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 |
| 7434604 | Jig apparatus A jig apparatus for aiding in the formation of a variety of mechanically interconnecting structures or joints in workpieces. The jig apparatus may include a base and a template mounting system for adjustably positioning a template with respect to the base. A securin... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7273080 | Power tool support fixture A support fixture for a hand-held power tool includes a base plate and a guide plate assembly supported for movement relative to the base plate to bring the working end of the power tool into contact with a workpiece on which the base plate is supported. The guide p... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7226257 | Router bit with position stop A router bit with a position stop is disclosed. The router bit includes a body with a collar extending outwardly from it and a shaft extending outwardly from the collar. At least one cutter blade is mounted to the body and the cutter blade may be used to cut a profi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207361 | Router guide bushing An apparatus for use with a router that is adapted to secure a guide bushing to a base of the router includes a modified retaining nut that includes a plurality of extensions that extend radially away from the nut. Each extension includes a threaded hole that is ada... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7044694 | Router bit with position stop A router bit with a position stop is disclosed. The router bit includes a body with a collar extending outwardly from it and a shaft extending outwardly from the collar. At least one cutter blade is mounted to the body and the cutter blade may be used to cut a profi... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6926477 | Jig assembly A jig assembly for use with work piece and a hand-held power tool having a cutting bit includes a first member and at least one insert. The first member has a first opening and is configured to be positioned adjacent a first side of the work piece. The at least one ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6736173 | Adjustable guidebushing and inlay techniques A guidebushing assembly for use with an electric router. A guidebushing holder clamps to the router base, and a guidebushing is secured within the holder and used for cutting an inlay by reference to a female pattern. An appropriately shaped and sized recess is cut ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 5806577 | Bearing guide for router bit A router bit has a bearing guide which does not rotate with the bit. The router bit has a downwardly directed axial tip which engages and rotates in a bearing socket of a bearing guide plate having a straight edge to abut the work being cut. Because the g... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5584328 | Guidebush assembly for use with a finger joint template A template for use with a jig having a workpiece positioning member. The template supports and guides a cutting tool used to cut joint members in two workpieces and comprises a support surface and at least one set of guides formed on the support surface f... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5352072 | Cutting tool with guide for trimming laminate A cutting tool for trimming a laminate flush with the surface of a substantially perpendicular laminate. The cutting tool includes a ball bearing guide assembly and a glue well shaft section. This glue well shaft section prevents softened glue encountered... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5044843 | Cutting tool A carbide tipped cutting tool adapted to shape the edge surface of a counter top which opens about a sink or bowl mounted therebeneath. The cutting tool is provided with a plastic follower adapted to engage the side wall of the sink or bowl to facilitate ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4992011 | Cutting and shaping tool A carbide tipped cutting tool adapted to shape the edge surface of a counter top which opens about a sink or bowl mounted therebeneath. The cutting tool is provided with a nylon follower adapted to engage the side wall of the sink or bowl to facilitate cu... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4669923 | Radius cutting edging tool with guide wheel A carbide tipped, ball bearing guided router bit has specially shaped cutting edges. It trims the overhanging edge of a plastic laminate cemented to a supporting base so that it is flush with the edge of the supporting base with the upper portion of the t... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4241771 | Bearing assembly for an automatic shaping device An improved bearing assembly for automatic shaping equipment wherein the bearing assembly includes a split cellar having a rotatable upper portion and a stationary lower portion, the upper portion receives a template thereon and moves in response to movem... | 12/30/1980 |
