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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 |
| 7305687 | Apparatus for supporting a storage container An apparatus for supporting a storage container upon removal from a storage compartment. A door is disposed proximate the storage compartment and is movable between an open position and a closed position. The door includes a mating feature. The storage container inc... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7284660 | Container for storing multiple saw blades A container for storing and transporting multiple circular saw blades. This invention provides for a circular, portable, carrying case to safely and conveniently store and transport circular saw blades. The invention has several circular trays and each tray had an i... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7104397 | Disk case with swing-out disk-holding insert with frangible web A media-disk case has an envelope having spaced front and back walls forming a cavity opening at an edge formed with a cutout, a plastic pin extending along an axis in the cavity and having ends fixed adhesively to the walls, and a plastic insert formed with a seat ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6905033 | Device for storing a plurality of CDS with swing-out compartment elements A device for storing a plurality of CDs has a housing which is directed horizontally along its longitudinal axis and stand elements at its two end sides. To accommodate a respective CD, a plurality of compartment elements are disposed side by side, perpendicular to ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6447078 | Container for storing disc-like storage media A container for storing disc-like storage media is disclosed. The container for storing disc-like storage media includes a back cover and a turntable. The back cover has a front opening. The turntable has a substantially planar front side and a fan-shaped... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6386655 | Disc storage device with self-aligning slots A compact disk storage device has a base and a hinged lid. The inner surfaces of the base and lid each contain arcuate ribs which are parallel to and equally spaced-apart from one another. Each pair of adjacent ribs defines a shallow groove. Each rib in t... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6086170 | Combination compact disk storage box A combination compact disk storage box includes a bottom shell, a top cover shell, and a plurality of indiviudal compact disk holder units arranged in a stack between the bottom shell and the top cover shell for holding individual compact disks respective... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5697684 | Storage device for flat objects A storage device for flat objects includes a main body inform of a stack of overlying support members between a base and a cover. Each support member is formed by a tray for storing a flat object and a mounting part secured to the tray and swingably mount... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5547078 | Housing for accommodating one or more disks A housing for accommodating at least one disk-shaped recording medium such as an optical disk includes at least one holder having means for holding a recording medium. At least one cover is arranged closely adjacent the holder in parallel relationship suc... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5360107 | Compact disc box and means for interconnecting A compact disc box for storing compact discs which provides access to such compact discs by way of a reciprocating drawer. The compact disc boxes can be connected to other compact disc boxes by way of removable couplers. The compact disc boxes can be arra... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5244084 | Laser disk carrying case Disclosed is a laser disk carrying case including two outer shells connected together to hold a disk holder, which can be conveniently turned out of the shells for storing an individual laser disk or retrieving it from the case, and then turned into the s... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5232275 | Disc rack with holders which rest in a different position when unloaded than when loaded A disc rack capable of supporting holder members for holding a disc in such a way that the holder members are turnable about a supporting rod (3) from a drawn-out position to a retracted position and vice versa, including a positioning member able to come... | 08/03/1993 |
| 4875743 | Recording media storage apparatus An apparatus for storing a plurality of disc-shaped recording media includes a housing and a plurality of thin, substantially C-shaped lever members, each of which has an inner circumferential surface for holding a disc-shaped recording media by an outer ... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4492417 | Tape cassette storage box A tape cassette storage box comprises a storage box body for holding a micro cassette, a cover coupled with the storage box body so as to be able to rotate between a first position in which the cover houses, in cooperation with the storage box body, and m... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4463996 | Tape cassette storage box A tape cassette storage box comprises a storage box body having a hollow for holding a micro cassette, a cover having a kangaroo pocket for receiving the micro cassette and coupled with the storage box body so as to be able to rotate between a first posit... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4111502 | Automobile tape storage case An automobile tape storage case includes a housing having a base, a pair of upwardly extending end walls, an upwardly extending rear wall, an open top, and an upwardly extending front wall having a plurality of openings therethrough. A plurality of interm... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4055372 | Storage receptacle for magnetic tape cassette In a storage receptacle for a magnetic tape cassette comprising a housing having spaced apart, parallel side walls which, between their forward edges, define an opening of the housing, and a holder pivotally connected with the housing for swinging movemen... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4054344 | Storage receptacle for magnetic tape cassette In a storage receptacle for a magnetic tape cassette which comprises a housing having spaced apart, parallel side walls which, between their forward edges, define an opening of the housing, and a holder pivotally connected with the housing for swinging mo... | 10/18/1977 |
