Did You Know...
...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 |
| 7237678 | Display box with elements protecting against the rotation and movement of a container inserted into the box Display box for housing a cylindrical container with a side portion thereof visible through a window provided in at least one of the side walls of the box, including elements which interfere with the container, to lock the container, protect the container within the... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7147125 | Collapsible transparent cooler The invention is a collapsible transparent portable cooler with sides having two or more walls with air gaps positioned within the walls providing insulation properties and means for easily viewing the contents of the cooler from any angle. In addition to the obviou... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6575302 | Display type packaging system A package which can display the contents includes a carton having at least a portion of a front wall which is transparent. Inside the cavity of the carton is an insert which has a plurality of projections having clamps which are designed to engage portion... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6415928 | Display container A display container comprises a base having a planar supporting surface, the planar supporting surface being cant relative to horizontal along two orthogonal axes. The display container may also include a transparent cover disposed on the base, and a box ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6321906 | Quad-cell and six-cell carrier carton with 2-ply seal end bottom and method of making same A container carrier carton construction for carrying a multiplicity of cylindrical objects is provided. The container carrier carton includes cut outs through which the advertising labels on the cylindrical objects within might be easily seen and read, a ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 5896991 | Blister card package for holding and displaying small items A generally planar substantially rigid backing supports a transparent plastic blister on the front surface thereof. The blister defines an open rear portion and an encircling attachment flange. The lower edge of the attachment flange defines interleaved n... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5871099 | Interactive packaging assembly and method of forming A packaging arrangement for a product enables a potential purchaser to view and handle the product while it is protected from damage and wear. The packaging arrangement includes a carton having cutout portions for displaying the product and an insert form... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5823339 | Packaging container for a string trimmer A container has a back wall, a pair of opposing side walls extending from the back wall, and a front wall extending between the side walls to define a rectangular sleeve. Apertures are formed in the front wall to enable access within the sleeve. The apert... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5579906 | Article display container A security display container for alternately displaying and transporting a watch or the like that includes a housing having a tongue which forms a first part of a snap-lock, the tongue itself having a first latch portion. The display container also includ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 4562922 | Seal end display carton A display carton is formed from a one-piece paperboard blank which can be prefolded and glued into a partially erected flat bulk shipping configuration. The carton has a hinged platform on which the article to be displayed is placed. Opposite ends of the ... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4415078 | Display carton A shadow-box type display carton formed from a unitary blank of foldable paperboard.... | 11/15/1983 |
