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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 |
| 7398800 | Reinforcing bar binding machine A reinforcing bar binding machine is provided with a control unit operated in such a manner that at the time of turning on an electric power source switch, a setting position of a motor drive adjustment dial and a state of a trigger lever are read, and when the moto... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7389724 | Waste baling method and apparatus A method and associated apparatus designed to effectively twist and cut baling wire during the baling process. The apparatus includes a twister assembly that has a plurality of gear-driven twister heads. During the baling process the twister assembly extends from a ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7373877 | Wire strapper for waste material baler A wire strapping or tying device (46) is provided having a rotatable pinion-type knotter assembly (56) for twist-knotting of a pair of adjacent wire sections (50a, 50b), together with a shiftable knotter cover (266) m... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7353846 | Motor-driven reinforcing rod binding machine A cooling fan 17 is arranged on the rear side of a twisting motor 9 of a reinforcing bar binder 1. The cooling fan is located on the axial line of the twisting motor so that cooling air effectively flows along the surface of the twisting motor a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7318376 | Knotter blower for agricultural balers A crop baler having a bank of knotters employs a cross flow blower to produce a full width stream of air transversely across the line of knotters to keep them free of debris and residue. The blower is hingedly mounted on an enclosure over the knotters for selective ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7299829 | Apparatus for automatically binding reinforcing rods An apparatus for automatically binding reinforcing rods including a case having a predetermined shape at which reinforcing rods are forwardly attached, a binding-wire supplying device formed at a rear part of the case, a binding-wire feeding device for advancing the... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7275567 | Reinforcing bar binding machine A front end of a loop of a wire fed out to a nose (6) by a binding wire feeding mechanism (1) is pinched by a clamp plate (28) of a binding wire clamping apparatus (25) and the wire is pulled back by driving to rotate reversely a feeding ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7228795 | Laundry tie-out station An existing tying machine (20) is modified by the addition of components to produce a self contained laundry tie-out station (10). The components for the modification include a linear slide support yoke frame (22), attached on top of the tying m... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7204275 | Automatic laundry tie-out station An existing tying machine (20) is modified by the addition of components to produce a self contained automatic laundry tie-out station (210). The components for the modification include a linear slide support yoke frame (22), attached on top of ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197858 | Apparatus for securing a loose twine end to a round bale The invention relates to an apparatus for securing a loose twine end on a round bale by means of a band, with an adjusting drive, that can be operated to cause the band to engage with a conveyor element by which it can be wound about a round bale in the area of the ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7124784 | Ejector drive hub apparatus and method The present invention is an ejector drive hub. The ejector drive hub comprises an axial through hole in a cylinder with a slot in the circumferential side wall of the cylinder. The slot truncates less than 180° of the cylinder. The ejector drive hub has an engageme... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121195 | Method and apparatus for driving multiple knotters An apparatus for selectively driving a pivotable knotter includes a rack, a pinion in driving communication with the rack, a knotter drive gear connected to the knotter and a linear actuator. The linear actuator is connected to the knotter and pivots the knotter abo... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7085625 | Control system for baling machine A control system for a bulk material baler embodied in a machine readable data structure and including an instruction to a moveable guide track to move from a removed position to a closed position to create a guide track loop around a volume of bulk material to be b... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073290 | Decorative assembly for a floral grouping A decorative assembly for a floral grouping wherein the decorative assembly includes a floral holding material and a sheet of fluid impermeable material. The floral holding material is a preformed shape-sustaining support member movable between a flattened condition... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7051650 | Stranded wire twisting device of reinforcement binding machine A twisting shaft 33 and a remover 34 fitted around the twisting shaft 33 are provided with forks 37, 44 at their respective front portions, and hooks 38 bent from front ends of the forks of the twisting shaft in the forward rotatio... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7007596 | Bale press for loose material A bale press for lose material, especially for paper with a filling space for material that is to be added loose, a press ram, which can be moved through the filling space into the inlet of a pressing channel or some other baling space, and several knotters for tyin... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6975911 | Operator input interface for baling machine An operator interface for a control system for a bulk material baler includes interface means such as a touch screen or keyboard for an operator to enter process parameters into a control system memory. A display shows process parameter fields into which an operator... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6968779 | Apparatus and methods for wire-tying bundles of objects Systems and methods for threading and feeding a length of wire into a wire-tying track, for withdrawing at least some of the wire from the wire-tying track to tension the wire around one or more objects, and for extracting waste wire from the system. The object of t... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6928788 | Tying machine for tying an article A tying machine for tying an article, such as an open part of a bag, includes an operating member connected to a drive shaft which in turn is connected to a link mechanism. A rack member is connected pivotally to the link mechanism and engages a single-direction gea... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6922974 | Three-part wire return for baling machine The invention is a baling machine with an articulated guide track disposed in three operationally distinct sections. One section of the articulated guide track, representing approximately one-half of the track perimeter, is movable between a first position and a sec... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6837155 | Method of baling and binding using wire-tie pull pins A bale binding machine utilizes controlled pins to guide the path of a wire (or strap) around a bale such that strength-reducing bending is not introduced to the wire. The bale binding machine binds bales of fibrous bulk materials such as cotton and nylon. ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6837156 | Twist tie feed device A twist tie feed device is provided for twisting together the ends of a tie ribbon which encircles a product including a base plate. A twist head assembly can be mounted on a base plate and receives a first end of a tie ribbon which encircles the product and a secon... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6829877 | Three-part wire return for bailing machine The invention is a baling machine with an articulated guide track disposed in three operationally distinct sections. One section of the articulated guide track, representing approximately one-half of the track perimeter, is movable between a first position and a sec... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6711994 | Wire-tie pull pins A bale binding machine utilizes controlled pins to guide the path of a wire (or strap) around a bale such that strength-reducing bending is not introduced to the wire. The bale binding machine binds bales of fibrous bulk materials such as cotton and nylon. ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6628998 | Operator input interface for baling machine An operator interface for a control system for a bulk material baler includes interface means such as a touch screen or keyboard for an operator to enter process parameters into a control system memory. A display shows process parameter fields into which ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6584891 | Apparatus and methods for wire-tying bundles of objects Apparatus and methods for wire-tying one or more objects. A wire accumulating and feeding mechanism feeds the wire axially through the hollow axle of an accumulator drum and then out to a drive wheel. The wire is wrapped around the periphery of the drum t... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6539850 | Tire compacting apparatus and method of employing the same A tire compacting apparatus to compress a conventional tire includes a modular frame upon which a rotating apparatus and a gripping apparatus are attached. The rotating apparatus is mounted to the proximal side of the frame and includes a servomotor havin... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6453805 | Arrangement for securing loose twine ends on a cylindrical bale A large round baler has an expansible baling chamber defined, in part, by a plurality of side-by-side mounted belts that act to roll up crop to form a bale within the chamber. The baler is equipped with a twine wrapping arrangement which leaves loose twin... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6283017 | Apparatus for tying and binding bales of compressed materials A mechanism for tying a bale of compressible material comprises a housing, a gear rotatably mounted with respect to the housing, and a drive mechanism operable for rotating the gear. A twister pinion is rotatably mounted with respect to the housing and is... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6199475 | Drive and bearing device for the twisting disks of the binding device of a waste bale press A drive and bearing device for a binding station for finished bales predominantly in waste bale presses with a horizontally acting press plate, wherein several twisting wheels provided with a radial slot for receiving the binding wire are mounted in a sup... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6178881 | Device for driving the press plate of a waste bale press .hsc A waste bale press of horizontal construction used for manufacturing bound bales of predominantly organic waste materials, such as paper, cardboard, wood boxes or other used packaging materials includes a press shaft with a filling shaft in front of ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6032575 | Automatic baler with tying system having simultaneously engaged twister pinions An automatic baler for creating a bale of compressible material comprises a mechanism for compressing an amount of the material into a bale and moving the bale along a path past a continuous strand of wire which extends across the path to engage a front e... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6009646 | Apparatus for tying and binding bales of compressed materials An apparatus for tying a bale of material with a baling wire comprises an elongated body having a longitudinal axis and opposite ends, and a leg extending from each end of the body and including a forked portion. A retention clip is rotationally mounted a... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5870950 | Automatic tie system for baler An automatic tie system for a baler for tying a bale of compressible material comprises a reciprocating ram for pushing the bale along a path. A continuous strand of baling wire extends generally transverse to the path and engages the bale front end and w... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5836137 | Tying apparatus The improvement to the tying apparatus consists of an intermittent rotatable pneumatic drive to operate the apparatus in place of the electric drive system. The pneumatic drive includes a rotary actuator (20) with a gear arrangement and one-way clutch (26... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5778945 | Automatic wire twister A method and apparatus for automatically twisting two ends of a wire protruding from a stack of rotor lamination parts employs a holder for holding and positioning the parts stack. A rotatable collar is provided having an aperture through which the two en... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5746120 | Tying device in which the drive means are electric servomotors Apparatus for tying objects with wire is disclosed including a feeder for feeding and tightening the wire around the object, the feeder being driven by an electric servomotor which can be rotated through a predetermined number of revolutions for feeding a... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5704283 | Automatic tie system for baler An automatic tie system for a baler for tying a bale of compressible material comprises a reciprocating ram for pushing the bale along a path. A continuous strand of baling wire extends generally transverse to the path and engages the bale front end and w... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5558012 | Automatic bundling machine An automatic bundling machine comprises a pair of feed rollers respectively positioned at opposite sides of a band passage; a band-feeding actuator for rotating at least one of the feed rollers; a one-way clutch and a friction clutch mounted between the b... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5388505 | Apparatus for loop binding an article or bundle of articles with an arcuate sectional annular guide and restrainer Method and apparatus for forming a binding around an article or bundle of articles by a length of stiff wire wherein at least two and preferably three turns of the wire are made, the wire is joined at its ends and thereafter a lifting loop is made in at l... | 02/14/1995 |
