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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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Examiner: Simmons, David A.


Primary examiner statistics: 4160 patents; average approval time: 701 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 35 patents; average approval time: 704 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7087161 Resin cultivating base, water purifying device and method using r...
6764535 Apparatus for purification of carbon dioxide
6740147 Filters employing both acidic polymers and physical-adsorption me...
6630007 Air cleaner for internal combustion engine
6623540 Filter apparatus for HVAC system
6616723 Method and apparatus for spinning a web of mixed fibers, and prod...
6613115 Cartridge dust collector
6610125 Selective filtration and concentration of toxic nerve agents
6610117 Filter arrangement; sealing system; and methods
6605211 One-piece underdrain for swimming pool filters
6602311 Method and apparatus for spinning a web of mixed fibers, and prod...
6599350 Filtration device for use with a fuel vapor recovery system
6599341 Exhaust fan for removing airborne materials
6596049 Method and apparatus for spinning a web of mixed fibers, and prod...
6596044 Dirt collecting system for a vacuum cleaner
6592653 Fluid storage and delivery system utilizing low heels carbon sorb...
6592768 Compositions for disinfecting wastes
6592756 Swimming pool skimmer basket handle and reversible weight
6592652 Exhaust gas treating device and method
6589307 Intake screen for a vehicle
6589321 Filter material useful for gas filtration and having biocidal pro...
6589319 Canister having liquefied fuel treating function
6589315 Method for thermally regenerating the heat exchanger material of ...
6585888 Aquarium filter system with interchangeable filter cartridges
6585897 Apparatus for treating gas containing substance to be decomposed ...
6585805 Gas stream apparatus and method
6582599 Filter
6579351 Integrated filter and adsorbent unit for an integrated receiver-d...
6579336 Reversed cube air filter assembly
6576034 Method and apparatus for spinning a web of mixed fibers, and prod...
6576033 Filter for use in medical procedures
6572688 Gas purification unit
6572686 Apparatus for condensing and collecting hot gases
6572765 Filtering system for swimming pool
6569219 Air filter with serviceable filter media
6565635 Layered manifold pressure swing adsorption device and method
6565620 Internally sourced engine air intake filtration arrangement
6558457 Drying agent box
6554880 Adjustable air diffuser and related methods
6554881 Filter media

Patents as Assistant Examiner

Patent No. Patent Title:
4001072 Applicator for pressure-sensitive adhesive fasteners
3977929 Corrugator
3971670 Implantable structure and method of making same
3967998 Polyethylene terephthalate/paperboard laminate and method of maki...
3966518 Paperboard corrugator
3966525 Method of making helically wound plastic tubing
3966524 Method and apparatus for manufacture of pad-stacked bags
3964947 Bottom labeling method and apparatus
3963549 Method and apparatus for producing continuous surface elements
3963548 Apparatus and method of forming hemmed curtains and the like
3962024 Apparatus for laminating insulating window panes or the like
3962019 Floating mandrel duct making apparatus
3962015 Method of assembling roof sheets to roof bows
3960646 Tape tab cutter and applicator
3958995 Photographic elements containing cross-linked mordants and proces...
3954549 Apparatus embodying continuous conveyors for applying labels to ...
3954539 Cryogenic construction and article therefor
3950203 Methods of applying a tape around an object or a stack of objects...
3950213 Machine for manufacturing insulated duct
3948712 Method and apparatus for producing closed loop accordion pleated ...
3948704 Method of and apparatus for making longitudinally partitioned tub...
3948708 Method of forming a panel
3948710 Method of contouring a planar laminate structure
3944459 Method and apparatus for applying reinforced insulation to a cond...
3943030 Apparatus for producing suitcase frames
3939022 Method of forming articles of fibrous materials
3938467 End jointed beam and laminated beam adhesive application system a...
3937641 Method of assembling adhesive joint
3936339 In-line process for the production of corrugated board
3935054 Apparatus for manufacturing neck-ties
3935048 Method for forming containers with fin-type seams
3935042 Method of manufacturing corona-resistant ethylene-propylene rubbe...
3932248 Method and apparatus for making laminated board with a pocketed c...
3930920 Process of manufacturing tennis racket frames or the like
3930915 Method of making an electrical article
 
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