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 |
| D655794 | Pipe hold down device | 03/13/2012 |
| 8113360 | Product shelf divider system and method The present invention relates generally to a shelf divider system for retail store product storage and display. More particularly, the present invention enables organization and presentation of a wide variety and types of products. A plurality of shelf dividers atta... | 02/14/2012 |
| D555822 | Fluorescent light reflector with conical top | 11/20/2007 |
| 7270140 | Poppet valve assembly A poppet valve assembly is sized and constructed for insertion into the lower portion of a flow control valve used within the opening of a cylinder for storing a compressed gas. When the flow control valve is removed, the normally open poppet valve assembly of the p... | 09/18/2007 |
| D549869 | Square ceiling light fixture | 08/28/2007 |
| D549867 | Fluorescent light reflector | 08/28/2007 |
| D534628 | Control panel for automobile air-conditioning systems | 01/02/2007 |
| D532141 | Solar lamp | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125135 | Wall-wash light fixture A wall-wash light fixture for providing substantially uniform wall illumination includes a light source mounted to direct emitted light to a substantially arcuate kick reflector. The substantially arcuate kick reflector directs the emitted light toward the wall.... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7093481 | Method for roller burnishing a heater tube A process for placing a roller burnished finish on the central portion of an unfinished lathe-turned heater tube includes controlling the rotational speed of the burnishing rollers and the pressure of the burnishing rollers against the central portion of the heater ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7051774 | Mooring system for fluid cargo tankers The liquid cargo mooring and fluid transfer system of the present invention includes a first column affixed to the ocean floor. The first column supports one end of an extended length space frame. At the opposite end of the space frame is a buoyant support. The buoy... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6978924 | Food container apparatus A stackable food container includes a lower food receptacle portion, and an upper tray forming section with one or more sides foldably coupled to the lower food receptacle portion. The upper tray forming section encloses the contents of the food container when the o... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976443 | Crude oil transportation system A crude oil transportation system uses a dynamically positionable floating crude oil storage and offloading vessel and a dynamically positionable shuttle tanker. The dynamically positionable floating crude oil storage and offloading vessel is a self-contained unit i... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6880639 | Downhole injection system A system for the downhole injection of chemical into a well through capillary tubing using a surface chemical pump includes downhole injection valve. The downhole injection valve includes an upstream and a downstream check valve connected in series. The upstream che... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6742538 | Method and apparatus for orbital and seal welded relief device on a compressed gas cylinder A relief device for a high-pressure gas container, comprising a main body having a generally uniform outer circumference and that defines a primary bore, the primary bore in fluid communication with an interior volume of the high-pressure gas container, the main bod... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6556143 | Broken shear pin indicating system The invention relates to a system and method for indicating a broken shear pin on a snow blower head cutter drum in a rotary snow blower. At least one shear pin connects the snow blower head cutter drum to a drive shaft on the snow blower. The indicator s... | 04/29/2003 |
| 5964070 | Building panel system Two sheets having geometric perforations formed in a regular pattern are mounted such that they are spaced apart in parallel planes and the geometric perforations are congruent. The pair of sheets may be used either for the decoration of the facade of a b... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5857808 | Limited rotation riser connection system The connection between a surface terminus for subsea production risers and a surface collection vessel is facilitated by a connection which utilizes slack loop flexible jumper hoses between the surface terminus of the subsea risers and a swivel coupling l... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5853834 | Metallized layer corrosion protection system for pipe or tubing A system for protecting sections of pipe or tubing from corrosion includes depositing a continuous, low-porosity, non-corrosive, metallized layer within the end portions of a section of pipe or tubing and on its end walls.... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5803654 | Control cable mounting system A control cable and conduit assembly mounting system includes a pair of integrally formed, arcuate, spaced-apart, flexible flanges which substantially encircle a hollow handlebar or frame member. Also included is a post contained between the flanges which... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5743302 | Flow line segment with non-metallic pipe collar A non-metallic pipe collar is provided which encircles the external surface of a pipe. The pipe collar may be provided in several segments or single collar with a hinged portion which allows the collar to be spread open and placed around a pipe. In an alt... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5390616 | Dock mounted small boat lifting system A small boat lifting device for use between two substantially parallel docks includes two substantially cylindrical longitudinal cable winding reels. Attached to the substantially cylindrical longitudinal cable winding reels are flexible cables which are ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5354035 | Object rotating, lifting and storage system A system for tilting and lifting a device includes three pulleys and a cable. A portion of the cable is adjustable. Two of the pulleys are connected to a stationary surface and the third pulley is connected to the object. One end of the cable is connected... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5299699 | Device and method for temporary storage and transport of finished parts A device and method for receiving, transporting and positioning parts such as covers or frames for computer includes a cart having a plurality of substantially horizontal shelves. The horizontal shelves are constructed so as to receive and hold the parts ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5261342 | Hull covering system A plurality of plate members for covering the outside of a ship's hull includes a base plate for shaping the plate members. The plate members are each coated with an inner and outer rubber resilient surface. Fasteners are used to attach the plate members ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5095933 | Expandable float assembly for use with an accumulator An expandable float assembly is insertable through the lower valve bore in an accumulator or a hole in a tank. The assembly includes a sleeve member and a plurality of floatable arm members. The floatable arm members may be folded to a position substantia... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5056946 | Combination golf club and golf ball cleaning system A device for converting a squeeze bottle having a valved brush closure to a golf club and a golf ball cleaning system includes a ring for attaching the device to a flexible squeeze bottle, a combination collar and basin assembly for rotatably positioning ... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5020638 | Vehicle liquid drip catching system A system for catching liquids dripping from the underside of a vehicle and disposal thereof includes a tray member, an absorbent pad and a bag assembly for containing the pad. When the absorbent pad becomes saturated with liquids, the mouth of the bag ass... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4981011 | Lawnmower cutoff system A lawnmower engine cutoff system interrupts the electrical flow to the ignition system of an engine when a predetermined weight of clippings is contained within the catch bag for grass clippings. Mechanical movement is generated by the weight of the grass... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4976211 | Boat launching system A system for launching a boat includes a platform which is movable horizontally over the edge of a seawall, a dock or the like. Once the platform has been moved over the edge of the seawall, it then may be lowered vertically under the surface of the water... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4907418 | Liquid heating system particularly for use with swimming pools or the like A swimming pool heating system includes in sealed tank, a refrigerant cooling coil system contained within the sealed tank and a water flow distribution manifold within the refrigerant cooling coil system. Cool swimming pool water is pumped through the wa... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4846163 | Method of sealing capacitor bushings A method of bonding capacitor bushings (48) to tinned metal tank top covers (44) and tin plated terminal caps (42). A thick film ink is applied in two coats, the first coat (60) being high in binder and low in silver content and the second coat (62) being... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4846738 | Fuseholder contact for Class CC rejection fuses A rejection fuseholder (10) for Class CC fuses (30) having a leaf spring (22) to hold fuse (30) in contact with rejection contact assembly (14). Spacer (16) prevents fuses other than Class CC fuses from making electrical contact with rejection contact ass... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4845324 | Interrupter operating mechanism Apparatus for opening and closing a switch, which apparatus comprises a lever mounted on a frame for pivotal movement between a first position and a second position, a first spring biasing the lever from the second position to the first position, a cam an... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4845604 | Sign lighting luminaire A luminaire adapted to be mounted on a pole structure and having a roll axis with respect to that structure, said luminaire consisting of a plurality of elements each of which has a center of gravity positioned in relation to each other so as to contribut... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4840194 | Explosion proof electrical conduit sealing fitting An explosion-proof electrical conduit sealing fitting for threadedly engaging at least two threaded conduits and surrounding at least one conductor running through two threaded conduits includes a first element having a portion threadedly engaging at leas... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4841108 | Recloser plenum puffer interrupter An interrupter (10) having an outer housing (62) adapted to contain an arc-extinguishing fluid, a fixed tubular electrical current carrying member (40) disposed at one end; a movable tubular current carrying member (30) disposed in an end-to-end relations... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4839481 | Vacuum interrupter A cylindrical coil electrode (10) incorporated in a vacuum interrupter comprises a cylindrical body (12) having an opening at one end thereof, three electrical connectors (16) provided between the edge surface (15) of the opening of the cylindrical body a... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4835501 | Current limiting assembly for circuit breakers A current limiting assembly through which current may flow includes a stationary contact member, a movable contact member positioned in relation to the stationary contact member so that current flow through and from the stationary contact member into and ... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4831353 | Cable fuse An automobile fuse (10) for use in extreme temperature conditions such as the engine compartment of an automobile. Fuse (10) is a blade-type fuse with loads (42, 44) on fusible element (40) providing time delay characteristics to match the insulation dama... | 05/16/1989 |
