...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 |
| 7556763 | Method of making components for prosthetic joints Carbides as substrates in prosthetic joints, particularly in sintered polycrystalline diamond compacts and sintered cubic boron nitride compacts. ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7488442 | Glass layered ceramic product A product having a glass layer is produced that can be produced at low cost and can exhibit excellent antibacterial function. A base body, a first glazing material capable of forming a first glass layer on a surface of the base body, and a second glazing material ca... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7303721 | Method for glazing ceramic articles obtained by slip casting Method of glazing ceramic articles, consisting of preparing a glaze compound in liquid suspension, preferably aqueous; feeding the glaze compound in liquid suspension, preferably aqueous, into the forming cavity of a porous mould, for the time required to create a g... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7226881 | Ultra low thermal expansion transparent glass ceramics There are provided glass-ceramics having an ultra low thermal expansion property and super flat surface capable of coping with lithography for the next generation LSI and component parts for semiconductor equipment such as masks, optical reflecting mirrors, wafer st... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7107793 | Lithium-aluminosilicate glass ceramic with high keatite content and structural member made thereof A lithium-aluminosilicate glass ceramic is transformed by a suitable heat treatment into a glass ceramic comprising at least 80 vol.-% of keatite mixed crystals. This may be utilized for the preparation of optical or mechanical high-precision parts having a high tem... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6977307 | Water soluble or water dispersible fluorochemical silanes for rendering substrates oil and water repellent A water soluble or water dispersible fluorochemical silane represented by the general formula (I): X-MfnMhmMar-G wherein X represents the residue of an initiator or hydrogen; M | 12/20/2005 |
| 6958535 | Thermal conductive substrate and semiconductor module using the same A semiconductor module includes a circuit substrate composed of a wiring pattern, an electrical insulating layer and a thermal radiation board, and in use is fixed to an external thermal radiation member, in which the electrical insulating layer is composed of a the... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6688073 | Method of forming a composite panel A method of forming a composite panel with a facade comprising a planar arrangement of thin discrete facers on a body of structural backing material. The method comprises the steps of providing a horizontal casting bed, providing a plurality of facers eac... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6582773 | Method and apparatus for treating substrate plastic parts to accept paint without using adhesion promoters A method and device of treating an irregularly shaped article to prepare the article for painting is provided. The device includes a burner which can produce an adjustable flame tongue which can fit into crevices, openings and other irregular topographica... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6379607 | Method for manufacturing ceramic boards for use as finishing construction materials and products produced by the method A method for manufacturing ceramic boards for use as finishing construction materials is provided, which includes the steps of: blending raw materials at predetermined ratios; mixing the blended raw materials with water to prepare a mixture; kneading the ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6271157 | Formulations based on water soluble compounds of titanium and chromium combined with antimony or tungsten or mixtures thereof suitable for coloring ceramic manufactured articles and relevant high temperature coloring process Composition whereby ceramic manufactured articles, obtained by moulding a conventional ceramic mixture without added TiO2., are colored from yellow to orange, said composition consisting of an aqueous solution of inorganic compounds or organic ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6132672 | Ceramic high-temperature coloring process Composition for coloring ceramic articles obtained from ceramic mass containing TiO2 as such, in shades ranging from yellow to orange, consisting of an aqueous or hydroalcoholic solution to be applied to the surface to colored before final firi... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5922271 | Method for the manufacture of dense-sintered glass ceramic moldings A method for the manufacture of dense-sintered glass-ceramic shaped objects which have a coefficient of thermal expansion, , of -0.5×10-6 /K to 1.8×10-6 /K in the range between 20° C. and 700° C. whereby ceramizable glass ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5868993 | Process for applying color to clay A process for applying color to an article made of clay. Color can be applied to such diverse articles as pottery, earthenware, figurines, ceramics, porcelains, china, tiles domes and other decorative roofings. The application of color to clay articles is... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5725826 | Method of fabricating ceramic cooking vessel The ceramic cooking container fabricating method of the invention includes the steps of: (a) material preparation to prepare material from clay; (b) shape pressing to prepare a green cooking container and a green annular supporting cushion from the materi... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5458837 | Process for preparing a ceramic wick A process for preparing a porous ceramic body in which a green body containing at least 60 weight percent of ceramic material, at least about 25 weight percent of water, and from 5 to 40 weight percent of gluten is formed. The green body is dried until it... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5397410 | Method for making a machine readable bar code on glassware and the product thereof A method for making machine readable bar code markings (20) on glassware (10) is disclosed. A ceramic film (16B) first has bar code markings (20) placed thereon. The ceramic film with the bar code markings (20) is placed on the outer surface (14) of the g... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5340514 | Method for preparing pottery products containing shirasu balloons The present invention relates to a process of using shirasu balloon powder as a material to manufacture pottery products where; white pottery products of light weight, highly white coloring, uniformly distributed density and satisfactory strength can be obtain... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5268047 | Method of producing a toilet assembly A toilet assembly is produced by molding a plurality of identical toilet bowls and a plurality of different drain pipes which are connected to the toilet bowls to produce toilet assemblies capable of being utilized for different drain outlet locations.... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5242638 | Manufacturing method for pottery provided with flowing patterns or spreading patterns A manufacturing method for potteries which mixes decorative raw material liquids within a container or on a flat surface to produce natural and dreamy stripe-patterns or scroll-patterns. Such patterns are transferred to a sheet material having water absor... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5229050 | Method of making marble-like porcelain figurines A molding method of making a porcelain figurine having marble-like or variegated characteristics on its surface and throughout its thickness is disclosed.... | 07/20/1993 |
| 4937103 | Scratch a sketch A colored coating soft fired on a ceramic baseis scratched to remove the coating where scratched to produce a picture or design which is preserved by hard firing and glazing.... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4863656 | Microporous plate and method for manufacturing the same and suction drier apparatus A method for manufacturing a microporous plate, a filter plate obtained from the method, and suction drier apparatus utilizing such filter plates. According to the method, a casting mix is introduced into the interior of a gypsum mold whereupon water is a... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4663104 | Method for producing high-strength inorganic cement articles A novel method for producing a high-strength inorganic cement article is provided. The method comprises kneading under high shearing force a cement mixture containing as essential components hydraulic cement, a hydrophilic organic binder and water, moldin... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4634685 | Refractory article suitable for casting molten metal A refractory article for casting of liquid melts, especially steel, fabricated from a mixture of Al2 O3, graphite, a flux component, a synthetic resin binder and a metallic powder. The flux component contains a first flux with a melt... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4515741 | Method for making ambidirectional pressed ceramic slip-on support for a towel bar A support and method for making same is disclosed for use in supporting towel bars. The support is made of pressed ceramic material and is a slip-on support which is ambidirectional such as to be capable of receiving a towel bar extending in either latera... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4407769 | Method of manufacturing cement products having superior mechanical strength This invention is based on the discovery by the inventors that, if a preliminary hydration hardening process and a full-scale hydration hardening process are provided after the molding process, and a process for burning a hardened body of cement at a high... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4399089 | Method of producing glazed ceramic substrate A method of producing a glazed ceramic substrate, which is useful for a hybrid integrated circuit or a thermal head of a thermal printer for instance, by applying a glass onto a major surface of a ceramic substrate, firing the substrate to form a molten g... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4208836 | Jardiniere and method of making same Glazed ceramic jardiniere with raised integral portions on the interior of its bottom section providing stable support for and drainage from a flower pot to be enclosed therein, the upper edges of said support being unglazed, and a method of making the sa... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4207371 | Ceramic veneer A ceramic veneer manufactured from a thin-fluid slip by drying and baking of the slip. The slip consists of at least two different layers which have either different shrinkage rates during baking and/or different co-efficients of thermal expansion in the ... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4165350 | Fired ceramic bottle having threaded neck and method of making same A fired ceramic bottle and, particularly, a porcelain bottle is disclosed having an integral threaded neck of fired material for receiving a screw cap. The threaded neck is, preferably, an adapter separately formed apart from the bottle by the "dry press"... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4078028 | Method for manufacture of noncombustible, smokeless building composite material A novel manufacturing method wherein the material has water-insoluble and moisture-absorbing properties, is noncombustible and smokeless, and comprises a pattern-surfaced base material, composed of a mixture of foamed inorganic substances and inorganic ad... | 03/07/1978 |