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 |
| 7365677 | Compact radar test range A system for testing radar in accordance with one embodiment comprising a target motion platform; a target motion platform controller for controlling motion of the platform; a radar responsive tag and a delay line located on the target motion platform; the radar whi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7313635 | Method and apparatus for simulating a load on an application server in a network A method is disclosed for simulating a load on an application server in a network. The method intercepts data packets of a request from a sender to a receiver. The data packets to be intercepted can be selected according to specified criteria, such as communications... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7102809 | Acoustic-optic devices utilizing tellurium crystals Acoustic-optic devices which use a crystal of tellurium into which is launched acoustic shear waves by a lithium niobate transducer in accordance with an input RF signal. Tellurium used in the devices exhibits a figure of merit in the range of around 5,000 to 10,000... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7039269 | Optical transmission line and optical transmission system utilizing same An optical signal transmission line includes a first fiber adapted to guide an optical signal therethrough and having a first κ, a second fiber adapted to guide the optical signal therethrough and having a second κ of less than or equal to about 100 nm at a wavele... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6933883 | Method and device for aligning radar mount direction, and radar aligned by the method or device A radar mount direction alignment device to be used for aligning the transmit/receive direction of a radar device 2D mounted on a member on which a radar device is to be mounted, such as a vehicle 1. The radar mount direction alignment device has recei... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6809806 | Apparatus and method for verifying the beam axis of front-looking land vehicle transceiver antenna Apparatus and method for measuring the angle of elevation of the beam axis (90) of a front-looking radar antenna (68). A first fixture (140) has an indicator (120) for indicating angle of elevation and a first laser (148) aimed in ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6346909 | System for generating simulated radar targets A system is disclosed for generating simulated radar targets that eliminates the necessity for large outdoor test ranges and is relatively low in cost. The simulated radar target generating system provides complex targets of given simulated dimensions at ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6262681 | Method and apparatus for microwave signal generation that uses polarization selective photonic mixing A method and apparatus for generating microwave signal frequencies. An incident reference signal is provided. A first stimulus signal is also provided, the first stimulus signal having a first polarization and having a first predetermined relationship wit... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6147637 | Obstacle detecting system for automotive vehicle An automotive obstacle detecting system is provided which includes a radar to measure the distance to a target present within a detectable zone. The system monitors a distance limit measurable by the radar and determines a reduction in ability to measure ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6020844 | Car on-board radar axis adjusting method In a method of adjusting the axis of a car on-board radar, especially, a car on-board mono-pulse radar having the function of transmitting radio waves, light or ultrasonic waves, a car axis and an offset axis are set and the mount angle of an antenna offs... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5262786 | Radar test instrument using optical delay means A radar test system for producing multiple delayed replicas of a radio frequency radar signal is provided. A laser diode is adapted to receive the radar signal and generate a modulated optical wave signal carrying the radar signal. The modulated optical w... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5177488 | Programmable fiber optic delay line, and radar target simulation system incorporating the same A programmable fiber optic delay system employs multiple programmable fiber optic delay lines, and switches among the delay lines for inclusion in an overall delay path. Switching among the delay lines is coordinated with the programming of those lines so... | 01/05/1993 |
| 3953850 | Radar test facility communication system In a radar test facility, a system for communicating between a radar target enerator which produces complex wideband radar data signals simulating static and dynamic targets and an angle simulation test array which comprises a plurality of infrared to micr... | 04/27/1976 |
