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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 |
| 7914055 | Display apparatus having mechanism for opening and closing display panel A display apparatus composed of a main body and a display panel hinged to the main body is conveniently mounted on a ceiling of an automobile. The display panel is opened to a desired position to display information to a rear seat passenger, while it is closed and s... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7354190 | Two-stage mixing system, apparatus, and method A two-stage mixing system, apparatus, and method produces a solution including a first substance and a second substance in a predetermined ratio by first mixing the first substance with a first liquid to produce a first solution and then mixing the first solution wi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7325847 | Household apparatus for holding windows open A device for maintaining an openable window in a desired position within a window frame is provided. The device comprises a rod having a top end and a bottom end and a housing having a top end, a bottom end, a front surface, and a rear surface. A first aperture is f... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7257860 | Brake mechanism A brake mechanism includes an input, a chassis, a lock and a release mechanism. The input is an axially extending input having first and second ends. The chassis interfaces with the input such that the input is movable relative to the chassis. The lock is coupled to... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7222892 | Device for locking two telescopic elongated elements Device for locking two elongated elements the first of which slides in the second telescopically, comprises members for locking in the longitudinal direction the first element relative to the second element, which include a lock washer arranged around the first elem... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207141 | Sliding door insert for portable pet portal A portable pet portal insert for a sliding patio door includes separate top, center, and bottom modules that can be assembled together through use of tongue and groove fittings therebetween, with the bottom module having a cutout portion adapted for receiving a pet ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 6966534 | Wire system for hanging picture frames A wire system for use with picture frames and other items to be hung from or mounted to a vertical support. The wire system includes a base that includes a plurality of openings and rotatable levers that include respective internal passageways. Wire is installed thr... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6869112 | Device for locking two telescopic elongated elements A device for locking two elongated elements the first of which slides in the second telescopically, comprises members (12, 22) for locking the first element (2) longitudinally relative to the second element (4), a lock washer (13) arrange... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6626951 | Locking device intended as a fastening element for a prosthesis The present invention provides a locking device intended as a fastening element for prostheses, of the kind in which the prosthesis is attached to a cylindrical member. The locking device includes a housing with a through opening for receiving the cylindr... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6357895 | Arm-mounted luminaire with clamping elements A luminaire, and in particular an arm-mounted spotlight or a picture light, having a long slim stem with a lighting head at one end and fixing elements at the other end. The fixing elements have clamping ends which engage at least partially around the ste... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6235062 | Fastening device for prosthesis A fastening device for a prosthesis, the fastening device having a cylindrical channel and an inclined washer designed to accept insertion of a cylindrical inset, such as a tube, bar or peg, with minimal resistance and yet substantially prevent withdrawal... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6093210 | Fastening device for prosthesis A fastening device for a prosthesis, the fastening device having a cylindrical channel and inclined washer designed to accept insertion of a cylindrical insert, such as a tube, bar or peg, with minimal resistance and yet substantially prevent withdrawal o... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5928290 | Fastening device for prosthesis A fastening device for a prosthesis, the fastening device having a cylindrical channel and inclined washer designed to accept insertion of a cylindrical insert, such as a tube, bar or peg, with minimal resistance and yet substantially prevent withdrawal o... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5595410 | Quick-release locking device for telescoping member A locking device for a prism pole having a first telescoping member slidably located within a second telescoping member to selectively lock and unlock the first telescoping member relative to the second telescoping member. The locking device includes a ho... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5238213 | Extendable support A hood prop or support tubes two or more telescoping tubular members which are locked together by means of a plate retained within the larger diameter tubular member that is biased by one of the bearing supports for the inner tubular member, and which may... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5048150 | Door holder A door holder that includes a holding member adapted to be secured between the door and a frame of the door. The holding member includes a lever that may be clamped in either a first released position in which the door is freed to be opened and closed or ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4927198 | Locking device for windows/sliding doors A safety device for sliding windows or doors comprising a hydraulic cylinder assembly including a piston and piston rod wherein the piston rod is pivotally secured at its lower end and is made adjustable so that the sliding window or door may be moved fro... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4734940 | Device for affixing a respiratory mask onto a protection helmet A device ensuring the adaptation of a removable respiratory mask onto a protection helmet includes two attachment arms, each one of the arms having first and second elements slidingly engaging one another. The first element is pivotally connected to one s... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4686783 | Tag for wild game The two ends of a band of a marking tag for game, defined by male part and female part, are provided with means for permanent attachment to one another by simple pressure. Other means on the perimeter of band permit indication of the date of the tagging u... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4621846 | Lock for sliding doors A device that prevents the unauthorized removal of a retainer pin that is slideably disposed within a bore which is collectively defined by a plurality of bores formed in the doors or windows to be locked, or frames therefor, when the same are fully close... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4508305 | Tilt lock means for a drafting table A locking device for infinitely varying the inclination of a drawing board mounted about a hinge axis along one edge of a base or table structure between a maximum tilt angle and a minimum angle such as horizontal in which a rod is pivotally connected at ... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4265562 | Locking device for mounting pins and the like A locking device for a motor mounting pin extending through the shoulders of support structure is formed with a pair of diverging legs one of which includes an opening that receives the pin and the other of which has an adjustable force applying member th... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4194264 | Door check device A releasable latch, for attachment to a door check unit having a cylinder and a piston, and serving releasably to secure a door in an open position. A lever is freely slidable along the rod of the piston and is tiltable on the rod for releasable locking e... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4094540 | Closure device for locking a movable element with respect to another element A closure device including a male member and female member, one mounted on a movable element and the other on another element. The male member includes a flat plate of substantially constant thickness, and the female member has a portion provided with an ... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4025210 | Shaft assembly The assembly of a shaft with a torque-applying or -resisting load member in which the shaft is provided with a non-circular cross-section at the site of the assembly and the load member has an aperture adapted to receive the shaft and to transmit to the s... | 05/24/1977 |
