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 |
| 5779905 | Process for the depyrogenation of injectable pharmaceutical solutions The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of injectable solutions of pharmaceutical products and/or of diagnostic agents, characterized by an extremely high degree of purity as regards the low content of bacterial endotoxins. The proc... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5779078 | Intermodal container tank construction There is provided an intermodal container tank construction wherein the tank vessel is connected to and supported on the respective structural end frames by respective connecting systems. Each connecting system includes a space frame structure interconnec... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5778145 | Thermoforming apparatus with pivotable heating panel portions for emergency moving thereof An oven for use be in heating stations of thermoforming apparatus, comprises a heating panel constituted by panel portions which can be mutually opened or separated by a controlled falling operation or by gravity. Thus, in an emergency condition, the pane... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5776404 | Method of making multiple width fiber strip A method is described for the production of a multiple width fiber strip consisting of crimped interlaced filaments and having several zones extending in longitudinal direction of the fiber strip as well as at least one predetermined tear line (4) extendi... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5773466 | Pharmaceutical product comprising sympathomimetic drug having therapeutic properties on the human sensibility and autocinesis in general A pharmaceutical product is disclosed which interferes with pathologies of human sensitivity and of the motor system. This product comprises parasympathomimetic drugs, in particular carbachol, methacholine or bethanechol and it has a broad application in ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5772651 | Container for diagnostic contrast compositions A packaging ready for the use for the oral administration of air-free diagnostic contrast solutions or suspensions comprising an air-tight collapsible container, equipped with a distributing beak with a sealing detachable cap, containing a diagnostic dega... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5771880 | Multipurpose gas burner A multipurpose gas burner includes a rear housing, a front housing, a pressure regulating device, a control device, a gas release device and an outer tube unit. The rear housing contains a conventional gas container and is provided with a press rod and an... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5766708 | Ski poles for skiers made of material having high resistance and inherently fragile The ski pole is made of a material having high resistance and being inherently fragile and it is provided, corresponding to the interior or exterior part with at least one structure which extends substantially along the entire length of the ski pole, the ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5766024 | Lamp socket structure A lamp socket structure consisting of an insulated housing, a cover, at least one insulated conductor, a conductive screw shell and a plurality of piercing plates wherein the portion of the insulated conductor and the piercing plates are securely disposed... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5762742 | Process for the embellishment of skins and installation for carrying out the process The process for the embellishment of skins (91) comprises the following operations: application of an embellishing film (6) on a support belt (4); drying the embellishing film; coupling the skins (91) to the embellishing film after addition of a gluing ma... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761829 | High yield apparatus for drying rigid or flexible printed circuit boards The present invention relates to a high yield apparatus for drying rigid or flexible printed circuit boards. The apparatus comprises a box-like structure which defines a drying tunnel, having an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The apparatus comprises... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761282 | Multi-user personal message transmitting and receiving system A multi-user personal message transmitting and receiving system utilizing a conventional facsimile machine, a conventional facsimile machine having line connections to the input/output port of a computer, a conventional paperless facsimile machine with me... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5759647 | Tubular article method for injection molding thereof A long tubular article characterized by having a smooth surface and a substantially uniform wall thickness in the circumferential direction and the longitudinal direction and by being produced by injection molding a thermoplastic resin and a method for th... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5756857 | Cyclohexanol derivative, cool feeling and cool feeling composition containing the same, process for producing the derivative and intermediate therefor A cyclohexanol derivative represented by the following general formula (1) and preferably the following general formula (1a): ##STR1## wherein R represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. The above cyclohexanol derivative... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5755321 | Desktop with mounted rectangular structures There is provided a stationary platform adapted to be positioned on a desk and having intersecting grooves formed on the top surface of the platform so that a plurality of blocks are formed. A plurality of structures are also provided having flanged rims ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5753324 | Fiber-reinforced composite cylindrical form A fiber-reinforced composite cylindrical form formed by winding up unidirectional prepreg sheets around a mandrel according to such four patterns as to set the fiber winding angles of the resulting layers thereof at 0°, 90°, 40° to 50°, and -40°... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5750793 | Process for the synthesis of nabumetone New process for the synthesis of the antiinflammatory drug known as nabumetone that consists in reacting 2-acetyl-5-bromo-6-methoxynaphthalene with an alkyl acetate in presence of an alkaline alcoholate to get 4-(5-bromo-6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)-4-hydroxybut... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5750534 | Nalbuphine esters having long acting analgesic action and method of use Long acting analgesic nalbuphine prodrugs, and pharmaceutical composition comprising the nalbuphine prodrugs are described. These prodrugs are long-acting injectable analgesics when administered intramuscularly, subcutaneously, orally, or transdermally.... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5749528 | Reversible spray tip There is provided a reversible spray tip or nozzle used with a spray gun or like device for hydraulically atomizing and spraying liquids such as paint. The spray tip includes a plastic housing having a forward extending spray tip guard integral therewith,... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5749630 | Gravity unloading mechanism A gravity unloading method for cargo box having split bottom plates. A pair of rectangular split bottom plates abut at one of the long sides of the bottom plates and pivoted near the other of the long sides thereof on the bottom of the cargo box. Force is... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5747729 | Propellants with a high specific impulse, comprising furazane derivatives The present invention relates to solid propellants with high specific impulse and/or high impulse per unit volume, more particularly so-called "clean" propellants, that is to say containing no constituents whose combustion gives halogen-containing product... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5741813 | Compounds for the treatment of hepatoma Compounds of general Formula I in which the substituents of R1 -R7 are hydrogen, hydroxy group, C1-6 alkyl group, C1-6 alkoxy group, or epoxypropoxy, but at the most, six of the substituents can simultaneously b... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5738553 | Clamp for connecting the poles of a battery The present invention relates to a clamp for connecting the poles of a battery, the clamp being made of a cold-pressed brass material, so as to fit all the functional type of requirements while alleviating the environmental problems related to the making ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5738482 | Apparatus for gripping and transporting slabs of great dimensions having feeding suckers The apparatus has a carriage (1) which moves along rails (4) and which is provided with a rod (9) which may have a circular cross-section and which carries the vertical uprights (10). The apparatus also has a rotation group (6) and a translation group (7)... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5734060 | Method of preparing acylisocyanates The invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of acyl isocyanates which consists in reacting oxalyl chloride with an N-trialkylsilylcarboxamide or an N,N-bis(trialkylsilyl)carboxamide. The process makes it possible to obtain acyl isocyanates in ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5733528 | Paramagnetic chelates for nuclear magnetic resonance diagnosis New compounds endowed with a chelating property for paramagnetic bi- and trivalent metal ions, their chelates with said metal ions and their use as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are described. A method of obtaining images of organs a... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5733234 | Method and apparatus for producing fiber skeins A method of producing at least one filter skein for cigarettes and other smokable rod-shaped articles, from at least one filter tow strip comprises the steps of: (a) drawing at least one filter tow strip, from at least one supply, (b) feeding the at least... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5730250 | Gear type grease pump A gear type grease pump includes a motor fixed on the top surface of a base plate, a gear type pump fixed on the bottom surface of the base plate, the pump having a pair of gears engaged with each other and rotationally driven by the motor for rotating, a... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5731259 | Cationic polysaccharides A synthesis is described for the preparation of cationic polymer materials with a semisynthetic matrix, having superabsorption characteristics towards water and saline solutions. More particularly, cellulose cationic derivatives are described, having supe... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5725874 | Solubilizer and external preparations containing the same Percutaneously absorbable preparations which comprise, by weight, 0.001 to 20%, preferably 0.1 to 20%, of 3-l-menthoxy-propane-1,2-diol as a solubilizer for a drug and 0.001 to 20%, preferably 0.5 to 10%, of the drug as two essential ingredients, the bala... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5724688 | Multipurpose tool A multipurpose tools including two blades pivoted by a pivot, a torsional spring mounted around the pivot and having two opposite ends respectively fastened to either blade, and a limit plate pivotally fastened to one blade and releasably stopped against ... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5724744 | Self-leveling device mounted on a rotating base for projecting laser rays The projector device for laser rays (4) is mounted on an apparatus which oscillates and is self-leveling (2, 3, 5) under the force of gravity whereby in the equilibrium position a ray is projected on one or more walls always in a perfectly horizontal posi... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5723704 | Process for the preparation of alkyl chlorides Process for the preparation of alkyl chlorides, characterized in that: a) in a first stage a primary mono- or polyhydric alcohol, which has a C4 -C30 carbon chain which is saturated, substituted or otherwise by one or more chlorine atoms ... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5722572 | Machine for ironing cloth articles such as shirts and the like The present invention relates to an improved ironing machine, in particular for ironing cloth articles such as shirts and the like. The machine comprises a base structure which supports a first ironing station provided with a dummy for supporting from ins... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5723622 | Synthetic method for making pyridin-propyl-sulphobetaine without any risks for the human beings and the environment A synthetic method for making pyridin-propyl-sulphobetaine, without any risks for the human beings and the environment is described. It comprises reacting a pyridine substituted alkyldihalogenide and then sulphonating in water with an alkylhalogenide solv... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5716076 | Fitting assembly for suction washing machines for cleaning floors, moquettes and carpets The present invention relates to a fitting assembly for suction-washing machines, for cleaning floors, moquettes, carpets and the like. The fitting assembly comprises at least two tubular lengths, which are mutually removably coaxially associated with one... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5714081 | Dismountable mechanical core and procedure for implementing it A dismountable mechanical core (1) includes a counterform (2) attached to a central mandrel (3,8), the counterform components being able to be handled remotely and with complete safety. These components of the counterform are connected and attached to the... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5711400 | Mountable work platform for a ladder The present invention relates to a mountable work platform for use on a ladder, comprising a long plate and a short plate. The long plate and the short plate each further comprise a plurality of plates, arranged in a row and connected by a connection bar ... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5711895 | Fluid composition for use in a refrigerating machine in which the refrigerating machine oil is at least one hydrocarbon compound of a formula consisting of two phenyl groups joined through an alkylene or alkenylene group A refrigerating machine oil for use with a hydrofluorocarbon refrigerant in a refrigerator, which comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon compounds represented by the following general formulas (1), (2) and (3) ... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5709161 | Sewing machine for sewing overlapping materials and making ornamental seams on a surface of a single material An improved sewing machine, for sewing overlapping materials and making ornamental seams on a single material comprises: a first supplying assembly for supplying a first seaming yarn, arranged under the pieces to be seamed, a second supplying assembly for... | 01/20/1998 |
