...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 |
| 4311756 | Leather belts or aprons for textile machines The invention relates to a belt or apron for textile machines comprising a layer or lamination of a belt or apron as covered by U.S. Pat. No. 4,061,803 superimposed upon and bonded to a ply of resilient cellular polyurethane felt-like material.... | 01/19/1982 |