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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 |
| 6631805 | Medical pill dispenser A pill dispenser having a tray body with multiple side by side compartments and a lid hinged to the body. The lid in a closed position is secured to the body by a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism includes a tongue having multiple shoulders. A first of... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631806 | Cosmetic packaging device An apparatus and method for displaying and packaging cosmetic items. The display case apparatus for cosmetics and other personal care products comprises a housing having an overall shape defining a peripheral edge; a retainer defining a plurality of inter... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631807 | Chip tray A chip tray includes a first member (11) having an adhesive (13) on an upper face thereof and a second member (12) having upper and lower faces and at least one chip carrying section (14) having a through hole (15) extending downwardly from a bottom of th... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631808 | Air classifier system for the separation of particles An air classifier with enhanced air flow which maybe used for the simultaneous recovery of two or more distinct grades of foundry quality sand from a single sand stream. The air classifier exhibits improved performance by drawing into the classification c... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631809 | Screen for cleaning a pulp suspension A screen for cleaning a pulp suspension includes a stationary installation in the infeed area between the infeed branch and the free end of the rotor.... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631810 | Sealing arrangement for a pulp dewatering arrangement The arrangement is for washing and dewatering a fiber pulp suspension. The arrangement comprises two hollow, circular-cylindrical screen members that have evacuation chambers arranged inside the screen members for leading off liquid. The screen members ro... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631811 | Display device for inflated buoyant novelty balloons A display device for displaying lighter-than-air novelty balloons includes an elongated base with a rear wall and a front wall extending therefrom to form a channel for receiving and retaining balloon weights. The display device is formed from a plastic m... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631812 | Stemware suspenders A stemware suspender includes a generally rectangular frame; and a support member extending from the frame, the support member being sized, shaped and positioned so as to define an opening for receiving a stem of a piece of stemware, the support member be... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631813 | Arrangement for hanging articles or for fixing a rack An arrangement for hanging and displaying articles or for securing a receiving member for supporting and displaying articles thereon comprises a plug-in mount that is inserted into a supporting structure, and a support that is plugged into the plug-in mou... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631814 | Crane vehicle A crane vehicle is provided with a carrier and a rotating deck pivotable around a vertical axis thereon on which a boom swivellable around a horizontal axis is supported. Pallets are mounted at the projecting outer end of the rotating desk at both sides t... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631815 | Turntable of a rotary crane The present invention concerns a turntable of a rotary crane of the king post type having a pylon anchored to a base plate, platform, or similar base. The turntable has a support frame that can slide above and is suspended from the pylon, coupling devices... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631816 | Hoist Drums each having an independent drive source is installed on a trolley and each of the drums has a lifting rope which is wound around it and has an unwound end locked on a suspension piece, which will suppress any need to design the lifting rope in longe... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631817 | Re-configurable crane carrier A mobile crane includes a chassis having first connection features located on a rear end thereof. An outrigger includes second connection features for mating with the first connection features. A tag axle assembly includes third connection features for ma... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631818 | Overhead traveling crane system An overhead traveling crane system, wherein at least two locking members (25a) are mounted vertically slidably on a lifting device (15), a stopper (25b) and a contact member are fixed to the upper and lower end parts of each locking member (25a), respecti... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631819 | Insulated and luminescent nursing bottle A baby bottle has a main body with an upper portion and a lower portion, and a neck provided with threads for removably attaching a standard nipple and collar thereto. An insulated structure of the main body includes an inner wall, an outer wall, and an a... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631820 | Tamper-evident dispensing closure with partial breakaway cover A closure structure includes a closure body having a deck and depending sidewall, and a dispensing orifice through said deck. A closure cap has a lid part attached by a hinge to the body, and a cover part frangibly connected to the lid part, on a side of ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631821 | Reinforced double-wall knock-down bin A reinforced double-wall knock-down bin molded of plastic resin, comprising a pallet-base, two vertical side-walls, and two vertical end-walls. The pair of side-walls are rigidly secured to the pallet-base. The end-walls are secured to the pallet-base wit... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631822 | Collapsible container A collapsible container includes a floor member having first and second pairs of opposed edges, a first pair of opposing side walls each pivotably attached to the first pair of opposed edges of the base, where each of the first pair of opposing side walls... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631823 | Drink spout system Drink spout systems and drink containers that include a drink spout system. In some embodiments, the drink spout system includes an air return system to permit improved dispensing from the drink container. In some embodiments, the drink spout system is ac... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631824 | Apparatus for controlling pressure of an air pocket of double-layered cooking vessel The present invention is an apparatus for controlling pressure of an air pocket of a double-layered cooking vessel, which prevents the distortion or explosion of the double-layered cooking vessel that may result from high pressures generated within the ai... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631825 | Product dispenser A product dispenser comprising a cover, a slidable push element, a base and a landing is provided. The cover and the base are rotatable with respect to each other about a common axis. The cover comprises a roof opening in which the push element slides in ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631826 | Device to count and dispense articles A singulating and counting device includes a bulk housing for storing a plurality of substantially identical articles, an exit channel, and in the exit channel, forwardly- and rearwardly-directed jet apertures, each of which is fluidly connected to a posi... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631827 | Fastener feed and installation head A self-attaching fastener installation head and feed mechanism including a spring-biased L-shaped feed pawl which feeds a first nut in the feed passage adjacent the plunger passage on the upstroke of the die press. The feed pawl is pivotally supported on ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631828 | Golf ball and tee placement unit The present invention 10 discloses a golf/tee placement device having a housing 32 having a hopper 18 therein for the placement of a plurality of golf balls 14 and a canister for the placement of a plurality of tees 16. The housing uses compressed air to ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631829 | Device for discharging flowable materials and method of using same When dispensing a flowable substance from a container by way of a motor driven dispensing device, for ensuring that the container is properly inserted into the device, that the substance is still usable and/or that the dispensing speed is selected in acco... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631830 | Snap action ball valve assembly and liquid dispenser using same A spring-controlled snap action valve assembly and an apparatus for dispensing pressurized liquid using the valve assembly, the apparatus including a connection to a source of pressurized liquid, the spring-controlled snap action ball valve assembly inclu... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631831 | Self-cleaning hairbrush system A self-cleaning hairbrush system has a housing with a wall formed with apertures and with a hollow interior with an open end and a closed end. A core has an interior end positionable adjacent to the closed end and an exterior exposed end extending through... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631832 | Single piece, push-pull dispensing closure and assembly A resealable single-piece push-pull dispensing closure is disclosed that includes a circumferential skirt, a top member circumferentially coupled to the skirt, and a sipper spout. The sipper spout extends upwardly from the top member and has a curved sipp... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631833 | Oval-shaped tube closure A dispensing closure is provided for attachment to the discharge port of a standard circular-headed tube. The closure comprises a skirt with a circular cross-sectional shape at its base that merges gradually to an oval-shaped face at its top. When the clo... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631834 | Spare tire carrier A bumper mounted spare tire carrier, suitable for very heavy tires, such as those used by off road vehicles and military vehicles.... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631835 | Object storing case of a motorcycle A object storing case of a motorcycle includes a connecting part disposed in a recess of a rear side of a holding body thereo, a fixing plate pivoted to the connecting part at the middle, a locking member and an operating member. The locking member is piv... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631836 | Accessory device for nail and staple guns An accessory device for fastener-driving tools such as nail and staple guns is provided. The device serves as a positioning guide for the tool and is designed to provide sufficient spacing and orientation between the fastener-driving tool and the target c... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631837 | Surgical stapling instrument and method thereof A stapler for stapling a tubular structure to another structure. The stapler has an anvil which is expandable from a collapsed position to an expanded position. The stapler has a recess which receives at least a portion of the tubular structure and a shou... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631838 | Method for fabricating printed circuit board A method for fabricating a printed circuit board includes the steps of: fabricating a printed circuit board having at least one collapsed portion; depositing a first solder resist in the collapsed portion; exposing the first solder resist-coated printed c... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631839 | Holder for business cards A cardboard holder for business cards, suitable for use on a bulletin board or a hard surface, is disclosed. The holder is made from a single piece of cardboard, folded to form a box of appropriate size to hold a number of business cards, displaying the c... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631840 | Telephone charge management system A system including a cellular phone or a telephone card having, pre-registered therein, the identification number of a connection telephone company and a user ID, a store processing terminal unit handling it, a point-of-sale POS terminal, and a management... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631841 | Access system and method for buses In an access system and method for buses, a master card and respective slave cards for respective students are provided. The cards are read by a card reader to control access to the bus. A microprocessor and memory are provided together with an annunciato... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631842 | Method of and system for producing images of objects using planar laser illumination beams and image detection arrays Methods of and systems for illuminating objects using planar laser illumination beams having substantially-planar spatial distribution characteristics that extend through the field of view (FOV) of image formation and detection modules employed in such sy... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631843 | Composite code symbology The present invention relates to a new composite code symbology having two differently encoded information portions positioned adjacent to each other. The linking between the two portions is achieved by external link-flag that is adjacent to at least one ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631844 | Optical scanner, code reader and bar code reader having increased degree of freedom in placement of optical parts A multi-head optical scanning device used for a bar code reader having a reduced thickness and realizing more complete 360° bar code reading. The scanning device includes a bottom part, a side part which is nearly vertical to the bottom part, a light sou... | 10/14/2003 |
