Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

3m Innovative Properties Company

Imation Corporation

James A Wilson

David C Windorski

Jason R Jacobson

Bruce E Nelson

James K Kennedy

Andrew C Lamberson

Bruce R Broyles

Robert M Biegler

Dennis L Crawford

Cathleen M Arsenault

Carl S Ahlberg

Steven W Sorensen

David J Wirtanen

Larry D Humlicek

Vern E Radewald

James R Preston

James R Harrison

James C Biesecker

Curtis D Ronnander

Actuator system is used to dispense a defined volume of a formulation from a pressurized vial. The system houses the vial in a receptacle of a base section that also includes a dispensing section (e.g., a funnel) through which the formulation is sprayed. The system includes a sleeve that fits over at least the vial and that can be pumped by the user to controllably spray the formulation from the vial onto the host animal. For instance, in a preferred mode of operation, the user places the system onto the host at the desired treatment site and then pushes or pulls down on the sleeve. This actuates a valve mechanism on the vial to spray an amount of the formulation through the dispensing section onto the host.

Actuator system for spraying a formulation onto a host

A plurality of stand forming members adapted to be assembled in different configurations, including (1) a top member including a top wall that can be adapted to support a monitor and has a peripheral wall projecting away from its bottom surface; (2) a plurality of generally U shaped intermediate members each having an upper surface adapted to either support the peripheral wall of the top member or the lower surface on a different one of the intermediate members; (3) a drawer member for insertion in each of the intermediate members; and (4) a base member adapted to be supported and to support the lower surface of the lowest one of the intermediate members.

Stand forming members

Monitor support stand

A dispenser for dispensing relatively low viscosity material includes a plunger that is movable to advance the plunger in the chamber. A full stroke of the lever dispenses no more than a single drop of material from the chamber. A cap is detachably connected to an outlet of the chamber and includes an arm in contact with the lever when the cap is connected to the outlet for releasably retaining the lever in a fixed position to prevent unintentional discharge of material from the chamber. A stop comprising one or more sets of teeth is connected to the lever for hindering advancement of the plunger after the lever is released. In certain embodiments, the dispenser includes two side-by-side chambers, and a mixing tray has a well with side recesses for receiving protruding outlets of the chambers.

Lockable, hand-held dispenser and mixing tray for dispensing small

Multiple input manager

Rotary organizer

Dry silver film processor

Described is a dispenser for sheets received in a cavity in the dispenser that are pulled through an outlet opening in a top wall of the dispenser. The dispenser has access openings that afford inspection of the number of sheets remaining in the dispenser and facilitate engagement of a persons finger with the end portion of one of the sheets that projects through the outlet opening; a cover for the top wall when the dispenser is not in use; and separable portions that allow sheets to be positioned in the cavity. The dispenser can be included in an assembly further including a support member along which the dispenser is releasably attached, which support member can support one or more such dispensers together with dispensers for other items such as tape flags.

Assembly including refillable compact sheet dispenser

Tape dispenser

Sheet dispenser

A card reader which doubles as a carrying case for storing a stack of preview cards used in an electronic presentation. The card reader case has a flat, rectangular body housing the reader components, and a cover hingedly attached to the body, the cover having a pocket therein for storing the cards. The cover is attached in such a manner that the topmost of the stored cards is visible when the cover is in the open position. In this position, the lower end of the cover also serves to support and elevate one end of the body. The body further has a slot therein on its upper surface for retaining one of the cards for optical scanning, the scanned card extending away from the upper surface so as to be visible to the user during scanning. A discard area may also be formed on the upper surface of the body, and a light source may be positioned on the upper surface to illuminate any card retained in the slot. If the card reader utilized a remote (wireless) interface, the interface may be attached to the upper portion of the cover so that the interface is raised above other objects on the support surface when the device is in use.

Card reader case

A floor mop for cleaning a floor. The floor mop includes a mop head and a handle pivotally connected to the mop head. A disposable cleaning sheet is attached by a minor portion adjacent one edge to a leading edge of the mop head, leaving a major portion of the cleaning sheet free. The mop may be passed over the floor with one side of the cleaning sheet presented for cleaning the floor. The mop head may then be inverted with the other side of the cleaning sheet presented for further cleaning of the floor.

Floor mop and cleaning system

Combined card reader and case

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North St. Paul, MN, United States of America

James A Wilson