...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5230895 | Sustained released delivery system for use in the periodontal pocket An in vivo method is described for treating a subject for periodontal disease by placing a mixture of a glyceride composition and a therapeutic agent in the periodontal pocket of subject such that the therapeutic agent is released in a sustained manner. T... | 07/27/1993 |