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...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 |
| 8079347 | Apparatus for improving efficiency and emissions of combustion An apparatus improves the efficiency and emissions of a combustion process by producing sufficient amounts of ozone in the air flow to the combustion chamber to enable more complete and cleaner combustion of the fuel. A plurality of ozone elements for producing ozon... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7357102 | System for generating hybrid fuel for a combustion engine A system includes: an electrolytic cell for electrolytically converting water into a oxyhydrogen gas, the electrolytic cell having a gas outlet port; a fuel tank defining a fuel chamber therein and adapted to store hydrocarbon fuel in the fuel chamber in such a mann... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7249460 | Fuel injection system for a turbine engine To improve the burning efficiency of fuel supplied to a turbine engine by electronic fuel injectors under control of a fuel injection control system, a nebulizer of unique design is employed with the fuel injectors to further reduce the individual fuel cell size fro... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7156081 | Fuel conditioning assembly A fuel conditioning assembly having an elongated housing with an inlet, an outlet, and a flow through passage there between. The inlet is coupled with a fuel supply so as to receive fuel flow there through into the flow through passage, wherein a turbulent flow of t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7044114 | Efficient fuel dispersion device A fuel conditioning device for increasing fuel burning efficiency and reducing pollutant emissions. The device includes a hollow housing. The housing in turn includes: i) a first end for receiving a combustible liquid fuel supply and supplying it to an intermediate ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6901917 | Device for saving fuel and reducing emissions A fuel saving device including a support which mounts a plurality of magnets in opposed polarities is provided in a number of embodiments which enables the device to be interposed in the fuel system of combustion engines with resulting fuel savings and a reduction i... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6802706 | Device and method to optimize combustion of hydrocarbons Device (10) and method to optimize the combustion of hydrocarbons able to be used as fuel and mixed with air containing oxygen, said device (10) comprising means (20, 23) to generate a magnetic field, advantageously of the pulsating type, in cor... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6770105 | Method and device for treating fuel A fuel catalyst for improving combustion efficiency is provided that includes at least one hydride producing element, and at least one element of greater activity on the electrolytic scale than the hydride producing element and at least one element of lesser activit... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6604513 | Power enhancement control system for combustion engine An oil-saving accelerating control device of eliminating the black smoke mainly comprising a power-increasing means and a pressure increasing auxiliary device in cooperative the inlet branch of the gas-combustion engine, by means of the high-voltage outpu... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6263865 | Combustion promoting device A combustion promoting device. The device, which includes a heat resistant substrate with ceramic and titanium oxide attached thereto, disperses ionized clusters of cohering atoms or molecules charged with electricity and makes said ionized clusters into ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6178953 | Magnetic fluid treatment apparatus for internal combustion engine and method thereof A magnetic fluid treatment apparatus is embedded within or mounted adjacent an air and fuel mixing or injecting device for internal combustion engines. The apparatus includes a plurality of magnets arranged to produce a strong, focused magnetic field perp... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6138615 | Device for improving the combustion of a fuel A device improving the combustion of a fuel by a gaseous oxidant includes a fuel intake, an oxidant intake and apparatus for keeping naphthalene in solid form in the gaseous oxidant intake to load it with naphthalene vapors as it flows towards the combust... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6065454 | Method and apparatus for active control of the combustion processes in an internal combustion engine The performance of an internal combustion engine is optimized utilizing an electrically controlled driver which is located relative to the intake port to excite the intake charge at a selected frequency, duration and power level which depends on the engin... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5977716 | Ion generator for a combustion device An ion generator used for supplying an ionized air to an intake section of a combustion apparatus such as combustion engines and the like. In an air-flow passage within a casing, a high-voltage generator is disposed on the upstream side whereas an ionizat... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5660764 | Carburetion device for automobile engines The present invention relates to a carburetion device for automobile engines, which comprises a magnetite-containing carburetor 1. One side of the magnetite-containing carburetor 1 is connected to an engine and the other side is connected to a fuel hose 2... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5507267 | Process and apparatus for improved combustion of fuels with air The present invention relates to a process for treating a combustion reactant, such as fuel, for providing an efficient combustion of the reactant. The process includes applying an electrically polarizable material to a surface of a part of a fuel system ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5451273 | Cast alloy article and method of making and fuel filter A cast alloy article suitable for improving the combustion characteristics and efficiency of a liquid fuel is disclosed. This cast alloy article is chiefly characterized by having coarse and irregular surface contour of interspersed peaks, valleys and por... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5313123 | Automobile having the magnetohydrodynamic engine A magnetohydrodynamic engine comprises an inlet means having a propeller for compressing combustion products, a combustion chamber and a magnetohydrodynamic generator of electro current. A combustion chamber comprises inlet means for introducing a fuel mi... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5255514 | Apparatus and method for improving the performance of a turbocharger-equipped engine Apparatus and method for improving the performance of an engine having a turbocharger are provided by flowing ion vapors to a region of negligible air pressure adjacent the compressor wheel of the turbocharger.... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5148794 | Fuel agitating device for internal combustion engine A fuel agitating device for an internal combustion engine including a casing, an inlet conduit in the casing, an outlet conduit in the casing, a chamber between the inlet and outlet conduits, a divider in the chamber between the inlet conduit and the outl... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5146203 | Automobile for racing An automobile for racing comprises a body, an engine, wheels, a fuel system, an exhaust system and wings having an adjustable angle of attack arranged so as to provide an upwardly directed force in the rear part of the automobile for racing and to create ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5129382 | Combustion efficiency improvement device A device for improving combustion efficiency comprises one or more magnets for negatively charging fluid fed through a fluid passageway to a combustion chamber of a combustion apparatus. The device includes a housing containing a permanent magnet assembly... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5127385 | Magnetic apparatus for treating fuel The apparatus includes magnetic means diametrically opposed at opposite sides of a fuel line conveying hydrocarbon fuel such as gasoline, diesel fuel or the like to the fuel/air mixture means of an internal-combustion engine. The treatment means includes ... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5111797 | Process and device for improving combustion efficiency of a combustion machine A device for improving combustion efficiency of an internal combustion engine includes an elongated flexible sheet, a flexible metallic reflector attached to the flexible sheet for reflecting the extreme infra-red radiation, a ceramic radiation source att... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5074273 | Carburetor and fuel preconditioner An improved carburetor and fuel preconditioner for internal combustion engines comprising a first air conduit; a bubble chamber receiving air from said conduit and for bubbling the air through a fuel; a vapor chamber for receiving the air-fuel mixture; ca... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5069191 | Fuel agitating device for internal combustion engine A fuel agitating device for an internal combustion engine including a casing, an inlet conduit in the casing, an outlet conduit in the casing, a chamber between the inlet and outlet conduits, a wedge-shaped divider in the chamber of gradually increasing c... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5059743 | Treatment of hydrocarbon fuel The present invention relates to a method of treating a hydrocarbon fuel to minimize the consumption of the fuel, in which a magnet having a very weak magnetic flux density, and the magnetic density at the S pole is larger than that at the N pole is used,... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4726336 | UV irradiation apparatus and method for fuel pretreatment enabling hypergolic combustion An arrangement and method is disclosed for enabling hypergolic combustion of a fuel mixture in the combustion chamber of a combustion device such as an internal combustion engine by irradiation of the fuel and/or of the fuel-air mixture with a beam of ult... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4605523 | Apparatus for improved fuel efficiency A novel device and method for use in treating a combustible fluid mixture prior to its entering the combustion zone of an engine, furnace or the like, involve imposing electric and magnetic fields through the flow path of the fluid, perpendicular to the d... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4582475 | Method and apparatus for igniting combustible mixtures A combustible mixture composed of a flowing fuel and gaseous oxygen is ignited by exposing one or both of the constituents of the mixture to a region of corona discharge in order to generate molecular radicals which subsequently combine with radicals of t... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4524746 | Closed circuit fuel vapor system A closed circuit vapor system wherein liquid is introduced to an ultrasonic transducer in a vaporizing chamber where it is vaporized and drawn into a preheater chamber and then drawn off by a pump and recirculated back to pass through the heater chamber. ... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4519357 | Air ionizer for internal combustion engines An air ionizer for installation in the air intake path of an internal combustion engine, to introduce ozone and other oxidizing agents into the engine with acceptable levels of air flow restriction and at a sufficient concentration level to substantially ... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4500475 | Carburetion system A combination gas vaporizer-air filter comprising a housing fuel supply means for fluid to be vaporized and an ultrasonic transducer in the housing for vaporizing fluid from said fuel supply means, air inlet means in the housing, outlet means in the housi... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4460516 | Device for magnetizing the fuel mixture of an internal combustion engine A device comprises an annular permanent magnet (1) embracing an engine fuel mixture duct (6). The poles of the magnet (1) are oriented in such a way that the direction of the magnetic field established thereby is parallel to the direction of the fuel mixt... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4454850 | Apparatus and method for energy conversion Process and apparatus for liberation of energy by controlled nuclear fusion reaction involving isotopes of hydrogen gas. Highly ionized hydrogen gas containing a higher proportion of deuterium than in naturally occurring hydrogen is pressurized, together ... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4441470 | Device for use with the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine A small tube is placed in each of the branches of the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. The tube is aligned with respect to the intake port and the intake valve so as to direct a portion of the fuel air mixture flowing through the tube awa... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4434771 | Ozone production system An ozone production system for use with hydrocarbon fuel apparatus, such as internal combustion engines, to improve the efficiency of combustion and to limit ozone emissions in the exhaust. The system comprises electrode means for the production of ozone ... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4428350 | Hollow charge endothermic motor An alternating endothermic engine in which by application to the explosive air-fuel mixture of electric charges of the same sign as those applied to the piston, a cavity open towards the piston is formed in the explosive mixture in such a way that, in acc... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4401089 | Ultrasonic transducer An ultrasonic transducer is provided substantially at the hot spot in an engine manifold for vaporizing the fuel from the carburetor prior to entry of the fuel-air mixture into the cylinders. The transducer comprises a crystal adapted to be vibrated at a ... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4400332 | Electrostatic dispersal of liquids A liquid such as a hydrocarbon fuel is sprayed electrostatically into a gas tream. Spraying is achieved by supplying the liquid to a porous member having a plurality of termini within an electrostatic field. The electrostatic field strength is enhanced at ... | 08/23/1983 |
