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 |
| 7438873 | Animal scent lure with heating capacity A scent lure is configured as a reusable container with two separate compartments, one for a scent wick and one for a disposable heating element. The compartments are separated by a common dividing wall and are independently accessible for ease of use. The separate ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7387204 | Pull-up tray container A cosmetic brush container has a cylindrical sidewall, a closed bottom, and an open top. A tray is carried within the container for axial movement relative to a longitudinal axis of the container from a lower storage position. A lid releasably fits over the top of t... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7377387 | Stored information disc retrieval In a CD storage device, the combination comprising an upstanding post to receive CD's in a stack, and via openings therethrough, a carrier for each CD having circularly spaced retainers to retain the periphery of each CD at spaced locations, an identification zone a... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7353942 | Disk housing case with index and contact opening therefor Insertion and removal of an index, which is interposed between a disk tray and a case half in which the disk tray is fitted, is facilitated in a disk housing case. The disk housing case is constituted by a disk tray and a first and a second case half for housing the... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7320397 | Eyeglasses case The present invention relates to an eyeglasses case for storing a pair of eyeglasses. More particularly, one embodiment of the present invention provides an eyeglasses case for storing a pair of eyeglasses, comprising: a first body portion, wherein the first body po... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7240797 | Packaging and dispensing system for sandwich food products A sealed dispensing apparatus suitable for packaging and dispensing a single service portion of a food product. The food product is contained within an inner container cavity formed by an outer cover and a center member. Draw means are provided for transferring a fo... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7178666 | Contact lens holder A contact lens case includes a cup adapted to receive minimized quantity of cleaning solution and a cap removable of the opening mouth of the cup. The lens support structure is pivotally connected to the cap that holds one of a pair of lens within the cup. The lens ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7128215 | Container for cotton swabs A container for swabs with and opening, a hinged lid and a movable internal support member. The movable support member is mechanically linked to the lid so that the support member moves up when the lid is opened so that the swabs protrude from the opening. Grasping ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7036716 | Carton A carton is disclosed. In this carton, a first connection plate is connected to an upper plate, a second connection plate is connected to the first connection plate, and a partition plate is connected to the second connection plate. When the partition plate is pulle... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6948600 | Carrier bag fetching structure A fetching structure for a carrier bag essentially comprised of a support board fixed to the inner edge of the opening of the bag; one fixation band being each laterally provided on the surface of the supporting board; a penetration section not connected to the supp... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6923365 | Carton and carton blank A carton and blank for forming a carton for accommodating one or more articles which carton is provided with an access structure for the removal of articles from within the carton. The access structure comprises a closure panel hinged to a carton wall for forward an... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6920974 | Blister package storage and dispensing container and method Apparatus and method for inexpensively storing a quantity of packages awaiting transfer to a manufacturing process station includes a dispenser for quickly removing the packages from the container and directly into a secondary receptacle which is particularly adapte... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6896140 | Crush proof cupcake holder A crush proof cupcake holder for transporting a single pastry without crushing and includes a main container assembly with a bottom wall and a perimeter wall extending upwardly from a perimeter edge of the bottom wall, the main container assembly defines an interior... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6880208 | Packaging connector A tether based connector for locating, identifying, inventorying, controlling and helping to ensure the retrieval of one or more items packaged within a container loaded with potentially obscuring packaging materials. The connector is formed from a stratified body h... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6851550 | Infusion package An improved infusion package serves both for the storage of an infusion bag prior to use and for the reception and secure retention of both the infusion bag and surplus infusion liquid after use. The infusion package is of the kind having an infusion bag housed with... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6840390 | Container racking system and method A container racking system for a plurality of refillable containers. A crate has a bottom and side walls arranged to secure the plurality of refillable containers in a position when the plurality of refillable containers are placed into the crate. The bottom of the ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6820755 | Beauty and hair accessories organizer A beauty and hair accessories organizer for holding and neatly storing hair managing tools and beauty aids. The beauty and hair accessories organizer includes a support member having a front side and a back side and being adapted to be mounted to a structure in a bu... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6796429 | Transdermal/transmucosal patch packaging A dispenser for conveniently dispensing multiple transdermal/transmucosal drug-containing patches from a single container. The dispenser has an inner cartridge defined by walls made of an impermeable material, wherein the inner cartridge is hermetically sealed durin... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6782998 | Credit card holder A protective case partially surrounds one or more credit card sized articles permitting the card to flexed to pop them in and out of the protective holder. The holder has a bottom wall, four lateral walls and a plurality of protrusions that extend inwardly over the ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6779664 | Device for dispensing sandwiches A device for dispensing sandwiches including a tubular body having an oval cross-section and a disk member positioned interior of the tubular body. The tubular body has a slot extending longitudinally along and through a wall of the tubular body. The disk member has... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6745918 | Elevating dispenser for canister An elevating dispenser to lift and suspend fragile foodstuffs from within an upright canister for serving. A column of wafers (13) rest on an elevating dispenser (10) inside a canister (11). When wafers have been removed to the point that they a... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6719129 | Cigarette pack holder A cigarette pack holder adapted to receive in combination a cigarette pack containing cigarettes. The holder includes a rectangularly-shaped housing having a planar front wall; an opposing rear wall; a pair of opposing planar side walls connected to the front and ba... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6634921 | Gas bag dispensing toy and method An amusement or stress reduction method and device adapted to dispense gas bags for popping. A strip of material is attached to one end of a tubular container and a plurality of gas bags are inserted serially into the container, causing the strip of mater... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6588588 | Medical guidewire adapter for packaging reuse An adapter that converts medical guidewire packaging into a reusable storage device. The adapter includes a conduit with first and second ends each having an opening and a passage there between. The adapter also includes an angled funnel with a duct and a... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6454096 | Package for dispensing individual sheets A package for dispensing individual oil absorbing polymeric sheets from a stack of such sheets, where the package includes a cover flap repeatedly moveable between an open position and a closed position, a pocket, a plurality of oil absorbing polymeric sh... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6305540 | Holster with variable depth pocket A holster (100) includes an adjustable depth pocket (101) for receiving at least a portion of a portable radio (102) in the pocket (101). The portable radio (102) includes an interface, such as a user interface (120, 122), and the holster (100) includes a... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6270006 | Container This invention relates to an improved container which may be used to store ten parcels arranged end to end and in two rows, one on top of the other. The container includes a top wall, a bottom wall, opposing side walls, and opposing front and rear walls r... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6269285 | Self-service freezer chest with inventory monitoring means A freezer chest for storing and displaying frozen foods such as packaged ice cream products for sale to retail customers includes a modular storage bin in which a product stack plate is mounted on a helical support spring. Packaged ice cream products are ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6237844 | Inside bangtail envelope The envelope of the present invention is prepared from a single blank of material to include a detachable inside bangtail flap, and a full access rear opening which exposes and automatically elevates the bangtail flap for easy removal when the envelope is... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6212741 | Packaged item location, identification and control device and method A tether based connector for locating, identifying, inventorying, controlling and helping to ensure the retrieval of one or more items packaged within a container loaded with potentially obscuring packaging materials. The connector terminates at a fastene... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6135279 | Sanitizing toothbrush holder The present invention 10 discloses a sanitizing toothbrush holder comprising a container 12 having at least a pair of compartments 32 therein for receiving removable platforms 26 upon which the toothbrushes 18 rest. The platforms 26 are connected by downw... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6068583 | Consumer-activated clip lift feature for tissue cartons A facial tissue carton, which enables the user to elevate the clip of tissues within the carton as the tissues are removed from the carton, comprises a strip of material, such as a paper strip, which is fixed at one end of the carton and extends underneat... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6047825 | Method and apparatus for storing medical guidewires A flexible pipe features an open end and a closed end. A nozzle is attached by a friction joint to the open end and features an elbow portion so that it is maintained above the level of the flexible pipe. Alternatively, the open end of the flexible pipe i... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6048014 | Sanitary pop-up ice cream cone dispenser and handling device and a method of use thereof The object of the present invention is to overcome the disadvantages of the known devices and methods for handling ice cream cones by providing a simple re-usable sanitary ice cream cone handling device which is quick, easy, and convenient to use and does... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6041923 | CD ejector device A CD ejector device comprising a push member, push plates and a spring plate extending equidistantly from the push member in such a fashion as to be capable of being accommodated in radial grooves formed at a disk support portion at the center of a tray o... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6036038 | Food packaging system including content lifting insert A food packaging system that includes a jar with a mouth opening and a food holding chamber, a screw on lid that is securable over the mouth opening of the jar, and a resilient cupped lifting basket assembly that is positionable within a food holding cham... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6010004 | Packing means for pourable material A packing for pourable materials constructed from paper, from plastic sheet or from a similar flexible material has the form of a package or bag which is closed at both ends. A pouring opening for removing contents from the package is to be produced by th... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5967321 | Consumer-activated clip lift feature for tissue cartons A facial tissue carton, which enables the user to elevate the clip of tissues within the carton as the tissues are removed from the carton, comprises a strip of material, such as a paper strip, which is fixed at one end of the carton and extends underneat... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5894927 | Dispenser for applicator pads An applicator pad dispensing container is provided having a jar, a cap to close the jar and a piston assembly movable within the jar. The piston assembly includes a platform with a rod projecting from an upper surface thereof terminating in a head. A stac... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5893454 | Tubular humidor with a retrieval mechanism This disclosure describes a tubular humidor with a mechanism for retrieving cigars stored therein. The tubular humidor includes a tubular member having an open end and a closed end and a mechanism for covering the open end of the tubular member, thereby i... | 04/13/1999 |
