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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 |
| 7331131 | Display assembly for a vehicle A display assembly for removably mounting to a vehicle. The display assembly includes a base member having opposite end portions and an accessory item having a predetermined configuration such that when the vehicle reaches a sufficient speed the accessory item rises... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325357 | Acoustical fishing lure An improved fishing lure which produces, transmits and modulates high frequency vibrations. The high frequency tone wire vibration is actuated upon impact of a striker against the wall of an essentially watertight housing. As the striker oscillates within the housin... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322874 | Expression mechanism for a toy, such as a doll, having fixed or moveable eyes An expression mechanism for a toy having a lower lip, a cheek and an eye, includes a support frame, a lip lever pivotally connected to the support frame for engaging the lower lip of a toy, a cheek lever pivotally connected to the support frame for engaging a cheek ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7293888 | Rearview mirror assembly with utility functions An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a housing having a mirror casing and a support for mounting said mirror casing to a vehicle. The rearview mirror assembly further includes a retractable cord for use by an occupant of the vehicle for coupli... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7255060 | Owl with spring connected head and wind activated fin A predator replica is provided that has a moveable head. The head rotates and also has a spring actuated multidimensional movement for deterring pests, particularly unwanted birds. The predator head is provided with a wind activated fin. The fin increases the probab... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7140945 | Gyrating toy An action toy consisting of a vertically mounted compression spring with a weighted top, and a means for preventing the base of the spring from bouncing away from the surface on which it is standing when the spring is compressed and released. The invention includes ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7025655 | Dynamic eye simulation mechanism A dynamic eye simulation mechanism in which an eye orb having a spherical surface has one area of that surface of a color simulating an eyelid and another area having a representation of an eye iris and surrounding sclera applied thereto wherein the orb is mounted f... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6959838 | Toy water gun with distributor wheel The present invention is directed to a toy gun system that may include a toy gun having a housing with a nozzle, wherein the toy water gun may be adapted to discharge an output stream of liquid through the nozzle. The toy gun system may further include a wheel fabri... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6589093 | Integral resilient badge and sucker The invention provides a resilient, moulded figure, intended for fun and/or decoration, which can be temporarily stuck, by means of a sucker, to flat surfaces such as window panes, refrigerator doors, bathroom tiles, children's blackboards, etc., and aims... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6533634 | Figurine assembly A figurine assembly is for providing a user with an attractive and functional device that would be used to decorate a computer monitor. The figurine assembly includes a figurine that has a torso, head, arm and leg portions. A base member is adapted for co... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6527613 | Bath-time amusement device An amusement device is configured to be attached to a surface of a bathtub. The amusement device includes a launching device movable between a rest orientation and a biased orientation. The amusement device further includes a suction assembly attached to ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6264524 | Toy figure with removable suction cup A toy figure is provided with multiple orifices which enable a suction cup to be releasably retained within the orifices. The suction cup is attached to the toy figure through an engagement member which is inserted into and received by the orifice. The or... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6102768 | Segmented object for use as an advertising item, promotional item, toy, or decorative figure An object, which can be used as an advertising item, promotional item, toy, or decorative figure, is segmented into at least two portions which are mounted in an aligned fashion on opposing sides of a surface so that the object appears to be extending thr... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6036572 | Drive for toy with suction cup feet An electrically-powered device incorporated in a toy comprising a motor-driven mechanism and a pair of robotic-limbs each with a resilient sucker to emulate human walking motion on vertical wall or on ceiling, providing the surface is virtually smooth and... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5692943 | Opihi picker toy An opihi picker toy (10) comprising a simulated opihi shellfish (12). A facility (14) is for securing the simulated opihi shellfish (12) to an adhering surface (16). An implement (18) is for releasing the simulated opihi shellfish (12) from the adhering s... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5391104 | Suspended bungee cord doll A figurine simulating an invertedly suspended human, i.e. a bungee jumper, for suspended attachment to an automobile rear view mirror or other surface. The doll is provided with an elastic cord coupled to a suction cup and wrapped around the ankles of the... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5351967 | Aerial amusement system with vacuum mounts A flying toy consisted of rotary disk having vacuum mounts, a base shaped like a flying saucer type and revolvably mounted on the rotary disk, a top cover covered on the base, a score board supported on a swivel bar and received in between the base and th... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5350058 | Chambered enclosure for maintaining a toy in a dry condition A chambered enclosure maintains a toy placed in the enclosure in a dry condition. The enclosure comprises sidewalls, a base, an openable portion, and a wall within the enclosure forming a dry chamber for receiving the toy and a wet chamber beneath the dry... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5336122 | Educational apparatus with pump for use in bathtub An apparatus for use by children includes a hand operated pump provided with a hose for the delivery of water from a bathtub to a wall-mounted system of water conduits. The pump includes a hand crank with meshed gears to provide a positive displacement fl... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5306199 | Manually actuated toy dinosaur structure and method Manually actuated toy dinosaur structure and method. The dinosaur structure includes a rigid body member, a head positioned on the body member, structure for lowering a lower jaw and then turning the head to one side, two legs having suction cup feet and ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5288257 | Toy figure door stop having door adhering/suction cups An elongate flexible body, having a central body rod, is arranged with the body having forward and rear pairs of appendages directed from the body, with each of the appendages including an appendage rod, and each appendage rod free distal end mounts a piv... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5078642 | Toy bar soap slide A bar soap slide is presented along with a method of construction and use whereby a conventional bathtub can be converted into an arena of entertainment for a child. The bar soap slide is releasably affixed to the inner bathtub walls on a grade which will... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4971591 | Vehicle with vacuum traction A vehicle comprising a chassis and slidable vacuum apparatus mounted on the chassis and arranged for slidable vacuum seal engagement with a support surface.... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4919636 | Water toy An educational water toy for children, which incorporates a first water tank (1) fitted to a base plate (2) and having at least one outlet opening (21, 22). The base plate further has additional water tanks (3, 4) provided below the outlet opening (21, 22... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4888903 | Game call A reed-type game call which can be operated by blowing and sucking on a single end of the call. This permits a caller to make one type of sound when blowing out through the call, and a different or same sound when sucking in, thus allowing for rapid sound... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4854910 | Shooting toy This invention relates to a shooting toy and, in particular, to one including a base plate, two imitation figures, two guns and several pictures. When the imitation figures are pressed down to the end of a respective hollow barrel, air will be pressed int... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4809980 | Pictorial block puzzle There is disclosed a pictorial block puzzle capable of reproducing three different pictures. It consists of a pedestal and of a set of puzzle blocks. The pedestal has a flat upper face and a group of identical plugs projecting from its upper face; the plu... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4794025 | Ornament for window display An ornamental article for window display is constructed of first and second hollow ornamental article sections to be mounted on a transparent member, the two sections being cut and divided at any plane surface of the body of the ornamental article. Each o... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4785902 | Suction type traveling carriage A suction type traveling carriage which can be maintained in very intimate contact relationship with a wall, a ceiling or the like and can be moved in a stable manner by rotation of suction cups.... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4689032 | Water toy A water toy for infants comprises a floatable portion and a restraining portion for loosely restraining the floatable portion so that the floatable portion when floated in water in a pool or tub in which an infant is playing or being bathed is enabled to ... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4583957 | Pneumatically-operated robotic toy The pneumatically-operated robotic toy includes an internal bellows or air pump which forces pressurized air to flow from the internal air pump or bellows through passageways into hollow arms of the robot. Inasmuch as the arms of the robot include bellows... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4477998 | Fantastic wall-climbing toy A wall climbing toy has a drive mechanism comprising a driven endless belt and a plurality of suction disks mounted on the belt. A plurality of wires interconnect the belt with the disks to (1) pull the latter from the surface, and (2) bend the disks towa... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4381620 | Action device with confined action element A toy having a spherical hollow ball rotatably supported on a stand by two stub shafts molded on the ball. An action element mounted on a spindle is located within the ball for limited movement by two parallel apertured baffle plates. The spindle has a le... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4333259 | Wall-clambering toy space bug The present invention relates to a wall clambering toy having both improved layout of its frame and the structure of its sucker, thereby increasing the security of the attachment of the toy to the wall, enhancing the activity, and reducing the power consu... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4266367 | Sitting doll An articulated doll including an internal arrangement for allowing the doll to sit down from a standing position without the assistance of the doll user. With the doll in a standing position and the arms upright, the user rotates the arms to a down positi... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4258500 | Moving toy A moving toy climbs an upright surface via suction cups affixed to a housing and additional suction cups affixed to the free ends of crank shafts. The crank shafts are coupled to the ends of a drive shaft outside the housing and the drive shaft is driven ... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4235041 | Figure toy A figure toy having appendages of a soft plastic. The toy is covered front and back on its body and appendages with suction cups so that it will adhere to various smooth surfaces at its front, back, and appendages.... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4033071 | Sucking doll with cheekflexing means operated by turning bottle A drinking doll is provided which closes its eyes, draws its cheeks inward to simulate the action of sucking and produces a sucking noise in response to the manipulation of a simulated bottle placed in the doll's mouth. When placed in the mouth the bottle... | 07/05/1977 |
