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 |
| 4525872 | Amplifier An accessory for mounting on the receiver of a personal paging system. The receiver is normally worn below ear level and the accessory increases the sound of the paging signals reaching ear level.... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4404617 | High-frequency circuit device having a circuit board fixed to a shield casing by projections of the shield casing and soldering A high-frequency circuit device comprises a metal shield casing comprising side walls having projection parts projected innerwards and a plate-like member accommodated within the casing in contact with and fixed to the projection parts by dip-soldering. T... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4357710 | Radio apparatus Radio apparatus and in particular VHF transmitter and receiver apparatus for aeronautical use comprises a frequency synthesizer 17 which is able to generate any desired frequency within the range of the radio and a number of frequency channel selection de... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4233686 | Radio tuner for coupling with tape recorder A radio tuner is detachably coupled with a cassette tape recorder having a rectangular form. It includes an L-shaped tuner casing which is adapted to mate with two adjacent, mutually perpendicular sides of the tape recorder. A rod antenna is received with... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4227258 | Housing for a hand held transmitter-receiver A portable housing is shown for containing and protecting a hand held radio transmitter-receiver and a relatively large power supply, such housing being of three molded basic sections with a handle attached thereto, the radio being removable from said hou... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4211995 | Alarm and locking device to prevent theft of an article A self contained alarm device is disclosed for aiding in the prevention of the theft of articles from an automobile, such as a citizens band radio, by sounding an audible alarm in the event of an attempted theft. The device includes a box or container in ... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4199724 | Radio tuner for coupling with cassette tape recorder A radio tuner for detachably coupling with a cassette tape recorder is disclosed, and forms a radio set when connected with a source battery, an amplifier and a loudspeaker contained within the recorder. The tuner has a casing which is molded from a synth... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4194157 | Portable radio receiver with detachable speaker unit An audio apparatus in the form of a radio receiver is composed of a first part including electrical components constituting a tuner housed within a first cabinet for providing audio signals, a second part including at least a loud speaker housed within a ... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4120545 | Housing for an electrical or electronic apparatus A housing for a self-supporting interior structure of electrical or electronic apparatus has a front panel and a casing formed of two U-shaped casing members detachably connected with one another via side spacing members. The side spacing members are form... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4089044 | Housing assembly for miniaturized battery operated electrical apparatus An improved housing assembly for housing miniaturized electrical or electronic apparatus, such as a radio receiver or monitor, is disclosed wherein a single piece housing is provided, open at the top for receiving an associated electrical chassis with sel... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4068175 | Detachable cover member for car radios and the like A cover for car radios and the like, having manually detachable components. A mounting frame formed by side walls is removably detachable at its rearward edge to the chassis of the radio; a front face plate is removably connected to the forward edge of th... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4037256 | Convergence circuit mounting device A device for mounting a circuit board containing the convergence alignment circuitry for a color television receiver is described. The mounting device is made of a suitable insulating material and includes a collar or ring portion which is supported again... | 07/19/1977 |
