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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 |
| 5399406 | Paneling material and composite panel using the same A paneling material of superior rigidity to the conventional paneling material of the similar type is presented. The paneling material includes a base section and uniformly distributed protrusions which protrude out from the base section. The paneling mat... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5382464 | Multi-ply embossed paper and manufacturing method and apparatus The present invention is directed to an embossed ply suitable for use in a multi-ply, embossed paper. The embossed ply has bosses of two different depths wherein the bosses having a greater depth or the "big bosses" alternate with the more shallow bosses ... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5376430 | Elastic film laminate An elastic film is provided with non-elastic regions and elastic regions formed from a multi-layer film of an elastomeric layer and a relatively inelastic layer (s).... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5374468 | Embossed or dimpled combined board A method and apparatus for making an embossed or dimpled combined board is disclosed. The combined board has two outer or facing layers or webs of paperboard which sandwich an embossed or dimpled middle paperboard layer or web. The middle web is embossed ... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5372868 | Fiber reinforced glass matrix and glass-ceramic matrix composite articles Fiber reinforced glass or glass-ceramic matrix composite articles are described which comprise spaced apart face sheets connected by ribs which extend between the face sheets. The fibers in the ribs are interwoven with the fibers in the face sheets, there... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5366789 | Sheet material A plastic sheet material comprising a pair of opposed faces between which run a series of elongate voids, the voids being arranged such that there are a series of uninterrupted interconnections between the two opposite faces. The voids are of a cross-sect... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5364686 | Manufacture of a three-dimensionally shaped textile material and use thereof There is described a process for manufacturing a dimensionally stable, three-dimensionally shaped, sheetlike textile material by bringing one or more layers of a deep-drawable textile material made of yarns, preferably a knitted material, and containing r... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5346774 | Fiber-reinforced composite structures, and methods of making same Fiber reinforced composite structures and preforms for making same, and methods for making such structures and such preforms, are disclosed. In the preforms, at least two constituent elements are woven from yarns made from material of desired characterist... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5316821 | Partition plate for multiple-stage adsorption separator A partition plate for multiple-stage adsorption separator includes a planar body member having opposing external surfaces and a peripheral edge with conduits providing fluid communication between the opposing surfaces and different points on the periphera... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5312656 | Toy picnic set having latent image placemat A placemat defining a translucent upper surface supporting a red/yellow obscuring design; a plate formed of a transparent red material; and a latent image formed on the placemat obscured by the red/yellow design, the plate being placed upon the placemat o... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5310593 | Adsorbent An adsorbent having high adsorption properties and a good strength, which comprises a plurality of sintered sheets of activated carbon, said sheets being those prepared by sintering activated carbon which may contain a carbonaceous binding material infusi... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5273806 | Structural element with interlocking ribbing A structural element comprising opposed first and second, laterally and longitudinally extended, generally planar surface structures each having a closed figure pattern of ribbing projecting therefrom toward the opposite surface structure, the ribbing bei... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5273803 | Apparatus and method for fabricating a skeleton framework and finished product defining three-dimensional curved surface and volume An apparatus and method for fabricating accurate, numerically defined curved surfaces and volumes comprising a skeleton framework having a plurality of bulkheads fixed in spaced relationship with each other, each of the bulkheads having an equal number of... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5270092 | Gas filled panel insulation A structural or flexible highly insulative panel which may be translucent, is formed from multi-layer polymeric material in the form of an envelope surrounding a baffle. The baffle is designed so as to minimize heat transfer across the panel, by using mat... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5262220 | High strength structure assembly and method of making the same A high strength panel-like structure having a high strength to weight ratio. The structure comprises two integrally formed panel sections, each panel section comprising an outer sheet portion and inwardly extending ribs that are formed integrally with the... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5256466 | Article for liquid containment and recovery The present invention provides a liquid sorbent article comprising at least two contiguous layers formed from a single sheet, said layers being joined at a fold in said sheet and being intermittently releasably bonded together.... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5256462 | Waterproof thermal resistant packaging wrap A waterproof, thermal resistant packaging wrap, especially for large diameter cylindrical objects, such as oils of metal. The wrap comprises a layer of woven or unwoven, hydrophobic polymeric fabric, a layer of closed- or open-cell hydrophobic polymeric f... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5250342 | Composite EMI shield having clean, highly conductive surfaces for conductive bonding An EMI shield is disclosed for providing EMI protection. The shield is lightweight, and easily moldable into complex shapes, having conductive mating surfaces provided on opposite sides thereof. The clean, highly conductive mating surfaces are part of an ... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5246764 | Laminated glazing with improved impact strength A laminated glazing unit having improved impact strength comprising a), b) and c) in sequence: a) a glass layer; b) a plasticized layer containing partial polyvinyl butyral; c) another glass layer; and d) means, preferably a multiplicity of spaced project... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5232764 | Synthetic resin pattern sheet A synthetic resin pattern sheet having projecting patterns and provided at the patterns with concave surfaces variable in depth, and in the concave surfaces with different color layers comprising synthetic resin different in coloring from that forming the... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5223325 | Filter medium A fluid-permeable assembly for uniformly contacting a fluid with a bulk material has two mirror-symmetrically interfitting mats each having a generally planar fluid-permeable carrier web, another fluid-permeable web defining an array of protrusions unifor... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5206067 | Landfill gas capping liner system A gas capping liner system is described which encompasses a top channeled component and a bottom perforated layer component. The top channeled component has a plurality of alternating longitudinally extending channels. The channels are of two types, (1) s... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5196254 | Cushioning material A cushioning material is disclosed which includes two laminated films between which a plurality of air tight cells are formed. Each of the films is composed of an intermediate layer formed of an aromatic polyamide resin and two surface layers formed of a ... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5194315 | Packing sheet A packing sheet useful for preserving freshness of flowers, fruits and other foods from deterioration during transport. The packing sheet comprises a central partition sheet, a water permeable sheet having portions of a surface thereof sealed to a surface... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5182158 | Lightweight sandwich panel A very lightweight sandwich panel is constructed using as the core layer a very thin plastic sheet that has been preformed with projections having broad bonding areas on their free ends for chemically cementing to one outer layer of the panel and with are... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5173351 | Absorbent combined sheet matierial A combined sheet material including at least two absorbent sheets, such as of cellulose-cotton, each having a density of between from 10 to 40 g/m2. Each of the sheets is separately embossed by calendaring them into a pattern of protuberances d... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5151312 | Hollow, non-nestable packing peanuts of recycled newspaper Lightweight, non-nestable packing peanuts formed of recycled newspaper of molded hollow thin wall shell form preferably of cup shaped configuration have flanges, apertures, and double wall dividers integrally molded therein. A radial flute over the vertic... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5143775 | Shock-absorbing wrapping and a method for manufacturing such wrapping A customized shock-absorbing wrapper band comprising at least two rows of gas-filled cushions of arbitrary shape and size formed by joining two flexible webs, at least one of which is thermoformable, and pressurizing the thermoformed recesses when sealing... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5139848 | Anti-friction combination section with differential expansion means A combination section consisting of a base section (1) and a covering section (2). The covering section (2) is of an anti-friction material having a coefficient of expansion deviating from that of the material of the base section (1), and is divided betwe... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5124191 | Structural panel A panel consisting of a first metallic sheet and a second plastic rigidifying sheet, such as a synthetic resin. The plastic sheet is adhered to the metallic sheet and is integrally molded into a plurality of irregular inverted cup-shaped elements. The cup... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5104699 | Placemat with floating figurine An article of manufacture, comprising a pair of superimposed pliable sheets. The sheets are interconnected along at least their peripheral edges. A liquid-containing chamber is provided at the center of the article, and this chamber is formed with the pai... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5102703 | Shock relieving pad The subject pad comprises resilient layers attached to each other and spaced apart by compression members distributed with spaces between them. The compression members on one side of each layer are opposite the spaces between the compression members on th... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5097956 | Vacuum package with smooth surface and method of making same A vacuum package is made of flexible laminate capable of being stored as roll stock. The laminate comprises laminated inner and outer layers providing desired mechanical properties, secured together at patterned areas to facilitate the passage of gas betw... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5084324 | Micro-bubble laminate with perforated substrate A micro-bubble laminate is made by drawing a heated thermoplastic film through the perforations of a perforated substrate laminated to the film. The bubbles may then be trapped by laminating an additional thermoplastic layer to the laminate construction. ... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5080956 | Oil absorbent mat with spill channeling means The laminated mat of the present invention is suitable for protecting a surface from liquid spills. The mat includes a means for retaining the spills within the laminated mat; a means for channeling the spills throughout the laminated mat; and a means for... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5080142 | Integrally woven multi-apertured multi-layer angle interlock fabrics An integrally woven multi-apertured multi-ply angle interlock fabric is woven so as to have a plurality of apertures which extend across the width of the fabric and are completely contained within the thickness of the fabric. The fabric is comprised of a ... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5069737 | Structural materials A stiffener for a panel (40) comprises a fibre/composite box section reinforcement member (42) having a floor (44) laminated to the panel (40) and integrally to the walls of the box which in turn extend outwardly and are laminated to regions of the panel ... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5069950 | Insulated roof board A composite insulated roof board structure comprising a light-weight insulated roof board member having good thermal insulation properties and a protective top layer which overlies the insulated roof board member. The insulated roof board member comprises... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5059378 | System for adapting heat shrinkable fibrous structures to particular uses Composite product of adjacent interconnected layers of heat shrinkable fibers, made by heat shrink processing of interconnected such layers of differential shrinkage properties.... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5047267 | Protective serving mat A protective serving mat is disclosed comprising generally flat first and second chambers superimposed on each other. The first chamber is transparent and is adapted to embody fluid media and objects suspended therein for amusement. The first chamber incl... | 09/10/1991 |
