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 |
| 7271510 | Linear motor and exposure apparatus having the same A linear motor has a multi-phase coil to be energized. The linear motor includes a movable element, a stator, and a control system for controlling the position of the movable element. The control system is arranged to acquire drive information related to the linear ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7198443 | Motorcycle transport system and method therefor A motorcycle transport system and method therefor includes a crossbar that is insertable through a hollow bore of a motorcycle such as a swing arm pivot so that the motorcycle is securable for transport by securing the crossbar. One or more stands may couple to the ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7036863 | Recreation vehicle ramp door spring arrangement An assembly comprising at least two structural members moveably coupled to each other, each structural member being coupled to opposite ends of a bias member biasing the at least two structural members to move towards or away from each other, wherein one or more of ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 5797712 | Automobile transporting system including insertable tilt-up rack Apparatus for supporting automobiles, including racks each capable of carrying two automobiles, one above the other, particularly in intermodal cargo containers, and a method for use of the apparatus. Each rack includes wheels on which the rack is support... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5775858 | Storage assembly for loading and transporting vehicles in a container A vehicle storage carriage includes a pair of upper and lower rails connected via side-mounted cross members for stability and four vertical posts, two in front, two in rear, that can be rigidly bolted to the floor of a standard cargo container. A pair of... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5743689 | Automobile loading wedge and method Two light weight, movable ramp members having upper depressions are provided for supporting a pair of wheels of a motor vehicle in an elevated position in a transport container. The two ramp members are spaced apart with two spacers to hold them against t... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5567111 | Method for handling and transporting wheeled vehicles Apparatus for supporting automobiles, including racks each capable of carrying two automobiles, one above the other, particularly in intermodal cargo containers, and a method for use of the apparatus. Each rack includes wheels on which the rack is support... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5489171 | Vehicle transporter A vehicle transporter for supporting cars for shipment in a shipping container includes a lower pallet and an upper pallet, each of which is adapted to receive a car with its wheels supported thereon. A pair of columns is pivotally affixed to each side of... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5032044 | Light weight stowable front wheel seats for hauling large semistacked highway trucks in railroad cars of extraordinary height A railroad car having a flat bed at the lowest possible level and a roof and side panels supported by stanchions at an extraordinary height is provided with cantilevered wheel seats for support of the front wheels of semistacked trucks with each truck bac... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4917557 | Double-decked, automobile loading apparatus, and method of using the same A double-decked apparatus has a base (4), and a movable deck (6) is rotatably connected, at one end, to one end of the base. Automobiles can be positioned on the base (4) and on the movable deck (6). The movable deck can rotate between a first position, w... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4668141 | Multiple position support structure for transporting vehicles A structure for supporting motor vehicles which can be mounted at various positions along the bed of a transport vehicle to accommodate vehicle and vehicle chassis of different lengths and sizes. The structure generally comprises a dismountable channel me... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4580935 | Tie down system Tie down system for a three wheeled motorcycle which uses a pair of securing plates in conjunction with tie down straps to be located about the axle which supports the rear wheels of the motorcycle and a spaced apart locking plate which utilizes a movable... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4371298 | Vehicle supporting ramps for cargo containers A knockdown disposable vehicle ramp for shipment of vehicles securely fastened to the floor of container to elevate and support one end of a wheeled vehicle in nesting alignment with another wheeled vehicle whereby a series of in-line vehicles may be posi... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4310271 | Disposable dunnage system for transporting vehicles A container transport system for carrying a plurality of vehicles includes a cargo container and at least one ramp within the container. The ramp is disposable and is made of corrugated cardboard. In forming the ramp a plurality of load cells of increasin... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4124119 | Automobile carrier for use on air cargo pallets An automobile carrier is disclosed for use on two standard air cargo pallets to carry four automobiles. The carrier for two automobiles is affixed across two pallets with one automobile over the other, and the carrier for the other two automobiles is affi... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4067469 | Method of loading automobiles through the side opening of a rail car Automobiles are lifted from alongside a fully enclosed multi-level deck rail car and loaded onto the decks through a side opening of the rail car. The automobiles are pushed forwardly from the rear towards an end of the rail car. Detachable securement mea... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4059055 | Railway car hinge-deck lock A lock mechanism for a railway car hinge-deck section includes a locking lever pivotally attached to a railway car and having an upper and lower wedge bar alternately engageable with a wedge plate carried by the hinge-deck section when the section is disp... | 11/22/1977 |
| 3941064 | Apparatus for loading and securing vehicles in a shipping container Apparatus for loading and securing a vehicle in a shipping container that includes a latch mechanism having a lock member pivotally connected to the container for restraining tie-down devices. The lock member is formed with an actuator lever that is movab... | 03/02/1976 |
| 3933258 | Vehicular transportation system A vehicular transportation system and apparatus therefor is disclosed herein wherein small electrically driven passenger vehicles are carried as a group in a transporter or carrier vehicle. Extendable ramps are carried on the transporter vehicle which may... | 01/20/1976 |
