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...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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Examiner: Kyle, Michael J.


Primary examiner statistics: 25 patents; average approval time: 2125 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 245 patents; average approval time: 247 days

Patents as Primary Examiner

Patent No. Patent Title:
7426493 Electronic money system and electronic money terminal
7212999 User interface for an electronic trading system
7177834 Machine-implementable project finance analysis and negotiating to...
7171384 Browser interface and network based financial service system
7165049 Sponsor funded stored value card
7152042 Incentive points redemption program carried out via an on-line au...
7143064 Controlled entertainment spending account
7136834 Electronic securities marketplace having integration with order m...
7130827 Business calling card
7127421 Method and system for identifying bottlenecks in a securities pro...
7124108 Method for electronically initiating and managing agricultural pr...
7124107 Collective procurement management system
7117172 Methods and systems for managing financial accounts
7117173 System and method for providing financial services to children an...
7107243 System and method for automated bill payment service
7085740 Method and apparatus for conducting auctions
7051072 Method for providing real-time conversations among business partn...
7051000 Electronic purchase system and method thereof
7043450 Paid search engine bid management
7016876 System and method for utilizing an exclusion list database for ca...
7016874 System and method for handling securities trading plans
7010509 System and method for funding an account and consolidating financ...
7006994 Automated receivables management system
6980970 Secure networked transaction system

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7302736 Window egress assistance handle
7281300 Hinge and use thereof
7254869 Hinge coupling
7249769 Seal apparatus
7243398 Pivot-action damper
7237305 Extension pole with tool lock and retraction dampener
7237304 Hinge assembly for foldable electronic device
7234200 Furniture glide assembly
7234202 Semiautomatic finger protection device for doors
7231690 Furniture glide with tubular flanged grommet fastener
7222396 Robust hinge
7219393 Hinge system used for personal computer and personal computer inc...
7216402 Door handle system
7216403 Ergonomic appliance handle
7213301 Folding device
7213302 Door retention device used in process of manufacturing automobile
7207086 Rotating structure and electronic device utilizing same
7191495 Device for fastening, quick unfastening, safety release and adjus...
7178197 Guard assembly for a sectional garage door
7174605 Handles for attachment to wired products
7171728 Control knob of the retractable type with slowed-down extraction,...
7171726 Hinge construction and hinge actuator, in particular for a wing m...
7168135 Rotary hinge mechanism of portable phone
7162772 Bracket for temporarily attaching wheels and/or casters to object...
7159278 Caster
7155776 Multipurpose hinge apparatus having automatic return function
7150070 Hubless caster
7143473 Door checker for automobile
7143474 Compact, modular storage system
7118317 Fastener
7114219 Automobile hinges
7114217 Buffer
7111360 Door catch
7097218 Locking device of a casing
7096535 Hinge device
7096534 Hinge assembly with rotating mechanism
7093319 Industrial caster wheel with elastomeric spring/damper member and...
7089625 Shaft of a tool or the like
7076838 Hand-held machine tool with vibration-damped handle
7069622 Hinge and image input/output apparatus therewith
 
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