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 |
| 7193377 | System and method for controlling motor speed using a biased pulse width modulated drive signal A motor drive circuit includes a switching circuit having an input node that receives a drive signal and a control node that receives a control signal. The switching circuit couples the input node to an output node responsive to the control signal. A bias element re... | 03/20/2007 |
| 6407521 | Adaptive demagnetization compensation for a motor in an electric or partially electric motor vehicle In an electric or hybrid electric vehicle, a voltage monitor (102) is directly coupled to a traction motor (38) and/or generator motor (30) to detect a permanent magnet induced voltage within the motor at a predetermined speed and no load condition (300).... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6324339 | Battery pack including input and output waveform modification capability A battery pack includes a plurality of electrochemical cells and a control circuit. The battery pack provides power to a tool in the form of a pulse width modulated waveform. The plurality of electrochemical cells provide a total output voltage. The contr... | 11/27/2001 |
| 5717316 | Motive power generating apparatus utilizing energy of permanent magnet A motive power generating apparatus using magnetic flux from permanent magnets providing higher efficiency and torque is disclosed. An apparatus of one embodiment according to the present invention comprises a ring-shaped stator (10) formed of magnetic ma... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5619112 | Bi-directional electric torque motor and driver A limited angle torque motor and control circuit are adapted to convert an electrical demand signal of varying magnitude into a motor shaft position relating to the magnitude of the demand signal. More particularly, a bidirectional motor is provided havin... | 04/08/1997 |
