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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110224010 | PUTT AND SWING TRAINING PLATE A golf training plate including a body rectangular in shape comprising a top surface, a left side, a right side, a forward side and a rear side having two foot placement cutouts extending from the rear side towards the forward side and an alignment arm in the shape of a... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20100144458 | Golf Swing Alignment Training Device Golfers need and desire to practice and perfect their golf swings, and proper alignment of the golfer's body and the arc that the head of club travels are critical in this regard. The golf swing alignment training device provided allows golfers of different height and b... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20090197692 | GOLF SWING CONNECTOR TRAINING DEVICE AND METHOD A golf swing connector training device for maintaining a user's upper arms and/or legs at a fixed distance relative to one another during a dual-arm swing. The golf swing connector training device having first and second arm/leg-receiving cuff assemblies and assembly-ad... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090105005 | GOLF SWING TRAINING DEVICE The present invention is a golf swing training device which guides the golfer's leading leg in an arc around the trailing heel, maintaining a minimum distance between the leading leg and trailing heel. This device guides the golfer's leg action in a 3-dimensional manner... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20080064520 | Golf training device A golf training device having a foot plate, an upright support extending from the foot plate, and a brace associated with the upright support, wherein a golfer may stand upon the foot plate with his buttocks against the brace to provide visual and tactical indication of... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20070259730 | Golfing Practice Device The present invention relates to a floor mountable device (eg a golf practice aid) which enables golfers to perform repeatedly a consistent approach to and address of a golf ball (ie a consistent pre-shot and set-up routine) (1). ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20050239568 | GOLF TRAINING APPARATUS A golf training apparatus to help golfers hit a golf ball more effectively and consistently. The apparatus includes a base with first markings along a first edge thereof to indicate positions for locating a golfer's feet adjacent the base, and second markings along an o... | 10/27/2005 |