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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
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| 20100034611 | Self-Drilling Masonry Bolt A self-drilling masonry bolt including a body portion having a bolt member and an outer sleeve portion, a head portion and a drilling tip whereby, the self-drilling masonry bolt provides a simple and effective means for securing an item to cement, wood or any other suit... | 02/11/2010 |
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| 20080178454 | Self-piercing blind rivet A self-piercing blind fastener comprising a mandrel having an elongate cylindrical shell mounted on a stem of such mandrel and which extends co-axially about a central elongate axis of the blind fastener, the shell having a radially extending flange at one end and a tai... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080154281 | Surgical screw retention clip and method of using the same A clip for retaining a screw on a tip of a screwdriver shaft. The clip comprises a housing that has a first end and a second end and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The housing includes a longitudinal bore that is accessible from both the first and second en... | 06/26/2008 |
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| 20080038077 | SELF-POLISHING AND TAPPING RIVET ASSEMBLY A self-tapping and self-polishing blind setting rivet assembly comprises a rivet body having a tubular sleeve and a flattened head. The rivet body surrounds a mandrel that may have a weakened area to allow detachment upon application of sufficient axial force to the sha... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20080008554 | Self-drilling wall anchor device A self-drilling wall anchor device has a central bolt, an outer sleeve and a drilling head. The central bolt has a bolt body, a head, a connection portion and an engaging portion. The outer sleeve is mounted around the bolt body of the central bolt and has a flange, a s... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20070224012 | Housing mountable with drywall anchor A method of attaching a housing (such as a security system device housing) to a wall. A housing is provided with at least one mounting portion that has a mounting hole surrounded by a substantially thin lip. The housing is held by the installer in the exact desired posi... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20060275097 | Pull nail with chamfered surface head portion A pull nail comprises a pull rod; a sleeve; the pull rod being enclosed by the sleeve; a sharp tapered head is formed at one end of the pull rod; one end of the sharp tapered head being connected to the pull rod and another end of the sharp tapered head being formed wit... | 12/07/2006 |
| 20060239793 | Wall mounted toggle hook A convertible anchor (H) for friable walls (W) comprises a fixture (12) for holding an article to a wall (W, M) and an anchoring mechanism (10) extending from the fixture (12). The anchoring mechanism (10) is adapted when rotated to engagingl... | 10/26/2006 |
| 20060228187 | Blind rivet for a threaded joint A blind rivet for a threaded joint between a support member and a mounting member consists of a body of elastic material and a sleeve of metallic material. The body is formed as a sleeve-shaped shank adapted to be inserted into a mounting hole of the support member. The... | 10/12/2006 |
| 20060228188 | Self-drilling wall anchor device and method for using the same A self-drilling wall anchor device has a central bolt, an outer sleeve and a drilling head. The central bolt has a bolt body, a head and a connection portion. The bolt body has a first thread formed around the bolt body. The outer sleeve is mounted around the bolt body ... | 10/12/2006 |
| 20060165505 | Blind-setting coring rivet assembly A blind setting rivet assembly capable of permanently fastening sheet metal work pieces or the like together comprises a rivet body having a hollow tubular sleeve and an enlarged flattened head. The rivet body surrounds a mandrel that may have a weakened area to allow d... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060165504 | Spike nail structure A spike nail for nailing in walls made of gypsum boards or fiber boards has a nail body which consists of a first blade and a second blade. The nail body includes a striking section, a upper guiding sleeve, a lower guiding sleeve, a screw thread guiding section and a na... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060120821 | Self-drilling hollow wall anchor A high strength failure-resistant hollow wall anchor having a self drilling threaded installation structure adapted to be broken, after positioning, by an inserted screw, into expandable anchoring elements. The anchoring elements engage internally formed cams and the di... | 06/08/2006 |
| 20060067803 | Self-drilling wall anchor device A wall anchor device includes an outer anchor sleeve having an outer peripheral lip, one or more peripheral flanges extended outwardly from the middle portion for engaging with a wall member. The outer anchor sleeve includes an inner end having an inner thread. An inser... | 03/30/2006 |
| 20060048611 | Panel fastening and waterproofing anchor A self-anchoring fastening device for laminating sheets of material such as sheets of metal used in constructing metal buildings. The anchor comprises a collapsible anchoring portion having radially expanding anchoring strips, which will not pull out of a hole drilled i... | 03/09/2006 |
| 20050281632 | Punched/stamped rivet The invention relates to a punched/stamped rivet including a rivet head and a shank connected to the head, for punching through at least two parts to be joined lying one on top of the other. The shank contains at least one shank groove that can be filled with the materi... | 12/22/2005 |
| 20050244243 | Method and apparatus for the attachment of a fastener element to a component, in particular to a sheet metal part A method and an apparatus for the attachment to a component, for example a sheet metal part, of a fastener element comprising a head part and a tubular rivet section which is disposed concentric to an axis of symmetry of the fastener element and merges via a contact sur... | 11/03/2005 |
| 20050207862 | Self-polishing and tapping rivet assembly A blind setting rivet assembly capable of permanently fastening one or more sheet metal work pieces or the like together is disclosed. The rivet assembly may be self polishing and self tapping and may also provide a hollow cylindrical threaded bolt head onto which a nut... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050084360 | Self-drilling anchor A self-drilling anchor for use in a friable material comprises a body having an axis, an axial bore adapted to receive a fastener, a proximal end, a drilling end, a proximal portion adjacent the proximal end having threading for engaging the friable material, and a dril... | 04/21/2005 |
