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 |
| 6715518 | Apparatus and method for depositing cookie dough into a tray An apparatus utilizes an object holding technique for holding a tray or discrete object while supplying a dough product onto the tray or discrete object. Preferably, a conveyor transports the tray or discrete object for receiving dough products. A subframe preferabl... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6691746 | Method and apparatus for filling containers A filling apparatus for, a filling system for and a method of introducing into a container a suspension or solution of a substance, in particular a pharmaceutical substance, in a propellant under pressure, the filling apparatus comprising: a main body (4)... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6662833 | Apparatus for incorporating components and filling liquid for liquid-sealed vibration-proof mount An improved apparatus for conducting the operation of incorporating components and filling liquid for the assembly of a liquid-sealed vibration-proof mount by sequential steps of: depressing a liquid tank disposed above a main components body held to be f... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6561235 | Apparatus and method for depositing cookie dough into a tray An apparatus utilizes an object holding technique for holding a tray or discrete object while depositing an extruded dough product onto the tray or discrete object. Preferably, a conveyor transports the tray or discrete object for receiving extruded dough... | 05/13/2003 |
| 5971041 | Container filling apparatus with walking nozzles bank A machine for filling fluid product into containers delivered in a row by a conveyor has a filling station with a walking nozzle bank. Containers are processed batchwise through the filling station, the nozzle bank including elongated gripper plates that ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5657801 | Filling head A filling head comprising inner and outer concentric cylindrical ducts, hingedly connected doors movable between an open depending position and a horizontal position closing the lower ends of the ducts in response to movement of the outer duct between a r... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5343904 | Aerosol can pressurizing device and aerosol can therefor A device for pressurizing an aerosol can (11) in order to refill it with propellant gas (10) comprises a housing (12) containing an air compressor (14) which consists of a cylinder (15), a driving motor (16) and a plunger, a filling nozzle (18) for inject... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5299604 | Resealable, refillable container system A container system includes, in its most preferred embodiment, a dispenser and a resealable, refillable container having a container body and a closure apparatus which includes a plug movably connected to a platform section which is connected to the conta... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5253683 | Method and apparatus for dispensing desiccant materials into window spacer frames A method and apparatus for simultaneously filling adjacent sides of a window spacer frame with a desiccant material is characterized by a fill head having a discharge port in communication with a desiccant chamber, a releasable clamping device for clampin... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5232027 | Apparatus for serving soft ice cream or the like An apparatus for dispensing a chilled confection food or the like from a small extrudable package into a food serving container. The apparatus includes a horizontal table for supporting the extrudable package, a pusher, and a food container support table.... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5067532 | Apparatus for filling self-sealing tubes An apparatus includes a conveyor system for conveying tubes, having respective self-sealing closure members, sequentially to a station whereupon the conveyor system is temporarily halted. At the station, a clamping device having a clamp lowers to prevent ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4917156 | Device for filling an aerosol receptacle with gas through a pump crimped on the receptacle The device (102) is intended to inject a gas under pressure into an aerosol receptacle (100) through a pump or spray head crimped onto said receptacle. The purpose of the gas is to prevent air from penetrating into the aerosol receptacle as the liquid con... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4848418 | Microgravity dispenser A system and method for dispensing a carbonated pre-mix beverage in the microgravity conditions of outer space. Dispensing occurs from a large supply container which is maintained at a substantially constant pressure by a CO2 source to keep the... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4716946 | Cryogenic fluid transferring device The two end members (1, 4) are locked by a self-retractable hook (15) which engages in a groove (23) in the female end member (1). The hook (15) is connected to an actuating lever (11) biased by a spring (14) and provided with a push-button (20). Pivotall... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4667708 | Method and apparatus for filling tanks with liquified gas An automated system for charging container with a liquefied refrigerant gas or like fluid employs a fill head assembly which is adapted to be controllably lowered onto the container. The fill head has a vacuum source assembly which connects with a low pre... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4590976 | Exhaust apparatus for electric lamps An exhaust apparatus for fluorescent lamps has a transferring conveyor which intermittently conveys several carriers. Each of the carriers has several support heads to support bulbs which are connected through exhaust tubes to first connecting pipe member... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4515187 | Compound dispensing method and apparatus A method and apparatus for providing a compound (22) in each of the cell spaces of a multicell battery case (10). The compound comprises a bituminous material delivered to a plurality of the cell spaces concurrently through a plurality of nozzles (25) of ... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4398576 | Packer-filler machine A mechanism is provided for filling a valved paper bag. Such bags are well-known in the art and include a valve which, upon filling of the bag, closes automatically to seal the contents of the bag. Following filling of the bag, it is removed and replaced ... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4298040 | Fill device A fill device for filling a system, via a fill pipe thereof, with a liquid to a selected fill level, which device includes a housing, a rod axially displaceably mounted in the housing with one end of the rod forming a liquid outlet opening arranged to ext... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4126163 | Centering device for bottle filling machines A bottle centering and sealing device for use on a bottle filling machine which includes a centering cup having a nonmetallic housing with a conical shaped recess in the bottom thereof. A cylindrical seal is carried adjacent the top of the recess which pr... | 11/21/1978 |
