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 |
| 7370686 | Mounting device for roller blinds A roller blind tube with fabric wound around it is mounted in brackets that have spade-shaped elements (3) provided in the axis. These elements cooperate with oblong holes (2) in terminating plugs (1) in the roller blind tube. According to the i... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7102683 | Single lens 3D camera A camera generates a textured range image. The camera includes a single lens, and a flash substantially co-located with the lens. The camera acquires a first image of a scene from a point of view with ambient light, and a second image of the scene from the point of ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090320 | Coupling structure for a sliding track and a mounting bracket A coupling structure for a sliding track and a mounting bracket includes a rear mounting plate and a frame shell. The frame shell has a front opening end which has one side forming a guiding notch. The front opening end further has an upper and a lower retaining fla... | 08/15/2006 |
| 4244546 | Universal drawer guide mounting bracket A rear mounting bracket or mount for center guide type drawer guides is universally adjustable relative to the cabinet in which it is mounted. A base attaches one side of the mounting bracket to a mounting surface. A drawer guide attaching member connects... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4167261 | Window shade, curtain, or drapery rod corner bracket A corner bracket for use in mounting and locating a mounting bracket for a window covering including an inverted L-shaped mounting plate having a plurality of preformed slots and holes for receiving the mounting bracket in a predetermined location and at ... | 09/11/1979 |
