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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 |
| 7939577 | Radiation-curable alkoxy silanized hyperbranched polyester acrylates and preparation thereof The invention provides a radiation-curable alkoxy silanized hyperbranched polyester acrylate, characterized in that the radiation-curable alkoxy silanized hyperbranched polyester acrylate is produced by using a hyperbranched molecule with at least 16 functionalities... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7927510 | Calcium hypochlorite compositions comprising zinc salts and lime The present invention is directed to a granular water treatment composition, comprising: 35-95 wt % calcium hypochlorite; 1 to 50 wt % magnesium sulfate or a hydrate thereof; 0.1 to 10 wt % lime; and 0.1 to 55 wt % of a water soluble zinc salt or a hydrate thereof; ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7917376 | System and method for monitoring patient care Systems and methods are provided for facilitating management of health care in medical facilities such as hospitals, clinics, emergency rooms, etc., for example by monitoring and assessing the quality of patient care. Data is collected and operated on relating to me... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7915741 | Solder bump UBM structure Disclosed is an under bump metallization structure including a plurality of metal or metal alloy layers formed on chip bond pads. The disclosed UBM structure has a stress improvement on the semiconductor device because the thickness of the copper-base layer is reduc... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7909911 | Carbon dioxide permeable membrane A carbon dioxide permeable membrane is described. In some embodiments, the membrane includes a body having a first side and an opposite second side; a plurality of first regions formed from a molten carbonate having a temperature of about 400 degrees Celsius to abou... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7897718 | Acrylated semi-crystalline hyperbranched polyurethane oligomer and preparation method thereof The present invention relates to an acrylated semi-crystalline hyperbranched polyurethane oligomer and a preparation method thereof, which is characterized in that on the basis of the synthesis of hyperbranched polyurethane oligomer, it adopts a two-step process to ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896482 | Ink stick with electronically-readable memory device A machine, such as a phase change or solid ink printing apparatus, includes at least one ink stick and a coupler external to the ink stick. The ink stick has an electronically-readable memory device attached thereto, with the memory device having stored therein elec... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7893047 | Biocide composition comprising pyrithione and pyrrole derivatives The present invention is directed to a biocidal composition comprising a blend of one or more pyrithione compounds, and one or more pyrrole compounds of Formula I wherein said biocidal composition is copper free or low copper content. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891793 | Ink stick with electronically-readable memory device A machine, such as a phase change or solid ink printing apparatus, includes at least one ink stick and a coupler external to the ink stick. The ink stick has an electronically-readable memory device attached thereto, with the memory device having stored therein elec... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7886516 | Combined cycle integrated combustor and nozzle system An engine that operates and produces the entire required vehicle thrust below Mach 4 is useful for a Hypersonic combined cycle vehicle by saving vehicle and engine development costs. One such engine is a combined cycle engine having both a booster and a dual mode ra... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7880448 | Fault clearing method for permanent magnet machines A permanent magnet machine (PMM) has a kinetic portion electrically coupled to a power conversion portion. Motive power is provided to the kinetic portion by a torque applied to a motive shaft coupled to a prime mover, such as an aircraft engine or an automobile eng... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7872839 | Systems, methods, and devices for controlling a serial arc fault in an electrical circuit Methods, systems, and devices for controlling a serial arc fault in an electrical circuit are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods include the following: a. measuring a current in the circuit; b. determining whether the current is below a predetermined value;... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7868057 | Vegetation basis and method of production thereof The present invention relates to a vegetation basis, which can be molded at low pressure and temperature and further, keep the crumbled structure suitable for plant growth either by means of a viscosity of a sheath-core type fiber or by addition of a hot melt adhesi... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7857729 | Automated striking and blocking trainer with quantitative feedback An automated striking and blocking trainer is disclosed. In some embodiments, the trainer includes the following: a frame; a striking body joined with the frame, the punching bag including one or more strike zone assemblies, the strike zone assemblies each having a ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7854940 | Broad spectrum preservation blends A composition having effective broad spectrum preservation activity comprising a mixture of caprylyl glycol or one or more analogs thereof, or mixtures thereof with a preservative selected from the group consisting of: (1) chloroxylenol and 2-phenoxyethanol, (2) chl... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7851541 | Composition and use A composition containing an anti-microbial agent that comprises a polymeric biguanide, either alone or in combination with at least one other microbiologically active component. The composition also includes an amphoteric co-polymer of the Formula (1): ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7842394 | Paper release compositions having improved adhesion to paper and polymeric films The present invention relates to curable alkenyl based silicone release coating compositions having improved adhesion to paper and polymeric substrates. Furthermore the present invention relates to the process for making a silicone release coating with improved adhe... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7840998 | System and method for authentication of replaceable modules A module installable in a machine includes a memory device attached thereto for storing electronic data associated with the module. The memory device allows an individual to verify the authenticity or inauthenticity of the module without having to install the module... | 11/23/2010 |
| D627449 | Reversible sink facade | 11/16/2010 |
| 7829116 | Adhesive-forming composition and blend of adhesives obtained therefrom The present invention relates to novel adhesive-forming compositions of silylated polyurethane prepolymer blended with pre-formed adhesives, and pressure sensitive adhesives containing the same. The silylated polyurethane prepolymer is obtained from the silylation o... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7828781 | Implantable dialysis access port An implantable access post having a port casing core with an aperture therethrough, a patch associated with the port casing core, the patch adapted to be sewn to a vessel to connect the port casing core to the vessel to permit fluid communication from the vessel thr... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7820480 | Lead frame routed chip pads for semiconductor packages A redistributed lead frame for use in a molded plastic semiconductor package (38) is formed from an electrically conductive substrate by a sequential metal removal process. The process includes: (a) patterning a first side of an electrically conductive substr... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7820198 | Pool chemical tablet One aspect of the present invention is directed to a solid chemical tablet in a shape comprising an elongated cylindrical side surface and an elongated flat side surface or an elongated concave cut side surface. Another aspect of the present invention is directed to... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7816186 | Method for making QFN package with power and ground rings A method to manufacture a package that encases at least one integrated circuit device and the package so manufactured. The method includes the steps of (1) providing a leadframe having a die pad, leads, at least one ring circumscribing the die pad and disposed betwe... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7807778 | Cysteine-containing peptide tag for site-specific conjugation of proteins The present invention is directed to a biological conjugate, comprising: (a) a targeting moiety comprising a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence comprising the polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 and the polypeptide sequence of a selected targeting protein; an... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7807429 | Isolated luciferase gene of The present invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid and polypeptide sequence that encodes for a luciferase of Luciola italica, as well as mutants thereof. The luciferase proteins of the present invention have been found to have extended bioluminescence ... | 10/05/2010 |
| D624636 | Reversible sink façades | 09/28/2010 |
| D624635 | Reversible sink façades | 09/28/2010 |
| 7799310 | Systems and methods for generating sulfuric acid Methods and systems for generating sulfuric acid (102) are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method includes combusting a sulfur-containing material (114) with a gas including oxygen (116) to produce a first stream of sulfur dioxide (118 | 09/21/2010 |
| 7797943 | Core burning for scramjet engines A pilot for a scramjet provides a flame front whose arrival at the wall of the scramjet combustor is delayed thereby reducing combustor heat load. By combining in-stream injection of fuel with an interior pilot and a lean (fuel-poor) outer annulus, the bulk of combu... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7795710 | Lead frame routed chip pads for semiconductor packages A redistributed lead frame for use in molded plastic semiconductor package (38) is formed from an electrically conductive substrate by a sequential metal removal process. The process includes: (a) patterning a first side of an electrically conductive substrat... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7792744 | Systems and methods for facilitating a distribution of bank accounts via an educational institution According to some embodiments, systems and methods are provided to facilitate a distribution of bank accounts via an educational institution. For example, information associated with a student, faculty member, or alum may be received from a university. A soft bank a... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7785552 | Method and system of controlling sulfur oxides in flue gas from coal or oil-fired boilers A method of removing SO3 from a flue gas of a boiler. The method includes the following steps: injecting chloride salts into a stream of the flue gas at a position located downstream of an air pre-heater—the position is selected so that the flue gas has... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7766997 | Method of reducing an amount of mercury in a flue gas The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a method of reducing an amount of mercury discharged to an environment in a flue gas (12) generated by combustion of a fuel source. The method includes contacting the flue gas with a moist pulverous material upst... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7766342 | Wheelchair attachments Attachments for a manual wheelchair are provided for navigating a wheelchair over obstacles and uneven terrain, such as a typical curb on a street. The attachments provide for regulating the movement of the wheelchair as the wheelchair descends the curb and to preve... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7762195 | Slow cook off rocket igniter A gas generating propulsion system includes an igniter containing an igniter propellant and an auto igniter. A rocket motor is coupled to the igniter and has a housing containing a main propellant, a rocket motor throat and a nozzle. A release port extends through a... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7758173 | Collapsible packaging system A printing machine including a material supply module adapted to expel a marking material contained in a collapsible package having an information-bearing tag. The material supply module includes a reader for obtaining information from the information-bearing tag, a... | 07/20/2010 |
| D620093 | Facades of a reversible sink | 07/20/2010 |
| D620092 | Reversible sink facade | 07/20/2010 |
| D620091 | Reversible sink facades design | 07/20/2010 |
