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3M employee and church chorister Art Fry needed something to temporarily mark pages in his hymnal. He was in luck because his colleague, Spencer Silver, accidentally developed a glue that was too weak for other purposes. After initially discouraging consumer response, Post-it Notes became a hit in 1979.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180279 | Wireless hotspot arrangement A hot spot system for permitting wireless communication for a wide variety of various manufacturers different wireless personal communication devices in an rf restricted environment, wherein the different wireless personal communication devices each have a radiative... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8115100 | Electrical and data outlet decommissioning arrangement A temporary electrical or data outlet decommissioning arrangement includes: a generally rectangularly shaped receiving baseplate; a cover plate having a plurality of receiving baseplate engagement tabs thereon, wherein the baseplate has two side walls and two transv... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112131 | Radiative focal area antenna transmission coupling arrangement The present invention comprises a docking system for connecting a portable communication device to a further signal transmission line. The docking system may be arranged within a workstation such as a desk or a tray. The system may also envelope a room in a building... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8110186 | Method to maintain the efficacy of orlistat A method to effectively treat the adverse events of ingested orlistat, and to maintain the effectiveness of ingested orlistat, the method comprising the steps of: ingesting a compound of orlistat to irreversibly bind with lipase enzymes of the gastrointestinal tract... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104240 | Portable air conditioner support arrangement A portable air conditioner support arrangement for supporting a portable air conditioner in a window frame assembly. The support arrangement comprises an elongated flange-engaging rail having a first end and a second end, with a channel engaging tab arranged on the ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104207 | High ceiling sign hanging arrangement A high ceiling sign hanging arrangement for enabling the attachment and removal of a suspended sign from an extended height, comprising: an elongated upper rail having an upper channel therein for receipt of a ceiling attachment member, the upper rail having an uppe... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8086079 | Nanotube electronic device An electrical device for the utilization of electromagnetic energy, the device comprising a substrate and an aligned array of electromagnetic energy responsive nanotubes supported by and extending through the substrate, which nanotubes are arranged to respond to ele... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8070122 | Scissor-action support arrangement A scissor-action carrier for suspending a sign or other display from an overhead inverted “U” shaped channel support track. The scissor-action carrier comprises an elongated first arm and an elongated second arm pivotally connected to one another at a pivot axis... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8015715 | Log flattening chain saw arrangement A chain saw arrangement for cutting flat sides or kerfs on a round log or timber. The arrangement includes a chain saw housing at a first end of the chain saw. An elongated chain/blade supporting frame extends from the chain saw housing. A multi-tooth chain/blade is... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7982320 | Arrangement for solder bump formation on wafers An apparatus and a process for the manufacture of a solder-bump adhered wafer substrate for use in the semiconductor industry, comprising one or more of the following steps including: arranging a first compressive member and a second compressive member in an opposed... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7975441 | Portable air conditioner support arrangement A portable air conditioner support arrangement for supporting a portable air conditioner in a window frame assembly. The support arrangement comprises an elongated flange-engaging rail having a first end and a second end, with a channel engaging tab arranged on the ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7971842 | Swivelable sign hanging arrangement A swivelable support assembly for angularly adjustably supporting a sign from an overhead support rail. The support assembly comprises an elongated upper wing attachable to the overhead rail. An elongated lower wing is swivelably attached to the upper wing, the sign... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7926835 | Wheeled golf bag arrangement A golf club bag assembly is shown for carrying a plurality of golf clubs therein. The bag assembly comprises an elongated spine having upper end and a lower end, an upper frame member attached to the upper end of the spine at a first acute angle with respect thereto... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7904124 | Radiative focal area antenna transmission coupling arrangement The present invention comprises a docking system for connecting a portable communication device to a further signal transmission line. The docking system may be arranged within a workstation such as a desk or a tray. The system may also envelope a room in a building... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7899301 | Optical antenna array for harmonic generation, mixing and signal amplification An optical antenna collects, modifies and emits energy at light wavelengths. Linear conductors sized to correspond to the light wavelengths are used. Nonlinear junctions of small dimension are used to rectify an alternating waveform induced upon the conductors by th... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7881664 | Personal wireless communication device connectivity arrangement within an RF restricted environment The present invention comprises a docking system for connecting a portable communication device to a further signal transmission line. The docking system may be arranged within a workstation such as a desk or a tray. The system may also envelope a room in a building... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7871312 | Hydrant grinding arrangement An adjustable removable grinding arrangement for grinding inside annular openings in bottom portions of water hydrants. The grinding arrangement comprises a router having an energizable motor with a grinding tool attached to an end thereof, a base plate supportively... | 01/18/2011 |
| D629025 | Shedder pin | 12/14/2010 |
| 7823311 | Edge retaining graphic support arrangement A supportive edge retaining graphic display arrangement for supportively holding a display banner in a readily exchangeable manner. The arrangement comprises an elongated, generally “U”-shaped, extruded first or inner housing having an upper elongated flange, an... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7797891 | Compresent insulation arrangement for building openings A window frame insulation assembly and sealing arrangement, comprising an elongated, extruded block of foam material having a first or inner side and a second or outer side. A unitary air fin is co-extruded therewith. The air fin comprises an elongated flange of fle... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7793728 | Gas lift plunger arrangement A plunger in a plunger lift system in an oil and gas well includes shaped grooves spaced along the plunger body, angled fins or below the grooves, an elongated interior cavity open at the bottom, and passages connecting the interior cavity to the grooves. The shape,... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7771402 | Wound irrigation containment arrangement A containment arrangement for safely and effectively treating a wound on a patient without contaminating attending personnel. The arrangement comprises a patient receiving first enclosure having a patient contacting periphery, a pressurizable source in communication... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7748448 | Wellhead plunger inspection arrangement An oil and gas well production unit for the retrieval of oil and gas from a diminishing oil and gas production field. The unit comprises a well casing within the field attached to a lubricator assembly. A plunger is arranged for reciprocable travel within a tubing i... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7743541 | Sign holding extrusion arrangement An elongated sign holding extrusion for supporting a sign from an overhead member, comprising an elongated unitarily extruded frame assembly having an upper edge and a lower edge, with a first side portion and a second side portion extending therebetween. An elongat... | 06/29/2010 |
| D617845 | Concave sign holder | 06/15/2010 |
| 7722100 | Sign holding extrusion-attachment arrangement A sign hanging tool assembly for the attachment of a sign holding extrusion to a ceiling rail in a ceiling. The assembly comprises an extrusion tool mounted on an end of an elongated pole. The extrusion tool comprises a T-frame and a bias arm shaft. The T frame has ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7712239 | Overhead adjustable track support arrangement A system for supporting display panels from an overhead support, comprising: two or more spaced-apart, elongated, hollow, extruded fixed rails which are attachable to an overhead support together with one or more spaced-apart, elongated, hollow, extruded moveable ra... | 05/11/2010 |
| D615569 | Punch | 05/11/2010 |
| 7673409 | Sign support arrangement A sign holder arrangement for the support of a sign from an overhead support. The holder arrangement comprises an upper sign holder assembly clamped upon an upper edge of the sign and a lower sign holder assembly clamped upon a lower edge of the sign. At least one o... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7662373 | Method and composition of a medicament to decrease the adverse events of Olistat, an oral lipase inhibitor A medicament to decrease the adverse events of Olistat, an oral lipase inhibitor, arranged in combination with Olistat, comprising: an emulsifier, a bowel relaxant and one or more chelating agents to absorb and mechanically agitate non-digested fats. ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7661372 | Mason's adjustable chimney-platform arrangement An adjustable, articulable platform, changeable to and from a “U” shape to an “H” shape, is attachable to the distal end of an articulable support arm of a transport vehicle. The platform is arranged to adjustably surround an elevated chimney on at least thr... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7654026 | Snap frame graphic display arrangement An elongated extruded snap frame member for biasedly removably capturing a display graphic for support and display thereof. The frame member comprises an elongated extruded frame receiving panel, an elongated strip of securement material applied to the frame panel a... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7632750 | Arrangement for solder bump formation on wafers An apparatus and a process for the manufacture of a solder-bump adhered wafer substrate for use in the semiconductor industry, comprising one or more of the following steps including: arranging a first compressive member and a second compressive member in an opposed... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7610706 | Zip line pod arrangement A stepwise-adjustable sign hanging device for supporting a sign from an overhead ceiling rail. The sign hanging device comprises a front housing and a rear housing enclosing a rotatably controllable spool arranged to stepwisedly dispense and retract a sign supportin... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7591308 | Multi gas well production arrangement A method of optimizing fluid (gas/oil) throughput of a battery complex to monitor and control the flow of an individual well in a field of wells at any particular instance in time and to allocate production of a specific well. The method comprises one or more of the... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7580733 | Personal communication device connectivity arrangement The present invention comprises a docking system for connecting a portable communication device to a further signal transmission line. The docking system may be arranged within a workstation such as a desk or a tray. The system may also envelope a room in a building... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7562849 | Curved stand display arrangement A curved stand display panel arrangement for supporting a curved display panel in an attractive and easily exchanged manner. The display panel arrangement comprises a first shelf and a second shelf spaced parallel and apart from one another. The first and second she... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7100799 | Remote pressure system for portable whipped cream dispensers A whipped cream dispenser arrangement comprising a portable, hand-held whipped cream dispenser-canister for holding a quantity of cream to be dispensed as whipped cream. The dispenser has a male fitting on the canister with a central bore there-through. The bore enc... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7535627 | Optical antenna array for harmonic generation, mixing and signal amplification An optical antenna collects, modifies and emits energy at light wavelengths. Linear conductors sized to correspond to the light wavelengths are used. Nonlinear junctions of small dimension are used to rectify an alternating waveform induced upon the conductors by th... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7520080 | Pole for poster support attachment and removal An elongated poster support arrangement comprising an elongated extrusion having an uppermost wall and a tapered sidewall which extends angularly from the uppermost wall. A central support wall is arranged between the tapered sidewall to define an elongated longitud... | 04/21/2009 |
