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 |
| 6544965 | Compounds with an antioxidant activity, compositions useful as food integrators containing them and process for their preparation The present invention relates to the use of a compound having general formula (I) as described hereunder ##STR1## wherein R.dbd.H (FPA compound) or R.dbd.CH3 (FPB compound) for the preparation of compositions with an antioxidant activity for ad... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6528301 | Paclitaxel production by actinomycetes The present invention related to microorganisms producing taxanes, such as paclitaxel or related taxanes, to the use of said microorganisms for the production of taxanes, and to the procedure for the isolation of said microorganisms from plants. In partic... | 03/04/2003 |
