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 |
| 7296686 | Directional nozzle for a spiral separator A washing liquid distribution system includes a spiral separator having a plurality of flights, each flight including at least one receiving cup for distributing liquid onto the flight. A directional outlet nozzle is mounted in cup for providing a horizontal outlet ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7041218 | Static device and method of making A static device and method of making is disclosed for mixing matter flowing therethrough. The invention comprises a tube having a polygonic cross section defining a plurality of corners. The tube is spirally twisted with the plurality of corners forming a plurality ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6527125 | Washing liquid distribution system A system for delivering the same or differing controllable amounts of washing liquid to several flights of a spiral separator including a housing, a plurality of spaced members having a respective generally vertical passage communicating with fluid in the... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6102211 | Rotating gold pan assembly A separator pan (18) is set into a rearwardly leaning position (FIG. 6). A lower portion of the pan (18) is positioned inside a bucket (10). The pan (18) is mounted for rotation on a frame (20). The frame (20) includes hooks (42) that hook onto the upper ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5957303 | Gold pan with water delivery cups A plurality of water cups (80) are mounted at the outer periphery of a rotating gold pan (12). In use, the gold pan (12) is supported in a rearwardly leaning position with a lower edge portion in water. During rotation of the gold pan (12), the water cups... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5868366 | Gold pan stand A traditional gold pan 10 with a flat center base 11 with a spiral sidewall guide 20 from the pan rim 13 to the pan base 11 is pivotably mounted to a stand at its top, adjustably secured in a selective tilt orientation, and continuously rotated by a drive... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5788293 | Gold pan with agitator knobules and insert cup A separator for separating gold particles from ore including a rotatable pan, and frame for mounting the pan through a recessed hub cup assembly at an angle from horizontal. The pan includes a frusto-conical side wall. The pan inner surface also includes ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5447239 | Gold pan with flukes and stratifiers A traditional gold pan 10 with a flat center base 11 with a spiral sidewall guide 20 from a vertical pan rim 13 to the pan base 11 incorporates a plurality of obtuse flukes 30 on the spiral extending into the spiral path to disrupt smooth flow of water an... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5275294 | Rotating gold pan for separating gold particles from ore A separator pan (10) is set into a rearwardly leaning position (FIG. 4 ). A lower portion of the pan sidewall (28) slopes downwardly as it extends outwardly from the pan bottom (12). A spiral rib (32), inside of the pan (10) slopes upwardly as it extends ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5273165 | Rotating gold pan for separating gold particles from ore A separator pan (10) is set into a rearwardly leaning ng position (FIG. 4). A lower portion of the pan sidewall (28) slopes downwardly as it extends outwardly from the pan bottom (12). A spiral rib (32), inside of the pan (10) slopes upwardly as it extend... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5108602 | Straining apparatus with a continuous inwardly helical open channel The invention relates to a straining apparatus for the separating of solid-liquid mixtures with a downwardly tapering straining basket, the basket inside wall of which has an inclination () increasing from top to bottom, the charging of material to... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4986424 | Process and apparatus for separating materials of different shapes or sizes The invention concerns a process and an apparatus for separating powdery materials shaped as balls or pellets. It is characterized by the use of a vibrating screw elevator (4) subjected to vibrations of an amplitude so selected as to produce on the screw ... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4839031 | Process for performing the separation of extruded materials which may or may not show imperfections The invention relates to a process for the separation of granulate materials, in extruded form of different lengths and of the same or different diameter. It is characterized by the use of a helicoidal vibrating elevator subjected to vibrations whose ampl... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4804357 | Minerals separator To separate minerals, they are mde up into a slurry applied through feed pipe 46 to a vertical-axis spiralinder 32 spinning on its axis to generate 10 g centrifugal force. The spiralinder is also subjected to axial vibration at 5 to 10 Hz. A film of slurr... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4747943 | Splitter assembly This invention relates to a spiral separator (1) which is used for separating particulate material and which is able, when arranged in a linear array of such separators, to be adjusted in concert with the other separators in the array. Specifically the in... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4563279 | Spiral separators The invention relates to a spiral separator supported with its axis substantially vertically which is adapted to receive at an upper end thereof a pulp of water and minerals to be separated. The spiral separator includes a plurality of helical turns where... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4561973 | Ore concentrator pad assembly A method of effecting practical, simple and economical production of ore-concentrating pads of numerous configurations and sizes. Nails are employed to secure extruded strips to a backing sheet and an underlying support, following which the strips are piv... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4476014 | Method of making an ore concentrator, and concentrator thus made A method of effecting practical, simple and economical production of ore-concentrating pads of numerous configurations and sizes. Nails are employed to secure extruded strips to a backing sheet and an underlying support, following which the strips are piv... | 10/09/1984 |
| 3951813 | Fluid separator or mixer A fluid separator or mixer having a rotatable spiral conduit with transverse interior abutments with openings therein providing fluid communication between the interior of the conduit and the outside.... | 04/20/1976 |
