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 |
| 7236085 | Lock with remotely activated lockout feature A method for controlling access to a storage unit owned by an owner, wherein a renter has access to the storage unit unless the owner receives the legal right to deny the renter access to the storage unit and decides to do so. In this method, the storage unit is sec... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7165767 | Automated banking machine currency dispenser modules Dispenser modules include structure permitting their securement in stacked and aligned relation. The dispenser modules can contain sheet media such as notes and other items. The dispenser modules can be used in an automated banking machine operative to dispense mult... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7000550 | Ablative blast resistant security door panel Penetration resistant door panel comprises a plurality of spars having a series of holes therethrough and sandwiched between an outer skin and a rear skin. Preferably there are two series of holes in each spar that are staggered with respect to each other. The holes... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6871601 | Depository cabinet A low profile depository cabinet-safe combination including a safe forming a hollow safe interior therein accessible through a lockable door, a depository cabinet set atop and locked to the safe, forming an enclosed cabinet interior accessible through a pivotally mo... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6546881 | Expandable cash box An expandable cash box system for storing bills including a chassis housing attachable to a bill validator and having an open end adapted to receive bills from the validator and a sliding enclosure housing disposed in telescopic relation to the chassis ho... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6289261 | Gaming machine payout dispensing system and method In a system and method for a payout in the form of paper tokens from a gaming machine, the system includes a hopper for dispensing the paper tokens, a cassette for containing the paper tokens, and software for controlling the operations of the payout of t... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6014594 | Gaming machine payout dispensing system with on escrow area and locks In a system and method for a payout in the form of paper tokens from a gaming machine, the system includes a hopper for dispensing the paper tokens, a cassette for containing the paper tokens, and software for controlling the operations of the payout of t... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5890440 | Multi-compartment cash box A multiple compartment cash box assembly including an insert box defining a first compartment and a separate second compartment. A first slot extends into the first compartment and a second slot extends into the second compartment. An access template is i... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5502294 | Cash box with bill weights A cash box is disclosed. It has a flat base and four sides perpendicular to the flat base. The box also has a wire form plate comprising an elongate sheet of rigid material with tubes having an open inner diameter and mitered ends so that the shortest dim... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5257582 | Vault capacity expansion system In an existing vault having arrays of safe deposit boxes along the walls, a mobile carriage carrying additional safe deposit boxes is adapted to roll along rails in front of the fixed boxes, within the volume of space reserved to allow extraction of the f... | 11/02/1993 |
| 4637326 | Money box arrangement A money box arrangement particularly for use in the cashier's stations of department stores, on bank counters or the like is proposed. This money box arrangement in particular will make possible a simple and secure carrying of the money between the cashie... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4470518 | Security box having a sliding lid A security box for storing, transporting, and selectively viewing papers is disclosed. Interfitting locking structure is provided between the lid and container. Pockets having interior and exterior portions are provided in the side and end walls. The inte... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4405057 | Security box having sliding closure A security storage box for papers of a similar size, such as checks, is provided by a one piece molded container, one piece molded lid, and accessories such as a handle, key lock securing the lid to the container, adjustable interior partition wall to adj... | 09/20/1983 |
