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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 |
| 8025163 | Wall mounted shelving A wall mounted shelving unit comprises a pair of shelf supporting wall mounting brackets, each including an upright rear segment and an upright front segment with horizontal crosspieces extending between and connected to the rear and front segments of each bracket. ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7392911 | Shelf mounting bracket for adjustable organizer system A shelf mounting bracket has a bracket body with a forward end, a rear end, an upper side, and a lower side. One or more connectors extend from the rear end for mounting the bracket to a support. At least one forward shelf support is provided near the forward end an... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387212 | Top rail assembly for adjustable organizer system An adjustable wall mounting apparatus and method of installing the same includes a plurality of vertical uprights and a top rail assembly. The top rail assembly is configured to be mounted to a surface to achieve a selected top rail width. A plurality of covers havi... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7316326 | Tray apparatus for refrigerator A tray apparatus for a refrigerator is provided which optimizes the use of storage space in the refrigerator. A position of the tray within a storage space of the refrigerator is varied through the use of elastic means which moves the tray toward an upper surface of... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314143 | Adjustable shelving system An adjustable shelving storage system having support arms with a unique bracket for releasable attachment to side rail uprights. ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314144 | Shoe shelf for adjustable organizer system A shoe storage shelf assembly is suitable for mounting to an organizer system and has at least one storage shelf with a top side, an underside, a depth from front to back, and a width from side to side. The shelf is configured for use as a standard storage shelf in ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7296697 | Adjustable closet organizer system An organizer system has a length adjustable horizontal top rail, a plurality of length adjustable vertical uprights, and a plurality of mounting brackets attachable to the uprights. The mounting brackets are mounted to the uprights at any of multiple optional desire... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7270384 | Support assembly for a refrigerator storage pan A refrigerator drawer assembly includes a pan support that includes a wire member that has a first side and a second side. A first bracket is coupled to the first side using a first coupling system. A second bracket is coupled to the second side using a second coupl... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258317 | Pull-out display shelf A pull-out display shelf assembly having spaced-apart support structures mounted on gondola uprights, for example, and supporting a display shelf for movement between fully retracted and extended positions, with locking means for securing the shelf structure in any ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249680 | Shoe rack A shoe rack has two supports respectively and detachably mounted on top of the two elongated bases, a top tube detachably connected to free ends of the two supports via connectors and multiple shoe resting brackets sandwiched between the two supports. Each shoe rest... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246711 | Adjustable shelving unit An adjustable shelving unit that may be adjusted by increasing or decreasing the width or depth of the unit and may be adjusted to be in either a horizontal orientation or a forward sloping orientation. The adjustable shelving unit may include a central shelf unit a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240803 | Shelf mounting bracket for adjustable organizer system A shelf mounting bracket has a bracket body with a forward end, a rear end, an upper side, and a lower side. One or more connectors extend from the rear end for mounting the bracket to a support. At least one forward shelf support is provided near the forward end an... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7188740 | Adjustable length wire shelves for adjustable organizer system An adjustable width wire shelving unit has at least one first shelf and at least one second shelf. Each shelf has an elongate front wire, an elongate rear wire, and a plurality of transverse wires connected and extending between the respective front and rear wires. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185772 | Wire shelf having integrated hooks with hanger rod A shelf includes a plurality of integrated hook members supporting a rod member to provide free movement of items supported by the rod member. The hook members are integrally connected to support members of the shelf deck to support the rod member for use in, for ex... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182210 | Adjustable shelving system An adjustable shelving assembly and a support structure for supporting the adjustable shelf assembly. The adjustable shelf assembly may include at least one extension shelf unit, slidably oriented with respect to a central shelf unit such that the width and/or depth... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178681 | Display rack construction A display rack construction includes at least first and second grid assemblies in combination with a removable bracket assembly. The bracket assembly is designed to functionally join the grid assemblies and simultaneously act to support items for purposes of display... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7147114 | Merchandise shelving assembly A shelf assembly for use with a display rack is provided. The display rack has two lateral posts, each of which has a plurality of vertically spaced openings. The shelf assembly includes a shelf, a pair of braces and a clip corresponding to each brace. The braces an... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7128221 | Adjustable cantilevered shelf An adjustable shelf assembly for displaying product. The shelves can be oriented in horizontally or in a forward sloping position with a simple adjustment. The shelves are generally rectangular and comprise upper and lower mounting pins located on each side of the s... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128223 | Merchandise shelving assembly A shelf assembly for use with a display rack is provided. The display rack has two lateral posts, each of which has a plurality of vertically spaced openings. The shelf assembly includes a shelf, a pair of braces and a clip corresponding to each brace. The braces an... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124700 | Dock bracket A dock bracket assembly has a rod supporting bracket and a rod receiving bracket with a N-shaped slot for receiving a section bracket rod, due to the slot. The bracket rod is used with the slot either side of adjoining sections of a dock being constructed. ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118001 | Over door storage rack for cabinet doors A storage rack which hangs on the upper edge of a base cabinet door. A pair of hanger brackets fit closely on the door edge and are constructed to accommodate the plain edge of a flush mounted door or the stepped edge of a recessed cabinet door. Hooks on the inside ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7051885 | Cross-merchandising display shelf Shelf units adapted to be mounted on vertical walls for displaying merchandise are adapted to utilize removeable hooks which are used for cross-merchandising complimentary products. The shelf unit is also adapted to be mounted on the exterior face of a wall, door or... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7021730 | Drawer bracket A drawer bracket is configured for connection to conventional wall mounted standards and provides for supporting a drawer in a generally horizontal orientation. A drawer receiving channel allows for sliding movement of the drawer supported by the drawer bracket. A s... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004335 | Wire shelf having integrated hooks with hanger rod A shelf includes a plurality of integrated hook members supporting a rod member to provide free movement of items supported by the rod member. The hook members are integrally connected to support members of the shelf deck to support the rod member for use in, for ex... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000877 | Bracket for clotheshorse Brackets for a clotheshorse are used in pairs. Each bracket has multiple collars that align respectively with multiple collars defined in the other opposite bracket. A vertical socket is formed at a bottom of the bracket in which a telescoping rod of the clotheshors... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6978975 | Lockable shelf bracket A shelf system for releasable mounting of shelves in a supporting element which is essentially vertically positioned and has slots or grooves. Plate-shaped shelf brackets are adapted to support the shelves and are by means of hook-shaped portions adapted to be inser... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976596 | Divided oven rack A supporting rack includes rods arranged to form a planar grid pattern connected to allow for modification in the overall space occupied by the rack. In a preferred embodiment, a rack for use in a conventional domestic cooking oven is formed of perpendicularly dispo... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6918498 | Method and apparatus for a wire shelf hooking onto slotted brackets A rack system including a support having multiple longitudinally spaced slots for connecting at least one generally Z-shaped shelf, or any suitable shape. The shelf has a front leg and a back leg interconnected by a support position. The front leg may, for example, ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913235 | Symmetrically designed snap-on shelf A symmetrically formed wire shelf having front and back edges, of equivalent design and dimensions, are snap fastened to a complimentary bracket which accepts the various longitudinal rods of the wire shelf into a locking relationship when the wire shelf is installe... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6866157 | Accessory shelf unit for use with towel rail An accessory shelf unit for use with a towel rail in which the unit includes (a) at least two shelves and (b) at least two locking bars which engage the towel rail and secure the unit against a wall to which the towel rail is attached. ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6805250 | Divider apparatus for separating product rows on shelves A shelf assembly incorporates a divider apparatus for separating products on a shelf into adjacent rows. The shelf is formed from a series of spaced longitudinal wires and underlying, spaced support members extending transversely across the wires between opposite si... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6758355 | Display rack with repositionable shelf A display rack includes an upright that supports a crosspiece and one or more shelves. Each shelf includes two clips, and each clip includes a lip element configured to fit over and to engage an upper surface of the crosspiece, and a spring element configured to sna... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6726035 | Shelf assembly having adjustable support carrier bracket A retail display assembly generally comprises a display member, a display support, and first and second mounting brackets. The display support is attached to the display member and includes a first horizontal member and first and second vertical members attached to ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6688478 | Product storage and merchandising unit A product storage and merchandising unit adaptable for attachment to the underside portion of existing product merchandising equipment, the present unit having a plurality of openings positioned adjacent at least a portion of either the top or bottom port... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6575315 | Display rack with repositionable shelf A display rack includes an upright that supports a crosspiece and one or more shelves. Each shelf includes two clips, and each clip includes a lip element configured to fit over and to engage an upper surface of the crosspiece, and a spring element config... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6543630 | Drying rack attachable to a dryer door A drying rack attachable to a dryer door including a rack portion. A pair of suction cups are secured to the rack portion. The pair of suction cups allow the rack portion to be removably coupled with an interior surface of a dryer door of a clothing dryer... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6497331 | Metal wire shelf with collapsible sides, particularly for trolleys and the like A shelf comprising a base part (2) and at least one side (3) rigid with said base part, in which to enable the side (3) to be varied in position relative to the base part (2) and to maintain the position assumed, the side (3) and base part (2) are joined ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6412647 | Modular rack A modular rack is formed of a plurality of structural units, with each including a plurality of retaining frames and retaining members equal in number to the retaining frames. The structural units are fitted together such that the retaining frames of one ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6402108 | Shelving bracket The present invention relates to a bracket for supporting either plank or wire shelving with the bracket mounted to a vertical support standard. The bracket contains a plurality of tabs, some of which extend in a downward direction and away from the main ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6357609 | Adjustable display shelf An adjustable depth shelf mechanism comprises a fixed shelf mountable on a vertical support mechanism, an adjustable shelf mounted on the fixed shelf for inward and outward movement on the fixed shelf to vary the depth of the shelf, and locking means for ... | 03/19/2002 |
