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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 |
| 7204055 | Leg support apparatus for trees and bushes A leg support apparatus comprising a leg comprising a first support and a second support. The leg comprising a pivot end and a spike end. A base comprising a lug side, a ground contact side, and a surrounding wall connecting between the lug side and ground contact s... | 04/17/2007 |
| 6971532 | System and method of fastenerless construction of a decorative article A system and method of constructing a substantially decorative article without the need for fasteners. In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, the decorative article is a woven basket. One or more retainers are provided to retain the material used to construct... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6389674 | Basket weaving kit and method A basket weaving kit and method for producing a container to be decorated and used for carrying objects. The basket weaving kit and method includes a plastic cylinder. A plurality of spoke members are for coupling to the plastic cylinder. Each of the spok... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6250351 | Basket form apparatus and method of use A method of constructing an interwoven basket using a collapsible basket form apparatus is disclosed. The present invention permits the construction of an interwoven basket including a solid bottom surface and upwardly converging woven side walls that def... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6227268 | Form for stepped-bottom basket A form for making a stepped-bottom basket including a three-dimensional L-shaped frame vertically partitioned into two segments that are releasably fastenable to one another. The first segment includes top, front, rear and side walls that define the shape... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6199609 | Apparatus and method for forming a basket bottom A working surface 14 is provided with a plurality of splint locators 15-18 and a bottom locating area 27 suitable for arranging basket splints 11A-C, 12A-C into a predetermined number and configuration of angularly related sets 11, 12. A slot 44, 45 and a... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6167930 | Segmented variable height basket body form Each of two end sections and one middle section of the present basket form is formed with a centrally and axially disposed passageway and with a pair of diametrically opposing passageways spaced radially outwardly from the central passageway. All of the p... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5799714 | Spring-actuated basket bottom panel form A spring-actuated basket form including a platform, a spacer housed within a cavity recessed below the platform surface, and a pair of reinforcement guides. The reinforcement guides form a space therebetween capable of removably receiving a reinforcement ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 4832097 | Basket weaving form A basket weaving form and method for use in conjunction with the contouring and weaving of a domed basket base. The invention includes a spider support having a contoured surface shaped similar to that of the under side of a desired basket base configurat... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4678016 | Machine and apparatus for making baskets A support for a basket during weaving is disclosed. The support has a frame made up of a first column and a second column. A basket mold is supported on the first column and a foam rubber pad is rotatably supported on the second column. A hydraulic cylind... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4208789 | Container manufacturing apparatus Disclosed is a new type of goods container which allows for economical transportation of bulk solids, especially low grade particulate matter. The container has a casing formed from woven metallic strips and is sealed from the inside. It is very strong an... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4188983 | Woven construction system A system for making woven articles and kits from which woven articles may be manufactured using the woven construction system are disclosed. The woven construction system includes the use of at least two spaced shaping bands which are interconnected by a ... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4156308 | Method of making a decorative article from pine needles A method of making a basket-like or other decorative article from pine needles comprising the steps of twisting and arranging pine needles, stitching the pine needles with a sewing needle and thread, so as to form a surface or wall, forming a basket-like ... | 05/29/1979 |
