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 |
| 8163066 | Carbon dioxide capture/regeneration structures and techniques New and useful system and method concepts are provided, for removing carbon dioxide from a flow of carbon dioxide laden air. More specifically, a sorbent structure is used in new and useful structures and techniques to bind carbon dioxide in a carbon dioxide laden a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7985071 | Components for permanent removable and adjustable dentures and bridges A locking cap for dental implants embedded in hard dental tissue, such as tooth stubs or bones. The locking caps are ovoidal in plan view and may be formed of materials, such as non-adherent polymers, that are rigid, but softer than the material of the dental implan... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7502212 | IDCI with reset lockout and independent trip Resettable circuit interrupting devices, such as an IDCI, are provided having a reset lockout and independent trip. ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7488963 | Flexible polymer sheet filled with heavy metal having a low total weight A thin, light-weight, flexible sheet product useful for the manufacture of radiation attenuation garments. The sheet product is a polymeric material and includes a heavy loading of high molecular weight metal particles. The sheet product is formed from a polymer lat... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7472699 | Damper regulator assembly A damper regulator device for adjusting the orientation of a damper blade in an air transfer system, such as a duct, is disclosed. The regulator is coupled to an end portion, of a damper shaft, pivoting of a handle component of the regulator functioning to turn the ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7463124 | Circuit interrupting device with reverse wiring protection Resettable circuit interrupting devices, such as GFCI devices, that include reverse wiring protection, and optionally an independent trip portions and/or a reset lockout portion are provided. The reverse wiring protection operates at both the line and load sides of ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7435903 | Wall plate with one opening for one of more wiring devices The instant invention discloses a receptacle having a shape along the width of its face that is flat in one plane and along its length that has a constant radius. The shape of the face of the receptacle allows for the proper seating of an inserted plug. The shape of... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431589 | Components for permanent removable and adjustable dentures and bridges A dental prosthesis foundation capable of being finished or adjusted or repaired and which may be assembled and adjusted to variable jaw ridge sizes, and formed with self-curing hardened resins. The foundation supports prosthetic teeth and is permanently but removab... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7414499 | Circuit interrupting device with a single test-reset button A ground fault circuit interrupter device having a single actuator for sequentially activating a circuit interrupting portion when the device is in a reset condition and a reset portion when the device is in a tripped condition. The circuit interrupting portion brea... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7400479 | Reset lockout for circuit interrupting device Resettable circuit interrupting devices, such as GFCI devices, that include a reset lock-out mechanism are provided. The reset lock-out mechanism prevents the resetting of electrical connections between input and output conductors if the circuit interrupting mechani... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7375298 | Indexing mechanism An indexing mechanism with positive ON and OFF positions for a motor starter switch mounted in an NEMA 3R enclosure. The indexing mechanism includes a shaft having longitudinally extending projections coupled in fixed relationship to a handle, an index element coupl... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375935 | Ground fault circuit interrupter with enhanced radio frequency interference suppression A ground fault circuit interrupter device having a feedthrough capacitor for substantially reducing interference from radio frequency signals such as those emitted from cell phones and 2-way radios. The ground fault circuit interrupter device includes a printed circ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375871 | Electrochromic glass control device A light control system having a full range of dimming for smart-glass by providing an interface between an off-the-shelf dimmer and a electrochromic glass device is disclosed herein. The light control system or electrochromic glass control device acts as an interfac... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372678 | Circuit interrupting device with automatic test Resettable circuit interrupting devices having self-test and non-resettable or limited resettable power interrupting systems are provided. The permanent power interrupting system activates when a circuit interrupting device is no longer capable of operating in accor... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365621 | Pivot point reset lockout mechanism for a ground fault circuit interrupter Resettable circuit interrupting devices, such as GFCI devices that include a reset lockout mechanism are provided. The GFCI comprises a reset button which is selectively blocked from resetting the GFCI. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7355497 | Reset lockout and trip for circuit interrupting device This invention relates to a circuit interrupting device having a trip button for disconnecting a load from a source of electrical power and a reset button for resetting the device after it has tripped. When the device is operating in its reset state, a source of ele... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355117 | Tamper-resistant electrical wiring device system A tamper-resistant electrical receptacle disclosed herein includes a cover assembly having at least one pair of apertures, a cover, and at least one slider that rests in the cover behind one pair of the apertures. The slider is held in a first position where it cove... | 04/08/2008 |
| D564129 | Ceiling lampholder to accept a fluorescent lamp | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339129 | Spring to actuator bearing mechanism A plastic actuator for a toggle switch has a metal rod embedded therein, with the metal surface partially exposed. This surface of the metal rod functions as a bearing surface for a positioning spring as the actuator is flipped back and forth to turn the switch on a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336458 | Circuit interrupting system with independent trip and reset lockout Resettable circuit interrupting devices, such as GFCI devices, that include an independent trip mechanism and a reset lockout mechanism are provided. The trip mechanism operates independently of a circuit interrupting mechanism used to break the connection, and the ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333920 | Arc fault detector with circuit interrupter There is here disclosed a method and apparatus for detecting the occurrence of arcing of a conductor by monitoring the current on an AC power line. The signal detected is split and directed along four separate paths to generate four signals having separate character... | 02/19/2008 |
| D561630 | Low voltage occupancy sensor | 02/12/2008 |
| 7294782 | Receptacle with shaped surface The instant invention discloses a receptacle having a shape along the width of its face that is flat in one plane and along its length that has a constant radius. The shape of the face of the receptacle allows for the proper seating of an inserted plug. The shape of... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291029 | T-8 to T-5 adapter lampholder An adapter for fluorescent lamp fixtures that retrofits a T-8 lamp fixture for a T-5 fluorescent lamp that is simple and inexpensive is disclosed herein. The lampholder adapter includes a rotatable locking disk member set in a base assembly for receiving the end-pro... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285014 | Cord connector having a water-resistant seal A cord connector having a water-resistant seal that allows a cord to be connected to one or more connectors and then sealed in a water-resistant enclosure in a field installation or environment. The cord is received at a first opening of the enclosure which uses a s... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285723 | Receptacle with shaped surface The instant invention discloses a receptacle where the surface of the face along its width is flat in one plane and along its length has a constant radius. The shape of the face of the receptacle allows for the proper seating of an inserted plug. The receptacle is a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282642 | Shaped wall plate for wiring device There is disclosed a wall plate for a wiring device. The wall plate has a single opening for receiving one or a gang of two or more wiring devices within the single opening. The wall plate has along its vertical axis, a surface of positive first differential and zer... | 10/16/2007 |
| D553102 | Dimmer and on/off switch | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278195 | Method for producing a coated medical support device Method for producing a coated medical support device capable of insertion into the body, the method including the procedures of applying a coating to a section of a work-piece, positioning the work-piece in the vicinity of an electromagnetic field generator, and sub... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279636 | Multifunction clips and ground/mounting strap for wiring device The instant invention overcomes the difficulties encountered with respect to mounting electrical wiring devices to a common box and then positioning the devices relative to each other prior to attaching a wall plate. Some of the difficulties encountered are position... | 10/09/2007 |
| D551625 | Surge suppressor | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267668 | Disposable syringe and cartridge with pneumatic chamber A syringe or cartridge having a hollow barrel with an open end and a second end suitable for attaching a needle assembly. A master plunger assembly that includes a master plunger and a plunger member is mounted in the barrel for longitudinal movement therein. A slav... | 09/11/2007 |
| D550884 | Fluorescent lampholder | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265308 | Rocker paddle switch with semi-rigid cam driver There is disclosed a paddle switch operated by pushing on the lower portion of a rocker paddle to turn the switch “on” or “off”. The lower edge of the paddle pivots in and out about its upper edge. The switch includes semi-rigid spiral wound driver means hav... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259568 | Arc fault detector An arc fault detector, as a stand alone device or in combination with a circuit interrupting device such as a ground fault interrupter (GFCI), protects from potentially dangerous arc fault conditions. The device utilizes a line side or load side series connected ind... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255471 | Safety night light A night light having a lamp socket for holding a lamp and a lamp shade around the lamp such that when the lamp shade is removed from the lamp socket, power to the lamp is automatically interrupted. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| D548125 | Passive infrared occupancy sensor | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250580 | Switch with shaped face There is disclosed structure which overcomes the deficiencies with respect to prior art devices by providing a wiring device such as a switch having a paddle that pivots about its upper end and is biased to assume the same at rest position when either in its on posi... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247792 | Wall plate with one opening for one or more wiring devices There is disclosed a wall plate with a single opening for receiving one or a gang of wiring devices within the single opening. The wall plate has along its vertical axis, a surface of positive first differential and zero second differential, comprised of a combinati... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244891 | Shaped wall plate for wiring device There is disclosed a wall plate for a winning device. The wall plate has a single opening for receiving one or a gang of two or more wiring devices within the single opening. The wall plate has a long its vertical axis, a surface of positive first differential and z... | 07/17/2007 |
