Did You Know...
...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 |
| 7367689 | Adjustable working light with magnet An adjustable light includes a base member, which is a shell-like member, having a circuit board and a battery set therein and having a pivot portion and a magnet at an end thereof. The base member can be attracted on a surface, which is made of a magnetic attractio... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7347582 | Invertible light source An invertible light source that may be configured in either an upright or an inverted configuration. The invertible light source may include a hanger that can be positioned at various locations on the housing of the light source to convert the invertible light sourc... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341361 | Auxiliary light source for self-contained breathing masks An auxiliary light source includes a plurality of illuminable light-emitting sources and a plurality of opaque reflectors. A plurality of substantially rectangular transparent lenses are positioned over the light-emitting sources. Each lens includes a plurality of i... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7241024 | Utility light thermal impact shell Apparatus used with a screen, an inner wall and a standard utility light fixture. The shell is made from a material that is flexible, acting as a shock absorber in the event the apparatus is dropped or strikes a hard surface. The shell is separated from the inner wa... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7226191 | Lighted handgrip assembly A lighted handgrip assembly has a hand grip housing with the lighting system mounted therein, in order to indicate the location thereof. The handgrip housing includes an inner metal tube and outer plastic tube, which are supported in end caps, one end cap secured to... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7121688 | Box light A box light includes a housing having first and second clamshell-halves. Each clamshell-half has a lamp face and an opposite exterior surface. At least one lamp and its corresponding protective enclosure is mounted in each of the lamp faces. Each of the lamp faces h... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118245 | Trainman's lantern A trainman's lantern having a reflector that produces both a main beam and secondary illumination for signaling purposes. The reflector includes inner and outer reflective surfaces. An incandescent bulb mounted centrally within the reflector produces the concentrate... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7008076 | Folding knife light tool A folding knife light tool with an ergonometric handle in which an illuminating means whether an LED or light bulb or a laser light is incorporated into the handle housing in the spaces existing between the blade, the locking mechanism, and the handle. A knife handl... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6979098 | Portable electric torch equipped with a swivelling optic system A portable electric torch comprises a lighting module with light-emitting diodes, and optical transmission means mounted swivelling around a swivel pin securely fixed to the housing. The optical transmission means can be a colored filter or a lens able to be actuate... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6966682 | Light bar mounting arrangement A signaling system for mounting to an exterior surface of an emergency vehicle opposite an interior surface of the vehicle to which objects are mounted is provided. The signaling system includes a light bar having a plurality of signaling devices supported on and di... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6957897 | Flashlight with light emitting diode source An apparatus for improving the performance of flashlights includes a substantially cylindrical housing (10) having a first end (12) and a second end (14). A battery cap (18) is operatively connected to the first end of the housing and fun... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6945668 | Multidirectional transparent panel lighting system A multidirectional interior illumination lighting assembly is configured for mounting beneath a ceiling. The assembly includes a generally transparent planar acrylic panel and a hollow stringer which retains a panel edge and supports the panel in a horizontal positi... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6874907 | USB-chargeable emergency light structure A USB-chargeable emergency light structure has a light base, a charging/outputting circuit unit, a connector and a charging socket. The light base defines an accommodating space therein for receiving the charging/outputting circuit unit that has a plurality of light... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6722771 | Hand held traffic control light A hand held light for traffic control using an array of light sources such as colored light LEDs or lasers which either a red set or green set are energized by operation of a trigger switch. A third set of yellow light emitting light sources are also optionally oper... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6715911 | Image unlocking jewelry device An image locking jewelry device designed to hide a customized image from view until the wearer reveals the image. The image unlocking jewelry device collectively including a lens mated to a casing and housing a liquid crystal display; circuitry placed inside the cas... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6497494 | Lighting device for a socket wrench A socket wrench is provided With a lighting device. The socket wrench has a handle, and a grip body which is provided at one end with a fitting hole and at another end with a plugging hole. The grip body is further provided in the underside of one end the... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6491415 | Globe lighting assembly A globe lighting assembly comprises a metal cage, a plastic globe at least partially surrounded by the metal cage, a reflector reflecting light from a light source throughout the globe, and a socket clip disposable into the reflector. The socket clip incl... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6488390 | Color-adjusted camera light and method Improved method and apparatus for hand-held portable illumination. A flashlight and corresponding method are described. The flashlight includes a housing, a plurality of LEDs, and an electrical circuit that selectively applies power from the DC voltage so... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6390640 | Lighted mask for underwater divers A lighted mask for underwater divers utilizing a monochromatic blue-green LED light source secured to the mask directing light to the front of the face plate of the mask and having a push button control mounted on the mask for actuating the light source.... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6305818 | Method and apparatus for L.E.D. illumination Improved method and apparatus for hand-held portable illumination. A flashlight and corresponding method are described. The flashlight includes a housing, a plurality of LEDs, and an electrical circuit that selectively applies power from the DC voltage so... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6293684 | Wand light A wand light has a base tube (1) with a light-tube end in which a base end of a light tube (9) is pivotal concentrically with pivotal-light-switch attachment of the light tube to the base tube. The base tube contains a stored-energy unit (2) in addition t... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6022127 | Multi-function switching head for use with handheld illumination devices A novel multi-function switching head for use with handheld illumination devices for switching electrical current to multiple illumination sources and for selecting from multiple battery power supplies.... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5767782 | Guard for visual signal device An alarm guard for use with an alarm signaling device that is installed to meet Underwriter laboratories (UL) 1971 requirements and that includes a chassis mountable to a surface and a visual signaling element mounted on an outer face of the chassis and e... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5276595 | Color-coded toilet light assembly A toilet light assembly for use at nighttime includes a toilet seat position sensor, a color-coded light comprised of two light sources each of a different color, a chime generator, a person sensor and a darkness sensor. When a person in darkness is sense... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5217300 | Trouble light with adjustable hook and cord reel A trouble light has a positionally adjustable hook and also may carry a rotatable cord reel. The trouble light has a shield that mounts to a base and extends alongside a light source. An elongated slot extends through the shield. A hook for hanging the tr... | 06/08/1993 |
| 4432043 | Combined fluorescent lamp and spotlight A combined fluorescent lamp and spotlight which is simple to manufacture and assemble has a trough-shaped body member of generally rectangular section with tubular cylindrical projections at its ends and a chassis member received on the trough-shaped body... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4342071 | Underwater lighting A lamp capable of underwater use comprises a rectangular acrylic body with elongate V-shaped recesses in a major surface each receiving an elongate Beta-light. An acrylic cover plate is sealed to the major surface and the body is secured to a steel backin... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4161388 | Signal device having prolonged illumination means A flashlamp signal device which includes an illumination means for providing a prolonged, visible signal after actuation of each of the device's flashlamps. The illumination means may be in the form of a phosphor coating within the device or on an adjacen... | 07/17/1979 |
