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 |
| 7412932 | Methods of managing timberland A method of managing timberland generally includes planting a first tree crop in first and second rows each having tree spacing between adjacent trees and a first row spacing between the first and second rows. The method further includes planting a first planting of... | 08/19/2008 |
| 6718890 | Underwater seagrass seeding apparatus An underwater seeding apparatus which comprises a first longitudinal member, a second longitudinal member and a cross member. The first longitudinal member is positioned in a parallel relationship to the second longitudinal member and the cross member is attached to... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6601527 | Method of cultivating piper methysticum plants An improved method of cultivating kava plants is disclosed in which a growth medium is formed form a mound formed over a leveled bed of porous rocks, such as volcanic cinders. The bed material is substantially free of organic matter. The mound material is... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6073563 | Aquatic planting process and related apparatus A process and apparatus for planting aquatic plants underwater on the bottom of estuaries whereby an aquatic plant which is ready for transplanting is positioned in a planting nipple having an angular groove in its upper portion. When the planting nipple ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6070537 | Aquatic planting process and related apparatus A process for planting aquatic plants underwater on the bottom of estuarys where an aquatic plant which is ready for transplanting is positioned in a holder having a device for retaining the transplantable plant and a thin base. When the holder is brought... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5419401 | Oil-pneumatic load control device A load control device applicable on agricultural machinery in general and in particular on machinery used for direct planting, so that the working components in contact with the ground will maintain the same load constantly at all times for any ground pro... | 05/30/1995 |
| 4384537 | Germinated seed planter A planter for discharging a quantity of germinated seed and a gel into a seed bed covered by a plastic film which has an opening formed therethrough and a cavity formed in the seed bed thereunder to receive the seed and gel. In addition, the planter disch... | 05/24/1983 |
