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 |
| 7370372 | Glove mounted tee holding system A system for holding golf tees on a hand of a golfer, comprising a tee holding device removably mounted on a securing flap of a glove, and including a mounting portion for mounting on the securing flap of the glove and a tee receiving portion mounted on the mounting... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7251867 | Quick-mount interlocking attachment system An interlocking attaching system comprises a substrate adapter, an accessory adapter and a discrete locking member. The substrate adapter includes a base for affixing to a substrate object and a plurality of spaced apart raised regions disposed along a first longitu... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7240404 | Fastening system A fastening system for objects, such as pockets, that can be attached to an item of clothing in various positions includes a mechanism with an interlocking action for objects, e.g. pockets and a buckle located on the object to be fastened to the item of clothing, be... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7110802 | Belt clip device for mobile communication terminal unit A belt clip device is provided for a mobile communication terminal unit. The belt clip device includes a terminal unit holder for receiving and holding the terminal unit, a clamp provided on one side of the terminal unit holder and adapted to resiliently clip a belt... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7044189 | Adjustable window awning assemblage An improved pull-strap assembly (20) made from webbing material (21) that forms a strap (23) the material (21) looped back on itself at its first or one end to form along the strap's length two layers of mated material (42) along w... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6443343 | Holder for a portable apparatus A holder for a pager, handy phone or similar portable apparatus includes a body for removably receiving the apparatus and a clip removably mounted to the body. A guide is formed on one surface of the body and includes a pair of parallel rails. An engaging... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6311881 | Holder for a portable apparatus A holder for a pager, handy phone or similar portable apparatus includes a body for removably receiving the apparatus and a clip removably mounted to the body. A guide is formed on one surface of the body and includes a pair of parallel rails. An engaging... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6263546 | Apparatus for the removable retention of an item of personal property An apparatus having a back region for attachment to a surface, a front region for engagement of the item of personal property, and a substantially vertical aperture region defined within and between the front and back region. The aperture region has a top... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6073318 | Retaining clip assembly A clip is disclosed for securing a device to a support structure. The clip assembly includes a clip for pivoting about a pivoting axis, wherein the clip includes a securing end for engaging the support structure. A base is attached to the device, for rece... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5727290 | Ergonomic attachment device for a portable electronic apparatus A portable electronic device (50)that ergonomically attaches to an external article (64)includes a housing (52) for containing the portable electronic device and an ergonomic attachment device (51) for attaching the portable electronic device to the exter... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5718023 | Pen holder with clip A holder for securely holding pens and pencils, and the like, has a body with an elastic sheath attached so that pens and pencils, and the like, can be inserted easily into the sheath through mouths at either end of the sheath, be secured reliably in the ... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5598926 | Decorative pager ornament cover A decorative pager ornament cover for concealing a pager behind a decorative facia securable to an article of clothing. The inventive device includes a housing forming a portion of or receiving a pager. A securing assembly is secured to a rear surface of ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5438494 | Light holder for head gear A head-gear-light holder has a leaf-spring strap that is sized and shaped cylindrically to be wrapped circumferentially around a cylindrical outside periphery of a flashlight body. Opposite circumferential ends of the leaf-spring strap are extended perpen... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5375749 | Multi-purpose holster apparatus Multi-purpose holster apparatus is provided which is suitable for holding a variety of objects including portable tools, mobile telephones, flashlights, cameras, etc. The holster employs a rigid or semi-rigid frame which has a section which mates with a c... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5297318 | Attachable utility devices A plurality of utility devices which are each formed for a respective purpose, such as belt clips, handles and the like, and which are releasably attachable to attaching members which are fixedly secured to substantially any desired object to provide adde... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5261583 | User adjustable retention latch for pager holster A holster (100) for receiving a pager (220) having an protrusion (225) comprises a housing (105) having an interior surface (205) and an exterior surface (210), the interior surface (205) forming a cavity (215) for receiving the pager (220). A flexible ar... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5259093 | Strap connector A quick release connector system comprises an anchor and a strap. The anchor includes a base and a first guideway overlying the base connected thereto and defining a channel. A second guide overlies the base and is simultaneously connected thereto and def... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5121865 | Belt holster for audio-cassette player The belt-carried holster includes a slitted back plate engaged by a waist belt. Two pairs of complementary hook and loop flexible fastener strips are connected to the back plate and interconnected in pairs in cross-overlapping fashion, for containment of ... | 06/16/1992 |
| 4993611 | Beverage container support A support for a beverage container which may be placed around the neck of the user is provided. The support includes an adjustable plastic neck ring consisting of interfitting flexible vented tubing sections. A flexible support member is suspended from th... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4883290 | Ski pole carrier A ski pole carrier for carrying ski poles on the person having a clip for attachment to the person, a holder to hold the poles longitudinally, a rotation device to rotate the poles parallel to the person and a bracket to hold poles offset from the person.... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4852221 | Apparatus for retaining a writing instrument on a pair of spectacles or sunglasses An apparatus to be attached to a pair of spectacles or sunglasses and which provides a means for carrying a writing instrument in a manner from which it can be readily removed for use and subsequently replaced on the apparatus for subsequent reuse. The ap... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4667374 | Holster clip A holster clip 10 having a recess 46 on one leg 22 whereby a portion of the wearer's belt 18 is deflected into the recess by the opposite clip leg 20, anchoring the clip and its associated holster and weapon to the belt against inadvertent dislodgement.... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4653711 | Automotive vehicle fuel tank cap hanger A flat sheet of resilient material, such as rubber or plastic, is molded or cut to form a flat loop or ring encircling a central opening. A tensioning tab on one side of the loop projects into the opening toward the opposite side of the loop, and a retain... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4652001 | Chuck key assembly A length of elastic tubing carries a tool chuck key inserted at a free end of the tubing. The tubing is provided at its remaining end with a mounting arrangement for clamped engagement with the electrical cord serving a chuck equipped power drill. The ela... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4363432 | Cigarette lighter support A cigarette lighter support for supporting a cigarette lighter to an article of apparel is disclosed. The support includes a clip for attaching the support to the belt or a pocket of the user. The support comprises a vertical wall abutting the lighter, a ... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4190955 | Golf tee awl and pivoted sheath A golf tee awl for making holes in the ground to make it easier to insert golf tees. The awl has a circular knob-shaped handle with a sharpened shank or spike protruding therefrom and a protective sheath which covers the sharpened shank when the awl is no... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4101060 | Holster with improved belt loop lock An improved front opening holster including depending enclosed spring members extending along the edges of the front opening. The spring members have free ends and are operatively secured together by a retainer in the completed holster but relatively mova... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4056218 | Device for carrying a handgun A device is provided for attachment to a handgun to permit releasably securing the attached handgun to an adjacent portion of body wearing apparel.... | 11/01/1977 |
