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 |
| 7246714 | Single point hinge for a container A single point hinge and a method of thermoforming a plastic container including a single point hinge include a lid, a tray, a single point hinge connecting the lid and the tray. The single point hinge includes an angle formed by a lid chamfer and a tray chamfer. Th... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7051892 | Water bottle for a dispenser A plastic, blow-molded, disposable water bottle adapted for use with a dispenser, said bottle having a basically spherical or elliptical shape, a footed base portion, and a unique neck geometry. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6997321 | Multiple-color combination lipstick and cosmetic case A multiple-color combination lipstick and cosmetic case, including a cover unit and a base. The base provides a plurality of non-opened storage spaces or storage units that are divided by partition boards, wherein lipsticks, eyeshadows and other cosmetic materials i... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6626313 | Container for delivery of ichneumon flies and method of agricultural pest control using same The container for delivery of ichneumon flies consists of ichneumon fly eggs and two biodegradable plastic parts (2,3) that are interlocked with one another. The ichneumon fly eggs are stuck on an inner wall (19) of the container. The container (1) is pro... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6457604 | Spill-proof holder A bottle holder for holding a bottle in an upright position. Regardless of the position in which the holder is placed, it will roll itself into an upright position. The upper portion of the holder has a bottle keeper for snugly holding a bottle, allowing ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6431059 | Spherical, food product baking device The present invention is a device for baking spherical food products. It includes a main support, made of material capable of sustaining a temperature of at least 500 degrees Fahrenheit, which has an outer perimeter for nesting atop a pan or its equivalen... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6315626 | Adhesively bonded pressure-resistant glass bodies The invention relates to pressure-proof glass bodies (3) composed of two half-spheres (1,2) comprising or not a cylindrical intermediate part (10) and having complementary surfaces (4) which are brought into contact with each other, whereby the outer surf... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6182847 | Container for gelatin A container for gelatin includes a cone-shaped first cup having a closed end and an open end. The diameter of the open end of the first cup is greater than that of the closed end of the first cup. A flange extends radially out from the periphery of the op... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6119421 | Column frame with opening preventive utensils The present invention relates to an improvement of a column base frame which is used for forming a column base which is used for supporting a column during construction of a building. According to the present invention, there is provided a column base fra... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6102209 | Cosmetic packaging A container is provided comprising a transparent dome shaped enclosure having a lower open end forming a cover of the container, a seal member extending across the open end for defining within the transparent dome shape enclosure a chamber for containing ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6050438 | Spherical dispensing capsule A generally spherical, bifurcated capsule for containing a discrete article or articles being capable of non-destructive separation and including cooperating mating elements providing a strong interference fit which is particularly suited for use in bulk ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6026999 | Concentric tool box for motorized conveyances A concentrically shaped, moisture and dust resistant apparatus for storing tools and roadside emergency equipment. The device is designed to remain in a suspended state between the wheel of a spare tire and the underside of a motor vehicle. It is position... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5992619 | Package for products such as food products The packaging comprises two generally hollow half-shells connected to each other in face-to-face relationship along their associated mouth edges. At least one, and preferably both of the aforesaid half-shells are closed by associated sealing sheets the co... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5897011 | Clamshell container with tear-away lid A clamshell container for food is formed of a single sheet of thermoplastic material thermoformed to have a concave base with an upwardly extending sidewall with an outwardly extending peripheral flange. A hinge attachment segment extends outwardly from t... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5792496 | Edible shell/thermoplastic container system An edible shell/thermoplastic container system consists of a first substantially hemispherical edible shell and a second substantially hemispherical edible shell. The thermoplastic container preferably consists of a first substantially non-hemispherical s... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5590717 | Fire extinguishing capsule The object of the invention is to provide an apparatus for the cooling and quenching of destructive fires. The Fire Extinguishing Capsule comprises two double-walled hemishapes which are sealed together by an equatorial belt seal which may be raptured in ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5575104 | Fishing line accessory A fishing line accessory comprises at least two partial housing parts which are adapted to be mated together to form a hollow housing. The housing receives a rattle member and means is provided by which the accessory can be received on a fishing line. Mor... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5470747 | Spherical composter A sphere or globe of two hemispheric parts detachably secured together. One of the parts has a loading/unloading hole, and a cap snap-fitted in the hole to close it. Each part, except for the cap, is a one-piece molded article, and the cap is a one-piece ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5388714 | Container A container wherein a top member and a base member are formed as identical units, e.g., from a common mold, and have interactive shapes that permit the top to be laid upon the bottom in a nesting, closed configuration, and rotated relative to the bottom t... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5305687 | Popcorn ball forming apparatus First and second semi-spherical molds are arranged for securement relative to one another in a mirror image relationship to receive and mold a popcorn ball workpiece therewithin. The first and second semi-spherical molds include respective first and secon... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5287979 | Ovoid container for condiments An ovoid container which has two concave halves each with an open end and a closed end. As the open ends of the two halves are connected, the closed container takes on an egg or ovoid shape. The open ends are connected by combining an annular rib of one o... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5265749 | Container A container wherein a top member and a base member are formed as identical units, e.g., from a common mold, and have interactive shapes that permit the top to be laid upon the bottom in a nesting, closed configuration, and rotated relative to the bottom t... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5263603 | Insulation system for storage tanks An insulating system for storage tanks uses vertical straps and horizontal cables to form a web on the outer surface of a spherical storage tank. Fasteners and clamps positioned at intervals along the vertical straps anchor the cables in place. Panel sect... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5224440 | Clamshell hinging aerial wire marker for overhead lines An overhead line marking device that is installable from one end thereof. The marker device is formed from two bodies and when installed includes two identical hinge/retaining assemblies at each end. Each hinge/retaining assembly includes a lower support ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5211302 | Cosmetic organizer A cosmetic organizer has a lower tray and an upper cover. The upper cover has an upper rim hinged to the lower tray. The upper rim has an erect annular wall. A relatively flexible upper shell overlays and is mounted flush on the erect annular wall. Thus, ... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5001880 | Method for producing luminescent paintballs The process for producing two compartment easily ruptured paintball type projectiles that are fired from compressed air guns; this invention provides a double chamber projectile capsule that contains two chemical agents which, when mixed together on impac... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4921131 | Liquid dispenser A sanitary liquid dispenser having an essentially spherical housing with a downwardly extending portion surrounding a recessed discharge port, the dispenser further including a proximity detector for activating a discharge mechanism when detecting the pro... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4919300 | Shipping device A shipping device for transporting an item includes a cubical frame having six faces wherein at least one of the faces is removably fastened. The shipping device also includes a hollow sphere for receiving the item concentrically positioned within the cub... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4892213 | Microwave cooking and serving dish A microwave cooking vessel is formed of two bowl sections, either of which may be the top, and both of which have peripheral lips. The sections interfit through congruent upstanding rims, the outer one of which rests upon the lip of the other bowl, thus c... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4779794 | Spherical laundry basket A spherical shaped laundry basket which is designed to be pulled by a side strap is disclosed. There is a compartment contained within the bottom portion of the basket for the purpose of transporting laundry related products. The laundry basket is manufac... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4765501 | Toy container A toy container for holding children's toys or candies inside is disclosed. The toy container consists of a upper shell and a lower shell. There are three annular ribs at the lower portion of the upper shell as well as three annular ribs at the upper port... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4532722 | Fabric conditioning device A device for dispensing a fabric conditioner which in one embodiment takes the form of a small dispensing container which is filled with an absorbent material saturated with a liquid fabric conditioner. The dispensing container is provided with a number o... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4343413 | Double-wall vessel especially Dewar flasks, with wall spacer A double-wall vessel has its inner walls spaced from the outer wall by a plurality of insulating spacers, each of which includes a thread stud affixed to one of the walls and reaching toward the other, the length of the stud being greater than the spacing... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4331251 | Compact, lightweight pressure cooker A compact, lightweight pressure cooker which is particularly well-suited for backpacking and camping is disclosed. The pressure cooker assembly features two complementary mating pan sections which permit nestable, stacked engagement of one pan section wit... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4273249 | Sandwich container A package for generally circular sandwiches has two semi-circular pockets or recesses provided with flanges about the open edge of each. The flanges are connected by a hinge to facilitate closing and opening of the package.... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4244470 | Individual ice cream dispensing receptacle A receptacle for holding refrigerated units of ice cream for individual servings comprising two hingedly connected parts which in conjunction when disposed face-to-face define an enclosure of a predetermined shape for receiving and molding ice cream and w... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4221293 | Container for facial tissues A generally spherical container for dispensing facial tissues or the like is formed by two hemispherical sections interfitting detachably. The upper section has an access opening formed therein and the lower section is weighted at its bottom so that the o... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4171743 | Band integrated double serving packages with hook A display package which is formed of a pair of serving packages each including a bowl-like container with a removable cover. The covers are interlocked with the containers and require outward radial expansion for removal. The serving packages are arranged... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4124135 | Hinged plastic Easter egg A hollow, plastic Easter egg constructed of two halves connected together by a plastic living hinge of unitary construction with the two halves being retained in closed position by a latch structure in the form of a continuous peripheral rib and periphera... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4106657 | Container usable as a toy construction element A container for small gifts, suitable to be enclosed in an Easter-egg or like hollow product, which is formed in two cup-shaped snap engageable parts and which is usable as a construction element for which purpose each of the cup-shaped snap engageable pa... | 08/15/1978 |
