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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 |
| 7419060 | Integrated fuel container and impurity removal cartridge A fuel supply for a fuel cell including a fuel container and an impurity removal cartridge connected to the fuel container, where both the fuel container and the impurity removal cartridge are integrated into a single unit. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413649 | Treatment apparatus with modular chemical containing units having one-way valve assemblies A fluid treatment system that includes at least one treatment module (“pod”) with rigid and impermeable inner and outer surfaces, and an annular center passage which is designed to provide an alternative flow path during the pod backwashing process. At least one... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7367323 | Eight-cylinder engine An eight-cylinder engine including fuel injection valves provided for each of the eight cylinders. A first valve drive unit for driving four of the eight fuel injection valves to open and close by energizing the four fuel injection valves and a second valve drive un... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7243740 | Filter assembly having a bypass passageway and method A filter assembly including a primary flow passageway having at least one filter deployed therein and a secondary flow passageway having a bypass filter deployed therein is provided. The filter assembly further includes a bypass valve assembly configured to selectiv... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7070692 | Fuel filter with keys A filter element removably located in a housing having a central valve structure. The element has an end cap with a valve actuating portion. The valve actuating portion includes a cylindrical portion and an annular base projecting radially inward from the cylindrica... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7029575 | Filter with a valve combination component The invention relates to a filter, such as an oil filter for a combustion engine. The inventive filter includes a filter housing and a valve, such as a non-return valve, a filter bypassing valve or a drain valve, that is arranged in the filter housing. According to ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6974539 | Combination filter element support and anti-prefill valve A combined filter element support and anti-prefill valve is used with an annular filter element having an annular filter media with a hollow core for filtering lubricating oil or fuel. The combined filter element includes a unitary body having an annular portion, wh... | 12/13/2005 |
| RE38917 | Fluid filter with filter bypass valve and sealing surface on filter element side In a fluid filter with a housing and a filter element replaceably located in said housing, and with a filter by pads valve having a valve body held in the housing that is movable against the action of a spring from the closed position in which it cooperates with a s... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6955755 | Liquid filter comprising a valve arranged in a support tube of a filter element A liquid filter including a valve arranged in a supporting tube of a filter insert, in which the valve is fixed by a disk (60) which is oversized relative to a mounting opening (61), so that reliable sealing to the edges of the disk is facilitated. Use... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6936162 | Three valve filter element support for filter cartridge A unitary three valve filter element support is used in a filter cartridge in which the filter cartridge includes an annular filter element within a housing closed by an end plate having a central opening surrounded by an array of radial openings spaced a fixed radi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932900 | Filter device A filter device includes a filter housing (10) in which at least two filter elements (12, 14) with differing filter grades of filter material (16) are arranged. The filter elements are partially separated from each other by a separating device (... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6872304 | Ring filter element comprising a plug for, in particular, a lubricating oil filter of an internal combustion engine A ring filter element comprising a plug for, in particular, a lubricating oil filter of an internal combustion engine. Said ring filter element is provided for insertion into a filter housing comprising a filter housing pot and a filter cover that can be axially det... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6837993 | Extension and locking assembly for dripless element, and container therefore A filter assembly includes housing enclosing a replaceable filter element. A support core is provided in the housing, and includes an extension and locking assembly. The element includes a ring of filtration media with a pair of end caps. The first end cap includes ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6797168 | Keyed latch valve for fuel filter A fuel filter includes a housing and a pipe in the housing. The pipe includes a central flow passage, an opening along the length of the pipe into the passage, and an exterior groove. A latch device with discrete fingers closely surrounds the pipe and is engageable ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6723239 | Spin-on filter element and filter head A filter head and a spin-on fuel filter element where the filter head includes an inlet and an outlet. A threaded nipple extends downwardly from a base of the filter head and includes a central flow passage. A valve member located in the flow passage is normally bia... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6722384 | Filter device for flush valves A filter device and method for diaphragm type flush valves includes positioning the filter device in a cavity of the valve, between an inlet and an outlet pipe, and between an inlet and a bleed hole of a diaphragm of the valve. The filter device spans the entire spa... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6649048 | Filter cartridge with regulated surface cleaning mechanism A filter assembly that filters water, particularly stormwater, that includes flow regulating, siphon inducing, and surface cleaning features that allow the filter assembly to operate at the design filtration rate for an extended period of time. During fil... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6627077 | Multi-part filter combination A multi-part filter combination is received in a stepped bore of a fluid-carrying component. A larger-diameter filter part is associated with a larger-diameter bore portion, and a smaller-diameter filter part is associated with a smaller-diameter bore por... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6613220 | Sieve filter for fluid conduits, especially for hydraulic pressure lines in internal combustion engines A sieve filter (1) for fluid lines or conduits which are formed of an annular disk-like fluid inlet (3) and an annular disk-like fluid outlet (4) with a fine mesh filter element arranged there between that is braced by stiffening bars (5), and which has a... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6579448 | Liquid filter with a bypass valve A liquid filter, especially for oil of an internal combustion engine, with a bypass valve including a valve body 20 and a valve seat 21 integrated in an end plate 32 of the filter insert. A spring 22, which urges the bypass valve closed, is mounted in a s... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6517718 | Fluid filter for vehicle solenoid valve A fluid filter for a vehicle solenoid valve includes a male end piece, a female end piece, and a medial end piece therebetween. A first screen connects the male end piece to the central support piece and a second screen connects the female end piece to th... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6284130 | Filter cartridge with clean side anti-drainback valve Described is a filter cartridge having a clean side anti-drainback valve. The filter cartridge includes an annular filter element having a hollow core with an annular valve support 40 disposed therein. The clean side anti-drainback valve includes a valve ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6217755 | In-tank fluid filter with valve assembly The filter head and filter housing define a liquid flow inlet path, a first liquid flow outlet path, and a second liquid flow outlet path. A filter media construction is positioned within the housing. The filter media construction, in combination with the... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6187182 | Filter cartridge assembly for a gas purging system The filter cartridge assembly has a valve body having an interior flow passage, a filter across the interior flow passage, and a check valve assembly in the valve body. The filter removes particulates as small as 0.003 microns. A check valve element adjac... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6171491 | Fuel filter assembly with standpipe having valve element A fuel filter comprises a head (96) having an inlet (100) and an outlet (102). The head is connected to an element (266) by a nipple portion (186) which has a valve element (196) therein. An actuating projection (222, 272) is engageable with the valve ele... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6120683 | Filter with shut-off valve A filter includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet. A filter core including a filter media is movably disposed within the housing with the inlet and the outlet in fluid communication with opposite sides of the core and a pressure responsive surface... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6117312 | Filter bypass valve having adjustable spring biasing force A filter device has a bypass valve which releases a fluid-conveying path to an outlet when a filter element becomes clogged. The bypass valve includes a closure part on which at least one closure spring acts. To adjust the spring pretension and the openin... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6117311 | Positive shut off fuel pump dispensing filter A fuel filter for a fuel dispensing pump comprises a shell having a closed end and an open end. A plate is fixed in the open end of the shell. The plate has one or more fuel inlet openings and a centrally located fuel outlet opening. A rigid annular pervi... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6036850 | Filtration system for zebra mussels The novel filtration system for zebra mussels is comprised of an unit that is designed to allow users to prevent the infiltration of zebra mussels into drinking water systems having their intake pipes located in surface waters that are infested with the z... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6028734 | Cassette display viewer device A cassette guiding member 20a of a cassette inserting slot 37 is provided with a slope 24 as a notch to enable viewing a label on the cassette when the cassette is loaded into the product. A first cassette door 50 is rotatably mounted to the cassette inse... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6027639 | Self-cleaning siphon-actuated radial flow filter basket The apparatus treats storm water and includes a cylindrical basket that has a housing with a circumferentially extending air slot near the base of the housing. The basket contains an annular bed of absorbent material surrounded by a filter cartridge. Wate... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5958230 | Filter for gasoline and other liquids A filter for fuel and the like comprising an inner filter element and an outer metal filter can which allows the element and can to work together so that when the filter can is removed from the dispensing apparatus, the filter element springs closed and l... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5942105 | Float actuated water control valve A float actuated water level control valve has a sliding valve tube depending from a float to meter the amount of water flow through the valve proportionally in response to the position of the float. The valve is especially useful for controlling the wate... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5937879 | Under counter dish washing machine An under counter dish washing machine has an upper spray assembly with a spray base recessed at the top of the wash compartment. An enclosed control housing is provided around the recess to house various controls in order to make use of what is otherwise ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5855780 | Fuel filter element with flow actuator A filter assembly including a filter housing having a standpipe extending upwardly therethrough, in which is located a spring-biased flow element, and about which is received a replaceable filter element. A screw threaded cover is removably attached to th... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5833843 | Anti-drain back/pressure relieved filter cartridges A spin-on filter including a combination anti-drainback and bypass valve is disclosed herein. The valve includes an annular valve support disposed between a filter element and an end plate of the filter. The valve support has an inner sleeve portion which... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5813317 | Brewing pot A brewing pot for tea includes a container including an upper portion having a top rim defining at least one cavity, and a lower portion defining a chamber, and an abutting edge formed between the upper portion and the lower portion. A supporting base sup... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5770065 | Fuel filter assembly with replacement element A fuel filter assembly includes a housing (12) with a removable element (24) mounted therein. The housing has an inlet port (14) in direct fluid communication with a chamber (18). The outlet port (16) is in direct fluid communication with a central standp... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5725765 | Tea maker structure A tea maker structure is disclosed. It includes a percolator cup as an upper layer of the tea maker and a tea cup as a lower layer of the tea maker. A bottom of the percolator cup is formed with a water outlet communicating with the tea cup. A filter mesh... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5707431 | Vortex gas elimination device A gas elimination device for cellular fluids has a cylindrical chamber that is divided radially into two parts by a cylindrical filter centrally located in the chamber. The fluid inlet is directed tangentially to the outer part of the chamber to create a ... | 01/13/1998 |
