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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 |
| 8052345 | Ball joint for a model vehicle A ball joint for a model vehicle suspension is provided, comprising a support member, at least a portion of the support member forming a spherically-shaped surface, a fastener for securing the support member to a suspension member, a housing containing at least a po... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7794170 | Joint with application in electrochemical devices A joint for use in electrochemical devices, such as solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), oxygen separators, and hydrogen separators, that will maintain a hermetic seal at operating temperatures of greater than 600° C., despite repeated thermal cycling excess of 600° C.... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7441979 | Ball and socket joint, for use in vehicles A ball and socket joint is provided, preferably for use in vehicles, especially in the area of the chassis of motor vehicles. The ball and socket joint includes a ball and socket joint housing having a joint opening, with a ball pivot, which is arranged in the ball ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438493 | Cross axis ball and socket joint with sealing ring for cross axis sleeve ends A ball joint, is provided in the form of a cross axis joint with a housing, a bearing shell in the housing and a ball sleeve. The ball sleeve includes a ball portion with a bearing surface cooperating with the bearing shell and a first pivot pin and a second pivot p... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7367743 | Ball joint and a component with ball joint A ball joint with a housing wherein the housing has a weld section, which allows it to be welded to a chassis component. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357725 | Boot for constant velocity universal joint A boot for a constant velocity universal joint, having an inner surface that is prevented from contacting an edge portion of an outer housing of a constant velocity universal joint regardless of the bend of the boot. The boot includes a large end portion, a small en... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354349 | Reinforced rolling boot A sealing sleeve (11) of the rolling boot type having a first larger, substantially cylindrical collar (12), a second smaller, substantially cylindrical collar (13), as a well as a wall portion (14) which is positioned between the collars... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7296802 | Boot for covering ball joint A boot is made of a resin for covering a ball joint interposed between a larger diameter mating member and a small diameter mating member, including a large diameter attachment portion fixed to the large diameter mating member, a first bellows portion continuous to ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7281984 | Boot with articulating and plunging convolutes An improved boot for use in sealing a constant velocity joint and ball spline joint assembly includes a plurality of articulating convolutes, a grease catching member, and a first stabilizing member adapted to ride above an inner race of the ball spline joint to joi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264550 | Convoluted boot with boot portions positioned inside one another A convoluted boot (21) for sealing an annular chamber (28) between two articulating and plunging joint parts. The boot includes a first boot portion (22) having a first collar (23) and a second collar (24), a second boot portion ( | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261488 | Ball socket ring seal A ball socket ring seal for use with a ball joint assembly eliminates the need for a boot or bellows to protect the ball joint against the environment. The ball socket ring seal of the invention is positioned between the ball and the socket at the point of contact b... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7244074 | Ball and socket joint with sealing bellows A ball and socket joint (1) is provided, for example, for a chassis bearing, with a ball (2), a pivot (3) originating from the ball (2), a housing (4) accommodating the ball, and a sealing bellows (5), which extends between ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237978 | Joint sealing bellows with sealing ring and assembly/installation method A ball and socket joint bellows seal is provided with a ball pivot pin with a connection piece, a bellows with an annular engagement surface with a sliding ring groove and a bellows seal element. The bellows seal element has a connection piece sealing face staticall... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7192214 | Sealing bellows with snap-on connection A sealing bellows is provided having a jacket (1b) arranged between first and second edges (1a, 1c) of the sealing bellows. The edges (1a, 1c) of the sealing bellows are sealingly in contact with ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168879 | Plug-in coupling allowing for compensating movements A plug-in coupling for removably interconnecting a first structural member and a second structural member comprises a resiliently deformable female coupling part adapted to be inserted into a socket at the first structural member such that it is retained therein. Th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7134801 | Ball joint and method of manufacturing housing therefor There is provided a ball joint provided with a ball stud having a spherical head portion in an end portion, a ball seat to which the spherical head portion is slidably fitted, thereby pivoting the ball stud universally, and a housing receiving the ball seat, the hou... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7114599 | Protective sleeve A protective sleeve made of an elastic material for a piston-cylinder unit with a piston disposed in a cylinder bore in an axially displaceable manner. The protective sleeve is provided with annular end segments that can be supported on the outer piston wall on one ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7090424 | Ball-end pin with plastic flange A ball-end pin with plastic flange is employed in steering or suspension systems of automotive vehicles, manufactured in two discrete parts, namely, the ball-end pin itself and the flange. The flange is made of plastic material by injection process, one providing it... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7070355 | Ball- and -socket joint A ball-and-socket joint has a housing, a ball pivot (3) mounted pivotably in the housing, and a sealing bellows (1), which is fastened to the housing and is mounted on the ball pivot (3) slidably via a sealing ring (4) provided with two l... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063331 | Mechanism for preventing intrusion of water or the like into boot for universal joint A middle portion 62 of a fitting portion 52A of a boot 52 for a universal joint is fastened to a flange-like portion 72 of a member to which the boot is attached and a front end portion 63 to which communicating paths 61A to... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7029219 | Device, assembly, and method for holding a piece in a bore A device for holding a piece in a bore comprises a cylindrical sleeve constructed to be inserted into the bore and held therein by engagement of its outer surface with an inner surface of the bore, and an annular bead extending circumferentially and inwardly from th... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6966559 | Sealing bellows with lubricant reservoir at axial end and assembly/installation method A process for forming the ball and socket joint with bellows seal (10), a bellows seal (10) and a ball and socket joint with bellows seal (10) is provided including a ball pivot pin (36, 38) with a connection piece (40). The sealin... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6942223 | Dual layer roll boot A molded boot having an inner layer and an outer layer made from different elastomeric material. Each layer is compatible with the fluid environment to which it is exposed. The dual layer boot provides longer service life with less degradation caused by chemical and... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935803 | Joint, particularly a ball-and-socket joint for chassis parts in a motor vehicle A joint (1) with a joint housing (2) and with a joint shell (3) is arranged therein with a ball (4) having a pivot pin (5) protruding from the joint housing (2) and surrounded by a rubber bellows (6) with a protective... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932346 | Method for installing a protective gaiter around a joint A method of installing a gaiter (10) around a joint defined between joint members of joints of vehicles, such as steering joints and constant velocity joints. The method provides a range of gaiters for use with a range of joints of different dimensions, the r... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932356 | Protective covers A protective cover which is generally in the form of a flexible bellows construction secured at each end by collars in order to define an interior space includes vent means. Thus, when the cover is deformed, the volume within the interior is altered by aspiration or... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929271 | Hydraulically compensated stabilizer system The present technique provides a stabilizer system comprising a plurality of piston cylinder assemblies, which have multiple interconnected chambers to provide cross compensation between suspension members coupled to those piston cylinder assemblies. The piston cyli... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6913409 | Ball joint for motor vehicles A ball-and-socket joint for motor vehicles has a ball pivot with at least a joint ball (4) accommodated rotatably and/or pivotably in a bearing shell (2) of a housing (3) and a pivot section (5). A sealing bellows is provided with a first... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6866441 | Ball joint In a ball joint including a retaining ring to which a boot is mounted and which is press-fitted to a ball stud, the ball stud is formed with a press-fit portion to which a cylindrical portion of the retaining ring is press-fitted, and an annular projection having a ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6857811 | Ball and socket joint for motor vehicles A ball-and-socket joint for motor vehicles is presented, which has a ball pivot (1), which comprises at least one joint ball (4) accommodated rotatably and/or pivotably in a bearing shell (2) of a housing (3), and a pivot section (5 | 02/22/2005 |
| 6764243 | Split boots and method of connecting the boots, depositing agent, and heating body A protruding part formed on one split end part of a boot is temporarily fixed to a recessed part formed on the other split end part in the state where step-shaped hook portions formed on one-end thereof are engagingly locked to each other, and connected by welding, ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6589341 | Powder coating device A powder coating system comprising at least one throttle unit (10) which is adjusted by an electric motor, preferably a stepping motor (6) through a bellows connector (12).... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6582146 | Ball joint seal A ball joint (10) includes a socket (30) defining a pivot center (32), a bearing (38) in the socket (30), and a stud (40). The stud (40) has a ball end portion (42) received in the bearing (38) and a shank portion (50) projecting from the socket (30). The... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6439795 | Ball joint cover A ball joint 110 for a vehicle having a housing 120 partly enclosing a ball member 112 a cover member 150 provided by an annular, partially everted body of steel which at one end 158 surrounds the housing for attachment and at the other 156 is in-turned a... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6435756 | Push-pull connector assembly and connector for this assembly In order to provide watertight properties between a spring socket (1) and a release socket (2) for a plug of a push-pull connector, a bellows expansion joint (5) is provided between the spring and release sockets. When the two sockets are spaced apart, th... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6431782 | Corrosion-protected aggregate and method for producing such a component A corrosion-protected modular unit is disclosed with two components, of which a first metallic component exhibits a socket opening, into which a second component is capable of being inserted at least partially, and the second component is endowed with a s... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6334620 | Bellows seal for pivot joints, especially in automobiles The invention relates to a bellows seal for pivot joints, wherein a first end of the bellows is tightly and rigidly connected to the joint housing. The second end of the bellow tightly and annularly surrounds a tappet and has a radial and sealing surface.... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6227748 | Protective gaiters for joints A protective gaiter fits around a lubricated joint such as a vehicle constant velocity joint. The gaiter is in the form of a generally conical rubber tube (10) having stepped configurations at its wider end so that it can be cut down to fit different diam... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6152641 | Ball joint A ball joint (1) having a ball joint housing (2), a ball pivot (7) with a shaft (6) and a ball (5) connected to the shaft, the ball being pivotally mounted in a recess (3) of the ball joint housing, and an elastic seal between the shaft and the ball joint... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6145181 | Method for assembling ball joint for a wiper link A ball joint, which is composed of a ball pin, a retainer connected with the ball pin and an elastic joint seal having first and second apertures for covering the ball pin and the retainer. The ball joint is assembled very easily by pressing the ball pin ... | 11/14/2000 |
