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 |
| 7347395 | Box for transportation and dispensing items to be used in garages A box for supplying items to be used in garages includes a portion being made of cardboard, a plurality of side walls and of front walls. The items may be seat covers, steering wheel covers, floor carpets, trash bags, replacement parts bags, foils for sealing the in... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7309042 | Automatic positioning dispenser for paper rolls An automatic positioning dispenser for paper rolls includes (a) a front section of a main housing including a reciprocating paper roll elevator shaft, and a rear section of the main housing including a paper roll storage and feeding mechanism; (b) the elevato... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7278604 | Multi-use dispensing stand A multiple-type paper product dispensing mobile stand with mini-table and storage is provided. The invention can be configured in various dispensing arrangements for dispensing one or more paper products comprising paper towel rolls, toilet tissue rolls, and/or a bo... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7243876 | Method and apparatus for handling wire spools An apparatus for handling wire spools is disclosed. The apparatus includes a brace and a spool handle removably connected to the base. A spool is mounted on the handle and thereafter a user picks up the handle and mounts it on the base. Thereafter, wire can be dispe... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7025302 | Machine-mounted thread carousel for home sewing and embroidery machines This invention is a device for transporting, holding and feeding a plurality of spools of level-wound or cross-wound thread on a home sewing and/or embroidery machine. This device fits over the vertical spindle of the machine if so equipped, or over a spindle devise... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6988691 | Floor rack for holding a paper towel roll and the like A floor rack is designed to hold a plurality of paper towel rolls and is formed of a base, a support post, a first holder, and one or more second holders. The support post is uprightly extended from the base. The first holder is fastened with a top end of the suppor... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6860471 | Fence dispensing apparatus A fence dispensing apparatus for installing fencing wire along a line of fence posts. The fence dispensing apparatus permits easy setup along with efficient and safe operation. In addition to dispensing wire, the apparatus stretches unrolled wire using a winch and a... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6698683 | Bathroom tissue dispenser and holder A bathroom tissue dispenser and holder has arms positioned between and interconnected to the arms of a conventional wall mounted tissue holder. A roller is pivotally connected one arm of the tissue dispenser and holder and pivots away the mounting wall to... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6662808 | Hair wrapper An apparatus for wrapping hair with a cord is provided and includes a housing; a main spindle operatively coupled to the housing and defining a main spindle bore for receiving cord and hair; a rotatable spool carrier and at least one spool. The spool carr... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6615846 | Hair wrapper with stackable cartridges and cartridges for the same An apparatus for wrapping hair with a cord is provided and according to one embodiment includes a housing; a main spindle operatively coupled to the housing and one or more cartridges with one cartridge being operatively coupled to the main spindle and th... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6419182 | Wire dispensing unit The present invention consists of a rolled wire dispensing unit that incorporates a wheeled cart with a deck, a post generally perpendicular to the deck over which a roll of wire may be placed, and a pivoting front yoke. The yoke is attached to the deck s... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6062503 | Apparatus and methods for hose storage A hose storage device that can be removably or permanently attached to a vehicle or to the frame unit of a portable power unit, such as those used with hydraulic rescue tools for the extrication of persons trapped in automobiles, trailers, buildings, etc.... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6012505 | Adjustable canopy In the described awning of variable size comprising a canvas (1, 2) which can be wound up on a shaft (3) provided with a drive, the canvas (1, 2) is fastened to the shaft (3), which has only one single drive, at a parting or folding line, and for winding ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5829803 | Magazine for film cartridges An apparatus for receiving multiple film cartridges that, for processing of the filmstrips present in the film cartridges, can be attached to a processing machine. The apparatus, configured as a magazine includes a cylindrical member that has chambers, ar... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829711 | Supporting table for spools A supporting table for spools, comprises a supporting post. A positioning collar is disposed at the lower portion of the supporting post. The positioning collar has a threaded central opening and a raised plateau. A supporting bracket having a central ope... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5482226 | Storage device with support carrier and method A storage device with support carrier for use with electrical cords of the type having electrical sockets, receptacles, lights and the like spaced along the electrical cord and method of using the storage device with support carrier to easily and convenie... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5350243 | Tape cassette A tape cassette accommodating a tape-shaped member has an accommodation case and a cover for covering the accommodation case. On the accommodation case, an exit slit is formed, the tape-shaped member being fed out of the tape cassette through the exit sli... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5280307 | Selectively wound material for a laser thermal printer An imaging system comprising a source of light movable with respect to a writing element and projectable thereon to generate an image, a focusing system is provided for focusing a light source which generates a first beam of light of a wavelength selected... | 01/18/1994 |
| 4989800 | Tissue roll dispenser The present invention relates to an improved tissue roll dispenser. Included as features of the improved tissue roll dispenser are a mounting plate, rotatable tissue holder adapted to hold a plurality of tissue rolls, the tissue roll holder mounted on the... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4834316 | Auxiliary bathroom tissue dispenser An auxiliary bathroom tissue dispenser incorporating structural provisions for a deodorizer and a wet tissue dispenser. A pair of support brackets hook over a conventional pre-existing primary bathroom tissue roll trunnion. A container having a plurality ... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4823694 | Device for feeding several paper webs to a printer In order to accommodate a relatively large number of paper storage reels (11-17) with diameters of relatively large size in correspondence with a relatively large paper reservoir in a space of relatively small dimensions, storage reels (12-15) are also ar... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4775114 | Fencing wire unwinder and tensioner A fencing wire unwinder and tensioner, and method, for constructing wire fences, the apparatus comprising a carrying platform for spools and rolls of fencing wire, whereby the wire is unwound and tensioned in a single operation for attachment to the prese... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4763855 | Floss bobbin holding device A device for holding a plurality of floss bobbins is described. The invention comprises a floss bobbin holding carrier which has a peripheral surface and a plurality of mounting sites on the surface. A plurality of modular floss bobbins are detachably mou... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4705283 | Electricians wire spool carrier The present invention is a hand truck for lifting and transporting one or more spools of electrical wire or the like, and for supporting the spools for unreeling. The truck includes a frame with a main spool support mounted thereon. The main spool support... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4667891 | Masking machine A roll of tape or paper is releaseably retained upon a roll holder by a flexible retention member, carried by the holder and normally outwardly biased to engage the core of the roll. A pivotally connected arm is biased to urge a bearing element at the fre... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4579358 | Rack for spooled wire An improved apparatus is provided for holding spooled wire. Several shelves are mounted on a wheeled cart. Each shelf has numerous apertures adapted to hold spindles. The spindles are adapted to hold and facilitate the turning of heavy spools of wire. A w... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4553711 | Modular holder for rolls The modular roll product holder 10 of this invention comprises two support panels 20,22 each adapted to be secured to a mounting surface 16,18 and a hinged connector 24 adapted to be removably secured to the two support panels, 20,22 and two roll support ... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4509415 | Method and apparatus for supplying strap to an item Method and apparatus for supplying strap to an item, such as a bundle of sheets, and with two strapping mechanisms being made available to a fixed segment of a strap guide, such that either mechanism can be positioned in the operating position at any one ... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4359918 | Die-cutting mechanism A mechanism for die-cutting a laminated strip includes a roll stand having an annular carrier band mounted for rotation about a vertical axis. A plurality of roll mounting assemblies are mounted for discharging strip material onto the carrier band to form... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4261786 | Modular servicer A modular tire building machine servicer for use with a tire component building drum is characterized by a plurality of stackable servicer modules stacked substantially along an arcuate path struck substantially about the axis of the drum, each module bei... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4138834 | Paper supplying device in coin wrapping apparatus In a paper supplying devide in a coin wrapping apparatus, different kinds of paper, each wound into a roll, are supported respectively on a corresponding number of paper supporting members mounted on paper carrying body. According to the kind of coins sel... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4085879 | Paper supplying device in coin wrapping apparatus In a paper supplying device in a coin wrapping apparatus, different kinds of paper, each wound into a paper roll, are supported respectively on corresponding paper supporting members mounted on a paper carrying body. According to the kind of coins selecte... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4060209 | Coil holding device A coil holding device which has a bed plate with an upright support situated thereon. To the upright support are rotatably mounted a pair of rotary drums which are designed to hold two coils thereon. Each of the drums has a spiral groove around the circum... | 11/29/1977 |
