...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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| 7708016 | Gas conserving regulator A gas regulator includes a delivery valve assembly having a delivery outlet and a delivery valve member engageable with the delivery outlet for controlling flow of a gas from a gas source. A timing gas chamber receives gas from the gas source. Gas pressure within th... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7513674 | See-through one-way light-emitting light guide A display system combines the principles of total internal reflection and halftone reflection. The display system includes a light guide, a light-reflecting see-through image disposed on the surface of the light guide, and a light-blocking see-through layer disposed... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7467023 | Method and system for modeling a batch manufacturing facility A system and method for the modeling of biopharmaceutical batch process manufacturing facilities uses process time lines. The system employs an eleven-field delimited string code which specifies the unit identifier code and the iteration value for each of the ten le... | 12/16/2008 |
| D538882 | Leaching chamber end cap | 03/20/2007 |
| D538387 | Set of leaching chamber end units | 03/13/2007 |
| D537912 | Leaching chamber | 03/06/2007 |
| 7160059 | Adjustable angle coupler for leaching chamber systems An adjustable coupler is disclosed for interconnecting leaching chambers to create a serpentine pathway for a leaching field. A coupler can connect a first leaching chamber and a second leaching chamber. The coupler can comprise a mating feature and an adjustment fe... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7107112 | Method and system for simulating and modeling a batch manufacturing facility A system and method for the simulation and modeling of biopharmaceutical batch process manufacturing facilities using process time lines is described herein. The system employs an eleven-field delimited string code which specifies the unit identifier code and the it... | 09/12/2006 |