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 |
| 7324876 | System for remotely controlling energy distribution at local sites A power management system and associated method includes provision of local wireless energy control units at remote sites for controlling power delivery to customer loads, and a central station with a wireless transmitter for broadcasting commands to the wireless en... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7265652 | Controllable electronic switch A controllable electronic switch for, e.g., controlling power distribution comprises a deformable member such as a bimetal arm that can be deformed to break an electrical path. The deformable member may be anchored at one end and in controllable contact with an elec... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7140551 | HVAC controller An HVAC controller with a simplified and/or lower cost user interface. In one illustrative embodiment, the HVAC controller includes two switches, a movable member, and a plurality of detents. The detents are configured to cause the two switches to be switched in a s... | 11/28/2006 |
| 5847636 | Heat motor operated load regulating switch assembly A user adjustable switching controller for duty cycle regulating flow of current to an electrical load such as a resistance heater, particularly for cooking appliances. A load current switch, when closed by a user operated cam also energizes a heat motor ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 4926654 | Control assembly for adjusting thermostat setting A control assembly for a household refrigerator having a mullion partition separating the freezer compartment and the fresh food compartment with a front face and a bottom panel forming the top of the fresh food compartment. There is a control bracket mou... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4223291 | Convertible set-back selector clip There is disclosed a timer mechanism having a driven clock dial with a mechanism for sequential operational modes activated by arms which are adjustably fixedly carried on the clock dial. The invention comprises a bracket fixedly carried on the clock dial... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4180789 | Time variable thermostat A time variable thermostat for controlling a heater comprising, a temperature activated switch connected to the heater for deactivating the heater at a selected temperature having a movable contact and at least one fixed contact, the movable contact being... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4119936 | Thermostat controller A timer controlled heat emission device for modifying the operation of a wall mounted thermostat includes a housing slidably mounted on the wall adjacent the thermostat, an electrical heating element disposed in the housing in heat emission relation with ... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4054245 | Timer controlled space thermostat with battery operated timer A timer controlled space thermostat includes a timer movement energized by a rechargeable battery. A first timer operated switch is in circuit with temperature responsive switching means and space conditioning apparatus control means and is operative to a... | 10/18/1977 |
| 3961300 | Thermal timer, thermal actuator, control system and circuit A thermal timer has a pair of means responsive to oppositely acting thermal differentials established therebetween for pivotally moving generally in opposite directions through a predetermined time cycle. A thermal control system, and circuit for operating an ... | 06/01/1976 |
