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 |
| 7581620 | Marine muffler with angularly disposed internal baffle A marine muffler comprises an elongate cylindrical housing having an inlet and an outlet and defining an internal volume partitioned, by an angularly disposed internal baffle, into a lower chamber in communication with the inlet and an upper chamber in communication... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581621 | Method and apparatus for controlling advance opening of doors in an elevator A method and an apparatus controls advance opening of doors in a double-deck elevator, in which elevator a car frame supporting the elevator cars is moved by means of a set of hoisting ropes by a hoisting machine provided with a traction sheave. When the elevator is... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581622 | Control device for elevator An elevator control system high in security and capable of enhancing operation efficiency is realized. In a system in which an elevator group management device which manages a plurality of elevators as a group is installed, a validation device is installed at a secu... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581623 | Stop for equipment positioning A method for fixedly positioning commercial kitchen equipment is provided. A ramped stop comprises a body having an upstanding front ramp portion having opposing forwardly and rearwardly sloping surfaces for the passage of a wheel therealong, a rear ramp portion ext... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581624 | Braking pad caliper apparatus for a model vehicle A brake pad support for a model vehicle is provided, comprising a plate for supporting a brake pad on a first face, the plate having one or more ribs extending from a second face on the opposite side of the plate from the first surface, and wherein the one or more r... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581625 | Case with hinge edge frame arrangement A case, such as a suitcase or a photo case, for holding an object at an exterior thereof includes a case body and a hinge edge frame arrangement. The hinge edge frame arrangement includes a first edge frame, a second edge frame and a resilient element. The first edg... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581626 | Drive force transmission device A drive force transmission device includes a first direction one-way clutch, a second direction one-way clutch, a second direction rotation transmission clutch, a cam mechanism and a regulating member. The first direction one-way clutch and the second direction one-... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581627 | Viscous clutch with controlled drain back A viscous fluid clutch for controlling the rotation of an engine cooling fan has a dividing disk separating a storage chamber from a working chamber. The dividing disk includes an opening having a geometry that defines a drain-back path to the working chamber regard... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581628 | Electromagnetic clutch An electromagnetic clutch 1 is disclosed having first and second relative rotary members 3, 5, an electromagnet 11 having a coil 7 and a yoke 9, a rotor 13 placed in close proximity to the electromagnet 11 and permeat... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581629 | Construction debris chute A construction debris chute system comprising a construction debris chute formed by a plurality of common panels with the plurality of common panels each comprising a first panel, a second panel and a bottom panel that are linked to each other by a set of hinges a c... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581630 | Roller device for a conveyer A weather-resistant roller device for a conveyer includes a roller body which has two axially opposite end walls respectively having indented wall regions each confining a receiving groove, a spindle supporting the roller body and having two engaging parts each proj... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581631 | Travelator, moving ramp or escalator A travelator, moving ramp or escalator for transporting passengers, comprises a conveyor mounted on a frame that is supported on a fixed structure. The frame comprises a number of mutually identical profiled metallic bodies joined together end to end one after the o... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581632 | Sequential diverter for narrow belt conveyor and associated methods A narrow belt conveyor system is provided with a pop-up style diverter comprising a plurality of rows of diverter wheels in which each row raises and lowers independently of any of the other rows. Thus, each row of diverter wheels can be raised before the leading ed... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581633 | Method and apparatus for orienting articles An apparatus for orienting a pill. The apparatus has a curved member having a point of tangency at which the pill is positioned on the curved member and a portion for positioning the pill skewed from a tangent at the point of tangency. ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581634 | Apparatus and method for loading food articles A loading head for use with food articles has a main conveyor adapted to convey a plurality of food articles, an indexing conveyor positioned beneath the main conveyor, and a transfer member positioned between the main conveyor and the indexing conveyor. The transfe... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581635 | Method and installation for changing the pitch of discrete entities conveyed in succession Method for changing the pitch between discrete entities conveyed in succession between a device for feeding the entities at an initial spacing pitch provided between two entities fed in succession and a device for receiving the entities at a final pitch substantiall... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581636 | Automatic feeder for bakery products An automated feeder transports pastry product dishes and/or moulds and includes a movable headstock arranged transversely above a first conveyor. The headstock includes an upper plate, a main linear actuator attached thereto, a lower mobile plate extendable by the m... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581637 | Feeding device for a packaging machine A feeding device for a packaging machine used to feed individual goods to a packaging station of the machine includes at least one continuously rotating conveyor which comprises at least one driver element used to drive the individual goods, which are to be guided, ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581638 | Toothbrush sanitizing container A container has an exterior wall and a interior wall that form a reservoir. A top or lid covers the reservoir. The top of lid has one or more orifices that receive a head of a toothbrush, which is immersed in a sanitizing agent contained in the reservoir. A second c... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581639 | Photo mask retainer for photo mask delivery box A photo mask retainer, mounted inside a photo mask delivery box for holding a photo mask, in which the photo mask retainer includes a base, a U-turn extending from the top of the rear side of the base and curving toward the top side of the base, a bearing portion fo... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581640 | Reusable beverage cup with counter The present invention discloses a beverage cup that comprises a cup body, and a lid. The lid comprises a hinged plug insert, which covers the drinking port in the lid, a window and a counter means. The counter means comprises a disc that protrudes through the outer ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581641 | Portable storage container A portable storage container that both stacks and nests with similar containers includes a plurality of walls extending upwardly from a floor. At least one bail member is moveable between a plurality of positions for supporting the similar containers at varying heig... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581642 | Child-resistant, senior-friendly unit dose container A child-resistant and senior-friendly unit dose package has a hollow container body and a tray with a plurality of items secured thereto for being dispensed from the container body. The container body has an end with an elongate opening defined by a rim, and the tra... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581643 | System and method for footwear packaging Individual pairs of shoes are packaged in bags instead of individual shoe boxes. Each shoe bag can be decoratively printed with, e.g., product logos or other information identifying the manufacturer of the shoes contained in the bag. The bags are made from paper and... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581644 | Carton with display window A carton is formed from a blank having a longitudinal length and a transverse width. The blank has a front panel with a display window, a first side panel, a back panel, a second side panel, and a display panel. The display panel has a central portion and a marginal... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581645 | Method for manufacturing carbon nanotubes with desired length A method for manufacturing carbon nanotubes with a desired length includes the steps of: providing an array of carbon nanotubes; placing a mask having at least an opening defined therein on the array of carbon nanotubes, with at least one portion of the array of car... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581646 | Process for sorting grape berries A oscillating sorting conveyor is adapted for separating whole berries of wine grapes from undesirable components such as “shot berries” (immature grapes), stems, raisins, leaf material, bugs, pebbles and the like. The sorter deploys a downward tilting trough th... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581647 | Shale shaker A shale shaker (10) or vibratory separator which, in one aspect, has a base (22), vibration isolation apparatus on the base (22), a basket (12), mount apparatus (16) for mounting the basket on the base (22), and at least one... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581648 | Potato sorting apparatus A sorter for sorting pieces of various diameters and lengths made up of a pair of shafts spatially disposed in parallel within a horizontal plane, each of these shafts having a tapered core to which is connected to a pair of flights. When the shafts are rotated, ite... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581649 | Reverse flow spin-cleaning liquid filters In a liquid filter of the reverse-flow flush-cleaning type, the present invention provides the improvement of mounting the pack of discs (170) intermediate to an assembly including a seat member (200) and screw-thread split-ring (202). ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581650 | Knockdown magazine and book rack kit A knockdown magazine and book rack kit, comprising: a pair of prefabricated wooden magazine and book racks constructed of a plurality of substantially J shaped channels for holding books and magazines therein, a pair of wooden substantially symmetrical hexagonal sha... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581651 | Metal pilfer-proof cap A metallic pilfer-proof cap, in which the skirt of a skirt portion of a cap can be so separated by a weakening portion having horizontal slits and bridges formed alternately in the circumferential direction of the cap that the skirt may be left in a ring shape as a ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581652 | Tamper-indicating package, and a closure and container for such a package A tamper-indicating closure includes a plastic shell having a base wall with an annular skirt, at least one internal thread segment on the skirt, a tamper band frangibly connected to the skirt, and a circumferential array of angularly spaced flexible resilient ratch... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581653 | Cap and closure system for closing a large potable liquid bottle A threadless cap for closing a potable liquid bottle is provided. The potable liquid bottle has a neck with an upper edge defining a discharge opening. The threadless cap comprises a lid for overlying and sealingly engaging the upper edge of the neck. The lid includ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581654 | Round hour-glass hot-fillable bottle A blow-molded container has a body portion extending upward from a base. A shoulder portion extends upward and axially inward above an upper margin of the side wall to a finish defining an opening adapted to accept a closure. Horizontal linear segments are joined en... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581655 | Pullbox assembly A pullbox assembly for use in wiring having an upwardly tapered cylindrical main body having a larger diameter base than top for preventing upward movement of the pullbox when installed in the ground due to frost or soil conditions. The taper of the pullbox allows f... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581656 | One-piece box-shaped container with large label wrap surface A container includes a container base and a lid interconnected by a hinge and being of one-piece integrally molded plastic construction. The container base is of generally rectangular outline having a back wall to which the hinge is connected, a front wall, opposite... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581657 | Bandage dispenser A bandage dispenser comprising a housing having a magazine rotatably mounted therein; an advancement assembly for rotating the magazine and a pusher mechanism. The magazine including a plurality of sterile individual pie shaped compartments each receiving a sterile ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581658 | Capsule feeding apparatus for beverage vending machine An apparatus (1) is provided for feeding capsules (4), preferably single-use capsules for the preparation of beverages, infusions and the like, for beverage vending machines. The apparatus includes a storage chamber (2, 22) for storing capsules ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581659 | Dosing device The aim of the invention is to provide a dosing device for improved measuring accuracy during the continuous gravimetric dosing of bulk material, in particular combustibles in pulverulent form. To achieve this, two dosing rotors (3, 33) are arranged on the sa... | 09/01/2009 |
