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 |
| 6571529 | Environment resistant retaining wall block and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to a retaining wall block that is resistant to damage and wear caused by the environment it is placed into. The deterioration resistant block is generally a hollowed frame or shell of a deterioration resistant material that i... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6109257 | Modular chimney The present invention encompasses a modular chimney having a fireplace, a smoke chamber, and a plurality of modular blocks, forming at least one stack of blocks, the stack of modular blocks defining a chimney passage that is in fluid communication with th... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5992102 | Cellular resin block and structural unit for an exterior structure using such block This invention is to provide a structure unit comprising a lightweight cellular resign block and plural bricks laid thereon. A cellular resign block 1 is integrally molded from suitable foamable resign so as to include vertical grooves 3 at the transverse... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5826394 | Basic building blocks for constructing complex building structure A hollow block (e.g. a rectangular prism) preferably has six (6) perpendicular faces. Each face preferably has a wall with a particular thickness. An opening is provided in at least a particular one of the faces, and preferably in all six (6) faces. A hol... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5575128 | Interlocking mortarless building block system An interlocking lock system for mortarless wall or other structure assembly in which a plurality of blocks are laid up in courses in a staggered relationship. Only two different block configurations are required, the first, or long, blocks having a length... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5553432 | Horizontal forming block with curved side wall for architectural structures A curved block formwork element for use in forming structures such as curved cornices, lintels and window sills. The curved block formwork element comprises a substantially rectangular shaped block having two oppositely disposed side walls and two opposit... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5274968 | Building block for use with flashing and arrangement for weeping condensation A construction unit includes weep openings through a front wall, side walls, and a center web, and at least one slot extending parallel to a rear wall to receive a flashing member, the slot being defined at least partially by the rear wall. An insert memb... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5241795 | Building materials made from waste and unusual properties thereof The invention relates to building materials made from paper sludge, repulped waste paper, or virgin paper pulp, mixed with clay and portland cement, or animal protein adhesives, or manufactured resins or polymers. Specifically the invention relates to a b... | 09/07/1993 |
| 4983070 | Prefabricated culvert system Disclosed is a prefabricated culvert unit comprising a bottom plate, two sidewall plates intended to be positioned onto the upper surface of the bottom plate adjacent to the side edges thereof, and a cover plate intended to be positioned on top of the sid... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4763457 | Shock attenuating barrier A barrier is constructed from a plurality of cell-like elements interconnected to form a rigid barrier under normal circumstances. The linkages between cells provides a friction-brake force which is exceeded upon application of a traumatic force such as a... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4642954 | Doorjamb assembly A doorjamb assembly that includes an elongate jamb element and an elongate doorstop element secured through fasteners to the face of the jamb element. Provision is made for sealing the two elements. The jamb element has a recessed channel receiving the do... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4574713 | Pin for holding and/or cooling of ceramic coatings in hot reaction chambers, and method of manufacturing the same A pin for holding and/or cooling ceramic coating in hot reaction chambers is composed of a pin shaft and a pin cap which are connected with one another by a diffusion welding forming therebetween a homogeneous material connection possessing a high strengt... | 03/11/1986 |
| 3930347 | Structural unit body having a pipe incorporated therein A plurality of structural unit bodies are utilized to construct a structure by suitably assembling the unit bodies. Each structural unit body comprises an outer flange and an inner flange extending from one end edge and the other end edge respectively of ... | 01/06/1976 |
