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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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110046829 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CREEP TORQUE IN A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM Vehicle creep control includes executing a first control scheme to determine a preferred output torque as a first function of the operator input to the brake pedal when the actual direction of vehicle travel is a first direction and the operator-selected direction of ve... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045931 | HYBRID TRANSMISSION A hybrid transmission is configured to transfer mechanical power to an output member and includes an input member, an output member, and a transmission case circumscribing first and second differential gear sets, each differential gear set including a plurality of meshi... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041482 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE An exhaust gas aftertreatment device includes a single intake path for an exhaust gas feedstream from an internal combustion engine and a coated substrate including a first substrate portion fluidly in parallel with a second substrate portion. A flow modification device... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110038394 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING TEMPERATURE IN A GAS FEEDSTREAM An internal combustion engine includes an exhaust gas feedstream flowing past a gas sensing device disposed therein. The gas sensor includes an integrated electrical heating element which provides a resistance indicative of its temperature. An unknown input observer is ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110015813 | MOTOR TORQUE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH AUDIBLE NOISE FOR A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM A method for operating a hybrid powertrain system includes monitoring operation of the torque machine, and limiting the motor torque output from the torque machine to a maximum allowable motor torque that is associated with an acceptable audible noise level when the mot... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011660 | HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM USING FREE PISTON LINEAR ALTERNATOR ENGINES A hybrid powertrain system includes reciprocating free-piston internal combustion engines, each including a linear alternator device configured to generate electric power. A control module determines mechanical and electrical power demands responsive to an operator torq... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110009236 | METHOD FOR TRANSITIONING CONTROL IN A MULTI-MODE HYBRID TRANSMISSION A multi-mode hybrid transmission including a selectable one-way clutch and first and second torque machines transitions to operating in a target continuously variable mode including applying a selectable one-way clutch and controlling input torque and motor torques of t... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110000756 | BI-DIRECTIONAL IMPACT ABSORPTION DEVICE FOR A CLUTCH REACTION PLATE A clutch reaction plate includes an annular device having a plurality of radially configured, alternating inwardly-oriented splines and keys, the splines and keys configured to meshingly engage a coaxial correspondingly-splined second device inserted therein. Selected o... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100332151 | METHOD FOR OVERLOAD PROTECTION OF SMA DEVICE A method for detecting a mechanical overload condition of an energized linear actuator to prevent commanding an activation signal to the linear actuator that may mechanically overload the linear actuator includes monitoring feedback variation of a movable element associ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332035 | METHOD FOR POSITION FEEDBACK BASED CONTROL FOR OVERLOAD PROTECTION A method for executing mechanical overload protection to prevent commanding a control signal to a linear actuator that may mechanically overload the linear actuator when an overload condition of the linear actuator is detected, the linear actuator utilized for controlli... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100326070 | ACTUATOR SYSTEM INCLUDING AN ACTIVE MATERIAL A linear actuator associated with an actuator system for a device includes a wire cable fabricated from an active material. The linear actuator couples to the device and to the moveable element. The active material induces strain in the linear actuator in response to an... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100326052 | METHOD FOR MONITORING AMMONIA STORAGE IN AN EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM A method for monitoring the ammonia-selective catalyst reduction device includes monitoring states of parameters of the exhaust gas feedstream upstream of the ammonia-selective catalyst reduction device, analytically segmenting the ammonia-selective catalyst reduction d... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100324782 | VEHICLE CONFIGURATION FOR IMPROVING LOW SPEED MANEUVERABILITY An apparatus to turn a vehicle in a low speed zero slip turning maneuver includes a vehicle body and a vehicle chassis including a plurality of wheels, wherein every wheel of the chassis is steerable, and an electric propulsion system. The apparatus also includes a low ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100307140 | METHOD TO MONITOR HC-SCR CATALYST NOX REDUCTION PERFORMANCE FOR LEAN EXHAUST APPLICATIONS A method for initiating a regeneration mode in selective catalytic reduction device utilizing hydrocarbons as a reductant includes monitoring a temperature within the aftertreatment system, monitoring a fuel dosing rate to the selective catalytic reduction device, monit... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100305800 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ENGINE FIRING IN A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM A method for controlling a hybrid powertrain system includes commanding engine operation to transition from an engine-off state to an engine-on state. A control scheme detects engine firing based upon input speed, input torque and a change in the input torque.... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100302066 | ALERT NOTIFICATION NETWORK A network server operable to communicate information over a half-duplex push-to-talk over cellular wireless communication system includes a location manager operable to determine geographic location of a plurality of recipients, an alert notification manager for prepari... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100300385 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE UTILIZING DUAL COMPRESSION AND DUAL EXPANSION PROCESSES Engines and processes for their operation include a compressor cylinder, at least one power cylinder, and an expander cylinder. The outlet of the compressor cylinder is fed to the inlet of a power cylinder, and the outlet of the power cylinder is fed to the expander cyl... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100299051 | FUEL INJECTION AND COMBUSTION FAULT DIAGNOSTICS USING CYLINDER PRESSURE SENSOR Systems and methods useful for detecting a combustion fault in a combustion engine include determining cylinder power density values for cylinders present on the engine during its operation and determining cylinder imbalance parameters for the cylinders, based on the cy... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100299049 | CONTROL STRATEGY FOR OPERATING A HOMOGENEOUS-CHARGE COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINE SUBSEQUENT TO A FUEL CUTOFF EVENT A multi-cylinder spark-ignition direct-injection internal combustion engine is re-fired subsequent to a fuel cutoff event wherein fuel to all cylinders is cutoff. Re-firing the engine includes selectively firing individual cylinders during re-firing engine cycles exclus... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100293930 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AMMONIA FORMATION IN A CATALYTIC CONVERTER An exhaust gas aftertreatment system for treating an engine-out exhaust gas feedstream of a spark-ignition direct-injection engine includes a multi-stage catalytic converter comprising a converter inlet, a converter outlet, and a substrate having a first end associated ... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100293926 | HYDROCARBON SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION FOR NOx CONTROL WITH GASOLINE-FUELED SPARK IGNITION ENGINES USING ENGINE-OUT HYDROCARBONS A method for controlling hydrocarbon delivery to a hydrocarbon selective catalytic reduction device configured to receive an exhaust gas flow from an internal combustion engine includes monitoring measurable variable terms including factors affecting a conversion effici... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100292886 | TURN BY TURN GRAPHICAL NAVIGATION ON FULL WINDSHIELD HEAD-UP DISPLAY A system to display graphical images upon a windscreen of a vehicle including navigational aids includes the windscreen having a transparent windscreen head up display, an enhanced vision system manager monitoring a planned travel route, and generating display requireme... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100292880 | METHOD FOR MANAGING BATTERY POWER WITHIN A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM A hybrid powertrain system includes an internal combustion engine and a torque machine wherein electrical energy is controllably transferred between an electric energy storage device and the torque machine by a control system. A method for controlling the hybrid powertr... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100289632 | NIGHT VISION ON FULL WINDSHIELD HEAD-UP DISPLAY A system to display graphical images upon a windscreen of a vehicle including night vision includes a transparent windscreen head up display, a night vision system, and an enhanced vision system system manager monitoring data from the night vision system, analyzing the ... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100280701 | FUEL SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS BY ANALYZING CYLINDER PRESSURE SIGNAL A method for diagnosing combustion within a direct-injection, internal combustion engine including a plurality of combustion chambers and operative lean of stoichiometry includes monitoring pressure readings in the plurality of combustion chambers across engine crank an... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100280678 | METHOD TO RESOLVE A REMOTE ELECTRICAL OUTLET FOR AN ELECTRICALLY-POWERED VEHICLE A method for operating a charging stall having a known geographic location configured to electrically charge an electrically-powered vehicle includes communicating a first message to a remote access server from a subject vehicle, the first message including geographic l... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100280675 | METHOD FOR MANAGING ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING LOADS ON A LOCAL ELECTRIC POWER INFRASTRUCTURE A method for managing electrical charging of an electrical energy storage device for a subject vehicle using electric power originating from a stationary source of electrical power includes providing a database including respective geographic locations of a plurality of... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100274690 | METHOD TO FACILITATE OPPORTUNITY CHARGING OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE A method for electrically charging a high-voltage battery of a subject vehicle includes resolving a geographic location of the subject vehicle at a remote charging site, electrically charging the high-voltage battery through a connection of the subject vehicle to an ele... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100269771 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE An internal combustion engine includes intake and exhaust camshafts including high-lift lobes and low-lift lobes separated by a lobe separation angle. The engine transitions between operating in a controlled auto-ignition combustion mode with positive valve overlap and ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100256852 | PLATOON VEHICLE MANAGEMENT A method for controlling a plurality of vehicles to operate the plurality of vehicles in a platoon includes, within a leader vehicle selected from the plurality of vehicles: monitoring through a vehicle-to-vehicle communication a respective actual position of each of th... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100256836 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE MANAGEMENT A method for controlling a vehicle upon a roadway includes monitoring a trajectory of a host vehicle based upon a global positioning device within the host vehicle, monitoring a first wireless communication between the host vehicle and a plurality of target vehicles, th... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100256835 | FAIL-SAFE SPEED PROFILES FOR COOPERATIVE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES A method for controlling speed of a vehicle based upon control messages received through a communications device within the vehicle includes monitoring communication of control messages to a propulsion controller wherein control messages includes a speed profile includi... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100254019 | UV LASER BEAMLETT ON FULL-WINDSHIELD HEAD-UP DISPLAY An apparatus to project graphical images upon a substantially transparent windscreen head-up display of a vehicle includes an excitation light source projecting a laser beam based upon a graphical image command and a telescope for expanding the laser beam. The apparatus... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100253918 | INFOTAINMENT DISPLAY ON FULL-WINDSHIELD HEAD-UP DISPLAY A method to display an infotainment graphic upon a surface within a vehicle includes monitoring a source of infotainment content; determining the infotainment graphic based upon monitoring the source of infotainment content, and displaying the infotainment graphic upon ... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100253688 | SCAN LOOP OPTIMIZATION OF VECTOR PROJECTION DISPLAY A method for creating an efficient scan loop for displaying a vector projection graphic upon a substantially transparent windscreen head-up display includes determining a plurality of candidate scan loops to create a desired vector projection graphic, determining an eff... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100253602 | DYNAMIC VEHICLE SYSTEM INFORMATION ON FULL WINDSHIELD HEAD-UP DISPLAY A substantially transparent windscreen head up display includes one of light emitting particles or microstructures over a predefined region of the windscreen permitting luminescent display while permitting vision through the windscreen. A method to display a graphic hea... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100253601 | FULL-WINDSHIELD HUD ENHANCEMENT: PIXELATED FIELD OF VIEW LIMITED ARCHITECTURE A system projects graphics upon a transparent windscreen head-up display of a vehicle. The system includes a graphics projection system projecting light upon the transparent windscreen head-up display and the transparent windscreen head-up display emitting light in a li... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100253600 | FULL-WINDSHIELD HEAD-UP DISPLAY ENHANCEMENT: ANTI-REFLECTIVE GLASS HARD COAT A substantially transparent windscreen head-up display of a vehicle is configured to display graphical images from a light source. The windscreen head-up display includes multiple layers having an outer layer including a transparent substrate. The multiple layers furthe... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100253599 | LUMINANCE UNIFORMITY COMPENSATION OF VECTOR PROJECTION DISPLAY A method to display a projected parametric curve upon a substantially transparent windscreen head-up display includes monitoring a desired parametric curve comprising a plurality of control points and a plurality of graphic segments based upon the control points, determ... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100253598 | LANE OF TRAVEL ON WINDSHIELD HEAD-UP DISPLAY A substantially transparent windscreen head up display includes one of light emitting particles or microstructures over a predefined region of the windscreen permitting luminescent display while permitting vision through the windscreen. A method to represent graphical i... | 10/07/2010 |
