Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5064211 | Wheelchair with tilt compensating side frames Wheelchair with four wheels, with two side frames (1,2) and a middle frame (3,4) carrying the seat, both side frame (1,2) being connected to each other by means of the middle frame (3,4) in such a way that tilting of one of the side frames in one directio... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4913257 | Electrically driven wheelchair with worktop and control unit Electrically driven wheelchair with an essentially horizontal worktop (7) and a control unit (1) connected thereto, said control unit in the operational position fits into a corresponding aperture in the worktop and is connected to the worktop in such a w... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4879556 | Joystick control unit using multiple substrates A joystick control unit. The control unit includes a controller, such as a handle, transmitting coil, plurality of receiving coils, and plurality of substrates. The handle may be subjected to spring forces which bias the controller toward a neutral positi... | 11/07/1989 |
