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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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4117952 | Capsule dispenser having chambers rotatable relative to a dispensing outlet A rechargeable capsule dispenser suitable for simultaneous but separate use by a plurality of users and intended to dispense multiple and variously shaped capsules selected by the users in a time related sequence also determined by the users. The capsule ... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117953 | Seed planting device Various types of seeds are planted in a coordinate array in flats or in peat cups by means of a hand-manipulated seed pick-up head having limited paths of rectilinear and vertical movement. The pick-up head holds the seeds on a frontal face thereof in the... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117954 | Metering device for bulk materials, more particularly constituents of animal foodstuffs A plurality of metering conveyors for individual constituents of a mixture is arranged in conjunction with a single discharge conveyor. A drive means comprising a motor and transmission means simultaneously drive the discharge conveyor and is successively... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117955 | Multi-port valved nozzle for co-injection molding A valve controlled multiple port nozzle device is provided for co-injection molding to sequentially and simultaneously feed a plurality of plastics material melts into a mold. The nozzle device is especially adapted for initially feeding a skin melt follo... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117956 | Receptacle for the portioned dispensing of the contents thereof A receptacle for the portioned dispensing of the contents thereof characterized in that two channels in the receptacle are coordinated to a cover-sided exit opening of the receptacle, of which one of the channels which is adjusted to the size of the table... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117957 | Atomizer valve assembly The atomizer valve assembly is constructed and arranged so that upon depressing an actuator thereof, a metered amount of liquid is first placed under pressure followed by the opening of a valve to dispense pressurized liquid from a nozzle in the actuator ... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117958 | Vapor tap valve for aerosol containers used with flammable propellants A vapor tap valve for aerosol containers is provided, for use with aerosol compositions containing liquefied flammable propellants, inhibiting delivery of flammable liquid propellant when the valve is opened in any orientation of the aerosol container, co... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117959 | Method and single piece annular nozzle to prevent alumina buildup during continuous casting of al-killed steel A pour passage of particular configuration for controlling the flow of aluminum-killed steels, or the like, is described which is effective for preventing the accumulation of oxide inclusions in an orifice opening disposed in the pour passage. The describ... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117960 | Folding clothes-hanger A clothes hanger of the folding type. The carrying arm of the clothes hangers are articulated with each other, and at the joint connection have disc-like parts which are equipped with respective blocking notches which engage with a spring-actuated locking... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117961 | Device for opening or closing a zipper A device for opening or closing a zipper on a garment which is being worn and where the zipper is in an awkward place for the person to reach, such as the zipper being placed at the back of the garment. Novel adjustable means is provided that includes a s... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117962 | Bicycle luggage carrier equipped with recognition and safety device A bicycle luggage carrier equipped with a recognition and safety device, comprising a holder bracket hingedly connected to the rear end of a frame and loaded by a spring arranged at the region of the hinge connection, and a support plate facing towards th... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117963 | Spare wheel and tire holder A holder device is adapted for fastening a spare wheel and tire directly on the roof of an automobile. The holder device, depending on the size of the spare tire, is provided with one or two cables which embrace the spare wheel and tire on the top of the ... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117964 | Car top carrier assembly A car top carrier assembly which is characterized by a light weight carrier container with an overall rectangular solid configuration, having its edges and corners radiused between all intersections of planar surfaces. The container has no internal frame,... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117965 | Self-balancing tray A self-balancing tray for carrying glasses, cups, canapes consists of a disc supported by a frame to which a holder is releasably attached. A grip is fastened to the holder by a freely board-able thread or chain at a point coaxial with the center of the d... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117966 | Explosive welding of a tube into a tube sheet A cartridge containing an explosive charge is placed within a tube assembled within a tube sheet. The charge is detonated through use of a detonator cord containing a minimum but effective amount of explosive material. The cord is contained inside a tubul... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117967 | Solder extractor apparatus A solder extractor apparatus is configured as a self-contained bench unit ving a pump motor to provide an instantaneous source of pressure or vacuum available to the operator from a common port on the apparatus, the pump being started by the operator when... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117968 | Method for soldering metals with superhard man-made materials This invention relates to methods for soldering metals to superhard man-made materials such as diamond, boron nitride and hexanite and to soldering agents therefore. A method is proposed which comprises applying a metallizing coating to the soldering surf... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117969 | Method for interconnecting adjacent electric storage batteries A method for interconnecting adjacent batteries applicable to the combination of a plurality of batteries into a single battery system. An alloy having a melting point in a range of from 40° C to 180° C and formed into a foil is inserted between the ter... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117970 | Method for fabrication of honeycomb structures A method for fabrication of honeycomb metallic structures combining superplastic forming and metallurgical bonding wherein a face sheet is formed and bonded to another face sheet and a core to form the desired structure. A metal honeycomb core is position... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117971 | Paper cups Forming coating layers at least on the whole inner side wall and top peripheral opening edge of a paper cup with synthetic resin to be closely adhered, also forming a coating layer with synthetic resin on the inside face of a bottom paper plate closely ad... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117972 | Multi-celled carton with self-locking feature A multi-celled carton having automatically locking cells is disclosed comprising a gang lift member having a tree portion and at least one partitioned wall. The partitioned walls have a position co-planer with the front panel and a carton set up position ... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117973 | Calculating devices This invention relates generally to graphic calculating methods and apparatuses, and in particular to an apparatus by which the values and other factors pertaining to bonds, stocks and other securities may be calculated when certain values and other facto... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117974 | Device for automatically loading the central memory of electronic processors An electronic data processor includes a computing unit CPU carrying out a main program on the basis of data stored in a central memory MC and transferred to it from a mass memory MM under the control of an ancillary program or "bootstrap" prerecorded in a... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117975 | Mail preparation, sorting apparatus and method There is disclosed apparatus for marking and then sorting of articles by code or address marks which bear the identifying marks in a grid or code area locateable by one or more guide elements which may be separate and distinct from the marked code. More p... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117976 | Multi-function thermostatic valve An improved multi-function, thermal valve assembly has four ports with two passages sealingly separated one from another; the first passage connecting the first two ports and the second passage connecting the second two ports. Each of the passages has a v... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117977 | Highway-railway crossing A highway-railway crossing is provided wherein a pair of gage section units is disposed between the rails of a track and secured to the ties subtending and supporting the rails. A pair of side section units is also provided between which the rails and gag... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117978 | System for feeding solutions and suspensions A system for feeding solutions and suspensions to nozzles for spraying the solution or suspension into a heated furnace chamber comprises at least one blow case for feeding the solution or suspension to be treated to the nozzle under the displacing action... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117979 | Showerhead A showerhead having an axially shiftable valve means to deliver either a continuous steady water spray or an intermittent or pulsating water spray. The head has a peripheral chamber through which water flows to provide the continuous steady shower spray a... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117980 | Implement, in particular a household implement, for chopping cuttable material, in particular meat, onions or the like A cutting device for foods, in which a bowl having a rotatable central shaft is provided with a cover in which a plunger is secured. At the end of the plunger a head having a plurality of knives is located. The plunger and the cover are arranged to enable... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117981 | Stirring mill A stirring mill for fine grinding and/or dispersal of flowable grinding stock in whose grinding container a mixing shaft provided with mixing members is rotatably drivably mounted. The grinding container is provided with a grinding-stock inlet and a groun... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117982 | Asbestos delumper Material conditioning apparatus particularly suited for disjoining compacted asbestos comprising a closed system in which material on a loading platform is manually fed into a delivery chute, directed by the chute to an agitating zone, and released upon a... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117983 | Leaf collector and comminutor A leaf collector and comminutor is disclosed having a collection receptacle in the form of a bag and a housing for delivery of comminuted tree leaves into the bag, the housing having thereon a motor driven rotary blade assembly, having a fan portion and a... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117984 | Granulator with beater bar and deflector A granulator is disclosed which has a housing with an entrance, an outlet and a granulation zone therewithin. A screen divides the granulation zone into inlet and outlet regions, a beater assembly passing repeatedly through the inlet region to force mater... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117985 | Shredder hammer with replaceable tip A hammer is provided which is useful in solid waste, e.g. metal, shredding operations. The hammer includes a shank member adapted to be connected to a supporting shaft, and a replaceable tip member which is subject to wear substantially along its leading ... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117986 | Roller cutting and winding machine A roller cutting and winding-up machine has, subsequent to a cutting station, winding-on stations on both sides of a deflecting and supporting roll. Each winding-on station comprises two brackets, on each of which is mounted one of two swivel arms which, ... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117987 | Film cassette for an endoscope An endoscope has within the forward end section of a sheath a cassette loaded with a roll of film on which a body cavity of a human being is photographed. One end of a film take-up shaft on the cassette outwardly extends from a housing of the cassette and... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117988 | Reel adapter for tie material and method of using the same An adapter is provided consisting of a tubular center section and a pair of circular flange sections at each end of the tubular center section. One of the flanges is removable so that coils of tie material such as string, cord, wire, or plastic or paper c... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117989 | Method and apparatus for coil handling at mill entry A method and apparatus for coil handling at a mill entry and more particularly a method and apparatus providing improved sequencing and more positive handling in the preparation of the head end of the strip and in guiding and feeding the strip to mill pro... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117990 | Fishing reel An improved fishing reel attachment is disclosed for removable attachment to a fishing rod reel having a spool rotatably mounted between parallel spaced cheek plates, which cheek plates are connected together by a number of spaced removable cross bars. Th... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117991 | Hose winding mechanism A relatively inexpensive but highly reliable electrically powered hose winding mechanism, particularly well adapted for rewinding auxiliary fire hose and the like. In the disclosed perferred embodiment, a smooth horizontally disposed rolling table has a f... | 10/03/1978 |
