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 |
| 7210718 | Apparatus for protecting the exterior of a vehicle A vehicle protection apparatus can protect a vehicle's exterior. The exterior can have an optional opening. A support attached to the vehicle can support a guard and allow it to move between (a) a retracted position that does not obtrude on the appearance of the veh... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7063364 | Bumper arrangement A moveable bumper arrangement. The moveable bumper arrangement includes an elongated bumper member, an end bumper member, and a mechanism coupled to the end bumper member. The mechanism allows substantially translational movement of the end bumper member with respec... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6926322 | Laterally extendable bumper system An extendable bumper system for a vehicle, the extendable bumper system comprising: a bumper structure; a laterally extending bumper segment slideably located within the bumper structure; and an actuator in operable communication between the bumper structure and the... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6893079 | Motor vehicle body with side impact protection A side impact protection system for a motor vehicle body having a stowed position and a deployed position, the system includes a first L-shaped rigid structure comprising a first portion and a second portion; a second L-shaped rigid structure comprising a first port... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6203078 | Bumper for utility vehicle The invention provides a bumper for a pickup truck or other utility vehicle and which can be adapted to receive and support an accessory such as a crane, winch or carrying rack. The bumper includes an elongate rigid support frame for positioning transvers... | 03/20/2001 |
| 4635983 | Rear bumper assembly for cable pulling truck A cable pulling truck has a rear bumper assembly secured to the vehicle frame. The bumper assembly includes two laterally outwardly extensible telescoping outrigger supports, each carrying at its outer end an upstanding vertical support tube for receiving... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4613147 | Rear underride bumper and side-draft support A rear underride protection (1) intended for vehicles (2) comprising a bar (10) transversal to the direction of motion of the vehicle (2) and fixed to the vehicle (2), and a movable bar (13) displaceably arranged in the longitudinal direction of the fixed... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4215496 | Vehicle bumper A front bumper for a two- or four-wheel drive utility vehicle permits simultaneous mounting of a power winch and snow removal blade assembly, such that both the winch and snow blade can be used, and remain attached to the vehicle at the same time. The sno... | 08/05/1980 |
| 3997208 | Angular impact absorbing device An angular impact-absorbing device applicable to auto bumpers and various types of guard rails, wherein the device comprises a first fixed body member secured to a substantially stationary support, a second movable body member slidably mounted to the firs... | 12/14/1976 |
