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 |
| 8172006 | Pulsed electric rock drilling apparatus with non-rotating bit The present invention provides for pulsed powered drilling apparatuses and methods. A drilling apparatus is provided comprising a bit having one or more sets of electrodes through which a pulsed voltage is passed through a mineral substrate to create a crushing or d... | 05/08/2012 |
| D658975 | Safety anchor | 05/08/2012 |
| 8163717 | Dual chain synthetic heparin-binding growth factor analogs The invention provides synthetic heparin-binding growth factor analogs having two peptide chains each branched from a branch moiety, such as trifunctional amino acid residues, the branch moieties separated by a first linker of from 3 to about 20 backbone atoms, whic... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157872 | System and method for creating ink art A system, method and apparatus is disclosed for coloring a substantially wicking substrate comprising applying to a substantially wicking substrate an ink comprising a first dye and a second dye to define a region of reference; applying a first solvent to the substa... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152699 | Apparatus and method for reduced-gravity simulation The present invention comprises an apparatus and method for gravity-balanced apparatuses for training humans for space exploration and other applications. The embodiment of the simulation apparatus is less expensive to build and safe to operate and adaptable to nume... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152144 | Apparatus for exercising a force on a load An apparatus for exerting a force on a load, comprising at least a first spring system and a second spring system, which two spring systems are coupled with the load and produce forces that are applied to the load, wherein an adjusting device is provided coupled wit... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151797 | Respiration mask assembly A respiration mask assembly including: a mask body having a front part that defines a front opening adapted to communicate fluidly with a gas supply, and a rear part that defines a rear opening opposite to the front opening in a horizontal direction; a forehead supp... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142718 | Disposable for application in a device for heating a physiological fluid A disposable that is suitable for application in a device for heating a physiological fluid, in particular blood, comprising a conduit for conducting fluid, which conduit comprises conduit sections that are arranged next to each other and bends that connect the cond... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141956 | Chair foldable from a single sheet of planar material Chair folded from a single sheet of planar material that is made to measure to a predefined contour cut, and that is provided with predefined first fold lines along which the material is bendable into a ready-to-use shape or form of the chair and wherein same is unf... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137144 | Pin connector A pin connector includes: a metal outer shell having a tubular wall that has an inner surface, an annular shoulder face that is formed on the inner surface, and a punched rib that protrudes inwardly from the inner surface above the annular shoulder face; and a metal... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132744 | Miniature aerosol jet and aerosol jet array A miniaturized aerosol jet, or an array of miniaturized aerosol jets for direct printing of various aerosolized materials. In the most commonly used embodiment, an aerosol stream is focused and deposited onto a planar or non-planar target, forming a pattern that is ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8117726 | Line of sight precision machining A method of assembling an optical device and an optical device manufactured by placing in a housing an optical element comprising one or more interface datums, aligning the optical element to a reference feature to determine an amount of finish machining of the one ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8111080 | Knee probe having reduced thickness section for control of scrub motion An improved knee probe for probing electrical devices and circuits is provided. The improved knee probe has a reduced thickness section to alter the mechanical behavior of the probe when contact is made. The reduced thickness section of the probe makes it easier to ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8110247 | Laser processing for heat-sensitive mesoscale deposition of oxygen-sensitive materials A method of depositing various materials onto heat-sensitive targets, particularly oxygen-sensitive materials. Heat-sensitive targets are generally defined as targets that have thermal damage thresholds that are lower than the temperature required to process a depos... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8101570 | Single branch heparin-binding growth factor analogs A heparin-binding growth factor (HBGF) analog having two substantially similar sequences (homodimeric sequences) branched from a single amino acid residue, where the sequences are analogs of a particular HBGF that binds to a heparin-binding growth factor receptor (H... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098191 | Electronic curtain for vehicle protection An apparatus and method for protecting against incoming projectiles comprising transmitting two radar waveforms, the first waveform comprising a pulsed continuous wave waveform, and the second waveform comprising a pulsed linear chirp waveform over a bandwidth, and ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8097800 | Method for controlling a digital audio source An apparatus for signal processing, wherein a disc is placed on a turntable and is provided with a groove which can be followed by the pick-up element, and employing a time-code signal wherein during use of the disc the said time-code signal controls the digital aud... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094707 | List-based detection in fading channels with long intersymbol interference An apparatus, computer software, and method for data detection in channels suffering from intersymbol interference comprising receiving a signal representative of a binary digit of data, computing a reliability score for that binary digit of data via windowed Chase ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8093041 | Method and apparatus for membrane-based, two-stage gas production from solid biomaterials Embodiments of the present invention preferably relate to a method and apparatus for a two-stage membrane-based production of gas, preferably hydrogen gas or the like, from solid biological materials, preferably organic waste materials or the like, comprising anaero... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091932 | Coupling device and method for manufacturing a grip ring to be used in such a coupling device A coupling device for a tube comprising a coupling piece with an insert end for the tube and a sealing organ which is suitable for realizing a seal around the tube inserted in the coupling piece, whereby the sealing organ comprises a series of elements which togethe... | 01/10/2012 |
| D651820 | Tailgate bench | 01/10/2012 |
| 8083008 | Pressure pulse fracturing system The present invention provides for an assembly for creating a pressure pulse in a liquid-filled cavity within a fracturable material such as a boulder wherein the primary energy storage element is disposed in a transducer at the boulder to improve the coupling of en... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080138 | Desalination using low-grade thermal energy This invention describes a low temperature, self-sustainable desalination process operated under natural vacuum conditions created and maintained by barometric pressure head. ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8077142 | Reflective, bi-stable magneto optical display architectures Reflective, low-cost display pixels and displays incorporating magneto-optical elements wherein an externally applied magnetic field is perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the magneto-optical elements and parallel to a viewing plane of a display made from these ... | 12/13/2011 |
| D649255 | Pre-cut body tape for lymphedema | 11/22/2011 |
| D649254 | Pre-cut body tape for the wrist | 11/22/2011 |
| D649193 | Note holder | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057552 | System and method for creating ink art A system, method and apparatus is disclosed for coloring a substantially wicking substrate comprising applying to a substantially wicking substrate an ink comprising a first dye and a second dye applying a first solvent to the substantially wicking substrate to move... | 11/15/2011 |
| D648892 | Cigar holder | 11/15/2011 |
| 8049399 | High power discharge fuel ignitor A spark-ignited, internal combustion engine ignition device to increase electrical transfer efficiency of the ignition by peaking the electrical power of the spark during the streamer phase of spark creation and improving combustion quality, incorporating an electro... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046212 | Identification of chemical names in text-containing documents A method and computer software for rapid searching of text-containing documents and identifying and isolating chemical names and common chemical expressions from surrounding text. The chemical names are returned to the user in a list which is arranged in descending ... | 10/25/2011 |
| D647385 | Corner bracket | 10/25/2011 |
| 8037662 | Method for shock-absorbing packaging Method for providing shock absorbing packaging wherein fragile, dangerous, or otherwise valuable cargo can be shipped through normal or abnormal shipping routes while absorbing acceleration and deceleration shock forces which would otherwise damage such cargo. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8027906 | Portrayal of human information visualization An apparatus and method for displaying viewer reactions to a display object. The display object is divided into a plurality of spatial regions, viewer reactions are collected to an exposure to the display object and correlated with the spatial regions, and the displ... | 09/27/2011 |
| D646026 | Bird house | 09/27/2011 |
| 8020326 | Magneto-optical display elements Composite magneto-optical elements with unique shapes and architectures comprising a magnetic component and a colored component. These magneto-optical elements can also be manufactured by a small variety of low-cost processes resulting in their use in a variety of a... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8007586 | Clay plaster A clay plaster formulation and application. The clay plaster is a mixture of various clays, and aggregate. This plaster is both functional and decorative and is for use on new and existing construction. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8006621 | Linear explosive breaching apparatus and method The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for explosive breaching. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7997448 | Universal beverage dispenser A multiple beverage dispensing method and apparatus for selectively dispensing a beverage which is stored in a concentrated form and optionally for dispensing water without a concentrate added thereto. ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993282 | Tagging and retrieval of DNA from casualties The present invention provides an apparatus and method for collecting a sample (such as, but not limited to, a tissue sample) from a body, such as the body of a casualty, while simultaneously tagging the body with an identifier. ... | 08/09/2011 |
