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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 |
| 7039062 | System and method for pulsed cable telephony A cable receiver system and method which utilizes the combination of time-division multiplexing (“TDM”) and a fast-acquisition-time tuner to enable on/off pulsing of the tuner, thereby resulting in substantially reduced power consumption by the tuner. The tuner ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035614 | System and method for discovering frequency related spurs in a multi-conversion tuner The present invention is directed to a system and method of reducing frequency interference in a circuit when the harmonics of at least two frequencies could cause interference when such harmonics interact with each other. In one embodiment, a determination is made ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7016512 | BTE/CIC auditory device and modular connector system therefor In representative embodiments, the present invention is directed to an at least partially in-the-canal module. The module may include a speaker module that generates audio signals from an electrical driving signal. The speaker module has a tubular body with a diamet... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014883 | Apparatus and method for forming a composite structure A method for forming a composite structure is disclosed. The method includes four steps. Step one calls for applying a primer (104) to a surface (102) of a tool (100). Step two requires applying a coating (106) to primer (104). Ste... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7012996 | System and method for operating a highly distributed interactive voice response system A system and method of directing calls is disclosed for a telephone network having remote locations. The remote locations receive incoming calls and attempt to route the calls using a basic call director. If the remote location cannot route the call, then data, such... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7003119 | Matrix surround decoder/virtualizer The inventive mechanism uses several sub-systems to generate outputs from the stereo input signal. A first sub-system synthesizes the phantom center output, which places the monaural center image between the left and right speakers in front of the listener. A second... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7002980 | System and method for router queue and congestion management In a multi-QOS level queuing structure, packet payload pointers are stored in multiple queues and packet payloads in a common memory pool. Algorithms control the drop probability of packets entering the queuing structure. Instantaneous drop probabilities are obtaine... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6999411 | System and method for router arbiter protection switching In a router with redundant central arbiters, a set of control processors (CPs) determines which arbiter is active, which is standby, and when to switch between them. In normal operation ingress ASICs issue requests to the active central arbiter ASIC and keep-alive r... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6307123 | Methods and compositions for transgene identification The present invention provides methods and compositions for the identification of transgenic seeds. This is accomplished by use of screenable markers linked to aleurone-specific promoters. The screenable markers can be provided as gene fusions with select... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6287818 | Method for synthesis of N-homocysteine thiolactonyl retinamido cobalamin and uses thereof The present invention describes methods for the synthesis of N-homocysteine thiolactonyl retinamido cobalamin (thioretinaco), a compound that has potential anticancer, antineoplastic, antiviral, and antiatherogenic properties.... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6232536 | Inbred corn plant F307W and seeds thereof According to the invention, there is provided an inbred corn plant designated F307W. This invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the inbred corn plant F307W, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing the in... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6229076 | Inbred corn plant 01HGI4 and seeds thereof According to the invention, there is provided an inbred corn plant designated 01HGI4. This invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the inbred corn plant 01HGI4, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing the ... | 05/08/2001 |
