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 |
| 7396182 | Non-explosive device for releasably securing components An arrangement for releasably securing or connecting together at least two components includes a securing element that interconnects the components and that can be melted, thermally decomposed or otherwise separated by applying heat thereto. The securing element is ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 6566995 | Protective element A protective element contains a heat-generating member and a low melting metal member on a substrate, in which the low melting metal member is molten by the heat generated by the heat-generating member and flows onto electrodes, which causes the low melti... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6489879 | PTC fuse including external heat source An improved PTC fuse assembly is described. The PTC fuse assembly includes a PTC fuse having a PTC material. To expedite heating of the PTC material, the improved PTC fuse assembly includes a die package in thermal communication with the PTC material. The... | 12/03/2002 |
| 5907272 | Surface mountable electrical device comprising a PTC element and a fusible link Circuit protection device having a PTC element in series with a fusible element. The device includes a PTC element having first and second electrodes in electrical contact with the PTC element. An insulating layer is disposed on the first and second elect... | 05/25/1999 |
