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 |
| 4528180 | Dental preparation, article and method for storage and delivery thereof The invention is directed to a combination of a collapsible tube article having flexible side walls and a composition consisting of a gel component and a paste component and contained in said article, said combination being suitable for use in combatting ... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4515770 | Food materials for prevention of carious degradation of teeth Cariogenic substances such as foodstuffs are treated to incorporate a soluble source of calcium or phosphate ions to provide a product of calcium and phosphate ion concentrations in fluids of salivary retention areas preclusive of carious dissolution of d... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4461758 | Insecticide including powdered boric acid An insecticide comprising a mixture of powdered boric acid, sucrose octa-acetate or denatonium benzoate, magnesium stearate, silica gel or tricalcium phosphate, and a non-white powdered pigment.... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4457909 | Oral rinse formulation and method of treating mouth and throat irritations therewith A formulation of a mixture of a salt, preferably sodium chloride, and ascorbic or isoascorbic acid, when mixed in proportions by weight of 90-92% salt and 8-10% acid and dissolved in a volume of water providing a solution concentration (weight per unit vo... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4438090 | Method of preparing an insecticide containing boric acid A method of preparing an insecticide containing boric acid which comprises milling boric acid to a particle size between about 100 to about 400 mesh; blending said boric acid particles with a member selected from the group consisting of magnesium stearate... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4419341 | Drug for treatment of dental caries A drug for treatment of dental caries, comprising an active principle, namely, a mixture of sodium monofluorophosphate and an anticarious preparation obtained by treating osseous tissue with a diluted mineral acid till a complete dissolution of mineral co... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4415550 | Treatment-and-prophylactic tooth paste possessing anticarious effect A treatment-and-prophylactic tooth paste possessing anticarious effect which comprises an abrasive agent, a gellating agent, a wetting agent, a surfactant, a flavouring agent, 0.5 to 2% by weight of an anticarious substance which is a product obtained by ... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4407793 | Composition for temporary substitution of bone tissue defects The composition for a temporary substitution of bone tissue defects according to the present invention consists of -cyanacrylic acid esters and a powder-like filler which is a calcium salt of an organic or inorganic acid with a particle size of fro... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4405600 | Methods and materials for prevention of carious degradation of teeth Cariogenic substances such as foodstuffs are treated to incorporate a soluble source of calcium or phosphate ions to provide a product of calcium and phosphate ion concentrations in fluids of salivary retention areas preclusive of carious dissolution of d... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4396604 | Simethicone antacid lozenge Provided is a method and lozenge composition which permits antacid and simethicone to be in intimate contact while still maintaining unimpaired defoaming activity of simethicone.... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4362757 | Crystallized, readily water dispersible sugar product containing heat sensitive, acidic or high invert sugar substances A crystallized sugar product containing a heat-sensitive, acidic, or high invert sugar substance is prepared by admixing the heat-sensitive, acidic, or high invert sugar substance with a dry sugar base to form a premix, concentrating a sugar syrup contain... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4347241 | Delayed release coated metal phosphide pesticides A pest control product is provided from a metal phosphide particle coated with a water soluble coating that has been rendered water repellent. The coating also contains a material which will chemically or physically disintegrate to cause apertures in the ... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4335096 | Absorbent for use in passive agglutination test Absorbent for use in passive agglutination test which is aldehyde fixed animal erythrocytes or microorganism cells mixed with aluminum hydroxide and calcium phosphate.... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4328217 | Bran tablet composition and process A bran tablet unit dosage form composition employing comminuted bran useful as a bulk cathartic agent is provided. The bran tablet compositions have suitable characteristics with respect to handling and packaging procedures and are substantially more pala... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4318900 | Alicyclic amides having a physiological cooling effect Alkyl-substituted alicyclic carboxylic acids, esters and amides are disclosed having the property of stimulating the cold receptors of the nervous system of the human body to produce a cold sensation and are used for this purpose in a variety of edible an... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4317833 | Method for the reduction of excess gastric acid secretion There is described a method for the prevention or inhibition of gastric acid secretion, and/or the treatment of conditions involving excess gastric acid secretion, which method comprises administration of a compound of the formula I, ##STR1## or... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4316888 | Method and composition of reducing pain A method for temporarily reducing pain in animals including humans, and especially pain associated with gastrointestinal dysfunction, by administering to an animal having pain an effective, pain reducing amount of dextromethorphan, preferably as the hydro... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4283576 | Cyclohexenemethanols Described are derivatives of 2-oxabicyclo[2.2.2]octanes and precursors therefor, cyclohexenemethanols as well as lower alkyl esters of said cyclohexenemethanols. The oxabicyclooctanes are useful in perfumery and foodstuff and medicinal product flavors. Th... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4248859 | Alicyclic amides having a physiological cooling effect Alkyl-substituted alicyclic carboxylic acids, esters and amides are disclosed having the property of stimulating the cold receptors of the nervous system of the human body to produce a cold sensation and are used for this purpose in a variety of edible an... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4224327 | 4-Pyrimidyl sulfides for the treatment of gastric ulcers The invention concerns 4-pyrimidyl sulfides of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, and are H, NH2 or CH3. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing the c... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4127650 | Medicinal simethicone containing composition and its method of production Simethicone is entrapped in solid, discrete particles of a matrix composition of glycerol and corn syrup solids. A mixture of these particles and a therapeutic antacid overcomes the incompatability of the simethicone and the antacid, due to the shielding ... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4108980 | Process of preparing materials having calcium and phosphate components A process of supplying fluoride to teeth comprising applying to the teeth a source of fluoride ions and an orthophosphoric acid solution having a pH of about 3-4, then neutralizing the pH to about 7 with an aqueous neutralizing solution containing calcium... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4083965 | Method of and composition for relieving itch, pain and swelling resulting from insect stings and bites and skin contact with noxious plants A method of relieving itch, pain, and swelling resulting from insect stings, insect bites, and areas of skin contact with noxious plants, comprises topically applying to the affected area a composition containing at least either arrowroot, a calcium phosp... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4080440 | Method for remineralizing tooth enamel Demineralized tooth enamel is remineralized by first forming a metastable mixture by mixing a solution containing a soluble calcium salt with a solution containing a soluble phosphate salt, the mixture having a pH of from about 2.5 to about 4 and a ratio ... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4075324 | Fungicidal compositions containing phosphorous acid and derivatives thereof Fungicidal compositions containing phosphorous acid, inorganic and organic salts thereof are disclosed, as well as a method of controlling fungus disease in plants by applying such compositions.... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4070449 | Compounds having a physiological cooling effect and compositions containing them Compositions are disclosed having a physiological cooling action on the skin. The compositions contain as the active ingredient certain acyclic secondary and tertiary sulphoxides and sulphones.... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4070496 | Phosphine oxides having a physiological cooling effect Compounds and compositions are disclosed having a physiological cooling action on the skin. The compositions contain as the active ingredient certain phosphine oxides. The compositions disclosed include toilet and cosmetic preparations, e.g. toilet water,... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4058600 | Fungicidal treatment and composition A method of treating and protecting plants from fungal infections by topical and systemic application with hypophosphites is described. The hypophosphites are selected from the group consisting of hypophosphorous acid (H3 PO2) and it... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4048300 | Dental preparation containing materials having calcium and phosphate components Dental preparations containing materials having calcium and phosphate components are described. Such materials are typically fluorapatite, fluorohydroxyapatite, hydroxyapatite prepared by alternately changing the pH from about 7 to about 4 to about 7 seve... | 09/13/1977 |
