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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 |
| 7336158 | Status indicating doorbell A doorbell unit capable of displaying several status indicators or messages next to its activation button. The activation button is located on a display panel. The user can set the display panel to show a variety of messages, including “Do Not Ring,” “Ring Wit... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7053757 | Intelligent door plate and chime A system in operable communication with a doorbell chime for audio annunciation of a visitor to an occupant of a room in a multiple room building, the system configured to indicate a status of the room to the visitor or occupant, the system comprising: a switch asse... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6980432 | Electronic apparatus There is provided an electronic apparatus that is free of the problems with the prior art and is capable of achieving higher efficiency of cooling the interior of the casing without sacrificing cost reduction and designing compact in size. A casing houses a pluralit... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6940393 | System and method for improved queuing, service-time, and capacity in drive-through operations A system and method of queuing orders locates data-entry modules relative to a pickup location such that a customer who places an order after a customer who placed an earlier order can be signaled to approach a pickup location before the first customer if the order ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6731200 | System for indicating the status of a hotel or similar room A system is described which replaces conventional “do not disturb” and “maid service” or “housekeeping” signs in hotel guestrooms. The system comprises means for allowing a hotel guest to choose, from within the hotel room, a message to convey to hotel s... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6236303 | System for indicating the status of a hotel or similar room A system is described which replaces conventional "do not disturb" and "maid service" or "housekeeping" signs in hotel guestrooms. The system comprises means for allowing a hotel guest to choose, from within the hotel room, a message to convey to hotel st... | 05/22/2001 |
| 4851811 | Communication device for entries of buildings A communication device for entries to buildings with several apartments including a support in one piece with the outside facade of the building having a transparent body formed by a plate of bulletproof glass which is entirely smooth and is provided with... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4802022 | Cable TV system for guest facilities A CATV system for a guest facility such as a hotel including a monitor installed in each room of the facility, an activator for activating the monitor with a signal sent from the front office of the facility, a sensor for detecting a guest who has entered... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4758819 | Keysensor A keysensor of the present invention is provided with a magnet and a magnetic switch opposedly via a hole for inserting and removing each keyholder containing magnetic metal sheet and consisting of non-magnetic substance, a plurality of magnetic switches ... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4194181 | Hotel room status monitor and power control system A system is provided for facilitating monitoring of the status of numerous rooms in a hotel or motel by the desk clerk and enabling control by the desk clerk of availability of electrical power to any specific room. This system includes a monitor and cont... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4057829 | Communications TV monitoring and control system A communications control system applicable to an existing master antenna television (MATV) system normally installed in a building, or CATV systems that use special entertainment feature inputs including movies and/or sporting events and special services ... | 11/08/1977 |
| 3975724 | Room status signaling system A room status signaling system is disclosed herein employing a plurality of separate signaling circuits employing the internal telephone wiring so that a separate signaling circuit is provided for each room. The plurality of signaling circuits terminate a... | 08/17/1976 |
