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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 |
| 7284734 | Hanger A hanger comprising a base having a supported surface adapted to be positioned along a generally vertical surface, and an elongate peg having one end mounted on the base with a portion of the peg projecting from an outer surface of the base opposite its supported su... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7234886 | Fastening arrangement for detachably interconnecting punched documents The present invention provides improvements in paper fastening to enable a user to remove a desired portion of papers from a fastened stack of papers without having to unnecessarily detach unwanted papers in the stack from the prongs of the fastener. The improved pa... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7207740 | Stacked paper fastener A paper fastener has a base piece with a pair of prongs which may be passed through a pair of keyed slots in a top piece and latched to the top piece to hold stacked papers together. Two latching covers hingedly extend from ends of the top piece. The prongs are fold... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7025381 | Report folder A report cover (10) is disclosed which can be used with a report (12) bound by a flexible comb binding (14). An insert (20) is bound with the report (12) in the flexible comb binding (14). The insert (20) is then fit ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6964433 | Reinforcement member for albums A photo album is disclosed having a cover, a fastener threaded through the cover, and a reinforcement member positioned between the fastener and the cover. The reinforcement member is preferably made of plastic, and more preferably made of rigid plastic. ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6964537 | Single sheet report cover with slide bar A single sheet report cover is folded to create a top cover sheet, a bottom cover sheet, a narrow binding margin panel extending a short distance from a spine fold, and a return panel folded under the binding margin panel at a return fold. An elongated document bind... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6565277 | Paper fastener having folded and shielded side edges A paper fastener includes a base having two end legs for engaging through sheet materials to be clamped and having two side panels bent relative to the base and two outer flanges folded relative to the side panels and shielded by the side panels. A bar in... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6409447 | Bookbinding signature comb and spine device A method of binding folded signature sections together into a book comprised of a signature comb element having teeth which are inserted through perforations in the fold of the signatures and the teeth having tabs which secure the signature comb in slots ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6394685 | Structure of a paper binder A paper binder includes a binding plate formed with two portions which are bent inwardly into a bottom side of the binding plate for obviating sharp edge which could injure a user, a central portion of the binding plate being pressed to form a recessed po... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6190298 | Manufacture of file folders A method of manufacturing a file folder includes the steps of displacing a predetermined length of a flexible material in a feed direction and forming a pair of spaced apertures in the material. The method further includes the steps of inserting a prong o... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6129475 | Filing of documents A filing arrangement includes a folder. A pair of filing prongs are fixed to the folder to be received through openings defined in sheets to be filed in the folder. A base member is fastened to an inner surface of the folder. A pair of flexible, elongate ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6024508 | Folio having flip-over pad A folio having a flip-over pad is disclosed. The folio has a front cover, a back cover, and, attached to the back cover, a pad holder into which a note pad or pad of paper may be inserted. The pad holder is configured such that the note pad can be stored ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6007265 | Spur eyelet fastener with uniform circular base for securing ring binder mechanism A fastener (30) for fastening a paper retaining binder mechanism (18) to the spine (16) of a binder (10) and remaining entirely concealed from an outer surface of the binder. The fastener includes a circular anchor plate (38) and a vertically extending at... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5967556 | Method and system for generating, storing and managing records A method and system for generating, inventorying, storing and managing records and record forms is disclosed. The record management system and method utilizes a system record generator which generates a plurality of policies, record forms and the like in ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5862579 | File fastener method of manufacture A method of manufacturing a file fastener from a flat metal strip having top and bottom surfaces with narrow side surfaces therebetween, includes providing an elongate body portion. A prong extends from each end of the body portion, with at least the side... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5785444 | Fastener A fastener for binding documents having binding holes includes a fastening band and a back cover having binding holes. A layer of adhesive on one surface of the back cover is covered with a peel-off paper. The fastening band is inserted through the bindin... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5674021 | Cover for holding transcript and exhibit pages and method of making same A cover for holding multiple pages containing transcribed oral testimony and exhibits mentioned in those transcript pages. The cover comprises front, center and back panels that are joined by means of hinges. The front panel is arranged to swing from a st... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5667322 | Binder and folder combination A folder for use with a metal binder having an elongate body portion and a prong extending from each end thereof includes a front cover sheet. A rear cover sheet is pivotally connected to the front cover sheet and has a pair of spaced openings defined the... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5641234 | File fastener A file fastener, which is of a flat metal strip having top and bottom surfaces with narrow side surfaces therebetween, includes an elongate body portion. A prong extends from each end of the body portion, with at least the side surfaces of the prongs havi... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5566566 | Method of making a paper clip The method of making a paper clip to secure a plurality of sheets of paper together which are located in a stacked relationship. The paper clip produced by the method of this invention comprises a rigid sheet material metallic or composite body which is b... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5425592 | Hinge binder device Disclosed herein is a hinge binder device for retaining paper goods and the like. The device includes an anchoring member having leg portions for retaining the goods and a locking member for releaseably locking the leg portions. The locking member include... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5364199 | Sheet fastener hinge device A sheet fastener hinge device to removably hinge a second cumulative stack of flexible sheets to a first cumulative stack of flexible sheets. A first elongated panel has a pair of spaced holes or an elongated slot to receive the prongs of a first sheet fa... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5338126 | Hinge binder device Disclosed herein is a hinge binder device for retaining paper goods and the like. The device includes an anchoring member for retaining the goods a locking member for releasably locking the anchoring means. The locking member includes a support member, a ... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5292204 | Paper binder A paper binder comprises a pair of prongs, an anchor formation at one end of each prong, and a head, the anchor formations being embedded in the head. The invention extends to a method of manufacturing a paper binder, which includes the steps of providing... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5213433 | Dual purpose file A cardboard blank has a plurality of fold lines dividing the blank into section for folding into a loose leaf folder or a box file. The fold lines define two cover sections between which there is a spine portion having multiple spine fold lines defining a... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5011318 | Paper binding fastener A paper binding fastener for use with a conventional prong type fastener includes a rectangular strip of a deformable material which has elongated tab portions at opposite sides thereof. The rectangular strip has a pair of parallel fold lines which allow ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4993861 | File folder and method of manufacture A file folder and fastener combination wherein the folder has a major flap along one edge of the folder and a pair of spaced, colinearly aligned, elongated minor flaps formed in said folder or major flap and separated by a medial portion of the folder or ... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4950097 | File folder and method of manufacture A file folder and fastener combination wherein the folder has a pair of spaced, colinearly aligned, elongated slots separated by a medial portion of the folder and the fastener has a central body portion overlying and attached to the medial portion of the... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4866971 | Method of manufacturing pronged skirt clip A clip and process for its manufacture includes feeding a strip into a cutting and bending machine. The strip is formed into blanks such that one end of the blank has two prongs. The border of the area between the prongs on the first end matches the outli... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4786200 | Binder strip for binding loose perforated leaves A binder strip for binding loose leaves having perforations therein through which flexible wires can be inserted. The binder strip comprises a substantially U-shaped rail having holes in its bottom surface for the passage of said wires, and the rail is pr... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4749427 | Method of binding and reinforcing loose leaf sheets Method of binding loose leaf sheets together having multiple superposed punched holes while reinforcing the holes including providing a binding element having a tab portion and an elongated strip portion, affixing the tab portion to a face portion of one ... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4688415 | Method of manufacturing metal fasteners A metal fastener for a report folder and the method of manufacturing same comprising the steps of forming the fastener head, forming a single prong portion extending from the periphery of the head, and lancing the prong portion to form two separate prongs... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4674906 | Bookbinding strips and method of binding books A first plastic strip has longitudinally spaced studs each of which can be bent over at a 90° angle. A second strip has holes through which the studs fit and grooves which receive and secure the bent over studs. Paper punched to receive the studs is clam... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4635411 | Construction panel system The disclosure relates to a construction panel system for the erection of doll and play houses, mazes, etc., and comprises a series of connected rectangular panels of approximately the same size connected together so that each panel can be rotated with re... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4620812 | Super fastener A fastener for securing files of paper, documents, and the like that consists of a base having two side sheet retainers and two additional center sheet retainers. A keeper therefore has three equally spaced perforations through which the sheet retainers p... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4571107 | Corner cover for use in binding A corner cover for use in binding comprises a sheet member of a rectangle having shorter sides and longer sides. The longer sides are about over two times longer than the shorter sides. The sheet member is provided with a hold line which is positioned on ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4519504 | Wicket bag packet A wicket bag packet for use in conjunction with automatic and semi-automatic packaging apparatus comprises a stack of flattened flexible packaging bags, each of the bags having an open end and having wicket holes adjacent to the open end, and a wicket inc... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4433929 | Recyclable paper binding means A fastener member to hold sheets of paper in a stack and ultimately be recycled at the same time the paper stacks are recycled. The fastener comprises a rolled material which is tightly bound to itself to produce a rigid shank for use as a fastening membe... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4300848 | Binder for paper sheets with pre-formed holes A device is provided for binding together sheets of paper formed with two or more spaced holes and attaching the same to a folder or the like. The binder preferably is injection molded of a semi-flexible material and is formed with a flat backing plate an... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4285104 | Fastener device A fastener device including a flexible resilient base member of foam-like material having an upper side and a lower side, a prong member having a central portion and outer end portions, an overlay member covering the central portion of the prong member wi... | 08/25/1981 |
