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 |
| 8104948 | Processing liquid mixing apparatus and method, substrate processing apparatus, and storage medium A processing liquid mixing apparatus and method capable of maintaining a mixing ratio of the processing liquid produced in a mixing tank constant, a substrate processing apparatus including the processing liquid mixing apparatus, and a storage medium storing a progr... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7878703 | Electronically controlled direct injection foam delivery system with temperature compensation Fire fighting equipment uses an electronically controlled direct injection foam delivery system. A water pump pumps water through a pipe. A foam pump pumps foam into a mixing chamber within the pipe to produce a water-foam mixture. A microprocessor-based control uni... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7390119 | Method and apparatus for storing and delivering liquid color materials A container of liquid color material has a diaphragm liquid color pump located therewithin for providing liquid color from the container and non-drip apparatus for releaseably connecting the container with a blender for supply of liquid color thereto and methods for... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387429 | Method and apparatus for simultaneously producing confectioneries of different kinds A method and an apparatus serve for controlling a system for simultaneously producing a plurality of different product kinds of confectioneries in a plurality of product lines. The method includes the steps of dividing a base mass into a plurality of partial masses,... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7371566 | Composting apparatus and method A composting apparatus including an electric motor driven drum. The drum is provided with spaced fins on the inner surface and a supporting shaft that can include air holes to provide air within the confines of the drum. In this instance, tubes with holes are secure... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7354190 | Two-stage mixing system, apparatus, and method A two-stage mixing system, apparatus, and method produces a solution including a first substance and a second substance in a predetermined ratio by first mixing the first substance with a first liquid to produce a first solution and then mixing the first solution wi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7329038 | Mixer A mixer capable of uniformly mixing a plurality of fluid materials without providing a mixing tank or an agitating vane. Different fluid raw materials are stored in raw material tanks, respectively. The raw materials are fed at a predetermined rate by variable restr... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7281844 | Variable static mixer A variable static mixer and system for accommodating variable and different flows in a pipeline so as to produce maximum mixing efficiency including a first mixer mounted in the pipeline and a second mixer mounted in the pipeline at a downstream location wherein the... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7144147 | Mixing apparatus A mixing apparatus for preparing from a plurality of materials, preferably powders, in particular components of a pharmaceutical composition, a mixture having a required homogeneity, comprising a non-rotating mixing vessel (7); at least one feeding mechanism ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7077956 | Device for preparing dialysate for a dialysis machine A device for preparing dialysate for a dialysis machine is provided with a cartridge (9) containing salts (S), a first line (6) for supplying purified water to the cartridge (9) to form a saturated solution in the said cartridge (9), a se... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063668 | Method and arrangement for acoustic determination of moisture content of a gas mixture A mechanical breathing aid has first and second inlets respectively connectable to a source of air and a source of oxygen. A mixing location is in gaseous communication with the first and second inlets, at which controlled amounts of air and oxygen from the respecti... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6945686 | Method for dosing reinforcing fibres for the manufacturing of fibre concrete and the chain packing used A method for dosing reinforcing fibers in a mixing silo during the manufacture of fiber concrete. The reinforcing fibers as supplied in a chain packing of sacks. The sacks may be made of material which can be disintegrated in mortar or concrete. The chain packing in... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6923987 | Solid preparation for dialysis and process for producing the same A solid preparation for dialysis for preparing a double preparation type sodium bicarbonate solid preparation for dialysis in which there is no fear that a sugar component is decomposed or colored, and which can maintain stability and is also excellent in content ho... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921193 | Chemical concentration control device for semiconductor processing apparatus A chemical concentration control device for a semiconductor processing apparatus being capable of keeping processing chemicals at constant concentrations, and of maintaining the liquid level required for processing is provided. A semiconductor processing apparatus i... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6904913 | Method and system for delivery of therapeutic gas to a patient and for filling a cylinder A system for filling a portable cylinder with therapeutic gas, and providing therapeutic gas to a patient. Therapeutic gas delivery to a patient may be through a conserver, or may be in a continuous mode. Some embodiments of the invention may test the contents of th... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6799882 | Mixing apparatus for injecting fluid into a gas stream A mixing apparatus having a channel for guiding an input gas stream, a drop on demand fluid drop emitting apparatus for emitting drops of a fluid into the input gas stream to produce a gas mixture that contains the fluids drops, and a pressure control system for con... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6659634 | Chemical solution feeding apparatus and method for preparing slurry An apparatus for feeding slurry to an external device. The apparatus includes a preparation tank for preparing the slurry. A circulation pipe is connected to the preparation tank to circulate the slurry. A feeding pipe is connected between the preparation... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6590131 | Method for control of a chemical manufacturing process A method for monitoring and improving the performance of a chemical manufacturing process by monitoring transients associated with the operation of process equipment located dowstream of upstream equipment is disclosed. Transients on signals such as the m... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6550362 | Apparatus and method for dispensing fibers into cementitious materials An apparatus (25) for transporting pre-measured quantities of fibers in a plurality of containers (13), separated by a plurality of webs (14), joining the containers together at spaced intervals, to a mixer (22) for cementitious materials, the apparatus c... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6467943 | Reduced size gravimetric blender A gravimetric blender of a reduced size mounted to be directly over the feed trough of small molding machines or extruders. The blender has an upright hollow rectangular frame with a transparent panel. The top of the frame forms a cradle for removably sup... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6353053 | Method and device for producing polyurethanes containing filling materials The present invention is directed to a process and corresponding device for incorporating expanded graphite in a gentle manner into a polyurethane reactive mixture and, on the other hand, processes and corresponding means for reducing or preventing sedime... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6155709 | Blending apparatus A blending apparatus has a primary additive feed hopper and secondary additive feed hoppers suspended from load cells on a support frame. Additive materials are delivered from the hoppers to a discharge chute for delivery to a material processing device s... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6048089 | Mixing apparatus for maintaining a pressure differential over varying feed rates The invention relates to a mixing apparatus for maintaining a pressure differential over varying feed rates by mixing a flow of sludge with a flocculant. The mixing apparatus includes a monitor for monitoring the pressure differential across the apparatus... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6007859 | Method of coating a product with a liquid coating in a cooling chamber In cooler used for coating a product such as food with a uniform layer of a liquid coating material, the mass of the product is measured either in the cooling chamber or just before it is introduced into the cooling chamber; the mass of a liquid cryogen w... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6007236 | Weigh scale blender and method A gravimetric blender including a frame, a weigh bin, a device connected to the frame for sensing weight of the bin and any material contained therein, a mix chamber below the bin, connected to the frame, a piston for selectably releasing material in the ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5918976 | Mixing method Disclosed is a process for forming a compound by mixing at least two components, which comprises the steps of: circulating a specific component along a circulation route; and mixing the specific component with a second component different from the specific com... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5915834 | Variable set point oxygen concentration mixer Apparatus for mixing two gasses, at least one of which contains oxygen, to a desired concentration of oxygen, comprising a mixing plenum, an inlet valve, for admitting one of the two gasses into the mixing plenum, an oxygen sensor for detecting oxygen con... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5879079 | Automated propellant blending An automated propellant blending apparatus and method uses closely metered addition of countersolvent to a binder solution with propellant particles dispersed therein to precisely control binder precipitation and particle aggregation. A profile of binder ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5814362 | Method and apparatus for refining chocolate mass In a method and an apparatus for refining chocolate mass within a trough, the trough contains at least one trough compartment wherein the chocolate mass is treated or conched. After entering the trough and after begin of operation of the machine, at least... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5779357 | Method and apparatus for the preparation of a medical solution A method and an apparatus for preparation of a medical solution from water and a plurality of concentrates, including at least one acid in gaseous form, comprises the steps of transporting the water from a source through a main conduit and successively ad... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5702181 | Pug mill water flow control system An apparatus for controlling the flow of water to a pug mill. A water supply system is connected to the pug mill for providing a flow of water to the pug mill. The water supply system includes an inlet line connected to a supply of water; a pump connected... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5637836 | Constant-rate feeder of powdery material and method for producing compressed powdery product A constant-rate feeding device can weigh out, with high accuracy and at a high rate, a powdery material containing fibrous substances and thus having a high entangling tendency, such as a material for a friction member. A powdery material A supplied from ... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5590976 | Mobile paving system using an aggregate moisture sensor and method of operation A mobile paving system (10) is provided that produces paving material while the mobile system (10) proceeds over a surface. The mobile paving system (10) includes an aggregate hopper (12) operable to hold aggregate for use in producing paving material and... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5568974 | Liquid mixing device A fluid mixing device comprises a housing provided with fluid entry ports for fluids being treated, and for treatment fluids, as well as a fluid discharge port for the discharge of treated fluids. A compound valve arrangement is positioned in the entry po... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5564329 | Apparatus for supplying specified quantity of cooking material A specified-quantity supply apparatus of the invention transfers a specified amount of a cooking material. The apparatus is formed of a material stocker for retaining the cooking material therein, a pair of blade rollers disposed in the material stocker t... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5538747 | Method and apparatus for the continuous damping of grain The invention proposes the damping of grain, for example, by creating a rotating layer (20) in a damping chamber (2) with the help of acceleration rotors (3). For this, the cross-section of the rotation chamber is designed to form an outer boundary around... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5474380 | Method for adding moisture to particulate material The method for adding moisture to particulate material involves placing the particulate material in the lower portion of a bin; rotating vertically disposed spaced augers about a longitudinal axis, and moving said augers in concentric paths through the pa... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5383725 | Asphalt/dust/rubber processing equipment A closed, pressurized apparatus for introducing aggregate dust and rubber into a stream of liquid asphalt is provided. Aggregate dust and rubber are dispensed through a valve from a receiving chamber into a mixing housing. The aggregate dust and rubber en... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5372617 | Hydrogen generation by hydrolysis of hydrides for undersea vehicle fuel cell energy systems A hydrogen generator for hydrolyzing hydrides substantially at stoichiometry to provide hydrogen on demand to a fuel cell is disclosed. The generator comprises a sealable, pressurizable, thermally insulated vessel into which a hydride in granular form is ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5348753 | Food processing apparatus and method A food processing apparatus comprises a heat exchanger with a food path for connecting a source of food substance to the heat exchanger and a pump located in the food path for conveying food substance from the source to the heat exchanger. A pressure sens... | 09/20/1994 |
