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 |
| 8033392 | Mouth guard holding assembly and method A mouth guard holding assembly includes a housing assembly with a container having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall. An intermediate wall is attached to and is coextensive with an inner surface of the perimeter wall. The intermediate wall has an outer edge and a c... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7726472 | System and method for storing, cleaning, drying, and hunting with diaphragm game callers A system and method for storing, cleaning, drying, and hunting with diaphragm game callers. In an exemplary embodiment, a sturdy, sealable, watertight container is adapted to house and secure one or more diaphragm callers in a fixed position. It also adapted to sepa... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7648023 | Endoscope pre-clean kit An endoscope pre-cleaning kit has a sealed, flexible pouch having front and back sidewall panels and a bottom gusset panel. The sidewall panels are superimposed over one another and sealed together proximate to their top and side peripheral edges to define a top sea... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7337592 | Porous poly(vinyl acetal) resin body having a high degree of cleanliness, a process of preparing the same, and a method of storing the same A process of preparing and a method of storing porous poly (vinyl acetal) resin body. A method of storing the porous body involves keeping the porous body wet and free of contamination with organic substances, dissolved ions, and other fine particles. The storing me... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328463 | Water-soluble articles and methods of making and using the same Water-soluble articles and methods of making, using and disposing of the water-soluble articles are disclosed. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325675 | Adhesively-securable mirror wipe assembly A mirror wipe assembly for use in particular by dentists consists of an absorbent strip of material on a backing strip saturated with a defogging substance for transfer to the surface of the mirror used by such dentist to look within the mouth of a patient, by wipin... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7267060 | Stackable cargo bin A heavy-duty cargo bin unit configured for rugged use in hostile environments, such as in the oil drilling and production industry. The cargo bin unit is of a generally rectilinear construction, and preferably fabricated of heavy gauge steel. Supports or skids are p... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7189292 | Self-encapsulated silver alloys for interconnects Alloys of silver and an alloying element that diffuses to the surface of the high conductivity metal and is oxidizable to form an alloying element oxide such as beryllium are provided along with electronic structures employing the alloys and methods of fabrication. | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175498 | Combination toy building block and container for holding liquids and the like A combination toy building block and container for holding liquids and the like, wherein the functional configuration of the device permits both the carrying of a dispensable substance and the stacking of multiple containers, thereby enabling the imaginative play co... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7140492 | Holder for a sheet dispenser package A combination includes a dispenser package having a sheet of material with an opening for dispensing at least one item therefrom and a cap assembly attached to the sheet of material and surrounding the opening, the cap assembly including a flange. The combination al... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7111354 | Apparatus for applying a liquid coating onto an object The present invention relates to an apparatus for applying a liquid coating onto an object. The apparatus includes a device that has a handle and a transfer medium which is attached to the handle. The apparatus further includes a cover that is attached to the device... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7057884 | Instrument enclosure apparatus An instrument enclosure apparatus has a housing with a sidewall and a pair of retaining posts disposed within the housing and adjacent the sidewall, the retaining posts in combination with the sidewall defining a pair of opposing channels for slidably receiving a co... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7041261 | Sanitizing sponge container Sanitizing sponge disinfectant container bowls are disclosed, which are deep enough to hold cleaning sponges completely submerged in a disinfectant fluid. These containers are equipped with lids having downward projecting shafts or rotatable screw bolts which fit in... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6964337 | Gardening tool transport and storage device A case for storing and carrying gardening tools including gardening tool heads that can have be interchangeably connected to a handle. The handle can be stored along with the gardening tool heads in the suitcase, or can be used as a handle for the suitcase. The tool... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6964349 | Dispenser with auto-start tab An auto-start dispensing container for sheet products includes a sealing member secured to a first sheet to be dispensed from the container. In a preferred embodiment, there is provided an auto-start dispenser for dispensing moistened inter-folded wipes which includ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962439 | Leak resistant tamper evident reclosable plastic bag A reclosable plastic bag includes two panels sealed to form a container having a bottom and an openable top. The plastic bag further includes lips that are adjacent to the openable top and which are initially joined to one another by a removable element. The removab... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6921024 | Disposable sheet fragrance delivery system A fragrance delivery system has an enclosure having a base and a top surface with a sheet dispensing outlet, a plurality of absorbent sheets disposed within the enclosure and configured for successive exposure of a portion of a sheet from the sheet dispensing outlet... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6604628 | Wet tissue container and combination thereof A wet tissue container (10) includes a container body (11), a lid (23) supported for turning on the container body (11) and a bottom wall (12) hermetically closing the open lower end of the container body (11). A rubber plate (50) is extended between the ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6561354 | Package of novel three dimensional structures useful as cleaning sheets Disclosed are cleaning sheets having substantial macroscopic three-dimensionality. Optionally, the macroscopically three-dimensional cleaning sheets can comprise a contractable material (e.g., a scrim material), which when heated and then cooled contracts... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6454086 | Cleaning and storing device for a prophylactic A cleaning and storing device for a prophylactic for storing a prophylactic before and after use and for storing a cleaning member before and after it is used. The cleaning and storing device for a prophylactic includes a cleaning and storing device compr... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6412628 | Apparatus for preventing the formation of metal tarnish An apparatus and a method for substantially preventing tarnish from forming on metal objects such as silver, copper or brass objects. It comprises an enclosure for substantially sealing within a metal object and for substantially surrounding the metal obj... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6341688 | Apparatus and method for denture cleaning and storage Storage and cleaning apparatus for dentures comprising a plastic bag, the plastic bag including two ends, a top end and a bottom, and two side edges, a first side edge and a second side edge, and the plastic bag also including a triage of reusable seals, ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6299016 | Stacked body of wet sheets A wet sheet stacked body to be housed in one of container and package, composed of a plurality of folded wet sheets. The folded wet sheets are consecutively combined such that a lower fold of an upper folded wet sheet is sandwiched by an upper fold of a s... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6270275 | Sponge storage and disinfecting device A sponge storage and disinfecting device encloses a kitchen or bathroom sponge when not in use. The device has a housing with a hinged lid to cover the sponge container tray, and with a liquid reservoir behind the tray for dispensing a cleaning and disinf... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6227359 | Packaging of oil-coated cutting tools A method for the packaging of oil-coated cutting tools, and the resultant packaged product. An oil-coated cutting tool is packaged by providing a package blank which includes a pair of panels of heat-sealable and oil-impervious material defining a product... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6176067 | Method for packaging sponge or porous polymeric products The present invention provides a novel method (400) for packaging sponge or porous polymeric devices, e.g., scrubbing brush. The method includes a step of providing a porous polymeric member (401), which has an outer surface and may also include inner sur... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6135842 | Spill-resistant bubble-blowing apparatus A spill-resistant bubble-blowing apparatus, adapted to be used with a bottle filled with bubble solution and a bubble-blowing wand disposed in the bottle and being sized to allow the bubble-blowing wand to pass through the opening in the bottle, is provid... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6131731 | Single-Use Germicidal mop head and method of manufacture thereof The present invention provides a germicidal mop head and a method of manufacturing the same. In one embodiment, the mop head includes: (1) absorbent material capable of retaining a germicide, (2) a predetermined quantity of germicide contained in or resid... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6109430 | Product housing stacked body of wet tissues A wet tissue product composed of a stacked body of folded wet tissues and a container or package housing the stacked body in which each of the folded wet tissues is formed by folding a plane wet tissue with opposite edges thereof to the same side along fo... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6076662 | Packaged sponge or porous polymeric products The packaging (420) for sponge or porous polymeric devices, e.g., scrubbing brush. The packaging includes a sponge or porous polymeric device (425) therein. A preservative is included in the packaging to prevent bacterial growth on the sponge device.... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6070897 | Foot peg of bicycle A bicycle foot peg of a hollow construction is fastened at one end thereof with a bicycle frame and provided in the inner wall of the open end thereof with an inner threaded portion. A fitting seat is disposed in the hollow interior of the bicycle foot pe... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6047816 | Printhead container and method Printhead container and method. The container comprises an enclosure surrounding a printhead body having an ink channel terminating in a nozzle orifice. The ink channel has ink therein. The enclosure is capable of being pressurized to a predetermined inte... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6023213 | Relocatable knob retention for magnetically actuated switch A magnetically actuated switch has a carrier sheet with electrodes on one side thereof and an actuator knob on the other side. Magnets carried by the knob drag an armature around on the electrodes. A retainer for the knob permits physical or logical reloc... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5762185 | Electrode transport and storage system An electrode transport and storage system has an electrode with a sensor portion and an enclosure into which at least the sensor portion of the electrode projects and which together with the electrode encloses a storage chamber designed to contain a liqui... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5704471 | Packet for wet tissue A packet for wet tissue, has a packet containing wet tissues, and a lid unit having a sliding lid for covering and uncovering a tissue dispensing opening. The lid unit is fitted in an opening formed in the pouch and is attached to the periphery of the ope... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5560478 | Ready-to-use copper pipe nipple apparatus A nonferrous nipple fitting apparatus and of the type that is preserved for future use in the field of plumbing. The nipple having two clean, xerotic surface recess fitting sections on its outer wall. A volume of inert gas has precluded oxidation of the r... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5533223 | Cleaning sweeper having an adhesive roller A cleaning sweeper comprises an adhesive paper roll, a reel support frame, a dual-directional paper cutter, and a handle. The adhesive paper roll is wound on a reel fastened pivotally with the reel support frame. As the adhesive paper roll is moved on the... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5482067 | Instrument cleaning cassette with guided double hinge A cassette for retaining medical, dental and veterinary instruments during fluid-carried ultrasonic vibration cleaning comprising generally rectangular, registered top and bottom interiorly open solid frames formed of synthetic organic plastic material ha... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5402810 | Pacifier storage and washing apparatus and method Portable apparatus is provided for storing and cleaning pacifiers, including a vessel having a vessel opening for containing cleaning fluid, a pacifier storage and cleaner rack comprising a raised platform having a platform edge and sized to fit within th... | 04/04/1995 |
