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 |
| 6277572 | Human NADH dehydrogenase subunits The present invention provides a human NADH-D protein subunit (NDS) and polynucleotides which encode NDS. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, agonists, antisense molecules, antibodies, or antagonists. The invention also provides me... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6242179 | Human phosphatases The invention provides human phosphatases (HPA) and polynucleotides which identify and encode HPA. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides methods for treating disorder... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6242214 | Human GTPase-associated proteins The invention provides human GTPase-associated proteins (GPAP) and polynucleotides which identify and encode GPAP. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides methods for d... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6194186 | Human protein kinase and kinase inhibitors The invention provides a human protein kinase (PK) and kinase inhibitors (PKI) and polynucleotides which identify and encode PK and PKI. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, agonists, antibodies and antagonists. The invention also p... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6184357 | Prostate-specific kallikrein The present invention provides a human prostate-specific kallikrein (HPSK) and polynucleotides which identify and encode HPSK. The invention also provides genetically engineered expression vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences encod... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6180342 | Vacuolar proton ATPase subunits The invention provides human vacuolar proton ATPase subunits (VATPS) and polynucleotides which identify and encode VATPS. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides method... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6174702 | Human pinch protein homolog The invention provides a human PINCH protein homolog (PINCH-PH) and polynucleotides which identify and encode PINCH-PH. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides methods ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6171843 | Human peptidyl-prolyl isomerases The invention provides human peptidyl-prolyl isomerases (HPPIP) and polynucleotides which identify and encode HPPIP. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides methods for... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6165767 | Protein phosphatase-related molecules The invention provides human protein phosphatase-related molecules (PPRM) and polynucleotides which identify and encode PPRM. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides me... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6143544 | Human lysophospholipase The invention provides a new human lysophospholipase (JHLP) and polynucleotides which identify and encode IHLP. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, agonists, antibodies and antagonists. The invention also provides methods for treat... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6143870 | Thrombin receptor homolog The present invention provides nucleotide and amino acid sequences that identify and encode a novel thrombin receptor homolog (TRH) expressed in human liver. The present invention also provides for antisense molecules to the nucleotide sequences which enc... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6139837 | ATP-dependent RNA helicase protein The invention provides a human ATP-dependent RNA helicase (ADRH-1) and polynucleotides which identify and encode ADRH-1. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, agonists, antibodies and antagonists. The invention also provides methods ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6135941 | Human immune system associated molecules The invention provides human immune system associated proteins (HISAP) and polynucleotides which identify and encode HISAP. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides meth... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6136314 | Histone fusion protein The present invention provides a human histone fusion protein (HFP) and polynucleotides which identify and encode HFP. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, agonists, antibodies and antagonists. In addition, the invention also provid... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6132714 | Human growth-associated methyltransferases The invention provides a human growth-associated methyltransferase (GAMT) and polynucleotides which identify and encode GAMT. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides me... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6130325 | Human P24 vesicle proteins The present invention provides two human p24 vesicle trafficking proteins (designated individually as Hp24-1 and Hp24-2 and collectively as Hp24) and polynucleotides which identify and encode Hp24. The invention also provides genetically engineered expres... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6130077 | Human cytochrome P450 The invention provides a human cytochrome P450 (HUCYP) and polynucleotides which identify and encode HUCYP. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides methods for diagnosi... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6130064 | Human SMN-like protein The invention provides a human SMN-like protein (HSLP) and polynucleotides which identify and encode HSLP. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides methods for treating ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6130039 | Polynucleotide encoding human lysyl hydroxylase-like protein The invention provides a human lysyl hydroxylase-like protein (HLHLP) and polynucleotides which identify and encode HLHLP. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides metho... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6127146 | Human fibrous protein The invention provides a human fibrous protein (FIBR) and polynucleotides which identify and encode FIBR. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides methods for treating o... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6124446 | Human Vps35/Mem3-related protein The invention provides a human Vps35/Mem3-related protein (hvmrp) and polynucleotides which identify and encode hvmrp. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides methods f... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6124116 | Rab proteins The present invention provides four human Rab and Rab-associated proteins (designated collectively as HRAB) and polynucleotides which identify and encode HRAB. The invention also provides genetically engineered expression vectors and host cells comprising... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6124095 | Human nucleotide pyrophosphohydrolase-2 The invention provides a human nucleotide pyrophosphohydrolase-2 (NTPPH-2) and polynucleotides which identify and encode NTPPH-2. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, agonists, antibodies and antagonists. The invention also provides... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6124123 | UBCH7-like ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme The present invention provides a human ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (UBCPB) and polynucleotides which identify and encode UBCPB. The invention also provides genetically engineered expression vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences enc... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6121019 | Cell division regulators The invention provides three human cell division regulators (HCDR) and polynucleotides which identify and encode HCDR. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, agonists, antibodies and antagonists. The invention also provides methods fo... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6117989 | Human calcium-binding proteins The invention provides human calcium-binding proteins (CaBPs) and polynucleotides which identify and encode CaBP. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides methods for tr... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6113904 | Human glycoprotein The present invention provides polynucleotides which identify and encode a novel human glycoprotein (SC2H). The invention provides for genetically engineered expression vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequence encoding SC2H. The inventi... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6110686 | DNA hybridizing to a human cystatin-like protein (CSTIN) The present invention provides a human cystatin-like protein (CSTIN) and polynucleotides which identify and encode CSTIN. The invention also provides genetically engineered expression vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences encoding C... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6110722 | F0 ATP synthase subunit The present invention provides a human ATP synthase subunit (ASYS) and polynucleotides which encode ASYS. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, agonists, antisense molecules, antibodies, or antagonists. The invention also provides me... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6103874 | Human KDEL receptor The present invention provides a novel human KDEL receptor (NHKR) and polynucleotides which identify and encode NHKR. The invention also provides genetically engineered expression vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences encoding NHKR ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6103477 | Rho protein The present invention provides a human Rho protein (HRHO) and polynucleotides which identify and encode HRHO. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, agonists, antibodies and antagonists. In addition, the invention provides methods for... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6103471 | Human beta-alanine-pyruvate aminotransferase The invention provides a human beta-alanine-pyruvate aminotransferase (HAPA) and polynucleotides which identify and encode HAPA. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6103469 | Human phospholipase A2 protein The invention provides a human phospholipase A2 protein PHPLA2 and polynucleotides which identify and encode PHPLA2. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, agonists, antibodies and antagonists. The invention also provides methods for ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6103497 | Human S100 proteins The invention provides two human S100 proteins designated individually as S100P1 and S10OP2 and collectively as S100P, and polynucleotides which identify and encode S100P. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, agonists, antibodies an... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6100036 | NADH dehydrogenase B17 subunit The invention provides a human NADH dehydrogenase B17 subunit (NDB17) and polynucleotides which identify and encode NDB17. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, agonists, antibodies and antagonists. The invention also provides method... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6100075 | Delta 1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase homolog The invention provides a human delta 1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase homolog (P5CRH) and polynucleotides which identify and encode P5CRH. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6096526 | Human nucleic acid methylases The invention provides a human nucleic acid methylases (HNAM) and polynucleotides which identify and encode HNAM. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides methods for di... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6093561 | Human lysophospholipase The invention provides a human lysophospholipase (NHLP) and polynucleotides which identify and encode NHLP. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides methods for treating... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6090564 | SnRNP Sm proteins The present invention provides novel human small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (snRNP) Sm proteins (collectively called HSMP) and polynucleotides which identify and encode HSMP. The invention also provides genetically engineered expression vectors and host ce... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6090377 | Monocyte activating cytokine The present invention provides novel monocyte activating cytokine (MAC) and a polynucleotide encoding MAC. The invention also provides for genetically engineered expression vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequence encoding MAC. The inve... | 07/18/2000 |