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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 |
| 7879394 | Deep deposition head Method and apparatus for depositing material in hard to reach locations of a workpiece. An elongated member is inserted in an opening. The member transports a laser beam from a fiber laser and material, preferably in powder form, to the desired location. The materia... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7867558 | Apparatus and method for lining large diameter pipes with an environmentally compatible impervious membrane A method and apparatus is disclosed for remotely and robotically installing an organic, monolithic, structural and non structural, circumferential and partial radius membranes in conduits, pipelines or passageways. The included apparatus has the mechanical function ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7682655 | Method and apparatus for lining pipes with environmentally compatible impervious membrane A method and apparatus for remotely installing a monolithic liner in a conduit is disclosed. The apparatus includes a main component body including electromagnetic actuators, pneumatic cylinders, linear actuators relays, solenoids, ion generator, attachment points f... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7666472 | Sealing material and method of applying the same Disclosed is a sealing material formed of a powdered material into which a rubber base sealing material with a viscosity of 20 to 200 Pa·s/100° C. is pulverized at a temperature lower than, or equal to, a brittle temperature of the rubber base sealing material, an... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7662435 | Method for reducing coking in a hydrogen generation reactor chamber A method of applying a coating the inner surface of a metal reactor chamber whereby coking resulting from the production of hydrogen from reforming hydrocarbons is reduced. ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7521088 | Process for corrosion protection of turbine internal components A method and system of applying a corrosion inhibitor to the interior component parts of a turbine to provide corrosion protection to the components is disclosed. The intake and exhaust openings in the turbine are sealed using plastic and/or metal covers to contain ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7342195 | Customizable ion fusion formation system and process A customizable ion fusion formation system and method is used to repair a targeted repair region of a workpiece with successive layers of feedstock material. The system includes a moveable positioning platform and a control platform positioned separate and apart fro... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338985 | Rustproofing composition A rustproofing composition has superior properties satisfying rustproofing quality requirements and workability requirements for car underbodies, parts around tires, parts with pockets, plate-bonded parts or the like of car bodies, and containing volatile organic so... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338687 | Method of spray a liner on the inside surface of a pipe A method for applying a liner to a pipe is disclosed. The methodology includes inserting an apparatus within the pipe and moving the apparatus at a predetermined speed through the pipe. The method sprays a material from a spray head secured to the apparatus. The met... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335391 | Method for coating implantable devices A method of forming a coating for an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is provided which includes applying a composition to the device in an environment having a selected pressure. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7324011 | Method and system for pipeline communication A pipeline communication system and method includes a pipeline having a surface extending along at least a portion of the length of the pipeline. A conductive bus is formed to and extends along a portion of the surface of the pipeline. The conductive bus includes a ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7309045 | Modular vehicle units, including aircraft interior storage units, and associated methods Modular vehicle units, including aircraft interior storage units, and associated methods are disclosed herein. One embodiment is directed toward an aircraft system that includes a modular unit and at least one latch or releasable coupler to couple the modular unit t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7294206 | Apparatus and method for simultaneously coating and measuring parts An apparatus and method for simultaneously coating and measuring a part including a part support, a sprayer, a part measurer including a digital camera and a display device, all of which are positioned adjacent to the part support. The sprayer applies a coating to a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7276264 | Methods for coating conduit interior surfaces utilizing a thermal spray gun with extension arm Systems and methods for applying a coating to an interior surface of a conduit. In one embodiment, a spray gun configured to apply a coating is attached to an extension arm which may be inserted into the bore of a pipe. The spray gun may be a thermal spray gun adapt... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7258682 | Method for manufacturing a hypodermic syringe with glued-in canula and hypodermic syringe Method for producing a syringe with a glued cannula, in which a syringe body is provided with a lubricant internally at high temperature, and either the lubricant is prevented from penetrating into a cannula receptacle of the syringe body, or the lubricant is cleare... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244471 | Method for surface treatment of metal pipes A method and apparatus for surface treating metal pipes includes introducing a treatment liquid into a first distribution chamber having a flat bottom surface, and dropping the treatment liquid onto at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the metal pip... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7215014 | Solderable metal finish for integrated circuit package leads and method for forming A packaged integrated circuit includes a die surrounded by an encapsulant in which leads are used to electrically connect the die, which is internal to the encapsulant, externally. The leads have a primary metal that is used for electrical conduction and physical su... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7205026 | Method for applying a polymer coating to the internal surface of a container Provided is a method for the application of a polymer coating to an internal surface of a container, which method comprises: (a) heating the inside surface of the container to be coated; (b) spraying an aqueous suspension of a fluorine-containing polymer onto the su... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192620 | Mold-release coating systems A mold-release coating system includes a barrier coating of a substantially liquid wax material. The wax material is deposited onto the mold surface. The wax material includes about 7 to about 10 weight percent solids. The wax material is permitted to substantially ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189429 | Method for renovating pipelines A two part coating system comprises a first part comprising one or more aliphatic polyisocyanates, and a second part comprising one or more aromatic polyamines. In one group of embodiments, the second part comprises one or more aromatic polyamines, blended with one ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186923 | Printed wiring boards and methods for making them A printed wiring board comprising conductive layers separated by nonconductive material and having through holes or other nonconductive surfaces on which an electrically conductive carbon coating is formed. The conductive carbon coating includes electrically conduct... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182978 | Method and device for the prevention of wall adherences in shafts on the introduction of particles A process for inhibiting agglutination in an upright duct when particles are introduced, where at least some parts of the walls of the upright duct are wetted with a film of liquid, and where the liquid used includes a dispersing agent or solvent appropriate for the... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181985 | Conduit inspection apparatus and method There is disclosed a conduit inspection apparatus of a type adapted to be located within and transported along a conduit such as a duct, and a method of inspecting a conduit. In one embodiment, the conduit inspection apparatus (10) comprises a body ( | 02/27/2007 |
| 7169439 | Methods for repairing a refractory wall of a high temperature process vessel utilizing viscous fibrous refractory material Systems and methods are provided whereby pumpable viscous fibrous material may be applied onto surfaces of high temperature process vessels while hot (i.e., while at or near such vessels' high operational temperatures of several hundreds up to several thousands of d... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7132135 | Method for applying electrolyte in the manufacture of a battery Applying materials, e.g. electrolytes and other materials, in the form of a spray during battery manufacture, particularly using a vibratory nebulizer to produce a small droplet, low velocity spray. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132127 | Centrifugal applicator Methods and apparatus for applying a uniform application of an appropriate quantity of pipe dope to the internal threads of a pipe. In general, the preferred apparatus includes a supply of pipe dope and a centrifugal applicator for evenly applying the pipe dope to i... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7122220 | Method and apparatus for protecting innerliner of a green tire A method of creating an air barrier on both sides of an innerliner splice on the inside surface of a green tire when a bladder release lubricant is being applied thereto to prevent contamination of the splice. High pressure air is directed through air nozzles on bot... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118628 | Method and apparatus for covering areas of damaged protective coating, and a transport system The invention relates first of all to a method for covering areas of damaged protective coating on containers or the like, in which, according to the invention, protective coating material is stamped on to the zone in which the damaged areas occur. The invention als... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112350 | Method for applying liner to air duct A system for sealing an air duct by coating the interior of the duct with a material similar to the coating used for spray-on truck bed liners. A spray device applies the liner material to the interior surface of the ducts and the spray device is held in the center ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097877 | Method and apparatus for lubricating a tire A method of lubricating the interior of a tire comprising the steps of: inserting an applicator tube including apertures and a protector sleeve between the rim and tire bead, and thereby into the interior of the tire; applying lubricant to the interior of the tire; ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083147 | Modularized insulation, systems, apparatus, and methods Modularized insulation blanket for thermal and/or acoustical insulation. The modularized insulation blanket has a cover formed of a distal layer and proximal layer in sealed mated relationship. The distal and proximal layers are sealed along longitudinal and latitud... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083682 | Method and assembly for coating articles A coating assembly paints a coating on a plurality of articles having first and second article portions. The coating assembly includes a rail frame defining a longitudinal path for the plurality of articles to travel along. An endless chain having a chain portion th... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081276 | Method for thermally spraying a film on an inner face of a bore with a spiraling vapor current A method for thermally spraying a film on an inner face of a bore of a cylinder block. A pair of suction pipes generates a spiraling air current in the bore, creating an air flow toward the center of the bore. A spraying device sprays molten metal partaicles includi... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077020 | Internal field joint inspection robot An inspection robot is provided to traverse the interior of a pipeline for the purpose of checking the coating at the interior surface of the pipeline at the weld seams. The robot is designed to determine the thickness of the coatings and to provide a visual and rec... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7057264 | Curable compounds containing reactive groups: triazine/isocyanurates, cyanate esters and blocked isocyanates This invention is directed to compounds that can be used as antioxidants for exposed metal surfaces, and also as adhesion promoters for adhesive, coating or encapsulant resins that are applied to the metal substrates. These compounds include triazine or isocyanurate... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7043815 | Method for applying flowable materials Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for applying melt flowable materials to components of articles of manufacture. The methods and apparatuses disclosed herein are concerned with formation of appropriate flowable materials, control over the manner in which the flo... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040575 | Foam composite insulation for aircraft Insulation for use in an aircraft fuselage is formed wherein at least one layer made from an open-celled foam that provides acoustic and thermal insulation. The open-celled foam is compression fitted into the airplane fuselage so as to provide effective attachment t... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038853 | Athermalized plastic lens A plastic lens includes refractive and diffractive optical apparatus configured to produce optothermal changes substantially canceling each other over a predetermined working temperature range to render the plastic lens substantially athermalized over the range.... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6997062 | Pipeline including network and topology for identifying, locating and quantifying physical phenomena A method and system for detecting, locating and quantifying a physical phenomena such as strain or a deformation in a structure. A plurality of laterally adjacent conductors may each include a plurality of segments. Each segment is constructed to exhibit a unit valu... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6949269 | Method for producing vertical patterned layers made of silicon dioxide A method is taught for fabricating patterned silicon dioxide layers on process areas disposed perpendicularly or at an inclination to a substrate surface. Firstly, a starter layer having leaving groups is produced by non-conformal deposition of a reactive component.... | 09/27/2005 |
