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 |
| 8056594 | Long drive patch for tire puncture An external puncture sealing patch for a vehicle tire is provided. The patch comprises a thin spiked pad made of flexible base and a number of sharp pins partially implanted in the base in a radial arrangement around a central void protruding vertically downward fro... | 11/15/2011 |
| 4827998 | Tire repair plug A plug for repairing steel belted tires includes an insert member having a shank containing threads and joined to an uppermost wedge element provided with a tool engaging recess. A resilient shroud encases the majority of the insert member and includes ex... | 05/09/1989 |