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 |
| 7390980 | Snap engagement electrical connector with split connector body A electrical connector for connecting conduit or cables to a junction box. The connector includes a tubular connector body with a longitudinal slot extending substantially along the length of the connector body and dividing the tubular connector body into an upper h... | 06/24/2008 |
| 5775739 | Electrical connector An improved electrical connector for fastening electrical mechanical tubing (EMT) to junction boxes and other similar electrical enclosures. The seat on the connector for the sides of the access hole in an electrical enclosure include two wedge holding ta... | 07/07/1998 |
