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 |
| 4369029 | Ceramic recuperator and method for the heating of combustion air A ceramic recuperator for the heating of combustion air, e.g. for an oil-fired burner or boiler, which prepares at least the air in the formation of a fuel-air mixture which is ignitable at the burner. According to the invention the recuperator is provide... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4364727 | Heat treatment of foodstuff A method of heat treatment of foodstuff in which a stream of oxygen-containing gas and fuel is passed over one or more catalysts to raise the temperature of the gas stream and the resulting hot, gas stream is contacted with foodstuff in which a proportion... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4295822 | Producer gas fueled burner system and drying apparatus A burner throat, secured between a producer and a burner, the burner throat including a superheating means comprising a return gas line drawing hot combusted gases from the burner to the burner throat through an annular chamber surrounding the inlet porti... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4286945 | Wall fired duct heater A heater for heating gases such as turbine exhaust gases to facilitate the extraction of the heat energy carried by such gases or flue gases to reduce their corrosiveness. The heater is defined by burners installed on walls of the duct through which the g... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4255132 | Incinerator-heater system A high efficiency system and method for supplying heat energy to a combustible effluent producing primary process, such as to a paint drying oven, in which the output of an incinerator-heater is controlled in order to be matched to the heat energy require... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4214867 | Method and apparatus for catalytic heat exchange A process for catalytic heat exchange which comprises providing a ceramic coated metal heat transfer membrane having two sides, one of which is catalytic, flowing a first gas over the catalytic side of the ceramic coated metal heat transfer membrane to ge... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214866 | Burner for high temperature combustion air A burner within which there is a jet pump means. High pressure primary combustion air is fed to an inlet in the burner housing and then through the jet pump means. The high pressure air flowing through the jet pump means draws a secondary low pressure, hi... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4212850 | Method for the calcining of lime This invention relates to a countercurrent combustion method and apparatus for the production of calcined lime in a furnace which contains, in sequence, at least one preheating zone, combustion zone, and a cooling zone. The entire combustion air is passed... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4104018 | Combuster A combuster is provided for utilizing a combustible mixture containing fuel and air, to heat a load fluid such as water or air, in a manner that minimizes the formation of nitrogen oxide. The combustible mixture passes through a small diameter tube where ... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4101265 | Equipment and process involving combustion and air A method of preheating combustion air being supplied to a furnace, and a furnace including the means for preheating the combustion air. The method comprises circulating a portion of fluid from a fluid stream first in non-contact heat exchange relationship... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4075358 | Process for reducing combustion product residues in products dried by a direct flame unit A process for the air drying of a food material, such as a proteinaceous material, is disclosed wherein the drying air is heated by direct contact with a burner in such a manner that the formation of undesirable residues in the proteinaceous material as a... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4069020 | Production of reducing gases A process for the production of reducing gases and apparatus for use therein is provided. A unique gas mixer and reactor is provided which can be used to effect substoichiometric reactions of gaseous reactants to produce a hydrogen rich gas. The gases whi... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4051231 | Production of internal atmospheres for kilns A gas mixer and reactor is provided which includes an elongated gas flow chamber with a nozzle arrangement at its inlet end for passing a first gaseous reactant into the interior of the chamber, toward the outlet of the chamber from points uniformly about... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4050884 | Slag waste heat boiler A process for absorbing the heat from the cooling and solidification of metallurgical slags and converting of said heat into a useful form of energy such as steam. The molten slag is poured against a moving heat-transfer surface and is cooled by contact w... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4030877 | Furnace waste gas heat recovery device and method of using same A waste gas heat recovery device and method of using the same, which device may be interposed between a stack and associated to use the waste heat and minimize the heat energy required in operating the furnace. The device may also be used with any type fu... | 06/21/1977 |
| 3947234 | Method of raising the temperature of reducing gas containing CO component A method of raising the temperature of a reducing gas containing a CO component for avoiding the problems caused by soot inevitably generated in raising the temperature of the reducing gas. In heating the reducing gas to a temperature higher than 500°C, ... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3942941 | Arrangement for sterilizing a stream of gas A source of gas under pressure is interconnected by conduit means with at least one point of use through gas conditioning means which may include filter means and heater means and retention means specially arranged to maintain the temperature of a stream ... | 03/09/1976 |
