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 |
| 8439427 | Trailer side rail An improved side rail structure is used to form a portion of a flat bed trailer. The side rail structure is integrally formed as one piece. The side rail structure includes an outer side rail wall which is integrally formed as one piece with a rub rail that projects... | 05/14/2013 |
| D682410 | Expandable wood holder | 05/14/2013 |
| D681981 | Retail shelf | 05/14/2013 |
| 8437414 | Common wave and sideband mitigation communication systems and methods for increasing communication speeds, spectral efficiency and enabling other benefits Common wave and sideband mitigation communication systems and methods are provided that can be used with both wireless and wired communication links. The systems and methods provided can enable faster data rates, greater immunity to noise, increased bandwidth/spectr... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8433537 | Identifying mobile devices A method of identifying mobile devices (1,1′) capable of communicating (C) with each other comprises the steps of deriving, for each mobile device, movement information from movements (M) made by the mobile device within a respective time period, and commun... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8423388 | GUI for risk profiles A memory device stores machine-readable instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to graphically depict on a display device a first category of risk analysis data related to a plurality of insurance claims. The processor also causes the display t... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8419411 | Aerosol container An aerosol container (1), comprising:—a reservoir (2) containing a propellant and a foodproduct;—operable discharge means (3) to discharge the foodproduct;—a dispensing head (10) defining a foodproduct receiving space (11) to... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8419332 | Non-dimpling fastener Non-dimpling fasteners and methods of installing non-dimpling fasteners are provided herein. Non-dimpling fasteners can include a body including a first end and a second end, a tip at the first end of the body, a head at the second end of the body, a first body port... | 04/16/2013 |
| D679174 | Display bracket | 04/02/2013 |
| 8381778 | Method and apparatus to charge aerosol containers with fluid, and method to clean a charging apparatus Method for charging an aerosol container with fluid, comprising:—providing an aerosol container (1) having a reservoir (2) comprising a product, for example a foodproduct, and having product discharge means (1a);—gradually supplying f... | 02/26/2013 |
| D676992 | Cap lamp | 02/26/2013 |
| 8371968 | Sports racquet structure A sports racquet comprising a handle portion, a paddle portion, which is provided with at least a solid ball striking surface, and a neck portion, which rigidly connects said handle portion and said paddle portion. The paddle portion comprises at least a first cavit... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8371601 | Fifth wheel slide assembly secondary lock A fifth wheel slide assembly secondary lock includes an elongated cam member supported by a spindle extending upward from a sliding pedestal. A pair of linkage bars are pivotally coupled by one end to opposing ends of the cam member, the other ends of the bars being... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8368014 | Ion trap time-of-flight mass spectrometer A technique for improving the mass-resolving power of an ion trap time-of-flight mass spectrometer is provided. At the final stage of a cooling process before the ejection of ions from an ion trap, the frequency of a rectangular-wave voltage applied to a ring electr... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8354636 | Mass spectrometer Problem: To provide a mass spectrometer wherein the door can be easily opened even when the door becomes stuck to a third wall surface. Solution: A mass spectrometer comprising a door 50 can be opened and closed and a lever 60 having a straight-... | 01/15/2013 |
| 8272819 | Restraining strap securement system A restraining strap securement system for a trailer includes a load-restraining strap with a flat hook that connects to the trailer side rail. The trailer side rail extends along the sides of the trailer and comprises a bottom wall with an opening for receiving the ... | 09/25/2012 |
| D662223 | Splash block | 06/19/2012 |
| D661473 | Sandal | 06/12/2012 |
| D661069 | Sandal | 06/05/2012 |
| D661068 | Sandal | 06/05/2012 |
| D661067 | Sandal | 06/05/2012 |
| D661066 | Sandal | 06/05/2012 |
| D661065 | Sandal | 06/05/2012 |
| D660632 | Display enclosure for eyewear | 05/29/2012 |
| D659056 | Tricycle | 05/08/2012 |
| D659055 | Tricycle | 05/08/2012 |
| D659054 | Tricycle | 05/08/2012 |
| D657677 | Bottle | 04/17/2012 |
| D653477 | Swing rack flip book | 02/07/2012 |
| D653050 | Swing rack flip book | 01/31/2012 |
| D650973 | Shoe | 12/27/2011 |
| D649752 | Boot | 12/06/2011 |
| D649749 | Boot | 12/06/2011 |
| 8060146 | Base station device and base station device installation error detection method In a base station device (10), a reference installation direction storage unit (54) stores at least one reference installation direction serving as a reference installation direction. An acceleration sensor (52) measures an installation directio... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7525778 | Semiconductor integrated circuit having protection elements for preventing MOS transistors from plasma damage A semiconductor integrated circuit having protection elements for protecting a MOSFET of a high accuracy analog circuit from plasma damage generated during a manufacture of the semiconductor integrated circuit is provided. The protection elements operate at a lower ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7522165 | Method and system for a computer-rendered three-dimensional mannequin A human body is three-dimensionally reproduced to create a computer-rendered model. The model is dynamically manipulable to adjust or customize the dimensions of the model to specified measurements. Computer renderings of garments are stored in the computer. The mod... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7512916 | Electrostatic discharge testing method and semiconductor device fabrication method A method for determining a layout which passes testing for electrostatic discharge in a semiconductor device, includes extracting an electrostatic discharge protection network including pads, nets and protective elements; setting start pads and end pads in the elect... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7459409 | Unshaped refractories Excellent characteristics concerning slag penetration-resistance, corrosion-resistance, and structural stability on usage of lining-refractory such as equipment for desiliconizing molten iron, a ladle for steel-making, a RH equipment are obtained. Unshaped refractor... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7461261 | Method to generate, verify and deny an undeniable signature The aim of the invention is to propose the generation, verification and denial of an undeniable signature which has a size smaller than the currently available undeniable signatures, i.e. less than 80 bits. This aim is achieved by the method to generate an undeniabl... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7452641 | Electrophotographic organophotoreceptors with novel charge transport compounds Charge transport compounds are described that have a multiple number of hydrazone-bridged (N,N-disubstituted)arylamine groups connected by a central bridging group. Examples of charge transport compounds of this invention are those having the following generic formu... | 11/18/2008 |
