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 |
| 6978496 | Portable water heater A portable hot water heater for use during camping, boating, hunting, hiking, fishing, backpacking, etc. The hot water heater advantageously efficiently and rapidly heats large quantities of water for hot showers, cooking and cleaning. The hot water heater includes ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 5724887 | Frying device Frying device (1), comprising a frying tank (2) which can be filled with a frying medium. The frying tank consists of an upper part (18) and a shaft (20) which extends downwards and is open at the top. The bottom (19) of the upper part is connected by a n... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5706717 | Heating control system for a gas fryer The present invention provides a fryer system including a fryer having a vat for containing shortening therein, a heat exchanger disposed within the vat, a heating mechanism for supplying heat to the heat exchanger, and a control mechanism for controlling... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5540215 | Method and apparatus for heating a liquid A method and apparatus for heating a liquid, such as cooking oil for a fryer. A heat transfer fluid, such as an oil, is heated, such as by a gas-fired burner, at a location remote from the liquid to be heated, and passed by the liquid in a heat exchange r... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5201307 | Insulated firebox for swimming pool or spa heaters for reduction of smoke or odor An insulated firebox is disclosed which forms a portion of the combustion chamber of a pool heater and which is adapted for reducing the emission of smoke and odor from the firebox into the atmosphere. The firebox is comprised of insulation material which... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5184539 | Fryer The invention relates to a fryer capable of automatically collecting fried scums. The fryer has an oil tank capable of containing frying oil and having a bottom inner tank and a bottom outer tank protruding downwardly to surround through a flue the bottom... | 02/09/1993 |
| 4917075 | Arrangement for cooking by gas combustion An arrangement for cooking by combustion of gas in which a thermal fluid flows between a boiler, in which it is heated, and heaters where it releases the heat received, the thermal fluid returning to the boiler. The heaters are provided with a cavity limi... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4684412 | Cleaning and drying apparatus and method for the recirculation system of a high efficiency deep fat fryer A fat recirculating system with an external, gas-heated heat exchanger for a deep fat fryer is disclosed. The use of such a system necessitates recirculation also of cleaning solution and rinse water through inaccessible plumbing of the recirculation syst... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4668390 | High efficiency deep fat fryer Disclosed is a high efficiency deep fat fryer from whose fry tank fat is continuously withdrawn for heating and filtration. A pump circulates part of this fat through a helical- or serpentine-shaped finned-tube heat exchanger positioned between a gas-fire... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4529033 | Hot tub heating system A system for heating a hot tub or spa from an existing potable hot water supply is disclosed. The system uses a heat exchanger element which isolates the potable hot water supply from the hot tub water. A failure in the heat exchanger does not cause inter... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4501232 | Pool or spa water heater A pool or spa water heater comprises: (a) a housing containing a combustion chamber, (b) gas burner means associated with the housing to produce hot products of combustion rising in said chamber, (c) a heat exchanger associated with said chamber in the path of said... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4421066 | High efficiency boiler A boiler is disclosed having a horizontal heat exchanger in the form of hollow tubes positioned across the top of a combustion chamber. Vertical heat exchangers are also provided at either ends of the tubes. The vertical heat exchangers are in the form of... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4343292 | Vapor jacketed cooking vessel An improved vapor jacketed cooking vessel having an integrally contained fired-tube vapor generator, thus making it independent of outside vapor supply.... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4261328 | Teakettle with attached boiling vessel A whistling teakettle with an attached food boiling device is disclosed which is especially suitable for soft-boiling eggs and the like. Both the teakettle and the boiling device are designed to be exposed to a burner surface. However, due to the decrease... | 04/14/1981 |
| 3977390 | Heated oil cooking apparatus for comestibles Cooking apparatus is provided which, in use, continuously circulates cooking oil from a cooking pot, where a removable basket for comestibles to be cooked is disposed, through a heating unit and then back to the cooking pot. The heat input of the heating ... | 08/31/1976 |
