Xerox Copying Technology



1959- The Xerox 914 plain sheet copier, which gave rise to the name Xerox, revolutionized the copier industry. New York City's Sherry Netherland was introduced to the public with television skin. The name Xerox is derived from the copying of an electrographic technique called xerography. This technique was invented by an American patent attorney and part-time researcher, Chester Carlson, who applied for a patent on October 18, 1937, and was granted a patent in 1942. 

Since it is based on the invention of a Hungarian engineer named Paul Selany, he is considered the father of geography. Xerography is a completely dry copying method. In Greek, xeros means dry and graphia means writing. Although copying was already in practice, inks in liquid form, specially prepared sheets etc. were required.



 The most successful copying method of the day was Hayloyd's Photostead, introduced in 1906. Simply put, it was a machine that took photographs directly from a camera onto paper without a negative. So, just like a photograph, the final copy is obtained by taking a photo on a special paper and washing it. 

After trying 20 companies, including IBM and General Electric, none of Carlston's technology was ready to buy. He eventually sold his patent to the Hayloyd Company, who were selling the photostoid apparatus. After the success of the Xerox 914 machine based on it, the company changed its name to Xerox Corporation.