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...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 |
| 7988166 | Positioning feature and method for precise vehicle heights A corner assembly includes a suspension module and a wheel assembly. In order to compensate for tolerance stack up in relation to a specified height of the corner assembly, the attachment between a damper of the suspension module and a knuckle of the wheel assembly ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7628415 | Knuckle bracket A knuckle bracket (1) for a cylinder (20) comprises outer and inner brackets (2, 10). The outer bracket (2) comprises a pair of outer plates (4, 5) projecting in a lateral direction with respect to a cylinder axis. The inner bracke... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7618051 | Shock absorber spring seat A spring seat of a shock absorber includes a disc-shaped seat portion to which one end of a coil spring is fixed and a slide portion formed protruding in the radial direction from the seat portion. A fuel inlet pipe is configured to slide along the slide portion tow... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7540515 | Strut suspension A strut suspension includes a strut whose upper end is supported by an automobile body and whose lower end is supported by a wheel side member, an upper side spring seat, a lower side spring seat fixed to the strut, and a coil spring arranged between the upper side ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7419147 | Device for blocking a suspension strut of a motor vehicle A blocking device for blocking a suspension strut of a motor vehicle for transportation of the motor vehicle. The suspension strut has a damper device and a helical spring. The helical spring is arranged between two spring plates and embraces at least one axial sect... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7384053 | System for rolling angle reduction in motor vehicles A system for rolling angle reduction in a motor vehicle includes a stabilizer (10) and a piston/cylinder unit (12) coupled to one end of the stabilizer (10). The cylinder (14) of the piston/cylinder unit (12) is mounted in a hollow... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7347427 | Wheel provided with driving means A wheel provided with an electro motor in the wheel. A wheel strut is attached to a vehicle, and a wheel is attached to the wheel strut. The electro motor causes a wheel attachment component to rotate about its longitudinal axis. Data from the wheel is exchanged wit... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347436 | Wheel suspension system, and vehicle including same A suspension system for a wheel has an elongate post member, a wheel mount adapted for mounting the wheel, an axle for rotatably mounting the wheel mount on the elongate post member, a frame adapted to slidably receive the post member such that the post member slide... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338057 | Rear-axle suspension for motor vehicles involving the use of longitudinal and transverse links Rear axle suspension system for motor vehicles, in which the wheel carriers on both sides are coupled to the body of the vehicle by at least one longitudinal link (9, 10), one transverse link (12) and a further transverse link (15, 16). In order... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331591 | Transportation protection for cable ends on shock absorber struts A transportation protection for cable ends on shock absorber struts of motor vehicles, wherein the cable end exits from a hollow piston rod. In order to create protection which protects the cable end from damage during transportation, it is proposed that a cover pla... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7318505 | Vibration damper Damping element having a container tube, a piston mounted with freedom of movement in the damping medium-filled tube, a piston rod connected to the piston, and a fastening part for connecting the damping element to the first of the masses which are to be isolated fr... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7185902 | Strut suspension with pivoting rocker arm A strut suspension can include a shock-absorber/spring assembly having a lower portion mountable at one end to an upper portion of the steering knuckle. A transverse link can be connectible to the steering knuckle at a location opposite from the shock-absorber/sprin... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7168717 | High clearance vehicle suspension with twin spindles for transferring steering torque An independent strut suspension utilizes upright twin spindles and a spindle cap linked to the spindles that translates vertically along the spindles as the suspension moves over uneven terrain. An upright strut shaft is mounted in a strut journal for axial and rota... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7117982 | Shock absorber A shock absorber includes a cylindrical shock absorber body, a mounting portion (4) disposed bulgingly in an outer surface of the shock absorber body, and a spring seat (3) inserted into the shock absorber body and engaged with the mounting portion ( | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104560 | Stabilizer and air leaf suspension using the same Disclosed are a stabilizer with conventionally unattainable, extreme swift effectiveness and an air leaf suspension using the stabilizer. The stabilizer has a stabilizer bar 18 which is U-shaped when seeing from above and which has a portion 18a | 09/12/2006 |
| 7055832 | Vehicle roll control system A roll control system for a motor vehicle comprising a torsion bar (16); a first hydraulic actuator (12) connected to one end (20) of the torsion bar and connectable to an axle (34) of the vehicle; a second hydraulic actuator (14) ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036835 | Suspension system for a vehicle Suspension system for a vehicle is disclosed and claimed. The suspension system includes a compressible fluid, a suspension strut, a hydraulic cavity, a reservoir, and a volume modulator. The hydraulic cavity is at least partially defined by the suspension strut and... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6974138 | Electronically controlled suspension for motor vehicles Independent wheel suspension for motor vehicles comprising: a wheel support (12) with a suspension movement and a steering movement, suspension movement guide devices including a steering element (16), elastic device (34) and shock absorbing dev... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6935627 | Coil spring mounting structure for suspension strut A coil spring mounting structure for a suspension strut includes a spring bracket secured to a shock-absorber. The spring bracket has a coupling hole, which is configured to receive a screw threaded end of a coil spring. Nuts are screw-coupled to the screw threads o... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932367 | Integrated motor A device for converting electrical energy to mechanical energy is disclosed and claimed. The device includes a housing, a shaft, at least two coil assemblies, at least two magnets, and at least two electrical connectors. The shaft is supported by the housing and rot... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6871866 | Suspension system for a vehicle Suspension system for a vehicle is disclosed and claimed. The suspension system includes a compressible fluid, a suspension strut, a hydraulic cavity, a reservoir, and a volume modulator. The hydraulic cavity is at least partially defined by the suspension strut and... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6866277 | Front suspension A suspension for coupling a steer axle assembly to a vehicle frame is provided that moves one or more of the spring reaction points outboard to increase roll stiffness and enable the use of a lighter axle. In one embodiment of the invention, the suspension includes ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6830256 | Method and apparatus for rebound control A stabilizing apparatus and method that replaces the existing shock absorber of a road vehicle that works to resist the initiation of body roll during cornering. It seeks to counter act the forces being generated by the vehicle suspension springs that exacerbate the... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6814364 | Suspension system for a vehicle A suspension system for a vehicle having left and right wheels is disclosed and claimed. The system includes first and second suspension struts and first and second hydraulic cavities to supply first and second suspending spring force for the left and right wheels, ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6814363 | Vehicle suspension A vehicle suspension system wherein the main attachment to the chassis of the steering and suspension components is by the king pin mounting. The suspension system includes a first member attached directly to a shaft rotating with the chassis attachment; a second me... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6811167 | Suspension system for a vehicle Suspension system (10) includes a compressible fluid (12), a suspension strut (14), a hydraulic cavity (16), a reservoir (18), and a volume modulator (20). The hydraulic cavity (16) is at least partially defined by th... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6808193 | Wheel suspension A wheel suspension with a wheel-guiding strut in provided which includes a helical compression spring, a shock absorber, and a suspension arm, and which is connected to a body and to a wheel. The helical compression spring is preferably made such that it at least pa... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6789810 | Integrated wheel suspension system A wheel suspension system for a vehicle includes a vehicle wheel having a wheel rim and a tire secured to the wheel rim. The wheel is secured to a frame portion of the vehicle by a spindle assembly. The spindle assembly includes a wheel carrier arm pivotally secured... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6776428 | Forward extending wheel suspension system A suspension system for a vehicle includes a support structure of a wheel having a forward rolling axis. The suspension system includes a first link rotatably secured at an inner end to the vehicle and in communication with the support structure of wheel at an outer... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6752408 | Vehicle suspension The present invention provides a vehicle suspension where bump stoppers are installed in an upper end of a strut and on an upper end of a lower arm respectively so that the bump stoppers can operate separately or simultaneously, depending on the size of a load, to a... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6739788 | Ball pivot A ball pivot (1) of a ball-and-socket joint for motor vehicles with a joint ball (2) and with a pivot (3) connected to the joint ball (2) is presented, in which a substantial part (3.1) of the pivot (3) is made nonround for ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6715777 | Wheel suspension for land vehicles A wheel suspension for land vehicles that is provided with a spring resting against at least one seat, with a dashpot, and with an attachment for a stabilizing rod, whereby one seat can be adjusted axially parallel to the spring. The object of the invention is to al... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6692012 | Vehicle damper assembly and method The invention provides a vehicle damper assembly and method of assembling the same. The vehicle damper assembly includes a damper including a reservoir tube and a stabilizer bracket operably attached to the reservoir tube. The vehicle damper assembly furt... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6398201 | Vehicle shock absorber pad having a spring containment flange The restoring coil spring of a vehicle shock absorber can be seated on an annular elastomeric pad that is equipped with a reinforced peripheral flange adapted to maintain the lowermost convolution of the spring on the elastomeric pad should the spring bre... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6367830 | Steering knuckle and suspension module A module (10) for a motor vehicle comprising a suspension strut (12) including an outer tubular housing (16) for a hydraulic damper (24) and a spring seat (18); and a steering knuckle (14); wherein the housing, the spring seat and the steering knuckle are... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6343804 | Shock absorber strut with steering knuckle A shock absorber strut is provided including a tubular body, a clamping member, a steering knuckle, a fastening member and a positioning member. The tubular body is arranged at a lower region of the strut. The clamping member clamps the steering knuckle t... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6267397 | Suspension apparatus for a vehicle In a torsion beam type rear suspension, a joint seat (12c) with a torsion beam (4) is formed on each lower spring seat (12) to define an upward slope from the outer side to the inner side in the widthwise direction of the vehicle body to suppress separati... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6193251 | Automotive suspension system having a plurality of hydraulic cylinders An improved automotive suspension system is provided which is capable of moving the center of a junction thereof in accordance with shock and swing applied to an automotive frame. The improved automotive suspension system exert both shock absorption and a... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6186488 | Arrangement for blocking a spring in a spring strut An arrangement is provided for blocking a spring in a spring strut of a motor vehicle. A spacer element for transporting a vehicle consists of at least one segment which can be snapped into the spring and is supported by a lower free end on a stationary s... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6179309 | Structure for mounting a coil spring to a vehicle body and method therefor In order to reduce a partially concentrated load affecting a spring seat by repulsion of the coil spring, an edge of the upper end of the coil spring is disposed against a portion of the spring seat having a relatively low solidity. Therefore, it is possi... | 01/30/2001 |
