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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 |
| 7549885 | Composite general purpose rectangular connector An electrical connector assembly is disclosed that includes a receptacle connector and plug connector. The receptacle connector includes a receptacle housing having a top surface and a bottom surface, a support plate, spacers configured to retain the support plate a... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7214094 | Twist mount wiring receiver A wiring receiver (10) that may be mounted on a towing vehicle without the use of tools. The receiver (10) broadly comprises a plurality of terminals (22) for transferring signals from the towing vehicle to a towed vehicle, a main body (20 | 05/08/2007 |
| 7172447 | Subsea gang connector system A subsea connector system is used to connect internally mounted couplers to provide sealed conduits for subsea operations. The system has a removable (outboard) connector and a fixed (inboard) connector each with a housing having special geometric properties that fa... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156681 | Plug attaching mechanism Apparatus to hang a portable audio equipment that outputs audio signals from the user's neck includes a plug shell provided with a connecting terminal fixed to the inside of a cylindrical plug cover through a sleeve formed of an elastic member. A projecting portion ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7086886 | Reinforced locking connector A locking connector system includes a first body having a rotatable collar mounted thereon and a second body configured to mate with the first body, including one or more components configured to control the breakaway force of the first and second bodies. The first ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7081024 | Electrical connector system and method involving positive mating and flex release A system and method for providing an electrical and mechanical connection. The electrical connector includes a plug having a housing, a key attached to the housing, the key is configured to mate with a key slot located on a mating receptor, a groove running along an... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7029303 | Hermaphroditic handle socket assembly and pin assembly A electrical cable assembly with hermaphroditic coupling with a high current rating, is disclosed. The electrical cable assembly with hermaphroditic coupling includes a pin contact terminal in a first coupling sleeve and a hyperboloid socket terminal in a second cou... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6997731 | Hermaphrodite connector A seismic cable coupling comprising connector body, a coupling ring is rotatably mounted on the connector body. The coupling ring includes a ring body having a first longitudinal projection and a second longitudinal projection, the first longitudinal projection havi... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6503099 | Quick connect device for electrical fixture A ceiling fan or light fixture is provided with a sliding support member that slides horizontally into a support channel attached to a ceiling box. An electrical plug and receptacle attached to the two support members automatically mate as the two support... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6146191 | Ceiling fan with easy installation features The invention relates to the field of ceiling fans and includes a first plate (16) attached to a ceiling junction box and a plug plate (42) to be rotatably joined to the first plate and fixed in a final position by locking screws (70) that pass through ap... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6099329 | Retractable coaxial jack A retractable coaxial jack (14) includes a base (52) slidably positioned within a PC card (12) or other electrical apparatus. Projecting from the front face (89) of the base (52) is a tubular insulator (90) that encircles a conductive socket (92). The soc... | 08/08/2000 |
| 4632594 | Coupling apparatus Means for coupling together two assemblies wherein the first assembly has an end wall formed by a first apertured plate, and the second assembly includes an end wall to which is secured a rotatable end plate. The rotatable end plate carries clamping means... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4619491 | Electric connector with pull-out plug Connector characterized in that the base comprises a locking device (15) designed to retain the edge of the bolt of the plug, this locking device (15) withdrawing under the action of an axial opening force of the connector, which force is transmitted to t... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4552427 | Self-locking connector A self-locking connector is disclosed in which locking of the mating halves of the connector is achieved near or at complete mating of the connector. The locking mechanism comprises a cylindrical locking ring mounted in front of a detent ring which rotate... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4531800 | Protector device for electrical outlets This invention consists of a device attachable to an electrical outlet and wall socket which will prevent babies and small children from pulling out the plug, inserting their fingers or other objects into the socket and onto the plug where they might rece... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4453794 | Fuse holder, especially fuse holder for electrical devices The fuse holder contains a socket and a head member which is loosely seated in the socket by means of a quick release closure, such as a bayonet connection and can be removed along the lengthwise axis of the fuse holder. Seated in the socket at its closed... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4359255 | Coupling ring having detent means This invention is an electrical connector assembly that prevents unwanted decoupling when this connector assembly is connected to another connector assembly. The first connector assembly is characterized by at least one resiliently deflectable and rearwar... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4339165 | Connector protective device and connector provided with such a protective device A device for protecting contact elements of a connector having two ends, made up of an inner and outer disk mounted to support cylinders placed in front of the contact face of each end, and pierced with openings. The openings on the outer disk are normall... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4204740 | Connector coupling ring retainer apparatus and electrical connector assembly retaining means This invention relates to an electrical connector assembly including apparatus for securing a metallic coupling ring on a connector body or shell. A metallic retaining ring is secured into the rear of the coupling ring bore through the interaction of an a... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4146288 | Bayonet connector coupling arrangement A coupling arrangement for mating electrical or optical connector subassemblies in which opposing coupling members are secured by a bayonet arrangement about their outer perimeters. Resilient (spring) fingers on at least one coupling member engage bayonet... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4037902 | Hermaphroditic multiple connector plug An improved hermaphroditic multiple connector plug having a front or mating end, and a back or cable end, comprising a cylindrical body having a contact assembly, including means to support a plurality of electrical contacts. The contact assembly surround... | 07/26/1977 |
