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 |
| 7216772 | Foldable stepped display stands The foldable display stand has a stepped display shelving portion removably mounted over a foldable support base. The shelving portion is formed by folding various parts of a configuration formed on a single sheet material. The configuration includes a plurality of ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204373 | Angulated package and display system A product display system includes a support, at least one illumination source positioned substantially above the support and operable to illuminate the support, and a plurality of product packages positioned on the support. The packages may have at least one tab ext... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198160 | Sales rack A sales rack for accommodating goods such as foods presented in open containers, such as fruits, vegetables, etc. The sales rack has a base and a goods support surface that is adjustable relative to the base. The goods support surface is equipped with at least one h... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7185771 | Foldable stepped display stands The foldable display stand has a stepped display shelving portion removably mounted over a foldable support base. The shelving portion is formed by folding various parts of a configuration formed on a single sheet material. The configuration includes a plurality of ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7134230 | Stand-up display A display that can be expanded from a collapsed position for storage and transport to an expanded position for free-standing operation and use. A spinal member is disposed between front and back panels such that in the collapsed position, the spinal member maintains... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7111743 | Foldable stepped display stands The foldable display stand has a stepped display shelving portion removably mounted over a foldable support base. The shelving portion is formed by folding various parts of a configuration formed on a single sheet material. The configuration includes a plurality of ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7063220 | Collapsible clothesline A collapsible clothesline apparatus 10 is disclosed which includes a base member 12. The base member 12 is provided with a plurality of wheels 18 coupled thereto for moving the base member 12 from one location to another. Additiona... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6929133 | Display system and methods A retail display system and related methods. A plastic strut is unitarily-formed with and depends from a header. The strut has a vertical array of engagement features. A plurality of product-holding elements are each engaged to an associated feature of the engagemen... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6910590 | Inventory display rack A method and a display rack apparatus for the efficient display of large or bulky inventory items. The display rack includes mounting brackets attached to sloping lateral frame arms to support similar parts of disassembled items of inventory in an inclined, raised a... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6422403 | Display apparatus A modular display having upper and lower modules connected to one another. Each module has an upstanding wall and is of L-shaped cross section. The upstanding wall of each lower module is secured to the protruding wall of the upper module below the upper ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6105797 | Adjustable stand assembly for mounting at least one stand platform in a variety of aspect positions A stand assembly includes a base to which attached rotatably, a framework for a set of stand platforms, and a location member for positioning the framework at selected angles, wherein each platform is rotatably attached to the framework in such a manner t... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5730452 | Collapsible cart A collapsible cart basically for serving food. A ground support assembly includes an axle with a wheel at each end and a caster cross-bar perpendicular to the axle with a caster at each end which provides great stability. Two sets of three parallel vertic... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5183166 | Foldable shelf display A foldable display stand includes a wall blank having substantially flat wall panels connected end to end foldably relative to each other to define a continuous wall structure. The wall blank is convertible to a flattened state for storage and transportat... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5096072 | Fold out carrying device A fold out carrying device or a "caddy." A frame with two front legs is pivotally supported by two longer rear legs. The front end of each of provided locks is rotatably attached to the frame and the rear hooked end slidably circumscribes one of the rear ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4753341 | Counter display rack with multiply thickness walls and pockets A counter display rack is provided which is formed from a primary blank and a secondary blank, both blanks being a foldable sheet material. The display rack includes a plurality of open top pockets arranged in at least one row extending from a front wall ... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4676395 | Display and dispensing unit A display and dispensing unit is provided which carries a first row of containers that are adapted to contain articles for dispensing and a second row of containers spaced above and recessed behind said first row of containers. Each of the containers is o... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4624556 | Folding work organizer An apparatus in which original documents used in an electrophotographic printing machine are temporarily stored. The apparatus is mounted on the unused space of the printing machine to organize the original documents to be processed therein. A plurality o... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4079241 | Lamp with storage and display apparatus A lamp for illuminating, storing and displaying small objects is disclosed and includes at least one tray for supporting the small objects and means for supporting the tray selectively in either a position nesting adjacent a tray receiving means or a posi... | 03/14/1978 |
