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 |
| 7441675 | Flexible panel pitcher A container or pitcher is provided having a flexible side wall portion and rim portion of the container which can conform to the shape of an object to which the pitcher is applied to thereby direct fluid flow from the pitcher over a broader area and to prevent fluid... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7152766 | Metal re-sealable beverage container with pour spout An all-metal beverage can with a pour spout is disclosed. The can includes a can body for containing a beverage and a closure member. The closure contains a metal pour spout and a cap covering the pour spout. The pour spout and cap are in a recessed condition within... | 12/26/2006 |
| 5851608 | Paper container for liquid and process for producing the same A paper container for a liquid including a base material including: a paper layer, a polyolefin type resin layer disposed on one side of the paper layer, for providing an outer surface, and a saturated polyester resin layer disposed on the other side of t... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5105997 | Filling nozzle having a tube holding portion for holding a rubber tube A filling nozzle includes a vertical tubular nozzle body for receiving the liquid to be filled and supplied thereto forcibly and intermittently, and a rubber tube connected to the lower end of the nozzle body and having an opening at its lower end. The ru... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5078872 | Combined strainer and pour spout apparatus A disposable, combined strainer and pour spout integrates into one apparatus the combination of means for pouring and straining utilizing a simple device that may be readily attached to or integrated with a disposable bucket or tub for holding paints or o... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5014888 | Closure for a container A pour spout assembly for a container having major and minor chambers, a tongue formed from the wall of the minor chamber and hinged to the wall, the tongue being defined by a transverse and downwardly extending upright slittable lines of weakening in sai... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4876788 | Method of making a leakproof connection about the outlet tube of a liquid containment bag A synthetic plastic bag for containing liquids, e.g., urine, has a plastic outlet tube. It is manufactured by a first step of seam welding the tube between two superposed bag walls. In a subsequent step, an encircling sleeve is slid over the tube to a pos... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4792069 | Pouring edge on packing containers Pouring edges in the form of projecting material strips are used on packing containers for e.g. liquid foodstuffs. The pouring edge is generally covered by a tear-off cover strip 6 which also serves as a closure for a pouring opening 7. In order to preven... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4682714 | Nozzle construction and method of making the same A nozzle construction has an end of a spout member threaded into an opening of an adaptor member until the members are disposed in a predetermined threaded condition thereof. One of the members then has a portion thereof deformed into a locking position w... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4572412 | Container made of plastic which can be elastically deformed A container, in particular a bottle, made of a plastic which can be elastically deformed. The container has a pipe for filling and removing the contents. The container has a part which can be folded in in its main part or in its shoulder section. The pipe... | 02/25/1986 |
| 3946914 | Arrangement for securing a nozzle to a container An arrangement for securing a nozzle to a container comprising a flange arranged at the inner end of the nozzle, and a piece of a metal sheet wherein a hole is provided, the delivery end of said nozzle extending through said hole and said flange abutting ... | 03/30/1976 |
