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 |
| 8156863 | Waste receptacle with integral manual waste compressor and associated method A manually-actuated waste compressing system includes a waste receptacle; a waste bag; a lid removably mated to the waste receptacle and a compression implement. The manually-actuated compression implement includes an elongated dowel and a disc, and is centrally ali... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8122823 | Space-saving in-flight trash compactor A space-saving in-flight trash compactor, comprising a trash chute, a compactor mechanism, and a storage chamber that includes an interface for the trash chute. Trash deposited in the trash chute is channeled into the storage chamber. Either or both of the compactor... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7490545 | Waste compactor with interior basket A system and apparatus for crushing waste material that is manual and portable. On the underside of the lid to the apparatus is a detachable handle with a plate attached thereto that has a series of rough ridges. The handle can descend down the height of the apparat... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7437992 | Die assembly for a compactor A compactor for compacting material includes a trough adapted to hold the material for compaction. A feed channel is coupled to the trough. A shearing die assembly having a first aperture aligned with the feed channel is adapted to receive material and a second aper... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7415925 | Trash compactor cabinet construction A refuse compactor especially designed for use in fast-food restaurant environments includes a hydraulic pump driven by an electric motor for actuating a hydraulic ram to compress restaurant waste materials. The compactor includes a unique outer support structure th... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7409813 | High speed, high performance bagging assembly An apparatus stacks, compresses and packages compressible batts. The batts, once at least partially compressed, remain under compression during the stacking, compressing and packaging. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7395757 | Waste compactor A system and apparatus for crushing aluminum cans, plastic containers and other crushable waste that is manual and portable. On the underside of the lid to the apparatus is a detachable handle with a plate attached thereto that has a series of rough ridges. The hand... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7377214 | Apparatus and method for temporarily compressing loose, multiply bent, pieces of scrap sheet metal into compacted wafers The bulk volume of large numbers of loose, separated, multiply bent, irregularly shaped scrap sheet metal is temporarily reduced, for transportation and storage of the metal for recycling purposes, by compressing the metal into temporary, compacted wafers formed of ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7356933 | Multifunctional ladle A multifunctional ladle includes a spoon-body which has a handle and a perforated spoon which mounts on the spoon-body by using a link rod, a spring and a screw. By pushing or pulling a switch on the handle which connects with the link rod, the perforated spoon can ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7337714 | Apparatus for pressing coffee powder within the filter holder An apparatus for pressing coffee has a base and housing supporting a filtercup and a pressing cylinder. The pressing cylinder has a forked end engaging a cylindrical body and attached to a rocker arm. A counterweight is attached to an end of the rocker arm. The cyli... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331282 | Compacting mechanism for a refuse container A compacting mechanism for fitting a surface over a refuse container comprising a support member (10) for fitting to the surface, the support member having an aperture (16) which in use is in register with an aperture in the surface. A compacting plate... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7320208 | End of row detection and compacting sequence for a cotton harvesting machine An automatic end of row detection and compacting sequence for a cotton harvesting machine which is initiated responsive to the machine ceasing harvesting at the end of a crop row, as represented by a condition such as raising a picker drum of the machine from a harv... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7299746 | Refuse bin including a compacting mechanism A refuse bin comprises a refuse container (10) having a top opening (12) and a lid (14) hinged relative to the container to cover the opening. A compacting mechanism is fitted to the lid and comprises a compacting plate (22) mounted under... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7281471 | Cotton harvester compacting chamber with walls which taper divergently toward a cotton unloading opening A cotton receiver of a cotton harvesting machine including a floor and opposing side walls defining a cotton compacting chamber, each of the side walls including a plurality of spaced apart perforations therethrough for passage of air from the chamber, and a door en... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7267051 | Cotton receiving and densification apparatus for a cotton module builder of a cotton harvesting machine A cotton receiving and densification apparatus for an upper region of a cotton module builder adapted for receiving a plurality of side-by-side flows of cotton and air and converging and densifying the cotton for distribution and conveyance downwardly into the modul... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7237480 | Manually operated trash compactor A trash container cover has a pivotable lever arm which pivots vertically moving one or two compactor arms slidably connected to the handle. The compactor arm(s) force a horizontal compactor plate down onto the trash in the container to compact it. The lever arm, co... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232136 | Trash cart The present invention is directed to a trash cart, namely an enclosed trash cart having a top and front doors that swing open on a hinged system. The enclosed trash cart is connected to at least one wheel axle having wheels that allow the cart to be transported from... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7219602 | Can collection catch bin for use with aluminum can compacting mechanism An improved can compacting mechanism includes a can collection catch bin comprising a main catch bin body having integrally formed front wall, back wall, and opposing walls. Downwardly from the front, back and side walls, is a floor. The walls and floor are integral... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7178454 | Compactor apparatus including single cylinders and guide members on the sides of an on-board module builder of a cotton harvesting machine Compactor apparatus for an on-board module builder, including single cylinders and guide members on opposite sides of the module builder for guiding and effecting a cotton compacting process. The compactor apparatus includes a frame disposed in a cotton module build... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7124491 | Hemming apparatus and method using a horizontal motion for actuating the die sets An apparatus for horizontally actuating hemming and stamping die sets includes a horizontal base support and a roller device horizontally mounted thereon. A linear guidance system is set in and a drive support is vertically attached to the base support. A drive mech... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7093536 | Fault tolerant operating method for a cotton packager A fault tolerant operating method for a cotton compactor of a cotton module builder or packager of a cotton harvesting machine, which serves as an alternative to shutting down the compacting process or erratic operation thereof, in the event of indication of a fault... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7089853 | Portable trash compactor A trash compactor suitable for backpacking having two parts: a container and a removable plunger. The container is made from a tube. The ends of the tube are formed to accept caps. The caps are fitted with gaskets to prevent leaking of liquids and odors. One of the ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089852 | Waste compactor A trolley suitable for aircraft or use in all space constraint situations comprising a waste compactor comprising a metal horizontal plate driven by an electric motor reducer that, by a mechanical reducer, drives two telescopic screws responsible for pushing the hor... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7059242 | Compactor position sensing for module builder An apparatus and method for cotton module building utilizing one or more augers on a compactor frame movable for compacting cotton in a cotton compacting chamber of the module builder. The auger or augers are rotatable for moving accumulated cotton in opposite direc... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7029261 | Automatic cover latch and pressure relief system for a dough divider A dough divider including a hopper with a lid, latch assembly and press plate. The lid has an open and closed position. The latch assembly is adapted to maintain the lid in the closed position when activated and to discontinue maintaining the lid in the closed posit... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7024992 | Mobile side-load metal crushing device A mobile metal crushing system and a method for forming scrap metal bales by crushing automobiles and scrap metal latitudinally, vertically, and longitudinally. The crusher has a frame with wheels and a baling chamber with a bottom deck, a load door for latitudinal ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7011018 | Material compaction apparatus The material compactor generally includes a feed apparatus and a final compaction apparatus. The final compaction apparatus generally includes a compaction chamber having confronting compression plates and an adjustably taperable portion. The area of the inner cavit... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007600 | Selectively positionable trash compressing apparatus A trash compressing method and apparatus (10) including: a tower unit (11) having a vertical support shaft (20) provided with a plurality of support legs (21); a support unit (12) having a support column (30) slidably dispos... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007598 | Public access trash compactor A trash compactor includes a loading vestibule which extends forwardly of a cabinet. Pivotally mounted to a lower edge of the vestibule entrance is a carriage having a panel which functions as a vestibule lid. When the lid is pivoted downwardly, a distal panel of th... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6962301 | Front-lifting wastebasket for paper shredder also served as garbage bin This invention relates to a front-lifting wastebasket for paper shredder also serving as garbage bin, having: a conventional strip-cut paper shredder or cross-cut paper shredder; an injection molded wastebasket, the wastebasket including: a base, an outer bin, and a... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6959643 | Hydraulic trash compactor A trash compactor includes a base member, an elongated stationary support member connected thereto, a mechanism for selectively compressing trash, and a hydraulic mechanism for operably controlling the compressing mechanism. The compressing mechanism includes a plur... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6925930 | Compactor/bailer combination The device is a combination bailer/compactor that is a structure with a series of sidewalls and a floor portion, the structure having a top portion and a bottom portion. The sidewalls form an interior, where the interior is further subdivided into a bailer compartme... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6925928 | Trash compactor for fast food restaurant waste A refuse compactor especially designed for use in fast-food restaurant environments includes a hydraulic pump driven by an electric motor for actuating a hydraulic ram to compress restaurant waste materials. The compactor includes a unique compaction plate assembly ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6910412 | Garbage container with a compress device for compressing the garbage received therein A garbage container with a compress device includes a first cylinder having a first receiving space defined therein. A compress plate is reciprocally and movably received in the first cylinder for compressing the garbage in the garbage container. A cover is pivotall... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6889604 | Lid for a refuse container A lid 14 for fitting to an open-topped refuse container 10 has a compacting mechanism comprising a compacting plate 36 mounted under the lid, a telescopically adjustable actuating rod 42 mounted over the lid, and means 40 slidably ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6874411 | Recycle of grinding sludge A method of and an apparatus for compressing the grinding sludge, which is effective to compress the grinding sludge to provide an intended rigid briquette even though the grinding sludge contains ground chips of hardened iron and/or steel materials and an oil-based... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6851357 | Manual trash compactor A manual trash compactor comprising a can for holding the trash, a lever arm, at least one coupling arm coupling the lever arm to the can, and a plunging arm connected to the lever arm. There is also a compression plate connected to the plunging arm wherein this com... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6676362 | Vehicle trash compactor A vehicle trash compactor for keeping the passenger compartment neat and clean by allowing the user to comfortably compact the trash in the vehicle. The vehicle trash compactor includes a container assembly including a container having top, bottom, back, ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6543343 | Transportable recyclable materials densifier A transportable recyclable materials densifier including an integrally configured conveyor, separator, and compactor chamber mounted on a trailer frame that is transportable along public and private roads, for separation of ferrous from non-ferrous materi... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6530199 | Method for building a cotton module on a mobile cotton harvester A method for forming a cotton module on a mobile cotton harvester, including the steps of: (a) removing cotton from cotton plants as the harvester is moved across a cotton field; (b) conveying the removed cotton into a cotton receiver structure including ... | 03/11/2003 |
