3M employee and church chorister Art Fry needed something to temporarily mark pages in his hymnal. He was in luck because his colleague, Spencer Silver, accidentally developed a glue that was too weak for other purposes. After initially discouraging consumer response, Post-it Notes became a hit in 1979.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D659136 | Image display device | 05/08/2012 |
| D659137 | Image display device | 05/08/2012 |
| D645862 | Head mountable display visor | 09/27/2011 |
| D640256 | Eyewear viewing device | 06/21/2011 |
| D609236 | Image display device | 02/02/2010 |
| D579014 | Personal video display device | 10/21/2008 |
| D578120 | 3-Dimensional visor display unit | 10/07/2008 |
| D575283 | Folding, head mounted display unit | 08/19/2008 |
| D571366 | Video eyewear | 06/17/2008 |
| D559250 | Viewing device | 01/08/2008 |
| D537078 | Image display device | 02/20/2007 |
| D521493 | Gaming headphone | 05/23/2006 |
| D517066 | Portable virtual display | 03/14/2006 |
| D504428 | Visor for image display system | 04/26/2005 |
| 5162828 | Display system for a head mounted viewing transparency A display system for conventional eyewear having a transparency that defines a field of view and a frame for supporting the transparency on a user's head is shown. The display system includes a light transmissive display mounted on the frame of the eyewea... | 11/10/1992 |
| 4970589 | Head mounted video display and remote camera system A video system is disclosed having a weapon-mounted video camera (12) transmitting video signals to a remotely located video display (14). The video display is mounted to the helmet (40) of a soldier (36), and includes a sight reticle (50) superimposed on... | 11/13/1990 |