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 |
| 7020530 | Method and apparatus for passive cardiac stimulation This invention is a passive conductor assembly for use with an implanted device having an intra-cavitarily or trans-venously disposed electrode. The assembly can include electrical components in electrical communication therewith which provide for the manipulation, ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015062 | Molecular ruler for scaling down nanostructures The present invention is a method and apparatus relating to manufacturing nanostructure patterns and components using molecular science. The method includes overlaying a multilayer organic molecule resist on at least a portion of a parent structure selectively depos... | 03/21/2006 |
| D516670 | Sprinkler head protector | 03/07/2006 |
| 6921227 | Retaining spring for detachably connecting two components The retaining spring is used for detachably connecting two components. The retaining spring includes a retaining plate attached to one component and an engagement spring which is moveably guided on the retaining plate between an engagement position and a released po... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6910721 | Elongated bumper bar with sections twisted rotationally about the axis of elongation A bumper system for an automotive vehicle includes a rolled steel tube having a box or C-shaped cross section fixed to the forward ends of the side rails of the vehicle so as to extend transversely to the vehicle's longitudinal axis. The forward surface of the vehic... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6910890 | Dental plier design with offsetting jaw and pad elements for assisting in removing upper and lower teeth utilizing the dental plier design A dental pliers appliance and associated method for removing teeth from a patient's gum line and bone. First and second pivotally connected handles are provided, each including a user grasping portion. The first handle terminates in an arcuately extending jaw exhibi... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6886526 | Air delivery apparatus for an internal combustion engine An air delivery device for use in delivering air from the outlet of a turbocharger to a carburetor. The device has an intake passage extending from an inlet through an appended portion extending to an outlet. A flow divider extends diametrically through the passage ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6705253 | Electronic controlled emission and fluid injection system for an internal combustion engine An engine fluid injection system uses a fluid rail and a tube in fluid communication with the rail to deliver a fluid to a fluid injector. The fluid injector is inserted into an internal combustion engine intake manifold. A power train control module operates to mai... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6664052 | Genetic polymorphism in a complement receptor A method and a package for identifying single nucleotide polymorphisms in complement receptor is useful in identifying individual susceptibility to a disease. Complement receptors CR1 and CR2 are active in the immune response and autoimmune diseases. The ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 5941394 | Medicine organizer An organizer for medicine of the type which should be periodically dispensed by syringe, such as insulin, is disclosed. The organizer includes a housing having at least two wells wherein each well is dimensioned to hold a vial of the medicine. A plurality... | 08/24/1999 |
