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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 |
| 7414327 | Starter Provided is a starter which reliably cuts off any abnormal current caused to flow through the motor and which can reduce the possibility of current cutoff in the case of normal supply current. According to the present invention, a starter includes: a motor having a ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7314104 | Steam driven road vehicle A steam driven road vehicle having a firebox, a boiler, a drive mechanism operated by steam from the boiler, a water supply supplying water to the boiler, and a drive connection connected between the drive mechanism and an axle of the vehicle. A fuel bin is supporte... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7283040 | Dealer remote transmitter with time limited operability A system and method for controlling remotely controlled components of a plurality of vehicles in response to a short range common signal emitted by a transmitter that can operate the components only during specified time periods. A transmitter can be programmed to p... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275257 | Remote controlled computer system and method of operating the same In a computer system having a remote controller storing a user identification number, the remote controller generates a remote control signal for remote control of the computer system, and a remote control signal receiver receives the remote control signal from the ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7191053 | Remote starting system for a vehicle A slave controller for a remote vehicle starting system. The slave controller is mounted in a vehicle having an internal combustion engine started by a starter motor. The slave controller has an antenna circuit input for connection to an antenna circuit suitable for... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7148580 | Method of and system for starting engine-driven power equipment A portable power source for starting a variety of outdoor power equipment, particularly a portable generator. The portable power source generally includes a housing, an electrochemical power supply, a switch, and a connector connected to the switch. The switch may b... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7091629 | Engine control system and method of automatic starting and stopping a combustion engine An engine control system (10) operates off a microprocessor of an engine control module, ECM (62), which will automatically start a combustion engine (12) upon any one of a series of enabler signals (68, 67, 70) indicative of low battery ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6969924 | Starter control apparatus There is provided a starter control apparatus including a control circuit board which can reduce the number of parts and prevents erroneous fitting. An earth pattern is formed in the vicinity of an attachment hole of the control circuit board and only on a one surfa... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6791202 | Vehicle remote starting system shutoff A remote starting system shutoff system and method for a vehicle includes a vehicle power plant and a remote starting system that is connected to the vehicle power plant. A transmitter actuates the remote starting system to start the vehicle power plant. A vehicle h... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6424065 | Starter-generator for a motor vehicle In a starter-generator for a motor vehicle, having an electrical machine that can be coupled selectively to an internal combustion engine and/or a transmission of the motor vehicle, the electrical machine (9, 12) is accommodated in a shallow cylindrical h... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6333567 | Starter To secure sufficient attractive force against a plunger, an overrunning clutch is arranged so that one end of a thrust spline is positioned so as to maintain a prescribed interval from the end of the plunger in the condition where the plunger is unexcited... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6323562 | Circuit for a latching relay A circuit arrangement for an engagement relay of a starter mechanism of an internal combustion engine, for bringing two gearwheels in engagement, the circuit arrangement having a switching element which reduces a relay current after a first time period be... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6222293 | Starter A starter comprises a fixing member which has a cylindrical portion and rotation stoppers on the outer wall of the cylindrical portion and is fixed to a bracket so that its movement in a circumferential direction is limited by the rotation stoppers, a mat... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6169333 | Starter motor drive stop In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for forming a starter motor drive stop includes the steps of forming a splined portion in a starter motor output shaft and forming at least one stop surface. Preferably, the stop surfaces are located in... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6028381 | Starter equipped with current interruption mechanism Between a relay terminal of a direct current motor and a contact terminal of an electromagnetic switch, there is provided a fuse which is melted to cut off an electric current upon reaching a predetermined temperature. By properly setting the predetermine... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6028372 | Daily start operation for remote vehicle starters A control system for a remote vehicle starter which allows a remote vehicle starter to be activated at a preset time for a specific number of days after setting. According to the control operation, a setting sequence is detected. When the setting sequence... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6026695 | Engine starter housing and an annular housing extension therefor An annular housing extension for an engine starter housing which facilitates and assists in the installation of the engine starter onto an engine. The annular extension extends from a mounting flange and has an inner diameter to form a cylinder which subs... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6024065 | Starter motor control circuit and method In a starter control system for an engine equipped with a starter motor, starter relay, ignition switch, and electronic control unit (ECU), a first circuit and method whereby the ECU will deactivate the starter relay if the operator of a vehicle attempts ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6011317 | Devices for controlling an automobile vehicle starter motor contactor A device for controlling an automobile vehicle starter motor contactor including a power contact controlling the supply of power to the electric motor of the starter motor and at least one coil controlling the movement of said contact, said device includi... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5955940 | Integrated security door lock system An integrated security door lock system which combines a vehicle security system with a remote controlled engine starting system so as to start a vehicle's engine, air conditioning; and to start an engine at a preset time or temperature and the alarm syst... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5951440 | Engine controller with operator interface An engine controller provides for automatic starting of an internal combustion engine and engagement of a clutch to bring a driven load into motion. Automatic stopping and clutch disengagement is also provided. The engine controller is equipped with an op... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5945755 | Starter with housing for cantilever-mounting on engine A starter has a housing formed with a fitting part and a flange on the outer periphery thereof. The fitting part is in circular shape when viewed in the axial direction and is press-fitted, in the socket-and-spigot joint manner, into a fitting hole of an ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5945742 | Starter having a pinion movement control structure A starter has a motor, output shaft driven by the motor, a pinion moving body mounted on the output shaft and engageable with a ring gear, an electromagnet switch, and a rotation restricting member driven by the electromagnet switch to engage and restrict... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5828297 | Vehicle anti-theft system A vehicle anti-theft system includes an engine control computer operable to control engine fueling in a normal mode of operation according to operator demand via an accelerator pedal, and a code interface module responsive to a predefined security code to... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5751073 | Vehicle passive keyless entry and passive engine starting system A motor vehicle has a detector for detecting the presence of a valid radio frequency transmitter only within a seating space inside the vehicle. Start control circuitry is responsive to a RUN signal, provided that the detector has detected the presence of... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5717375 | Device for alarming a car that has already been started A device for alarming a car that has already been started, which is capable of audibly informing of starting of the car so as to prevent the starting system of the car from being driven in a state that the engine has started. The device includes a startin... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5646457 | Neutral safety switch control device using a rotatable magnet for controlling remote vehicle starting of a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission A control device is provided for controlling a magnetic switch connected to a remote start control module for remotely starting the engine of a vehicle having a manual transmission. The control device includes a rotational device rotatably mounted adjacen... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5601058 | Starting apparatus for internal combustion engines An internal combustion engine starting apparatus uses a signal from a curt sensor to determine when the engine is energized and the starter motor should be de-energized. One embodiment comprises a transmitter, receiver, computer processing unit, current ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5451820 | Automatic starting and stopping apparatus for an engine The present invention relates to an automatic starting and stopping apparatus for an engine, which prolongs the lives of mechanical components such as a starter motor and which is applicable also to automatic vehicles. The automatic starting and stopping ... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5390555 | Coaxial starting motor A coaxial starting motor comprises a d.c. motor whose armature has a hollow rotary shaft projected at its end forwardly, and which has a rear end provided with an electromagnetic switch which is arranged to be coaxial therewith, and which has a movable co... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5349931 | Automatic vehicle starter An automatic vehicle starter in which a temperature sensor may sense a temperature of the engine. The vehicle starter may then remotely crank a starter motor of the vehicle. The duration of time that the starter motor is cranked will be based on the sense... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5265485 | Starting motor with an intermediate gear A starting motor with an intermediate gear wherein rotation of a rotating shaft of a DC motor is transmitted to a pinion in a one-way rotational direction by an overrunning clutch, and an intermediate gear supported rotatably and forward-and-backward slid... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5231307 | Starter for starting internal combustion engine A starter for an internal combustion engine including mechanical components subject to an impact load during operation including a shift lever, internal gear, gear cover formed integrally with the internal gear, front case, center bracket, and brush holde... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5196727 | Coaxial engine starter A coaxial engine starter comprises an electric motor having an armature winding of a single turn and a hollow armature rotary shaft for generating a rotational force for starting an engine. The starter also comprises an over-running clutch mechanism dispo... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5177369 | Engine operating condition detector and control for associated electrical supply system Engine-driven equipment includes a stopped-engine detector and a mechanism for safely shutting down the engine, including battery operated auxiliary devices, after detection that the engine has stopped. The engine may be shut down simply by closing a gas ... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5129376 | Telephone automatic car starter A novel automatic remote car starting unit is presented which is activated by the audible signal from a telephone pager. The unit receives the audible signal from the pager and activates the ignition and throttle of a vehicle. Timers allow the ignition cy... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5127279 | Starting device for an internal-combustion engine with start-up shock damping The starting device for an internal combustion engine includes a housing, an electrical drive motor (10) with a drive shaft (16), a starting pinion (12) for engagement with a rim gear of the engine and an intermediate gear (11) making an operative connect... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5095865 | Remotely controlled starter for model toy engines A system for remotely starting model toy internal combustion engines, used for propulsion of the model toy, such as an airplane, helicopter, boat, automobile, or other similar vehicles. The starter mechanism being contained in a single case, coupled to a ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5081667 | System for integrating a cellular telephone with a vehicle security system An interfacing system for integrating a wide variety of cellular communication systems with most vehicle security systems. The system includes a controller and an interfacing arrangement for matching the cellular telephone to the controller. The interfaci... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5067357 | Coaxial type starter device A coaxial type starter device comprises an overrunning clutch device having a clutch inner member and a pinion shaft with a pinion at an end, the pinion shaft being inserted in the clutch inner member so as to be engageble therewith by helical splines for... | 11/26/1991 |
