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...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 |
| 7884285 | Systems for efficient insulation of electrical structures An animal protectant power line electrical insulator to be placed on structures such as electrical apparatus to protect birds, wildlife and other animals. Specifically the insulator may include, a snap-fit insulating cover configured to fit over an energized part of... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7838775 | Cover for cable connectors A cover/boot and a system of covers/boots for placement in sealed relation over a connector or pair of connectors that is or are adapted to terminate a cable or splice together a pair of cables, preferably cables that carry signals received by a receiving apparatus ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7772499 | Wildlife guard for electrical power distribution and substation facilities A wildlife guard for electrical power equipment including an electrically insulating material with a conductive material therein in a quantity sufficient for the guard to maintain an electrostatic charge when placed in an electrical field. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7763807 | Connector box for solar panel An electrical connection box has a base adapted to be connected to a back face of a solar panel and a cover fittable with the base to form therewith a generally closed and weather-tight interior. The cover and base have inner surfaces that confront each other when t... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7612293 | Insulator arrangement An insulator arrangement for supporting a conductor with an enclosure has an insulator fixedly connected at one end with the conductor. The insulator has another end portion mounted to a first shock absorber. The first shock absorber is further mounted with an acces... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7538277 | Systems for safe securement of saddle items to electrical structures An animal deterrent system to be placed on structures such as electrical apparatus to deter and protect birds, wildlife and other animals. Specifically, a perching deterrent having a saddle made to fit over any desired member of a structure and deterrent extensions ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7525048 | Protection device for chains of insulators of high-voltage transmission lines Device for the protection from effects of an electric field, of the metal parts of chains of insulators of already mounted and operational high-voltage transmission lines includes: a fastening/support plate; anchor... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7432449 | Electrical power line insulator with end clamp An electrical power line insulator has an end clamp with a saddle for supporting an electrical wire, a track provided on a front surface of the saddle, a keeper for compressing and supporting an electrical wire seated in the saddle, a bolt and a nut for fastening th... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7413479 | Cover lock An electrical housing has a first member and a second member that can be locked and unlocked with a cover lock. The cover lock itself can include a male member disposed on one of the members, and a female member disposed on the other of the members for mating with t... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7396262 | Sealed compact power distribution module A sealed power distribution module includes a nonconductive body defining a terminal receptacle, a barrier seal engaged to and surrounding the body adjacent the receptacle on an exterior surface of the body, a terminal element grid fitted within the receptacle, and ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7387519 | Device for protecting electric component A device for protecting an electric component for a compressor is provided, where the device is equipped with a bracket formed with an insert portion and a locking part having a locking hole, facing each other; and a cover formed with a clamp for clamping the distal... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7371105 | Electrical plug lock A wall socket cover that is mounted on a wall socket unit by a threaded fastener coupled to the threaded opening of the wall socket unit. The cover has two arcuate portions that encase plugs associated with the wall socket and which include openings through which th... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364448 | Connector including circular bladder constriction and associated methods A connector may include first and second connector portions being movable between unmated and mated positions. First and second bladders may be in respective first and second connector portions and cooperate therewith so that opposing ends of the first and second bl... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361836 | Method and arrangement for a termination of an electrical cable A method of building a cable termination is provided. The termination has an outer insulator body, a substantially longitudinally extended interior member having the electrical cable to be terminated, having a conductor for carrying load, an insulating material fill... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361841 | Terminal cover with hinge A bussed electrical center (BEC) has a lateral appendage for a positive battery terminal to be used for jump starting purposes. A cover for the terminal is hingedly attached to the lateral appendage of the BEC by way of a relatively rotatable axle and bearing combin... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7342176 | Method for joining core member and gripper in polymer insulator, and polymer insulator A method for joining a core member and grippers in a polymer insulator including a core member, an outer sheath comprised of a body and caps, which are provided around the core member, and the grippers provided on both ends of the core member, comprising (a) providi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341479 | Protective cover for fastened electrical connectors A protective cover for securely housing at least one fastened electrical connector therein is provided. The protective cover comprises a top section and a bottom section moveably connected to one another, with the cover having a plurality of portals therein for rece... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7323637 | Electrical box roller to facilitate wire pulling A roller is provided in combination with an electrical junction box to facilitate pulling of wires through the box. The roller has a spring mounted plunger on one end adapted to be received within a pre-existing hole in a side wall of the box, and a press-fit stud o... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319194 | System and method for splicing an electrical cord A device for splicing two electrical cords. The device includes a connecting body for electrically coupling wires of a first electrical cord to wires of a second electrical cord. A first protrusion at one end of the connecting body for securing the first cord has a ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317162 | Protective housing for power cord connection A protective housing for electrical connections has a base and a selectively removable cover defining a chamber between the cover and the base. The cover includes a plurality of openings, which provide for passage of electrical cords and permit liquid to drain from ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309837 | Wildlife guard for electrical power distribution and substation facilities The present disclosure provides a wildlife guard for electrical power equipment including a disc having a central opening for fitting onto the equipment. The disc includes an electrically insulating material with a conductive filler material in quantity sufficient f... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7301096 | Insulator for energized terminal of electrical device An electrical apparatus of an electric distribution power system includes an electrical device having a high voltage electrical terminal that may be energized, an exterior insulating housing, and an insulator. The exterior insulating housing surrounds and insulates ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300316 | Electrical connecting assembly An electrical connecting assembly has an electrical appliance and a connector. The electrical appliance has at least one surface, a positive electrode plug and a negative electrode plug. The plugs are mounted separately on the surface. The connector connects to the ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297869 | Covers for distribution lines and insulators A cover for a distribution line conductor includes a cover body defining a channel extending along a lengthwise axis and adapted to receive the conductor. A unitarily formed attachment structure adjoins the cover body. The attachment structure includes first and sec... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7276665 | Wildlife guard for electrical power distribution and substation facilities The present disclosure provides a wildlife guard for electrical power equipment including a disc having a central opening for fitting onto the equipment. The disc includes an electrically insulating material with a conductive filler material in quantity sufficient f... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273984 | Outdoor cord connection cover apparatus The invention is an outdoor electrical cord connection protector. A pair of mated covers is at least partially hinged along a common access. Each mated cover provides a snap together wire entrance at one end and a wire exit at the other end of the snap together cove... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268300 | Connector for inverter A connector includes an apparatus-side connector housing attached to a casing of an inverter. The apparatus side-connector housing has a plurality of busbars. Each of the busbars has on one end portion a terminal fitting portion where a mating connector of the appar... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262363 | Electric wire protective cap The present invention is to provide an electric wire protective cap. The protective cap can be formed easily by a resin molding and prevents a seal material from leaking and improves waterproof. The protective cap includes a cap main body with a bottom, and a cover ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258584 | Sealed compact power distribution module A sealed power distribution module includes a nonconductive body defining a terminal receptacle, a barrier seal engaged to and surrounding the body adjacent the receptacle on an exterior surface of the body, a terminal element grid fitted within the receptacle, and ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252558 | Portable power supply The present invention includes a portable power supply having a housing that encloses a battery. Booster cables protrude from the housing and are electrically connected to the battery. Electrical clamps are attached to the booster cables and may connect to electrica... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7240397 | Refrigerator A refrigerator having a cabinet with a pair of hinge holes, a door having a pair of hinge shafts and being rotatably coupled to the cabinet by engagement between the pair of hinge shafts and the pair of hinge holes, and a door-closing device to allow the door to be ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238890 | PTFE stud for ultrahigh-value resistor and method therefor A PTFE stud for an ultrahigh-value resistor includes a first portion to be mounted on a substrate and a second portion attached to the first portion so as to not be in contact with the surface of the substrate. The first portion is formed of insulating material and ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232953 | Insulation cap and joined electrical wire using the same An insulation cap of a wire joint of a joined electrical wire, the insulation cap including a cap main body for receiving the wire joint being formed by joining cores of a plurality of covered wires and an electro-conductive sleeve, and a flexible fastener provided ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7210505 | Elbow for a conduit An elbow for a dryer exhaust vent conduit. The elbow can have two nestable channel sections, each channel section having a generally C-shaped cross-section, which may be substantially semi-circular. Each channel section has a connection mechanism along at least one ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204464 | Medical wire holder A device can easily and releasably secure a medical wire such as a guidewire or a filter wire. In some instances, such a device can include a wire holding device that may be considered to be disposable. A wire holding device may include a base fixture, a clamp fixtu... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201600 | Transparent insulating enclosure An enclosure formed from a first compartment and an identical second compartment to house an electrical connector. Each compartment has a main body that is defined by a first wall, a second wall and ends. The first wall of each compartment has an outer tab with at l... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7189922 | Protective covers for electric components An electrical component protective cover for an appliance has an upper portion and a lower panel portion. The upper portion forms a cavity within a housing having a plurality of walls, which form a perimeter around the electrical component. At least one vent in at l... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178679 | Rack-mountable cable manager An integrally molded cable manager for routing cables wherein the cable manager is generally enclosable by a cover. The integrally molded cable manager includes a generally rectangular base portion and a pair of side wall portions generally perpendicular to the base... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172452 | Modular cable guide A cable guide module comprises a body portion having at least one groove therein extending across the body portion, the groove having a first open end and a second open end. An attachment mechanism is provided on the body portion for releasably securing the body por... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170005 | Direct bury connector A direct bury twist-on wire connector for securing an electrical connection having a tube with an integral twist-on wire connector graspable from outside the tube while the inside of the tube and the inside of the twist-on wire connector carry a sealant therein and ... | 01/30/2007 |
