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 |
| 8110277 | Fused silica blank and method of forming a fused silica plate from the same A method of making a fused silica plate includes providing a fused silica blank having a length, a longitudinal axis, and an outer diameter. The method further includes forming a slot in the fused silica blank which extends from the outer diameter to a location at o... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8084117 | Multi-directional and variably expanded sheet material surfaces Expandable surfaces made from sheet materials with slits distributed on the surface of sheet material where the surfaces expand by application of force along or/and across the surface of sheet material. The unexpanded surfaces are flat sheets, or closed surfaces lik... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7985459 | Foam filling member A foam filling member having a foaming base material in sheet form which is simplified in structure so that it can be formed into a predetermined shape corresponding to a shape of a space of a structure with an improved working efficiency and can also be placed in a... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7951443 | Taping tape A taping tape includes: a base material 12 having elasticity; an adhesive layer attached to one side of the base material 12; and plural slits 14 that are formed along one direction on an inner side of the base material 12 and are arrange... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7935407 | Decorations A decoration includes a main body. The main body forms an outer edge portion and an inner edge portion. The outer edge portion is formed around a periphery of the inner edge portion. The inner edge portion has at least two disconnected coil cutting lines. The cuttin... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7749590 | Anti-chipping film and electric apparatus using the film Disclosed is an anti-chipping film capable of preventing chips which would otherwise occur during an operation for inserting an engagement protrusion of a resin member into a mounting hole of a metal sheet, from being generated and scattered into an inner space of a... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7704587 | Tie strips A flexible, integrally formed tie strip for forming a loop when passed through itself comprises a plurality of identical cells formed in a strip, the cells forming generally loop-shaped enclosed apertures (10) bounded by wall portions of the cells, each apert... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7608317 | Multilayer packaging with peelable coupon A multilayer film with an integrated peelable coupon that may be used as a packaging unit for products is described. The flexible, multilayer film has at least a first polymeric layer, indicia, a layer of release coating that is applied in a pattern to a portion of ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7527850 | Foam filling member A foam filling member having a foaming base material in sheet form which is simplified in structure so that it can be formed into a predetermined shape corresponding to a shape of a space of a structure with an improved working efficiency and can also be placed in a... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7494701 | Reusable air permeable packaging film A reusable, air-permeable packaging film formed of a layer of resilient and nontoxic material is disclosed. The packaging film includes a plurality of micro-gaps distributed within a pre-selected area on the packaging film, wherein each of the micro-gaps traverses t... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7413789 | Absorbent structure and a method for manufacturing an absorbent structure An absorbent body includes a set of first strips and a set of second strips, wherein the first and second strips are coupled to each other in order to form an absorbent layer of the body. The first and second strips are coupled to each other by the first strips bein... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7407699 | Extruded polypropylene sheets containing beta spherulites Improved extruded polypropylene sheets containing a high level of beta crystallinity and A process for making such sheets are disclosed herein. The polypropylene sheets comprise a resinous polymer of propylene and an effective amount of beta spherulites. Uniaxially ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7402723 | Polymeric web exhibiting a soft and silky tactile impression A polymeric web exhibiting a soft and silky tactile impression on at least one side thereof is disclosed. The silky feeling side of the web exhibits a pattern of discrete hair-like fibrils, each of the hair-like fibrils being a protruded extension of the web surface... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7390545 | Differential perforation pattern for dispensing print media A web of print media dispensable as individual sheets along lines of perforation includes a pattern of ties and slits that provide a more predictable resistance to manually separating the sheets from the web. The lines of perforation extend transversely with respect... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7378568 | Acquisition distribution layer having void volumes for an absorbent article An absorbent article having a topsheet and an absorbent core material. The acquisition distribution layer is located between the topsheet and the absorbent core material. The acquisition distribution layer is made of a three dimensional apertured film that defines a... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374810 | Method for precision bending of sheet of materials, slit sheets fabrication process A method for precision bending of a sheet of material (41, 241, 341, 441) along a bend line (45, 245, 345, 445) and the resulting sheet are disclosed. A method includes a step of forming longitudinally extending slits (43, 243, 343, 443) through... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374639 | Papermaking belt A papermaking belt having a reinforcing structure and a pattern layer is disclosed. The reinforcing layer has a first layer of interwoven machine direction yarns and cross-machine direction yarns. The machine direction and cross-machine direction yarns of the first ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374803 | Band-like matter fastening seal, roll photo film, apparatus and methods for manufacturing a band-like matter unit A band-like matter fastening seal for fixing a wound end of a band-like matter that is wound in a roll form to the body of said band-like matter, includes: a first attaching part adhered to said end of the band-like matter; a second attaching part having an attachin... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7355323 | Piezoelectric device, droplet jetting device using the same, and image output device A piezoelectric device includes a flexible substrate and a piezoelectric element including a pair of electrodes each positioned on the flexible substrate. A switching element is connected to one of the pair of electrodes, in the flexible substrate, and a common line... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354639 | Method of bending sheet materials and sheet therefor A sheet of material formed for bending along a bend line including a sheet of material (30) includes a plurality of dividing slits (37) and a plurality of strap slits (39) formed therethrough. The dividing slits extending substantially along a d... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350390 | Sheet material with bend controlling displacements and method for forming the same A method of preparing a sheet of material for bending along a bend line includes the step of forming at least one displacement in the thickness direction of the sheet of material, the displacement including a flat zone substantially parallel to the sheet of material... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351467 | Beverage safety lid In accordance with the invention, thin bodies of plastic, such as sheets or strands, with substantially different thermal coefficients of expansion, are laminated together to make plastic bodies that move in response to temperature change. The thermally movable plas... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347917 | Paper incorporating a wide elongate impermeable element, and a method of making of the same Paper incorporating a wide elongate impermeable element with regions at least partially exposed at one surface of the paper at two sets of windows at spaced locations has its windows formed by two sets of raised portions on the support surface of the papermaking mac... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7329060 | Printing medium and printing method for photo printer A printing medium and a printing method thereof, for a photo printer using the printing medium, wherein the printing medium includes a printing region, and a first tab region and a second tab region extending from both tabs of the printing region in a lengthwise dir... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318961 | Polyolefin film, tape or yarn The invention is directed to monoaxially drawn polyolefin multilayer film, tape or yarn of the AB or ABA type, having a stretch ratio of more than 12, having an E-modulus of at least 10 GPa, substantially consisting of a central layer (B) of a polyolefin selected fr... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7308868 | Protective cage A cage includes side panels, each having top and bottom edges extending along a length of the cage. Coextensive top and bottom panels have sides extending along a length of the cage and are engaged with the side panels, defining a cavity therebetween. End panels are... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306839 | Molded weather strip The core mold in the molding device (51) for forming the molded member (4) of the weather strip (1) is provided with a center core (61) having a center core body (63), and a side core (62) having a pair of side core bodies (... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303861 | Apparatus and method for making a forming structure A method for making a forming structure having columnar protrusions extending therefrom comprising the steps of exposing a liquid photosensitive resin to light having an activating wavelength thereby inducing partial curing of the photosensitive resin to form a mono... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281285 | Pediatric emergency transport device A device for emergency transport of pediatric patients that safely and efficiently transports a pediatric patient to a medical facility is described. The device enables the transport of pediatric trauma patients on a conventional stretcher while still enabling a bac... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7267601 | Method of producing polishing cloth A polishing cloth to be produced has a surface layer stacked over a base material. The surface layer is made of a foamed layer and a non-foamed layer, the foamed layer including air bubble cells and the non-foamed layer having an externally exposed surface where lin... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262335 | Easy-open, re-closable package for disposable diapers An easy-open, re-closable package for a plurality of disposable diapers includes a wrapping layer which substantially surrounds the plurality of disposable diapers and a re-closable fastening system. The re-closable fastening system may be joined with the wrapping l... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7247362 | Weather strip When a molded portion of a weather strip is molded, a slit, from which a core body is taken out, is formed in a mounting base portion thereof. Also, plural blocking clips are provided at predetermined intervals along the slit. The blocking clips comprises a base por... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243465 | Branched spike bird deterrent A bird deterrent has a base and at least one branched spike extending from the base. The branching can occur anywhere along the spike, and a single branch point can give rise to multiple branches. Spikes can have multiple branches. The various branches can be of any... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244325 | Method of manufacturing an insulated glass unit A metallized coating is applied to a first surface of a multi-layered window film, the coating applied by vacuum deposition to form a laminated film composite. A second surface of the multi-layered window film composite is adhesively attached to a first glass pane. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241483 | Reticulated webs and method of making The present invention concerns a reticulated web, mesh or netting the polymeric netting comprising two sets of strands at angles to each other and formed from a profile extruded three dimensional film having a first face and a second face. The profile extruded film ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235286 | Process for the manufacture of a plastic component with a seal, and assembly unit A plastic component, usable in a combustion engine, is made by forming an elastomeric seal onto at least one support element. The support element, complete with the seal, is placed in a cavity or fixture of a plastic injection mold, and the plastic component is crea... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7217309 | Microporous paper filter for particulates A microporous paper filter (10) for particulates emitted together with the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines, made in the form of a folded up sheet to form a “Greek key” i.e. having several filtering layers (13) placed substantially para... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214417 | Weather strip and manufacturing method therefor When a molded portion of a weather strip is molded, a slit, from which a core body is taken out, is formed in a mounting base portion thereof. Also, plural blocking pieces are provided at predetermined intervals along the slit. Each of the blocking pieces has a base... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211312 | Film element The zone of weakening, which is designed as a slot (6a), is bordered by film material (7) on both sides according to length, i.e., across the direction of loading, which is indicated by the arrows F. Tearing (8) which progresses from the ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211311 | Folded sheets The present invention provides a sheet material (2) comprising a first fold line and a second fold line, the first and second fold lines being defined by a series of at least partial perforations (4,8) in the sheet material (2), wherein there is... | 05/01/2007 |
