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 |
| 20100130899 | JOINT BRACE ADJUSTABLE DEVICE The present invention discloses a pivotal disc is pivotally coupled to a first brace and a second brace. The pivotal disc has a motion-limit member and a positioning member limiting the angle by which the second brace rotates with respect to the first brace with the piv... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100114091 | DIRECTED CURRENT FOR HAIR REMOVAL A device and system for applying a directed electrical current to heated hair, for at least damaging if not destroying the hair follicle with the electrical current. The current may optionally be AC or DC current. The device for hair treatment, may include a heat source... | 05/06/2010 |
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| 20090125015 | Electrolysis Hair-Removal Device The invention relates to an electrolysis hair-removal device comprising: a central control unit (4) which is equipped with a microprocessor; and hair-removal patches (8) of variable size, which are adapted to the different parts of the body to be treated, ... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090118656 | ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE HAVING ANTEROPOSTERIOR ARTICULATION An orthopedic device in the form of an unloading osteoarthritic knee brace has proximal and distal frame members with a flexion-extension hinge positioned between the proximal and distal frame members. At least one articulating free hinge is positioned in an upright bet... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090099562 | Orthotic device and method for securing the same An orthotic device includes a frame having a first shell defining front and rear surfaces, and extending longitudinally into the anterior and posterior sides of the brace. The first shell defining an opening located on the posterior side of the brace. A tightening mecha... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090000123 | Shaving Device A manual shaving device that includes a support having at least one razor blade designed to cut a hair as it passes over it mounted thereon and at least one conducting member designed to transmit an electric current to a root of the hair as it passes over it, the electr... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080154247 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HAIR REMOVAL AND FOLLICLE DEVITALIZATION Apparatus and methods for removing hair and/or devitalizing follicles using electromagnetic energy to actively target and treat a hair and/or a follicle are disclosed. The electromagnetic energy can be of a selective or non-selective wavelength. The apparatus comprises ... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080097423 | Epilating Apparatus The present invention relates to an epilating apparatus (10) comprising means (12) for extracting hairs from skin and means (16, 20) for reducing pain. In accordance with the present invention the means (16, 20)... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080091187 | Hair treatment system Embodiments of methods and systems for hair treatment are disclosed. According to various embodiments, light is used to shave, trim, or otherwise modify hair shafts. ... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20070239152 | Electrolytic depilation device The electrolytic depilation device works by electrical contact with the skin of an individual whose hair is to be treated by electrolysis. It comprises a case containing an electrical power supply source, an electronic control circuit connected to the electrical power s... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070179490 | METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR HAIR REMOVAL Methods, Devices and systems for hair removal combine the application of RF electromagnetic energy to the skin with application of heat from heating element(s) to hair(s) of the skin. The devices or systems may include RF electrodes and one or more heating elements. RF ... | 08/02/2007 |
| 20070161982 | Method for Hair Removal by Electroporation The present invention provides method for removal of body hair using electroporation using an apparatus having a pulse generator capable of generating electrical pulses of the desired amplitude and duration to kill hair follicles and an applicator having a first electro... | 07/12/2007 |
