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 |
| 8176611 | Pin changing device and method A pin removal assembly for use with an upper block of a crane includes a sheave support and a pin support. The upper block includes a frame, a plurality of sheaves, and a removable sheave pin that defines and axis of rotation for the sheaves and supports the sheaves... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8171699 | Anti-fatigue flooring system An anti-fatigue flooring system includes at least one anti-fatigue area adjacent a work station in a room. The anti-fatigue area includes an anti-fatigue member of a resilient foam material and transition members located about the anti-fatigue member. Flooring exten... | 05/08/2012 |
| D658972 | Mounting clip | 05/08/2012 |
| D657947 | Footwear heel | 04/24/2012 |
| D653712 | Plush toy | 02/07/2012 |
| 8093486 | Touch screen guitar A synthetic guitar includes a body, a neck extending from the body, and at least one touch sensor at the neck for indicating finger position of a user. The body has a receptacle for removably securing a tablet computer to the body. The tablet computer has a touch sc... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8076447 | Poly (arylene sulfide) and production process thereof A poly(arylene sulfide) having properties that a melt viscosity is 1 to 3,000 Pa·s as measured under conditions of a temperature of 310° C. and a shear rate of 1,216 sec−1, a pH is 7.0 to 12.0 as measured in a mixed solvent of water/acetone (volume ra... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070415 | Method and apparatus for unloading containers A rear loading cargo carrying wheeled vehicle includes a pair of container lifts for moving shipping containers between a container support platform on the vehicle and an unloaded position behind the vehicle. Each lift typically includes a pivot arm pivotally mounte... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070414 | Cargo carrying vehicle and method of operation A rear loading cargo carrying wheeled vehicle includes a pair of container lifts for moving shipping containers between a container support platform on the vehicle and an unloaded position behind the vehicle. Each lift typically includes a pivot arm pivotally mounte... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070234 | Vehicle having loading and unloading capabilities A rear loading cargo carrying wheeled vehicle includes a pair of container lifts for moving shipping containers between a container support platform on the vehicle and an unloaded position behind the vehicle. Each lift typically includes a pivot arm pivotally mounte... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8047181 | Speed and position sensing device for EMD two-cycle diesel engines A device is disclosed for sensing the speed of an EMD 567/645/710 two-cycle diesel engine having a crankcase, electronic fuel injectors and an electronic control system for controlling the electronic fuel injectors. The device includes a spline shaft sized for inser... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8020196 | Secure transmission and exchange of standardized data Standardized transmission of digital data with trusted and untrusted connections by translating non-native requests and or non-native responses to and from a normalized format or to a format needed for processing the request and or response configured in hub and spo... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8006444 | System and method for fastening floor deck to semi-trailer cross members A support system includes a plurality of spaced apart cross members, a plurality of decking members supported on the cross members and extending perpendicular to the cross members to form a support surface, and retainers securing the decking members to the cross mem... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7999099 | Modified 5′-phosphonate azidothymidine—potential anti-viral preparations The invention relates to the field of molecular biology, virology and medicine and, more specifically, to novel derivatives of 3′-azido-3′-deoxythymidine phosphonates with the following general formula where R=alkyl gro... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7971288 | Waste fitting A waste fitting for a basin, or similar item, comprising a first open end, a second open end and an inlet between the first and second ends. The waste fitting comprises a first seat for a plug, the inlet being located between the first seat and the second end, and a... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7967842 | Integrated securement and closure apparatus An integrated securement and closure apparatus uses mechanical fasteners disposed in access lumens located radially outwardly from a centrally disposed opening for an endoscope. The mechanical fasteners are used to secure the distal end of an overtube against and is... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963579 | Self-leveling bottom block assembly A bottom block assembly includes a block having a central vertical axis, a hook secured to the block for attaching a load to the block, a first pair of sheaves rotatably attached to the block, a first rope reeved about the first pair of sheaves, a second pair of she... | 06/21/2011 |
| D640049 | Boot upper | 06/21/2011 |
| D639706 | Plant pot | 06/14/2011 |
| D639533 | Reversible hat | 06/14/2011 |
| 7949871 | Method for creating virtual service connections to provide a secure network A Secure Service Network (SSN) in which at least two participants having a relationship are connected to a physical network by way of Secure Service Gateways and share information defined by one or more Service Definitions allowing for the creation of a secure Virtu... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7935938 | Apparatus for measuring fluorescent material in a liquid An apparatus (10) for measuring, in particular, the amount of oil present in a quantity of water. The apparatus comprises a measurement chamber (12) having an optical window (18) through which an excitation signal may be transmitted and fluoresc... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7918504 | Seating for a passenger vehicle A seating arrangement for a passenger-carrying vehicle, especially aircraft. The arrangement provides a plurality of seating positions (P1, P2, P3), a seating position comprising a seat (20) and a footwell (22). The footwell (22... | 04/05/2011 |
| D635008 | Mounting system | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905220 | Speed and position sensing device for EMD two-cycle diesel engines A device is disclosed for sensing the speed of an EMD 567/645/710 two-cycle diesel engine having a crankcase, electronic fuel injectors and an electronic control system for controlling the electronic fuel injectors. The device includes a spline shaft sized for inser... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7883848 | Regulation analysis by cis reactivity, RACR Methods of detecting affinity interactions between at least two molecules of interest are provided. The method comprises: a. forming a plurality of interactors by coupling each molecule of interest with at least one nucleic acid moiety comprising an identification s... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7874439 | Overhead crane An overhead crane adapted to be supported by at least one main support beam includes a bridge adapted to travel in a substantially horizontal direction along the at least one main support beam, a trolley adapted to travel in a substantially horizontal direction alon... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871781 | Two step lateral flow assay methods and devices Lateral flow assay devices and methods for detecting an analyte in a sample which comprises a plurality of nonspecific binding pair members are adapted for two step determinations. In one embodiment, a method for identifying IgE antibodies in a sample comprises appl... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7866261 | Metal stencil foil attachment to screen mesh Methods and apparatuses for attaching metal stencil foils to screen mesh using thermoplastic materials. Mechanical, rather than adhesive, attachment of metal stencil foils to screen mesh is accomplished by melting thermoplastic material so as to encapsulate portions... | 01/11/2011 |
| D630091 | Container | 01/04/2011 |
| 7841659 | Seating for a vehicle A seating arrangement for a vehicle, especially an aircraft, in which seats are arranged in a plurality of generally parallel ranks, each rank extending in a fore-and-aft direction, and in a plurality of rows, each row extending at an angle other than a right angle ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7828476 | Infrared inspection and reporting process An infrared inspection and reporting process and system obtains inspection data on site via a portable computer. An actual temperature of a component derived from an infrared image and a temperature delta between the temperature of the component and the maximum temp... | 11/09/2010 |
| D626320 | Shoe sole | 11/02/2010 |
| 7815307 | Glasses with length-adjustable temples The present invention provides glasses having temples adjustable in length according to physical conditions of a user. The glasses comprise a main body including lenses, temples formed with ear-holding parts at rear ends curvedly and grooves at front ends, hinge ele... | 10/19/2010 |
| D624846 | Tray with multiple separate spaces for plants | 10/05/2010 |
| D624726 | Chocolate | 10/05/2010 |
| D624293 | Shoe sole | 09/28/2010 |
| 7801605 | Disposable defibrillator electrode assembly A disposable electrode assembly for a portable defibrillator (12) comprises defibrillator electrodes (14), batteries (24) for powering the defibrillator, and a connector (22) for connecting the electrodes and batteries to the defibrillato... | 09/21/2010 |
| D623705 | Toy head with ribbon on cheek | 09/14/2010 |
| 7776281 | Substrates with small metal oxide particle coatings A substrate having a coating of small size metal oxide particles, | 08/17/2010 |
