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 |
| 7354080 | Lock mechanism for electronic device A lock mechanism configured to be disposed in an electronic device is provided, including a first lock element, a recovering element, a balancing element, and a second lock element. The first lock element has a lock portion and is disposed in a first body of the ele... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352566 | Common lock for dual-usage portable computer A common lock used in a dual-usage portable computer formed of a base member and a display is disclosed to include an elongated operating frame bar longitudinally slidably mounted inside the display of the portable computer, a left-side frame and a right-side frame ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7305714 | Anti-theft device for computer apparatus and a method for protecting computer apparatus thereby An anti-theft device for a computer device, including a main body having at least one protrusion portion which protrudes from the computer device when the body is connected to the computer device, an acceleration sensor provided in the main body and configured to de... | 12/04/2007 |
| 6568225 | Theftproof lock device for a suitcase A theftproof lock device for a suitcase includes a housing, and a closure plate mounted on an opened side of the housing, and further includes multiple number wheel sets, two opposite press members, a drive plate, a slide, and a circuit board each mounted... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6527306 | Closing assembly for suitcases, bags and similar A closing assembly for bags, suitcases and similar, comprises at least one pair of catch means which are associated with a first half-shell of a bag, suitcase or similar and are capable of providing a releasable engagement with a corresponding pair of cou... | 03/04/2003 |
| 5730009 | Carrying case with theft prevention clamp The invention relates to a carrying case with a theft prevention clamp. It is especially designed for laptop computers left in public places, but may also be used to prevent other items from being stolen. The clamp is designed to removably fasten the carr... | 03/24/1998 |
| 4895231 | Carrying case A carrying case for a lap-top model of a personal computer, a portable word processor or the like comprises a generally box-like casing accommodating various electric components therein and having a display panel assembly generally hingedly supported for ... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4876863 | Lock particularly adapted for bags, brief-bags, or the like Lock for bags or the like, comprising a first part (7, 10) affixed to the bag (F) and a second part (1) which is associated with a closure flap (P) to be secured to the bag (F) by means of the lock. The second part is in the form of a slot (1) close to th... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4823924 | Apparatus to reinforce the frame of luggage A doubler channel is provided for the main top wall support frame in a carrying case. The doubler channel extends vertically a substantial distance for increasing the beam strength of the top walls of the carrying case. A latch mechanism is proivided whol... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4677832 | Luggage latching system Latching system hardware for luggage articles such as attache cases and the like includes an elongated latch console for attachment interiorly to one section of the article, an actuator assembly for manually operating the console latches, and a lock assem... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4532784 | Combination lock A novel combination lock, mainly comprising a bolt, a case, an actuating button, three steel balls, and a slotted rod, characterized in that the combination numbers can be randomly changed for security.... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4453743 | Diary with combination-controlled lock A combination-controlled lock assembly for use with a journal or book, such as a diary, which comprises a lock housing, a first cover clamp securing the housing to one book cover, a second cover clamp affixed to the other book cover and having a latch ele... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4343162 | Lock with a resilient element acting both as the ejector and as the slider return spring, for bags, brief-cases, shoulder bags and the like The lock for bags, brief-cases, shoulder bags and the like comprises two components, one being provided with an eyelet, tooth or stirrup and fixed to the rotatable flap of the bag or the like, and the other being connected to the fixed part of this latter... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4228666 | Safety latches for portfolios, bags, suitcases and the like The present invention is related with improvements in safety closures for cases, bags, valises and the like, of the kind incorporating a male latch pin which is inserted into a female receptacle under pressure and which can be retained in the closed posit... | 10/21/1980 |
