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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 |
| 5619747 | Protective brace for figure skaters The protective brace is worn by a figure skater to prevent impact borne bone bruising resulting from one or more falls of the skater on the ice. The brace has a semi-rigid, resilient plastic shell. The latter has a generally rectangular web defining a lon... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619748 | Ballistic vest A ballistics vest of the soft body armor type comprises multiple overlying layers of a thin, flexible fabric made of woven plastic fibers secured together to form a soft, flexible front panel located on a strike side of the vest, and multiple overlying la... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619749 | Antiphotoaging face mask An antiphotoaging face mask including a pair of sunglasses comprising a front frame member and a pair of temples extending therefrom. The antiphotoaging face mask includes a flexible plastic wrap secured to the pair of sunglasses, the wrap including a fro... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619750 | Eyes-ears-nose protector An eyes-ears-nose protector includes eye-glasses with attached nose shield, side shields and ear shields to protect simultaneously the nose, eyes, and ears from direct and side excessive sunlight.... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619751 | Safety vest and method for use in water and other applications A marine vest 10 designed to be worn by an operator of a personal watercraft while wearing a life jacket. The vest 10 includes a back section comprising a pair of shoulder straps positioned to fit over the shoulders of the operator. The straps are attache... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619752 | Puncture evident surgical glove A puncture evident surgical glove having an integral indicator by which to visually and instantaneously alert the wearer of the need to re-glove should the structural integrity of the glove be compromised by a tear or puncture that could expose the wearer... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619753 | Reflective novelty mask having transparent strips A reflective novelty mask is presented. The mask has somewhat of an oval shape, more specifically the mask has a shape which roughly follows the contour of a human face. Alternating horizontal reflective and transparent strips of about equal width are def... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619754 | Protective cap with reversible headband A protective cap comprises a rigid shell with a peak at the front of the shell. A sweatband is mounted within the shell. A headband is mounted to the sweatband in a free pivotal manner so that the position of the headband can be moved to the front or the ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619755 | Integral crash-helmet for motorcyclists and the like transformable into an open, jet-like helmet Integral crash-helmet for motorcyclists, sports-competitions and the like, transformable into a "Jet"-like open helmet, includes a frontally open rigid cap (1) and a rigid chin protector (3), removable and fastenable in seats (3a) provided in the two flan... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619756 | Cyclist helmet with multiple apertures rim The helmet includes a shell, made of polystyrene, and a rim, made of polypropylene and integrally connected to the shell. Both the shell and the rim have air ventilation apertures. Chin straps integrally depend from the internal face of the shell. The she... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619757 | Disposable inflatable sanitary toilet seat cover A disposable, inflatable, sanitary toilet seat cover which both prevents contact of a person with the surface of the seat and creates a restricted seat opening for use by a small child. A pair of preshaped vinyl or plastic layered sheets form a top and a ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619758 | Hand-held toilet seat lifting device A hand-held toilet seat lifting device including an elongated handle having a hollow interior, an inboard end, a longitudinal aperture formed thereon, and a slot formed on the inboard end: an elongated strip having an inboard end slidably disposed within ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619759 | Insulated cover for a hot tub An improved insulated cover is provided for removable mounting onto a spa or hot tub or the like to minimize thermal and evaporative losses, while additionally safeguarding against foreign objects and/or persons falling into the tub. In the preferred form... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619760 | Detachable bathtub A detachable bathtub has a bathtub, a side board, and a base beneath the bathtub. The bathtub has an upper flange with posts, an interior and bulges beneath the bathtub. The side board has a peripheral flange with rectangular holes and protrusions dispose... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619762 | Apparatus for assisting a person in standing from a seated position A lift for persons needing assistance in moving from a seated position to a standing position, includes an elongated seat raiseable by a jack under the seat and supported on a base assembly. The elongated seat includes stabilizer arms which extend on oppo... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619763 | Patient handling system for diagnostic imaging application A patient pallet has two sides, a proximal end and a distal end. The patient pallet is horizontally elongated and is positioned to support a human patient with the patient's body axis horizontal. The pallet is supported by a pedestal. The pedestal is vert... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619764 | Mattress for decubitus prophylaxis A mattress for recumbent prophylaxis, which has a plurality of support elements in sequence relative to one another, with each support element having at least two air-inflatable double chambers or inflatable members connected together by a fillet. Each do... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619765 | Device for removing a film-like image forming substance In a device for recycling a recording medium by removing a film-like image forming substance from the medium, a separating member contacts one side of the medium carrying the substance. The separating member is durable because its surface contacting the m... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619766 | Water driven cleaning device A water driven cleaning device has a housing having a water inlet, a water outlet and a chamber located between the water inlet and the water outlet, a cleaning tool, a rotor connected with the cleaning tool and arranged in the housing so that when water ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619767 | Targetable-action stationary pot-scrubbing machine A ultrastreamlined, adaptable, stationary pot-scrubbing machine comprising a motor positioned in any desirable location beneath a sink, a flexible shaft coupled with the motor, a positioning neck comprising an arched tube rotatably mounting a scrubbing me... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619768 | Vacuum sweeper brush and concentric roller pin A concentric roller pin for use in combination with a roller member of a vacuum cleaner wherein the concentric roller pin includes an inner end, an outer end and an intermediate portion. The inner end of the concentric roller pin is tapered and terminates... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619769 | Paint roller bearing support assembly The paint roller bearing support assembly is for use with a paint roller. The roller bearing support assembly comprises a tubular sleeve, defining a generally cylindrical main body circumscribing an inner cylindrical channel, with the channel sized for th... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619770 | Rotary pad holder with quick-release mechanism An apparatus for holding a pad to a rotary pad machine. The apparatus includes a base piece and a retainer piece. The base piece includes a plurality of base teeth and is attached to a pad driver disc of the rotary pad machine. The retainer piece includes... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619771 | Oscillating and reverse cleaning sootblower A sootblower is provided for cleaning boiler tubes with steam, in which individual time-delays allow the lance tube to move in an axial direction only for certain time intervals at the beginning of the extension and retraction strokes before the lance tub... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619772 | Sliver guide assembly including a thickness sensor and a movable counterelement An apparatus for measuring sliver thickness in a drawing frame includes a sliver guiding device having converging inner wall faces for bringing a plurality of simultaneously introduced slivers together to form a sliver assembly constituted by side-by-side... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619773 | Draw frame The instant invention relates to a process for the adjustment of a drafting unit of a draw frame. The drafting unit is equipped with drafting rollers (5, 5') supported in a pillow block (4, 4'). The pillow block (4, 4') is installed on a table (10). The h... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619774 | Eyeglass retaining apparatus A retaining apparatus for eyeglasses and the like having a main body portion with oppositely extending retaining clips integrally attached thereto. One retaining clip allows the retaining apparatus to be secured to a mounting structure, such as a sun viso... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619775 | Safety latch for a removable clip for a colostomy bag A safety latch for a clip that is conventionally used to sealably close the opening in an ostomy or colostomy bag. The purpose of the safety latch is to prevent the accidental disengagement of the clip arms when engaged to the colostomy bag opening, formi... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619776 | Integrated automotive upholstering element and relative fabrication method An integrated upholstering element presenting a supporting element made of plastic material and molded onto a lateral edge of a tape and onto a first end of at least one tie presenting, towards a second end opposite the first and in a predetermined axial ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619777 | Engaging device An engaging device comprising a supporting part and an engaging part mounted on the supporting part for pivotal movement about two spaced apart axes between two stable conditions, one being an engaging condition and the other being a release condition. A ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619778 | Reflective shoe laces and method for making same A reflective lace, such as a shoelace, used for night visibility, and a method of manufacture, is provided by affixing a flexible reflective attachment near the end portion thereof. Preferably, the reflective attachment comprises a thermoplastic tube with... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619779 | Device for smoothing down a running material web A device for smoothing out a running material web having a marginal edge and a downstream direction of travel. At least two driven, threaded spindles engage the marginal edge of the material web. A web-guiding body is located upstream of the first spindle... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619780 | Production of textured yarn and method for containing said yarn A method for detecting a yarn break between the cooling drum and the windup in a yarn bulking process and containing the broken end to prevent the broken end from interrupting adjacent threadlines. The yarn, when broken, is contained in individual tubes e... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619781 | Reconfiguring a jig A method for reconfiguring a jig for supporting an elongated workpiece to enable the jig to support two different configurations of the workpiece. The jig has a multiplicity of clamps for holding the workpiece, each clamp mounted at the top of a clamp pos... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619782 | Method and apparatus for inserting a member into a hole of another member A method and apparatus for inserting a first member into a hole of a second member includes the steps of (a) inclining either of the first member or the second member relative to the other and offsetting a center of the first member and a center of the ho... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619783 | Method for setting cutting tool A cutting tool is fixed to a cutting tool holder in such a manner that the posture of the cutting tool can be adjusted without being removed from a processing machine. The cutting tool holder is fixed to a fixing base to allow the cutting tool holder to b... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619784 | Vehicle assembling method A vehicle assembling method includes the steps of assembling a lower body shell a including underbody portion having a front floor and front body portion, assembling an upper body shell, including a roof member and right and left body side panels, and ass... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619785 | Method of making a metal casket A method of fabricating a metal casket by assembling a body containment mold and a lid mold. Each of the molds has inner and outer surfaces. A release mechanism is separately applied to the surfaces of each of the molds. A body containment compartment is ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619786 | Method of forming a seal between a control shaft and bushing An air driven diaphragm pump having two diaphragms joined by a common control shaft to reciprocate in opposed chambers for pumping material through check valve ported cavities. An actuator valve is associated with the central housing of the pump and inclu... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619787 | Method for mounting conductor sections onto a stator frame of a dynamoelectric machine A method for mounting conductor sections of a stator winding onto a circular shaped stator frame of a dynamoelectric machine. Each conductor section has two parallel conductor sides and at least one conductor head connecting two adjacent ends of the paral... | 04/15/1997 |
