Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5654162 | Chemical analysis apparatus and method A method and apparatus for the determination of an analyte in a liquid sample, the method and apparatus employing a liquid-permeable solid medium defining a liquid flow path. The medium includes one or more reactant-containing reaction zones spaced apart ... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5263992 | Biocompatible device with covalently bonded biocompatible agent The biocompatibility of biomaterials having solid surfaces is improved through coating the same with biocompatible agents. The method for modifying the solid surface to improve biocompatibility employs molecules of a biocompatible agent and a chemical lin... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5258041 | Method of biomolecule attachment to hydrophobic surfaces A method for attaching a biomolecule to a support having a hydrophobic surface, involving the use of a long chain chemical spacer having a hydrophobic guiding group capable of becoming embedded in the surface, and the biomolecule being covalently bound to... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5217492 | Biomolecule attachment to hydrophobic surfaces A long chain chemical spacer useful for attaching a biomolecule to a support having a hydrophobic surface, the spacer having a hydrophobic guiding group capable of becoming embedded in the surface, and optionally including a stopping group and/or an attac... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5073484 | Quantitative analysis apparatus and method A method and apparatus for the quantitative determination of an analyte in a liquid employs a liquid-permeable solid medium defining a liquid flow path. The medium includes a number of reaction-containing reaction zones spaced apart along the flow path an... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5002582 | Preparation of polymeric surfaces via covalently attaching polymers A method wherein surfaces are provided with desired characteristics of a polymer by covalently bonding polymer molecules to the surface through external activation of latent reactive groups carried by the polymer molecules is disclosed. The initial surfac... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4979959 | Biocompatible coating for solid surfaces The biocompatibility of biomaterials having solid surfaces is improved through coating the same with biocompatible agents where the biocompatible agents are covalently bonded to the solid surface via a chemical linking moiety. The method for modifying the... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4973493 | Method of improving the biocompatibility of solid surfaces A method for modifying the solid surface to improve its biocompatibility is disclosed. The method employs molecules of a biocompatible agent and a chemical linking moiety possessing a photochemically reactive group capable upon activation of covalently bo... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4826759 | Field assay for ligands Apparatuses and methods are disclosed which can be used in the field (i.e., outside the laboratory environment) to determine qualitatively and at least semiquantitatively the presence or absence of minute quantities of ligand. The apparatus can be in the ... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4722906 | Binding reagents and methods A method for selectively covalently linking a target moiety to a chemical moiety or carrier comprising attaching to the chemical moiety or carrier a reagent having a selector group capable of forming a specific bond with a receptor carried on the target m... | 02/02/1988 |
