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 |
| D657418 | Binding assembly | 04/10/2012 |
| D655752 | Clip for a photo album | 03/13/2012 |
| D653289 | Binder using a plurality of rings having a gap at different angles | 01/31/2012 |
| D652078 | Pocket for connection to folder | 01/10/2012 |
| D649187 | Spine region of a binder | 11/22/2011 |
| D645080 | Pocket for connection to folder | 09/13/2011 |
| D639853 | Binder insert sheet with perforations | 06/14/2011 |
| D639336 | Binder spacer | 06/07/2011 |
| D636438 | Pocket for connection to folder | 04/19/2011 |
| D633942 | Display base with flip book | 03/08/2011 |
| RE41852 | Rectilinear binder ring | 10/26/2010 |
| D622316 | Dual lever ring mechanism with rectilinear binder rings | 08/24/2010 |
| D620977 | Binding element | 08/03/2010 |
| D616934 | Single lever ring mechanism having rectilinear binder rings | 06/01/2010 |
| D616023 | Push button ring mechanism having rectilinear binder rings | 05/18/2010 |
| D610613 | Punched hole reinforcing piece | 02/23/2010 |
| D598494 | Binding ring | 08/18/2009 |
| D591344 | Binder | 04/28/2009 |
| D585935 | Rectilinear binder ring | 02/03/2009 |
| D582477 | Binding ring | 12/09/2008 |
| D574889 | Device for storing papers or the like | 08/12/2008 |
| D568931 | Insert for a wire-bound notebook | 05/13/2008 |
| D568930 | Insert for a wire-bound notebook | 05/13/2008 |
| D566760 | Vertical support for books and other bound items | 04/15/2008 |
| D565099 | Spine label | 03/25/2008 |
| D564021 | Backplate for a recordable media storage binder | 03/11/2008 |
| 7318684 | File mechanism This invention concerns a file mechanism for punched documents, comprising a base plate, two mutually spaced filing pins which stand up substantially vertically from the base plate, and a two-limbed transfer arch which is spaced from the filing pins and which is mou... | 01/15/2008 |
| D555725 | File folder display window | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293932 | Lever arch binder mechanism with complementary ring tips A ring binder mechanism has D-shaped rings formed by a straight, stationary part, and a movable mating part having an arcuate shape. A recess is formed in the tip of the movable part, and a protrusion at the tip of the stationary part seats in the recess. A lateral ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275769 | Organizational system for removably mounting or permanently mounting on a surface The present invention is an organizational system, which includes filing pockets and writing surfaces and is designed to be either removably mounted on a surface using magnets or permanently attached to a surface via nails or tacks or otherwise. The invention allows... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7241067 | Ring mechanism having blunt ends A ring mechanism for a loose-leaf binder comprises a thin, elongate plate and at least two ring members supported by the elongate plate. The ring members move between an open position for receiving and removing loose-leaf pages and a closed position for capturing th... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234886 | Fastening arrangement for detachably interconnecting punched documents The present invention provides improvements in paper fastening to enable a user to remove a desired portion of papers from a fastened stack of papers without having to unnecessarily detach unwanted papers in the stack from the prongs of the fastener. The improved pa... | 06/26/2007 |
| D544033 | Ring binder spine | 06/05/2007 |
| D544032 | Cam member | 06/05/2007 |
| D533588 | Ring for a ring binder mechanism | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137752 | Organizer cover with external concealment flaps An organizer cover, comprising first and second cover panels and a spine, an external surface, at least one organizer element, and at least one concealment flap. The spine is operatively coupled between the first and second cover panels. The first and second cover p... | 11/21/2006 |
| D530368 | Binder | 10/17/2006 |
| D529957 | Binder | 10/10/2006 |
| D529548 | Ring binder | 10/03/2006 |
| D528600 | Binding apparatus | 09/19/2006 |
