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 |
| 7327561 | Electrical device for adjusting the angle between a top module and a bottom module An electrical device includes a top module having a panel for displaying an image, a bottom module having a plurality of buttons for controlling the operation of the electrical device, a base affixed on the bottom module, a first pivot extending out of the base, a r... | 02/05/2008 |
| D560667 | Side panel for computer enclosure | 01/29/2008 |
| D550675 | Computer front bezel | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261270 | Monitor stand A monitor stand includes an upper support member (100) for supporting a monitor thereon, and a lower support member (200). The lower support member comprises a fixed piece (270), a slidable piece (210) slidably attached to the fixed piece... | 08/28/2007 |
| D547772 | Portable media player | 07/31/2007 |
| D544488 | Computer front bezel | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231326 | System and method for generating a scanning program for a stand-alone measuring equipment A computer-based method for generating a scanning program for a stand-alone measuring equipment is provided. The method includes the steps of: receiving parameters, the parameters including output types of probing points; calculating a probing point coordinate multi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227343 | Linear voltage regulator with selectable output voltage A linear voltage regulator provides a selectable output voltage to a load. The linear voltage regulator includes: a regulating circuit including an input terminal for receiving an input voltage, an output terminal for providing an output voltage to a load, and an ad... | 06/05/2007 |
| D543546 | Front bezel for computer enclosure | 05/29/2007 |
| D543207 | Front bezel for computer enclosure | 05/22/2007 |
| D542799 | Computer front bezel | 05/15/2007 |
| D542800 | Computer front bezel | 05/15/2007 |
| D542798 | Computer front bezel | 05/15/2007 |
| D542294 | Computer front bezel | 05/08/2007 |
| D542293 | Computer front bezel | 05/08/2007 |
| 7209868 | Signal monitoring system and method A signal monitoring system includes four sensors, a multiplexer, a signal converting circuit, and a monitor chip. The multiplexer is electrically connected to the sensors for receiving the signals from the sensors. The multiplexer includes two selecting ports for se... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198503 | Securing device for PCB with I/O ports A securing device assembly in a computer enclosure includes a panel (10) and a printed circuit board (20). The panel defines an opening (11). The printed circuit board includes a base board (21), and at least one electrical component (... | 04/03/2007 |
| D538795 | Wireless network device | 03/20/2007 |
| 7176393 | Mounting apparatus for keyboard of portable computer A mounting apparatus for a keyboard of a portable computer includes a keyboard, a base of a portable computer and at least one fastener. The base comprises a sunken receiving portion for accommodating the keyboard therein. A sidewall of the receiving portion forms a... | 02/13/2007 |
| D535651 | Wireless network device | 01/23/2007 |
| 7125257 | Power supply device with rotatable plug A power supply device (10) includes a base (20) and a plug (30). The base includes a top wall (22), and a recessed portion (24) defined in the top wall. The plug is accommodated in the recessed portion, and is rotatable to differen... | 10/24/2006 |
