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 |
| 4957466 | Athletic supporter for women A sleeveless bodice type athletic support garment structured of a multi-layered rectangular front and back panel, two length adjustable shoulder straps, a neck opening, two arm apertures, and two openable side seams attachable with hook and loop fasteners... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4937883 | Athletic shirt An athletic shirt has a sleeve made of Spandex Lycra which extends in a generally cylindrical shape from a relatively small cylindrical cuff to a mid portion and then in a curvilinearly expoanding upper arm portion to a relativley large shoulder portion j... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4866791 | Woman's convertible shirt A woman's sport shirt that normally functions as a waist-length T-shirt having a circular neck opening and short sleeves. The waist hem of the shirt is provided on opposite sides thereof with complementary snap buttons, or similar hand-operated connectors... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4852187 | Piece of material for an article of clothing and use of the piece of material for production of an article of clothing Piece of material for an article of clothing (2) and use of the piece of material for production of a garment. The article of clothing is intended to cover at least the upper body and is provided with a front and a back which are finished with a lower edg... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4847916 | Child's decorative garment A garment for human beings to cover at least the upper torso. On the garment is a decorative design having a specific cognitive orientation and is positioned such that the wearer readily recognizes the design. The design is further incorporated into an ad... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4829602 | Protective gown A disposable protective gown and process for making the gown. The gown is composed of a body portion which extends over the shoulders of the wearer and which has a pair of sleeves which extend outwardly from opposite sides. Each sleeve is attached to the ... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4815510 | Security pouch A security pouch is provided which has an access opening and includes support straps and fasteners for attaching the pouch to a strap of an upper torso undergarment, whereby the pouch is suspendable beneath the arm of a wearer to permit safe, comfortable,... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4541129 | Sweat absorbent undershirt This invention is concerned with a sweat absorbent undershirt adapted to be used as an undershirt for sportwares which sport players generally put on when they play golf, tennis and etc.; by wearing this sweat absorbent undershirt next to their skin, the ... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4532655 | Method of generating a pattern of a flat seam garment A method for converting a pattern for a first garment to a pattern for a second garment, where the first garment includes front and back, body and shoulder portions with sleeves extending from shoulder holes between those front and back portions. The regi... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4510626 | Flat plane seam garment and method of making A garment having body portions including front and back portions with a shoulder hole between those front and back portions. A generally tubular sleeve and shoulder portion has a sleeve and shoulder seam extending along its length with one end of the slee... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4501025 | Composite fabric for sportswear An article of sportswear formed by a composite fabric which, when worn by an athlete undergoing strenuous physical activity, functions to regulate the factors giving rise to perspiration and evaporative cooling in a manner conductive to optimum performanc... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4451934 | Ribbed ventilating undergarment for protective garments A garment and accessories formed substantially entirely of textile fabric having a series of parallel raised ribs at generally equally spaced intervals to form channels through which air may circulate and which also serves to maintain a distance when the ... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4272848 | Moisture-relieving garment A spunlaced fabric composed of random-arrayed polyester fibers is formed into a single-layer or double-layer fabric arrangement which is used to make an undergarment. The undergarment is worn by an individual and fits snugly about a selected portion of th... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4170793 | Inner garment for aiding evaporative cooling An inner garment for aiding evaporative cooling includes a first sheet containing a substantial portion of cotton. One face of the first sheet is worn next to the skin where it acts as a wick for perspiration. A second sheet in the form of a resilient, wr... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4121302 | Articles of clothing An article of clothing for enveloping the upper part of the body, particularly garments and undergarments of this type manufactured for men, women and children, having an extension to its back-piece in the form of a shaped flap of curved lower contour, pr... | 10/24/1978 |
