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 |
| 5613683 | Soccer game apparatus The sport of soccer is simulated with the aid of a representative playing field, a game ball, representative general athletes and representative goalkeepers. The general athletes are constructed from a resilient material such as cardboard, plastic, or she... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5188556 | Ball rolling toy A toy (10) is disclosed including a spinner (34) having an annular member (38) formed of compressible material rotatably moveable relative to first and second, semiconductor walls (18, 28). A first track wall defined by walls (14, 16, 20) extends between ... | 02/23/1993 |
| 4871170 | Squeeze sport Gaming apparatus for a table hockey-type game in which a puck is projected across a playing field by a squeeze apparatus which may be operated by the fingers of one hand. A plurality of goals may serve either as goals or barriers according to the requirem... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4822046 | Two and four position target assembly The invention relates to a play feature for a pinball game able to assume a plurality of scoring positions. Various embodiments are disclosed, including two-position targets and four-position targets. The devices are actuated by a solenoid which cooperate... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4795396 | Spin toy launcher A lever having an inner impeller arm and outer actuating arm is pivoted to a portable platform. An adjustably fixed post is secured to the platform radially outward from the impeller arm. The post includes a concave surface which faces a convex surface at... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4513967 | Toy vehicle game with launcher and return means A toy car collision set (10) in which children attempt to crash nonsteerable unpowered cars (28, 30) at an intersection (12) when travelling in either the forward or reverse directions. The set includes at least two sets of tracks (14, 16, 22, 24) connect... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4362300 | Cap for pinball game rebound device An automatic rebound device for a pinball game has a cylindrical pedestal portion which projects above the playfield board and carries an electric lamp therein, the pedestal having an annular attachment flange at its upper end with vertical openings there... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4329807 | Aerodynamic toy and method An aerodynamic toy adapted for spinning and throwing having a cylindrical ring with at least one retaining element thereon and a tether for engaging at least one of the retaining elements, which tether can be also gripped by the thrower's hand to enable t... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4324403 | Post assembly for pinball game The post assembly comprises a one-piece post which includes a body portion with a plurality of legs protruding in one direction and having an axial bore therethrough. The legs are adapted to be forced toward one another so that they can be inserted into t... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4245842 | Projectile launching game A skill-type game is disclosed having two opposing projectile launching areas, each launching area including means for launching a projectile and a projectile receiving target area including at least one projectile-receiving upstanding channel adapted to ... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4225135 | Kicker-type bumper assembly for games A bumper assembly for use in pin-ball games. The bumper assembly includes a plurality of bumpers that are connected by shafts to a kicker arm which is fixed to the core of the solenoid such that the plurality of bumpers are controlled together by the sole... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4223889 | Bumper structure including drive mechanism A ball bumper structure primarily intended for use in pinball type games can be constructed so as to utilize first and second members mounted so as to be capable of being pivoted relative to a platform. The first member includes a bumper surface exposed a... | 09/23/1980 |
