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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 |
| 7281714 | Action figure game piece and method of playing action figure game An action figure game piece is disclosed. The game piece comprises a game figure character adapted for movement a distance over a surface and a mechanism for indicating the distance of movement over the surface. A method of playing an action figure game on the surfa... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7104543 | Action figure game piece and method of playing action figure game An action figure game piece is disclosed. The game piece comprises a game figure character adapted for movement a distance over a surface and a mechanism for indicating the distance of movement over the surface. A method of playing an action figure game on the surfa... | 09/12/2006 |
| 5173071 | High speed toy vehicle and launcher therefor A toy vehicle and launcher therefor are disclosed. The toy vehicle includes a freely rotatable roller positioned over a rear portion of the vehicle extending substantially outwardly from an opening accessible generally from above the vehicle, whereby when... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5011451 | Music box subassembly and a vehicle structure including the same A music box subassembly and a vehicle structure which incorporates the music box subassembly in such a way that the vehicle structure is useful both as a toy vehicle and also as a collectible music box. The vehicle structure offers selectable operating op... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4976650 | Device for starting a toy A starter device for a toy drive mechanism that simulates manual starting of a small engine. The starter device includes an input mechanism, operable by a user, for providing a first drive force; a memory mechanism for storing the number of operations of ... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4903960 | Audible baby conveyance A baby walker is equipped with a device that produces a sound, such as musical tones, when it is moved about a floor surface. The walker may be moved in response to the urgings of a baby within the walker, or in response to the urgings of another person p... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4714131 | Waffle safety device A vehicle movement warning device particularly designed to deter vehicle theft by emitting a loud clatter if the vehicle is moved without authorization. Advantageously, the device also deters vehicle movement by providing a frictional impediment to moveme... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4680020 | Toy vehicle having simulated engine noise A free-wheeling toy vehicle which when propelled makes a repetitive sound simulating the noise of an internal combustion engine. The vehicle includes a chassis having bearings supporting front and rear wheel axles. Lying on top of the chassis between the ... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4597744 | Self-propelled toy A battery motor driven toy has articulated front and rear sections that are extended and contracted about a horizontal pivot in a scissor-like action. Each of the sections carries a surface engaging wheel mounted for rotation only in the forward direction... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4580994 | Toy vehicle A toy vehicle with a two-part, telescoping, chassis is driven by a battery powered motor. The child manipulates a control lever to energize the motor and produce engine revving sounds and then engage the rear wheels to start the vehicle doing a wheelie. O... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4571212 | Spark emitting fly wheel driven vehicle A toy vehicle is supported on one end by at least one wheel and on the other end by a fly wheel which is capable of being energized by pulling a gear rack across a pinion which is connected to the fly wheel. On one of the side surfaces of the fly wheel, a... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4450650 | Action play toy An action play toy which includes a housing having a plurality of apertures therein and a plurality of action elements and three dimensional elements which are detachably received in the apertures. A gear assembly in the housing interconnects the action e... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4280300 | Toy vehicle A toy vehicle includes a body mounted on a plurality of ground engaging wheels to allow travel across a suitable surface. A speed indicating device is defined on the body and connected to the wheels as is a distance traveled indicating device. A sound pro... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4270764 | Noisemaker for skateboard A noise-making device which is particularly adapted to be utilized in conjunction with a skateboard or similar wheeled vehicle. The device comprises a ring-shaped component having one or two cylindrical projections extending from the outer peripheral edge... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4258499 | Electrically-operated mobile model toy An electrically-operated mobile model toy which carries in it a drive motor and a DC power source to feed to the drive motor and is moved by the driving force of the drive motor is disclosed, wherein a start control device and an imitation sound generator... | 03/31/1981 |
| 3967409 | Motor noise simulator for wheeled toys In a wheeled toy having a frame and a wheel mounted for rotation with respect to the frame, two fixed resonators are mounted on the frame symmetrically on either side of a boss projecting from the frame, the resonators having a supporting platform, and a ... | 07/06/1976 |
