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 |
| 7121424 | Closed wall structure mounted on a grooved base The present invention is a simulated stone structure having a base with an upfacing planar surface and a continuous groove formed in the surface. A plurality of mutually interlocking wall sections are engaged with the groove to form a continuous wall extending upwar... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6401952 | Do-it-yourself modular article-holding container A modular container is formed of a casing, a seat ring, a rotary cover, and a base. The casing is provided with a plurality of retaining holes and retaining projections. The seat ring is located in the top of a cylindrical object which is formed by the ca... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6299010 | DIY knockdown waste paper basket DIY knockdown waste paper basket including an upper frame, two wall sheets and a base seat. The upper frame defines a central opening. A bottom face of the upper frame is formed with two downward extending annular stop walls. The two stop walls define the... | 10/09/2001 |
| 5947312 | Reusable container system A reusable container system is disclosed including a folding sleeve selectively engaged to a rigid base. The rigid base includes a concave top surface with a top opening and a bottom opening. Legs are mounted to the base and extend downward toward the bot... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5918755 | Apparatus and process for erecting collapsible bin In a so-called strapless bin erected on a pallet, normally open self locking clips are compressed during bin erection by the on fork bin sides to lock and hold adjacent right angle bin sides in the erected disposition. The two off pallet bin sides have pe... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5743422 | Collapsible bulk container and method of making the same A collapsible, fiber, bulk container which is made-up of a plurality of sidewalls joined by connectors to form a tubular body. The body is closed off by top and bottom members telescopically engaging said body. The bottom may be reinforced by a strut memb... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5589391 | Rotatable composting device A composting device comprising a hexagonal shaped drum mounted for rotation on a support base. The support base includes an enclosed area for storage of material to be composted or completed compost. The device is designed to be constructed by a homeowner... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5429945 | Composter An improved composter has a unique architecture that adaptively regulates the air and moisture content of an interior chamber to facilitate efficient decaying of organic matter contained therein. In an illustrative embodiment, the improved composter compr... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5372269 | Multipurpose container and display sign A multipurpose panel structure formed of a relatively thin resilient type material adaptable for use both as a container device and as a display sign, the panel structure comprising a relatively flat one-piece wall member having a cooperatively engageable... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5255887 | Support for air conditioning unit A frame for supporting a piece of equipment, particularly an air conditioning unit, onto the roof of a building is constructed using fastener means integral to the sheet metal so that the use of nuts, bolts or other fastening devices is eliminated. In par... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5188333 | Support for air conditioning unit A frame for supporting a piece of equipment, particularly an air conditioning unit, onto the roof of a building is constructed using fastener means integral to the sheet metal so that the use of nuts, bolts or other fastening devices is eliminated. In par... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5110000 | Composite shipping container with separable top and bottom structures A shipping container having an inner tank, a housing and a pallet. The tank is made of poly material and is positioned and supported within the housing on the pallet. The housing includes upright side walls which maintain the tank side walls in an upright... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5096080 | Storage bin A storage bin suitable for use as a compost bin is disclosed. Such a storage bin is prefabricated and is made to be easy to assemble and disassemble, without the use of tools. Furthermore, the unassembled storage bin provides its own container for storing... | 03/17/1992 |
