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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 |
| 8091213 | Installation/removal device, display change device, and dosing system A display change device is formed by connecting and thereby integrating an installation/removal device and a card display change device together. The card installation/removal device is configured to have at a back side thereof a pressure reception wall, at a furthe... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7451768 | System for placement of circuit panel having interconnected board units In a board placement method and system, a PCB panel having multiple interconnected PCB units and a vacant space is placed on a work surface of a reference platform. The work surface has an opening corresponding to the vacant space. The reference platform has a micro... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7365424 | Microelectronic component assemblies with recessed wire bonds and methods of making same The present disclosure suggests various microelectronic component assembly designs and methods for manufacturing microelectronic component assemblies. In one particular implementation, a microelectronic component assembly includes a microelectronic component, a subs... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7355841 | Configurations and methods for making capacitor connections An exemplary capacitor has a capacitor stack positioned in a case with a conductor positioned between the case and a lid. In one embodiment the conductor is positioned between the lid and an upper rim of the case and is welded to the lid and case. In one aspect, a c... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7337891 | Clamping apparatus for works A clamping apparatus for works includes a base, a rotary table which is rotatable relative to the base and rotatively moved to one station after another for various processes, and a pallet unit which is arranged in accordance with the processes and holds a work havi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340319 | Method and system for maintaining an aircraft engine A computerized method of assisting the routing of a part, comprising the steps of: providing at least one computer; receiving part identifier information; and generating a tag for affixing to the part. The tag has information thereon responsive to the identifier inf... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325760 | Automatic guided system for transferring scrap glass An automatic guided system transfers scrap glass resulted from at least one scrap glass source of a clean room to a scrap exit. The automatic guided system for transferring the scrap glass includes a rail module and a vehicle module. The rail module connects the scr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325667 | Systems and methods for feeding articles to and removing articles from an automatic washer Systems, methods, and devices for feeding articles to and removing articles from an automatic washer, for example, a tunnel-type automatic washer are provided. The systems and methods employ conveyors, for example, belt conveyors, gantry-type conveyors, and shuttle-... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7308779 | Method and device for packing tubes Tubes (T), coming from a production line, are supplied by means of a grouping unit (1). The grouping unit comprises a conveyor belt (10), with product holders (11) and the tubes are supplied in groups by means of a stepping motor (12). A ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308757 | Intermediate product manufacturing apparatus, and intermediate product manufacturing method An intermediate product manufacturing apparatus for carrying intermediate products and processing the intermediate products with a plurality of processing apparatuses is provided, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of carrying means for carrying the intermediate ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303725 | Automated high volume slide staining system An automated slide processing apparatus includes a plurality of work stations arranged in a stack, and a transport/elevator for transporting slides between the various work stations. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7278194 | Method and apparatus for fixing tools in clamping chucks A tool, in particular a shaft tool, is inserted into and fixed in a clamping chuck. The actual position of the tool, particularly in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the tool or in the direction of insertion, is determined before and/or during the insertion... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275317 | Method of production for a wiring harness job order An object of the present invention is to provide a wiring harness job-order production method and a wiring harness job-order production system, wherein a space for producing a wiring harness is reduced and the production efficiency of the wiring harness is improved.... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270785 | Automated molecular pathology apparatus having fixed slide platforms Apparatus and methods for automatically staining or treating multiple tissue samples mounted on slides are provided, in which the slides and reagent bottles are held in fixed position, and the reagent and wash solutions brought to the slides. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7246430 | Electronic component mounting apparatus and electronic component mounting method In an electronic component mounting apparatus, a vertical load and horizontal loads applied to an electronic component are detected by a load sensor that has piezoelectric elements provided in a stack in a mounting direction of the electronic component. Therefore, a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7225530 | Connector press A connector press provides for learning a specified connector pressed position, adjusting a force based threshold, and simultaneously pressing multiple connector types into a circuit board. The force based threshold may be adjusted via a slider bar on a user interfa... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219786 | Operator position adjustable production line machine An operator position adjustable production line assembly includes a main unit having a product path and an interior including a product cavity. An operable top is attached to the main unit with a plurality of support posts enabling equal or near equal access to the ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216411 | Method for enabling a single technician to install a windshield into a vehicle A method for enabling a single technician to install a windshield into a vehicle includes a door glass anchor and a windshield glass anchor. The door glass anchor includes a door glass clamp and a pivot structure. The pivot structure includes a tube extension and a ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217072 | Tool holder for a tool, especially a boring, milling or rubbing tool, which can be rotated about a rotational axis A tool holder for a tool which can be rotated about an axis of rotation, in particular a drilling, milling or reaming tool, comprises a clamping shank which, in an end shank region (7), has an accommodating opening (9) which is central in relation to t... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7200260 | Teaching model generating device A workpiece W serving as an object for detection is fixed in place. A camera 20 is mounted to the end of a robot RB. The camera is turned about an axis, which passes through the center position of the workpiece W and is perpendicular to the optical axis of th... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182558 | Tool holder for a tool that can rotate about an axis of rotation A tool holder is disclosed for a boring, milling or reaming tool that can rotate about an axis of rotation. At the end of its clamping shank that is located on the side of the tool, the tool holder has a bush part with a mounting opening, which is centered with rega... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7177459 | Robot system having image processing function A robot system having an image processing function capable of detecting position and/or posture of individual workpieces randomly arranged in a stack to determine posture, or posture and position of a robot operation suitable for the detected position and/or posture... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7159754 | Apparatus and method for corrective soldering The invention relates to a method for soldering an object comprising several soldered joints. The method comprises the steps of mechanically soldering of at least some of the soldered joints, visually assessing the soldered joints, and correctively soldering the vis... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7155955 | Crimping assembly A crimping assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes cam profiles on the ends of the arms. The cam profiles are engaged by the crimping tool and control the input force versus displacement of the tool. The cam profile includes a first portion defined by a radius,... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157671 | Flat capacitor for an implantable medical device One aspect provides a capacitor having a first stack of capacitive elements a second stack of capacitive elements, wherein the first and second stacks are enclosed in separate compartments of a capacitor case that electrically isolate the electrolytes of each stack ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155049 | System for creating microscopic digital montage images An imaging apparatus is disclosed. The imaging apparatus includes a motorized stage, a camera focussed relative to the stage, and a processor coupled to the camera. The processor contains instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to cap... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7154739 | Flat capacitor having an active case A capacitor comprising an aluminum case; a capacitor stack mounted within the aluminum case, the capacitor stack comprising one or more anodes and one or more cathodes, one of the one or more anodes and one or more anodes attached to the aluminum case; wherein the c... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143490 | Tap process for hard workpieces A process and apparatus for producing screw threads in hard material workpieces with a series of taps. The present invention employs a threaded bore formed in a bracket assembly to align and position multiple taps on a rotary machine. The taps are used in sequence t... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134175 | Method for coupling a tool and tool holder using a tool assembly unit The present invention provides a method for coupling a tool and a tool holder using a tool assembly unit including a measuring device which determines a position of the tool with respect to the tool holder, an alignment device adjacent to the measuring device which ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7115846 | Shrinking arrangement for tool holder having an induction-heating arrangement A shrinking arrangement for a tool holder is provided which retains a rotary tool with a press fit in a central accommodation opening. The arrangement includes an induction-heating arrangement for thermally expanding the tool holder in the region of the accommodatin... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7096576 | Portable tool for installing fixing elements A portable tool used for installing fixing elements for assembling parts, which is particularly suitable for assembling machined parts or sheet metal by riveting. The portable tool includes a device for distributing fixing elements, one by one, according to a distri... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089982 | Apparatus for constructing a capacitor stack for a flat capacitor A method of manufacturing a capacitor stack for a flat capacitor includes sequentially stacking a plurality of capacitor layers on top of each other such that each one of the plurality of capacitor layers is, in turn, a top layer of the capacitor stack, and continua... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092694 | Wireless communication system having a guest transmitter and a host receiver A system including at least one host and at least one guest communicating with each other via a wireless medium and having structure for linking a selected host (10) to a selected guest (20). In order to be able to perform such selection and such linki... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7076865 | Manufacturing system and method A manufacturing system for assembly of component parts to produce an article includes a plurality of separate process modules for executing the various process steps, and a plurality of magazine units, which can be coupled to the process modules, for storage and tra... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7072713 | Flat capacitor for an implantable medical device One aspect provides a capacitor feedthrough assembly having an electrically conductive member dimensioned to extend at least partially through a feedthrough hole of a case of the capacitor, the conductive member having a passage therethrough. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7062844 | Apparatus for identifying and mounting printed circuit boards An apparatus is provided for identifying one or more mounting locations for mounting a printed circuit board or other type of electronic device, including a mounting surface and one or more light sources mounted on the mounting surface. The light sources are located... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062893 | System and method for accommodating atypical customer requirements in a mass customization A build cell is utilized to manufacture computers and load data into the computers according to customer orders. The build cell may include a build station at which components are assembled into a computer and a first network connection that links the computer with ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059166 | Method and apparatus for assuring or determining appropriate closure of a crimp assembly Methods and apparatus are disclosed for assuring or determining appropriate closure of a crimp ring assembly. In some embodiments, positive stopping apparatus on the crimp ring are used to assure appropriate closure of a crimp ring assembly. The positive stopping ap... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055233 | Device and method for assigning a tool to a workpiece For assigning a tool to a workpiece conveyed on an assembly line, at least one transmitter is arranged in the area of an assembly line, and a receiver is arranged on the tool. An analyzing unit determines the distance of the tool from each transmitter, based on the ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7054704 | Method, system and facility for controlling resource allocation within a manufacturing environment A method and system provide for the control of resource allocation within a build-to-order manufacturing environment. One example embodiment of a method according to the present disclosure includes an operation for monitoring a work-in-process (WIP) profile that rep... | 05/30/2006 |
