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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 |
| 7625605 | Method for coating a surface with a pattern of coating fluid A method of defining a pattern of coating fluid on a surface includes introducing coating fluid containing microspheres onto a surface of an applicator roll, wherein the topography of the applicator roll surface comprises at least one longitudinally extending circum... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7427427 | Method for striping a surface with paint and apparatus therefor A tool and method for painting pinstripes on vehicles or other objects includes a wheel which cooperates with a paint reservoir. As the wheel is rolled along a surface, the wheel picks up paint from the reservoir and deposits it upon the surface. The wheel has round... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7387818 | Dispensing intermediate layers When stacking stackable items in layers on pallets, intermediate layers of paper/cardboard/film are often used for preventing loss of the items during transport. Even though the intermediate layers ensure to a large extent that items do not fall off the pallet, it c... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7344665 | Coating die with expansible chamber device An apparatus comprising a die having at least one application slot. The slot is in fluid communication with a die cavity. An expansible chamber device is disposed within the die cavity and changes volume in response to changes in pressure within the expansible chamb... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341630 | Stent coating system A nozzle for use in a coating apparatus for the application of a solvent and polymer to a stent is provided. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7326302 | Apparatus and method for processing a substrate An apparatus for processing a substrate has a liquid supply unit, a nozzle unit, a first valve and a second valve. The liquid supply unit has an output port and an input port, and a processing liquid is output from the output port. The nozzle unit has a first port a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323210 | Method for depositing a coating onto a surface of a prosthesis A patterned coating on a prosthesis, for example a stent, and a method for forming the coating are disclosed. Additionally, an apparatus for forming the patterned coating is disclosed. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311937 | Method for forming a line pattern, line pattern, and electro-optic device The invention provides a method for forming a uniform conductive-film interconnecting pattern via simplified processes. In particular, the invention provides: a method for forming an interconnecting pattern having at least one corner and which does not cause irregul... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7291362 | Method and apparatus for controlling coating width A method of applying a material to a moving substrate is disclosed. The method includes providing a die comprising a die body having a cavity therein, wherein the cavity is in fluid communication with an applicator slot. The die is then oriented such that the applic... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270409 | Liquid applying apparatus and ink jet printing apparatus A liquid applying apparatus and an ink jet printing apparatus can reduce evaporation that may occur when an application liquid is left in a liquid holding member for a long time. The liquid holding member forms a space between an elastic member and a roller to hold ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258897 | Process for producing an ornamental surface on a substrate A process for treating a substrate such as glass or wood to provide the appearance of concrete. One or more coats of a polymeric cementitious material is thinly spread over the substrate. Colorants may be added or the coating may be stained subsequent to drying. Des... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7214405 | Method of making a liquid crystal alignment layer A method of making a liquid crystal alignment layer comprising the steps of: (i) providing a layer on a substrate, the layer comprising a polythiophene according to formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7175881 | Apparatus and method for bowling lane maintenance A bowling lane maintenance apparatus includes a transfer roller and a dressing oil tank configured to contain dressing oil. A wick is configured to pass dressing oil from the tank to the transfer roller. A buffer brush is configured to receive dressing oil from the ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169265 | Method for manufacturing resin-impregnated endless belt and a belt for papermaking machines and similar industrial applications A method for manufacturing resin-impregnated endless belt structures and belt structures designed for use on a long nip press on a papermaking machine and for other papermaking and paper processing applications, requires the application of a sacrificial material ont... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169445 | Method and apparatus for curtain coating A method and apparatus for curtain coating of a moved substrate, particularly for high-speed curtain coating of a continous paper web substrate, wherein a substrate (12) is moved below a hopper means (14), provides one or more liquid coating materials ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166196 | Method for manufacturing resin-impregnated endless belt structures for papermaking machines and similar industrial applications and belt A method for manufacturing resin-impregnated endless belt structure and belt structure, designed for use on a long nip press on a papermaking machine and for other papermaking and paperprocessing applications, requires the application of a polymeric resin material o... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150580 | Tapered manhole sealing band and method for use The invention relates to a device and method for sealing a manhole structure. An elastomeric band with at least two different peripheries is sealingly engaged to at least two corresponding peripheries of the manhole structure. Adhesives and supplemental retaining ba... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7132125 | Processes for coating photoconductors A process including: providing a cylindrical substrate rotating about the long axis; applying at least one coating layer with a direct writing applicator on the outer surface of the rotating substrate; and curing the resulting coated layer or layers. The use of a di... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7105203 | Intermittent coating apparatus and intermittent coating method The intermittent coating apparatus which includes a nozzle 1 which applies a paint 6 to a base material, a feeding side two-way valve 10 which repeats feeding of the paint 6 to the nozzle 1 and stop of the feeding, a return side tw... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101439 | Fluid application device A fluid application device stores seam paste in a reservoir tank 18 and feeds the seam paste to a pressure tank 20 through a feed pump 22. Inside of the pressure tank 20 is maintained under a given air pressure by a pneumatic unit 26, | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097673 | Coating edge control Described are methods and products prepared from the methods, each of which include methods of coating certain materials onto a substrate, including coating a coating material and an edge material onto the substrate in a manner which may provide an improved thicknes... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087115 | Nozzle and method for use in coating a stent A nozzle for use in a coating apparatus for the application of a coating substance to a stent is provided. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7069851 | Gravure printing method and gravure printed item This invention provides a gravure printing method and a gravure printed item under application of cells of AM screen and cells of FM screen. The cells corresponding to the letters and the lettering images requiring a dark ink concentration and the like are formed by... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067170 | Depositing layers in OLED devices using viscous flow A method of depositing a patterned organic layer includes providing a manifold and an OLED display substrate in a chamber at reduced pressure and spaced relative to each other; providing a structure sealingly covering at least one surface of the manifold, the struct... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056556 | Adhesive applicator An apparatus is provided for concurrently applying to a first substrate, such as a layer of a roofing surface, for the purpose of securing the first substrate to a second substrate placed on the first substrate, a plurality of substantially parallel strips of an adh... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048964 | Controlled dispensing of material The system includes a nozzle, a drive, a metering pump, a supply of material and a controller. The nozzle dispenses material into contact with one or more surfaces of a window sash. The drive relatively moves the nozzle with respect to the window sash along a path o... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041336 | Intermittent coating apparatus and intermittent coating method The intermittent coating apparatus which includes a nozzle 1 which applies a paint 6 to a base material, a feeding side two-way valve 10 which repeats feeding of the paint 6 to the nozzle 1 and stop of the feeding, a return side tw... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029545 | Process for making a disposable wearing article A process for making a disposable wearing article for securing an elastic member to the wearing article without reducing a comfortable feeling of touch with a wearer's skin of the wearing article. A production line of the wearing article includes a step of securing ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7005043 | Method of fabrication of a dryer fabric and a dryer fabric with backside venting for improved sheet stability A method of manufacturing and a papermaker's or industrial fabric, such as a dryer fabric for the dryer section of a paper machine, includes the application of a polymeric resin material onto preselected locations on the backside of a base substrate using a piezojet... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6991825 | Dispensation of controlled quantities of material onto a substrate The invention provides an apparatus and method for dispensing material onto a substrate. The apparatus comprises a dispensing system having a dipenser and a control system adapted to adjust a quantity of material to be dispensed onto the substrate. It also includes ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6936125 | Method of applying a continuous adhesive filament to an elastic strand with discrete bond points and articles manufactured by the method A method of securing an elastic strand to a flat substrate or sheet of material moving the elastic strand and the sheet in a converging manner from a first position in which the elastic strand is spaced from the sheet to a second position in which the elastic strand... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6921791 | Thermoplastic elastomer Disclosed is a product and process for a substantially halogen-free thermoplastic elastomer. The thermoplastic elastomer can be incorporated into a decorative surface covering as a binder with the addition of an optional filler. The substantially halogen-free thermo... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6922225 | Display device substrate, method for manufacturing the display device substrate, liquid-crystal device, and electronic equipment A panel substrate includes a substrate, a plurality of display electrodes running in parallel on the substrate, and a plurality of wirings respectively continuous from the display electrodes formed on the substrate. The display electrodes and the wirings respectivel... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6911250 | Transfer paper for electrophotography and manufacturing method thereof The present invention has an object to provide transfer paper for electrophotography which is excellent in paper-feed conveyability and image quality. The invention provides transfer paper for electrophotography having coated layers on both sides of a substrate mate... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6905081 | Apparatus and methods for applying adhesive filaments onto one or more moving narrow substrates Apparatus and methods for applying adhesive to one or more narrow substrates, such as elastic strands, that are in motion. The apparatus includes a coating applicator and an air moving device mounted adjacent to the coating applicator. The coating applicator is capa... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6881443 | Adhesive application station for printed products The adhesive application station (14) for binding stacked printed products (10) by means of a liquid or liquefiable adhesive (52) comprises an application station (14) with an adhesive discharge system (15). This system consists su... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6858250 | Apparatus and method for applying siftproof adhesive pattern A method of applying adhesive to major and minor flaps of a container in a siftproof adhesive pattern. A pair of adhesive dispensing guns are moved with respect to the flaps of the container as the container is conveyed past the guns. Electric actuators, such as lin... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6855373 | Method and device relating to coating a running web When a running web (3) is coated with a liquid coating mixture, at least one side of the web is provided with a coating (40, 40′) of coating mixture. Existing excess (33) of coating mixture in or adjacent to the regions of the edge portions of... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6855374 | Method for improving the uniformity of a wet coating on a substrate using at least two wire-wound rods Continuous void-free uniform coatings are formed on substrates by repeatedly contacting the substrate at a first position with wetted surface portions of at least two rotating wire-wound coating rods and re-contacting the substrate with such wetted surface portions ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6844049 | Polyvinyl chloride/wood composite having a natural wood grain finish and a method for creating the finish An article made from polyvinyl chloride/wood composite having a natural wood grain finish and a method for creating the article. The natural wood grain finish is created on the article by applying multiple paint transfers onto the polyvinyl chloride/wood composite. ... | 01/18/2005 |
