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 |
| 7152367 | Plant support J hook A plant support hook having an elongated shaft with a U-shaped hook supported at one end of the and forming a resilient interlock with the shaft to engage a string-like support for the U-shaped hook and a J-shaped hook on the other end of the shaft for supporting a ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 4407051 | Slip-in drapery hook An adjustable drapery support assembly comprises a vertical elongated base which can be attached at its lower end to the rear surface of a drapery at a point opposite a preformed pleat therein, with the upper end of the base adjacent the upper edge of the... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4344210 | Adjustable drapery support assembly An adjustable drapery support assembly comprises a first elongated plate member adapted to be inserted into the top of a pleat or fold in a drapery, and a second plate member hinged at its top to the top of the first member, with the edges of the members ... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4324380 | Mounting pin A mounting pin suitable for use in hanging various objects to a projecting wall device is provided with a long run, a short run extending perpendicular from the long run, an inner run extending 180° from the short run, and a final run extending perpendic... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4277865 | Curtain hanger An adjustable curtain hanger which is fitted to the upper edge of a curtain and is hung on a curtain runner to suspend the curtain and having an adjustable connection between the hook and curtain engaging part which facilitates adjusting the height of the... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4261080 | Adjustable drapery support assembly An adjustable drapery support assembly comprises a base plate including a web of a solid semi-rigid material which can be penetrated by a sewing needle. The base plate is adapted to be positioned in the opening formed between the opposed sides of a fold i... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4166308 | Fold or pleat fixing arrangement for curtains or drapes An arrangement for fixing folds or pleats of curtains or drapes which includes a retaining plate member and a fold clasp member which can be elastically locked together with the retaining plate member. The fold clasp member has arranged on a front side th... | 09/04/1979 |
| 3988813 | Slide clasp A slide clasp for coupling the ends of a chain and including a sleeve in which a slide member is received, the slide member having hook portions formed on the ends thereof for receiving the ends of the chain, and being movable relative to the sleeve for e... | 11/02/1976 |
