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 |
| 7992222 | Garment with interstitial fastener A garment includes a first side, possibly corresponding to a user's front. The first side includes left and right portions that each have a free mating edge. Fastener elements are attached to or formed in each of the right and left portions of the garment. One of th... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7275265 | Close-fitting garment and method for avoiding shingles scratching The garment made of stretchable material is adapted for an upper part of a body. The garment has front and back sections and a hem; a front of the hem is provided with a pair of slits, while a backâwith a pair of apertures. A lace for fastening the garment to the ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7155782 | Reversible fastener A reversible fastener that can be positioned in one of two alternate display positions without removing the fastener from the underlying garment is provided. The unique configuration of the fastener allows it to be rotatably coupled to a garment in a manner that fac... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6971566 | Carry bag A multi-function carry bag in a form simulating a garment, such as a sweatshirt. Zippered pockets are provided in the ends of the sleeves, such that, when the sleeves are tied around a user's waist by an overhand knot, the pockets are conveniently available at the f... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6938566 | Garment adapted for label attachment A garment adapted for attachment of a label subsequent to the substantially complete manufacture of the garment, where the garment comprises a joining seam between two garment components joined together to form a collar portion of the garment; and a strip which cove... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6675389 | Garment with zippers enabling easy access A wetsuit comprises separate jacket and pants. The arm-sleeves and leg-sleeves have zippers running lengthwise, whereby the sleeves can be completely opened up. A wearer, e.g. a physically-disadvantaged child, can simply be laid upon the opened-out garmen... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6668386 | Adjustable neck seal A sealing system for sealing a garment around an appendage formed by an annular tube surrounding a passage (cuff) through which appendage is intended to protrude and a pull cord extending through said tube for a length to completely encircle said passage ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6434802 | Button replacement device The present invention relates to a securing or button replacement device which includes a base member having an attachment side and a fastening side and a connecting member secured to the base member. The connecting member is sized to fit through a hole i... | 08/20/2002 |
| 5920904 | Torso garment An apparatus for providing ease in dressing for patients with shoulder or arm problems, providing doctors with easy access to the injured area is disclosed. The apparatus shows a garment which unzips at the shoulder and down the side. The garment can eith... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5692240 | Adjustable shirt collar device A method and apparatus for adjusting a collar. A flexible fastener is attached to a first side of a neck-band, underneath an under collar and out of sight, and removably attached to a second side of the neck-band, also underneath the under collar and out ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 4939794 | Adjustable neck and cuff closures for dress shirts The neck and/or cuffs of a man's dress shirt are closed in a continuous adjsutable manner by providing Velcro-type fasteners on respective facing portions of the garment. A dress button sewn on an outer surface of a dress shirt portion simulates the appea... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4825472 | Shirt construction and adapter A shirt construction includes an adjustable collar for accommodating different neck sizes, and an adaptor is operable in combination with a conventional shirt for adapting the collar thereof for adjustability. The shirt construction includes an extension ... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4385403 | Garment placket and method of forming The invention relates to a garment placket and the method of forming it in which two pieces of material are folded and attached to the garment in such a manner as to present finished edges for the slit in the garment and which pieces also overlie the plac... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4057854 | Convertible garment A sweatshirt or other suitable long-sleeved garment is provided with a drawstring around the neck or the hood, a drawstring through the waist, and grommets in the wrists or cuffs of the sleeves. The sweatshirt can be worn in its customary fashion for warm... | 11/15/1977 |
