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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 |
| 6466240 | Method for visually writing programs or scripts that transform structured text presented as a tree A method and system for visually writing programs or scripts that transform structured text, including text of programs in computer languages such as Cobol, C, or C++, and electronic documents such as HTML, SGML and word processor documents. The method an... | 10/15/2002 |
| 4911634 | Culinary apparatus A culinary template for use with a pan and a culinary substrate. The culinary template has a collar having a contact portion which defines a first plane. A wall extends down from the collar. The wall has a substrate indenting edge, which defines a second ... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4601004 | Microcomputer controlled cooking timer and method A microcomputer controlled cooking apparatus and method including a plurality of presettable time and temperature circuits which allow for the programming into a cooking device of ideal cook time and temperature data. A microcomputer continuously monitors... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4595248 | Terminal block A terminal block, to be used to connect a first series of electrical conductors to a second series of electrical conductors which comprises a base block, a cap block disposed on said base block, the cap block is removably connected to the base block. A pl... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4591121 | Hospital I.V. pole adjunct A hospital intravenous or I.V. pole adjunct for supporting I.V. fluid containers and medical devices connected to a patient in cooperation with and in transport between pairs of hospital I.V. poles. The adjunct has a rigid elongated main member with a cen... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4569491 | Spool package An improved spool for packaging and handling ribbon material or cable. The spool has a cylindrical hub with a central spindle opening extending therethrough, two opposite flange portions, and one or more central flange portions. Each of the flange portion... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4521173 | Apparatus for manufacturing magnet wire A novel apparatus for manufacturing magnet wire in a continuous process by which coatings of a flowable resin material may be applied concentrically to a moving elongated filament in thickness of about 16 mils or less. The filament can be a bare copper or... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4520274 | Method and apparatus for controlling the loads or a plurality of units on a shared source An apparatus for controlling loads of a plurality of units on a shared source which includes a timer interfaced with a computer controlling the connection of each individual unit to the source on an individual basis for a connection period. The timer cont... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4496146 | Compressible portable exercising apparatus with container An exercise apparatus for manipulation by a user includes a self-supporting member of a generally quadrilateral configuration which is compressible to be held in a container. The member has opposite distal and proximal portions that are joined by a pair o... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4496184 | Truck cap A portable truck cap comprising a plurality of frame members, which are detachably connected to each other to form a frame, the frame has a top portion and a base portion, the top portion is resilient, the base portion is detachably connectable to a truck... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4489130 | Magnet wire A novel magnet wire or other coated filament comprising an elongated filament with a surprisingly concentric and continuous and flexible coating superimposed thereupon. The coating is applied to the desired thickness in a single pass.... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4463528 | Articulated aerial boom and an elbow linkage assembly therefore An articulated aerial boom and an elbow linkage therefore permitting the proximal end of the upper aerial boom to rotate approximately 210° about the proximal end of a lower aerial boom.... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4464398 | Germicide and an improved method for killing bacteria, fungus and/or viruses An improved bactericide, fungicide and viricide comprising about three parts weight didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride having the structural formula of: ##STR1## and about two parts weight of n-akyl (C14 50%, C12 40%, C16 10%) dimethyl ammonium ... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4427374 | Recirculation device A recirculation device for recirculating a selected volume of preheated gas exhausted from a heating chamber in a mixture with fresh air back to the heating chamber. The device comprises a first passageway having an entrance and a pair of exits; a second ... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4412265 | Intrinsic barrier An intrinsic barrier made up of active and passive electrical components which combine to maintain the power in the output lines below a predetermined level in order to prevent the possibility of explosion if the output lines or any circuit electrically c... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4408032 | Modified polyamide-imide resins and method for making the same A modified polyamide-imide resin and method for making the same. The composition comprises the reaction product of an aromatic tricarboxylic acid anhydride reactant, an aromatic diisocyanate reactant and an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid reactant in a soluti... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4393809 | Apparatus for manufacturing magnet wire A novel method and apparatus for manufacturing magnet wire in a continuous process by which coatings of a flowable resin material may be applied concentrically to a moving elongated filament in thicknesses of about 16 mils or less. The filament can be a b... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4394417 | Magnet wire A novel magnet wire or other coated filament comprising an elongated filament with a surprisingly concentric and continuous coating superimposed thereupon. The coating may be applied to the desired thickness in a single pass.... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4391848 | Method for manufacturing magnet wire A novel method for manufacturing magnet wire in a continuous process by which coatings of a flowable resin material may be applied concentrically to a moving elongated filament in thicknesses of about 16 mils or less. The filament can be a bare copper or ... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4388770 | Identification badge An identification badge for detachable attachment to a wearer comprising a generally planar member having opposite surfaces. One of these surfaces faces outwardly from the wearer. A means is secured to the member for detachably attaching the badge to the ... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4387636 | Apparatus for crushing and removing rims from wheels An apparatus for crushing and removing rims from wheels. The apparatus comprises a generally horizontally disposed bed plate for placement within a scrap metal compactor having two oppositely disposed and hinged crushing pads, a carriage having a crushing... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4380126 | Heat recycling apparatus A heat recycling apparatus operatively connected to a hot air chamber having an exhaust pipe and an intake. The apparatus includes an intake conduit having one end in which there is an opening. A peripheral edge surrounds the opening. The exhaust pipe has... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4369822 | Combination tool chest dolly and leaved workbench A combination tool chest dolly and leaved workbench comprising a frame having generally parallel and spaced-apart first and second side members joined by a plurality of cross members and a plurality of support legs perpendicularly disposed from the frame.... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4369700 | Apparatus for salvage compacting An apparatus for compacting salvage. The apparatus has a crushing pad pivoted at one end to a generally horizontal frame. The crushing pad is moved from a generally vertical position to a generally horizontal position by a fluid cylinder assembly and arti... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4368516 | Euchre scoring computer and method A euchre scoring computer which computes and displays euchre scores and performs the method of the invention comprising the steps of inputting first and second unit point information to respective first and second totalizers, totalizing the first and seco... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4360877 | Distributed data processing system and method for a fluid dispenser A distributed data processing system and method for intertransmission of information signals between a central processor and one or more remote computer controlled terminals which includes inputting information signals to the processor and remote terminal... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4335421 | Light fixture, light aperture and method of uniformly illuminating an optically diffusive viewing area A light fixture having an optically diffusive viewing element having a viewing area across which apparent uniform brightness is achieved from a conventional light source and reflector by utilization of a light aperture. The light aperture comprises a tral... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4326954 | Fluid treating apparatus A fluid treating apparatus comprising an elongated non-magnetic tube having opposite ends. An insulated wire is wound in multilayered closely packed helical fashion about the tube between its opposite ends. The adjacent turns of the wire are electrically ... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4294381 | Dispenser for and method of dispensing a material from a non-pressurized material reservoir A material dispenser for dispensing a flowable material from a non-pressurized reservoir having a bore therethrough. A resilient pinch-off tube is removably fitted within the bore. The flowable material reservoir is connected to one end of the tube. At le... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4263985 | Movable scaffold support A movable roof-supported scaffold support which comprises front and rear vertical frame members which are detachably connected by a plurality of spaced-apart connectors. At least three spaced-apart pairs of wheels are mounted on the support. One wheel of ... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4232631 | Feeder device An apparatus for distributing measured amounts of particulate material. A feed source is connected to a material conduit which leads to a receptacle. A monitoring assembly maintains the desired level of material in the receptacle. In a particular applicat... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4224206 | Water soluble essentially linear polymer having a plurality of amide, imide and ester groups therein, and a method of making the same and applying the same to substrates An essentially linear polymer having a plurality of amide, imide and ester groups therein, which is the condensation product of (1) at least one polycarboxylic acid imide-forming reactant, (2) at least one ethylenically unsaturated polycarboxylic acid car... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4220016 | Skin jewelry Decorative jewelry which may be worn on the skin of the wearer. The jewelry has a decorative portion and a flexible and resilient pad secured to the back side of the decorative portion by which the jewelry is attached to the skin of the wearer. The decora... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4212403 | Drapery hanger A drapery hanger comprising a hanger member having a neck portion and a pair of arms connected thereto extending in opposite directions from the neck portion. Two adjustable collars are connected to and supported by these arms. These adjustable collars ar... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4212115 | Seed corn dryer apparatus A seed corn dryer apparatus comprising an exterior shell secured to a foundation. The exterior shell includes a pair of side walls, a front wall, a rear wall, and a roof. A pair of interior walls are secured to the foundation within the exterior shell in ... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4204810 | Bi-directional pump A bi-directional pump having a pump housing, an inlet communicating with one end of the housing, an outlet communicating with the other end of the housing, an impeller within the housing adjacent the inlet, a baffle plate within the housing adjacent the o... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4179858 | Building structure and method of construction The invention is comprised of a plurality of parallel spaced-apart stud members with a plurality of blocks positioned between adjacent stud members. A plurality of straps are positioned around alternate stud members to form a lattice assembly. When the st... | 12/25/1979 |
