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 |
| 8175423 | Filtered fiber optic probe A fiber optic probe assembly which incorporate a series of graduated shaped and nestable members, e.g. cylindrical annular members which enable uniform and repetitive construction and assembly of the probes resulting in a high degree of quality control. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172905 | Spinal implant A spinal implant for insertion in the intervertebral space is formed as a hollow cage, wedge shaped in profile, with a lesser height leading end for a low profile entry. The cage has two open sides with a plurality of angled teeth along opposite longitudinal edges f... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167450 | Portable lighting device Disclosed is a portable light that can be secured to most any fixed object by use of an elastic band attachment mechanism. The elastic band securement device is form fitting and fully adjustable with the ends of the securement device placed beneath a cover of the li... | 05/01/2012 |
| D658374 | Deck box | 05/01/2012 |
| D658191 | Adjustable computer monitor organizing frame | 04/24/2012 |
| D658041 | Hose pot | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157845 | Pivotable vetrebral spacer According to one exemplary embodiment, a pivotable interbody spacer system includes an insertion instrument configured to manipulate a pivotable interbody spacer during surgical insertion, wherein the insertion instrument includes means for coupling the interbody sp... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157801 | Intramedullary screw and tang for orthopedic surgery One method of reducing fractures in long bones is to insert an intramedullary screw through the bone canal across the fracture and deploy tangs to increase the purchase of the screw. Compression is then applied along the screw to bring the broken bone together. An i... | 04/17/2012 |
| D657712 | Trunk mounted flag holder | 04/17/2012 |
| 8154440 | GPS pathfinder cell phone and method A device and system for use in emergency management operations before and after a disaster. The device incorporates a GPS and a radio with very simplified, pre-programmed instructions which are uploaded automatically in the device's memory via wireless technology pr... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142416 | Steerable surgical guide wire introducer A guide wire introducer with integrated wire steering function for treating bone. The guide wire employed with the introducer includes a bore material that is a psuedoelastic metal alloy, such as Nitinol. This introducer has a chamfered tip with the complement of th... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137384 | Modular pedicle screw system A modular anchoring device including a threaded shank for anchoring within a vertebra, an intermediate element and a head portion configured to receive and secure a rigid or non-rigid stabilization rod. The threaded shank, the intermediate element and the head porti... | 03/20/2012 |
| D655104 | Storage enclosure | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126184 | Articulated speaker rigging system and method The invention involves a system and method for securing one or more loudspeakers to an overhead structure. The system includes up to six axes about which the speaker(s) can be rotated and/or traversed to provide the desired pan, tilt and rotational splay angle to th... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123811 | Cervical implant A spinal implant for insertion between adjacent vertebrae for promoting fusion of the vertebrae is a wedge shaped body with upper and lower plates separated by pyramidal sides with one large end and one small end enclosing the body. The upper and lower plates have e... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8114140 | Implantable orthopaedic device composed of a support structure having at least one orifice associated with a nut, for the passage of a locking screw The device includes a support structure (2) having an orifice (3) that delimits a seat (5) for receiving a nut (6) intended to cooperate with a locking screw (4). The seat (5) comprises an upper part (5a) and a... | 02/14/2012 |
| D653815 | Animal retainer | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104458 | Projectile launcher A projectile launcher having a magnet based driver motor. The driver motor is constructed of a coil winding suspended within a magnetic field formed by the combination of a front plate, a magnet and a pole piece attached to a back plate. An electrical controller is ... | 01/31/2012 |
| D653354 | Slide top shed | 01/31/2012 |
| 8097214 | Ceiling fan mounted air freshener device The present invention is directed toward an air freshener that is constructed and arranged to be secured to the supporting shaft of a ceiling fan. One embodiment of the device includes a scented ring of wickable material having an inner aperture and split through on... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096317 | Water powered hose reel A water powered hose reel operated by household water pressure. The hose reel has a traversing hydraulic motor for use in retrieval of a flexible hose. The hose reel includes a spool carried by and enclosed within an enclosure, the spool having a hub with a pair of ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096012 | Outsole grid cleaner An outsole grid cleaner for removing dirt and debris from the sole of shoes includes a base and a plurality of scraper prongs which remove dirt and debris from the shoe's sole. The outsole grid cleaner has one continuous sidewall extending peripherally around the de... | 01/17/2012 |
| D652290 | Food package | 01/17/2012 |
| 8093549 | Radiation beam analyzer and method A radiation beam analyzer for measuring the distribution and intensity of radiation produced by a Cyberknife®. The analyzer employs a relative small tank of water into which a sensor is placed. The distance between the sensor and the radiation source is not varied.... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092461 | Method and apparatus for facilitating navigation of an implant The present invention describes a targeting system suitable for guiding a biocompatible device to a target area within the body (in vivo) and method of using the same. The system includes a targeting member that is attached to the biocompatible device and may option... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092460 | Magnetic targeting system and method of using the same The present invention describes a magnetic targeting system suitable for guiding a biocompatible device to a target area within the body (in vivo) and method of using the same. The system includes a targeting member having a steering material and is attached to the ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092458 | Magnetic targeting system and method of using the same The present invention describes a magnetic targeting system suitable for guiding a biocompatible device to a target area within the body (in vivo) and method of using the same. The system includes a targeting member having a steering material and is attached to the ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088413 | Methods for improved cryo-chemotherapy tissue ablation The current invention relates to a process for increasing the efficacy of cancerous disease inhibiting therapeutic agents delivered to a treatment region of a tissue structure, such as a tumor. The multi-step procedure takes advantage of the resulting thermal stress... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086320 | Wireless communication device with integrated defibrillator A handheld wireless communication device having a defibrillator integrated therein to be employed in an emergency situation to supply electrical therapy to a victim who is experiencing cardiac distress. The defibrillator being powered by at least one thermally power... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083799 | Spinal implant A spinal implant for insertion in the intervertebral space is formed as a hollow cage, wedge shaped in profile, with a lesser height leading end for a low profile entry. The cage has two open sides with a plurality of angled teeth along opposite longitudinal edges f... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082944 | Pivotal base for enclosed hose reel A base assembly, including wheels, is attachable to the bottom of a hose reel enclosure. This assembly enables the hose reel enclosure to pivot about a vertical axis. This pivotal movement of the hose reel enclosure permits a hose to be withdrawn from and wound back... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075603 | Locking polyaxial ball and socket fastener The fastening system consists of the polyaxial ball and socket joint used in conjunction with a bone screw having threads on one end for use in anchoring to the spine and a spherical connector on the other end operating as a pivot point about which a connecting asse... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8069820 | Pet shelter construction The instant invention is directed to a pet shelter for domestic pets. More specifically, the instant invention is a pet shelter constructed from a plurality of plastic panels each having integral connectors. The panels are constructed and arranged to be shipped and/... | 12/06/2011 |
| D649668 | Ear hook with adjustable boom mounted light | 11/29/2011 |
| 8064183 | Capacitor based bi-directional degaussing device with chamber Disclosed is an apparatus for destroying electronic memory media by use of a bi-directional degaussing device. The degaussing device utilizes an SCR gate controller to cause bi-directional polarity from a charged capacitor into a sealed chamber containing the magnet... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8061837 | Progressive chromatic aberration corrected ocular lens A method to reduce ocular chromatic aberrations using a lens or other spatial structure to selectively band-pass filter transmitted light of certain wavelengths. The ocular lens overcomes the negative effects of the wavelength band pass filter lenses while maintaini... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8061274 | Less than lethal projectile and a method for producing the same A less than lethal projectile and method of producing the same comprising of a sealed filled polymeric pouch containing a shot within. The sealed filled polymeric pouch is formed in a form, fill, and seal machine. An automatic loading ammunition machine is fed empty... | 11/22/2011 |
| D649294 | Firehose eductor | 11/22/2011 |
| 8051496 | Convertible swimwear Convertible swimwear comprising a top piece and extendable bottom piece; the top piece having a plurality of fasteners along the lower portion thereof and the extendable bottom piece having a plurality of corresponding fasteners along the upper edge thereof to be re... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8046851 | Patient single surface system This invention is directed towards a patient single surface system, PS3, which is a next generation system solution for patient accommodation, diagnosis, treatment, transfer and transport. PS3 provides a single surface for the patient to remain on from the trauma si... | 11/01/2011 |
