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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 |
| 7593625 | Fluid heating apparatus Disclosed is a fluid heating apparatus including a halogen lamp 23, and a tubular structure 26 surrounding the heating lamp and having a fluid inlet 24 and a fluid outlet 25. The tubular structure 26 comprises plural straight pipes... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7380954 | Floodlight with atomiser Floodlight in a fluid-filled shell (3) with a medially arranged atomizer (7), whereby a light source (8) is permanently installed in a transparent, horizontal ring (9) around the atomizer (7) on a superior level, and an active surf... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7246919 | LED light bulb with active ingredient emission A light bulb (10) includes a translucent housing (12) and a base (24). The housing (12) includes a plurality of LEDs (14a, 14b, 14c, and 15) positioned so as to emit light through the housi... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7143766 | Temperature controlling device for aerosol drug delivery A portable air temperature controlling device useful for warming air surrounding an aerosolized drug formulation. Warming the air of an aerosol makes it possible to reduce the diameter of aerosol particles produced by an aerosol generation device. Additionally, warm... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7083162 | Intermediary device The present invention provides an intermediary device which alters a surrounding environment and attaches to and/or integrates with at least one other device with little or no effect on devices to which the intermediary device is attached. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7046919 | Aroma diffuser The present invention is intended to provide an aroma device that can eliminate the need for the replacement of the light source, can prevent the light source from becoming high in temperature and can allow light and aroma to be enjoyed comfortably with a sense of s... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6846388 | Apparatus for and method of heating fluid and distilling fluid A method and an apparatus for heating fluid with a gas heater and distilling fluid with the pilot light of the gas heater are disclosed. The apparatus for heating fluid and distilling fluid includes a main tank for containing fluid to be heated, a heater, adapted to... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6551560 | Two-stage dispensing mat Disclosed herein is two-stage mat for dispensing volatile materials. The mat is comprised of two materials varying either in thickness, thermal conductivity and/or porosity (and coated with like volatile material), or coated with volatile materials having... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6447734 | Vaporization and cracker cell apparatus An apparatus for vaporizing and cracking chemical elements for use in a deposition process is provided. The apparatus includes a vaporization cell integrally connected with a thermal cracker cell. The vaporization cell has an inlet section in communicatio... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6099137 | Vehicle air freshener powered from cigarette lighter receptacle An improved air freshener for use inside motor vehicles in which heat produced by a light bulb within the air freshener housing controls the release of fragrance from a removable fragrance impregnated pad positioned in close proximity to the light bulb. L... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6090349 | Diffuser A diffuser is a structure having a porous diffusing member into which aromatic matter or the like is impregnated and an incandescent lamp accelerating diffusion of the aromatic matter or the like impregnated into the diffusing member. When using the diffu... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6035098 | Scent lamp A scent-bearing ring adaptable for at least semi-permanent engagement with the neck of an incandescent bulb that generates both light and heat. The ring comprises an annular body having an inner layer formed to engage the bulb neck and an outer layer cont... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5876678 | Team spirit air freshener An air freshener which has a rigid plastic frame, a hollow shell of translucent, open cell foam which is placed over the frame and which is impregnated with a scent agent, a base which is removably connected to the frame and which has a light bulb extendi... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5677982 | Humidifier with UV anti-contamination provision A humidifier, especially for room humidification, has a container removably mounted on a base and communicating with a sterilizing chamber to which the water is delivered and in which the water is exposed to a UV lamp with sufficient residence time to eff... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5647052 | Volatile substance dispenser and method of dispensing a volatile substance with dissipation indication A volatile substance dispenser is provided which provides an indication of the dissipation of a quantity of volatile substance by changing an electrical signal level after a time duration corresponding to an expected period time for the quantity of volati... | 07/08/1997 |
| 4849181 | Heat activated dispenser for vaporizable materials According to the present invention there is provided an improved heat activated dispenser for releasing a vaporizable material into the ambient atmosphere. The inventive heat activated dispenser is made of a material which imparts excellent thermal insula... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4647433 | Long-life aroma-generating capsule A long-life aroma-generating miniature capsule attachable to the surface of an incandescent light bulb to be activated by heat emanating therefrom. The capsule is constituted by a flexible pad of porous material impregnated with a volatile liquid fragranc... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4647428 | Air freshener method A room air freshener in the form of a porous ceramic ring in combination with an uprightly positioned light bulb. The ring includes a liquid premeasuring cavity so that a fragrance-generating liquid filling the cavity will be completely absorbed by the ce... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4627963 | Heat activated dispenser and method of dispensing a vapor therefrom A heat activated dispenser is disclosed which is suitable for dispensing into the ambient a variety of materials including medicaments, insect repellants, odor maskants, and the like. The dispenser is formed from compacted diatomite shaped to fit around a... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4579717 | Air freshener A room air freshener in the form of a porous ceramic ring sized to rest on the upper end of a conventional electric lamp bulb. The ring has a cavity in its top surface of volume less than the combined volume of the pores of the ceramic so that a fragrant ... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4544592 | Aroma-generating capsule An aroma-generating miniature capsule adhesively attachable to the surface of an incandescent light bulb to be activated by heat emanating therefrom. The capsule, preferably formed of a flexible synthetic plastic skin, includes a top wall having a vent ho... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4332773 | Apparatus for growing crystals A crystal growing apparatus primarily for use by hobbyists and for classroom instruction comprises a container for holding a solute and aqueous solvent, a heat source in the form of a light bulb placed at the base of said container and spaced from the cen... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4216176 | Humidifier A humidifier comprising an electric lamp, a protector in the form of a dome-shaped member surrounding the glass bulb of the electric lamp, an evaporation layer made of capillary substance closely contacted with the outer surface of the protector to cover ... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4184099 | Composition for slow release of volatile ingredients at _high temperature; and article comprising same Bodies which are formed compositions of Versalon.RTM. type polyamide resin containing from about 35% up to about 70% by weight of highly volatile materials such as perfumes, odorants, insecticides, bactericides, and animal repellents which are able to act... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4074111 | Vaporizing attachment for light bulbs A shroud is detachably engaged around the neck of a light bulb and is detachably sealed to the bulb at this point so that it is leakproof. The shroud extends upwardly around the bulb and is spaced therefrom. Liquid or crystal fragrance, deodorant, insecti... | 02/14/1978 |
| 3948445 | Material vapor generator with heat accelerated vapor release A vapor generator with air freshening material and/or insecticide materials stored in porous material of the generator subject to heat accelerated vaporization release. Controlled vapor release of the stored material is attained through moderate heating a... | 04/06/1976 |
