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3M employee and church chorister Art Fry needed something to temporarily mark pages in his hymnal. He was in luck because his colleague, Spencer Silver, accidentally developed a glue that was too weak for other purposes. After initially discouraging consumer response, Post-it Notes became a hit in 1979.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7581332 | Siding element for creating structured facades of buildings A siding element for creating a facade of building constructions includes a substantially slablike element having a protrusion with a two-dimensional surface, which in cross section protrudes at least out of the plane of the slablike element. ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7275333 | Tool for installing siding A siding tool is used to position overlapping siding planks. The tool has an elongated member with a hook on an upper end that fits over an upper edge of a first plank. A support is carried by the elongated member for supporting the lower edge of a second plank that... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7134253 | Siding installation apparatuses and methods for installing siding pieces on walls Siding installation apparatuses and methods for engaging a first siding piece and supporting a second siding piece are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a support member having a support surface to support the second siding piece, an engage... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124551 | Siding installation tool A tool temporarily supports a first piece of siding against a structure. The tool is removable after the first piece of siding is at least partially secured to the structure. The tool is then usable to temporarily support a second piece of siding against the structu... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7020976 | Tool for installing siding A tool for installing siding, such as horizontally-disposed, overlapping siding is disclosed. In one embodiment, the tool comprises an elongate longitudinal portion having top and bottom end portions. A top siding-engaging portion extends from the top end portion an... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6904732 | Device and method for installing building material The present invention provide an apparatus, devices and/or systems for the installation of building material which allows one individual on his own to install building material. The device includes at least one resting surface spaced apart from a fastener. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6901681 | Siding installation tool, kit and method A siding hook and a gauge for positioning a length of siding at a predetermined degree of overlap over an installed length of siding is disclosed. The gauge comprises an elongate slide bar and a stop block slidably mounted on the slide bar. The stop block is clamped... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6393711 | Siding gauging tool The present invention includes a gauging tool for attachment to a fastener gun which dispenses fasteners. The gauging tool includes a positioning shoulder that is placed against the shoulder of siding that is to be secured to the wall of a building. The s... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6189227 | Straight line shingle An apparatus for applying shingles onto a roof of a structure. The apparatus includes a first and second retractable/extendable rail, with the first and second rails being positioned to ends of a roof in a parallel relationship to each other. The first an... | 02/20/2001 |
| 5950321 | Adhesive tape measurement for lap-siding building construction An adhesive tape (20) includes a plurality of marks (30-36) that facilitate the installation of lap-siding members (120, 122, 128, 132, 134) on a building (100). The tape is adhered to a wall (104, 106) in a vertical orientation, and the lap siding member... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5522149 | Siding application and gauge tool A siding application and gauge tool which permits one person to apply siding to a building. At one end a knife edge or hook is inserted behind the nailed siding. A top ridge is of sufficient width to fit over the top of the nailed siding. The overlap gaug... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5404651 | Clapboard installation layout guide and method A clapboard installation layout guide and method uses an elongate tape having two sets of indicia including a first plurality of "to the weather" indicia spaced apart at intervals approximately equal to the "to the weather" width of the clapboard and a se... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5400519 | Siding application and gauge tool A siding application and gauge tool which permits one person to apply siding to a building. At one end a knife edge or hook is inserted behind the nailed siding. A top ridge is of sufficient width to fit over the top of the nailed siding. The overlap gaug... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5335423 | Siding spacer and method An apparatus and method for the attachment of siding to an architectural structure. The apparatus of the invention is characterized by a longitudinally extending gage member, a first element for engaging a first piece of siding, a second element for engag... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5203090 | Siding layout tool and method A tool and method for making a longitudinal mark on, or cut through, a piece of siding. The tool includes an upper plate portion and a lower plate portion, with a step therebetween, which is adapted to fit onto a piece of siding having an upper panel and ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5094007 | Adjustable siding gauge The adjustable siding gauge described in these documents is to be used with any lap or clapboard siding application. By starting at the bottom with your first course level you can then adjust the gauge for the amount of clapboard you wish to show (or weat... | 03/10/1992 |
| 4937950 | Spacing and holding device for horizontal siding A tool to facilitate the installation of horizontal siding boards comprising an upstanding shorter member provided with a flange projecting inwardly at its lower end and an upstanding longer member provided with an outwardly right-angled projection at its... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4899459 | Siding application tool A disposable tool for assisting in applying horizontal and diagonal siding. This comprises a strap having a plurality of attached and regularly spaced apart hangers. The hangers are spaced to provide for the desired overlap of siding as well as the correc... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4879818 | Clapboard slide gauge A clapboard slide gauge having a wedge-shaped body member with a clapboard receipt notch defined in its base, such notch to receive a lower clapboard to be slid under an adjacent upper clapboard when the pointed portion of the clapboard slide gauge is pus... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4862669 | Alignment and support tool for building siding An alignment and support tool for positioning siding boards to be secured to a building consisting of an elongated upright, a hook attached to the bottom of the upright for securing the tool by wedging underneath an attached siding board, and one or more ... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4654975 | Siding gauge A siding gauge for carpenters that is designed to hold a nail gun and adjust to permit accurate and fast nailing of different sizes of sidings. Primarily, the gauge consists of a main body having a pair of elevatably adjustable bars that engage with the b... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4425714 | Siding board installation tool A tool for assisting in the installation of horizontally overlapping siding boards for the exterior of a building including a body member and a gate member rotatably attached thereto. The body member has a head portion that forms a downwardly facing chann... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4155175 | Siding hanging tool A tool for use in hanging siding, or the like, on a wall, the tool having a base member with a lip on the lower section for contact and alignment with a previously attached strip of siding, an outwardly and upwardly extending arm in the upper section for ... | 05/22/1979 |
