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 |
| 7197217 | Method of making a fiberoptic light guide A method of making a fiberoptic light guide utilizes a hollow glass cladding blackened by chemical reduction. The cladding has a predetermined lead content and is heated to an elevated temperature in an atmosphere of substantially 100% hydrogen gas in a furnace. The... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7156963 | Tantalum sputtering target and method for preparation thereof Provided is a tantalum sputtering target having a crystal structure in which the (222) orientation is preferential from a position of 10% of the target thickness toward the center face of the target, and a manufacturing method of a tantalum sputtering target, includ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156964 | Sputtering target for phase-change memory, film for phase change memory formed by using the target, and method for producing the target The present invention provides a sputtering target for a phase change memory and a phase change memory film formed with such a target, and the manufacturing method thereof, characterized in that the sputtering target is composed from elements of not less than a thre... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140063 | Multi-use and decorative bathing implement A multi-use bathing implement (10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 58) for use in cleansing and exfoliating skin and as a toy, a holder of soap or like products, and a decoration. The bathing implement (10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 58) i... | 11/28/2006 |
| D531997 | Radio frequency field probe | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128673 | Sprocket for chain In a sprocket for a roller chain, the tooth form is such that the distance between the tooth center line and a part of the front tooth surface, at a location on the tooth head side of the pitch line, is greater than the distance between the tooth center line and the... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125139 | Flashlight In auxiliary headlamp, for attachment to the headstrap of a personal headlamp, a lamp body is removably attachable to a strap bracket having a strap-receiving slot through which a headstrap can extend. When the lamp body is attached to the strap bracket, the lamp bo... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7126025 | Synthesis of 4-(amino)-2-butenoyl chlorides and their use in the preparation of 3-cyano quinolines This invention provides a compound of Formula (I): wherein S1 and S2 are each independently, hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, substituted or uns... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7117575 | Method of manufacturing a link plate In manufacturing a link plate for a roller chain, a band of sheet steel is intermittently forwarded along a path past series of dies, including rough punching dies and shaving dies. The punching dies and corresponding shaving dies are located symmetrically on opposi... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118790 | Process for producing coated polymeric articles and the articles produced thereby A method for producing a coated polymeric article by co-extruding polypropylene and a maleic anhydride modified polypropylene, corona-treating, and applying a polysilicate barrier is described. Also provided are films and bottles produced using this method. ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7105077 | Press felt for papermaking and manufacturing method A press felt for papermaking comprises a base body, a fibrous assembly, and a three-dimensional knitted fabric within the interior of the felt. The base body and the knitted fabric may be in contact, or, for improved adhesion between the base body and the knitted fa... | 09/12/2006 |
| D527205 | Merchandising display rack | 08/29/2006 |
| 7074804 | CCI-779 Isomer C Purified CCI-779 Isomer C is provided, as are pharmaceutical compositions and kits containing same. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055377 | Quartz crystal sensor cell A quartz crystal sensor cell in which the sensor is secured to the base of a well defining a test sample space by a layer of adhesive between the respective peripheral surfaces. Also a quartz crystal sensor cell is provided in which the quartz sensor crystal is incl... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044518 | Combination pastry support and server A combination pastry support and server is provided by a formed polycarbonate sheet having a rectangular intermediate portion, and integral, trapezoidal flanges extending at an angle of 88° in opposite directions from its respective upper and lower edges. The trape... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6890277 | Sandwich-molded guide for transmission device A guide for as transmission device such as a chain or belt, is injection molded using a sandwich-molding process. The sandwhich-molded guide comprises a slide rail on which a chain or belt slides, and a rail supporting member intergrally provided along with the slid... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6884192 | Movable guide for transmission device In a movable guide for transmission device in which a guide body is formed from a synthetic resin and comprises a chain-contacting shoe and a plate-receiving portion formed as a unit with the shoe on the back side thereof, the plate-receiving portion has plural, lon... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6783293 | Combination coating film transfer and writing implement In a combination coating film transfer tool and ball-point pen, the transfer tool comprises a case, and a replacement cassette comprising supply and take-up reels and a transfer head. The cassette fits tightly, but removably, in the case, with the tip of the transfe... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6725642 | Protective guide for flexible elongated article A protective guide for a cable is formed by connecting a plurality of links, each of which is formed a pair of spaced, opposite, side plates connected to each other by connecting plates. Each side plate includes a connecting rod having a flexible portion and an enga... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6709552 | Papermaking belt In a one-surface coated papermaking belt composed of a base layer and a thick resin layer, or a covered, one-surface coated papermaking belt composed of thin and thick resin layers on opposite sides of a base layer, curling of the edges of the belt due to the shrink... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6685588 | Chain incorporating rolling bodies In a roller chain in which a plurality of rolling bodies is disposed between a roller and a bushing, between a bushing and a pin, or between a roller and a pin, the rolling bodies include at least one carbon-impregnated ceramic rolling body, or at least o... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6596008 | Method and instruments for percutaneous arthroscopic disc removal, bone biopsy and fixation of the vertebral The insertion points for guide pins used in percutaneous vertebral fixation by pedicle screw are determined by establishing an approach path on a CT image, measuring on the CT image the distance from the intersection of the approach path and the skin of t... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6593896 | Field probe An E-field probe comprises one or more dipoles, each comprising plural, parallel, strings of discrete resistors mounted on a section of printed circuit board and connected electrically so that the parallel strings are twisted about each other for optimum ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6588041 | Pre-load adjustment for span lock system A drawbridge span lock system in which a locking bar longitudinally slides between wear shoes in each of guide and socket assemblies. The wear shoes are pre-loaded to a selected level by springs within the assemblies to maintain continuous contact of the ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6572503 | Rocker joint silent chain A rocker joint silent chain includes rocker joints articulately connecting together multiple interleaved link plates and guide plates located outside the interleaved link plates in the widthwise direction of the chain. Each of the rocker joints is compose... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6543474 | Pressure equalizing check valve A flapper-type anti-siphoning check valve for a domestic water system has an auxiliary valve built into the flapper. The auxiliary valve permits slow reverse flow of water through the check valve when the flapper is closed to prevent build-up of pressure ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6533107 | Silent chain power transmitting apparatus A silent chain power transmitting apparatus includes a silent chain and two or more sprockets with different number of teeth, wherein the sprockets each have a tooth form formed by hobbing with a hob cutter having teeth profiled similarly with the profile... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6531033 | Wet web transfer belt A wet web transfer belt for a closed draw papermaking machine is provided with a rough surface to allow easy release of a wet web. The rough surface is obtained easily, and with reliable quality, by forming the web-contacting side of a batt layer from a w... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530854 | Belt for shoe press A shoe press belt for papermaking is composed of heat-resistant base and resin layers, the resin layer containing a filler for either increasing or decreasing its thermal conductivity. The resin layers do not soften at high temperatures, and consequently ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6527106 | Roller for chain and chain equipped with the roller A roller adapted to be rotatably mounted on a bushing of each link assembly of a chain comprises a split roller composed of two roller segments assembled together. The split roller can be easily mounted on the bushing from a radial direction of the bushin... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6514184 | Rotating tool pot chain A rotating tool pot chain is capable of bending in both directions, the tool pot sweeps a relatively small area as it rotates, and the chain is capable of holding the tool pot stably. A pair of inner link plates (23) and a pair of outer link plates (24), ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6494800 | Wear-resistant silent chain A wear-resistant silent chain includes a large number of link plates articulately connected together in an endless fashion by rocker joint pins each composed of a long pin and a short pin. The long and short pins have an outer peripheral surface formed by... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6471047 | Conveyor chain for use in crossed delivery conveyor A conveyor chain comprises first and second links connected together articulately. The first links each comprise a link body, an article loading portion, and a pair of overhanging slats. The second links each comprise a link body and an article loading po... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6461263 | Silent chain drive mechanism A silent chain drive mechanism includes a silent chain for transmitting power between a larger sprocket and a smaller sprocket, wherein the inside flanks of one link plate of the silent chain are profiled to project outward of the outside flanks of the ad... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6450333 | Carrying case A carrying case has an elongated housing having a central and two end housing structures in overlapping, telescoping relationship so that the length of the carrying case can be adjusted. Hinges are connected to each housing with the hinge axes aligned so ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6450911 | Silent chain A silent chain includes a number of interleaved rows of link plates articulately connected together by joint pins. Each of the link plates has a pair of teeth and a pair of pin holes. The link plate further has a tubular portion protruding continuously fr... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6450910 | Link plate for silent chains and method of producing the same A link plate for silent chains includes a circumferential edge beveled to a greater extent at at least one of opposite longitudinal ends of the link plate than at another part including a pair of link teeth, so as to form a tapered butt-inserting portion ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6439247 | Surface treatment of semiconductor substrates Surface cleaning, chemical treatment and drying of semiconductor substrates is carried out using foam as a medium instead of a condensed phase liquid medium. In cleaning and chemical treatment, by introducing a foam into an overflow vessel the foam is cau... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6440274 | Shoe press belt and manufacturing method An easily manufactured shoe press belt for a papermaking machine comprises a high molecular weight cylindrical elastic member having embedded within it, between its inner and outer walls, a multiple layer base member formed by winding a belt-like woven fa... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6435996 | Silent chain A silent chain for use with a sprocket has a plurality of interleaved rows of link plates connected together in an endless fashion, each link plate having a pair of teeth. Each of the teeth has an inside flank and an outside flank surface merging at a tip... | 08/20/2002 |
