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 |
| 7491170 | Noninvasive methods for assessing valvular and ventricular dysfunction This invention provides a system and a method for monitoring a patient's Formation number (Fn) and comparing the measured Fn to the baseline data of healthy persons population or to the patient's past history data to assess the degree of ventricular and/or valvular ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7488548 | Direct methanol feed fuel cell and system Improvements to non acid methanol fuel cells include new formulations for materials. The platinum and ruthenium are more exactly mixed together. Different materials are substituted for these materials. The backing material for the fuel cell electrode is specially tr... | 02/10/2009 |
| D585068 | Memory card with contact exposing openings | 01/20/2009 |
| 7470478 | Direct methanol feed fuel cell and system Improvements to non acid methanol fuel cells include new formulations for materials. The platinum and ruthenium are more exactly mixed together. Different materials are substituted for these materials. The backing material for the fuel cell electrode is specially tr... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7471231 | Column parallel readout with a differential sloped A/D converter A dual slope A/D converter uses two opposite sense ramps added to its differential input. The value in a digital counter is latched at the time when the two ramps intersect. This enables a more consistent switching point, allowing the amplifier to the linear over a ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7464344 | Systems and methods for immersive advertising The invention is directed to systems and Methods for immersive advertising on a wide area network, such as the Internet or World Wide Web. Immersive advertisements are customized presentations developed and imbedded within the body of web content. They can take the ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7457670 | Gobo virtual machine Producing complicated effects based on image processing operations. The image processing operations are defined for a processor which may be different than the processor which is actually used. The processor that is actually used runs an interpreter that interprets ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7445859 | Organic fuel cell methods and apparatus A liquid organic, fuel cell is provided which employs a solid electrolyte membrane. An organic fuel, such as a methanol/water mixture, is circulated past an anode of a cell while oxygen or air is circulated past a cathode of the cell. The cell solid electrolyte memb... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441160 | File system for a stage lighting array system A file system for a stage lighting system that maintains the different files associated with the stage lighting system. Each of the files that can represent an effect are maintained within the system within a configuration file. The configuration file can be updated... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431604 | Clamshell style holding part A clamshell type device which is adapted for use in strain relief. The clamshell surrounds the wire and also surrounds at least a part of the connector that attaches to the wire. The clamshell may press against the connector to hold to the connector and also may pre... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7425384 | Direct methanol feed fuel cell and system Improvements to non acid methanol fuel cells include new formulations for materials. The platinum and ruthenium are more exactly mixed together. Different materials are substituted for these materials. The backing material for the fuel cell electrode is specially tr... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7416809 | Catalyst materials for fuel cells An improved direct liquid-feed fuel cell having a solid membrane electrolyte for electrochemical reactions of an organic fuel. Improvements in interfacing of the catalyst layer and the membrane and activating catalyst materials are disclosed. ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7401934 | File system for a stage lighting array system A file system for a stage lighting system that maintains the different files associated with the stage lighting system. Each of the files that can represent an effect are maintained within the system within a configuration file. The configuration file can be updated... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7387500 | Hydro elastic pump which pumps using non-rotary bladeless and valveless operations A pump formed from an asymmetric tube, which is pinched to form asymmetric forces, that pump fluid. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7357741 | Belt looping A high output light source, such as a stage lighting luminaire, produces light along a path. The belt which drives a driven device is kept away from that path by passing it around the opposite side of the pulley. ... | 04/15/2008 |
