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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 |
| 7023184 | DC-DC converter with stabilized output voltage A DC-DC converter is provided with a series circuit formed by an inductor and a capacitor, an output voltage for a load being tapped off across the capacitor and the load bringing about a load current. The converter also has a changeover switch for connecting an inp... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7005882 | Method and apparatus for determining the switching state of a transistor A method for determining the switching state of a transistor having an insulated drive electrode. The drive electrode is charged during a switch-on cycle depending on a drive signal and is discharged during a switch-off cycle depending on the drive signal. The trans... | 02/28/2006 |
