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 |
| 7338139 | Cabinet apparatus for kitchen utensils and appliances A cabinet apparatus for the efficient and safe organization, storage and use of kitchen appliances and utensils, particularly in a relatively small amount of space. The cabinet includes a bottom portion for holding a miniature refrigerator. A middle portion includes... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7056183 | Work and play station The present invention relates to a work and study station comprising an upper part and a lower part (1), said upper part (2) substantially comprising the container of the graphical and modelling instruments, and said lower part (2) substantially... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6925961 | Pet litter apparatus A pet litter apparatus has an upper screen to retain litter and debris, a plurality of upper bars, a lower plurality of bars, mechanism for lowering the lower plurality of bars to define spaces for passage of particulate matter between the upper and lower bars, by r... | 08/09/2005 |
| 5868476 | Self-serve food product dispenser A compact self-service bagel dispenser which provides customers with a selection of a plurality of different groups of bagels, and a plurality of different bagels within each group, within a small dispensing area. To provide convenient access to different... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5026128 | Toy box with small part sifter An improved Toy Box comprised of a container in which to store toys with a grill structured subfloor that permits small toys to fall through to a drawer below while hodling larger toys above.... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4618075 | Combined storage container, sifter and dispenser for flour There is provided a combination storage container for flour and system for sifting flour which operate independently to enable dispensing of select amounts of coarse or sifted flour.... | 10/21/1986 |
| 3975070 | Flour and batter apparatus Apparatus is for economically and efficiently preparing foods for frying by a fast service food store. Food, such as chicken cut in pieces for frying, is placed inside of a basket portion of the apparatus and then lowered into a batter solution by pushing... | 08/17/1976 |
