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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 |
| 7845387 | Disposable curtains, systems and methods to install a disposable curtain, and methods of manufacturing a disposable curtain Disposable curtains, systems and methods to install a disposable curtain, and methods of manufacturing a disposable curtain are disclosed. A disclosed system to install a disposable curtain includes: a washable mesh upper curtain; an installation bag structured to b... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7523778 | Disposable curtains, systems and methods to install a disposable curtain, and methods of manufacturing a disposable curtain Disposable curtains, systems and methods to install a disposable curtain, and methods of manufacturing a disposable curtain are disclosed. A disclosed system to install a disposable curtain includes: a washable mesh upper curtain; an installation bag structured to b... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7275581 | Device with shutter winding about a drum A shutter device co-operating with driving means for enabling the shutter (1) to be displaced between an open position and a closed position, this shutter (1) being guided by a guide track (4, 5) and being designed to close off a bay (6) ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7192633 | Architectural covering A covering for an architectural opening, having a first layer with alternating relatively opaque stripes and relatively translucent stripes, and a second layer with alternating relatively opaque stripes and relatively translucent stripes. The first and second layers... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185694 | Sun shade for vehicles A sunshade for a vehicle such as an automobile includes a housing that is adapted to be mounted to a vehicle window and a drum member mounted for rotation within the housing about which a flexible, weblike shade element is wound. A retraction mechanism is provided f... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7165594 | Removable decorative vane cover A blind system includes a first blind vane having an edge portion and a second blind vane having an edge portion. The system includes a cover that forms a u-shaped fold that extends between the first vane and the second vane. A first reattachable fastener detachably... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150305 | Curtain A curtain including a fixing rod and a curtain body. The fixing rod is secured to an upper side of a window frame and includes a winding shaft located on an interior and an endless bead string movably wound on one end of the winding shaft. The curtain body is made o... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6962188 | Device with flexible shutter This invention concerns a flexible shutter system combined with drive systems in such a way as to permit the shutter (1) to move vertically between a closed position and an open position, said shutter (1) being intended to close an opening (5) o... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6675860 | Window and door treatment complex A window and door treatment complex characterized by base pairs of hook and fastener strapping units removably affixed to a window to which units there is removably affixed via hook and fastener strapping affixed to a rear side of a first coverlet, a firs... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6474395 | Manufacture of roller-blinds for vehicles A process for producing roller blinds includes defining a plurality of shapes for the completed roller blind in a continuous material band. The band has a uniform width and edges of the roller blind are defined between the longitudinal edges of the materi... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6474396 | Knitted mesh with relief band and method An open mesh is adapted for use as the upper portion of a cubicle curtain. The open mesh has a major portion with openings, and a narrow and a wide selvedge. The open mesh major portion has said integral narrow knitted selvedge on an edge opposed to said ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6397920 | Network with variable opening factor for constituting light alternating screens A mesh web is characterized in that it has interlaced threads providing meshes that define locally a zone (5a or 5b) having a mesh void factor that is different from that of the remainder of the web. It is applicable to make light-attenuating binds.... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6338223 | Window suspension for vehicle soft top There is disclosed a system for suspending a rigid panel in an opening formed in a barrier structure. The system comprises a sleeve of flexible material having an anchor portion attachable to the perimeter of the opening and a grip portion opposite the an... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6289967 | Potpourri shower curtain A shower curtain made of breathable fabric, which holds replaceable and disposable potpourri sachets. The fragrance is formed by the release of natural scents of potpourri ingredients through sachets comprised of tightly meshed netting. The potpourri sach... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6209614 | Screen assembly for door opening A screen assembly for a door opening to a cargo bay area has mounting tracks for attaching around the top and opposite sides of the door opening. A screen panel of pliable material has a shape and dimensions substantially matching those of the door openin... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6112377 | Multiple article fastening device A fastening device comprising a pair of attachment pads, each pad having at least two faces with one face having a plurality of mushroom-shaped interlocking members. The interlocking members are uniformly spaced so that the mushroom-shaped members of one ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5901769 | Inflatable partition An inflatable partition incorporating a three-dimensional inflatable component. The three-dimensional inflatable component may be attached to a sheet which has attachment apertures along its top edge for receiving a plurality of fasteners. Thus, the combi... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5868191 | Adjustable window treatment system A device for the treatment of a window or opening that is interchangeable with a variety of rolled sheet materials and serving the purpose of a bug screen, shade screen for sunlight, or an insulating barrier for thermal protection. The device housing, rol... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5682939 | Window shade system A new Window Shade System for offering a system of window shades that send a message or illustrates an ornamental image. The inventive device includes a shade attachment with an attachment arrangement, a first thickness, a second thickness, an intermediat... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5595230 | Crime scene body shield An apparatus for visually shielding a corpse from view at a crime scene includes a plurality of free-standing shroud support stands and a plurality of rectangular shroud panels of flexible, opaque sheet material. Each shroud support stand is formed with a... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5553648 | Portable wall system A portable wall component is disclosed. The wall component comprises a pair of vertical posts. Each post has an upper component and a lower component with a hollow aperture extending therethrough. Each post also has a downwardly extending smaller cylindri... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5443923 | Paper/plastic composite sheet and method of manufacturing The invention provides a multilayer plastic sheet of self-rollable material comprising at least two layers of material joined to one another at states of different relative stretch and capable of alternating between a relaxed and a tensioned state and of ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5259656 | Golf cart enclosure A new golf cart enclosure has a top panel (14) with roll cover (5) attachable to a top (13) of a golf cart (4) or other vehicle or structure (32) above an area to be enclosed. Roll-up side panels (1-3 and 37) made of flexible and selectively transparent m... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5139069 | Light proof pleated window shade A light proof pleated window shade comprises an upper rail, a bottom rail, a pleated blind arranged between the upper rail and the bottom rail, a string set with one end thereof being fastened securely to the bottom rail and with the other end thereof pas... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5117807 | Protective cover for an oven door A rectangular shaped padded cloth cover for the outside of an oven door is constructed by securing together several pieces of material to provide the thickness or padding necessary to establish a protective barrier. Loops are provided to secure the cover ... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5107917 | Arrangement in doors An arrangement in doors including a door leaf of a first material provided with an insert of a second material having properties differing from those of the first material. The first and second materials are sufficiently flexible to allow opening and clos... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4789582 | Heat retention device for windows, doors and the like A heat-retention device for windows, doors or the like is proposed, in the form of a curtain (10) or roller shade, which has a plastic foil as a carrier, to which at least one vapor-deposited or atomized metal coating having a high reflective capacity in ... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4760980 | Method and apparatus for patching an opening within a screen The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for patching or covering an opening in a screen. A pair of patch covers are provided and there is provided cooperable fastening means associated with the backs of said patch covers for attaching the ... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4377195 | Private cubicle enclosure An integral ventilating curtain is disclosed for use with a supporting structure to define a cubicle enclosure preferably of the type utilized for hospital beds or the like. The ventilating curtain is in the form of a fabric constructed of knitted inheren... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4106140 | Body supporting furniture frame A body supporting furniture frame having two opposite longitudinal girders and a plurality of mutually parallel cross-girders disposed therebetween, wherein at least the edges of the cross-girders are provided with a lengthwise aperture in which a wire or... | 08/15/1978 |
