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 |
| 6776571 | Fork attachment for backhoe The invention relates to affixing adapter plates to the back of commercially available forklift implements to enable the rapid connection of a forklift to the end of the hydraulic booms of backhoes. The attachment is accomplished either by substituting the bucket of... | 08/17/2004 |
| 7340982 | Wrench Open-end symmetrical wrenches retain fasteners fully seated in the jaws of the wrench. The jaws have fastener-engaging surfaces with substantially planar and parallel sections that extend past the front side corners of the fastener when it is fully seated in the wre... | 03/11/2008 |
| D562641 | Cutlery tray | 02/26/2008 |
| D562500 | Canister | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333399 | Watch with hidden compartment A timekeeping apparatus having a hidden compartment. The compartment can contain permanent or removable psychological messages and/or printed messages, pictures or photographs. The apparatus has a timepiece which is pivotable relative to a backing. The backing has a... | 02/19/2008 |
| D561916 | Flooring transition with small incline | 02/12/2008 |
| D559606 | Rectangular bath mat | 01/15/2008 |
| D559600 | Soap dispenser and scrub holder | 01/15/2008 |
| D559570 | Chair | 01/15/2008 |
| D560048 | Sink mat | 01/15/2008 |
| D559607 | Square bath mat | 01/15/2008 |
| D559493 | Waste can | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317101 | Antibacterial cephalosporins A compound of formula wherein Ac, R1 and R2 have various meanings, a process for a preparation thereof and its use as a pharmaceutical, i.e. as antibacterial agent. ... | 01/08/2008 |
| D557524 | Table | 12/18/2007 |
| D557120 | Over cabinet double hook | 12/11/2007 |
| D557073 | Tumbler | 12/11/2007 |
| D557050 | Shower caddy | 12/11/2007 |
| D557047 | Drawer organizer | 12/11/2007 |
| D556407 | Scrubber holder | 11/27/2007 |
| D555904 | Drawer organizer | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296818 | Combination of ski and ski binding A combination of a ski and a ski binding wherein a long part extends in the longitudinal direction of a ski, the long part being fixed at one end and movable at the other end in response to movement of the ski, with a damping device having a fixed part fixed to the ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296521 | Conveyance apparatus using movable body A conveyance apparatus using movable bodies, in which a plurality of lateral travel rail members capable of supporting and guiding guided devices situated on a main rail are provided to the side of a prescribed region of the fixed path, in such a manner that a frame... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7290932 | Stave bearing assembly and stave for a bearing assembly A bearing stave for use in a water-lubricated bearing having a discontinuous surface with a plurality of discrete, separated contact locations for contacting the shaft, the discontinuous surface being made of slippery polymer alloy. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| D554822 | Wastebasket | 11/06/2007 |
| D554820 | Sink mat | 11/06/2007 |
| D554410 | Soap dispenser | 11/06/2007 |
| 7279178 | Therapeutic system containing an active substance for the application on the skin which contains at least two polymerous layers Active substance-containing therapeutic system for application on the skin, comprising at least two polymer-containing layers, characterized in that the polymers used for the different layers differ in their glass transition temperature (see FIG. 1). ... | 10/09/2007 |
| D552422 | Tumbler | 10/09/2007 |
| D551905 | Tumbler | 10/02/2007 |
| D551478 | Wall mount paper towel holder | 09/25/2007 |
| D551480 | Bowl brush base | 09/25/2007 |
| D551453 | Drawer organizer | 09/25/2007 |
| D551087 | Soap pump | 09/18/2007 |
| 7269932 | Sealing and packaging device for cover film on tray A sealing and packaging device in which, simultaneously when a sealing base frame lifted upwards from a lower region towards a flange on the perimeter edge of a tray mounted on a desk plate makes contact with the flange, a touching base provided on a frame of the se... | 09/18/2007 |
| D551002 | Brush holder | 09/18/2007 |
| D550509 | Tumbler | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267483 | Container bag for seasoning sauce A plurality of container bags containing matters such as plural kinds of seasoning sauce or two kinds of liquids of a two-liquid mixture adhesive are allowed to be cut simultaneously so that the contained matters can be taken out simultaneously. The container bags a... | 09/11/2007 |
| D550544 | Over the door double hook | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261066 | Piston for an internal combustion engine A pivoted piston for an internal combustion engine. The piston has a pivot pin and an arcuate first sealing surface (12) which describes a circumferential path about the pivot pin which forms a removable and replaceable skirt to the piston. The piston also in... | 08/28/2007 |
| D549457 | Drawer organizer | 08/28/2007 |
