...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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120047625 | GOLF GLOVES The present invention provides a golf glove which allows a golfer to wear it or further fasten up the attachment member without bothering other players near the teeing ground or the putting green. When a dial member 13 is rotated in ... | 03/01/2012 |
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| 20110185473 | Sport glove closure flap A glove closure system having an opening dividing the glove into a lateral side (thumb) and a medial side (pinky). The opening allows for easy access of the user's hand. The system consists of a rectangular or oval flap attached to the lateral portion and pulled over th... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110185472 | SPORT GLOVE CLOSURE SYSTEM A glove closure system having an opening dividing the glove into a lateral portion (thumb side) and a medial portion (pinky side). The opening allows for easy access of the user's hand. The system consists of a rectangular or oval flap attached to the lateral portion an... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110165954 | GOLF GLOVE The present invention relates to a golf glove having fixing means with a loading groove arranged on a thumb portion thereof for positioning a golfer's hand on an upper portion of a golf club when gripping the club to prevent the middle and index fingers of the other han... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110023211 | Branded Gloves and Method for Producing the Same The disclosed embodiments provide a branded glove and a method for producing the same. In one embodiment, the branded glove includes an upper portion having a first circumferential edge, and a lower portion having a second circumferential edge, wherein the first circumf... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100192279 | Golf glove with grip pressure reducing means A golf grip training apparatus for resisting finger and thumb flexion and for counteracting grip forces is disclosed. The apparatus assists the golfer in achieving a lighter grip pressure than would be exerted on the club without its use by providing a golf glove adapte... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100146681 | GOLF GLOVE WITH CLUB HANDLE STOP A golf glove provides a positive stop for the end of a golf club handle and a resilient pad for seating the golf club handle against the glove. The stop reaches across the glove palm and angles towards the small finger and has a wall extending perpendicular to the weare... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100100998 | Golf Glove With Wrist Insert A golf glove for providing wrist control which consists of a body portion having a palm side, a back side, a plurality of finger portions, a thumb portion, an integral wrist portion and an operative closure mechanism. The golf glove also features an elongated pocket ext... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100093457 | Golf glove and grip providing for power and club parametrics signal transfer obtained in real-time A golf appliance, such as a glove and golf club grip system providing for club specific parametric signal transfer there between providing for the ability to automatically score golf rounds and analyze golf club swings in real-time. In addition, enhanced capability may ... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100043119 | GOLF GLOVE FOR RIGHT GRIP AND SUITABLE SWING The present invention is a golf club which induces proper grip and suitable swing by removing the thumb-covering portion of a golf glove so as to extend the Skin Contact Length between the thumb and forefinger. Due to the absence of a thumb covering, structural problems... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100037363 | Impaired grip compensatory golf glove An exemplary embodiment providing one or more improvements includes a golf glove with an attached strap which forces the last two fingers of an impaired leading hand against a golf club grip. This provides the golfer with such an impaired hand the ability to control the... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20090313742 | GOLF GLOVE HAVING PERFORATIONS A golf glove is provided having inelastic material that defines a plurality of perforations having a diameter of less than about 2 mm spaced substantially throughout both a palmar side and a dorsal side of the glove. The perforations enhance dissipation of heat and mois... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090241238 | Golf Glove Golf gloves having one or more raised element(s) on an interior surface thereof are disclosed. The raised element(s) are located such that they cause pressure to be applied to acupuncture points when the glove is in use.... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090217441 | GOLF GLOVE, GOLF GRIP AND SYSTEM This invention relates to a golf glove and club grip system having a marking or markings on the glove, the club grip or both for registration with the thumb pad of a golfer. Registration of a golfer's thumb pad with the marking(s) assists correct hand positioning on the... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090183295 | SPORT GLOVES Sport gloves are disclosed, which comprise a thumb insertion part and an index finger insertion part which are separated for independently inserting a thumb and an index finger, respectively; and an integrated insertion part for inserting the remaining three fingers tog... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090094730 | Wrist Glove A wrist glove is used to assist a user to restrict a wrist from turning, moving and bending to maintain a certain stance during sports. The wrist glove includes a glove portion, a wrist-guard portion, a first accommodating portion, a second accommodating portion, a thir... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090038050 | GLOVE WITH APPLIQUE A glove, in particular a sports glove of driving glove, having an appliqué containing at least one noble metal on the outer side of the glove, is provided.... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20080293507 | Golf training device and method A golf club training device and method utilizes a substantially rigid, sleeve-type member that is positioned over a forefinger of a lower hand of a golfer. The sleeve-type member is positioned over a central portion of the forefinger, extends above and below the forefin... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080276348 | Golf Glove with a Compartment A combination golf glove and container, with a hinged lid, that allows a golfer to carry and access agents such as lip balm, lotion, or grip enhancing material while playing a round of golf In one embodiment, the hinged lid of the container has a ball marker holder for ... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080244808 | GOLF GLOVE A golf glove includes a body panel forming an area including at least a portion of a palm portion to be in contact with the palm of the wearer, and fourchettes sewn up with the first panel at portions to be in contact with the fingers of the wearer. The body panel has a... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080189826 | Hot mitts An electrically-heated golf mitten formed of a three-layer fabric body that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together, and including a cut-and-sewn nylon shell, cut-and-sewn closed cell foam insulator, and cut-and-sewn fleece liner. A battery pack... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080189827 | Golf Training Glove The invention relates to a golf training glove with sensors for triggering a perceptible signal on an erroneous gripping technique of the golf club with glove fingers to accommodate the thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger. According to the ... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080148464 | Golf glove with a mark positioning device A golf glove includes a magnet positioned on the golf glove and covered by a piece of top piece which is made by polyurethane (PU), and a mark is magnetically attracted by the magnet and rested on the top piece. The PU made top piece provides a slightly adhesive top sur... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080109936 | GOLF GLOVE A pair of golf gloves is provided with indicia that aids in properly gripping a golf club whether the grip employed is a conventional grip or a natural golf grip.... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080092270 | Glove with visco-elastic foam A glove having a first and a second layer of material wherein the first and second layers of material define opposing sides of the glove. The glove defines a palm portion, a dorsal portion, a thumb portion and four finger portions. A visco-elastic foam layer is coupled ... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080034470 | GOLF GLOVE WITH GRIP POSITIONING STRAP According to the present invention there is provided a golf glove for improving a golfer's grip on a golf club. The golf glove includes a palm and a finger part extending from the palm. The finger part has a middle finger, a ring finger, and a little finger. The golf gl... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20060015983 | Golf glove Disclosed herein is a structurally improved golf glove capable of accelerating a club head as much as possible when swings are made, and maintaining good directivity, by maintaining correct swing form and/or correcting incorrect swing form when practicing or playing gol... | 01/26/2006 |
| 20050229286 | Golf glove and replaceable saving pads Golf glove saving pads can be used and attached to a golf glove to serve as a glove saver. The saving pads comprise at least one layer of non-slip material that has a double sided glue tape, or a layer of releasable glue in stead, at the bottom so that the golf glove sa... | 10/20/2005 |
| 20050229285 | Golf glove with action/anti-action device A golf glove for increasing the flying distance of golf ball has an insert that provide a repulsion forces to the grip of a golf club when the head of the club impacts a golf ball. The insert is made of synthetic elastomer such as polyurethane, silicon rubber, EVA (Ethy... | 10/20/2005 |
| 20050144699 | Combination of an improved golf glove with a golf tee A golf glove having a palm covering portion and a back of the hand covering portion and a seam means securing the portions together along a side of the glove which, in use, confronts the side of the hand of a wearer between the wrist and proximal end of the little finge... | 07/07/2005 |
| 20050144698 | Vibration dampening material and method of making same A panel formed by a reinforced elastomer material that regulates and dissipates vibration. ... | 07/07/2005 |