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 |
| 8347660 | Padlock A padlock is provided that may include a lock body and a hoop which is movable between an open position and a closed position with respect to the lock body. The lock body may include an inner housing, an outer housing and a latching mechanism for latching the hoop i... | 01/08/2013 |
| 7533549 | Padlock having a lamellae-type preassembly lock body and an end lamella secured thereto A padlock includes a preassembly lock body including a plurality of lamellae that are bound together by at least one preassembly rivet and that define a cylinder recess. At least one end lamella is attachable to the preassembly lock body and at least partially cover... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7481085 | Padlock A padlock includes a lock body, a shackle, and a sleeve. The lock body includes opposed front and rear longitudinally extending side walls terminating at first and second end portions. The shackle extends from the first end portion of the lock body. The sleeve cover... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7418844 | Lock with integral pump A combination lock and pump having a shackle; a cross-member having a first end and a second end, the cross-member including a hole at the first end and a hole at the second end adapted to receive the shackle; a locking mechanism adapted to engage the shackle at the... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7389659 | Shackle apparatus An improved shackle assembly is disclosed that provides a bow having specially configured end portions that interlock with a specially configured pin assembly. The pin assembly has locking members or lugs that move between locking and releasing positions. The lockin... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7380425 | Lock with movable shroud A lock having a movable shroud for protecting a lock shackle is disclosed. The lock includes a lock body, a locking mechanism attached to the lock body, a shackle and a shroud. The shackle has a first portion disposed within the lock body and a second portion movabl... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7325425 | Combined padlock housing and acoustic notification device The padlock housing assembly includes a padlock housing having monolithically formed walls for cradling an existing padlock therein. A top one of the walls is provided with an annular aperture for receiving a U-shaped shank of an existing padlock therethrough. The s... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7314258 | Showcase There is provided a simply-structured showcase which can lock a door without damaging an appearance. The showcase comprises a door pivotally supported on one side of an opening of a display room constituted in a main body to close the opening to be freely opened, ma... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310345 | Empty indicators for weighted fair queues A scheduler for a network processor includes one or more scheduling queues. Each scheduling queue defines a respective sequence in which flows are to be serviced. A respective empty indicator is associated with each scheduling queue to indicate whether the respectiv... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7278283 | Padlock A padlock has a lock body comprising a housing, furthermore a lock hoop adjustably secured to the lock body, a lock cylinder accommodated in the housing and a latching mechanism accommodated in the housing. The latching mechanism enables a latching of the hoop to th... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7233245 | Theft prevention system for motorcycle A system for using a separate fixed or massive object to prevent theft of a motorcycle, the system comprising a frame element including a hollow enclosure having a wall with an orifice therethrough; a reel rotatably mounted in the enclosure; a flexible electrically ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7197904 | Lockout device A telescoping lockout device for encasing a gate valve, electrical connection, or similar apparatus, for the purpose of preventing unauthorized access and tampering with the apparatus. The lockout device is comprised of two nested half cylinders attached to one anot... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7124606 | Lockout safety hasp A lockout safety hasp is provided including a rotational shackle coupled to a top of a body having a U-shaped securing beam extending from the bottom thereof. A slidable cover is received on the body and is moveable between a closed position in which the rotatable s... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7107802 | Wheel immobilizer An immobilization apparatus for a vehicle having a wheel with a tire. The apparatus comprises first and second elongated members having inner ends and outer ends. The inner ends are connected together and the outer ends are angularly spaced apart. There is an L-shap... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104093 | Cable lock A cable lock includes a lock body and a belt which constitutes a closed loop. The closed loop is adjustable when the lock body is in an unlock condition. When the lock body is switched to a lock condition, the belt is restricted so that the closed loop is not adjust... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7021092 | Multiple function lock A lock having a body, an engaging element having a first end, a locking mechanism for securing the first end to the body, the locking mechanism adapted to selectively conceal or reveal a passage in the body, through translation of a sliding gate, through which the f... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017378 | Padlock A padlock is locked by inserting a key into the keyhole and turned to rotate the rotary member of a lock core together with a stop block to let the engage groove of the stop block be disengaged from the annular groove of a movable bolt and make a spring extend outwa... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007796 | Opening device for cosmetic compacts A cosmetic compact includes a base and a cover is pivotably connected to a lower end of the base. The base has a ridge located on a top thereof and a recess is defined in the top of the base and located in opposite to the ridge. A U-shaped shackle-like member has a ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007525 | Electric steering lock device An electric steering lock device which can prevent a motor from being overloaded and can increase the drive force of the motor. The electric steering lock device of the present invention has a lock bar which moves according to the movement of a cam follower. The cam... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003648 | Flexible demand-based resource allocation for multiple requestors in a simultaneous multi-threaded CPU A multi-threaded processor provides for efficient flow-control from a pool of un-executed stores in an instruction queue to a store queue. The processor also includes similar capabilities with respect to load instructions. The processor includes logic organized into... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6993943 | Electric Padlock An electric padlock includes a lock casing, a shackle member, a latch member, and a battery cap unit. The lock casing is formed with a receiving space for receiving a battery unit, a battery access hole, and an insert groove disposed adjacent to the battery access h... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6926244 | Slim profile appliance mount An apparatus for securing an appliance to a support surface comprises a first base and a second base. The first and second bases are sized to allow the first base to be nestable within the second base. The first base is movable between first and second positions wit... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6904775 | Cuff lock and push-button locking mechanism The invention provides a pair of cuff locks joined by a universal joint and linkage system which provides for 360 relative rotation between the cuffs as well as allow the cuffs to be folded together into a compact position. The invention further provides for a push ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6898952 | Electric padlock An electric padlock includes a lock casing, a shackle member, a latch member, and a battery cap member. The lock casing is formed with a battery compartment to receive a battery unit, and a battery access hole. The shackle member extends movably into the lock casing... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6860126 | Combination lock with dial displaying window A combination lock with a dial displaying window which is directed to a combination lock with the installation of a dial matching frame placed across all the dials and having at least one window for the users to check the combination numerals or symbols on the dials... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6813914 | Protective mechanism for padlock A protective device for a padlock. The device includes a casing having a connecting member at either top or bottom, a cover formed at the top of the casing and a base formed at the bottom of the casing being connected to the top and bottom of the connecting member b... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6810698 | Firearm lock assembly A lock housing for releasably securing the free end of a cable or shackle in the interior of the housing is in the form of an inner substantially rigid non-steel body encapsulated or enclosed within a hardened steel shell. The housing has a top and bottom wall and c... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6769277 | Structure of a locker A locker structure which includes two hemispherical shells each correspondingly mounted to each other, each of the hemispherical shells having corresponding locking-core hole, latching hole, lock-hook hole and locking hole, and the lock-latching hole position is pro... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6725692 | Firearm lock assembly A lock housing for releasably securing the free end of a cable or shackle in the interior of the housing is in the form of an inner plastic body encapsulated or enclosed within a metal shell. The housing has a top and bottom wall and cable or shackle free end receiv... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6718802 | Tamper resistant lock A lock that is tamper resistant and includes a lock member. Two tubes are disposed on the lock member. Each of the two tubes extend generally outwardly therefrom and each define a bore therethrough. The lock includes a closure member which has two shafts. The two sh... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6705134 | Padlock assembly A padlock assembly includes a padlock including a lock body and a shackle. The lock body has a top surface and a bottom surface and at least one body pin having a longitudinal dimension and extending through the lock body and beyond the top surface and the bottom su... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6684668 | Protection case for combination locks A protection case includes a first part having an open top so as to receive the body of the lock therein and an aperture is defined through a wall of the first part and located in alignment with the key hole of the lock. An opening is defined through a bo... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6619084 | Lock assembly for a cycle A lock assembly for a cycle includes a lock having a main body integrally formed with an insert, and an appendage having a holder and a latch. The holder is adapted to be fastened to the cycle and has a side slot for snugly receiving the insert of the loc... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6584815 | Hoop lock The invention elates to a hoop lock comprising a lock body and a hoop. The hoop can be coupled a its hoop ends to the lock body and latched thereto in the coupled state wherein two force cells spatially separated from one another are arranged in the lock ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6578393 | Security cover for padlock A security cover for a padlock used to lock a hasp or other similar structure comprises a housing having first, second and third openings. The openings provide limited access to the housing's interior region. When installed on a hasp, the shackle and a su... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6546763 | Lock assembly A lock assembly includes an elongated generally U-shaped resilient shackle, a base block, and may also include a keyed auxiliary locking bar. A first shackle arm is slidably and rotatably secured to the base block so that the shackle can be moved between ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6539754 | Force-resistant lock A lock has a first steel plate having a first through hole defined to correspond to the core of the body, a circular cap movably received in the first through hole and having a slit defined to correspond to the keyhole of the core. A second steel plate is... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6481250 | Locking head for a cable lock A locking head is composed of a body and a casing. The body has a locking core with a keyhole. A locking hole is defined at an outer periphery of the body. The casing is composed of a housing and an end cover. The body is inserted into the housing through... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6481251 | Store queue number assignment and tracking A processor includes a store queue and a store queue number assignment circuit. The store queue number assignment circuit assigns store queue numbers to stores, and operates upon instruction operations prior to the instruction operations reaching a point ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6430975 | Tie lock assemblage with replaceable lock mechanism Changing the locking mechanism in a U-lock, cable lock or other tie lock as often as desired is achieved without compromising the lock's resistance to physical damage. This function is achieved by an auxiliary sleeve that removably fits over the U-lock's ... | 08/13/2002 |
