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 |
| 6672314 | Apparatus and method for applying a product to hair or scalp An applicator for applying a product to at least one of hair and a scalp is provided. The applicator may comprise a body configured to be associated with a reservoir, a base and at least two application teeth extending from the base. Each of the applicati... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6637440 | Device for applying product to hair and method of using same The present invention relates to a device for applying a product to hair. The device may include a dispensing head configured to be coupled to a container. The dispensing head may include an applicator member and a screen. The applicator member may includ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6526987 | Self-applicator for hair coloring A self applicator for hair coloring includes an applicator body having an attachment portion adapted to be attached to a squeeze container, and a plurality of prongs projecting forwardly with respect to the attachment portion. Each prong includes a channe... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6378529 | Application tooth for the hair and/or scalp treatment A device usable as an applicator comb, comprising a collection of applicator teeth inserted into a tubular body (1) as supporting element, permitting liquid or gelatinous products to be applied precisely and economically, by having attached to the device ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 5325878 | Fluid dispensing comb A fluid dispensing comb for applying a fluid to the hair has a body upon which a plurality of teeth are formed such that they are configured to have a V-shape, thereby defining a groove. An absorbent pad is disposed within the groove defined by the teeth ... | 07/05/1994 |
| 4856541 | Brush incorporating a hydrophilic foam pad for hair cleaning and conditioning A hair cleaning and conditioning pad is provided which comprises a shaped body of a resilient, open-celled, hydrophilic polyurethane foam matrix integrally incorporating an aqueous phase incorporating about 70-90% water, about 1-20% of a water-immiscible ... | 08/15/1989 |
