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 |
| 7357303 | Bill handling apparatus When using an inexpensive deposit box in a provided bill handling apparatus, bills that can be deposited are increased irrespective of a limit in the number of bills that can be stacked in the deposit box. In a bill handling apparatus including a bill deposit/withdr... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7086852 | Stack injection molding apparatus with separately actuated arrays of valve gates A stack injection molding apparatus has first and second arrays of valve gate injection nozzles and separate mechanisms for independently actuating the nozzles of each array. A separate reciprocating yoke plate engages the valve pins of each nozzle array, and is act... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086198 | Machine for vending floral arrangements A machine for vending floral arrangements is described including stack of generally circular carousels each for supporting a plurality of floral arrangements; and a generally cylindrical exterior housing surrounding the carousels. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083036 | Apparatus and method for securely monitoring the sales transactions of bulk vending machines An apparatus for securely monitoring the sales transactions in bulk vending machines, said apparatus comprising at least one bulk vending machine having a coin mechanism. The coin mechanism includes a coin plate; a selectively rotatable shaft extending radially ther... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7066384 | Bill handling machine and controlling method for a bill handling machine A bill handling machine includes a bill discriminator which discriminates between genuine and counterfeit bills; a cash box including first and second bill storing boxes which store bills to be recycled, the first bill storing box for storing bills of first type, th... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6968997 | Banknote receipt and payout apparatus Provided is a banknote receipt and payout apparatus which handles several denominations, having a banknote loading and collecting function, and which is capable of handling several denominations. A banknote receipt and payout apparatus comprising a receipt and payou... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6062370 | Coin counter assembly for push-pull coin mechanism for vending and arcade machines and appliances A coin counter is provided for push-pull coin vending machines, arcade machines and pay-per-use appliances. The counter comprises a bracket assembly having first and second chambers. The first chamber for receiving, processing and expelling a coin, and th... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5737401 | Full coin box signalling device for use with coin telephones A coin box monitoring circuit for use in pay telephones, providing coin detection, coin volume totalization, and full coin box signaling to the telephone central office. An included coin chute assembly has three channels that cause nickels, dimes, and qua... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5709294 | Non-jamming coin chute trigger assembly for pay telephones A coin chute trigger assembly having separate coin paths for nickels, dimes, and quarters. Intentionally, the dime coin path is made at least twice as wide as the thickness of a dime in order to prevent hangups and jams. A trigger included in each coin pa... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5007519 | Coin drop construction An improved coin drop construction suitable for replacing the coin slide elements of a coin collector box forming part of a coin operated appliance comprising a front mounting plate adapted to overlie an opening in the appliance, and a coin guide element ... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4687089 | Coin storage box and automatic teller In the stacking chamber (9) of a stacking box (50) for superimposed coins (2, 3), a stack carrier (11) supporting the stacked coins is arranged, the top surface (18) of which is inclined with respect to the horizontal (c). For the stacking of coins, the s... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4213524 | Automatic vending machine with lottery bonus An automatic vending machine comprises a plurality of electric lamps arranged geometrically on a front panel of a housing and a lamp control circuit for lighting the lamps successively and repeatedly in response to a signal which is generated in accordanc... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4176739 | Coin actuated timer with audio output Electro-mechanical apparatus is disclosed which includes a coin actuated timer electronically linked to an audio output to provide an audio output at the end of a pre-determined time period selected by the user and responsive to coins inserted into the ap... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4121707 | Satellite vending machine The invention relates to an article dispensing satellite vending machine which has no coin slots for coin deposits or coin operated mechanism but which is capable of being interconnected with another vending machine having a coin mechanism and an article ... | 10/24/1978 |
| 3951246 | Circuit-closing device actuated by a plurality of coins A coin-actuated circuit-closing device includes a coin chute into which a predetermined number of like coins must be inserted to initiate the closing of a normally-open electrical control circuit. The device is responsive to introduction of a predetermine... | 04/20/1976 |
