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 |
| 7648086 | Nozzle device for use in a paper machine, board machine, pulp dewatering machine or similar machines The invention relates to a nozzle device for use in a paper machine, board machine, pulp dewatering machine etc., comprising a cylindrical body having an outer thread and an inner hexagon socket; a sealing element, and a nozzle insert having a cylindrical passage. T... | 01/19/2010 |
| RE40463 | Rollover pressure car wash apparatus and methods of operating same A variable pressure spray type vehicle laundry apparatus in which a carriage is mounted for longitudinal displacement along overhead parallel beams and an inverted L shaped spray arm carrying both horizontally and vertically directed nozzles circumscribes the vehicl... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413132 | Sprayer assembly with adjustable boom arms A sprayer assembly includes a frame that supports a tank for storing a liquid chemical. A pump moves the liquid chemical from the tank to one or more spray nozzles through a flexible hose supported by a boom arm that is attached to and extends from the frame. To all... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7356857 | Multiple output shower assembly A multiple output shower assembly is disclosed generally comprising a plurality of conduits in fluid communication with each other and at least three water output devices for discharging water from the assembly. The water output devices are located such that water i... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357841 | Applicator with spring-mounted nozzle lip An applicator for applying liquid media to a material strip that can be moved relative to the applicator includes a housing having a drum chamber, a drum gate supported within the drum chamber and adapted to rotate therein, and a nozzle block spring-mounted to the h... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7325756 | Roll-sprinkler irrigation system A roll-sprinkler system comprises with horizontal water conducting pipe portions as the supporting means for multiple wheels. The pipes conducting liquid to the sprinkler heads for irrigations have an opening adaptor allowing the system to connect with standard gard... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318442 | Automatic car wash system An automatic car wash system is provided for processing multiple vehicles simultaneously. The system according to one embodiment includes an elongate path, a plurality of stations for processing the vehicle, at least two detectors for indicating the presence of the ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314188 | Warewash machine arm and nozzle construction with set spray pattern A warewash machine includes a housing including an area for receiving wares to be washed and a liquid dispensing arm removably positioned within the housing, the liquid dispensing arm including a nozzle receiving opening. Removably positioned in the nozzle opening i... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7296308 | Swimming pool water circulator The invention comprises, in one form thereof, a water circulator that connects to the pressurized water inlet in a swimming pool. Water from the pool is pumped through the pool's filter system and into the water circulator through the pool inlet. The water circulato... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7270749 | Pump system A pumping system comprising: (a) an inlet adapted for connection with a supply of low pressure water; (b) a filtration unit in fluid communication with the inlet, wherein the filtration unit filters impurities from the low pressure water so as to discharge a flow of... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7191956 | Decorative fountain A decorative fountain has a reservoir with a receiving space for receiving therein water, a pump received in the receiving space for pumping water in the reservoir upward, a base on the reservoir and having a through hole in alignment with the receiving space, a sea... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188784 | Automatic rain gutter flushing system An eave gutter is provided. A downspout is operatively coupled to the gutter. A plurality of spraying components has fittings and nozzles. The fittings and nozzles are positioned at spaced locations along the gutter. A conduit couples a fluid source and the fittings... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172141 | Lubricant mist sprayer for pinch roll A lubricant mist sprayer is composed by spray headers, which have lubricant and gas supply pipes integrally fixed to each other by fixing members and which are spaced apart a required distance from and are arranged in parallel with surfaces of pinch rolls, and mist ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156321 | Active compound supply system and spraying device for spraying liquids An active compound supply system for a spraying device for spraying liquids, in particular for agricultural purposes, includes a carrier liquid tank, a carrier liquid pump, a plurality of spray nozzles and a carrier liquid line for connecting the carrier liquid tank... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140325 | Pour-on application method and devices The present invention relates to a device for applying a liquid pesticidal formulation to an external surface of a domestic animal, the device comprising an inlet and a plurality of spaced apart outlets, wherein the device is adapted such that when the middle of the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124961 | Sprayer system A sprayer system includes one or more spray nozzle systems and a recirculation line which contains a Venturi for recirculation of non-sprayed liquid into a tank during breaks in spraying. To facilitate circulation, restrictors are placed in an upstream area of each ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114667 | Nozzle coupling A nozzle coupling includes a connector having an attached nozzle and opposing ends. The connector is capable of receiving fluid and conducting it to the nozzle and the nozzle is capable of receiving fluid from the connector and spraying it outwardly therefrom. Facet... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108196 | Method and apparatus for depositing snow-ice treatment liquid on pavement Method and apparatus for depositing liquid brine on roadway surface. Substantially horizontally disposed streamer nozzles are employed in conjunction with brine pumps which are operated in correspondence with the forward speed of the treatment vehicle. Substantially... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104469 | Discharge device for at least one medium A discharge device for at least one medium having a medium reservoir, a medium pump and an applicator in which a filler is provided for medium guidance and which has an outlet area for a medium discharge fitted to a slender end area remote from the medium reservoir ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7083121 | Modular automatic spray gun manifold A modular automatic spray gun manifold is provided. The manifold includes a plurality of spray gun modules arranged in an array in laterally spaced relation from each other. A junction element is arranged at an upstream end of the manifold. The junction element incl... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7040555 | Nozzle unit A nozzle unit for the spreading of foamed glue onto a flat surface in the production of wood-based sheets, wherein the nozzle unit has a feeder canal (1) for directing glue into the nozzle unit, a row of nozzles (5) for directing glue from the nozzle u... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7004407 | Uniform metering system for spray applications A metering system includes a pumping device having one or more cylinders, each cylinder having a piston therein that is moved by an automated drive system to produce uniform or proportional flow to a single spray nozzle or a plurality of nozzles. The cylinders are m... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6991186 | Spray boom for a hydraulic descaling facility In order to provide a spray boom with a plurality of spray nozzles for a hydraulic descaling facility with which a high temperature constancy from beginning to the end of the rolling stock is insured and a too rapid cooling of the surface is prevented, it is propose... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6969016 | Dampening water spraying device A dampening water spraying device includes: a nozzle for spraying dampening water; a nozzle holder including, an end surface connectable to the nozzle, and an outer peripheral portion provided with at least one gro... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6942166 | Sprinkler pipeline assembly and related sprinkler A sprinkler to sprinkle water running in a pipeline over both its sides through sprinkler heads mounted on the pipeline, wherein (i) the pipeline comprises first water pipes and second water pipes connected to each other alternately so as to be freely disconnectable... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942735 | Adjustable spray apparatus with multiple outlets An adjustable spray apparatus with multiple outlet for applying a flowable coating onto a non-vertical surface. A carriage includes an outwardly extending arm with a plurality of downwardly facing spray tips connected to a manifold mounted on the carriage. The manif... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932277 | Sprinkler valve wiring apparatus and method A sprinkler valve wiring apparatus and method are provided. An irrigation system has a plurality of valves designed to be electrically activated by a control unit. Valve wires extend from the valves to a junction unit. Control unit wires extend from the control unit... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6928924 | Spray-type dampening water supply apparatus A spray-type dampening water supply apparatus having a spray whose nozzles are protected against adhesion of any foreign matter to the nozzle surfaces and in which at least orifices of the nozzles can be easily cleaned out. Each nozzle of the spray has a guide surfa... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6896600 | Liquid dispense manifold for chemical-mechanical polisher A liquid dispense manifold having drip nozzles configured to form controlled droplets is provided for use in chemical-mechanical polisher (CMP) systems. The liquid dispense manifold includes a plurality of drip nozzles that are secured to the side of the liquid disp... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6892969 | Pulp washing shower A shower pipe assembly for use in a pulp processing mill is provided to wash a pulp mat with a liquid wash. The assembly includes a pipe for conveying the liquid wash through a plurality of apertures defined through the pipe wall, the apertures spaced along a substa... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6877673 | Floating fountain devices and systems A floating fountain that includes of a tubular, hollow base assembly that can be connected to a pressurized source of fluid, a primary nozzle member located centrally to the base assembly, and a plurality of secondary nozzle members located on the base assembly. Eac... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6851623 | Water spray nozzle ring for and the application of spray-on fireproofing A nozzle ring assembly comprising a nozzle ring having a plurality of recesses for accepting a plurality of nozzle tips; a plurality of a first type of nozzle tips from which water emanates, the first type of nozzle tips being arranged about the face of the nozzle r... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6824127 | Thimble-type stream injection humidifier and quick response steam generator A humidifier and quick response steam generator for supplying steam to the humidifier in a humidification system is disclosed. The humidifier has a modified geometry to reduce resistance, and is multi-passage structured to uniformly arrange humidifying nozzles in an... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6820571 | Manually operated animal training device A manually operated animal training device that can be combined with proven and traditional training methods includes means for providing a fluid spray to deter unwanted animal behavior. ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6786425 | Sprayer controller and method A device for delivering a controlled dose of a fluid to an outlet from a fluid supply at an operating pressure which includes an actively operable check valve and pressure exerting means to selectively exert first and second pressures on the check valve. When one of... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6758413 | Sprinkler An improved sprinkler includes a spray nozzle, an adjusting sleeve, a barrel set and a hose connector. The barrel set has a barrel to control water discharge of a first water outlet. The adjusting sleeve can control water discharge of a second water outlet. By contr... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6742725 | Multi-nozzle showerhead A multi-nozzle showerhead has a showerhead housing, a rectangular tube, multiple nozzles and a connector. The showerhead housing has a nozzle recess for each nozzle. Each of the nozzles has a diffuser, a radial impeller, a circular impeller, a diffuser housing, a se... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6719209 | Multipurpose spray head useful in particular for making artificial snow A spray head includes a sleeve provided with sprayers and divided into several chambers by a core element with several internal partitions. Each chamber is fed by passages and the main chamber is fed by a passage which passes through the cap, the cap including at le... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6691933 | Water jet delivery disk in kitchen sprayer A water jet deliver disk in kitchen sprayer, comprising a first element, made of a rigid material such as plastic, and constituted by a peripheral body fixable to the sprayer body, by a hub adapted to convey a central jet, and by cross-members connecting ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6685104 | Landscape sprinkling systems Landscape sprinkling systems that incorporate fire sensors, optional moisture sensors, and control electronics that continuously monitor the perimeter of a property for fire and/or smoke, and optionally low soil moisture conditions. When an alarm is detec... | 02/03/2004 |
