binding ▁system . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁they ▁sold ▁their ▁pat ent ▁to ▁Georges ▁M ott art , ▁who ▁founded ▁Pap eter ies ▁G . ▁M ott art ▁n . v ., ▁the ▁exclusive ▁producer ▁of ▁disc - binding ▁systems ▁in ▁Europe ▁until ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁when ▁the ▁pat ent ▁exp ired . ▁At oma ▁s ells ▁ 1 – 1 . 5 ▁million ▁disc - bound ▁not ebook s ▁year ly . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Jack ▁and ▁Sh ir ley ▁Feld man ▁file d ▁a ▁pat ent ▁application ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Pat ent ▁and ▁Tra dem ark ▁Office ▁claim ing ▁improvements ▁they ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁F lic ▁disk - binding ▁not ebook ▁system . ▁The ▁Feld mans ▁had ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁Isra eli ▁company ▁Map al , ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁F lic ▁brand ▁but ▁lost ▁their ▁distribution ▁rights ▁som etime ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Mitch ▁Green berg ▁met ▁Jack ▁Feld man ▁and ▁along ▁with ▁Ed ▁F inkel stein , ▁founded ▁Roll ab ind , ▁Inc . ▁The ▁new ▁company , ▁led ▁by ▁Green berg , ▁proceeded ▁to ▁build ▁its ▁brand ▁and ▁infrastr ucture ▁to ▁supply ▁product ▁to ▁the ▁expand ing ▁market place ▁growing ▁from ▁a ▁few ▁thousand ▁dollars ▁in ▁sales ▁to ▁over ▁$ 8 ▁million ▁in ▁sales ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁The ▁pat ent