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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 |
| 7938662 | Seals and methods for sealing coaxial cable connectors and terminals Methods of connecting a coaxial connector and a terminal include providing a coaxial connector with a coupler, the coupler having a seal member in contacting relationship with the coupler such that the seal member is coaxial with the coupler about a longitudinal axi... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7803004 | Airtight electrical socket A water and/or airtight electrical socket for portable electronic devices includes sealing elements that are shaped like an arc, and arranged to seal only a portion of the perimeter of the socket-plug interface. When this arc element experiences pressure, it will me... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7431602 | Electrical connector An electrical connector device can be formed to be substantially fluid tight. This device can comprise a body having teeth and an optional insert having two sides with at least two sets of teeth wherein a first set of teeth is disposed on a first side of the insert,... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7370413 | Method of making an electrical connector An electrical connector has a hard base part forming at least one rearwardly and forwardly open seat and formed with a transverse passage extending across the seat generally at the rear seat end, a respective contact in the seat having a front end and a rear end, a ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367838 | Intermediate connector In an electrical connector adapted to be interposed between two connection objects to electrically connect the connection objects to each other, a flexible conductive film, mounted on a base member, includes a flexible insulating film having an outer surface and an ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354307 | End connector for coaxial cable A connector for attaching a cable to a terminal includes a connector body with a hex head fastener rotatably attached at one end of the body. A compressible gasket or clamp sleeve is positioned along the connector body for engaging and sealing about a portion of the... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7318739 | Connector A lock projection (12) is formed on a wall portion (6) of one connector (2), and a lock receiving portion (30) for the lock projection (12) is provided at an elastic wall portion (20) of the other connector (3). The c... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7270556 | Waterproof connector A waterproof connector has a housing formed with holding portions capable of holding terminal fittings, and formed at one end with a fitting hole into which electric wires connected to the held terminal fittings are inserted; a waterproof plug having first electric ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264494 | Electrical connector and socket assemblies An electrical connector assembly for a cable having a plurality of insulated conductors comprises a body having a respective recess for receiving a terminating pin each of the conductors. A respective spigot sealingly engages within each of the recesses and has a pa... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264510 | Latching medical patient parameter safety connector and method The present invention is directed to a socket connector to couple electrical plugs to sockets mounted on circuit boards or cable ends. The socket connector includes a socket that receives an electrical plug and a socket silo. The silo may contain a beveled outer sur... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258566 | Latching medical patient parameter safety connector and method The present invention is directed to a socket connector to couple electrical plugs to sockets mounted on circuit boards or cable ends. The socket connector includes a socket that receives an electrical plug and a socket silo. The silo may contain a beveled outer sur... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244133 | Electrical plug-and-socket connector A connector includes two housings, a chamber block, and a seal. Passages arranged in a configuration extend through first housing top wall into first housing. Chamber block has chambers arranged in the configuration. Seal has openings arranged in the configuration a... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241165 | Electrical connector for flat cables and contact element therefor A sectional electrical connector for flat cables includes separable lower and upper horizontal sections formed from a relatively hard synthetic plastic material, at least one electrical contact having a horizontal bus bar portion mounted in the lower section, and a ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229313 | Electrical connector device An electrical connector device includes a housing defining holes for insertion of wires from different sources but of the same type, e.g. ground wires. The device includes a plurality of first retaining clips, each one being electrically connected to every other fir... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7214075 | Portable memory device with waterproof structure A portable memory device (1) includes a memory unit, a USB mating port (20) electrically connecting with the memory unit, a protective case (30) detachably mated with the USB mating port and a plastic waterproof member (32) secured in the... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210962 | Waterproof connector A waterproof connector (100) receives female connection terminals (17) connected respectively to one ends of wires (21), and can be fitted to a mating connector (150) to be electrically connected thereto. The waterproof connector (100 | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207820 | Connecting assembly for a cable and method of connecting a cable A connecting assembly has a first connector with a first connector part, a second connector with a second connector part, and a sealing assembly. The first and second connector parts are joinable to place the first and second connectors into a joined operative state... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204709 | Cable connector for welder or wire feeder A cable coupler on a welder housing or wire feeder for conveniently connecting a cable to said welding housing or wire feeder. The cable coupler includes a coupler having a coupling jacket which contains an electrical coupling cavity having one or more one electrica... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204711 | Lamp socket The present invention provides a lamp socket having a socket body with a lamp receiving portion and a back portion divided by a partition. The back side of the partition has a shelf and a recessed portion that extends inwardly relative to the shelf. The lamp socket ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198502 | Latching medical patient parameter safety connector and method The present invention is directed to a socket connector to couple electrical plugs to sockets mounted on circuit boards or cable ends. The socket connector includes a socket that receives an electrical plug and a socket silo. The silo may contain a beveled outer sur... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192303 | Quick connect device for electrical fixtures A device for connecting and supporting electrical fixtures includes a male electrical plug, a mating female electrical socket and a releasable latch assembly for both holding the plug in the socket and mechanically mounting the fixture on a supporting surface or an ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7179113 | Latching medical patient parameter safety connector and method The present invention is directed to a socket connector to couple electrical plugs to sockets mounted on circuit boards or cable ends. The socket connector includes a socket that receives an electrical plug and a socket silo. The silo may contain a beveled outer sur... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168744 | Fastening structure for use at low temperature A first flange and a second flange are superposed and fastened with a bolt and a nut in a fastening operation, to implement a fastening structure used at temperature lower than atmospheric temperature for the fastening operation. Assuming that the first flange has a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160139 | Contact assembly A contact assembly (11) for providing electricity to an electroluminescent display (12) that is mounted on an outer face of a carrier plate (10). The contact assembly includes contact pads (16) on the outer face of the carrier plate and a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147504 | Lever-fitting type connector In a lever-fitting type connector, a moving plate is accommodated in a hood part of the male connector housing. The moving plate includes a plurality of temporary engagement parts that can be slidably and temporarily engaged with the male connector housing. These te... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144268 | Latching medical patient parameter safety connector and method The present invention is directed to a socket connector to couple electrical plugs to sockets mounted on circuit boards or cable ends. The socket connector includes a socket that receives an electrical plug and a socket silo. The silo may contain a beveled outer sur... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7117590 | Latching medical patient parameter safety connector and method The present invention is directed to a socket connector to couple electrical plugs to sockets mounted on circuit boards or cable ends. The socket connector includes a socket that receives an electrical plug and a socket silo. The silo may contain a beveled outer sur... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118414 | Computer input/output connector assembly A computer input/output connector assembly which uses connector port holders that can easily be snapped into a metal retaining bracket. In one preferred embodiment, the bracket of the present invention is mounted on the front of a personal computer tower. Connected ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104840 | Electrical connector A connector has a pair of male and female connector housings 13, 48. The male connector housing 13 has an inner housing 15 that receives a looseness protecting wedge ring 42 having a tapered rear end surface 43a. The inner h... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7087838 | Cable sealing for a plug connector A plug connector includes a housing, a through-opening for a cable, and a seal adapted to seal in the area of the through-opening. A pressure plate is provided for compressing the seal between the pressure plate and a mating face in the housing, wherby part of the s... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7070449 | Connector and manufacturing method of the same A connector of the invention includes a housing including a terminal fitting, which is made by resin molding; and a ring-like seal member made of rubber, which bonded by molding around a circumference of the terminal fitting so that sealing is steadily performed bet... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070458 | Spring-loaded contact connector The present invention relates to a spring-loaded contact connector comprising two joinable connector members of which at least a first connector member comprises a plurality of spring-loaded contact pins that are supported in an axially displaceable manner in the co... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7052301 | Lamp socket The present invention provides a lamp socket having a socket body with a lamp receiving portion and a back portion divided by a partition. The back side of the partition has a shelf and a recessed portion that extends inwardly relative to the shelf. The lamp socket ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7033216 | Watertight connector A one-piece rubber plug (30) of the hybrid type is mounted at a rear side of a female housing (20). Wire insertion holes (32) of the rubber plug (30) include large-diameter portions (34) and small-diameter portions (33). The... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7011539 | Seal for an electrical connector A connector (10) has a body (12) with an outwardly projecting flange spaced rearward from the front end (14) of the body (12). Wide mounting slots (36) extend through the flange (32). A seal (40) has a frame-shaped bo... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6939160 | EMT rain-tight compression fittings A connector assembly includes a nut, a first member, a second member, and a third member. The connector assembly is used for coupling a conduit to an electrical device that includes a body having an end with an outer edge and a threaded exterior surface. The nut inc... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929403 | Small form-factor pluggable bail latch An optical module having a latching mechanism to allow the module to be latched to a cage of a host system is disclosed. The latching mechanism includes a latch boss that can be engaged by a latch attached to the host cage to capture the module. The latching mechani... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6929509 | Method and device for sealing off channels of electric connectors A method and a device for sealing off one or more channels formed in an electric connector places a plug in a channel using a plug support receiving the plug from a plug feeder, and a guide and thruster for transferring the plug from the plug support through the gui... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923728 | Golf club face impact alignment device A golf club face impact alignment device includes a light emitting unit and a light sensing unit. The light emitting unit includes a first light emitting device, a second light emitting device, a power source and an emitting case. The first and second light emitting... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6835088 | EMT rain-tight compression fittings A connector assembly includes a nut, a first member, a second member, and a third member. The connector assembly is used for coupling a conduit to an electrical device that includes a body having an end with an outer edge and a threaded exterior surface. The nut inc... | 12/28/2004 |
