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 |
| 7198484 | System to automatically extinguish a candle A system and method provide a container holding a candle, a covering portion that can cover an opening of the container holding the candle, a device that automatically extinguishes the candle utilizing the covering portion and an attachment portion shaped to fit aro... | 04/03/2007 |
| 6494708 | Safety device for candles A method and apparatus is taught for a safety device for a lighted device in a container. The safety device comprises a closing device, an attachment device, and a holding device. The safety device further comprises a coupler configured to operatively cou... | 12/17/2002 |
| 5944505 | Automatic candle snuffer A candle holder has candles mounted at each end of a pivoting balance arm. A snuffer is located above each candle. When the balance arm is balanced and one of the candles is lit then the lit candle will become lighter as fuel is consumed by combustion at ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5640948 | Safety device for use with portable heater A portable heater includes a burner 10 disposed on the bottom of a combustion cylinder 2, a container to be heated 6 which is disposed in an upper part of the combustion cylinder for storing contents which are heated when the heater is in use, a fuel tank... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5551865 | Safety shut-off device for liquid fuel burners A safety device for preventing uncontrolled burning in wick-fed liquid fuel burners employs a solenoid (76) and a thermocouple (18) in combination with a microswitch (80). When excess fuel enters the fuel chamber (40), a float (30) is urged upward, which ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5338185 | Safety device for preventing uncontrolled flareup in wick-fed liquid fuel burners A safety device for preventing uncontrolled burning in wick-fed liquid fuel burners employs an excess fuel containment compartment (24) which receives any excess fuel which might be fed to the fuel supply chamber (40) . The excess fuel causes a receptacle... | 08/16/1994 |
| 4887960 | Automatic flame snuffer assembly An automatic flame snuffer assembly that is detachably connected to the neck of a sealing cap that is located on a fuel lamp container. The fuel lamp container holds fuel oil having a flash temperature of approximately 240 degrees and it is used in church... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4797088 | Safety device for oil burner A safety device for an oil burner is disclosed which is capable of detecting abnormal combustion which forms an excessively decreased flame, for example, sufficient to produce incomplete combustion gas to operate a fire-extinguishing device of the oil bur... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4563150 | Illuminating device The invention relates to an illuminating device which is operated on an inflammable liquid fuel and which comprises a container (10), a burner (21), and a wick (22) arranged in the burner. The container (10) has provided therein one or more openings (18, ... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4526530 | Burner for liquid candle A burner for a liquid candle having a hollow stud containing a wick. Primary and secondary venting systems having vent openings situated at different elevations are provided to vent vapors generated in the fuel reservoir into the flame region.... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4496307 | Candle including flame adjustment means and automatic flame extinguisher means A candle for varying the flame intensity and extinguishing the flame when the candle becomes unstable. The candle includes a receptacle containing combustible fuel and terminating into an open end covered by a cap means having a central opening. An extern... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4255117 | Heat source for food warming unit A heat source which is particularly adapted to be utilized for a food warming unit or the like. The heat source includes a fuel tank which is adapted to be filled with a liquid fuel and includes a recessed chamber with one or a plurality of burner units d... | 03/10/1981 |
