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 |
| 7029596 | Computer integrated manufacturing control system for oxide chemical mechanical polishing A new method is provided that extends the process of automation of the CMP process by monitoring the in-line removal rate, by using methods of curve-fitting that enable a reduction in the frequency of monitoring the removal rate of the CMP process, by enhancing the ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 5166460 | Organ stop action valve mechanism An organ stop action valve mechanism is presented for controlling pipe or voice actuation with a pivotable control valve member which operates to depress a spring-loaded valve plunger. The control member pivots in an arcuate fashion either to close or to ... | 11/24/1992 |
