The Band-Aid brand of adhesive bandages is owned by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. The Band-Aid brand was created in 1920 by Earle Dickson, an employee of Johnson & Johnson, who developed the product to help his wife, who frequently cut and burned herself while cooking.
The brand was named after the bandages that Dickson created, which were called "band-aids" because they were designed to aid the healing of wounds. Today, the Band-Aid brand is known for its wide range of adhesive bandages and other wound care products, which are used by people around the world to protect and care for minor cuts, scrapes, and burns.