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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 |
| 8109578 | Hub wheel, hub unit, and method of working hub wheel Bolt holes 23 are provided for press fitting and securing bolts 5 for mounting a brake rotor 4 to a flange 22 of a hub wheel. Each bolt hole 23 includes widening portions 28a, 28b, which are tapered to w... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7712841 | Locking of studs for mounting a wheel to a hub using cementing material A hub-bearing assembly for the wheel of a motor vehicle includes a rotatable hub (18) having a radial flange (17) with bores (16) formed therethrough. Wheel fastening studs (10) each have a stem (12) inserted non-forcedly through a... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7407045 | Connection between a wheel bearing and a wheel carrier A wheel bearing having fixed part accommodating the brake caliper. The fixed part of the wheel bearing is connected to the wheel carrier by connecting elements. At least one projection is integrated with the fixed part, the wheel carrier or the connecting element. T... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7290838 | Vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel comprises a rim (172) and a disk section (171) separate from the rim. Since the disk section is separate from the rim, the freedom of designing the disk section is improved. The rim comprises an outer rim (178) and an inner rim (... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287819 | Vehicle wheel and adapter A vehicle wheel adapter system for mounting different wheel hubs with protruding lugs, while allowing for quick assembly and disassembly can comprise a rim having a periphery for supporting a tire, a web plate for mounting on the opposed side of the rim, a plurality... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7252470 | Wheel locking assembly A wheel locking assembly for preventing theft of wheels and tires. The wheel locking assembly includes a wheel rim assembly including a disc-shaped wheel rim having a first side and a second side, and also having an axle-receiving opening being centrally disposed th... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7178880 | Wheel centering pin, kit and method A wheel centering pin disclosed for vehicle wheels having apertures of uniform diameter. The wheel centering pin is provided as a set of three that are threaded on three circumferentially spaced hub bolts on which a wheel is mounted to center the wheel. Nuts are thr... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7153075 | Press fit fastener and method of producing it A press fit fastener (1) includes a shank (2), a head (3) and a press fit portion (4) being located at the shank (2). The head (3) is located at the first end of the shank (2). The press fit portion (4) include... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7108332 | Vehicle wheel having a milled drain slot A vehicle wheel having a shallow drain slot milled into the inboard surface of the hub and extending from the wheel pilot hole to the edge of the hub. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104611 | Motor vehicle wheel disc, in particular for passenger car Wheel disc, comprising a radially outer circular assembling part, a radially inner fixing and centering part with a bearing region comprising a given number of fixing apertures and ending radially inwardly with a centering vent, and arms connecting the inner and out... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7018000 | Motor vehicle wheel disc, in particular for a passenger vehicle Wheel disc, including a radially outer circular mounting part, a radially inner fixing and centering part with a bearing region comprising a specified number of fixing apertures and ending radially inwardly with a centering aperture, and spokes connecting the inner ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997519 | Coated center disk wheel for a motor vehicle A coated center disk wheel produced from sheet metal for a motor vehicle, which has a wheel-center disk (1) provided with a plurality of connecting eyes (3) which are distributed over a hole circle (2) and have in each case a through-hole (4 | 02/14/2006 |
| 6793293 | Wheel assembly for a work machine and apparatus for retaining wheel studs The present invention provides a wheel assembly for a work machine, the wheel assembly includes a hub defined about a central axis. The hub includes an inboard end, an outboard end and a rim-mounting flange. The rim-mounting flange includes an inboard surface, and o... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6739674 | Fitting of a wheel onto the hub of the motor vehicle For the purpose of facilitating correct fitting of a motor vehicle wheel onto a hub (10) which froms a central axial tubular projection (11) for insertion into a central wheel hole (30), a hub assembly includes an annular cylindrical element ( | 05/25/2004 |
| 6715843 | Wheel mounting assembly and method In a hub-piloted wheel mounting assembly, relative movement between a hub and drum, which can cause a wheel and tire to become out of balance, is prevented. The hub has at least one bolt extending from it and the drum has an oversized aperture for receiving the bolt... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6685275 | Axle extension device An axle extension device includes a circular extender plate having a plurality of bores adapted to receive the mounting studs of a vehicle hub therethrough. A number of stud bolts equal to the number of mounting studs extend outwardly from the extender pl... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6598941 | Apparatus and method for attaching a wheel to an axle An apparatus and method for attaching a wheel to an axle. The apparatus comprises a wheel with a hub for insertion into an indentation in the end of the axle and a single bolt that is offset from the axis of rotation of the wheel and axle and that attache... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6575535 | Method and apparatus for wheel spindles and the like with improved LRO A wheel spindle flange (and the like) has stud holes with soft surface hardness formed therein which permit non-rotational splines, studs and the like to be press-fitted therein with minimal press force at a centered press zone established between intenti... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6485109 | Knuckle hub assembly and method for making same A knuckle hub assembly (10) and a method for manufacturing same whereby brake run out is produced includes a knuckle (12), a bearing (28) press fit into the knuckle (12), and a wheel hub (14) coupled to the bearing (28) and rotateable with respect to the ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6312058 | Centering the rim of a wheel on its supporting hub A method of centering a wheel rim on a wheel hub of a vehicle is provided where the hub includes a center projection arranged to engage a central hole in the rim to effect a centering action and a plurality of threaded wheel support studs carried on the h... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6296319 | Fastening arrangement for a vehicle wheel consisting of an interior wheel shell and of an exterior wheel shell A fastening arrangement for a motor vehicle wheel made of a light metal alloy which is formed by an interior wheel shell and an exterior wheel shell which are fastened to a wheel disk chamber by way of wheel bolts which are arranged concentrically with re... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6036419 | Fastener structure A fastener comprising an elongated body having a longitudinal axis and an outer surface and first and second ends, a seating configuration on the first end, a ridge extending circumferentially about the body adjacent to the seating configuration, a plural... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5651588 | Bolt fastening structure for easily fastening bolts A bolt-fastened structure includes a supporting member having a through-hole, and a bolt fitted in the through-hole of the supporting member. The supporting member includes at least one of a first notch provided to partially enlarge an opening edge of the... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5490720 | Vehicle wheel having a tinnerman nut clearance groove A vehicle wheel having an annular clearance groove formed in an inboard surface of a center hub. A plurality of stud holes extend through the hub to the clearance groove. The stud holes receive wheel studs when the wheel is attached to a vehicle. The clea... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5328252 | Quick change wheel and drive assembly for passenger boarding bridges A wheel assembly and power drive train for use with passenger boarding bridges having a ramp drive system. The wheel assembly includes a wheel rim which is releasably attached to a wheel hub to allow removal of the wheel rim and associate tire without dis... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5209623 | Wheel stud installation apparatus A stud installer is provided that will not transmit torque to the spindle while the stud is being installed. Additionally, the stud installer of the present invention will not transmit force in a direction perpendicular to the stud. The present invention ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 4969245 | Wheeled vehicle tire wheel mounting aid An apparatus to reduce the difficulty in tire wheel aligning/mounting in stud/lug nut applications. The apparatus is a detachable two-part mount stud extension assembly comprised of an extender and an adapter which is screwed onto a mount stud, thus exten... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4953272 | Wheeled vehicle tire wheel mounting aid An apparatus to reduce the difficulty in tire wheel aligning/mounting in stud/lug nut applications. The apparatus is a detachable two-part mount stud extension assembly comprised of an extender and an adapter which is screwed onto a mount stud, thus exten... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4917440 | Method of wheel manufacture for correcting rotational non-uniformity of a pneumatic tire and wheel assembly, apparatus for performing such method, and the resulting wheel A method and apparatus (50 or 110) for forming bolt and center-pilot mounting openings (36, 30) in vehicle wheels (16 or 112), particularly styled-disc vehicle wheels. A preformed rim and disc assembly is engaged and fixtured around the rim bead seat (20,... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4847971 | Wheeled vehicle tire wheel mounting aid An apparatus to reduce the difficulty in tire wheel aligning/mounting in stud/lug nut applications. The apparatus is a detachable two-part mount stud extension assembly comprised of an extender and an adapter which is screwed onto a mount stud, thus exten... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4279446 | Segmented wheel clamp A wheel rim clamping device is disclosed which has a plurality of pressure applying surfaces for clamping a concentric wheel rim to an axle hub assembly so as not to deform the rim and to improve the load transfer between the rim and hub. The clamping dev... | 07/21/1981 |
| 3944285 | WHEEL SAFETY LOCK The wheel safety lock comprises a hollow hub cylinder which is engagable on to a wheel hub, a diameter web and means disposed on the wheel lock for retaining the hub cylinder on a wheel hub. Means for locking the hub cylinder to a wheel hub include holes ... | 03/16/1976 |
