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...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 |
| 7505816 | Actively cooled external energy source, external charger, system of transcutaneous energy transfer, system of transcutaneous charging and method therefore External energy source, external charger, system of transcutaneous energy transfer, system of transcutaneous charging and method thereof. An implantable medical device has a secondary coil operatively coupled to therapeutic componentry. An external power source has ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7482783 | Shipping container for an implantable medical device Shipping container for an implantable medical device having a secondary coil operatively coupled to therapeutic componentry. The container is configured to hold the implantable medical device in the container with the secondary coil positioned within a distance of a... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7415308 | Implantable medical device providing adaptive neurostimulation therapy for incontinence In general, the disclosure is directed to an implantable neurostimulator and system capable of providing adaptive neurostimulation therapy to alleviate incontinence. The neurostimulator operates according to a set of stimulation parameters stored in memory. During o... | 08/19/2008 |
| 6362808 | Arrangement for mapping colors between imaging systems and method therefor A color mapping method is used in transforming colors between color imaging systems. The method includes using forward transformation profiles that characterize the color imaging systems to generate respective sets of device-independent color values for t... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6330572 | Hierarchical data storage management A system and method for managing the storage of files within an HSM system incorporate an architecture and methodology that facilitate the storage and retrieval of large image files as part of an overall image processing workflow. In particular, the syste... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6232954 | Arrangement for high-accuracy colorimetric characterization of display devices and method therefor Arrangements and methods characterize the calorimetric response of a display device. These arrangements and methods use an analytic model selected based on the type of the display device to characterize the calorimetric response of the display device. A l... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6134406 | Belt steering mechanism for use with an electrophotographic imaging system A mechanism for steering a photoconductor belt in an electrophotographic imaging system is disclosed. The photoconductor belt is moved about a support roller system of the imaging system to form a continuous transport path. The photoconductor belt tends t... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6115572 | System for registration of color separation images on a photoconductor belt A system for registration of one or more color separation images on a photoconductor belt prevents misregistration that otherwise can occur between different scan lines and between different latent images due to side-to-side movement of the photoconductor... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6108442 | Characterization of color imaging systems Characterizing a color imaging system involves generating color values representing colors of output samples of the color imaging system. The color values are converted into a device-independent color coordinate system using an adjustable white reference ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6097912 | Protective cover package for an organic photoreceptor belt Disclosed is a protective cover package for an endless, organic photoreceptor belt of an electrophotographic printer. The protective cover package is a flexible, closed loop sheet member which extends about an outer, photoreceptor coated surface of the en... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6091918 | Squeegee apparatus and method for removing developer liquid from an imaging substrate A squeegee apparatus and method for removing excess developer liquid from an imaging substrate in a liquid electrographic imaging system make use of a squeegee roller having a core with a crowned profile. With determination of a proper loading force, the ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088560 | Liquid ink replenishment system for liquid electrographic imaging devices An ink replenishment system for supplying a working solution of an ink to an electrographic imaging device. A plurality of removable ink cartridges each have at least a first compartment containing ink concentrate and a second compartment. A fluid handlin... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6072589 | Arrangement for efficient characterization of printing devices and method therefor A method for characterizing a halftone printer uses a reduced number of test patches to simulate the printing characteristics over the printer's full range of realizable color combinations. The method involves obtaining a set of color values from each of ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6052135 | Combination erase bar and belt position detector system for use with an electrophotographic imaging system An electrophotographic imaging system including a combination erase and belt position detection system which may be employed for belt registration or image registration. In one embodiment, the system includes an erase bar having a pattern of light extendi... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6049682 | Hard cartridge package for an organic photoreceptor belt Disclosed is a cartridge device for packaging an endless, organic photoreceptor belt of an electrophotographic printer. The cartridge device includes a substantially rigid, closed loop support structure and a resilient mechanism. The resilient mechanism e... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6041805 | Valve assembly for a removable ink cartridge A method and valve assembly for fluidly coupling a removable ink cartridge to an imaging device. The valve assembly includes a first assembly portion and a second assembly portion. The first assembly portion includes a first housing having a first valve p... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6033723 | Method and apparatus for coating plurality of wet layers on flexible elongated web Method and apparatus of coating a plurality of wet layers on an flexible elongated web, which is economical to build and easy to operate at high speeds, and an apparatus which can be used to manufacture multi-layer magnetic recording media of the highest ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6027201 | Recalibrating a multi-color imaging system An apparatus and method for recalibrating a multi-color imaging system are provided. The multi-color imaging system is capable of applying different colorants to a substrate based on a plurality of input color values. The input color values control amount... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6014535 | Soft cartridge package for a photoreceptor belt and method of manufacturing soft cartridge package including method of loading photoreceptor belt using soft cartridge package A cartridge device for packaging an endless, organic photoreceptor belt of an electrophotographic printer. The cartridge device is a closed loop support structure manufactured of a resilient material around which the endless belt extends. The resilient su... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5984543 | Apparatus and method for processing and digitizing a light-sensitive photographic element An apparatus for processing and digitizing an exposed silver halide photographic film comprises processing means in which said exposed photographic film is processed to form an analog image on said film, and digitizing means in which said analog image is ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5978003 | Belt position detection system for belt registration in an electrophotographic imaging system A system for belt registration for use in an electrophotographic imaging system, which operates to detect a position of the photoconductor belt uses a pulsed light photodetection system disposed adjacent an edge of the photoconductor belt. The photodetect... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5973768 | Light-tight bag having a trapped air exit A bag and a method of packing a bag for storing sheets of material, such as photosensitive materials, provides a light-tight environment for the photosensitive material. The bag has a rear end which has a serpentine passageway, thereby creating a light-ti... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5967045 | Ink delivery pressure control For control of static ink delivery pressure, a system and method make use of an outer chamber having a first outlet for delivery of ink to an ink printing mechanism, an inner chamber having a second outlet for delivery of ink to the outer chamber, and a p... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5970273 | Ink cartridge for liquid electrographic imaging devices An ink cartridge for use in an ink replenishment system in an electrographic imaging device. The removable ink cartridge is configured to engage with a cartridge interface assembly and a detector in an ink cartridge bay on an electrographic imaging device... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5965314 | Intermediate transfer element for liquid electrophotography The invention is an intermediate transfer element for liquid electrophotography comprising a material which is capable of absorbing the carrier liquid in amounts from 5 to 100% by weight based on the weight of the absorbing material, as well as, a system ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5945249 | Laser absorbable photobleachable compositions A laser addressable thermal imaging element comprising a bleachable photothermal converting dye in association with a heat-sensitive imaging medium, and a photoreducing agent for said dye, said photoreducing agent bleaching said dye on laser address of th... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5935758 | Laser induced film transfer system A laser-induced thermal imaging system having a donor element and a receptor element. The donor element includes a substrate on which is coated transfer material that includes: a binder including a hydroxylic resin; a fluorocarbon additive; a cationic inf... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5933213 | Apparatus and method for imparting a succession of predetermined latent images on a strip of unexposed light sensitive film Apparatus and method for imparting a succession of predetermined machine readable latent images on a strip of unexposed light sensitive film having a series of frames, the succession of latent images being individually indicative each of the series of fra... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5916718 | Method and apparatus for producing a multi-colored image in an electrophotographic system Apparatus and method in which a multi-color image, such as a standard four color image, is assembled on a medium, such as paper or film. Liquid ink contains conventional "solid" colored toner particles and also contains transparent counter ions. The conve... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5905519 | System for registration of color separation images on a photoconductor belt A system for registration of color separation images on a photoconductor belt in an imaging system operates to detect a position of the photoconductor belt using an opening which may be scribed through the belt opaque layer. The registration system detect... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5896158 | System for registration of a photoconductor belt in an electrophotographic imaging system A system for registration of a photoconductor belt in a multi-color electrophotographic imaging system, which operates to detect a position of the photoconductor belt uses a photodetection system disposed adjacent a plurality of scribed lines in the photo... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5893012 | Apparatus and method for removal of back-plated developer An apparatus and method for removing back-plated developer from a development device in a liquid electrographic imaging system make use of a blade disposed to remove back-plated developer from the development device, and a brush disposed to remove the bac... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5886067 | Liquid inks using a controlled crystallinity organosol A liquid ink composition containing organosols having side-chain or main-chain crystallizable polymeric moieties is described. The incorporation of organosols having crystallizable polymeric moieties into the ink compositions provide improved blocking res... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5879003 | Sheet feed apparatus and container for an imaging unit A sheet feed apparatus for an imaging device. The apparatus includes a drive roller, plurality of sheets of photosensitive material, a photographically inert liner having upper and lower surfaces and a container for storing the sheets of photosensitive ma... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5877787 | Apparatus for recalibrating a multi-color imaging system An apparatus and method for recalibrating a multi-color imaging system are provided. The multi-color imaging system is capable of applying different colorants to a substrate based on a plurality of input color values. The input color values control amount... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5805963 | Apparatus and method for removing developer liquid from an imaging substrate An imaging system and method incorporate an apparatus and method for cleaning developer liquid from an imaging substrate such as a photoreceptor. The system and method operate to move the imaging substrate in a first direction, form a latent electrostatic... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5802436 | Apparatus for removal of back-plated developer from a development device An apparatus for removing back-plated developer from a development device includes a shaft, cleaning media mounted about the outer surface of the shaft, means for loading the cleaning media against the development device, and means for rotating the shaft ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5781834 | Apparatus and method for removing developer liquid from an imaging substrate An imaging system and method incorporate an apparatus and method for cleaning developer liquid from an imaging substrate such as a photoreceptor. The system and method operate to move the imaging substrate in a first direction, form a latent electrostatic... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5765091 | Container and liner combination having interlocking feature for storing sheet of photosensitive material, liner and method for loading such sheets into a container and with such a container liner combination A container and liner combination includes an interlock feature. Multiple sheets of photosensitive material are placed on the liner. The container has a base in which the liner is positioned. The base has a interlock feature and the liner has a mating int... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5755881 | Apparatus for removing material from a coated moving web and coating apparatus using such apparatus Apparatus for removing an excess amount of a liquid coating material from portions of a moving web following coating of the moving web with the liquid coating material along a coating path. A vacuum head having a suction slot is defined by upstream and do... | 05/26/1998 |
