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 |
| 7905256 | Penetration-obstructing article A penetration-obstructing article comprising a multiplicity of fabric layers of fibers having elongation at break of less than 8%, measured according to EN 12562, wherein there are at least two groups of fibers in at least one single fabric layer, wherein the region... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7628180 | Moldable webbing A woven fabric that is characterized by retaining its shape once formed and that includes monofilament filling yarns that are disposed in at least two separate plies, ground yarns that weave alternatively over and under respective monofilament yarns, stuffer yarns t... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7240698 | Method for weaving face-to-face fabrics, fabric woven according to such a method and face-to-face weaving machine for carrying out such a method On the one hand, the invention relates to a method for weaving face-to-face fabrics on a face-to-face weaving machine, the fabrics (10),(20) consisting of weft yarns (2), ground warp yarns (3) and pile warp yarns (4), and one or se... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7134401 | Lancet device for a face-to-face weaving machine and face-to-face weaving machine provided with such a lancet device The invention relates to a lancet device for a face-to-face weaving machine (100), comprising one or several lancets (1,2,3;16), a lancet (1,2,3,16) at one extremity being provided to be installed in a lancet holder and at its other extremity be... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6955999 | Composite textile material for protecting the human body against heat Composite textile material for protecting the human body against heat, essential comprising an outer zone providing a leakproofing function, an intermediate zone in which a flow of air circulates, and an inner zone allowing mass and heat to be transferred into the i... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6860299 | Industrial multilayer textile An industrial multilayer textile has at least an upper surface side layer and a lower surface side layer as a running surface. The upper surface side layer and the lower surface side layer are connected by warp ground yarn connecting yarns that weave the upper surfa... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6832633 | High density fabric for air bag and method for manufacturing high density fabric There is provided a high density woven fabric wherein air permeability under 50 kPa differential pressure is 2.5 L/cm2/min. or less, and air permeability index (50 kPa) calculated by the formula 1 is 1.2 or more. Air permeability index (50 kPa)=... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6734125 | Laminated multi-denier mixed fabrics for use in inflatable vehicle restraint systems A woven textile fabric is disclosed which is formed of synthetic yarns of at least two different deniers to which a solid polymeric film is laminated. An adhesive polymeric coating is provided for adhering the solid polymeric film to the woven textile fabric. The co... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6227257 | Fabrics The invention relates to a fabric (10) for arresting ballistic articles, the fabric (10) comprising first (11) and second (12) woven layers secured together. The working fibers of the first (11) and second (12) layers are of substantially inextensible yar... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6155308 | Industrial fabric Thee is provided an industrial single-layer or double-layer fabric which is free from a depression on the surface of an upper layer, has a large number of fiber supporting points, and is excellent in surface smoothness. An industrial double-layer structur... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6110850 | Fabric The invention relates to a fabric for the production of clothing from at least two different threads. For the creation of such a fabric, which has on one side substantially the properties determined by one thread and on the other side substantially the pr... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5217048 | Multi-layer woven fabric with leno cross-linking warp yarns A 3-dimensional woven fabric which includes a plurality of stacked single-ply webs (A1, A2, A3, A4) each comprising a weft yarn (2) which cross-bridges between warp yarns (1) arranged in rows in each web. The ad... | 06/08/1993 |
| 4853269 | Fabric form consisting of multilayer fabric and composite structure made by using fabric form A multilayer fabric including a plurality of layers of distinct fabrics each consisting of ground warps, ground wefts, connecting warps connecting the layers of the distinct fabrics, and temporary wefts which can be broken by external action after weaving... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4403632 | Corrugator belt with high air permeability The disclosure is of a multi-layer, flat woven, composite fabric having a duplex weave base of synthetic, polymeric resin yarns and soft surfaces of multi-filament or spun yarns. The fabric is useful as a conventional corrugator belt when made endless.... | 09/13/1983 |
| 3957090 | Hygroscopic transporting web A web or belt, particularly for transporting moist corrugated cardboard, has an inner woven layer of high tensile strength, and two outer woven layers consisting of threads made of heat and abrasion resistant polyester and highly hygroscopic fibers, such ... | 05/18/1976 |