Did You Know...
...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 |
| 6237719 | Lubricating oil discharge system A lubricating oil discharge port is provided that is improved so well that a quick supply of lubricating oil is not disturbed and that film lubrication is not lost when the engine is started. The lubricating oil discharge port 18a for allowing lubricating... | 05/29/2001 |
| 5372434 | Spindle with lubrication channel A cylindrical spindle for mounting a bearing or other member that requires lubrication, the spindle having an internal longitudinal passageway for conducting the lubricant to the bearing from an end of the spindle, and having a lateral passageway to recei... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5072821 | Escalator/people mover bearing An escalator or people mover having steps or pallets which are supported by axles that are driven by a step chain, utilize a split bearing disposed between the axle and the step or pallet. The split bearing allows for rapid replacement of a worn bearing. ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 3997274 | Sealed access for hinge pin lubrication A hinge pin construction including a pin adapted to journal an arm or the like, an annular wedge member associated with one end of the pin, an axially extending lubricant passage in at least one of the wedge member and the pin for directing lubricant to t... | 12/14/1976 |
