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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 |
| 7120951 | System for warming lower extremities of supine persons A warming system, mounted to the foot of a bed, warms a person's lower extremities by directing air into the space between the mattress and overlaying blankets. A blower directs air into an elongated distribution chamber having many tiny exit apertures. The chamber ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7036163 | Furniture cover sheet A sheet of pliable, washable material is configured to cover at least a portion of a piece of furniture, such as a mattress. A manifold and a plurality of air flow tubes are formed in the sheet, with the air flow tubes in communication with the manifold. The air flo... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6871365 | Supported hypo/hyperthermia pad The present invention relates to a first conformable material having a three-dimensional shape and a first hypothermia and/or hyperthermia device. This invention is used as a pad for sleeping, lying down, or sitting, to maintain a desired temperature to the contacti... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6626488 | Cushion assembly for a motor vehicle seat A cushion for a motor vehicle seat includes a layer of ventilation fabric, through which air can flow, and miniature fans integrated into the cushion to blow air into the ventilation layer. The air is received in sleeves installed in ventilation channels ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6619736 | Vehicle seat ventilation system A vehicle seat ventilating system comprising at least one fan (4) arranged in the seat (7) and controlled by a central control unit (1) and an electric control unit (3) associated with each fan (4) for actuating the respective fan in response to control s... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6619737 | Seat module for a vehicle seat which can be actively ventilated A seat module intended for a vehicle seat is designed as a seat cushion or backrest and can be actively ventilated. The seat module includes a cushion which has a lower foam layer impermeable to air, a central air-guiding layer made from a knitted fabric,... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6606754 | Supported hypo/hyperthermia pad A first conformable material having a three-dimensional shape and a first hypothermia and/or hyperthermia device, used as a pad for sleeping, lying down, or sitting, to maintain a desired temperature to the contacting surface of a body to the pad.... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6581225 | Mattress used for preventing bedsores or the like The present invention provides an air supply mattress control system for the release of air at a controlled pressure and temperature to a user. A mattress or support member is supplied with pressurized air and has a plurality of force activated nozzle val... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6546576 | Structure of a ventilated mattress with cooling and warming effect An improved structure of a ventilated mattress with cooling and warming effect is disclosed. The structure comprises a mattress body, a warming/cooling air-delivery controlling box, and a connecting tube. The control box produces warming/cooling air to th... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6341395 | Ventilating bed cushion A ventilating bed cushion includes a frame, a ventilating device, an air supplying device, an upper layer of air-permeable fabric and a lower layer of waterproof fabric. The ventilating device has a polished upper surface and a lower surface. The upper su... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6273810 | Inflatable air cell having combined pneumatically adjusted occupant support and thermal conditioning An air cell support system for vehicle seat and mattress applications includes an air cell constructed from facing sheets of flexible material that are sealed along their marginal edges. One of the sheets is impermeable and the other of the sheets is perf... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6263530 | Selectively cooled or heated cushion and apparatus therefor A cushion (10, 12) has a plenum (16) which includes a plurality of flexible plastic woven tubes (34) held within a pair of similarly woven sheathes (38,40). The plenum has its sides and bottom covered by an air impermeable (14) layer with the top covered ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6171333 | Heating and cooling comforter A heating and cooling comforter for heating or cooling a user. The heating and cooling comforter includes an inner bladder comprising a pair of panels coupled together along the outer perimeter of the inner bladder to define an air space therebetween. Eac... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6109688 | Seat, squab or couch upholstery Upholstery for a seat, rest or couch. The upholstery includes internal channels through which draining air may flow. Valve means that open under load or compression control air flow through the channels. The flow of draining air is increased automatically... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6085369 | Selectively cooled or heated cushion and apparatus therefor A cushion (10, 12) has a plenum (16) which includes a plurality of flexible plastic woven tubes (34) held within a pair of similarly woven sheathes (38,40). The plenum has its sides and bottom covered by an air impermeable (14) layer with the top covered ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6068332 | Cushioning for a seat part and/or a backrest for a vehicle seat A cushioning for a seat part and/or a backrest of a vehicle seat, having a ventilation layer through which air can flow and which comprises an air-permeable and water-permeable top and bottom layer. Elastically bendable, mutually spaced spacing webs or th... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5787534 | Sudden infant death syndrome prevention apparatus and method and patient surface A safety pad or mattress such as for use in a crib prevents sudden infant death syndrome by ensuring an oxygenated breathing space for the infant. Reticulated foam is made into a pad or a mattress and may be covered with a fitted open weave fabric coverin... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5652987 | Decubitus ulcer prevention device The present invention relates to a decubitus ulcer prevention device, which comprises an air generator having a fan, an air mattress for receiving air, from the air generator, that is discharged at a surface through minute air discharge holes, and a hose ... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5473783 | Air percolating pad A simplified device to provide air circulation under bed-ridden patients which comprises a small thin flexible plastic pad having a plurality of flexible plastic tubes embedded or encased therein, said tubes comprising a distributer tubing and a plurality... | 12/12/1995 |
| 4847933 | Support pad for nonambulatory persons A foam support pad for nonambulatory persons provides for a wide weight distribution and maximum aeration of skin areas in contact with the pad to prevent the formation of decubitus ulcers. The top surface of the pad has an array of protuberances and vall... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4206524 | Invalid supporting structure An invalid supporting structure for relieving pressure on bony areas or any other desired area of a received person to alleviate decubitus ulcers and accelerate the healing thereof. The structure comprises a resilient, sponge-like pad having at least one ... | 06/10/1980 |
