Proprietary eponyms/genericized trademarks

When we think of brand names that have become a generic word to describe something, we probably  think of :

• BandAid
• Coke
• Filofax
• Frisbee
• Hoover
• Jockey shorts
• Kibble
• Kleenex
• Post It Notes
• Prestick
• Pritt
• Rollerblades
• Scotch Tape
• Speedo
• Tampax
• Tippex
• Tupperware
• Walkman
• Xerox
• Ziploc Bags

Did you know the following are also proprietary eponyms aka genericized trademarks? The ones marked * are no longer trademarked but started out as proprietary eponyms.

• Alka Seltzer
• Aspirin
• AstroTurf
• Band Aid
• Beer Nuts
• Benzedrine
• Boogie Board
• Botox
• Brassiere
• Breathalyzer
• Brillo Pad
• BVDs
• Cellophane
• Celluloid
• Chapstick
• Cheerios
• Claymation
• Coke
• Cola
• Corselet (Corselette)
• Crock Pot
• Cuisinart
• Demerol
• Ditto Machine
• Dixie Cups
• Dumpster
• Erector Set
• Escalator
• FedEx
• Fiberglass (Fiberglas)
• Fig Newtons
• Freon
• Frisbee
• Google
• Granola
• Green Stamp
• Gunk
• Hacky Sack
• Heroin
• Hi-lighter (Hi-Liter)
• Hoover
• Hula-Hoop
• Jacuzzi
• Jeep
• Jello (Jell-O)
• Jockey Shorts
• Jungle Gym (Junglegym)
• Kerosene
• Kitty Litter
• Kleenex
• Kool Aid
• Laundromat
• La-Z-Boy
• Levi’s
• Life Savers
• Linoleum
• Mace
• Magic Marker
• Microchip
• Mimeograph
• Novocain
• Oreo
• Palm Pilot
• Parcheesi (replacing the generic word “Pachisi”)
• Ping Pong (replacing the generic term “Table Tennis”)
• Play-Doh
• Plexiglas
• Pogo Stick (Pogo)
• Polaroid
• Pop Tart
• Popsicle
• Post-It Note
• Q-Tip
• Roller Derby
• Rollerblade
• Saltines
• Saran Wrap
• Scotch Tape
• Scrabble
• Sellotape
• Sharpie
• Sheetrock
• Shredded Wheat
• Skivvies
• Styrofoam
• Super Glue
• Tabloid
• Teflon
• Teleprompter (TelePrompTer)
• Teletype
• Thermos
• Tivo
• TV Dinner
• Tylenol
• UNIX
• Valium
• Vaseline
• Velcro
• Walkman
• Welcome Wagon
• White Out (Wite-Out)
• Wiffle Ball
• Windbreaker
• Windex
• X-Acto Knife
• Xerox
• Yo-yo
• Zipper
• Zoom