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 |
| 7398621 | Connector assembly A connector assembly for use in securely joining together elongated structural members, which extend angularly with respect to one another. The connector assembly is ideally suited for use in interconnecting wooden structural members that make up playground equipmen... | 07/15/2008 |
| 6634825 | Apparatus for joining cylindrical sections An apparatus for joining cylindrical sections, including a semi-cylindrical profile section or member adapted to be coupled to a cylindrical section on an outer circumferential portion of the profile section or member and including an outer circumferentia... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6276865 | Steering column shaft clamp A clamp for securing a torque transmitting coupling between an intermediate shaft and a drive tube in a vehicle steering column consists of a strap wrapped upon itself in a substantially circular form with its ends overlapping, the strap having a radial h... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6129479 | Positioning clamp and method of making thereof A positioning clamp with a ring-shaped base body and at least one substantially radial clamping mechanism associated with the base body. The base body (2) is formed as a deep-drawing part (31) and provided with a pocket (8) which is formed concurrently du... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5599130 | Universal bed rail mount A universal bed rail mount for securing bedside rail risers to a mattress supporting bed frame is disclosed. The mount comprises an L-shaped support for embracing the bed frame and is formed of two legs having an opening at an outer portion of each of the... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5588666 | Driver side air bag cover mounting assembly A mounting arrangement for a vehicle air bag comprises, basically, a boss, a base plate, attachment clips and fasteners. The boss is affixed to a component of the vehicle, the base plate has a first mounting portion on which the air bag is mounted and a s... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5584210 | Hand brake lever assembly A housing comprising a unitary block is bifurcated to form a pair of arms between which a crank lever is pivotally mounted. A circular clamp is simultaneously formed at the end of the arms to bridge the arms. The arms are adjustably drawn together to clos... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5499773 | Yarn guide rod for a machine producing cross-wound bobbins A machine producing cross-wound bobbins or cheeses has a yarn guide rod including axially coupled-together partial rods. Each partial rod includes a tubular abrasion-proof jacket, and a compact bar body being formed essentially of fibers embedded in a pla... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5493889 | Coupling between the controlling and actuating member and the working head of a portable pipe bending machine A coupling between the piston and cylinder controlling and actuating member and the bending head of a portable pipe bending machine comprising a collar (5) made up of two half collars (5', 5") with concavities complementary with the side wall of the cylin... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5465932 | Flexible telephone mount A flexible mounting assembly for mounting a telephone within an automobile has a base rigidly attachable to a support surface within the automobile, a head rigidly attachable to the telephone, and a flexible elongate member interconnecting the base and th... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5334203 | Spinal fixation system and methods A system and method to form a medical construct using surgical rods and connectors. A pair of surgical rods such as those used in fusing vertebrae of the spine are attached to each other with connectors to form a medical construct. The connector includes ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5239884 | Child's snowmobile handlebar arrangement A handlebar mounted to a snowmobile framework has an accessory bar secured spanning opposed legs of the handlebar, wherein the accessory bar is arranged to include a heating coil selectively operative to effect heating of an exterior sheath of the accesso... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5028161 | Structural dismantable joint asssembly The invention provides a structural dismantable joint assembly for joining a first to a second structural framework member, comprising a band clamp sized to embrace the first structural member and provided with a pair of alignable spaced-apart apertures n... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4289488 | Stern drive gimbal arrangement In a stern drive for watercraft, of the type using a gimbal ring to support the external propulsion unit, the gimbal ring is provided with an upper vertical square bore, a slot across the bore, and clamping bolts to provide full engagement with the square... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4273278 | Adjustable luggage rack An automotive luggage rack has a pair of side rails extending parallel to one another and supported above the vehicle roof in stanchions at opposite ends of the side rails. One or more cross rails is provided between the side rails and cross rail end fitt... | 06/16/1981 |
