Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7588278 | Trailer workshop The trailer workshop includes a trailer, a work bench, a power tool and at least two pivot bases. The trailer includes at two wheels, hitch extension, a floor, a front wall, a rear wall, two side walls and a roof. A side door is created in one of the two side walls.... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7370898 | Console assembly for a vehicle A console assembly for use in a passenger seating area of a vehicle includes a base securable to a floor of the passenger seating area and a support structure mounted to the vehicle floor cooperating with the base. One or more storage modules are disposed adjacent t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7327516 | Mobile screen storage compartment (MSSC) A mobile screen storage compartment that stores a video display screen and is attached to one side of a truck trailer. The screen is extended, retracted and held in place using hydraulic lift devices and stabilizing devices stored in the compartment along with the d... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316445 | Attachment structure for tonneau cover for pickup truck An attachment structure for a tonneau cover, formed in an approximately tabular shape, for a pickup truck with a bed extending from a rear end of a vehicle to a rear pillar portion, comprises a bed rail as an elongated support member on which the tonneau cover for t... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7302963 | Mobile draining station for motor vehicles A mobile draining station for motor vehicles is disclosed, comprising a container whose side wall and upper wall can be lifted up and in which carrier arms for receiving a vehicle are arranged in a stationary manner. Pivoting arms for removal devices are pivotably c... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290817 | Method of conducting an electronic repair business employing a mobile laboratory A method of conducting an electronic repair business employing a mobile laboratory comprising converting a preexisting mobile vehicle of the van type into a mobile electronic laboratory and repair shop by first stripping all of the preexisting components in the van ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7261355 | Automotive movable center stack panel with moving panel and four bar hidden linkage An automotive center stack panel assembly is provided comprising an automotive instrument panel assembly having a recessed display chamber. A video display panel assembly is mounted within the recessed display chamber. A rear pivot link assembly is included having a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7195309 | Bodyside with integral wheelhouse structure for automotive vehicle A bodyside for an automotive vehicle includes a folded structure having a generally horizontal floor portion and a generally vertical side portion which is unitary with the floor portion. A wheelhouse structure, which is indexed with a wheelhouse cutout of an outer ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7183518 | System of food storage preparation and delivery in finished cooked state A system configured to provide food storage, preparation, and delivery in a finished cooked state includes a computer control interface, a freezer/refrigeration module, a food transport mechanism, a heating/cooking module, and a delivery area. The meal system is con... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7159917 | Utility table and tool storage apparatus for truck beds A utility table and storage apparatus for use in vehicles such as pickup trucks having a truck bed includes three main parts: a main frame, a rail system, and a tool storage system. The main frame is made up of a frame assembly with four collapsible legs. The legs h... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147290 | Modular workbench system A heavy-duty workbench with strong metal legs and a thick hardwood top. The workbench can provide docking space for three modules that can function as an additional work surface when pulled out from under the workbench or when used alone. The modules can be provided... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7114754 | Mobile construction support vehicle A vehicle for use in the construction trade to support steel building fabrication and support issues. In the preferred embodiment, the vehicle comprises a trailer, a mobile type unit containing enough equipment to handle most tasks used on a construction site, parti... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104580 | Floor console A low profile floor console for a vehicle includes a pair of end walls. In a lowered position, the console permits pass through between two spaced apart vehicle seats. When raised, fabric or netting attached, together with the end walls define a storage area. In the... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7080443 | Solid surface material fabrication station A fabrication station (117) suitable for use mobile unit (1) or as stand alone unit for fabricating solid surface construction materials is provided, as is a method of use therefor. The fabrication station is equipped with climate control units (23,... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6978529 | Preparation at a jobsite to replace a kitchen countertop Making accessible for replacement of a marble or like material constituted kitchen countertop at a jobsite, the transit in a truck of a construction material-cutting saw and a slightly oversized slab of the construction material to the jobsite, at which use is made ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6969102 | Mobile design and fabrication studio A mobile studio for designing and/or fabricating corrugated paperboard products includes a cutting table disposed in the enclosure for cutting and scoring sheets of corrugated paperboard. A computer is also disposed in the enclosure for designing the product and con... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6945177 | Workbench and unloading platform partially supported by vehicle hitch A combination workbench and unloading platform having a lower frame having a center bar supported by a vehicle hitch in front and a rear cross bar supported by two rear legs and being foldable by connecting its members with hinges and having sleeves with removable p... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941654 | Vehicle service body A service body for a vehicle includes side packs, each of which is formed with a multi-panel face which includes a side panel, a front panel and a back panel. The panels of the multi-panel face are formed integral by laser cutting the face from a single sheet of met... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935201 | Measurement configuration including a vehicle and method for performing measurements with the measurement configuration at various locations A measurement device, i.e. a metrology tool, and a vehicle are combined to provide a mobile metrology in a fabrication facility. Peripheral equipment such as a device transfer unit, for, e.g., FOUPs in semiconductor manufacturing, an electronic control system with, ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6612008 | Method and device for mobile on the spot production of sealing elements For providing machine-made and individually fabricated seals and gaskets on the spot a seal or gasket fabricating machine is adapted to the dimensions and conditions of a mobile van-type service vehicle, and is installed within the van-part of the vehicle... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6497442 | On-site media and communications trailer A media or recorded event editing, screening, and communications trailer provides portable means by which editing, screening, and communications equipment can be brought on-site or otherwise to provide greater efficiency and less delay in processing film ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6431628 | Mobile pizza kitchen A mobile pizza kitchen utilizes a pickup truck with a camper shell that covers the cargo bed. A radiation type intermittently operated oven and refrigerated case are located in the bed and covered by the shell. A clutched AC generator is installed under t... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6394523 | Portable enclosure for semiconductor processing A system and method for using a portable enclosure system for conducting on-site demonstrations of semiconductor processing operations or as a temporary clean room. A vehicle transports an environmentally-controlled enclosure including a semiconductor pro... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6325435 | Solid surface material fabrication station A fabrication station (117) suitable for use mobile unit (1) or as stand alone unit for fabricating solid surface construction materials is provided, as is a method of use therefor. The fabrication station is equipped with climate control units (23, 23a, ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 5853215 | Mobile spraybooth workstation A trailer that is towed behind a utility vehicle which serves as a "bodyshop on wheels". Extendible rooms on either side of the trailer provide the necessary workspace. A car may be driven into the mobile spraybooth workstation. A fresh air mask and venti... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5833294 | Mobile automotive servicing facility A mobile automotive servicing facility (100) expands from a closed configuration for transport on highways and roads into a multibay service facility including multiple lifts (142) for servicing automobiles, a restroom (222), a customer waiting room/offic... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5791713 | Mobile fabrication unit A mobile unit for fabricating solid surface construction materials is provided, and is characteristically equipped in the manner of a portable fabrication shop and is brought directly to a worksite. Therefore, solid surface construction materials can be f... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5478129 | Movable photo vehicle A movable photo studio vehicle having an interior space for use by persons. A body is mounted on a chassis and is fitted with a roof actuatable to a raised position forming part of the interior space. Side boards are hinged on the body so as to be rotatab... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5365013 | Mobile deleading unit A mobile trailer adapted to receive hazardous waste building products such as lead painted windows, doors, door frames, sills and the like. The trailer is lined to prevent escape of toxic air and dust. The trailer contains wood working machinery to plane ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5329979 | Method of removing inserting a portable table from and into a storage compartment of a vehicle A portable work table adapted for being removably positioned within a storage compartment of a vehicle includes a frame having an upper wall with a generally planar top surface, side walls extending from the upper wall and a bottom wall extending between ... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5239934 | Portable work table for being removably positioned within a storage compartment of a vehicle A portable work table adapted for being removably positioned within a storage compartment of a vehicle includes a frame having an upper wall with a generally planar top surface, side walls extending from the upper wall and a bottom wall extending between ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5135277 | Work stations A work station for use with a vehicle has one or more inclined support frames of triangular construction, each frame receiving at least one slidably mounted carriage frame which can slide on the inclined support frame from a first position to a second pos... | 08/04/1992 |
| 4733898 | Pickup-bed secure storage unit A combination storage unit/auxillary bed liner assembly is adapted for nesting engagement onto the bed of a pickup truck. The storage unit covers the entire open area of the pickup bed, with the space between the auxillary bed liner and the truck bed bein... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4643476 | Mobile band instrument repair shop A mobile band instrument repair shop is disclosed which includes a movable trailer with a structure having four interior walls and a door, each wall being arranged and specially equipped to perform different tasks in repairing all band instruments. The fi... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4516308 | Portable workshop The invention relates to a portable workshop having various facilities for performing precision machine work at a work site and which includes a mobile trailer having first and second sections with transport wheel and suspension assemblies and a trailer h... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4469364 | Tool box for covered pickup trucks Receptacle units (16, 18, 18', 20, and 20') for use independently or in any combination in conjunction with a pickup truck (10) having a bed (12) in which the units can be arranged, and a movable cover (14) arranged over the bed. Some of the receptacle un... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4230358 | Highly autonomous cross-country workshop and servicing van The workshop and servicing van is adapted to be included in an autonomous motorized unit travelling in desert regions or regions little equipped with fixed stations for servicing and repairing automobile vehicles. The van comprises an electric generating ... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4133572 | Utility trailer A utility trailer having folding and retractable sides and end panels, tool and equipment storage bins, and a power winch, and further characterized by power operated tools and equipment which may be driven by a power take-off unit on the towing vehicle o... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4055206 | Composite shop trailer In abstract, a preferred embodiment of this invention is a shop type composite trailer which can be folded to a compact size for transport and can be expanded during shop use. This trailer has an enclosure with shop type material processing equipment moun... | 10/25/1977 |
