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 |
| 8052346 | Tensioner nut A tensioner nut includes a preload adjusting assembly settled on an upper end of a steering tube of a bicycle, a fixing anchor settled below the steering tube, a cable connecting between the preload adjusting assembly and the fixing anchor, and a bolt of the preload... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7314396 | Outboard motor In an outboard motor mounted on a stern of a boat, comprising a power source and a driven unit including a drive shaft connected to the power source and a propeller connected to the drive shaft through a gear mechanism, wherein the power source is detachably connect... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7293763 | Retaining keeper assembly for a hoisting device A retaining keeper assembly for a hoisting device. A shank has a plurality of circumferential grooves perpendicular to an axis of the shank. A thrust bearing surrounds the shank and is supported by the hoisting device. A split retaining collar having a plurality of ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7264556 | Collapsible golf club A collapsible golf club. A head is disposed on a shaft and a coupling replaceably couples an end of the handle to an end of the shaft. The coupling includes a threaded portion extending from the end of the shaft, a stub shaft extending from the threaded portion, a p... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7188877 | Crash box A crash box for a motor vehicle includes an attachment portion which engages a longitudinal member of the motor vehicle and is secured thereto by at least one screw bolt which extends through a spacer sleeve. The spacer sleeve is securely fixed to the attachment por... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7090700 | Device for offsetting prosthetic components An offset alignment device with a longitudinal axis is provided that can offset two prosthetic components a selected distance along an alignment axis that is selectably oriented in a plane that is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and can also adjust... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086801 | Couling arrangement A coupling arrangement for enabling fixing of a body structure member and a structure member. The coupling arrangement includes, at least two threaded tubes provided one in either end portion of a passage through a housing. The housing is fixed attachable in relatio... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6964408 | Cable adjustment tool A cable adjustment tool includes an upper bar and a lower bar each having a top side, a bottom side, a first end and a second end. The first end of the upper bar has a slot extending therein for receiving a first of a pair of lug nuts. The first end of the lower bar... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6550120 | Threaded conversion kit for replacement ball joints An aftermarket retrofit kit is used to prepare control arm bosses of automotive suspension systems to receive new, replacement ball joints. The kit includes a special cutting tool for forming obtuse threads in the apertures of aluminum suspension system m... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6345480 | Bridging arrangement The invention provides a height-adjustable bridging device for joints between floor coverings. The bridging device includes an upper element and a base element. The upper element includes a generally perpendicular retaining bar. The retaining bar includes... | 02/12/2002 |
| 5387239 | Adjustable length prosthetic implant An adjustable length prosthetic implant includes an implant body and an axially received stem. The stem has a threaded portion and an end portion adapted for mounting with a bone. The implant body includes an end portion adapted for mounting with a bone a... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5215167 | Adjustable bicycle brake cable control for cantilevered brake system A brake adjustment mechanism is provided for a bicycle wheel to allow cantilevered bicycle brakes to be adjusted quickly and easily and without the application of the brakes to the bicycle wheel. The brake adjustment mechanism employs a cable yoke which h... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5152324 | Device for coupling the heddle frames and transmission elements in a shed-forming mechanism In a mechanism for forming the shed in a weaving loom a combination including a heddle frame, a transmission element, and a coupling device, wherein the transmission element includes a threaded portion which is threadingly receiving in a bush provided wit... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5119689 | Device for adjusting bowden cables A device for adjusting and holding the length of a Bowden cable includes a supporting sleeve, which supports a sheath end-piece for axial sliding movement but prevents rotation. External threads formed on the outer surface of the sheath end-piece are enga... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5092821 | Drive system for impeller shafts A drive system for impeller shafts includes a coupling that has a universal joint that is lubricated under all operating conditions. A housing is connected to the universal joint, which housing includes a hollow end portion adapted to receive the non-thre... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5083743 | Slip thread adjustable in-line valve for sterile fluids A rotatable rigid material valve operator is provided having a threaded shank threadedly engaged within a threaded blind bore formed in a valve member constructed of thermo plastic elastomer having an 80-90 "SHORE" scale durometer hardness and snugly slid... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5083338 | Cleaning device with quick connect cleaning element The invention relates to a cleaning apparatus for surfaces, more particularly window panes. It mainly comprises a handle 1 and a two-part holder 4 for rod-shaped or strip-shaped cleaning elements 8 which is releasably attached to the handle 1. The releasa... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5048871 | Screwed pipe joint A screwed pipe joint with a bell for connecting two pipes of a drill pipe string. The screwed pipe joint includes, in opposed relation, a first pipe having a first tapered threaded end (10) and a second pipe having a second tapered threaded end (11), the ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5005844 | Travois with roller assembly A rolling travois for carrying camping supplies and the like, the rolling travois comprising an elongated support frame mounted over an enlarged roller assembly having a spherically shaped profile. A pair of pushing handles extend rearward and upward from... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5000467 | Trash can caddy and method of use A trash can transporting apparatus and method of use having a spring-loaded hook assembly and an upper support bracket, each adjustably secured to a main shaft by a level adjustment lock, the hook assembly including a spring-loaded hook having an upward f... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4884914 | Adjustable and lockable screw spindle support device A support device for supporting a longitudinal member, such as a threaded rod, in a desired position with respect to the support device includes a housing adapted to receive the threaded rod, transversely within a housing aperture, and a slide axle, slide... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4881765 | Exit device having length adjustment means for its concealed vertical rods The vertical slide in the latch linkage of an exit device is coupled for vertical movement together with a channel inside the door stile. The channel holds a pair of blocks having inclined surfaces held in touching relation and relatively slideable. The v... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4880028 | Completion machine For use in a hot tapping system having a plug receiving flange providing communication into the interior of a pipeline, a completion machine for attachment to the flange providing means to install or retrieve a plug from within the flange, the machine bei... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4863326 | Captive fastener A captive fastener for securing two closure members together comprises a crew component adapted to be affixed to one of the closure members and a complimentary nut component adapted to be affixed to the other closure member. The screw component comprises ... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4838565 | Rolling travois A rolling travois for pulling camping supplies and the like behind an individual, the rolling travois comprising an elongated support frame having one end mounted on a single enlarged roller made up of a plurality of individual cylindrical disks. The othe... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4793611 | Adjustable height toy basketball goal Portable, lightweight-construction toy basketball set made of releasably interlocking plastic parts for ease of assembly and disassembly in which backboard structure and a base support are interconnected by an elongated upright standard. An elongated upri... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4728220 | Joint for rails A coupling member or joint is provided with a projecting lead screw adapted to be threaded into a tapped bore of a structural member. The lead screw is rotated by a worm operated exteriorly of the coupling member by a suitable wrench. A pair of such lead ... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4669283 | Central locking device for automobile doors An electrically operable device for actuating vehicle doors and the like from a central panel location is disclosed, especially for doors having an individual lock, and having electromechanical actuation including an actuating rod adapted to be reciprocat... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4653302 | Rolling stand with device for angularly adjusting the roll position The invention relates to a rolling stand, in particular with rolls comprising grooves provided with essentially radial repetitive notches for the production of ribbed, threaded and similar bars, stand being provided with a device for angularly adjusting t... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4641989 | Pipe hanger extension clip An extension clip is disclosed for attaching threaded end portions to a plain rod. The clip is cut from flat metal plate and is shaped into a hollow form having clinch-type ears at one end for gripping the plain rod and inwardly bent tabs at its opposite ... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4631212 | Manifold A manifold formed of a plastic main body member and a plurality of tubular metal inserts. The metal inserts are received in bosses formed at longitudinally spaced locations along the plastic main body member and provide communication therethrough with the... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4611944 | Lockbody mechanism A variable length mechanical connection having a selectable fixed length obtainable by permitting at least one of three relatively axially movable body members to selectively rotate relative to the other body members under axially applied loads.... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4603887 | Rigid adjustable length assembly A fluid flow system comprises a plurality of operational elements which are interconnected by rigid conduits. The present invention provides a rigid interconnecting conduit which includes a statically adjustable assembly comprising two telescopically asso... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4573823 | Adjustable pass-through joint An adjustable pass-through joint comprising a main joint body having a first bore longitudinally therethrough, a second bore orthogonally intersecting said first bore, a third bore intersecting said second bore and a fourth bore intersecting said second b... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4541155 | Portable beam clamp A portable clamp/hanger device that provides a rigid connection that is releasable between a support beam and a hoist or other load-carrying means. The device includes a movable platform pivoted to a stationary U-shaped member with an opening therebetween... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4257244 | Telescopic drive shaft In a telescopic drive shaft, torque is transmitted between an inner shaft member and an outer shaft member by ball-shaped roll bodies arranged in axially extending rows. The roll bodies are seated in axially extending grooves formed in each of the inner a... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4198174 | Telescopic load binder and method of assembly A telescopic load binder (1) with a tubular barrel (2) and a pair of oppositely threaded members (7,8) threaded into the opposite ends of the barrel and method of assembling same. When assembled, the load binder is designed to prevent subsequent inadverte... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4178869 | Combined removable tiller extension holding and controlling device for watercraft A combined tiller extension, holding and controlling device for watercraft embodying an elongated tubular member removably attached at opposing ends to a vessel coaming and tiller, and including spring loaded telescoping and detent retained sections where... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4177681 | Apparatus for adjusting and locking a linear actuator A cylindrical linear actuator suitable for installation in a confined area and capable of infinite stroke adjustment over its scheduled travel and lockable at any position of its designated stroke includes overlapping and combining rod end stroke adjustme... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4133240 | Cutting teeth for circular saw blades The invention disclosed pertains to improved raker and low teeth for use in circular saw blades. Each raker tooth includes a leading face and a top portion. The leading face comprises a first and second planar surface wherein the second surface extends at... | 01/09/1979 |
