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 |
| 7246780 | Stackable multiple support arm for electronic devices A mounting apparatus includes a plurality of arm mounts which are rotationally coupled in a vertical column in end to end relationship to provide a nested arrangement thereof. A support arm is attached to each of the arm mounts to which an electronic device is attac... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7160005 | Lamp display system A lamp display system (10) is disclosed for displaying various lamp shades (11) with various lamps (12). The lamp display system includes a rear wall (13), a top shelf (14), a middle shelf (15), and a bottom shelf (16... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7083070 | Condiment dispensing container and carousel Substantially cylindrical condiment containers with extendable and retractable pouring spouts are provided. A dispensing mechanism in each container can be actuated by simply rotating a portion of the body of the container, without the need for separate knobs or lev... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7065812 | Patient care equipment management system An equipment management system provides an equipment support for supporting patient care equipment. The equipment support may be mountable on an arm that extends from a wall, on a column depending from the arm, on a wall mount, on a stand, or on a patient support. V... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051885 | Cross-merchandising display shelf Shelf units adapted to be mounted on vertical walls for displaying merchandise are adapted to utilize removeable hooks which are used for cross-merchandising complimentary products. The shelf unit is also adapted to be mounted on the exterior face of a wall, door or... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7001050 | Lamp display table A lamp display table (10) is disclosed for use with several lamp bases LB and several lamp shades LS. The lamp display table (10) has a base (11) with an upright, vertical support (12), a lamp base platform (13) rotatably coupled t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6622875 | Shade display assembly A shade display assembly wherein a rack is mounted to a preexisting display, such as pegboard, in a retail store or the like. The rack has a post on which a shade can be displayed so that it is viewable from all angles. The post extends through the center... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6591993 | Rotating lamp shade display carousel system A rotating lamp shade display system including a carousel having a main body portion having an upper surface and an underside for receiving a plurality of shades on upper surface, a main body portion rotating means is mounted to the underside of said main... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6182841 | Display system for lamp shades A display system for lamp shades includes a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion has opposed top and bottom surfaces. Struts depend from the bottom surface of the lower portion to secure the lower portion to a supporting structure. A plur... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5996819 | Display stand for lamp shades A display stand is provided for lamp shades which includes an upstanding axial mast and a plurality of display members which are mounted on the mast in axially spaced apart relationship. Each of the display members includes a central hub portion mounted f... | 12/07/1999 |
| 4629074 | Intravenous container support An intravenous fluid container carrier including an elongated telescopic device having an outer tubular shell within which is positioned an extension rod spring loaded to retract the rod into the tubular shell, an anti-rotation device to prevent rotation ... | 12/16/1986 |
