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 |
| 7305718 | Firearm safety gloves and wristbands A firearm safety retaining glove or wristband includes an adjustable wristband or wristband portion releasably securable about a users wrist, a safety retaining strap attached at one end to the wristband or wristband portion, and extendable forwardly to and between ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7191472 | Cold proof glove and glove provided wear A cold proof glove characterized in that a receiving bag portion is provided in a hand back portion of a glove member, a mitten type cover member for covering substantially all of the glove member from its finger tip to its bottom portion is arranged and received in... | 03/20/2007 |
| 5913411 | Device for compressing and concealing a boot within a trouser leg A device for compressing and concealing a boot beneath a trouser leg includes an elongated panel having an inner side, an outer side, a bottom end and a top end. Secured to the top end is a buckle means for securing the panel to a boot strap. A pair of le... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5535448 | Leg ornamentation device A leg ornamentation device including an upper strap adapted to form an upper loop when worn by a user. Three upper male fasteners on the front face of the upper strap are capable of securing the upper loop around the leg below the knee by coupling with an... | 07/16/1996 |
| 4941213 | Firefighter's boot and trouser attachment An attachment device for attaching a firefighter's trousers to the firefighter's boots, in which the trousers cover a portion of the firefighter's boots. The attachment device maintains the firefighter's trousers in covering relationship to the boots, and... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4932079 | Garment supporter A garment supporter comprising a belt and an affixed harness the functional purpose of which is to maintain the position of an upper torso garment on the body of a wearer. The belt encircles the torso and the outer surface of the lower portion of such a g... | 06/12/1990 |
