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 |
| 5423642 | Chamfer cutting tool A portable tool for milling a chamfered edge on a workpiece, includes a cutting attachment installed on a motorized drive unit. The cutting attachment includes a rotary milling cutter partially encircled by a hood element that carries a V-shaped guide str... | 06/13/1995 |
| 4562872 | Locking system in a portable electric router A portable electric router conventional in its overall structure is disclosed which includes a locking system comprising a locking pin located in the motor housing and adapted to move in a direction perpendicular to and into locking engagement with the gu... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4552192 | Cutting tool mechanism A cutting tool mechanism including a slide member, a track member slidably guiding the slide member along a preselected path, a saw, and structure associated with the slide member for mounting the saw thereto. The mechanism includes structure for directin... | 11/12/1985 |
