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 |
| 6595016 | Portable refrigerator kit for perishable pet products A portable refrigerator kit for perishable pet products for keeping perishable pet products from spoiling while the user is out camping with one's pets. The portable refrigerator kit for perishable pet products includes a boxlike assembly including a boxl... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6560979 | Controlling method of absorption refrigerator Prevention of the incapability of operation due to crystallization in the absorption solution. When the temperature difference (ƊT) between the temperature of the concentrated absorption solution Tr detected by the temperature sensor (22) and the tempera... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6523364 | Water bottle cooling jacket An improved portable cooling device for a standard water bottle, specifically a standard water bottle is placed within a cooling jacket and secured in place using a zipper or similar attachment mechanism. The cooling jacket is comprised of a cooling agent... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6345513 | Wall mounted air conditioner Disclosed herewith is a wall mounted air conditioner. The air conditioner comprises an air conditioner body installed in an installation space of a building and provided with an exhaust hole on its top. A frame is situated in the installation space for gu... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6327871 | Refrigerator with thermal storage A refrigerator with at least one medium/low temperature-freezing compartment and a compression refrigeration system with a thermal storage, and a method of operating the refrigeration system with a thermal storage are provided. The refrigeration system in... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6305180 | Cooling system for use in cooling electronic equipment A system for cooling electronic equipment, especially modular electronic units mounted in racks, each having a casing with an air inlet, an air outlet and a fan for cooling the contents of the unit. The system uses a chiller unit, between adjacent racks f... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6247331 | Absorption refrigerator and the method of producing the same Refrigerant vapor generated in a high temperature regenerator is condensed in a condenser, and the refrigerant vapor is changed to refrigerant liquid. Then it is conducted to a first evaporator. The refrigerant vapor evaporated in the first evaporator is ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 5065587 | Compartmentalized transport refrigeration system A compartmentalized transport refrigeration system having refrigeration control, and interconnected host and remote refrigeration units for respectively conditioning the air in front and rear compartments of a trailer. The trailer has front and rear doors... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4787214 | Transport refrigeration system A transport refrigeration system including a compressor, an evaporator, a condenser, an air mover assembly for the evaporator and condenser comprising fans and/or blowers, and a prime mover for the compressor having first and second selectable speeds. The... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4227378 | Method and device for improving the efficiency of a heat generator The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for heat generation or heat exchange in which a primary medium emits heat while passing through an evaporator in which there is a heat-transfer medium which thereby evaporates or boils and thereb... | 10/14/1980 |
| 3935714 | Temperature control system of a refrigerator-freezer A household refrigerator-freezer has an air passageway formed through the partition between the freezer and the fresh food compartment. Air is controllably passed by convection through the passageway for maintaining the fresh food compartment in a presele... | 02/03/1976 |
