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 |
| 6601881 | Push-action door release device and method of installing the same A door release device (10) includes a pivot bar (40) on which a push plate (44) and an actuator (48) are mounted. The actuator (48) is aligned with a door latch handle (20) and the fixed end of pivot bar (40) is pivotable about a pivot pin (42) carried in... | 08/05/2003 |
| 5080409 | Garage door lock actuation mechanism A door lock actuating mechanism particularly suited for used with a multi-panel rolling overhead garage door having an automatic opener attached thereto by a connecting bar. The mechanism fits between the connecting bar and the top door panel and a pull c... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4739593 | Terrace glass enclosure The terrace glasswork, which is particularly simple to adapt to building conditions, contains the following features: (a) It is made up of a vaulted roof, which is supported above on an existing wall and below on the terrace floor; as well as two gable pa... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4226455 | Locking device for raisable venetian blind This invention relates to a locking device for a raisable or liftable venetian blind in which the bottom rail of the venetian blind includes an end piece extending into and guided by the side housing of the blind and in which a flexible lifting member eng... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4035952 | Louvered window lock A louvered window lock which comprises an elongated bar having a plurality of spaced apart brackets thereon. Each bracket is to be in contact with the upper edge of a glass panel of a louvered window with at least one of the brackets having a forward over... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4035008 | Automatic protection device for a roller blind against unauthorized raising An automatic protection device for a roller blind to prevent unauthorized raising of the blind from the outside by means of two-arm toggle joints whose lever ends are linked at one of the adjacent roller blind staves so that upon unauthorized raising the ... | 07/12/1977 |
