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 |
| 7431523 | Printer with wedge for closing paper outlet slot The invention relates to a printer having a paper transporting cylinder and a housing provided with a panel having a paper output slit. The printer also has a device for protecting against the penetration of dust and spray water. According to the invention, the devi... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7131781 | Keyboards A keyboard. A keyboard subassembly is disposed on a base and moves between a first position and a second position. The keyboard subassembly provides a first angle of elevation when in the first position, and a second angle of elevation when in the second position. T... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7000660 | Dust cover for a computer keyboard A dust cover for a computer keyboard has a rectangular plastic body and two cords. The dust cover can fit any computer keyboard and provide a convenient and reliable way to press keys on the keyboard while simultaneously protecting the keyboard from pathogens and ot... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6984086 | External keyboard for use with a portable information terminal A portable keyboard includes a selected number of standard-size keys in a reduced size housing having a removable cover that both protects the keyboard during transit and can be removed and used to support the portable keyboard in selected positions to aid in its us... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6962454 | Keyboard protective cover A protective cover or envelope for a keyboard array that prevents entry of contaminants such as water, foodstuffs, chemical compounds, including medical or pharmaceutical compositions in the form of fluids or solids, dust and the like into the interior of the keyboa... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6906927 | Computer case having pull bar structure for removing front panel A computer case having a pull bar structure for removing a front panel has a pull bar slidably mounted on the bottom wall of the case. The front wall of the case is provided with a front panel. To remove or to mount the front panel, only one side panel has to be tak... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6219249 | Electrical cabinet A cabinet having a compartment disposed in an interior of the cabinet to house an electrical component. The compartment located at the base of the cabinet having Teflon rails and a stop. The compartment for holding a battery pack therein. The battery pack... | 04/17/2001 |
| 5944432 | Device for providing disposable sanitary keyboard covers An apparatus that dispenses disposable sanitary keyboard covers of a flexible transparent plastic film that is drawn across a key array and provides a sanitary cover that allows full use of the keyboard. When a subsequent user uses the keyboard, a new len... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5527122 | Protective cover for keyboards or control panels This invention is a protective cover for a keyboard or other control panel with attachment means, using different options as preferred for specific equipment. The cover can be separately obtained and secured to the housing or chassis of various equipment.... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5370468 | Dust cover assembly for computer keyboard A dust cover assembly for a computer keyboard includes a shell body which is attached to a longitudinal side of the keyboard. A slit is longitudinally formed on a peripheral upperside of the shell body. A hollow spindle is rotatably mounted in the shell b... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5346164 | Keyboard cover and wrist rest A cover and wrist rest for a keyboard, such as for computers, is provided so that in one position it can provide a closed compartment suitable for storing computer diskettes, pens, pencils, and the like and also provide support for a user's wrist and in a... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5193925 | Foam keyboard wrist support and dust cover apparatus and method A foam keyboard and wrist-support and keyboard dust-cover apparatus which comprises a foldable, flat-sheet, generally rectangular, flexible foam sheet material comprised of a plurality of separate foam sections singly die cut from a foam sheet material, t... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5183526 | Repair sealer accessory An apparatus and method are provided for facilitating manual feeding of business forms into business forms handling equipment to bypass the automatic feeder, primarily in the production of mailers from forms having pressure sensitive adhesive strips. Moun... | 02/02/1993 |
| 4922980 | Computer keyboard cover A cover for a computer keyboard comprises a sheet of elastic elastomeric material such as polyester film of sufficient length and width to cover a keyboard, which is of sufficient rigidity to retain a cylindrical shape when rolled and to cover the keyboar... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4840507 | Printer with printing shield A printer is provided with a band 44 attached to the printhead 54 to move to-and-fro across the line of printing, and around rollers (98,110) allowing it to pass beneath a printing support bed 12 so that introduced documents and documents being printed ar... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4834330 | Anti-reflection overlay member arrangement The present arrangement includes a plurality of support members each having a slot therein and wherein each slot is substantially equal to the thickness of a viewing member (an overlay piece). The viewing member is formed to not reflect light, that is to ... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4755836 | Printhead cartridge and carriage assembly A printhead cartridge and carriage assembly (10) for use with ink-jet printers is disclosed. The assembly is provided with means (56) for ensuring that an ink-jet cartridge (20) is securely locked in place in a cartridge carrier (12), means (78, 78a, 80, ... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4560295 | Sheet presser mechanism for recorders with pivotable cover plate A sheet presser mechanism for use in a recorder comprises a platen rotatable about its own axis, a drawing instrument directed toward the platen and movable axially thereof, a pair of spaced support members movable toward and away from the platen, a pair ... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4515491 | Device for opening and closing an exit slit for a data carrier and a printer utilizing such device A device for opening and closing a data carrier exit slit. The device includes a mobile door disposed at the level of the slit so as to cover it and a mechanism for raising and lowering the door, so that the door occupies a raised position in which the sl... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4355914 | Acoustic hood with glare shield The device disclosed is a combination sound hood and glare suppressing visor for use on office machines such as typewriters, to contain machine operating noise while at the same time retaining visibility of the document being printed. The device is moveab... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4081068 | Keyboard actuable with the aid of the fingers of at least one hand A keyboard, actuatable with the aid of fingers of at least one hand is described which keyboard includes a support frame, a normal row of keys therein, each of which can be moved out of an initial position of the fingers by the tips of the index finger, m... | 03/28/1978 |
