who invented white out?

Question

just curious. because white out's pretty handy.

Answer 1

History

Wite-Out dates back to 1966, when George Kloosterhouse, an insurance company clerk, sought to address a problem he observed in correction fluid available at the time: a tendency to smudge ink on photostatic copies when it was applied. Kloosterhouse enlisted the help of his associate Edwin Johanknecht, a basement waterproofer experienced with chemicals, and together they developed their own correction fluid, introduced as "Wite-Out WO-1 Erasing Liquid".

In 1971, they incorporated as Wite-Out Products, Inc. The trademark "Wite-Out" was registered by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on February 5, 1974. (The application listed the date of "first use in commerce" as January 27, 1966.)

Early forms of Wite-Out sold through 1981 were water-based, and hence water-soluble. While this made for simple clean-up, it also had the problem of long drying times. The formula also did not work well on non-photostatic media such as typewritten copy.

After the company was bought in 1981 by Archibald Douglas, he led the company as chairman to move to solvent-based formulas that had faster drying times. There were also three different formulas optimized for different media. But there were new problems: a separate bottle of thinner was required, and the solvent used was known to contribute to ozone depletion. The company finally addressed these problems in July 1990 with the introduction of a reformulated "For Everything" correction fluid.

In June 1992, Wite-Out Products was bought out by the BIC Corporation. BIC released a number of new products under its newly-acquired brand, including a Wite-Out ballpoint pen (November 1996) and dry correction tape (1998).

Answer 2

One of the first forms of correction fluid was invented in 1951 by the secretary Bette Nesmith Graham, founder of Liquid Paper (the mother of Michael Nesmith, a member of The Monkees).

This is really interesting because Michael Nesmith invented the music video concept as we know it today and created MTV.

His first pilot project was a movie called Elephant Parts.

Who would have thought!

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Answer 3

Bette Nesmith Graham
haha

Answer 4

Mike Nesmith, of the Monkees, his mother invented liquid paper.

Answer 5

Liquid Paper( white out) - Bette Nesmith Graham (1922-1980)
From Mary Bellis,
Your Guide to Inventors.

Bette Nesmith Graham used a kitchen blender to create liquid paper.
It was originally called "mistake out", the invention of Bette Nesmith Graham, a Dallas secretary and a single mother raising a son* on her own. Graham used her own kitchen blender to mix up her first batch of liquid paper or white out, a substance used to cover up mistakes made on paper.

Background - Bette Nesmith Graham
Bette Nesmith Graham never intended to be an inventor; she wanted to be an artist. However, shortly after World War II ended, she found herself divorced with a small child to support. She learned shorthand and typing and found employment as an executive secretary. An efficient employee who took pride in her work, Graham sought a better way to correct typing errors. She remembered that artists painted over their mistakes on canvas, so why couldn’t typists paint over their mistakes?

Invention of Liquid Paper
Bette Nesmith Graham put some tempera waterbased paint, colored to match the stationery she used, in a bottle and took her watercolor brush to the office. She used this to correct her typing mistakes… her boss never noticed. Soon another secretary saw the new invention and asked for some of the correcting fluid. Graham found a green bottle at home, wrote "Mistake Out" on a label, and gave it to her friend. Soon all the secretaries in the building were asking for some, too.

Bette Nesmith Graham - The Mistake Out Company
In 1956, Bette Nesmith Graham started the Mistake Out Company (later renamed Liquid Paper) from her North Dallas home. She turned her kitchen into a laboratory, mixing up an improved product with her electric mixer. Graham’s son, Michael Nesmith (later of The Monkees fame), and his friends filled bottles for her customers. Nevertheless, she made little money despite working nights and weekends to fill orders. One day an opportunity came in disguise. Graham made a mistake at work that she couldn’t correct, and her boss fired her. She now had time to devote to selling Liquid Paper, and business boomed.

Bette Nesmith Graham and Liquid Paper's Success
By 1967, it had grown into a million dollar business. In 1968, she moved into her own plant and corporate headquarters, automated operations, and had 19 employees. That year Bette Nesmith Graham sold one million bottles. In 1975, Liquid Paper moved into a 35,000-sq. ft., international headquarters building in Dallas. The plant had equipment that could produce 500 bottles a minute. In 1976, the Liquid Paper Corporation turned out 25 million bottles. Its net earnings were $1.5 million. The company spent $1 million a year on advertising, alone.
Bette Nesmith Graham believed money to be a tool, not a solution to a problem. She set up two foundations to help women find new ways to earn a living. Graham died in 1980, six months after selling her corporation for $47.5 million.

Answer 6

bette nesmith mom of mike of the monkees invented liquid paper which is white out too.

Answer 7

Believe it or not it was George Cloony's mother. She was a secretary, and was sick of the method to correct typing errors. She invented Whiteout, and became a Millionaire! Remember, they were already well off, Rosemary Clooney, a very famous singer was George;s Aunt. Now give me the points! It Christmas and I working my way up to Level 7, thanks LOL

Answer 8

the mom of nesmith from the monkey's Bette Nesmith

Answer 9

Mr. Liquid Paper ;P

Answer 10

I dont know,look on the back of the bottle.