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 |
| 4802242 | Garment of chain armour structure A garment in a chain armour structure, where the structure of the garment on that or those parts of the body that are normally subjected to more or less stretching when that part of the body is bent, is orientated 90° in relation to the structure on that... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802243 | Acoustic headgear-sun visor assembly An acoustic headgear-sun visor assembly for use by pilots, users of Walkman-type radio and tape deck assemblies, users of noise attenuation devices and the like. The assembly comprises a headpiece including a flat band support member. A split bolt having ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802244 | Premature infant bedding construction Improvement in apparatus, means and methods for receiving, holding and stabilizing the position of prematurely born infants; a bedding pad of particular configuration adapted to receive thereon the prone body of a prematurely born infant, such base or bed... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802245 | Ear protector An ear protection device made of a molded band of rubber or other elastomeric material which is formed with a cup-like member to cover the ear and seal against the head. The band is shaped to run across the user's forehead in the front, stepping down over... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802246 | Disabler and activation system for plumbing fixture A flush valve operating arrangement in which a pair of tubes extends between a flush valve actuator assembly and a remotely controlled operated unit, and a third tube is under supply line pressure and connected between the flush valve and the remotely con... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802247 | Door bath tube for the handicapped Bath tub comprising a side wall openable towards the outside by pivoting about a hinge having a vertical axis to provide an aperture for opening to access the bath tub, characterized in that the width of the opening, measured horizontally, continuously in... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802248 | Crib spring hanger assembly A hanger assembly for supporting a spring from a crib having a plurality of closed loop brackets mounted on each corner post of the crib and a Z-shaped hanger mounted at each corner of the spring frame. One end of the hanger extends outwardly from the spr... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802249 | Portable multiple section adjustable posture contour care bed A three piece portable adjustable length posture care bed or hospital bed with one a rectangular cushion and the other two rectangular in profile yet wedged shaped to better conform to a user's body when used as bed. When the two wedged shaped cushions ar... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802250 | Self-alignment bedding Bedding for use a rectangular mattress which defines indicia thereon for alignment with the mattress to facilitate making the bed. The indicia includes a first transverse mattress foot alignment indicator and a mattress centering indicator. The foot align... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802251 | Top and bottom bed-sheeting combination The coupled combination of a bottom bed sheet and a top bed sheet, the coupling along one or more edges tending to maintain reasonable order and neatness of the bed linens at the side(s) and/or foot of the bed adjacent the sites at which the sheets are co... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802252 | Bedclothing support Device for preventing bed clothing from exerting pressure on the feet. The device has a base portion to fit between the mattress and the box spring, a connector portion that extends vertically, and a support portion that extends horizontally over the matt... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802253 | Dry cleaning method using at least two kinds of solvents The present invention relates to a dry cleaning method in which tanks for exclusively receiving at least two kinds of solvents which are soluble in each other are provided. One treating tank and a fractionating device for recovering the two or more kinds ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802254 | Anti-cord swallowing system and method for a floor cleaner A floor cleaner that includes a rotatable brush having an elongate dowel is provided with an anti-cord swallowing system formed by a plurality of grooves formed about the periphery of the dowel and equally spaced along the length of the dowel. The anti-co... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802255 | Novel brush filaments Novel, improved filaments for brushes. The filaments include a colored region provided by a dye colorant and the colored region is adapted to provide a color intensity which can change in response to increased use of the filament to provide a signal indic... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802256 | Slide hammer chimney cleaner A chimney cleaning apparatus (10) is suspended from a chain (34) for movement through a chimney flue (16) and includes a scraping plate (12). The outer periphery of the scraping plate (12) conforms to the cross-sectional shape of the chimney flue (16) and... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802257 | Wiper blade for cleaning window panes of motor vehicles This invention describes a wiper blade with a substantially U-shaped supporting yoke between the side walls of which is fixed a component part which, coaxially to bores in the side walls of the supporting yoke, has a bearing bore for a pivot pin connectin... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802258 | Combination dustpan and guide means for filling trash containers and the like The combination dustpan and guide for filling trash containers and the like according to the invention provides a dustpan having a scoop portion and a rearwardly disposed handle arranged to be removably attached to a conventional trash container, whereby ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802259 | Spatter shield A panel for overlaying the exposed surface of the leaf of a hinge component has an edge contoured to align with the edge of the leaf. A longitudinally served tubular member extending along an edge of the panel receives the pintle portion of the hinge comp... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802260 | Crab opener apparatus A crab opener apparatus has a base with a fixed blade attached thereto and a slidable blade slidably mounted to the base and positioned next to the fixed blade in one position so that the two blades are parallel and adjacent to each other. An aperture in ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802261 | Clamp band A clamp band has a pair of end portions formed in a loop-like shape around a cylindrical clamp member mounted on a member to be clamped and overlapped with each other and imparted a tangential clamping force and engaged with each other to clamp the clamp ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802262 | Buckle assembly A buckle assembly includes a plug member and a socket member releasably coupled together to connect opposite ends of a strap or belt. The plug member includes a cantilevered resilient tongue having a locking lug lockingly engageable with a stopper bar of ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802263 | Device for clipping paper A device for the detachable clipping of paper sheets contains an approximately U-shaped clip (11), whose leg ends form longitudinal edges (14), onto which are shaped pins (17). The leg ends of two levers (22) can be snapped into the pins (17) and engages ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802264 | Twisted carabiner A twisted carabiner comprises substantially straight back section with arcuate ends lying in substantially perpendicular planes and a gate extending between the ends so as to enable one to interconnect devices lying in different planes.... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802265 | Removable skirt and trouser clip for garment hanger A removable skirt and trouser clip for garment hangers includes a pair of rigid, elongated fingers connected in a pinching relationship by a spring, and jaws located at one end of each of the fingers are urged together by the spring for holding garments t... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802266 | Seat belt buckle A seat belt buckle having a buckle frame and a pivotal latching member mounted therein includes an improved actuating system which locks the latching member and which assists in ejecting a tongue plate from the frame when the latch mechanism is in its ope... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802267 | Method and apparatus for controlling retracting speeds of injection molding machines In a method of controlling a charging speed of an injection molding machine, a molten resin is charged by accumulating the same in a space in a heated barrel and in front of a screw by rotating the screw, the screw is moved rearward by a back pressure pro... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802268 | Apparatus for texturizing yarn A tow of continuous filaments is fed by aspiration into a stream of compressible fluid. The stream containing the filaments is directed into contact with a barrier disposed within a chamber at a force sufficient to initiate crimping of the filaments. A ma... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802269 | Method for producing connecting rod of reciprocating motion system In a connecting rod of reciprocating motion system in which a larger diameter end portion is divided into a body side bearing half and a bearing cap, and in which after a bearing metal is incorporated in a bearing hole defined by the bearing half and the ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802270 | Apparatus for passing optical fibers through tubular products A tube is wound into a coil, and the resulting coil of tube is vibrated so that a given point of the tube reciprocates along a helical path. An optical fiber is fed into the coil of tube that is being thus vibrated. Because of the vibration, the inner wal... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802271 | Wreath making machine An apparatus for making wreaths utilizing a wreath frame having a plurality of upstanding clips for receiving and being crimped about a bunch of greens. The apparatus includes a support structure having a work surface, with a pair of opposed pivotable jaw... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802272 | Process for refurbishing containers A process for refurbishing used containers. The process includes cutting an end member from a sidewall of the used container. The sidewall is dedented to remove deformations therein. An indentation is then formed in the sidewall a preselected dimension fr... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802273 | Hydraulic expansion tool for tubular element To an elongate body (1) having preferably an adjustable length, seals (2, 3) are fixed. The seals comprise a skirt (22) forming a crown which surrounds a body portion at a small distance from the surface thereof, the skirt being made of a material having ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802274 | Method of determining worn rotary tool A method is disclosed of determining worn rotary tools during machining operations, comprising: (a) establishing the steady-state dominant tool force level required to (i) carry out a rotary machining operation at a given set of cutting conditions in the ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802275 | Method of manufacturing an electrochemical cell having an alkaline electrolyte and spiral-wound electrodes A method of manufacturing an electrochemical cell having an alkaline electrolyte and spiral-wound electrodes, the method consisting in superposing four items: a positive electrode (2), a separator (4), a negative electrode (3), and another separator (5), ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802276 | Apparatus for printed wiring board component assembly An apparatus for printed wiring board assembly provides for the populating with components of a printed wiring board having at least one adjacent pair of pad rows onto which solder has been deposited. A curable adhesive strip is applied between the adjace... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802277 | Method of making a chip carrier slotted array A method of making a chip carrier array including the steps of providing a ceramic substrate and forming elongated slots in the substrate which define the edges thereof and which form one severable interconnecting bridge at each edge of each chip carrier,... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802278 | Gear driven tube cutter A tube cutting tool is described in which a cutting head is rotatably mounted within a cutting body wherein both define "C" shaped slots to enable the cutting tool to be inserted laterally over a tube. A cutting wheel is attached to the cutting head such ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802279 | Game hunting knife A game hunter's knife has a folding blade unit movable to an enviscerating cut or alternatively a skinning position. The knife includes an elongated blade pivoted in one end of a handle having a through slot for moving the blade to the opposite sides. An ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802280 | Device for removing putty from a window A device for removing putty from a window frame in the form of an L-shaped blade and a support to which the blade is adjustably attached, the support being provided with a handle and guide by means of which the blade can be moved along the window frame ad... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4802281 | Dry shaving apparatus A dry-shaving apparatus comprises a housing supporting a holder for a longitudinally extending shear plate provided with hair-entry apertures; and an associated longitudinally extending cutter rotatable about an axis of rotation. The cutter includes a car... | 02/07/1989 |
