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 |
| 7825068 | Heterocyclylethylcarboxamide derivatives A compound of general formula (I): A process for preparing this compound. A fungicide composition comprising a compound of general formula (I). A method for treating plants by applying a compound of general form... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7767626 | 3-arylphenyl sulfide derivative and insecticide and miticide 3-Arylphenyl sulfide derivatives represented by general formula (I): (wherein R is a C2-C6 alkyl group, a C2-C6 alkenyl group, a C2-C6 alkynyl group or the l... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7381688 | Methylthiophene carboxanilides This invention relates to novel methylthiophenecarboxanilides of the formula (I) in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 | 06/03/2008 |
| 7314848 | Adjuvant composition for chemicals used in agriculture According to the invention an adjuvant for use with a chemical used in agriculture is provided comprising: (a) not in excess of about 75% by weight of one or more lipophilic solvents; (b) not in excess of about 50% by weight of one or more plant nutrients (e.g. ammo... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312181 | Acylated thiosemicarbazides as herbicides The present invention provides compounds of Formula I: wherein Ar1 is aryl or heteroaryl, Ar2 is aryl or heteroaryl, and R is a suitable organic group. Herbicidal composition comprising such... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7244750 | Active substance combinations having insecticidal and acaricidal properties The invention relates to novel active compound combinations of certain cyclic ketoenols and certain active compounds that together have unexpectedly good insecticidal and acaricidal properties. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232845 | Active substance combinations comprising insecticidal and acaricidal properties The invention relates to novel active compound combinations of certain cyclic ketoenols and certain insecticidally active compounds that together have very good insecticidal and acaricidal properties. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7211679 | Perfluoroether acyl oligothiophene compounds Semiconductor devices are described that include a semiconductor layer that comprises a perfluoroether acyl oligothiophene compound, preferably an α,ω-bis-perfluoroether acyl oligothiophene compound. Additionally, methods of making semiconductor devices are descri... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205289 | Combinations of active ingredients with insecticidal and acaricidal properties The invention relates to novel active compound combinations of certain cyclic ketoenols and certain insecticidally active compounds that together have very good insecticidal and acaricidal properties. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7205331 | Fungicidal carboxamides Compounds of Formula I are disclosed which are useful as fungicides wherein X is —O—, —CH(R11)—or ═C(R11 | 04/17/2007 |
| 7153815 | Insecticide containing hydrazone derivative as the active ingredient and novel hydrazone derivative A insecticide characterized by containing as active ingredient a hydrazone derivative of formula (I) wherein A and Q are an aryl or a heterocyclic group, W is oxygen atom, an aminylene, an alkylene group, an oxya... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7098225 | Active compound combinations having insecticidal and acaricidal properties The invention relates to novel active compound combinations of certain cyclic ketoenols and certain active compounds that together have unexpectedly good insecticidal and acaricidal properties. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7091233 | Active substance combinations comprising insecticidal and acaricidal properties The invention relates to novel active compound combinations of certain cyclic ketoenols and certain insecticidally active compounds that together have very good insecticidal and acaricidal properties. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7078540 | Substituted aromatic-ring compounds, process for producing the same, and use A compound of the formula: wherein R1 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group optionally having substituent(s), an aromatic hydrocarbon group optionally having substituent(s), a heterocyclic group optionally... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7053212 | Acyclic amide and sulfonamide ligands for the estrogen receptor The present invention provides estrogen receptor (ER) ligands of structural formula (I) the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, stereoisomers, and prodrugs thereof, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7041625 | Method to inhibit ethylene responses in plants The present invention generally relates to methods of inhibiting ethylene responses in plants and plant materials, and particularly relates to methods of inhibiting various ethylene responses including plant maturation and degradation, by exposing plants to cyclopro... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6919090 | Active substance combinations with insecticidal and acaricidal properties The invention relates to novel active combinations of certain cyclic ketoenols and certain active compounds that together have unexpectedly good insecticidal and acaricidal properties. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6849744 | α-phenyl-β-keto sulfones The present invention relates to novel aryl-substituted S(O)m cycles of the formula (I): in which F1, F2, G, V, W, X, Y, Z and m are each as defined i... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6828276 | Herbicidally active benzoylcyclohexanediones There are described benzoylcyclohexanediones of the formula I, their preparation, and their use as herbicides and plant growth regulators. In this formula (I), C1, C2, C3 are cyclic radic... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6756343 | Triketone derivatives and herbicide The present invention relates to a novel triketone derivative having a specific structure and a herbicide containing the triketone derivative as an active ingredient. The herbicide is effective for controlling weeds which inhibit growth of crop plants, inter alia, f... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6642180 | Biphenyl-substituted cyclic ketoenols as pesticides The present invention relates to novel biphenyl-substituted cyclic ketoenols of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which W represents hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, halogenoalkyl, halogenoalkoxy, halogenoalkenyloxy, nitro or cyano, X repre... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6559100 | 2-benzoyl-cyclohexane-1,3-diones Substituted 2-benzoylcyclohexane-1,3-diones of the formula I ##STR1## where: R1 and R2 are each hydrogen, mercapto, nitro, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, C1 -C6 -alkyl, C1 -C6 -haloalkyl, C1 | 05/06/2003 |
| 6358883 | Pesticidal and parasiticidal use of 1-aryl-1-(substituted thio, sulfinyl and sulfonyl)-2-nitroethane compounds The present invention relates to the pesticidal use of 1-aryl-1-(substituted thio, sulfinyl and sulfonyl)-2-nitroethane compounds having the structural formula I ##STR1##... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6337417 | N-phenyltetrahydrophthalamic acid derivatives, methods of producing same, and herbicides containing same as effective components The invention provides N-phenyltetrahydrophthalamic acid derivatives represented by the general formula [I], methods of producing the same, herbicides containing the same as the effective components, imidoylchloride derivatives as the intermediate product... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6337306 | Phenoxyacetic acid derivatives and their use as herbicides Phenoxyacetic acid derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1, R2, Xn and A are as defined herein, and a process for preparing the derivatives. The derivatives are used as herbicides.... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6316389 | Dihydrobenzene pesticides Compounds of the formula I ##STR1## in which: where: X is CH or N; Y is O; S, S.dbd.O or NR5 ; Z is OR2, SR2, N(R3)R4 ; or Y and Z together form 5- to 7-membered ring which contains, 2 or 3 hetero atoms O ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6310246 | Fluorovinloxyacetamides, process for preparing same and herbicidal composition comprising same Herbicidal fluorovinyloxyacetamide compounds of formula (I) are useful for protecting crops from weeds: ##STR1## wherein: R1 is a phenyl group optionally having one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of C1-6 alky... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6310245 | 3-aminocarbonyl/3-aminothiocarbonyl-substituted 2-benzoyl-cyclohexan-1,3-diones with herbicidal effect The invention relates to 2-benzoylcyclohexane-1,3-diones of the formula I ##STR1## where R1, R2 are hydrogen, nitro, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, --OR5, --OCOR6, ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6133202 | Cyclohexenone oxime ether metal salts Herbicidally active cyclohexenone oxime ether metal salts of formula I ##STR1## where Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Re, Alk and Rf are as defined in the specification disclosure, having an improved shelf... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6100220 | Thiophene derivatives The invention relates to novel thiophene derivatives of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which X represents halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, halogenoalkyl, halogenoalkoxy, nitro or cyano, or two substituents X, together with the carbon atoms to which th... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6071861 | Dihalopropene compounds, insecticidal/acaricidal agents containing same, and intermediates for their production The dihalopropene compounds of the general formula [I ] have excellent insecticidal/acaricidal activity, so that they are satisfactorily effective for the control of noxious insects, mites and ticks.... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5994270 | Fungicides for the control of take-all disease of plants Plant disease caused by soil-borne fungus Gaeumannonyces graminis (Gg) is controlled by applying to the seed or the soil a fungicide which has the following general formula: ##STR1##... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5985799 | Tricyclic herbicidal heterocycles Compounds of Formula (I), and their N-oxides and agriculturally-suitable salts, are disclosed which are useful in controlling undesired vegetation, wherein J is Formula (II), Q is represented by Q-1 through Q-4 and X, Y, Z, R1-19, m, n, p, q, a... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5977024 | Mixtures and methods for suppressing precipitation of chloroacetamides The invention provides novel mixtures and methods for significantly lowering the temperature at which chloroacetamides begin to form solid precipitant, without significantly diluting the chloroacetamides.... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5958839 | Herbicidal compounds A compound of formula (I): ##STR1## or a salt, enamine or the like, acylate, sulphonate, carbamate or ether derivative thereof; wherein X, X1 and X2 are independently oxygen or sulphur, R1 is an optionally substituted... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5885936 | Heterotricyclic herbicides Compounds of Formula I, and their N-oxides and agriculturally suitable salts, are disclosed which are useful for controlling undesired vegetation ##STR1## wherein Q, X, A, B, R1 through R3, m, p, q, r, and s are as defined in th... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5869427 | Substituted thiophene derivative and plant disease control agent comprising the same as active ingredient A novel substituted thiophene derivatives represented by the formula (1) in the invention: ##STR1## wherein R is a straight or branched alkyl group having 3-12 carbon atoms, straight or branched halogenoalkyl group having 3-12 carbon atoms, stra... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5854176 | Conditioning of herbicidal chloroacetamides There is provided a method for protecting crop plants from phytotoxic injury caused by a chloroacetamide herbicide by co-applying a non-phytotoxic, conditioning effective amount of a benzothiadiazinone derivative. The method is particularly effective in p... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5846907 | Herbicidally active pyrazol-4-ylbenzoyl compounds Pyrazol-4-ylbenzoyl compounds of the formula I ##STR1## where Z is a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic saturated or unsaturated radical, Q is a pyrazole ring and L and M are as defined in the specification, their use as herbicidal compounds and to proces... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5846906 | Herbicidally active phenyldiketone compounds Herbicidally active phenyldiketone compounds of the formula I ##STR1## in which the substituents have the following meanings: L and M are hydrogen, C1 -C6 -alkyl, C2 -C6 -alkenyl, C2 -C6 | 12/08/1998 |