Did You Know...
...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 |
| 6857173 | Apparatus for and method of manufacturing a semiconductor die carrier A lead insertion machine includes a substrate supply, a conductive lead supply, and an lead insertion mechanism. The conductive leads are inserted into lead passages formed in side walls of the substrate. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor d... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857174 | Robot hand for high load work High load screwing work, calking work, or press-fitting work ancillary to assembly work can be performed by a low rigidity robot such as a tabletop robot by, in the screwing work, returning the torque applied to one of the bolt and nut from a rotation drive unit suc... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857175 | Method for riveting or piercing and a device for carrying out the method The method according to the invention for riveting, or self-piercing, by means of a riveting or self-piercing device (8), having a male die (3) guided by a pick-up device (4), both of which in each case can be moved towards a female die (5 | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857176 | Tandem wheel unlocking assist device A device for assisting in the release of a tandem wheel locking pin from a locking rail of a semi-trailer is disclosed. In a basic embodiment, the device consists of a gripping plate which engages the locking pin release rod of the tandem unit, a helical spring, and... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857177 | System for presetting shrink-fit tools A presetting system (100) is disclosed for accurately presetting the position of a tool (106) within a shrink-fit holder (148). The presetting system (100) includes a presetter measuring device (102) which is adapted to provide an ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857178 | Methods of making upholstery fabric tack strips An upholstery tack strip includes a thermoplastic sleeve and a metal ribbon embedded within the sleeve. The sleeve itself includes a plurality of removed material sections forming opposed pairs of sleeve windows, while the metal ribbon integrally includes nail secti... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857179 | Method for making an electric motor stator A technique for making a stator for an electric motor or similar machine includes disposing a plurality of concentric coils in a stator core such that leads exit both ends of the stator core. The coils are disposed in accordance with a winding pattern that is partic... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857180 | Method for fabricating a patterned synthetic longitudinal exchange biased GMR sensor Patterned, longitudinally and transversely antiferromagnetically exchange biased GMR sensors are provided which have narrow effective trackwidths and reduced side reading. The exchange biasing significantly reduces signals produced by the portion of the ferromagneti... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857181 | Method of making a T-shaped write head with less side writing First, second and third pole tip components of a write head are formed with the second pole tip located between the first and third components and a write gap layer located between the first and second pole tip components. The second pole tip is formed with a width ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857182 | Mounting system for mounting an electronic component on a substrate A mounting system for mounting an electronic component on a substrate includes a component identifying apparatus that identifies an electronic component to be mounted on the substrate. The component identifying apparatus includes a holding mechanism that holds the e... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857183 | Methods of bonding solder balls to bond pads on a substrate, and bonding frames Methods and apparatuses for bonding solder balls to bond pads are described. In one embodiment, portions of a plurality of solder balls are placed within a frame and in registered alignment with individual bond pads over a substrate. While the ball portions are with... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857184 | Connecting method of pins and tin balls of an electric connector A connecting method for pins and tin balls of an electric connector. Pins of the electric connector elastically resist against tin balls so as to position the pins. The lower ends of the pins store elastic energy due to the elastically resisting contact. During weld... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857185 | Method for electromagnetically joining tubes to sheets in a tubular heat transfer system A system and method for expanding, joining or securing a plurality of tubes by electromagnetic expansion to a plurality of sheets in a tubular heat transfer system. The system and method involve the automatic sensing and positioning of a electromagnetic coil in oper... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857186 | Method of manufacturing a piezoelectric print-head A method of manufacturing a piezoelectric ink-jet print-head uses a metallic layer and a thick film layer with a slot hole therein instead of a ceramic vibration plate and an ink layer. The piezoelectric layer and the upper electrode layer are formed inside the ink ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857187 | Method of manufacturing a measuring wheel for wireline operations A method of manufacturing a measuring wheel for wireline operations includes the step of machining a metal wheel to achieve a first outer radius. The metal wheel is positioned within a ceramic ring having an inner radius that exceeds the first outer radius by an amo... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857188 | Process for producing a particle filter A process for producing a particle filter from metal foil includes pulling the metal foil from an endless storage device. A joining element or strip is applied to the metal foil. The metal foil is shaped into subsequent channels. The metal foil is wound or stacked t... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857189 | Method and apparatus for assembling a hydrodynamic bearing A method and apparatus for assembling a hydrodynamic bearing in a motor is provided. The method comprises affixing a first bearing upon a shaft, applying an axial tension force to the shaft, and affixing a second bearing upon the shaft in a spaced apart relation to ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857190 | Method of forming a retaining collar, in particular, a collar retaining a bearing on a hub of a wheel A method is disclosed for forming an annular collar (11) that is essentially radial on the hollow annular end portion (12) of a port (7). This method has the following steps: A. radially deforming the end portion (12) by means of a first ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857191 | Rotary knife having vacuum attachment A rotary knife having a ring blade that defines a closed loop cutting surface for cutting material which the ring blade contacts during rotation. Materials cut using the blade such as meat cut from a carcass or trimmed from a piece of meat are suctioned away from th... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857192 | Dual blade utility knife The present invention provides a dual blade utility knife useful in various fields. In particular, the dual blade utility knife contains a fixed cutting element contained in a gap that inhibits injury or accidents, a.k.a. a safety knife. The second cutting element i... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857193 | Location projector apparatus and methods Apparatus and methods are provided which are particularly useful in determining the location for producing aligned holes or hangers in consecutive support members such as joists from which pipe, conduit, wire, duct, and the like, will be supported, with the minimum ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857194 | Vehicle compass system with continuous automatic calibration The compass system of the present invention utilizes an improved calibration routine in which a processing circuit of the compass recalibrates the compass each time three data points are obtained from a magnetic field sensor that meet predetermined criteria. One suc... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857195 | Apparatus for the measurement or machining of an object, provided with a displacement stage with wedge-shaped guides An apparatus provided with wedge-shaped elements is proposed for the precision positioning of objects 37 to be measured or machined. A wedge-shaped translational body 32 is carried by two bearing wedges 24, 26. In accordance with the invention t... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857196 | Method and apparatus for measuring a intracorporal passage image A medical measuring apparatus for measuring a lumen of an intracorporeal passage as it appears in an image wherein the apparatus preferably includes a measuring adjunct and an object to image retainer. The measuring adjunct preferably includes at least one geometric... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857197 | Electrical box locator An electrical box locator for locating at least one electrical box on a stud, which electrical box locator includes a base plate and a pair of fixed stud flanges for engaging the stud; at least one stationary flange provided on the base plate for engaging a first en... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857198 | Housing of measuring tape A housing of measuring tape compromising a supporting a hard plastic shell, a buffer soft plastic shell and two impact proof side metal covers, the supporting hard plastic shell and the buffer soft plastic shell can be injected together or stuck together after being... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857199 | Drying sand mold for pulp moldings A drying mold 1 for a pulp molded article has a first mold member 10, a second mold member 20, and a third mold member 30. The first mold member 10 has a drying portion 12 and first passageways 13a and 13 | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857200 | Supercritical point drying apparatus for semiconductor device manufacturing and bio-medical sample processing A critical point drying apparatus for sample preparation in electron microscopy and semiconductor wafer production includes a computer system to automate the operational modes in drying the specimen. These operational modes controlled by the computer system are: coo... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857201 | Method for treating and drying of wood Object for the invention is a method for treatment and drying of wood, in which at the first phase wood is warmed up over to the temperature close of the boiling point of water, and wood is compressed with a variable pressure between moisture permeable pressing elem... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857202 | Footwear construction A footwear construction comprising a flexible and resilient outsole having a front portion with a plurality of depending moguls on the bottom surface thereof. A midsole is positioned over the outsole and has a front portion with a plurality of spaced holes therethro... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857203 | Pleatless ballet slipper A substantially pleatless ballet slipper has a non-elastic upper, and an elastic or stretchy toe piece affixed to the forward edge of the upper. The toe piece has a small amount of bunched material at its underside. An outsole is affixed to the toe piece and covers ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857204 | Closure system A closure system comprises a hook and pile material having hooks on one side and pile on the other side. With regard to footwear, the present invention is a shoe comprising this material allowing a wearer to adjust the point of attachment of closure straps on the ex... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857205 | Article of footwear having a sole structure with a split plate The invention is an article of footwear that includes a sole structure having a plate assembly that includes a separator plate and a split plate. The split plate is located in a midfoot portion of the sole structure and includes a lateral portion and a medial portio... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857206 | Snowboard boot A snowboard boot includes a sole, an upper and a coupling member coupled to the sole. The sole has a longitudinal axis and a support projection extending downwardly from the sole. The upper includes a foot section fixedly coupled to the sole and an upwardly extendin... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857207 | Engulfment rescue device and method A device and method is provided for rescuing a person trapped in engulfing material at an engulfment site. A reduction tool is used to loosen the engulfing material in order to free or facilitate freeing a buried or partially buried victim. The loosened engulfing ma... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857208 | Rebuildable elevator flight for scraper The present invention provides a flight assembly for use on a scraper having an elevator. The flight assembly includes a lateral support member having a wear plate attached thereon. A wear cap is provided on each end of the lateral support member. The wear plates an... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857209 | Cordless iron with piezoelectric water sprayer The invention concerns a cordless iron, having a body (1) comprising a handle (11), a soleplate (2), a water storage (3), and comprising an electrically operating water sprayer (4) and an electric power storage cell (7) powe... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857210 | Genetic identification system A genetic identification card having read only memory (ROM) for storing identity related information, a microcircuit, a magnetic recordable strip and an incorporated capsule adapted for storing a biological sample of the individual. The card is waterproof and may in... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857211 | Three-dimensional label for a container and method of forming the same A three-dimensional label for a container and a method of forming the label is disclosed. The label includes a first portion flush with a surface of the container, a second portion extending away from the surface of the container, and graphics. ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857212 | Visual display unit A visual display unit comprising a panel and housing with said housing enclosed by an aluminum extrusion, said extrusion houses at least one printed circuit board and light emitting diodes which are attached to said at least one printed circuit board, said light emi... | 02/22/2005 |
