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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 |
| 7797771 | System and method for optimally determining appropriate ergonomics for occupants of a workspace A system and method for optimally determining appropriate ergonomics for an individual in a workspace, such as an office, a vehicle, or a school, having at least one item with at least one physically adjustable parameter comprises collecting input data; determining ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7669254 | Convertible furniture The convertible furniture includes an elongate central bench section. A subframe is provided having an elongate planar member with load-bearing upright support members supporting arm rests or back rests extending upward at opposite ends of the elongate planar member... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7367877 | Big game field dressing tool and method A tool and method of using are disclosed for field dressing big game. The tool has a tip sized for insertion into the anus of the animal and a set of barbs extending a radial distance beyond the tip. The tip and the barbs are mounted to a shank and handle. Inserting... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7320332 | Portable outdoor enclosure A portable ice fishing enclosure includes a flexible covering cooperatively engaged with a frame, and secured to an ice surface using a plurality of threaded anchor stakes. The frame may include a plurality of sub-frames, each of which includes a central hub and a p... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7310234 | Remote enclosure systems and methods of production thereof Remote enclosure systems have now been designed that meet the following goals: a) consolidate electrical terminations in one system; b) pre-terminate AC and DC equipment loads before site installation; c) provide multiple access points for facilitating equipment rep... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7230836 | Remote enclosure systems and methods of production thereof Remote enclosure systems have now been designed that meet the following goals: a) consolidate electrical terminations in one system; b) pre-terminate AC and DC equipment loads before site installation; c) provide multiple access points for facilitating equipment rep... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7185140 | Method for storing in nonvolatile memory and storage unit A method for storing in a nonvolatile memory by which a data restoration process is performed properly after a return from, for example, a shutoff of the supply of power. A storage management information store section in a central processing unit stores storage mana... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174681 | Concrete from stake system with self-sealing plug Method and apparatus for securing a building foundation form disposed on a moisture barrier membrane. The method includes the steps of positioning one end of a concrete form stake in a mating structure of a plug, penetrating the moisture barrier membrane with a tip ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7125060 | Handle and handle set for collecting and transporting a load in a tarpaulin Four identical handles for manipulating a tarpaulin with grommets in the four corners to collect and transport a load. Each handle has a handgrip with a hook on each end, a staking member, and an attachment system to hold a grommeted corner of the tarpaulin. The hoo... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114268 | Drying section and a smoothing apparatus for such a drying section A drying section of a machine for the manufacture of a material web, in particular of a paper or of a board web, comprises a smoothing nip which is extended in the web running direction and is formed between two pressing areas lying opposite one another of which at ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7093810 | Table-mounted bowling scoring unit A generally L-shaped mounting arm has one end for coupling to a bowling scoring unit and an opposite end for extending under a table top and including a mounting flange for securing the opposite end of the arm to the undersurface of the table. In one embodiment, an ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6931271 | System for adaptively deriving ECG chest lead signal data A system provides synthesized chest lead signals of a conventional 12 lead electrocardiogram (ECG) signal set. The system adaptively derives ECG chest lead signals for a plurality of the six ECG chest lead signals of a conventional 12 lead ECG signal set. The system... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6851139 | Folding cabinet bed A folding cabinet bed is described for providing a piece of furniture that opens to a full-length bed in an attractive chest with a small footprint. The invention comprises a cabinet that houses a mattress, such as a futon, and allows the futon to be deployed as a b... | 02/08/2005 |
| 5564232 | Tarpaulin holddown device A tarpaulin holddown device or retainer having a handle and a shaft, with a pointed or tapered tip at the end of the shaft. The tarp retainer has a stop member positioned along the shaft between the handle and tip, and a narrow hole extending through the ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5440768 | Combination bed and table A combination bed and table which has two outer planar members and one inner planar member which in a first position form a horizontal bed surface with the members in a co-planar relationship and which are relatively movable to a second position at which ... | 08/15/1995 |
| 4879962 | Convertible dinette/sleeper for recreational boat A marine vehicle comprising a hull, and a convertible dinette/sleeper apparatus including a base supported by the hull and including a generally horizontal upper surface having therein a recess, a table portion having a generally planar upper surface, and... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4707871 | Folding bed-table means A folding bed-table wherein the bed is convertible into a table, single or double desk, lounge or the like which includes a base frame having a pair of coextensive side members, extension members pivotally connected at one end to the free ends of the side... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4277856 | Article of furniture An article of furniture which comprises first and second support members and at least one planar member supported by at least one of the support members, the support members being movable between first positions at which the planar member is substantially... | 07/14/1981 |
