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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7117879 | Rain cover for hay enclosures A rain cover (10) to protect bales of hay (200) within a hay enclosure framework (100) having horizontal top (101) and bottom (102) framework segments connected to one another by vertical support struts (103) wherein, the ra... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6349732 | Collapsible small vehicle enclosure A collapsible enclosure that generally comprises a symmetrical pair of base members and a pliable protective cover supported by a plurality of internal frame members pivotally connected on the axis of the hinge points for the base members. By manually rot... | 02/26/2002 |
| 5833329 | Lightweight rack A lightweight rack structure is provided for use in a space station. The rack includes a deployable/folding rigid front frame including two side rails and upper and lower cross members connected to the two side rails. A flexible shell is connected to the ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5746237 | Portable garage A portable, expandable protective vehicle cover comprising: a base, the base is sized to support a vehicle thereon and having a substantially flat upper surface; a canopy, the canopy is supported by a telescoping frame, the telescoping frame comprises a p... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5601105 | Self-erecting tent A self-erecting tent having three closed loop frame members that crisscross themselves along their respective left and right mid-points. The first closed loop frame member is threaded through the front sleeve and the rear arch sleeve of the tent body. The... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5271423 | Collapsible fish house A collapsible fish house having a pair of hinged together base sections with a flexible protective covering supported by a plurality of collapsible bow units attached at their lower ends to the base sections with the entire cover and bow structure being c... | 12/21/1993 |
