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 |
| 7077724 | Sheet metal scale removing water jet process An apparatus and method of removing scale from the surfaces of processed sheet metal employs high pressure jets of water directed from nozzles positioned in close proximity to the sheet metal surfaces. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6402592 | Electrochemical methods for polishing copper films on semiconductor substrates Methods for electrochemically polishing copper films on semiconductor substrates use an alkaline solution with a pH in the range of about 8.0 to 10.5. A constant current density of from 5 to 100 amperes per square foot is applied to an electrochemical cel... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6277007 | Coated media bearing surface for conveying abrasive media and the like An apparatus (10) and method for conveying abrasive web (16), such as photographic media, has a pair of closely spaced rollers (12, 14) through which the abrasive web (16) is conveyed while in contact with a coated media bearing surface (80, 90). The medi... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6277006 | Coated media bearing surface for conveying abrasive media and the like An apparatus (10) and method for conveying abrasive web (16), such as photographic media, has a pair of closely spaced rollers (12, 14) through which the abrasive web (16) is conveyed while in contact with a coated media bearing surface (80, 90). The medi... | 08/21/2001 |
| 5921848 | Multi-directional abrading machine A multi-directional abrading machine for surface conditioning in the flat for elongated components, in particular, bumpers for motor vehicles. The machine comprises a frame including an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper and lower portions are a... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5772495 | Method and apparatus for producing photo filmstrip A photo filmstrip (14) of a regular length (L) is produced from photo film web (45) having a predetermined width (W). The photo filmstrip and the photo film web have a back surface, an emulsion surface, a pair of lateral edge faces (45a), and four corner ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5501629 | Buffing apparatus suitable to buff thin plate work and controlling method for the apparatus A buffing apparatus which can buff a thin plate work without causing buckling. The buffing apparatus comprises a plurality of buffing rolls removably secured in a predetermined spaced relationship from each other to a shaft which is driven to rotate, a ba... | 03/26/1996 |
