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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 |
| 6154685 | Control apparatus and method for motor vehicle parking system A control apparatus and method for motor vehicle parking system capable of resuming an automatic parking operation when a power failure is recovered by the backup of the previous operation status data required for the automatic parking operation, thereby ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6085124 | Automatic parking system The present invention provides an automatic parking system in which the computer, the parking ticket issuer, and the parking ticket recognizer are connected in a network such that each unit exchanges information as it needs, and then the system controllin... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5829941 | Radial mechanized garage parking system The present invention refers to improvements provided by a robotized, radial type parking system, allowing twelve vehicles to be parked per floor without the need of areas for vehicle maneuvering or circulation, and which can be used in any urban area, es... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5718551 | Automatic mechanized system for the storage of objects Mechanized and fully automatically managed installation for the storage of objects, in particular motor vehicles or containers, including a central managing unit, at least one runway (14) or (16), storage cells (24), (26) distributed on each side of the r... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5425612 | Mechanized and automatically managed installation for storing objects such as cars An automatic power-driven apparatus is provided for storing objects, particularly motor vehicles. The apparatus comprises at least two vertically-arranged levels, each having a closed-circuit transit track provided with two longitudinal transit lanes, fou... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5330305 | Driven mechanism for a three dimensional vehicle parking system A three dimensional parking system (1) includes a plurality of housing stations (X1, Y1, etc.) which are arranged in a vertical direction for accommodating vehicles. A lift compartment (31) is provided adjacent to the housing stations (X1, Y1, etc.). Lift... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5238348 | Parking system Parking garage hoist translates on a central `main` aisle driven by hydraulic translation motor and raises hoist car driven by hydraulic translation motor. Both motors are mounted near the base of the hoist and power for the hydraulic motors is derived fr... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5203660 | Multisory parking space A multistory parking space that is provided with an entrance and exit area, an elevator, power carriers and parking pallets. A vehicle in the entrance and exit area is transported by the elevator to the power carriers, and then the vehicle is transported ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5129776 | Roadside parking system An automatic roadside multi-storied parking system including collapsible parking racks each having a plurality of vertically spaced parking platforms and between each two parking racks a lift conveyer capable of ascending and descending stepwise to reach ... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5108254 | Method for controlling a vehicle parking structure There are defined a lift space (E) and multi-storied housing spaces (X,Y) provided on at least one side out of the left side, right side, front, side, and rear side of the lift space (E). A three dimensional housing apparatus comprises a liftable fork uni... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5037263 | Vehicle conveyer for a multi-story parking garage This invention relates to a multi-story parking garage which includes a plurality of parking garage floors and a plurality of parking spaces on each of the floors. The garage is further comprised of interconnecting rails and tracks along which a vehicle c... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5018926 | Automatic storage and retrieval apparatus Storage and retrieval apparatus and method using pallets for storing vehicles and other loads. A number of storage levels aligned vertically are reached by a pair of lifts in shafts which bracket the levels. A transfer mechanism can push a pallet and auto... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4976581 | Multi-storied parking apparatus A parking apparatus includes a multi-storied building having at least one parking position on each of its stories, and a transporting device having a central portion and four primary sides each of which is capable of adjoining thereto the parking position... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4850784 | Cross flow multilevel parking system In an automated multilevel rotary parking system double flow through vehicle paths including endless conveyors and elevators together with rotary parking platforms maximize vehicle handling capabilities. Vehicle flow paths are particularly arranged to fac... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4778324 | Architectural structure for occupancy and parking The present invention is to provide, for use on a limited site, an integrated architectural structure comprising particular personal occupancy space, particular automotive vehicle parking space, and particular access space communicating therebetween, all ... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4200421 | Apparatus for moving articles in a shelf storage unit The present invention provides a continuous shelf storage unit comprising a shelf, an inclined rail track on which non-driven wheeled carriages can move, with auxiliary equipment for the loading and unloading of the shelf, the rail track having a slight i... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4074120 | Automated materials storage system and method A system and method for automatically storing and retrieving loads of materials from a high-rise storage warehouse including providing for electronic identification of materials at a remote storage operator station and thereafter activating a CPU to (a) e... | 02/14/1978 |
