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 |
| 7398770 | Dual cold air induction system, apparatus and method for diesel engines A dual cold air induction (“DCAI”) system, apparatus and method for decreasing the intake air temperature, which increases the air's volume and efficiency, at the diesel internal combustion engine's point-of-ignition. The DCAI system comprises a dual air cooling... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7168400 | Cooling system for internal combustion engine A cooling system for enhanced variable cooling of internal combustion engine having a multi-speed water pump connected to an internal combustion engine for pumping conventional refrigerant. A radiator is connected to the multi-speed water pump and is in fluid commun... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6904762 | Pump pressure limiting method A novel pump pressure limiting method for preventing coolant in a cooling system from reaching pressures that exceed predetermined system coolant pressure limits. The method includes reducing the system coolant pressure, as needed to prevent system over-pressurizati... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6173578 | Air conditioning for cooling vehicle engine and providing cooling inside the vehicle Air conditioning which is designed to cool a vehicle engine and provide air conditioning inside the vehicle is comprised of a condenser (5) cooled by air (6). The condenser (5) is installed in the vehicle and separated from the vehicle radiator (18) so th... | 01/16/2001 |
| 5669336 | Compliant drive for internal combustion engine cooling fan A compliant drive for powering a cooling fan of an internal combustion engine includes a rotatable fan hub having a running surface for receiving a drive belt powered by the engine and a torque sensing clutch mounted to the hub and having an output flange... | 09/23/1997 |
| 4036029 | Air conditioning unit for automobiles This invention relates primarily to an air cooling apparatus primarily adapted for use in automobiles and comprises a unitary structure consisting of a compressor, condenser and evaporator, all connected to perform their normal operations in the cooling o... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4031705 | Auxiliary power system and apparatus An auxiliary power system for an internal combustion engine. The system employs a vapor or hot gas engine coupled to an internal combustion engine by means of an overruning clutch assembly. The internal combustion engine, operated conventionally, generate... | 06/28/1977 |
