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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 |
| 8128266 | Edge-light backlight assembly An edge-light backlight assembly is provided, which includes a light guide and a protruding part. The protruding part is provided for receiving light from various directions. The light received by the protruding part directly enters or is reflected to enter the ligh... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7658522 | Vehicle lamp A headlamp is provided with a lamp unit provided in a lamp housing formed by a lamp body and a transparent cover for covering a front side of the lamp body. The lamp unit is supported in the lamp housing in a suspending state in such a condition that the lamp unit c... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7611268 | Headlight adjustment device with dual input gear mechanism A headlight adjustment device with at least two drive units for adjustment of a light module in at least two directions, each drive unit having at least one drive motor and a gear mechanism with two input elements movable relative to each other, which are connected ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7445365 | Position adjustment device for headlight of car A position adjustment device includes a housing, a limit rod, a movable rod, a rotation knob, a linking member, a driven member, a worm wheel, a direct-current motor, and a circuit board. Thus, the movable rod is movable to adjust the position and projecting angle o... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7438457 | Input shaft for a lamp adjuster An input shaft for a lamp adjuster is disclosed. The input shaft includes a top portion and bottom portion. The top portion and bottom portion can move axially relative to one another such that the input shaft can have a plurality of different lengths. The input sha... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7364333 | Vehicle headlight system with variable beam shape In a vehicle headlight system with a light source (2) and at least one reflector (1) for shaping the light emitted by the light source into a high beam and a low beam, and with a shield (7) adjustable via an actuating element (9) between ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364331 | Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp is provided with a single lamp unit for irradiating light of a light source in a desired direction as irradiating light, and an irradiating light control apparatus constituted by integrally assembling a horizontal driving device for pivoting the lamp ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360911 | Oscillating belt and pulley drive system for high performance light emitting diode warning light assembly A plurality of support casings for light emitting diode warning lights are driven in synchronous arc movements by a belt and pulley drive system having a compact construction with four belt segments. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354183 | Adjuster for headlamp assembly A lightweight and compact headlamp adjuster is constructed primarily from plastic materials. The adjuster may include a VHAD that is non-recalibratable after the headlamp aim is factory set. The adjuster includes an input shaft that engages a gear located within a h... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7303321 | Temporary assembly clip for snap-fit gear boxes A clip which is configured to keep a headlamp adjuster together during installation (and preferably also shipping), thereby allowing for one hand, easier installation. The clip can be left on the assembly after installation, or it can be removed, whichever is prefer... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301251 | Actuator equipped with an electronic card with an arrangement for limiting electromagnetic radiations The invention concerns an actuator. In a common housing are a motor contained in a metallic casing and an electronic card adapted to control the motor. The casing is electrically connected to a ground. This connection is made by a deformable element, whose deformati... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290907 | Vehicle headlamp with daytime running light A vehicle headlamp. The headlamp comprises a light source and a reflector to direct light received from the light source out of the headlamp. A movable shade is positionable to control the light received by the reflector. A shade driver is coupled to the movable sha... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287888 | Adjusting device for automobile headlamp projection angle An adjusting device for automobile headlamp projection angle comprises a case, a bearing ring, a connection beam, a magnet, a main axle, a pair of forward-wound coil and backward-wound coil, a pair of active transmission gear wheel and passive transmission gear whee... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284888 | Multifunction light device The present invention relates to a light device projecting a light beam along a principal lighting axis, by means of at least one light source, the light device also comprising at least one reflector, a frame and a shield. The shield is able to move in rotation abou... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7241038 | Light distribution control device In this light distribution control device in order to provide a vehicular lighting fixture for an Adaptive Frontlighting System (AFS) in which a lot of light distribution patterns can be set without making the entire lighting fixture larger, beams which link said mo... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7223001 | Headlight positioning device A vehicle headlight positioning device comprising a pivoting headlight support and a linear actuator comprising a housing (16), an electric stepping motor with a rotor having a part in the form of a nut, and a linear-movement screw engaging the nut part of th... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217018 | Structure of automobile lamp An improved structure of the automobile lamp includes a base, a fixing pipe having two longitudinal grooves, and a lamp seat fixedly connected on the base inside the fixing pipe for combining with an automobile lamp body. An outer pipe is provided with a driving gea... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7198392 | Torque limiting adjuster An adjuster to be used with numerous applications including the adjusting of a headlamp reflector of a headlamp assembly includes a clutch mechanism that prevents over-driving and over-traveling of the adjuster output shaft during an overload condition. The adjuster... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195384 | Adjusting device for head light system An adjusting device for head light assembly includes a motor fixed to a frame and the output shaft of the motor extends through a guiding passage in the frame and connected to a driving rod which includes outer threaded periphery. An activation rod has a spherical h... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7175319 | Vehicle lighting apparatus A lamp body 20 includes a lamp unit 60 whose irradiation direction is changed according to a running state of a vehicle, a horizontal driving mechanism 90 for horizontally changing the irradiation direction, and a vertical driving mechanism 1... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7153012 | Cap for vehicle headlamp aiming mechanism A vehicle headlamp in which a light source unit in a lamp body is tiltably supported by an aiming mechanism and aiming is carried out by turning a bevel gear of an aiming screw provided outside the lamp body. The bevel gear is covered by a synthetic resin cap, and t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140758 | Mechanism for deflecting headlamp optical axis without speed reduction gears A mechanism for deflecting a headlamp optical axis comprises a connecting lever, a bracket, a stepping motor, a front end plate, and a traveling block. The bracket is attached to an outside frame constituting an automotive vehicle body, and the stepping motor is att... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121706 | Vehicle headlamp unit In an actuator of a vehicle headlamp unit for deflecting a direction or a range of illumination, a step-like rib for supporting a printed circuit board is formed at an inner side of a peripheral edge portion of a resin molded casing, and an opposed rib is formed at ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118259 | Adjuster and adjuster assembly An adjuster having a housing or lamp housing with an adjuster portion, a gear positioned inside the housing or adjuster portion, a control rod engaged to the gear and extending from the housing or adjuster portion, and at least one tang outside the housing or adjust... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114835 | Headlamp adjuster A headlamp adjuster is provided for use and access from the front of a headlamp assembly on which it is installed. The adjuster includes an input shaft and an output screw in substantially parallel, spaced arrangement. A gear train drivingly connects inner ends of t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7090384 | Headlamp adjuster with expandable member for accommodating retraction of an adjuster output member A headlamp adjuster which includes a housing, an expandable member on the housing, and an adjuster member which is extendable and retractable relative to the housing. One end of the adjuster member is engageable with a reflector of a headlamp assembly, and the other... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7066632 | Adjuster for headlamp assembly A lightweight and compact headlamp adjuster is constructed primarily from plastic materials. The adjuster may include a VHAD that is non-recalibratable after the headlamp aim is factory set. The adjuster includes an input shaft that engages a gear located within a h... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052164 | Gear screw adjuster A headlamp assembly including a simplified adjusting mechanism for adjusting the aim of the headlamp. The mechanism includes a gear screw that is snap fit into the headlamp housing with or without an adjuster housing. The gear screw has an O-ring in radial compressi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052165 | Vehicle headlight assembly An automotive headlight assembly includes a concave parabolic reflector having a focal axis and a focal point on the axis spaced from the reflector surface. A halogen light source is mounted on an elongated tubular conduit that is oriented on the focal axis of the p... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051986 | Spindle and worm drive for adjusting devices in motor vehicles A spindle and worm drive for adjusting devices, especially seat adjustment devices, window lifters and sliding roofs, in motor vehicles. The drive includes a fixed spindle or relatively fixed toothed rack which is secured to one of relatively two moving parts and ge... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040788 | Headlamp adjuster A headlamp adjuster and a headlamp adjustment assembly have a fixed annular boss, a shaft axially moveable through the boss, and a gear having a thread engagement with a threaded portion of the shaft. A cap is non-rotatably engaged with the shaft and the boss. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033053 | High/low beam adjuster bracket assembly The subject invention relates to automotive head lamp assemblies with a low beam unit and a high beam unit. In an exemplary embodiment, the low beam unit and high beam unit is connected to one another by an adjuster bracket. The adjuster bracket allows for two ball ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014254 | Fastening device for a component installed in a depression in an automotive body part A fastening device is provided for a component which is installed in a depression in an automotive body part, insertable into the depression from the outside via an inclined assembly position, and lockable in an operating position in the depression by a pivoting mov... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004607 | Motorized lamp adjuster A motorized adjuster for adjusting the aim of a lamp having a housing, motor, and control rod. The control rod passes through the motor. An anti-rotation gear is positioned inside the housing. The control rod passes through the gear. A flex point is positioned insid... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6979109 | Sliding adjuster A sliding adjuster includes a base housing with a slide positioned at least partially therein. The base housing includes mounting tabs so that the adjuster can be secured to the back of a headlamp assembly support frame. The base housing includes channels along its ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6969184 | Adjustable headlight The present invention relates to a vehicle headlight assembly having a lamp housing that is pivotally mounted to the vehicle body. One embodiment of the invention includes a lamp housing that is pivotally mounted to the vehicle body and includes a threaded aperture ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6951412 | VOA pivot stud assembly The present invention comprises a pivot stud with an axis of rotation in the horizontal plane for use within a visual optical aim light assembly. The axis of rotation of the pivot stud defines an axis of rotation about which the light assembly may be rotated so as t... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6926431 | Vehicular mirror assembly incorporating multifunctional illumination source The invention relates to an external rearview mirror having an illumination source capable of illuminating various portions of an vehicle and the surrounding area depending upon the operational status of the vehicle. The illumination source is adjustable to selectiv... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923562 | Headlight assembly having vertical headlamp adjuster A vertically adjustable headlight assembly having a headlight housing, a reflector positioned within the housing and an adjuster mechanism including a channel and an adjustment member. An end of the adjustment member is accessible outside of the housing and the othe... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918687 | Leveling apparatus for vehicle headlamp A leveling apparatus for a vehicle headlamp has a case body, a motor disposed within the case body, a worm wheel supported by the case body rotatably but unmovably in the longitudinal direction and rotated by the motor and a shaft screwed into the worm wheel. The sh... | 07/19/2005 |
