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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 |
| 7494377 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes a plurality of contacts, and an outer shell having a cavity formed therein. The cavity extends between a loading end and a mating end of the outer shell, and the mating end is configured to join with a mating connector. A front diele... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7351117 | Electrical connector assembly having pre-staging and final staging contact configurations An electrical connector assembly for a refrigerator door is disclosed. The connector assembly includes a substantially cylindrical plug subassembly and a substantially cylindrical receptacle subassembly that are mateably connectable with one another. Either one or b... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7292022 | Current detection resistor, mounting structure thereof and method of measuring effective inductance A mounting structure for current detection resistor device has a feature that voltage detection terminal wiring is configured so as to extend along a current path in the resistor body first, and then, to bend at right angles to the current path, while maintaining el... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7264505 | Double engaged connector A double locking connector includes: a connector housing; a double locking member inserted into the connector housing for locking terminals; operational members disposed on the double locking member and exposed outside of the connector housing; slidably engaged memb... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7244147 | Transformer for quadraxial coaxial structures A connector equipped with an insulant comprising four channels. Each channel is able to receive at the location of a rear extremity a strand of a cable, and at the location of a front extremity an end of a contact in order to connect each strand to an end. The conne... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234976 | Terminal cover, sealed type electromotive compressor provided with the terminal cover, and refrigerant cycle device in which the sealed type electromotive compressor constitutes refrigerant circuit An object is to provide a terminal cover which can be easily attached to a cluster while securely holding the cluster and which can protect lead wires extending from the cluster, a sealed type electromotive compressor whose terminal is covered with the terminal cove... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7192309 | Transformer for quadraxial coaxial structures A connector equipped with an insulant comprising four channels. Each channel is able to receive at the location of a rear extremity a strand of a cable, and at the location of a front extremity an end of a contact in order to connect each strand to an end. The conne... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188931 | Doubly-anchored thermal actuator having varying flexural rigidity A doubly-anchored thermal actuator for a micro-electromechanical device such as a liquid drop emitter or a fluid control microvalve is disclosed. The thermal actuator is comprised of a base element formed with a depression having opposing anchor. A deformable elemen... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175258 | Doubly-anchored thermal actuator having varying flexural rigidity A doubly-anchored thermal actuator for a micro-electromechanical device such as a liquid drop emitter or a fluid control microvalve is disclosed. The thermal actuator is comprised of a base element formed with a depression having opposing anchor. A deformable elemen... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7066103 | Anchoring device The present invention relates to a mooring line connector system for connecting and disconnecting lines, comprising: a female connector body (1) defining an internal receptacle and defining spaced male connector body (21 | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044789 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes an outer shell having a cavity formed therein and a front dielectric member having a base portion and an insulating sleeve extending from the base portion. The base portion has contact passages formed therein that extend between fron... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7033214 | Connector for electrical conductors that include a contact/locking end-fitting at their end to be connected A connector for electrical conductors that have, on their ends to be connected, contact/locking end-fittings designed to be inserted into electrically insulated locking members that are retained inside a connector body or case, characterized in that the method for r... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025630 | Electrical connector with non-blind conductor entry An electrical connector including an outer housing that defines an inner bore between first and second open ends. The first open end being adapted to engage a mating electrical connector and the second open end being adapted to receive a conductor. A contact assembl... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6994598 | Power wire to printed circuit board connector assembly and a method thereof An electrical connector assembly includes a housing with at least one through passage, at least one socket contact, at least one pin contact, and at least one pin plate. The socket contact is at least partially disposed in one end of the through passage in the housi... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971883 | Trailer electrical connector enclosure The trailer electrical connector enclosure may be used for retaining and protecting an electrical connector on towing vehicles. An enclosure may have a first enclosure element and a second enclosure element attached by a fastener. The first enclosure element and the... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6935884 | Electrical connector A electrical connector for coupling to an electrical cable of the type having individual sheathed conductors without having to remove the sheathing. The electrical connector includes a base housing member that is couplable to a power source. Coupling assemblies moun... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6790086 | Electrical plug An electrical plug includes a first insulating body, a first prong extending from one end of the first insulating body, a second insulating body, and a second prong extending from one end of the second insulating body. The first insulating body and the second insula... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6764350 | Connector contact retention Contacts (12) that are terminated to the front ends of wires (22) are rapidly mounted in a connector shell (20) while assuring reliable separation of the contacts. After each contact is terminated to the front end of a wire, the contact is laid ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6625885 | Method of making an electrical contact device The invention provides a method of forming an electrical contact device and a pre-assembly for producing the electrical contact device. The electrical contact device is formed by providing a conducting frame and an insulating frame which is added to prede... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6352373 | Optical connector An optical connector having a spring cap which easily fits on and hardly comes off from a plug housing has been provided. The optical connector contains an optical plug including: a ferrule assembly; a plug housing for receiving the ferrule assembly; and ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6171154 | Device bay connector An electrical connector comprises a dielectric housing having a front face and a rear face opposite the front face. A mating portion extends from the rear face for mating with a complementary connector. A first contact section is integrally formed on the ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6017252 | Plug connector having a housing with a secondary interlock The present invention relates to a plug connector (1) having a housing (2, 3) with a secondary interlock (4), the housing (2, 3) having at least one longitudinal channel (5) for holding a contact, and the secondary interlock (4) being arranged on the hous... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5871375 | High temperature sensor assembly A sensor assembly (10) for measuring oxygen in vehicle exhaust gasses, which must be connected by a plurality of wires (20) to a microprocessor, is modified to facilitate its installation and removal. In the modified assembly, each of a plurality of high ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5355583 | Method and apparatus for inserting terminal A method and an apparatus for smoothly and securely inserting a terminal connected to an electric wire into a terminal accommodating chamber within a connector housing from an opening in a notched rear end portion of the housing. The housing has an interi... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5273443 | High density connector A high pin-density electrical connector of the type comprising a rear housing having openings for the passage of elongated, shouldered, electrical contacts through it, and having latching elements on its front face comprising spring fingers which close on... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5261834 | Connector The present invention is directed to a connector in which terminals are inserted into and retained to a connector housing, and the alignment of the terminal can be made accurately when assembling the connector, and the assembling operation can be done eas... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5201674 | Wiring connector A connector comprising an upper housing and a lower housing connected with each other vertically and each having terminal accommodating chambers arranged in parallel with each other therein and a cover interposed therebetween with projections extending up... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5181860 | Electrical connector with rotatable locking ring An electrical connector includes a plug connector having a plug shell formed with a flange and a receptacle connector having a receptacle shell provided on its outer circumference with a fitting device. The electrical connector further includes a coupling... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5167534 | Connector with double lock mechanism A connector having a terminal lock plate inserted into an intermediate portion of a housing across terminal receiving holes, in which flexible lock arms for effecting primary locking of terminals have an increased retaining force. The connector includes a... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5154642 | Innovative power plug socket assembly A power plug socket assembly is provided which includes an outer casing (1) having a bevel block member (10) mounted in a bottom wall of the outer casing (1). An inner block member (2) is insertable and releasably captured by the bevel block member (10) o... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5151052 | Micropin connector system An electrical connector system includes socket and plug connector components which each receive a plurality of electrical wires for interconnection. The socket and plug components each include a molded receiver element having a plurality of elongated, par... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5078622 | Pin and socket electrical connector with alternate seals A pin and socket connector using pin and socket terminals formed into a highly conductive material and using a separate contact band member less resistant to stress relaxation than the material used to form a stamped and formed pin and socket terminals is... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5035648 | Electrical connector housing assembly The assembly comprises a first insulating housing (2) having terminal receiving through cavities (8) each having therein a resilient locking lance (16), and a second insulating housing (4) having through cavities (24). There projects from the front face (... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5017162 | Electrical connector with terminal alignment and position assurance component A sealed electrical connector assembly is provided for wire-to-wire electrical connections. The assembly includes a pair of mateable electrical connectors each of which includes a plurality of terminal receiving cavities extending therethrough. Each termi... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5002504 | Electrical connector latch construction A secondary latch is provided for securing contacts which are located in desired position in passageways of an insulator relative to a mating face. The insulator has at least one opening whereby locking shoulders of the positioned contacts are accessible ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4946398 | Connector terminal retainer Described herein is a connector terminal retainer which is connectible to a rear portion of a connector housing to anchor terminal members in the respective terminal compartments in the connector housing. The terminal retainer is provided with; a pair of ... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4940428 | Electrical connector with resilient retaining means An electrical connector (2) is adapted at its forward end for insertion from the rear forwardly within a through opening (10) contained in a base member (1). A snap fastener retaining arrangement including a pair of resiliently outwardly biased hook membe... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4895534 | Pull to seat connector A pull to seat electrical connector having a plurality of terminals which are pulled into cavities in an insulative housing through the mating face of the terminal is disclosed. Unterminated wires are first inserted through cavities in the housing and ter... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4891021 | High density socket contact receptacle An electrical connector assembly includes a mating receptacle and header. The receptacle includes contacts having beam members integral with and extending between a forward and rearward cylindrical portion. The beam members are formed in opposed pairs wit... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4878857 | Pin assembly A pin assembly for use in an electrical connector includes an insulating body having two spaced flexible fingers with pins extending outwardly from the fingers. One finger carries a latch for securing the pin assembly in a surrounding body.... | 11/07/1989 |
