Did You Know...
...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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5418985 | Massage shower system The massage shower system (6) includes injectors (7) for directing jets of water and air and water under pressure substantially radially towards the body of a patient standing up, a frame (9, 42, 44) supporting the injectors (7), and an actuator (10, 43) ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5406654 | Hydrodynamic massage device The device comprises a bathtub (2), injection orifices (5) associated with supply devices (12, 20) for producing hydrodynamic jets directed interiorly of the bathtub (2), and control units (22, 25, 27) for orienting in a synchronized manner the hydrodynam... | 04/18/1995 |
