Brand Names Which Have Become Vernacular

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Super Glue
Brand Names Which Have Become Diluted
Cynoacrylate, was invented in 1942 by Dr. Harry Coover and Fred Joyner of Kodak Laboratories during experiments to make a transparent plastic suitable for gun sights. However, they were quickly rejected by American researchers, because they stuck to everything. In 1951, cyanoacrylates were re-discovered by Eastman Kodak researchers Harry Coover and Fred Joyner, who recognized its true commercial potential and it was first sold as a commercial product in 1958. The term 'superglue' is often used informally as a verb or a noun, but is still a trademark.