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 |
| 5533670 | Rail joint for expansion between rails with inverted T-shaped base holder A rail joint for interconnecting two successive rail bars of a railroad track includes longitudinally aligned first and second guide rails. Each of the guide rails has a mounting end adapted to be secured to a respective one of adjacent end portions of th... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5024381 | Active railroad spike and tie plate interconnection therefor A rail spike for holding a tie plate on a tie, embodied in accordance with the invention so that tie cutting is prevented, spike removal for track maintenance is facilitated, and a free rail load wave is allowed. This preferably is attained by providing t... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4783001 | Universal non-spreading railroad track haulage tie assembly A universal non-spreading railroad track haulage tie and support therefor characterized by opposed rail supporting channels, coaxially aligned with the rails of a railroad, the channels being secured together and against the rails respectively by a tie ga... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4061270 | Steel tie insulating saddle A unitized insulating element for use with a steel cross tie is provided. The insulating element is operative to electrically insulate the rail from the steel tie, from retaining elements associated with the tie which prevent lateral movement of the rail ... | 12/06/1977 |
