Did You Know...
...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 |
| D533396 | Plug for a drinking container | 12/12/2006 |
| D530606 | Container lid | 10/24/2006 |
| D527530 | Brush | 09/05/2006 |
| D527529 | Grout brush | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096913 | Apparatus and method for moving frameworks between workstations An apparatus and a method for moving frameworks such as window frames or sashes from a plastic frame welding machine to a work station for further processing of the frameworks are disclosed. Two tracks are mounted at an elevated position so they extend horizontally ... | 08/29/2006 |
| D524549 | Cleaning brush | 07/11/2006 |
| D524546 | Cleaning device | 07/11/2006 |
| D524648 | Gelled composition applicator tip | 07/11/2006 |
| D524153 | Container | 07/04/2006 |
| D522903 | Ring with star of David | 06/13/2006 |
| D522362 | Round container lid | 06/06/2006 |
| D520575 | Exercise bar | 05/09/2006 |
| 6886186 | Safety device for use with a sports helmet The present invention provides a safety device for use with a sports helmet as a means of reducing neck and spinal cord injuries that are common to contact sports. The preferred embodiment of the inventive device is intended for use with a sports safety helmet. The ... | 05/03/2005 |
| D493842 | Housing for a photovoltaically illuminated advertising display | 08/03/2004 |
| 6561103 | Pallet conveyor system A pallet conveyor system includes a rail assembly and a pallet assembly. The rail assembly including parallel and spaced-apart rail supports that each has a cylindrical rail disposed thereon. An intermediate support is positioned between the rails and inc... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6517897 | Methods and materials for the manufacture of a solid surface article There is disclosed herein a method for manufacturing a solid surface article from a composition of a thermosetting resin, a polymerizable vinyl material, an air release agent and a wetting agent together with sufficient amounts of a thixotropic agent to g... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6343610 | Method and apparatus for recycling coolant for a cutting machine Disclosed is a process of recycling and reusing an aqueous degreasing solution for further use as a component of a coolant solution which is itself recycled and reused in metal cutting machines. Also disclosed is a method of degreasing parts, and a degrea... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6183692 | Kit for purification of plasmin A method for rapid purification of a blood component from blood is described in which the blood plasma is first separated from the cellular blood elements by any conventional means, such as centrifugation. An affinity cartridge is then activated with a mo... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6152254 | Feedback and servo control for electric power steering system with hydraulic transmission A vehicle power steering system 10 achieves a substantially linear control relationship between an applied steering torque input Ts and a resulting steering force output, that is, a powered assist to vehicle steering. The system 10 includes a r... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6141837 | EDIAS clip for securing an interior molding to a vehicle frame A clip for securing an interior molding to a vehicle frame. The clip includes a body having a first upwardly extending side and a second upwardly extending side. First and second flattened base plates extend in perpendicular and opposite fashion from term... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6068438 | Cargo-container crane and system This is a top lift rotary-crane transfer device and system especially suited for transferring cargo containers between a railway car and one or more conveyors or other vehicles or storage spots. It has a revolving loadspreader on the end of a revolving cr... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6015013 | Lightweight intervention system for use with horizontal tree with internal ball valve A lightweight intervention apparatus is described for use with a single bore intervention operation and which is suitable for use with a sub-sea horizontal tree with a tree cap and integral ball valve. The lightweight intervention apparatus is adapted to ... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5991995 | Apparatus for removing an outer layer from a portion of a multi layer tube An apparatus for removing an outer layer from a portion of a multi layer tube is disclosed. The apparatus includes a support assembly which holds the portion of the tube at a preset position. A nozzle is fluidly connected to a source of high pressure wate... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5904420 | Frame for automatic paint stirring equipment An improved frame is disclosed for automatic paint stirring equipment of the type which stirs cans of paint in a side-by-side relationship. Each can includes a cover having a stirring element rotatably mounted to the cover and a driven member secured to t... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5888629 | Ink jet recording medium A medium for ink jet imaging includes a bottom layer of material having a very high absorption for the polar, solvent component of an ink jet imaging ink, together with a top layer of image receptor material disposed in fluid communication therewith. The ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5887083 | Method of processing image information based on object model A method of processing image information is disclosed, for recognizing the position and attitude of an object with a high speed treatment and improved recognition accuracy. The method comprised of the steps of entry of a stereoscopic image of an object, e... | 03/23/1999 |
