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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 |
| 8162161 | Bottle container A bottle container in which sealing of the opening of a container body filled with a chemical liquid etc. and installation of a shoulder part, an unsealing member, and a cap can be made at the same time and that has a shoulder part fall-off prevention mechanism. A b... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7886922 | Closing device comprising a non-continuously circular cutting ring The invention relates to a plastic closing device comprising a bottom part, a closing cap, and a cutting ring which is mounted inside the neck of the bottom part so as to be helically movable. A driving cam (16) which is axially disposed in the closing cap ac... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7878353 | Opening device for a sealed package containing a pourable food product An opening device for a sealed package containing a pourable food product and having at least one removable portion includes a frame defining a pour opening and having a fastening portion fixable to the package about the removable portion. A cap is adapted to be fit... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7607549 | Capsule containing a mixer substance for bottles containing pressurised liquids The capsule includes a lower cap with a security strip which inserts removably on a mouth of a bottle. The upper part of the lower cap is open and provided with a neck which couples with an upper cap, also having a security strip. A reservoir is provided within the ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7533781 | Extraction facilitating cork closure An improved cork closure for beverage and wine bottles having a recess on the exterior face of the closure in use. The recess is designed to facilitate the extraction process by providing central constraint on the position of the corkscrew on the face of the closure... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7128228 | Container closure A closure means adapted to fit into the neck or mouth of a container, said closure means comprising a plug of resilient material said plug incorporating a slit which extends through the body of the plug characterized that, in a resting configuration and prior to ins... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6568549 | Cork extracting device and bottle system A cork extraction device includes a tubular member having a first open end, a second open end and a peripheral wall having an outer threaded surface. The tubular member is positioned over an top end of a bottle. A cover member has a top wall and a perimet... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6435362 | Attachment for extraction of corks and similar bottle stoppers The invention refers to the attachment for extraction of cork and similar bottle stoppers enabling extraction of cork stopper without application of additional tool and/or special opener, designed for the respective purpose. The attachment referred to in ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6089391 | Container cap and system A novel container cap and containment system is disclosed which includes a cap with an upper and a lower portion, being removable one from the other. The upper portion has an upper wall that is continuous with an outer rim. The outer rim is constructed su... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6054099 | Urine specimen container A container for liquid medical specimens such as urine specimens includes a container with a wide mouth opening for facilitating deposition of a urine sample, a removable cap for closing the mouth opening and an impermeable sheet liner under the cap for m... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5823379 | Sealed container for hazardous material A container suitable for use in the transportation of hazardous materials, for example radiolabelled material, has a base cup member (12) which is closed by a threaded lid (13). Within the cup member (12) a liner (17) is provided within an inner cavity (1... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5566845 | Container having a seal puncturing device The invention provides a device for puncturing a sealed container, and a container which includes that device. The puncture device includes a body member for releasable attachment to the container over a seal on the container, and a puncture member for pu... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5398738 | Drain cleaner dispenser A method of cleaning a drain by opening a container within a dispenser and dispensing drain cleaner from the container, through an outlet of the dispenser, and into the drain. The dispenser may have an upwardly extending pin for opening the container. Alt... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5392823 | Drain cleaner dispenser with locking feature A method of cleaning a drain by unlocking and opening a container within a dispenser and dispensing drain cleaner from the container, through an outlet of the dispenser, and into the drain. The dispenser may have an upwardly extending pin for opening the ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5253684 | Drain cleaner dispenser A system of cleaning a drain by opening a container within a dispenser and dispensing drain cleaner from the container, through an outlet of the dispenser, and into the drain. The dispenser may have an upwardly extending pin for opening the container. Alt... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5251559 | Drain cleaner dispenser with locking feature A method and apparatus of cleaning a drain by unlocking and opening a container within a dispenser and dispensing drain cleaner from the container, through an outlet of the dispenser, and into the drain. The dispenser may have an upwardly extending pin fo... | 10/12/1993 |
| 4182458 | Wine bottle stopper A stopper for wine bottles wherein a right cylinder cork member is retractably retained as a closure in the neck of the bottle by means of a plastic crown member with a vented head and with anchor legs isolated from the liquid wine contents of said bottle... | 01/08/1980 |
