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 |
| 7182312 | Replaceable outlet on a cylinder valve A valve assembly having a body and a removable outlet adaptor with an anti-rotation device structured to resist rotation and movement of the removable outlet adaptor during installation and/or removal. The anti-rotation device has a first component on the removable ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 6817479 | Closure and a liner having a sealing flange with an inwardly directed unflattened fold A closure (2A) overlies a liner (6) which seals a container mount defined by a peripheral edge (12) of the container. The liner (6) includes a sealing flange (31) having an upstanding outermost terminal rim (40) of resilient... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6059131 | Removable pressure releasing system A new Removable Pressure Releasing System for facilitating a swift and safe method with which to release from within a carbonated beverage container and other pressurized containers the extreme and sometimes dangerous pressurized gases which may accumulat... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5971179 | Non-refilling devices The invention relates to a non-refilling device for insertion in the neck portion (3) of a container for liquids for example, fine spirits, the device comprising a sleeve member (4) adapted to be a secure fit within the neck portion (3), a one-way valve a... | 10/26/1999 |
| 4543980 | Valve for pressurized containers A valve for a pressurized container having a blocking element therein which is adapted to occupy an initial location in which fluid can move in and out of the container past the blocking element. The valve and blocking element are further configured such ... | 10/01/1985 |
