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 |
| 7748569 | Self-sealing auto-aligning magnetically-hanging spice dispenser A hanging spice dispenser comprises a plate assembly and a container assembly for storing spices. The plate assembly comprises a non-magnetic planer plate and a plurality of magnetic elements embedded at pre-determined locations. The container assembly comprises a g... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7320415 | Condiment dispensing container and carousel Substantially cylindrical condiment containers with extendable and retractable pouring spouts are provided. A dispensing mechanism in each container can be actuated by simply rotating the lower portion of the body of the container, without the need for separate knob... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7228991 | Condiment dispenser A device for dispensing having a vessel having a cover at a first end and having a second end is provided. A longitudinal separator is positioned in the vessel that has an annular channel extending therethrough. The device provides for a first dial rotatably connect... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207467 | Identifying devices for the visually handicapped Devices which contain tactile and visually readable identifying indicia to assist the visually handicapped in identifying room numbers and the contents of items such as condiment shakers and liquid containers. The visually readable indicia allow a sighted person to ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7168599 | Water-handling system A platform receives at least two water bottles. A handtruck is configured to engage under a water bottle on the platform and carry it to the dispensing cabinet. In the handtruck, the water bottle is tilted so that the lowest corner of the bottle is directly below it... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6929474 | Support apparatus for supporting components of dental material A support apparatus for supporting components of a dental material includes two individual bottles each capable of receiving therein a component which can be shaken. Each individual bottle has a coding associated therewith and a cover has cover regions with respecti... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926173 | Disposable condiment shaker and decorative sleeve A disposable, tamper-resistant condiment shaker (10) containing a condiment (37) is supported within a cavity (24) of a decorative sleeve (20) to provide a more aesthetically pleasing condiment dispensing assembly (100). The sleeve... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6871762 | Dispenser for ice-thawing and other granulated materials A container for storage, dispensing, and spreading of ice-thawing materials for use around doorways, walkways, and other entrances where people walk and ice can form. It includes a storage hopper safe from the weather elements, a rotary dispenser drum which dispense... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6131772 | Particulate storage container The container has a generally pie-shaped cross section and is adapted to fit on a turntable with a number of other containers of the same shape. To facilitate molding, the container consists of at least two separate molded parts, one including the angular... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6029828 | Turntable storage device A turntable storage device which has a turntable and a plurality of storage containers for condiments and other granular materials. The turntable has a base member and a platform that is removably attachable to the base and rotatable on the base member. T... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5368203 | Spice rack with magnetically held spice containers A spice container assembly includes a removable closure body for a spice container that is detachably secured to a stationary tubular holder. The spice container in turn, is held by the closure body via a magnet, to facilitate one-handed removal of a unit... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5289950 | Multiple chamber dispensing package with closure system Disclosed is a package for at least two substances which can be dispensed simultaneously. The package comprises a closure system comprising an inclined crown portion, at least two pouring spouts extending upwardly from the upper surface of the crown and a... | 03/01/1994 |
| 4418819 | Dual container apparatus A dual container apparatus is provided which enables two different materials to be contained in the same integral unit separately from one another and to be dispensed separately from their associated container, while that container is still connected to, ... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4192439 | Spice rack for storing and displaying spices This spice rack comprises a cabinet divided into a plurality of cubicles and, within the cubicles, a plurality of removable spice boxes. Each spice box comprises a front wall, a back wall, and a partition parallel to the front wall dividing the box into a... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4189057 | Device for packaging liquid such as perfume The invention relates to a device for packaging liquid comprising two coupled bottles mounted on a common base. The two bottles are clipped on the base by means of two tongues on said base between which are inserted said bottles, a locking bead being prov... | 02/19/1980 |
