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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 |
| 7980975 | Drive configuration and method thereof A drive configuration for driving one or more rotating sprockets (e.g., of an engine drive train), including a flexible force transmitting member forming a closed curve enclosing an area; a drive sprocket situated outside the area and driving the force transmitting ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7954580 | Accessory drive system and method for a belt-alternator-starter electric hybrid vehicle The method and apparatus of the present invention provide an accessory drive system for a belt-alternator-starter electric hybrid vehicle. The apparatus includes a drive pulley connected to an engine output shaft, a plurality of accessories that are each connected t... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7582032 | Anti-vibratory device with rotary compensation weights An anti-vibratory device with rotary compensation weights includes two sets of two identical rotors with respective eccentric compensation weights, the units being symmetrically disposed in relation to an axis of symmetry and the axes of rotation of the rotors being... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7207912 | Bicycle shift control apparatus that prevents undesirable chain angles A shift control apparatus is provided for a bicycle having a plurality of front sprockets and a plurality of rear sprockets, wherein a front derailleur shifts a chain among the plurality of front sprockets and a rear derailleur shifts the chain among the plurality o... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7070526 | Accessory drive for driving a balance shaft An engine accessory drive that has a primary drive driveable by a crankshaft of the engine is disclosed. The accessory drive includes a rotational member mounted on a drive shaft and driveable by the primary drive, the drive shaft having an axis of rotation offset f... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7044875 | Synchronous drive apparatus and methods A synchronous drive apparatus and method, wherein the apparatus comprises a plurality of rotors comprising at least a first and a second rotor. The first rotor has a plurality of teeth for engaging the engaging sections of an elongate drive structure, and the second... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7008341 | Reduced noise multi-ribbed power transmission belt A multi-ribbed power transmission belt has transverse grooves in the compression section which are oriented at angles other than perpendicular. The combination of longitudinal grooves and transverse grooves form a plurality of cogs on the belt surface, with a row of... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004864 | Auxiliary-driving system in engine In an auxiliary-driving system in an engine, a crank pulley, a first auxiliary pulley and an idler pulley having a tensioner function are disposed in a triangular configuration with the idler pulley located in an uppermost position; and a second auxiliary pulley is ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994643 | Driven pulley system with spring positioner A driven pulley system for use in a torque converter of a vehicle is disclosed. The driven pulley system includes relatively axially movable first and second flanges arranged to squeeze a belt of the torque converter therebetween. The driven pulley system also inclu... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6955621 | Rotary actuating hydraulic tensioner An engine tensioning system including tensioner arms and a rotary actuating tensioner capable of driving multiple tensioner arms making multiple chain or belt contacts. The rotary actuating tensioner has connector pins fixed to a rotating surface to which tensioner ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6949211 | Means of manufacturing plural optimized cogged drive belts A multi-ribbed power transmission belt having longitudinal grooves and transverse grooves that form a plurality of cogs on the belt surface defined between adjacent transverse grooves is provided. The pitch lengths of the rows of cogs are randomized or sequenced ove... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6932968 | Erythropoietin (EPO) peptides and antibodies directed against these Erythropoietin (EPO) peptides and the use thereof for preparing epitope-specific anti-EPO antibodies are described. Also described are corresponding anti-EPO antibodies which take the form of polyclonal antibodies (antisera) or of monoclonal antibodies. These antibo... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932732 | Toothed belt wheel with a collar A cog belt pulley defining an axis of rotation having an outer circumferential surface oriented about the axis of rotation and including a plurality of teeth for engagement with at least one cog belt. The pulley is distinguished in having at least one flange segment... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6840877 | Rotating drive apparatus A rotating drive apparatus comprises a plurality of shafts rotatably mounted in the apparatus substantially parallel to each other. At least one shaft is adapted to be operatively connected to a power source for rotation thereof. An idler is rotatably mounted on one... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6743133 | Chain drive, especially a camshaft/camshaft drive for a motor vehicle The present invention relates to a chain drive, in particular camshaft/camshaft drive for an automotive engine, the chain drive comprising at least two chain gears and a drive chain. Such a chain drive shall be made more compact without excessively great losses in i... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6699147 | Mower with dual mechanical transmissions A vegetation mower incorporating a drive train using two mechanical transmissions to selectively drive the ground engaging wheels at different speeds. The drive train incorporates a single pulley belt to transfer power from the mower engine to the drive w... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6595728 | Rigid and fragile material drilling machine A rigid and fragile material drilling machine is provided, its driving means for driving the upper and lower drilling bit approximating the rigid and fragile material includes a control handle; upper and lower rear gears and associated upper and lower fir... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6447225 | Spindle assembly drive A spindle assembly, with improved belt drive, is suitable for a multi-axis machining cell providing tool movements along predetermined axes of motion, such as the X-, Y- and Z-axes. Plural machining spindles, each provided with a driven pulley, are mounte... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6019692 | Belt drive device for reducing belt load A belt drive device is constructed by looping a timing belt 14 about a driving sprocket 9, a cam sprocket 11, and a driven sprocket 12 for transmitting a driving force from the driving sprocket 9 to the sprockets 11, 12. A dynamic damper 15, comprising a ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5979924 | Crank assembly for a bicycle A crank assembly for a bicycle uses a plurality of auxiliary sprockets and chains to achieve high ratios of wheel speed to pedal-rotation speed. The compact crank assembly is especially well suited for use on full-suspension bicycles, as high gear ratios ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5913470 | Roll feeder An electric motor driven roll feed system for intermittently advancing stock into the work station of a punch press. The roll feed system is designed so that its main rotating elements have greatly reduced rotational inertia. A low inertia overall roll ar... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5899373 | Wire measuring apparatus An electrical wire length measuring apparatus is capable of minimizing any error of the wire feed amount of respective wire per each measurement cycle and can realize more accurate length measurement of the wires. The measuring apparatus includes a plural... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5816969 | Driving apparatus for a flatbed scanner A driving apparatus for a double carriage scanner drives the lamp carriage and the optical carriage in tandem. The driving apparatus is located at one side of the scanner housing for ease in assembly and maintenance. It consists of a pulley assembly and a... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5722909 | Series type decoupling device A series type decoupler joint includes a driving pulley, a driven pulley and a flexible rubber core coupled therebetween. The driving pulley has an inner hub for mounting onto a shaft and an outer rim for engaging a driving belt. The driven pulley has an ... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5709624 | Variable effective diameter pulley A drive arrangement includes an endless flexible drive element which cooperates with a pulley of variable effective diameter having two sheave members and a drive ring between the sheave members and able to run eccentrically when the sheave members move a... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5628704 | Drive system having multi-drive plate A drive system for driving at least one and preferably, a plurality of driven components. The drive system includes a multi-drive plate for securedly mounting and accurately positioning a plurality of drive system components on a single support structure.... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5007882 | Belt transmission for very small size shovel car A belt transmission for a very small size shovel car which improves the starting performance of an engine for the shovel car to permit employment as such engine of a small size engine having a low output power. The belt transmission comprises a first pull... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4781664 | Drive power transmission system A drive power mission system having a driving pulley, a plurality of driven pulleys, and the power transmission belt laid in a serpentine manner over the pulleys. The driving pulley and at least one driven pulley, which are in contact with the inner surfa... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4758206 | Cam shaft drive structure for OHC V-type engine In the case of a cam shaft drive structure in which a cogged belt is passed around a pair of cam shaft pulleys for two cylinder banks of an OHC V-type engine and a crank shaft pulley, it has been widely believed that the tension of the cogged belt resulti... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4712790 | Cycle exerciser A cycle exerciser has a pedal-actuatable drive shaft and a pair of counter shafts rotatably mounted about spaced, parallel axes. First and second sprockets are mounted on the drive shaft and on one of the counter shafts, respectively. Third and fourth spr... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4662861 | Two speed accessory drive A two speed accessory drive (10) comprising an input unit (20) and a remotely positioned output unit (100) connected by a plurality of belts (108,100). The input unit is adapted to be driven by a remotely positioned driving member (102). The output unit, ... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4559910 | Crankshaft bearing device for internal combustion engine The crankshaft of an internal combustion engine is supported in a split bearing assembly near one end of the crankshaft, with the lower half of the bearing assembly formed in a bearing holder secured to the engine block. An arcuate flange projects axially... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4524654 | Multi-spindle automatic screw machine A multi-spindle automatic screw machine having its principal working parts mounted on a weldment. A circular array of tool holders is mounted directly on top of the weldment, and a corresponding array of work spindles is mounted coaxially and in end-to-en... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4502345 | Accessory drive system A two speed ratio accessory drive system especially for use with an automotive engine in which the accessories are driven either from the engine crankshaft or from the engine camshaft. A clutching system controlled to respond to needs and/or operating con... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4459123 | Driving method for auxiliary machinery of a vehicle Around an engine-body of a vehicle, several auxiliary machinery such as an air-conditioner and a power steering-pump are disposed. Pulleys of said auxiliary machinery are driven by means of an endless belt or endless belts by a driving pulley of the engin... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4411397 | Bidirectional tape drive systems Bidirectional tape drive systems have first and second tape drive capstans and first and second tape drives for rotating, respectively, the first and second tape drive capstans. The first capstan is angularly movable relative to the first capstan drive an... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4355882 | Multiple function reproduction apparatus A multi-mode copying or reproduction apparatus. The apparatus includes a movable, overlong flexible photoconductive belt having image exposure, developing, transfer and cleaning stations operatively disposed about the belt circumference. A two chamber vac... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4296717 | Drive arrangement for auxiliary aggregates of an internal combustion engine A drive arrangement for auxiliary aggregates of an internal combustion engine, especially for motor vehicles is constructed as a two-speed drive, that is at operation of the internal combustion engine at low speeds the auxiliary aggregates are driven from... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4177689 | Chain drive, especially for the control drive of internal combustion engines A chain drive, especially for the control drive of internal combustion engines with a tensioning member engaging at a non-loaded chain section. In addition to this tensioning member, a further tensioning member is provided which engages at another chain s... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4103479 | Tangential belt drive mechanism for spinning rotors Apparatus for driving spinning rotors at a plurality of spinning units to an open-end spinning machine is provided which includes a tangential belt extending adjacent rotor shafts of the spinning units, as well as movable pressure rollers for selectively ... | 08/01/1978 |
