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 |
| 7329167 | Multi-axle running toy and multi-axle running toy set A multi-axle running toy includes: a flywheel to serve as a driving source; three or more drive axles driven by rotation of the flywheel; a gear train to transmit the rotation of the flywheel to the drive axles; and traveling wheels installed on both ends of each of... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7222866 | Child's wagon A child's wagon is provided with a mobile base portion and a body portion that define a large inner cavity for storing various articles. Head, neck and tail assemblies may be provided so that the wagon resembles a desired animal. A frame assembly provides the head a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7032972 | Resilient seating structure A seating structure 30 includes spaced housings 34 and 36 between which a seating portion 92 of a platform 60 is located. The platform 60 is also formed with non-seating portions 94a and 94b at op... | 04/25/2006 |
| 4553766 | Rocking and moving mimic horse A mimic horse which can be rocked to and fro and can be moved forward or backward like a tricycle at the same time comprises a simulated animal body mounted on a wheel supporting frame, a steering rod, a set of power mechanisms, and a set of direction cha... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4497500 | Spring action ride-on toy An animal-simulating child's ride-on toy has head and foreleg members that are capable of being turned independently of the body, and has a unique suspension system that is accommodated in the body without disfiguring structure, thereby enhancing the life... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4244592 | Child's ride-on vehicle A ride on vehicle in the form of a shell with projecting members which are normally retracted within the shell and which are projected outwardly as a result of the weight of a child seated on the vehicle. The vehicle shell preferably simulates a turtle wi... | 01/13/1981 |
