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 |
| 8024820 | Multi-piece protector for a baseball catcher A multi-piece chest protector includes a front section connected to side sections by straps or other connectors that provide independent and relative movement between the front section and the side sections. The front and side sections include padding for absorbing ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7877820 | Artificial disc A heart protector is described that comprises of an angular body. The angular body will have at least two contact points wherein the angular body is capable of being attached to a garment at said contact points such that the angular body is positioned in front of th... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7827625 | Protective athletic equipment A protective garment for a torso is disclosed herein. The protective garment includes a protector portion having an outer surface and an inner surface. The protective garment also includes a screen layer disposed below the outer surface. ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7739753 | Protective elastic support top and breast shield An elastic support top 1 is provided having fasteners 4, 5 for attaching to a breast shield 10 for protecting from blows to the breast area. Thus, an improved protective breast shield 10 is provided having an elastic support top 1 ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7735161 | Chest protector A chest protector to reduce risk of commotio cordis. The chest protector includes an inner protector member and an outer shell. The inner protector member includes a protector plate and one or more supporting members. The protector plate has a first surface facing t... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7574755 | Air bag apparatus An air bag apparatus comprising a front portion, a back portion and a collar portion in inflatable communication with and between the front portion and the back portion. A lumbar attachment portion may be in inflatable communication with a bottom end of the back por... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7503080 | Chest wall protector A chest wall protector comprises a shell made of a relatively hard, rigid material, a cushion attached to the shell such that the cushion is disposed between the shell and a thoracic wall of a person outside of a region over a heart of the person when the protector ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7487556 | Protective athletic equipment with improved ventilation A upper body protective garment for cushioning blows imparted upon the wearer's body includes a chest protector portion, a back protector portion, and a pair of telescopic shoulder protector portions. These protector portions preferably form a single integral unit. ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7430768 | Plate assembly A protective plate assembly comprises a plurality of overlapping rigid plates (1, 2, 3) for covering a wearer's chest and abdomen, the plates being attached together such that the amount of overlap between successive plates is variable. Elements (13, 16 | 10/07/2008 |
| 7322601 | Resiliently compressible deployment ramp for inflatable curtain An apparatus (10) helps to protect an occupant of a vehicle (12) that has a roof (18), a side structure (16), and a trim piece (310) overlying the side structure. The apparatus (10) includes an inflatable curtain (14)... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320156 | Bib holder incorporating a compartment A bib holder is provided that is useful for securing a bib in place. In one embodiment, the bib holder includes a strap and at least one fastener that is useful for retaining the bib, in addition to at least one compartment that is capable of storing an item of suit... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7287676 | Baby blanket for use with front-worn baby carrier An adjustable baby blanket snuggly covers a baby in a front-worn baby carrier. The baby blanket includes a pouch, a back, a left arm extension, a right arm extension, and a hood. In use, the pouch is slipped up around the baby's legs such that the bottom portion of ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7270077 | Avalanche survival kit A apparatus for use in surviving at least one of an avalanche and a mudslide. The apparatus includes a housing having a selectively inflatable member stored therein. The apparatus further includes a means connected to the housing for securing the housing to a user a... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261608 | Vest with air bag A vest with air bag is a durable survival vest with shoulder pads and a front chest protector having ventilation holes therethrough and an attached air bag. The vest includes a shell defining a neck opening, a torso opening, and a pair of opposed arm holes. The vest... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7225477 | Football pad securing device and method A football pad securing device includes a pad assembly with a pair of shoulder pads each having a back covering and a chest covering. Elongated slots extend through each of the chest coverings. Each of a pair of loops is attached to one of the back coverings. Each o... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217201 | Sports training apparatus and method of use A sports training apparatus having a substantially resilient elongated arm support coupled to straps adapted to surround an athlete's shoulders to hold the arm support securely against the athlete's chest and under the athlete's arms to facilitate the proper trainin... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7150217 | Protective body armor A cup-shaped protective body armour (10) to give impact protection is in the form of an outer skin (11) and a honeycomb lining (13) formed integrally with each other of a substantially non-deformable material. The honeycomb lining (13) is... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7124593 | Temperature conditioning apparatus for the trunk of a human body A temperature conditioning apparatus for the human body includes a vest or other clothing unitary with a thermoelectric or Stirling cycle heat pump worn by the user. The unit is powered by a battery source worn on the user's belt or other part of his or her body, or... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7100217 | Upper body protector for protecting persons from compression trauma An upper body protector is configured to protect a person from compression trauma. The protector is formed with rigid protection elements and shoulder straps on the protection elements. In order to create one such upper body protector which offers not only especiall... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7065800 | Catcher's chest protector A catcher's chest protector that expands and contracts in response to the movements of a wearer. The chest protector comprises a padded main body configured to protect the wearer from the impact of a thrown ball, connected to a harness by a pair of elastic straps. T... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7013487 | Method of making a protective pad A method of making a protective pad, which comprises fastening a plurality of sections together to create an outer shell, providing an inner shell made of a more rigid material than the sections making up the outer shell, fastening the inner shell to the outer shell... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007307 | Automatic inflatable vest A vest to be worn by a driver/passenger of a two-wheeled vehicle or the like provided with a plurality of air chambers which are folded and housed wherein the air chambers instantaneously expand in two stages by being filled with carbon dioxide gas injected through ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6991343 | Illuminated chest protection device The illuminated chest protection device includes a chest protector assembly including a front upper torso plate member, a back upper torso plate member, shoulder protection members being attached to the front upper torso plate, and connectors interconnecting the sho... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6961957 | Energy absorbing device for ballistic body armor A ballistic vest having a front panel and a rear panel attached to each other by releasable connectors. The front and rear panel each have a ballistic package having a plurality of sheets of ballistic material and a semi-rigid frame structure attached to the layers ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6941585 | Ballistic protection apparatus A ballistic protection apparatus including a garment made of ballistic material including a reinforced peripheral edge. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6941586 | Shoulder pad An embodiment of the invention is a pad that detachably engages around a user's shoulder and upper torso to pad the user's shoulder against objects borne over and against the user's shoulder. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6912729 | Leg guard A leg guard having an instep portion to protect an instep of foot, a shin portion to protect a shin, a knee portion to protect a knee, and a sub-knee portion to protect an upper part of the knee. The leg guard is provided with a pad portion having a cover composed o... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6904620 | Protector A protector having a cover, composed of injection-molded thermoplastic elastomer and having plural convex portions protruding from a face side of the cover. A bending promotion portion is formed on a groove bottom between neighboring convex portions. The bending pro... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902193 | Supplemental restraint system A supplemental restraint system that is easy to use in a vehicle is provided. The user of the system is prevented from the damaging effects of being restrained by a shoulder seat belt combination that provides inadequate support to most of the body and can produce i... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6862751 | Go-kart chest protector A go-kart chest protective device is disclosed that is comprises of a conventional shirt-type garment having a protective element affixed thereto. The protective element is fabricated from an impact resistant material and is operative to selectively protect the ches... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6845523 | Rescue vest with rollers A rescue vest has a spaced apart pair of vertical roller frames attached to the front, each frame having an inline array of wheels or alternate roller track on roller track wheels. Each adjacent pair of wheels or roller tracks having a narrow space therebetween has ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6842908 | Stab proof vest A stab proof vest, wherein at least a portion of the stab proof vest includes a plurality of elements, and a coupling member for coupling adjacent the elements together. Each side of the elements is provided with at least one projection and at least one depression a... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6826786 | Chest protector A form-fitting chest protector. In one embodiment, the chest protector includes a pair of detachably secured wing portions. A main portion of the chest protector has a variable thickness and substantially overlies the chest and abdomen of the athlete to absorb impac... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6789274 | Enhanced chest protector An enhanced chest protector for usage in sporting events and hazardous activities. More particularly, the invention is a chest protector that utilizes a soft, pliable gel attached to the previously-existing chest protector to greatly enhance absorption and dissipati... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6782559 | Protective hockey undergarment An undergarment for use by a hockey player comprising a one-piece torso portion having a head opening, leg openings and arm openings; a neck guard assembly comprising an integral neck guard coupled to the torso portion adjacent at the head opening, and a releasable ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6775851 | Structure of chest protector A chest protector formed of a base, upper and lower shoulder straps for securing the base to the user's chest, a neck pad and a number of cushions mounted on the base, the cushions having air vents in communication with air vents in the base for ventilation, colored... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6698024 | Modular front opening body armor Modular front opening body armor protects the user from edged weapons, sharp objects, and ballistic threats. Additionally, the modular front opening body armor can be fitted with various pieces of protective gear based on the user's expected environment, ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6678899 | Chest protector A form-fitting chest protector. In one embodiment, the chest protector includes a pair of detachably secured wing portions. A main portion of the chest protector has a variable thickness and substantially overlies the chest and abdomen of the athlete to a... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6560789 | Personal protection device A load absorbing apparatus for use in protective equipment in which a resilient bag containing fluid under pressure is disposed in a position subject to loads and a reservoir of elastomeric material which is expandable from an initial position with a mini... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6519782 | Baseball catcher's chest protector A chest protector that includes a pouch assembly having an interior in communication with an opening, the pouch assembly having a hole in fluid communication with the interior and ambient air and a pad inserted into the interior, wherein the pad includes ... | 02/18/2003 |
