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 |
| 7389575 | Method of manufacturing permanently magnetized elements There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a plurality of removable permanently magnetized elements from a substrate comprising ferrite material. The method prints symbol images on the substrate with an offset, automatic sheet-fed press, and die cuts the symbol im... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7338573 | Magnetic substrates with high magnetic loading A method of forming a magnetic assembly having at least one magnetic layer having dimensions of thickness, width and length, and at least one printable substrate layer having dimensions of thickness, width and length, including the steps of providing a molten magnet... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7225568 | Magnetic advertisement According to one implementation a user customizable, magnetic advertisement includes a first magnetic layer having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface including: a first portion and a second portion including printed material. An adhesive may be ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7198196 | Stored-value card with magnet A stored-value card assembly comprises a stored-value card and a magnetic sheet. The stored-value card defines a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface includes an account identifier linking the stored-value card to at least... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7128798 | Magnetic substrates, composition and method for making the same A process of making a magnetic assembly having at least one magnetic layer and at least one printable substrate layer including the steps of providing a magnetic composition comprising about 70 wt-% to about 95 wt-% of at least one magnetic material and about 5 wt-%... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6982114 | Magnetic enclosure for display of visual indicia and images and method of producing The present invention relates to a magnetic enclosure for temporarily retaining documents, printed indicia, photographs or the like. More particularly, the present invention provides an enclosure that is created by laminating a magnetic material to a transparent sle... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6890183 | Collapsible educational chart Disclosed herein is a collapsible, educational chart that also serves as a promotional item. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6646555 | Wireless communication device attachment and detachment device and method The invention relates to a wireless communication device that attaches using magnetic force in whole or part to an article of manufacture, or other material having a magnetic surface portion. The wireless communication device contains a form of a magnet t... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6578304 | Magnetic frame A magnetic frame for displaying an object, such as a photograph or other item, on a magnetically attractive surface, such as a refrigerator, cabinet, or the like, includes an envelope for enclosing the object therein. The magnetic frame further includes a... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6508904 | Web printing process for labels A label for attachment to a substrate, including a flexible magnet having printed material on one surface. The label consists of a thin, flat, flexible magnet having a first surface and a second surface, printed material attached to the first surface of t... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6484428 | Double-sided magnet with graphical image on each side The present invention is a magnetic piece having outwardly facing first and second sides, each side with a different image disposed thereon. In a first embodiment, the magnetic piece has an image on first and second sides, wherein each image comprises a d... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6438877 | Advertising medium Advertising medium, which, being designed to be affixed to a metal or similar surface, and which may have any shape as regards its outline, is essentially characterized by the fact that it is made up of a folded sheet of paper or other suitable material, ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6189250 | Magnetic picture display device A magnetic picture display device is described. The invention includes a horizontal ground surface, a planar item to be displayed, a first support element and at least one front surface-contacting member. The display item has a front surface, a rear surfa... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6153279 | Label with flexible magnet and web printing process A label for attachment to a substrate, including a flexible magnet having printed material on one surface. The label consists of a thin, flat, flexible magnet having a first surface and a second surface, printed material attached to the first surface of t... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6153280 | Perforated magnetic card A magnetic card having a flexible magnetic sheet material bonded to a flexible card blank, the combined blank and magnetic sheet having a magnet panel defined by lines of weakness that allow a user to easily separate and remove the magnet panel from the r... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6010338 | Magnetic frame kit A coloring kit project for children producing magnetic frames for photographs and art work. The frame is composed of a flexible magnetic material suitable having designs for coloring or decoration which will adhere to a ferrous surface such as the door of... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5983537 | Magnetically supportable card device and method of producing same A novel card device which may be supported on a refrigerator or other metallic objects by magnetic coupling thereto. The card device is preferably made in the form of a mailable postcard or otherwise a greeting card or an announcement card. In the case of... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5531038 | Corner mountable display device for greeting cards A corner mountable display device for greeting cards comprising: a shell having at least two generally linear side faces which meet to form a corner, at least one corner including coupling devices affixed thereto, a corner including coupling devices adapt... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5458282 | Card having magnetic sheet secured to one surface A card fabricated of a flexible material such as paper, pasteboard, plastic and the like that has a first planar surface and a second planar surface. The card is formed with a line of perforations or a fold line dividing the card into first and second sec... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5375351 | Greeting card with magnetic picture frame A greeting card has on its front surface a picture frame formed of a single, integral piece of magnetic sheeting. The magnetic sheeting picture frame is held to the front of the card by adhesive which will release the frame when the frame is pulled away w... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5261174 | Combined magnetic picture frame and gift card A picture frame made from a flexible magnetic sheet material is disclosed which is part of a mailer including a gift card and envelope. The gift card has a front surface carrying parallel strips of double-sided adhesive tape each having an outwardly facin... | 11/16/1993 |
