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 |
| 8141518 | Animal shelter with integrated storage and training systems and methods A shelter for an animal comprises a base member having a plurality of recessed channels formed in an upper surface thereof and adjacent to a perimeter thereof, a plurality of wall members coupled with the recessed channels in the base member so as to form an enclosu... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141517 | Expandable pet pen A pet pen for housing a pet is provided. The pet pen comprises a plurality of enclosing members with each enclosing member having a wall body and an opening end. The enclosing members form the pen by overlapping a portion of the wall body at two or more of the openi... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7681532 | Expandable carrier for an animal A carrier for an animal providing expanded and collapsed configurations. The carrier may include an inner shell and an outer shell with respective openings that are co-positioned when the carrier is in the collapsed configuration. A moving wall may effectively block... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7341020 | Animal housing structure and apparatus A housing structure assembly includes a hull and a front wall removably coupled to the hull and configured to simulate a front cover of an air conditioner upon inserting the housing structure assembly into a wall or window opening that is shaped and dimensioned to r... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7228820 | Expandable animal kennel An adjustable kennel provides an enclosure for an animal that is lightweight, expandable and collapsible for storage and travel. The kennel has a semi-rigid frame that can be adjusted for size and an expandable, pliable cover allowing the kennel to be adjusted appro... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7216605 | Animal management system An animal management system provides an alley to control the handling of animals when procedures are to be performed on the animals by veterinarians or cattle producers. The alley is formed by a base frame, and included therewith are a headgate and preferably two we... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7162977 | Small animal restraint chute A small animal restraining device for the veterinarian treatment of small animals provides an enclosure having an opaque integrated front panel having a plurality of access panels, a rear panel, a floor panel and a cover lid forming a rectangular box defining an int... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7152751 | Lightweight shipping container A shipping container following the teachings of the present invention is made by an insert molding process. The walls and bottom are each formed with structural portions that form a frame and any necessary cross bracing. A fabric covers any opening between structura... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7014058 | Selectively adjustable and couplable container A container is provided which includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion and second portion are slidably disposed so that the container is selectively adjustable between a retracted position and an extended position. The container may also be s... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6998989 | Enhanced animal handling device An animal handling device, including at least one securing device, and a primary sensor system, and a secondary sensor system characterised in that both the primary and secondary sensor systems must be simultaneously activated in order to trigger the securing device... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971333 | Adjustable animal kennel An animal kennel includes a top unit and a bottom unit and a divider unit. The divider unit includes two spring-biased support pins that are each accommodated in holes defined in the top unit and in the bottom unit when the kennel is in use. The holes are all spaced... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971208 | Isolation unit and method of use for securing inmates An isolation cell for transporting inmates, and a method of loading and unloading the inmates from the cell. The isolation cell features a number of separate compartments for holding inmates. Once in the compartments, the inmates are isolated to be out of contact wi... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6959667 | Animal nail trimmer A nail trimming device for pets and small animals includes a base member and a spacer member. The base member has an abrasive top surface. The spacer member is in the form of a grid having a plurality of apertures. The spacer member is placed over the grid so that w... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6945194 | Box stall for farm animals An animal holding pen comprises front, rear, left and right rigid plastic panels that interlock to one another by means of a coupling system including stainless steel fasteners that remain physically attached to the side panel assemblies when the front and rear pane... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6701870 | Animal habitat An animal habitat for use within a terrarium or aquarium with at least one transparent side wall consisting of a simulated rock having two portions that have corresponding faces that register with one another for visually creating an image of a single roc... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6698384 | Automatic cat grooming, feeding, and litterbox apparatus An apparatus for grooming cats which includes a source of food located in an enclosure and a grooming brush assembly forming an adjustable aperture which is mounted between a portal formed in the enclosure and the source of food.... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6517428 | Work station having an air flow controller A work station having an environmental controller for maintaining air flow in and through the work station at a user-selected level. The work station includes a pressure cabinet and a perforated work surface forming the top of the pressure cabinet. A pres... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6289848 | Method and device for distributing fowl within an enclosure A fowl attraction device for causing fowl to be distributed within an enclosure includes a support stand for placement in or on the ground or flooring surface within the enclosure and a mesh screen attached to the support stand to be generally vertically ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6234115 | Nesting box for excreta collection from nesting dams through parturition and lactation A nesting box is provided for use with a metabolism cage. The nesting box comprises an enclosure for receiving a nesting dam. The enclosure has a top wall, a bottom wall and sidewalls. Either the top wall or one of the sidewalls includes an entrance/exit ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6223691 | Pet car seat and carry-all The invention is directed to an animal carrier for use inside and outside of vehicles which comprises a cage-like enclosure having a top, a front, a rear, and a pair of sides intersecting with at least the front and a carriage for supporting the enclosure... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6217437 | Double-sided work station A work station includes a pressure cabinet and a work surface forming the top of the pressure cabinet. The work surface is perforated along at least a portion of the work surface. A pressure inducing assembly is located within the cabinet below the work s... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6029604 | Vivarium with raised lateral access panel A vivarium with a raised side access panel which allows reptiles to be approached laterally rather than from above. A lower panel below the side access panel permits the vivarium to hold water for amphibians while permitting side access to the reptiles in... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5960744 | Expandable pet cage and method An expandable pet cage for animals, and a method for house-training pets of various sizes comprises two complimentary compartments that are in telescopic relation to each other, thereby providing an adjustable composite volume to house a pet. The adjustab... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5950566 | Multi-directional telescoping restraining cage for animals A cage that includes two or more movable "walls" that can restrain an animal in two or more dimensions is disclosed. Preferably, the invention includes "telescoping" or movable planar surfaces, one preventing an animal's lateral movement, and another prev... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5890329 | Removable modular security enclosure for prisoner transport vehicles The present invention entails a removable modular security enclosure for the internal cargo area of prisoner transport vans where each compartment within the security enclosure is defined by an interconnection of four walls and a roof panel. Any of the co... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5826545 | Animal caging system Animal caging systems adaptable for individual and group housing are disclosed. In addition, improved features for use with animal caging systems including food dispensers, airtight lateral access panels and squeezeback mechanisms are provided.... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5769028 | Pet carrier A carrier includes a main unit and an insert unit. The main unit defines a carrying space having a closed bottom and four sides, one of which has an opening therethrough large enough to permit an animal to enter the space through the opening. The insert u... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5713304 | Vivarium with raised lateral access panel and recessed frame segments A vivarium with a raised side access panel which allows reptiles to be approached laterally rather than from above. A lower glass panel below the side access panel permits the vivarium to hold water for amphibians while permitting side access to the repti... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5701705 | Prefabricated modular portable livestock shelter A prefabricated modular portable livestock shelter shipped unassembled includes a pair of end walls 22 and 24 attached to a side wall 26. In addition a roof 28 is attached to the end walls 22 and 24, and the side wall 26. The end walls 22 and 24 are conne... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5671697 | Expandable pet cage and method An expandable pet cage for animals, and a method for house-training pets of various sizes comprises two complimentary compartments that are in telescopic relation to each other, thereby providing an adjustable composite volume to house a pet. The adjustab... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5571241 | Primate containment cage to restrict movement A cage for restraining primate such as monkey to be used for experimental animal while performing experimental procedure. The cage comprises a rectangular framework which is fabricated from a top horizontal panel, two side panels and a bottom panel, a fro... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5251572 | Animal transport-transfer cage system An enclosed cage adapted to transport and transfer animals, particularly primates, whereby the animals are transferred from the cage without any physical contact between the animal and its handler. The cage comprises a back panel slidably connected to the... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5233939 | Animal cage An animal cage provides a rectangular box-like cage structure having a top, bottom, right and left sides, and openable front and back ends, together defining an internal cavity. A movable internal vertical wall is adjustably supported on the structure top... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5056465 | Cage structure for restraining primates A cage structure for restraining primates includes a bottom of rectangular ground plan and formed by rods or tubes, side walls surrounding the bottom, and a ceiling. A cage structure of this type is to be manufacturable in any desired size and at low an e... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5054426 | Expandable animal enclosure An enclosure for animals of different sizes comprises two complementary shell housings that enclose an inner cage, which is slidably engaged to the shell housings by suitable fixtures such as track slides. In the fully closed position, the inner edges of ... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4991543 | Animal squeezer cage converter An animal squeezer cage converter for a cage is provided and consists of an inner push rack which fits into and can slide towards and away from rear wall of the cage and an outer cage door frame which hinges and locks into place on the cage. The push rack... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4951609 | Pole-housing device for nonhuman primates, with squeeze-back means, and catching and removal means A pole-housing device for nonhuman primates, especially monkeys, comprising a cage having poles and walls mounted in the perimeter of the device, and having an "H"-shaped squeeze-back means and a means for rapid removal of a nonhuman primate, wherein a no... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4770127 | Animal restraining apparatus Animal restraining apparatus includes a cage portion, a door portion, a door locking portion, a movable restraint portion and a restraint actuating portion. The cage portion includes a top section, a bottom section, a sidewall section and an end section w... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4140080 | Portable combined animal carrying cage and exercising pen A portable combined animal cage and exercising device is composed of open work material, such as wire mesh or the like, to provide ample ventilation at all times. The device is formed of a plurality of telescopic sections or units, preferably three or mor... | 02/20/1979 |
