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 |
| 7296958 | Grand piano lyre crutch A piano lyre crutch includes a panel having a top and a fixture for temporarily attaching the panel to a top of a grand piano lyre. A panel depending portion includes a length greater than a length of the depending lyre, which facilitates breakdown of the piano for ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7025556 | Agricultural transfer table An agricultural transfer table enables rapid transfer of harvested agricultural material from a dump truck to a silo or the like. The agricultural transfer table comprises a box with an open front end. Apron chains in the box propel the material to the box back end,... | 04/11/2006 |
| 4710087 | Bale accumulator and discharger A bale accumulator is provided for use in conjunction with a baler from which, during operation, bales successively are discharged. The accumulator comprises a bale receiving table movable between a home position for receiving a bale from the baler and a ... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4710086 | Bale accumulator A bale accumulator is provided for use in conjunction with a baler from which, during operation, bales successively are discharged. The accumulator comprises a bale receiving table movable between a home position for receiving a bale from the baler and a ... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4652201 | Load-carrying vehicles This invention relates to a vehicle which is capable of lifting a load from the ground into a transport position on the vehicle and vice-versa. The lifting apparatus includes a member or frame (4) pivotally mounted at 5 on the vehicle chassis and controll... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4643625 | Hay-hauling trailer The invention is a hook and latch assembly for hauling hay, the device being mounted on a trailer axle and comprising a front assembly, a rear assembly, attached to the front assembly, and a hook assembly pivotally attached to the rear assembly by means o... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4626166 | Method for the placement of a trailer-mounted sand hopper A trailer-mounted sand hopper having a trailer pivotally mountable at the front end of a motor-driven truck. The sand hopper is tiltably mounted on the rear portion of the trailer and is releasably secured to the rear portion of the trailer. The hopper is... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4613274 | Self-loading dump truck A self-loading dump body truck comprising a vehicle having a frame, first and second cross members mounted on the frame, the first cross member being positioned near the rear of the vehicle and the second cross member being positioned forwardly of the fir... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4531880 | Silage distributor movable by means of a vehicle A movable silage block divider, comprising a truck provided on one side with a tiltable loading member and on the opposite side with a drawbar for coupling to a tractor, and further provided with screw conveyor rolls for loosening the silage block and for... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4505396 | Wheeled working vehicle with crane In a working vehicle including a crane (21) for handling loads and a driver's cab (11), both crane and cab are rotatably mounted on the vehicle, each about its vertical axis, and controlled such that a turning angle ଲ of the crane results in a turni... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4428706 | Interlock selector control valve for round bale wagon A control valve for the hydraulic system of a round bale wagon is disclosed wherein the valve spool is selectively positionable between a cross conveyor mode and a pusher mode and also provides a hydraulic interlock for the operation of the load bed to pi... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4426183 | Automatic control linkage for round bale wagon A control linkage for a round bale wagon is disclosed wherein the operation of the mechanism for conveying bales laterally across the load bed to form a row of bales and the operation of the mechanism for pushingly advancing a row of bales rearwardly on t... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4394103 | Hydraulic system for a round bale wagon A hydraulic system for a round bale wagon is disclosed wherein at least two hydraulic cylinders are connected hydraulically in series. A relief valve redirects the flow of hydraulic fluid to continue the operation of subsequent hydraulic cylinders in the ... | 07/19/1983 |
