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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 |
| 7758483 | Method and device for producing folded printed products In a method for producing folded printed products a paper web is printed by at least one digital printing machine and the paper web is then processed by a sequence of processing steps, wherein full size sheets or web sections having at least four printed pages for a... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7264582 | Pouch containers having advertising media and methods for their dissemination Improved methods of disseminating advertising messages to consumers are provided for. In particular, the subject invention provides for methods for disseminating manufacturer coupons to a target consumer group. The method comprises packaging a product in a pouch con... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7231750 | Method and system for creating mailpieces from a single continuous web of printed material A method for creating mailpieces from a single web of printed material. The web of printed material includes printed matter to be used on envelopes, and other printed matter to be used on mail content to be included in the envelopes. The content pages are rectangula... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7104942 | Side seamed plastic produce bag, method of making and dispenser for same A side seamed plastic produce bag includes a front wall and a taller back wall, first and second side edges sealed together and a seamless bag bottom. The taller back wall provides means for finding the bag opening. The bag is joined at the side edges to additional ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7082980 | Adhesive applicator in a page printing and binding process A binding process includes the application of respective parts of a two-part binding adhesive as strips at either side of a page to be bound. Part A of a two-part adhesive is applied to one side of a page and Part B of the two-part adhesive is applied to the reverse... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7041042 | Method for making a seamless plastic motion discomfort receptacle A plastic motion sickness receptacle is disclosed having a seamless perimeter defined by a tubular member folded at a first closed end, and an open end including means for closing the receptacle after use. The plastic tubular member comprises integrally formed walls... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7004572 | Ink jet printing system with interleaving of swathed nozzles Disclosed is a continuous ink jet printer that includes an ink jet printing nozzle for a first color positioned to deposit ink drops on a substrate, and a deflection element located proximate an output trajectory of the first ink jet printing nozzle and operative to... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6932751 | Apparatus and method for making bags of different dimensions This invention relates to packaging apparatus and a method which enables bags of different widths and lengths to be produced so as to enable products of varying sizes to be packaged in those bags. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926791 | Method for binding sheet media A method and apparatus for binding documents by individually binding each media sheet to previously bound media sheets using imaging material as the binding material. ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6911115 | Security paper Security paper (1) has a security zone (2) for providing protection against mechanical falsification. The security zone comprises a set of cells (3) indented in the paper and optionally interconnected by indented link portions, the thickness of ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6811527 | Method of producing printed packaging laminate, and an apparatus for carrying the method into effect In the production of printed packaging laminate in web form, a method of reducing both waste quantity and stereo cost in connection with lamination, printing and splitting a material web, the material web being split into narrower semi-webs which are provided with a... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6705982 | Pre-fold sword insertion device A folder includes a first cutting device for partially cutting a web of material, a former to fold the web of material, so as to form a folded web, a stationary signature opening device located between sides of the passing folded web, and a second cutting device loc... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6616189 | Sequentially placed shipping and packing label system A system for providing a shipping label and a packing list on a container is provided which enables rapid and automated sequential application of a packing list and a shipping label to the container. The shipping label is configured complemental to the pa... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6478723 | Method of making multiple solicitation envelopes with matching indicia A multiple envelope assembly is made at a common location from a number of different webs of paper using a machine with multiple stations. A first envelope is adhesively secured to a second envelope which has an area at least 10% (preferably at least 20%)... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6102536 | Method and apparatus for printing images on a web of packaging material A method and apparatus for printing digital graphic images directly onto a web of packaging material. First, an electronically storable and retrievable digital image is generated. Next, the digital image is transferred to a printing site. Finally, the dig... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6080093 | Apparatus for wicket-top converting of a cross-laminated synthetic resin fiber mesh bag A cross-laminated synthetic resin fabric mesh material is formed into wicket-top produce bags for use with automatic bag filling equipment. A longitudinally moving sheet of the mesh is folded and formed into a folded, gusseted tubular web. Laterally space... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6076332 | Process for manufacturing containers having high quality, weather resistant graphics on exterior surfaces A method for making weather resistant packaging with high quality graphics on the exterior of packaging material wherein the desired graphics are printed on a thin vinyl sheet with an offset lithographic printing process using solventless, styrene-based, ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5961432 | Forgery preventive sheet and method of manufacturing same Anti-falsification paper is provided in which a thread is exposed at window portions provided on the surface of the paper, and which does not produce any cockles even when wound up continuously in a roll and has good appearance in terms of design. This an... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5938243 | Paper product and related method A paper product, such as an advertising brochure, a cover or the like, is formed by using the novel method of the present invention. In the present method, a continuous moving web of paper is provided. The web is longitudinally slit at positions offset to... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5921065 | Two way mailed document with two sided variable color information A mailing envelope with a plurality of inserts is made by imaging variable color indicia on both faces of a paper substrate and imaging sense marks, and reply indicia, on at least one face of the substrate. The sense marks are used to properly align and s... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5818719 | Apparatus for controlling the registration of two continuously moving layers of material An apparatus for controllably registering two continuously moving layers of material is provided. One of the layers of material has a plurality of reference marks representing a plurality of separate and distinct components, and the other of the continuou... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5685815 | Process of using paper containing alkaline sizing agents with improved conversion capability Fine paper that is sized with a 2-oxetanone alkaline sizing agent and that does not encounter machine feed problems in high speed converting or reprographic machines, including continuous forms bond paper and adding machine paper, processes for converting... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5582570 | Method and apparatus for binding sheets using a printing substance A method and apparatus for binding sheets using a reactivatable printing substance such as toner comprises a printing device for applying printing toner to a binding edge of a sheet. Printing text can be applied simultaneously to the sheet by the printing... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5456646 | System and method for manufacturing sealed packages A system and method for constructing sealed printed packages and one-piece mailers provides fixedly applying printing toner to predetermined locations upon a first part of a face of a printable sheet. The sheet is then folded so that a second part of the ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5328438 | System and method for manufacturing sealed packages A system and method for constructing sealed printed packages and one-piece mailers provides fixedly applying printing toner to predetermined locations upon a first part of a face of a printable sheet. The sheet is then folded so that a second part of the ... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5314566 | Mailing machine including low speed sheet feeding and jam detection structure In a machine including structure for printing an indicia on a sheet at a predetermined printing speed, wherein the machine includes structure for feeding the sheet in a path of travel to the printing structure, apparatus for detecting a malfunction of the... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5263637 | Self-mailer with return order envelope and the method for producing the same The disclosure relates to the forming and printing of paper products, particularly paper products such as self-mailers, made from a moving web of paper which is printed on a continuous forms press and folded and glue sealed in one pass through a folder. T... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5074675 | Thermoplastic bag with metallized end gusset The present invention is a bag of thermoplastic film material which includes a top wall and a bottom wall connected by first and second sidewalls and having an open end and a closed end. The closed end includes an end gusset wherein there are two lateral ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4934993 | Bag making apparatus with automatic compensation system A machine for making plastic bags from plastic film utilizes a rotatable drum having an adjustable diameter. The drum is constructed of a plurality of slats and includes a gear mechanism adapted for infinite variation of the drum diameter between a first ... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4890439 | Flexible disposable material for forming a food container for microwave cooking A packaging material and a method of forming the packaging material into a flexible, disposable food container adapted to contain and maintain food in a fresh and sanitary condition, and to ship, display, heat and brown, and serve the food is disclosed. T... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4883220 | Continuous partially preprinted web for heat sealed envelope construction A continuous partially preprinted, preglued form suitable for subsequent envelope construction comprises a single web partially preprinted on one side, having detachable marginal feed hole strips parallel with each longitudinal edge, and transverse margin... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4860945 | Fan-folded, multiple coupon/envelope form set and method of making same A fan-folded form set comprising a plurality of joined coupon/envelope members which are severable from adjacent coupon/envelope members along lines of perforation, and which coupon/envelope members are separable from each other. Each coupon/envelope is a... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4632667 | Encoding means and method for a bag making apparatus A system for identifying the origin of a plastic bag made from web stock on a machine having a plurality of bag making stations wherein each station has a vacuum port for holding the web stock to the station during the bag making operation and each vacuum... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4077307 | Manufacturing apparatus for fabricating a disposable crust rolling form Manufacturing apparatus for fabricating a disposable crust rolling form wherein crust dough, after being placed within the form, may be rolled therein into the shape of the form and thickness of the finished crust.... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4012268 | Continuous business form or the like adapted for subsequent processing into original indicia bearing lottery tickets, envelopes or the like A continuous business form define a series of connected blanks adapted to be subsequently processed into multi-ply lottery tickets, envelopes or like articles, wherein each blank is developed from a plurality of contiguous longitudinal panels which collec... | 03/15/1977 |
