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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 |
| 5579538 | Shoulder pad accessory A shoulder pad having a pair of impact absorbing accessory pads disposed adjacent the armpits of a user. The shoulder pad includes a left body arch member and a right body arch member. A left chest portion and a left back portion depend from the left arch... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579539 | Disposable, elastomeric glove A disposable elastomeric glove having a distinct protuberance in proximal position with respect to an abductor pollicis longus muscle of a wearer and between a proximal edge of a cuff and a wrist region of the glove. The protuberance is grasped to safely ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579540 | Hat/bag combination A changeable shape clothing accessory which can be used as either a hat or a hand bag is made from foldable material forming an endwall, a sidewall and a collar or brim extending outwardly from the sidewall. The sidewall has a lower edge with a fold which... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579541 | Sock tabs A pair of socks 11, each sock 11 having a tab 12 attached to it along one edge 13 of the tab 12 with the tab 12 acting as a flap is disclosed. The tab 12 and sock 11 have on their adjacent surfaces, a fastening means comprising a complementary arrangement... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579542 | Toilet with water saving, vacuum-assisted flushing apparatus and associated methods A tank type toilet has a water saving, vacuum-assisted flushing system that incorporates a diverter valve disposed in the tank portion of the toilet. During the flushing of the toilet, pressurized water is discharged from a ballcock valve assembly in the ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579543 | Method for transferring a patient between a bed and a bath tub A method is disclosed for transferring a patient in a prostrate position sidewise between a bath tub (20, 20A, 20C) and bed (10, 10A, 10C) without lifting of patient (P). The method includes the steps of sliding a patient P over a front side (76) into the... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579544 | Liftable seat for bathtubs A lightweight portable inflatable chair that includes a rigid tubular frame, a seat, and an inflatable cushion. The seat is movably mounted on the rigid tubular frame and has a seat maximum position and a seat minimum position. The inflatable cushion move... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579545 | Combined foot support and grooming needs holder A combined foot support and grooming needs holder device, designed to securely provide elevation and support for a human foot and grooming needs, while washing, drying, pedicuring the foot or shaving the leg, for use inside or outside of the shower or bat... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579546 | Device for moving a disabled person A device for moving a disabled person that utilizes the substantially rectangular-shaped canvas lift sling of the Hoyer lift for safely transferring an individual a limited distance. The device for moving a disabled person includes two pair of hand grips.... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579547 | Patient lift-transfer mechanism for gurney The disclosed lift/transfer mechanism has a pair of boom arms pivoted at two end corners to a patient gurney, the arms being of sufficient height and length to move the free arm ends to operative positions over the top of the gurney and an adjacent transf... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579548 | Hammock harnessing device A device for harnessing a hammock to a tree or other load bearing member comprises a gripping belt, and spanning belt, and preferably a belt loop which helps to anchor the belts together, and a snap-hook for securing the spanning belt to the hammock. The ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579549 | Mattress construction with selected zones of relative firmness and method An insulator pad for use in mattresses is provided having selected zones of enhanced firmness. A planar pad (100) of fibrous material has at least one area of enhanced or increased firmness. Adhesive is used to bind the fibrous material. The concentration... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579550 | Articulated bed with collapsible frame An improved articulated bed with linearly retractable head and foot sections for easier shipment in a relatively small container that may be assembled by the purchaser without any tools. The bed includes a central frame with telescopic head and foot secti... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579551 | Arch shaped pillow apparatus with ear accomodating hole A pillow apparatus including an arch member having a generally rigid configuration, a cushioning material extending over an exterior of said arch member, and covering enclosing the cushioning material and the arch member. The arch member has a strength su... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579552 | Toddler restraint apparatus An apparatus for restraining the movement of a toddler including a securing member for affixing to the toddler and having a surface of hook-and-loop material thereon, and a perimeter member having a complementary hook-and-loop material surface formed ther... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579553 | Ballast broom with auger and method A railroad ballast broom vehicle uses a double or split auger to move ballast received from a rotary core broom. The auger has various features to minimize the risk of it jamming on ballast which it moves to the field side of rails of the railroad bed whi... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579554 | Drive disk for the tool of a machine for the repair and/or maintenance of floors Drive disk (1) intended for a machine for the repair and/or maintenance of floors, of the type including a motor capable of rotationally driving at least one rotary tool (2) through the use of a drive shaft (3), said disk being produced from a material wh... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579555 | Squeegee assembly for floor cleaning machine A squeegee assembly for use in a floor cleaning machine includes a housing which includes a forward plate and a rearward plate. The opposed ends of the forward plate and the rearward plate converge toward one another to form an interior wedge. One or more... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579556 | Handle of a stroller A handle which includes a transverse handle section, and two tubular coupling sections at two opposite ends of the transverse handle section for coupling to the frame of a stroller, wherein the transverse handle section has two opposite open sides detacha... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579557 | Telescopic handle The invention concerns a telescopic handle having an inner handle member (13) slidably received within a tubular outer handle member (10). Open ended end caps (15, 16) are mounted to ends of the outer member (10). A spring biased catch (17) is mounted to ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579558 | Tool handle with locking assembly An extension handle is provided for extending the reach of a tool such as a paint roller or the like. The handle includes a first end presenting an axial opening, and is provided with a locking mechanism for locking the tool on the extension handle. The l... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579559 | Bracelet clasp of the unfolding buckle type A clasp of the unfolding buckle type comprises a branch and an arm hinged at one of its ends to a first end of the branch. The branch has a lateral side face arranged opposite a lateral side face of the arm in a closed position of the clasp, and the clasp... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579560 | Cable clamp A clamp and clamping technique which provides a secure attachment to a wire or cable with minimal damage thereto. The inventive clamp (10)includes an elongate bolt (14). The distal end is threaded and has first, second and third bores (18, 20 and 22) ther... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579561 | Seat belt gripping device for use with child safety seats Improved seat belt gripping devices are provided for clamping and locking the shoulder portion and lap portion of a seat belt together in order to adequately secure a child safety seat in place on a car seat. The devices disclosed herein are tamper-resist... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579562 | Interengaging fastener having locating feature An interengaging fastener is provided including two fastener members and structure for locating one fastener member with respect to the other fastener member. In one embodiment, the locating structure includes a protrusion extending from one fastener memb... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579563 | Adjustable belt fastener with spring biased male fastener member An adjustable belt fastener comprising a male fastener member adapted to be attached to one end portion of a belt, the male fastener member including a spring biased operating plate provided with a tongue member, and a female fastener member adapted to be... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579564 | Locking snap-hook The present invention features a user-friendly locking snap-hook having an inwardly acting release mechanism that requires the simultaneous depression of interacting grips. Each of the gripping surfaces of these grips is usually flush or slightly recessed... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579566 | Apparatus and method for stuffer box crimping synthetic filament yarns An apparatus for stuffer box crimping synthetic filament yarns is disclosed, which includes an air nozzle for pulling in and advancing multi-filament yarns at a high speed, and a downstream stuffer box in which the gaseous transport fluid is separated and... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579567 | Pin unseating tool A pin unseating tool is adapted for unseating tapered pins firmly seated in tapered sockets. The tool includes a shank having one end removably attached to an adapter. The adapter has a threaded hole for screwing onto any tapered pin having a threaded tip... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579568 | Method for mounting mechanical elements to a plate A method for installing and securing mechanical elements, such as standoffs and pins, in a plate includes the steps of forming suitable apertures for the elements as desired locations in the plate. First ends of each standoff and pin are inserted into the... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579569 | Slab container A method and apparatus of making coiled plate, sheet in coiled form or discrete plate. The apparatus is an intermediate thickness slab caster with a slab storage container and inline hot strip and plate line. The apparatus includes a continuous strip cast... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579570 | Apparatus for preloading pinion bearing An apparatus for preloading a bearing set that supports a pinion shaft in a differential gear assembly includes a low torque drive assembly for rotating the pinion shaft connected to a high torque drive assembly for tightening a pinion nut. A sensor assem... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579571 | Surface mount component removal tool A removal tool for removing a bonded surface mount component from a printed wiring board. The removal tool comprises a printed wiring board holder for securing the printed wiring board. A base plate is provided and first and second end blocks are fastened... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579572 | Apparatus for mounting electronic parts and a method thereof A mounting apparatus mounts electronic parts on a substrate. The mounting apparatus includes an electronic part feeder having a moving table which moves along a moving path. The moving table moves a part cassette accommodating electronic parts to a pick u... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579573 | Method for fabricating an undercoated chip electrically interconnected to a substrate Method for fabricating an undercoated chip electrically interconnected to a substrate. The method includes the initial step of depositing a predetermined quantity of a liquid undercoat material onto the chip or the substrate. The method continues with the... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579574 | Method of fabricating flat flexible circuits A method is provided for fabricating flat flexible circuits which include a flat flexible insulating substrate having conductive circuit material thereon and electronic components mounted on the substrate. The method includes providing a continuous strip ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579575 | Method and apparatus for forming an electrical connection A method and apparatus of forming a solder connection between a plurality of elongate bodies, comprises: (i) forming an initial connection between the elongate bodies by inserting them into an induction heatable connecting element of a connector, the conn... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579576 | Reaction motor structure and method of construction The apparatus is a cooling structure for reaction engine throats. The constriction in the throat is cooled by a group of heat pipes which radiate outward from the constriction to a larger diameter perimeter surface where the heat is dissipated. The entire... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579577 | Improved method for fabricating a muffler A vehicular exhaust system muffler fabrication method including using mechanical lock joints for joining the end tubes to the flow tubes. Each end tube has one end whose outer diameter is selected such that the one end may be loosely, telescopically, and ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579578 | Method for producing a rim for a vechicle wheel An improved method is disclosed for producing a wheel rim for use in a vehicle wheel. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing a flat sheet of material; (b) forming the flat sheet into a hoop having a first predetermined axial length; (c) expanding... | 12/03/1996 |
