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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| 7421840 | Energy conversion and dissipation system A hydraulic energy conversion and dissipation system comprises a hydraulic retarder pump driven by a source of a mechanical energy needed to be dissipated for converting the mechanical energy into a waste hydraulic energy, a hydraulic flow retarder provided for conv... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7395887 | Complementary regenerative torque system and method of controlling same A complementary regenerative torque system exists for a vehicle including an engine having an accelerator pedal position sensor; a transmission unit; and a drive shaft for driving a pair of wheels for propelling the vehicle. The regenerative torque system selectivel... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7296407 | Hydraulic service module A hydraulic service module is provided for a hydraulic fluid system, which includes a fluid reservoir for storing an appropriate amount of a hydraulic fluid. The hydraulic service module comprises an outer casing defining an enclosure therewithin including an air ch... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7289932 | Angular position, speed and direction encoding of a rotating member A spatial detection apparatus comprising a rotating member having a predetermined number of teeth angularly spaced about its circumference at predetermined distances to form a bit pattern; at least one sensor capable of detecting a rising edge and a falling edge of ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7273122 | Hybrid hydraulic drive system with engine integrated hydraulic machine A hybrid hydraulic drive system for a vehicle comprises a prime mover, a transmission connecting the prime mover to drive wheels, a fluid energy storage accumulator, and a reversible hydraulic machine in fluid communication with the energy storage accumulator and dr... | 09/25/2007 |
| 6672285 | Suction controlled pump for HEUI systems A HEUI system uses a fixed displacement, radial piston pump to provide a generally constant pump flow of high pressure hydraulic fluid over the operating speed range of the radial piston pump to minimize parasitic power drains on the engine. The radial pi... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6668801 | Suction controlled pump for HEUI systems A HEUI system uses a fixed displacement, piston pump to provide a generally constant pump flow of high pressure hydraulic fluid over the operating speed range of the pump to minimize parasitic power drains on the engine. The piston pump includes an orific... | 12/30/2003 |
