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 |
| 5920901 | Fastener for shin guard having a pair of upper bands extending downwardly and a pair of lower bands extending upwardly from side edges of the shin cover A fastener for a shin guard mounted on the leg of an athlete including upper and lower bands connected at their ends by diagonal bands, fork bands connecting the outer ends of the upper and lower bands to each other, a band of pile fabric extending outwar... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920902 | Knee pads for work pants A flexible closed-cell knee pad is held in place between the inside of the knee area of work pant leg and a rectangular fabric piece that is glued to pant leg. Since the fabric is attached to the pant leg by adhesive it is easy to install the knee pad on ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920903 | Camouflaged waterfowl hunting apparel Camouflaged apparel for use by a hunter in pursuing waterfowl, in which the apparel is designed to be observed by the pursued waterfowl, includes apparel that resembles the coloration of a selected species of waterfowl. The apparel conceals the hunter tha... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920904 | Torso garment An apparatus for providing ease in dressing for patients with shoulder or arm problems, providing doctors with easy access to the injured area is disclosed. The apparatus shows a garment which unzips at the shoulder and down the side. The garment can eith... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920905 | Firefighter garment with combination facecloth and moisture barrier A firefighter garment which includes an outer shell, a thermal layer and a combination moisture barrier and facecloth. In the preferred embodiment, the combination moisture barrier and facecloth layer includes a semi-permeable component, such as polytetra... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920906 | Coat with attached combined optional hood, collar, and/or scarf A coat is provided having a neck aperture. A pair of buttons is mounted on a top of the coat on diametrically opposed sides of the neck aperture. An auxiliary garment is stitchedly coupled to a rear peripheral edge of the neck aperture and defines a pair ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920907 | Neck tie clasp A triangular shape neck tie clasp with tie end receiving apertures located on a top portion of two side edges of the triangular tie clasp body, and wherein the apertures are interconnected with channels passageways which are in communication with a back s... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920908 | Waterproof breathable golf glove with single seam construction The invention is generally directed to a waterproof, breathable glove which is cut from a Lycra based synthetic leather formed by coating knitted Lycra fabric with a film of polyurethane. It is necessary that the Lycra base have controlled stretch in both... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920909 | Hair wrap A hair wrap confines the hair of the wearer while the wearer is engaged in activities where the wearer desires to keep her/his hair confined and not falling over her/his face or otherwise interfering with such activities. Preferably, the hair wrap is annu... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920910 | Sweatband for sports cap A sweatband for use with a sports cap of the type having a crown portion with a lower margin and an inner band secured to the lower margin of the crown portion to form a channel extending about the interior of the crown portion. The sweatband has first an... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920911 | Earcup soft-seal with thinned lips and interleaving layers of damping materials A high performance hearing protection or communications earcup and seal is disclosed that takes advantage of the facts that a characteristic acoustic impedance mismatch at a boundary will reflect a large portion of impinging energy rather than absorb it, ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920912 | Ear cuffs The present invention relates to an ear protective device that protects the human ear from being burned by curling irons or hot rollers during the heat treatment of hair. The ear protective device is especially constructed to cover the human ear. The devi... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920913 | Combination baseball cap and fielder's glove A combination baseball cap and fielder's glove having a concave crown of appropriate size to fit the head of a wearer with a brim attached to a forward edge of the crown and extending horizontally outwardly therefrom and having finger openings extending t... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920914 | Protective male undergarment A protective undergarment for use by athletes, which includes a body portion, a pouch for retaining a protective cup in position over the wearer's groin, and a slit through the body portion alongside the pouch, for allowing the wearer to urinate without r... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920915 | Protective padding for sports gear Protective padding primarily intended for use in sports gear. The pads include flexible, outer casings of porous, breathable, inelastic material overfilled with resilient, discrete beads of elastic material. The beads are initially in compressed states wi... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920916 | Urine collection funnel A urine collection funnel has an upper saddle-shaped oval opening with a curled lip for comfortably and securely fitting against the pelvic area of a user and a lower circular opening adapted to be secured to a container. An enclosed symmetrical side wall... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920917 | Toilet seat including height increasing apparatus A toilet height conversion structure for use in combination with a toilet having a rear portion and a supporting frame which includes at least a substantially horizontal support member and a pair of substantially vertical inner support members. The struct... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920918 | Flush tank cover with a hidden storage compartment A flush tank cover which is preferably constructed of wood and includes a spindle railing to prevent items placed on the flush tank cover from slipping off the back and sides of the flush tank cover and a hidden storage compartment accessible through a to... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920919 | Toilet flush system A toilet system which minimizes water usage, provides improved flushing,includes a water volume control device and provides flushing when the supply water pressure is below desired levels. The toilet system includes a source of water, a feed valve which i... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920920 | Straight trap toilet apparatus A straight trap toilet apparatus mainly comprises a main body with a straight trap, a piston, and a toilet bowl. The water outlet of the main body is connected to a waste pipe, and the top of the main body is mounted below the toilet bowl. The main body h... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920921 | Lighted swimming pool platform assembly A swimming pool platform assembly particularly suitable for above ground pools includes a square planar platform having upper and lower surfaces. Attached to the lower surface of the support platform is a frame component for suspending the support platfor... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920922 | Cover system with edge stops A system for deploying and recovering a cover over a space like a swimming pool having a reel housing that has extensions and a base that may be used to securely mount the reel housing in a receptacle like a recess box. The extensions and the base may bra... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920923 | Hydro-therapeutic stimulator A spa of a type including a tub for holding water and a user, in particular, a female user. The spa has a seat for supporting the female user in a seated position, a circulation pump having an inlet connected to the tub for drawing water from the tub, and... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920924 | Hydrotherapy jet and fixtures for spa tubs and pools and a method of installation A spa fixture assembly includes a resilient grommet, a fixture body (e.g., a jet valve body), and a fixture cartridge (e.g., a combined jet valve and cover). The grommet has a body having an inner surface and an outer surface and a lip, with the inner sur... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920925 | Pulsating hydrotherapy jet system The system includes a jet, a rotating member or "eyeball" and a diverter cap formed with a number of bore holes positioned at a common radius from the center of the cap. The jet produces a high pressure water jet that flows through the eyeball causing it ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920926 | Easy shave foot support An easy shave foot support (10) comprising a component (12) for supporting a foot (14) of a person (16). A structure (18) is for elevating the foot supporting component (12) within a bathtub or shower stall (20), at a height convenient for the person (16)... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920927 | Portable shower and toilet assembly A portable shower and toilet assembly includes a support structure having substantially square upper and lower horizontal tubular frame components which are connected with vertical tubular side supports. The upper frame member has a cross member in fluid ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920928 | Sofa convertible into bed The sofa according to the invention can be converted into bed by drawing forwardly the supporting structure until it reaches an elongated condition in which the mattress lies down thereon. In the retracted condition for use as sofa, the mattress is folded... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920929 | Immobile-patient transfer device A device for transferring a person from one surface, such as an ambulance cot, to a second surface, such as a hospital bed. The device is a sheet that fits the elongate transferor surface, upon which the person rests initially, in a contour sheet manner. ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920930 | Locking device for a boxspring support rail and method A support rail for a boxspring includes a cross bar having opposed ends, and a bracket attached to each end. Each bracket has a gripper arm and is mounted to move laterally across the end to which it is attached between an extended position and a retracte... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920931 | Pillow blanket A pillow blanket (10) comprising a broad flat pliable sheet (12) and a pocket member (14) onto the broad flat pliable sheet (12) at one corner (18), with an open mouth (20) of the pocket member (14) facing inwardly on the broad flat pliable sheet (12). In... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920932 | Sleeping pillow insert and an enlarged pillow case, for reducing snoring A pillowcase insert, comprised of a wedge member resting on a sheet member, and an enlarged horizontally opening pillowcase, which when assembled with an ordinary sleeping pillow, will reduce the incidence of snoring and improve the sleep of the user.... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920933 | Pillow An improved pillow including a rectangular pillow fabric of a washable material, a first fastening means disposed on one side of the pillow fabric a certain distance from one end thereof transverse to a longitudinal axis thereof, and a second fastening me... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920934 | Readily separable, three mode connector for air-inflatable support A connector for use in connecting an air-inflatable mattress to a control unit, where the connector has three modes of operation: Off; On; and CPR (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation) when the male body part and the female body part are mutually engaged. Thes... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920935 | Combination hand tool The present invention relates to compact tools, and more specifically hand tools which have various interconnectable implements for performing numerous functions. In one aspect of the present invention the combined tool has opposing handles which may be u... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920936 | Hinge couplings for the side walls of a trough bridge A trough bridge is composed of a plurality of interconnected bridge sections each formed of a roadway deck segment and side wall segments located at opposite sides of the roadway deck segment. An articulation for pivotally attaching the side wall segments... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920937 | Covering apparatus for concrete bridge beams and pillars A system for covering and protecting the supporting structure of a bridge. The system is generally comprised of first plates positioned in covering relation over the top surface of the support pillars and second plates positioned in covering relation over... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920938 | Method for rejuvenating bridge hinges A method for rejuvenating bridge hinges and bridge abutments for replacement of worn bridge bearing pads. The method can be applied to the insertion of heavy duty pipes for seismic retrofitting of joints in elevated roadways. Throughbores are drilled in t... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920939 | Floor cleaning apparatus having a rotating brush roller A floor cleaning apparatus having a brush chamber formed in a main housing is provided. The brush chamber has a dirt inlet slot that faces the floor that is to be cleaned and extends over the width of the brush chamber transverse to the direction of work.... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920940 | Gun barrel cleaning tool A gun barrel cleaning tool including an elongated planar rectangular plate having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a periphery extended therebetween; and an elongated cleaning pad coupled about the plate with the cleaning pad including an interior s... | 07/13/1999 |
