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 |
| 7762493 | Consumable paper roll holder A consumable roller holder is disclosed that provides a pair of arms extending from an essentially centrally located mount. A spindle is coupled to one of the arms for supporting a consumable roll and one of the arms is configured to pivot between a closed position ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7497401 | Printer and stacker and methods Disclosed are a printer and a stacker and methods. The printer prints selectively on one or both sides of a printable web and sheets or labels are cut from the web and stacked in the stacker. The printer has an unwind mechanism that accepts and holds web rolls of di... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7441723 | Rolling and feeding structure of a fabric rolling machine A rolling and feeding structure of a fabric rolling machine comprises a frame disposed on the fabric rolling machine, a transmission axle rotatably coupled to a sidewall of the frame, two lumps, two stoppers corresponding to the lumps and each having an end pivotall... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7367524 | Pivoting toilet tissue roll holder with auxiliary toilet tissue A wall mounted holder to support a standard toilet tissue roll, and within a pivoting hollow axle contain an auxiliary tissue roll. The attached axle pivots by mechanical means for manipulation of the standard toilet tissue roll and the auxiliary tissue roll. The ax... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7347396 | Adhesive-tape roll base for an adhesive-tape holder An adhesive-tape roll base for an adhesive-tape holder includes a base fixed thereon with an adhesive-tape holder having its upper side bored with an adhesive-tape accommodating cavity for receiving an adhesive-tape roll. The adhesive-tape accommodating cavity has o... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7290733 | Dispenser for rolled materials A dispenser for paper, plastic, foil and other goods that are supplied on rolls or tubes includes a rotation mechanism, such as a spindle, including a plurality of bows for engaging an inner surface of a roll. The spindle rotates about an end cap assembly. A mechani... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7213783 | Toilet paper holder removal system and method A toilet paper holder removal system includes a toilet paper holder configured for holding a toilet paper roll and dispensing toilet paper from the toilet paper roll. The toilet paper holder includes a pair of brackets each having a well extending therein. A cylinde... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7069971 | Adhesive tape dispenser An adhesive tape dispenser includes a fixed base forming a first cavity in which a movable carrier is removably received. The movable carrier defines a second cavity in which a roll of adhesive tape is rotatably received. The base is provided with a first cutter to ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7017852 | Multiple fixed-position film centerwinder and method for winding web material The invention is a centerwinder for receiving and winding web material sequentially on one of at least two fixed shafts. The two or more shafts are desirably positioned vertically to one another in a stationary structure and eliminate the need for a powered turret a... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6817566 | Web splicer A web handling apparatus includes a base, a housing, a splicing head mounted in the housing, and first and second non-rotatable swing out roll shafts, each shaft having opposite first and second ends. The roll shafts are normally positioned in the housing substantia... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6595463 | Large printer A large printer comprises a paper feeding unit in which at least one roll of paper and at least one sheet of paper including a stiff carton to be supplied are loaded, the paper feeding unit being located at a height that enables a user standing in front o... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6572051 | Roll replacement facililator The combination with, a mandrel assembly comprising first and second telescoping tubes which are biased outwardly from each other by a spring mechanism located between them, and the mandrel assembly being releasably mounted in a holder for holding a roll ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6568624 | Barbed wire holder, carrier, and unreeler The invention relates to a simple, economical, and lightweight device for holding, carrying, and unreeling spools of wire when stringing barbed wire fences. The device includes a pair of leg members bent at a lower end thereof to form feet members for sup... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6533153 | Tape dispenser A tape dispenser comprises a seat body and a tape reel seat. The seat body is provided at the front end with a tape cutter, in the top with a long groove and a joining hole neighbored at one side of the groove. The seat body is further provided at the bot... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6523776 | Wire dispensing device A wheeled dispenser for dispensing wire from spools. The dispenser has a rectangular frame, three stationary vertical posts, and two rotatable vertical posts each located between two stationary posts. Each rotatable post has a plurality of laterally proje... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6488229 | Toilet roll dispenser A toilet roll dispenser primarily for use in portable toilets, comprising a housing having a first toilet paper roll supported on a mandrel in position for use, and a second or reserve toilet paper roll on the mandrel in side-by-side relationship. The res... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6371403 | Tape holder with a bearing shaft A tape holder that includes space formed in the deck and a bearing-shaft seat mounted on a recess portion such that the bearing-shaft seat can be turned and uplifted for easy and rapid loading or replacing a tape reel.... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6199791 | Dispenser for roll material strip without winding core comprising an improved supporting spindle The invention proposes a dispenser for a web wound into a coreless roll, the roll (11) being mounted on an irrotational, substantially cylindrical support spindle (14), the web in this dispenser being dispensed by rotationally unwinding the roll (11) arou... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6116533 | Wire dispensing device A wheeled dispenser for dispensing wire from spools. The dispenser has a rectangular frame, three stationary vertical posts, and two rotatable vertical posts each located between two stationary posts. Each rotatable post has a plurality of laterally proje... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6007019 | Toilet tissue and paper towel holder An apparatus used to hold rolls of disposable paper such as toilet paper or paper towels is disclosed. The device includes a magnetic device of securing a cylindrical spindle between two lateral supports such that the paper roll may rotate freely around t... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5891010 | Cushioning conversion machine with swing-mounted stock roll support and method A novel stock roll support assembly and loading method for a cushioning conversion machine that produces dunnage product from sheet stock material supplied as a roll provides for easier loading of the stock roll onto a roll support at the upstream end of ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5871170 | Telescopic paper roll holder A holder for paper rolls that include a centrally disposed through opening. A pivotally and rotably mounted telescopic tubular assembly holds to paper roll through the opening and includes other articulations that permit the selective pivoting movements o... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5868344 | Pull-out slidable toilet paper holder A toilet paper holding device including a base which is adapted to be secured to a wall. The base include a first fixed base arm and a second pivotal base arm. A spindle is threadably secured to an aperture within the pivotal base arm. The pivotal base ar... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5718396 | Material roll holder having L-shaped movable arm A material roll holder which is hinged at one end snaps into a socket at the other end, and is held either by spring retention, friction holding, or be another holder. The bar which holds the material roll swivels upwardly out of the socket to an intermed... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5718404 | Adaptor kit for a toilet paper roll holder This adaptor kit (30) is adapted for use with a conventional toilet paper roll holder (10) of the type including a rear portion (14), opposed side mounting portions (20) having sockets (22) receiving the ends of the spring-loaded core support (24). The ad... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5653293 | Portable wire puller A portable wire puller designed to be operated from a motor vehicle having a hydraulic system. The wire puller utilizes a spool mounted on an axle which is made up of two rods which can be easily connected to and disconnected from one another, so that it ... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5622074 | Split sidewinder draw machine assembly A sidewinder draw machine (16) has a capstan (20) that is selectively engageable with a frame (26) for rotation with the capstan (20). The frame (26) is mounted on a turntable which is rotatably mounted on a platform (30). The platform has a lower tier (3... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5622334 | Dispenser for rolled material A material roll holder and dispenser comprising two side arms and a roll-holding rod. The roll-holding rod is attached to one side arm by means of a dowel about which it pivots freely. The other side arm is used to secure the opposite end of the roll-hold... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5538200 | Apparatus for compacting and rolling sheet material for cutting and producing wall paper borders or the like Apparatus and method for winding sheet material for producing a rewound roll having a smaller central hollow core and a more compact configuration. The material is wound so that a first edge of each layer of the roll terminates in the same plane. By compa... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5456421 | Toilet tissue dispenser A toilet tissue dispenser adapted to be mounted on a toilet facility wall for retaining a plurality of paper rolls. The toilet tissue dispenser secures a plurality of paper rolls against theft and includes a body having a mounting plate, and a pair of spa... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5366171 | Vehicle mounted reel lifting, driving and braking apparatus Vehicle mounted reel lifting apparatus having a motor driven wheel framework and having a longitudinal axis, an elongate shaft is pivotally mounted on the framework so that it extends in a direction at substantially right angles to the longitudinal axis o... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5253818 | Dispenser for sheet material A dispenser for holding sheet material in a roll such as toilet tissue having a tubular hollow center. The dispenser may be incorporated into or attachable to a support surface or provided as an insert connectably supportable within an existing convention... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5222678 | Roll holder with lanyard for retracting support assembly A rolled material holder comprising an improvement consisting of adapting a conventional rolled material holder, such as a toilet tissue roll holder, or any other type of similar rolled material holder which incorporates the same principles, to include a ... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5136859 | Apparatus and method for winding and doffing roll of knitted cloth in circular knitting machines An automated apparatus and method for winding and doffing a roll of knitted cloth from a circular knitting machine is disclosed. The apparatus includes a winding roller for winding knitted cloth produced on the knitting machine. A universal joint pivotabl... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5115993 | Tape reel support A motorized tape reel is carried on a mandrel shaft extending between a pair of brackets. At the first bracket, the mandrel shaft joins with a swivel ring which permits rotation and axial sliding of the mandrel shaft. The swivel ring swivels on vertical p... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5042272 | Knitting machine fabric roll doffing apparatus A take-up roll doffing apparatus for a circular knitting machine includes a take-up roll extending between and supported for rotation at opposite ends of the opposed side frames of the take-up frame of the knitting machine. The take-up roll is pivotably s... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4836462 | Toilet tissue dispenser The toilet tissue dispenser of this invention requires framing means including a rearwardly disposed wall mounting member and a forwardly disposed tissue roll mounting member. The roll mounting member has a pivotal connection at one end thereof to provide... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4824038 | Holder for rolled paper A holder for a roll of toilet paper is comprised of a frame adapted to be attached to a vertical support wall, and a cylindrical core which pivotably engages the lower extremity of the frame. The core can be swung in a vertical path between a vertical pos... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4533091 | Portable multiple spool wire dispenser A wire dispensing device having two brackets adapted to mount on spaced apart step ladder support legs and a spool holding shaft spanning the distance between brackets and secured thereto. The shaft is so mounted to the brackets that one end can be swung ... | 08/06/1985 |
