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 |
| 7984870 | Multi use strap and cord winder A strap and cord winder is adjustable for different width straps and reconfigurable for cords. The winder includes a handle assembly with a center shaft and an offset pin for engaging and winding a strap. The center shaft adjustably passes through a face plate creat... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7267509 | Floatation device A wrist mounted inflatable floatation device to provide temporary floatation support for a swimmer, boater, wader, or other person who is in the water. A wrist mounted floatation device is conveniently worn when someone is in the water or on a boat. It is attached t... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7011089 | Sub-aqua breathing system A sub-aqua breathing system which enables a person operating underwater to breathe air from a compressed air tank supported on the water surface. The system includes a housing containing both a buoyant material and a toroidal compressed air tank connected to an air ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6302347 | Spring loaded cord holder A holder for storing and dispensing an elongated flexible member, such as a rope, hose or electrical extension cord. A planar elongated handle member has a pair of planar parallel cross members, around which the flexible member is stored, extending perpen... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6164582 | Enhanced storage system for electrical appliances, powercords and adapters A storage system is provided for organizing, handling, and storing small electrical appliances with powercords and adapters, in an orderly and efficient manner for ease of access, and especially for handling and storing loose powercords. The system compri... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6070825 | Forearm casting device A forearm casting device has a body, a closed face fishing reel secured to the body towards a first end thereof and a spool for winding fishing line. A hood is located over the spool. A line guide pin is displaceable between a retracted position substanti... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5964385 | Cane retrieval device A cane retrieval device includes a flexible linking member that retractably joins a cane to a wrist-mounted attachment strap. A constant, tension-spring controlled positioning assembly allows placement of a tethered cane in a user-selected location remote... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5961066 | Tape dispenser A hands-free tape dispenser for dispensing adhesive tapes of varying widths and quantities. The tape dispenser is attached to a user's wrist or arms, and comprises a U-shaped body having a flat top portion, a left sidewall extending downwards from the lef... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5598985 | Christmas light reel A Christmas light reel includes a spool housing, a spool disposed within the housing, a crank having a shaft passing through the spool and the housing in a manner such that the spool and the shaft rotate together with respect to the housing. The spool inc... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5383624 | Portable hose reel A portable reel assembly for collapsible fire hose includes a reel formed of a pair of circular end plates coupled by a plurality of radially spaced spokes. The reel assembly is supported within a U-shape carrying handle on an axle extending between dista... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5358158 | Fishing reel holder The instant device is made up of a semi-rigid, one piece belt clip with two sides worn on the belt of a fisherman, with touch fastener material permanently affixed to the one piece, two sided belt clip with two identical strips of hook tape stitched to th... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5078330 | Compactor for vehicle covers A battery powered electric motor driven rewinding and storing apparatus for flexible protective covers for vehicles. The apparatus has a framework enclosed by a flexible vinyl covering with an axle extending therethrough for winding a vehicle cover upon. ... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5044770 | Thermometer for hot asphaltic concrete application The present invention relates to an improved thermometer for hot asphaltic concrete application. The improved thermometer includes a housing holding a thermometer body and a temperature probe being connected to the thermometer body by a cable. The housing... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4902261 | Nursing aid A nursing aid is set forth for use in combination with an infant nursing bottle to increase the interest of an infant during a feeding event. The nursing aid includes an elastomeric band formed with a fabric friction enhancing surface with a detachably mo... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4887777 | Ice fishing reel winding device An apparatus is disclosed for automatically winding fish line onto the reel assembly of an ice fishing tip-up device. The apparatus includes a hand grip connected to one end of a reel shaft, a motor with a rotatable drive shaft connected to the other end ... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4858797 | Fire hose backpack frame Presented is a backpack for use in carrying hose, such as fire hose, to locations where it is needed. The backpack includes a rigid metallic frame having at one end a hose support shelf on which at least two spirally coiled rolls of fire hose may be carri... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4431144 | Water ski rope storage accessory A wind-up accessory for playing out, retrieving and storing a water ski rope and handle bar assembly is disclosed. The storage accessory includes a box enclosure having a reel and spool around which the water ski rope is wound, a crank handle coupled to t... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4402471 | Fly-fishing arbor A non-rotatable arbor, fastened by belt to waist-line of fisherman and used in combination with conventional fly-reel, onto which shooting-monofilament is wound by hand for axial departure on subsequent forward cast, thus enabling much longer casts by eli... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4145028 | Portable power winch assembly A support frame equipped with shoulder straps is provided for support from the back of a hunter and a combined motor and winch assembly including a rotary winding member driven from the motor is supported from the frame. The motor and winch assembly proje... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4101090 | Reel structure A reel for retrieving and discharging a line has more than one hub for storing the line. The hubs are concentrically aligned with a dividing plate captured between them and a radial slot in the plate with which the line can be transferred between the hubs... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4088276 | Tape holder and dispenser A tape holder and dispenser for holding and dispensing tape comprises a cylindrical housing having a closed end with a spindle extending thereinto on which a roll of tape can be placed; said cylindrical housing having narrow slots on either side thereof f... | 05/09/1978 |
