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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 |
| 7923389 | Intumescent body The invention relates to an intumescent body, made from a non-intumescent polymer material providing the form of the body and a coating material applied to the polymer material. According to the invention, the polymer material together with the coating material prov... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7238633 | Multi density fiber seat back The present invention relates to a multi density fiber seat back for furniture seating systems. The multi density fiber seat back comprises an inner core of a firmer fiber batt and outer fiber batts which are relatively soft. One of the outer softer fiber batts is p... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238416 | Linoleum-based floor covering with improved flame-retardant properties and a method for producing the same Disclosed is a linoleum-based floor covering with improved flame-retardant properties, whose useful layer contains at least one flame retardant from the group of expandable graphites. Additionally disclosed is a method for producing linoleum-based floor-coverings wi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7186775 | Method for improved the handling heat-resistance of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer The present invention relates to a method for increasing the heat-resistant of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH), the method is characterized by using a mixture of acetic acid, magnesium dihydrogen phosphate, and potassium dihydrogen phosphate at a certain rat... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7014804 | Environmentally friendly insulating material and method for manufacture thereof This invention relates to an environmentally friendly insulating material, or more specifically an insulating mat for insulating buildings, houses etc. and a method for the manufacture thereof. The mat is non-allergenic and almost 100% recyclable, and is characteriz... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6998536 | Cable sheath including a halogen-free intumescent composition The present invention relates to a sheath (7) for a cable (1), where the sheath contains, at least in part, a halogen-free intumescent composition. The composition of the sheath contains a mixture of a polymer matrix chosen from a polyethylene, a polyp... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6533977 | High temperature composite structure and method of manufacturing same A high temperature, composite structure includes a blank of wire mesh material fabricated from drawn wire from a stainless steel rod. The drawn wire is annealed and mixed to create raw material. The mixed raw material is knitted to create the blank of wir... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6340645 | Intumescent laminates with high heat transfer resistance Intumescent laminate with high heat transfer resistance composed of a glass-fiber web or glass-fiber fabric each of which has been coated with a four-component intumescent composition comprising a) a phosphate compound, b) a melamine compound, c) a polyol... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6197707 | Flame-retarding support inlay with improved adhesion An improved bituminized flame-retardant textile material is provided that effectively overcomes bitumin adhesion difficulties associated with products of the prior art wherein the flame-retardant present on the surface of a textile support interfers with ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6074714 | Fire and heat protection wrap for structural steel columns, beams and open web joists A fire and heat protection wrapping system is described for wrapping structural steel such as steel columns, beams and open web joists used in steel construction of all types of edifices. The protection wrapping system includes a concentric composite lami... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6048805 | Fire, heat and backdraft protection shield for firefighters A fire, heat and backdraft protection system is described for protecting firefighters in all types of fires. The protection system includes a composite laminate structure having a plurality of layers for the protection of firefighters who are exposed to h... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5985385 | Fire and heat protection wrap for conduits, cable trays, other electrical transmission lines and gas and oil pipelines A fire and heat protection wrapping system for wrapping conduits, cable trays, transmission lines, cables and other electrical transmission devices associated with the transmission of electricity and electrical signals, and gas and oil pipelines. The prot... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5955386 | Fire hydrant thermal and acoustic insulation material An open weave, air permeable fiber pad is formed from a plurality of compressed, interlocked fiber strands. A non-uniform, three dimensional grid of spaced apart, expandable graphite particles are secured at randomly spaced apart intervals to individual f... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5952248 | Fire retardant thermal and acoustic insulation material An open weave, air permeable fiber pad is formed from a plurality of compressed, interlocked fiber strands. A non-uniform, three dimensional grid of spaced apart, expandable graphite particles are secured at randomly spaced apart intervals to individual f... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5891553 | Crosslinkable polymeric coatings and films and composite structures incorporating same A film having a width of at least about one foot as defined by the cross machine direction thereof and a substantially uniform average thickness of less than about 10 mils is formed of a crosslinkable thermoplastic olefin polymer, a crosslinking agent, an... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5604024 | Products of reaction of an aluminum compound, a boron-containing acid, a phosphorus-containing acid and an amine Products of reaction of an aluminum compound (A), a boron-containing acid (B), a phosphorus-containing acid (P) and an amine (N) are characterized in that 1 mol of (A) has been reacted with from 0.3 to 1.19 mol of B, (from 1.8 to 2.19)+x mol of P and (fro... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5433991 | Reinforcement system for mastic intumescent fire protection coatings comprising a hybrid mesh fabric A reinforcement system for mastic intumescent fire protection coatings. Free floating hybrid mesh embedded in the coating is used to reinforce the coating. The hybrid mesh is made from a combination of high temperature and low temperature yarns.... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5401793 | Intumescent fire-resistant coating, fire-resistant material, and process for producing the fire-resistant material An intumescent fire-resistant coating and a fire-resistant material using the same are disclosed, the coating essentially including (A) at least one inorganic compound selected from the group consisting of a carbide, boride, nitride, carbonitride, or carb... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5378530 | Device for protection against fire, made of endothermic flexible material A device for protection against fire (G3), comprising a flexible body (A3) of material with endothermic properties, comprising a filler releasing vapor under the effect of fire. According to the invention this device comprises, on at least that face of sa... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5292575 | Sheet material for constructing high performance thermal screens According to the invention, there is provided a heat resistant pad formed by the superimposition of a plurality of fabric layers of carbonizable oxidized organic fibers, at least one face of the said pad being covered with a silicone layer.... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5091243 | Fire barrier fabric A fire-resistant fabric suitable for use as a flame barrier comprising a flame durable textile fabric substrate formed of corespun yarns, the yarns comprising a core of flame resistant filament and a sheath of staple fibers, and an intumescent coating car... | 02/25/1992 |
| 4835054 | Intumescent protective covering for electrical cables A protective covering for electrical cables having a thermally intumescent coating supported on an open network of metal fibres is disclosed. A method of using the covering to prevent the spread of shipboard fires comprising applying the covering to shipb... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4529467 | Fire protective intumescent mastic composition and method employing same An intumescent curable composition has as its principal constituents an epoxy resin; a curing agent; and an additive component which is composed of a mixture of materials which provide a source of phosphorus, zinc, boron and an expansion gas. The aforesai... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4292358 | Heat protective barrier comprising apertured member having intumescent coating A heat resistant protective barrier has one or more layers (1) each comprising a support medium in the form of a plurality of closely spaced-apart strands (2) and a heat actuated and resistive intumescent coating (3) on the strands. The support medium pre... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4273821 | Fire protective tape A fire protective tape using a halogen-free mastic coating on a fabric support is provided, the essential components of the mastic being solids including a low fusing ceramic frit, hydrated solids having chemically bonded water which is released as a fire... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4265963 | Flameproof and fireproof products containing monoethanolamine, diethylamine or morpholine Flameproof and fireproof products are formed from a fire-unstable material coated with a polymeric material which is capable of intumescing beginning at a low temperature and has adhesive qualities in conjunction with the fire-unstable material. Upon the ... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4221837 | Flame retardant article Disclosed is a flame retardant article comprised of an article treated with a flame-retardingly effective amount of an intumescent composition comprising a cyclic nitrogen compound, a phosphorous polyol, a phosphorous acid and water.... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4216261 | Semi-durable, water repellant, fire resistant intumescent process A process for imparting an intumescent, water repellent, fire retardant fsh to fabrics comprising applying to the fabric an aqueous dispersion and drying same.... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4198328 | Flame-resisting intumescent paints The present invention concerns flame-resisting paints, in particular, those which can be applied on wood, metals and plastic materials or elastomers. More particularly, it concerns "intumescent paints" endowed with excellent fire-resistance characteristic... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4069075 | Structural support for char derived from intumescent coatings Intumescent coatings protect structural members from exceedingly high temperatures during fires. Most intumescents, in their virgin condition, can be made to bond tenaciously to the substrate surface it is to protect. When activated by a fire, intumescent... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4018962 | Arc and fireproofing tape Electric arc and flame protective tape for electrical, particularly for high voltage electrical cables and complex electrical, splices, junctures and the like, comprises a base sheet fabric coated with a thermoplastic resin preferably from a liquid polyvi... | 04/19/1977 |
| 3934066 | Fire-resistant intumescent laminates A fire-retardant, intumescent laminate system suitable for application to combustible or heat-sensitive substrates comprises an intumescent layer which is a porous sheet material, e.g., paper or foams saturated with an intumescent composition and having a... | 01/20/1976 |
