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 |
| 8152335 | Substrate for disposition of light-emitting diodes A substrate of the present invention is provided with a plurality of parallel-arranged functional sections. First and second connecting sections are provided on both ends of the functional sections. Every two adjacent functional sections are separable from one anoth... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8128259 | Spherical ornamental fixture An ornamental fixture having a support structure and a plurality of ornaments mounted to the support structure in a substantially completely spherical arrangement of ornaments. The ornaments may be glass crystal ornaments, for example, octagonal glass crystals, and ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118456 | Low-profile pathway illumination system A luminaire to illuminate surfaces comprises a housing, a mounting fixture and a light source. The housing includes a base having a bottom surface positionable on a surface to be illuminated, an interior, and at least one window providing access between the interior... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8079739 | Interlocking system for hanging decorative lights and fixtures A system of interlocking, rigid or semi-rigid, components which when connected provide a modular, easy-to-install, direct, decorative, lighting system. ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8002447 | Surface-mounted lighting fixture A lighting fixture includes a modular lamp assembly and a lighting fixture comprising a mounting plate and lamp holder affixed to the mounting plate. The lamp holder has flexible retaining members which extend away from the mounting plate. The retaining members have... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997747 | Discharge tube, ferrule, lighting device, display device and television receiver In a discharge tube, a conductive ferrule is provided on an end portion of a glass tube. The ferrule includes a body that is to be mounted to the outer circumference of the glass tube and has a contact portion to be electrically conductively fixed to a relay connect... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7980737 | Electronic device support An electronic device support includes a V-shaped base, a supporting leg, a cable and a number of lights. The V-shaped base includes a pair of legs extending from an apex of the V-shaped base. The supporting leg is pivotably connected to the V-shaped base adjacent to... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7854532 | Fixture and a method for servicing or cleaning an ornamental fixture An ornamental fixture having a support structure and a plurality of ornaments mounted to the support structure in a substantially completely spherical arrangement of ornaments. The ornaments may be glass crystal ornaments, for example, octagonal glass crystals, and ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7824082 | Outdoor lighting assembly In one aspect, the invention features a flexible base receptacle configured to be coupled to a lighting unit. The base receptacle includes a lower portion, which has a lower portion perimeter. The base receptacle includes a neck portion, which is movable relative to... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7722230 | Removable LED light device A removable LED track light device has a plurality of LED light-units that fit within track means. At least one LED element(s) fits within the LED light-unit's geometric construction such that electrodes of the LED light unit are connected via conductive mean, resil... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7677762 | Lighting array and client attraction device A lighting array comprising a grid to be formed into multiple positions with at least two cells, at least one interconnected wall between each pair of cells, and an opening in each cell. The lighting array further comprises at least a first holding arm secured to ea... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7648260 | System and method for increasing the surface mounting stability of a lamp In one embodiment, an LED is constructed with its entire contact structure is stamped and inserted into the molded lamp as a single structure. A portion of the contact structure is imbedded in the molded lamp such that the bottom surface of the contacts do not exten... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7597463 | Holder structure The present invention discloses a holder structure for retaining at least one lamp and associated wire within a backlight module, which includes a main body, a reflector, and a first groove formed on an external sidewall of the main body. The main body has at least ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7434969 | Multi-function light support A light support comprising a base plate and a light-carrying plate comprising a proximal end mounted to the base plate and being adapted for mounting a light thereon. The base plate comprises an anchoring element, an anti-tipping assembly and a concave support-mount... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7416316 | Strut holding assembly A strut holding assembly for flexible elongated struts engaging a flexible wall, the assembly including a hub, a plurality of holding arms pivotally connected at spaced locations to the hub between storage positions adjacent the hub, and extended positions extending... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7390110 | Article support device A light fixture device has a light housing to receive a light source therein, a support assembly for supporting the light fixture relative to an anchor location, the support assembly including a post portion for mounting at the anchor location and a body portion, th... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390105 | Illuminating book light An illuminating device is described. The illuminating device may include a head, a neck and a body. The illuminating device may be manipulated into numerous positions including extended and nested positions so that the light source may be positioned inside the secur... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7374317 | Exterior wall lamps An exterior light fixture includes a housing configured to be mounted to an exterior vertical wall. A luminaire is connected via a projecting arm to the housing and powered by electrical wires running therethrough. The housing includes a rotatable door which, when r... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7364321 | Backlight module and lamp holder thereof A backlight module and a lamp holder thereof. The backlight module includes a plurality of lamps and a lamp holder. The lamp holder includes a plurality of supporting portions and a plurality of holding portions. Each lamp is disposed on the corresponding supporting... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357541 | Enclosure for socket cup for snap-in electrical quick connectors An enclosure with socket cup for use with a line voltage recessed lighting kit, having an enclosure for a splice connection between a lamp holder and a junction box, the enclosure having an open portion. The invention further comprises a socket cup having at least o... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357535 | Supporting structure of straight down back light module A straight down back light module including a diffuser plate, a lamp, a reflector plate (back plate) and a support. The reflector plate is located below the diffuser plate. The lamp is located between the diffuser plate and the reflector plate. The support is instal... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357669 | Electrical connection assembly An electrical connection assembly may include: a panel including at least one opening; and an electrical connector configured to be engaged through the opening of the panel. The connector may include an enlarged po... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7331545 | Aircraft archway An architectural archway for an aircraft. The archways can be positioned individually, or in pairs or other sets along the length of an aircraft fuselage. The archways are used to run or connect various transport elements, such as electrical wiring, water lines, and... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331696 | Method and apparatus for mounting a task light A light fixture for mounting to the underside of a furniture element. The light fixture includes a housing with a first side and a second side opposed to and approximately parallel with the first side. The first side has a first spring latch at one end of the first ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7306359 | Recessed adjustable low voltage track lighting A recessed, adjustable, low voltage track light is shown comprising a recess housing made of any suitable material, and having one or more low voltage lighting rails fixed, or adjustably mounted, within the housing. One or more low voltage lamps can be mounted to th... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293739 | Aircraft archway An architectural archway for an aircraft. The archways can be positioned individually, or in pairs or other sets along the length of an aircraft fuselage. The archways are used to run or connect various transport elements, such as electrical wiring, water lines, and... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284877 | Industrial light fixture with spring-spacer apparatus An industrial light fixture of the type including a housing with a base member and a top member and containing power-related components includes spring-spacer apparatus between the base member and the ballast, such that, with the top member closed with respect to th... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278764 | Object-attaching clip A clip enables an object, such as a flashlight, to be held onto a support, such as a belt. The object body, such as a flashlight barrel, has an extended surface along which an elongated portion of the clip extends. A body-holding portion holds the clip to the body a... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275838 | Fireplace lighting system The present invention provides a lighting system for illuminating an interior of a fireplace. The lighting system comprises a rod for securing the lighting system to an inner surface of such fireplace. A bracket member is engageable with the rod. There is a first me... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264380 | Light pollution shield A lighting system producing a light pattern that is customized in the field by the end user to minimize light pollution. A housing supports a light source that is connected to a power supply. The housing defines an interior chamber. An opaque or low visible light tr... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264383 | Lighting element with a light emitting device A lighting element with a light emitting device preferably in the form of a light emitting diode, can be fitted in a light carrier. The lighting element has a light-transmissive lens body with a lens-shaped light entry surface and a light exit surface and the light ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261445 | Lighting kit A lighting kit includes all the components necessary to install a lighting fixture on a support post or pole. The components are made of polymeric materials to provide an electrically nonconducting enclosure attached to the support post and the fixture. A collar mad... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261443 | Disappearing landscape light An extendable lighting system having a main housing with a bottom wall and upwardly extending side walls. A lamp housing is retractable positioned within the main housing and a flexible diaphragm connects to the main housing above the bottom wall and connects to the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255463 | Lighting module A light module includes a lighting unit, a heat-dissipation plate and an insulative plate. The lighting unit has a leading contact. The heat-dissipation plate contacts the lighting module closely and has a channel corresponding to the leading contact. The insulative... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252267 | Aircraft archway architecture An architectural archway for an aircraft. The archways can be positioned individually, or in pairs or other sets along the length of an aircraft fuselage. The archways are used to run or connect various transport elements, such as electrical wiring, water lines, and... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241032 | Readily repairable lamp including a light emitting diode (LED) A lamp includes a lamp cover, a light emitting diode (LED), and a lamp holder, wherein the lamp holder includes an inner cover and an outer cover. The inner cover includes a pair of movable parts each having a top portion and a bottom portion. Two longitudinal chann... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229199 | Backlight using surface-emitting light sources A lighting apparatus for providing illumination, comprising: a) an array of surface-emitting light sources, wherein each surface-emitting light source directs a source illumination beam, over a beam angle θ, toward an illumination... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7230182 | Wall plate for a locking receptacle The present invention is directed to a wall plate for covering a locking receptacle. The locking receptacle includes a base member. The base member includes a raised portion having a user-accessible receptacle and at least one locking tab disposed in a side portion ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220027 | Modular lighting fixtures and methods for forming lighting fixtures A modular lighting fixture includes an elongated support and a plurality of objects such as crystals attachable to and suspendable from the support. A plurality of the modular lighting fixtures may be readily assembled and attached to or supported from a ceiling in ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7178935 | Star and crescent structure and method thereof This invention related to a star and crescent structure and method thereof. More particularly it relates to a structure comprising a star which is secured to a crescent via at least one link, and method thereof. ... | 02/20/2007 |
