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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 |
| 7376510 | Map display for a navigation system A system and method are disclosed for displaying map information on a portable computing device. When approaching a location at which maneuvering guidance is to be provided by the portable computing device, the portable computing device presents alternating images o... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7365640 | Transportable police vehicle decoy A transportable police vehicle decoy having a life-like, life-size visual image of a police vehicle mounted onto a trailer for transportability, the wheels of the trailing appearing to be the wheels of the police vehicle shown in the image. Operational emergency lig... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7254504 | Method for the temporal synchronisation of a plurality of vehicle sensors The invention proposes a synchronization method and apparatus, wherein based on a measuring time (110, 210) and the value of at least one quantity of the at least one sensor object, the at least one sensor object is determined at at least one of the base time... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246037 | Methods and apparatus for an improved signal monitor A malfunction management unit (MMU) includes advanced diagnostic and set-up capabilities accessed through a display-based user interface. In general, the MMU is capable of displaying (1) monitor status information, wherein the monitor status information includes inf... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7187300 | School crossing guard, security system A large size vandal and weather sesistance sign, capable of displaying images from several components, including a video cassette with tapes or video disc and other component parts for broadcasting command directions and to provide information. The sign system, with... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7167834 | Garden and agricultural material identification method and apparatus A method and apparatus identifies an appropriate gardening based upon user responses to a plurality of inquiries. Inquiries may include location of the gardening need (lawn, vegetable, house, pet, etc.), as well as type of pest (insect, weed, etc.). In a preferred e... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7131113 | System and method on generating multi-dimensional trace files and visualizing them using multiple Gantt charts A system and method for visualizing data in two-dimensional time-space diagrams including generating multi-dimensional program trace files, converting and merging them into interval trace files, and generating multiple time-space diagrams (multiple Gantt charts) to ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7109886 | Traffic control malfunction management unit with co-channel monitoring A method and apparatus for monitoring for Red Fail faults in a traffic signal control system. Traffic control signals generated by a traffic control unit are grouped into channels. A parent-child relationship is established between some channels. When testing for a ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7040773 | Self contained and powered traffic signal using natural and artificial light An traffic light capable of utilizing both natural sunlight and artificial light for illuminating selective traffic signals. Natural light is directed to a natural light router or switch and to a color switch for providing a red, amber or yellow, and a green light f... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7018129 | Enhanced guardrail A guardrail comprising a rail and an electronic display mounted on the rail. The display may be integrated with a bar code or RFID reader and a voice-recognition module. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7019669 | Trail safe alert system A pedestrian trail signaling device for warning users of the trail or path when an emergency vehicle is approaching the intersection. Emergency vehicles 14 have an actuatable transceiver that transmits a signal to the trail posted signaling device causing war... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6985090 | Method and arrangement for controlling a system of multiple traffic signals A method and arrangement for controlling a system of multiple traffic signals for regulating the traffic of vehicles is described. Traffic data is transmitted by wireless transmission to traffic data processing units assigned individually to a locally limited group ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6980125 | Warning light system for alerting pedestrians and passenger vehicle operators of an approaching emergency vehicle A warning light system for a traffic intersection for alerting pedestrians and operators of passenger vehicles to the approach of an emergency vehicle. The warning light system is activated only by sounds in the range of frequencies which are emitted by the siren of... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6950789 | Traffic violation detection at an intersection employing a virtual violation line A system and method for detecting and filtering non-violation events in a traffic light violation prediction and recording system, including at least one violation prediction image capturing device, such as a video camera, and a violation prediction unit. The predic... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6885936 | Information provision system and apparatus and method therefor The information provision system includes a terminal having a current position measurement section and a communications controller, which intermittently transmits information on the current position measured, a terminal position management section for managing the p... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6522263 | Traffic control system and kit A traffic control system includes a vertically and horizontally disposed pole. The vertically disposed pole has a lower end mounted to a ground surface while an upper end mounts the horizontally disposed pole at a right angle. The horizontally disposed po... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6396417 | System for assisting drivers to negotiate intersections Disclosed is a system for assisting drivers to negotiate intersections comprising a wireless unit, which is mounted in a vehicle, for performing a wireless transmission and reception of various signals, and displaying various symbols to aid the driver in ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6249725 | Method of controlling at least one station display and a central control station In a method of controlling at least one station display (1), where a vehicle (2) transmits its actual location (x1) to a central control station which calculates the estimated waiting time (tw) until the vehicle (2) reaches the stati... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6107941 | Traffic control system and kit In order to minimize the risk to fire department and rescue vehicles as they enter into traffic, a traffic control system is provided. It includes a traffic signal assembly having a center light housing and a pair of outer light housings disposed on oppos... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5726884 | Integrated hazardous substance tracking and compliance Apparatus that provides an integrated approach for all management activities for hazardous substances used or generated at a facility, including form generation and compliance with the reporting requirements. The apparatus includes eight functional groupi... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5309155 | Control apparatus for network traffic light A control apparatus for a network traffic light is provided with a main control device, a lamp control device, and a pair of power transmission lines connected between the main control device and the lamp control device in a ring-shaped fashion to carry t... | 05/03/1994 |
| 4814765 | Method and apparatus for displaying the status of a system of traffic signals The status of the traffic signals is repeatedly monitored. A visual display is presented of the spatial arrangement of the traffic signals in the system. The currently monitored status of the traffic signals is repeatedly represented on the display, spati... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4383240 | Recorder of the status of a traffic control system A recorder of the states of a traffic control system which stores and visually displays the current operational state of the system. The current states of the command signals produced by the traffic controller of the system and the current states of energ... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4257029 | Traffic control system A traffic control system which controls the timing of a plurality of traffic lights at a plurality of intersections with a variety of timing patterns, this invention contemplates utilizing modules which will operate automatically to control the flow of tr... | 03/17/1981 |
