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 |
| 7341020 | Animal housing structure and apparatus A housing structure assembly includes a hull and a front wall removably coupled to the hull and configured to simulate a front cover of an air conditioner upon inserting the housing structure assembly into a wall or window opening that is shaped and dimensioned to r... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337748 | Stackable play house for feline animals A play house includes first and second support members having substantially planar top and bottom surfaces respectively. A first plurality of support walls confront the first and second support members. A plurality of elbow shaped brackets having first and seconds p... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320295 | Squirrel house with predator protection A squirrel house that can be used for shelter from predators, from cold weather and for providing a den for a breeding pair of squirrels to build a nest for raising a family of young squirrels, having a front wall including a side access hole, a floor having a botto... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7114463 | Articles for enhancing the environment of contained animals An enrichment article for animals. The article generally includes a platform that is suspended from the floor of a cage or other containment. The article may be a tray having a flange for suspension from the walls of a container. The platform bottom may have an open... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7069877 | Squirrel house A squirrel house that can be used for shelter from predators, from cold weather and for providing a den for a breeding pair of squirrels to build a nest for raising a family of young squirrels, having a front wall including a side access hole, a floor having a botto... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6912974 | Apparatus for mounting a pet shelter to a pet door panel in a sliding glass door assembly An apparatus for mounting a pet shelter to a pet door panel in a sliding glass door assembly. The apparatus has both left and right side posts which sandwich a pet door panel. A retaining frame is attached to either or both posts and is capable of retaining the pet ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6860238 | Culvert shelves to assist animal migration Shelves suspended in culverts allow animals to move easily and safely under a highway. The shelves can be retrofitted to any existing culvert or can be part of a new, manufactured culvert. The shelves are removable so as not to impede water movement in times of high... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6470829 | Collapsible window enclosure for pets A collapsible pet enclosure that is fashioned to fit in standard windows and has removable material coverings and screen panels on all sides. Domestic animals can use the enclosure to enjoy the out doors with out the owners fearing for their safety or hea... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6431119 | Multi-purpose cat structure A multi-purpose cat structure having a stored mode and a use mode includes a hollow base with a first opening in one of four side walls and a door movable between an open position for inserting and removing a litter box and a closed position in which the ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6401663 | Pet enclosure A pet enclosure that mounts to the wall of a building adjacent a window above the ground to provide a protected outside dwelling place for a pet. The enclosure disclosed includes a main housing fastened outside the building and a smaller side passageway m... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6360689 | Cat feeder An indoor elevated cat feeder that has a platform to support a cat, food, and water. It also has walls to protect the cat from annoyance by a dog, but has no roof or has a roof that may be opened so that a person may pet the cat while the cat is on the pl... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6129052 | Knock-down bird cage A knock-down bird cage, which includes a cage body and a stand supporting the cage body, wherein the cage body is formed of a right side panel, a left side panel, a front panel, a rear panel, a right top panel, a left top panel, a horizontal bottom panel,... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5937792 | Pet shelter construction A pet shelter construction 10 including a floor unit 11 having a solar heat reservoir 22 raised above the ground by runner elements 24 and supporting a concrete floor pad 20 which in turn supports an enclosure unit 12 having an enlarged window 38 formed i... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5884586 | Interchangeable cat house A combination interchangeable cat house and scratch post and includes an interchangeable housing member which is preferably removably attached to a platform which is supported by a base and at least one post member. The housing member is preferably remova... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5713306 | Feline playground system An accessory for domestic cats that provides scratching, climbing, resting, playing, sleeping and observation facilities for the house kept cat that is designed and engineered as a "knockdown" assembly that can easily and readily be erected or disassemble... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5577466 | Modular play structure for animals A modular play structure for animals positionable upon a support surface, comprising a base engageable with the support surface, a plurality of elongated spacer members, with each member having opposing ends. The plurality of spacer members are releasably... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5448965 | Elevated insulated pet shelters An elevated insulated pet shelter comprises a main housing unit formed as a hollow generally rectangular shaped box with a front wall, a back wall, two side walls, a floor and a roof. The front wall includes a large aperture which extends therethrough. Fo... | 09/12/1995 |
| 4930445 | Portable pet house A portable pet house having a base plate with channels formed adjacent its periphery that form a closed loop configuration. A plurality of side wall panels each having a frame around the periphery have their bottom edges removably received in said channel... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4367695 | Barrel dog house A barrel dog house is provided which utilizes a unique mounting means which comprises a bracket having a central mounting portion adapted to be mounted on a vertical pole and at least four radially extending barrel support arms. Two of the support arms ar... | 01/11/1983 |
