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 |
| 8091290 | Geodesic entertainment sphere A device comprising a generally rounded configuration having an inner surface and interior, and an outer surface. There is a wall thickness between the inner surface and outer surface. The entertainment device has a base having a generally tubular configuration with... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7882660 | Knockdown structure and methods of assembling same A knockdown structure and assembly method are provided so as to prevent cracking of the sealant, reinforce the junction between sections, and improve the livability of the structure. A structure's body is assembled by using a mortar-powder mixed adhesive to join tog... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7694463 | Structured polyhedroid arrays and ring-based polyhedroid elements An array comprises a plurality of ring elements and a plurality of mortar elements. The ring elements comprise polyhedroids interconnected to one another to form a closed ring shape, with the polyhedroids having a generally polyhedral shape. The mortar elements are ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7464503 | Geared expanding structures A folding linkage is hereby disclosed that is comprised of four links, each link having a bevel gear on its end, where each link is in geared contact with a neighboring link, such that both links are held together by a hub element that is small relative to the two l... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7458186 | Dome-shaped structure The invention provides an igloo-shaped structure formed from a plurality of rectangular shaped blocks having a rim and a trough molded therein. The rim has pins adjacent the corners of the blocks that engage apertures or holes fastening plates. Each fastening plate ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7438623 | Geometric construction system A geometric construction system includes: a plurality of flat panels; and a plurality of connecting units provided on side edges of the flat panels. Each connecting unit includes first and second engaging parts. The first engaging part is formed with a protrusion, a... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7389612 | Geodesic structure A geodesic structure comprising convex-concave elements. The elements are easily manufactured, simple shapes that can be assembled randomly to form a geodesic structure, such as a dome. The geodesic structure can also be used to make flat maps of spherical bodies, e... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7353978 | Method of making tailored blanks using linear friction welding A method of making tailored blanks in accordance with one embodiment comprises the steps of friction welding a first joining surface of a first structural member having a substantially non-rectangular parallelogram profile to a first portion of a joining surface of ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7316197 | Composite wall structure A composite wall structure for use in a building, such as a geodesic dome, or the outer hull of a pressurized vehicle, such as an airship or submarine, is formed by interconnecting a plurality of three dimensional triangular shaped cells into a shape of desired cont... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7269926 | Domed building structure A dome-like structure is disclosed which is non-circular in plan, the structure being formed of a plurality of substantially straight-edged panels. At each of a plurality of horizontal levels in the structure the edges of the panels each extend between a respective ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7247075 | Golden rhombic pyramid-shaped building blocks This invention is a set of magnetic building blocks. Each block or piece in the set is in the shape of a right golden rhombic pyramid. There are two important fixed proportions that dictate each block's shape. The first is that the pyramid's base is a golden rhombus... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7228671 | Top-down method of assembling dome structures A strutless building module comprising a polygon having a plurality of inclined faces that converge at the module center, said module center having a center connector, said module further having sides that angle downwardly from their respective module faces and incl... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222057 | Topology modeler According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for modeling a feature associated with a deformed material is provided. The method includes generating a first mesh having a model of a feature and a second mesh. A normal distance between a point on the model o... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204058 | Concrete arch and method of manufacture A flat-formed arch ring unit includes a linear array of voussoir portions connected along their upper edges. The unit is then archable. A method is provided for forming an archway including the steps of arching one or more the flat formed arch ring units and locatin... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192329 | Multi-facet decoration assembly A multi-facet decoration assembly is provided, comprising multiple polygonal grates with equilateral sides. Each corner of the polygonal grate has one catch pin and one slot pin disposed on the underside. This unique decoration ball assembly can be easily assembled ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7152381 | Building with triangular facades A building uses three or more triangular facades arranged in a serial array formed by one triangular facade jutting from side face boundaries of each of the abutted and side-by-side triangular facades. The triangular facades configured similarly are in a dispersed s... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152384 | Dome kit, structure and method A new and useful Dome Kit, dome shaped structural system and method of assembling a dome shaped structural system are provided. The Dome Kit and method are used to form a dome shaped structural system comprising a compression ring, a lower ring that is larger than t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7100333 | Loop assemblies having a central link Improved reversibly expandable structures are formed from novel loop assemblies comprising a plurality of links, each of said links having at least one center pivot joint and a plurality of end pivot joints, each of at least two of said plurality of end pivot joints... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7099805 | Tetrahedralization of non-conformal three-dimensional mixed element meshes Undesirable Steiner points in tetrahedralized meshes may be minimized by tetrahedralization processes that order element subdivision based on degree of freedom data for elements in the mesh and/or treat element degree of freedom as non-static during element subdivis... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7036277 | Modular building element A versatile modular building element, made from the agglutination of three pairs of symmetrical prisms in three overlapping tiers, provides an arched component that can be congruently meshed with a similar one in several different ways. The prism may have rectangula... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7013608 | Self-guyed structures A series of static structures formed from a plurality of interconnected rigid compression members or struts and flexible tension members or guys (e.g. wire cables, chains or elastic cords) is disclosed. The struts are discontinuous in several embodiments of the inve... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6996942 | Constructing geodesic domes Techniques are described for constructing geodesic dome structures. For example, a method includes connecting a set of temporary spacers to a set of connectors. The spacers arrange the connectors in space so that the connectors are referenced with respect to one ano... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993879 | Molded plastic truss work A molded plastic truss work includes an upper grid and a lower grid, with a plurality of interconnecting members interconnecting the grids. The upper grid includes longitudinal members and transverse members that extend between and interconnect the longitudinal memb... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6941704 | Deployable structure A deployable structure includes a structural mechanism consisting of a plurality of rigid links 1 connected together by rotational joints 2 to form an array of Bennett linkages 20. The Bennett linkages 20 are interconnected so that the st... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938382 | Stockade A palisade comprises visible or wall surfaces disposed on opposing sides and intermediate end faces. One of the end faces is provided with a projecting convex head, while the other end face comprises a correspondingly formed concave receptacle for the head. When for... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935076 | Amir concept structures A building structure formed of at least one saddle element defining a plurality of edges and rigid structural elements extending along the edges of each of the at least one saddle element, the rigid structural elements being characterized in that they lie along diag... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935075 | Triangular stackable building wall module and method A stackable building wall unit adapted to be stacked with a plurality of identical building wall units in a plane to form a wall comprising three rectangular panels each including inner and outer faces, a pair of spaced apart long edges, and a pair of spaced apart s... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6931796 | Extruded transparent/translucent sheet for roof structures An extruded, light-transmitting sheet structure includes a pair of outer walls separated apart from one another. At least one dome is formed as part of one of the pair of outer walls, and is disposed at a first outer edge of the structure. A rib structure is dispose... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6912488 | Method of constructing curved structures as part of a habitable building The invention uses foam blocks in commercially available sizes to build curved structure that are used in constructing habitable buildings. The curved structure is divided into sections using a Computer Assisted Drafting program. The foam blocks are cut to the curva... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6880298 | Building structure A building structure (10 or 10′) has a wall (16) including a plurality of wall elements (12 or 12′). Each wall element is connected to a plurality of other wall elements so as to form the wall. Each wall element includes a conn... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6868640 | Structures composed of compression and tensile members A plurality of compression members are arranged to provide a shape. Each compression member has a first end, a second end and a body. At least one of the compression members has a body which is generally non-congruous with a straight line between its first and secon... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6840013 | Building with foam cored ribs and method A building includes an inflatable form having an interior surface bounding a chamber. A stabilizing layer of polymeric foam or cementitious material is disposed on the interior surface of the inflatable form. At least one support layer of cementitious material is di... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6748962 | Collapsible structural frame An apparatus and method is disclosed for providing a collapsible support structure strut, which may include a strut member; a hollow tubular terminal end portion of the strut member having an inner surface; and a detachable looped eyelet having at least one loop and... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6658800 | Polygon-shaped structural panel and construction method for geodesic domes A method and structural component for use in constructing geodesic domes using standardized polygon panels. The invention allows for the use of a reduced number of components to construct a geodesic dome. In one embodiment, a set of kite-shaped quadrilate... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6625938 | System and method for converting a hex-dominant mesh to an all-hexahedral mesh A modular approach to designing all-hex mesh conversion templates where triangular and rectangular subdivision patterns may arbitrarily be combined on the exterior faces of the templates. The templates can be created for any arbitrary-shaped, complex geom... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6594958 | Building for containing human occupants in an adverse arctic or antarctic environment and structures for containing and protecting occupants in an adverse environment A building for containing occupants, with at least one covering element to provide at least one roof portion, at least one wall portion, and at least one floor portion, to provide an interior space to contain and protect occupants from an adverse environm... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6588157 | Building structure A building structure having a plurality of wall elements connecting together to form a wall is disclosed. The wall elements have a plurality of sides, each side is connected to an adjacent side of a wall element by an interlocking connection means. Method... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6526703 | Simple assembled slow baking oven device The present invention relates to a simple assembled slow baking oven device, comprising a net member with a predetermined area; a plurality of clay blocks being flatly disposed on the surface of its top layer in a radiant form; an opening being disposed a... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6470631 | Curved and/or spherical element for a skating ring The invention includes methods and apparatus for fabricating a skating ring. One such apparatus is a curved element for skating rings which includes a plurality of vertical sup5 ports which are adapted to any curve shape. The apparatus further includes a ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6421963 | Toy igloo device A toy igloo device is disclosed for resting on the ground. The device includes a dome shaped housing which defines an enclosure and an entrance. The housing includes a plurality of selectively interlocking sections with each section of the plurality of se... | 07/23/2002 |
