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 |
| 8061648 | System for tactical balloon launch and payload return A system is disclosed whereby a sensor, communication device, or other payload may be lofted to an operational altitude and maintained over an area of interest for some time by a relatively inexpensive and disposable buoyant aircraft, then returned intact to its poi... | 11/22/2011 |
| D614706 | Spinning top | 04/27/2010 |
| 7521890 | System and method for selective transfer of radio frequency power A system and method is provided for the inductive transfer of electric power between a substantially flat primary surface and a multitude of secondary devices in such a way that the power transfer is localized to the vicinities of individual device coils. The contac... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7506543 | Foot pressure detection device According to a first embodiment of our invention, a monitoring device is placed above, within, or on the bottom of a cast, boot, shoe, or other lower extremity immobilization or protective device, and has one or more single or cluster of pressure sensitive chambers ... | 03/24/2009 |
| D586750 | Connector | 02/17/2009 |
| 7474875 | Networking integration of wire-free electric power surface An apparatus including surface that includes a set of contact points, the surface to provide a medium to transmit data between a first device in contact with one or more contact points of the surface, and a second device in contact with one or more contact points of... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7399202 | Wirefree mobile device power supply method & system with free positioning The invention provides an electrical coupling device. The coupling includes a contactor device and a plurality of electrical contacts which close an electrical circuit between the contactor device and an adaptor device when the adaptor device is brought into physica... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7392068 | Alternative wirefree mobile device power supply method and system with free positioning The invention provides a power delivery system for a mobile device. The power delivery system includes a contactor device and a plurality of first electrical contacts on the contactor device disposed in an interspersed arrangement wherein first electrical contacts o... | 06/24/2008 |
| D565276 | Solid pretzel cracker | 04/01/2008 |
| 7320289 | Autonomous swimming cargo containers The present invention provides an apparatus, method and system for delivery of commercial cargo containers shore side without container terminals. The present invention utilizes containers made autonomous by coupling a container with a detachable propulsion system, ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7181260 | Apparatus and method for measuring myocardial oxygen consumption Disclosed is a pulmonary artery catheter (“PAC”) that is used in determining myocardial oxygen consumption. Myocardial oxygen consumption is of critical importance because decreased myocardial energy utilization during acute illness may lead to tissue hypoperfus... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7080098 | Medical multimedia database system A medical image storage and retrieval system includes a database with relationally linked tables including a disease factoid table, an image and image caption table, and a patient data table. A flexible system allows for peer review, remote access and maintenance of... | 07/18/2006 |
| 5611324 | Camera actuating archery apparatus A camera actuating archery apparatus including an archery bow having a bowstring for use in shooting an arrow, and a camera. The camera has an exposed actuating button, a connector for attaching the camera to the archery bow, an actuating mechanism, and a... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5522590 | Baseball card game A baseball card game including one deck of cards, the deck including 27 "out" cards, 13 "on base" cards, and 1 wild pitch card, and 9 separate "incidence" cards. Each card discloses a particularly play event, illustrates the symbol identifying same, and d... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5484147 | Hockey puck carom wall practice apparatus A hockey practice apparatus including a plurality of interconnected arcuate shaped segments forming a substantially half circle section, and at least one tangential segment connected to one end of the half circle section. Projecting a hockey puck at an an... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5433688 | Exercise device worn on the user's body having resilient resistance mechanisms An exercise device for exercising a user's upper body, including a belt mountable around the user's waist, an elastic cord secured at a midpoint thereof to the front portion of the belt, and gripping members operatively connected to the respective ends of... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5232094 | Shipping container The drawings and description disclose a thin-walled, preferably transparent, stackable shipping container having upper and lower mating halves. The upper half includes a plurality of equally spaced, semicircular, laterally-extending compartments, and the ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5184859 | Golf ball retriever A golf ball retriever comprising a molded body having two outer and a middle opening formed in one end thereof. The middle opening has oppositely disposed tapered sides formed thereon. A molded flipper is pivotally mounted in the middle opening between th... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5152736 | Concave shaped container bottom end closure and method of forming same A bottom end closure for a liquid-carrying paperboard container, wherein particular diagonal and sloped score lines are formed on the inner closure panels by modified sealing jaws, such that, upon being engaged by the sealing jaws, the score lines enhance... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5143204 | Conveyor chain guide rail system A conveyor chain guide rail system for a conveyor chain having compartments formed therein for carrying square or rectangular cross-section cartons to be filled with still liquid products. The chain guide rail system includes a polymer Z-shaped elongated ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5141279 | Side impact protection apparatus A side impact protection apparatus for use on the inner panel of a vehicle door. The apparatus is a cushion including a hollow flexible skin having an inner wall secured to the inner panel, flexible ties between the skin and the inner wall or low density ... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5135256 | Side impact bolster attached to seat belt A bolster formed of suitable cushioning material attached to the lap belt portion of an automotive three-point seat belt system, wherein the lap belt portion of an automotive three-point seat belt system, wherein the lap belt portion is attached at one en... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5120104 | Integral cover for armrest attachment opening A cover for an armrest access opening to the mounting or attachment apparatus for the armrest, wherein the cover is formed of the same vinyl skin which covers the armrest and is integral therewith. The cover is a vinyl skin flap connected by a living hing... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5110176 | Automotive side impact protection apparatus An automotive side impact protection apparatus including a face plate formed on the inner lower portion of the door, and reinforcement structure operatively connected to the underbody and interfacing with the face plate. In one embodiment, the reinforceme... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5106285 | Air and water delivery system for a shell mold A delivery system for dispersing either hot air or water uniformly to the outer surface of a shell mold used for forming a thin molded shell, for the respective fusion and cooling phases thereof. The delivery system includes a plurality of distributors, e... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5092208 | Hot knife assembly A hot knife assembly for cutting excess organic polymeric material from a thermal forming mold includes a blade-like knife in the form of a thin flat plate having an inner edge connected to a heater and an outer edge with a cutting surface thereon. The th... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5086928 | Flat top end closure for liquid containers There is disclosed herein a flat top end closure for a liquid carrying container, which includes two oppositely disposed, overlapped outer closure panels, and two oppositely disposed, three-segment fold-in panels, one of which serves as the pour spout whe... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5085568 | Pour head seal assembly for a mold for forming composite articles A pour head seal assembly for a mold including a mold cavity part and a lid, with a film layer against the inner surface of the lid and a preformed shell against the inner surface of the mold cavity part. The pour head seal assembly may be operatively mou... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5085029 | Carton top sealing mechanism A carton top sealing mechanism for use in processing thermoplastic coated paperboard cartons on a forming, filling and sealing machine. The top sealing mechanism includes oppositely disposed fixed and movable sealing jaws, between which heated adjacent se... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5029713 | Flat top container The drawings and description disclose a thermoplastic coated rectangular cross-section paperboard container suitable for being filled with milk, juice or other still beverage, and having a top closure arrangement adapted to being readily partially opened ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5025982 | Multi-piece flat top container A multi-piece flat top container including a thermoplastic coated paperboard body of a predetermined cross-sectional configuration, a thermoplastic adapter ring having an annular recess formed therein for mounting over the top edge of the body and fusion ... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5018660 | Container and blank for constructing same A liquid carrying, thermoplastic coated paperboard container including a top end closure, a four-sided body portion, and a bottom end closure, wherein various end closure panels are folded so as to abut against one another to become sealed thereagainst. T... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4992247 | Container sterilization system A container sterilization system adaptable to a forming, filling and sealing machine used to process containers for liquids or spoonable food products. The system is a closed loop system including ductwork interconnecting a suitable blower for directing t... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4990128 | Carton end panel folding mechanism A carton leading and trailing end panel folding mechanism for use with a tubular carton blank mounted on a mandrel, with the end closure panels extended beyond the face of the mandrel. The main folding mechanism is a single freely rotatable roller which s... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4971243 | Composite single service container A four-sided composite single service, liquid carrying container embodying two sealed together body components. One body component may consist of thermoplastic coated paperboard forming two oppositely disposed side panels and a bottom panel interconnectin... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4966410 | Pumping system for the back support of a seat A high pressure pumping system for power inflating and power bleeding the lumbar support of a vehicular seat including a high pressure air cell mounted in the back support. A two-position pneumatic switch serves to selectively alternately reverse a motor ... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4961490 | Transfer mechanism with jam detector A mechanism for transferring a pair of side-by-side cartons from one processing station to another, and accompanying device(s) for detecting any jam-up during the transfer, should one occur for any reason. One embodiment includes a photoelectric unit, a v... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4934127 | Apparatus for packaging in a protective atmosphere An apparatus and method adaptable to a double indexing forming, filling and sealing machine for packaging liquid products in cartons, associated with the filling and top forming and sealing units for displacing with nitrogen the oxygen normally present in... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4931031 | Method for improved container internal raw edge protection A method of forming a skived edge on the inside panel of a thermoplastic coated paperboard container, in part while the container is part of a web or sheet of paperboard material, and in part on individual blanks after being cut from the web or sheet. Mor... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4927075 | Multi-piece flat top container A flat top, thermoplastic coated, paperboard container including a separate cover member and a membrane-type seal, with corner gussets for providing (1) a liquid tight corner construction and (2) top strength and rigitidy for convenient commercial distrib... | 05/22/1990 |
