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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| 20050044790 | Natural stone planter with hidden drain reservoir A planter of which the base and plant receptacle are made from one single stone and when assembled maintain the outward appearance and integrity of the original natural stone, said plant receptacle portion being slightly elevated above the base, thereby allowing air flo... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050039387 | Potted plant carrier A carrier for potted plants comprises at least one handle attachable through a drainage hole in a base of a plant pot to a tray for receiving a plant pot, in which the tray includes a support for at least part of the base of the plant pot and the support includes flow p... | 02/24/2005 |
