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...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 |
| 4275162 | Process for the production of sphingomyelinase A process for the production of sphingomyelinase comprising cultivating a sphingomyelinase-producing microorganism, belonging to the genus Pseudomonas, in a culture medium and recovering sphingomyelinase from the culture medium.... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4250259 | Microbiological production of ketones from C3 -C6 secondary alcohols A process is disclosed for the microbiological production of ketones from C3 -C6 secondary alcohols by contacting C3 -C6 secondary alcohols under aerobic conditions with resting microbial cells derived from a mi... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4246348 | Microbiologic conversion of L-galactonate into 2-Keto L-galactonate A metabolic conversion of L-galactonic acid into 2-Keto-L-galactonic acid by cultivating a microorganism in the presence of an L-galactonate. This reaction is an important step in synthesis of Vitamin C from substances that can be obtained from pectin.... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4242452 | Process for preparing N-carbamoyl-D-thienylglycines A process for preparing N-carbamoyl-D-(2-thienyl or 3-thienyl)glycine by subjecting 5-(2-thienyl or 3-thienyl)hydantoin to the action of a cultured broth, cells or treated cells of microorganisms having an ability of stereospecifically hydrolyzing the hyd... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4235966 | Process for the production of polysaccharide A process for the production of polysaccharide consisting of a partially acetylated variable block copolymer of D-mannuronic and L-guluronic acid residues, comprises cultivating in a nutrient medium therefor a strain of Pseudomonas, which is non-pathogeni... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4230800 | Process for producing a polysaccharide using Pseudomonas polysaccharogenes M-30 New polysaccharide named M-30-C produced by cultivation of new strain Pseudomonas polysaccharogenes M-30 and having utility as hypocholesterol agents.... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4229544 | Living organism packaging A method of packaging, and the package so produced, for maintaining living organisms viable for a long period of time. The living organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, algae, etc., are mixed with a carrier, such as peat. The organism-carrier mixture is then... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4221869 | Enzymatic synthesis of L-carnitine L-carnitine is obtained by reacting 3-dehydrocarnitine or one of its salts, in aqueous medium, simultaneously with: (a) carnitine dehydrogenase, (b) a coenzyme utilized by carnitine dehydrogenase for reducing dehydrocarnitine, preferably nicotinamide adenine d... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4218540 | Method for growing a deammonifying culture and use thereof in wastewater treatment A method for growing a culture capable of degrading ammonia which includes inoculating a medium with a culture identified as ATCC 31381 or one or more of the primary cultures thereof; wherein the medium is a semisolid containing ground peanut hulls, water... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4218541 | Converting urea with bacteria Urea such as that present in dialysates is converted to inocuous products by employing a culture having the identification ATCC 31381 or one of its primary cultures or mixtures thereof.... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4217416 | Biotransformation preparation of 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid The bioconversion of m-hydroxybenzoate to 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate in high yield is accomplished employing a mutant strain of Pseudomonas testosteroni.... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4205125 | Process for the production of coenzyme Q A process for producing Coenzyme Q which comprises cultivating a microorganism belonging to genus Pseudomonas in a culture medium to which at least one member selected from the group consisting of isopentenyl alcohol (3-methyl-3-butene-1-ol), dimethyl all... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4148688 | Process for preparing L-methionine A process for preparing L-methionine by subjecting DL- or L-N-carbamoylmethionine to the action of a cultured broth, cells or treated cells of microorganisms having a capability in asymmetrically hydrolyzing the carbamoyl group of N-carbamoylmethionine. T... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4138292 | Immobilized catalytically active substance and method of preparing the same An enzyme or microorganism is entrapped within the gel matrix of a sulfated polysaccharide (said polysaccharide containing more than 10 w/w% of a sulfate moiety in its molecule) in the presence of ammonium ion, a metal ion, a water-soluble amine or a wate... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4126516 | Method for distinguishing gram positive and gram negative microbes Microbial culture device containing a growth medium having incorporated therein a lipophilic fluorescent material and means associated therewith for localizing and identifying the growth of colonies of an unknown microbe, and a known gram positive microbe... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4111749 | Method of converting racemic hydantoins into optically active aminoacids A method is disclosed for converting racemic hydantoins into optically active aminoacids, wherein microorganisms of the Pseudomonas genus are used to hydrolyze the hydantoins into derivatives of D,L-aminoacids. Comparatively high temperatures and a definitely ... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4108725 | Antibiotic complex A novel aminoglycoside antibiotic complex designated herein as Bu-2183 is produced by fermentation of Pseudomonas sp. strain D946-B83, A.T.C.C. 31086. Complex Bu-2183 is known to consist of at least five components, said components being herein designated... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4106987 | Method of isomerizing glucose to fructose An immobilized glucose isomerase is obtained by mixing microbial cells of the microorganism having glucose isomerase activity with an aqueous solution of a natural water insoluble gel-forming substance. Glucose is isomerized to fructose by contacting an a... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4102744 | Two phase fermentation A two phase fermentation system containing an aqueous nutrient medium plus a high concentration of organic solvent enables a suspension of microorganisms to convert a hydrocarbon substrate to product with a higher conversion frequency than a conventional ... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4101378 | Process for the microbiological oxidation of steroids The improvement in a process for the production of 17-hydroxyandrosta-1,4-dien-3-one and androsta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione by the microbiological oxidation of a sterol, its 4-en-3-one derivative or its 1,4-dien-3-one derivative, which comprises adding to the ... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4094741 | Process for preparing D-(-)-N-carbamoyl-2-(phenyl or substituted phenyl)glycines A process for preparing D-(-)-N-carbamoyl-2-(phenyl or substituted phenyl)glycines by subjecting 5-(phenyl or substituted phenyl)hydantoins to the action of a cultured broth, cells or treated cells of microorganisms having a capability in asymmetrically h... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4087329 | Creatinine desimidase and its method of production Creatinine desimidase is produced by fermentation of microorganisms belonging to the genera Brevibacterium, Corynebacterium, Pseudomonas and Arthrobacter. The enzyme is recovered from the microbial cells and culture liquor. The enzyme is used for the quan... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4080259 | Process of preparing L and D -amino acids by enzyme treatment of DL--amino acid amide A method of producing enzyme preparations having L--amino acyl amidase activity comprising cultivating a micro-organism selected from the group consisting of Pseudomonas putida, Pseudomonas reptilivora, and Pseudomonas arvilla in a nutrient medium ... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4078972 | Method of purification of carboxypeptidase G1 A method of purifying a protein-reaction mixture to obtain carboxypeptidase G1, which method comprises: passing the mixture through a column containing support material, such as carboxymethyl cellulose, under pH conditions such that the carboxy... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4073691 | Method for detecting the presence of biologically active agents A sample of material to be tested for the presence of biologically active agents, such as bacteria, is introduced into a sealable container partially filled with a culture medium; the remainder of the container being filled with a culture gas, the contain... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4071405 | Method of producing sulfur containing L-amino acids Method for the production of substituted sulfur containing L-amino acids by contacting ଲ- or γ-substituted amino acids in an aqueous medium containing methioninase together with the precursor of the substituent.... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4062943 | Antibiotic produced from the microorganism (Pseudomonas lindbergii), its preparation and method of use An antibiotic elaborated by the organism Pseudomonas lindbergii (ATCC-31099) which is antifungal in nature, or effective in strongly inhibiting or killing various types of fungi. The disclosure also relates to a method for the preparation of such antibiot... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4060455 | Process for the microbial production of L-serine using pseudomonas Sp. DSM 672 L-serine is produced by aerobic cultivation of Pseudomonas Sp. DSM 672, or mutants thereof, in a nutrient medium including methanol and glycine.... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4055468 | Processes for producing physiologically active peptide and its N-acyl derivatives A novel physiologically active peptide Val--X--Ala--X, in which X is 4-amino-3-hydroxy-6-methylheptanoic acid, which is prepared from R--Val--Val--X--Ala--X by the action of a microbial enzyme, N-acyl derivatives thereof which are produced by acylating sa... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4053363 | Sputum analysis method An in vitro diagnostic technique for quantitative analysis of human sputum, such as lung fluid, for the presence of microbial pathogens is provided wherein a sputum sample is contacted with a minor quantity of nontoxic saponin to degrade the viscosity of ... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4048017 | Introduction of nutrient medium into a fermenter A method and apparatus for continuous fermentation wherein a limiting nutrient such as a carbon source is supplied to a culture at sufficient positions and at suitable rates to ensure that another nutrient such as oxygen does not effectively become the li... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4048016 | Identification of non-fermentative gram-negative bacteria A method for identification of non-fermentative Gram-negative bacteria (NFB) consisting of correlating results from a plurality of oxidative alkalinization (OAL) assays in media samples consisting essentially of a minimal-protein medium, an indicator and ... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4042458 | Process for the production of micro-organisms A process for the production of micro-organisms in which a methane-utilizing strain of Methylococcus is grown under aerobic conditions in a liquid growth medium comprising methane in the presence of non-methane utilizing micro-organisms.... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4039571 | Organic derivatives Propanoic acid derivatives of formula: ##STR1## where X represents a ketonic or hydroxylic function, R1 is a C1.sub.-8 alkyl group optionally substituted by hydroxy or --COOH and R2 is hydrogen or a protecting group, ... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4032403 | Process for the production of saccharified starch products wherein maltose is the predominant constituent A process for the production of saccharified starch products in which maltose is the predominant constituent characterized by subjecting a starch hydrolysate simultaneously or successively to the action of an enzyme(s) with a maltotriose-decomposing activ... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4028185 | Method for producing L(+)-tartaric acid Calcium cis-epoxysuccinate whose average particle size is not larger than 100 micron is converted into calcium L(+)-tartarate by a microorganism in a high concentration and in a better yield. This process is accelerated in the presence of a nonionic type ... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4028182 | Microbiological synthesis of proteinaceous material employing normally gaseous hydrocarbon substrate and the products thereof A new process for cultivating selected cultures involves initially removing broth at a first rate from a fermentation and replacing it with supporting medium, the replacement rate thereafter being increased to remove cultures of lower growth rate than the... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4027014 | Antibiotic BN-130 substances and the production thereof A new antibiotic designated BN-130 substance is now provided, which has antibacterial activity against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria as well as acid-fast bacteria. BN-130 substance is produced by cultivating a strain of Pseudomanas stutzeri und... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4022664 | Process for biochemical optical resolution of alpha-tocopheral Novel process for biochemical optical resolution of 2DL-racemic compound of -tocopherol ester or substances which contain the same, using culture broth, whole cell, or culture filtrate, which are obtained by cultivating microorganisms which possess... | 05/10/1977 |
| 4019959 | Bacterial production of lipase and pyocyanine from n-paraffins A method of producing lipase and pyocyanine from n-paraffins by growing a pseudomonas-like hydrocarbon oxidizing bacteria thereon and extracting the lipase and pyocyanine from the intracellular portion of the bacterium.... | 04/26/1977 |
