...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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| 7727944 | Lubricant compositions containing seal conditioning agents Compositions of an ester-containing phenolic antioxidant seal-conditioning agent represented by the formula and a second seal-conditioning agent selected from sulfolanes, benzyl ester, lactones, nitriles, and other ester-containing phenolic anitoxidant seal-conditio... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7214648 | Lubricant and additive formulation An engine lubricant formulated as a complete crankcase motor oil or additive concentrate composed of a combination of chemical constituents including a base oil selected from a synthetic oil, a mineral oil or semi-synthetic base oil (hydrogenated oil) or combination... | 05/08/2007 |
| 6017858 | Synergistic organomolybdenum compositions and lubricating compositions containing same This invention relates to synergistic antiwear compositions comprising an organomolybdenum complex and an organic sulfuir compound selected from 2,5-dimercapto-1, 3,4-thiadiazole derivatives, bisdithiocarbamate esters, metal dithiocarbamates, metal phosph... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5834407 | Lubricants and functional fluids containing heterocyclic compounds This invention relates to a lubricating composition comprising a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity and a minor amount of (A) a compound represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein in Formula (A-I): X1, X2 and X3 | 11/10/1998 |
| 5302592 | Use of substituted 3-thioacryloyl compounds as antimicrobial agents Use as microbicides of thioacryloyl compounds of the formula ##STR1## Compounds and compositions are also disclosed.... | 04/12/1994 |
| 4320021 | Amino phenols useful as additives for fuels and lubricants Amino phenols of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R is a substantially saturated, hydrocarbon-based group of at least about 30 aliphatic carbon atoms, a, b and c are, for example, each 1, 2 or 3, and Ar is an aromatic moiety such as a benzene nuc... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4029588 | Substituted sulfolanes as seal swelling agents Substituted sulfolanes in which one of the substituents is a 3-alkoxy or 3-alkythio group, or the like, are useful for swelling seals in machinery (e.g., automatic transmissions) when dissolved in a functional fluid.... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4029587 | Lubricants and functional fluids containing substituted sulfolanes as seal swelling agents Compositions useful as lubricants and functional fluids comprise an oleaginous liquid of lubricating viscosity, typically a mineral oil, and a 3-alkoxysulfolane or the like, in which the alkoxy group contains at least about 4 and preferably about 4-25 car... | 06/14/1977 |