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 |
| 7211167 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing innerspring assemblies A method for the manufacture of an innerspring assembly, suitable for a mattress, cushion, or the like, is disclosed. In one aspect, the method involves the steps of: positioning a first string of pocketed coil springs in juxtaposition with a plurality of adhesive a... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7086500 | Extensible, self locking platform and method of using same An extensible, self locking platform includes a first assembly having a first plurality of substantially parallel longitudinally extending members and a second assembly having a second plurality of substantially parallel longitudinally extending members. The first a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7062161 | Photoirradiation thermal processing apparatus and thermal processing susceptor employed therefor A susceptor is formed with a cavity having a tapered surface and a receiving surface. The gradient α of the tapered surface with respect to the receiving surface is set to at least 5° and less than 30°, so that a semiconductor wafer received by the susceptor can ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6703589 | Device and method for tempering at least one process good A method and for heat-treating at least one material being processed (3) under a specific process-gas atmosphere (111) of at least one process gas (4) with the aid of a heat-treatment unit (6). The heat-treatment unit has at least one energy source (5) fo... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6649209 | Method for covering damaged protective layer areas, device for implementing said method and transport system The invention relates first of all to a method for covering areas of damaged protective coating on containers or the like, in which, according to the invention, protective coating material is stamped on to the zone in which the damaged areas occur. The in... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6607596 | Paintless film edge sealing tool An apparatus and method for securing an edge of a paintless type film gore. A fluid sealant material is beaded along the edge of the gore using a bead striping apparatus. The striping apparatus comprises a serrated wheel rotatably coupled to a housing whi... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6579364 | Multi-purpose glue applicator for sheet products Sheet products, such as card stock, envelopes and other paper products (10) are advanced on a vacuum surface conveyor belt (30) beneath a glue applicator drum (35). The glue transfer strips (37 and 38) of the glue applicator drum apply stripes of glue (42... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6517900 | Apparatus and method for applying coating materials to individual sheet members Sheets to be coated with water-based coating material, for example a primer and a low adhesion backsize, are supplied from a feeder (1), in end-to-end overlapping relationship, to a dual coater (3) in which the sheets are coated individually on both sides... | 02/11/2003 |
| 5958135 | Apparatus and method for applying coating materials to individual sheet members Sheets to be coated with water-based coating material, for example a primer and a low adhesion backsize, are supplied from a feeder (1), in end-to-end overlapping relationship, to a dual coater (3) in which the sheets are coated individually on both sides... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5916630 | Apparatus and method for applying coating materials to individual sheet members Sheets to be coated with water-based coating material, for example a primer and a low adhesion backsize, are supplied from a feeder (1), in end-to-end overlapping relationship, to a dual coater (3) in which the sheets are coated individually on both sides... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5622560 | Device for uniformly moistening adhesive labels The invention relates to a device for moistening labels that have one face coated with adhesive, the device serving to moisten the adhesive-coated face of the labels in uniform manner. The device includes a moistening element constituted by a rigid bar wh... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5476546 | Apparatus for applying lubricant pattern to a sheet work piece An apparatus for applying a liquid lubricant in a pattern to a face of a sheet workpiece has a support frame through which the workpiece is transported in a travel direction substantially parallel to its face, a plurality of axles in the frame extending a... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5431731 | Applicator beam in a size press An applicator beam in a size press comprising a nip formed by a pair of press rolls between which a paper or board web is passed. The press rolls are provided with coating devices for spreading films of coating agent onto the faces of the rolls. The coati... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5413806 | Strip coating machine with thickness control A continuous strip coating machine has top and bottom applicator rolls and a backup roll adjacent the top applicator roll. A lift roll to lift the strip of material and thus vary the angle of wrap of the strip about the bottom applicator roll is provided.... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5401315 | Method and device in a size press A device in a size press comprising a nip formed by press rolls through which a paper or board web is passed. The press rolls are provided with coating devices for spreading films of a coating agent onto faces of the press rolls. The coating devices are m... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5387284 | Apparatus and method for forming coreless paper roll products An apparatus and a method for forming coreless paper roll products are disclosed. Coreless paper roll products are formed by slitting a paper web to form web segments having side edges. The web segments are then wound about an elongated winder shaft. Duri... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5310579 | Method and apparatus for painting a surface by moving a device through a paint reservoir and across the surface Apparatus and method for painting an object. The object is affixed to a holder and a reservoir of paint is formed either on or adjacent to the surface of the object. The holder then is tilted sufficiently to cause a paint distribution device, such as a sp... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5281273 | Apparatus for marking recyclable books A method and apparatus for marking recyclable books permits the user to retain the recyclable value of the books while effectively deterring third-parties from reselling books which are intended to be recycled. The method includes transporting recyclable ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5275664 | Apparatus for application of a material to an external surface of items of manufacture An apparatus for application of material to the external diameters of cylindrical items of manufacture. The apparatus includes a frame, a transport system having work stations supporting the items, an application system, and a curing system for curing the... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5099534 | Continuous dyeing process The invention relates to a process of preparing "one off effect" dyeings on paper or textile material comprising: passing (preferably drawing) the material continuously through an application zone containing a number of loosely-packed applicator elements,... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4853255 | Process for controlling curl in coated papers A process for controlling curl in coated papers in which the paper web is coated on one side and is wetted with water on the opposite side by a roll-type water applying apparatus, the water applying operation being carried out under such conditions that t... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4796560 | Automatic solder paste application to circuit boards Solder paste is automatically applied to circuit boards, in predetermined amounts at predetermined positions by providing a plurality of holes in a nylon, "Delrin," "Teflon" or other plastic-metal plate, the holes being in a predetermined pattern, filling... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4759491 | Method and apparatus for applying bonding material to component leads A controlled amount of a solder is applied to the tip (18) of each lead (14) of a multi-lead component (10) by first placing a solder sphere (30) in each of a plurality of cavities (24) arranged in a baseplate (22) in the same pattern as the tips of the l... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4736703 | Device for applying adhesive material to sheets of wrapping material A device for applying adhesive material to card blanks in a packeting machine, comprising a gumming roller and a pressing roller which are substantially mutually tangential and between which the blanks are led in succession to receive traces of adhesive m... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4722297 | Film coater A coater applies ultraviolet curable coating material to the opposite sides of roll film by a double-sided coater which employs offset coating rolls and smoothing bars. A splice detector responds to the occurrence of a splice upstream of the coater and ca... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4722470 | Method and transfer plate for applying solder to component leads A method and a solder transfer member for applying discrete bodies of solder of predetermined size to the leads of a component for subsequent surface mounting to a substrate. The transfer member is a plate having a non-wetted surface, for example titanium... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4704305 | Automatic solder paste application to circuit boards Solder paste is automatically applied to circuit boards, in predetermined amounts at predetermined positions by providing a plurality of holes in a nylon, "Delrin," "Teflon" or other plastic-metal plate, the holes being in a predetermined pattern, filling... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4612875 | Film coater A coater applies ultraviolet curable coating material to the opposite sides of roll film by a double-sided coater which employs offset coating rolls and smoothing bars. A splice detector responds to the occurrence of a splice upstream of the coater and ca... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4604965 | Apparatus for depositing a ring of material on the tips of ampoules or the like A machine is provided for depositing a ring of material on pharmaceutical ampoule tips or similar, said material being pasty or liquid at the time when it is deposited on said tips and being able then to be hardened, characterized in that it comprises mea... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4594961 | Stamp and device for providing drops of a viscous liquid on a substrate A form of stamp in which a height/diameter ratio of a drop of glue can be achieved which is larger than one fifth, for providing drops of glue on printed circuit boards or components in assembling electrical chip components. A projection having a height b... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4594962 | Apparatus for spreading glue onto sheet-like blanks In spreading glue onto blanks for the manufacture of packs, it is necessary to ensure that the metered amounts of glue spread onto the glue spots are neither too large nor too small. There is therefore a need to provide a glue transfer which is precise in... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4587926 | Bottom rim coater for intermittently operated container decorating apparatus An intermittently operated apparatus for decorating cylindrical cans, each can having a cylindrical surface and a rim, includes a rotatable mandrel wheel; a plurality of mandrel assemblies mounted on the mandrel wheel which hold the cans on the mandrel wh... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4569305 | Apparatus to provide the application of glue on preselected zones of printed circuit boards Process and apparatus for providing the application of glue on preselected zones of a printed circuit, according to which provision is made for a tank containing liquid glue, and a series of push rods arranged at preselected positions, which first contact... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4547254 | Apparatus for bonding sheet material Three paperboard webs are glued to one another with as little expenditure of energy as possible. After leaving the gluing apparatus, the finished sheets cut to size are ready for shipment. The middle paperboard web is passed through between two steel roll... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4532884 | Device for applying a fixing medium to components such as chip-type components A device for applying a fixing medium to electronic chip-type components, comprising a container with a number of stamps arranged in one row and displaceable in vertical direction. Each of these stamps consists of a stamp pin which is identical for all st... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4515103 | Apparatus for coating a tire tread Footwear, tires and apparatus for manufacturing the same. The articles have untreated traction grooves formed therein and friction-providing surfaces contiguous to said traction grooves. Apparatuses for producing the respective articles include a fibergla... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4497274 | Apparatus for spreading glue onto sheet-like blanks In spreading glue onto blanks for the manufacture of packs, it is necessary to ensure that the metered amounts of glue spread onto the glue spots are neither too large nor too small. There is therefore a need to provide a glue transfer which is precise in... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4431470 | Method for production of album leaves The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for the production of stamp or photo album leaves with slip-in pockets for the stamps. Two transparent sheets in web form are linearly bonded to one another, and slip-in pockets are stamped out of the ... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4424093 | Apparatus for production of album leaves The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for the production of stamp or photo album leaves with slip-in pockets for the stamps. Two transparent sheets in web form are linearly bonded to one another, and slip-in pockets are stamped out of the ... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4373467 | Machine for applying a patch of adhesive onto the bottom of a last A machine for applying a patch of adhesive onto the bottom of a last (94) comprising an adhesive applying member (89) movable downwardly into engagement with the last bottom and a shifting mechanism (34, 92) operative to so shift the adhesive applying mec... | 02/15/1983 |
