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 |
| 7037165 | Container for holding component parts of a construction toy A container for holding component parts of a construction toy. The container preferably is a suitcase or briefcase configuration, with a carrying handle at the top. An access cover, comprising a large portion of the front wall of the container and a portion of the b... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7007804 | Game ball bag system A game ball bag that includes a compartment adapted for holding a large, round object such as a basketball and which includes a lockable strap assembly for securing the bag to an immovable structure such as a park bench, chain link fence, tree or similar structure. | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000766 | Packaging for support pillows A support pillow kit comprises a pillow comprising a pillow body having a medial region and two opposing arms, and a base member comprising a bottom and two spaced apart walls extending from the bottom. The pillow rests on the bottom and is held between the two wall... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6945293 | Purse organizer The embodiment of this invention is disclosed, which allows a purse or handbag to be organized. The invention contemplates various sized compartments to accommodate the individual needs of a particular consumer. While the embodiments of this invention have been disc... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6099023 | Bottom case for bowling bags A bottom case for bowling bags is disclosed. One or two partition walls are integrally formed in the bottom case, thus forming one, two or three cells in said case. The cells are for separately receiving the bowling balls in the case. A dish-shaped shell ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5794773 | Bowling ball carrier The invention is a protective travel container for carrying one or two bowling balls and ancillary equipment. The hard cover container is filled with impact absorbing foam padding containing recesses to secure the balls and equipment in place. One handle ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5791469 | Bowling ball carrier A bowling ball carrier, carrying a plurality of bowling balls at the same time and allowing a user to receive or take bowling balls into or out of bowling ball bags and being selectively used as a travelling carrier, is disclosed. The bowling ball carrier... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5607175 | Bottom structure of a bag A bottom structure of a bag is disclosed. In the bottom structure, support rings are longitudinally arranged on the bottom thereof. Sleeve pipes fixedly fitted in the support rings such that the sleeve pipes longitudinally extend in parallel on the bottom... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5135275 | Bowling ball carrier A bowling ball carrier formed by two upright facing panels hingedly connected together at their lower edges. The ball is gripped by circular flanges extending from the panels at the edges of circular holes in the panels. Upper face areas of the panels abu... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5074571 | Spare bowling ball carrier An apparatus for transporting, storing and carrying a plurality of bowling balls, bowling accessories and equipment, includes a housing having vertically stacked interior compartments for storing bowling balls. Each compartment is adequate to house a sing... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4659079 | Bowling training aid and method for using same A bowling training aid and a method for using same to develop an improved arm swing, the aid comprising at least two intersecting loops of material with a closeable opening for inserting a bowling ball, a base for preventing the ball from rolling across a... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4510982 | Ball carrier system A ball carrier system is provided with a ball bag of pliable material configured to receive a spherical ball and to assume a substantially spherical shape and a first cord for carrying the ball bag. The first cord is connected to the ball bag by a plurali... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4311223 | Bowling bag A hand-carried bowling bag for one or two bowling balls, as desired. The bag includes a pair of hard shell similarly shaped bag sections which are hinged and latched together along opposite edges. Each section is of a generally cup-shaped configuration ha... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4188990 | Bowling ball carrier insert A bowling ball carrier insert for use with an article of luggage comprising a housing, which is open at the front and provided with opposite side walls, an integral bottom, and a hinged top. Retainer means are mounted on the bottom and carried by the top ... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4166530 | Bowling ball storage and transportation apparatus An apparatus for carrying, stacking and transporting bowling balls. A housing of suitable size for holding a bowling ball incorporates interlocking members on the top and bottom surfaces thereof. A substantially square or rectangular member depends from t... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4095636 | Bowling ball bag and frame A soft-sided bowling ball carrying bag having a supporting frame for the bowling ball wherein an additional loop of the frame extends upwardly to the top of the bag and over the center of gravity of the bowling ball to provide an anchor and positioning me... | 06/20/1978 |
