Did You Know...
...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 |
| 7789821 | Apparatus and method for treating female urinary incontinence The present invention provides a surgical implant and method for supporting the urethra, the implant comprising a suburethral support suspended between two soft tissue anchors that do not penetrate the lower abdominal wall and are attached at either side of the suru... | 09/07/2010 |
| D621520 | Cuvette | 08/10/2010 |
| D620603 | Reagent container pack | 07/27/2010 |
| 7632672 | Composite membrane containing a cross-linked enzyme matrix for a biosensor An electrochemical sensor system and membrane and method thereof for increased accuracy and effective life of electrochemical and enzyme sensors. ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7622259 | Detection of von-Willebrand factor (vWF) activity The present invention relates to a method for detecting von-Willebrand factor (vWF) activity comprising assaying a sample in the presence of a soluble form or portion of glycoprotein Ib(α) (GPIb(α) and ristocetin, or a functionally equivalent substance. Additional... | 11/24/2009 |
