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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090217757 | PHYSICAL QUANTITY MEASURING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE A physical quantity measuring apparatus includes an oscillation drive circuit that forms an oscillation loop together with a physical quantity transducer and excites a drive oscillation of the physical quantity transducer, and a detection circuit that detects an analog ... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217758 | Method of Determining the Texture of Food Material and Apparatus for Use in this Method The invention relates to a method of determining the texture of food material, comprising the steps of applying a vibrational impact with a predetermined frequency to the food material, measuring the vibrational response of the food material to the vibrational impact, a... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217759 | Method of Determining Sublimate in Thermoset Film with Qcm Sensor A method for measuring an amount of a sublimate in real time with respect to a lapse of heating time, comprising: adhering the sublimate from a thermoset film during heating to a surface of a crystal oscillator using a nozzle inserted into a detection part; and measurin... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217760 | SENSING APPARATUS A sensing apparatus utilizing film bulk acoustic resonators (FBARs). The film bulk acoustic resonator has a bulk acoustic wave velocity (Vb) and a corresponding resonant frequency (f). When the FBAR is subjected to a force such as acceleration, g-force or an air pressur... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217761 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING IN A CRYOGENIC, HIGH VIBRATION ENVIRONMENT Sensors affixed to various such structures, where the sensors can withstand, remain affixed, and operate while undergoing both cryogenic temperatures and high vibrations. In particular, piezoelectric single crystal transducers are utilized, and these sensors are coupled... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217762 | METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AND MAKING PARTICLE FILTERING DEVICES One subject of the invention is a process for checking the robustness of a particulate filter intended to be used in the exhaust line of a diesel engine, comprising the steps consisting in, having first determined the soot mass limit of said filter, loading a new filter... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217763 | Ultrasonic probe, ultrasonic testing equipment, ultrasonic testing method, and manufacturing method of seamless pipe or tube The ultrasonic testing method according to the invention includes the steps of arranging an ultrasonic probe 1 having a plurality of transducers 11 so as to face a tubular test object P, and causing the transducers appropriately selected from the plurality... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217764 | METHOD FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF A TESTING BODY HAVING AT LEAST ONE ACOUSTICALLY ANISOTROPIC MATERIAL AREA A method is described for nondestructive testing of a test body having at least one acoustically anisotropic material area using ultrasound. The method of the invention includes ascertaining or providing directionally specific sound propagation properties which describe... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217765 | SENSOR FAILURE DIAGNOSIS DEVICE AND SENSOR FAILURE DIAGNOSIS METHOD A sensor failure diagnosis device including a control section that generates vibrations by moving a movable component inside a device is provided. The device includes a determining section that determines whether a value related to a vibration amount output from the sen... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217766 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND USE OF A SENSOR ASSEMBLY A sensor assembly consists of a metallic pressure sensor cap welded to a tubular gland, which integrally forms a sealing edge on its one end opposing the pressure sensor cap side, a housing part, which has an opening formed therein such that the gland can penetrate the ... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217767 | Measurement of Stress in Coatings Using a Piezoelectric Actuator Device and method for determining mechanical stresses in a substrate coating has a substrate holder and actuating element configured as a piezoelectric actuator moveable at least partially in relation to the holed. The actuating element mechanically prestresses the subs... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217768 | PIEZOELECTRIC MEASURING ELEMENT WITH TRANSVERSE EFFECT AND SENSOR COMPRISING SUCH A MEASURING ELEMENT A piezoelectric measuring element comprises at least one bar with transverse effect which can be used with two conductor technology. Poles comprising the metallisations, electrodes and lines in the measuring element are embodied with one or more piezoelectric bars with ... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217769 | STRUCTURAL MONITORING Apparatus (10) for monitoring changes in the shape of a hollow structure (20) comprises a flexible elongate support (12), which includes several optical fibre strain sensors (14, 16, 18) each arranged to measure strain in the longitudinal dir... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217770 | TESTING DEVICE FOR TUBE BUNDLE REACTORS The invention relates to a testing device for tube bundle reactors, with a multitude of tubes (22) arranged as a bundle. At least one probe (12) is movably mounted in or on the testing device (10) and has, in particular, a drive (32) for its ... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217771 | Measuring system for a medium flowing in a process line The measuring system is inserted into the course of a process line and serves for registering at least one measured variable of a medium flowing in the process line. The measuring system includes for such purpose a measuring transducer having a measuring tube serving fo... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217772 | FLOW METER HAVING ROTOR WITH MULTIPLE FLOW CHANNELS OF DIFFERENT DIAMETER A gas flow meter for obtaining flow volume readings in a gas conduit, including sensors mounted upstream and downstream of a flow restriction device on a rotor, the rotor further including at least one more flow restriction device that can be rotated into position relat... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217773 | Operating device for testing torque wrenches An operating device for testing torque wrenches is formed with a carrier for fixing a torque wrench to be tested. A transducer is coupled to the head portion of the torque wrench. A grip holder is provided for fixing the grip of the torque wrench and a deflecting mechan... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217774 | Torque sensing apparatus There is described an apparatus for providing rotary displacement information indicative of the torque applied to a torsion bar which is rotatable relative to a housing, in which the electromagnetic coupling between a transmit aerial fixed relative to the housing and a ... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217775 | RESTRAINT SYSTEM A test system includes a platform having a movable endless belt. A restraint is configured to restrain a test article in a selected vertical position relative to the moveable belt. The restraint includes at least a pair of axially rigid supports wherein at least one rig... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217776 | Real-Time Filtration Apparatus and Associated Methods A fluid testing apparatus and associated method include a testing chamber, a filter storage device and a filter transfer mechanism. The testing chamber has a sample volume, a filtrate collection reservoir, an opening between the sample volume and the filtrate collection... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217777 | ANALYTE SCREENING AND DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Methods of concentrating an analyte that is in liquid and method of detecting an analyte in a liquid are disclosed. Methods of screening a liquid for the presence of an analyte are also disclosed. Processes comprising continuously collecting a sample of fluid throughout... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217778 | Sampling and Monitoring of Particulate Suspension Material Apparatus for use in measuring properties of media formed from a particulate suspension. The apparatus includes a media sampler coupled to feed pipes to allow media to flowing therethrough to be sampled and a connector for coupling the media sampler to a sensor for sens... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217779 | Compliant gear assembly, engine and gear train operating method A compliant gear assembly for a gear train of an internal combustion engine includes a hub subassembly having a first hub component and a second hub component. The first hub component defines a first axis, and the compliant gear assembly includes a gear ring rotatable r... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217780 | BICYCLE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL APPARATUS A bicycle transmission shifting device that includes a cable having a portion of the cable attached to a derailleur and also having another portion of the cable attached to a cable drum. Rotation of the cable drum in one direction pulls the cable to move the derailleur ... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217781 | SHIFTER FOR VEHICLE TRANSMISSION A shifter for a vehicle transmission has a lever with a base end. A holder holds the base end of the lever rotatably in first and second perpendicular directions. A shaft is coupled to the base end of the lever. A shift-cable connection has a shaft insertion hole and is... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217782 | SHIFT-BY-WIRE SHIFTER WITH DEFAULT TO PARK A shift-by-wire shifter system includes a spring biased DTP lever engageable with a shifter lever assembly to move the shifter lever assembly to a park position. A DTP lock assembly secures the DTP lever so that the shifter lever assembly is selectively movable along th... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217783 | PEDAL WITH PANTOGRAPH DEVICE A bicycle pedal (1) mounted at the end (3) of a pedal assembly crank arm (5), includes a main body (7) whereon a cyclist's foot is supported while cycling, the pedal (1) being assembled, along a link axis X1, to the crank ar... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217784 | ORE REDUCTION PROCESS AND TITANIUM OXIDE AND IRON METALLIZATION PRODUCT The disclosure is directed to a process for producing separable iron and titanium oxides from an ore containing titanium oxide and ferric oxide, comprising: (a) forming agglomerates comprising carbon-based materials and the ore, the quantity of carbon of the agglomerate... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217785 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING IMPURITIES OUT OF FEED STOCK IN COPPER MELTS The invention relates to a method for separating impurities out of slags, dusts, minerals, preparation residues of minerals or of recyclings or remaining substances, subsequently called feed stock. In order to save energy and reduce costs, the inventive method is charac... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217786 | PROCESSING OF LATERITE ORE A process for the leaching of metals from highly oxidized laterite ores. The ore is admixed with an acidic aqueous medium, preferably a solution of sulfuric acid and the resulting mixture is treated with a sulfur reducing agent so as to reduce mineral species containing... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217787 | WASTE TREATMENT FURNACE AND METHOD This invention relates to a waste treatment furnace and method comprising:
| 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217788 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED OILFIELD TORQUE WRENCH SET-UP TO MAKE-UP AND BREAK-OUT TUBULAR STRINGS Automated make-up and break-up methods and apparatus for rotary oil well drilling are presented. The apparatus includes a drilling database storing tubular type records, a torque wrench having a spinner, and a controller. During make-up, the controller retrieves one or ... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217789 | Ratchet control structure A ratchet control structure includes a socket having a polygonal slot and inner ratchet teeth, a twisting head being an upper semi-circular body inserted into and combined with the socket, and a control ring fit with the twisting head and restricted by a bottom portion ... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217790 | Universal adjustable wrench with tactile snap action An adjustable wrench for gripping hexagonal and other shaped heads includes two slightly non-parallel jaw faces, wherein one face is smoother than the other. The angle between the two jaw faces is extremely shallow to create a “snap-action” geometry. Combining that ... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217791 | Head of Pliers The present invention relates to a head of crimping pliers for crimping a work piece. The head comprises two inserts. Each insert builds at least two halves of at least two nests for the work piece. The inserts are guided along a guiding axis for a sliding movement betw... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217792 | MACHINE TOOL AND WORKPIECE INNER SURFACE MACHINING METHOD USING THE MACHINE TOOL To provide a machine tool not only capable of machining an inner surface of a workpiece into a spherical surface but also capable of machining a bearing surface including a flat surface and machining the combination of a spherical surface and a flat surface, and to prov... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217793 | AUTOMATIC DEFECT DETECTOR AND REJECTER An apparatus, a method and a system for cutting or trimming a portion of an article using a jet stream provided by a nozzle tip. The apparatus includes a drive unit configured to provide a rotational force and a cam assembly connectable to the drive unit and configured ... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217794 | RING STRANDER KNIFE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE A cutting assembly includes a knife assembly having a knife holder and a knife blade, a counter knife, and a scoring tip holder. In one arrangement, the counter knife is secured to a ring strander drum, the knife holder and scoring tip holder are carried by a clamping e... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217795 | String for Musical Instrument The present disclosure relates to a string for a musical instrument comprising duplex stainless steel. The string has high mechanical strength and a high resistance to relaxation. Also, the corrosion resistance is high. Therefore, the string according to the present dis... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090217796 | Forearm wrap fretboard A soft, removable forearm wrap worn on the user's forearm toward the wrist, which has “raised” artwork on it's exterior which faces away from it's user. This artwork has the appearance of part of a musical instrument fret board such as a guitar fret board (bass guit... | 09/03/2009 |
