Did You Know...
...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 |
| 7559100 | Cover attachment device There is described an attachment system for attaching a plurality of elements to a resilient body, preferably for attachment of a trim cover to a foam element. The system comprising a first element having attached thereto a first attachment portion and a second elem... | 07/14/2009 |
| 5027454 | Combined bed structure A combined bed structure comprises a frame support and a mattress frame. The mattress frame is placed on the top portion of the frame support and comprises a frame casing, an inflatable mattress, and a cover layer. The frame casing is placed on the top po... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4753481 | Trim cover assembly of a seat and method of making same A trim cover assembly of a seat for use as furniture, for use in an automobile or the like is disclosed. The trim cover assembly is provided with a decorative pattern on the surface thereof. To obtain such decorative pattern, a pattern member of a tube is... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4651370 | One-piece fitted sheet and mattress pad A one-piece fitted bed sheet and mattress pad has a batt quilted to a backing fabric and a cover of unquilted sheeting material. The cover is joined to the batt and backing fabric along a seam around their respective perimeters. Elastic tape is provided a... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4625350 | Seat cushion with welt A decorative member such as a welt or a button attached to a surface layer of a seat cushion, and a method and apparatus for forming such a decorative member are disclosed. In the method and apparatus, an upper plate is disposed for vertical movement rela... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4089497 | Rail cap A cap adapted for use with an elongated rail having a pair of opposed lateral surfaces includes a support member having laterally opposed walls which extend along the lateral surface of the rail. A resiliently compressible material is disposed over the su... | 05/16/1978 |
| 3981534 | Seat cover fastening system An extruded, generally J-shaped plastic welt or trim strip adapted to be sewn to a seat cover has an inverted lip portion at the tip of its short leg. The welt strip is adapted to cover both sides of a vertical, downwardly extending peripheral flange on a... | 09/21/1976 |
