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 |
| 8172104 | Medical waster disposal apparatus A medical waste disposal apparatus for receiving and retaining waste articles, such as catheter fittings, and the like, for controlled and facilitated handling and disposal of such waste articles, during and following the performance of treatment procedures on a pat... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7428976 | Method for making mesh containers with a rail and mesh container formed therefrom The present invention is directed to a method of forming a container comprising forming a basket portion of metal mesh material and a rail connected to the basket portion. The rail extends substantially outwardly from the outer surface of the basket portion and the ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7425207 | Vial for filling a syringe A vial for dispensing a liquid into a syringe is described which comprises a body section for holding the liquid, the body section having a top and a bottom; a port having a removable seal, where the port is adapted for a syringe connection and where the port is int... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7381476 | Structural element having a metal wall of generally tubular shape At least one plane blank (20) is cut out from a sheet of metal material, the blank comprising a main part having the developed shape of the wall of the structural element and at least one additional overlap and fixing tab (26, 27, 28), the cutout blank... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7338229 | Traffic cone counterweight structure A traffic cone counterweight structure, the base of the cone is preformed with a large-diameter opening at the center having a convex ring member of proper width at its mid-section along the inner edge. A plurality of dovetail through holes are annularly configured ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7270245 | Mesh container, system using mesh containers, and method for making mesh containers The present invention is directed to a container comprising a first piece of mesh material and at least one separate second piece of mesh material. The first piece of mesh is bent to form a bottom wall and a first pair of sidewalls. The second piece of material form... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7192997 | Encapsulant composition and electronic package utilizing same A composition for use in making an encapsulant usable in the encapsulation of a semiconductor chip assembled to a substrate with C4 solder interconnections therebetween, which in turn may form part of an electronic package. The composition comprises a resin, a flexi... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7140307 | Display booth framework A framework for a display booth includes at least one base, at least one post, at least one beam and a connector. The post is adapted to be releasably attached to the base and to extend vertically upward from the base when attached thereto. The post includes at leas... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131626 | Mold for the making of a hand-holdable edible food product A mold having an upper end and a downwardly extending wall terminating in a lower end, and a continuous notch spanning across the wall extending upwardly from the lower end, with both an outside surface of the wall and an inside surface being of a coating which is n... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7073682 | Snap assembly dishwasher basket A dishwasher silverware basket is provided with a cage and a back wall which are snap-fit together. The cage includes a front wall, opposite side walls, and a bottom wall. The cage and back wall are both provided with mating hooks and openings which snap-fit togethe... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7019211 | Universal junction box A universal junction box, which includes multiple methods for securing cables, various kinds of wires and conduits and multiple methods for securing the box within a wall cavity. The front side of the box which can be positioned flush with the installed wall coverin... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004751 | Gas burner assemblies, methods for assembling, and gas fired appliances employing same A gas burner assembly includes in one embodiment a top plate having at least one port for discharging fuel and a downwardly-depending, peripheral edge having a plurality of spaced-apart slots, and a bottom base having a peripheral edge disposed within the downwardly... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6942091 | Box for storing matches Boxes for storing matches house matches. By keeping them in a weather resistant environment, the matches are prevented from degrading. Use of a lid, flap, and a latching mechanism improve safety by ensuring that the matches remain within the match holder. A replacea... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932527 | Card cartridge A card cartridge includes a housing having a pair of opposing side walls, a top, a front wall, a back wall opposite the front wall, and a base. The housing includes an interior cavity that is sized to accommodate a stack of cards, a card access, and a card output sl... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6918503 | Box blank and a method of forming same A box blank 35, constructed using a reinforcing net 2 to strengthen its hinges, and a method for making the same is disclosed. The box blank 35 also possesses a structure which reduces the forces bearing on its structural walls when loaded and s... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6883765 | Beverage container holder A novel holder in the form of a structural volume for holding a container and a flexible strap coupled to the structural volume. The structural volume is made form a disposable unitary blank composed of a biodegradable material and having a central base with legs ex... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6648159 | Collapsible three-dimensional enclosure, and a method of manufacturing thereof A collapsible, reusable, general purpose shipping box is made from an inexpensive polymer composition, and can be mass produced by extrusion or coextrusion. The boxes are extruded or coextruded in an almost wasteless production as endless webs of inner la... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6579579 | Container made of a light metal alloy and process for its manufacture A container, in particular a container with a tube-shaped wall, made of a light metal alloy for use as a reaction chamber in a process for manufacturing wafers. The container wall is made by way of extrusion or ring-rolling, and the container wall is made... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6401952 | Do-it-yourself modular article-holding container A modular container is formed of a casing, a seat ring, a rotary cover, and a base. The casing is provided with a plurality of retaining holes and retaining projections. The seat ring is located in the top of a cylindrical object which is formed by the ca... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6392139 | Shield case for a radio-frequency appliance A shield case includes first and second side plates formed by blanking a metal sheet. Between the first side plate and the second side plate, two shield plates are formed connected to the side plates through connecting portions. One shield plate has, in o... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6223980 | Packaging box comprising a cardboard bottom and a transparent lid A packaging box comprising a cardboard bottom and a transparent lid removably mounted on the opening of the bottom. The lid comprises a convex portion facing inside the box and cooperating with the opening of the bottom and at least two flaps articulating... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6220507 | Packaging box for food products A packaging box comprising a closed crown (1) provided with at least two opposite transverse windows (4), a base (3) and a lid (2) for closing the crown (1). The lid (2) comprises a piece provided with a boss (5) for cooperating with the top opening of th... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6164487 | Insulated jacket for a beverage container and blank and method for fabricating same An insulative jacket for a beverage container is fabricating from a unitary blank of flexible insulative material into a main body forming an annulus with continuous upper and lower edges openable into an annular form for receiving the beverage container ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6164477 | Combined mortise and tenon joint feature A one piece stowage bin (10) has a generally rectangular, polygonal open-fronted box-type structure. Right and left end panels (14) and (18) rise up from the sides of the bottom panel (12) to form side walls. Three fold lines allow the stowage bin (10) to... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6092684 | Connectable cases and the manufacturing method thereof A connectable case and method of forming the connectable case from a synthetic resin plate. The case includes a bottom panel, four side-wall panels each extending from a respective side of the bottom panel and a flap panel extending from the side of at le... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6059140 | Insulated jacket for a beverage container and blank and method for fabricating same An insulative jacket for a beverage container is fabricating from a unitary blank of flexible insulative material into a main body forming an annulus with continuous upper and lower edges openable into an annular form for receiving the beverage container ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6053346 | Reusable one-piece storage and shipping container A storage container for storing and shipping items is foldable between a flat unformed condition and a second folded formed condition. The container includes a base section, and first and second end sections hinged to respective first and second ends of t... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5975412 | Food packaging carton A packaging carton comprising a bottom wall (3) surrounded by a side wall and an openable and closable cover (4) hinged to the side wall (2). The side wall consists of an insert (2), and the cover (4) and the bottom wall (3) includes two surfaces, each of... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5971263 | Folding box with removable shelf particularly suited for containing baked goods A foldable box includes six substantially rectangular plastic sides which are connected to each other by live hinges so that the sides may be folded flat or opened to a substantially hexagonal configuration. A substantially hexagonal plastic bottom is con... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5952068 | Syntactic foam insulated container A single walled container for storing hot or cold foods or liquids having a layer of insulation comprised of void containing particles held together with a binder applied to the outer part of the sidewall. The insulation layer provides a controlled amount... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5938264 | Truck box with one-piece end wall A truck box comprises a front wall, back wall, bottom wall, top lid and a pair of opposed end walls each of which is fabricated from a one-piece, continuous section of aluminum plate which undergoes bending operations to form a one-piece end wall construc... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5908135 | Sleeve pack A sleeve pack to be used with a pallet base and cover to form a container for shipping bulk goods comprises four vertical walls arranged such that each vertical wall is orthogonal to two adjacent walls. At least one vertical wall of corrugated plastic is ... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5879815 | Channel for fire damper assembly A B-channel for use in a damper frame or sleeve is disclosed which is formed from a blank of sheet metal. The blank has a rectangular barrier wall, a pair of side walls formed along two opposing edges and end walls formed along opposing edges of the barri... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5860555 | Storage and shipping container A container which is useful in storing articles which are to be recycled until the filled container is returned to the original manufacturer or recycling depot. The container has a port through which cartridges may be conveniently inserted to be stored. T... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5851630 | Container and blank for "duckbill" elimination This invention relates to a blank, which when formed into a gable-top container with an extensible pouring spout, eliminates "duckbilling" and allows the gable-top container to form more easily. Such structures of this type, generally, eliminate "duckbill... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5816432 | Ice chest container partition device An ice chest container partition device, adapted to be adjustable for different diameter beveraae containers, and employed by placement thereof within an ice chest to provide an ice retention barrier opening in the ice pack within the chest so that when a... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5741570 | Film blank for packages A film blank for packages, especially for folding boxes, has impressed fold lines (BL) in the form of groove-like depressions (5), which extend from a film upper face (3) and at the base of the depressions (5) are closed off from the other film face (4). ... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5667090 | Returnable shipping container a returnable shipping container for manufactured articles, such as vehicle steering wheels, which is comprised of a plurality of rectangular wall panels which are serially arranged side-by-side and have a hinge interposed between each adjacent panel with ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5613746 | Desk assembly A desk assembly (10) is disclosed comprising first and second pedestal units (12, 14), each comprising first and second side panels (18,20), first and second edge panels (30,32), and a frontward panel (22), with corner posts (34,36) formed interposed betw... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5604044 | Blanks for sheet material forming process A blank for a sheet metal forming process having a part portion surrounded by a peripheral portion. The peripheral portion has a portion thereof which is discontinuous whereby scrap is minimized.... | 02/18/1997 |
