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 |
| 7261133 | Reinforced wallet A wallet having hardened reinforcing plates, as well as a dust-tight and water impervious cover. The wallet also has two Styrofoam layers. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7108032 | Accordion style card holder Disclosed herein is a holder comprising a first compartment comprising: a first front side and a first back side each comprising a first exterior and a first interior surface; a first pocket secured to the first interior surface of the first front side and to the fi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6919805 | Wallet with alarm device installed therein A wallet is disclosed in which a theft prevention device is installed. If the wallet departs from the pocket, a melody is generated so that the owner can recognize the departure of the wallet from the pocket, thereby preventing the theft of the wallet. An oscillatio... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6601622 | Personal accessory with quick-access A personal accessory includes an outer cover and a pocket disposed within the body and accessible through an aperture through the outer cover. A holder includes a peripheral frame defining at least one window for receiving and holding a substantially flat... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6401889 | Luggage lock covering device A luggage lock covering device for protecting a luggage lock from damage as well as protecting the luggage from damage caused by-the luggage lock. The luggage lock covering device includes a panel having a plurality of fold indentations therein such that ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 5314102 | Handbag assembly A handbag including various fasteners which enable the handbag to be unfastened and reassembled so that it can be worn by the user, for example around the ankle.... | 05/24/1994 |
| 4972524 | Anti-pickpocket device for pockets of garments, for trouser pockets in particular An anti-pickpocket device for pockets of garments, and for trouser pockets in particular, designed to make it extremely difficult to steal objects, for example wallets, from pockets after cutting the outer fabric of the pocket by means, for example, of a ... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4717908 | Credit card case with alarm system An alarm system that signals when one or more credit cards are absent from a card stack in the case if the system is enabled. In preferred form, a card stack thickness sensor responds to the stack thickness to determine whether all cards are present in th... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4037634 | Wallet construction A wallet construction comprised of a plurality of panels, including a rear panel and an intermediate panel joined to the rear panel at the ends and along an interior longitudinal edge thereof to define a large pocket therebetween that extends the length o... | 07/26/1977 |
| 3981339 | Secret compartment article In a preferred embodiment, an elongated material has slits extending from a central portion in parallel arrangement along the elongated direction and an upper material is stitched to a lower material through the elongated material for a greater part of th... | 09/21/1976 |
