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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 |
| 8100435 | Adhesive fastener binder and method of filing a paper A revised adhesive fastener pack, and its arrangement in a book-like ringless paper binder, enables inserted pages to be turned, and the immediate filing of a paper by eliminating a separate fastening and unfastening step. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7735872 | Adhesive fastener assembly and method for removably mounting papers A paper receiving assembly and method provide immediate paper mounting, by presenting an uncovered contact adhesive for engaging a paper. ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7717468 | Clipboard with an integral three dimensional display A clipboard including a board having first and second surfaces, a clip integral with the first surface, and a plurality of recesses formed in the second surface, the recesses are adapted to receive one or more models. ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7673908 | Foldable clipboard A foldable clipboard. The foldable clipboard includes a pair of support panels that are hinged together. The hinged design allows the clipboard to be conveniently folded for easy transportation and storage. The clipboard also can be unfolded into a substantially fla... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7445246 | Clipboard assembly A clipboard may be assembled from a backboard and a clip assembly by sliding the clip assembly onto the top edge of the backboard. The clip assembly and the backboard are shaped so that the clipboard assembly has a substantially continuous contour along its top edge... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7393017 | Pocket-sized travel book An improved pocket-sized book capable of one-handed manipulation. The book has informational pages among which a user may navigate by using only the hand holding the book. The book has finger slots for receiving the fingers of a user and a thumb restraint for securi... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7374143 | All weather clipboard cover A removable cover for use with a clipboard, the cover comprising a transparent dome, the dome having two ends and two sides, each side of the dome meeting opposite sides of the clipboard, a closure at the spring-biased end of the clipboard, an aperture in the closur... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373748 | Elongated poster support arrangement An elongated poster support arrangement comprising an elongated extrusion having an uppermost wall, a first tapered sidewall and a second tapered sidewall. The first and second sidewalls angularly extend from the uppermost wall. A central support wall is arranged be... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7364129 | Collapsible stand A portable, collapsible stand includes first, second and third substantially rectangularly shaped and rigid panels hinged together so as to be movable between a closed position and an open position. Flexible straps extend between the panels to prevent them from full... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360329 | Composite file folder The reinforced file folder has a paper substrate which is reinforced with a breathable film having desirable properties with respect to wear. Preferably, the film is a cellulous based material adhered to the paper substrate in a manner that renders the product easil... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360286 | Clip for hanging skirt A clip for hanging a skirt that can be attached to an existing hanger. The distance between clips can be freely adjusted to hang, skirts from small children's to large adult sizes without causing creases. The clip neither damages cloth of a skirt nor leaves marks on... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354273 | Dry erasable board A dry erase board is provided having a body having dry erase characteristics. The body has at least one bent end. A sheet having indicia can be secured between the body and the bent end. A user can then write on the body in correlation to the indicia on the sheet. | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338573 | Magnetic substrates with high magnetic loading A method of forming a magnetic assembly having at least one magnetic layer having dimensions of thickness, width and length, and at least one printable substrate layer having dimensions of thickness, width and length, including the steps of providing a molten magnet... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328878 | Book holder having a central gap in a transparent front panel for turning pages which are magnetically secured to the front panel A book holder includes a generally rigid rear panel, generally rigid, spaced-apart front panels that are at least partially transparent, generally parallel to and rigidly coupled to the rear panel, a ferromagnetic strip attached to a lower exterior portion of each f... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325836 | Combined clamp and retaining pin A retainer including a pin adapted for attachment to a mounting member for supporting a stack of sheets having one or more openings; the pin having a shank portion for insertion into the one opening, an outer end portion defining a pair of parallel bores with transv... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318568 | Device for releasable mounting of a bundle of bags on a wall A device is for releasably mounting a bundle of bags on a wall. The device has a wall-mounted suspension fitting. One rear major surface of the bag bundle is connected to a sheet which is parallel with said bundle and which is adapted for releasably co-action with t... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7266933 | Sheet material handling device A sheet material handling device for assisting a drywall installer in installing sheet material, such as drywall or gypsum board, in an overhead location such as a ceiling of a structure. The device includes base and a pivoting sheet support that is adjustable in se... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7240887 | Book holder A book holder for supporting and protecting an article of reading material is provided. The book holder includes a spine, a pair of cover panels, each of the cover panels is hingidly to the spine permitting the pair of cover panels to be rotated into an open positio... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7226031 | Collapsible bookstand A portable, collapsible, stable bookstand (10) to retain reading or study materials in a reclined position is described. The bookstand (10) is formed from a rotational hollow cylindrical shape (11) adjoining two book supporting arms (12) ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210936 | Multipurpose organizer system and folder with planner and/or writing surface and storage pockets An organizer system comprising: (A) an organizer folder having front and back covers, optionally at least one page positioned between the front and back covers and at least one of the following components associated with at least one surface of the front or back cov... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204048 | Card for retaining items therein A card may include a generally planar panel and a plurality of opposing retaining members disposed on the panel. The plurality of opposing retaining members may be arranged to retain a substantially rectangular transaction card having a first longitudinal axis in a ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201402 | Book with spinning globe The book with spinning globe has a front cover, a back cover, and a spine or binding portion which binds the front cover, and the back cover. An earth globe is rotatably connected to a front cover, back cover, or spine so that the globe is rotatable about an axis ex... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7188738 | Medication minder Apparatus for assisting individual or multiple patients to comply with a medication dosage schedule, and/or other medical regimen, and maintain a log of associated activities, includes a wall or table mountable base member upon which is mounted a log pad, a question... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7165788 | Binding wrapper A binding wrapper including a first generally stiff end component, a second generally stiff end component spaced apart from the first end component, and a connecting component extending between the first and second end components. The connecting component includes a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7153254 | Presentation folder with attachable pockets and method of making same A method of making a presentation folder with attached pockets comprising forming the pockets from a cardboard or multi-ply sheet and attaching the formed pockets to a scored generally rectangular folder sheet of cardboard or multi-ply sheet wherein the scored fold ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152790 | Method of conducting airline security A method of processing an airline passenger through a terminal comprising the steps of verifying the identity of the passenger by checking a physical characteristic unique to the passenger and taking a picture of the identified passenger. A wristband-ticket (10 | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144254 | Underwater writing tablet An underwater writing tablet/instrument apparatus comprising a writing tablet having a perimeter edge. A resilient protective border is secured to the perimeter edge of the writing tablet for protecting perimeter edge. A resilient elongate member has opposed first a... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140137 | Spring loaded holders A spring loaded holder with a holder plate which is rotatable between a deactivated zone and an activated zone. When the holder plate is manually moved to the activated zone a cam action will be activated to apply a holding force to the holder plate for firmly holdi... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140643 | Apparatus and method for teaching early learning skills A learning tool includes a book binder and a plurality of removable pages. Each of the pages has a mounting surface and/or mounting locations for releasably attaching a plurality of symbol devices formed as letters, numbers and the like. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134822 | Guide apparatus for use in making a hardcover book A guide apparatus for applying a cover to a bound stack of sheets, including a base unit which defines a book receiving surface and a first alignment member having a lower cover stop disposed along a reference line, and a first upper cover stop also disposed along t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128798 | Magnetic substrates, composition and method for making the same A process of making a magnetic assembly having at least one magnetic layer and at least one printable substrate layer including the steps of providing a magnetic composition comprising about 70 wt-% to about 95 wt-% of at least one magnetic material and about 5 wt-%... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121587 | Wearable book A wearable book. A wearable book, comprising a plurality of pages and a loop adapted for encircling a body portion for attaching said pages to the body, is provided. The pages are preferably bound together at one edge and preferably are of substantially the same siz... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7120970 | Devices for holding paper, cards, and wallets Devices for holding paper, cards, and/or wallets. One device has a clip with two ends and a leverage bump; and an arm pivotally coupled to each end. One of the arms contacts the leverage bump when the clip is opened. Another device includes a clip having a receiving... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121588 | Folder with a clamping device A folder with a clamping device for receiving material in sheet form includes a jacket made of a flat, flexible material. By means of a first indentation configuration, this is divided up into a rear leaf and a backbone part and by means of a second indentation conf... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118080 | Multi-functional adjustable computer support stand The present invention discloses a multifunctional adjustable computer support stand designed for disabled users. The present invention includes a movable base used to accommodate a computer host; two swing rods, formed on the bottom of the base; a retractable rod; a... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117998 | Graphic media materials carrier A carrier for supporting graphic media materials includes a support member having a plurality of parallel transverse slots disposed on a facing surface thereof and a plurality of thin walled transverse strip members. Each of the transverse strip members are made fro... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118008 | Label tag dispenser A label tag dispenser has a base, a cassette mount for placing a paster cassette and two semi-shells symmetrical with each other. The cassette has an outer periphery and at least one groove is defined in the outer periphery. Each semi-shell has an open end, an inner... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7101331 | File folders Apparatus and methods for manufacturing a folder which has front and back panels with a divider there between. The divider front and back panels and divider are taped together along a spine of the folder such that the panels and divider can be turned like the pages ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7073762 | Detachable computer mouse pad surface in multiple sheet form A computer mouse pad comprises a rigid base and a plurality of paper sheets arranged in a stack and detachably fixed to the base. Each of the stacked sheet is detachably fixed to a sheet immediately below it in the stack. The sheets are provided with printed message... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066494 | Magnetic page marker The present invention consists of a magnetic page marker comprised by a pair of laminar walls which form a clip applicable to the edge of the page that is intended to mark. Into the clip, there is a pair of magnetic means which clasp said page, whose admission into ... | 06/27/2006 |
