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 |
| 7624528 | Scope adjustment method and apparatus A rifle scope system allows adjustment of the scope while a shooter maintains the shooting posture and the scope sight picture. The scope system comprises an adjustment system comprising an electromechanical mechanism that responds to a signal from a remote controll... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7269920 | Weapon sight with ballistics information persistence A device can be supported on a weapon, and has a range portion that specifies a range to a target, a sensor portion that provides sensor information representing an orientation of the device; and a sight that facilitates weapon orientation in preparation to fire the... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7181882 | Dual-zero sight for a firearm A firearm sighting system includes a rear sight unit having a plurality of separate sight elements adaptable for “zeroing” the same gun with different ammunition. In preferred embodiments, a rear sight unit comprises windage and elevation adjustments for each of... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7104780 | Platen mounted post mold cooling apparatus and method Platen-mounted, post-mold cooling apparatus and method includes structure and/or steps for handling molded parts in an injection molding machine having a fixed platen, a moving platen, a core half, and a cavity half. A take off device coupled to the fixed platen is ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100320 | Reticule The present invention is a reticule featuring both rapid close quarters target acquisition and precise distance shooting functionality. The reticule features a broad central aiming ring and four sets of aiming point indicating dots. The lowest set comprises dots of ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6968643 | Dual-zero sight for a firearm A sighting system for a firearm includes a rear sight unit having a plurality of separate sight elements adaptable for “zeroing” the same gun with different ammunition. The multiple-zero sight unit comprises windage and elevation adjustments for each sight eleme... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6513274 | Removable system for converting a breach loading shotgun to a .22 long rifle A removable system for converting a breach loading shot gun with center fire cartridges for use with .22 caliber rim fire rifle cartridges has a cylindrical sleeve nut with an axial hole drilled through with a thread at its interior end and with a ball sh... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6230414 | Rear sight for firearm A displaceable rear sight mounted on a firearm transverse to the gun-target line and moveable in a preferably dovetailed slot transverse to the gun-target line. The rear sight has a groove-like recess, running in a direction of the slot, proceeding from t... | 05/15/2001 |
| 5519941 | Sight for firearms A sight is provided for a weapon or other device requiring manual alignment with a target along a viewing line, the weapon having a barrel with front and rear sights. The sights are structured to provide sufficient visual cues to the shooter to enable eff... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5208407 | Gun sight mounting system for shotgun A gun sight mounting assembly for a firearm having a vent rib on its barrel. The assembly includes a mounting base which has a sight member attached thereto. The mounting base has a recess which is adapted to tightly engage a width of a vent rib. A secure... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5095643 | Handgun with improved receiver lock, hammer mounting, and sight A single shot handgun of the type having a frame, a receiver, a firing chamber in the receiver, a firing pin, a hammer for driving the firing pin, a barrel connected to the receiver being pivotally attached to the frame so that the barrel and receiver can... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4920654 | Viewing apparatus Preferred forms of viewing apparatus according to the teachings of the present invention are shown as including an enclosed and elongated see-through passage having a hooded front opening. The rear end of the enclosed and elongated see-through passage inc... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4876815 | Sight mounting platform for colt M-16/AR-15 rifle A sight mounting platform consisting of a flat, smooth sight attachment area(1), a mounting spline(2) and a backing plate(6) which attaches to the top carrying handle(9) of the Colt M-16/AR-15 rifle and is held in place by the compressive force of the bac... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4244115 | Bow sight A sighting mechanism for a bow comprises a one-piece wire sight guide slideably mounted for transverse movement in a mounting block that is adapted to be attached to a bow. The sight guide includes a central section that runs parallel to the plane of the ... | 01/13/1981 |
