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 |
| 8081290 | Liquid crystal display panel manufacturing method and device A liquid crystal display panel 20 is manufactured by applying a seal agent 19 to at least of a pair of substrates 10, 12, enclosing the cell region 14; opposing the pair of substrates 10, 12 at a prescribed gap to define a cell spa... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8049863 | Method for manufacturing liquid crystal display panel A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel is provided. The method includes: providing a first substrate and a second substrate; providing a plurality of liquid crystal drops on the first substrate, wherein two adjacent liquid crystal drops in X direc... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8023095 | Manufacturing method of liquid crystal display A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display is provided, which includes: forming a sealant on a first panel; dropping liquid crystal on the first panel to form a plurality of liquid crystal dots; assembling a second panel with the first panel, wherein the fir... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8023096 | Manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display panel, and a liquid crystal dripping device used therefor A manufacturing method of the liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal dripping device for the liquid crystal dripping and panel pasting method, by which residual moisture, gas constituents, and foreign substances mixed in the liquid crystal can be removed ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7924394 | Fabrication method of display panel and dielectric configuration applied thereto A fabrication method for a display panel and dielectric configuration applied thereto is provided according to the present invention. The dielectric configuration of the display panel is applicable at atmospheric pressure and to a lower substrate having a surface fo... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7710534 | System and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display devices Disclosed is a system for fabricating a liquid crystal display using liquid crystal dropping and a method of fabricating a liquid crystal display using the same. The present invention includes a liquid crystal forming line dropping liquid crystals on the first subst... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7701547 | Manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display panel, and a liquid crystal dripping device used therefor A manufacturing method of the liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal dripping device for the liquid crystal dripping and panel pasting method, by which residual moisture, gas constituents, and foreign substances mixed in the liquid crystal can be removed ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7667816 | Liquid crystal drop fill device and a method for drop filling liquid crystal by the use of the device A liquid crystal drop fill device by which liquid crystal panels of different sizes is easily obtained from a mother glass, and a method for drop filling liquid crystal by using the device is provided in order to increase utilization efficiency of the mother glass. ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7659963 | Liquid crystal dispensing apparatus with nozzle cleaning device A liquid crystal dispensing apparatus includes a liquid crystal dispensing means and a nozzle cleaning means. The liquid crystal dispensing means includes a liquid crystal container for containing liquid crystal material and a nozzle through which the liquid crystal... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7656499 | Method of manufacturing liquid crystal display by dispensing liquid crystal droplets on exposure joint lines The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display for which the one drop filling method is used to fill the gap between the substrates thereof and provides a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display which can achieve high display ch... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7593090 | Manufacturing process of liquid crystal panel and liquid crystal panel A process for manufacturing a liquid crystal panel where a liquid crystal is held between a pair of substrates is characterized by marking a specified figure on one substrate, detecting the specified figure on the one substrate, applying a sealing material according... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7554647 | Liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing the same A method for fabricating a liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes: preparing a liquid crystal cell including a first substrate, a second substrate, liquid crystal between the first and second substrates, and a sealant surrounding the liquid crystal; forming an... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7532301 | Method for fabricating liquid crystal display panel including dummy sealant pattern A method for fabricating a liquid crystal display panel includes forming a UV sealant on either one of first and second substrates, forming a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, attaching the first and second substrates, irradiating a UV ra... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7522255 | Apparatus for filling sealant and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display device using the same An apparatus for filling sealant and a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device using the same. The apparatus includes: an upper substrate having an inlet for receiving a sealant; and a lower substrate combined with the upper substrate having a trans... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7518701 | Method of manufacturing liquid crystal display apparatus and liquid crystal dripping apparatus The step of putting drops of liquid crystal onto a substrate includes the putting of drops of liquid crystal onto the substrate at spaced intervals of 15 mm or less. Thus, an impurity concentration is made equal to or less than 30 ppm in a region in which the liquid... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7499143 | Liquid crystal discharging method, and liquid crystal discharging device A film forming device forms a coated film on a substrate by discharging a liquid material in the form of liquid droplets, and causing the liquid droplets to impact on the substrate at a predetermined pitch. The predetermined pitch is determined based on the diameter... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7466391 | Method and apparatus for fabricating liquid crystal display device and substrate base material for liquid crystal display device A plurality of liquid crystal cells are formed by encapsulating pieces of liquid crystal material with in a plurality of first sealing members, respectively, between a pair of flexible substrate base materials. Only respective parts of the pair of substrate base mat... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7450214 | Method of manufacturing liquid crystal display apparatus and liquid crystal dripping apparatus The step of putting drops of liquid crystal onto a substrate includes the putting of drops of liquid crystal onto the substrate at spaced intervals of 15 mm or less. Thus, an impurity concentration is made equal to or less than 30 ppm in a region in which the liquid... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7443481 | Method for manufacturing a LCD panel comprising applying an electrically conductive adhesive to an opening defined by a plate sealing adhesive and introducing liquid crystal material by a one drop fill method A liquid crystal display panel (1) includes an upper substrate (300) and a lower substrate (100) opposite to each other, a liquid crystal layer (200) interposed between the upper and lower substrates. A plate sealing adhesive (400)... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440072 | Support unit utilized in visual inspection of display substrate Disclosed is a support unit for visually inspecting a display substrate, such as an LCD device, that enhances accuracy of the inspection by supporting the display substrate at dummy regions between cell areas. The support unit includes fixed bars disposed apart from... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436483 | System for fabricating liquid crystal display with calculated pattern of liquid crystal drops that do not contact sealant and method of fabricating liquid crystal display using the same Disclosed is a system for fabricating a liquid crystal display using liquid crystal dropping and a method of fabricating a liquid crystal display using the same. The present invention includes a liquid crystal forming line dropping liquid crystals on the first subst... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433011 | Liquid crystal display panel A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer formed between the first substrate and second substrate. The second substrate has an active region, a sealant surrounding the active region, and a spacer wall l... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7423703 | Cassette for liquid crystal panel inspection and method of inspecting liquid crystal panel A cassette facilitates the inspection of liquid crystal panels and prevents breakage of the liquid crystal panels. The cassette includes a frame, plates arranged substantially parallel at top and bottom portions of the frame, and slots secured to the plates so as to... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7414696 | Fabrication system for liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating liquid crystal display device using the same A fabrication system for a liquid crystal display device includes an alignment layer line for forming an alignment layer on a first substrate and a second substrate, the first substrate and the second substrate being separately supplied thereto, a spacer scattering ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7405800 | Liquid crystal display panel device having compensation cell gap, method of fabricating the same and method of using the same A liquid crystal display panel device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a sealing material disposed along a first outer perimeter of the liquid crystal display panel, a barrier wall disposed along a second outer perimeter of the liquid crystal display panel, ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7405793 | Discotic liquid crystal based electronic device using interdigit structure electrode The present invention relates to an electronic device, based on discotic liquid crystalline material, to methods of production of such a device, and to uses thereof. ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7397530 | Method for encapsulation of liquid crystals with a narrow capsule size range This invention relates to a method for encapsulation of liquid crystals to form spherical particles with a narrow size distribution. More specific, this invention relates to a method for encapsulation of liquid crystals that are suitable to be employed in liquid cry... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7379150 | Manufacturing method of liquid crystal display A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display is provided, which includes: forming a sealant on a first panel; dropping liquid crystal on the first panel to form a plurality of liquid crystal dots; assembling a second panel with the first panel, wherein the fir... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372511 | Device for controlling spreading of liquid crystal and method for fabricating an LCD Device for controlling spreading of liquid crystal including a stage, and variable temperature controlling means in the stage for controlling spreading of the liquid crystal, wherein the variable temperature controlling means is formed of a heating wire, and control... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369206 | Method for manufacturing liquid crystal display device A sealing member is formed on a glass substrate, and dropping points are arranged in the form of a matrix in the region surrounded by the sealing member. The dropping points arranged in the outermost columns and the second outermost columns are connected respectivel... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369210 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display device using unitary vacuum processing chamber An apparatus for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes a vacuum processing chamber having a single substrate entrance for loading and unloading first and second substrates, upper and lower stages disposed within the vacuum processing chamber for aff... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365824 | System and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display devices A system for fabricating a liquid crystal display using liquid crystal dropping and a method of fabricating a liquid crystal display using the same includes a liquid crystal forming line dropping liquid crystals on the first substrate, a sealant forming line forming... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365822 | Method for fabricating LCD A method for fabricating an LCD includes the steps of (a) loading a first substrate and a second substrate having seals formed thereon on a bonding chamber, (b) bonding the first and second substrates, (c) fixing the bonded first and second substrates, and (d) unloa... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362409 | Liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing the same A liquid crystal display device comprising a sealing material provided on a periphery of a substrate, projections formed by etching a film formed on the subtrate, and another substrate opposite the substrate being remote therefrom by a gap and being supported by the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362408 | Method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device A smectic liquid crystal, typically, ferroelectric liquid crystal is uniformly orientated as follows: a space is provided as a dummy region in an area outside a panel region where a liquid crystal inlet is placed; two substrates are overlapped and cut into panels of... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362407 | Method of fabricating liquid crystal display device Disclosed is a method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device including forming a UV-hardening sealant on at least one of the first and second substrates, dropping a liquid crystal on one of the first and second substrates, attaching the first and second subs... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362410 | Method for designing mask and fabricating panel A method for designing a mask and for fabricating a panel improves the efficiency with which a base substrate may be used by forming unit panels of different sizes on the base substrate. The mask includes a first region and a second region, a first mask pattern with... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362411 | Pattern mask, liquid crystal injection process, and method of fabricating LCD device using the same A liquid crystal injection method for fabricating a liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes attaching a liquid crystal material to a pattern mask to form a liquid crystal film, and printing the liquid crystal film on a substrate for the LCD device by pressing t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359015 | Transflective liquid crystal display using separate transmissive and reflective liquid crystal cells and materials with single cell gap A transflective liquid crystal display (TLCD) using separate transmissive (T) and reflective (R) cells in which two liquid crystal materials with different birefringence changes are used. The birefringence change of the R region is half of the birefringence change o... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349059 | Liquid crystal cell assembly method and system Herein provided is a liquid crystal cell manufacturing process and assembly system. Mechanical steps are performed under substantially atmospheric conditions (as opposed to in a vacuum environment) thereby simplifying liquid crystal cell assembly. Under such conditi... | 03/25/2008 |