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 |
| 8033585 | Paint can holder A paint can holder comprising a base and an upright member coupled to the base. There are a pair of connecting straps, with each strap being coupled to each of the upright members. There is a handle coupled to the upright member. The handle has a first end and a sec... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7625029 | Bag gripper for plastic bag handles A bag grip includes a movable jaw for securing handles of plastic or other bags therein. A battery powered light is contained within the body of the grip for use at night or other times when artificial light is required. The grip is molded from a conventional durabl... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7585008 | Bag gripper for plastic bag handles A bag grip includes a movable jaw for securing handles of plastic or other bags therein. A battery powered light is contained within the body of the grip for use at night or other times when artificial light is required. The grip is molded from a conventional durabl... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7571946 | Bag gripper for plastic bag handles A bag grip includes a movable jaw for securing handles of plastic or other bags therein. A battery powered light is contained within the body of the grip for use at night or other times when artificial light is required. The grip is molded from a conventional durabl... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7533916 | Item carrying device A durable carrying device for transporting multiple items. The carrying device has a plurality of holding members that are capable of securely holding several heavy items, such as plastic bags filled with consumer goods, for easy carrying by a user of the device. Th... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7387224 | Saddlebag bucket carrier and method of making The saddle bag bucket carrier is constructed from a one piece blank cut from a sheet of rubber material. The blank has a central strip with a left end and a right end. A left front band portion and a left rear band portion are integral with the strip left end and ha... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7360286 | Clip for hanging skirt A clip for hanging a skirt that can be attached to an existing hanger. The distance between clips can be freely adjusted to hang, skirts from small children's to large adult sizes without causing creases. The clip neither damages cloth of a skirt nor leaves marks on... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341377 | Cylindrical container bags Tank tote bags for storing cylinders such as diving tanks, welding tanks, and medical tanks such as oxygen tanks, in separate compartments that can be arranged in either vertical upright positions or horizontal laid down positions. One bag version has two tanks that... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334690 | Substrate supporting rod and substrate cassette using the same A substrate-supporting rod (4) includes a resin body (41) and a metal rod (43). The resin body (41) includes a body portion (411) being cylinder-shaped and having a first through hole (413) in a direction of the axis thereof... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331622 | Oil container carrier A carrier is provided for use with containers including handles. The container carrier comprises a flexible platform having a perimeter, a longitudinal axis, and an opening, with a portion of the platform at least partially defining the opening and adjacent the clos... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328925 | Gripper for plastic bag handles A bag grip includes a movable jaw for securing handles of plastic or other bags therein. A battery powered light is contained within the body of the grip for use at night or other times when artificial light is required. The grip is molded from a conventional durabl... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325775 | Automotive gauge mounting bracket with frictional fit apertures An automotive gauge mounting bracket is provided that is engagable to an automotive vehicle interior. The bracket comprises at least one gauge receiving aperture formed in the bracket. The aperture is provided with a perimeter defining a plurality of displaceable ga... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7299935 | Support for pipe clamps A support for a pipe clamp includes a first body adapted to be mounted to a vertical surface and a second body pivotally connected to the first body for pivotal movement between a substantially vertical stored position and a substantially horizontal operative positi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7270240 | Device for accomodating substrates The present invention is directed to a device for retaining substrates (S), such as wafers or silicon substrates for the production of photovoltaic elements. The device includes opposing walls (1) that are interconnected by at least two rod-like carrier eleme... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7232168 | Baggy buddy grocery and department store bag carry handle A carrier in the shape of a triangle for carrying multiple plastic bags with handles, shopping bags with handles, or items with carry handles, straps, bands, loops or hooks. The handle body uses a small opening in the top center of the grasping portion for the inser... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229112 | Flexible carrier apparatus and method for tracking the same A flexible carrier apparatus comprising two rods and two flexible straps. The flexible straps are attached at opposite ends of the rods. One rod is placed under and then above the other rod, thus creating two nooses from the flexible straps, used to carry objects. A... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225927 | Cup holder having frusto-conical cavities A cupholder for holding containers is provided with a number of container-holding cavities. Each of the container-holding cavities includes pairs of gripping flanges that extend inwardly toward centers of the cavities. The flanges include gripping points that extend... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213535 | Apparatus, system and method for litter sifter A litter sifter and method for using. A litter sifter includes a lower portion having through-holes. An upper portion is connected to the lower portion. Handles are connected to the upper portion. The litter sifter having a flange. A distance between any two through... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7185763 | Cupholding lap tray A lap tray to securely hold finger food and a beverage cup on one's lap while parked in a vehicle or watching a spectacle either at home, at a movie theater, or in a stadium. The cup receptacle consists of a well positioned at the center of gravity of the tray. The ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7159354 | Fishing pole holder A fishing pole holder adapted to provide both audible and visual indication of a strike by a fish. The fishing pole holder can be adapted to accommodate a plurality of fishing poles. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147100 | Multiple-bottle securement and carrying device A multiple-node clip-type bottle securement and carrier device is disclosed. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140077 | Pull device for strap restraint The pull device comprises a stem or body, a pull structure at one of the stem or body; an end bar or crossbar at the other end of the body or stem and extending transversely of the stem or body for extending through at least one hole in at least one end of a free ti... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131176 | Wafer support attachment for a semi-conductor wafer transport container A wafer container for supporting semi-conductor wafer disks and for interfacing with processing equipment and methods for constructing the same. Wafer supports are positioned within an enclosure portion, the wafer supports having a plurality of vertically stacked sh... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125061 | Handle device for carrying shopping bags A handle device for carrying shopping bags includes a frame, a bag handle carrying member extending outward from each side of the frame, and a handle extending in a direction perpendicular to the hag handle carrying member. Preferably, the bag handle carrying member... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118149 | Cylinder carrying and chocking apparatus and method A carrier for a scuba tank or other cylindrical bottle comprises two cylindrical handles connected by a looped rope, the rope passing slidably through one of the handles. The scuba tank is supported by the ropes and carried by one handle looped through the rope. The... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108128 | Balanced multiple container carrier An integrally molded carrier for balanced lifting and carrying of multiple containers by their necks includes a substantially planar web having multiple nodes defining multiple aligned annular support rings, the web being provided with a flexibly attached U-shaped h... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097223 | Shopping bag handle A device for carrying articles having handles is provided with generally elongated gripping and handle supporting members that are positioned in spaced-apart relationship with one another. A retaining assembly is pivotably coupled to the gripping member which can be... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7051887 | Supporting column and cassette using the same A supporting column (30) of the present invention includes a main body (31) and a stiff shaft (33). The main body (31) includes a half-sleeve shaft (319) and a plurality of parallel wing panels (317) encircling portions of t... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040681 | Tool kit for a radio-controlled vehicle A tool kit for a radio controlled vehicle holds any desired parts and equipment for that vehicle in a desired position, especially a position adjacent to a racing area. The tool kit contains elements for storing items such as a screw driver, plug wrench, glow plug i... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7017295 | Device for handling fish The device includes a handle portion (10) and a spaced hook portion (11) to present a fish retention pocket (12). The hook portion (11) and the handle portion (10) present straight sides (16, 17) diverging from the pocket bo... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6976585 | Wafer carrier with ultraphobic surfaces A carrier with ultraphobic surfaces for promoting more effective cleaning and drying of the carrier. In the invention, entire surfaces or portions of surfaces of a carrier are made ultraphobic. The ultraphobic surfaces of the carrier cause liquids that may come in c... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6966589 | Flexible carrier apparatus and method for tracking the same A flexible carrier apparatus comprising two rigid independent rods and two flexible material straps. The flexible straps are attached to the opposite ends of the rigid rods. One rigid rod is placed under and then above the other rigid rod, thus creating two independ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964443 | Device for holding multiple beverage containers A beverage holding device has a panel with a plurality of slots opening at a peripheral edge thereof and at least one support member extending downwardly from a bottom surface of the panel. Each of the slots has a generally C-shaped configuration and opens to the pe... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6948623 | Frame for housing plate materials A frame for housing plate materials includes a pair of laterally opposed side boards having formed equally thereon a plurality of parallel, mutually opposed support grooves; bases (top and bottom plates) formed on and beneath the side boards; joints for interconnect... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6939274 | Dumbbell lifting apparatus A dumbbell lifting device is used to lift a dumbbell having a central bar member and attached free weight plates or solid cast. The device includes a body member, a pair of handle members which extend upwardly and outwardly away from the body, a tube member rotatabl... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938774 | Tray carrier with ultraphobic surfaces A tray carrier with ultraphobic surfaces for promoting more effective cleaning and drying of the tray carrier. In the invention, entire surfaces or portions of surfaces of a tray carrier are made ultraphobic. The ultraphobic surfaces of the tray carrier cause liquid... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6924462 | Pedestal for flat panel display applications An apparatus for supporting a substrate in a processing system comprising a body and an upper top portion having a surface thereon adapted to minimize friction and/or chemical reactions between the substrate support and a substrate supported thereon. ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923356 | Method and apparatus for retaining bags An apparatus and method are provided for retaining bags. The apparatus for retaining bags utilizes at least one fastener attached to a shock absorption system. The shock absorption system is coupled to a handle and a strap, such that the apparatus for retaining bags... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6917755 | Substrate support An apparatus for supporting a substrate is described that has a ball adapted to minimize damage between the substrate support and the substrate supported thereon. In one embodiment, an apparatus for supporting a substrate includes ball disposed on an inclined ball s... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913230 | Hair braiding and weaving accessory A hair braiding and weaving accessory for holding 1-7 packs or bundles of commercial or artificial hair while the hairstylist is braiding or weaving selected small groups of such commercial or artificial hair with a customer's natural hair. The device comprises a ba... | 07/05/2005 |
