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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100096477 | Ergonomic Spray Can Adapter and Positioning Apparatus An ergonomic adapter for an aerosol spray can. The ergonomic adapter has an elastomeric collar that fits around a body of an aerosol spray paint can such that a front portion of the collar is facing in front of the can just below the interface between the body and the d... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100096472 | ERGONOMIC SPRAY CAN ADAPTER AND POSITIONING APPARATUS An ergonomic adapter for an aerosol spray can helps to reduce finger pain and hand fatigue. The ergonomic adapter has a collar that fits around a body of an aerosol spray paint can such that a front portion of the collar is facing in front of the can just below the inte... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20080047149 | Hand-Holdable Utensils for Food Preparation A utensil for food preparation includes a handle for grasping by a human hand, and a member projecting forward from the handle. The member has a sharpened edge and at least one curved edge spaced from the sharpened edge. In one embodiment, the curved edge is sized and s... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20070061946 | Fan-based cooler for head-protection gear A cooler accessory for use with a hard hat or other head-protecting gear having a protective shell with a rim, the accessory including a housing that is attachable to the protective shell, flexible and pliable tubing that extends from the rigid housing in a manner that ... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20050250630 | Inflatable abdominal exercise apparatus An abdominal exercise apparatus has an inflatable seat that resiliently supports at least the buttocks, torso and neck of a user. The upper support surface of the seat and the bottom surface of the seat have profiles that are substantially C-shaped. The seat preferably ... | 11/10/2005 |
| 20050250629 | Inflatable abdominal exercise apparatus An abdominal exercise apparatus has an inflatable seat, which includes at least one air chamber, adapted to resiliently support at least the buttocks, torso and neck of a user. An inflatable wedge section includes at least one air chamber that is inflatable to different... | 11/10/2005 |
| 20050187085 | Inflatable abdominal exercise apparatus An abdominal exercise apparatus has a seat operably disposed on a base. The base has an inflatable back wedge section and optionally an independently inflatable front wedge section. The seat has raised sides that form a shallow cavity that is adapted to support the body... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050155154 | Multiple position air mattress system A multiple position air mattress system for achieving various support positions includes a first mattress, a second mattress, and a bellows unit attached to the second mattress. The bellows unit is extendable for either elevating the second mattress or providing a suppo... | 07/21/2005 |
