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 |
| 8033396 | Method and apparatus for arranging, transporting, and/or serving food A method and apparatus for arranging, transporting, and/or serving food is provided to improve various aspects of food catering. A food handling apparatus includes a base platter having a predefined pattern of food location indicators thereon. Food elements are arra... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7857136 | Foldable tray for packaging bakery products A flat foldable tray preferably manufactured from recycled paper content and having sets of fold lines formed therein along which the tray can be bent to create different geometric shapes for packaging a variety of baked goods, or the like. By way of a preferred emb... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7798331 | Tissue collection tray A tissue collection tray is described for use with a biopsy device. The tissue collection tray includes a well portion, a body portion and a divider. The well portion is defined by first and second ends, a bottom and at least two walls. The body portion includes a r... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7441663 | Tray assembly having hinged dividers A tray assembly has a tray and a divider assembly removably connected to the tray. The tray has a base, a first side fixedly attached to the base, a second side fixedly attached to the base and the first side, a third side opposite the first side and fixedly attache... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7387207 | Detachable pill container A pill container assembly that includes first and second main body members each defining a plurality of separate compartments and having at least one locking feature. The at least one locking features of the first and second main body members are configured to lock ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7320405 | Multi-level stacking/nesting tray A novel container (20) for transport or storage of products such as bread, buns, or other goods. In one embodiment, there is provided a nestable container with a base (24) and sidewalls (28, 32) that can be stacked in two positions for different... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7287660 | Two-compartment container A two-compartment container has a lid portion and a base portion hingedly connected to one another and openable and closable in the manner of a clamshell. Both the lid portion and the base portion have partitions, which extend from the hinge and which are aligned wi... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284675 | Food plate A plate formed from a generally rectangular flat sheet of flexible material that can be configured to be bowed both longitudinally and laterally to form a concave food holding area and a generally flat container-carrying area with a container-holding hole which perm... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286059 | Talking tool holder A talking tool holder provides an audio message in response to a user selection that indicates the size of the tool the user has selected. The talking tool holder includes a housing with multiple uniquely-sized tool-receiving locations, with a corresponding sensor f... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7249686 | Food serving tray with draining compartments A hand-portable serving tray having a compartmented food carrier releasably engaged over a collector tray, the food carrier comprising a plurality of upstanding walls dividing a plurality of close-pack compartments. Within each compartment is at least one hole on a ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7232055 | Folding serving tray An apparatus for containing a food and beverage includes a substantially flat stock, for example, cardboard or fiberboard that is folded into a three-dimensional apparatus. When formed, the apparatus includes a first compartment for holding a food and a beverage ext... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225927 | Cup holder having frusto-conical cavities A cupholder for holding containers is provided with a number of container-holding cavities. Each of the container-holding cavities includes pairs of gripping flanges that extend inwardly toward centers of the cavities. The flanges include gripping points that extend... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225924 | Flat mail sleeve packaging and method of use A flat mail sleeve packaging system which is adapted to stack product in a constrained homogenous mass. The system includes a first constraining wall and a second constraining wall. The second constraining wall is positioned with respect to the first constraining wa... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207442 | Die storage tray having machined grooves and vacuum channels A die holding tray useful for testing a plurality of individual dies placed into the holding tray together with a method of making the same. The holding tray has machined lateral and longitudinal sets of grooves with one set of grooves filled with strips in order to... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7185763 | Cupholding lap tray A lap tray to securely hold finger food and a beverage cup on one's lap while parked in a vehicle or watching a spectacle either at home, at a movie theater, or in a stadium. The cup receptacle consists of a well positioned at the center of gravity of the tray. The ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172258 | Partitioning system for drawer and fastening arrangement therefor A fastening arrangement is for fastening a partitioning wall between two support walls in a drawer. A pair of elongated blades punched the partitioning wall at ends thereof are slideably engageable in retaining channels provided by connecting elements projecting fro... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172072 | Compartment plates having themes and method for manufacturing and packaging the same According to one embodiment of the present invention, an arrangement of plates for receiving food is disclosed. The arrangement of plates comprises a plurality of nestable plates, wherein the plates within the plurality of nestable plates have an animal theme. Each ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169602 | Sample substrate for use in biological testing and method for filling a sample substrate A sample substrate for use in biological testing is provided having a first member defining at least one sample well and a second member including at least one sample well closure element. The at least one sample well closure element may be configured to substantial... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163118 | Receptacle partitioning structure A receptacle partitioning structure disposed in a receptacle defining an interior rectangular solid space and having an upper opening. The receptacle partitioning structure includes: a pair of first assembling bodies oppositely disposed on inner edges of the recepta... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7143895 | Methods of bonding metal surfaces, and components therefor A tray device that serves as a shipping tray and an assembly fixture to align a fabricated tape assembly in the bonding of steel locating hinge washers to a hinge assembly to facilitate doors-off/door-on processing through an automotive trim shop. The adhesive bondi... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7121407 | Utility case An organizer case comprising a tray having a bottom wall and a plurality of compartment walls formed unitarily with and upstanding from said bottom wall, at least two of said walls extending in parallel relation and spaced apart a separation distance, said two of sa... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7111732 | Christmas tree decoration organizer A Christmas tree decoration organizer including a box having a bottom and upwardly extending opposing sides and end walls, terminating in a rim. A plurality of ornament hangers having opposing ends are removably coupled within the box, suspended above the bottom for... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108132 | Tool holder with specification marking structure A tool holder comprises a holding portion and a specification marking member. The holding portion is used to secure a tool, whereas the specification marking member is used to mark thereon a specification corresponding to the specification of the tool. The specifica... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104748 | Methods for use with tray-based integrated circuit device handling systems A stack processing tray for use with tray-based integrated circuit device handling systems. The stack processing tray has a plurality of cells, each cell being configured to receive at least two integrated circuit devices in a vertically superimposed, stacked relati... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066563 | Expandable drawer organizer Embodiments of an expandable drawer organizer for segregating articles within a drawer are disclosed. Each embodiment utilizes at least one tray maintained in slidable agreement with another a tray, providing for the expandable drawer organizer to be varied to appro... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059476 | Tray for electronic parts A first construction of a tray for electronic parts according to the present invention is provided with an engaging cut-out corner portion which is formed by cutting a corner portion of a table-like flat portion which is arranged diagonally with respect to a-cut-out... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059475 | System for cushioning wafer in wafer carrier The invention relates to transport and shipping containers for wafers that are processed into semiconductor units. The wafer transport system provides wafer carriers that provide damage protection and particulate protection with minimal contamination of the wafers i... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044424 | Article holder for a barrel cooler An article holder for a barrel cooler has a lip for fitting on the top end of the barrel sidewall and a tray attached to the lip for holding containers which indicate the contents of the barrel. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7025199 | Folding serving tray An apparatus for containing a food and beverage includes a substantially flat stock, for example, cardboard or fiberboard that includes a plurality of perimeter panels that are folded into a three-dimensional apparatus. When formed, the apparatus includes a compartm... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7000799 | Hand held service tray A hand held serving tray includes a slotted well for stemmed and regular glasses, and a hole adjacent for gripping the top surface with a thumb and supporting the bottom surface with finger loosely surrounding the well. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997340 | Ergonomic packs for production supply An apparatus is disclosed for providing easier, more ergonomic access to parts stored in a shipping container to be used in a manufacturing environment. Shipping containers having trays with packaging cells for containing production parts may be accessed by a person... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971523 | Delicate goods holder, its manufacturing and use Packaging elements are formed by holders suitable for transport and storage of delicate goods such as fruit, sweets such as chocolate, flowers, glass objects, Christmas decorations, electronic components and the like. The holders are separated from each other by a s... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964739 | Device and method for generating and applying ozonated water The present invention is a device and method for ozonating water and applying the ozonated water to surfaces for cleaning purposes. The instant invention allows a user to transform water into a liquid with more robust cleaning properties conveniently and in a short ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6957739 | Container system for storing and presenting craft materials A container system for storing and presenting craft materials for organizing, ready access and inspection of the craft materials. The container system for storing and presenting craft materials includes a housing with a bottom wall and a perimeter wall extending upw... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6910583 | Apparatus for carrying substrates A substrate carrying device is disclosed. The substrate carrying device, in cooperation with at least a substrate, comprises two end plates having a plurality of fixing holes and mounting holes, at least two partition plates each having side faces, side edges and a ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6695419 | Drawers with adjustable drawer dividers The drawer structure enables drawer space to be conveniently divided, and includes L-shaped dividers cut to a desired length and placed within the drawer, and formed in any combination of width and length to fill the drawer bottom and providing individual... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6693537 | Storage tray A personal item storage tray which includes a storage surface that incorporates a personal item identification, placement, retention, storage and removal apparatus or structure. One embodiment includes a substantially planar arrangement of depressions or ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6534015 | Assembly comprising stacked pipette cone refills A number of racks make up a stack. An upper rack includes releasable catches received into orifices in the next lower rack to releasably attach the two racks to one another. A loader and receptacle cooperate with one another to release the bottommost rack... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6474477 | Carrier assembly for semiconductor IC (integrated circuit) packages A semiconductor chip package carrier assembly is provided with a tray component having depending support legs that support multiple semiconductor chip packages in open package pockets, with a cover component having depending clamping legs in open package ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6467622 | Adjustable organizer An organizer for separating and holding a plurality of items is disclosed. The organizer includes a main compartment, at least one side compartment, and an adjustable retaining system. The adjustable retaining system is configured to selectively couple th... | 10/22/2002 |
