Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7165797 | Method for transporting a piping structure The invention is a method of transporting a pipe mounted within a plurality of brackets, each bracket having a body, an arm coupled to the body, a support guide located within the arm and configured to provide support to the pipe, a base coupled to the body and conf... | 01/23/2007 |
| 6076842 | Mud flap support system A support system for mounting mud flaps on the rear of a vehicle. The system includes a hub portion which has been adapted for mounting on a hitch at the rear of the vehicle and includes an adjustable support for attaching a mud flap support to the hub po... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5460305 | Magnetically mounted tool pouch A magnetically mounted tool pouch including a soft flexible fabriclike protective panel member having a plurality of magnets distributed therein for the purpose of holding the panel member to the side of an automobile and furthermore the panel member has ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5316191 | Tire chain hanger support assembly A tire chain hanger support assembly connectable to a support frame of a vehicle and having 1) a main support frame assembly secured to the support frame; 2) a chain support frame assembly telescopingly mounted on the main support frame assembly; 3) a tel... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5171037 | Fender guard A fender guard associated with and protecting the fenders mounted on a utility type trailer or similar vehicle. The fender guard includes a plurality of generally parallel, laterally spaced rails or frame members that overlie the upper surface of a fender... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5088635 | Golf bag rack A rack for holding golf bags which can be mounted on the upper surface of each rear fender of a conventional motor-driven golf cart is provided to expand the bag carrying capacity of the cart from two to four bags. The rack includes a mounting base which ... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5027990 | Tire cover apparatus A tire cover apparatus including a cylindrical elongate housing rotatably and retractively mounting a flexible curtain therewithin. The curtain is directed through elongate slot wherein the slot includes a covering of felt strips to effectively clean and ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4826057 | Carrier for a vehicle A carrier for a three-wheel vehicle having a frame which is pivotally mounted to the frame of the vehicle. Fenders are resiliently mounted to the carrier such that pivotal movement of the carrier will result in the fenders moving therewith. A subcarrier f... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4384663 | Mounting brackets for trailer tool box Brackets are provided for mounting a tool box over the wheel of a trailer in place of the fender. The brackets are intended to be attached to the fender support mounts, or to any bracket secured to the frame of the trailer. They are configured to support ... | 05/24/1983 |
