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 |
| 4012629 | Flashlight ring A flashlight ring includes a hollow toroidal finger encircling member formed in four sectors. A front sector carries a lamp socket while a rear sector carries a switch. Left and right side sectors are hinged to the rear sector for swinging movement to all... | 03/15/1977 |