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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 |
| 20080306857 | Method for displaying transmission time intervals of orders on electronic trading system A method is provided for displaying transmission time intervals to a trader using an electronic trading system comprising the steps of displaying a trading screen for an electronic trading system, said trading screen including a transmission time interval display, and d... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080292708 | Polymeric Adhesive Matrix with Salified Carboxylic Groups for Transdermal Use Polymeric matrices for the controlled release of medicaments for the topical transdermal use comprising copolymers of acrylic and/or methacrylic acid or esters thereof having a Tg lower than 0° C., whose free carboxy groups are salified with compatible organic or inorg... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080277296 | MARKER PEN STORAGE SYSTEM A marker pen storage system comprising a housing having a plurality of receptacles for receiving marker pens, each receptacle formed to include an upper and lower cavity, the upper cavity located at the opening of the receptacle and formed to include a first upper incli... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080273774 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING A MEDICAL DRAWING OR SKETCH FOR GENERATING PROGRESS NOTES, DIAGNOSIS AND BILLING CODES A system and methods are provided that allows an end user such as a doctor to draw a picture representation of a patient physical findings such as symptoms, treatments, imaging results or other procedures so that the rendering is captured and translated to a textual des... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080271338 | WET-FLOOR-DRYER CAUTION SIGN A device that dries a wet surface, or defrosts a frozen surface, and warns of a slippery condition created by the wet surface, or any hazardous condition in that vicinity. The wet surface may be dried by a fan circulating heated or non-heated air discharged from the cen... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080270163 | SYSTEM, PROGRAM AND METHOD FOR EXPERIENTIALLY INDUCING USER ACTIVITY A unified experiential multimedia inducement and entertainment system, computer program and method for providing broadcasts of multimedia content from a plurality of providers to one or more users. The system, computer program and method provide for experience-based ent... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080263269 | KEY SELECTION DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR CONTENT-ADDRESSABLE MEMORY A method and a computer readable medium having executable instructions are provided. The method and instructions when executed generates a first look-up key from a group of look-up key units stored in a data storage, generation of the first look up key being completed p... | 10/23/2008 |
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| 20080259831 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM CENTRALIZED SERVICE WITH ENHANCED UNSTRUCTURED SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICE A method of handling Service Data initiated by a wireless network for a mobile station, the mobile station configured to operate in a circuit-switched network and a packet-switched network, includes registering a Circuit Switched Access Adaptation Function in the mobile... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080252518 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LOCATION USING A HYBRID SOLUTION A method and device for location determination includes receiving at least one signal from a first transmitter and receiving at least one signal from a second signal transmitter. The first transmitter transmits a first type of signal and the second transmitter transmits... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080250679 | POINT-OF-PURCHASE MARKETING SIGNAGE METHOD AND APPARATUS Apparatus and method for marketing products that includes a plastic, magnetic or lenticular form typically conforming in shape and size of a corresponding product being advertised and the form may have indicia applied to the form representative of information associated... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080238157 | CHAIR A folding chair includes a back frame including at least one rear leg, a seat frame pivotally connected to the back frame, at least one front leg pivotally connected to the seat frame, a link connected to the at least one front leg and the at least one rear leg to pull ... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080231512 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZATION OF LOCATION DETERMINATION SIGNAL SAMPLES IN NOISY ENVIRONMENTS An apparatus for location determination includes a location determination receiver configured to receive location determination signals, a location determination signal quality assessment component configured to assess a quality of received location determination signal... | 09/25/2008 |
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| 20080196596 | OIL RECLAMATION DEVICE AND PROCESS A fryer filtration arrangement includes an oil reclamation system to reclaim used filtered cooking oil.... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080197676 | FOLDING CHAIR A folding chair is disclosed. The chair includes a plurality of legs, including front and back legs, a seat, and a folding unit. The folding unit is attached to the legs and the seat, and it is configured to fold the legs using a force applied to at least one of the leg... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080192123 | Camera Mountings Liquid Formulation A TV/video camera (12) converts optical images into electronic image data. A mounting (10) for the camera has moving and non-moving components to provide movement of the camera in pan and tilt axes and damping means for damping movement in each axis. To re... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080187487 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING MULTILAYERED PARTICLES, FIBERS AND SPRAYS AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING THE SAME Capsules and particles with at least one encapsulated and/or entrapped agent, such as therapeutic agent, imaging agents, and other constituents may be produced by electrohydrodynamic processes. More particularly, the agent encapsulated in a vehicle, capsule, particle, v... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080188102 | FOUR-WAY GROUND LUG A ground lug for receiving an electrical wire from multiple directions to be secured within the ground lug, comprising a collar forming a receptacle for receiving an electrical wire, said collar including a first aperture for receiving a screw in an upper surface of the... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080172322 | METHOD FOR SCHEDULING FUTURE ORDERS ON AN ELECTRONIC COMMODITY TRADING SYSTEM A method is provided for placing a trade order for a commodity on an electronic exchange to da executed at a future time, said method composing the steps of displaying a trading screen for a commodity market, said trading screen including a future time schedule and an o... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080161409 | COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATEMENT OF CROUP AND METHODS OF ADMINISTERING SAME The invention relates to a racemic epinephrine inhalation solution, system, kit, and method for the treatment of croup. In particular, the racemic epinephrine solution is premixed, sterile, premeasured single unit dose of racemic epinephrine for the treatment of croup. ... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080154398 | PORTABLE DEVICE FOR CONVERGENCE AND AUTOMATION SOLUTION A convergence and automation system (CAS) includes an internet-protocol (IP) based network implemented with a web service for devices (WSD) protocol, devices connected to the network, each configured to perform at least one service, a server implemented with the WSD pro... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080148967 | INKER STABILIZER A special article printing press includes a mandrel wheel for supporting an elongated article for printing thereon, a blanket cylinder for transferring ink onto the elongated article, a plate cylinder for selectively transferring ink to a section of the blanket cylinder... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080146905 | OPPOSED VIEW AND DUAL HEAD DETECTOR APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND BIOPSY WITH IMAGE PROCESSING METHODS The invention relates generally to biopsy needle guidance which employs an x-ray/gamma image spatial co-registration methodology. A gamma camera is configured to mount on a biopsy needle gun platform to obtain a gamma image. More particular, the spatially co-registered ... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080116105 | Storage container and method of making the same An aspect of the present invention comprises a unique method of manufacturing and tracking storage vial, tubes, trays, and other containers used in the life and clinical science industries, through the use of 2d, linear, binary, or other alphanumeric information etched ... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080084961 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMBINED GAMMA/X-RAY IMAGING IN STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY The invention relates generally to biopsy needle guidance which employs an x-ray/gamma image spatial co-registration methodology. A gamma camera is configured to mount on a biopsy needle gun platform to obtain a gamma image. More particular, the spatially co-registered ... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080085143 | Marker pen storage system A marker pen storage system comprising a housing having a plurality of receptacles for receiving marker pens, each receptacle formed to include an upper and lower cavity, the upper cavity located at the opening of the receptacle and formed to include a first upper incli... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080086059 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LESION LOCALIZATION USING A DUAL MODALITY X-RAY/GAMMA BIOPSY SYSTEM The invention relates generally to biopsy needle guidance which employs an x-ray/gamma image spatial co-registration methodology. A gamma camera is configured to mount on a biopsy needle gun platform to obtain a gamma image. More particular, the spatially co-registered ... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080084035 | Cart with caster lift A shopping cart includes front and rear casters, a frame supported by the front and rear casters, a tray attached to the frame and a lifting structure arranged on the tray and configured to elevate rear casters of a preceding cart upon engaging thereto. The lifting stru... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080086026 | Accelerated partial breast irradiation with shielded brachytherapy applicator system and method of use The system and methods of the invention partially shields the radiation dose to the skin and/or other anatomical organs by using magnetically responsive material that blocks radiation, which may be fine grains of iron or other ferrous powder for example. The powder is t... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080084481 | CAMERA CONTROL INTERFACE The disclosure relates to a camera control interface for a video camera having powered translation/rotation in multiple axes. The control system comprising a monitor for replicating the field of view of the camera, a manually operable controller for inputting translatio... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080071674 | System and method for on-line commerce operations including payment transactions A system and method provides for an independent provider of electronic “stored value” credit to enable a consumer of products and services to apply cash or cash equivalents to fund an electronic account, i.e., a stored value account (SVA), managed by an independent ... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080071663 | User interface tab strip A method for reducing the amount of time for a user switch markets for a particular contract is provided. Market tab strips in accordance with the present invention allow a user to switch quickly between markets for a particular contract without having to reconfigure th... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080069021 | AD-HOC NETWORK POWER SAVE SYSTEM AND METHOD Symmetrical and asymmetrical ad-hoc, wireless networks and a method for saving power in the same may include causing a first station to determine whether a second station has a master capability to buffer data traffic for the first station. A first station requests the ... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080060528 | FRYER FILTRATION ARRANGEMENT A fryer filtration arrangement utilizes certain automated components. ... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080050516 | MANUFACTURED SPORT AND RECREATIONAL SURFACE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME A manufactured surface for use as a recreational and sports surface, such as equestrian tracks, that includes appropriate amounts of various components such as sand, rubber, plastic, cut length elastic fibers, polyester, and natural and/or manufactured fibers and a wax ... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080042475 | Folding table and chair A folding table and chair each have an unobtrusive folding mechanism that cannot be easily seen when unfolded for use. Because the folding mechanism is not readily seen, folding tables and chairs of a number of well-known and popular styles can be provided that are suit... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080035141 | AEROSOLIZED THERAPY KIT A comprehensive aerosol therapy for administration to a patient in need of treatment is provided. More particularly, the aerosol therapy kit provides a seamless conduit for a patient to receive in-office or hospital inhalation treatments and access to drugs and equipmen... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20080029513 | Bin Having a Reversible Flap A pedal bin includes a container, a pedal and a pivotably mounted flap. The flap is locatable in a first position to facilitate opening of the flap in a first direction relative to the container. The flap is also locatable in a second position to facilitate opening of t... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080034437 | Controlling access to electronic content A computer-implemented method of controlling access to electronic content includes receiving electronic content and producing a file that includes the electronic content and instructions for collecting and transmitting payment information. The method further includes re... | 02/07/2008 |
