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 |
| 7614494 | Trough roller assembly An improved trough roller assembly for use in a continuous belt conveyor system comprises a pair of shafts disposed in a generally x-shaped configuration to support the moving belt in the upper flight section of the conveyor system and define the desired trough shap... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7467707 | Conveyor belt support apparatus A conveyor support apparatus comprising adjustable stanchions with slots or holes; bars, each bar comprising a wear surface and an impact cushion; a frame; brackets; cross members; and lock bolts. The bars can be parallel to or perpendicular to the direction of conv... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7422100 | Methods of magnetic conveyor support Apparatuses designed to provide support to a conveyor belt in a new manner. In a first illustrative embodiment, a conveyor belt is supported by a number of magnets. A first set of magnets are disposed on the edges of the conveyor belt, and a second set of magnets ar... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7347319 | Tilting roller The subject of the invention is a retention device for a conveyor roller, characterised in that the roller (7) is mounted on a tilting support (13). ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7281625 | Self cleaning conveyor Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for a street sweeper having a conveyor assembly. The conveyor assembly has a pair of rollers and a conveyor belt connected therebetween. The conveyor assembly is provided with debris skirts to lift the edge of the conveyor ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7243801 | System for removing plastic from recycled material A system for separating pieces of plastic bag from ground yard debris and the like, e.g., asphalt shingles. A conveyor conveys the debris material along a conveyor path and an agitator bounces the conveyor to cause the lighter plastic to reposition to the top of the... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7159708 | Magnetic conveyor support Apparatuses designed to provide support to a conveyor belt in a new manner. In a first illustrative embodiment, a conveyor belt is supported by a number of magnets. A first set of magnets are disposed on the edges of the conveyor belt, and a second set of magnets ar... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7073661 | Self cleaning conveyor with roller scraper and debris reduction skirt Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for a street sweeper having a conveyor assembly. The conveyor assembly has a pair of rollers and a conveyor belt connected therebetween. The conveyor assembly is provided with debris skirts to lift the edge of the conveyor ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7051868 | Prestressed tubular belt and method for making A prestressed tubular belt has variable prestressing forces located along its width to provide control over the shape of the belt, while at the same time providing the proper forces in order to maintain the integrity of the belt shape. Various methods and systems ar... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6991093 | Fold-over conveyor belt This invention relates to an endless fold-over type of conveyor belt for use in conveying relatively-loose bulk material in an enclosed manner to prevent spillage, dusting and contamination of the material and allows the belt to operate at steep angles. The belt com... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6935490 | Conveying installation for transporting goods A installation for transporting goods has a conveyor belt with supporting bars carried thereon transversely to the direction of movement of the conveyor belt. Two vertically spaced-apart supporting tracks are formed in each case by two supporting cables. Running rol... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6811023 | Modular trough conveyor belt and modules A modular conveyor belt constructed of a series of rows of belt modules with a hinge formed in each row and aligned in the direction of belt travel with hinges of adjacent rows. The hinge allows the belt to conform to a non-coplanar carryway support to form, for exa... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6811021 | Plastic conveyor belt modules with unitary sideguards A plastic conveyor belt module with a unitary sideguard. The sideguard extends upward perpendicularly from the top conveying surface of a plastic module body. The sideguard extends longitudinally along the conveying surface with a leading edge laterally offset from ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6681921 | Enclosed belt conveyor assembly An enclosed belt conveyor assembly comprising a head section, a tail section, and one or more intermediate conveyor sections assembled between the head section and the tail section. A tail pulley is mounted in the tail section and a head pulley is mounted... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6220426 | Mobile item-sorting unit having an endless belt provided with an item-restraining curb structure An item-sorting unit includes a mobile frame movable in a direction of motion, and a driven endless belt mounted on the frame for rotation in a cross direction extending transversely relative to the direction of frame motion. An outer surface of the belt ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6170644 | Air-floating belt conveyor device An endless belt rotates between a tail pulley and a head pulley. The belt is floated in a tubular belt support by blowing air out of air blowing bores of the belt support, and runs from the tail pulley to the head pulley. A ultra-high molecular polyethyle... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6102195 | Belt conveyor An improved enclosed belt conveyor system for transferring material with a minimum of dust and energy consumption. An alignment device having an external adjustment mechanism to adjust dynamically balanced spools, which are mounted on a shaft is terminate... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5727918 | Loader for bulk ship An apparatus for loading bulk material into a ship has a carriage movable alongside the ship, an elongated outrigger tube having an inner end on the carriage and an outer end and provided internally with a longitudinally extending partition subdividing th... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5699894 | Cable driven conveyor system There is disclosed a cable driven conveyor system having a plurality of hangers connected to a cable and conveyor belt disposed on the plurality of hangers. The conveyor system is capable of hauling material in more than one direction. The ends of the con... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5682974 | Transporter comprising an endless belt and a method for transporting material from a first to a second location The invention relates to a transporter having an endless belt which is at least partially in cross section substantially U-shaped, a guiding assembly formed by at least one runner and at least one rail for guiding the belt between at least one unloading s... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5645157 | Flexible conveyor belt A flexible conveyor belt is provided which can run in a curved shape which elongates along a lower inner wall of a circular pipe, while being completely supported above the lower inner wall by pressurized air introduced into a space between the belt and t... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5398804 | Curved conveyor belt with supporting frame devoid of belt band rollers A curved belt conveyor, to be used mostly above ground and operating with any desired length, can be operated advantageously without belt band rollers so that no tumbling action can take effect upon the belt band. This makes for long service life, as well... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5286158 | Material distributing apparatus An apparatus for mounting on the back of a dump truck or the like to distribute material discharged from said truck to a variably selected position is disclosed wherein a chute assembly is connectable to the tailgate of the dump truck and provides a range... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5052545 | Apparatus for conveying grain An apparatus for conveying grain is disclosed, which includes a conveying belt disposed to extend through a cylinder for movement with the inner wall surface of the cylinder as a guide in order to prevent scattering of dust generated as grain is conveyed ... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4819791 | Conveyor belt for bulk material handling Conveyor belt for bulk material handling. The conveyor belt (1) consists of a central part (2) and two integrated side parts (3, 4) which side parts are from the beginning manufactured angled in relation to the integrated central part in order to give the... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4792036 | Transporting device of the conveyor belt type A transporting device of the conveyor belt type, in which a transporting belt, on which the material to be transported can be supported, is capable of being moved along a transport path by a driving mechanism and carried using rolling bodies. The transpor... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4474289 | Control member for an elongatable conveyor belt This invention is to a formed control member which is secured to a longitudinally stretchable or elongatable conveyor belt to provide a generally uniform longitudinal elongation throughout the length of the belt and to indicate a preselected total elongat... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4410082 | Stretchable load-retaining conveyor belt A conveyor belt of stretchable elastomeric material reinforced by layers of cords which permit an initial stretching of the belt at installation of at least 3 percent. Reinforcing cords are positioned in the belt elastomeric material to generate transvers... | 10/18/1983 |
| 3993185 | Sanitary conveyor A conveyor especially adapted for use in environments where strict sanitary standards must be met. The conveyor includes a quick belt release whereby the belt and the conveyor may be cleaned without removing the belt from the conveyor.... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3973457 | Feed mechanism for component parts A component feeder mechanism for feeding electronic components which are not taped together into a component lead forming machine. The feeder mechanism includes a frame having a guide track extending therethrough along which the component leads pass to en... | 08/10/1976 |
