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 |
| 6331280 | Medical instrument sterilization system A medical instrument sterilization system includes a sterilization tray having a bottom wall and an array of ventilation/mounting holes in the bottom wall. The ventilation/mounting holes are arranged evenly spaced at least in part in the bottom wall. Pref... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6202897 | Unit dose liquid dispensing and packaging for dental application An nozzle for storage and application of liquid dental material, such as primer or adhesive, to a preparation site at a patient's teeth, gums or mouth. The nozzle includes a hollow nozzle for containing the liquid dental material. The hollow nozzle can in... | 03/20/2001 |
| 5957277 | Portable pocket humidifier A device for enclosing and maintaining a constant humidity of a cigar, the device including an elongate and polygonal shaped body in cross section and having a first closed end and a second open end suitable for receiving the cigar in an axially inserting... | 09/28/1999 |
| 4887712 | Reclosable self-opening can end An easy-open beverage container which can be selectably reclosed and reopened, after the container initially is opened. The reclosure structure may be contained on an opening tab, or alternatively may be separate from the tab.... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4465184 | Cigarette case The present invention is directed to a cigarette case formed as a single structure from a suitable plastic material and having three wall sections hingedly interconnected so as to be folded along the cooperating hinge members defined by an integrally form... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4003467 | Pack consisting of a foldable blank, more particularly a cigarette pack and a device for closing the same There is disclosed a technique for forming a pack from a foldable blank consisting of a compound foil for receiving rod-shaped articles, typically cigarettes. The blank encloses the contents of the pack in a tubular manner, and the front ends overlapping ... | 01/18/1977 |
