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 |
| 8052016 | Dual tube container with one way valves and applicator A dual tube container with one way valves comprises an outer tube and a cap, wherein, the tube head of the outer tube is provided with a base plate; the base plate is provided with a left through hole and a right through hole connecting the outer tube and the inner ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7316335 | Material dispenser having a positive shutoff mechanism A replaceable auger assembly includes a body having at least one material inlet defined therein and an auger disposed within the body. The auger includes a helical portion disposed about a shaft portion and a positive shutoff mechanism. The positive shutoff mechanis... | 01/08/2008 |
| 5848622 | Closure device and method for venting, cannulating and pressurizing a vessel A closure device (4) is used to seal an opening of a vessel (6), while providing access to the interior of the vessel. The closure device automatically releases gas and/or toxic vapor from the sealed vessel to protect the operator from harmful vapor witho... | 12/15/1998 |
| 4993573 | Bottle closure A bottle closure for sealingly closing a bottle while providing access to the interior of the bottle, the bottle being of the type having a neck with external threads thereon, and a mouth at the top of the neck. The bottle closure including a generally cy... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4186882 | Atomizing liquid dispenser A manually deformable container utilizes air pressure resulting from squeezing the container to project a jet of liquid. Some of the pressurized air is ejected around the liquid jet to assist in atomization. A nozzle unit is supported on a transverse perf... | 02/05/1980 |
