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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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D656473 | Wall display | 03/27/2012 |
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| D633040 | Wide front docking cradle | 02/22/2011 |
| D626531 | Remote control | 11/02/2010 |
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| D619132 | Audio controller | 07/06/2010 |
| D616441 | Controller | 05/25/2010 |
| D616321 | Door bell | 05/25/2010 |
| 7673030 | Internet control system communication protocol, method and computer program A control system, method and computer program are provided for communicating control information in a control system. The control system includes a master controller and a plurality of devices. Each of the plurality of devices have a number of channels. Each channel... | 03/02/2010 |
| D603407 | Audio controller | 11/03/2009 |
| D602858 | Remote control charging base | 10/27/2009 |
| D599801 | Touch panel docking station | 09/08/2009 |
| 7576665 | System and method for receiving analog and digital input A system and a method are provided for receiving analog and digital audio input via a single audio input connector. The method includes receiving an input signal from a single audio input connector, splitting the received input signal into a first input signal and a... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7541539 | Wall box mounting apparatus An apparatus and method for mounting a device in a wall box is provided. The apparatus includes a base plate formed by a front portion and a plurality of side portions extending to the rear to define a substantially open rear portion, and a latching mechanism couple... | 06/02/2009 |
| D587261 | Touch panel | 02/24/2009 |
| D584240 | Keypad | 01/06/2009 |
| D581879 | Wall mountable controller | 12/02/2008 |
| 7426702 | System and method for multimedia display A system of multimedia display on a monitor screen includes at least one graphics source, a display file defining a page having a plurality of buttons, where each button has a set of properties including a specification of a graphics source. The system further inclu... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7414193 | Wall box mounting apparatus An apparatus for mounting a device in a wall box is provided that includes a base plate formed by a substantially flat front portion and a plurality of side portions extending to the rear to define a substantially open rear portion, and at least one magnet. The fron... | 08/19/2008 |
| D571675 | Thermostat | 06/24/2008 |
| 7373414 | Multi-media system and method for simultaneously delivering multi-media data to multiple destinations A multimedia system and method that provides easy universal text searching for non-technical users, is disclosed. A configuration of the multimedia system and method of the present invention also facilitates content delivery through multiple, independent, simultaneo... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7342584 | Method and computer program for implementing interactive bargraphs of any shape or design on a graphical user interface A method and computer program are provided for implementing an interactive bargraph that includes associating an interactive bargraph with an independent touch map image having a plurality of pixel values, displaying the interactive bargraph, determining a current l... | 03/11/2008 |
| D549710 | Controller keypad | 08/28/2007 |
| 7224366 | Method and system for control system software The present invention discloses a method for building and displaying control and non-interactive, non-control information on a touch panel. The method can include constructing a page for display on the touch panel, configuring one or more graphical display units and... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213061 | Internet control system and method A control system of the present invention includes at least one device, a network interconnecting the at least one device, a control network portal coupled between the network and the Internet, and a master controller coupled to the network and operable to control t... | 05/01/2007 |
| D537417 | Wall mountable controller | 02/27/2007 |
| D520495 | Remote controller | 05/09/2006 |
