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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 |
| 7443305 | Hand wash monitoring system and method An identification badge worn by an individual is sensed when that individual enters a lavatory. The individual is also provided with an indication device which is worn on or about the hands. Inside the lavatory, there is also provided a hand cleaning station which i... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7323967 | Electronically-controlled locker system An electronically-controlled locker system that utilizes distributing processing to control access to, and assignment of, a plurality of lockers in a school, workplace, fitness center, etc. The system uses a plurality of locker control units that control access to a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7265674 | Thin flexible, RFID labels, and method and apparatus for use A radio frequency identification (REID) device may include a first, thin, flexible sheet, an antenna, and an integrated circuit. A surface portion of the first sheet may be affixed to a second, thin, flexible sheet to form a thin, flexible label. Such a label may be... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7257547 | Service managing system A service managing system comprises: order terminals for enabling customers to view contents of service items and to order desired items, and being portable and driven by a battery; order-receiving terminals for receiving and indicating orders from the order termina... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7236087 | On-premises pager and charging unit, and methods for using same On-premises pager loss is reduced by alerting patrons they are out of range. Pagers include an LCD with messages or promotions. An LED on the pager emits different colors indicating the level of battery charge. Circuitry in the pager causes a higher charge to be del... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7209029 | Electronic lock system and method for providing access thereto A method for providing a security code comprises providing an access location identification and security device information. A user provides access location information and access duration information to a code generator system. The access location information and ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205958 | Image display apparatus and camera and image communication system The camera reads identification information of the user, which is contained in an identification card, through a card reading part. The camera connects automatically to a server designated in accordance with the read identification information through a communicatio... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7194412 | Speech activated door operator system A barrier operator system, such as a garage door operator system, includes one or more remote control units, such as an inside remote control unit, an external wall mounted remote control unit and portable vehicle disposed remote control units which include speech r... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7152038 | Reservation method offering an alternative event The present invention relates to a reservation server which comprises a retaining section for retaining store/facility information including a reservation-needed service and a reservation situation, a network terminal for outputting alternative event substituting fo... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7113911 | Voice communication concerning a local entity A local entity without its own means of voice communication is provided with the semblance of having a voice interaction capability. This is done by providing a beacon device at or near the entity, the beacon device transmitting, over a short-range communication lin... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7091882 | Automated exchange for determining availability of assets shareable among entities An automated exchange for determining the availability of mobile assets that are shareable among mobile asset users. The automated exchange includes a plurality of mobile asset sources for providing mobile assets of one or more types, a data center for providing the... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7032080 | Plural station memory data sharing system A plural station memory data sharing system in which packets are sent/received between plural stations interconnected through communication lines. Each station has a unique station address value, and the time is made to correspond to each station address value. The ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6973437 | Computer integrated communication system for restaurants A computer integrated communication system for restaurants that includes a central server and a series of table units and staff units. The table and staff units each include a display and wireless communication device that enables customer request information and ot... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6956498 | System for remote operation of a personal hygiene or sanitary appliance A system for remote operation of a personal hygiene appliance which includes any one of a toilet flush valve, a faucet, a shower head, a soap dispenser, a hand dryer, and a paper towel dispenser, includes an electric operator associated with each appliance for causi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6816061 | Communication system for communicating common data to a plurality of reception devices A communication system (10) uses commercial, mass market paging transmission facilities (16) to deliver messages (18′) to a population of reception devices (22). Each reception device (22) includes a display screen (48) at... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6762690 | Method and apparatus for optimizing the resource sharing for audio/video/data processing devices in a home network environment A method/apparatus for sharing a resource of plural video/audio/data signal receivers broadcast by an emitter among a plurality of video/audio/data processing Set Top Units using a Master/Slave protocol. The first STU connected to a receiver is the Master, which has... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6738631 | Vision-guided model-based point-and-click interface for a wireless handheld device Aspects of the invention overcome the problem of establishing communications with devices for which the communication protocol is unknown. One aspect of the invention involves the use of a discovery registration in which a portable device is provided with informatio... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6714136 | Alarm clock with remote control function Apparatus providing an alarm clock remote control system and a remote control system with an alarm clock system with alarm clock circuitry that includes: a microprocessor, coupled to the alarm clock activation circuitry, remote IR diode driving circuitry, an interna... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6704608 | Portable body used in two way, communication system, communication method, terminal, computer-readable recorded medium on which program is recorded An IC card 1 (portable card) having an integrated device. The IC card 1 includes a nonvolatile memory 12 and an encryption circuit 10. The nonvolatile memory 12 is accessed after the IC card 1 is placed in a radio wave zone to receive a power supply from ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6670933 | Image display apparatus and camera and image communication system The camera reads identification information of the user, which is contained in an identification card, through a card reading part. The camera connects automatically to a server designated in accordance with the read identification information through a c... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6580360 | Smart table A smart table to be utilized is disclosed. The smart table includes a patron presence detector, a patron counter, a staff presence detector, and a transmitter. The patron presence detector detects information regarding the presence of patrons sitting at t... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6515575 | Method of authenticating user and system for authenticating user There is provided a method of authenticating a portable data-communication terminal user in a system comprising a portable data-communication terminal and a device for authenticating a user both including a transceiver for making radio-communication to ea... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6369529 | Remote power seat control system and method A power seating system includes a selector, a transmitter, a receiver, a controller and a seat function circuit. The selector has a plurality of user-actuated switches configured to generate one or more command signals for adjusting a position of a vehicl... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6329919 | System and method for providing reservations for restroom use The present invention is an apparatus, system, and method for providing reservations for restroom use. In one embodiment, a passenger on an airplane may submit a reservation request to the system for restroom use. The reservation system determines when th... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6269299 | Process for the remote-controlled start-up of machinery, especially compressors and turbines The present invention pertains to a method/process and system for parameterizing, structuring and programming control and regulating systems for pieces of machinery, especially turbines and compressors as well as drive units thereof, wherein these are con... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6040781 | Event reminder for a communication device A communication device (18) wirelessly coupled to a widely distributed information source (24) and capable of retrieving flight information therefrom includes a transceiver (54), a decoder and an encoder (58) coupled to the transceiver for respectively de... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5987419 | Automatic securities exchange system which detects communications errors and allows cancellation of orders An electronic dealing system including a host system and a plurality of terminal systems and electronically performing matching processing of information on transaction orders placed by the order side customers and information on transactions placed by hi... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5929848 | Interactive personal interpretive device and system for retrieving information about a plurality of objects A system for providing interpretive information about objects or exhibits located in a facility employs a plurality of object identification devices, each disposed at an object or exhibit of interest, and each transmitting a signal identifying the object ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5914671 | System and method for locating individuals and equipment, airline reservation system, communication system A system for locating an individual in a facility, the system including a portable wireless transponder device borne by the individual; an interrogator; and a plurality of antennas distributed in the facility, the antennas being selectively separately con... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5847659 | Electronic wiring system using automatic cyclic, communication means An electronic wiring system using automatic cyclic communication means in which having a center apparatus including a "state machine capable of controlling the receiving-and-transmitting of data by driving associated circuits without recourse to communica... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5841775 | Scalable switching network A N input and N output, scalable switching network (80) is implemented with an array of log base x of N rows and N/x columns of routers (40-68); where each router has 2x ports and where the rows of routers are connected to each other via a blocking compen... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5752778 | Printing apparatus A printing device (2) for printing an image on an image receiving medium which includes a controller for generating a control signal defining the value of at least one parameter for controlling the device which has at least one characteristic in accordanc... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5729212 | Gaming device providing high security communications with a remote station A gaming device is shown having one printed circuit board that includes a game control processor; at least one memory storing game operation information; and a light transmitter for transmitting encoded information representing selected game operation inf... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5619412 | Remote control of engine idling time A system for remotely accessing an engine control system and selectively controlling and changing an existing engine algorithm. In a preferred embodiment, the system comprises an on-board vehicle communications system which receives and sends data to a re... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5272474 | Method and apparatus for monitoring the status of tables A first table status control unit, which may be a master or maitre d' table status control unit, includes a first plurality of visual indicators, each visual indicator corresponding to an associated table for visually indicating the status of that table. ... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5268669 | Sensing apparatus A connector utilizing a number of electrical connectors wires equal to the number used to provide the static binary indications of the particular piece of equipment attached to the device, and further including diodes and direct connections between the el... | 12/07/1993 |
| 4998245 | Information transmission system having collective data transmission and collection devices An information transmission system having a plurality of communication control units connected to one another through an information transmission path in a communication network comprises devices for collectively transmitting and collecting broadcasting i... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4972185 | Radiant energy signal transmitter An radiant energy transmitter that includes a d.c. to d.c. converter, a d.c. energy storage circuit portion, a triggered radiant energy signaling device, a trigger pulse circuit to initiate operation of the signaling device and an operator adjustable trig... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4928099 | Telemetry system for automated remote calling and central dispatch of services, particularly taxicabs Each of a large number of geographically distributed call boxes asynchronously transmits unique code-identified digital messages for taxicab request, vanadalism alarm, low power, or on-line status by Frequency Shift Keyed Bi-phase Modulated radio. To ensu... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4926325 | Apparatus for carrying out financial transactions via a facsimile machine Financial transactions between buyers and sellers are carried out using at least one facsimile machine improved in accordance with the invention both to transfer electronic funds data among the buyer, seller and an authorizing institution and to print tra... | 05/15/1990 |
