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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 |
| 7083442 | PC card connector assembly A PC card connector assembly which is capable of performing highly secure card connections, enables simultaneous use of a smart card, and is interchangeable with existing PC card connector assemblies. The PC card connector assembly includes an insulative housing hav... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6881079 | Technique for providing power to a completion used in a subterranean environment A splicing system that accommodates the splicing of tubing having internal power cable. The splice system is amenable to use in subterranean environments where sections of continuous tubing are spliced along with the splicing of internal power cable. The splice tech... | 04/19/2005 |
| 4249813 | Fixture for electronic flash A fixture for an electronic flash includes a connection terminal which enables a synchronized flashlight illumination and another connection terminal which is used to transmit an electrical signal to a camera which is indicative of the completion of a cha... | 02/10/1981 |
