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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 |
| 7378359 | Moldable fibrous construction incorporating non-woven layers A composite construction incorporating one or more non-woven layers at least partially formed from heat fused monoaxially drawn tape fiber elements of discrete length. The non-woven layers are provided with a mat structure covering across at least one surface. The m... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7348285 | Fabric and yarn structures for improving signal integrity in fabric-based electrical circuits Coaxial and twisted pair conductive yarn structures reduce signal crosstalk between adjacent lines in woven electrical networks. A coaxial conductive yarn structure includes an inner conductive yarn having a plurality of conductive strands twisted together. An outer... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7332451 | Papermachine clothing having reduced void spaces Paper-machine clothing comprising a woven structure and a filling component. A filament and a second filament of the woven structure intersect in a weave pattern contact each other. Void spaces produced by the intersection of the first filament and the second filame... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7279436 | Grid fabric A wide-meshed grid fabric, in particular a geogrid, in which warp thread bundles composed of multiple warp threads and weft thread bundles composed of multiple weft threads intersect and surround meshes or lattice openings. To give the grid fabric, which may also be... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7229689 | Polysaccharide fibres This invention relates to polysaccharide fibres having water absorption properties characterised by the incorporation within the fibres of at least one substance having anti-microbial properties, and to wound dressings formed from said fibres. The polysaccharide fib... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7168140 | Flame resistant fabrics with improved aesthetics and comfort, and method of making same Fabrics having improved aesthetic characteristics in addition to good FR characteristics and strength are described, as well as a method for making the fabrics. The fabrics are made by subjecting a fabric containing inherently flame resistant fibers to a fluid treat... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7150059 | Heat and flame-resistant materials and upholstered articles incorporating same A mattress, foundation, or other upholstered sleep product or article includes a core and barrier material surrounding the core. The barrier material includes flame and heat-resistant material that is configured to prevent combustion of the core when the upholstered... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7005045 | Belt for machines for producing material webs and process of producing the belt A belt for a material web producing machine and a process of producing the belt. The belt includes a plurality of long-chain strength supports arranged to form interstices and a filler at least partially filling the interstices. The process includes forming a sheet ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6887806 | Cut resistant fabric for protective textiles A fabric comprising elongated steel elements is provided. This fabric is to be used to provide cut-resistance or reinforcement for protective textiles. Elongated steel elements are in contact relationship, so improving the resistance to knife cutting actions. ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6140257 | Composite fibres, wound dressings incorporating such fibres and a method for making same An absorbent, composite fibre comprising a matrix of from 10% to less than 50% of water insoluble alginate having dispersed therein at least 40% of another polysaccharide.... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5804275 | Fiber product including reflective treads, and reflective implement provided by using said fiber product including reflective threads The present invention relates to a fiber product having reflective threads, and a reflective implement provided by using the fiber product having reflective threads. The fiber product having reflective threads consists of flat threads and natural or synth... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5698282 | Stabilized fabrics and reinforced products containing them A bonded fabric comprising a mesh of filament yarns of the core-sheath type having little or no elasticity in the longitudinal direction but which will break when bent without affecting the filaments in the core.... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5691030 | Stabilized fabrics and reinforced products containing them A bonded fabric comprising a mesh of filament yarns of the core-sheath type having little or no elasticity in the longitudinal direction but which will break when bent without affecting the filaments in the core.... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5458957 | Light reflecting screen A net is provided having a plurality of threads oriented in one direction and being essentially equal spaced from one another, and having wefts oriented in a second direction which is perpendicular to said one direction, the threads forming stitches which... | 10/17/1995 |
| 4996099 | Fire-resistant fabric A fire-resistant fabric suitable for use as a flame barrier comprising a flame durable textile fabric substrate formed of corespun yarns, the yarns comprising a core of flame resistant fiber and a sheath of modacrylic intumescent staple fibers. In normal ... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4980227 | Netlike sheet and method for producing multilayer yarn for producing the same A netlike sheet comprises woven warp and weft yarns, either the warp yarns or the weft yarns being a five-layered yarn composed of two stretched layers of polyolefin resin and layers of polyolefin resin having a melting point lower than that of the former... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4959260 | Mesh fabric for printing screen The mesh fabric is advantageously applicable for producing a printing screen. The mesh fabric consists essentially of conjugate monofilaments each having a core and a sheath. The sheath is formed of a material having high adhesive property to an emulsion ... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4728565 | Elastic support member for supporting stuffing of furniture pieces The elastic support member for supporting stuffing of furniture pieces such as for example beds, chairs and the like is of the type comprising an elastic net or belt formed of a net or honeycomb fabric or a woven fabric comprised of rubber threads or the ... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4469738 | Oriented net furniture support material Oriented net furniture support materials made from thermoplastic elastomers have been found to possess a unique combination of properties including high strength, low creep and good flexibility. These furniture support materials can be made by extrusion t... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4313998 | Textile element and woven material intended in particular to serve as substrate for a catalytic material, for instance a combustion catalytic material The invention relates to a new complex filiform textile element comprising fibers of an inorganic material. The element in accordance with the invention is characterized by the fact that the fibers are contained on the outside by an enveloping but open st... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4144371 | Flattened and bonded fabric of foamed vinyl plastisol on a filament core and method of preparing same A fabric is prepared from a latent foam-encapsulated filament yarn, the fabric being either woven or non-woven. The fabric is taken to a temperature high enough to activate the foaming agent within the thread under conditions such that thread junctions ar... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4119754 | Papermakers fabrics A papermakers fabric formed from yarns of synthetic polymeric material has a coating of a different polymeric material of better abrasion resistance applied to the yarns.... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4107371 | Woven fabric that is relatively stiff in one direction and relatively flexible in the other There is disclosed an open weave fabric that is relatively stiff in the filling direction and relatively flexible in the warp direction. The fabric comprises a plurality of individual, spaced, stiff monofilaments in parallel relationship in the filling di... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4015038 | Novel high temperature resistant fabrics A novel open weave endless dryer belt is disclosed which comprises in a leno weave, warp yarns of synthetic organic fibers and crosswise yarns of synthetic organic fibers braided over a core of glass fibers and/or metal wire. The fabric weave is then fini... | 03/29/1977 |
| 3986331 | Net-like composite filaments Open structured, net-like composite filaments are disclosed and include two or more longitudinally extending wavy or undulating filaments which intersect one another at a plurality of points. The wavy or undulating filaments are joined to one another at l... | 10/19/1976 |
