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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 |
| 5512343 | Label assembly A label assembly comprising a carrier of flexible sheet material, and a series of labels on the carrier. Each label has a first major region for adhesive securement to a label-receiving surface, and a second major region adjacent to the first major region... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5508072 | Sheets having a highly inorganically filled organic polymer matrix Compositions and methods for manufacturing sheets having a highly inorganically filled matrix. Suitable inorganically filled mixtures are prepared by mixing together an organic polymer binder, water, one or more inorganic aggregate materials, fibers, and ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5506019 | Table cover and method of making same A table cover for covering a top surface and open side areas of a table. The inventive device includes a top cover web having opposed top cover longitudinal edges thereof placable over the top surface of an associated table structure. A first side drape w... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5503895 | Supply feedstock for workpiece finishing machine A supply feedstock intended for use in a workpiece finishing machine wherein individual workpieces are successively separated and presented in a predetermined fashion to an automated loading means. The feedstock includes a plurality of individual workpiec... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5500267 | Slip-resistant mat for absorbing oil and other liquids A multi-layered, slip-resistant, absorbent, and disposable mat is provided for absorbing oil and other liquids while retaining a slip-resistant surface upon which to walk after the oil and other liquids have been absorbed. A first layer of the mat is a fl... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5498458 | Spiral cores for stress skin structures and the like and the method of making the same A spiral core comprises successive convolutions of a rigidifying layer which are spaced with respect to each other and maintained in a spiral spaced relationship. Preferably, a spiral insulation layer, having convolutions intermediate the convolutions of ... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5496636 | Printable self-wound fire retardant pressure-sensitive adhesive tape A printable, pressure-sensitive adhesive ("PSA") tape, particularly a self-wound tape, which comprises a polyester film substrate, a rubber base prime coat and an adhesive which can be fire-retardant. The PSA tape has high adhesive properties and a novel ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5492740 | Enclosure assembly for use over elongate cylindrical objects such as electric cable splices The enclosure assembly, being particularly but not exclusively conceived for use over electric cable splices, comprises a sleeve of an elastomer material, a support whereover the sleeve is fitted in a condition of elastic expansion, said sleeve being adap... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5491013 | Static-dissipating adhesive tape An electrostatic dissipating packaging tape is disclosed that comprises a transparent substrate, a substantially transparent adhesive layer on one surface of the substrate, and a clay coating on the opposite surface of the substrate from the adhesive. The... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5489459 | Protective paint impermeable floor cover An elongate, pliable, paint impermeable cover protects the floor around a doorway during painting. The cover can be folded over itself to size the cover for a smaller doorway.... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5486394 | Self-release self-adhesive drywall tape To assist in rapid taping of seams between adjacent drywall units, a tape is provided in rolls. The tape has a first layer of flexible paper material with an inwardly facing pressure-sensitive adhesive coating thereon. A second layer of reinforcing woven ... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5486389 | Roll of tape with doubly adhesively faced pads A tape provides a supply of doubly adhesively faced pads for individual application to a receiving surface. The tape comprises a generally elongate flexible base layer of material having one side with a first release surface, and a plurality of pads of ma... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5486388 | Enclosure assembly for elongate cylindrical objects such as electric cable splices The enclosure assembly particularly, but not exclusively, conceived for spliced electric cables, comprises a sleeve of an elastomer material, a support whereover the sleeve is fitted in a state of elastic expansion, said sleeve being adapted to shrink abo... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5474850 | Metal oxide free fluoroelastomer fusing member containing same A fluoroelastomer composition free of metal or metal containing compounds, such as metal, metal alloys, metal salts or metal oxide suitable for the upper layer of a fuser roll which does not require the use of mercapto functional active release agents to ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5470620 | Ribbon assembly forming curved segment for making a bow or ruffle A ribbon assembly including a strip of material divided into segments. A material having a stretched condition and an unstretched condition is disposed on one surface of the strip of material and extends along a length of the strip of material. In the str... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5469671 | Roof perimeter composite securing element and method of installing A composite roof covering securement element is comprised of an elongated rubber membrane onto which a plastic batten strip is adhesively bonded. The membrane and strip have a range of flexibility which permitts the same to be rolled into a coil for manua... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5468556 | Shaped loose-fill packaging particle and method for making the same A shaped particle for use as a loose fill material to surround and cushion an article packaged within a container includes a strip of stiff yet flexible material having a several convoluted regions for absorbing impact energy. The convoluted regions are a... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5468540 | Retroreflective article comprising a transparent base sheet and nacreous pigment coating, method for making such a base sheet, and method for making a forming master A retroreflective article comprising a transparent base sheet having first and second broad faces, the second face being substantially planar and the first face having an array of substantially hemi-spheroidal microlenses thereon, the microlenses being wi... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5468525 | Spiral coils suitable for cushioning use Coils for use as cushioning, such as dunnage, made from spiral coils of paper that are recyclable and biodegradable, or from other thin, flexible, resilient strips. The coils are cylindrical or cylindrical with a transverse fold, and when used as dunnage ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5466533 | Zinc oxide filled diphenylsiloxane-dimethylsiloxane fuser member for fixing toner to a substrate A fuser member comprising a core and a layer overlying said core. The layer comprises a crosslinked polydiphenylsiloxane-poly(dimethylsiloxane) elastomer having zinc oxide particles dispersed therein in a concentration of from 20 to 40 percent of the tota... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5464703 | Tin oxide filled dimethylsiloxane-fluoroalkylsiloxane fuser roll for fixing toner to a substrate A fuser member useful for heat-fixing an electrographic toner to a substrate, a composition of matter and a preparation method. The fuser member has a core and a base cushion layer overlying the core. The base cushion layer includes a crosslinked pol... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5464698 | Fuser members overcoated with fluorocarbon elastomer containing tin oxide A fuser member useful for heat-fixing an electrographic toner to a substrate. The fuser member has a core and a layer overlying the core. That layer includes a cured fluorocarbon random copolymer having subunits with the general structures: --(CH2 | 11/07/1995 |
| 5460863 | Composite structures A composite structure comprising i) a release liner comprising a release composition; and ii) a pressure-sensitive adhesive coated backing wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive has a relatively high storage modulus. The composite structure exhibits a lo... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5458934 | Self cleaning roll stock leader The present invention incorporates a cleaning strip, preferably at the leading terminus or trailing terminus of roll stock, whereby the contaminated components are cleaned either immediately before or immediately after the roll stock is utilized, but with... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5456987 | Intermediate transfer component coatings of titamer and grafted titamer An intermediate toner transfer component is disclosed comprising a substrate and a coating comprised of integral, interpenetrating networks of haloelastomer, titanium oxide, and optionally polyorganosiloxane.... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5453311 | Ticket dispenser A continuous strip of tickets formed from a flexible material is disclosed including a plurality of ticket sections of a predetermined length interconnected with one another with the plurality of ticket sections being separated from one another by separat... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452523 | Measuring material lengths A banding material is disclosed for use as the band in a band clamp. The banding material is provided from a roll of banding material from which a length of the banding material corresponding to the length of the desired band is cut. The length of the ban... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5449539 | Adhering ceremonial roll A ceremonial roll of material that can be easily unrolled and used is described. The roll contains a small layer or strip of releasable adhesive located on the floor surface of the roll within a starting end region of the roll. This adhesive is then press... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5447713 | Mosquito coil and process for producing mosquito coils Mosquito coils are resistant to breakage, light, flat and ensure a good active substance yield if they consist of a wood-chip and/or fiber material of a density of only 0.4 to 0.7 kg/dm3 and preferably have a thickness of 1 to 4.5 mm, the activ... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5443923 | Paper/plastic composite sheet and method of manufacturing The invention provides a multilayer plastic sheet of self-rollable material comprising at least two layers of material joined to one another at states of different relative stretch and capable of alternating between a relaxed and a tensioned state and of ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5440855 | Roofing structure and method Roofing components and method for pitched roofs includes a flexible base and one or more ranks of integrally formed thin blades, vanes or fins extending outwardly from the base. The blades, fins or vanes are spaced substantially parallel to each other and... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5441784 | Paper base wallcoverings This invention provides a paper based wallcovering having an optional decorative surface and coated on the back surface thereof with a moisture resistant, elastomeric barrier layer overcoated with a layer of a removable tacky pressure sensitive adhesive, ... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5439721 | Label for packaged products A label for packaged products about which information is to be provided with the package includes a bottom layer of imprintable material having an adhesive coating on one surface thereof and indicia pre-printed on the other surface thereof, and an upper l... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5436057 | High softness embossed tissue with nesting prevention embossed pattern This invention relates to the discovery that the perceived softness of embossed tissue can be increased greatly while avoiding prior art nesting problems if a particular pattern is embossed into the tissue. This pattern combines relatively shallow stitchl... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5429850 | Ultra-thin adhesive tape, roll of composite material for obtaining it and method for providing them An adhesive tape is provided which is obtained starting from a roll of composite material consisting of a first continuous strip or tape of film material and a second continuous strip in a material having low adherence to adhesives, such as a siliconized ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5422163 | Flexible substrate with projections to block resin flow A flexible substrate to be used for assemblage of a semiconductor chip having connecting points to be electrically connected to an external side, comprises a base film unit made of a flexible synthetic resin and including a mounting portion for mounting t... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5415939 | Laser markable polytetrafluoroethylene tape A preformed, multi-layered laser markable tape adapted to sheath and bond to an electrical cable or the like, said tape including an upper layer of unsintered or sintered polytetrafluoroethylene of a first color and having a density less than 1.0; and a l... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5413829 | Self-adhesive wallcoverings A package comprising a sealed container containing a roll of wall covering material which comprises a hydrophilic substrate layer, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer on one surface and, on the other surface, a decorative layer, usually including a layer ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5411774 | Ribbon assembly forming curved segment for making a bow or ruffle A ribbon assembly including a strip of material divided into segments. A material having a stretched condition and an unstretched condition is disposed on one surface of the strip of material and extends along a length of the strip of material. In the str... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5409752 | Set of envelopes consisting of a web the front and back surfaces of which bear areas of adhesive In a web of envelope lengths rolled for storage, adhesives on the web are arranged to not overlap during storage. To prevent the areas of adhesive of the front surface on one turn from binding to the areas of adhesive on the back surface of an adjacent tu... | 04/25/1995 |
