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 |
| 7380573 | Method of producing on needle weaving looms a woven ribbon with the same edges in terms of weaving A woven ribbon, preferably a vehicle safety belt strap, is produced on a needle weaving loom. The weft yarns alternately picked from right and left are crocheted with the respective preceding weft already picked. ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 6843668 | Device for connecting an electrical load to an insulated power supply cable A device for connecting an electrical load to an insulated power supply cable, comprising conducting elements that can be electrically coupled to an electrical conductor of an insulated cable and form at least one contact for connection to a connector for an electri... | 01/18/2005 |
| 4484603 | Serial shed weaving machine with a weaving rotor The present invention relates to a serial shed weaving machine with a weaving rotor. Guide channels for weft threads transported by a flowing fluid are mounted on the weaving rotor. The guide channels are formed from a plurality of elongated, tube-like ch... | 11/27/1984 |
