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 |
| 7246381 | Exercise suit The disclosed embodiments of exercise garments includes a torso portion adapted to substantially cover the torso of a user and one or more flaps. Each flap is secured substantially to a side of the torso portion. The exercise garment also includes at least one faste... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7156792 | Methods for weighting garments or orthotics and garments and orthotics therefor Methods and apparatuses for aligning a person's center of gravity over the base of support using a weighted garment or orthotic are herein provided. These methods and apparatuses are particularly suited to individuals suffering from various balance or neurological d... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7137973 | Post tumescent liposuction absorption pad garments Garments that are an absorption pad holding system used during post tumescent liposuction drainage recovery. These garments with rows of inside pockets will secure retail maxi pads and/or medical pads in a, but not limited to, stretchable, breathable, leak proof and... | 11/21/2006 |
| 5810699 | Exercise vest An exercise vest includes lower and intermediate rows of pockets extending along the outside of its back and side sections. A weight is provided for each pocket. A padded lumbar support belt extends through aligned belt loops on the inside of the vest to ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5181582 | Scaffold for an a-frame ladder A scaffold for an A-frame ladder, including a platform for being positioned between two legs of the ladder, supported on a bottom side of the platform intermediate two opposing ends thereof by a rung of the ladder and extending outwardly from opposite sid... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5024293 | Emergency ladder equipment The present invention discloses an emergency ladder equipment. Such an emergency ladder equimpment is mounted on the outside wall of the top floor of buildings. The emergency ladder equipment substantially comprises a number of ladder members which are st... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4240522 | Extension trestle ladder A device for automatically locking the fly assembly of an extension trestle ladder in an extended or lowered adjustment position. The fly assembly is supported to prevent downward movement by a displaceable member which abuts a rung on the fly assembly al... | 12/23/1980 |
