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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 |
| RE40301 | Zircon/zirconia mix for refractory coatings and inks Refractory coatings comprising unstabilized zirconia, silica, and, optionally, zircon and/or mullite are disclosed herein. The unstabilized zirconia, silica, and optional zircon and/or mullite are applied as a slurry onto ceramic substrates such as silicon carbide a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7263811 | System and method for forming surfaces using tiled components and product resulting therefrom Disclosed are systems and methods which provide durable and substantially smooth surfaces comprised of a number of smaller pieces of surfacing material. For example, tiles of natural materials, such as marble or granite, are formed into larger unitary structures, wh... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7250092 | Adhesive sign and methods for applying and producing same A sign is formed from an adhesive-backed, vinyl sheet having a backing sheet. At least one graphic design or character is cut from the interior of the vinyl sheet. Tabs in the backing sheet extend between the edges of each character, the tabs maintaining the positio... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7216461 | System and method for forming surfaces using tiled components and product resulting therefrom Disclosed are systems and methods which provide durable and substantially smooth surfaces comprised of a number of smaller pieces of surfacing material. For example, tiles of natural materials, such as marble or granite, are formed into larger unitary structures, wh... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7191396 | Automated paragraph layout Methods and apparatus for calculating paragraph layout. A method begins with a first node in a paragraph and calculates an optimal line break scheme for paragraph layout that ended in the node. For every subsequent node in the paragraph, the method calculates an opt... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7156935 | Method of manufacturing ceramic laminated body Unfired first ceramic layers 11 and at least one unfired second ceramic layer 12 having a different color from the unfired first ceramic layers 11 are laminated to prepare an unfired ceramic laminate 13. Notches 14 are then formed ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7026039 | Zircon/zirconia mix for refractory coatings and inks Refractory coatings comprising unstabilized zirconia, silica, and, optionally, zircon and/or mullite are disclosed herein. The unstabilized zirconia, silica, and optional zircon and/or mullite are applied as a slurry onto ceramic substrates such as silicon carbide a... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6802921 | Process and system for vitrified extruded ceramic tiles and profiles A novel process for manufacturing fully vitrified flat extruded ceramic glazed, unglazed tiles and profiles includes the following steps: mixing of raw materials in predetermined ratios; wet milling in ball mills; mechanical filter pressing to get cakes; shredding o... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6579395 | Transfers A method of producing a water slide transfer, whereby a design is formed on a backing paper with a soluble release layer thereon, a covercoat is formed on a release paper, one combination is caused by placing the two papers on top of each other with the c... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6241837 | Method of producing ceramic article with relief decoration A method of producing ceramic articles with a relief image comprises the steps of providing a ceramic article formed with a relief image thereon, providing a planar transfer decal having an image corresponding to the relief image, perforating the transfer... | 06/05/2001 |
| 5749292 | Relief decorating of ceramic articles using screen printing processes A process for a production basis relief decorating of ceramic articles. In place of conventional, manual application of relief features, the process provides for a special technique for screen printing of relief features onto the surface of a transfer dec... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5685931 | Method of manufacturing an accessory tile An accessory tile and its manufacturing method. The accessory tile is made of preformed tile bodies of plate shape which have colored patterns on their surfaces, respectively. The preformed tile bodies are disposed on both sides of a press surface of a lo... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5609804 | Process for decorating ceramic tiles Process for decorating ceramic tiles including the following steps: a) the pressing of powders so as to form a pressed item; b) the forming, during the pressing of the item, of recesses that affect the face that is meant to remain in view, these recesses ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5536345 | Process for manufacturing natural stone-type, panel-shaped construction and decoration materials The invention concerns a process for manufacturing natural stone-type panel-shaped construction and decoration materials of high strength for facing facades, walls and floors in indoor and outdoor areas, consisting of stacked individual layers of crushed ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5401343 | Method for installing a laminated tile A tile product is disclosed which comprises a ceramic substrate having opposed major surfaces, a layer of natural stone and an adhesive bonding the layer of natural stone to one of the major surfaces of the ceramic substrate. The layer of natural stone pr... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5397410 | Method for making a machine readable bar code on glassware and the product thereof A method for making machine readable bar code markings (20) on glassware (10) is disclosed. A ceramic film (16B) first has bar code markings (20) placed thereon. The ceramic film with the bar code markings (20) is placed on the outer surface (14) of the g... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5308684 | Burning pattern sheet A process of forming burned patterns and a burning pattern sheet for use in the process are disclosed, the process comprising forming patterns composed of a burning ink on one surface of a tacky member composed of a flexible base material and an adhesive ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5209796 | Method of making a burned pattern A method of producing a burned pattern by bonding a burning pattern to a substrate through an inorganic powder sheet obtained by shaping an inorganic powder such as glass and a ceramic material into a sheet with a resin binder and burning the bonded body,... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5137779 | Glass-ceramic article decorated with ceramic color The invention is related to a glass-ceramic article decorated with a ceramic baking finish. A SiO2 layer, about 20-200 nm thick, is placed between the decoration and the glass-ceramic material. The SiO2 layer can additionally contain... | 08/11/1992 |
| 4888230 | One-fire underglaze decal system A decalcomania having a non-wood derived paper backing and a method for incorporating the decalcomania design onto a ceramic substrate. The paper backing can be derived from seaweed. The decalcomania can be applied to greenware without removal of the pape... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4783229 | Ceramic tube A long alumina ceramic tube having good linearity is made by longitudinally joining shorter alumina tubes at the ends thereof. The ends have tapered surfaces thereat to increase the contact surface of the joint. The contact surface has a thin coating of a... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4780161 | Ceramic tube A long alumina ceramic tube having good linearity is made by longitudinally joining shorter alumina tubes at the ends thereof. The ends have tapered surfaces thereat to increase the contact surface of the joint. The contact surface has a thin coating of a... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4756956 | Foamed ceramic panel and method of producing the same A foamed ceramic panel having a base layer comprising foamed inorganic raw materials and a fine glass layer comprising fused and solidified ceramic paper and formed on at least one surface of the base layer. A layer of heat-foamable inorganic raw material... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4599950 | Article of furniture and method of making same An article of furniture and a method of making the same wherein a glass enamel is fused to the supporting surface of an extended surface glass member. A supporting member is then adhesively secured to the fused glass enamel to provide the desired support ... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4521355 | Method of producing ceramic ware A method of producing decorative ceramic ware is disclosed. In the first step, a flocculant is added to an aqueous suspension containing as main solid components a fibrous material and a ceramic raw material clay, followed by preparing ceramic raw materia... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4451307 | Method of applying color relief decorations to ceramic and like products A color decal is applied to the flat side of a relief image consisting of ceramic or like material in such a way that the color fields are adjacent to the flat side and are overlapped by a lacquer mask which contains frit and is separated from a paper car... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4379017 | Decalcamania picture for applying designs or imprints to objects of glass, ceramics or such--like, process for transferring decalcamania pictures of that kind, and apparatus for carrying out said process A ceramic transfer picture with a water-absorbing separable paper carrier is provided with a screening layer on its surface opposite the image layer. Said screening layer leaves uncovered only the image areas to be moistened; further, a compensating layer... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4367110 | Decorative laminate and a manufacturing method therefor A laminated thermosetting decorative sheet has a three-dimensional pattern on its surface which consists of protruding parts and recessed parts forming smooth curves. This decorative laminate is manufactured by using a press plate having an enamel layer o... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4294635 | Process for making glazed ceramic ware A process for making glazed ceramic ware by applying plastic glaze-forming compositions onto the surface, of a clay body. The plastic composition may be molded or pressed on to a clay body. Additionally, the glaze-forming composition may be formed into a ... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4293356 | Method for adhesion of ceramics A method for providing strong adhesion of two ceramic articles to each other or one ceramic article to an article of metallic copper, which method comprises applying, in the former adhesion, a powder mixture of CuS-LaCrO3 -SiO2 -Cu t... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4130680 | Strong, lightweight photosensitive laminate Photosensitive laminated glass useful for providing strong, lightweight glass articles incorporating integral surface decorations resistant to mechanical and chemical deterioration in use are described.... | 12/19/1978 |
