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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 |
| 5239904 | Punch A punch is disclosed, which can be used with an automatic paper feeder or a plane paper copier for receiving sheet-like members one by one from such machine and forming punched holes in each sheet-like member at a punching position thereof. A punching mem... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239905 | Miter table molding positioning apparatus An arrangement to position molding, and particularly crown molding, upon a miter table is arranged to include at least one positioning assembly having an adjustment rod threadedly directed parallel to and below the miter saw table, with an abutment plate ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239906 | Circular saw arrangement A circular saw arrangement has a table arrangement which provides a support area for the workpiece to be cut. For cutting the workpiece, a saw unit is provided for chop-saw and rip-saw cutting. The saw unit contains a power saw blade which is pivotally lo... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239907 | Muting device of grand piano A muting device for a piano includes a capstan screw, a support rail, a support, a jack, a shank rail, a hammer shank, a hammer and at least one string with respect to each key. Each key is divided into a back portion and a front portion with respect to t... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239908 | Neck construction of a musical instrument An improved construction for the neck of a musical instrument, such as a guitar, is disclosed herein. The bottom surface of the neck of a musical instrument opposite to the fret surface, is provided with one or more elongated depressions extending along t... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239909 | Missile weapon system A missile is housed in a launcher from which it is launched by efflux gases from a thrust motor of the missile. A closure device is secured by retaining screws in a position in which it closes off the rear end of the missile and embodies a thrust generati... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239911 | Multiple-round grenade launcher A hand operated grenade launcher having a multiple round detachable magazine positioned to overlie the launcher barrel and to cooperatively deposit a cartridge in firing position, the launcher having a gas operated delay blow back action which automatical... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239912 | Hydraulic circuit to limit static and/or dynamic pressure loads A circuit for limiting a static and/or dynamic pressure load in a hydraulically actuated use device which is controlled in a closed control circuit by means of a directional control valve and a mechanically or hydraulically releasable blocking device. Aa ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239913 | Slant plate type compressor A slant plate type compressor is disclosed. The drive mechanism of the compressor is provided with a mechanism which substantially eliminates a gap between the wobble plate and the balance weight ring on the slant plate, thereby preventing an offensive no... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239914 | Machine for preparing brewed beverages A machine for preparing brewed beverages includes a housing; a collecting vessel station disposed in the housing for receiving a brewed beverage collecting vessel thereon; a brewing water supplying station disposed in the housing above the collecting vess... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239915 | Vibrational food soaking device for a vacuum-frying machine A vibration-type food soaking device adapted for a vacuum-frying machine is provided with a soaking tank and a food receiving basket which is associated with a pair of hydraulically-operated cylinders so as to permit the basket to be oscillated up and dow... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239916 | Watercool electromagnetic induction heating wok A watercool electromagnetic induction heating wok comprises a power control unit connecting to an outlet of power, an induction coil composed of a hollow tube encircled to connect to the power control unit, of which cool water is filled, a cyclic watercoo... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239917 | Oven An oven for heating food which includes a tray to support the food, the tray having a plurality of openings therethrough. A first heat source is spaced from and above the food. At least one plate having a plurality of openings therethrough is capable of a... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239918 | Method and devices for husking and cracking macadamia nuts Means for cracking and removing the inner shell of a Macadamia nut after its outer shell has been husked off comprising a vertical open top tubular member having a side wall opening with a nut feeder tube, and disposed upon a hard transverse surface, the ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239919 | Controller for material baler A baler for recyclable materials and any other materials. The baler includes a power unit. An operator console on a deck at a front of a hopper, which provides for operator observation and operation through a high tech control system. Material is fed into... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239920 | Can crusher apparatus Can crusher apparatus includes a cylindrical housing and a can receiving slot in a lower portion of the cylindrical housing. Cans fall into a conveyor belt which transmits or transports the cans to a conduit which conveys the cans upwardly and to a crushe... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239921 | Balance mechanism for a press machine Three balance mechanisms for a press machine are described. The first balance mechanism for a press machine comprises a balance weight 91 mounted on a crankshaft 86 of the press machine, a balance weight 92 mounted on a balance mechanism shaft 93, a motor... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239922 | Apparatus and method for application of a fluid to a web An apparatus and a process for printing, coating or dyeing of webs of material including an application element applying the substance to and magnetically pressed against the web or the stencil, the position of the element is manually set during experimen... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239923 | Screen printer A multi-station screen printer is provided with components which simplify maintenance, reduce repair and increase ease of use. The printer includes at least one printing head which defines a printing station, a screen holding device positioned thereunder ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239924 | Printing press, preferably flexographic printing press This invention relates to a printing press including an impression cylinder and a plurality of printing units which include drive gears and plate cylinders which are movable into and out of engagement with the impression cylinder. The press also includes ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239925 | Ink distribution apparatus Apparatus for distributing ink or other fluid on the surface of a rotating roll in flexographic or gravure type printing equipment. The ink distributing apparatus includes a backplate, first, second and third blades affixed to the backplate and having edg... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239926 | Card printer apparatus and method A printer apparatus including a print head assembly and a transport belt for transporting a workpiece such as a plastic card through the printer apparatus. The transport belt includes a surface self-adhering to a surface of the plastic card. In a preferre... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239927 | Deceleration device for submunition A deceleration device for a submunition unit includes a cartridge releasably attached to the submunition unit. A releasable package including at least one pocket is disposed in the cartridge and is connected to the cartridge by a packaging line. An auxili... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239928 | Reloadable slug assembly and method for making same A slug assembly is disclosed which is easily reloadable and which has enhanced features for achieving an accurate and dependable flight path when fired from a firearm. The slug assembly includes a hull, a projectile assembly, and a wad assembly, wherein t... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239929 | Method and an apparatus for sealing an explosive charge compartment in a shell A device and method are provided for sealing off an explosive charge compartment in a shell of the type in which the shell includes a shell case at its forward region and an element which is inserted into said shell case to cover an explosive charge and i... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239930 | Hypervelocity sabot A sabot for launching a sub-caliber projectile (7) comprising a rearwardly positioned projectile pusher member (1) and a forward support structure (2), the support structure comprises frangible material which is collapsible by virtue of acceleration force... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239931 | Automotive truck with robot and automatic batteries replacement system Automotive truck with robot and automatic batteries replacement system, comprising two spaced apart battery charging devices located so that the truck can position itself between them, such devices being equipped with devices (16, 17, 18) apt to remove di... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239932 | Force dampening mechanism of a railroad car truck A new improved mechanism is described for dampening forces between the sideframes and bolster of a railroad car truck or bogie. The mechanism comprises a pair of triangularly shaped wedges which are positioned between a pair of wear plates carried by each... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239933 | Auto rack panel gap sealer and bumper A gap sealer for covering the gaps between horizontally extending and vertically spaced apart sidewall panels on auto rack railroad cars and between sidewall panels and the floor, roof or vertical posts. The gap sealer is a single piece of extruded plasti... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239934 | Portable work table for being removably positioned within a storage compartment of a vehicle A portable work table adapted for being removably positioned within a storage compartment of a vehicle includes a frame having an upper wall with a generally planar top surface, side walls extending from the upper wall and a bottom wall extending between ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239935 | Oscillating damper and air-swept distributor An oscillating damper and air-swept distributor is disclosed for controllably introducing solid fuel into a furnace. The oscillating damper having an oscillating valve member, which oscillates between a first adjustable position and second adjustable posi... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239936 | Low-temperature ashing of hazardous plastic waste System and method for low temperature treatment of organic wastes containing potentially toxic concentrations of metals is described which comprises forming the waste material into pellets of preselected size, mixing the pellets with inert material, incre... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239937 | Attachment for sewing machines An attachment for a sewing machine includes a lever which is provided with a hole to receive a screw of a needle-bar and is rotatably supported by a lever stand arranged to be shifted upward and downward upon operation of the needle-bar. The lever stand p... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239938 | Quick-connect boom end A quick-connect, outhaulless boom end is adjustably secured to boom spars of a sailboard boom. The boom end terminates in a forward of leech position with respect to the sailboard's sail. A clew tube or rod coacts with the sail in the forward of leech pos... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239939 | Downhaul device A downhaul device for tensioning a sail attached to a mast. The device includes a lever having a cleat at one end. The lever is pivotally attached to a fulcrum which can be removably mounted on the base of the mast. A downhaul sheet attached to the sail i... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239940 | Transportable raft assembly An easy to carry raft of two sections that is folded along a longitudinal, vertical center plane for transporting and storage. A keel is made of either a length of flat, flexible plastic, an elongate, flexible nylon strap secured along the hull of the raf... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239941 | Braking system for in-line roller skates A brake mechanism for a roller blade having at least a pair of in-line wheels each suspended via an axle from a pair of frame members disposed on opposite sides of the wheels, comprised of two pair of disk shaped bearing surfaces, each pair fixed to oppos... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239942 | Freeze indicator A freeze indicator comprising a frangible ampule containing a liquid which expands upon freezing, a dye soluble in the liquid and a nucleating agent, the nucleating agent and the liquid having substantially similar space groupings, the ampule being enclos... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239943 | Automatic animal feeder An animal feeder for automatically feeding animals predetermined portions of food at predetermined times and calling the animals with their owner's recorded voice when the food is fed. The animal feeder comprises a body having a food container, a food rem... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239944 | Water conduit connector for an animal water supply system The present invention is a water conduit connector for an animal water supply system. The connector has a body which receives adjacent ends of water conduit sections. Inserts are positioned into the connector body and define pockets for positioning sealin... | 08/31/1993 |
