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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 |
| 7094163 | Adjustable golf tee An improved adjustable golf tee comprises a tubular housing, an inner member slideably retained within the housing, and a removable retaining plug inserted into the housing. The tubular housing has an upper end, and a lower end fixed to a base. The lower end of the ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7066844 | Golf tee Disclosed is a golf tee having a plurality of stops formed thereon to indicate the depth of penetration of the tee into the ground, the stops being constructed such that the user can sense or feel the first stop that indicates to the user that the tee has been inser... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6998428 | Golf tee device and methods A golf tee device, an associated method of making the device and an associated method of using the device are disclosed. The golf tee device includes a water soluble nitrogen component, a water insoluble nitrogen component, a phosphate component, a potash component,... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6960143 | Golf tee A molded golf tee prepared by molding a molding material composed of sand and at least a predetermined quantity of binder in a mold, the molded golf tee having a concave hollow portion with a predetermined depth from an upper end, is provided. According to this, whe... | 11/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6508727 | Method for making a bamboo-made golf tee A method for making a bamboo made golf tee has the steps of preparing an elongated rod, preparing a cylinder, trimming one end of the elongated rod to make the elongated rod have a sharpened end, trimming a periphery of the cylinder to make the cylinder t... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6319156 | Biodegradable golf tee A biodegradable golf tee having fertilizer properties and method of making the same. According to a preferred embodiment, the golf tee comprises the combination of bentonite, potassium nitrate, and sodium nitrate that are formed into the configuration of ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6290616 | Golf tee A tee has an earthen body with a binder. The mixture can be injection molded into a tee configuration mold. The tee also has an outer hard shell which is a water soluble polymer. The tees are environmentally friendly and are biodegradable and soluble in w... | 09/18/2001 |
| 5690563 | Biodegradable golf tee A biodegradable golf tee made from compressed rendered animal meal. The rendered animal meal comprises rendered animal by-products from processed meats and fish. After rendering the animal by-product and drying the material is ground to a fine powder or m... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5431392 | Tee off golf tees A decomposable organic golf tee is provided, that is made of a compacted mulch material and water soluble adhesive, so that when inserted into the ground it will decompose after awhile to blend into the surrounding terrain. A modified decomposable organic... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5186456 | Golf tee and its manufacturing method A golf tee formed of a water-soluble substance, and manufactured by a method comprising preparing a water-soluble substance, molding the water-soluble substance and drying and hardening the molded object by heating. The golf tee, molded of the water-solub... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5085438 | Golf tee The golf tee comprising a clay substance which is efflorescent and a resin layer formed on the surface of the substance by applying a resin ultraviolet rays thereto. The resin layer increases the strength of the golf tee but becomes weak when placed in co... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5085432 | Golf tee manufacturing method A golf tee formed of a water-soluble substance, and manufactured by a method comprising preparing a water-soluble substance, molding the water-soluble substance and drying and hardening the molded object by heating. The golf tee, molded of the water-solub... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5082264 | Golf tee The golf tee comprising a mixture of a clay and a binder wherein the clay is kibushi clay, and the binder includes Na2 O as principal component, and a resin layer, formed by applying a resin hardened by applying ultraviolet rays thereto, which ... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5046730 | Golf tee A golf tee formed of a molded composition of matter comprising 30-90% by weight sugar, 20-50% by weight cellulosic fiber, 2-30% by weight water soluble polymer and 2-20% by weight liquid or solid plasticizer. The molded composition may further include tur... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5040792 | Decomposable golf tee composition The mold composition is compress-moldable at the substantial room temperature into a golf tee, and is decomposable when absorbing water. The mold composition contains 10 to 98 weight parts of pulverized natural organic material, and 2 to 90 weight parts o... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4909508 | Golf tees A golf tee made from peat moss admixed with a water soluble binder in an amount sufficient to bond the peat moss together in a coherent and rigid body by cold or hot pressure forming is disclosed. The water soluble binder may be a lignosulphonate in an am... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4787637 | Golf tee with compression insert A golf tee including a rigid tee body having a downwardly tapered stem for insertion into soil or the like. A ball seat is disposed above the rigid tee body. The ball seat has at least one ball-supporting structure with a downwardly inclined surface havin... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4126438 | Novel golf tee A disintegrable golf tee comprised of clay, grass seed and a soil conditioner selected from among the following ingredients: a fertilizer, insecticide, herbicide, fungicide, larvacide or a mixture of same. Humus may be added to the composition as an optional i... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4014541 | Golf tee This invention relates to a golf tee composed of water-soluble thermoplastic material and dispersed therein from about 1 to about 30% by weight, based on the weight of the golf tee, of a fertilizer and to a method of producing said golf tee by injection m... | 03/29/1977 |
| 3954263 | Growth material and growth tee An improved golf tee for being used upon a golf course; the tee being made of a substance such as grass seed or plant food and a carrier material such as cellulose that serves as a binder to hold the substance together when molded into tee shape; the tee ... | 05/04/1976 |
