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 |
| 7585034 | Power distribution panel with modular inserts A power distribution panel with a chassis defining an interior with a first opening and a second opposing opening. The panel including a module with a bottom, a first face and a second face, and including a power input terminal, a plurality of power output terminals... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7350528 | Warewash machine with moveable table and multi-position rack support track A warewash machine includes a housing at least in part defining a washing chamber having an access opening and a door mounted for movement between a closed position for washing and an open position for inlet/outlet of wares through the access opening. At least one n... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7329394 | High throughput incubation devices The invention provides an efficiently automated incubation device that reduces the number of powered moving parts in the device and the amount of air transfer between environments that are internal and external to the device. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7299651 | Assembly structure of a cooling air supplying duct for use in a refrigerator having cantilever shelves An assembly structure of a cooling air supplying duct for use in a refrigerator having cantilever shelves includes a shelf supporting rail having a front wall in which a plurality of engagement slots are formed, and a cooling air discharging duct. The cooling air di... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7281775 | Supporter for clothes washing machine and clothes drying apparatus A supporter for a clothes washing machine and a clothes drying apparatus for smoothly sliding a drawer in and out of a case regardless of temperature change by improving the structure of the drawer to be installed in the case. The supporter includes a case to suppor... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275797 | Lateral file A lateral file having a cabinet structure which provides improved rigidity against racking, including an improved upright boxlike housing having an improved base associated therewith. The housing has opposed sidewall structures which are defined by identical one-pie... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7198338 | Mounting apparatus for data storage devices A mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device (20) includes a drive bracket (10) and at least one slide rail (40) attached to the data storage device. The drive bracket comprises two side walls (14), at least one of the side wal... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7187547 | Techniques for cooling a set of circuit boards within a rack mount cabinet A data storage subsystem is configured to mount within a rack mount cabinet. The data storage subsystem includes a housing configured to mount to a set of vertical rails of the rack mount cabinet, a set of circuit boards configured to install in a vertically aligned... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7171099 | Slide arrangement for cable drawer A drawer slide having first and second rails interconnected by a center rail. The center rail includes a spool configured to provide half-speed travel of the center rail relative to the travel of the first rail. The drawer slide is configured for use with a drawer a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156243 | Perforated decking A corrugated decking is provided that has a plurality of top horizontal surfaces, a plurality of bottom surfaces, and a plurality of transition surfaces, each transition surface connecting one of the top horizontal surfaces to one of the bottom surfaces. One of the ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7128379 | Storage unit with shelves having inclined front end portions to facilitate scooping parts and components A storage unit having a back panel, a top panel attached to the back panel, a bottom panel attached to the back panel, a pair of opposing side panels attached to the back, top and bottom panels so as to define a housing having an interior, and a plurality of shelf m... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7111853 | Transportable container for electrical devices A transportable container for electrical devices having aluminum bottom, top and end panels. The top and bottom panels are configured having spaced apart interior and exterior sheet members laser welded to a corrugate stiffener. Each end panel is structured with an ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7083045 | Multipurpose storage device The present invention is a storage device ideally suited for storing a ladder or any elongated object. The storage device of the present invention comprises an elongated storage box having a front wall, rear wall, bottom wall, top wall and a pair of side walls formi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7021322 | Warewash machine with wrap-around hood and multi-position splash guard, and drip flange for warewash machine A warewash machine includes a multi-position splash guard enabling multiple machine configurations in which undesired overspray is reduced or eliminated. A drip flange may also be provided to increase the amount of water that impinges upon wares. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004440 | Rear support system for dishwasher tub A dishwasher tub is supported and retained on a frame. The rear legs of the frame include lower brackets which support the tub and upper brackets which retain and clamp the tub against movement during shipping. The lower brackets are interconnected by a brace to pro... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6958168 | Baking rack assembly and method for automatic bread making machine An automatic bread making machine having a baking chamber and a container for receiving bread making ingredients is provided with a backing rack assembly that is selectively placed into and removed from the baking chamber. The baking rack assembly is provided with a... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6945617 | Half-prong wedge for sliding drawers A drawer guide for supporting a drawer found in a desk, cabinet, appliance or other articles of furniture includes a drawer guide body defining a wall having on a first side an outwardly extending wedge, a half-prong integral with the wedge, and a support rib spaced... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6937475 | Mounting and grounding assembly for circuit board mounted parallel to chassis bottom A computer chassis having tabs extending from the inside of its side panels and springs extending from the bottom panel, for spring-mounting a circuit board, such as a motherboard or other circuit board oriented parallel to the bottom surface of the chassis. The tab... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6921143 | Modular swinging bin storage system A swinging bin storage system is disclosed. The system has a cabinet with an open front, with an upper track and a lower track adjacent to its open front, and bins located within the cabinet portion. Each bin has a pivot that permit the bin to laterally slide in the... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6915552 | Porcelain oven rack A porcelain coated steel wire oven rack. The preferred coated steel wire oven rack includes a plurality of elongated steel wire members joined together to form an oven rack having an outer surface. The plurality of elongated steel wire members are made from a steel ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6877829 | Drawer assembly and storage cabinet A drawer assembly includes a drawer having a bottom wall, first and second opposing end walls, and first and second opposing side walls. The end and side walls cooperate to define an open top for receiving and removing contents. First and second longitudinal top rai... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6830299 | Article of furniture having hidden slide A mounting arrangement for mounting a door or other element to an article of furniture using an existing slide mechanism of the type known for use in drawers, wherein the slide mechanism is hidden from view when the door or other element is in both a closed and in a... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6752479 | Object storage station and climatic chamber The invention relates to an object storage station having a front area for loading the objects, a back, and two sidewalls arranged on opposite sides, and having object holding rails with support surfaces that are arranged in pairs on opposite sides and extend substa... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6749275 | Quick-mount support system for telescoping slide A telescoping slide support assembly includes a telescoping slide assembly, a vertical rack for use in an equipment cabinet, and a quick-mount support coupled to a stationary slide included in the telescoping slide assembly. The quick-mount support includes a movabl... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6622345 | Door hinge mechanism A simple and inexpensive hinge system or mechanism that may apply to the front panel or door so as to obtain an easy access to the inside without making the mechanism much more complicated or expensive. The hinge mechanism for a front panel or door is hin... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6510050 | High density packaging for multi-disk systems A substrate for packaging a storage or server system may include one or more sections of the substrate configured to hold a two-dimensional array of disk drives. Another section of this substrate may be configured to hold circuitry for accessing the array... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6499609 | Compact shelf unit for electronic equipment rack A shelf unit for use in an electronic equipment rack, comprises an electronic equipment structure for holding electronic equipment. An auxiliary equipment structure, such as a fiber management plate, is provided for holding auxiliary equipment. A fan tray... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6460953 | Cassette intended for the construction of drawer cabinets A cassette for building up drawer cabinets and a drawer included in the cassette. In order to carry and guide the drawer inside the cassette, a rail made of plastic is arranged on each side of the cassette, the rail being mountable on a lower flange proje... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6442035 | Card cage with Integral card guides A one-piece metal card cage has integral card guides provided by rows of formed projections that extend into the interior of the cage. The projections are hollow to provide ventilation openings through which air may flow to and from the interior of the ca... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6409292 | Storage cupboard, in particular for hospital requirements A storage cupboard for storing hospital supplies. The storage cupboard comprises a sidewall and perforated rails mounted on the sidewall. Each of the perforated rails defines a plurality of holes. A support wall has oppositely sides, guides for supporting... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6360900 | Data storage chassis with adjustable rack mounting An adjustable system for mounting data storage chassis allows chassis of differing depths to be mounted to a single set of rack mount posts. The front face of the chassis is attached to two front posts. One or more rails are then slidably inserted into th... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6297962 | Apparatus for providing displacement to a slide mounted chassis in a rack The present disclosure provides a computer mounted rack system and an apparatus enabling displacement of a slide mounted chassis. The apparatus includes an elongated member having respective first and second ends and respective first and second surfaces. ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6260701 | Drill bit case with re-configurable shank retainer and stand base A drill case (10) includes a case box (20) having a longitudinally elongated rectangular cross-sectional shape closeable at one transverse end thereof by a lid (23). The case includes a slidably removable longitudinally elongated drill stand base (50) hav... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6192919 | Chemical delivery and containment system employing mobile shipping crate This invention concerns a shipping crate, comprising: a base having three sides and one or more doors attached thereto, wheels attached to the base, a top attached to the sides having a tank hole, wherein the base, sides, and doors have been attached to p... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6129432 | Multiple chest of drawers having invertible capabilities Furniture such as chest of drawers including reversible drawers thereinwhich include roller-type drawer brackets but also provides reversible features which allow for the selective use of a chest of drawers which can be used with its "smooth" side up, or ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6123402 | Cabinet having a support for a slide mechanism A vertical support for supporting a drawer slide mechanism in a cabinet. The vertical support includes a support member that has an opening and a resilient tab member that extends into the opening. The resilient tab member releasably engages the slide mec... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6113205 | Self-assembled closet A self-assembled closet utilizes clip elements to secure deck boards to side boards. The clip element comprises a female strip and a male strip. Each male strip and each female strip has a protuberance, through apertures, and arcuate engaging recess at th... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6082842 | Separate type computer housing support frame structure A separate type computer housing support frame structure, in particular a support frame structure for horizontal type personal computers, including an independent and removable support frame, and an upper cover provided with a plurality of fastening block... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6042206 | Vertical support for a slide mechanism in a cabinet A vertical support for supporting a drawer slide mechanism in a cabinet. The vertical support includes a support member that has an opening and a resilient tab member that extends into the opening. The resilient tab member releasably engages the slide mec... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6030059 | Organizer with horizontal storage sections and at least one vertical storage section having at least one removable shelf An organizer includes a plurality of horizontal compartments defined by horizontally arranged shelves, and at least one vertical compartment arranged adjacent to the plurality of horizontal compartments. A slide-out shelf is removably mounted at an interm... | 02/29/2000 |
