the like A new and improved lighting system for illuminating signs such as billboards and the like which increases the amount of light illuminating the light from a light source by 15 to 20% as compared with previous systems and decreases the variance of illuminat... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4953067 | Suspension and power connector for illuminated house number signs A suspension and power connector for illuminated house number signs includes an apertured mount plate which receives and is supported by a power connector body. An apertured anchor plate receives the body and bears against the mount plate. Suspension brac... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4953066 | Light assembly for liquid environment A lighting assembly comprising a plurality of light fixtures each including a light source such as an electric bulb disposed on the interior of an elongated sleeve which is sealed from the entrance of water therein and further wherein the plurality of lig... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4924363 | Attention-attracting device for use beneath a display shelf An attention-attracting device for use e.g. beneath a supermarket shelf has light-emitting diodes at the front of the device for presenting a visually noticeable signal to persons in the vicinity of the device, the light-emitting diodes being intermittent... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4918578 | Light piping displays A visual display device illuminated by flexible and shock absorbing edge-lighting means is provided. The device includes a transparent panel of light piping material and a light-scattering design integrated with the panel. The transparent panel has a ligh... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4916584 | Display for use in combination with a brake light in the rear window of an automobile A display which is in the form of a sheet of transparent material having imprinted on one side thereof the upper portion of a head of an animal and having on the other side a layer of a non-permanent adhesive. The display is mounted on the rear window of ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914435 | Pedestrian traffic signal A neon-type pedestrian traffic signal which includes a housing. A partition divides the housing into two separate compartments, each compartment having a parabolic-shaped rear wall covered with a suitable reflective substance. A tubular-type neon lamp is ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4912609 | Personalized night-light The invention relates to a personalized night-light having its user's name illuminated. The night-light comprises a canopy having the name engraved or cut into its face portion. The canopy is hollow and fits over a standard electrical night-light base, wh... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4905126 | Reflector truck light A system for illuminating two-dimensional displays on the sides of vehicle trailers includes a plurality of reflector light assemblies disposed about the perimeter of a side of a trailer. Each light assembly includes a base which is affixed to the side of... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4903172 | Display construction An illuminated display unit such as a house number, traffic sign, advertisement carrier and the like comprises a fluorescing or photoconductive plate adjacent an edge of which is fitted at least one light-emitting element, in particular a light-emitting d... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4890201 | Light transmitting plate member A light transmitting plate member for illuminated signals, illuminated tas or similar illuminated flat items and intended for uniform diffusion of light from a light source positioned at a side edge of the light transmitter which has a flat side and an o... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4868719 | Rear combination lamp assembly for vehicles In a rear combination lamp assembly for a vehicle, a plurality of LEDs capable of being turned on and off independently of each other are mounted on a first printed circuit board. A plate-like lens element and a second printed circuit board are arranged w... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4864475 | Rainbow light box A colorful illuminated sign construction utilizing plurality of fluorescent lamp covered by colored transparent plastic thin wall tubing which is tightly enclosed by a diffusion panel sleeve so that neighboring colors can be melted each other on the diffu... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4860171 | Surface illuminating apparatus A surface illuminating apparatus in which a plurality of transparent plates of different spot patterns formed of a large number of fine spots painted or printed at one side are layered in the relation that spotted surfaces having the painted or printed sp... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4843527 | Matrix lamp bank display and light filtering assembly A matrix lamp bank display utilizes individually removable light filtering assemblies that are composed of a rectangular tinted lens and a supporting frame. Each frame is removably mounted to the display at the front of the lamps provided within it. Each ... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4811175 | Illuminated switch An illuminated switch, suitable for incorporation in a membrane keyboard or other microtravel switch array, is provided. By providing the switch with a translucent cover, on which symbols may be printed, and with a resilient metal spring conductor having ... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4807378 | Illuminated location sign An illuminated location sign characterized by an open faced housing typically made from a molded plastic resin receiving a light bar on the rear inner surface thereof and including a series of light emitting bulbs disposed on the latter. The face of the h... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807092 | Optical decoration system An improved optical decorative system in which colored light is conducted via optical fibers from the light source to the back side of the transparent viewing panel. The viewing panel has specified masked patterns on its front side while the back side is ... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4794492 | Illuminated board The invention provides an illuminated board for use in sign boards, advertisement boards, drawing boards or similar planar objects to be illuminated comprising an elongate transparent and translucent wedge-shaped slab or prism with one essentially rectang... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4765076 | Advertising apparatus for telephone and information display apparatus An advertising apparatus for a telephone includes a box provided with an advertising plate disposed in the front thereof and illuminating lamp disposed inside thereof, a power source for the illuminating lamp, detection means for detecting used and unused... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4754380 | Characters for illuminated display signs A character for illuminated display signs comprising elements in the form of quadrangular prism and isosceles triangular prism provided with a bulb therein and engaged by interconnectors so that the bulbs are electrically connected in parallel.... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4745342 | Method and apparatus for driving neon tube to form luminous bubbles and controlling the movement thereof According to the present invention, a portion of an applied commercial AC supply (60 Hz) is rectified, filtered and a controllable oscillator in a pulse width modulator chip serves as a signal generator which has both duty cycle and frequency control adju... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4727459 | Gas discharge illumination device A noble gas illumination device such as a neon tube in which the glass neon tube is clear and uncoated and is surrounded by a clear plastic tube. The clear plastic tube may be tinted or colorless. If it is tinted, it alters the color of the light emanatin... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4694381 | Light projector for movable optical effects The light projector has the peculiar feature of comprising, within a disk-shaped enclosing body, a light source surrounded by a shaping diaphragm which is rotatable coaxially with the cited light source. Also provided, on said enclosing body, is a toroida... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4692847 | Illuminated awning assembly An illuminated awning assembly has a frame with an upright rear frame portion having upper and lower frame members and a pair of upright side members extending between respective opposite ends of the upper and lower frame members. A horizontal frame porti... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691268 | Cast resin light-emitting display device A decorative illuminated article for producing a deep glow in darkness includes an elongated body of thick-walled cast plastic resin with an inner tubular channel extending longitudinally throughout the length of the cast body. Within the tubular channel ... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4628422 | Display comprising light-emitting diodes and a method and an installation for its manufacture A display incorporating light-emitting diodes, comprising a reflector which is formed in a holder. A light-emitting diode is mounted in the holder and projects into the reflector through an opening. The light-emitting diode is attached in the opening with... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4611265 | Lighted address display with emergency signal system An emergency light (48) is mounted within a central rear portion of a housing (12). The emergency (48) is positioned closely adjacent the central portion of a planar reflective surface (52) which is parallel to a translucent wall (30) of the housing (12) ... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4587597 | Emergency exit light or the like An emergency light, designed primarily for use in residences, comprises a trapezoidal-shaped box to be mounted above an exit door or other emergency object and having a downwardly and inwardly inclined front face formed of a translucent material bearing t... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4587600 | Lighting fixture A lighting fixture in the form of a support frame having top and bottom walls that are interconnected with end support pieces and that have open sides through which the light is dispersed. A series of three elongated fluorescent lamps are mounted in the s... | 05/06/1986 |
