...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 |
| 8043697 | Polyimide film-laminated body A polyimide film-laminated body is composed of a metal layer and an aromatic polyimide layer formed by casting a polyamic acid solution composition, comprising 3,3′,4,4′-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride as an essential tetracarboxylic dianhydride component an... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8003206 | Optical laminate An optical laminate is provided, which prevents the occurrence of interface reflection and interference fringes at the interface between a light transparent base material and an antistatic layer has been effectively prevented. The optical laminate includes a light t... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7736735 | Coating composition, undercoating composition, multilayer body having coating film made of such composition, photocatalyst coating film, and molded body The coating composition of the present invention contains an organic-inorganic hybrid polymer and a polysiloxane having a specific molecular weight, wherein the organic-inorganic hybrid polymer is prepared from a specific silane compound and a specific silyl group-c... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7666497 | Metallically decorated sheet and metallically decorated sheet intermediate A metallically decorated sheet is provided, by which the cost down in production is possible, a relatively deep drawing can be carried out without a problem upon molding, the design performances are improved, and good scratch resistance can be attained. The metallic... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7527857 | Multilayer film, laminate using the same, and method for producing the laminate Disclosed is a multilayer film for a strain-free laminate that is used for flexible TFT substrates or the like. Also disclosed are a laminate obtained by arranging such a multilayer film on a substrate made of an inorganic material, and a method for producing such a... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7442430 | UV-stabilized polycarbonate moldings A multi-layered product in the form of sheet, film or a three dimensional molded article is disclosed. The product comprised a first layer (A) having a thickness of 1 μm to 2 mm containing polyalkyl (meth)acrylate and 0.01 to 20 percent relative to the weight of sa... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7425370 | Laminated structural body An object of the present invention is to provide a damping and soundproofing member not only excellent in an excellent damping and soundproofing effect but also excellent in easiness of forming thereof, especially capable of forming directly a damping and soundproof... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7418834 | System, method, and apparatus for interchangeably accommodating both fixed and floating takeout inserts A takeout jaw for handling glass bottles includes a holder for both fixed and floating inserts. This design allows an insert to be in a fixed position when the insert is provided with a nominal thickness. When a floating insert of a lesser thickness is installed, th... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7390557 | Method for coating a web of paper or paperboard and a coated paper grade A method for manufacturing a web of paper and paperboard, in which method a spray-coating technique is used for applying a web treatment substance to at least one surface of a moving web. The qualities of the web treatment substance are selected such that at least t... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7368161 | Color stable pigmented polymeric films Color-stable, pigmented optical bodies comprising a single or multiple layer core having at least one layer of a thermoplastic polymer material. The thermoplastic polymer material has dispersed within it a particulate pigment. The optical bodies generally possess hi... | 05/06/2008 |
| RE40244 | Vacuum actuated display ornaments Improved vacuum actuated display ornaments which adhere to surfaces by self-suction are improved by a wall thickness at the center of mass thicker than their peripheral wall thickness. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338681 | Process to prepare a premium formulated fried egg The present invention relates to the formulation and process for preparation of a fried egg product which may be frozen for future heating within a microwave or other oven for consumption by an individual. Various ingredients are added and mixed to each of the liqui... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329705 | Salt-sensitive binder compositions with N-alkyl acrylamide and fibrous articles incorporating same A salt sensitive polymeric binder for use in fibrous webs, where the binder contains a copolymer of carboxylic acid monomer units, acrylate monomer units, and N-alkyl acrylamide units. The copolymer is neutralized at least to the point where it is water soluble. The... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323239 | Protective films Multilayer protective films that adhere well to many different surfaces and can be removed without leaving residues are provided. The films consist of a polyolefin backing layer(s) and an adhering layer consisting of an ethylene unsaturated ester copolymer layer con... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320831 | Salt-sensitive vinyl acetate binder compositions and fibrous article incorporating same A salt sensitive polymeric binder for use in fibrous webs, where the binder contains a copolymer incorporating the residue of vinyl acetate, a carboxylic acid, and a vinyl ester of a saturated aliphatic monocarboxylic acid having between 6 and 18 carbon atoms in the... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7294404 | Graded photocatalytic coatings The invention provides graded photocatalytic coatings. In one aspect, the invention provides a substrate carrying a photocatalytic coating that includes a first graded film region and a second graded film region. The first graded film region has a substantially cont... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291372 | Release process film A release process film which comprises a base material film and an adhesive layer disposed on one face of the base material film and is used by attaching to a flexible printed circuit board, wherein the adhesive layer is formed with an adhesive comprising an acrylat... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288279 | Formulated fried egg product The present invention relates to the formulation and process for preparation of a fried egg product which may be frozen for future heating within a microwave or other oven for consumption by an individual. Various ingredients are added and mixed to each of the liqui... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285335 | Multilayer oriented antimicrobial and antifogging films Antimicrobial and antifogging polymeric films with preferable A/C/E structure useful for the food, medicine and agriculture applications as well as for other general packaging and non-traditional special applications. More preferably, antimicrobial and antifogging f... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284280 | Energy weapon protection device An energy weapon protection device to be worn by a live potential target includes a generally flexible main panel having three main elements, a generally flexible, generally planar electrically non-conductive outer insulator panel, an electrically conductive inner c... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7277266 | Lightning protection system for composite structure A lightning protection system for protecting composite structures and a method of protecting composite structures from lightning strikes. A dielectric ply is fixed above and completely covers metal surface features, e.g., skin fasteners through a composite skin to a... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261934 | Polyester film There is provided a white polyester film which retains practically satisfactory reflectivity with respect to the visible light range, can undergo stable film production even when inorganic fine particles are added in high concentration and is stable against a dimens... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252878 | High barrier flexible packaging structure The invention relates to a high oxygen barrier, multilayer flexible packaging structure having a vacuum metallized, biaxially oriented polypropylene (met-BOPP) or metallized polyester (met-PET) film substrate; a high barrier EVOH layer coextruded or laminated direct... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252879 | Gas barrier laminate film and method for producing same In a method for producing a gas barrier laminate film comprising the step of applying a mixture containing at least one kind of alkoxysilane, an acid catalyst and a hydrophilic resin to a polymer base film to form a coating layer, the acid catalyst is contained in t... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7238417 | Transparent film made from PET and PEN with UV protection, process for producing the film, and use of the film in packaging with extended shelf life The invention relates to a polyester film with a thickness of from about 4 to about 23 μm, which comprises, alongside polyethylene terephthalate as main constituent, from about 2 to about 20% by weight of polyethylene naphthalate (based on the weight of the film), ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229684 | Light-stable colored transparent composite films Composite film structures exhibit a predetermined finished color tone comprised of a transparent film layer which exhibits a color deficiency as compared to the finished color tone, and a pigment which is visually associated with, and satisfies the color deficiency ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222981 | EL display device and electronic device A cover member is adhered onto a substrate on which an EL element is formed with a filler as an adhesive. Further, a sealing member is provided so as to cover a side surface (an exposing surface) of the filler, and a frame member is adhered using the sealing member.... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7211309 | Antistatic laminated polyester film An antistatic film having an antistatic coating film on at least one surface of a polyester film, the antistatic coating film comprising a polymer having a polymerized unit represented by the following formula (1): | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208224 | Highly designable resin laminate mat Resin laminate mat is produced by laminating an outer layer comprising a transparent base resin and highly luminant particles dispersed in the transparent resin, and a back layer made of a colored resin. Back layer is composed of upper layer containing a coloring ag... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7197980 | Engraving sheet and method of engraving the same An engraving sheet includes a support layer fabricated of biaxially oriented high-density polypropylene, and an engraving layer formed on the support layer and having an opacity of 40%. The engraving sheet is engraved from the engraving layer down to the support lay... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7153563 | Hard coat film A hard coat film comprising a substrate film and a hard coat layer disposed at least on one face of the substrate film, wherein the hard coat layer comprises 100 parts by weight of (A) a resin of an ionizing radiation curing type and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of (B)... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7135219 | Laminated glass sheet with a laminated film In a composite pane having a film laminate which adhesively connects two rigid panes to one another to form a pane assembly and comprises at least one colored adhesive film and at least one uncolored adhesive film which can be fused on during production of the pane ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128969 | Method for the production of biologically-degradable packagings made from biaxially-drawn films The invention relates to a method for the plastic shaping of a biaxially-drawn film, comprising at least one base layer, containing at least one polymer (I), made from at least one hydroxycarboxylic acid and ≧0.2 wt %, based on the weight of the layer, of a thermo... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125611 | Polyester compositions useful for image-receiving layers The invention relates to a composition comprising a polyester copolymer that comprises (a) recurring dibasic acid derived units and polyol derived units, at least 50 mole % of the dibasic acid derived units comprising dicarboxylic acid derived units each containing ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122239 | Opaque polyester film containing a cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) with good surface attachment, method for producing the same and use thereof The invention relates to an opaque, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising at least one base layer, characterized in that at least this base layer contains a cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) in a concnetration of 2 to 60 wt. % in relation to the base layer, the g... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7115320 | Polyester film and gas-barrier polyester film In order to provide a polyester film having superior impact resistance and flex pinhole resistance, and further exhibiting superior gas barrier properties after a metal or metal oxide is deposited on the film, with the inherent characteristics of polyester film main... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112360 | Transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film The invention relates to a transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film which comprises at least 80% by weight of thermoplastic polyester and also comprises an amount in the range from 0.05 to 0.5% by weight of a specific pigment system. The invention further rela... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7112371 | Surface protecting film for painted surfaces, comprising polyurethane-based pressure-sensitive composition A self-adhesive surface protective film, particularly for automobile paint surfaces, having a backing layer and a self-adhesive layer based on a crosslinked polyurethane, characterized in that the loss angle tan δ of the polyurethane at room temperature in the freq... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7101617 | Silicone dispensing with a conformal film A removable protective thermoformable coating for the packaging of electronic equipment. The coating includes a thermoplastic film and a microencapsulated silicone attached to one side of the film. The coating is vacuum formed and/or melted onto a component, releasi... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094715 | Non-halogen series floor material A non-halogen series floor material includes a first intermediate resin layer containing filler of 100 to 400 mass parts with respect to resin ingredient of 100 mass parts, the resin ingredient consisting essentially of resin having no chlorine atom in chemical stru... | 08/22/2006 |