...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4679929 | Multiplex image reproducing apparatus A method of reproducing multiplex images wherein an electrostatic image is formed on an image retainer by using a common electrostatic image forming device, the electrostatic image formed on the image retainer is developed, the steps of the above are repe... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4660059 | Color printing machine An apparatus in which a document is printed in at least two different colors. Ions are projected onto the surface of a receiving member to record at least two electrostatic latent images thereon. Each of the electrostatic latent images recorded on the rec... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4630128 | Color image forming apparatus with interruption control An interruption control system for an image forming apparatus with a scanning means for optically scanning a document comprises an image forming means, including a feed section for feeding an image forming medium, an image forming section for forming an i... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4589035 | Multiple copy image forming apparatus and method An image forming apparatus and method in which a scanner scans a document and prduces an image signal. The image signal is stored in a memory. Image formation and control are provided so that the first copy is produced from the scanner output and subseque... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4558356 | Color printer A color printer has a color decomposing unit for decomposing an image signal into a plurality of color signals, processing unit for image-processing the color signals, a recording unit for recording images on a plurality of recording media in accordance w... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4532865 | Electrostatic printing method using heat sensitive thermal ink transfer An electrostatic printing method with which printing is effected using electrical signals representative of picture or image data. A thermal head is driven by the electrical signals so as to transfer heat-sensitive ink in the molten state onto a photo-sen... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4469433 | Color copying machine using signal conversion A color copying machine includes a device separating the image information from each area of the original into colors corresponding to predetermined recording colors to thereby form corresponding video signals. A preferential selection circuit converts ea... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4434432 | Universal image coder and controller for multicolor electrolytic printing Apparatus for locally coding image information and then controlling the delivery of voltage pulses based thereon to the print electrodes of a matrix printer for multicolored image reproduction is described. Control of the print electrode pulses is based o... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4403848 | Electronic color printing system A multi-color printer using an additive color process to provide either partial or full color copies. Multiple scanning beams, each modulated in accordance with distinct color image signals, are scanned across the printer's photoreceptor at relatively wid... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4330788 | Printing device for electrophoretic recording The invention relates to a printing device for electrophoretic recording by means of electrodes which are relatively movable with respect to an image carrier. Between the image carrier and electrodes, a liquid developer fluid is present in which the elect... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4311758 | Heat-sensitive record material In a heat-sensitive record material comprising a base sheet and a color developing layer formed thereon, a pigment having an oil absorption within the range of 80 to 800 ml/100 g is additionally included in the color developing layer.... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4169285 | Method for producing color representations of quantifiable data by maximizing differential perception of colors A method is described wherein quantifiable data which have arbitrary dynamic ranges and which vary as a function of other parameters are represented in color. A set of subranges, without restriction in number, representing data properties are associated w... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4148043 | Two-color electrostatic printing apparatus A two-color electrostatic printing apparatus capable of producing two-color images printed on a sheet of paper with two colored toners. The apparatus comprises a paper feed mechanism for driving the paper at a predetermined speed, a charging part for sele... | 04/03/1979 |
| 3974769 | Method and apparatus for recording information on a recording surface through the use of mists A first mist having at least one material is selectively applied to selected portions of a recording surface to form desired characters or other information thereon. A second mist of a material which reacts with the one material is applied to the recordin... | 08/17/1976 |