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 |
| 8096619 | Foldable leisure chair A foldable leisure chair includes a seat unit having a pair of side frames, a pair of armrest members connected pivotally and respectively to the side frames, and a pair of support units. Each support unit includes a coupling seat defining a receiving space therein ... | 01/17/2012 |
| D639577 | Chair | 06/14/2011 |
| 7862442 | Adjustable swing device A swing device comprises a stationary seat and a swinging mechanism. The stationary seat includes a pair of side frames, and a top frame interconnecting the side frames. The swinging mechanism includes a frame body unit swingable between the side frames and includin... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7770591 | Tent frame A tent frame includes two main supporting units, a connecting rod unit interconnecting the main supporting units, and two oblique supporting units. Each main supporting unit includes two foot rods, first and second corner connectors mounted respectively on the foot ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7699711 | Swing assembly A swing assembly includes a swing frame and at least two single-seater seat units. The swing frame includes a horizontal support bar and a plurality of spaced apart hook members disposed swingably on the support bar. Each single-seater seat unit includes a chair mem... | 04/20/2010 |
| D597335 | Chair | 08/04/2009 |
| 7435183 | Swing A swing includes: a pair of upright stands having top end portions; a transverse rod having two opposite end portions that are respectively secured to the top end portions of the stands; a pair of pivot sleeves sleeved respectively on the end portions of the transve... | 10/14/2008 |
| D570494 | Shed | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367895 | Swing assembly with drapes A swing assembly includes a main support frame and a swing chair unit. The main support frame includes four spaced-apart upright posts, and a top frame connected to the upright posts. The swing chair unit includes a suspending frame hung movably on the top frame, an... | 05/06/2008 |
| D560407 | Swing frame | 01/29/2008 |
| D560404 | Pattern for cabinet door | 01/29/2008 |
| D552854 | Seat | 10/16/2007 |
| D552896 | Protective cover for a base of a chair | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273249 | Foldable chair A foldable chair includes: a seat supporting frame; a first pivot-pin unit; a first link-plate unit pivoted to the seat supporting frame through the first pivot-pin unit; a pivot joint unit; a backrest pivoted to the first link-plate unit through the pivot joint uni... | 09/25/2007 |
| D543713 | Swing frame | 06/05/2007 |
| D543714 | Swing frame | 06/05/2007 |
| 7159944 | Backrest for a chair A backrest includes: a back support having a top end portion provided with a pivot shaft that has two opposite end portions; a backrest cushion having a rear wall formed with two threaded holes; a coupling cover having an open end, covering the pivot shaft, and havi... | 01/09/2007 |
| D534006 | Chair | 12/26/2006 |
| 7134713 | Chair with a footrest turnable relative to a chair seat frame A chair includes a mounting frame, a chair seat frame movable relative to the mounting frame longitudinally between a forward position and a rearward position, a footrest mounted pivotally to a front seat portion of the chair seat frame and an anchored portion of th... | 11/14/2006 |
| D530934 | Chair | 10/31/2006 |
| D529981 | Swing | 10/10/2006 |
| D528814 | Chair | 09/26/2006 |
| D528318 | Chair | 09/19/2006 |
| D528315 | Chair | 09/19/2006 |
| D528312 | Chair | 09/19/2006 |
| D528316 | Chair | 09/19/2006 |
| D526799 | Chair | 08/22/2006 |
| D526800 | Chair | 08/22/2006 |
| D526795 | Chair | 08/22/2006 |
| D526501 | Chair | 08/15/2006 |
| 7080887 | Chair with foldable leg rest A chair includes a base frame unit, a leg rest frame, an operating unit, and a linkage device. The base frame unit includes a seat frame with front and rear frame portions. The leg rest frame is connected pivotally to the front frame portion of the seat frame, and i... | 07/25/2006 |
| D517340 | Chair | 03/21/2006 |
| D517339 | Chair | 03/21/2006 |
| D513900 | Chair | 01/31/2006 |
| 6973687 | Foldable stand for a hammock A foldable stand, which is for suspending a hammock above the ground, includes a base unit and a supporting unit. The base unit includes an elongate base, and a pair of lateral members, each of which is coupled pivotally to the elongate base. The supporting unit inc... | 12/13/2005 |
| D512580 | Chair | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971712 | Retractable furniture device A retractable furniture device includes two supporting units for supporting a seat frame on a base frame. Each supporting unit includes an inclined first support member connected pivotally between a rear end portion of a curved lateral rod of the base frame and a fr... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6938951 | Foldable chair with safety locks A foldable chair includes first and second legs, a backrest, a seat-supporting frame, and a safety lock. The first and second legs are coupled pivotally to each other. The backrest is coupled pivotally to the second leg. The seat-supporting is coupled pivotally to t... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935962 | Swing with an extension frame A swing frame unit of a swing includes a supporting frame, a seat frame disposed on the supporting frame, a backrest frame pivoted to the supporting frame and pivotable between a horizontal position and an inclined position, and an extension frame mounted movably on... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932425 | Foldable bench A foldable bench includes a first leg frame having a first cross bar, a second leg frame connected pivotally to and intersecting the first leg frame and having a second cross bar, a backrest frame connected pivotally to and extending upwardly and rearwardly from a t... | 08/23/2005 |
