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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 |
| 7234873 | Rolling-contact bearing containing solid lubricant therein A cage, rollers and solid lubricant are all formed integrally into a complete unitary molding with using difference in thermal expansion in a mold. Assembling the complete unitary molding into the race in the rolling-contact bearing is made easier. The complete unit... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7182520 | Full type tapered roller bearing A bearing assembly includes a full type tapered roller bearing and a roller presser which prevents separation of the rollers not only during transportation but while the outer ring is not mounted. The roller presser includes a ring member, and a plurality of arms ex... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7159316 | Method of manufacturing a modular corner assembly A module corner assembly wherein a wheel hub is permanently attached to a knuckle and various surfaces on the wheel hub and knuckle are machined in a same fixture utilized in holding the knuckle to deform an end on the wheel hub against a cone of a bearing. When a r... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7117599 | Method of manufacturing a corner assembly A knuckle (16) for a corner assembly (10, 210, 310) wherein a cylindrical body (18) has an outboard race (39) and an inboard race (45) located therein for correspondingly receiving a first roller assembly (52) and a second r... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6957728 | Pulley apparatus with built-in roller clutch and the assembly method thereof The axial displacement of the clutch retainer 28 of the roller clutch 10 is prevented. And, part of the clutch retainer 28 is prevented from rubbing the portion which rotates together with the follower pulley 7 to suppress the heat genera... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6554481 | Compressor bearings A compressor bearing assembly for use in a compressor comprises an anti-friction rotation bearing and a compressor component. The anti-friction rotation bearing, has a first and second side. The compressor component has a bearing press fitting hole. The b... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6386764 | Bearing unitized for handling A single row tapered roller bearing enables an axle shaft to rotate in an axle housing and further confines the shaft axially with respect to the housing. The bearing includes a cup that is fitted into the housing and a cone that is fitted around a bearin... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6176623 | Flange piloted drawn inverted roller bearing A roller bearing comprises a cylindrical inner race having axial ends folded over an outside surface thereof. A cylindrical roller cage, having a plurality of axially disposed roller pockets with roller retainer bars at radially outer edges thereof, is sl... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6019518 | Cylindrical roller bearing A cylindrical roller bearing is disclosed. Roller insertion slots are closed without forming a screw hole, but the closing of the insertion slot is firm, and the aesthetic appearance of the bearing is very perfect. Rollers 4 are inserted into operating ch... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5567059 | Window cage To provide good cage guidance in a window cage for a preferable flangeless spherical roller bearing in order that the bearing might achieve higher loads, the cage includes two annular axially spaced apart ribs and transverse ribs that extend between the a... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5518093 | Overrunning clutch assembly An overrunning clutch assembly inserted between a rotary driving element and a rotary driven element and comprising a locking element overrunning clutch and a radial rolling bearing arranged adjacent to each other with a gap therebetween, an axial securin... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5516215 | Roller-bearing cage A roller-bearing cage prevents bearing rollers from falling out of the cage when the outer ring of the bearing is away from the cage, for example, when the outer ring is removed, the cage is removed or the cage is swung out from the outer ring. The roller... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5501533 | Roller bearing assembly having improved axial retention and angular clocking A roller bearing assembly having an inner raceway member and an outer raceway member defining an inner raceway bearing surface and an outer raceway bearing surface spaced from one another. Both members are preferably annular and have a bearing cage member... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5343991 | Roller element overrunning clutch A overrunning clutch having a lateral rolling bearing, wherein clamping elements (21) and rolling elements (23) are carried in respective separate cages (22 and 24) between an inner ring (15) and an outer ring (16). The rings are provided with tracks (17,... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5297509 | Rocker arm assembly Two bearing cups are rigidly mounted on side portions of a rocker arm and extend over respective arms of a bearing support member. Rolling members within an annulus formed between the bearing cups and the bearing support member permit the rocker arm to os... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5284285 | Bearing assembly and web feed device incorporating same A relatively low cost, low friction plastic needle bearing assembly uses a unitary plastic circular member with multiple frangibly attached substantially cylindrical needles axially inserted into a cover. A plastic needle separator housing element provide... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5259677 | Axially restrained and balanced eccentric bearing A bearing assembly is mounted on an eccentric sleeve having a bore for receiving a rotatable shaft. After the bearing assembly is mounted on the eccentric sleeve, a counterweight lobe is mounted on the eccentric sleeve, abutting the bearing assembly, to c... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5230571 | Caster bearing assembly A bearing assembly comprising a roller mechanism and a cage member. The roller mechanism includes a plurality of roller members and a plurality of frangible connector links for initially connecting each roller member to an adjacent roller member. The roll... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5226739 | Integral retainer and bearing assembly A retainer and bearing assembly in which the bearing members are formed as an integral component of, and are initially connected to the retainer, for separation upon assembly or use.... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5211486 | Cage for roller bearing The invention refers to a roller bearing (10) with curved race track and roller profiles, whereby the radius of curvature is substantially bigger than the biggest distance between the center axes of the race tracks and their envelope surfaces, and having ... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5195475 | Rocker arm assembly A bearing support member, mountable about a support stud, has two support arms extending toward side walls of a rocker arm. A bearing cup is rigidly mounted on each respective side wall and extends over the respective arm of the bearing support member, pr... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5184899 | Needle roller bearing having two-piece roller retainer A needle roller bearing of a type empolying a generally cylindrical needle roller retainer of two-piece construction for supporting a plurality of needle rollers. The roller retainer is comprised of retainer segments each having opposite side edges. The r... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5129495 | Dual roller clutch assembly with assembly integrity assurance A dual roller clutch assembly with cages and cam races that cooperate to assure both that the cages are properly installed to the cam races and that the cam races are properly assembled relative to each other. The same structure also retains the cam races... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5104239 | In situ replaceable bearing A bearing and a method for extending the life of such bearing is disclosed. The bearing is shown to include an inner ring having first and second race channels, wherein each race channel defines first and second raceways adapted for contact with loaded ro... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5096310 | Rolling bearing with separated bearing ring A rolling bearing having separated bearing ring having held together by a dimensionally stable holding ring tightly fit over the ends of the ring halves. The axial holding of the ring halves is effected by a row of snap elements distributed about the circ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5078243 | One-way clutch A one-way clutch of the unitary bearing type comprises a bearing portion in which one of an inner race and an outer race is axially extended relative to the other of the inner race and the outer race, and a one-way clutch portion fitted to the extended po... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5074393 | Clutch-bearing assembly An integral assembly according to the present invention has a bearing for rotatably supporting a rotary shaft and a one-way clutch for transmitting the rotation of the rotary shaft in one direction only. These members have a single common inner ring. The ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5074680 | Angular contact bearings and method for making the same Pretensioned, two-row, angular-contact bearing, consisting of one-piece bearing rings with rolling elements between them, resting against flanges on at least one of the bearing rings, characterized in that the wall thickness of one bearing ring (1) is rel... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5068943 | Dual wheel tilted axle caster with an integral retainer and bearing assembly A dual wheel tilted axle caster in which the bearing members are formed as an integral component of, and are initially connected to the retainer, for separation upon assembly or use.... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5044788 | Grooved mounting for bearing separator A bearing apparatus includes a race, the race being tubular and having first and second axial ends. One of the axial ends having a restrainer. A separator having first and second annular rims is interconnected by separator bars being annularly spaced apar... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5039230 | Roller bearing A two piece split bearing assembly is provided and consists of an outer race ring, an inner race ring and a plurality of antifriction elements all split in half. A male V-groove is formed on each end of one half of the outer race ring and the inner race r... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4993849 | Radial rolling bearing A radial rolling bearing with an outer race ring having at least one radial flange which engages in a peripheral groove of a cage in which rolling elements arranged in pockets are lodged, characterized in that the radial flange delimits an opening through... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4955732 | Unitary, axially self-locating needle bearing A unitary, axially self-locating needle bearing which may be of the drawn shell type has an inner race having a crimped flange projecting radially outwardly from the inner race, an outer race having a flange projecting radially inwardly at either end of t... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4900166 | Taper roller bearings for vehicle wheels A taper roller bearing for a non-driven wheel of a vehicle has the annular cup member, which provides its outer raceway, formed with an axial extension over which the rim member of the wheel can be slipped to support and locate the rim while it is being e... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4893948 | Device for bearing mounting mechanism A device for mounting a bearing having an inner ring with a conical bore on a bearing seat having a conical clamping sleeve which, on the side of its large diameter, projects axially beyond the inner ring, comprising a spacer (12) positionable loosely on ... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4887918 | Drawn cup roller bearing A drawn cup roller bearing consisting of an annular outer ring and a plurality of rollers assembled therewith is provided, wherein said annular outer ring has at each of its axially opposite ends, an inside integral flange with an inwardly projecting roll... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4824265 | Cage for tapered roller bearing A tapered roller bearing has its rollers guided between radially outwardly projecting lips at the small side and large side of the bearing inner ring. A cage for the bearing includes webs for separating adjacent rollers and includes a small side ring, wit... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4722617 | Ball bearing assembly The ball bearing assembly includes an outer race, an inner race, and a ball cage. The cage is molded of a resilient plastic material and has features located on one rim which retains the outer race and inner race in the assembly.... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4720964 | Mower A mower having a plurality of rotary cutting elements each of which is provided with at least one cutting tool. At least one of the rotary cutting element is driven by a transmission means housed in a housing located under the rotary cutting element. The ... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4708498 | Locally pre-stressed rolling bearing for mounting on a shaft in a lateral direction A roller bearing assembly having an outer case (1) which contains an elastically yieldable sleeve 2 in which is enclosed a thin elastically yieldable ring 3 whose inner surface acts as a raceway for rollers or needles (6) carried by the cage (7). The elas... | 11/24/1987 |
