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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 |
| 8164451 | Cash handling facility management Cash handling facilities, such as cash vaults, receive and process large quantities of cash. The cash handling facility may have a plurality of custody points at which the amount of cash being processed is verified, counted, stored, or otherwise processed. Cash hand... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8094021 | Monetary package security during transport through cash supply chain An armored carrier or other transport entity may scan a remotely-readable identification tag, such as a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, of each monetary package being picked up and/or delivered. The scanner used by the armored carrier may notify the armor... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7965184 | Cash handling facility management Cash handling facilities, such as cash vaults, receive and process large quantities of cash. The cash handling facility may have a plurality of custody points at which the amount of cash being processed is verified, counted, stored, or otherwise processed. Cash hand... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7902980 | Tracking unit A tracking unit for assisting in the recovery of stolen monies or other property includes a housing containing a GPS receiver for receiving GPS signals from overhead satellites, a cellular phone transceiver, a microprocessor, and a battery. Following a theft, the mi... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7772973 | Burglarproof purse A burglarproof purse installs a control switch and an alarm for issuing a warning sound at hidden positions of the purse, and a closed and opened loop is distributed all over each surface of the purse and connected to the control switch and the alarm, such that afte... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7573385 | Portable carryall container with identifiable contents A portable carryall container with identifiable contents, comprising at least one first half-shell and one second half-shell, which are mutually coupled so as to form a compartment for accommodating items and are movable with respect to each other from at least one ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7567177 | System and method for article and proximity location A system and method which enable an airline passenger who is traveling with articles, such as baggage and the like, to easily locate them upon arrival to the airport luggage retrieval point, even among a mass of look-alike baggage articles around it. The system is a... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7411502 | Radio frequency identification tag based tray and tray receiving method and apparatus A tray (201) comprises electrically conductive material and has at least one hand-graspable fixture (203). This hand-graspable fixture comprises an electrical conductor (301) disposed in a location that is likely to be operably interacted with b... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7406332 | Radiotelephone terminal with chip card provided with browser This invention improves the intelligence of chip cards (SIM) in mobile radiotelephone terminals, so that a subscriber may, through the terminal, easily access databases (DB), attached to a server of services (SV). It facilitates the dialog between a subscriber who o... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7385508 | Non-rigid card holder with display A card holder for credit card, debit card, smart card and identification card, comprising a holder for a card including a holder body having two walls that form a recess adapted for holding a card, an electrical contact for triggering a display located in a recess o... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7356154 | Audio player activated by greeting card retraction The audio player is configured to be attached to a gift. In one embodiment, the audio player contains an electric circuit including a battery, a switch, an audio memory and loudspeaker in a series circuit. The switch is held open by a card positioned in a slot in th... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352284 | Security material and fasteners therefor Security material such as cloth, either normal strength or armored, or fragile webbing into which electronic micro-devices are woven to detect and react to tampering of the monitored article at the scene or via a network. Also disclosed are fasteners that permit reu... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347360 | Foldable transaction card systems for non-traditionally-sized transaction cards Transaction cards having one or more folds therein for compact and easily stored transaction cards are provided. Moreover, foldable transaction cards are provided having one or more holes or apertures therein for holding key chains, or other devices for attaching th... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7336173 | Owner aware objects The Owner Aware Object represents a new class of Physical Objects that mimic the awareness of the presence or absence in their immediate surroundings of their rightful owner. The system is composed of an Owner Private Space Generator, one or multiple Owner Private S... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333001 | Secure personal RFID documents and method of use A method and apparatus for authenticating entities to use an intelligent interactive Electronic Product Code stored in an RFID tag attached to a document as a means for third parties to ascertain a document is not counterfeit and has not been revoked or changed. In ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327248 | Generating electronic seals A system for generating an e-seal for a container includes a sensor to detect a condition associated with the container and to generate a sensor reading based on the condition, and a processing device to generate the e-seal based on the sensor reading. The sensor re... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323988 | Personal item reminder A system and method are provided for allowing users to verify the presence of personal items. RFID tags are attached to personal items, and the items are entered into a list. The user makes travel lists from the list of items. When traveling, the user queries the sy... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321307 | Chemical time modification of an object A method for modifying an object involves determining a modification rate for the object, creating a first reservoir and a first wicking channel based on the modification rate, where the first reservoir and the first wicking channel are on the object and the first w... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7312717 | Gag bag The present invention relates to a packaging bag, in particular of paper, plastic or a composite of these materials, having a closable top and a sound source producing a single or a sequence of tones, sounds and/or noises when the top is opened. To provide a packagi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7307524 | Access annunciator An electronic device is provided that functions as an area-intrusion informing embodiment for announcing the unauthorized entry into an enclosure or area which has at least one access opening and closing means. The invention is not intended to replace conventional a... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7295832 | Authorization means security module terminal system An identification information transmission pathway is separated from a system side to be performed by a mobile authorization means of an owner of a security module in a wireless way. To this end, the security module comprises two interfaces, i.e. one for a communica... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295102 | Panic alarm system controlled by remote transmitter When an alarm switch of a transmitter is given a long press carried out for one or more seconds in a timer-reset condition, a first alarm reversal signal is transmitted simultaneously with the setting (starting) of the timer. If the alarm switch is pressed within th... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278584 | Portable electronic music devices with convenient or foldable transaction cards Convenient transaction cards are provided that may be attached or interconnected with portable electronic music devices, such as MP3 players, the iPod™ digital music device, and other like portable electronic music devices. The transaction cards may be foldable to... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277013 | Robbery-preventing and body-protecting handbag A robbery-preventing and body-protecting handbag includes a bag body, an automatic disengaging device, a circuit control device, a buzzer and a shoulder strap. The automatic disengaging device is installed between the bag body and the shoulder strap, having separabl... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267266 | Security system In accordance with the present invention, an apparatus is provided wherein a device is disabled if the device is located more then a predetermined distance away from the owner. Accordingly, a lost or stolen device is rendered unusable. The device has coupled thereto... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261133 | Reinforced wallet A wallet having hardened reinforcing plates, as well as a dust-tight and water impervious cover. The wallet also has two Styrofoam layers. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7256685 | Applause device An applause device including a sound generator capable of generating at least one applause sound. The sound generator preferably can generate at least one sound which can indicate approval or disapproval, such as clapping, hollering, whistling, booing, and hissing. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246754 | Secure currency A secure document comprises a pliable fabric comprising human-readable information. The secure document further comprises a memory attached to the pliable fabric in which machine-readable information about the secure document is stored. The secure document further c... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244332 | Smart label web and a method for its manufacture The Invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a smart label web. The smart label web comprises smart labels placed one after another and/or side by side and comprising a circuitry pattern and an integrated circuit on a chip therein. In the method, an elec... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7221258 | Hierarchical electronic watermarks and method of use A method and apparatus for authenticating currency and other important documents. A preferred embodiment may contain both a substrate, such as paper, and an embedded RFID transponder. An embedded RFID transponder or electronic watermark may contain multiple hierarch... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7191579 | Shipping device and method for articles capable of releasing gas containing hazardous particulates An enclosure for shipping an article capable of releasing a combination of gas and particulates. The enclosure comprises a material of construction, such as spun bold polyolefin, adapted to allow escape of the gas from the enclosure while retaining the particulates.... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7183915 | Wireless ATM security system A security system for use in an enclosure which may be an ATM. The security system includes a first electronic module housed within the enclosure and at least one removable container for storing valuables. A second electronic module is housed within the removable co... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7165717 | Method and apparatuses for opening and closing a cassette The invention relates to a cassette, a control device, an automatic teller and a method for opening and/or closing such a cassette. Since the cassette can be opened and/or closed contactlessly by means of a radio link between the cassette and a control device... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150407 | System for interchanging data between at least two contactless data storage media System for interchanging data between at least two contactless data storage media, particularly contactless chip cards, wherein at least one of the contactless data storage media controls the data interchange as a master, and the at least one other data storage medi... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147151 | Foldable transaction card systems Transaction cards having one or more folds therein to provide compact and easily stored transaction cards are provided. Moreover, foldable transaction cards are provided having one or more holes or apertures therein for holding key chains, or other devices for attac... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137552 | Portable electronic devices interconnected with convenient or foldable transaction cards Convenient transaction cards are provided that may be attached or interconnected with portable electronic devices, such as, portable communication devices, personal digital assistants, or other portable computing means. The transaction cards may be foldable to provi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135968 | Digital alerting security unit A digital alerting security system and a method to signal audio and/or visual alarms and to communicate alerts through telecommunication link and/or electronic messaging that a person has forgotten or separated a predetermined distance from a valuable item/object/an... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121215 | Security device for transporting and/or storing paper items of value A security device for transporting and/or storing paper items of value includes an enclosed area (1) for receiving the items of value. The enclosed area is associated with at least one reservoir (3) for an irreversible paper destruction product (4 | 10/17/2006 |
| 7113103 | Modular security, monitoring, and control devices and methods A modular security, monitoring, and control device having a core module, an input/output module, a first peripheral, a first end cap, and a tamper monitor. The core and input/output modules in electrical communication with one another. The first peripheral is remova... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7109864 | Object carriers and lighted tags for an object control and tracking system Object carriers are provided for use with an object tracking and control system of the type having a storage receptacle with a tray provided with an array of slots for receiving ID tags bearing touch memory devices. A computer-based controller is provided for detect... | 09/19/2006 |
