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3M employee and church chorister Art Fry needed something to temporarily mark pages in his hymnal. He was in luck because his colleague, Spencer Silver, accidentally developed a glue that was too weak for other purposes. After initially discouraging consumer response, Post-it Notes became a hit in 1979.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6303111 | Nontoxic biocompatible deodorizing compositions Nontoxic biocompatible deodorizing compositions are essentially free of nonbiocompatible components and comprise, by volume, from about 0.05 to about 0.5 percent of an odor elimination agent, in combination with a physiologically compatible buffering agen... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6200939 | Biocompositible cleaning and deodorizing compositions for medical devices Biocompatible aqueous biocompatible cleaning and deodorizing compositions comprise (i) a biocompatible high osmotic pressure material, (ii) a Polycarboxylic acid salt, (iii) a polyhydric alcohol, (iv) a nonionic surfactant, and (v) an odor elimination age... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5534249 | Method of reducing malodor using metal complex A method of reducing malodor in the environment by using a (1:1) dialkali monometal polyfunctional organic ligand chelate is disclosed. The 1:1 metal complex functions as an oxidation catalyst in the presence of oxygen to neutralize odor causing materials... | 07/09/1996 |
| 4708864 | Method and compositions for treating dental structures Novel methods and dental compositions for treating dental structures, such as teeth and subgingival structures, are disclosed. Uniquely, the dental compositions contain metal complexes which are characterized as having a unique aqueous proton induced diss... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4680309 | Methods and compositions for treating inflammation or arthritis A method of treating inflammation or arthritis with metal complexes that can traverse skin and animal cell membranes intact and effectively deliver and release metal ions in a controlled manner upon demand at the targeted inflammatory or arthritic areas c... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4652444 | Methods and compositions for treating dental structures Novel methods and dental compositions for treating dental structures, such as teeth and subgingival structures, are disclosed. Uniquely, the dental compositions contain metal complexes which are characterized as having an unique aqueous proton induced dis... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4278610 | Method of making an organic metal salt or complex A method of making an organic metal salt or complex is disclosed by reacting a heavy metal hydroxide with an organic Lewis acid or salt thereof in the presence of a gaseous catalyst such as a form of CO2. The reaction may be controlled by the a... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4180473 | Method of transporting metal ions A method of transporting metal ions by introducing a metal complex into a medium containing a moiety which demands the metal ion and the complex releases the ions in a controlled manner upon demand. The metal complexes have an aqueous proton induced disso... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4129509 | Metalworking fluid compositions and methods of stabilizing same Stabilized metalworking fluid compositions are disclosed comprising an oil and water dispersion and, as a stabilizer therefor, a metal complex of a metal ion and a polyfunctional organic ligand. The metal complexes have an aqueous proton induced dissociat... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4055655 | Complexes of heavy metal ions and polyfunctional organic ligands used as antimicrobial agents Antimicrobial agents are disclosed containing as the active ingredient a metal complex of a metal ion and a polyfunctional organic ligand. The antimicrobial metal complexes are characterized by a very unexpected aqueous proton induced dissociation propert... | 10/25/1977 |
