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 |
| 7891600 | Toilet paper holder removal system and method A toilet paper holder removal system includes a toilet paper holder configured for holding a toilet paper roll and dispensing toilet paper from the toilet paper roll. The toilet paper holder includes a pair of brackets each having a well extending therein. A cylinde... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7828240 | Bearing journal for supporting a material web A bearing journal projects from an end of a material web wound into a roll. The bearing journal has a bearing surface formed as a rotating surface, a fitting surface not formed as a rotating surface, and an axial guide surface. A dispensing system includes a dispens... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7380689 | Bathroom tissue dispenser A bathroom tissue dispenser comprising: a bathroom tissue container with a front side, left side, right side, bottom side and a rear side; a mounting device attached to the bathroom tissue container, to facilitate mounting upon a fixed bathroom tissue roll dispenser... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7357350 | Wipes container holder A bathroom accessory adapted to connect with a bathroom tissue roll trunnion and support a container of wipes is disclosed. The bathroom accessory may include first and second brackets connected with and extending upward from a base. The first and second brackets ca... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350742 | Pullthru paper towel dispenser A device for dispensing paper towel sheets from a web of sheets arranged in a roll and separated by rows of perforations, the device comprising a base member adapted to support a roll of sheets for rotation about an axis, a first guide bar fixedly carried by the bas... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7322544 | Decorative cover for dispensing and at least partially concealing a roll of a flexible sheet material A decorative cover for containing a roll of a flexible sheet material, such as a paper web product, and dispensing lengths of the flexible sheet material from the roll. The decorative cover includes a tubular sidewall with opposite open ends through either of which ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7300451 | Suture anchoring device The present invention is directed to a suture locking device including a longitudinal retaining member having first and second ends; a support member having first and second recesses that are diametrically opposite to each other and have center points that are coaxi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7292807 | Assembly and method for reducing shaft deflection A shaft mounting and loading arrangement includes a shaft rotatably mounted within a frame of an imaging machine by a pair of spaced mounting bearings. A belt is entrained on the shaft between the bearings. The belt applies a belt load to the shaft along an axially ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270293 | Spindle support bracket The present invention is a stand used for supporting a reel of wound material typically wire, by means of a spindle extending through a reel that is supported at either end by spindle support members having a triangular form and with at least one angled receiving ap... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7222815 | Doffing apparatus of a high-speed high-stand fabric take-up device The present invention discloses a doffing apparatus of a high-speed high-stand fabric take-up device, which is applicable to a fabric take-up device having a higher fabric-storage volume. The doffing apparatus has safety pins and control handles in the side-frame ca... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213783 | Toilet paper holder removal system and method A toilet paper holder removal system includes a toilet paper holder configured for holding a toilet paper roll and dispensing toilet paper from the toilet paper roll. The toilet paper holder includes a pair of brackets each having a well extending therein. A cylinde... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195256 | Vehicle for ground cover rolls A vehicle for transporting, rolling and unrolling ground covers broadly includes an elongate framework, a spindle supported by the framework to mount one or more rolls of material, one or more ground wheels, and split bearings located toward the ends of the framewor... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195195 | Tissue holder A tissue holder can be anchored to a wall or vertical surface by a block or anchoring device. A holding rod is adapted to be secured to the wall by the anchoring device. The anchoring device includes grooves on the rear side to clamp a first vertically oriented port... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7147178 | Sequentially stripping-off type adhesive tape set A sequentially stripping-off type adhesive tape set comprising a sequentially stripping-off type adhesive tape in the form of a reel, a holding member and a seat; the adhesive tape has thereon many layers of adhesive tape pieces cut in strips wound on a hollow axle ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143917 | Configurable paper transport A configurable paper transport having a frame having at least one station for securing a non-driven paper web process device. The configurable paper transport defines a paper web path through the non-driven paper web process device, or devices. The configurable pape... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128292 | Device for lifting paper rolls A lifting device for temporarily supporting a trunnion of a paper roll to relieve a bearing and its bearing block of load to facilitate replacement of the bearing. The lifting device includes an arch yoke and a cradle yoke having torque arms which are rigidly interc... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128251 | Stackable bag roll dispensing system A system for dispensing thermoplastic bags or the like from a roll of bags. The present system is configured for point of use dispensing to a customer, such as in the produce section of a grocery store or market. The preferred, exemplary embodiment of the present sy... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7101184 | Draw-trace-erase art training device An art training device. A graphics scroll presents various images suitable for tracing or copying, or blank spaces for freehand drawing, as it is wound or unwound on spindles. A transparent drawing sheet is mounted just above the scroll for the user to practice on. | 09/05/2006 |
| 7080765 | Multiple roll and boxed goods dispenser A dispenser for locating beneath a wall cabinet or shelf and provided for dispensing sheet materials, or boxed material, such as sheets, or bags. The dispenser includes a pair of support beams, one normally for locating the front, and the other at the back, and a pi... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077368 | Spindle support stand A pair of collapsible supports 12, 14 have a collar 18 positioned on the upper end of one support 12 forming an integral part therewith. The device 10 is designed to be used in pairs on the ends of a user supplied rod 26. Each stan... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040502 | Dispenser for wet and dry interfolded sheets A non-refillable dispenser containing both premoistened and dry sheets is provided. The dispenser includes a housing having a polygonal shape. The housing has a first compartment configured to hold and dispense therefrom a plurality of premoistened sheets, and a sec... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6974060 | Multiple roll tape dispenser A multiple roll tape dispenser consists of a spool unit and a spool housing assembly. The spool unit consists of a first end cap connected to a second end cap by at least one inner tape roll supporting cross member for rotatably supporting a first tape roll having a... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6953171 | Apparatus for automatically paying out free end portion of rolled paper A roll shaft 26 supporting rolled paper 20, such as toilet paper rotatably thereon, a pair of feed rollers 32, 34 for paying out the free end portion of the rolled paper 20 which has been paid out continuously from the rolled paper 20 | 10/11/2005 |
| 6929213 | Roll dispenser A roll dispenser is comprised of a tubular housing with a first end cap and a second end cap. Each end cap is comprised of a plate with an integral lip which is parallel to the sides of the housing for a slide fit. The first end cap is removable from the housing. A ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6910656 | Ink ribbon cartridge with leaf spring and method of assembling the same A method of assembling an ink ribbon cartridge comprises inserting a leaf spring having a mounting frame and a flat spring finger that longitudinally extends from the mounting frame, beginning at an opening in the mounting frame, and at an acute angle from the openi... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6902134 | Dispenser for rolled paper The present invention provides an apparatus for dispensing rolled sheet material, the apparatus including a housing defining an interior adapted to contain rolled sheet material and a dispensing opening for allowing sheet material to be dispensed from the interior o... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6595463 | Large printer A large printer comprises a paper feeding unit in which at least one roll of paper and at least one sheet of paper including a stiff carton to be supplied are loaded, the paper feeding unit being located at a height that enables a user standing in front o... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6536707 | Moistened tissue dispenser with ejection mechanism and paper roll package for use therein A device for holding and dispensing moistened tissue from a roll includes a housing having a cylindrical wall, a fixed end wall and an opposite removable end wall to allow placement of the tissue roll on an integral tubular dowel in the housing. A hinged ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6523776 | Wire dispensing device A wheeled dispenser for dispensing wire from spools. The dispenser has a rectangular frame, three stationary vertical posts, and two rotatable vertical posts each located between two stationary posts. Each rotatable post has a plurality of laterally proje... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6446903 | Yard sign with dispenser A yard sign for dispensing plastic bags for use in collecting domestic pet waste for later disposal includes a display panel attachable to the ground and a supply of waste bags dispensed from the rear of the sign through a slot. The display panel preferab... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6439501 | Dispenser of rolled-up sheet materials Device that enables a person to separate from a roll any length of flexible sheet material, typically toilet paper or paper kitchen towel. The moving parts of the device consist of a rotor, to which the roll is firmly attached, and an L-shaped braking arm... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6431493 | Tissue roll holder release disc A release disc that is mounted on one end of a tissue roll holder and provides an easy, less stressful way of releasing a tissue roll holder after the tissue roll has been depleted and it is now time to install a fresh roll of tissue. The release disc is ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6412726 | Supply magazine for recording material roll and having code reader A recording paper roll includes a tubular spool shaft having first and second end faces. Thermosensitive recording paper is wound about the tubular spool shaft in a roll form. A code is formed in the first end face. For use with the recording paper roll, ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6402085 | Lock tight rolled paper dispenser An adjustable width rolled paper dispenser having a central adjustable locking rod captured between a pair of adjustable side brackets contained in the mounting base, the side brackets having locking channels to capture and secure the slotted ends of the ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6382552 | Moist tissue dispenser A dispenser for moist tissue is provided including a housing formed of two housing sections for a moist tissue roll, a dispenser slit having a stepped inner surface configuration and a retaining latch. The retaining latch limits the degree of opening of t... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6367734 | Universal paper roll holder An apparatus that can adapt a toilet tissue holder into a paper towel holder. The apparatus can be sold in kit forms so that a person can convert a standard toilet tissue holder into a holder for paper towels thus insuring that the style and design of the... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6345797 | Rolling toilet paper rack A rack including a U-shaped rack, two locating seats, two bases and an extension rod. Two locating seats are respectively put through the two side rods of the U-shaped rack. Two bases are respectively fastened to the ends of the side rods to fix the U-sha... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6338453 | Winding device having a winding shaft and additional bearings A winding device, having a winding shaft, which can be inserted into and removed from the winding device, and a winding element and bearing journals protruding from both ends in the direction of the center axis of the winding shaft. The winding device has... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6315235 | Roll tensioner An image forming device includes a roll tensioner adapted to hold a medium roll rotatably mounted thereon for providing a printable medium strip to the imaging device. The roll tensioner comprises a torsion mechanism exerting torsion to the printable medi... | 11/13/2001 |
