...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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| 6269753 | Cantilevered, adjustable, portable computer desk A cantilevered, telescopic, portable and adaptable computer desk to support and self-contain work space including a standard computer tower or desktop computer and all the associated peripherals, such as the keyboard, the mouse, the screen, the printer an... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6266834 | Multi-functional roofing tool A multipurpose hand-held tool having a handle and a head wherein the head has a plurality of implements. The head has a middle portion, which is connected the handle, a first head end and a second head end. The first head end has three cutters such that t... | 07/31/2001 |