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 |
| 6547332 | Constant engagement linear mechanism A constant engagement linear recliner assembly is provided for implementation with a seat assembly. The constant engagement linear recliner assembly includes a recliner rod in constant mesh engagement with a gear system. As the gear system is caused to ro... | 04/15/2003 |
| 5197925 | Flexible swing seat and method of assembling same A children's swing comprises a generally rectangular strap-like seat having a flat resilient main body and a pair of tubes extending along the underside of said body adjacent to the longitudinal edges thereof. A pair of hangers project from the opposite e... | 03/30/1993 |
