Did You Know...
...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 |
| 7441497 | Wringing device A wringing device is used to expel fluids from a flexible container contained within an intermediate bulk container (IBC). The wringing device includes a support frame and a carriage movably coupled to the support frame for supporting components thereof. The wringin... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7353670 | Tile sponge washing and conditioning apparatus A tile sponge washing and conditioning apparatus is disclosed for washing in water a sponge used during a ceramic tile laying operation. The apparatus includes a frame for disposition thereof within the water. The frame includes a first wall and a second wall which ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 5570598 | Counter top clothes washer A portable washing machine designed to fit onto conventional sized pots that can be found in any kitchen. The portable washing machine has a motor attached to an agitator which can be detachable from the motor and hand operated rollers for removing excess... | 11/05/1996 |
| 4889049 | Wringer device An improved wringer device is provided for squeezing water from a cloth or chamois when fed between a pair of adjacent rollers. Each roller is made from thermoformed plastic, or molded elastomeric material with an outer surface defining a plurality of axi... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4451263 | Process for dyeing and finishing tubular textile material: alignment of flattened edges displaced to avoid edge markings The very economical padding methods for applying liquid treatment agents and which have largely become established for flat-lying material are also interesting for dyeing and finishing tubular textile material. In the latter case, the use of this techniqu... | 05/29/1984 |
