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 |
| 8006891 | Robot cell A robotic welding cell includes a frame, a robot arm connected to the frame, a welding gun affixed to the robot arm, a welding table connected to the welding frame, and means to move the welding table in or about at least two mutually perpendicular axes. A welding t... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7331094 | Method and device for positioning components to be joined together A device for positioning components to be joined together, such as car body components, is characterized by at least one movable central module and a plurality of arms, movable in space and connected thereto and which in each case have at least one holding element f... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7172105 | Apparatus for positioning pipe and tubing A counterweight assembly is especially adapted for mounting to a spinner tool allowing a workpiece to be balanced when rotated during welding or other operations. The counterweight assembly has an adjustable counterweight to provide a necessary amount of counterbala... | 02/06/2007 |
| 6935550 | Robotic positioner A robotic positioner for use with an automated processing system, such as an automated welding system, for example, includes a base, a support structure rotatably supported on the base, and at least one work surface supported on the support structure suitable for su... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6910614 | Vacuum compression brazing furnace and method of using same A vacuum heat treating furnace for brazing a large metallic part is disclosed. The vacuum furnace includes a pressure vessel having a cylindrical wall and a door dimensioned and positioned for closing an end of the cylindrical wall. A workpiece handling system is mo... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6905059 | Solder ball attachment system A solder ball attachment system for manufacturing an integrated circuit or the like is disclosed. The solder ball attachment system includes a flux station to apply flux onto a substrate and a solder ball placement station to place solder balls onto the flux on the ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6899263 | Auger welder station and method A repair station for a soil auger includes a frame on which the mount the auger at a working height and a motor and gear reduction system to rotate the auger. A slide bar is mounted parallel to the auger and carries a welding guide for supporting a welding gun. The ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6622906 | Welding method and welding device The welding apparatus has a positioner (1) provided with workpiece supporting means (11) which is rotatable about a first central axis (Ca) and is pivotable up and down about a second central axis (Cb) crossing the first central axis (Ca). A welding robot... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6425709 | Line up of pipes or pipe components A line up and connection installation comprises an elongated pipe receiving structure, a line up device for lining up double-walled pipes or pipe components and a connection station for connecting the lined up pipes or pipe components. The line up device ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 5269452 | Method and apparatus for wirebonding A method and apparatus for wirebonding is provided. The apparatus is operable to perform a method of wirebonding leadwires between bond pads of a die of an integrated circuit (IC) and contacts of a leadframe of a IC package, in which the resulting bonded ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 4811891 | Method of assembling vehicle body of two-wheeled vehicle and assembling apparatus therefor Vehicle body of a two-wheeled vehicle assembled by holding a plurality of center members on a center jig which may be movable between a setting station and a coupling station, setting side frame members on a pair of side frame jigs in a prostrate posture ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4689863 | Fixture for machining the cutting line of a pipe Fixture for machining the cutting line of a pipe, including a centering device insertible into an end section of the pipe, the centering device including a clamping system having pressure pieces with pressure surfaces formed thereon, the pressure pieces b... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4653739 | Work positioner A work piece positioning device which has a table upon which the work piece is supported is disclosed. The table is rotatably mounted on a sub-assembly which is tiltably mounted on a frame such that the work piece can be positioned in any desired predeter... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4637540 | Method and apparatus for assembling a structure composing a vehicle's body and the like A method and apparatus for assembling a structure of rolling stock or other vehicles. The method includes: supporting the structure with a long box through fastening devices to a framework on the side of the structure, rotating the structure around an axi... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4629109 | Jig for welding frames A jig for automatically welding pipe frames used to form vehicle seats is disclosed. In this jig, there is provided on a frame carrying plate a guide element having the reference plane of one of two side portions of a frame, so that the one side portion o... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4556162 | Weld backup mechanism for internal pipe welding apparatus A weld backup mechanism includes an arcuate backup ring segment spring mounted to a support plate for rotational displacement. A plurality of such mechanisms are fixed to clamping members of an internal line-up clamp for radial expansion and retraction th... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4432486 | Device for bringing into register the circular end section of a cylindrical element with the circular section of a cylinder bottom, with a view to assembly thereof by welding The invention relates to a device for bringing into register the circular end section of a cylindrical element with the circular end section of a cylinder end, with a view to assembly thereof by welding, the cylindrical element presenting an axis of revol... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4409459 | Automatic welding apparatus An automatic welding apparatus comprises a positioning mechanism successively supplied with a first workpiece, for positioning the first workpiece so that a joint part of the first workpiece faces towards a predetermined direction, a holding and moving me... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4383356 | Method and apparatus for the production of rotor and stator sheet packets for electrical machines A method and apparatus for making packets of rotor or stator sheets for electrical machinery. At a certain station to which a preselected number of sheets are delivered, the sheets are both aligned and joined together. Aligning is effected by an aligning ... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4368662 | Cylinder arrangement for friction-welding machine A friction-welding machine of the type in which a cylinder arrangement applies pressure to urge two workpieces together upon the rotation of one of the workpieces against the other to prepare the interface for bonding. The cylinder arrangement which appli... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4224559 | Remote position control method and means Conventional mechanical positioning in which an input member is moved in a position field which is an enlarged representation of the output position field and conventional motorized positioning in which distance is represented by time of travel are modifi... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4116375 | Apparatus for hard facing of valves for internal combustion engines An apparatus is designed for hard-facing internal combustion engines valves by the melting and fusion in high-frequency current field of heat-resistant rings of hard alloy upon the seating surface of the valves. The apparatus comprises an actuator means m... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4008843 | Apparatus for sealing tubes An apparatus is provided for automatically sealing insulation tubes comprising a turn table intermittently turned through a part of a revolution and having a plurality of tube holders disposed in a circle about its central axis, a friction wheel disposed ... | 02/22/1977 |
