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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 |
| 8155509 | Method and device for providing a gaseous substance mixture A device and method for providing a gaseous substance mixture which includes at least one reducing agent and/or at least one reducing agent precursor, includes a reservoir for an aqueous solution which includes at least one reducing agent precursor that can be flow ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8090244 | Volatile material dispenser A volatile material dispenser includes an upper housing with an opening extending therethrough and a lower housing with an opening extending therethrough, wherein the upper housing is secured to the lower housing to define a cavity therebetween. Electrical circuitry... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7639929 | Device comprising a boiler for generating steam The invention relates to a device (2) comprising a boiler (1) for generating steam, used for example in the steam-treatment of hair. The boiler (1), which is located in a recess (15) comprises a refill cap (3) and a steam outlet ( | 12/29/2009 |
| 7616871 | Water chamber for humidifier A water chamber (1) adapted for use in conjunction with a heater base, for humidifying an air stream. The chamber (1) including at least one horizontally oriented gases port (3) including an elongate flow tube (5) extending into the chamb... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7362964 | Humidifier with ultraviolet lamp A humidifier that includes two water reservoir compartments connected via an opening large enough to allow exchange of water between the two compartments, and an ultraviolet lamp that irradiates on the water in the smaller of the two compartments downstream of the l... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7335157 | Humidifier module A humidifier module for use with a thermal support apparatus including an air passageway includes a water reservoir and a vapor chamber. A heater is associated with the vapor chamber to generate vapor to humidify air in the air passageway. The humidifier module is m... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322281 | Overheat prevention device for household bean milk and bean curd makers Overheat prevention device for household bean milk and bean curd makers is disclosed. Such makers include a housing having a cavity to contain water therein, a main body, and a drive motor to rotate a cutting blade on an end of a drive shaft. A heater may be provide... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322566 | Device for heating and moistening breathing air A device for conditioning breathing air includes a housing (1) provided with an inlet (5) for non treated breathing air and an outlet (6) for the treated breathing air. The housing (1) contains a passive humidifier (7) and an activ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7309024 | Wick assembly for dispensing a volatile liquid from a container and method of assembling same An interference fit assembly comprises a wick constructed of a porous polymer and a wall constructed of a polymer for interference engagement with the wick. The wick has a weight of 3.3 grams. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7288748 | PTC electrical heating devices PTC electrical heating devices are disclosed which are suitable to vaporize air treatment chemicals from an impregnated slab, such as insect repellents. In one form an electrical contact to a PTC heater element is provided with a bowl-shaped contact head to reduce t... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281670 | Wick-based delivery system with wick made of different composite materials A wick-based delivery system includes a container for holding a liquid that has an opening therein. A porous wick is positioned in the container so that a lower region of the wick is in contact with the liquid in the container and an upper region of the wick is expo... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7244398 | Device for dispensing a volatile liquid using a wick in an ambient air stream A wick-based emanation device for dispensing a volatile liquid is disclosed. The dispensing device includes a housing and a fan mounted in the housing for generating an air stream used for dispersing the volatile liquid. Walls of the housing form an enclosure for mo... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7222563 | Steam generating assembly The steam generating assembly of the present invention subjects a food product, such as a sandwich bun, to a controlled burst of low pressure steam in order to quickly and uniformly raise the temperature of the food product to its desired serving temperature or high... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213541 | Steam generating method and apparatus for simulation test chambers A method and apparatus for providing steam for a test chamber is provided. The apparatus includes a heating element contained within a vessel which is fluid communication with an exterior reservoir wherein the heating element provides heat to generate steam from the... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7188783 | Home fragrance dispenser A home fragrance dispenser has a reservoir for holding fragrance oil. The reservoir is capped with a silicone rubber cap with a vapor port therein for emitting vaporized fragrance oil. A capillary tube has its bottom end extending to the bottom of the reservoir wher... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182321 | Safety device for a humidifier The present invention is directed to control method for supplying water in a humidifier. In a conventional humidifier, when the water level in the base of the humidifier is lowered to the ON/OFF critical region, with the vibration of the water level, the floating ba... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7155115 | Method and device for vacuum sputtering The invention concerns a device and a process for applying a lubricant by means of vapour deposition to a target object, especially a magnetic data carrier. The device in accordance with the invention comprises a lubricant supply means (1) that can be filled ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7141215 | Aromatic evaporator The present invention is an aromatic evaporator consisting of a base, a heater, a heat conduction aluminum plate, a constant temperature controller, a plug, a ceramic carriers and a cover. The plug sets inside the base to deliver D.C. power; the heater converts the ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7111400 | Razor having thermo-electric shaving aid ejection system and method of ejecting shaving aid A shaving aid delivery system for a shaving system includes a razor head having a reservoir for holding a shaving aid and a heating apparatus disposed adjacent the reservoir. The delivery system also includes a shaving strip disposed within the razor head, an actuat... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7103270 | Steam cleaner with multiple protections A steam cleaner with multiple protections includes a machine body, in which first and second protections are provided. The first protection includes a pressure controller and a relief valve, and the second protection includes a temperature controller and a fuse unit... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7073781 | Humidifier with ultraviolet germicidial light A humidifier which includes a reservoir of water in fluid communication with an evaporation chamber. Some of the water that enters the evaporation chamber vaporizes and enters the ambient environment. A remainder of the water does not evaporate and flows into a coll... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7067772 | Candle warming apparatus Disclosed is a hot plate warming apparatus adapted to warm a candle or other object resting thereon, as well as to provide illumination that simulates the effects of a lighted burning candle. The apparatus may include an adjustable cord apparatus, a light source, an... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7065907 | Electric steaming device The invention relates to an electric steaming device, such as a steam iron or a facial sauna, having a steam generator (5) with a heatable base (12). According to the invention, water is sprayed onto the heatable base (12) via a nozzle (10 | 06/27/2006 |
| 7040161 | Parts washer with improved temperature and pump control A parts washer including a receptacle positioned on a reservoir for cleaning liquid having a drain opening and a module which engages a portion of the reservoir in the cleaning liquid for adjusting the temperature of the cleaning liquid and circulating the cleaning ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032831 | Container for a device for dispensing a volatile liquid A container for a volatile liquid in a liquid dispensing device comprises a body and a neck extending from the body to define an opening. A retention structure is integral with the container body and is adapted to be releasably engaged with two opposing sidewalls of... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7007863 | Wick-based delivery system with wick made of different composite materials A composite wick for delivering two liquids with different properties to a surface includes a first section provided for delivering a first liquid to the surface of the wick and a second section provided for delivering a second liquid to the surface of the wick. Pre... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7002114 | Methods and apparatus for a variable resistor configured to compensate for non-linearities in a heating element circuit An improved variable resistor at least partially compensates for non-linearities in an electrical circuit containing a heating element, for example, a thin-film heating element. A controllable heater includes a heating element, a voltage source (for example, a stand... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6996335 | Electrical evaporator with ratcheting wick adjuster An evaporator (10) includes a housing (100, 200), a bottle (400) containing a substance to be evaporated, a wick (500) protruding from the bottle (400), a rotatable plug deck (300) for providing electricity to the evaporator... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6983103 | Combined audio lure and scent dispenser The invention is a combined scent dispenser and audible lure for hunters and outdoorsmen. The scent-dispensing section of the invention is provided with an electrical heating element. Pre-recorded sounds stored within a memory in the invention may be played on comma... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6966665 | Flameless candle with air intake chamber and air outflow chamber A flameless candle includes a housing, which defines an enclosure. A wall is positioned in the enclosure to form an air intake chamber and an air outflow chamber. At least one opening is in communication with both the ambient air and the air intake chamber. At least... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6947664 | Portable warm bag having steam heating device A portable warm bag having steam heating device includes a rectangular bag having a pressure sensor, a pressure releasing valve, a switch bottom and a valve cover on both sides of the upper lid, a partition vertically disposed in the bag adjacent a lateral side ther... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938883 | Guide for selectively receiving a wick in a dispenser for a volatile liquid A dispenser for a volatile liquid includes a housing and a fan mounted in the housing for generating an air stream. A guide associated with the housing and defines an opening having predetermined dimension to selectively receive a wick and to position the wick in al... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6931202 | Electrical evaporator with adjustable evaporation intensity An evaporator includes a housing, a bottle containing a substance to be evaporated, a wick having a lower portion disposed within the bottle and an upper portion protruding from the bottle, a heating device disposed within the housing at a position proximate to the ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6925252 | Electric heating fumigator An electric heating fumigator (100) includes a base (9), a case cover (12) and a heater support (3) mounted on the base (9). A heater (1) is inserted into the heater support (3) and heat-insulation layers (2, 5... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6917754 | Multi-functional electrical vaporizer for a liquid substance and method of manufacturing such a vaporizer A multi-functional electrical vaporizer for a liquid substance includes a bottle for holding the liquid substance, a wick for drawing the liquid substance out of the bottle, an electrical heating device positioned proximate to an upper portion of the wick, an electr... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6895178 | Vapor delivery system The present invention provides a vapor delivery system and method for efficiently producing water vapor on demand. More particularly, the present invention produces low-temperature water vapor, without the formation of ice, by maintaining a sufficient volume of wate... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6886214 | Steam jet apparatus for a vacuum cleaner A steam jet apparatus for a vacuum cleaner, which can be removably mounted to a handle of a vacuum cleaner body to supply a jet of steam to a cleaning surface, and which employs the power supply and switch for the vacuum's attachment accessories. The steam jet appar... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6885813 | Disposable steam generator for domestic steam appliances Disposable steam generator (1′) for domestic steam appliances, comprising a base (2′) that is applicable permanently to the steam appliance, a hollow body (3′) that forms the steam chamber (14′) and is connected to the base (2â... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6877183 | Steam cleaning appliance Steam cleaning appliance comprising a carter housing a steam-generating device, and supply means for the steam thus generated, said means comprising: a supply mouth of the steam-generating device communicating with a supply nozzle, which can be coupled with steam su... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6856761 | Wallpaper removing steamers A wallpaper removing steamer is disclosed that comprises a steam applicator assembly mounted on a base for dispensing steam on receipt thereof. Four suction cups are provided at each corner of the base and are adapted to secure the base to a wall papered surface, ea... | 02/15/2005 |
