...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 |
| 8148320 | Peptide inhibitors of ABL kinases Provided are purified compounds comprising SEQ ID NO:1, where the tyrosine at residue (10) is phosphorylated. Also provided are purified compounds comprising SEQ ID NO:1, where the amino acid sequence of the compound is less than 400 amino acids. Additionally provid... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8110719 | ABI1 conditional knockout mouse Genetically engineered conditional knock-out mice having conditional disruption of the Abi1/Hssh3bp1 gene are disclosed along with methods of making and using same. ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7928084 | Regulation of integrin surface expression Disclosed are methods and compositions for preventing and treating conditions associated with platelet aggregation, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition that modifies the interaction of DNAJC10 with αIIbβ3 in a megakaryocyte... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7629443 | Neutralizing monoclonal antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus The present invention provides an isolated antibody capable of binding to the receptor-binding domain of the spike protein of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) so as to competitively inhibit the binding of the SARS-CoV to host c... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7169547 | High concentration white blood cells as a therapeutic product A therapeutic product formed from a high concentration of white blood cells having a high degree of cell viability. The white blood cells are sequestered from their normal population presence in whole blood by placing the blood into a container and preventing coagul... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6838240 | Methods for diagnosis and treatment of Bloom's syndrome The present invention provides a method for diagnosing Bloom's syndrome (BS) as well as determining whether a subject is a carrier of a mutated BLM gene. The present invention also provides one or more single-stranded nucleic acid probes and antibodies which may be ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6727240 | Methods for preventing HIV-1 or HIV-2 infection A method of preventing HIV-1 or HIV-2 infection by administering to a human a pharmaceutically effective anti-HIV-1 or anti-HIV-2 amount of a tin or silicon protoporphyrin IX or tin or silicon mesoporphyrin IX, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6723322 | Angiogenic Onchocerca volvulus proteins and uses thereof The present invention provides a method for inducing angiogenesis in a tissue, by contacting the tissue with an amount of Ov-ASP effective to induce angiogenesis in the tissue. The present invention further provides a method for screening for an anti-Ov-ASP factor, ... | 04/20/2004 |