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 |
| D641267 | Template holder | 07/12/2011 |
| D639682 | Template | 06/14/2011 |
| 7942174 | Feather board apparatus and method An improved feather board apparatus and method are provided, for use in holding a work piece against a guide surface as the work piece is guided in a feed direction, and for precluding motion of the work piece in a direction opposite the feed direction, through use ... | 05/17/2011 |
| D637505 | Depth gauge | 05/10/2011 |
| 7930961 | Crown molding cutting apparatus and method A method and apparatus are provided, for positioning a work piece, such as a piece of crown molding, through use of an apparatus including a work piece support plate pivotably attached along a pivot axis to a base. The base is adapted to rest on a horizontal referen... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7926158 | Saw blade changing tool A blade changing tool for changing a blade for saws, particular table saws, is provided. The tool includes a body having a face that includes at least one recess for receiving and engaging a saw blade. Typically, the face will include a plurality of axially offset r... | 04/19/2011 |
| D636245 | Right angle drive | 04/19/2011 |
| D635001 | Dowling jig | 03/29/2011 |
| D633768 | Right angle drive attachment | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896042 | Hinge and strike plate mortise kit A kit for forming mortises in door edges and door frames for flush-mounting door hinges, strike plates and latch plates is provided. The kit generally includes a template holder and a plurality of templates mountable to the template holder. The templates provide gui... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7766059 | Hinge and strike plate mortise kit A kit for forming mortises in door edges and door frames for flush-mounting door hinges, strike plates and latch plates is provided. The kit generally includes a template holder and a plurality of templates mountable to the template holder. The templates provide gui... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7740108 | Expandable sawhorse-type support for work pieces including sheet material An apparatus and method, for supporting a work piece, utilize an expandable articulated support frame having a plurality of telescopic columns arranged in rows and interconnected by a plurality of connecting rods pivotably connected to each other and the telescopic ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7509746 | Casing measurement and marking tool An adjustable marking and measuring tool including a locating block and a guide block is provided. The locating block includes a pair of abutments for locating the tool in the corner of a jamb. The guide block includes a miter guide line edge for locating a guide li... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7475740 | Angle drive attachment An angle drive attachment having an adjustable handle is provided. The angle drive includes an input shaft, an input shaft housing, a transmission, a handle mount, a handle, and an output socket. The handle allows the angle drive attachment to be adaptable to workin... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7472730 | Work center/clamping table and storage system A method and apparatus are provided for transporting, operating, and storing power tools and their accessories, through the use of a portable work center apparatus including a closable case having a work surface fixedly attached thereto, and storage compartments the... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7467651 | Tool attachment system and router attachment and method incorporating same The present invention is directed toward a quick attach and detach mechanism for a tool attachment such as a router attachment for a router. The attachment system includes a mounting adapter which may be integrally formed with the router housing or attached to the r... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7421791 | Apparatus and method for hanging a door An apparatus and/or method for hanging a door in an associated frame are provided, through the use of one or more templates and/or guide devices including elements and features which facilitate proper positioning of mortises and/or holes in the door and door frame, ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7343945 | Milling system and method A milling system for milling patterns into a workpiece is disclosed. The system comprises a baseplate having an aperture and a template disposed within the aperture and positionable in a plurality of registrated orientations relative to the baseplate. The baseplate ... | 03/18/2008 |
| D561791 | Push stick | 02/12/2008 |
| 7191677 | Adjustable angle drive for a rotary power tool The present invention provides an adjustable angle drive for a rotary power tool such as a drill. The adjustable angle drive includes input and output shafts journalled for rotation in input and output housings. The input and output shafts are rotatably coupled thro... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7131898 | Adjustable surface positioning guide for a rotary hand-held tool A removable surface positioning guide for a rotary hand-held tool provides one or more adjustable features for selective positioning of a surface engaging bit driven by the rotary hand-held tool. The surface positioning guide may include a pivot joint between a guid... | 11/07/2006 |
