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 |
| 4482064 | Computer terminal support and hand rest A computer terminal support and hand rest to be placed on a desk top and interposed between the computer terminal and a computer operator as well as being interposed between the computer terminal and the desk top. The computer terminal support provides a ... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4481556 | Computer terminal support and hand rest A computer terminal support and hand rest to be placed on a desk top and interposed between the computer terminal and a computer operator as well as being interposed between the computer terminal and the desk top. The computer terminal support provides a ... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4398234 | Flush precipitation static discharger system for aircraft A flush, zero drag discharger system for dissipating static electric charges from surfaces of high performance aircraft and similar vehicles which is capable of withstanding a severe lightning environment without substantial degradation of the system. The... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4390923 | Control of static neutralization Apparatus to reduce static electricity in a work zone comprises: (a) a first electrically conductive cable having tips spaced therealong to dispense positive ions in response to positive voltage application to the first cable, (b) a second electrically conduct... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4385824 | Static discharge device A static charge discharge device for an electrostatic copying machine comprises a set of spaced, bowed, resilient, sheet metal straps which straddle across and engage the uppermost sheet of the stack. The bowed portion of the straps discharge static charg... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4345297 | Electronic static discharge apparatus A device for discharging an electrostatic field in a dry cleaning washer positions a source of radioactive material from which electrons flow in a fluid path in said washer, a grounded receiving antenna is arranged in spaced relation to said radioactive m... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4283749 | Apparatus for the controlled discharge of a charged object A grounding device for discharging a charged helicopter or the like comprs, in one embodiment, a nylon or Teflon.RTM. stringer having a metal weight at one end and a metal connector at the other. A plurality of spherical, graded resistance conductive cer... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4227235 | Static neutralizer A static electric neutralizer has a supporting bar in the form of a channel the width of which is about three times that of the cable which extends lengthwise thereof. Discharge devices are mounted on the cable as are supporting and spacing insulators, on... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4216519 | Electrostatic discharger, particularly for aircrafts An electrostatic discharger has a stem of high electric resistivity faste at one end to an aircraft body and secured at its other end to an enlarged head provided with a sharp circular charge-emitting edge in a plane perpendicular to the stem axis. The e... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4216282 | AC corona to remove background from the imaging member of a magnetic copier A process for reproducing graphic information wherein a magnetic image is formed in a premagnetized layer of acicular chromium dioxide by heating the chromium dioxide selectively to above its Curie point. Ferromagnetic toner particles are then applied uni... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4107755 | Static eliminator and ion discharge means therefor A static eliminator having an electrical cable for providing a corona field that is discharged by capacitors each having a body and an emitter electrode formed indivisible and as unitary parts of each other and wherein the housing of such eliminator coope... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4084211 | Electrostatic discharger with ionization gap The proposed electrostatic discharger comprises a corona electrode and a resistive element, which are secured in an insulating bush so that the corona electrode extends outward from the insulating bush, a mount electrically connected to the corona electro... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4080643 | Aircraft static discharger A static discharger for use on aircraft includes an elongated nylon body, and an internal resistance element is in the form of a fiber glass rod having conductive coating thereon received within an elongated opening formed in the body. The remote end of t... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4048667 | Device for discharging static electricity A device to discharge substrates loaded with static electricity by means of an electric glow discharge generated between isolated high voltage electrodes and exposed needle electrodes connected to a grounded collector bar is characterized by the fact that... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4016455 | Static eliminator A structure affording ease of manufacture and assembly for a static eliminator of the type including an insulated conductor adapted for attachment to a source of high alternating voltage and a plurality of conductive members disposed along the cable insul... | 04/05/1977 |
| 3976916 | Antistatic equipment Apparatus for generating and dispersing ions comprises A. an electrically insulative carrier, B. integral means forming multiple relatively closely spaced metallic tips extending in generally the same direction, said means carried by said carrier and C. means ... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3935508 | High voltage discharge switch for protecting sensitive electronic equipment and the operators thereof A method and apparatus for protecting the sensitive electronic or magnetic circuitry of modern business machines, mini-computers, and the like, while preventing the operator thereof from experiencing any discomfort. A high voltage discharge switch attacha... | 01/27/1976 |
