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 |
| 7839297 | Remote controller for controlling playback of multimedia file The present invention relates to a remote controller for controlling playback of multimedia files. The remote controller includes a controller body and a receiver. By changing the inclination statuses of the controller body and pressing down the button on the extern... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7804422 | Lighting device with indicator A lighting device includes a light-emitting element, an ultrasonic member, a signal processing unit, a light control unit, an indicator and an indicator control unit. The light-emitting element emits a light. The ultrasonic member emits an ultrasonic signal and rece... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7369058 | Remote control electronic display system A remotely controlled electronic display sign which operates with a plasma display and which provides for humidity and heat control and the like allowing the sign to be used in various environments. The sign is essentially self-contained and includes those component... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7356141 | Baud rate modulation encoding/decoding method and device for remote controller A encoding/decoding method and device for a remote controller utilizing a baud rate to encrypt data for transmission. The encoding device includes an encoder encoding an identification code into an encrypted code; and an interpreter interpreting the un-encoded porti... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7221306 | System and method for measuring and presenting memory size of a universal remote control A system and method for measuring and presenting a size of a memory within a universal remote control. The described system and method allows a user to place a universal remote control into an operational mode wherein it measures a size of memory and reports the mea... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7154408 | Wireless remote controller having navigation function and method of providing navigation function to the same Disclosed herein is a wireless remote controller having a navigation function and method of providing the navigation function to the same. The remote controller of the present invention includes a wireless transmission/reception unit, a display unit, a storage unit,... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7123242 | Remote control method using remote control device with keyboard A remote control method and system employ remote controller (10) which is adapted for use with an entertainment system of a type including a display (222) as well as providing functions such as Internet access or other functions requiring a keyboard an... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6816079 | Device for controlling a display The invention relates to a device for controlling a display. Said device has an actuating member which can be rotated about a longitudinal axis and can be moved in the direction of said longitudinal axis whereby a point can be selected from a menu, partial menus, fu... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813659 | Data transmission control apparatus and data transmission method A data transmission system in which a function block is housed in a subunit in a unit to enable communication among the unit, subunit and the function block. To this end, the data transmission system includes a digital STB 60, a DTV 70, and an audio am... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6384736 | Remote control electronic display system A remotely controlled electronic display sign which operates with a plasma display and which provides for humidity and heat control and the like allowing the sign to be used in various environments. The sign is essentially self-contained and includes thos... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6329943 | Illuminated remote control system A new Illuminated Remote Control System for illuminating reading material while allowing control over a remote control or for illuminating a darkened room. The inventive device includes a standard remote control with illuminated control buttons, a lightin... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6215411 | Remote control electronic display system A remotely controlled electronic display sign which operates with a plasma display and which provides for humidity control and the like allowing the sign to be used in various environments. The sign is essentially self-contained and includes those compone... | 04/10/2001 |
| 4459587 | Motorized character rotation device and method of selective actuation A motorized character rotation device is provided which comprises a base, a synchronous motor, a rotation member and a character portion. The character portion is secured to the rotation member, which is reversibly rotatable by the motor through an angle ... | 07/10/1984 |
