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 |
| 6975190 | Contactor device of circuit breaker A contactor device of a repulsion-type circuit breaker includes a first movable contactor with a first movable contact to be driven by an open-close mechanism; a fixed contactor; a second movable contactor having second and third movable contacts; a first contact sp... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6924720 | Circuit breaker A circuit breaker includes a movable contact, a fixed contact, a switching device, a switching operation handle, and an over-current tripping device. The switching device has a switching lever connected to the handle, a toggle linkage having an upper link and a lowe... | 08/02/2005 |
| 4713504 | Circuit breaker with hinged arcing contact A circuit breaker with hinged arcing contact characterized by an insulating housing enclosing a circuit breaker mechanism, an electromagnetic trip device therefor, separable contact means including stationary contacts and movable main and arcing contacts ... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4289941 | Load break switch arc suppression The invention relates to an improved load break switch having auxiliary contact members for making contact while the main contact members separate. When the moveable auxiliary contact member, i.e. flipper blade, opens, an arc is drawn causing deformation ... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4086460 | Circuit breaker having improved line strap construction A longitudinally elongated, planar line strap for circuit breakers mounts on its upper surface adjacent one end a pair of transversely aligned, spaced apart main contacts. An arcing contact is mounted on a lanced-up portion of the strap joined to the stra... | 04/25/1978 |
