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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 |
| 8444154 | Metal cylinder head gasket without a spacing layer One aspect of the invention relates to a cylinder head gasket provided with at least one opening corresponding to a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The gasket has a function layer with a full bead and an annular support with a bead. The bead of ... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8443505 | Method of manufacturing a wiper arm assembly having a locking member A wiper arm assembly and method of assembly thereof includes a mounting head and a wiper arm configured for relative rotation during assembly from a disassembled position to a shipping position, wherein the wiper arm and mounting head are locked against rotation tow... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8439524 | Light emitting assembly with independent heat sink LED support A light emitting assembly (10) is fabricated by forming a continuous strip of aluminum heat sink having a pair of fins (32) aligned with the side edges (20) and cutting the continuous strip into a plurality of elongated sections (18). The... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8439363 | Dynamic radial shaft seal assembly with combination dust exclusion thrust pad A dynamic radial shaft seal assembly includes an inner wear sleeve having a cylindrical inner wall with a bore sized for receipt about a shaft and an outer running surface. The inner wear sleeve has a flange extending radially outwardly from the running surface. The... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8434443 | Igniter system for igniting fuel This invention provides a corona discharge fuel igniter system and methods for igniting fuel in an internal combustion engine. A ceramic dielectric material is provided that significantly increases the efficiency of corona discharge to ignite the fuel in an internal... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8434333 | Tri-layer knit fabric, thermal protective members formed therefrom and methods of construction thereof A knit fabric, protective sleeve and glove constructed therefrom has three knit layers knit constructed and knit to one another in a single knitting operation to provide the fabric as a single piece of knit material. The fabric includes an outer layer, an inner laye... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8430410 | Piston ring A piston ring, with a main body, which exhibits a contact surface, an upper and a lower side surface, and an inner circumferential surface, in which at least one of the side surfaces is provided at least with one PVD coating layer, to the effect that the layer thick... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8430077 | Method for producing a piston for an internal combustion engine and piston for an internal combustion engine In a method for producing a piston for an internal combustion engine, at least the region of the upper annular groove is at least partially recessed, an adhesion promoter layer containing aluminum is then applied, a wear-resistant layer is thermally sprayed onto sai... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8430070 | Piston with crown cooling nozzle A piston (10, 10′) includes a piston body (12, 12′) having an upper crown portion (16, 16′) with an upper combustion dome (18, 18′) against which combustion forces act. The underside of the upper combustion dome (18, 18′)... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8410403 | Glow plug with improved seal, heater probe assembly therefor and method of construction thereof A heater probe assembly, a metallic glow plug assembly therewith and method of constructing the heater probe assembly is provided. The metallic glow plug assembly includes a metal shell having a through bore and a metal sheath extending between a distal end and a te... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8402595 | Windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with the windscreen to be wiped A windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes opposing longitudinal grooves on its lon... | 03/26/2013 |
| 8402593 | Windscreen wiper device A windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade (2) of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes opposing longitudinal grooves... | 03/26/2013 |
| 8398857 | Extraction of solute from solute-bearing material This invention is directed to a process for separating a solute from a solute-bearing material. A substantial amount of solute is extracted from the solute-bearing material by contacting particles of the solute-bearing material with globules of an extraction solvent... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8398089 | Radial shaft seal, radial shaft seal assembly and method of installation A radial shaft seal configured for receipt in a housing and about a shaft to sealingly isolate an air side of the seal from an oil side of the shaft seal is provided. The seal includes a mounting portion and a seal lip having an annular sealing surface extending bet... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8394177 | Method of separating components from a gas stream This invention provides methods for separating gas components from a gas stream. The methods are particularly advantageous in that an environmentally friendly biomass absorbent is used to assist in the separation process. The invention is particularly suited to sepa... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8382161 | Ice skate blade guard A blade guard for a runner blade of an ice skate. The blade guard includes a channel extending a distance between first and second ends. The channel has an open top and a bottom surface and first and second opposing side surfaces extending from the bottom surface to... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8382142 | Motorcycle trailer A trailer which is sized to be towed behind a motorcycle. The trailer includes a cargo bay for storing luggage, spare parts, tools or other cargo. The trailer is preferably towed behind a motorcycle in a group of motorcycles. In the unfortunate event that one of the... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8382123 | Metal cylinder head gasket without a spacing layer The invention relates to a metal cylinder head gasket provided with at least one opening corresponding to a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, comprising a function layer and an annular support arranged thereon. The functional layer comprises one f... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8376618 | Thrust washer and radial/axial bearing having such a thrust washer A thrust washer (14) in the form of a semi-circular flanged ring includes at least two radially inward-directed outer connection pieces (22) on the inner edge of the thrust washer (14) for the connection with a radial bearing part (12), w... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8375800 | Compression sensor gasket and method of construction A compression sensor gasket and method of construction thereof is provided. The gasket has a body with opposite sealing surfaces and a through passage configured to align with a chamber to be sealed. A through opening extends between the sealing surfaces to the thro... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8371585 | Oil wiper ring An oil wiper ring, comprising a body with a radially external running surface, an inner circumferential surface and an upper and lower face, and which possesses at least two slide ribs, which may be provided with a wear-resistant layer, such ribs becoming conically ... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8371271 | Vapor vent control apparatus, system and outboard marine engine therewith An outboard marine engine has vapor vent control apparatus including a fuel inlet in fluid communication with a fuel reservoir of the engine. The fuel inlet is operably attachable to a fuel pin of a fuel connector. When attached, liquid fuel flows to the fuel reserv... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8371156 | Compression sensor gasket assembly and method of construction A compression sensor gasket assembly and method of construction thereof is provided. The compression sensor gasket assembly includes a gasket body having opposite sealing surfaces extending between an outer periphery and an inner periphery with the inner periphery b... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8367182 | Wrappable textile sleeve with integral attachment and closure device A wrappable textile tubular sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members is provided. The sleeve includes an elongate wall constructed from interlaced yarns. The wall has opposite inner and outer edges extending between opposite ends of the sleeve parallel to ... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8365710 | Ignitor for air/fuel mixture and engine therewith and method of assembly thereof into a cylinder head An internal combustion engine and ignitor therefore is provided. The ignitor has an insulator extending between a nose end and a terminal end with an electrode extending outwardly from the nose end to ignite an air/fuel mixture with a cylinder chamber. A terminal ex... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8360815 | Adhesive brassiere manufactured by using barrier hole, and method of manufacturing the same There are provided an adhesive brassiere and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein a molded brassiere cup is manufactured by a computer numerical control (CNC) mold including a barrier hole defining a V-shaped cross section to form a rim around the molded bras... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8360647 | Plain bearing composite material, use thereof and production methods therefor The invention relates to a plain bearing composite material with a supporting layer made of steel, a bearing metal layer made of a copper alloy, and with a lining applied to the bearing metal layer. The copper alloy can contain 0.5 5% by weight of nickel, 0.2 to 2.5... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8357622 | Plastic glide layer and sliding element with such A sliding layer and a sliding element with such a sliding layer includes a fiber reinforced plastic with a plastic matrix and a plastic thread as a reinforcing element. The plastic thread has polyester filaments into which are worked PTFE particles by process engine... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8356820 | Piston ring The invention relates to a piston ring, having a base body, which comprises a running surface provided with a chamber, an upper and a lower flank surface, and an inner circumferential surface, wherein at least the chamber is provided with at least one wear protectio... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8356550 | Piston skirt with friction reducing oil recess and oil reservoir A piston (20) includes a piston skirt (30) extending along a longitudinal axis (L) and having a pair of convex outer surfaces (42) facing opposite one another. Each of the outer surfaces (42) include an oil reservoir (44) above the... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8356383 | Windscreen wiper device A windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes opposing longitudinal grooves on its lon... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8347842 | Coolable piston for internal combustion engine A coolable piston includes an annular wall extending between a crown and a lower distal end. First and second shoulders are provided in the wall. The first shoulder extends between first and second inner diameters of the wall. The second shoulder extends between the... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8347449 | Windscreen wiper device A windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes opposing longitudinal grooves on its lon... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8343370 | Method of fabricating a PTFE seal element and a shaft seal assembly therewith A method of fabricating a PTFE seal element and rotary shaft seal assembly therewith. The method includes providing a PTFE seal element and a vacuum chamber having electrodes therein. Next, placing the PTFE seal element on one electrode and drawing a vacuum pressure... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8342769 | Pivot socket with cartridge bearing and vehicle steering linkage therewith A pivot socket includes a housing with an inner surface providing a cavity extending between a substantially closed end and an open end. A cartridge bearing is received in the cavity with a spring disposed between the closed end and the cartridge bearing. The cartri... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8342727 | Molded electrical socket A molded lamp socket. The molded lamp socket includes a lamp base body molded from a first plastic material providing a socket cavity with an opening for receiving a lamp bulb. The molded lamp socket also includes a lead extending from a first contact portion dispos... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8342535 | Non-contact labyrinth seal assembly and method of construction thereof A non-contact labyrinth seal assembly, bearing assembly therewith, and method of construction thereof, has an outer rigid carrier and an inner sleeve. The carrier has an outer cylindrical flange and a radially inwardly extending leg and the sleeve has a cylindrical ... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8341801 | Windscreen wiper device A windscreen wiper device comprising a carrier element, as well as a wiper blade which includes opposing longitudinal grooves on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves spaced-apart longitudinal strips of the carrier element are disposed, wherein neighboring ends o... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8341799 | Multifunction wiper blade connector and assembly A universal connector (100) is adapted to connect a wiper blade assembly (20, 102) with a variety of wiper arm ends (300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 310, 312, 314, 316). In order to connect side pin type wiper arm ends (302, 304, 306), the conne... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8338852 | Sectionally covered light emitting assembly A light emitting assembly (10) includes an aluminum heat sink (12) having a plurality of elongated slots (18) which space and define a plurality of sections (20). A pair of fins (30) extend from each section (20) along oppos... | 12/25/2012 |
