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 |
| 8100173 | Method of producing incontinence articles in the form of pants A continuous method for producing incontinence articles in the form of pants for receiving body excrements utilizes crotch sections comprising absorbent bodies and having leg cut-outs formed by a first contour cut. Two partial webs are joined to the crotch sections ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8083724 | Pants-type disposable absorbent hygiene article A disposable article, comprises a chassis having a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region extending in a longitudinal direction of said chassis between said first and said second waist regions. Transversely opposite side edges of said first a... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082127 | Method for determining the spatial distribution of magnetic resonance signals through multi-dimensional RF excitation pulses A method for determining the spatial distribution of magnetic resonance signals from an imaging area, wherein nuclear spins are excited in a spatially encoded fashion through multi-dimensional RF pulses, is characterized in that in a definition step, a resolution gr... | 12/20/2011 |
| D650672 | Closure element for packaging or containers | 12/20/2011 |
| 8066289 | Rapid clamping system The invention relates to a rapid clamping system (50), comprising a clamping housing (12), with a piston (18) acted on from one side by springs (15) and which may be pressurised from the other side, with an actuator (60) arranged o... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065942 | Armoring element of a knife haft for connecting to a knife blade and method for producing a knife The invention comprises an armoring element (1) of a knife haft, which has a bar (10) extending in an axial direction (100) and is connected to the tang (20) of a knife blade (2) using a connecting means (11). A secure, fric... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8063640 | Method and device for measuring a sample in an NMR spectrometer using a coupling configuration with a press fit cell having a capillary envelope fastener A method for measuring an sample in an NMR spectrometer uses a coupling configuration (1; 30) comprising a coupling element (3) and a supply capillary (2), wherein the coupling element (3) has a funnel-shaped section (5) which clam... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056704 | Method for controlling the transfer of a product stack in a packaging machine A method for controlling the transfer of a product stack in a packaging machine is provided, wherein the product stack is built up from a products during a work cycle and is subsequently transferred by means of a transfer apparatus (12) into a cell (18... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8038662 | Incontinence article in the form of pants An incontinence article comprising front and back belly sections connected at side seams forming belly and back bands, continuous in the hip direction having a hip opening closed in the hip direction, and a crotch section comprising an absorbent body, extending long... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8028892 | System consisting of consumer item, detection device for coding in consumer item, and server, and process for carrying out authentication The system disclosed includes at least a consumer item, such as a cigarette box, medication package or piece of clothing, and a detection device that can be operated by a buyer of the consumer item, which is configured for the detection of a coding in the consumer i... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025652 | Incontinence article in the form of pants An incontinence article comprising front and back belly sections connected at side seams forming belly and back bands, continuous in the hip direction having a hip opening closed in the hip direction, and a crotch section comprising an absorbent body, extending long... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8016806 | Incontinence article in the form of pants An incontinence article comprising front and back belly sections connected at side seams forming belly and back bands, continuous in the hip direction having a hip opening closed in the hip direction, and a crotch section comprising an absorbent body, extending long... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8007719 | Method and device for disinfecting a microtome cryostat A device and a method for disinfecting a microtome cryostat with introduction of a disinfection agent (3) into the cryostat chamber (2), action of the disinfection agent on the cryostat chamber, removal of the disinfection agent (3) by precipita... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7999545 | Method for obtaining amplitude and phase profiles of RF pulses for spatially selective excitation A method for determining amplitude and phase dependencies of radio frequency pulses that are irradiated during traversal of a defined k-space trajectory to produce a spatial pattern of the transverse magnetization in an MR experiment using at least one RF transmissi... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7991109 | X-ray multichannel spectrometer An X-ray multichannel spectrometer comprising a polychromatic source (2), a holding means (3) for holding a sample (1), a fluorescence channel (4) that selects X-ray beams of a special wavelength and energy, and a detector (5) for ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7989776 | Corrective for eliminating the third-order aperture aberration and the first-order, first-degree axial, chromatic aberration A corrective for eliminating the third-order aperture aberration and the first-order, first-degree axial chromatic aberration includes two correction pieces, which are arranged one behind the other in the direction of the optical axis, in which each correction piece... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7983389 | X-ray optical element and diffractometer with a soller slit An X-ray optical element (1, 1′, 1″) with a Soller slit comprising several lamellas for collimating an X-ray beam with respect to the direction of the axis (5, 15) of the Soller slit, and a further collimator for delimiting an X-ray (10), wh... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7983388 | X-ray analysis instrument with adjustable aperture window An X-ray analysis instrument, in particular, an X-ray diffractometer (21), has an X-ray source (22; SC) that emits an X-ray beam (23), an X-ray optics (24), in particular a multi-layer X-ray mirror, and a collimator mechanism (BM), wherei... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7982566 | Cryostat having a magnet coil system, which comprises an LTS section and an HTS section, which is arranged in the vacuum part A cryostat (1) with a magnet coil system including superconductors for the production of a magnet field B0 in a measuring volume (3) within a room temperature bore (2) of the cryostat has a plurality of radially nested solenoid-shaped... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976449 | Transfer device for transferring a folding box A transfer device for transferring a folding box from a magazine that accommodates flat folding boxes, to a transport device comprises a holding device which takes over the folding box, holds it during transfer, and can be moved along a cycloid path having several t... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7973289 | Method for producing image contrast by phase shifting in electron optics According to the invention, the image contrast in electron optics can be improved without causing aberrations that are no longer tolerable by using, for production and correction of the at least one anamorphic image, quadrupole fields before and after this image who... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7968704 | Process for the production of sugar alcohols Disclosed is a method for producing polyalcohols in the form of sugar alcohols from the group comprising sorbitol and mannitol and other optional C2 to C6 polyols. According to said method, a monosaccharide, disaccharide, oligosaccharide, or po... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966788 | Method and device for packaging product portions in a wrapper A method and a device for packaging product portions in a wrapper are proposed, wherein at least two webs of a packaging material are aligned parallel, with the longitudinal edges facing each other overlapping, and each transported towards one upwardly open folding ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7964141 | Apparatus for handling and classifying microtomized tissue samples The invention relates to an apparatus for handling microtomized tissue samples (1) which are arranged on an object carrier (2) and are provided with a machine-readable code (3), with a reader (4) serving to detect the information of the c... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959054 | Device for processing workpieces using ultrasound A device for processing workpieces using ultrasound, comprising an ultrasound sonotrode and an anvil, wherein a workpiece is processed between the ultrasound sonotrode and the anvil, the ultrasound sonotrode having a recess with open edges in the axial direction and... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7932716 | Rotation angle sensor and rotation angle sensor system Rotation angle sensor and rotation angle sensor system for determining the angle of rotation of a shaft which can rotate at its shaft end, having a housing, having a shaft mount which is mounted on the housing such that it can rotate, having at least one signal tran... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7928379 | Phase plate, imaging method, and electron microscope The invention concerns a phase plate for electron optical imaging, wherein the zero beam (4) is phase-shifted in order to obtain an image with optimum contrast through interference with the diffracted electron beams (5, 5′). The shading of diffracted... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7898258 | Compact superconducting magnet configuration with active shielding having a shielding coil contributing to field formation A superconducting magnet configuration (4; 14) for generating a homogeneous magnetic field B0 in an examination volume (4b), has an interior radial superconducting main field coil (1) which is disposed rotationally symmetricall... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895737 | Winding machine for winding solenoid shaped coils having band-shaped conductors A winding machine (1) for winding solenoid-shaped coils (21) with band-shaped conductors (6), comprising a winding means (3) which holds a circular-cylindrical coil core (2) of a coil (21) to be wound, and a winding drive wh... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7891872 | Secure housing for an X-ray apparatus with combined pivoting and sliding door A safety housing (1) for an X-ray apparatus, comprises a working chamber (2) which can accommodate X-ray apparatus protection elements (3a-3c, 5a, 5b; 21), in particular lead-containing wal... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887644 | Superconductive elements containing copper inclusions, and a composite and a method for their production The invention relates to a composite (1), comprising a Cu—Sn bronze matrix (2) and filaments (3) surrounded by the bronze matrix (2), wherein the filaments (3) contain niobium (═Nb) or a Nb alloy, characterized in that the fila... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886776 | Bandage with lengthwise elasticity in warp direction A bandage with lengthwise elasticity in the warp direction, comprising a textile expanse woven in leno weave and having weft threads, leno threads and elastically extensible warp threads. The warp threads are cotton-elastic threads. ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7878813 | Connection apparatus for transmitting electric current, in particular for a steering wheel heater of a vehicle The invention relates to a connection device for transmitting electric current, in particular for a steering wheel heater of a motor vehicle, between a stationary housing part and a rotor which can rotate with respect to the housing part, comprising a flat ribbon ca... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7872797 | Device for placing microscope slides in slide trays A device for histological research includes at least one container with shelves for slide trays connected to a flexible drive enabling reciprocating vertical motion of the container. The drive comprises a circular drive cable, a motor and at least one pulley. The de... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7869707 | Measuring system comprising an intelligent sensor head and having a reduced power consumption for medium-voltage or high-voltage systems or in mining, and method therefor Differently designed measuring systems exist of which most contain a central signal processing unit and a number of electrical measuring components, and in which the measured values furnished by the measuring components are optically transmitted over optical wave gu... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7868518 | Device for processing workpieces A device for processing workpieces uses ultrasound, with an resonant system comprising an ultrasound generator, an ultrasound sonotrode, and an anvil, wherein a workpiece is processed between the anvil and the ultrasound sonotrode. The ultrasound generator comprises... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867213 | Disposable diaper in particular for incontinent care A disposable diaper (2), in particular, for incontinent care, comprises a belt (10) having belt sections (101, 102), wherein at least one of the belt sections (101, 102) comprises a separating means (T, L) with which at least one terminal... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7865221 | Magnetic field coil with superconducting capability and parallel wound wire sections in a layer A superconducting magnetic field coil (1; 21; 31; 41; 51; 61) comprising at least one coil section (42; 43) which is wound in layers, is characterized in that, in at least one layer (11, 12, 13, 14, 101, 102, 103, 104) of the coil section (42... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7862717 | Oil filter arrangement An oil filter arrangement comprises a housing, which has a receiving chamber for a filter element which can be cross-flowed in a radial manner by oil and which can be inserted into the housing, a support tube which supports the filter element when it is inserted, a ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861632 | Knife holder for a microtome A knife holder for a microtome has a plate arranged pivotably on its base member, which, in its functional position, covers the cutting edge of the knife and is spaced apart from the cutting plane towards the side of the knife holder remote from the specimen. The pl... | 01/04/2011 |
