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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: Grant, William


Primary examiner statistics: 1087 patents; average approval time: 986 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 332 patents; average approval time: 551 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6876891 Method and apparatus for providing tactile responsiveness in an i...
6757570 System and method for adaptive control of uncertain nonlinear pro...
6745083 Method and device for safely monitoring a speed of an electric ma...
6738678 Method for ranking hyperlinked pages using content and connectivi...
6728581 Differential budding: method and apparatus for path planning with...
6721607 Programmable logic controller provided with communication functio...
6711445 Refrigeration control apparatus and method
6711739 System and method for handling threads of execution
6594535 Material and inventory control system for a demand flow process
6505085 Method and apparatus for creating time-optimal commands for linea...
6459950 Semiconductor process system, its control method, computer readab...
6445972 Machining sequence determining method and apparatus for wire-cut ...
6421570 Systems and methods for accessing data using a cyclic publish/sub...
6418351 Determining the capacity components of tools/toolsets in a manufa...
6415205 Occupancy sensor and method of operating same
6415194 Method and system for providing sufficient availability of manufa...
6415193 Recipe editor for editing and creating process recipes with param...
6411862 Apparatus and method for managing and distributing design and man...
6411859 Flow control in a semiconductor fabrication facility
6408222 Apparatus and a method for controlling thickness of a strip in a ...
6400995 Rodent control device
6400997 Paperless tablet automation apparatus and method
6400994 Pneumatic positioning control unit
6397111 Numerically controlled machine tool and method
6397124 Interactive system between machine tool and operator
6397114 Device in a process system for detecting events
6397119 Semiconductor manufacturing system for simultaneous processing of...
6393331 Method of designing a turbine blade outer air seal
6393333 Production management system
6389325 Apparatus including a user interface for the control of a machine...
6389324 Embroidery stitch data producing device with two-way transmission...
6389331 Technique for monitoring performance of a facility management sys...
6389322 Remote manufacture of furniture covers
6389321 Simultaneous wired and wireless remote in-system programming of m...
6385498 Manufacturing method for microlithography apparatus
6385497 Remote maintenance system
6385499 Method for preparing memorial products, apparatus for preparing m...
6385504 Mail processing system with unique mailpiece authorization assign...
6385494 System and method for producing production control software
6385510 HVAC remote monitoring system

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
5397056 Fully-automatic spraying system employing spray car
5364027 Dispenser adapted for combined continuous and instant operation
5361993 Device for material removing processing of a material layer
5356076 Shower soap dispenser for liquid soaps
5348226 Spray boom system with automatic boom end height control
5346132 Mist generator
5346140 Mounting apparatus for spray guns
5344082 Tribo-electric powder spray gun
5344081 Injector valve seat with recirculation trap
5341990 Apparatus and method for dispensing electrically conductive coati...
5337961 Ceramic tip and compliant attachment interface for a gas turbine ...
5335855 Hygienic spray bottle
5335861 Fuel injecting apparatus
5335851 Drinking straw for runners
5335860 Rotary spray chamber device for conditioning aerosols
5335863 Filter cartridge mounting for a top-feed fuel injector
5333793 Drip irrigation hose with pressure compensation and method for it...
5333787 Nozzle with self controlled oscillation
5333790 Quick disconnect nozzle apparatus
5333785 Wireless irrigation system
5332154 Shoot-up electrostatic nozzle and method
5332157 Hand operated fluid dispenser for multiple fluids and dispenser b...
5332155 Rotor nozzle for high pressure cleaning apparatus
5330100 Ultrasonic fuel injector
5328101 Gas turbine fuel nozzle seal
5328095 Self-contained spray gun apparatus with spherical paint cup
5328093 Water-based plural component spray painting system
5326030 Method and apparatus for crop spraying
5326033 Adjustable control valve for flow regulation of gas or liquid and...
5323966 Apparatus for injecting a fuel-air mixture
5323963 Nozzle for spraying liquid including a deformable outlet orifice
5323964 High pressure unit fuel injector having variable effective spill ...
5316215 Liquid delivery apparatus
5316218 Rotating nozzle
5316219 Coating apparatus with pattern width control
5316220 Irrigator with mutually perpendicular water path components
5314120 Device for applying plant-protecting compositions
5312042 Spray apparatus comprising a vortex tube
5312047 Lawn mower washer ring
5312048 Regulating nozzle with adjustable effective area baffle
 
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