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 |
| 20070098677 | OPHTHALMIC COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING GALACTOMANNAN POLYMERS AND BORATE The present invention is directed to ophthalmic compositions containing a gelling amount of a combination of galactomannan polysaccharides and borates. The compositions gel or partially gel upon administration to the eye. The present invention also discloses methods of ... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20060271062 | Method for reducing the risk of posterior capsular opacification It is disclosed here that actin-disrupting compounds and 1-(5-isoquinolinyl-sulfonyl)-2-methylpiperazine can be used to facilitate the removal of lens epithelial cells from the lens capsule during cataract surgery and they may also be used to inhibit lens epithelial cel... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060024349 | Method for creating a separation of posterior cortical vitreous from the retina of the eye A method is disclosed for creating a separation of posterior cortical vitreous from the retina of the eye. The method includes the step of introducing plasmin into the vitreous humor of the eye. The plasmin may be introduced either by injection or through a sustained re... | 02/02/2006 |
| 20060009843 | Polymeric materials for use as photoablatable inlays Optically transparent, high water content, hydrogel polymeric materials and photoablatable inlays fabricated therefrom are described herein. The preferred hydrogel polymeric materials have a refractive index of 1.30 or above in the hydrated state and a water content of ... | 01/12/2006 |
| 20050284812 | Process for preparing water soluble diterpenes and their applications Aqueous solutions of diterpenes such as Forskolin, its congeners, analogs and derivatives, up to approximately 6% concentration, are prepared using suitably substituted cyclodextrin as a solubilizing agents. In the absence of cyclodextrin, some diterpenes such as Forsko... | 12/29/2005 |
