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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 |
| 7660731 | Method and apparatus for technology resource management Apparatus and methods to manage demand, service level agreements, hardware and software assets, projects, labor, knowledge and provisioning resources in hosted applications. An asset manager coupled to host servers and a network, manages the host servers and softwar... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7306423 | Linear moving mechanism and transfer robot using the same A linear moving mechanism includes a guide member providing a horizontal straight transport path, a moving member movable along the transport path and a drive mechanism which drives the moving member. The drive mechanism includes a first link arm pivotable around a ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7222595 | Internal combustion engine for vehicle A valve system of an internal combustion engine mounted on a vehicle comprises a valve characteristic varying mechanism for controlling valve operation characteristics of an engine valve, and an electric motor of the valve characteristic varying mechanism is dispose... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204333 | Suspension arrangement structure for vehicle A differential mechanism is arranged below an infinitely variable transmission and a reduction gear mechanism. Front fitting parts and rear fitting parts for fitting suspension arms to a vehicle frame are arranged to the front and rear of the deferential mechanism. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188702 | Electric power steering apparatus An electric power steering apparatus is provided, which has a first device for detection of steering torque, a motor, a motor drive unit, a second device for determining a target current based upon at least a signal of steering torque, a third device for detection o... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7174800 | Speed change gear drive for transmission The invention relates to a speed change gear drive for a transmission that can miniaturize an engine by improving the layout of parts. In particular, the invention relates to a speed change gear drive in which a change spindle is supported by a transmission case and... | 02/13/2007 |
| D528084 | Television set | 09/12/2006 |
| 7091593 | Circuit board with built-in electronic component and method for manufacturing the same A circuit board with an built-in electronic component according to the present invention includes an insulating layer, a first wiring pattern provided on a first main surface of the insulating layer, a second wiring pattern provided on a second main surface differen... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089906 | Multi-cylinder engine The invention provides a multi-cylinder engine wherein, even where it is structured such that a cam chain case is provided on a side portion of the engine, a working fluid supply path can be simplified and the weight and size of a cylinder head reduced. According to... | 08/15/2006 |
