...that the first rickshaw was invented in 1869 by an American Baptist minister, the Rev. E. Jonathan Scobie, to transport his invalid wife around the streets of Yokohama?
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7044938 | Skin treatment apparatus and methods Apparatus for skin treatment using abrasion lotion with particulate includes an appliance and an applicator. The appliance includes a motor for actuating the applicator by rotating or oscillating. The applicator includes a surface made from a substantially unresilie... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7007389 | Lotion dispensing shaving apparatus A lotion dispensing shaving apparatus for shaving and dispensing shaving cream and after shave lotion includes a razor having a handle portion including a pair of lengthwise compartments. A pair of sliding levers are operationally coupled to the compartments for sel... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7008392 | Hemostatic cleansing swab The present invention relates to a swab for treating wounds. The swab comprises a stick to one end of which is attached a wound treating element. The wound treating element has a wound cleansing element and a hemostat-containing element. A reservoir is provided for ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6722803 | Self-cleaning pencil A pencil includes a writing element; and an envelope in surrounding relationship to the writing element. The envelope defines with the writing element a pencil tip and is constructed to include a cleansing material for effecting a spontaneous cleaning of the pencil ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 5955112 | Non-stinging styptic pencil A non-stinging styptic composition in the form of a water soluble resin coated cast pencil, for stopping bleeding from cuts and nicks received during shaving. The composition comprises aluminum sulfate, aloe, glycerine, lidocaine and polyethylene glycol 4... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5676643 | Dispenser for friably releasing dry particulate medicaments A single-use disposable, applicator for dispensing it dry medicament in particulate form, having an applicator surface, a handle for manually supporting the applicator surface and a dry medicament friably bonded to the applicator surface such that a prede... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5542920 | Needle-less parenteral introduction device A needle-less device for the parenteral administration of a medicament is disclosed. The medicament has the shape of one end of a toothpick. It is placed in the bore of a barrel with the barrel having the shape of a nosecone at one end. A plunger is inser... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5383879 | Bone wax applicator and method for dressing bone tissue An applicator for-applying bone wax to bone tissue in which a layer of bone wax covers selected surface portions of a pattie of surgical fibre, and a method of applying bone wax from an applicator having a layer of bone wax covering portions of a pattie w... | 01/24/1995 |
| 4776835 | Swab manipulator A manipulator is described to apply a double ended cotton swab to a person's back. The manipulator has a groove which holds the swab rod in a slide grip, and a blocking protrusion that restrains the swab from sliding.... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4765478 | Dispenser for viscous medicant A dispenser for a viscous pharmaceutical composition comprises a tray, a support layer, a viscous pharmaceutically acceptable carrier which optionally contains a medicament and a removable protector layer. The support layer covers the base and at least tw... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4747842 | Article for applying styptic to a dog's bleeding nail An article for applying styptic powder to a dog's bleeding nail includes a body in which a cavity extending substantially vertically from the top of the body into the interior thereof is defined. The cavity has at least a portion of predetermined depth--b... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4233976 | Styptic device A styptic device capable of stopping bleeding in minor wounds without causing significant pain in the injured person comprising a porous web, at least about 50 microns thick, and comprising hydrophobic fibers, said web containing about 0.05 to 0.9 gram of... | 11/18/1980 |
| 3948265 | Medicated applicator Implements for application of styptics, cosmetics and therapeutically and/or diagnostically active substances have since long times been used with good results. Such implements are in the following referred to as applicators, which comprise a carrier in t... | 04/06/1976 |