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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 |
| 5394563 | Anti-G garment fabric A low stretch fabric for use in inflatable devices that place pressure on body parts, such as anti-G garments. The novel design of the present invention allows it to inflate to a lesser volume, than conventional fabrics, while maintaining the same pressur... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394564 | Umpire's strike zone mask A strike zone mask provides an image of a batter's strike zone for increasing the precision with which an umpire may judge whether or not a pitched ball was a strike. A lens carriage is provided within the viewing opening of the mask, the carriage and len... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394565 | Portable play environment A portable play environment functions as a coat or jacket when worn and when not worn is capable of being used as a playing surface. It may include pockets or loops which act as storage means for carrying dolls, action figures, cars or similar small toys.... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394566 | Cold weather ventilation system for faceshield defogging A replacement sports helmet face shield assembly has a cold-weather ventilation system for face shield defogging without circulating cold air through the interior of the sports helmet. The assembly has a face shield frame that carries a face shield. The f... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394567 | Universal side shield A shield for application to a temple bar of a pair of glasses functions to shield the user's eye at that side. The shield comprises an elongate relatively thin rigid plastic plate member which as applied to the temple bar lies generally flat against the r... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394568 | Molded head harness An insert-molded head harness for use in securing a respirator mask to the face of a wearer, wherein the head harness comprises a web having a central portion and a peripheral portion extending at least partially around the central portion, and a pluralit... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394569 | Air venting apparatus for WC An air venting apparatus to be mounted into the water tank of a water closet for evacuating to the outside of the room where the water closet is located the stale air escaping from the toilet bowl. The apparatus comprises a main, generally closed air cham... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394570 | Toilet seat ring automatic raising apparatus as electromagnetically actuated A toilet seat ring automatic raising structure includes a pair of actuating legs with appropriate weight for lifting up the seat ring automatically. The actuating legs have magnetic rods which are attracted to the iron cones in an electromagnetic device s... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394571 | Inflatable bedpan with disposable liner An inflatable bedpan assembly having an inflatable horseshoe-shaped seat and a detachable waste collection bag which is sealed by use of a drawstring is provided. The bedpan is almost flat in its deflated condition and has a shape similar to a thick toile... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394572 | Self adjust tub drain stop A bath drain outlet control having an actuator, a plunger valve for engaging a valve seat of a bath drain outlet, a linkage between the actuator and the plunger valve, including a one-way slip clutch enabling the linkage to be contractably adjustable, and... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394573 | Upholstered sofa bed An upholstered sofa bed for mounting on a substantially horizontal surface comprising a frame member including right and left spaced vertical arm frame sections each having side support members, a back frame section interposed between the right and left f... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394574 | Foldable bed for infants A foldable bed includes four posts each having two or more holes, a block slidably engaged on each of the posts, four rods coupled between the blocks and the blocks, a disc slidably received in each of the blocks, a shaft extended through each of the disc... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394575 | Beach mat A portable bed or mat for use at the beach, pool, or elsewhere outdoors includes a pad of lightweight, soft material such as foam rubber covered with nylon for waterproofing, with an inflatble wedge head and shoulder rest at the head end of the mat extend... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394576 | Patient support system fastening device and method A fastening device for flexible sheeting members that must be reliably joined at times and easily disengaged at other times is provided along with a method for using same in connection with a patient support system that includes a pressurizable chamber. A... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394577 | Therapeutic anti-decubitus, lateral rotation mattress A plurality of pairs of inflatable air cells disposed on opposite sides of a longitudinal axis are arranged along the length of a bed. Each of the air cells extends substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis and are supplied with air so that cells ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394578 | Cushion construction and method A cushion construction method is provided whereby a resilient polymeric foam core is covered with an intermediate flexible non-woven fabric which is adhered to the foam by mechanical force with the ends of the intermediate fabric urged into slits formed i... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394579 | Method and device for securing a flexible covering A device (20) for releasably securing a flexible covering such as a sheet (18) on a water-filled mattress (16) within a supporting frame (12). The releasable device (20) includes a cord gripping subassembly (22) for gripping a non-elastic cord (74) betwee... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394580 | Hospital bed with three position patient side guards A hospital bed has a frame mounted on a base which includes castors. Side guards are mounted on the bed frame. The side guards are inwardly moveable and releasably lockable to narrow the hospital bed. The frame has a cam block with a recess. A latching ar... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394581 | Manual support apparatus A manual support apparatus attachable to a bedframe. The manual support device includes a support tube having at least two legs, and at least two fastening members which are adapted for attachment to the bedframe. The fastening members are secured to the ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394582 | Safety control system of a boiling clothes washing machine A safety control system and method for a boiling clothes washing machine has a number of paired washing water temperature detecting devices and heater temperature detecting devices, for accurately detecting the actual temperature of wash water so it will ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394583 | Self-loading ramp for a wheeled vehicle A ramp for loading and unloading vehicles includes an elevated track assembly. A ramp assembly is mounted on the track assembly. The ramp has wheel support surfaces extending substantially an entire length of the ramp. A movable track is carried on the tr... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394584 | Retaining member on a handle, and dental brush for exchangeable attachment to a holder A retaining member on a handle for the exchangeable attachment of an interdental brush (29) exhibiting a fastening element (36) with transverse element (37) has a recess which is designed so that the interdental brush (29) can be introduced in the directi... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394585 | Carpet wheel for a rotary cleaning apparatus A carpet wheel is provided for a rotary cleaning apparatus of the type having an electric motor in a housing, a brush member attached to a drive shaft of the motor, a holding tank for a liquid cleaning fluid and a handle extending at an angle upwardly fro... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394586 | Ballast sweeper dust control A railroad ballast sweeper controls dust by use of a double segmented skirt arrangement. Segments of elastic, flexible material extend downwardly from a housing in which a rotary broom is disposed. The skirts prevent leakage of dust-laden air out from the... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394587 | Hot water vacuum extraction machine with float sealed riser tube shut-off device A steam cleaner recovery tank has an inverted cup shape dome sealed thereto. An upright riser tube mounted to the recovery tank bottom wall extends into the dome. A flat horizontal plate intersects the vertical upright riser tube and supports a float ball... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394588 | Nozzle head for vacuum cleaner with duster function A nozzle head for a vacuum cleaner employing a roller-shaped duster that can be rotated and removed in order to improve efficiency of duster-cleaning. The nozzle head comprises outer and inner casings spaced from each other, a duster supporting shaft deta... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394589 | Caster for isolating shock and vibration loads Three embodiments of a shock-isolating caster. A surface-effect damper engages at least one of a wheel element and an intermediate structural member to dampen vibration and shock loads which would otherwise be transmitted from the wheel element through th... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394590 | Hinge assembly for a grill A hinge assembly for a grill of the type which includes a cover and a bowl, each having a front wall, a rear wall, two side walls and four rounded corners. A handle is formed on a front end of the cover, and a plurality of legs are formed from a bottom po... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394591 | Autoleveller drafting arrangement with mass fluctuation control The autoleveller drafting arrangement comprises measuring elements for the throughpassing quantity of textile fibers both at the inlet end and the outlet end thereof. There is provided a system which at least in part is self-adjusting, in order to take ac... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394592 | Power tool cord strain relief arrangement A power tool includes a power cord extending therefrom, wherein the arrangement includes a tether cord extending along the power cord, with the tether cord secured at one end about the power tool handle within the trigger guard and at its second end to a ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394593 | Slide-fastener coupling element and method of making the same A press-formed, metal, coupling element particularly suitable for use in a bidirectionally openable slide fastener which includes a coupling head portion having on its opposite end a protrusion and a corresponding pocket, and a guide groove formed in the ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394594 | Ball locking device with interchangeable handles A ball locking device having a ball locking mechanism releasably attachable to a receptacle to lock the device thereto until released. The device has a handle which is removably attached to,the device so that the handle can be changed for another. The han... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394595 | Method and apparatus for shrinking biaxially stretched thermoplastic films A thermoplastic film web is subjected to a defined shrinking in a treatment apparatus with two mirror-symmetrically arranged tentering chains. For this purpose, each chain is equipped with tentering clamps that have a variable on-center spacing or pitch i... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394596 | Carrier frame for transferring a loom harness into a loom A carrier frame for transferring a loom harness into a loom is equipped for carrying additional loom components such as selvage spools, leno spools, and a warp stop motion unit. Such a carrier frame is constructed to be adjustable in its longitudinal dire... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394597 | Method for making high velocity projectiles A lighter and faster bullet with a copper jacket and an aluminum core which is formed by first folding or rolling sheets of a thin metal such as aluminum foil into a cylinder and then inserting the cylinder into the jacket. The cylinder is then compressed... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394598 | Method for dismantling a cylindrical tank This invention relates to a method for dismantling a cylindrical tank, comprising steps of separating the sidewall of the tank from its bottom plate, cutting the sidewall into portions along a spiral line provided on the periphery of the tank in the direc... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394599 | Method for automatically exchanging a stamper unit with another one A method for automatically exchanging a stamper unit with another one for an injection molding machine which is operated for injection-molding a disc or the like. The automatic exchanging apparatus substantially includes a case conveyance section and a st... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394600 | Method for making a screen A method for making a screen includes preparing a plurality of elongated supporting plates, each of which being formed with a plurality of transversely and spacedly arranged grooves, and arranging the elongated supporting plates spacedly in a parallel man... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394601 | Multiple wedge detachable connection and closure and method of making A multiple wedge quick connect and/or disconnect is disclosed in three basic cylindrical embodiments with variations for hand and machine assembly of the connection. One cylindrical part includes a plurality of radially extending pins. Another cylindrical... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394602 | Method of making an instrument panel assembly The instrument panel assembly is made by initially forming an instrument panel substrate having a door-receiving notch, initially forming a door substrate, and attaching the door substrate to the instrument panel substrate so that the door substrate cover... | 03/07/1995 |
