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 |
| 5667832 | Method and device for foam generation by dispersion of bubbles A method and apparatus for the generation of a foaming dispersion of bubbles in a carbonated beverage or other gas-containing liquid packaged in a can (120) or other sealed container. An initially liquid-free device (9) having an internal chamber with an ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5666897 | Submarine weapon-handling and discharge system A weapons-handling and discharge system for a submarine which comprises a rotatable rack for attachment around the exterior of the pressure hull of a submarine, canisters to contain weapons, an exterior casing provided around the pressure hull, forward or... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5644999 | Apparatus and method for transferring seedlings from plant trays A transplanter for transferring seedlings from plant trays to a planting position includes a special plant tray having a series of longitudinal indexing grooves and a transverse alignment groove for engagement with indexing rods and support rings that are... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5642693 | Rocker arm and method of manufacturing same The invention relates to a rocker arm including a roller, a pair of side walls for supporting the roller, a pivot engaging portion and a valve engaging portion, in which the configuration of the valve engaging portion, and the relative position of the rol... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5632169 | Self powered electronic combination lock having comprehensive monitoring of power levels for various functions A user of a self-powered electronic combination lock rotates an outer dial to cause generators to generate energy for storage in a capacitor bank. The user then rotates an inner dial to cause a microcontroller to sequentially display a combination of numb... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5622776 | Coated glass fiber for use in evaporative cooler media and method of forming same Hydrophilic glass fibers are formed by coating glass fibers with a blend of an amine-aldehyde with an acrylic. Evaporative cooler pads are produced by coating glass fibers with a blend of an acrylic and an amine-aldehyde during hot melt spinning of the gl... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5613388 | Electronic combination lock entering a lockout mode after a number of successive incorrect combination entries A user of a self-powered electronic combination lock rotates an outer dial to cause generators to generate energy for storage in a capacitor bank. The user then rotates an inner dial to cause a microcontroller to sequentially display a combination of numb... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5535925 | Caulk-dispensing device A caulk dispenser device for use with conventional caulking cartridges and powered by expanding refrigerant liquid is disclosed. Expanding gases are released into a chamber defined in part by a housing and in part by the caulk cartridge, the plug or pisto... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5494178 | Display and decorative fixture apparatus Display apparatus includes at least two longitudinally extending members for operation in a vertical position, including at least four panel holders with two each of the holders secured to each member. A panel is held at its corners by each holder to exte... | 02/27/1996 |
