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The 3M Co. and Evernote have a new app to put images from Post-it Notes on your phone. The new Post-it Note Camera app, available from Evernote for Apple devices running iOS 7, allows users to ...
He holds 40 U.S. patents, but he's most interested in an invention for which he gets no credit: the Post-it Note, that ubiquitous sticky-back product made into a worldwide success by the 3M Company.
3M is being sued for fraud for the second time by inventor Alan Amron, who claims Post-it Notes were spurred from his idea for “Press-on Memos.” He filed his suit on Monday.
3M said in a statement that Post-it notes had "roots dating back to 1970 when 3M filed a patent for the unique adhesive that has made Post-it notes so successful, which is long before Mr. Amron ...
Of the duo that created 3M's now-ubiquitous Post-it Notes, Spencer Silver was, quite literally, the glue. Silver, a chemist from Texas, created the adhesive that gives Post-it Notes their stickiness.
“3M developed Post-it Notes without any input or inspiration from Mr. Amron, and it is false and misleading for him to state or suggest that he created, invented, or had any role in the product ...
Spencer Silver, the inventor of the adhesive used to attach Post-it-Notes, has died at the age of 80. Silver's published obituary confirmed he died Saturday at his St. Paul, Minnesota, home.
The first Post-it Notes were made in Hutchinson at 3M’s manufacturing site. Art Fry, credited as the co-creator of the Post-it Note, “spent many hours in Hutchinson when it was launched here ...
Post-it Notes teamed up with the Pantone Color Institute to release 11 new color schemes meant to meet demand for more personalized office spaces. (3M/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...
Evernote CEO Phil Libin said that his company’s partnership with 3M isn’t a bid to replace the Post-it, but rather an effort to bring paper and digital notes together. “The goal is to get ...
Minnesota-based manufacturing company 3M says plans to close its North Austin manufacturing plant by the end of 2019, a move that will affect about 120 employees. 3M said the 220,000-square foot fa… ...
This undated photo provided by 3M Corporate Communications shows Spencer Silver, left, and Art Fry holding a Post-It Note pad. Alan Amron, an inventor with 40 patents, claims that he invented what ...