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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 |
| 7056235 | Alternative golf club and method of using the same An improved golf training system and method of using the system is provided. The golf training system may also be used as a new game. The system includes a golf club having an enlarged hitting surface and shorter shaft, and a tee that comes in variable extended leng... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6679792 | Golf tee with encapsulated sheet substrate A golf tee includes first and second symmetrical halves extending from a distal tip to an enlarged head and a sheet substrate sandwiched between the tee halves. The first and second tee halves are formed of a transparent material so that indicia, such as ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6679793 | Golf tee structure Disclosed is a golf tee structure that is easy to use and move and prevents the loss and damage of the tee, thereby providing convenience in use and economical efficiency to a user. The golf tee structure of the present invention includes a hooker formed ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6165082 | Semi-automatic golf teeing device An above-ground device that semi-automatically tees golf balls at practice areas such as driving ranges, without requiring the golfer to bend down and tee each golf ball by hand following each practice shot. The device comprises a U-shaped conduit which i... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5848940 | Playground A playground golf course with an artificial turf, the greens of which are formed by disposing a thin resilient urethane foam layer below the artificial turf so as to reduce golf ball bounce and hence roll on the artificial turf. Greens are formed by dispo... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5569101 | Golf ball teeing apparatus A golf teeing apparatus comprises two movable carriers (7) each of which supports a flexible rubber tee (17) and a rocker arm (12) which connects the carriers and allows alternate up and down movement thereof. The arrangement facilitates the action of tee... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5310189 | Soft golf club, tee and ball A toy golf playset includes a golf club having an elongated shaft supporting a soft foam handle at one end thereof and a soft foam clubhead at the remaining end. The golf club is formed shorter and thicker than conventional golf clubs. The golf club head ... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5221090 | Golf tee A golf tee which can be used on a mat as well as a lawn ground irrespective of the kinds of golf clubs by combination of the cylindrical tee member adapted to be used on a mat and the stick shaped tee member adapted to be used on a lawn ground. The golf t... | 06/22/1993 |
| 4328969 | Golf tee A golf tee is disclosed herein having an elongated shaft formed with a tapered and pointed end intended to be forcibly inserted into the ground. The opposite end of the shaft is provided with a double headed cup arrangement for supporting a conventional g... | 05/11/1982 |
