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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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152997 | Stormwater control system and related method A stormwater control system including conveyance, filtration and discharge systems. The conveyance system includes a set of conduits and connections providing a flow path through a compacted soil embankment from an upper inlet to a lower discharge area of an underly... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8096197 | Air displacement liquid delivery system and related method An air displacement liquid delivery system including a liquid delivery device, one or more sensors, a control unit, and a preprogrammable computing device, and a method for using the air displacement liquid delivery system. The one or more sensors are capable of obt... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8076814 | Brushless high-frequency alternator and excitation method for DC, single-phase and multi-phase AC power-frequency generation A method is disclosed for arranging and exciting the stator, rotor and various windings of a multi-stage brushless high frequency alternator so that the resulting multiple high frequency sub-phase armature winding outputs can be rectified and commutated into desired... | 12/13/2011 |
| D649457 | Pump head | 11/29/2011 |
| 8052177 | Pipe coupling A pipe coupling (1) comprising a tubular body (2) having at least one open end (3,4,5), a stop component (14) disposed within the tubular body distal to the open end to stop a pipe when it is inserted a predetermined distance into the tub... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047038 | Flashing bender A flashing bender system for bending flashing at a selectable range of angles. The flashing bender system includes a first bending tool and a second bending tool. The first bending tool is arranged to bend flashing to an angle of about 90° and the second bending to... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043384 | Method for making fire retardant materials and related products A method for making fire retardant material including fire retardant cellulosic insulation is described. The method includes an arrangement for adding one or more feedstocks and a fire retardancy chemical compound to a common blend tank prior to feedstock drying. Th... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8007329 | Cutting system for fouling removal from jet drive water intake A cutting system for fouling removal systems used in water-jet drive systems is described. The cutting system includes an actuation system for facilitating movement of a cutting blade that resides outside of the water flow area for the intake of the jet drive system... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8003405 | Calibrating dispensing device performance for complex and/or non-aqueous liquids A method for determining the volume of a test liquid aliquot used to calibrate a liquid delivery device. The method is useful for determining the volume of an aliquot of a test liquid which is complex, non-aqueous or both. A mixture contains the test liquid and a st... | 08/23/2011 |
| RE42628 | Thermochromic water proof apparel Waterproof apparel constructed of a flexible PVC sheet or other polymeric flexible sheet material that changes color due to a change in ambient conditions. Thermochromic dyes and/or photochromatic dyes are incorporated into the resin mix for fabricating the flexible... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998747 | Quantitative dual-dye photometric method for determining dilution impact The invention provides ways to determine the impact of diluting a solution wherein the diluting may be carried out for any of a variety of purposes. In one embodiment, the method enables accurate volume dispensation calculations independent of meniscus shape. In ano... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7988851 | Stormwater control system and related method A stormwater control system including conveyance, filtration and discharge systems. The conveyance system includes a set of conduits and connections providing a flow path through a compacted soil embankment from an upper inlet to a lower discharge area of an underly... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7963840 | Lottery method and system A method and system for performing a recurring lottery sustainable by a sustaining pool is claimed and described. In the method of the present invention, a drawing is held. Winners of the drawing receive a jackpot and are required to transfer part of the jackpot to ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7919327 | Quantitative dual-dye photometric method for determining dilution impact The invention provides ways to determine the impact of diluting a solution wherein the diluting may be carried out for any of a variety of purposes. In one embodiment, the method enables accurate volume dispensation calculations independent of meniscus shape. In ano... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7900945 | All-terrain wheelchair An all-terrain wheelchair including independently operable right and left push bars arranged to enable individuals of varied physical strength to move the chair along a wide range of terrains, including soft terrain. The push bars allow the user to establish mobilit... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7870797 | Apparatus and method for aspirating and dispensing liquid A liquid aspirating and dispensing apparatus and method of using the apparatus. Among other elements, the apparatus includes a liquid handling device having one or more channel members, each of which has a removable liquid holding tip attached, and a signal transmit... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7842879 | Touch sensitive impact controlled electronic signal transfer device One embodiment of the Touch sensitive impact controlled signal transfer device invention whereas the invention is used as a musical glove device that sends electrical signals to a sound module when areas of the glove containing piezoelectric discs are tapped or othe... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7827743 | Energy conserving active thermal insulation An energy conserving active thermal insulation arrangement installed upon the ambient surface of an insulated structure employing alternately spaced insulated air channels and insulated conductive ply channels. A thin conductive ply conveys the energy by conduction ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7796256 | Oil-immersion enhanced imaging flow cytometer A flow chamber, imaging objective, condenser and imaging light source as part of an optical system includes an oil-immersion objective and high numerical aperture condenser matched to a rectangular flow chamber. The oil-immersion objective and flow chamber include a... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7791716 | System and method for liquid delivery evaluation using solutions with multiple light absorbance spectral features A system and related method for improved liquid delivery evaluation using a solution containing one or more dyes such that the solution exhibits multiple distinct detectable light absorbance spectral features for calibrating or testing over extended volume or diluti... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7782983 | Method and system for demodulation of a differential Loran C signal A system for demodulation of the Loran Data Channel transmitted over the Enhanced Loran (eLoran) system including a quadrature filter. The quadrature filter calculates the real and quadrature phase components of a received ninth pulse. The resultant components are u... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7772008 | Method and apparatus for determining liquid volume A method, apparatus and kit for precisely and accurately determining the volume of a liquid aliquot which can be used to calibrate a liquid delivery device. Two dye-containing solutions, a sample solution and a diluent solution, are prepared such that each solution ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7747470 | System and method to improve manufacturing A system and related method for the rapid response to one or more product fabrication bid requests. The system includes a translation function for translating received product information into information suitable for a manufacturer to produce fabrication informatio... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7739372 | System and method for dynamic network policy management A system and method that provides dynamic network policy management. The system enables a network administrator to regulate usage of network services upon initiation of and throughout network sessions. The system employs a method of identifying selectable characteri... | 06/15/2010 |
| D612212 | Flexible bowl | 03/23/2010 |
| 7615904 | Brushless high-frequency alternator and excitation method for three-phase AC power-frequency generation A method is disclosed for arranging and exciting the stator, rotor and various windings of a multi-stage brushless high frequency alternator so that the resulting multiple high frequency sub-phase armature winding outputs can be rectified and commutated into three p... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7581249 | Distributed intrusion response system A system and method to respond to intrusions detected on a network system including attached functions and a network infrastructure. The system includes means for receiving from an intrusion detection function information about intrusions, a directory service functi... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7540172 | Apparatus for adjustable bead retention on bracelets and necklaces A modifiable jewelry piece including a strand and one or more adjustable retainers. The adjustable retainers include an interior structure configured to establish a frictional engagement with the outer surface of the strand. The jewelry piece wearer may select the l... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7540021 | System and methods for an identity theft protection bot The present invention relates to an information security bot system for the mitigation of damage upon its victims, or enforcement of Identity Theft laws, by searching and inducing transactions with perpetrators of identity crimes (e.g. identity theft.). Searching is... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7533916 | Item carrying device A durable carrying device for transporting multiple items. The carrying device has a plurality of holding members that are capable of securely holding several heavy items, such as plastic bags filled with consumer goods, for easy carrying by a user of the device. Th... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7526541 | System and method for dynamic network policy management A system and method that provides dynamic network policy management. The system enables a network administrator to regulate usage of network services upon initiation of and throughout network sessions. The system employs a method of identifying selectable characteri... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7377826 | Fouling removal system for jet drive water intake A fouling removal system for use in a water-jet drive system is described. The fouling removal system includes a cutter arm assembly and an optional cutter stud. The cutter arm assembly includes a pivotable cutting blade located adjacent to the intake grate and arra... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7360565 | Fuel overflow prevention device A fuel overflow prevention device for minimizing or eliminating fuel spillage during fuel storage container filling. The device may also minimize or eliminate some types of fuel spillage after filling. The device includes an overflow prevention chamber for receiving... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7274521 | Integral screen magnifier An integral screen magnifier for the display of a portable electronic device. The magnifier either is the display of a faceplate of the device or is integrally connected to the faceplate. The screen magnifier is arranged to provide effective magnification of text an... | 09/25/2007 |
| D548809 | Practice attachment for a golf putter | 08/14/2007 |
| 7240630 | Gyrostabilizer for small boats A gyrostabilizer system that counteracts the natural rolling motion of a small boat or vessel. The invention constitutes an improvement in prior art systems of this type in that the system weighs less because it has a much lighter rotor made of composite materials s... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229326 | Electrode connection system An electrode connection system for connecting an electrode to a substrate, such as to human skin. The system includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member, wherein the first connecting member is connectable to an electrode, and the second connect... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222268 | System resource availability manager A hierarchical, distributed Availability Management (AM) process for recovering from component failures in a data processing system. The hierarchy of AM elements track a failure modality hierarchy of the data processing system components. For example, the system hie... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7201845 | System for inserting and removing frames of a fluid transfer system A system for moving a filter or a retainer into or out of a fluid pathway without halting the movement of the fluid in the pathway. When acting as a filtering device, the system includes a filter frame and a drive mechanism for slidingly moving the filter frame on s... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197508 | System and method for obtaining, evaluating, and reporting market information A computer-enabled method and related system for allowing market survey contributors to provide their relevant market information and to access that information and the information of others in the same market. Each contributor is permitted to view its own specific ... | 03/27/2007 |
