...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 |
| 4026366 | Plant fender or guard for cultivators A floating plant guard or fender for cultivators formed of rod components straddles small plants in rows and prevents the plants from being damaged or buried by the action of the cultivator tines in the soil. The plant guards are wider at the front than a... | 05/31/1977 |