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 |
| 7784853 | Protection device for motor vehicles In order to design a protection device for motor vehicles, comprising a protection element protecting again draft and/or radiation, wherein for the mounting on a motor vehicle body the protection device has two fixing devices which are arranged on oppositely located... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7766415 | Windbreak device A windbreak device for motor vehicles, in particular cabriolet vehicles, is provided, comprising a windbreak base which is disposed level with a beltline of a vehicle body, and a wind deflector which is connected to the windbreak base in an articulated manner and ca... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7699381 | Windbreak device In order to improve a windbreak device for motor vehicles, in particular for cabriolet vehicles, comprising a windbreak base which can be mounted such that it is fixed to the vehicle and on which a wind deflector which extends in a wind deflector surface can be moun... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7699335 | Trailer coupling In order for a trailer coupling comprising a ball neck which can be moved between an operating position and a rest position and has a coupling ball, also comprising a vehicle-mounted pivot-bearing unit, in which the pivot-bearing body is accommodated such that it ca... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7604249 | Trailer-coupling arrangement In order to provide, as straightforwardly as possible, a trailer coupling comprising a ball neck which can be moved between an operating position and a rest position and has a pivot-bearing body disposed at a first end and a coupling ball disposed at a second end, a... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7367608 | Wind stop device In order, in the case of a wind stop device for motor vehicles, in particular, convertible vehicles, comprising a cover for a section of a passenger compartment opening of a vehicle body, this cover being arranged at the level of a belt line of the vehicle body, and... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7226118 | Wind stop device In order to improve a wind stop device, in particular, for convertible vehicles, comprising a wind blocker rising above a belt line of a body, and a cover connected to the wind blocker for an area, located behind the wind blocker in relation to a direction of travel... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216886 | Trailer coupling In order to provide a trailer coupling for motor vehicles comprising a bearing element, a towing element which can be pivoted in relation to the bearing element between an operative position and a rest position and displaced in the direction of the pivot axis betwee... | 05/15/2007 |
| 6145812 | Jack The vehicle jack comprises a support having a base plate and a cap bordering together an interior space. The latter contains a bevel gear with a first gearwheel rotatable about a first, inclined axis and a second gearwheel rotatable about a second, vertic... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6125725 | Device for rotating at least one rotatable element The device for manually rotating at least one rotatable element, particularly an element of a jack, possesses a handle, a pivot and a coupling member. The handle has two arms. The handle and the pivot consist of a one-piece rod or of two rods which were i... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6058702 | Exhaust system for a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle A motor vehicle has an internal combustion engine and an exhaust system with an exhaust which has at least one catalytic converter and at least one silencer, for example two silencers. Each silencer is connected fairly firmly to the vehicle bottom and/or ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5961220 | Swing-aside bearing device for a socket A bearing device for a socket for providing an electrical connection between a towing and a towed vehicle has a base bearing element which can be mounted at the level of the rear bumper on the towing vehicle, and also a bearing element for the socket whic... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5881553 | Exhaust manifold The exhaust manifold has a plurality of individual pipes each having an inlet which is detachably connected to an exhaust gas outlet of an internal combustion engine. Each individual pipe has a catalytic converter section which makes an angle with the inl... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5645803 | Catalyst means for the catalytic treatment of exhaust gas catalytic converter The catalyst means for the catalytic treatment of exhaust gas have at least one catalyst support with a packet of alternating first and second sheet metal members. Each first sheet metal member has a main section with a number of protuberances, for exampl... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5484575 | Catalytic converter for the catalytic treatment of exhaust gas The catalytic converter has a casing with an inlet and an outlet and a gas-permeable catalyst element which is arranged in the casing and has an exhaust gas entry surface. A guide surface which faces the orifice of the inlet, is a distance away from its e... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5398407 | Method for producing a device for muffling sound or catalytic treatment of exhaust The invention is directed to a method for producing a device forming a muffler 1 or a catalytic converter comprising a casing having an outer wall part 4 and an inner wall part 5. The two wall parts 4, 5 are connected with one another at least at the ends... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5273724 | Catalytic converter The catalytic converter has a casing with two one-piece shells. These each have a curved section and flanges projecting outward away therefrom. The flanges are welded to one another in pairs and make an angle with one another at least in a substantial par... | 12/28/1993 |
