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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 |
| 7971818 | Apparatus and method for supporting a removable anvil A grinding machine having an improved anvil mounting arrangement is provided. The mounting arrangement according to the present disclosure is configured to securely support an end of the feed table and an anvil, and also enables easy replacement of the anvil. ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7896274 | Machine with snag anvil A machine having a snag anvil that prevents an excessive intake rate of material into a grinding or chipping chamber of the machine. The snag anvil includes a recessed impact plane located between longitudinal edges that snag material entering the grinding chamber a... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7861959 | Crushing machine for comminuting laminated glass A crushing machine for comminuting laminated glass, particularly windshields for cars, consists of a chamber with cylindric wall (24) in which is suspended a rotor (28) with pivotably beaters (50). Plural layers of laminated glass are fed throug... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7611085 | Device and method for improving power feed efficacy for comminuting machines A waste fragmenting machine comprising a power feed system comprising a power feed wheel, an angular yoke connected to the power feed wheel and at least one, preferably two, sets of upper and lower linkage arms, the linkage arms being operatively connected with the ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7527212 | Crusher A crusher comprises a crushing apparatus including a crushing rotor provided with a crushing bit for crushing target materials, a feed conveyor for conveying the target materials to the crushing apparatus, a pressing roller for pressing the target materials conveyed... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7461802 | Apparatus and method for supporting a removable anvil A grinding machine having a mounting arrangement and an anvil. The grinding machine generally including a feed table and a grinding drum positioned within a mill box. The mounting arrangement being configured to support an end of the feed table and the anvil. The an... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7266936 | Agricultural bagger with shielded hopper agitation and method An agricultural bagger apparatus and method for compacting feed into a horizontally deployed bag including a moving hopper wall and+ mechanism for moving the wall at an input end of hopper. The wall moving mechanism and the moving wall of the hopper sweeps the feed ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258293 | Wood crusher and wood treating method A wood crusher has body frame; a crushing apparatus installed on the body frame and a crushing rotor rotated in a crushing chamber. A feed conveyor for conveying wood to be crushed is installed on one side of the body frame in the longitudinal direction thereof and ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7226011 | Stacker reclaimer method and apparatus This invention provides an apparatus for handling bulk material as located at circular or linear storage site. More specifically, a reclaimer apparatus is described having a platform mounted on one or more wheel track assemblies arranged to roll on at least one rail... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7185836 | System for un-baling farm products An un-baling system for transforming substantially rectangular bales of farm product into smaller substantiality rectangular sized bales of farm products. The un-baling system incorporates a first rail mounted conveyor subsystem connected to a first rail mounted con... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7134371 | Apparatus for guiding continuous fibers The present invention is directed towards an apparatus for guiding continuous materials. In one embodiment of the invention, the apparatus comprises first and second conveyors, each comprising a continuous conveyor belt carried by a set of pulleys including a drive ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7036757 | Vegetation shredding and dispersal apparatus A vegetation shredding and dispersal apparatus that comprises a conveying platform, a cutting/agitating mechanism, and a blower apparatus. The conveying platform and the cutting/agitating mechanism are substantially wide enough to simultaneously process 2 or more ba... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028932 | Machine for mixing and distributing products used to feed livestock A machine including a container fitted with a base that extends between lateral walls and end walls. The base partially covers (i) a mixing rotor and (ii) a feed auger which moves products in the skip either in a closed circuit or in a circuit towards a distributing... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6978955 | Mill box for materials grinder A grinder having a grinding structure and a sizing screen is disclosed herein. A top cover covers the grinding structure. The sizing screen can be removed from the grinder by opening the cover, and lifting the sizing screen through the opening left by the cover.... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6966512 | System for un-baling farm products An un-baling system for transforming substantially rectangular bales of farm product into smaller substantiality rectangular sized bales of farm products. The un-baling system incorporates a first rail mounted conveyor subsystem connected to a first rail mounted con... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6953168 | System for positioning the rotor and indexing a percussive comminutor The rotor (2) being operatively associated with an indexing member (13) in the form of a prism, coaxial and secured in rotation with the rotor, said indexing member having a number of projecting edges equal to the number of beaters (3), the inde... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6896213 | Device for supplying a material A device for supplying material to a container, particularly for supplying raw material to a vertical mill with air flow conveying in a milling plant. A conveyor is provided for the material, whereof an end region is located in a feed device. The feed device and the... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6641065 | Wood processing systems and methods of constructing and using them A generally horizontal wood comminuter has a crosswise rotor with comminuting knives moving in a path of rotation and a crosswise coacting anvil. A feed works provides a material support surface and a power-driven feed member above it for feeding material... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6474579 | Wood processing systems and methods of constructing and using them A generally horizontal wood comminuter has a crosswise rotor with comminuting knives moving in a path of rotation and a crosswise coacting anvil. A feed works provides a material support surface and a power-driven feed member above it for feeding material... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6467710 | Apparatus and method for processing, creating and dispensing a roughage ration for livestock A roughage processing and dispensing apparatus including a mobile frame defining a floor section for supporting a plurality of bales of roughage, a shredder section in which the bales are shredded, a discharge section for discharging roughage shredded in ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6435433 | Device for treating of processing and especially for disintegrating of substances or compounds A device to treat or process and especially to disintegrate materials and compounds characterized by a rotor, to which mentioned materials are fed axially. The rotor centrifugally accelerates the input material to a tool ring rotating around the rotor pre... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6299082 | Waste processing machine A waste processing machine according to the invention is ideally suited for reducing virtually any products. The waste processing machine includes a rotor having multiple processing tools pivotally mounted thereon wherein each tool is adapted to self-limi... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6202947 | Discharge device for mixing and discharging solids of thermoplastic substance and fibers and plasticizing device having this device A discharge device for discharging solids of a thermoplastic substance and fibers includes a discharge passage extending longitudinally and having an inner wall surface forming a passage opened at its lower end, a solid supply device for supplying the sol... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6135374 | Food by-product processing apparatus Apparatus and improvements thereto are disclosed for processing food by-products. The apparatus in accordance with the invention includes a frame; an upstream and a first downstream pair of opposed rollers mounted for rotation within the frame, at least o... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6109550 | Arrangement for providing continuous grinding in a pulp grinder An arrangement for providing continuous grinding in a pulp grinder comprising a feed chute and a piston in the feed chute moving lengthwise of the feed chute for pressing the wood in the feed chute against a grindstone. The arrangement comprises rotary fe... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6109552 | Agricultural feed bag unloading apparatus An apparatus for unloading compacted agricultural feed from an elongated storage bag of the type formed from sheet plastic material. The apparatus includes a wheeled framework having a front part for facing an open end of the bag and a transversely extend... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6086001 | Apparatus and method for processing, creating and dispensing a roughage ration A machine adapted to be towed by a tractor and powered by the PTO and hydraulic power system of the tractor for transporting, processing and blending two different types of roughage of substantial size and weight into a desired ratio for a more efficient ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5979804 | Particulating apparatus and method A particulating apparatus for liquid filled plastic containers in preparation for recycling produced plastic particulate. The particulating apparatus includes a container hopper for accepting a supply of plastic containers to be processed by the particula... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5954278 | Fiberglass cutting apparatus and method Fiberglass filament waste is cut into segments with an apparatus comprised of a feeder that includes a cutting roller having a rotatable shaft with a plurality of spaced circular cutting blades mounted thereon, and a waste feeder having a discharge openin... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5927626 | Solid substance crushing vehicle The present invention relates to a solid substance crushing vehicle which is able to move to a place of collection of glass products, chinaware, old stools, bricks, refractories, tourmaline of magnetic ores, etc. to automatically crush, produce, screen th... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5924637 | Oversize tire and rubber debris shredder The tire shredder includes a frame, a conveyor assembly depending from the frame defining a feed path for the tires and debris from an input end to a discharge end, a carriage supported with respect to the conveyor assembly to have a reciprocating linear ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5881959 | Materials grinder with infeed conveyor and anvil A materials grinder includes a rotary grinding drum and a shear bar cooperating with the grinding drum to grind various types of materials. The shear bar is mounted on a pivotal structure adjacent the materials grinding drum. A displaceable biasing member... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5863003 | Waste processing machine A waste processing machine according to the invention is ideally suited for reducing virtually any products. The waste processing machine includes a rotor having multiple processing tools pivotally mounted thereon wherein each tool is adapted to self-limi... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5820043 | Cutter-mixer wagon for the recycling of plant residues with perfected conveyor belt The invention is a cutter-mixer wagon (1) for plant residues, comprising: a container (2) provided with an opening (21) for the introduction of said plant residues to be processed; a pair of rotary screw feeders (4) for cutting said plant residues; a conv... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5772130 | Method and mill for crushing rubble A method and a mill (1) or crushing station (A) for crushing rubble, wherein the crushed material fills the mill discharging hopper (9) for a height (H1) which is higher than the height (H) of a hopper discharging opening (11) so that a continuous materia... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5762463 | Pivot wheel bag opener A bag breaking apparatus has an apron feeder type conveyor with an apron constructed of over-lapping pans. Thin upstanding triangular teeth are mounted to each pan parallel to the direction of motion of the conveyor. Bags of trash are supplied to the conv... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5720440 | Cover rotating drum grinding machine A covered rotating drum grinding machine having a frame, engine assembly and hammermill assembly mounted to the frame is provided. Sitting atop of the hammermill assembly is a rotating drum assembly, which is used to agitate and feed material to be ground... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5716012 | Bulk material handling system A garbage handling system (10) including a plurality of garbage collector bins (12) each provided with a reciprocating floor conveyor (50) and a movable, suspended chain assembly (30) at an outlet end (16) of a garbage collector bin for the purpose of bre... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5697560 | Fiberglass cutting apparatus and method Fiberglass filaments are cut into fiberglass staple fibers having a maximum predetermined length with an apparatus comprising a cutter to cut the filaments into fiber segments; a fiber aligner to align the fiber segments in a given direction; and a choppe... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5678774 | Fiberglass cutting apparatus and method Fiberglass filament hulls are cut to form fiberglass staple fibers with an apparatus comprising a cutting roller with a plurality of equally spaced, circular, diamond coated cutting blades separated by circular spacers having a diameter less than the diam... | 10/21/1997 |
