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 |
| 4753058 | Elevated floor panel and method of manufacturing same An elevated floor panel is disclosed in which a lower sheet metal element is formed with a plurality of projections extending from the lower plane of the panel to the upper planar surface. The projections are formed in sequential die drawing operations. I... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4744188 | Suspended island ceiling system A suspended island ceiling system is disclosed in which conventional grid runners are interconnected to produce a rectangular grid. The grid defines openings in which ceiling panels are supported. The grid includes perimeter runners and inner runners whic... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4696142 | Suspension ceiling with snap-up panels A snap-up panel for suspension ceiling systems is disclosed. The panel is formed of sheet metal and provides a central planar section and four upwardly extending flanges along the edges of the planar section. Each flange is formed with an inwardly directe... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4689870 | Method of making honeycomb floor panel Honeycomb floor panels for use in elevated floors or the like are disclosed. The honeycomb structure provides similar metal strips providing lateral cuts along one edge providing angulated tabs. The angulation of the tabs provides an angulated throat havi... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4679375 | Suspension ceiling grid system with narrow-faced grid A narrow-faced suspension ceiling grid system is disclosed which includes grid tees providing central webs and relatively narrow, oppositely extending flanges in combination with panel centering means. The narrow flanges provide improved aesthetics and re... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4671832 | Access floor panel with edge trim An access floor panel construction employing peripheral trim channel elements joined together at the panel corners and fixed at their mid-lengths to the edges of a main body. As disclosed, the trim elements are of an organic thermoplastic material and are... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4660348 | Linear metal ceiling and wall system A linear panel wall and ceiling system is disclosed which provides a carrier strip which can be coiled in long lengths for storage and shipment. Such carrier strip provides longitudinally aligned and relatively closely spaced, narrow slots extending along... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4648230 | Locking connection for suspension ceiling grid systems A suspension ceiling grid system is disclosed which provides intersections including through-runners and oppositely extending runner ends. The through-runner is provided with a connector opening and the runner ends are provided with identical end connecto... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4646506 | Linear panel ceilings and the like A linear panel ceiling system is disclosed in which generally U-shaped elongated panels can be mounted in abutting relationship or in a spaced relationship. When the panels are installed in a spaced relationship, an insert is snapped into a groove extendi... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4642418 | Utility module for walls and the like A wall-mounted electrical utility module is disclosed which provides an open, rectangular frame mounted in an opening in one side of a wall. The adjacent, opposite panel closes the rearward side of the frame and cooperates therewith to provide a module ch... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4640064 | Suspension ceiling system combining snap-up pans and lay-in panels A suspension ceiling system is disclosed which combines snap-up pans and lay-in panels. Such system includes runners formed with channels at the lower edges thereof formed by opposed lateral flanges, depending side walls, and inturned lips. The inturned l... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4628656 | Demountable wall panel A demountable wall system is disclosed in which panels are removably connected to H-shaped metal studs. The principal structure of the panel is provided by a wallboard having a width less than the modular spacing between studs. Sheet metal mounting strips... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4625491 | Elevated floor panel with integral trim A floor panel for elevated floors and the like is disclosed in which a high-pressure laminate floor covering is laminated to the load surface of the panel base. The laminate is provided with a decorative exposed surface and an inner body portion rearwardl... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4621468 | Concrete metal-backed access floor panel A composite access floor panel is disclosed which provides a sheet metal pan filled with a lightweight concrete material. The bottom wall of the pan is contoured so that the thickness of the concrete varies from one location to another. The illustrated pa... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4621474 | Grid connectors for suspension ceiling A suspension ceiling grid system is disclosed which provides intersections including through-runners and oppositely extending runner ends. The through-runner is provided with a connector opening and the runner ends are provided with identical end connecto... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4611453 | Suspension ceiling grid connectors A suspension ceiling grid system is disclosed which provides intersections including through-runners and oppositely extending runner ends. The through-runner is provided with a connector opening and the runner ends are provided with identical end connecto... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4603229 | Utility module for walls An electrical service module for wall installation is disclosed. The module includes upper and lower plate assemblies which extend between adjacent studs and are supported at their ends on such studs. Various types of electrical outlets are mounted on suc... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4598514 | Suspension ceiling grid runner with expansion means A fire-rated type suspension ceiling grid runner is disclosed having expansion means intermediate its ends which collapse when the runner expands due to elevated temperatures occurring during a fire or the like. The runner provides a boxlike panel support... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4598521 | Suspension ceiling grid with end connector A grid system for suspension ceilings is disclosed having an end connector providing an inverted, U-shaped end portion adapted to nest over the upper edge of an associated web of a runner extending through the intersection. An integral tongue is bendable ... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4594833 | Honeycomb floor panel and the like Honeycomb floor panels for use in elevated floors or the like are disclosed. The honeycomb structure provides similar metal strips providing lateral cuts along one edge providing angulated tabs. The angulation of the tabs provides an angulated throat havi... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4583340 | Fixture support clip for suspension ceiling grid systems A fixture support clip is disclosed for use with a suspension ceiling grid system. Such grid system provides transversely interconnecting runners having a central web and opposed ceiling support flanges for supporting ceiling members such as ceiling tiles... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4578910 | Elevated floor panel system A system for interlocking the edges and corners of adjacent panels of a pedestal supported, elevated floor construction. Edge and corner clamp units are put in place after set-up of the panels. The edge clamp units include a lower elongated element which ... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4574547 | Window system for demountable walls A window system for demountable walls is disclosed which eliminates the necessity of custom-sizing of windows to compensate for variations in floor-to-ceiling spacing. The window system provides jacking means mounted on the lower window frame member which... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4574555 | Access floor panel with edge trim An access floor panel construction employing peripheral trim channel elements joined together at the panel corners and fixed at their mid-lengths to the edges of a main body. As disclosed, the trim elements are of an organic thermoplastic material and are... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4573304 | Honeycomb floor panel and the like Honeycomb floor panels for use in elevated floors or the like are disclosed. The honeycomb structure provides similar metal strips providing lateral cuts along one edge providing angulated tabs. The angulation of the tabs provides an angulated throat havi... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4546584 | Wall panel system providing resilient joints A panel system for walls, ceilings, and the like is disclosed in which the panels are provided with a flexible surface material which extends into resilient means that operate to press the surface material of adjacent panels into face-to-face contact to p... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4545170 | Expanded metal products A novel and improved, expanded metal is disclosed along with novel and improved products incorporating such expanded metal. The expanded metal is formed from a piece of sheet metal which is lanced in nested arrays so that when the metal is expanded, diago... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4535580 | Screw slot runner system A screw slot runner system for suspension ceiling grids is disclosed. The system provides runners having a central web, an enclosed bulb at the upper edge of the web, and a downwardly opened channel at the lower edge of the web. Opposing, inturned lips de... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4531340 | Beam splice for supporting grid systems A beam member for use in a suspended ceiling system for retaining removable panel sections includes at each longitudinal end an integral tongue and a tongue-receiving recess for joining the beam member in end-to-end relationship with another beam member h... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4520609 | Grid tee for suspension ceilings or the like Grid tees for suspension ceilings are disclosed in which a cross section is provided concentrating material at the two extremities of the grid tees. Such grid tee sections are also formed to provide a shear center which is centrally located substantially ... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4514945 | Window insulating system A window insulating system including horizontally and vertically arranged channel members positioned in a window wall opening and spaced inwardly of the window surface. Insulating panels are positioned in the channels and can either be opaque fiberglass p... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4505083 | Delineated ceiling grid in suspended ceiling A ceiling runner is disclosed for use in a ceiling grid system of a suspended ceiling. Each of the main and lateral runners of this ceiling grid system has a similar shape in the flange at the lower end of a generally T-shaped structure. Such flange has f... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4499697 | Suspended ceiling with removable tee sections A suspension ceiling grid system is disclosed in which cross members are provided with end connectors inserted from opposite sides through openings in runners extending perpendicularly thereto. The end connectors are provided with resilient lock means whi... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4492066 | Suspension ceiling grid system A basketweave-type suspension ceiling grid system is disclosed wherein the grid members are generally U-shaped providing a relatively wide face portion, oppositely extending panel support flanges, and a pair of spaced and parallel webs. The system provide... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4485605 | Suspension ceiling grid with removable grid members A suspension ceiling grid having removable grid members is disclosed. Such grid is of the basketweave type and includes a plurality of grid assemblies interconnected to form a grid. Each assembly is provided with a similar first or male connection at its ... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4484428 | Suspended ceiling grid system A clip member is disclosed for underlying the areas of interconnection of main and cross runner members of a grid system for suspended ceilings. The runner members include downwardly opening recesses between their respective tile supporting flanges, and t... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4484426 | Support system for landscape screens A support system for landscape screens is disclosed in which the panels of an elevated or computer floor are provided with sockets which receive studs. The studs are mounted on tracks which, in turn, are secured to the lower side of the landscape screen. ... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4470239 | Suspended ceiling grid system A suspended ceiling grid system formed of main runners (10) and cross runners (40) disposed at right angles to the main runners to define grid openings for the reception of ceiling tiles (T). Each of the runners (10, 40) includes a bulb (12, 42) a pair of... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4448006 | Grid ceiling structure and method of converting An elongated bracket used in converting a tee grid/lay-in panel ceiling structure to a linear beam array structure. The bracket has first gripping elements for attachment of the bracket to tees with lay-in panels in place on such tees and second gripping ... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4443991 | Demountable partition structure A demountable wall system is disclosed providing metal studs adapted to be positioned along the joints between adjacent wall panels. The studs provide outer flanges which are positioned in kerfs along the edges of the panels and inner flanges which engage... | 04/24/1984 |
