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 |
| 7922030 | Lid for beverage container The present invention is a lid for a beverage container comprising; a top wall having a generally circular periphery, an annular side wall depending from the top wall about its circular periphery, a drinking opening in the top wall adjacent to the circular periphery... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7175371 | Protective shield for a tool A protective shield for a drilling or cutting tool having a cylindrical-shaped housing that has a front end and a back end, the front end able to fit flush against a working surface; and a spring having a first end and a second end, the first end able to receive the... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173125 | Triphosphate oligonucleotide modification reagents and uses thereof Hydrazino, oxyamino and carbonyl-based monomers and methods for incorporation into oligonucleotides during enzymatic synthesis are provided. Modified oligonucleotides are provided that incorporate the monomers provided herein. Immobilized oligonucleotides and oligon... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7131637 | Device for inserting wire or cable into a loom A device for inserting wire or cable into a loom having a pre-cut slit along its length comprising a splitter means to separate the loom along its length and a wire insertion means affixed to the splitter means to guide at least one wire or cable into the loom as th... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7111836 | Universal work positioning device The present invention is a workpiece positioner comprising a spherical ball having an aperture, a upper spherical dome housing having a groove through the housing beginning at the apex of the dome and extending down the side of the housing to approximately 90 degree... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7040334 | Head and neck sun shield for a reclining sunbather A sun shielding device to protect the head and neck of the user from the sun when lying prone on a relatively flat surface comprising a structural frame having a base support beam and two sides, and a cover means affixed to said structural frame. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7013675 | Smooth backed pierced earring The present invention is an earring for a pierced ear comprising a shaft mounted on a base; a connector having a cavity for engaging the shaft and an adapter on the obverse; and a cap able to be affixed to the adapter on one side and a decorative aspect of the earri... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6982145 | Isolation and identification of control sequences and genes modulated by transcription factors The present invention provides methods and compositions for isolating a nucleic acid molecule fragment comprising at least a portion of a gene, comprising: stimulating at least one cell or at least one nucleus with radiation; cross-linking at least one transcription... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6783199 | Thermal barrier for a cabinet A thermal barrier for a cabinet having a door storage area comprising a curtain having vertical slits dividing the curtain into flaps; an attachment device for securing the curtain within the cabinet; and a displacement apparatus for displacing at least one of the f... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6722620 | Shelf support The present invention provides a shelf support for mounting to a wall support beam comprising a top side having a width of a wall support beam, a back end, a front end and two sides wherein the two sides are adjacent to each other and perpendicular to the top side e... | 04/20/2004 |
| D487710 | Solitaire ring | 03/23/2004 |
| 6663579 | Device for reducing hand contracture In accordance with the present invention a device for reducing hand contracture resulting from injury or trauma is disclosed comprising at least one column comprising a plurality of blocks, the plurality of blocks having at least one attachment means enab... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6595491 | Device for removing/installing tacks The present invention is a tack installation and removal device comprising a body having a top and sides extending from the top forming a cup-shaped internal surface; the top having a round aperture extending therethrough; and the cup-shaped internal surf... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6579856 | Inhibition of stress activated protein kinase (SAPK) pathway and sensitization of cells to cancer therapies The present invention provides compositions that can be administered to an individual and inhibit a stress activated protein kinase pathway. The invention also provides methods of increasing the sensitivity of cancer cells to a cancer therapy by contactin... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6431390 | Lid for beverage container A lid for a beverage container, the lid comprising; a top wall having a generally circular periphery; a groove extending downward from said top wall having a front side adjacent to the circular periphery, a back side more distant from the circular periphe... | 08/13/2002 |
