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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 |
| 7762591 | Security document The invention concerns a security document (7) having a first transparent region (72) in which a first transparent optical element (74) is arranged and a second region (71) in which a second opaque optical element (73) is arranged.... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7416221 | Multiple fold product and method of making the same A multiple fold product includes a relatively rigid substrate, such as paperboard, which has upper and lower surfaces. Slots are selectively cut into the substrate at the desired fold locations. The slots divide the substrate into an array of interconnected rectangu... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7357423 | Multi-label mailing form including certified self-mailer A mailing form for facilitating the mailing of a document is disclosed. The mailing form includes a bottom ply of the mailing form and an interspersed between the first side of the bottom ply (i.e. inner side of the bottom ply) and the second side of the top ply (i.... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7306263 | Expanded content label and related method of manufacture An expanded content label including independently accessible information fields. In one embodiment, the label includes an overlaminate and an expanded content device having fan-folded panels and first and second information fields. Optionally, the information fields... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7258368 | Extended text wrap label and method of manufacture thereof An extended text wrap label includes a base ply and at least one top ply. The base ply has a first lengthwise dimension, a first widthwise dimension, a top surface that is capable of bearing graphic images, and a bottom surface that is capable of bearing graphic ima... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7219871 | Pyramid easel A Pyramid Easel display holder for primarily flat objects includes ten main contiguous, triangular and polygonal (modified triangular) planes with additional contiguous triangular and trapezoid planes as part of optional base(s). On each of two display sides, object... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213844 | Envelope with integrated tracking labels An envelope with integrated tracking labels for forwarding on important documents where proof of delivery and reception is required is described herein. The envelope has a securing flap which is provided with a receipt tear panel formed in a free end section of the ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7188764 | Method for effecting ticket-based transactions using a wristband A process for effecting ticket-based transactions includes attaching a band to a definite object. The band for carrying out the process has a plurality of removable tickets with each ticket bearing band-specific indicia usable in effecting a transaction. During the ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172220 | Extended text label for a tube container and method of manufacture thereof An extended text label is provided for a tube container, wherein the tube container includes a product dispensing end and a filling end opposite the dispensing end. The filling end is adapted to be sealed by a crimp method, subsequent to filling the tube container w... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168617 | Game presentation in a retail establishment A game presentation such as a virtual slot machine is displayed by a display device associated with a point of sale (POS) terminal. The game presentation includes images of products for which product identifying codes are entered at the POS terminal. The game presen... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156738 | Casino gambling machine with bonus round award redemption An electronic gambling unit for allowing a user to play a main gambling game and a bonus round game, and for dispensing value to the user at the conclusion of the bonus round game, may generally include a display unit capable of generating color images or other disp... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7118134 | Folded integral composite image product and method of making A dual sided integral composite image product and method of make same. The image product includes a first support substrate having a separate image layer thereon and a second support substrate having separate image layer thereon. The second support substrate being s... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7090252 | Folded integral composite image product and method of making A dual sided integral composite image product and method of make same. The image product includes a first support substrate having a separate image layer thereon and a second support substrate having separate image layer thereon. The second support substrate being s... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7070095 | Foldable transaction cards and methods of making the same Transaction cards are provided, wherein said foldable transaction cards have internal hinge material disposed within the foldable transaction card and fold lines for folding the transaction cards. In addition, foldable transaction card systems are provided, whereby ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7040665 | Carrier sheet with integrated detachable die-cut card having a magnet material backing A carrier sheet comprising a printed paper sheet having an integrated detachable card with a magnetic backing and method of manufacturing same is described. The carrier sheet is comprised of a printed paper sheet having printed matter on at least a front face thereo... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040049 | Integrated electronic gift card packet An integrated gift card packet is machine printed and formed and comprises a paper form having at least two panels interconnected together. The panels are retained in facial contact by detachable tabs or glue tabs. Each of the panels has an inner and an outer surfac... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7018502 | Multi-ply resealable label A label includes a base label having upper and lower opposed surfaces and first and second opposed ends. A base adhesive coats the lower surface of the base label. A top panel overlies the upper surface of the base label and is joined to the base label adjacent the ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011728 | Container-labeling and-printing synchronization apparatus and process An apparatus for printing and labeling an object such as a container is provided. The apparatus includes a printer and a label applicator. The object is presented to both the printer and the label applicator during processing. ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004507 | Combined poster book system and method A flat sheet of paper, or other thin flexible material, has information printed on one side in the form of a plurality of discrete panels or areas of text or images, while the entire other side is taken up by a large-scale, poster-like pattern. The panels or areas o... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6948742 | Promotional form with detachable element A promotional form is provided which includes a detachable element received within the surrounding margin of a base sheet, the base sheet being folded and sealed around one side of the detachable element to initially conceal a message, question or other indicia hidd... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6908527 | Identification card A method of making a printed identification card core, a printable sheet for manufacturing cores for laminated identification cards and a core for a laminated identification card. The method includes the steps of extruding polyethylene onto one side of a release fil... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6899276 | Wrapped-card assembly and method of manufacturing the same A wrapped-card assembly comprising a data-encoded card enclosed in a wrapping. The data-encoded card comprises confidential and non-confidential information in a visible form. The wrapping comprises an opaque area and a transparent area. The opaque area covers at le... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6896295 | Form with integrated label or fold-over card intermediate A business form with an integrated label and/or fold-over card is provided. The form includes a form layer having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a periphery, at least one die cut though the top and bottom surfaces within the periphery of the form layer definin... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6874820 | Blank and method for making coupon cards The blank is made of a sheet of paper of a size suitable for processing through imaging machines, such as ink jet printers and laser printers. For example, the blank may be made 8½ by 11½ inches. The blank includes a front side for receiving printing thereon and a... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6860513 | Verification of prescription information and warning label The present invention is a unique prescription label, printed on one side that allows a consumer to check and verify the accuracy of the prescribed medication as well as to provide additional information on the medication container by increasing the usable size and ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6814375 | Integrated plasticized card in a paper carrier and method of manufacture A carrier sheet with an integrated card and preferably, but not exclusively, a magnetic strip card is described. The sheet contains printed information which is in part card information printed at a predetermined location on a front face of a carrier sheet in a card... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6802538 | Gift card form and method of fabrication Gift card forms and methods of making and using gift card forms are disclosed. The gift card form permits uniquely messaging each gift card. An appropriate gift card form can be printed at a time after manufacturing to allow a vendor to personalize the gift card. Ad... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6773035 | Integrated plasticized card in a paper carrier and method of manufacture A carrier sheet with an integrated card and preferably, but not exclusively, a magnetic strip card is described. The sheet contains printed information which is in part card information printed at a predetermined location on a front face of a carrier sheet in a card... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6755442 | Extended text wrap label and method of manufacture thereof An extended text wrap label includes a base ply and at least one top ply. The base ply has a first lengthwise dimension, a first widthwise dimension, a top surface that is capable of bearing graphic images, and a bottom surface that is capable of bearing graphic ima... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6730185 | Adhesive leaflet assemblies An adhesive leaflet assembly is provided having a carrier web and a plurality of lengthwise oriented leaflet sub-assemblies releasably adhered on the web. The leaflet sub-assemblies have adhesive wing-like extensions that are oriented in a longitudinal direction rel... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6715795 | Multiple-component data package A data package assembly includes at least one data card having a first substrate with opposite faces, and indicia correlated with a prepaid account. A package has a second substrate separate from the first substrate, the data card being detachably connected to the s... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6690476 | Full form utilization feature of an image forming device A method and system for unloading continuous forms media from an image forming device while utilizing full forms. The full form utilization feature of the present invention is applicable to printing onto sheets having multiple forms. During an automatic u... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6688649 | Form with integrated label or fold-over card intermediate and photograph well A form with a well has a form layer with a top and a bottom surface and a perimeter, a die cut through the form layer that defines a portion of said form layer within said die cut, a patch layer having a perimeter and top and bottom surfaces, and an adhes... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6669235 | Methods of forming informational items A method of producing a folded item having printed information thereon to provide information to the user of a product is disclosed. The method comprises (a) forming a first article having a first end, a second end, a length along a first direction, and a... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6669804 | Label having tab member and methods for forming, applying and using the same A self-adhesive label for displaying information includes a leaflet, a tab member, and an adhesive layer. The leaflet has a lower surface and an end edge. The tab member is separately formed from the leaflet. An exposed portion of the tab member is dispos... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6644694 | Wearable folded map A foldable, weather-resistant reference guide for wearing on the arm, torso, or leg. The foldable, weather-resistant reference guide is attached to a soft, flexible keeping member that holds the reference guide in a folded configuration. The keeping membe... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6644538 | Shipping envelope A shipping envelope comprising first, second and third panels, each having a front and a back, are adjoined side to side adjacent a first fold line between the first and second panels, and a second fold line between the second and third panels. The first ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6601876 | Labels and labelled packages Labels for blister packs, and to blister packs provided with such a label. A label for a blister pack comprising a support piece having a rear self-adhesive surface and at least one removable portion bounded by at least one tear line on a front surface of... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6543809 | Simplified data package assembly A data package assembly comprises a substrate which includes a panel portion and a data card portion detachable from each other. The data card portion has an exposed face and a concealed face on opposite sides of the substrate, with personal identifying i... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6514587 | Set for lamination of a print carrier with a protective element A lamination set with a supporting sheet, a print carrier and a protective element. The print carrier and the protective element are completely stamped out from the supporting sheet and held on the supporting sheet by adhesive strips in such a way that th... | 02/04/2003 |
