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 |
| 7437797 | Duster brush assembly for vacuum cleaners The present invention relates to a duster brush assembly for a vacuum cleaner. The duster brush assembly includes a duster brush fixedly disposed at the air flow entrance of a hollow tubular member operatively connected to the vacuum cleaner. A hollow tubular member... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7260869 | Accessory assembly for vacuum cleaners An accessory assembly for a vacuum cleaner comprises: an accessory body; a crevice attachment and an upholstery attachment, both formed integrally with the accessory body; and a dusting attachment disposed on the accessory body, the dusting attachment being slidably... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7254866 | Vacuum cleaner nozzle A cleaning implement for cleaning a soiled surface having soiling particles lodge therein includes a body having a cleaning surface defining first and second cleaning section. The first and second cleaning sections are provided respectively with first and second dis... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7200893 | Brush assembly for a floor cleaning unit A floor cleaning device having a base assembly for movement along a cleaning surface is provided. The base assembly comprises a brush assembly for engaging the surface of the floor being cleaned removably mounted to a base part. A nozzle assembly is removably mounte... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7140069 | Grease extractor A grease extractor for removing grease from culinary utensils includes a substantially hollow housing formed of a pair of separable sections. Within the housing is an impeller chamber with a vacuum impeller removably received therein. Attached to the housing and pos... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137169 | Vacuum cleaner with cleaning pad A vacuum cleaner has a suction nozzle, a housing connected to the suction nozzle and a suction fan and motor assembly mounted to the housing. A dirt collecting receptacle is mounted to the housing and is in communication with the suction nozzle and suction fan and m... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134262 | Method of and device for drying grass surfaces Drying of wet ground surfaces provided with stalks includes removing droplets from stalks with comb-shaped slitted, cubical or squared projections provided on an underside of a broad plank, and guiding the removed droplets along the slitted, cubical or squared proje... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7069620 | Floor tool A floor tool for use in vacuum cleaning floor surfaces includes a sole plate that has a suction channel formed in it. The suction channel is bounded on at least one side by a working edge for engaging with the floor surface. Lint pickers are positioned alongside the... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7036184 | Accessory tool assembly for vacuum cleaner An accessory tool for a vacuum cleaner is provided which allows a small crevice to be easily cleaned, and for accessory tools to be easily changed based on places to be cleaned. The accessory tool includes a crevice tool detachably coupled to a brush tool. The crevi... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017865 | Methods for securing a tube to an engine housing The present invention is a unitary strap clamp for securing tubing to an aircraft engine housing. The clamp includes a first portion with a first thickness and a second portion extending from the first portion and with a second thickness. The clamp is rigid and rema... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6939217 | Method of preparing a bird for grilling and resulting bird product A method for preparing a whole bird for grilling comprises removing the tips from each of the wings of the bird and cutting a notch into each of the joints of each of the wings of the bird. The backbone and attached neck are removed from the bird by cutting along bo... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6668420 | Brush assembly removal device for a floor cleaner A cleaner for cleaning a surface is provided comprising a main body and a brush assembly for engaging the surface being cleaned. An engaging member on the main body or brush assembly and a retaining portion on the other main body or brush assembly. The en... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6530118 | Sub-suction pipe assembly for vacuum cleaner A sub-suction pipe assembly for a vacuum cleaner includes an air suction pipe connected to a vacuum cleaner body, a sub-suction pipe connected to the air suction pipe and movable along the air suction pipe between a first position and a second position. T... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6279198 | Convertible wet/dry cleaning system A multi-use floor tool, with which the same nozzle can be used in both dry and wet vacuum operation, and which allows for both wet and dry cleaning attachments to be easily attached and removed is disclosed. One such cleaning attachment for dry operation ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6094776 | Brush and spacer assembly for a vacuum cleaner A removable brush spacer assembly for attachment to the lateral edge of a vacuum cleaner nozzle in order to support an edge brush and to space the brush with respect to a surface is shown and described. The brush spacer assembly incorporates an elongated ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5768747 | Vacuum cleaner accessory A two-component vacuum cleaner accessory for the dual purpose of grooming animals and removing hair and debris from fabric such as that used for upholstery. The body of the accessory has a back and sides and attaches to a circumferential brush which has a... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5706550 | Floor brush nozzle assembly A floor brush nozzle assembly for a vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The floor brush nozzle assembly includes an elongated generally rectangular shaped nozzle housing including a connecting passageway for association with the vacuum cleaner. A U-shaped channe... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5652997 | Auxiliary suction tool for use in a vacuum cleaner An auxiliary suction tool for a vacuum cleaner comprises a main body having an elongated flattened tubular shape. One end of the body is connected to a vacuum cleaner hose, and the other end thereof is terminated in a flattened air intake opening. Each fl... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5625920 | Cleaning tool with storable brush A cleaning tool is disclosed that includes a brush unit having bristles that is positionable in each of a selected one of a cleaning position and a storage position. In the cleaning position, the brush bristles contact the surface being cleaned using the ... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5557823 | Vacuum cleaner attachment The invention is a vacuum cleaner attachment. In detail, the invention includes a nozzle body having a hollow tubular member for connecting to the vacuum pipe of a vacuum cleaner. The side of the body turned away from the member includes front and rear op... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5386607 | Ground engaging means for a submersible cleaning device A submersible cleaner relying upon the to and fro motion of an oscillator for forward movement over a submerged surface has a housing with a peripheral edge, an oscillator rotatably affixed to the housing and bristle elements extending away from the skirt... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5351362 | Active vacuum cleaner nozzle The active vacuum cleaner nozzle of the invention exhibits a two-part housing having an attached suction pipe connecting socket. The two housing parts are pivotably hinge-connected to each other at their end opposite to the suction pipe connecting socket,... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5303444 | Rigid skirt for bristles of submersible suction cleaner The invention provides an automatic swimming pool cleaner which is self propelled over underwater surfaces by a pivoting oscillator. The pool cleaner includes a row of bristles extending from the housing from scrubbing the surfaces to be cleaned. Surround... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5054159 | Debris removal apparatus for power blowers A hollow tubular nozzle for attachment to power blowers or "leaf blowers" has a depending rectangular mounting flange extending transversely across its underside, the bottom portion of which is adapted to removably receive and retain a debris and trash lo... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4888852 | Vacuum cleaner suction head for picking up threads The suction head comprises a housing (1) provided with a suction tube (2) and closed by a bottom sole plate (4) which has at least two longitudinal channels in the form of grooves communicating with the tube via at least one window (14). According to the ... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4720891 | Member with deformable brush retaining tabs A nozzle is disclosed having a brush adjustably mounted in it so as to be movable inwardly and outwardly of a slotted bottom plate forming member. This bottom plate forming member includes resilient, deformable tabs which pass the brush inwardly into the ... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4498206 | Vacuum head for cleaning underwater surfaces A vacuum head for cleaning underwater surfaces has a depending skirt; the head, on its underside, has a brush depending therefrom with means on the underside to support the brush, which means is spaced inward of the skirt and is provided with apertures lo... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4319379 | Pickup An accessory for a vacuum cleaner, for pickup pet hairs and lint from rugs, furniture and clothing, the accessory including a sheet of conventional plush or velveteen material made of plastic and such that the fibers thereof stand up and rake when moved i... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4198727 | Baseboard dusters for vacuum cleaners A vacuum cleaner is provided with holding devices on the sidewalls of its housing on which brushes can be mounted which enable baseboards in a room to be dusted while the vacuum cleaner is being moved about to clean the carpet.... | 04/22/1980 |
| 3965527 | Vacuum grooming brush A vacuum grooming brush for dogs comprises a brush head having a set of bristles extending from one side of the head and one or more vacuum inlet passages located between the bristles and the outer edges of the head, and connecting means for connecting th... | 06/29/1976 |
