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 |
| 7346958 | Leveraged baton cap A leveraged end cap, which can be removably placed onto existing batons, permits a user to grasp a baton at a lower position along the baton. The leveraged end cap defines a location that can be grasped using the little finger, or pinky, of the hand such that the ba... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7326134 | Device to control a swinging implement and method of use What is disclosed is a device for assisting a person using a golf club, tennis racket or other swinging sports implement to maintain control of the implement during the swing. The device is a strap or other similar device that is to connect the implement and the use... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7228633 | Saber For use as a law enforcement weapon, a saber is provided having an elongated blade and a hilt affixed to one end thereof The blade has a triangular cross section including a pair of concave sides converging to a sharp common edge. The third side in opposed relation ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 6916302 | Appendage elevator system A device for support and elevation of a limb. More specifically, the invention is a system for elevating a limb, comprising an adjustable sling assembly that can be attached by a hook to a support member that provides the elevation, which in turn can be inserted int... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6811493 | Side ring baton A side ring baton is disclosed. The side ring baton is comprised of an elongated cylindrical shaft with an anterior end and a posterior end, and a side ring having a circular interior, tangentially connected to the elongated shaft near the anterior end of the elonga... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6761639 | Safety baton Baton (1) includes two handles (14, 16), a first body portion (2) and a second body portion (3) which telescopically slides between a retracted and an expanded configuration. Retaining device (6) holds body portion (3) withi... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6398653 | Baton structure A baton structure is provided. The baton structure includes a knocking cylinder and a hollow connecting tube integrally extending from a surface of the knocking cylinder. A handle is pivotably mounted to the hollow connecting tube so that the handle is fo... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6386726 | Expandable baton with integrated mace and light A hand-held personal defense/police baton comprising an elongated, telescoping main cylinder having an extendable first end and a second end comprising a rounded, shatter-proof light that is secondarily useable for jabbing maneuvers. Proximate the second ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6196921 | Interchangeable martial arts weapons system An interchangeable martial arts weapons system is provided comprising (a) a plurality of interchangeable connectable components comprising at least one long tube, at least one short tube, at least one T-handle and at least one illuminative tube, the ends ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6004212 | Sports device for imitating weapon fight A sport device imitating weapon fight has two elongated elements which are connected with one another to form a substantially right angle therebetween, one of the elongated elements being formed to be held by a user, the other of the elongated elements be... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5893800 | Combination martial arts device A new combination martial arts device for combining a nunchaku and tonfa into a single weapon. The inventive device includes a pair of elongated members. A pair of coupling bolts couple with the elongated members. The coupling bolts extend outwardly of th... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5839967 | Impact baton having free-flow material and methods thereof An impact baton for use in law enforcement to induce an enhanced fluid shock wave includes a handle and a striking member. The striking member defines a hollow portion having a first volume defined by a cylindrical wall having an impact surface and an end... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5630998 | Mock training baton and method of training law enforcement personnel using same A method of training in the use of law enforcement batons and a mock training baton for use in training exercises. The mock training baton includes a flexible rod covered by a cushioning material which is secured to the rod by a removable cover and may in... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5494283 | Crosshandle police baton with hook and arm trap A passive control tool (8) is disclosed that has a ball (10), a handle (12) connected to the ball, and an arm (14) connected to the handle. The passive control tool has a weapon trap (16) connected to the handle and a striking base (18) connected to the w... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5465960 | Baton with extensible handle and foldable crosshandle A baton, e.g. for use by police, has a shaft and a handle, the handle being movable relative to the shaft between a first position in which it is generally in line with the shaft and a second position in it extends transversely to the shaft. A further han... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5364097 | Baton with integral projectile launcher A police baton sidearm having a baton main body and a crosshandle which is ttached in a perpendicular manner to the baton main body at a position longitudinally displaced from the geometric center of the baton main body. The baton main body also houses a r... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5363285 | Side handled baton and flashlight assembly A side handle baton and flashlight assembly as well as a kit for converting a conventional flashlight into a side handle baton and flashlight assembly. A conventional flashlight having an elongated handle section adapted to hold a plurality of dry cell ba... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5320348 | Telescopic baton with shock absorbing means A expandable police baton embodying a cylindrical sleeve within which is slidably disposed a cylindrical shaft. The sleeve and shaft are formed with flats to prevent rotation of the shaft within the sleeve. The baton also includes a shock absorbing assemb... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5320349 | Curved police baton with cross-handle A police control baton which a police officer can effectively apply to control a subject by controlling his shoulder girdle, trapping his wrist behind his back, and "fulcruming" the baton's distal end upon the musculature of his buttock to "rock" back his... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5295687 | Impact weapon An impact weapon includes a long straight shaft and a handle with two forwardly angled arm members extending laterally therefrom. One arm member is slightly arcuate to facilitate the transfer of the weapon from the offensive position, wherein the weapon i... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5188362 | Police baton with crosshandle and handguard A police baton with crosshandle includes a baton main body and a crosshandle branched in perpendicular from the baton main at a position longitudinally localized from the center to one end of the baton main body, in which a hand guard rotatable relative t... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5160140 | Expandable baton with spring biased latch means An expandable police baton embodying a cylindrical sleeve within which is slidably disposed a cylindrical shaft and further embodying structure for limiting the position of the shaft on the one hand within the sleeve and on the other hand expanded therefr... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5118108 | Police baton with hand guard and trapping tip An elongated cylindrical club portion has a hand guard which with the handle of the club portion forms a generally rectangular configuration at one end of the baton. The hand guard includes a trapping member forming an end wall of the guard which has a tr... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5108097 | Multi-functional police baton A multi-functional police baton comprising a baton main body having a gripping portion at one end in the longitudinal direction, an attachment having a ring-like insertion portion through which the baton main body is inserted and which is detachably fit t... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5085433 | Auxiliary folding handle An auxiliary folding handle for a police baton, club or tactical firearm is described. The auxiliary folding handle includes a mechanism allowing the handle to fold along side the shaft of the baton, club or firearm when the handle is not in use. The hand... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5060123 | Flashlight carrying baton A policeman's billy includes a tube having rotatably connected front and rear sections. The head of a twist-on flashlight is resiliently mounted in the upper section and its body extends into the lower section and is connected mechanically thereto so that... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4982960 | Two-handle baton A two-handed baton is shown constructed from a hollow cylindrical shaft having a first fixed handle at one end extending at an angle from one side of the cylindrical shaft and a second handle normally placed close to the first handle on the same side as t... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4703932 | Police baton with hooked crosshandle A police baton having a crosshandle is provided with a short shaft on the free end of the crosshandle. The short shaft extends parallel to the baton to form a hook near one end of the baton that may be used to hook a limb of a person to be brought under c... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4681171 | One-person battering ram A battering ram operable by one person for battering objects has in one arrangement a concrete-filled tube with first and second ends with an epoxy resin contact face at the first end, a first handle located proximate to the center of gravity of the body,... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4667958 | Nightstick A nighstick comprising an elongated cylindrical main body portion and a generally cylindrical handle portion which is integral with the main body portion and extends at a right angle to the central longitudinal axis of the main body portion. The handle po... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4479171 | Side arm baton and flashlight There is disclosed a combination of a side-handle baton and a flashlight in which the light bulb and reflector are located in the short end of the baton, remote from the battery which can be a rechargeable dry cell battery pack is located intermediate the... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4355804 | Club and club holder A club that may be detachably secured to a carrying ring includes an elongate stick that may be inserted through the carrying ring. A protruding shoulder member on the stick will not pass through the ring, the shoulder member thereby providing a suspensio... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4203599 | Police stick A police stick comprising an elongate metal tube closed at its opposite ends and filled with a cellulose polystyrene and a rigid handle fixed to the tube nearer one end than the other such as to divide the stick into a short portion which, in conjunction ... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4132409 | Police baton with rotatable crosshandle A police baton or billy having a short crosshandle extending therefrom to enable a high-speed sweeping motion and other defensive maneuvers of the baton. The crosshandle has a rotatable sleeve or ring which is gripped by part of the hand when the baton is... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4109912 | Night stick structure The addition of a dual-acting sleeve enhances the capabilities of a police night stick, or baton, that has a right-angled auxiliary handle. By exercising light hand-grasp pressure on the sleeve the baton can be maneuvered rotatively about the auxiliary ha... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4052063 | Multi-purpose protection device A multi-purpose protection device with a point on one end of a shaft and a butt on the other end, two opposite facing bent prongs connected to the middle of the shaft, and a deflector knob located near the bend of each prong on the outside surface of the ... | 10/04/1977 |
