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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 |
| 8164885 | Electronic device with detachable cover An electronic device with a detachable cover comprises a main body, a cover connected to the main body, and a spring. The main body forms an opening, wherein a flange extends inwardly from an upper edge of the opening, and a first locking portion protrudes from an e... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8129046 | Intrinsically safe battery pack and system A battery pack system may include a battery pack and a battery pack holder. The battery pack holder receives the battery pack and couples a battery pack terminal to a load associated with the battery pack holder. The battery pack includes an operation handle externa... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8097353 | Power generation system Disclosed is a power generation system including an attachment part to attach a fuel container which stores a fuel, a lock mechanism to detect a lock or a lock release of the fuel container which is attached to the attachment part and a data recording unit to record... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8088507 | Portable electronic device having secured battery A portable electronic device includes a main casing having a battery-receiving groove for receiving a battery therein, and two aligned resilient abutting tongues flanking the battery-receiving groove. A cover is mounted removably on the main casing for covering the ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8062782 | Battery latching device for portable electronic device A battery latching device is using for accommodating a battery and includes a housing, two opposite latching portions, a resisting portion, and a stopping member. The housing has a bottom wall and configured for accommodating the battery therein. The latching portio... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8048553 | Battery device and electronic apparatus A battery apparatus and electronic equipment in which the battery apparatus has a characteristic compatible with the electronic equipment can be suitably attached to the electronic equipment. In a battery apparatus, an identification section of the battery apparatus... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8048552 | Battery module mount A battery module mount for securing a battery module to a housing of a handheld device, including one or more latch elements attached to the housing and movable between a free position and an unlatched position, with a tab portion, and one or more elongate resilient... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8027157 | Battery cover latch mechanism and portable electronic device using same A battery cover latch mechanism (10) used in portable electronic device (100) is described including a cover member (11), a housing member (12), a latch assembly (13), and a return member (14). The latch assembly slides from... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8025995 | Battery fastening assembly A battery fastening assembly for fastening a battery to a housing, includes a receiving portion formed on the housing and a fastening subassembly. The receiving portion defines a receiving slot and a first engaging portion. The battery defines a second engaging port... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8023264 | Battery cover latch mechanism and portable electronic device using same A battery cover latch mechanism (10) used in portable electronic device (100) is described including a cover member (113), a housing member (111), a latch member (1137), a pressing member (15), and a releasing member (17 | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021776 | Holding and contact-making apparatus for a button cell, and method for its production The invention relates to a maintaining and contacting device for a round cell battery and to the use of said type of maintaining and contacting device in remote control devices in order to lock and unlock motor vehicles. According to said type of devices, the batter... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021777 | Battery device and electronic apparatus A battery apparatus and electronic equipment in which the battery apparatus has a characteristic compatible with the electronic equipment can be suitably attached to the electronic equipment. In a battery apparatus, an identification section of the battery apparatus... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7927730 | Battery cover latching assembly for portable electronic device A battery cover latching assembly is for use in a portable electronic device. The battery cover latching assembly includes a battery cover (10), a housing (40) and a locking member (20). The battery cover has a hook (122) formed on end th... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7916477 | Battery cover latch mechanism and portable electronic device using same A battery cover latch mechanism (10) used in portable electronic device (100) is described including a cover member (11), a housing member (12), a latching assembly (13), and a return member (16). The latching assembly slide... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7892668 | Battery locking apparatus for electronic device An electronic device includes a main body, and a battery locking apparatus. The battery locking apparatus includes a locking unit, provided between a battery cover and the main body, which locks the battery cover to the main body; and an unlocking unit, provided bet... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887942 | Device for locking electrical devices, in particular power tools, with battery packs for power supply A battery pack for locking with a power tool with at least one movable locking bar has at least a front recess and a rear recess located after the front recess in the direction of a relative motion between the battery pack and the power tool, the recesses are config... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7879479 | Battery pack utilizing integrally joined locking and holding means A battery pack for an electric appliance has a base body, a locking element that is movable relative to the base body, is provided for locking the base body to the electric appliance, and has a locked position, and a holding element, which is provided to maintain th... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7867645 | Latching mechanism for battery cover assembly A latching mechanism of a battery cover assembly (100) is provided. The battery cover assembly includes a battery cover (20) and a housing (10). The latching mechanism includes a limiting mechanism, a hinged mechanism, at least one latching port... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7858219 | Locking mechanism of battery pack A locking mechanism of a battery pack A is provided with a hook 14 which can be locked to a mounting part B of an object equipment such as an electric tool in a state slid with respect to the mounting part, and operation parts 16 for releasing the lock... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7842412 | Battery cover assembly for portable electronic device A portable electronic device (100) includes a housing (10), a cover (20) and a latch (30). The housing has a latch receiving portion (150) defined at one end thereof. The battery cover has a button hole (222) therein and inc... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7833652 | Battery loading mechanism and electronic apparatus A battery loading mechanism includes: a battery loading section having an insertion space capable for accommodating a battery, in which a portion of an outer circumference of each of two end surfaces on insertion and ejection sides, respectively, is formed as a curv... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7824793 | Battery cover assembly for portable electronic device A portable electronic device (101) includes a battery cover (200), a latch (200) and a housing (300). The battery cover has a resisting portion (114). One end of the latch has a limiting portion (207), another end of the lat... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7807285 | Battery connection structure and method An energy storage device, such as an electrical storage battery, having a unique terminal structure and sealing arrangement. The battery generally includes a case in which an electrode assembly is disposed, and a cover provided with a fill hole and fill plug, and a ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7794867 | Battery device and electronic apparatus A battery apparatus and electronic equipment in which the battery apparatus has a characteristic compatible with the electronic equipment can be suitably attached to the electronic equipment. In a battery apparatus, an identification section of the battery apparatus... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7796381 | Battery cover latching assembly for portable electronic device A battery cover latching assembly is for a portable electronic device including a housing, a first cover configured for attaching to a first side of the housing, and a second cover configured for attaching to a second side of the housing. The battery cover latching ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7758996 | Battery latching assembly A latching assembly for securing a battery package (12) to a portable communication device. The latching assembly includes a pair of opposed moveable latches (10), each latch (10) being located toward a side of the battery package, and a biasing... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7751181 | Battery cover assembly for portable electronic device A battery cover assembly for a portable electronic device (100), the battery cover assembly includes a cover (10), a housing (30) and a button mechanism (20). The cover defines a button hole (12). The housing defines a first stoppe... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7727666 | Portable electronic device A portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a body, a cover, a button, a movable pin and a battery. The button is movably disposed on the body to move between a first position and a second position. The movable pin is disposed in the body. ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7722982 | Battery pack having non-orthogonal coupling slots This invention includes a battery pack having an improved battery retention system for coupling to another device, like a desktop charger. The battery pack, which includes one rechargeable cell and optional circuitry, has an exterior housing that is generally rectan... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7713654 | Fixing structure of battery module A fixing structure of battery module for fixing a battery module in an electronic device is proposed. The fixing structure includes a first lid and a second lid, which are formed on a surface of the electronic device, wherein the first lid is formed with a first fas... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7700223 | Battery cover assembly for portable electronic device A battery cover assembly for coupling to a housing of an electronic device, the battery cover assembly comprising: a cover (10) comprising an inner surface (106) and a button slot (101) defined therein; a movable member (20) comprising a ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7682726 | Device for locking electrical devices, in particular power tools, with battery packs for power supply The invention relates to a device for locking electrical devices (2) with battery packs (4) for power supply, in which the electrical devices (2) have one movable locking bar (14; 36; 38; 40; 42) and the battery packs (4) have at l... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7682727 | Portable electronic device having a latched battery cover A portable electronic device includes a battery for providing electricity to the portable electronic device; a housing for accommodating the battery; a battery cover for covering the battery; a latch affixed to the housing in a slidable manner along a first directio... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7648795 | Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus includes: a case body having a battery storing portion formed of a concave portion whose shape is approximately corresponding to an external shape of a battery unit and a sliding member slidably supported on a surface of the case body on the ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7638231 | Battery case A battery case includes a box portion forming a battery chamber in which at least one short-length battery and at least one long-length battery can be selectively accommodated along a lengthwise direction of the box portion through an insertion opening thereof; a ba... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7629074 | Battery cover latching assembly for portable electronic device A battery cover latching assembly (30) is used in a portable electronic device (9). The portable electronic device has a housing (10) and a battery cover (20). The battery cover has a flange (242) extending from one end portion the... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7579107 | Portable electronic device employing battery A portable electronic device (100) includes a main body (10), a cover (20), and a battery (30). The cover has at least one claw (252), and the cover is mounted to the main body by the at least one claw. The battery has at least one... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7531268 | Battery locking apparatus for electronic device A locking apparatus for a battery (10) having locking portions (11) includes a base (20), a resilient member (85) secured to the base, and a first lock member (40). The resilient member includes a stop portion (86). The firs... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7517609 | Battery compartment arrangement for remote control blind A battery compartment arrangement for remote control blind with remote control drive mountable at a mounting end of a headrail of the blind, the remote control drive comprises a case comprising a slit at one end for retaining an inserted portion of a front surface o... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7514172 | Battery controlled device that can operate with alternative size batteries A battery powered device comprising a housing having a battery compartment apparatus disposed therein, with the battery compartment apparatus being configured to accept at least one battery. The battery compartment apparatus comprises a battery carrier and a locking... | 04/07/2009 |
