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 |
| 4067155 | Sealing system A system for joining and adhering a pair of abutting panels to a rigid substrate and providing a seal against thermal and moisture transfer. The system is comprised of an elongated receptacle member with a base and a pair of spaced vertical elements exten... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4064662 | Collapsible tetrahedral structure A collapsible rigid lodgment structure erectable from a single blank and collapsible to a relatively small, compact and transportable size is shown and described. The structure when collapsed can be folded by folds and bifurcations to have an area approxi... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4058940 | Synthetic monument marker A monument marker is formed with a clear plastic outer laminate and an inner concrete core. The space between the outer laminate and the core is filled with urethane foam to accommodate expansion and contraction of the concrete core. The outer laminate is... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4054000 | Lawn marker A lawn marker comprising a solid member having a smooth or rough exterior surface on four sides, solid of desired shape, translucent or transparent, clear or colored, usually rectangular of an acrylic or methacrylic polymer and having indicia indicative o... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4050202 | Method and arrangement for anchoring an object to a support structure An anchoring member is inserted into an anchoring hole in a support structure and has transverse dimensions smaller than those of the anchoring hole, and is supported with clearance in such anchoring hole by means of a cap member of ring-shaped configurat... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4038792 | Wear protector for truck dock door seal Compressible foamed elastomer pads for sealing the ends of truck bodies at a dock door opening are shielded from wear by corners of the truck ends, by means of facing strips composed of a tough flexible sheet material, such as extruded polyvinyl chloride ... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4027711 | Means for mounting concrete structural members Adjustable means for fastening heavy precast concrete panels for walls or floors, structural concrete beams, girders, and machinery to foundations vertically, horizontally, or in any plane. An internally threaded hollow member is anchored to a panel membe... | 06/07/1977 |
| 3999350 | Constructional element A constructional element of constant L-shaped cross-section formed by two metal flanges joined together at right angles has in each flange at least one row of regularly-spaced apertures extending longitudinally thereof. Each row comprises alternate circul... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3974620 | Method utilizing a form board for securing a row of tiles in alignment along an irregular face of a swimming pool bond beam A method for providing a reference face on the bond beam of a swimming pool during its construction is described. The reference face is then used to secure a tile band around the inner periphery of the pool at the water line. An elongated form board made ... | 08/17/1976 |
| 3969867 | Constructional element A constructional element of constant L-shaped cross-section formed by two metal flanges joined together at right angles has in each flange at least one row of regularly-spaced apertures extending longitudinally thereof. Each row comprises alternate circul... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3964219 | Insert and anchor positioning and locating device An insert and anchor positioning and locating device is provided for initially locating and positioning anchors and inserts with respect to subsequently poured concrete structures. The device comprises a preselected anchor or insert which is secured to a ... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3955332 | Method of building a structure from bricks and mortar Structural profiles mainly in the form of elongate prismatical columns and beams are erected plumb and true on footings. Each profile has guide surfaces which coincide with the surfaces required for brickwork, other building elements and plasterwork. Guide lin... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3950904 | Shutter fastening device Two U-shaped clamps which are adapted to be fastened to spaced-apart mounting channels on the rear of a shutter are joined together by a pliable spacer strip which extends between the clamps and spaces them a predetermined distance apart to match the dist... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3935682 | Cleaning fasteners A construction system is disclosed utilizing prefabricated panels which can be assembled in a contiguous, aligned relationship to form a construction section. In one form of the system, the individual panels may include a structural core with a flexible m... | 02/03/1976 |
