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 |
| 7424785 | Label cassette for an electronics enclosure Described is a label cassette for mounting to the front side of an enclosure and for holding and displaying a label used to identify a configuration of that enclosure. The label cassette includes a transparent cover, a tray, and a hinge mechanism. The tray has a pai... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7325376 | Apparatus and method for wrapping bulk products An apparatus and method of bundling bulk items, such as for example papers and magazines, that includes applying a double-sided label to the top and bottom of the material stack, compressing the material stack, applying two binding materials around the material stac... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7308771 | Card holder A card holder 1, has a body 2 which has a first face 3 and a second face, and ledge means 5, the first and second faces being at substantially opposite sides of the card holder 1, and the ledge means 5 extending around at le... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7150120 | Vehicle permit holder A vehicle permit display device includes a substantially hollow, wide profile envelope formed of a transparent material. The envelope includes an opening on a side edge thereof for receiving a vehicle permit. A hook extends from an upper edge of the envelope for sec... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7134232 | Display frame with side edge engagement members A frame assembly for pictures or other objects to be displayed includes a front panel and a rear panel spaced from the front panel to define a space therebetween for receiving an object to be displayed, e.g., one or more pictures. The front panel has a transparent a... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7076900 | Locking plant tag A polymeric tag has a body and an integral insertion leg which is tapered to facilitate insertion either into the soil or into a slot formed in the edge of a pot. Spaced from the end on each edge of the leg and in alignment with one another along the longitudinal le... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7000842 | Card-like electronic appliance holder and card-like electronic appliance support apparatus The present invention holds a card-like electronic appliance, such as a semiconductor storage medium or an expansion module, and makes it difficult for dust, dirt and moisture to adhere to the card-like electronic appliance. The invention also makes it possible for ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6976633 | Card-like electronic appliance holder and card-like electronic appliance support apparatus The present invention holds a card-like electronic appliance, such as a semiconductor storage medium or an expansion module, and makes it difficult for dust, dirt and moisture to adhere to the card-like electronic appliance. The invention also makes it possible for ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6955268 | Merchandise display A modular display system for polyhedron shaped merchandise, such as DVD's, software, computer games, CD's and the like, and a method for manufacturing such a display. In a preferred embodiment, the system comprises a plurality of individual pocket constraints config... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6862826 | Label holder with locking window A label holder including a transparent cover member overlying a label-receiving pocket with complementary male and female locking elements snappingly engageable with each other to selectively secure the pocket, and a release element to disengage the locking elements... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6799389 | Game tag holder A game tag holder has a front panel and a rear panel connected by a living hinge. The two panels are preferably made of a transparent plastic (e.g., polypropylene) and have integral attachment hardware: protrusions and reinforced receptacles for closing the two pane... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6694683 | Sight glass retainer system and method for making same A sight glass retaining system is provided for mounting a sight glass to a support panel, such as for viewing combustion or other processes. The system includes a retainer which forms a continuous frame and has lateral flanges for locating the sight glass... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6622410 | Attachment bracket for a shelf-edge display system An adapter clip for receiving an auxiliary rail having an upper slot and a lower slot, the adapter clip being shaped to be received in a shelf edge having an upper and lower groove. The adapter clip includes an upper flange and a lower flange, the upper a... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6568113 | Label channel with top-hinged front panel A label holding device with as protective front cover. A label channel for use on retail shelving typically includes opposing U-shaped formation into which a label may be inserted. To protect the label from spills and to prevent the U-shaped formations fr... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6481133 | Shelf product management and information display A shelf product management and information display identifies a product allocated to a portion of a shelf at a point of purchase and provides a purchaser with extended information pertaining to the product. The display is to be mounted at the forward edge... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6478336 | Shallow box binder cover A shallow box binder cover is provided for a binder containing a plurality of pages. The cover has a stiff, opaque core through which a plurality of display openings are defined. These display openings are surrounded by the structure of the cover core. A ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6401375 | Plant tag A polymeric tag has a body and an integral insertion leg which is tapered to facilitate insertion either into the soil or into a slot formed in the edge of a pot. The extending leg includes a plurality of spaced indentations for strengthening the leg as w... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6366456 | Housing with card-retention capability A housing body with a card-retention capability includes a wall that has an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface is formed with an elongate card-receiving recess that has a recess bottom. The outer surface is further formed with a first c... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6073378 | Reusable, weather-proof cover for temporary signs A transparent plastic envelope made up of a front panel and a back panel secured together by parallel sealing lines around the periphery, and a line of mounting holes between the lines for receiving a mounting tie. The back panel is made up of two section... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5816550 | Shelf mounting arrangements for electronic shelf displays or similar articles Shelf mounting arrangements for electronic shelf displays or similar articles including electronic shelf display mounting devices for mounting electronic shelf displays onto showcase shelves and similar surfaces. In a preferred embodiment of the present i... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5774542 | Snap-in cover for a payphone number plate A plastic number plate cover that can be installed from the exterior of the housing faceplate of a public telephone and which is resistant to tampering. The cover includes an envelope-shaped pocket into which a number plate or card is inserted, and oppose... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5701838 | Shift lever device housing A shift lever device housing having a plate; an opening portion in said housing exposing a portion of a surface of the plate; a pair of guide rails provided at transverse opposite sides of the opening portion, each guide rail of the pair of guide rails gu... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5414948 | Disk holder A disk holder is provided for a cardboard disk having decorative indicia printed thereon. The holder consists of a circular case having a first aperture therethrough. A structure is for maintaining the disk within the first aperture in the circular case. ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5392547 | Shelf molding for displaying price and information tickets A retail shelf molding includes a rear wall having a channel for holding information or inventory tickets and a front wall having an outwardly facing channel for displaying price tickets. The shelf molding is preferably integrally formed as an extrusion w... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5313731 | Plate support for electric control and signaling units, permitting insertion of a plate into and separation and removal of the plate from the plate support A support for a display plate for electric control and signaling units has a frame portion receiving the plate and supporting the same on two inwardly extending protrusions thereof, and a table portion which has a recess for receiving a fastening ring nut... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5081777 | Picture frame A picture frame of the type having a frame member with a rearwardly extending peripheral flange and a back panel having an outer edge with the same general outline as the frame member and being arranged to seat against the frame member within the frame me... | 01/21/1992 |
| 4991338 | Golf club head cover with identification tag A club head cover and a tag attached thereto for identifying a covered golf club. Multiple label plates are contained in face-to-face arrangement within a label plate holder defining a window through which a label located on one side of the label plates i... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4912866 | Display frame A display structure is disclosed comprising rectangular panels each having at its upper edge a cross member (7) providing an upwardly open channel (80) which receives a central formation (68) of a retaining member (54) which provides, at its upper end, on... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4807379 | Identification tag and method for making same An identification tag for luggage or the like includes a top panel having a predetermined shape with a peripheral edge, opposite inner and outer surfaces, a first aperture adjacent the peripheral edge thereof and a decorative design embroidered on the out... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4779366 | Picture-holding device The holder serves for fixing sheet-like picture material between a back wall (1) and a transparent front pane, which together with the picture material can be exchanged towards the front side. The back wall (1) is designed as one piece with a frame (2) ex... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4682692 | Carrier with indicia mounting means A carry-all with indicia mounting means is disclosed. At least one wall of the carry-all includes indicia bearing region for personalizing and identifying the carry-all. Indicia mounting structure includes upper and a lower indicia securing regions for se... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4674628 | Card holding device A portable pocket-size card holding device includes a holder capable of holding a plurality of cards. The holder comprises a pair of spaced floor and top members, laterally spaced side members extending between the floor and top members, and an end member... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4665639 | Display tag for product information A product information display tag is particularly designed for use in combination with a product support hook structure of the gangbar type having elongate support hooks extending forwardly from a transverse bar which in use is support cantilever-wise fro... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4658960 | Color coding cassette In the fabrication process of the integrated circuit manufacturing there used to be an inconvenience in handling the many of the cassette of the wafers. By using the color coded cassette of the present invention the personnel can distinguish and identify ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4357768 | Display card holder An improved display card holder, adapted for use in bulletin boards, as in arrival and departure boards for airlines, characterized by a retaining channel, in a base member, adapted to slideably receive a linear display card element, and a latch lever arm... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4356646 | Card holder A card holder for housing, for example, plastic patient identification cards which have on them vital patient information and tabbys, i.e., tabs which have on them room or bed numbers and which normally are adhesively affixed to the card holder is fabrica... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4344241 | Plate for card display board The invention concerns the field of information display boards, and relates to an attachment plate constituted in the form of a plane body comprising: on its vertical side edges, two mutually complementary assembling tabs, and on the level of its lower edge, a bar ... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4285149 | Grave marker A marker for gravesites is provided with an identification holder which has two oppositely located parallel channels of different depth, the transparent shield having opposite edges received in each of the channels and a spring located in one of the chann... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4281469 | Removable identification panel for earring cards A device such as an earring card having a main panel adapted to display jewelry articles while oriented in a generally vertical position by suspension from a rod or the like. Preferably, the upper portion of the main panel adjacent to a centrally disposed... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4229891 | Placard holding device A placard holding device for displaying a placard upon a vertical planar surface comprises a back frame member adapted for mounting upon the vertical planar surface and a front frame member having a flat surface portion enclosing an open window area. The ... | 10/28/1980 |
