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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 |
| 8020227 | Patient support systems for use with radiation therapy systems and other applications An apparatus for supporting a patient in radiation therapy and other applications. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a support structure and a panel carried by the support structure. The support structure can have first and second support members, such as ri... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8011508 | Packaged systems for implanting markers in a patient and methods for manufacturing and using such systems Packaged systems for implanting a marker in a patient and methods for manufacturing and using such systems. In one embodiment, a packaged system comprises an introducer having a cannula and a stylet configured to be received in the cannula, a marker in the cannula, ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7926491 | Method and apparatus for sensing field strength signals to estimate location of a wireless implantable marker Embodiments of the invention are directed to an apparatus for use in a system that senses an excitable wireless target capable of being implanted in a body or tissue. The apparatus includes multiple electromagnetic field sensors arranged approximately in a common pl... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7912529 | Panel-type sensor/source array assembly A low-density sensor panel assembly system is provided for use with remote marker assemblies that generates a marker signal and for use with a radiation therapy source that generates a radiation beam during radiation therapy. The system includes a sensor array havin... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7899513 | Modular software system for guided radiation therapy A facility for performing patient localization for radiation therapy is described. The facility activates two or more discrete software modules, and performs interactions between the activated software modules. Based upon the performed interactions, the facility per... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7778687 | Implantable marker with a leadless signal transmitter compatible for use in magnetic resonance devices A leadless marker for localizing the position of a target within a patient. In one embodiment, the marker includes a casing, a resonating circuit, and a ferromagnetic element. The casing is configured to be positioned at a selected location relative to a target site... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7747307 | Method and system for marker localization A method and system for locating a source of a signal. The source may be a wireless marker that is implanted in an object, such as a human body. The signal generated by the marker is a magnetic field. The location system uses an array of sensors to measure the magne... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7696876 | System for spatially adjustable excitation of leadless miniature marker A system for generating a magnetic field for excitation of a leadless marker assembly. The system of at least one embodiment includes a source generator that generates a plurality of alternating electrical signals each having an independently adjustable phase. A plu... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7684849 | Marker localization sensing system synchronized with radiation source A receiver for determining the location of a marker that is excited with an exciting waveform. A sensing array having coils is used to sense magnetic flux from the resonating marker. The coils provide inputs to the receiver. The receiver includes a correlation proce... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7657303 | Guided radiation therapy system A system and method for accurately locating and tracking the position of a target, such as a tumor or the like, within a body. In one embodiment, the system is a target locating and monitoring system usable with a radiation delivery source that delivers selected dos... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7657302 | Guided radiation therapy system A system and method for accurately locating and tracking the position of a target, such as a tumor or the like, within a body. In one embodiment, the system is a target locating and monitoring system usable with a radiation delivery source that delivers selected dos... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7657301 | Guided radiation therapy system A system and method for accurately locating and tracking the position of a target, such as a tumor or the like, within a body. In one embodiment, the system is a target locating and monitoring system usable with a radiation delivery source that delivers selected dos... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7535363 | Miniature resonating marker assembly A miniature resonating marker assembly that includes, in one embodiment, a ferromagnetic core, a wire coil disposed around the core, and a capacitor connected to the wire coil adjacent to the magnetic core. The core, coil, and capacitor form a signal element that, w... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7407054 | Packaged systems for implanting markers in a patient and methods for manufacturing and using such systems Packaged systems for implanting a marker in a patient and methods for manufacturing and using such systems. In one embodiment, a packaged system comprises an introducer having a cannula and a stylet configured to be received in the cannula, a marker in the cannula, ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7289839 | Implantable marker with a leadless signal transmitter compatible for use in magnetic resonance devices A leadless marker for localizing the position of a target within a patient. In one embodiment, the marker includes a casing, a resonating circuit, and a ferromagnetic element. The casing is configured to be positioned at a selected location relative to a target site... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7247160 | Apparatuses and methods for percutaneously implanting objects in patients Apparatuses and methods for percutaneously implanting objects, such as radioactive seeds or markers, in patients. In one embodiment, a device for percutaneously implanting an object in a patient includes a handle, a cannula projecting outwardly from the handle, and ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7176798 | System for spatially adjustable excitation of leadless miniature marker A system for generating a magnetic field for excitation of a leadless marker assembly. The system of at least one embodiment includes a source generator that generates a plurality of alternating electrical signals each having an independently adjustable phase. A plu... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7135978 | Miniature resonating marker assembly A miniature resonating marker assembly that includes, in one embodiment, a ferromagnetic core, a wire coil disposed around the core, and a capacitor connected to the wire coil adjacent to the magnetic core. The core, coil, and capacitor form a signal element that, w... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7026927 | Receiver used in marker localization sensing system and having dithering in excitation pulses A receiver for determining the location of a marker that is excited with an exciting waveform. A sensing array having coils is used to sense magnetic flux from the resonating marker. The coils provide inputs to the receiver. The receiver includes a correlation proce... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6977504 | Receiver used in marker localization sensing system using coherent detection A receiver for determining the location of a marker that is excited with an exciting waveform. A sensing array having coils is used to sense magnetic flux from the resonating marker. The coils provide inputs to the receiver. The receiver includes a correlation proce... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6918919 | System and method for bracketing and removing tissue A system and method for bracketing a tissue volume (22) and later locating the bracketed tissue volume. The system includes a plurality of markers (30) and a probe (32) and detector (34) for use in locating the markers by providing inform... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6889833 | Packaged systems for implanting markers in a patient and methods for manufacturing and using such systems Packaged systems for implanting a marker in a patient and methods for manufacturing and using such systems. In one embodiment, a packaged system comprises an introducer having a cannula and a stylet configured to be received in the cannula, a marker in the cannula, ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6838990 | System for excitation leadless miniature marker A system for generating an excitation field for excitation of a leadless marker assembly. One aspect of the system comprises a source generator assembly having a power supply, an energy storage device, a switching network and a source coil interconnected and configu... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6822570 | System for spatially adjustable excitation of leadless miniature marker A system for generating a magnetic field for excitation of a leadless marker assembly. The system of at least one embodiment includes a source generator that generates a plurality of alternating electrical signals each having an independently adjustable phase. A plu... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6812842 | System for excitation of a leadless miniature marker A system for generating a pulsed excitation field for excitation of a leadless marker assembly. One aspect of the system comprises a source generator assembly having a power supply, an energy storage device, a switching network and a source coil interconnected and c... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6698433 | System and method for bracketing and removing tissue A system and method for bracketing a tissue volume (22) and later locating the bracketed tissue volume. The system includes a plurality of markers (30) and a probe (32) and detector (34) for use in locating the markers by providing information usable by a... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6675810 | System and method for bracketing and removing tissue A system and method for bracketing a tissue volume (22) and later locating the bracketed tissue volume. The system includes a plurality of markers (30) and a probe (32) and detector (34) for use in locating the markers by providing information usable by a... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6401722 | Method for stabilizing and removing tissue A method of stabilizing a tissue mass, using a system (8) that includes temperature sensors (10), a scanner (80), and a cryoprobe (220). The sensors provide temperature information with respect to a tissue portion adjacent thereto. The sensors include an ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6363940 | System and method for bracketing and removing tissue A system and method for bracketing a tissue volume (22) and later locating the bracketed tissue volume. The system includes a plurality of markers (30) and a probe (32) and detector (34) for use in locating the markers by providing information usable by a... | 04/02/2002 |
