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 |
| D656698 | Swing-top trash can | 03/27/2012 |
| D656287 | Container | 03/20/2012 |
| D619322 | Container for waste materials | 07/06/2010 |
| D619321 | Container for waste materials | 07/06/2010 |
| D619320 | Container for waste materials | 07/06/2010 |
| D586068 | Trash can | 02/03/2009 |
| D578267 | Trash can | 10/07/2008 |
| D566368 | Receptacle with collection structure | 04/08/2008 |
| D553323 | Receptacle with collection structure | 10/16/2007 |
| D552351 | Container/collection device | 10/09/2007 |
| D540502 | Garbage can | 04/10/2007 |
| 7182246 | Secure collection box for mail pieces A drop box for storing mail pieces includes an enclosure, and an articulated door which runs on tracks. The door is selectively positioned in a horizontal course. When the door is in the horizontal course, a mail piece may be inserted through an opening in the enclo... | 02/27/2007 |
| D526455 | Trash can | 08/08/2006 |
| D518938 | Trash container | 04/11/2006 |
| 6938533 | Blast attenuation container A blast attenuation container, such as a litter bin or a container for storing explosive devices, is provided. The container includes an outer cover (22) defining an internal cavity and an inner receptacle (2) for containing litter or explosive devices... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6934506 | Accessory for recycling paper An accessory for recycling paper receives paper, such as from a copy machine, marks that paper, and stores the marked paper for re-use and/or recycling. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| D488902 | Trash can assembly | 04/20/2004 |
| 5183175 | Trash receptacle assembly A trash receptacle assembly having an outer container (2), inner rigid lining (10) and top lid (1). The outer container (2) and the inner lining (10) have matching hand indentations (17) and cut-outs (12), respectively, to make removal of the inner lining... | 02/02/1993 |
| 4981275 | Photoelectric garbage bin A photoelectric garbage bin, which includes a rectangular housing having an opening on its beveling upper portion covered by a pivotal cover board and defining therein a space for the setting therein of a dustbin. Through the detection of an electric eye ... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4776478 | Wastebasket with inwardly swinging lid A wastebasket includes a container and a lid which is mounted on the container. The container is formed with an opening providing access to the container's interior. The lid is pivotable about a pivot axis to cover and at least partially uncover the conta... | 10/11/1988 |
