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 |
| 6560823 | Method for optimizing the length of the blank for an open-type clamp and clamp made with the use of this method A method for optimizing the length of a blank for an open-type clamp with overlapping band portions, a tightening device and a device with complementary profiles in the inner and outer clamping band portions to assure a gap-free and stepless inner clampin... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6463632 | Guide arrangement for tightening tool emplacement in hose clamps provided with plastically deformable ears A guide arrangement for minimizing incorrect emplacement of a tightening tool at a plastically deformable ear of a hose clamp which includes male guide profiles in the clamp adapted to cooperate with female guide profiles in the tightening tool to permit ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6457212 | Method of making hose clamps with internal clamping surfaces devoid of steps or gaps and products made by such method A method for manufacturing an open-type clamp and clamps made by such a method with an arrangement assuring gap-free and stepless internal clamping surfaces which include one of a female and male configuration at the end of the inner clamping band portion... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6386131 | Hybrid ship hull A hybrid ship hull which includes three parts and whose stem and bow parts are made of composite materials while the mid-section is made of hybrid steel framing with a composite skin or of advanced double-steel hull or of conventional steel hull construct... | 05/14/2002 |
| 5865810 | Skin protector for ultrasonic-assisted liposuction and accessories A skin protector and accessories for protection of a skin incision during minimally invasive surgical procedures requiring protection from thermal and frictional abrasion, for example, during ultrasonic-assisted liposuction. The skin protector incorporate... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5773802 | Hair care system using microwave energy for heating A hair care system for applying heat generated by microwave energy to hair, in which an auxiliary heat source is adapted to be exposed to microwave energy and convert the microwave energy into heat and store the same for subsequent use in treating or cond... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5768751 | Low profile earless clamp An earless clamp structure in which the clamping band is provided with tool-engaging abutment surfaces for tightening the clamp and a mechanical connection for connecting the overlapping band portions in the completely tightened condition; to avoid liftin... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5676871 | Energy efficient hair curler system A hair curler system in which a number of hair curlers and curler lifters are stored in individual compartments insulated with respect to one another and with respect to the outside to thereby effectively improve energy efficiency of the curler system. Th... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5655696 | Adjustable bicycle rack A bicycle rack with a substantially planar carrier surface extending in the longitudinal direction, longitudinal frame members, whereby the carrier surface is adapted to be modified at least in one of size and configuration by the use of cross rail assemb... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5651773 | Skin protector for ultrasonic-assisted liposuction and accessories A skin protector and accessories for protection of the skin incision during ultrasonic-assisted liposuction from thermal and frictional abrasion includes a skin protector made from sterilizable material which resists deformation and incorporates an outer ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5615456 | Tolerance-compensating reusable clamp structure A clamp structure with a clamping band which can be used, for example, to fixedly secure a hose on a nipple and which includes a tightening arrangement for tightening the clamp structure about the object to be fastened and a tolerance-compensating arrange... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5613281 | Hose clamp A band made from a material normally elastically non-stretchable in its longitudinal direction to which elastic stretchability is imparted by one or more sections which include lateral non-rectilinear band portions on both sides of the central longitudina... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5573016 | Two-partite hair curler assembly A two-partite hair curler which includes a first relatively fixed part and a second relatively movable part, movable between an extended and retracted position relative to the first part, whereby the second part has a curler surface on which hair is adapt... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5564167 | Reinforced ear structure for clamps A reinforced ear structure for a hose clamp or the like in which the reinforcement includes tab-like reinforcing members extending along the longitudinal sides of the bridging portion which are bent downwardly and/or a relatively shallow reinforcing depre... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5548876 | Lever-type clamp A clamp structure with a clamping band, with a lever-type band tightening closure mechanism including a relatively fixed part and a lever part relatively movable with respect to said relatively fixed part, whereby the relatively fixed part has a base port... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5544392 | Clamp structure with spring element An open clamp structure in which overlapping band portions are mechanically connected by a spring separate from the clamping band; the spring is thereby of low profile having a top portion and lateral portions passing over into mutually facing end portion... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5537721 | Tolerance-compensating hose clamp A clamp structure with a clamping band which can be used, for example, to fixedly secure a hose on a nipple and which includes a tightening arrangement for tightening the clamp structure about the object to be fastened by plastic deformation and a toleran... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5498257 | Cartilage and graft palette A cartilage and graft palette structure with a bottom, upwardly extending front and rear walls and two lateral walls interconnecting the front and rear walls to form the frame of a generally rectangular tray-like structure, as viewed in plan view. The fro... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5487209 | Self-tightening clamp structure A so-called stepless self-tightening clamp structure having a first clamping position and a second non-clamping position in which the clamping band is under prestress of its inherent spring characteristics. To latchingly hold the clamp structure in its se... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5437081 | Hose clamp A band made from a material normally elastically non-stretchable in its longitudinal direction to which elastic stretchability is imparted by one or more sections which include lateral non-rectilinear band portions on both sides of the central longitudina... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5402554 | Clamp structure with sawtooth-like locking arrangement A reusable clamp structure in which the clamping band is provided with a tongue-like extension at one end and with a fork-like end portion at the other end which includes a slot-like opening; a form-locking connection of the open ends of the clamping band... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5390395 | Earless, stepless clamp structure A so-called stepless clamp structure whose clamping band is provided at one end with a tongue-like extension and whose other end is provided with a slot-like opening. Outwardly extending hooks on the tongue-like extension are adapted to engage with the be... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5385365 | Safety ski binding A safety ski binding in which the bottom of the ski boot is held out of contact with the top of the ski to eliminate the influence of frictional forces on the safety release and in which the anti-friction roller of the toe support structure is mounted on ... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5351927 | Book holder for use with stand assemblies A book holder with a back plate, a transparent cover plate movable relative to the back plate, and a connection between the back plate and the cover plate which permits the cover plate to move relative to the back plate so as to provide guided movement of... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5339496 | Self-aligning clamp structure An open self-aligning clamp the overlapping inner and outer band portions of which are adapted to be mechanically connected before tightening about the object to be fastened thereby by a plastically deformable so-called "Oetiker" ear; the mechanical conne... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5333360 | Expandable clamp structure of the earless type An externally expandable earless clamp structure, in which a hook-like member in the outer band portion is adapted to engage in a hook-receiving aperture in the end area of the inner band portion to connect the overlapping band portions, a first inwardly ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5325578 | Apparatus and method for automatically installing clamps A method and apparatus for automatically installing a clamp made from a flat blank on an object to be fastened thereby, in which individual blanks are separated from a supply of such blanks, are fed as individual blanks to a deformation station where the ... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5326325 | Clamp structure for balancing rotating members A balancing arrangement for a rotating member which includes a clamp structure with a clamping band adapted to be tightened on the rotating member; the clamping band includes a first inner clamping band portion and a second outer clamping band portion eit... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5321879 | Apparatus and method for automatically installing and fastening clamps onto objects to be fastened A method and apparatus for carrying out the method in which a clamp made from a flat blank is plastically deformed into circular shape, is locked in its closed condition, is transferred from the deformation station to a transfer station where it is placed... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5305499 | Hose clamp An open clamp structure capable of withstanding very high tightening forces, with a clamping band whose overlapping inner and outer band portions are mechanically locked by a mechanical interconnection including outwardly extending hooks near the free end... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5299344 | Reinforcing arrangement for open hose clamps, especially screw-type hose clamps A clamp structure with a clamping band whose ends are drawn together by a screw-type tightening mechanism that includes a first band tightening member secured near one band end, a second band tightening member secured near the other band end and a screw m... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5287169 | Contractless mode of electroreflectance A method and apparatus for a contactless mode of electroreflectance (ER) which utilizes a condenser-like system, of which the front electrode is light transparent, i.e., for instance, consists of a transparent conductive coating on a transparent substrate... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5284368 | Connection for flexible and stretchable tubes, especially silicon tubes A tube connection consisting of a nipple structure and a sleeve member in which the nipple structure includes a tube-receiving portion provided, starting from an abutment surface with a substantially cylindrical section and an outwardly flaring clamping s... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5283931 | Reusable earless clamp structure An open reusable clamp structure, especially of the earless type, with a clamping band having overlapping inner and outer band portions adapted to be detachably interconnected by mechanical connecting means; first tool-engaging surfaces are provided in th... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5282295 | Deformable ear for clamps A reinforced ear structure for use in a clamp whose clamping band is intended to be contracted by relatively large tightening forces; the ear consists of two outwardly extending leg portions and a reinforced bridging portion interconnecting the leg portio... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5274886 | Clamp structure with preassembly arrangement An open clamp structure, especially for earless clamp structures which includes a clamping band with a mechanical interlock in the form of at least one outwardly extending hook in the inner band portion adapted to engage in an aperture of the outer band p... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5270797 | Method and apparatus for determining a material's characteristics by photoreflectance using improved computer control A method and apparatus for determining the characteristics of materials, particularly of semiconductors, semiconductor heterostructures and semiconductor interfaces by the use of photoreflectance, in which monochromatic light and modulated light beam refl... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5259128 | Snowshoe A snowshoe binding providing facilitated entry and exit which includes a support housing made of semi-rigid material having rearwardly extending lateral support arms integral with the support housing to increase lateral support. The toe binding utilizes a... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5260772 | Method and apparatus for determining a material's characteristics by photoreflectance A method and apparatus for determining the characteristics of materials, particularly of semi-conductors, semi-conductor heterostructures and semi-conductor interfaces by the use of photoreflectance, in which monochromatic light and modulated light beam r... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5255070 | Method for determining interface properties of semiconductor materials by photoreflectance A method for determining information about properties at interfaces of semi-conductor materials in which a probe bean monochromatic light is directed onto a material sample which is itself electromodulated by a modulated pump beam, whereby the light refle... | 10/19/1993 |
