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 |
| 8070499 | Card edge connector with an improved retainer A card edge connector for mating with an electronic card includes an elongated housing, a number of contacts and a retainer retained to the housing. The housing has a pair of side walls, a central slot between the side walls and a fitting section upwardly extending ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7963780 | Card fixing module A card fixing module for fixing a card is provided. The card fixing module comprises a housing, a card holder and an elastic element. The housing comprises an opening and a through hole, wherein the through hole corresponds to the opening. The card holder comprises ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7833031 | Card fixing module A card fixing module for fixing a card is provided. The card fixing module comprises a housing, a card holder and an elastic element. The housing comprises an opening and a through hole, wherein the through hole corresponds to the opening. The card holder comprises ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7393221 | Drawer-type all-on-one card connector A drawer-type all-in-one card connector includes a housing defining an insertion chamber; a plurality of card contact terminals; a sliding box slidably mounted in the insertion chamber of the housing and having a card receiving chamber for receiving one of memory ca... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7361035 | Card connector capable of preventing electronic card from accidental disengagement therefrom A card connector capable of preventing a card from accidental disengagement therefrom includes a housing having a base plate, a stationary terminal area located at a first side of the base plate, and a slide channel located the base plate; a slide member slidably mo... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351077 | Electric power tool An electric power tool includes a main body having a tubular tool body part with an output portion at one end, and a battery pack detachably attached to the main body. The main body also has a grip portion extending from the tool body part radially downwardly. The g... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7322839 | Electrical connector A memory card connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of electric terminals, a left ejector, a right ejector and a cover. The insulting housing includes a base, a left wall, a right wall and a front wall. A left sliding trough and a left moving groove ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314377 | Electrical power connector A pair of mating connectors includes a receptacle having an insulative housing and at least one conductive receptacle contact with a pair of spaced walls forming a plug contact receiving space. The plug connector has an insulative housing and at least one conductive... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309242 | Power connector A pair of mating connectors includes a receptacle having an insulative housing and at least one conductive receptacle contact with a pair of spaced walls forming a plug contact receiving space. The plug connector has an insulative housing and at least one conductive... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303414 | Surface contact card holder A holder for holding a surface contact card (40) includes a main body (10), a latch (20), a fixing portion (18) and an elastic element (30). The main body defines a receiving groove (16) and a sliding groove (17). The... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300295 | Connector which can be reduced in operating force and miniaturized In a connector having a guiding member for guiding movement of a connection object in a fitting direction and a removing direction opposite to each other, a connection element is coupled to the guiding member to be connected to the connection object with movement of... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7267565 | Card connector with ejector A card connector includes an insulating housing (10), a number of contacts (20) and an ejector (30). The insulating housing (10) defines a card receiving space (13) with a card insertion/ejection direction. The contacts (20)... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7245499 | Insertion and ejection mechanisms for modular boards and cards Insertion and ejection mechanisms for modular boards and cards. Mechanisms are provided for coupling the motion of insertion/ejection handles coupled to a modular board or a board carrier frame to which a board is attached. The mechanisms include a single-bar linkag... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234956 | Electrical connector with dual independent coupling means An electrical connector includes an inner conductor, an annular insulator which surrounds the inner conductor and an outer conductor which surrounds the annular insulator. The electrical connector is provided with both a threaded coupling mechanism and a snap-fasten... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229300 | Drawer-type all-in-one card connector A drawer-type all-in-one card connector includes a housing defining an insertion chamber and an opening formed at an end of the insertion chamber and a plurality of terminal slots formed at the other end of the insertion chamber; a plurality of card contact terminal... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7201598 | RF connector/cable release mechanism An actuating device for a connector having a push-pull coupling mechanism is disclosed. The device comprises a release pull integrated with the connector and configured to operably engage the push-pull coupling mechanism, and a grip, coupled to the release pull and ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7196901 | Portable electronic device with synchronizing unit A portable electronic device includes an expansion base module, a pair of sliding members mounted slidably on the expansion base module, a system module connected to the sliding members, and a synchronizing unit including a pair of first front and rear pulleys, a pa... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7175450 | Portable loudspeaker with replaceable insertion base A portable loudspeaker with a replaceable insertion base comprises: the loudspeaker; an insertion base; and a push mechanism. An insertion slot is formed on the loudspeaker for placing the insertion base. A first trench and a second trench are formed on the bottom o... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173818 | Coupling structure for a handheld electronic device and a back cartridge thereof A coupling structure for a handheld electronic device and a back cartridge thereof includes a first coupling assembly and a second coupling assembly. The first coupling assembly is located on the handheld electronic device. The second coupling assembly is located on... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165987 | Industrial connector assembly A robust sealable electrical connector has a plug assembly to electrically couple wires of a cable typically within a room or other area that may have an adverse environment to wires behind a wall through a jack assembly typically mounted on the wall. When the plug ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160133 | Nurse call connector system and method A system and method for providing an electrical and mechanical connection which includes a housing having a face, an electrical connector mounted to the housing and configured to engage with a second electrical connector, a receiver connected to the housing and enco... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7145780 | Printed circuit board engagement apparatus using four-bar linkage A printed circuit board connector engagement apparatus includes a four-bar linkage capable of coupling to an electronics system housing and is configured to accept and enable a printed circuit board to travel in a first direction until a connector on the printed cir... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140925 | Power connector with safety feature Electrical receptacle connectors are provided including an insulative housing and AC power contacts disposed therein that are configured for engaging an external power supply. The receptacle connectors are employed with a safety guard for restricting operator access... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137839 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes a female component having one or more receptacles, a first test receptacle, and a second test receptacle. The electrical connector also includes a male component having one or more terminals configured to engage the one or more recep... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7125270 | Slide type battery ejection mechanism A battery ejection mechanism for ejecting a battery housing removably attached to an electrical device housing. The mechanism includes at least one ejection member having a button and an arm. The arm is adapted to transfer a force applied on the button to the electr... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125258 | Card-type terminal The present invention relates to a card-type terminal such as a PC card with a memory card such as a USIM card. It allows a memory card to be secured easily on a tray and inserted easily into a card-type terminal. A card-type terminal includes a tray slidable in and... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7112075 | Drawer SIM card connector A drawer SIM card connector includes a housing base and a carrier. The housing base includes a bottom wall, a pair of side walls which form a receiving cavity, a pedestal formed on the bottom wall and extending upward into the receiving cavity, and a pair of guiding... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097490 | Electrical connector An electrical connector disposed between a store and an aircraft or dispenser comprises a first store-side part mechanically connected to the store and a second aircraft-side complementary part connected to an electrical cable attached to the aircraft or dispenser a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083144 | Apparatus and methods for support of propulsion systems interconnect members An apparatus for supporting an aircraft system interconnect member between a strut and an engine of the aircraft. The apparatus includes a disconnect panel near the engine through which the interconnect member is connected with the engine, and a support structure mo... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083446 | Connector for memory card In a connector for memory card used in a mobile equipment, a locking mechanism of a memory card at a card lock position is integrally provided with a push-on/push-off mechanism constituted by a heart-shaped cam and a cam pin, so that the connector can be downsized. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081020 | Slide-out electronic card connector A slide-out electronic card connector includes a seat body and a slide cavity being defined between two opposite sides of the seat body. Multiple terminals are inlaid in the seat body. A cartridge snugly slidably disposed in the slide cavity of the seat body. An ele... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7079385 | Docking station lock and its link assembly The present invention discloses a docking station lock and its link assembly capable of fixing a cable onto the docking station as well as working jointly with another locking mechanism installed on a multibay to lock all installed peripherals to the docking station... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077671 | Memory card connector with a push-push mechanism A memory card connector with a push-push mechanism has a sliding member and a sliding pin. The sliding pin is bent into a specific shape and has a linkage portion and a clasping portion, wherein the clasping portion can be located at predetermined positions of a hou... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070464 | Power connector A pair of mating connectors includes a receptacle having an insulative housing and at least one conductive receptacle contact with a pair of spaced walls forming a plug contact receiving space. The plug connector has an insulative housing and at least one conductive... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066747 | Connector A connector includes a connector housing that has a first terminal and an inner housing that has a second terminal, and is configured to be fitted into the connector housing so that the second terminal is connected to the first terminal. A first slanting face is for... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066759 | RF connector/cable release mechanism An actuating device for a connector having a push-pull coupling mechanism is disclosed. The device comprises a release pull integrated with the connector and configured to operably engage the push-pull coupling mechanism, and a grip, coupled to the release pull and ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059919 | Power connector A pair of mating connectors includes a receptacle having an insulative housing and at least one conductive receptacle contact with a pair of spaced walls forming a plug contact receiving space. The plug connector has an insulative housing and at least one conductive... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7046517 | Electrically isolated semi-locking hinge for cooling system A cooling system hinge mounted to a portion of an enclosure of an electronic system to which a cooling device may be releasably and pivotably attached in at least an open position to permit access to components within the electronic system and a closed position to p... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037142 | Power connector with safety feature Electrical receptacle connectors are provided including an insulative housing and AC power contacts disposed therein that are configured for engaging an external power supply. The receptacle connectors are employed with a safety guard for restricting operator access... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6962502 | Electrical plug-and-socket connector having a latching element An electrical plug-and-socket connector includes first and second connector parts which each have a chamber housing to respectively hold complementary first and second contacts. The second part includes a catch. A latching element is adjustably connected to the firs... | 11/08/2005 |
