...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 |
| 7726257 | Device for milking animals A device for milking animals includes a milking robot for automatically connecting at least two teat cups to the teats of an animal to be milked. The milk yielded is collected in a milk container. In each milk line, between a respective teat cup and the milk contain... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7281493 | Milking device provided with cleansing means Device for pneumatically milking a cow, comprising a number of milk extractors, each comprising a teat cup as well as milk line connected to the lower end of the teat cup, which line leads from the teat cup to a collection chamber for the milk from the teat cup, eac... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7063043 | Milk flow meter for a milking system having a substantially stable vacuum level and method for using same A milk flow device which includes a conduit for transporting a substantially continuous milk flow varying in height up to a maximum height wherein the maximum height is less than a fluid height which would occlude the conduit and interrupt the vacuum level is shown.... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6948449 | Milking apparatus and holder for receiving teat cups An apparatus for milking livestock, which apparatus has a milking box; a milking robot disposed close to or in the milking box; and a holder for receiving therein teat cups which during use are arranged on an animal for milking by the milking robot, and a holder for... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6857278 | Chilled water storage for milk cooling process A process for cooling liquids wherein a coolant is cooled in a chiller during off-peak electrical demand periods, then directed to a first insulated storage vessel where it is stored until off-peak electrical demand periods have ended. During peak electrical demand ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6796272 | Teatcup liner and family A teatcup liner series, having n liners L1 through Ln, enables selection of faster milking or less liner slip. A liner and/or the series is provided with variable groove width and/or material. A cost advantaged manufacturing method is provided.... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6776120 | Controlled collapse teatcup liner A teatcup liner and teatcup assembly are provided with controlled collapse constructions including ribs, notches, sleeves, and thickness variations. ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6631694 | Teatcup liner series A teatcup liner series, having n liners L1 through Ln, has at least one selected parameter which varies liner to liner to provide selectable milking characteristics. The teatcup liner series is produced by a cost advantaged manufactu... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6152076 | Automatic milking process and device In the case of a method and of a device for automatically extracting milk, long milk hoses having a large internal diameter are used, which permit an optimum mode of operation in combination with the highest possible flows of milk. In addition, the flow c... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5896828 | Method and apparatus for cleaning milking pipelines and milking equipment In a milking parlor having a milk line to which milking clusters are connected and a wash line to which clean-in-place washer units are connected, milk from the milk line is directed through a pipeline to a single receiver tank that is maintained under a ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5769025 | Milking apparatus A milking apparatus comprising a circulation line in a milk circuit which includes a bulk milk tank, and a pump for circulating milk around the circuit including through the tank and through the circulation line. There are one or more milking compartments... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5720236 | Milk meter A milk meter (22) has a measuring chamber (40) with an inlet (42) receiving milk from a mammal's teat (24), a discharge chamber (48) having an inlet (50) from the measuring chamber and an outlet (52) discharging the milk to a collection tank (32), a centr... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5195456 | Milking apparatus A milking plant for cows is provided with a milking machine comprising teat cups, which are connected separately to the teats of an animal. The milk obtained from each udder quarter is conveyed through a separate line to a milk measuring device. The milk ... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5138977 | Unusable milk collection bucket with overflow prevention means A strip bucket utilizable in a cow milking operation is provided with a lid having a ball check valve to prevent bad milk from entering a bulk storage container. Additionally, the ball check valve may be provided with integrally attached milk collection t... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5085172 | Discharge system for milk and an automatic milking system provided with such a discharge system A system for discharging milk to a storage tank is provided with an intermediate reservoir for temporarily storing the milk and/or a cooled tank for collecting milk unsuitable for human consumption.... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4582021 | Universal sanitary trap A trap chamber is formed by a cylindrical container and a head sealed to and closing the upper end of the container, which is releasable from the head by actuating a detent. Air and entrained liquid from a milk receiver are sucked into the head through a ... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4485762 | Milk metering method and apparatus To measure the milk yield of a cow, milk is passed continuously from the milking machine into an upper chamber of a meter while releasing air from the milk; and when the milk rises to a certain high level in the upper chamber, a valve opens to effect grav... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4452176 | Milk flow meter A milk flow meter is provided, wherein the milk is tangentially introduced into an upper milk collecting chamber communicating with a milk discharge duct via a lower measuring chamber adapted to have the filling level therein measured. The milk flow meter... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4372249 | Volumetric apparatus for milk and method of measuring the total quantity of milk collected from a cow in milking A volumetric apparatus for milk (FIG. 1) for use by milking plants in the direct measurement of the quantity of milk collected from a cow in milking. The instrument comprises a vacuum separating chamber 1 for separation of the milk from the milk-air mixtu... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4351271 | Refrigerated receiver A refrigerated receiver in an automatic milking system has a coiled plate type heat exchanger disposed therein for pre-cooling milk before it is pumped into a milk cooling and storage tank. The heat exchanger is adapted for use in a direct expansion refri... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4231324 | Milk quantity meter A milk quantity meter of the type used in milking stations for directly measuring a quantity of milk yielded by a cow during a milking having a separating chamber for separating milk from a mixture of milk and air; the separating chamber is followed by a ... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4170198 | Semi-automatic milk flow sensor Apparatus is disclosed providing for the semi-automatic operation of a milk flow sensor having a chamber in which a valve supported by a float is disposed for controlling the flow of milk through the sensor. An externally actuated arm member serves to ele... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4034711 | Mobile milk unit and system A mobile, complete milking unit for milking cows and transferring the milk to a storage tank, the unit having all the milk handling components mounted thereon as an integral, portable unit. The unit can be moved about in the milking area whether it is in ... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4016832 | Apparatus for determining the quantity of milk and for drawing a sample during the milking of cows An apparatus for determining the quantity of milk and for drawing a milk sample during the milking of cows, whereby a frame having an upper wall, and upwardly open milk container being suspended by means of springs to the lower surface of said upper wall ... | 04/12/1977 |
| 3943888 | Pipeline milking system The pipeline milking system has a venting arrangement in the form of a receptacle having a milk inlet connected to a milking means, a milk outlet controlled by a float or the like and connected to the system's milk transport conduit, and an air outlet con... | 03/16/1976 |