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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 |
| 7592417 | Method of drying a material having a cohesive phase A method for drying a material such as a polymer hydrogel which passes through a cohesive phase as it dries is disclosed. The method comprises agitating a composition while removing liquid until the solids content of the composition reaches a level at which the comp... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7278433 | Washing a cored lettuce head A produce washer includes a holder to position a single piece of produce and a nozzle disposed at a horizontal distance adjacent to the holder. When the produce is a cored lettuce head, the cored lettuce head is positioned in the holder with the cored portion facing... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7271237 | Method of drying a material having a cohesive phase A method for drying a material such as a polymer hydrogel which passes through a cohesive phase as it dries is disclosed. The method comprises agitating a composition while removing liquid until the solids content of the composition reaches a level at which the comp... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270132 | Washer A washer includes a plurality of washing devices for spraying washing water to an object to be washed from various directions of a washing tub, and a washing water feeding device for feeding the washing water. The washing water is sequentially sprayed from respectiv... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7231929 | Dishwasher and adjustable rack An automatic dishwasher comprises a tub comprising a peripheral wall defining a wash chamber, a rotating water spray assembly in the wash chamber for spraying liquid into the wash chamber, at least one side sprayer in the wash chamber for spraying liquid into the wa... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7210489 | Dishwasher A dishwashing machine containing spraying devices and at least one dish rack. The dishwashing machine has at least one dish rack having stationary spraying devices to optimally clean material stacked in the at least one rack and increase and optimize storage room in... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198052 | Mobile flushing unit and process In one embodiment of the invention, a method of cleaning a workpiece is disclosed. The method comprises providing a mobile flushing unit and servicing the workpiece as follows: a) connecting a flexible hose of the mobile flushing unit to one end of the workpiece and... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7128075 | Parts washing apparatus An apparatus for washing parts includes a cleaning chamber including a spray portion and a reservoir portion. The spray portion includes a support for the parts and a spray bar having at least one orifice for distributing a cleaning solution. The reservoir portion s... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7100621 | Sidetrack vehicle washer with rotating spray arm A vehicle washing apparatus includes a side track extending along a washing bay. A gantry is supported for reciprocal motion along the side track by a gantry motor. Sensors detect the front and rear ends of the vehicle to control movement of the gantry. A retractabl... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7056390 | Vehicle wash apparatus with an adjustable boom An automatic vehicle washing system is described. The vehicle washing system incorporates an elongated overhead cleaning platform for cleaning the front, top and rear surfaces of a vehicle. The overhead cleaning platform is attached to a single lift mechanism at a f... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032604 | Three rack dishwasher An improved dishwasher is provided with a lower rack, a middle rack, and an upper rack. Each rack has a spray arm associated therewith. A fourth spray arm may also be provided for enhanced cleaning of objects in the racks. The lower rack is a low profile tineless ra... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6935230 | Liquid coating applicator and printing system with ink activator sprayer A liquid coating applicator for applying a liquid coating to an object comprising a cantilever comprising a mounting member and a projecting member extending from the mounting member to a distal end. A printing system for printing an image with ink activated with a ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932094 | Slurry tank autocleaner A slurry tank autocleaner for cleaning an empty slurry tank. A first pipe is inserted in the interior of the slurry tank, where the first pipe has an open end located inside the slurry tank. A first nozzle is disposed on the open end of the first pipe. A cover is us... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926017 | Wafer container washing apparatus The present invention is directed to a semi-conductor handling equipment cleaning apparatus configured for use with wafer carriers. The base of the cleaning apparatus is configured to support the wafer carrier in sealing contact about a first aperture. A first fluid... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6921027 | Truck wash automatic chemical ratio proportioning A chemical ratio proportioning apparatus (100, 200) intended primarily for use in a wash bay (10) of a vehicle wash system. A gantry (14) and spray wands (18) are used for washing a vehicle (12). A quantity of solvent such as water... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6209802 | Spinning wash nozzle assembly A spinning wash nozzle assembly having a fluid brake pump within the rotating spinner housing. The fluid pump has a sump which is also within the rotating spinner housing such that centrifical forces acting on the fluid tend to separate the heavier fluid ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6069509 | Output stage with slewing control means An output stage comprising an input terminal (IP) for receiving an input signal (Vi); an output terminal (OP) for delivering an output signal (Vo) in response to the input signal (Vi); a first (1) and second (2) supply ter... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5511569 | Cleaning apparatus An improved cleaning apparatus preventing new cleaning chemicals form contamination at the time of exchanging used cleaning chemicals with the new chemicals is provided. The apparatus includes a cleaning chemicals tank storing new chemicals and a cleaning... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5482064 | Cleaning apparatus The specification discloses a cleaning apparatus (2) for cleaning machine and engine parts comprising a trough (4) in which the cleaning is performed. A lid (6) is connected to the trough (4) and is movable between a closed position covering the trough an... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5020556 | Vehicle wash apparatus with spinning nozzles A vehicle wash system is disclosed which consists of an arch through which a vehicle can be moved. A plurality of spinning nozzle assemblies are attached to the arch each having a number of nozzle outlets for directing the water to the vehicle surface to ... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4842001 | Industrial washing machine The present invention provides an industrial washing machine in which articles or parts to be cleaned are supported in a basket rotated by a jet spray and cleaned by a cleaning spray, maintained at a desired pressure. The jet spray provides an overflow re... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4565206 | Apparatus for cleaning a steam generator by means of a high-pressure lance The high-pressure lance is shiftably mounted in a bearing bush which is swingably mounted in a base which is to be secured over an opening in the wall of the steam generator. On the base are mounted a revolving cylinder which can swing the bearing bush to... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4316477 | Washing machine for dishes A washing machine comprises a casing body having a washing compartment therein, replaceable baskets rotatably supported in the washing compartment, a driving motor provided in the casing body, transmission gear sets engaged with the driving motor to rotat... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4237912 | Washing, pasteurizing and disinfecting apparatus A cleaning tub having therein a holding basket mounted for rotation about a vertical axis. The basket has a lower section with circumferentially aligned holding and partition members to contain tubular-like members to be cleaned in circumferential alignme... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4236541 | Apparatus for washing and drying food products The invention relates to an apparatus for washing and drying vegetables and fruit. It includes a closed prism-shaped container in which is housed a rotatable cylindrical container provided with a plurality of passage holes. After the vegetables or fruit h... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4133340 | Cleaning machine for simultaneously cleaning the interior and exterior of hollow articles A cleaning machine of the type in which a cleaning fluid spray is directed at an article supported in the interior of a machine cabinet structure and rotated while being sprayed by a plurality of cleaning fluid jets. The cleaning machine disclosed include... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4132235 | Apparatus for treating printing plates An apparatus for treating photopolymer printing plates, which have already been exposed, with liquid media, in which the plate, mounted on a vertically movable holder, can be moved up and down between an upper loading and unloading chamber and a lower tre... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4056260 | Environmental platelet agitator Apparatus for maintaining the freshness of blood platelet concentrate and related solutions which require continuous agitation to maintain usuable shelf life. A container for holding platelet concentrate packets contains a series of parallel cells which a... | 11/01/1977 |
| 3978875 | Dish washing machine The invention relates to a dish washing machine, comprising a receptacle which can be opened to one side - preferably upwards - which encloses the wash zone and forms a water reservoir at the bottom, comprising also at least one dish basket or similar dev... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3973989 | Cleaning machine for metal parts A cleaning machine for cleaning dirty, greasy or otherwise polluted metal parts comprises a foraminated basket for receiving said metal parts, which basket is rigidly mounted for rotation with a rotatable wheel. The wheel is driven by spray jets from spra... | 08/10/1976 |
