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 |
| 7699355 | Variable-angle tubular connection This variable-angle tubular connection includes a first tubular section (4) which has a flange ring (10), a second tubular section (6) which has an end flange (12) and a clamping device (8) for clamping the flange ring (10) ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7484771 | Adjustable bracket An adjustable bracket is provided with profiled parts (2, 3), a hinge (4) between the profiled parts (2, 3) and with a duct (7, 8) for accommodating media lines (9). The duct (7, 8) is formed of a flexible material. A fasten... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7380842 | Spherical flange assembly A spherical flange assembly is disclosed. The spherical flange assembly comprises a seat member, a heel member, a seal gland and at least one nut and bold assembly. The seat member includes a concave portion. The heel member includes a convex portion and a seal glan... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7368139 | Aseptic processing system for fruit filling An apparatus for aseptic processing of a viscous food product includes a product tank configured to hold the viscous food product. A first pump is configured to pump the viscous food product from the product tank through a heat exchanger at a given rate. A cleaning ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7320484 | Plug-in safety coupling A plug-in safety coupling for pressurized conduits includes a blocking element, which is mounted in a coupling housing; the blocking element includes a through bore in which a coupling plug may be introduced in a sealing manner. A pivot path of the coupling housing ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7312407 | Non-metallic elbow conduit transition fitting A Non-metallic Elbow Conduit Transition Fitting is disclosed. The fitting is specifically suited to interconnect vertical electrical conduit runs and horizontal electrical conduit runs in commercial construction environments. The fitting is suitable for immersion wi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7270198 | Orienter for drilling tool assembly and method The disclosed orienter for use in drilling a subterranean borehole enables use of the torque provided by the drilling motor to both orient the rotating drill bit for drilling an arcuate section of the borehole and rotating the orienter housing, including a fixed ben... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7234731 | Gas feed pipe connecting screw for continuous casting nozzle A gas feed pipe connecting screw for a continuous casting nozzle which is mounted to the continuous casting nozzle formed with an axially extending ring-shaped slit concentric with a nozzle bore. The screw connects the nozzle to a gas feed pipe for blowing a gas int... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7218510 | Computer controlled display device The present invention is a computer controlled display device. In one embodiment, the display device includes a flat panel display having an input for receiving display data. Additionally, a moveable assembly may be coupled to the display. The moveable assembly may ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210505 | Elbow for a conduit An elbow for a dryer exhaust vent conduit. The elbow can have two nestable channel sections, each channel section having a generally C-shaped cross-section, which may be substantially semi-circular. Each channel section has a connection mechanism along at least one ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7182731 | Support arm for cardiac surgery A support arm assembly for assisting in the performance of cardiac surgery has an articulated arm movable axially of a support base and rotatable relative to the support base. A distal end of the articulated arm receives a contact member and the contact member is mo... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7162769 | Articulated joint to joint tubes with two ducts, particularly for a suction, steam production and/or cleaning apparatus The invention relates to an articulated joint (1) to joint tubes with two ducts (2, 3), particularly for a suction, steam production and/or cleaning apparatus, comprising a central portion (4), provided with a rotation system with maximum angle ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156806 | Stabilized table rail clamp A clamping device which secures a retractor support apparatus to an operating table having a side rail. The clamping device has a first clamping member disposed between a side of the operating table and the side rail. The clamping device also includes a second clamp... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7035092 | Computer controlled display device The present invention is a computer controlled display device. In one embodiment, the display device includes a flat panel display having an input for receiving display data. Additionally, a moveable assembly may be coupled to the display. The moveable assembly may ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032934 | Hydraulic fitting A connector for a fluid conduit is provided herein. The connector includes a conduit structure and an annular seal member. The conduit structure has a frustro-conical surface and a seal groove. The frustro-conical surface may be an external surface or an internal su... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7004478 | Shallow metallic s-seal A metallic seal is provided that concentrates the available load over a narrow band to produce a sealing dam over a sufficient width to minimize leakage on a molecular level. The metallic seal has a first annular end section with has a first annular sealing surface,... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6957832 | Elongate member with interconnected rotatable portions An elongate member (10) is provided having a first elongate portion (12), a second elongate portion (14) and an interconnecting joint (16). The interconnecting joint (16) is disposed at an acute angle to the first elongate portion ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6932390 | Swivel fitting A swivel fitting comprising a tubular entry member and a tubular exit member, the internal diameter of the tubular exit member being larger than the internal diameter of the tubular entry member, thus facilitating the transition of an inserted cable or cable or wire... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6890149 | Laminar flow air mover A laminar flow air mover includes a cylindrical fan having an outlet opening connected to a conduit system. The conduit system includes a first portion connected to the outlet portion of said centrifugal fan and an outlet portion detachably connected to the first po... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6848384 | Knuckle A boat hull cleaner having a handle (not shown) and a knuckle (see FIG. 1), the knuckle 1 having a first portion 2 and a second portion 3, the first portion 2 having a first channel and the second portion 3 having a second c... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6729660 | Adjustable base unit for angularly adjusting mounting disposition of silo fill tube An adjustable base unit includes a pair of upper and lower frameworks, a connection sleeve attached to the lower framework and having opposite end portions for extending into and providing flow communication through the unit and between an upper fill tube and a lowe... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6595554 | Infinitely selectable angle pipe fitting A pipe elbow is provided having two parts, each part having an arcuate segment and a linking member for connecting to a run of standard pipe. The arcuate segment of the first part fits into the arcuate segment of the second part. By severing a portion of ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6581974 | Pivot adaptor attachment for vacuum cleaners The disclosed swivel adaptor (20) is assembled into two sections: tool member (40), and adaptor member (60). These two sections are pivotally attached, and can pivot with respect to each other around pivot axis (54). Pivot axis (54) is angled off-axis wit... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6561549 | Sealing connector with variable geometry The invention concerns a sealing connector with variable geometry, comprising two hollow elements (2, 3) having respectively a truncated surface (22, 32) inclined at an angle () relative to the generator (23, 33) of the element, each truncated surf... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6560985 | Universal accumulator assembly A universal accumulator device for an auto air conditioning system includes a housing having an inlet opening, one or more outlet openings, one or more inlet fittings selectively engaged with the inlet opening of the housing, and one or more outlet fittin... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6553613 | Electric vacuum cleaner An electric vacuum cleaner has a main body incorporating an electric blower, a nozzle unit having a nozzle, and a first and a second connection pipe fitted between the main body and the nozzle unit so as to serve as part of the passage for a dust suction ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6550818 | Bent sub assembly for directional drilling An adjustable bent sub assembly is provided comprising a tubular adaptor for connection with the stator of a downhole motor, a tubular adjusting ring for altering the angular offset of the assembly, and a tubular offset sub for connection with the bearing... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6540163 | Water spray pistol A water spray pistol includes a barrel, an elbow pipe fastened to the barrel, a pivoting seat fastened to the elbow pipe, and a nozzle head fastened to the pivoting seat. The pivoting seat is provided with a pivoting shaft and a locating pin. The nozzle h... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6524180 | Adjustable duct assembly for fume and dust removal An adjustable duct assembly for the collection of fumes, dust and the like comprises two duct sections pivotally connected end to end and to a base by an external duct support system. The duct sections are retained in a selected position without the need ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6508415 | Spray head with a pivot nozzle A spray head with a pivotal nozzle having a body and a nozzle assembly pivotally connected to the body. The direction of the nozzle assembly relative to the body is able to be adjusted by a user in order to meet different situations. A switch is coupled t... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6505861 | Rotatable swivel elbow The invention relates to a swivel adapter-coupler that is to be positioned between a conventional fixed drop elbow on the end of a hose of a tanker truck for an underground storage tank. The other end of the swivel adapter-coupler attaches to the pipe ada... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6503139 | All-purpose conduit for conveying harmful fumes or gases away from a work station The conduit (5) includes a rotary fitting (11), and two segments (18, 19) elbow-connected to each other and each having an articulated mechanism (23, 24) including a par of U-section bars (26, 27) connected to each other in the form of an articulated para... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6425149 | Connection device for connecting an extension tube to a faucet A connection device for connecting an extension tube to a faucet includes a first member connected to a faucet, a second member which is connected to the extension tube, and a connection member rotatably connected to the first member and fixedly connected... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6416086 | Articulated arm for transferring fluid products balanced by means of a spring over a wide range of movement The invention proposes an articulated arm for transferring fluid products comprising two tubular sections (7, 8+2) connected to each other by a rotating joint (3) with a horizontal axis, and one of which, mobile in rotation, has an angular reference confi... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6413158 | All-purpose conduit for conveying harmful fumes or gases away from a work station The conduit (5) includes a rotary fitting (11), and two segments (18, 19) elbow-connected to each other and each having an articulated mechanism (23, 24) including a pair of U-section bars (26, 27) connected to each other in the form of an articulated par... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6299218 | Connecting structure between fluid channel A structure for connecting fluid channel of fluid delivery system is disclosed. This connecting structure limits the length of the flow-guiding pipe extending into the delivery channel, to reduce particle contaminates and the probability of crack. The pre... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6289983 | Arrangement for connecting a conduit to a liquid distributor Device for connecting tubular conduits with the distributor section or tank (2) of a liquid treatment flow through apparatus (1) provided with treatment elements assembled as a parallelepiped package or core the tank extending over a front surface of the ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6283510 | Angle shaped line entrance with a disconnect between the branches An angle-shaped line entrance (1) has two branches (3) and (4) set at angles to each other and functions for the attachment to a wall (2) or a housing in the area of a corresponding hole-shaped opening. In this way, oblong structures, for example, hoses (... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6257505 | Sprinkling head structure of sprinkling gun Sprinkling head structure of sprinkling gun including a handle in which an inner controlling valve, a discharging key and an inlet connector mounted at a bottom end of the inner controlling valve are disposed. An upper end face of the handle is formed wit... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6203072 | Corrugating joint and syphon system A rotary joint for a heat transfer drum using a stationary syphon pipe system. The syphon pipe is supported on a syphon tube adjustably mounted upon the rotary joint body whereby the distance between the syphon pipe intake and the drum shelf can be very a... | 03/20/2001 |
