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3M employee and church chorister Art Fry needed something to temporarily mark pages in his hymnal. He was in luck because his colleague, Spencer Silver, accidentally developed a glue that was too weak for other purposes. After initially discouraging consumer response, Post-it Notes became a hit in 1979.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE43261 | Method of making a label sheet A label sheet label sheet includes a transparent film support material, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a release layer, a printable layer, one or more first detachment lines, and one or more second detachment lines. The transparent film support material has an... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7914638 | Wrapping an object with a film using a tape for cutting the film A vehicle is wrapped by a printed adhesive film where the film is also applied over doors and other areas intended not to be covered. The film is cut at the door edge and over the area by adhesively attaching a tape having a release coating on the front surface and ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7909955 | Printed planar radio frequency identification elements Each printed sheet product includes a core of flexible, microvoided polymer sheet material and a planar RFID assembly encoded with a unique electro/magnetic code permanently and integrally joined together with the core. The microvoided sheet material collapses aroun... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7857936 | Method for manufacturing cake decorating accessory and the decorating accessory The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a cake decorating accessory and the decorating accessory, which is used in producing a more dramatic and attractive atmosphere at a celebratory event by displaying a congratulatory message using heat. The met... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7842155 | Process for making a post-assembly markable label A method of producing a laminated label structure that includes a region that is markable after assembly of the label structure is disclosed. The method comprises providing a strip of base material having a front face, applying a release material to a markable regio... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7785436 | Laminating method for forming a laminate layer on a recording surface of a recording medium A laminating apparatus and a laminating method for finely finishing laminate processing without performing edge processing after the laminate processing is performed to a recording medium. A laminate material having a size larger than that of the recording medium is... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7749349 | Methods and systems for releasably attaching support members to microfeature workpieces Methods and apparatuses for releasably attaching support members to microfeature workpieces to support members are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, for example, a method for processing a microfeature workpiece including a plurality of microelectronic dies compri... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7695584 | Method of making a label sheet A label sheet label sheet includes a transparent film support material, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a release layer, a printable layer, one or more first detachment lines, and one or more second detachment lines. The transparent film support material has an... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7658812 | System for producing pressure sensitive intermediate web assembly having regularly occurring discontinuous segments produced in a continuous fashion A continuous manufacturing system is provided for producing an intermediate web assembly having a series of regularly occurring preprinted segments that are disposed on a surface of the web. The segments are initially produced in a sheet form which is prepared by re... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7618511 | Scintillator panel and method of manufacturing radiation image sensor An auxiliary substrate 20 is overlapped onto a thin substrate 11, and substrate 11 and auxiliary substrate 20 are covered with an organic film 12. Thereafter, a scintillator 13 is formed on a scintillator forming portion ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7481901 | Method and apparatus for producing a wiring board, including film-peeling A method for manufacturing a wiring board offering efficient operations of peeling and collection of a protective film as well as preventing a lowered yield. A method for manufacturing a build-up multilayer resin wiring board, which includes a taping process S2 | 01/27/2009 |
| 7402223 | Printed articles and methods and systems of producing same Printed articles are disclosed, where the article includes a transparent film, the film comprising a first side coated with a pressure-sensitive acrylate adhesive; and a second side printed with an image. The printed image can be produced with a digital or flexograp... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402219 | Method and device for the production of a multi-layered three-dimensional component The invention relates to a method and a device (12, 13) for producing a multi-layered three-dimensional component (14). In a first step, a layered geometrical structure is formed, said structure consisting of at least two webs (16) of an at leas... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7374631 | Methods of forming printable media using a laminate sheet construction A method of forming printable media using a laminate sheet construction which includes a film-coated liner sheet and a laminate facestock. A facestock sheet, a film layer and an adhesive layer together form the laminate facestock. The laminate facestock is cut throu... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368033 | Security tag and system for fabricating a tag including an integrated surface processing system A method of fabricating a tag includes the steps of applying a first patterned adhesive to the surface of the substrate and applying a first electrically conductive foil to the first patterned adhesive. A portion of the first electrically conductive foil not adhered... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364782 | Flocked transfer and article of manufacture including the application of the transfer by thermoplastic polymer film A flocked transfer is produced by applying a release agent to a release sheet, and then applying the flocking to a release agent. Unlike the traditional method, a binder and thermoplastic hot melt film is applied to the back of the flock. The transfer, which is esse... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351368 | Flocked articles and methods of making same A method of manufacturing a molded article using lamination of a flocked surface onto a backing film is provided. Also provided is a flocked article comprising an antimicrobial agent. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7346982 | Method of fabricating printed circuit board having thin core layer A method is directed towards fabricating a printed circuit board (PCB) having a thin core layer. In the method, a substrate, where a copper foil is formed on a release film and a prepreg, is employed as a base substrate and a core insulating layer is removed after t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347617 | Mixing in microfluidic devices Mixing of liquids in a microfluidic device is accomplished by dispensing the liquids into a first chamber to produce combined liquid. The liquids are thereafter discharged through at least one capillary from the first chamber into a second chamber for complete mixin... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338697 | Co-molded direct flock and flock transfer and methods of making same A method of decorating a molded article is provided that includes the steps of: (a) providing a mold insert comprising a plurality of flock fibers and a permanent adhesive layer; (b) positioning the mold insert in ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329617 | Coating for enhancing adhesion of molding compound to semiconductor devices A method is provided for enhancing adhesion between a molding compound and a semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor chip attached on a carrier, such as a lead frame, by coating the semiconductor device with a polymer primer prior to molding the semiconducto... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326312 | Process for laying fiber tape The process for laying a non-full width course of fiber composite tape in a part is designed to ensure that all of the scrap portion of the tape surrounding the non-full width course is deposited in the scrap area and not in the part. An extra cut is made in tape do... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7317310 | Embedded PCB identification A method of tracking a printed circuit board is described. An embedded identification device is utilized. The embedded identification device is placed in a layer of the printed circuit board. An external transceiver is used to communicate with the embedded device an... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311793 | Laminate from which decorative films can be applied to a substrate A laminate from which decorative films can be precisely applied to a substrate. The laminate includes a polymeric cover sheet having opposite outer and inner major surfaces. A layer of structured pressure sensitive adhesive is adhered to the inner major surface of t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7294219 | Label-seal manufacturing method and the resulting improved label-seal A method for manufacturing multiple label-seals is described, wherein a self-adhesive material having a tape, an intermediate adhesive layer, and a liner coupled to the tape via the adhesive layer is fed, at least one first printing layer is printed successively ont... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288163 | Method of forming a sheet of printable media A method of forming printable media including providing a laminate construction which includes (1) a film coated liner having a film layer on a liner and (2) a facestock adhered with an adhesive layer to the film layer of the film coated liner. The facestock, the fi... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284305 | Apparatus and process for automatically cutting textile web with reduced wrinkling The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and process for automatically cutting a textile web with reduced wrinkling. The process includes passing the textile web across a first guide roller having a first guide surface directing the textile web to the... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7262514 | Epoxy resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation, semiconductor device using the same, and process for producing semiconductor device An epoxy resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation in producing surface mount lead-less thin semiconductor devices. The epoxy resin composition for surface mount lead-less semiconductor device encapsulation which device comprising an encapsulating resin laye... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7250092 | Adhesive sign and methods for applying and producing same A sign is formed from an adhesive-backed, vinyl sheet having a backing sheet. At least one graphic design or character is cut from the interior of the vinyl sheet. Tabs in the backing sheet extend between the edges of each character, the tabs maintaining the positio... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241357 | Foldform label laminate A web is dispensed from a roll and includes first and second bands adjoining along a fold line. A pattern of release is applied to the front side of the web along the first band, and a pattern of adhesive is applied to the front side of the web along the second band... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238534 | Capillary active test element having an intermediate layer situated between the support and the covering The invention concerns a device for withdrawing samples of liquid samples for analytical elements. The capillary-device channel is essentially formed by a carrier, a cover and optionally an intermediate layer between the cover and carrier. A notch is located in one ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237319 | Method of manufacturing a plane coil First, a sheet member which is being unwound and conveyed from a winding body, and in which a conductive film is stuck on a support sheet, is stamped in such a shape that a coil portion, a frame portion defined around the coil portion, and a joining portion connecti... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236258 | Personalized photo greeting cards A method for producing personalized greeting cards includes receiving a plurality of greeting card orders from users and separating the ordered greeting cards into batches. The ordered greeting cards are produced in batches and a batch-separation symbol is printed o... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222421 | Circuit substrate manufacturing method A circuit substrate manufacturing method including the steps of preparing a substrate on which a metallic foil is formed in a releasable state, forming a build-up wiring on the metallic foil, obtaining a circuit member having a structure that the build-up wiring is ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207367 | Method and apparatus for joining adhesive tape In an adhesive tape joining method for joining an adhesive tape to a surface of an article, cutting out the adhesive tape along an outer peripheral edge of the article and, then, collecting the unnecessary adhesive tape which has been cut out, the unnecessary adhesi... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7191507 | Method of producing a wireless communication device A method for manufacturing wireless communication devices for use in tracking or identifying other items comprises a number of cutting techniques that allow the size of the antenna for the wireless communication device. Further, the chip for the wireless communicati... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182117 | Apparatus and method for applying an adhesive film to a surface of a structure A film dispenser for applying an adhesive film to an elongated structure has a mounting frame, guide members on the bottom portions of the mounting frame sides to engage the shoulder portions of the elongated structure to allow movement of the apparatus in relation ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7183007 | Dicing adhesive sheet and dicing method A dicing adhesive sheet having a base film and an adhesive layer formed on the base film is characterized in that the thickness of the adhesive layer ranges from 1 to 10 μm and the adhesive layer has an sticking temperature such that the adhesion measured when 180Â... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179514 | Laminar label as well as a method and an apparatus for producing the same A laminar label (7) which comprises a base label (4), which is attached to a release web (3) by means of a glue layer (5) on top of which base label a supplement (13) is applied, which is covered by a top label (11). The bas... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175728 | Heat-peelable adhesive sheet A heat-peelable adhesive sheet which comprises a substrate and, formed on at least one side thereof, a heat-expandable layer containing heat-expandable microspheres and an adhesive layer comprising an adhesive substance and in which the substrate has heat resistance... | 02/13/2007 |
