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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 |
| 6805232 | Apparatus and method for directing and cushioning items during piling The invention is an apparatus and method for directing and cushioning a plurality of items, particularly potatoes, conveyed from an elevated source into a piling area beneath the elevated source. The apparatus includes: a frame connecting to the elevated source; an ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6645436 | Essential oil diffusor A diffuser assembly includes a base, oil reservoir, diffusor jet unit, baffled glass top and an electric air pump. The assembly provides a fine aromatic oil mist from the glass top when the jet unit is energized. The baffled glass top locks into a diffuso... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6622620 | Tree compression and binding apparatus The invention is an apparatus for laterally engaging a standing tree, compressing branches of the tree toward its trunk, and binding the branches while the branches are compressed. The apparatus includes: a support structure attached to a rigid arcuate fr... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6596163 | Device for treatment of carbon based fuel A magnetic device for treating carbon based fuels by exposing the fuel piping to intense magnetic fields. The south magnetic poles are placed adjacent to the pipe and the flux lines in the pipe are increased by the use of permeable steel bars adjacent to ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6427866 | Can food dispenser A vertically stored can dispenser having the capability to retain multiple size food cans and provide easy access to the various size can channels. The dispenser can be attached to a lazy susan rotary base or attached to a slide-out cabinet dispenser devi... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6308925 | Box easel A fully adjustable paint box and easel which folds into a compact, light portable box shape for carrying. The novel tripod head assembly allows the outer legs to rotate out, the middle leg to rotate down, the painting holder assembly to rotate up, and the... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6149959 | Process for preparing dockered potato products A process for preparing potato products, such as potato chips, cottage fries, and French fries is provided. The process includes the steps of: placing raw potato slices on a moving conveyor belt; dockering the potato slices by moving the slices under a ro... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6058511 | Gamebird hat and method of fabrication A method for fabricating a gamebird hat from multiple gamebird pelts. The pelts are prepared and then coated with a layer of acrylic latex. A hat liner base and hat liner top are cut out from black canvas and assembled on a mannequin head. After pinning t... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5993210 | Dentist's tooth separator A scissor-like device having narrow jaws and a ratchet tooth closing clamp between the two handle halves that operates like a hemostat, i.e. it maintains the jaws in a fixed position. The jaws are either curved or wedge-shaped to pry the teeth slightly ap... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5965189 | Slurry for extending the hold time of potato products An extended hold potato product comprising cut potatoes having a starch-based coating, the coating including corn starch, corn flour, and low solubility dextrin. In a preferred embodiment, the starch-based coating further includes rice flour, sodium chlor... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5907869 | Vest that carries oxygen An adjustable vest that permits the wearer to carry an oxygen bottle and other necessary attachments while having free use of both hands. An expandable bottle pouch on the back of the vest has an adjustable strap and buckle and closure flap that retain th... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5906364 | Air bladder fixture tooling for supporting circuit board assembly processing A fixture tooling for supporting a back side of a printed circuit board during component placement on a top side of the board includes an inflatable air bladder that is sized substantially coextensive with the circuit board. The bladder is positioned belo... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5820117 | Air bladder fixture tooling for supporting circuit board assembly processing A fixture tooling for supporting a back side of a printed circuit board during component placement on a top side of the board includes an inflatable air bladder that is sized substantially coextensive with the circuit board. The bladder is positioned belo... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5780093 | Low-fat saute A low-fat saute and method for making the same is disclosed, the mixture substantially simulating the appearance, taste, texture, and mouth feel of traditional fat-filled sautes.... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5781447 | System for recreating a printed circuit board from disjointly formatted data A system and method of recreating a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) in electronic form from disjointly formatted data. A graphical representation of the PCB is displayed as derived from electronically formatted Gerber files wherein component mounting location... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5779577 | Arrow shaft selection system A system for selecting an arrow shaft by determining an optimum spine based on a type of bow, a point weight, a peak bow weight, and an arrow shaft length; and a graph for providing a pictorial representation of a relationship between static spine, dynami... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5772114 | Individually controlled nozzle valve system for application of liquid fertilizer/chemicals A system for applying fluid to a ground surface, the system includes (a) a plurality of nozzle valves, (b) a control switch and open and close manifold valves for operating each nozzle valve so that each nozzle valve closes essentially concurrently, and (... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5695806 | Fat substitute for one-to-one replacement A low fat substitute fat food stuff mixture and method for making the same is disclosed, the mixture substantially simulating the appearance, taste, texture, and mouth feel of traditional fat-filled foods. The mixture can be easily substituted in one to o... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5689907 | Inert weighted magazine An inert magazine for replacing a loaded magazine in a gun having a magazine chamber, the inert magazine includes a ballast, sized and shaped to be received into the magazine well of the gun, and means for removably retaining the ballast in the magazine w... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5673970 | Pivoting seat and footrest chair A pivoted seat and footrest chair having a seat and footrest at the top and bottom of a pair of vertical supports such that rotation of the seat forward rotates the footrest back as the person rises out of the chair, allowing easy exiting. The center of g... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5654904 | Control and 3-dimensional simulation model of temperature variations in a rapid thermal processing machine Temperature nonuniformity across a semiconductor wafer during both the transient and steady state of a typical rapid thermal processing (RTP) cycle has been a deterrent in using RTP in many ULSI unit processes. The present invention consists of a three-di... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5650189 | Low-fat saute A low-fat saute and method for making the same is disclosed, the mixture substantially simulating the appearance, taste, texture, and mouth feel of traditional fat-filled sautes.... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5638651 | Interlocking panel building system This invention discloses to an interlocking insulated panel building system that has expanded polystyrene panels sandwiched between inner and outer oriented strand board (OSB) skins. Structural strength is enhanced and thermal shorts are reduced by use of... | 06/17/1997 |
