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 |
| 7882982 | Indicator for a device for dispensing a liquid or powdery product An indicator for a dispenser device, having an actuator element (1) displaceable between a rest position and an actuated position, a rotary counter element (5), and a drive element (6) that transforms an axial displacement of the actuator elemen... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7793798 | Dose indicator for a fluid dispenser device A dose indicator for a fluid dispenser, the dose indicator includes at a minimum a ledge that actuates the dose indicator as the fluid dispenser device begins an actuation stroke that in turn actuates the first one of two flexible elements of the dose indicator that... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7306116 | Dosing device A dosing device includes a body and an actuating element mounted in non-rotatable, liftable manner on the body. A counting device for the actuating strokes has a rotary counting ring forcibly coupled as a function of a lifting movement of the actuating element. A lo... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7232043 | Usage indicator A substance dispensing device associated with a usage indicator is disclosed. The device includes a substance storage container and a pump operable to dispense substance from the container. The usage indicator includes a movable member that is movable in response to... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7191777 | Medicament dispenser A medicament dispenser for use in the storage, presentation and/or dispensing of medicament comprising a body shaped for receipt of a medicament container. In association with the body, there is a first transceiver for transmitting and receiving data. A medicament c... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191918 | Dosage counting devices Apparatus comprising a housing (1) defining a portion (2) for receiving in use a dose-dispensing container (20), the housing containing a dose counter comprising at least one annular counter member (241, 242) and a helix-like coil (243... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7156258 | Counter for counting metered doses of liquid, pastry or solid products and device for the metered dispensing of such products A counter including at least one counting ring, a switch, and an actuator movable in its longitudinal axis direction. The switch includes a guide and a switching element movable in an axial and azimuthal direction relative to the guide. The guide has at least one cu... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143764 | Inhalation device A powder inhaler for administering powder by inhalation which includes: an inhaler body having an opening therein; an inhalation unit disposed in the inhaler body, the inhalation unit including an inhalation channel through which powder is in use inhaled; a dosing u... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143908 | Indicating device A device for dispensing metered dosages of a substance from a container includes a dispenser housing having a longitudinally extending cavity defined at least in part by a wall and a support block spaced from the wall. The container is disposed in the cavity of the ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7108199 | Device for dispensing liquid scent A device for dispensing liquid scent includes a reservoir for containing liquid scent and a reducer tee disposed in an opening in the reservoir. The reducer tee has first, second and third orifices in fluid communication with one another, and the first orifice is lo... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7047967 | Inhaler An inhaler for holding a canister (2) of medicament. The canister (2) has a mount (26) secured thereto mounting an indication member (41) movable slidably from a first state to a second state. A ratchet arrangement (41a, ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6997349 | Indicating device A dispenser for dispensing metered dosages of a substance from a container includes a dispenser housing having a top, a bottom, a longitudinally extending cavity open at the top, and a support block extending from the bottom into the cavity. The container includes a... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6979096 | LED lighting for proportion blending system The ice dispenser includes an ice hopper for holding the ice and a lighting system positioned about the ice hopper for illuminating the ice. The lighting system may include a number of light emitting diodes. ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6973845 | Low insertion force tip/mandrel A pipette assembly for automatic pipetting machines including a stepped mandrel and tip for providing a minimum contact seal between the pipette tip and mandrel. The mandrel includes a first cylindrical portion with a first exterior diameter and a second cylindrical... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6938796 | Indicating device A device for dispensing metered dosages of a substance from a container includes a dispenser housing and an indicating device. The indicating device includes an indicator housing, at least one engagement member disposed in the indicator housing, a plurality of indic... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6907876 | Dispensing apparatus comprising a dosage counting device The present invention relates to dispensing apparatus comprising a housing (10) for receiving a pressurised container (15) containing product for dispensation, series of markings (172) indicative of quantities of product in the container, indica... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6651844 | Spray dispenser counter A counter for counting delivered doses from a spray dispenser of a type having a main body holding a fluid substance to be dispensed and a cap with a pump and nozzle mounted on the main body, the counter including: a counter body having an upper recess fo... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6644507 | Automatic air freshener with dynamically variable dispensing interval An apparatus periodically dispenses an air freshening substance from a pressurized container into a room. A device is provided to sense when the room is occupied, such as by detecting the light level in the room. The air freshening substance is dispensed ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6615827 | Inhalation counter device The present invention relates to an inhalation device for dispensing a medicament from a valved dispenser. The device includes a housing having a longitudinal slot, an associated nozzle body, a cylindrical advance tube that slidably receives therein the d... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6595389 | Device for detecting the operation of a dispenser and the dispenser A device for detecting the operation of a dispenser (11) includes a medium container (12) for storing a dischargeable medium, a discharge mechanism (13) operated by a relative movement between an operating element (14) and the medium container, the operat... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6561384 | Medicament dispensing device and method for the use thereof A device for dispensing metered dosages of a substance from a container includes a dispenser housing and an indicating device. The indicating device includes an indicator housing, at least one engagement member disposed in the indicator housing, a plurali... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6435372 | Delivery system for a medicament and method for the assembly thereof An indicating device for use with a dispensing device that dispenses metered dosages of a medicament from a container having a valve moveable between an open and closed position. In a preferred embodiment, the container is reciprocally moveable within the... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6164494 | Liquid dose dispenser with device for counting a large number of dispensed doses A dispenser for measured quantities of a liquid product delivered under pressure by a metering pump or valve on which the dispenser is fitted, the dispenser having a device comprising discs on which there are reproduced two separate progressive succession... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6149032 | Electro-mechanical piston meter An electromechanical piston meter for volumetrically measuring the quantity of fluid displaced. In one particular embodiment, inlet and outlet valving permits the electromechanical piston meter to vary the flow of fluid through the piston meter. When the ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6142339 | Aerosol dispensing device An aerosol dispenser for dispensing metered dosages of medicaments from a container having a valve stem extending longitudinally therefrom and moveable between an open and closed position. The container is reciprocally moveable within the housing along a ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6109547 | Media dispenser A dispenser head (2) includes a pivotable discharge stud (17). The outlet duct (15) thereof is bounded by an inner body (22) and is located laterally adjacent to the stud axis (11). Thereby the medium may be discharged in atomized form while being multipl... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5823390 | Chemical dispensing apparatus having a pivotal actuator The invention includes an actuator system for a chemical dispensing apparatus where the chemical dispensing apparatus includes a chemical-containing vessel and a housing. The invention also includes an actuator nozzle having a receiving aperture and a dis... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5791518 | Dispenser for discharging media A discharge apparatus has an indicating device which can be set to different numbers of pump strokes with a handle and which can be operated rearwards by one step by each pump stroke performance. A pivot spout forming the medium outlet is formed by a tube... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5772074 | Device and method for indicating the dispensing of a predetermined amount of a material A method is presented for indicating the dispensing of a predetermined amount of a material in a dispenser having a dispenser device which dispenses the material during periods of operation and frequency or intensity which can be varied. The inventive met... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5740792 | Inhaler for powdered medications with gear-teeth counter assembly A powder dispenser includes a powder housing for holding a supply of powdered material to be dispensed, the powder housing including an inhalation conduit provided displaced relation to the powdered material supply; a metering plate including a metered do... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5411173 | Counter attachment for product dispensers A counter device attachment for a depressible spray dispenser for products such as medicine. The dispenser comprises a clip to fit about the side wall of the dispenser's casing, a foot-leg positioned beneath the dispenser and connected to the clip, and a ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5370267 | Method and apparatus for measuring dispenser usage An apparatus and method of counting dispensing events or washes in a fluid dispenser in which an activator is moved from a starting position to a dispensing position and back to dispense material includes a counter which is indexable to record a dispensin... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5300042 | Medication dispensing apparatus A medication dispensing apparatus comprising a liquid container having an open end and a cap assembly engagably removable from the open end of the container. The cap assembly comprises an external cap having a lower end, an inner fixing element adapted to... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5289946 | Dispenser for media A discharge apparatus (1) having a storing and indicating device (20), which is operated by the discharge actuating means (5) and is also adjustable in a single direction by direct manual actuation of a further actuator (23). Thus, indicating symbols of d... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5228586 | Media dispenser with removable use index A discharge apparatus (1) has an indicator (37) indexable independently of the discharge actuating means (5) and which is solely formed by a single additional component, mounted by means of a snap connection (24) and in the form of a sleeve-like body (21)... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5209375 | Media dispenser with indexing cap A manually operable discharge apparatus (1) has a counting or determination device (20) to be mounted as a separate component on the discharge unit (2) and which is operated stepwise by the removal or fitting of a protective cap (23). Thus, existing disch... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5174473 | Dose counting device for a distributor of doses of fluid products, especially for pharmaceutical use The device comprises a distributor provided with an operating member for a counting device of doses of fluid associated with a mouth of a container, a ring nut for fastening the distitributor onto the mouth and resilient element suitable for transforming ... | 12/29/1992 |
| 4934566 | Bulk liquid dispensing, counting and recording system A portion monitor for mounting on a liquid dispensing appratus having a body, a pivotable open and closing mechanism connected to the slidable liquid control stem, a separate control box, the portion monitor comprised of a magnet installed in the end of t... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4921132 | Ink motor system A system for monitoring ink flow from an ink storage tank to at least one ink fountain of a high-speed, web-fed printing press employing a scale for measuring the weight of the ink storage tank and comparing weight signals from the scale at successive tim... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4817822 | Indicating device A device is described for indicating the number of doses dispensed from an aerosol container (2, 102) having an outlet valve member (4, 104) movable relative to the body of the container to dispense its contents in measured doses. Relative movement betwee... | 04/04/1989 |
