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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 |
| 6791675 | Optical waveguide path, manufacturing method and coupling method of the same, and optical waveguide path coupling structure An optical waveguide path coupling structure is realized without requiring highly accurate alignment. In an optical waveguide path coupling structure, a first optical waveguide path arranged on an optical device chip, which has a first cross section formed su... | 09/14/2004 |
| 5689331 | Laser apparatus with wander correction A laser apparatus includes a laser for emitting a laser beam which is reflected from a primary mirror through a primary lens in a primary optical path and focused at a primary spot. A portion of the laser beam leaks through a back face of the mirror and i... | 11/18/1997 |
| 3999857 | Refractive index detector A refractive index detector is described comprising a waveguide, means for contacting said waveguide with a fluid, a light source and means to transmit light into said waveguide, means for detecting light exiting from said waveguide as an indication of th... | 12/28/1976 |
